# The Daily Feud: 70's AM Radio by 42fish \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 24, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983 "2008-09-24T14:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/41 "2008-09-24T19:37:04Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. Everything I Own 3. Rainy Days and Mondays 4. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 5. Sunshine, On My Shoulder 6. Sweet Caroline 7. Do the Hustle 8. Oh Mandy 9. Have You Ever Been Mellow? 10. Kill ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/42 "2008-09-24T19:55:01Z")
After Googling, it’s apparent that I’m a huge K.C. and the Sunshine Band fan, right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/43 "2008-09-24T20:22:30Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. Make It with You 3. Close to You 4. Operator 5. Rocky Mountain High 6. Sweet Caroline 7. Get Down Tonight 8. Mandy 9. You’re the One That I Want 10. Punch (Shouldn’t it be FM?) ---
**Author:** ![Stopfordia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Stopfordia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stopfordia)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/44 "2008-09-24T20:29:21Z")
Help an ignorant foreigner out - what _is_ AM radio in the context of the title? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/45 "2008-09-24T20:35:49Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. If 3. Close to You 4. Time in a Bottle 5. Thank God I’m a Country Boy 6. Turn on Your Heart Light 7. That’s the Way (Uh-huh, Uh-huh) I Like It 8. Copacabana 9. Let’s Get Physical 10. Kiss Pucker up, baby! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/46 "2008-09-24T20:40:22Z")
> [@Stopfordia](#): > > Help an ignorant foreigner out - what _is_ AM radio in the context of the title? url=[Radio - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio)]Wiki article about radio. AM=amplitude modulation FM-frequency modulation ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/47 "2008-09-24T20:43:17Z")
> [@Stopfordia](#): > > Help an ignorant foreigner out - what _is_ AM radio in the context of the title? AM (amplitude modulation) band as opposed to FM (frequency modulation). In the 1970s, most American Top-40 music stations were still on AM. FM was mostly the domain of classical music and album-oriented rock AKA stoner music stations. ETA: Or what Dolores said. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/48 "2008-09-24T20:58:42Z")
1. Mamma Mia 2. Make it with You 3. Close to You 4. Time in a Bottle 5. Annie’s Song 6. Song Sung Blue 7. That’s the Way I Like it 8. Mandy 9. I honestly Love You 10. kill ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/49 "2008-09-24T20:58:54Z")
1. Mamma Mia 2. Make It With You 3. Close To You 4. Bad Bad Leroy Brown 5. Country Roads 6. Cracklin’ Rosie 7. Queen Of Clubs 8. Copacabana 9. Physical 10. Skewer 11. Preferably on a very low heat, while smeared with honey and gnawed on by hungry bears. 12. Honest Dolores, I meant Physical and not Sweet Caroline. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/50 "2008-09-24T21:03:42Z")
1. Mamma Mia 2. Baby I’m-a Want You 3. Close to You 4. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 5. Rocky Mountain High 6. Song Sung Blue 7. Shake Your Booty 8. I Write the Songs 9. Xanadu 10. Thank ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/51 "2008-09-24T21:05:46Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > ETA: I took it for granted that “kill” was the answer to #10, and went for a specific method. 😉 Same here… \* he says, hopefully.\* ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/52 "2008-09-24T21:48:12Z")
1. Waterloo 2. If 3. Close to You 4. Time in a bottle 5. Annie’s Song 6. Cracklin’ Rosie 7. That’s the way (I like it) 8. Copacabana 9. If not for you 10. Shout 11. Think having the Lulu song of the same name played over and over at 11. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/53 "2008-09-24T21:56:54Z")
1. Waterloo 2. If 3. Close to You 4. Don’t Mess around with Jim 5. Rocky Mountain High 6. Sweet Caroline 7. Get Down tonight 8. Mandy 9. Physical 10. Kill ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/54 "2008-09-24T22:37:26Z")
1. Take a chance on me 2. Close to you 3. Cats in the Cradle 4. Take me home, Country Roads 5. Sweet Caroline 6. Pass 7. I Write the Songs 8. Lets get Physical. 9. Strangle ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/55 "2008-09-24T22:45:38Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. If 3. Close To You 4. Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown 5. Rocky Mountain High 6. Sweet Caroline 7. That’s The Way I Like It 8. Mandy 9. Let’s Get Physical 10. Kill 11. I still like ABBA. They are one of my guilty pleasures 12. Gone too soon from among us ☹ 13. UH HUH! UH HUH! 14. My standard curse is “May you spend eternity at a Barry Manilow concert!” 15. **42Fish** see above comment. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/56 "2008-09-24T23:29:12Z")
1. Take A Chance 2. Everything I Own 3. Top of the World 4. Time in a Bottle 5. Take Me Home, Country Roads 6. Cracklin’ Rosie 7. That’s the Way I Like It 8. Copacabana 9. (Let’s Get) Physical 10. Strangle ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/57 "2008-09-24T23:31:51Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. I Want to Make It with You 3. Close to You 4. You Don’t Mess Around with Jim 5. Thank God I’m a Country Boy 6. Cracklin’ Rosie 7. Get Down Tonight 8. Mandy 9. Physical 10. Gouge ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/58 "2008-09-24T23:50:44Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. Baby I’m-a Want You 3. On Top of the World 4. Bad Bad Leroy Brown 5. Rocky Mountain High 6. Sweet Caroline 7. That’s The Way (Uh-Huh Uh-Huh) I Like It 8. Copacabana 9. Hopelessly Devoted To You 10. Strangle ---
**Author:** ![Stopfordia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Stopfordia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stopfordia)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/59 "2008-09-25T00:10:49Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > AM (amplitude modulation) band as opposed to FM (frequency modulation). In the 1970s, most American Top-40 music stations were still on AM. FM was mostly the domain of classical music and album-oriented rock AKA stoner music stations. > . Thanks - I did look at the Wikipedia page on AM radio, but I couldn’t see what that had to do with largely inoffensive 70s easy listening. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983/60 "2008-09-25T00:16:29Z")
1. Dancing Queen 2. If 3. Close to You 4. Bad Bad Leroy Brown 5. Annie’s Song 6. Longfellow Serenade 7. Shake Your Booty 8. Copacabana 9. Please Mister Please 10. Thank Hope I made it in time–I love 70s music! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-70s-am-radio-by-42fish-game-over/464983.md?page=4)