Do you Remember: "The Finest" by The SOS Band?

[daniel]

Another one I discovered through my radio aircheck collecting -- this one got quite a bit of play on WERI-FM in Rhode Island. The morning guy at the Oldies station I worked at was program director of the station at the time this song was out (1986) and he said it wasn't a big hit but he thought it sounded good so he gave it a shot. (That sort of thing doesn't happen in corporate radio today!)

Sample here: www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-S-O-S-Band/dp/B0002KP56C (Click on "Listen To Samples")

[Railyn]

It sounds somewhat familiar, but I don't think I'd recognize it if I heard it on the radio.

Take Your Time was more popular around here.

I see it was released in 1986, so I would have still been at the roller rink fairly regularly.

It has a decent sound.

[H2IZCOOL]

Like Railyn, I only remember Take Your Time (and I don't remember that one so much either. To be honest, I am not a huge fan of that sound.

[Ken]

Hi Daniel


I don't remember that one, I also only recall hearing Take Your Time (Do it Right).

[Dawn]

Like the others, I remember Take Your Time (which I love!), but not this one. Still, that's pretty cool that your program director was willing to play it back then despite it being a deeper cut - I only wish more radio stations would do that today instead of sticking with the same old tired playlists.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

I vaguely remember "The Finest". If I'm remembering correctly, it had some talking in it as well as singing, right?

[daniel]

Yes, it did have some talking at the beginning of the song. Honestly, the very first time I heard it I didn't like it but it grew on me after a few listens. I don't think it was a very big hit, but it got some sporadic play on the "Jammin' Oldies" station back in California.