Author Topic: Rate-A-Record (Read 3132 times)

Neumms · « **on:** July 09, 2006, 05:51:11 PM »

Someone at a party recently said, "it's got a nice beat and you can dance to it," but no one besides me, sadly, knew where the reference came from. It's the "Rate-A-Record" segment on American Bandstand, that little show Dick Clark hosted during Pyramid hiatus. (Just kidding about that.)

A question for those older than me in the group (which is why I bring this up). . . Dick instructed the kids to give each song a score from 35 to 98. Why 35 to 98?

narzo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2006, 06:27:04 PM »

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'123717\' date=\'Jul 9 2006, 04:51 PM\']
Someone at a party recently said, "it's got a nice beat and you can dance to it," but no one besides me, sadly, knew where the reference came from. It's the "Rate-A-Record" segment on American Bandstand, that little show Dick Clark hosted during Pyramid hiatus. (Just kidding about that.)

A question for those older than me in the group (which is why I bring this up). . . Dick instructed the kids to give each song a score from 35 to 98. Why 35 to 98?
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It's really been a long time but it seems like Dick explained that to rate up to 100 wouldn't be right since there's no such thing as the "perfect" song. Hence 98. As to the 35 starrting point, I can't remember.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2006, 06:29:56 PM »

I think it was thought that no song is totally bad or perfect hence the parameters. Somewhat related to gs, Dick usually read a prize plug with art card for the kids rating the record.

clemon79 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2006, 09:24:45 PM »

And wasn't it between 35 and 90, not 98?

narzo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2006, 10:12:09 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'123739\' date=\'Jul 9 2006, 08:24 PM\']
And wasn't it between 35 and 90, not 98?
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definately 35 and 98.