Peaches & Herb "Reunited"

How did I know the soft rock radio station where I was working in 2002 jumped the shark? After years of branding themselves as "never lite, sleepy, snoring, or boring", the station took a left turn and added burnt-out soft rock songs to their music library. This allowed "gems" such as "Reunited" to see the light of day. The result: it didn't feel so good. Ratings at the station dipped and within a few months the Program Director was fired followed by a complete format flip to an "all-80's and 90's" format.

George Benson - "This Masquerade"

Despite earlier versions by Leon Russell and The Carpenters, it was George Benson who made "This Masquerade" into a hit song.  In fact, the song launched Benson's career in 1976.  In 1977, Benson and "This Masquerade" won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year.