Franke and the Knockouts "Sweetheart"

Franke and the Knockouts are responsible for the 1981 song "Sweetheart", but also for most of the radio hits from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. Lead singer Franke Previte (who sounds like he could be the lead singer of Toto) co-wrote both "Hungry Eyes" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" which later became hits for Eric Carmen and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, respectfully.

Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes"

Renowned chef Wolfgang Puck made his way down the long hallway that separated the two radio stations' studios. Upon Puck's passing our station, the host of the morning show I produced waved. Puck stopped, backed up and entered our studio. The three of us scrambled to say hello and also to let him know that he was at the wrong studio. He didn't seem to mind, but the Marketing Director of our sister station did. He kept making a face that said, "Don't talk to him!". Without thinking, I blurted out: "I love your canned soups! The minestrone is my favorite!!". A few moments later after Puck left, the show's co-host turned to me and let out a huge laugh.

"You meet one of the biggest celebrity chefs of all time and all you can say is...". Laughter took over and she gasped for air to replay my conversation with Puck. "All you can say is: 'I love your canned soup'?!?!?!"

"Was that bad?" I honestly questioned.

More laughter from the room.

To this day, I still buy cans of Wolfgang Puck's soup both as penance and because they're damn good!

Eric Carmen "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"

"No, I never wanna feel the pain of remembering how it used to be. Never gonna fall in love again, just like me and you."

Eric Carmen - "All By Myself"

Eric Carmen took the haunting tear-jerker "All By Myself" all the way to #6 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1976, but it was Celine Dion who buoyed the song to the #1 spot during the winter of 1997.  After the loss of her husband Rene Angelil in 2016, Celine returned to the stage in Las Vegas and performed "All By Myself".  There wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Eric Carmen - "Make Me Lose Control"

If you were named Jennifer and alive during the late-80s, someone likely serenaded you to the song "Make Me Lose Control".  This #1 hit would be the last from Eric Carmen at a time when his other hit, "Hungry Eyes", was still getting massive airplay on the radio.  '

"Make Me Lose Control" is unique because most people:
A. Do not remember it
B. Believe the title is "Turn the Radio Up"
C. Think that it was on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack
D. Wish that when they were dating a girl named "Jennifer" that they had phoned in this request to their local radio station