May 6, 2023 - KV - Too Late, Too Many, Too Much

 

 

 

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Date:  May 6, 2023

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Too Late, Too Many, Too Much – songs with “Too” in the title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Apr 30   – Johnny Farina (Santo & Johnny) – age 82

            – Bobby Vee (b. Robert Velline) – born in 1943

            – Merrill Osmond (Osmonds) – age 70

 

May 1   – Sonny James (b. Jimmie Loden) – born in 1928 or 1929

            – Judy Collins – age 84

            – Rita Coolidge – age 78

 

May 2   – Lesley Gore (b. Lesley Goldstein) – born in 1946

 

May 3   – James Brown – born in 1933

            – Frankie Valli (b. Francesco Castelluccio, 4 Seasons) – age 89

 

May 4   – Peggy Santiglia (Angels) – age 79

 

May 5   – Tammy Wynette (b. Virginia Wynette Pugh) – born in 1942

 

May 6   – Herbie Cox (Cleftones) – age 84

            – Leon Hughes (Coasters) – born in 1930 or 1932

 

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

What song is this clip from?  If nobody guesses correctly based on the 1-second clip, the second round of guessing will be based on a 9-second clip.

 

1 sec clip – “he’s too much”

9 sec clip – “he’s too much… ride, daddy, ride… hie your dinosaur”

 

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

 

 

 

 

 

Playlist

 

 

·       yellow song titles are YouTube links

·       songs with * were requests

·       all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted

·       a glossary of terms is below the playlist

 

 

 

 

6-7pm  

 

 

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

 

 * Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations (1966, #13)

 

Never Too Much Love – The Impressions (1964, b-side of Talking About My Baby)

 

Be Not Too Hard – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (from their 1974 album The Good Earth)

 

Too Bad – Ben E. King (1962, #88)

 

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye (1969, #4)

 

Not Too Long Ago – The Uniques featuring Joe Stampley (1965, #66)

 

Too Much – Elvis Presley (1957, #1 for three weeks)

 

Born Too Late – The Poni-Tails (1958, #7)

 

I’ve Been Lonely Too Long – The Rascals (1967, #16)

 

Too Much Of Nothing – Peter, Paul & Mary (1967, #35, written by Bob Dylan)

 

She’s Too Respectable – Jean (1966, did not chart.  This was the a-side and was credited only to Jean, whose real name was Brenda Lee Jones.  The b-side was a Dean & Jean song that had been the b-side of one of their charting singles a few years prior.)

 

Too Hot To Hold – Major Lance (1965, #93)

 

Growin’ Up Too Fast – Diane Renay (1964, #124)

 

Too Pooped To Pop (“Casey”) – Chuck Berry (1960, #42)

 

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) – Otis Redding (1965, #21)

 

Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye – The Darnells (1963, #117.  The Darnells were better known as The Marvelettes.)

 

I Waited Too Long – LaVern Baker (1959, #33, written by Neil Sedaka)

 

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

 

Tear Drop – Santo & Johnny (1959, #23, their follow up to Sleep Walk)

 

More Than I Can Say – Bobby Vee (1961, #61)

 

Down By The Lazy River – The Osmonds (1972, #4, co-written by Merrill & Alan Osmond)

 

Talk Of The School – Sonny James (1959, #85)

 

Both Sides Now – Judy Collins (1968, #8, written by Joni Mitchell)

 

Loving Arms – Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (1974, #86)

 

Baby That’s Me – Lesley Gore (1965, from the album My Town, My Guy, and Me)

 

Good Good Lovin’ – James Brown & The Famous Flames (1959, did not chart.  Chubby Checker did a cover version in 1961 and made it to #43 on the Hot 100.)

 

Girl Come Running – The 4 Seasons (1965, #30)

 

(Love Me) Now – The Angels (1963, b-side of My Boyfriend’s Back)

 

We’re Gonna Hold On – George Jones & Tammy Wynette (1973, Country #1, did not chart on the Hot 100)

 

You Baby You – The Cleftones (1956, #78)

 

Along Came Jones – The Coasters (1959, #9)

 

 * Canadian Railroad Trilogy – Gordon Lightfoot (1967, commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to celebrate Canada’s centennial.  Gordon Lightfoot died this week, Mon May 1, at the age of 84.)

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

 

Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees (1978, spent two weeks at #1 in early 1979)

 

 * You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore (1963, #2 for three weeks in early 1964)

 

 * What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (1971, #2 for three weeks)

 

 * Heat Wave – Martha & The Vandellas (1963, #4)

 

Too Hot – Kool & The Gang (1979, the b-side of some pressings of the single Ladies’ Night.  It was re-issued as the a-side of a single in January 1980, and reached #5 on the Hot 100.)

 

Too Much Love – Bread (1971, b-side of Let Your Love Go)

 

Too Young – Nat “King” Cole (1951, #1, the best-selling song of the year.  In 1972, Donny Osmond’s version would reach #13.)

 

Too Young To Go Steady – Connie Stevens (1960, #71, from the musical Strip For Action)

 

Not Too Young To Get Married – Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans (1963, #63, produced by Phil Spector and arranged by Jack Nitzsche)

 

Alley Oop – The Hollywood Argyles (1960, #1)

 

Birthday Party – The Pixies Three (1963, #40)

 

Too Late – Shoes (1979, #75)

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

Alley Oop was the song with the spoken line, “He’s too much.”

 

Congratulations to Nick from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary of Terms:

dnc = did not chart

nr = not released as a single at the time

AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records

BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known as the Top 100), along with several other charts

Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100

C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records

R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Next Week (May 13):  John Simon with a spotlight on When There’s Smoke…

 

 

 

 

 

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