Oct 31, 2015 - KV - Halloween

Rockin' Remnants




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Date:  October 31, 2015
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  Halloween








Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia


According to the song “Frankenstein’s Party” by the Swingin’ Phillies, where does Frankenstein live? 

(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]





6-7pm  



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

Spooky Movies – Roy Clark (1963, b-side of a Country Top Ten called “Tips of My Fingers”)

Castin’ My Spell – Johnny Otis and Marci Lee (1959, #52)

Midnight Stroll – The Revels (1959, #35, originally called “Dead Man’s Stroll”)





The Girl’s a Devil – The Dukays (1961, #64.  This group featured Gene Chandler.)

* Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett (spent two weeks at #1 in 1962, and came back to chart again in 1970 and 1973.)

Secret Agent Man – Johnny Rivers (1966, #3, the theme song from the TV series “Secret Agent”)

* Candy Girl – Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons (1963, #3)





* Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley (1958, spent six weeks at #1)

* I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956)

* Me and You and a Dog Named Boo – Lobo (1971, #5)

* Spooky – Classics IV (peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 in 1968)





Martian Hop – The Ran-Dells (1963, #16, their only Hot 100 hit)

They’re Here – Boots Walker (1967, #77)

Twilight Zone – Neil Norman and His Cosmic Orchestra

The Addams Family Theme Song – Vic Mizzy

* If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot (peaked at #5 in 1971)

Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons (1964, #11.  NOT the same Gene Simmons from KISS.  This Gene Simmons had one other song to make the Hot 100, called The Dodo.)






* Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (1966, #2 for two weeks)

7-8pm

* I Love the Dead – Alice Cooper (from the 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies)

* Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin (from the 1971 album Led Zeppelin IV)

* Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me) – Crow (peaked at #19 in 1970)






The Enchanted Sea – Martin Denny and His Orchestra (1959, #28)

* Magic – Pilot (1975, #5)

* Black Magic Woman – Santana (peaked at #4 in 1971, originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1968)






Marie Laveau – Bobby Bare (live recording from 1974, did not chart on the Hot 100 but was a #1 Country hit.  Co-written by Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor.)

* Kozmic Blues – Janis Joplin (1969, #41)

Walkin’ to Mother’s – Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (1959, #96.  It was used in the Peter Gunn tv series.  Ray Anthony also did the theme song for the series, “Peter Gunn”.)





Daylight Savin’ Time – Keith (1967, #79)

Haunted – Dusty Springfield (1971)

* Season of the Witch – Donovan (from his 1966 album Sunshine Superman)

* (You’re the) Devil in Disguise – Elvis Presley (1963, #3)

* Love Potion #9 – The Clovers (1959, #23.  The Searchers would bring this song to #3 in 1965.)

8-9pm



You Can Do Magic – Limmie and Family Cookin’ (This trio of siblings – two sisters and a brother – spent ten weeks on the Hot 100 with this song in late 1972 and early 1973, peaking at #84.)






Time Has Come Today – The Chambers Brothers (1968, #11)

* Hang On Sloopy – The McCoys (1965, #1)

* Time Won't Let Me – The Outsiders (1966, #5)

The Mummy – The Naturals

The Shadow Knows – The Coasters (1958)






Quiet Village – Martin Denny and His Orchestra (1959, #4)

Frankenstein’s Party – Swingin’ Phillies

Rockin’ in the Graveyard – Jackie Morningstar

Rockin’ Zombie – The Crewnecks

Walkin’ Through a Cemetery – Claudine Clark

The Mummy – Bob McFadden and Dor (1959, #39, inspired by a movie of the same title)

* Brain Damage – Pink Floyd (from their 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon)

* Trouble Every Day – The Mothers of Invention (from their 1966 album Freak Out!)

Put the Clock Back on the Wall – The “E” Types (1967)

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






Trivia Answer


According to the Swingin’ Phillies, Frankenstein lives on Blueberry Hill.

Congratulations to Jason from Dryden, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!








Hosts Next Week (Nov 7):  John Simon and Rob Sullivan





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