Jan 28, 2023 - KV - P.S. I Love You (10 yrs, tribute)

 

  

 

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Date:  1-28-23

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  P.S. I Love You (10yr anniv & tribute)

 

 

The first hour of this show is the P.S. portion, postscripts to the playlists of some of my previous themes over the past ten years, in celebration of my 10-year anniversary as one of the co-hosts of Rockin’ Remnants.

 

The third hour of this show is the I Love You portion, a tribute to my partner Tom, who passed away just over a month ago.  I start that hour with a song that has been resonating with me both lyrically and musically, and then devote the rest of the hour to some of Tom’s favorite songs & artists.

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

Jan 22   – Sam Cooke – born in 1931

 

Jan 23   – Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) – age 70

 

Jan 24   – Neil Diamond – age 82

            – Aaron Neville – age 82

            – Ray Stevens (b. Harold Ray Ragsdale) – age 84

 

Jan 25   – Etta James – born in 1938

 

Jan 26   – Huey “Piano” Smith – age 89

            – Merrilee Rush (b. Merrilee Gunst) – age 79

            – Thom Bell – born in 1943, died 12-22-22

 

Jan 27   – Bobby “Blue” Bland (b. Robert Calvin Brooks) – born in 1930

 

Jan 28   – Bernard “Acker” Bilk – born in 1929

            – Brian Keenan (Chambers Brothers) – born in 1943

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

For the Wordle episode (featuring song titles consisting of 1 word from the dictionary, containing 5 letters), what other 2 songs ending in A-N-D-Y could I have played besides the songs Sandy and Randy?  Both charted on the Hot 100 in the Rockin’ Remnants era.  Name both songs, and the artist of at least one of them.  (Hint: Mandy is not a word in the dictionary, so that song wasn’t eligible for the Wordle episode.) 

 

(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)

 

P.S. I Love You – The Beatles (peaked at #10 in 1964)

 

My Sentimental Friend – Herman’s Hermits (1969, did not chart) - for the Friendship theme in Feb 2019

 

Puddin’ Pie – The Lockettes (1958, did not chart) - for the Pi/Pie theme in Mar 2018

 

Please Don’t Tell Me Now – Dean & Jean (1964, b-side of Hey Jean, Hey Dean) - for the Please & Thank You theme in Jan 2020

 

Baby Don’t Look Down – Irma Thomas (written by Randy Newman, from her 1966 album Take A Look) - for the Ups & Downs theme in Aug 2020

 

Tonight I Met An Angel – The Tokens (1963, #126) - for the Night theme in Aug 2019

 

 

I Can Help – Billy Swan (1974, #1 for two weeks on the Hot 100, Country #1 as well) - for the Commencement theme in May 2021

 

You Can Get It If You Really Want – Jimmy Cliff (1973, b-side of The Harder They Come) - for the Wants & Needs theme in Feb 2022

 

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep – The Temptations (1966, #3) - for the Body theme in Feb 2016

 

[45]  Brown Paper Bag – Syndicate Of Sound (1970, #73) - for the Rainbow theme in Dec 2016

 

Will It Go Round In Circles – Billy Preston (1973, #1 for two weeks) - for the Shapes theme in May 2018

 

Woman – Peter & Gordon (1966, #14, written by Paul McCartney under the pseudonym Bernard Webb) - for the Wordle theme in Apr 2022

 

Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller (1976, spent two weeks at #2 in early 1977) - for the Birds themes in Apr/May 2015

 

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

 

Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke (1963, #10 on the Hot 100, R&B #1)

 

Voices – Cheap Trick (1979, #32)

 

Thank The Lord For The Night Time – Neil Diamond (1967, #13)

 

Make A Few Memories – Ray Stevens (1966, did not chart, written by Joe South)

 

Let’s Live – Aaron Neville (1961, dnc, written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville, which was Toussaint’s mother’s maiden name)

 

 

My Dearest Darling – Etta James (1960, #34)

 

Don’t You Just Know It – Huey (Piano) Smith And The Clowns (1958, #9)

 

Back Stabbers – The O’Jays (1972, #3, with strings & horns arranged by Thom Bell)

 

Love Street – Merrilee Rush (1968, b-side of Reach Out)

 

Call On Me – Bobby “Blue” Bland (1963, #22)

 

Stranger On The Shore – Acker Bilk (1962, #1 on both the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts)

 

Love Me Like The Rain – The Chambers Brothers (1967, b-side of Uptown.  This song was written by drummer Brian Keenan.)

 

 * I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song – Jim Croce (1974, #9 on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary #1)

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

 

Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) – Solomon Burke (1964, #33)

 

[45]  Clouds – David Gates (1973, #47, his first solo single to chart, the year Bread disbanded)

 

 

Breezy – The Tokens (1966, b-side of Greatest Moments In A Girl’s Life)

 

Baby I’m Yours – Barbara Lewis (1965, #11)

 

Me And My Arrow – Nilsson (1971, #34, from the animation The Point)

 

You Turn Me On, I’m A Radio – Joni Mitchell (1972, #25)

 

A House Is Not A Home – Dionne Warwick (1964, #71, title track of a film starring Shelley Winters)

 

San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) – Fever Tree (1968, #91, their only charting song)

 

So Much Love – Blood, Sweat, & Tears (1968, from their debut album Child Is Father To The Man.  Much of the album was written by Al Kooper, but this song was a Goffin & King composition.)

 

Tracks Of My Tears – The Miracles (1965, #16)

 

The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) – The Walker Brothers (1966, #13. This song had “bubbled under” for Frankie Valli the previous year.)

 

Embryonic Journey – Jefferson Airplane (an instrumental by guitarist Jorma Kaukonen included on the band’s 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow)

 

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (1968, “bubbled under” at #116.  Twenty years later, it would reach #32 on the Hot 100 after being featured in the movie Good Morning, Vietnam.)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

Dandy was a big hit for Herman’s Hermits, and Candy was a mid-level hit for The Astors, and both of those songs could have fit the Wordle episode.

 

Congratulations to Dave from Dryden, 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 (Feb 4):  John Rudan with a spotlight on February birthdays

 

 

 

 

 

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