Oct 14, 2023 - KV - Songs About Songs

 

 

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Date:  October 14, 2023

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Songs About Songs

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

Oct 8   – Robert “Kool” Bell (Kool & The Gang) – age 73

 

Oct 9   – John Lennon (The Beatles) – born in 1940

            – Jackson Browne – age 75

 

Oct 10   – Ivory Joe Hunter – born in 1914

 

Oct 11   – Daryl Hall (b. Daryl Hohl) (Hall & Oates) – age 77

 

Oct 12   – Sam Moore (Sam & Dave) – age 88

            – Melvin Franklin (The Temptations) – born in 1942

 

Oct 13   – Paul Simon – age 82

            – John Ford Coley – age 75

 

Oct 14   – Cliff Richard (b. Harry Rodger Webb) – age 83

            – Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) – age 77

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

The lyrics of the 1962 Connie Stevens song “Mr. Songwriter” mention 2 songs that charted the previous year, one by Tony Orlando and one by Chuck Jackson.  Name either one to win! 

 

(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)

 

 * Summer Rain – Johnny Rivers (1968, #14)

 

 * Your Song – Elton John (1971, #8)

 

Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) – Ben E. King (1962, #11 – and a cover version by Aretha Franklin would also reach #11 eight years later)

 

 * Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters (1973, #2)

 

Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) – Barry Mann (1961, #7)

 

 

 

Broken-Hearted Melody – Sarah Vaughan (1959, #7)

 

That Same Old Song – The Fabulous Dino’s (written by Joe South)

 

I Dig Rock And Roll Music – Peter, Paul & Mary (1967, #9)

 

Jug Band Music – The Lovin’ Spoonful (from their 1966 album Daydream)

 

Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley (1967, #2, based on the Sam Cooke song “Yeah Man”)

 

I Call It Pretty Music, But The Old People Call It The Blues (Pt. 1) – Little Stevie Wonder (didn’t chart when first released in 1962, bubbled under at #101 in 1963 after Fingertips charted)

 

 

Mr. Songwriter – Connie Stevens (1962, #43)

 

Don’t Cry, Sing Along With The Music – The Tokens (1966, b-side of I Hear Trumpets Blow)

 

Sun Fun Song – Dion (1969, b-side of From Both Sides Now)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang (1973, reached #4 in early 1974)

 

Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles (1967, #8, b-side of Penny Lane, reportedly one of John Lennon’s favorite songs he wrote as a Beatle)

 

Here Come Those Tears Again – Jackson Browne (1977, #23, with Bonnie Raitt on backing vocals and John Hall of Orleans on guitar)

 

You Can’t Stop This Rocking And Rolling – Ivory Joe Hunter (1956, b-side of Since I Met You Baby)

 

Soldering – Hall & Oates (1976, b-side of Sara’s Smile)

 

Hold On!  I’m A Comin’ – Sam & Dave (1966, #21)

 

 

Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) – The Temptations (1970, #3, with Melvin Franklin singing “and the band played on”)

 

Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel (1970, #4)

 

I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – England Dan & John Ford Coley (1976, #2 for two weeks)

 

Please Don’t Tease – Cliff Richard (1960, dnc)

 

Fly Me High – The Moody Blues (1967, dnc, written by Justin Hayward)

 

 

 * Theme From “A Summer Place” – The Lettermen (1965, #16)

 

 * I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes (1965, #1 for two weeks)

 

 * Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song) – The Buckinghams (1967, #12)

 

 * Wrote A Song For Everyone – Creedence Clearwater Revival (from their 1969 album Green River)

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 * It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers (1969, #2.  This request was a tribute to Rudolph Isley, who died on Oct 11.)

 

Make Your Own Kind Of Music – Mama Cass Elliot (1969, #36)

 

An Old Fashioned Love Song – Three Dog Night (1971, #4)

 

Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond (1972, #1)

 

Cruisin’ Music – The Raspberries (1974, did not chart)

 

Lay The Music Down – Albert Hammond (from his 1975 album 99 Miles From L.A.)

 

Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack (1973, #1 for five weeks, inspired by a Don McLean performance)

 

A Melody For You – The Grass Roots (1968, bubbled under at #123, written by P.F. Sloan)

 

Songman – Cashman & West (1973, #59)

 

 

 

Good Old Song – Dobie Gray (1973, did not chart)

 

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

 

Listen To The Music – The Doobie Brothers (1972, #11, their first Hot 100 hit)

 

Sing A Song – The Sunbeams (1964, did not chart)

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

The lyrics of “Mr. Songwriter” mention the Tony Orlando song “Bless You” as well as the Chuck Jackson song “I Don’t Want To Cry”.

 

Congratulations to Chickie from Groton, 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 (Oct 21):  Gregory James with a spotlight on Money

 

 

 

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