March 12, 2022 - JR - Still More Golden Oldies!

Rockin’ Remnants

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Date:   March 12, 2022

Host:  JR

Feature: More Golden Oldies!

6pm - 7pm

Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green - 1973

 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You – Sugarloaf - 1975

Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes - 1983

Psychotic Reaction - Count Five - 1966 

                              

Come On Down To My Boat – Every Mother's Son – 1967

 Ambrose (Part Five) - Linda Laurie - 1959 - Well, Ambrose wanted to be a disc jockey when he grew up!

98.6 – Keith -1967

Rainy Day People – Gordon Lightfoot – 1975

 Mirage - Tommy James & The Shondells - 1967

Love Power - The Sandpebbbles - 1970

It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers - 1969 - The Isley's have had charting singles in 4 decades starting with "Shout" in 1959!

Love Me - Yvonne Elliman - 1978

Ride My See-Saw (mono 45) - Moody Blues – 1968

Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat - 1972

Lets Give Adam And Eve Another Chance - Gary Puckett &

 The Union Gap – 1970 – Last Hot 100 entry peaking at #41.  Ouch!

Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason - 1970  - Dave was an 

awesome guitarist who should have had more success than a couple

Top 40 hits!  Check out his jam at the end!

7pm - 8pm Birthday Calendar         

March 6th - David Gilmour -77

March 7th - Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) - 76

March 8th - Mickey Dolenz - 77                                                                                Randy Meisner (Poco, Eagles) - 76

March 9th - Mark Lindsay - 80                                                                                  Robin Trower - 77                                                                                  Jeffrey Osborne - 74                                                                              Lloyd Price - 1933

March 10th - Dean Torrance (Jan & Dean) - 82                                                          Tom Scholz (Boston) - 76

March 12th - James Taylor - 74                                                                                  Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) - 1941

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd - 1975  

Murder - David Gilmour - 1984 - David wrote this to express his 

anger over the murder of John Lennon.

Love Stinks - J. Geils Band - 1980 - Right before the second guitar 

break (2:55), Wolf says "Break Up"!  But you gotta listen closely...

Theme - The Monkees – The “Fre-Fab Four” made their debut on

 NBC-TV, 9/12/1966 and ran for 3 seasons.

Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner - 1980 - Pay attention to the intro-

duction by "Kramer" (Michael Richards) a Fridays cast member, 

who is so wacked out he can't even get his name right!  "Rick"

 corrects him...

 

Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price - 1952 - Lloyd passed away on 

May 3rd, 2021 at age 88.

Arizona - Mark Lindsay - 1970

 Every Time I Turn Around Back In Love Again - LTD - 1977

For the birthday of lead singer Jeffrey Osborne.

Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower – 1974

 The Anaheim, Azusa And Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book

 Review And Timing Association - Jan & Dean – 1964 – The West

 Coast version of “Pleasant Valley Sunday”?

Amanda - Boston- 1986    

Country Road (stereo 45 version) - James Taylor - 1971 - Check out

 the video below!  This is a totally different mix that the LP version

 (Thanks YouTube!).

   

Ride the Tiger - Jefferson Starship - 1974  

8p - 9pm

One - Three Dog Night – 1969 – First Top 10 single!

If I Were A Carpenter - Bob Seger - 1972   

          

Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin - 1969 - Led Zep's first 45 

release from March,'69; peaked at Hot 100 #80.

Get On Up - Esquires - 1967

Los Angelenos - Billy Joel – 1974 – From his 3^rd LP

Streetlife Serenade.

The Other Woman – Ray Parker, Jr. – 1982

Give It Up – KC – 1984

Stand Tall - Burton Cummings - 1977 - Oh no!  Another Hoser!

Someday, Someway - M. Crenshaw – 1982

Teacher Teacher – Rockpile - 1980

Never Together But Close Sometimes - Carlene Carter – 1978 –

 Carlene was married to Nick Lowe when she recorded this, bassist

 for… Rockpile!

 Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill - 1977 - I made a promise to 

one of my biggest fans that I'd play at least one Canadian artist every

time I hosted Remnants!  Well, I did play Gordon Lightfoot earlier, too...

      

Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) - Tanya Tucker -

 1974   

Two Trains - Little Feat – 1973 – From the LP Dixie Chicken.

Two Trains - Lowell George – 1979 – This remake has some new

 lyrics and was on his only solo LP, Thanks I’ll Eat It Here, released

 3 months before his death in June.     

    

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 This Week (March 19): John Simon with a

 feature on 1972!

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 Spa for their support every week!

 

 

March 5, 2022 - GJ - Thirty Years of Top Thirty Hits in Early March

 Rockin’ Remnants

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Date:   March 5, 2022

Host:  Gregory James

Feature: Thirty Years of Top 30 Hits

Birthday Calendar

February 28

Joe South (b. 1940  d. 2012)

Brian Jones (b. 1942  d. 1969)

March 1

Mike d’Abo  (Manfred Mann)   77 years old

Roger Daltrey (The Who) 77 years old

March 2

Lawrence Payton  (Four Tops) (b. 1938  d. 1997)

Karen Carpenter (b. 1950  d. 1983)

Lou Reed (b. 1942  d. 2013)

March 3

Mike Pender 79 years old

March 4

Bobby Womack (b. 1944  d. 2014)

March 5

Andy Gibb (b. 1958  d. 1988)

Murray Head 75 years old

Rock n’ Roll Trivia

Question: How many times do the Zombies sing “no” in “Tell Her No?" 

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

* 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 subsequent dates) unless otherwise noted

* glossary of terms is below the playlist

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

1967    Sock it to Me Baby    Mitch Ryder/Detroit Wheels  #7

Although Mark Twain used the expression, which had been in existence since the 1800s, the term found its way into popular music and TV starting in 1967.

1966  The Cheater  Bob Kuban and the In-Men #17

A smoking one-hit-wonder by a St. Louis octet with lots of horns. Bob Kuban was the drummer.

1964  She Loves You Beatles #2

In the week ending March 7, 1964, the Beatles occupied three of the top four spots on the Top 30. They said the song was influenced by Bobby Rydell, Elvis Presley, and the Isley Brothers.

1965    Tell Her No    Zombies

Peaking at #6 for the second week in a row, the word “no” is sung 63 times.

1984   Here Comes the Rain Again   Eurythmics  #11 

The title came about, apparently, when Annie Lennox looked out her New York hotel room window at overcast skies and said to Dave Stewart, “Here comes the rain again.”

1972   Bang a Gong  T-Rex #10 

The song’s last line, “Meanwhile I’m still thinking,” is lifted from Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie.” Wait, who is that on piano in the video?

*Communication Breakdown  Led Zeppelin   1969  B-side

Based on a Jimmy Page guitar riff, the song was credited to all the band members except Robert Plant who was prohibited from receiving credit due to a pre-existing record contract. Requested by Alvin. In the Danish video below, the camera has an excellent angle to watch Jimmy Page shred his solo starting at 1:40.

*Too Hot ta Trot Commodores  1978   #24

This was the only studio track on the LP called “Commodores Live!” Requested by Pizzeria Bambini.

*Bend Me Shape Me American Breed   1968  #5  

Requested by Scottie and dedicated to Brooktondale Peggy. 

1957  Little Darlin’    Diamonds  

It entered the chart for the first time this week at #22. The Diamonds were a Canadian group and their cover version of the song charted higher than the original by the Gladiolas.

There was some interesting fine print in the “Best Sellers in Stores” charts between June 24, 1957 and August 4, 1958. Between those dates, the Billboard charts were designed and verified by the School of Retailing at New York University.

*Power Failure Procol Harum NR

This song was a staple of their live concerts, and, although this track was recorded in the studio, applause is dubbed in at the end of the drum solo. Below is a live version of the song, complete with a three minute drum solo by B.J. Wilson. Requested by Greg.

1980    How Do I Make You Linda Ronstadt   #16  

This hard-driving track showed off Ronstadt’s ability to rock out in new wave style.

1976   Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover  Paul Simon  #8 

This was Paul Simon’s only #1 chart hit. He got to #2 with “Kodachrome” and “Loves Me Like a Rock.” Backing Simon at the Central Park concert below were Richard Tee (piano), David Brown (guitar solo), Anthony Jackson (bass) and the genius Steve Gadd on drums.

1962   I Know    Barbara George    #23

Barbara George wrote the song and recorded it in New Orleans with some of that city’s best studio musicians.

1969     Can I Change My Mind Tyrone Davis    

Charting at #14 on the Hot 100 for the second consecutive week, it eventually climbed to #5 on that chart. It also reached #1 on the R&B chart, displacing Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through the Grapevine.”

1960   Let It Be Me Everly Brothers #8

This was the first Everly Brothers track to use a string section.

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Hush  Joe South    1968  NR

South wrote the song for Billy Joe Royal.

Don'tcha Bother Me Rolling Stones   1966  NR

From “Aftermath” with Brian Jones on slide guitar.

Handbags and Gladrags Mike d’Abo 1967

Mike d’Abo wrote the song when he was lead singer with Manfred Mann. His solo demo tape of the song was not discovered until 2004.

*Love Reign O’er Me The Who 1973  #76

Subtitled “Pete’s Theme” the song from "Quadrophenia" was a tour de force for Roger Daltrey who was at the peak of his vocal powers. Requested by Jeff in Brooklyn.

We All Gotta Stick Together   Four Tops  1975  #97

Tenor Lawrence Payton was one of four composers of this song and, to the best of my knowledge, sang the lead vocal line.

Only Yesterday Carpenters 1975  #4

This was the Carpenters’ last top ten single on the Hot 100.

Sweet Jane Lou Reed 1973   NR  

From the LP “Rock ‘n Roll Animal.”

When You Walk in the Room    Searchers   1964  #35

 A nice cover of the Jackie DeShannon song.

It’s All Over Now   The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack 1964  #94

The Rolling Stones cover version reached #26 in 1964.

Good Feeling   Andy Gibb 1978   NR

He was a Gibb brother, but he was not a Bee Gee.

One Night in Bangkok Murray Head 1985  #3

Murray Head performed the spoken lyrics of the verses, while the chorus was sung by Anders Glenmark.

1974   Come and Get Your Love Redbone #24 

Redbone was the first Native American band to crack the top 5 of the Hot 100. 

1973    Do It Again    Steely Dan    #14  

Denny Dias played the electric sitar solo and Donald Fagen’s Yamaha organ had a pitch bending control. In the live video below, David Palmer is the vocalist, Skunk Baxter on congas and Denny Dias plays guitar rather than electric sitar.

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1956  Heartbreak Hotel   Elvis Presley #15 in its second week on the chart. 

Floyd Cramer played piano and Bill Black played bass. A microphone was placed in a hallway to get the echo effect.

1963  He’s So Fine    Chiffons     #19 

This track spent four weeks at #1. The Tokens were the studio musicians for the track. “Doo-lang, doo-lang, doo-lang” was suggested by the recording engineer. The record was rejected by ten labels before Laurie Records bought it.

1981  Don’t Stand So Close to Me   Police  #26 

Perhaps the only pop song that refers to Vladimir Nabokov…who spent time teaching at Cornell.

1959   I’ve Had It Bell Notes   #13 

From East Meadow Long Island, the group was noticed by DJ Alan Fredericks who arranged to have the song recorded for $50 at a Times Square studio.

1968   Dock of the Bay Otis Redding #3

This was a simpler, alternate take of the song from the original session that features Redding’s voice more prominently. Redding started writing the song while staying on a houseboat in Sausalito.

1973   Could It Be I’m Falling in Love   Spinners    #4 

Philadelphia soul with MFSB providing the instrumentation.  The Spinners recorded this track on Atlantic Records after spinning their wheels at Motown for nine years.

1982   Harden My Heart  Quarterflash #18  

Lead singer Rindy Ross also played saxophone for the group. This live video features a blistering guitar solo starting at 2:06 that evolves from the familiar riffs into something much more interesting.

1977    Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac #11 

This was the Mac’s first top ten hit in the U.S. It was written in a house with a vibe that made Mick Fleetwood think it might have been haunted.

1983  We’ve Got Tonight   Kenny Rogers/Sheena Easton  #8

Nice cover of a Bob Seger original (which was spelled “We’ve Got Tonite”). This version reached #1 on the CW chart and #2 on the AC chart.

1970    Hey There Lonely Girl   Eddie Holman #5

Holman studied music in high school and college, and his astonishing vocal range and control of falsetto voicing was unrivaled.

1961   There’s a Moon Out Tonight

Capris #3  

The record was not a hit when it was originally released in 1958, but radio came to the rescue in 1960 when DJs Alan Fredericks and Murray the K played the song and listener interest in the record led to its re-release.

1955    Earth Angel      Penguins  #13 

The Penguins were from Los Angeles and they recorded the song in a garage, so the story goes. Originally intended to be the B-side, it was the second doo-wop record to reach the Top 10.

1974   Until You Come Back to Me  Aretha Franklin   #7 

Stevie Wonder was a co-composer and he actually recorded a version that was not released until 1976.

1979  What a Fool Believes Doobie Brothers #6 

This took the 1980 Grammys for best song and best record. Nice live video from the era. At the 2:00 point does Jeff Baxter seem bored to you?

1977   Things We Do For Love 10cc     #15

This track eventually peaked at #5 and was the group’s biggest hit in the U.S.

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

Trivia Answer How many times do the Zombies sing "no" in "Tell Her No?" 

Answer:  63

Congratulations to Slade from West Hill for correctly answering the question and winning a pair of movie passes to Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s downtown, member-supported movie house featuring independent, international and local films.

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, publisher of the Hot 100 and other charts

H100 = Billboard Hot 100

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

CW = Billboard’s chart for country and western records

R&B = Billboard’s chart of rhythm and blues records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

RS 500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranking of the top 500 singles of all time.

Host March 12, 2022: John Rudan with a spotlight on Still More Golden Oldies.

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