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"All Summer Long" - The Beach Boys
(from July 1964 album All Summer Long)
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The Beach Boys in the lead-off spot with the title song from their album
All Summer Long released this week, July 13 to be exact, back in 1964.
As you might recall, the song was used nine years later on the
closing credits roll of the hit movie American Graffiti.
closing credits roll of the hit movie American Graffiti.
Good Morgan, Boss Angeles, and
good Morgan to you wherever you
are! I'm Robert W. Morgan, one of
the boss jocks at 93 KHJ, the much
more music station in Los Angeles.
good Morgan to you wherever you
are! I'm Robert W. Morgan, one of
the boss jocks at 93 KHJ, the much
more music station in Los Angeles.
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Beginning right now I'm moonlighting
as a new member of The Shady Bunch at
sister station S-P-M-M. I'm on a mission
to get you Morganized by playing the
greatest sounds of the 60s, like this
groovy song by The Turtles from
'66. The guys hit the beach on
Where The Action Is and ask
the musical question-- "Can
I Get To Know You Better?"
as a new member of The Shady Bunch at
sister station S-P-M-M. I'm on a mission
to get you Morganized by playing the
greatest sounds of the 60s, like this
groovy song by The Turtles from
'66. The guys hit the beach on
Where The Action Is and ask
the musical question-- "Can
I Get To Know You Better?"
"Can I Get To Know You Better" - The Turtles
(Nov. 1966, highest chart pos. #89 Hot 100/#97 Cash Box)
From the fall of 1966, you just heard
a groovy tune by The Turtles, a record
that shoulda been a hit. Instead "Can
I Get To Know You Better" lingered
near the bottom of the Hot 100 ladder.
a groovy tune by The Turtles, a record
that shoulda been a hit. Instead "Can
I Get To Know You Better" lingered
near the bottom of the Hot 100 ladder.
You're having summertime fun in the
Morgan with Robert W. on Boss Radio
KHJ simulcasting on S-P-M-M. We're
plowing thru a 7 in a row commercial
Morgan with Robert W. on Boss Radio
KHJ simulcasting on S-P-M-M. We're
plowing thru a 7 in a row commercial
free cruise - more music with less talk!
Billy Joe Royal, the country popper from
Georgia, hit big in the summer of 1965
with "Down In The Boondocks," a
song written by Joe South, the man
responsible for "Games People Play."
with "Down In The Boondocks," a
song written by Joe South, the man
responsible for "Games People Play."
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Billy Joe's back on the chart in '69 with a song about a girl named Mary Hill
and the games she plays till way after dark in-- "Cherry Hill Park!"
and the games she plays till way after dark in-- "Cherry Hill Park!"
"Cherry Hill Park" - Billy Joe Royal
(Nov./Dec. 1969, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
That was number 15 on the Boss 30,
Billy Joe Royal and "Cherry Hill Park"
hot on the chart near the end of 1969.
Billy Joe Royal and "Cherry Hill Park"
hot on the chart near the end of 1969.
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If you're just tuning in, your getting
Morganized with me, Robert W. in
the Morgan, on KHJ, simulcasting
on YouTube and S-P-M-M Retro-
Sonic Radio... where all the cool
oldies come to play. Burning up
the boss lines, here's Barry McGuire,
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the Morgan, on KHJ, simulcasting
on YouTube and S-P-M-M Retro-
Sonic Radio... where all the cool
oldies come to play. Burning up
the boss lines, here's Barry McGuire,
with the number one sound this week
in Boss Angeles and coast-to-coast!
in Boss Angeles and coast-to-coast!
"Eve Of Destruction" - Barry McGuire
(Sept./Oct. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
The message is in the music. Can you
feel the heat coming up off the street?
Heavy sound there from Mister Barry
McGuire singing his 1965 chart-topper
"Eve Of Destruction," a protest song
written by P. F. Sloan.
feel the heat coming up off the street?
Heavy sound there from Mister Barry
McGuire singing his 1965 chart-topper
"Eve Of Destruction," a protest song
written by P. F. Sloan.
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Covering the changing sounds of the
60s like no other station - this is KHJ
Boss Angeles simulcasting on
S-P-M-M. From the Boss 30,
60s like no other station - this is KHJ
Boss Angeles simulcasting on
S-P-M-M. From the Boss 30,
the Chi-town sound of The New
Colony Six-- "I Will Always
Think About You."
Colony Six-- "I Will Always
Think About You."
"I Will Always Think About You" - The New Colony Six
(Apr./May 1968, highest chart pos. #22 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
From Chicago, the silky smooth sound
of The New Colony Six and their first
hit from the spring of 1968, "I Will
Always Think About You."
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Robert W. in the Morgan with you on
S-P-M-M... where the beat goes on.
Now here's the cool sound of a
San Francisco based folk-rock
S-P-M-M... where the beat goes on.
Now here's the cool sound of a
San Francisco based folk-rock
band that has been compared to
the English bands The Beatles
and The Zombies. They call
themselves The Beau Brummels,
and this is their debut single and
first hit-- "Laugh Laugh!"
the English bands The Beatles
and The Zombies. They call
themselves The Beau Brummels,
and this is their debut single and
first hit-- "Laugh Laugh!"
"Laugh Laugh" - The Beau Brummels
(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100/#17 Cash Box)
Riding high on the chart in the early weeks of 1965, The Beau Brummels
with "Laugh Laugh," a record produced by Sly Stone, the first hit single
of the emerging San Francisco music scene in response to The British
Invasion. The song was featured in a 1965 episode of The Flintstones
and performed by a group called "The Beau Brummelstones."
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The Hound of Sound, who will take
you on another exiting trip back to
your youth playing the groovy hits of
the past in his Top Tunes Time Tunnel,
first edition of Get Morganized with
me, Robert W. Morgan. Stick around.
Coming up on the B side of news it's
everybody's favorite pooch, Toto Moto,
The Hound of Sound, who will take
you on another exiting trip back to
your youth playing the groovy hits of
the past in his Top Tunes Time Tunnel,
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And I'll be back soon to get you Morganized with another batch of boss goldens,
every spinner a winner, so keep it here on S-P-M-M... the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. To play us off, The Phil Spector Wall of Sound and
vocals by his girl group The Ronettes. It's their top 20 hit from late 1964
"Walking In The Rain." Now this is Robert W. Morgan saying so long,
be good... and see you next time!
every spinner a winner, so keep it here on S-P-M-M... the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. To play us off, The Phil Spector Wall of Sound and
vocals by his girl group The Ronettes. It's their top 20 hit from late 1964
"Walking In The Rain." Now this is Robert W. Morgan saying so long,
be good... and see you next time!
"Walking In The Rain" - The Ronettes
(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart pos.
#20 Cash Box/#23 Hot 100/#28 R&B)
#20 Cash Box/#23 Hot 100/#28 R&B)
Zap! I've been Morganized! What a great soundtrack for my busy morning of making accounting adjustments.
ReplyDeleteThe only song I'm really familiar with is "On The Eve of Destruction." Dear Shady, you just transported me back to the Vietnam War! I used to have soundtracks of all war and protest songs, and this was the first song on the Vietnam War protest list. Maybe we should tweet this song to the man in the White House now and maybe it would inspire something. Doubtful, but hopeful.
I'm not too familiar with the other songs. I've been listening to a lot of the Beach Boys for the past few days, but I guess they must have been the other beach hits because they skipped right over "All Summer Long." The only "All Summer Long" they have is of the Kid Rock persuasion. I really like the Beach Boys and I find them to be a guilty pleasure of mine. Don't we wish that we could all be California Girls? All summer long?!
My favourite had to be "Cherry Hill Park." That was the first time of me hearing this piece and I really like the beat. I also really dig the lyrics and will have to listen to this again throughout the day.
Keep rockin' dear friend! Have a great day!
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteThanks for being the early bird this time, dear friend! I'm happy to know you enjoyed getting Morganized by Robert W. first thing on a Tuesday morning.
I'm also pleased that you dug these sounds of the 60s. The protest song "Eve Of Destruction" was turned down by The Byrds who believed releasing it would destroy their career, but the song was also recorded by The Turtles, Jan & Dean and The Grass Roots. Barry McGuire's version is the one that rocketed to #1 on the chart, even though it was banned by some stations and blasted by conservatives as an example of everything that was wrong with the youth of America at the time. Anti-war protest, in their view, was un-American and boosted the morale of the enemy. I used to have a various artists double album of Vietnam War era anthems that included sound bites from various leaders of the period. Anyhow, The Byrds' prophecy came true and Barry McGuire never again made the top 40, let alone #1. He went into the music history books as a one-hit-wonder.
I don't think the music of The Beach Boys should be considered a guilty pleasure, Jessica. They still have a gazillion ardent fans to this day including pal Shady. I'm Beach Boys proud! :) Wow, I'm glad you enjoyed the tale of Mary Hill doing naughty things with boys till way after dark in Cherry Hill Park. It's a seldom heard hit from the very end of the tumultuous 60s. 1969 was a huge year for news with the first moon landing, Ted Kennedy's fateful crash at Chappaquiddick, the Manson slayings, Woodstock, end of The Beatles and more.
Thanks again for hurrying over early, dear friend JM, and for this excellent comment. Have a groovy day!
Hi Shady!
DeleteI've loved the Beach Boys since I was a child. I remember when the Muppets covered Kokomo and I sang that song for years. Whenever I hear Kokomo, I think back to that. Then, school. In gym class, we would dance and bounce and work out to the Beach Boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK-t9XULvn4
Wow! It's like the Byrds had an inkling and went with their gut. How many other artists saw their demise because of their protest songs? I also loved Scott McKenzie's San Francisco and it sounds like he was a one-hit wonder too.
Have a great evening, dear friend.
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteThanks for the link to the Muppets doing their cover of that 1988 Beach Boys hit. Kirk (above) theorizes that Barry McGuire remained a one-hit-wonder simply because he didn't get good enough song material to record following his massive success with "Eve of Destruction." I think it might have been that plus the fact that the hit song "Eve" typecast Barry and audiences couldn't get into anything else he did after that. It also might have been bad timing because a few years later protest songs were more common and being released with little resulting outrage by The Temptations, Edwin Starr and others.
Scott McKenzie made the top 5 with "San Francisco" on Ode Records, but his next release on a different label (Capitol) - "Look In Your Eyes," a 1967 re-release of an uncharted single issued in 1965, fizzled again and peaked at #111 on the Bubbling Under chart. His follow-up release on Ode entitled "Like An Old Time Movie" cracked the top 25. "Holy Man," released in 1968, halted at #126. Scott also had three other singles before and after "S.F." that remained uncharted. Coincidentally, Scott McKenzie co-wrote the 1988 Beach Boys hit you love so well - "Kokomo."
Enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend JM!
Hi Shady,
DeleteWow! I didn't realize it was from 1988, but that would make sense. I believe I either saw this music video on Nickelodeon or Nan bought a VHS with the music video. I just remember dancing and singing along to the tune when I was a tot and dreaming that someday I will visit. Maybe someday. :)
That makes sense - being typecasted into rolls. It's a bummer that it happens, but it seems like it happened a lot in the 1950s-1990s. I'm sure it still happens today, but with streaming, we might not be aware that it's happening.
Have a wonderful Thankful Thursday, dear friend!
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteGood to see you, dear friend, and happy TT to you as well!
Yessum, I remember dubbing "Kokomo" onto 3/4 inch tape cassettes for our MTV style station to play on the air in the late 80s. It was heavily requested and I needed to redub it from the master over and over again. It was not one of the hits from The Beach Boys peak period in the 60s.
I see typecasting on YouTube nowadays. If a YouTube star switches from a genre fans have come to expect to something entirely different, some fans don't like it even if the artist performs the other genre material authentically.
Have a nice Friday heading over to the shore, dear friend JM, and a safe and happy weekend!
Well, well, well! I think I've been "Morganized"! This post has some pretty good stuff Robert! I love the Ronettes-they are such a beaut group, and talent to boot! They really had me at "Be My Baby", back in the time when a lady didn't say those words out loud.
ReplyDelete"The Eve of Destruction" was played a lot, I guess that is normal for #1 hits. I like McGuire's growly voice, but the lyrics to this song are, I don't know, kind of scary for the 60's. I suppose we can handle that attitude better now in the 2000's.
"All Summer Long" is a new Beach Boy song for me, and I always like their material and sound. The Turtles were great. I don't know "Can I get to Know You Better", but I did like it as a good summer song. It seemed different from their usual British style, and more "Beach Boyish".
I've been mulling back and forth with "Laugh Laugh" and "Cherry Hill Park". "Laugh Laugh" is such a cool song for sure! It's one of those songs that makes you feel better about something that has gone wrong, especially when you sing along with it, which I did! And, I love Billy Joe Royal. I have always liked "Cherry Hill Park", but you know, Robert, this is the first time I have actually listened to the story (not just words). The dynamics of Billy Joe's voice where he emphasizes excitement and then changes it in emotion as the story unfolds when Mary Hill marries is thrilling! I'm going to have to pick this one as my favorite!
Thank you for this great summer review, guys! Robert, you are a jewel and I look forward to another of your 60's sounds extravaganzas!
Shady, take care dear friend. Stay cool! ♫
Hi, Suzanne!
DeleteThanks for hustling over early on day one, dear friend! I'm glad you enjoyed getting Morganized with Robert W. Morgan, veteran DJ at KHJ Boss Angeles. Robert W. is one of my favorite radio personalities from the set of vinyl Cruisin' albums I bought starting in 1970. He hosts the 1965 volume.
This is the best remixed/remastered version of "Walking In The Rain" that I have found to date. I always listen for the booming bass sound that is supposed to hit at the 44 second mark. Other remixes tend to be "thin" sounding while this one is robust. On other mixes, the sound of the bass drum or whatever it is that produces that sound at :44, is much weaker or isn't there at at all which is disappointing. Whenever I hear that sound at :44 I get goosebumps, and for the rest of the song I'm in girl group heaven.
"Eve Of Destruction" was a monster hit and played often on my local station. As you might recall, a somewhat sarcastic answer record entitled "Dawn Of Correction" was rush released by a pseudo-group called The Spokesmen and wasn't nearly as popular, hugging the bottom of the top 40. The Spokesmen were, in reality, Philly record producers Madara & White, the guys who wrote the smash hit "At The Hop" for Danny & The Juniors and "You Don't Own Me" for Lesley Gore. The Spokesman trio also included Ray Gilmore, a longtime DJ on Wibbage Radio. I agree that the message of "Eve Of Destruction" was scary back then, but so were the times. Although "destruction" didn't happen in the mid 60s, I think we are closer to it now than we ever were before, and certainly nowhere near the "Dawn Of Correction." Let us hope and pray that "dawn" will start breaking in November.
Dearie, didn't you see American Graffiti? "All Summer Long" is the last song in the movie. If you never saw that great nostalgic film, I urge you to watch it with Scootie.
I recently re-discovered that Turtles song after 50+ years. It was somewhat popular in my region but long forgotten. Thank goodness there are YouTube producers uploading sync edit videos from Where The Action Is and other 60s music TV shows so that we can enjoy rare performances like that one.
I'm thrilled that "Cherry Hill" already received thumbs up from you and Jessica. It is a terrific but seldom heard relic from the tail end of the 60s and another record that was quite popular in my neck of the woods.
I'm delighted that you responded so favorably to Robt. W's first show here on SPMM Retrosonic Radio. Stay tuned for at least ten more volumes from him featuring the greatest top 40 AM radio sounds of the Sixties. I invite you to join me next Monday when I will be salivating 12 full years in blogging with another special post.
Thank you again for joining the fun, dear friend Suzanne. I wish you and Scootie a safe and happy week!
I guess I wasn't paying attention to the closing credits on "American Graffiti! I have seen the film at least 9 or 10 times, every time it is on somewhere. I love that movie and all of the characters in it. Next time I see it, I will pay attention to the end song, Shady!
DeleteClosing down for the night. Have a great week, dear Shady!
Hi again, Suzanne!
DeleteYessum, it's been several years since I last watched American Graffiti but, as I recall, the final scene in which Curt gets on a plane in the morning and leaves his hometown behind unfolds with The Wolfman winding up his radio show for the night playing The Spaniels' dreamy ballad "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight." Next, the audience is jarred awake to exit the theater by the sparkling sound of the xylophone as "All Summer Long" begins to play and the closing credits start rolling. Seems like you have watched Graffiti even more often than I have. :)
I hope you got a good night's rest. Thanks again for coming back over to follow-up, dear friend Suzanne!
Some new artists here for me today, Shady, but even those I know... I don't really remember the songs. Eve of Destruction does sound familiar. (I think!)
ReplyDeleteHi, Kelly!
DeleteHow's it going, dear friend? Thanks a lot for dropping by for the first official SPMM Radio show of DJ Robert W. Morgan!
I'm sure your older sibs would have been familiar with all of these artists if not their specific songs. I have found that people born after 1960 only know a small fraction of the artists and songs that were big when I was growing up. If you've seen American Graffiti, then you have heard "All Summer Long." It's the very last song of the film and plays as the closing credits roll. The protest song "Eve Of Destruction," which addresses The Vietnam War, the American Civil Rights Movement and other social issues of the mid 60s, ruled the airwaves during the late summer of 1965 and reached the top of the chart the first week of autumn. However Barry McGuire wound up a one-hit-wonder, unable to match or even come close to the success he had with "Eve."
Thanks again for spending some time in the Shady, dear friend Kelly, and enjoy the rest of your week!
Oh my gosh I loved being Morganized! My go-go boots were tapping and I was sent back in time to my summer memories of wishing I was a California girl! Some of the tunes were new to me even though I remember the artists. "The Eve of Destruction" sure has the protest feel of the 60's doesn't it. That is if you were a teen back then. The words and the passion of the song fit us today quite well. It needs to be played on the radio now! Those beehive hairdos of the Ronettes were so classic. It's hard to imagine that all those singers are now in their 70's if they are still with us. Time has marched on but these songs are forever in my head and I really enjoyed the post tonight. Thanks for letting us get Morganized and I hope you're having a fabulous week. Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog and for being a wonderful follower. Take care and stay safe down in Florida that's the "hot" spot these days.
ReplyDeleteHi, YaYa!
DeleteThank you for joining the fun on day one, dear friend! I'm happy to know you enjoyed getting ZAPPED and Morganized by Robert W. Morgan.
Yessum, Robert W's KHJ radio show originated from LA, and therefore many the songs he will play on SPMM Radio will be recordings by West Coast artists, groups and bands, making you wish you had been a California girl of the 60s. (I can imagine you calling Robert W. at KHJ as Barbara of Anaheim did in that radio aircheck at the top of the post and doing your cheerleader chant for him in hopes of getting Morganized. :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about "Eve Of Destruction." I was just reading about The Beatles and how their album Abbey Road was at first panned by many critics. Can you believe that the album now considered by many critics to be Beatles' very best was once thought to be silly and gimmicky, etc.? "Eve of Destruction," denounced by many and banned by some radio stations, shot to #1 and has withstood the test of time. It remains relevant today. In fact, Barry McGuire, who became a born-again Christian in 1971 and pioneered Contemporary Christian music, continues to record and perform his signature song using updated lyrics to fit modern times. In the 21st century he updated the "Selma, Alabama" line referring to the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, replacing it with the words "Columbine, Colorado," referring to the student massacre of 1999. In 2018 he further updated the words of the song with new lines: "You're old enough to kill, you just started votin'" and (all this from Wiki) << "... can live for ten years in space". The reference to "Red China" was also removed, and in its place were the more generic "Now think of all the hate, still living inside us/it's never too late, to let love guide us." >>
I'm glad you enjoyed Robert W's playlist for his first official show on SPMM including the "showender" - my favorite song by Phil Spector's Ronettes - "Walking In The Rain." It's the best sounding remix of that song I have been able to find on YouTube.
Thank YOU for being a wonderful follower and a great friend, dear YaYa, and thanks for thinking of us down here at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. I hope you and your family are taking baby steps forward in the wake of your recent loss. My thoughts continue to be with you all. Thanks again for coming and enjoy the rest of your week!
Barry McGuire was off by 55 years.
ReplyDeleteMusic video with all their jump-cut editing may now make it look quaint, but I like when these rock acts had to perform their songs on TV with a single set. Of course, so did non-rock music acts, but I suspect rock presented a bigger challenge to set designers. I wouldn't have guessed a junk yard for "Eve of Destruction", but it makes perfect sense, as that's where civilization, according to McGuire, seemed to be headed.
(By the way, I have to respectfully disagree with your reply to Musing's comment that the song ultimately destroyed McGuire's career. Yes, it was controversial in 1965, but only a few years later if would have been just one apocalyptic song of many, the lyrics of which Mick Jagger or Pete Townshend could have come up with in their sleep. I suspect Barry McGuire was a one-hit wonder because...he was a one-hit wonder. It happens.)
Now, take the set design of the Beau Brummels song. Actually, THAT looks pretty
apocalyptic. Except the song is about neither the Eastern world exploding or a gun someone's toting. Rather, it's about a more personal apocalypse. What's a nuclear war compared to a broken heart?
The sets for both songs were also decorated with comely young women. "Eve of Destruction" had beatnik girls in crop tops, and "Laugh Laugh" had emotionless, as well as motionless, girls in raincoats. I wonder if the set designer chose them, or it was someone else. Either way, it works, though I can't quite tell you why.
Finally, I wonder what Cherry Hill Park looked like the next morning. I imagine there were a lot of condoms lying around.
Hi, Kirk!
DeleteZAP - YOU'RE MORGANIZED!!!
Thanks for coming early, good buddy. It seems you found a thing or two to like about Robert W. Morgan's first official radio show here on SPMM. I'm not sure if that set for Barry McGuire's lip sync performance was intended to represent a junk yard or a post-apocalyptic world in the broader sense. Perhaps the set used for The Beau Brummels would have worked better for Barry's song. In any case it's good to know that go-go dancers would survive the apocalypse. :) On Dick Clark's Where The Action Is, The Turtles, The Animals and many other rock bands performed their hits (and misses) on the beach at Malibu with no fancy sets, no pyrotechnics, only groups of young beach goers and the show's dance troupe The Action Kids to hype the excitement. I appreciated that simplicity. I agree that Barry McGuire's sig song remains relevant all these years later. I didn't look, but there must be cover versions of "Eve Of Destruction" on YouTube with updated lyrics. If you read my reply to YaYa (above) you will see that Barry McGuire has updated the song several times as he continues to record and perform it at live appearances in recent years. I'm sorry if I appeared to overstate the case about Barry ruining his career. I was mainly talking about The Byrds' being afraid that it would destroy THEIR career if they released the song. "Greenback Dollar," Barry's follow-up single to "Eve" - missed the chart entirely, didn't even Bubble Under. The single after that, "Child Of Our Times b/w "Upon A Painted Ocean," peaked at #72 & #117 (both sides charting). Next, he released "This Precious Time" which also went uncharted. "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Rain Drops)" reached its zenith at #62 and eight more singles after that went nowhere, as did the first four records he released between 1961 and 1965 leading up to "Eve." Barry McGuire was indeed a one-hit-wonder, but when he abandoned pop music in 1971 and turned to Contemporary Christian genre, he did alright for himself.
Gotta watch out for that femme fatale Mary Hill. She teases all day and pleases all night down at Cherry Hill Park.
Then one day, Mary Hill, she married away
A man with some money said come on honey
And she said okay
She went away to play a one man game
And since that day it ain't been the same
Cause Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark
Yeah in Cherry Hill Park
Ain't love grand? :)
Thanks again for joining the fun, good buddy Kirk, and enjoy the rest of your week!
I enjoyed getting Morganjzed!
ReplyDeleteWell, of course, The Beach Boys, should lead off. I have had the pleasure of seeing quite a few of their concerts and they were all wonderful and such fun times. I am pretty sure that I also saw The Turtles.
I don’t want to comment on The Eve of Destruction as that would break my good mood
Hi, Arleen!
DeleteWow, dear friend, thanks for coming! I'm very happy to see you and to know you liked getting Morganized by Robert W. from KHJ.
I'm happy to learn that you went to see live performances by The Beach Boys in your younger years and possibly saw The Turtles, too. In 1966 I went to a Beach Boys concert at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. I'm sure you've heard of F&M. I saw James Brown do his electrifying show on the grandstand at the York Interstate Fair in 1968.
I hear you about "Eve Of Destruction." Don't get me (us) started, right?
Thank you again for joining the fun. I hope you stay in good spirits and I invite you to return next Monday when I will celebrate my 12th blogiversary. Until then enjoy the rest of your week and weekend, dear friend Arleen, and please stay safe and healthy up there!
I got Morganized! This was another fun post to listen to all the music and hear his voice.The Eve of Destruction is a good tune and I love the way he was placed all around a junk yard with the people coming to life. Love the Beau Brummelstones and remember that Flinstone scene well. The ending with the gals is a good one. They were so pretty..I have to look them up
ReplyDeleteHi, Birgit!
DeleteThanks for coming down, dear friend! I'm delighted that so many of my friends are having fun getting Morganized by Robert W. Morgan, one my favorite top 40 DJs. Sadly Robert took ill and died of lung cancer in 1998 at the too young age of 60. Four months before Morgan's death, a special tribute was held for him hosted by Gary Owens, the DJ at the top of my post who introduced Robert's show. As Wiki tells us, "The tribute concluded with a thirty-minute retrospective on Morgan’s career, narrated by Dick Clark." Although Robert W. is no longer with us, he will live forever here on SPMM Radio at Shady's Place.
I'm excited that you saw and recall that episode of The Flintstones that featured The Beau Brummelstones. I don't remember it! :) The Phil Spector produced Ronettes were one of the leading American girl groups of the early to mid 60s. Their records featured the Spectorian Wall-of-Sound.
Thanks again for dropping by, dear friend BB, and enjoy the rest of your week!
Tom,
ReplyDeleteGreat set! All but two of your song picks I didn't know. The ones familiar to my ears are "Eve Of Destruction" - Barry McGuire & "Laugh Laugh" - The Beau Brummels. I'm interested in sampling more of Billy Joe Royal and The New Colony mewsic. I enjoyed your fabulous post, my friend. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi, Cathy!
DeleteThanks for coming by to get ZAPPED and Morganized, dear friend! I'm happy that you enjoyed the set of songs played by veteran West Coast top 40 radio personality Robert W. Morgan. Robert's been gone 22 years now, but his voice and style will live on through these SPMM blogcasts.
I'm glad you remember "Eve" and "Laugh Laugh." I'm sure you remember Billy Joe Royal's big hit and signature song "Down In The Boondocks." The New Colony Six group out of Chicago had one other major hit and it will be played eventually on one of The Shady Bunch radio shows.
I really appreciate your visit and comment considering what must still be going on behind the scenes up there. Please know that I continue to think of you and your loved ones. Take care and have a safe and restful weekend, dear friend Cathy!
Finally made it here, friend Shady … smiles … None of the songs are in any shape or form familiar to me, but did enjoy the show anyway … especially the DJ's voice … smiles. Anyway, it's Friday night, and I am off work for a few days … Anticipating Friday Night Blues Party (2100hrs to 2400hrs q Friday) with Cam Hayden on my favourite radio station ckua out of Edmonton, Alberta :) If you like, you can listen live by clicking on "Listen Live" via my blog. Love, cat.
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DeleteI'm excited to see you, dear friend! Thanks for coming all this way to get Morganized!
I'm glad you enjoyed Robert W. Morgan's voice and DJ style and also enjoyed the tunes he played on his first SPMM Radio show.
I'm happy to know you are off work for a few days. Please rest and unwind. Just now I visited your site, clicked and listened live to CKUA. I loved hearing "Beneath the Phrygean Sky" by Loreena McKennitt. Thanks for the tip about this wonderful station in Alberta, dear friend. Enjoy your blues night and have a super weekend with TT!
Friend Shady … r u on Face Book? Love, c.
DeleteHi, cat!
DeleteTwo years ago I joined Facebook. After a few months I determined the service wasn't a good fit for my style of communicating, and so I deleted my account. Don't worry, you can always find he here, dearie. :)
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Delete:) I hope you are having a restful and relaxing weekend, dear cat.
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