Jumping off to a rockin' start, that was Van Halen featuring their flamboyant
lead zinger Diamond Dave - David Lee Roth - with the band's biggest hit single,
the rock anthem "Jump," a song from their best selling album 1984.
Image courtesy of by Wanda Maximofff @ DeviantArt
Hi, I'm Daisy Skye Johnson aka "Quake," one of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
You might recall my first appearance on Shady Dell Music & Memories in 2014.
I'm back and proud to announce that, starting next year, I will be joining
the The Shady Bunch DJ squad here on S-P-M-M Ultrasonic Radio.
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Today I'm bringing you a preview of my
new show Power Surge. I'll be playing
great rock sounds of the 60s, 70s and
80s. Every show is a 7-in-a-row non-
stop block party. More music with less
talk means more time to rock, so let's
keep our bods moving while the guys
of Foreigner play-- "Head Games!"
"Head Games" - Foreigner
(Dec. 1979/Jan. 1980, highest chart pos.
#12 Cash Box/#14 Hot 100)
From Christmas 1979 and the early weeks of 1980, that was the British-
American band Foreigner with the title cut from their third studio album
Head Games. The album made the top 5 on the Billboard Top 200
and the single reached the top 15.
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SPMM means more rock with less tock,
and here are those rowdy rockers from
the UK to set 'em up and knock 'em
down. Rolling Stone Magazine called
this hit "supernatural Delta blues by
way of Swinging London." From '68,
The Stones-- "Jumpin' Jack Flash!"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones
(June/July 1968, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)
From the summer of '68 those were The Rolling Stones with "Jumpin' Jack Flash,"
a single that topped the Cash Box chart but peaked at #3 on the Billboard survey,
denied the number one position by much softer sounds entrenched at the top -
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon And Garfunkel" which spent three weeks
at #1, and "This Guy's In Love With You" by Herb Alpert which
held the top spot four weeks in a row.
If you're just tuning in, I'm Daisy Skye, one of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, producing an earquake with my
lineup of rock songs on this preview of my new show Power Surge on S-P-M-M Radio, the number one
station for a rock 'n' roll nation.
Up next another iconic rocker and another epic single from that same
year - 1968. It's a song originally recorded by folksinging and
songwriting legend Bob Dylan and released on his
1967 album John Wesley Harding.
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The song became even more famous the following year when it was covered by
another legend, psychedelic blues rocker
Jimi Hendrix and his band, and released
on their double album Electric Ladyland.
Are you experienced enough for this?
Feel the power surge as The Jimi
Hendrix Experience performs--
"All Along The Watchtower!"
"All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Oct. 1968, highest chart pos. #18 Cash Box/#20 Hot 100)
You just listened to a killer kover if ever there was one,
The Jimi Hendrix Experience with their psych-rock
interpretation of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower."
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Here's another relic from that rockin'
year 1968, a song that played on FM
radio and home stereos around the
same time as the Hendrix classic
you just heard. Let the power
surge thru you as Steppenwolf
does-- "Sookie Sookie (Sue)!"
"Sookie Sookie" - Steppenwolf
(Oct. thru Dec. 1968, B side of "Magic Carpet Ride")
That was the LA-based Canadian-American band Steppenwolf with "Sookie Sookie,"
the flip side of their smash hit "Magic Carpet Ride," a single that lasted 16 weeks
on the chart, longer than any of their other records. "Sookie Sookie" was used
in the soundtrack of the chilling movie Bob Fosse's Star 80.
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You're feelin' the Power Surge with
Daisy Skye, and its time for some
classic album rock on S-P-M-M's
FM dial. It's the big bold sound of
The James Gang, a Cleveland rock
trio led by Joe Walsh. The James Gang Rides Again with a track
from that 1970 album-- Woman!"
"Woman" - James Gang
(from July 1970 album James Gang Rides Again)
From the 1970 album James Gang Rides Again, Joe Walsh and his
James Gang band with "Woman." Five years later Walsh joined
The Eagles and he also had a successful career as a solo artist.
That wraps up this special preview. Thanks for being here.
Please check your local listings and watch me and my team
of super heroes in action on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I also invite you to join me in 2021
when I blow you away with another earquake of classic rock tuneage on
the official debut of my new show Power Surge. To play us off, here's
Evol Walks, a female-fronted hard
and heavy rock band formed six
years ago on The Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia, and
now based in L-A.
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Leah Martin-Brown and her band drew
inspiration from AC/DC, Joan Jett and
Led Zeppelin. In late 2016 Evol Walks
released this fuel-injected cover of
"Spirit In The Sky," the 1970 hit by U.S. singer and songwriter
Norman Greenbaum.
I hope by now this Skye's got you in a rockin' spirit. This is Daisy Skye
saying see you next year right here on S-P-M-M Ultrasonic Radio... where the bold sound of pure unadulterated rock prevails!
"Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum cover by Evol Walks
Kicking-off today's show, you just saw and heard The Sweet Inspirations
singing in sweet harmony on their single "Sweet Inspiration," a top 5 hit
for the gospel-tinged soul quartet in the spring of 1968. The group was
led by Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston and the aunt of
Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.
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Calling all my beats, beards, Buddhist cats, big time
spenders, money lenders, teetotalers, elbow benders,
hog callers, home run hitters, finger poppin’ daddies
and cool babysitters. For all my carrot tops, lollipops
and extremely delicate gum drops. It's your pal
on the radio, Hyski ‘O Roonie McVouti ‘O Zoot -
“The South Philadelphia Kid” - "The Potentate
of The Keystone State." Callin' uptown, downtown,
crosstown - here, there, everywhere. Your man with
the plan, on the scene with the record machine.
Hey you midnight movers and uptown groovers,
knock me your lobes— are you ready for this?
More fantabulous Chi-town soul from
the guys this time-- The Dells!
"Wear It on Our Face - The Dells
(May/June 1968, highest chart pos. #27 R&B/#44 Hot 100)
Chicago soul at its finest - "Wear It On Our Face" - from the group
once called The El-Rays. Now they're known and loved as The Dells.
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You're listening to Natural Hy with yours truly
Hy Lit of The Shady Bunch on S-P-M-M... the station with personality. Time to pop in
to Queens, New York, home of a trio called
The Toys. What a sound this is. Can you
dig it? If you can't, baby-- "May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone!"
"May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone" - The Toys
(April 1966, highest chart pos. #85 Hot 100)
The Toys, the group that gave us the chart topper "A Lover's Concerto" in '65,
back with another great one in '66-- "May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone."
If you're just tuning in you're on a Natural Hy
with me, Hyski, on S-P-M-M Radio - where all the cool oldies come to play.
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In '62, Motown diva Mary Wells hit big
with "The One Who Really Loves You."
That same year Mary's label mates,
the marvelous Marvelettes, waxed
their own version of the song, and its
a classic in its own right. Check this!
"The One Who Really Loves You" - The Marvelettes
(from 1961 album Smash Hits Of '62)
From a 1962 album that included killer covers like "Twistin' The Night Away," "Good Luck Charm" and "Dream Baby" plus their latest hit "Twistin' Postman,"
those were The Marvelettes with another great sound from Motown, their
version of the Mary Wells hit "The One Who Really Loves You."
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Slowing things down now with a smooth
groove guaranteed to put you on a Natural Hy. Back to Chicago we
go with The Impressions and
an updated version of an old
favorite-- "I'm So Proud."
"I'm So Proud" (updated ver.) - The Impressions
(from 1970 album The Best Impressions: Curtis, Sam & Fred)
A group of guys who always made the best impression,
Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, with a rerecorded
1970 version of their 1964 hit "I'm So Proud."
Here's another sound from that same year, 1970,
as we switch from sweet Chi-town soul to rockin'
white soul from, of all places, Motown Records.
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This dynamic psychedelic blue-eyed soul band was the
first all-white act to score a hit for Motown. They even
had a subsidiary label named after them - Rare Earth.
The tune on my table right now is their breakthrough
hit, a cover of a song written by Smokey Robinson
and originally a hit for The Temps in 1966. Dig
Rare Earth shouting "Get Ready, here I come!"
"Get Ready" - Rare Earth
(May/June 1970, highest chart pos. #1 Canada,
#2 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100/#20 R&B)
You just listened to the husky voice of lead singer Gil Bridges
fronting his band Rare Earth on their 1970 million seller "Get Ready,"
a cover of a top 30 hit by The Temptations that charted four years
earlier. Rare Earth's version went top 3 on Cash Box, top 5 on Billboard and zoomed all the way to #1 in Canada.
That's all for now. You've been ridin' on a Natural Hy
with me, Hyski, here on S-P-M-M. Stay tuned for my Shady Bunch pal Dr. Don Rose and his Rose-Colored Glasses, coming up on the B side of news, and I'll be
back soon with another stack of boss goldens, every
spinner a certified winner. I wanna see your face
in the place... so keep your ear right here.
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To play us off the air, one of the coolest sounds ever.
They're The Presidents, a trio from, where do you think? Washington, D.C. - with their crossover hit from 50 years
ago, "5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)." Now this is Hy
Lit reminding you to be good, be nice, be kind, maintain
your cool, don't be nobody's fool. Later, my friend!
"5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love)" - The Presidents
(Oct./Nov. 1970, highest chart pos. #5 R&B/#11 Hot 100)
perf. on Sept. 26, 1966, episode of Where The Action Is)
Gus, you now control the board. Please select a category and amount.
Rock chicks
for 100.
The answer is...
Recorded by Canadian rock queen Lee Aaron, this 2018 song and video featuring historic figures Elvis Presley, Lady Liberty, Abraham Lincoln and Amelia Earhart calls attention to the "polarization of values and beliefs" that is occurring under the current administration in Washington. (DING)Shawn...
What is...
"You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Loose Wheel"?
No... sorry, Shawn.
(DING) Gus...
What is "American High"?
Right you are, Gus - A song from Lee Aaron's 2018 album Diamond Baby Blues-- "American High!"
"American High" - Lee Aaron
(from 2018 album Diamond Baby Blues)
Gus, you're on a roll. Back to the board
you go to pick a
category and
amount.
I'll take
City Songs
for 300.
The answer is...
A number one charting crossover hit
for Wilbert Harrison, the song's lyrics
include, "They got some crazy little
women there, and I'm gonna
get me one."
(DING)Shawn...
What is
Mar-a-Lago?
I'm checking with the judges...
but they say no... they cannot
accept it... not what we
were looking for.
(DING) Gus...
What is
Kansas City"?
You got it! "Goin' to Kansas City...
Kansas city here I come!"
"Kansas City" - Wilbert Harrison
(Apr./May 1959, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100, Cash Box and R&B)
Okay, it's time to take a break.
Checking the score, we see that
Gus is our leader with $500,
while Shawn has yet to get
on the board with ZERO.
We'll see if Shawn can mount
a comeback in the next round.
But right now let's pause for a word from our sponsor -
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LIBBIN' IT UP with
THE GOOD GIRLS
Cindy, Patti & Jane
on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!
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"Things I'd Like To Say" - New Colony Six
(Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos. #13 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100)
Kicking off the show and putting you in a mellow mood, that was
the soft rock sound of the Chicago band New Colony Six doing the
biggest hit of their career "Things I'd Like to Say." That single was
released in October 1968 and climbed the charts slowly, reaching
its peak in the top 15 in March of 1969.
Cindy Patti Jane
Hi, I'm Patti Robinson, here with my friends and co-workers Cindy Reston
and Jane Hollander. We're The Good Girls. By day we work as researchers
at News of the Week magazine in New York City on the television series
Good Girls Revolt. By night we woman the microphone as the newest
members of The Shady Bunch deejay staff here on S-P-M-M Radio.
We're libbin it up with the grooviest sounds that came out of the
revolutionary period from the mid 60s through early 70s!
She's "living in shame." Diana Ross and the Supremes
are up next to tell the tale in this the sequel to their
chart-topping 1968 single "Love Child."
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One of several late 60s Motown hits with social consciousness themes,
"I'm Livin' In Shame" was penned by The Clan, the group of composers
that replaced the songwriting/producing team of Holland–Dozier–
Holland and gave us "Love Child." Now the story continues!
"I'm Livin' In Shame" - Diana Ross And The Supremes
Thanks, Patti. You're Libbin It Up with The Good Girls exclusively here on S-P-M-M... Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround. Our 7-in-row commercial free cruise is just getting started.
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My first spin is a super enhanced version of a single recorded by a group of pop rockers from right here in New York. They call themselves Alive and Kicking
and this is their claim to fame, a top 5 hit in the summer of '70-- "Tighter, Tighter!"
"Tighter, Tighter" - Alive And Kicking
(July/Aug. 1970, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#7 Hot 100)
Alive And Kicking with "Tighter, Tighter," a 1970 nugget
that was co-written and co-produced by Tommy James.
You're Libbin' It Up with The Good Girls on S-P-M-M...
the station that's #1 for music and fun, and I'm Cindy.
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The compositions of New York singer and song- writer Laura Nyro gave The 5th Dimension five of their hits including the song I'm playing right now, a groovy tune entitled "Stoned Soul Picnic."
A soulful sound to trigger sweet memories of the summer of '68... that was "Stoned Soul Picnic," the first hit single released by The 5th Dimension to cross over to the R&B chart, reaching the top 3 on both lists.
That does it for me. Now I'm handing the mic to my friend Jane who has the next two songs on our playlist.
Thank you, Cindy, and hi everyone. If you're just tuning in... we're The Good Girls, Patti, Cindy and me, Jane. We're friends and co- workers, a new breed of women asserting ourselves and breaking through the glass ceiling at News of the Week magazine in the late 60s. We're having a blast moonlighting as Shady Bunch DJs here on S-P-M-M. A moment ago, Cindy played a great sound by The 5th Dimension.
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I'm sure you recall the single that became the next major crossover hit for that group, the 1969 smash "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," a medley of songs from the rock musical Hair. Well here's another one from that Broadway show. Good morning, starshine, The Good Girls say hello, and this is-- Oliver!
"Good Morning Starshine" - Oliver
(June/July 1969, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100, #4 Cash Box, from 1967 musical Hair)
From the Broadway musical Hair that was
William Oliver Swofford, better known as Oliver,
with one of the great feel good songs of late 60s
sunshine pop rock - "Good Morning Starshine."
Here's another dose of classic 60s sunshine pop.
It's the Mama's and the Papa's with a song from
their #1 charting 1966 debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.
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This hip ditty from John, Denny, Michy and
Mama Cass was also released on the B sides of two singles, "Go Where You Wanna Go" and
"California Dreamin." Here's-- "Somebody Groovy!"
"Somebody Groovy" - The Mama's And The Papa's
(Jan./Feb./Mar. 1966, B side of "California Dreamin',"
from Mar. 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears)
So cool, The Mamas And The Papas with "Somebody Groovy"
from their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.
Spelling errors aside (both the album and single were printed
with apostrophes in "Mamas" and "Papas") the LP ranks high
on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Cindy Patti Jane
Gosh, they're waving us off and that means we gotta go.
Thanks a lot for joining us for our first radio blogcast.
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Coming up on the B side of news, Shawn & Gus, those crazy guys from Psych,
return to play another game of Rock Jeopardy, and we'll be back soon with
another sensational set of songs from the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
on Libbin' It Up. Until then we're The Good Girls, Cindy, Patti & Jane,
saying goodbye for now and reminding you to follow that dream
wherever that dream may lead. Just go for it. Never give up -
never give in. See you next time!
"Classical Gas" - Mason Williams
(July/Aug. 1968, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#2 Hot 100)
