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COLD OPEN!

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"Get Ready" by The Temptations

and "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks

mashup cover by Broken Peach (July 2025)

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 Rick-Rolled! Vol. 2  

 Your Love + My Love  

 at the Love Shack!  

"If you're becoming your parents, you should be coming to me." - Dr. Rick

SHADY'S PLACE

DOUBLE PLAY PART 1 

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"Livin' On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi

cover by IMY2 (June 2024) 

SHADY'S PLACE

DOUBLE PLAY PART 2 

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"Your Love" - The Outfield cover by

First To Eleven ft. Trevor Vogt

(Feb. 2022)

Kicking off today's lineup, retro 80s new wave/power pop goodness

with Audra Miller and her Erie, Pennsylvania band First To Eleven

plus featured guest artist Trevor Vogt, a member of another Erie

based band called Daytona Beach 2000. Audra, Trevor and F211

came through with a million percent cool cover of "Your Love,"

a 1986 hit single by the English pop rock band The Outfield.

Before that, another in-demand band on SPMM Retro Radio,

azure-haired beauty Annalise Mahanes and her Nashville-based

trio IMY2 -- which stands for "I Miss You, Too" -- crushed it with

their version of Bon Jovi's classic rock anthem "Livin' On A Prayer."

And, at the very top of the show, direct to you from Vigo, Spain,

the exciting rock cover band Broken Peach with a sizzling mashup

of two mid-1960s boomer songs, the Temptations hit "Get Ready"

and "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks.

 

Hi there. As you recall, I'm Dr. Rick, the tough love mentor, success coach

and motivational guru from the Progressive Insurance TV commercials,

welcoming you to my second "Un-Become Your Parents" seminar

being held here in this spacious conference hall at Shady's Place. 

Thousands have

already attended

my life-changing

musical workshop.

I'm happy to see

your face in the

audience today. 

Just a reminder that my books are available for purchase at a table in the lobby.

My seminar will give you the tools you need to avoid becoming your parents.

Now remember... you don't need to introduce

yourself to the mugger in the park.

He'll find out your name when he takes your wallet. 

 

  Remember how your parents were "anchored" to songs that were popular

when they were young back in the horse & buggy days? Remember how

they turned noses up and thumbs down on the cool new music you liked?

Don't turn into your parents! Why cling to dusty discs & rusty relics from

your youth that you've heard a million times when you can listen to them

through a new set of ears? The concept is a simple one: I play hit songs

of the 20th century covered by great new artists of the 21st century.

You've heard of TED talks. 

By the time you leave this room, you'll be confident, bursting

with energy, vigor and vitality and feeling like a kid again,

all because you took my advice and tried listening

and dancing to new versions of old favorites.

In seminar speak, it's called getting

  Rick-Rolled 

Are you psyched?

Are you pumped?

Are you stoked?

Are you ready to rock & Rick-Roll

all night and party every day?

I can't hear you.

 I CAN'T HEAR YOU! 

YEAH, that's more like it!

Alright, let's boogie! 

Now it's my pleasure to introduce a group of young Kiwi

musicians that are guaranteed to knock your socks off. They're

Rumpus Machine, a sibling rock band from Auckland, New Zealand.

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Check out this fab performance by the brothers and sisters as

they cover one of glam rocker Billy Idol's signature songs.

Here's Rumpus Machine and-- "White Wedding!"

"White Wedding" - Billy Idol cover

by Rumpus Machine (july 2023)

Let's hang out in the same part of the world as I present

an extraordinary Australian band that has entertained

you many times before here at Shady's Place.

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Here are Ausssies Kat Jade and Jordan Lennon singing a song

made popular by Starship, the San Francisco band that can be

traced back to the 60s and Jefferson Airplane. Kat and Jordan

are backed by another of the world's great cover bands, HSCC,

The Hindley Street Country Club, as they perform--

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

Starship cover by HSCC ft. Kat Jade

and Jordan Lennon (Apr. 2021) 

From Adelaide, South Australia, that was lovely Kat Jade, a contestant

on Season 3 of The Voice Australia, along with Jordan Lennon, veteran

of numerous cover groups, fronting The Hindley Street Country Club

band on their cover of "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." Grace Slick

and Mickey Thomas performed the duet on the original version,

a chart-topping power ballad that was used as the theme song

of the 1987 romantic comedy movie Mannequin.

Up next, the song "Turn Me Loose"...

not the Fabian song your granddaddy

listened to back in the 50s. This is the

song from the early 80s by Loverboy...

the rock band from Alberta, Canada. 

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But this is not your daddy's Loverboy.

(Uh, maybe I should rephrase that.)

It's the Seattle rock band Candlebox

putting a fresh spin on the song in a

virtual performance vid shot in LA,

Salt Lake City, Philadelphia and

Baltimore. Here's Candlebox and--

"Turn Me Loose!" 

"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy cover

by Candlebox (July 2021) 

Helping you "Un-Become Your Parents," that's a 2021 cover of

"Turn Me Loose" by the Pacific Northwest band Candlebox

(wait for it)... not your daddy's Loverboy.

If you're just tuning in, I'm your musical guidance counselor

Dr Rick, here to save you from growing old and turning into

your parents by playing new versions of Boomer era classics. 

Now remember, when you get up out of your seat and dance

to the beat of these updated oldies, you aren't "cutting a rug"

as your parents would have described it. We be jammin,

breakin', bustin', gettin' our swerve on, goin' hard,

bangin' it out and freakin' at the crunk rager. 

And if you happen to be listening to my seminar on your

car radio and the ear candy's so sick, lit and dope that you

need to stop your rig, jump out and boogie in the street,

U B ghost-riding the whip. I hope you got all that

because there will be a quiz. 

The Pointer Sisters had a top 3 hit in 1984 with this next song.

It went on to become the best-selling American dance pop

single of the year. Here's the talented LA-based singer

and multi-instrumentalist Anne Reburn along with

her band of clones doing-- "Jump For My Love!

"Jump (For My Love)" - Pointer Sisters

cover by Anne Reburn (May 2024) 

Your dial is set to S-P-M-M, where we go hunting for the great songs

 of the past and bring em back alive. Boss jock Robert W. Morgan

gets you Morganized.  I'm life coach Dr. Rick, here to get you

   Rick-Rolled

teaching you how to avoid becoming your parents by

grooving to fresh remakes of Boomer era classics.

In the fall of 2008, a single by singing star Katy Perry

reached the top 3 in the U.S. and topped the charts in

Canada and three other countries. Back with us to cover

Katy's hit is the the pride of Erie, PA - First To Eleven -

featuring their exciting lead vocalist Audra Miller.

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This time around, the F211 band is running-- "Hot N Cold!"

"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry cover

by First To Eleven (Mar. 2024)

Sadly, model/actress Tawny Kitaen died

in 2021 at the age of 59. Back in the 80s,

Tawny emerged as slinky sex symbol

when she appeared in music videos

 produced for the heavy metal

bands Ratt and Whitesnake. 

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THE VIDEO NOW! 

Not to be outdone, here's Romanian

spitfire Andreea Munteanu singing

lead for Andrei Cerbu's band

The Iron Cross performing--

"Still Of The Night!"

 

"Still Of The Night" - Whitesnake cover

by The Iron Cross ft. Andreea Munteanu

(July 2021) 

That was scarlet fever girl Andreea Munteanu with Andrei Cerbu's

Romanian hard rock band The Iron Cross doing their version of

"Still Of The Night," a 1987 hit for the British band Whitesnake.

Up next, the very popular actress Jennifer Love Hewitt with

a vocal performance that has to be heard to be believed.

 Who knew she can sing so well? I sure didn't!  

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Jen covers a Bee Gees song that was a chart-topping

international hit for Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton in 1983.

 Here's "Maddie" from the first responders TV series 9-1-1

with her heartfelt version of-- "Islands In The Stream."  

"Islands In The Stream"

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton cover

by Jennifer Love Hewitt (2024 single)

 Time's up. I need to clear the conference room to make

way for Tony Robbins and his NLP seminar and firewalk.

Those of you with tickets please remain in your seats. 

I hope you found value in this edition of my musical

motivational workshop. Thanks for attending. Please

don't panic.  I'll be back before you know it to get you

Rick-Rolled 

with another installment of my Bloggy Award winning seminar series.

To play us off, another Australian band known around the world

for their exceptionally good covers. They're Singit Live, and in

this sizzling performance they're fronted by Chloe Castledine

and Nikki Heuskes, two of the most popular female singers

in the Land Down Under. Joining Chloe and Nikki on lead

vocals and guitar is a bloke who calls himself Crafty. Watch

 as the gang covers a top 3 charting 1989 new wave hit by the

B-52s, inviting you to make the scene at the-- "Love Shack!"

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Now this is Parenta-Life Coach Dr. Rick reminding you

that I can help save you from becoming your parents...

but the rest is up to you. So long!

"Love Shack" - B-52s cover by Singit Live

feat.  Chloe Castledine, Nikki Heuskes

and Crafty (May 2024)

#Rick-Rolled 

...because sometimes tough love is what it takes to break through.

Spin Doctors: Along Comes Mary ( the Bloody One )

Well now you know... tonight... here on our really big shoe...

we've got a surprise for the youngsters in the studio

audience and all you little rugrats watching at home.

Right here on our stage... on our really big shoe...

is a musical group called IMY2, which stands for

"I miss you, too." They will perform their latest hit

"ILY Baby" which stands for "I Love You, Baby!"

 Here they are-- the Dave Clark Five!

(Damn... wrong cue card!  I meant

to say Hootie & The Blowfish!)

"ILY BABY!" - IMY2 (March 2023)

Kicking off our really big shoe, that was Annalise Mahanes

and her Nashville-based pop band IMY2 looking and sounding

like an act of the mid 1960s, doing their original song "ILY Baby."

I'm Taylor Kelly, TV reporter babe for Skywitness News 8 in LA.

As you might recall,  I am one of the characters on 9-1-1...

the hit TV drama about the lives and loves of first responders.

On the show, I am firefighter Buck's love interest, (See above.) 

I am also your Hostess With the Mostest on the Shady's Place radio show

The I-Team

Plays the I-Tunes

the series that features newswomen characters from TV series

playing songs that have "I" in the title, such as the one you just heard,

"I Love You Baby" by our opening act, IMY2 (I Miss You, Too.)

Now meet the emcee of today's special, a "spin doctor"

whose Kool-Aid parties are legend - Dr. Mary Harris!

COLD OPEN:

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW! 

"Sweet Mary" - Wadsworth Mansion

(Jan./Feb. 1971, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#7 Hot 100)

Laying down the sound and keeping you out on the dance floor,

that was Wadsworth Mansion aka Wadsworth Family Mansion

(not to be confused with the AHS Murder House) with their

claim to fame "Sweet Mary," a single that made the top 5

winner's circle on the Cash Box chart in February, 1971.

The pop-rock quartet from Providence, Rhode Island,

took their name from the landmark Wadsworth Mansion

at Long Hill in Middletown, Connecticut. Unfortunately,

the group went into the history books as one-hit-wonders

because their two follow-up singles missed the Hot 100

and didn't even register on the Bubbling Under chart.

Hi, and welcome in!

I'm Dr. Mary Harris.

 I'm not your granddaddy's Marcus Welby. I'm a new breed of doctor.

I kill people. (Hey, it's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.)

I come to you from the aptly named Canadian TV drama

 MARY KILLS PEOPLE 

now screaming on Roku.

Just call me your

Charlie's Angel

of Mercy.

Yepper...

I kill people,

and I look

damn hot

doing it.

 

As a Shady Bunch DJ in training, I put the needle

in the groove... (and another in your arm).

Actually, that's not true. My work is not in vein (BA-DUM-BUMP).

Instead, I shoot my joy juice into a glass of champagne and you drink-it-up.

That way, there's no tell-tale mark left behind for the pesky police to find.

Here's how it works. If you're interested in my services, ring me up

and pay me $10,000. I'll make a house call and serve you my

lethal cocktail. Let's call it a Bloody Mary. 

If you're a studly looking guy, I might level up the game by

shagging you first... before sending you to meet your maker.

You'll arrive at the Pearly Gates with a smile on your kisser.

Then, it's bottoms up and lights out, and you, my friend,

are off to see the Wizard! So... when I lose a patient...

it's a good thing - mission accomplished!

"The Wind Cries Mary" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

(June 1967, B side of "Purple Haze")

Today, some of your favorite Shady Bunch personalities are presenting

a sampling of the songs you'll hear on their shows. My TV series, 

 MARY KILLS PEOPLE 

... is about the psychodramas and the traumas involved in my risky business.

Naturally, my TV series was the inspiration behind my S-P-M-M radio show

Along Comes

Mary.

I'll be back later to tell you more, but first, I'd like to bring on two of

your favorite health-care professionals, stars of the NBC-TV series ER.

 

Hello.  I'm Dr. Jing-Mei

Debra "Deb" Chen

of Chicago County General's ER. I began as a med

student and went on to attain the title of Attending. 

Now, I'm striving to fulfill an even loftier goal -

that of becoming a Shady Bunch deejay.

 I am part of a select group of women serving as

Hostesses With the Mostesses on the S-P-M-M show

 All American Girls 

and I've got a sample song for you.

There'll be no flatlining when these two electrifying

queens of rock and metal join forces.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW! 

Here are Addie Nicole and Halocene joined by Daria Zaritskaya of

S&Z, with their cover of the Mötley Crüe hit "Kickstart My Heart!"

"Kickstart My Heart" - Mötley Crüe cover by Halocene

ft. Daria from Sershen & Zaritskaya (Aug. 2020)

If you're just tuning in... we're the Shady Bunch

Spin Doctors

 exclusively on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

 We're playing the coolest sounds around...

and urging you to bop till you drop!

Hello... I'm Neela Rasgotra.

I work with Deb Chen in the ER and I am also

a member of the Shady's Place deejay team

 All American Girls 

On our long-running TV series, I went from med

student to the title of Surgical Resident Physician. 

More importantly... I am listed in Wetpaint's "10 Hottest Female Doctors

on TV" and BuzzFeed's "16 Hottest Doctors On Television"...just saying. 

A woman of Punjabi Sikh heritage,

I transferred from London and

now live and work in Chicago.

Chen and I are here to remind

you what it really means to be

"all American." We are proof

that Americans come in all

shapes, sizes and colors.

Being a good patriot

means following

the time-honored

American tradition

of welcoming people

into our country,

celebrating diversity

in our communities and

taking an interest in the

music and culture of other

nations around the world. 

 All American Girls 

offer a diverse mix of artists and sounds, and it's my turn to play a song. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

As mentioned, I came to Chitown from the UK, and that's where we find

rock vet Royston Calder covering Robert Palmer's fever-paced nugget

 "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)!"

"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"

Robert Palmer cover by Royston Calder

(July 2019)

Hi there, Neela... you cute

little thing! Honey, are you

sure you're a doctor? To me,

you look like a contestant

in the Miss India beauty

pageant. Why the dirty

look, sweets? I meant that

as a compliment! Anyways,

congrats on being named

one of the hottest doctors

on television, my dear!

When you're shift's over,

how about you and I head

over to my bachelor pad

for a nightcap?

 Oh, hello there, folks at home! You caught me lookin'.

(It's what I do best.) I'm a man after your own heart...

and a few other select body parts.

I'm heart surgeon Dr. Albert Beck...

creepy star of the bingeworthy TV movie series

 Stalked By My Doctor.

A little about me:  When there's an emergency and a

young woman's life is in jeopardy, I spring into action.

I'm happy to intervene and save her life as long as

she's a babe.  The rest get tossed back into the sea.

If everything goes according to plan, the hottie I save will

be eternally grateful, feel obligated and owe me big time.

It's my way of shopping for lovers...

and it beats the hell out of Christian Mingle. 

Recently, Shady hired me to join his DJ staff as host of the radio show

The Good Doctors:

Music is Medicine. 

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Wanna know why they call me "Doctor Love"? Well, allow me to

Kiss and make up a story. You are listening to a hit song written by

Gene Simmons and released on the 1976 Kiss album Rock And

Roll Over. Here is the Buffalo-based tribute band KISS THIS!

featuring bassist Taylor Stursa as the tongue-wagging “Demon”

Gene Simmons with their killer cover of-- "Calling Dr. Love!"  

"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss cover by KISS THIS!

(Sept. 2023, from album Buffalo Rock City II)

I'm Chris Griffin, the crazy mixed-up kid on Family Guy,

official rock talent scout for Shady's Place and host

of the S-P-M-M radio show

 CHRIS GRIFFIN'S 

 PSYCHOT!C  

  BREAK!  

I'm following Dr. Beck's Pick to Click with another great cover from

Buffalo Rock City, the Kiss tribute album series intended to display

the love of all things "Kiss" and to raise money for various charities.

 One of the best known Kiss hits is "Love Gun," a single from the 1977

album of the same name. The song was written by Paul Stanley who

sang lead on the record. The all-star cover I'm going to play features

Deen Castronovo, who has been playing drums and providing lead

and backing vocals for Journey off and on since 1998. On the song,

Deen does his best Paul Stanley vocal impression. He is backed by

Rafael Moreira, guitarist with Paul Stanley's band Soul Station,

 and Taylor Stursa of the Kiss tribute band KISS THIS! on bass.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW:

Take a Psychotic Break and get triggered as Deen's trio

ROCKS! RULES! & DESTROYS! with "Love Gun!"

"Love Gun" - Kiss cover by Deen Castronovo (Journey),

Rafael Moreira (Soul Station) & Taylor Stursa (KISS THIS!)

from Oct. 2023 album Buffalo Rock City II) 

If you're just tuning in... we're the Shady Bunch

Spin Doctors

 exclusively on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

 We're playing the coolest sounds around...

and urging you to bop till you drop!

"If you're becoming your parents, you should be coming to me." - Dr. Rick

 I'm Dr. Rick, the tough love mentor, success coach and

motivational guru in the Progressive Insurance commercials.

Millions have already benefitted from my life-changing

"Un-Become Your Parents" musical workshops.

Never too late to teach an old dog new tricks.

By the time you leave the conference room, you will feel relaxed

and confident. You will be bursting with energy, vigor and vitality

and feeling like a kid again, all because you took my advice

and tried listening and dancing to updated versions of old

boomer-era songs. In seminar speak, it's called getting

  Rick-Rolled. 

You met Alejandro Manzano at Shady's Place in the fall of

2023 when he covered "April Come She Will," the song by

Simon & Garfunkel used in the soundtrack of The Graduate.

 To listen again, click HERE. As you might recall, Alejandro is the

lead singer, acoustic guitarist and pianist for the Sarasota, Florida-

based band Boyce Avenue. Alejandro and his supporting musicians

 are back today to cover a hit by Chicago, a song written by lead

vocalist Peter Cetera and producer David Foster. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Listen now to Alejandro Manzano and his band Boyce Avenue as they

perform Chicago's 1982 chart-topping hit-- "Hard To Say I'm Sorry!"

"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago cover

by Boyce Avenue (Feb. 2024)

 Hey, bae... we're Chloe x Halle, sisters Chloe & Halle

Bailey aka Jazz & Sky Forster aka "The Twins."

We're the bust-out stars of the hit TV sitcom

Grown-ish, a spin-off of the series Black-ish.

 We are are also proud to be

 All American Girls 

here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

HALLE  (SKY)                             CHLOE (JAZZ)

As successful singers, we recognize vocal talent in others,

and the sister we'd like to introduce is FIRE! Her name

is Iyeoka Okoawo and she's a Boston-based Nigerian-

American singer, songwriter, award winning poet and

educator. For 20+ years, Iyeoka has been entertaining

and empowering audiences with her music, a mix

of styles that includes spoken word poetry, pop,

R&B, dance, hip hop and electronic neo soul.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Listen now to her soulful vocal and poetic lyrics, and feel her

warm spirit as she sings a song from her 2010 album Say Yes.

Here's Iyeoka in a video that has accumulated more than

240 million views on YouTube-- "Simply Falling!"

"Simply Falling" - Iyeoka

(from Nov. 2010 album Say Yes)

Hey, wait a minute!  Mary, Deb, Neela, Albert and Rick

aren't the only doctors in the house!  I've hung my

shingle and I'm ready to play a jingle.

 I'm sure you remember me - Dr. Donald D. Rose of "Quixie in Dixie" -

WQXI, Atlanta,  moonshining moonlighting on S-P-M-M... the station

with personality. I'm the Shady Buncher who fills your prescription

for fun. My show puts some corn in your morn and brings you

a bucketful of earworms, the bait that gets you hooked

on happy memories of your misspent boomer youth.

 The song I'm gonna play threatens to bomb the Women's Movement

back to the Stone Age. It was recorded by Sandy Posey, who started

out as a recording studio receptionist and session singer in Memphis.

 In 1966, Sandy scored her first hit as a solo artist, approaching the

top 10 with the song (I was) "Born A Woman." That's right, folks -

at birth, Sandy was 21 years overdue and weighed 110 pounds!

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

Born a woman? I can only imagine what her mother went through during labor!

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

  Reminds me, Mrs. Rose and I should never have left the stork

deliver our baby.  You should have seen the huge bill!

(BA-DUM-BUMP) 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Folks, I got a million of 'em.  Here's Sandy Posey on Where The Action Is!

"Born A Woman" - Sandy Posey

(Aug./Sept./Oct. 1966, highest chart pos.

#12 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#7 Canada/#2 Australia,

perf. on Sept. 1, 1966, ep. of Where The Action Is)


Dr. Mary Harris back with you.

I hope you enjoyed sampling the songs

played by me and the other "spin doctors"

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Now for Taylor, Deb, Neela, Chris, Dr. Rick, Sky, Jazz, Don Rose

and that slimy sleazeball stalker Dr. Albert Beck, this is Dr. Mary Harris,

host of Along Comes Mary, saying take care... and we hope to see you soon!

"Along Comes Mary" - The Association

(June/July 1966, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100/#9 Cash Box)

Mary's Love Potion Number Nyin:

One sip and you'll be dyin'...

Spin Doctors...

another Shady's Place exclusive!