Strange Magic Being Erica!

Hi! My name is Erica Strange.

I'm the main
character on

the Canadian
TV dramedy

Being Erica.

My life, in a nutshell...
not hazelnut... because
I'm allergic, is as follows.
I am a single 30-something
woman, unlucky in career
& unlucky in love, that is,
until I met a mysterious
therapist, Dr. Tom, who,
through some kind of
strange magic, is able
to transport me back to
the past so that I can
have do-overs and fix

my greatest regrets.

Things are definitely looking up for me...
and for you. I just landed a new job as a
member of The Shady Bunch deejay staff.
 Starting next year, I will be doing for you

on my radio show what Dr. Tom does for
me on my TV show. I'll be transporting
you back to the past and enabling you
to re-experience the soundtrack of
your youth. The songs I play will

give you a much needed infusion

of energy and enthusiasm that

might have diminished over

the years, especially now

that the COVID - 19

threat has become

a daily challenge.

On my television show Being Erica

I change clothes a lot. I'll be doing
the same here on on S-P-M-M...
even though I'm on the radio.
Hey, don't laugh. It makes
perfect sense to me!

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My new show at Shady's Place is called
Strange Magic

Being Erica
and today's preview gives you an idea
of the kind of music you'll hear. I'll
be playing great soft rock and love
songs of the 70s and 80s, like this
one by Peter Cetera and Chicago.

"You're The Inspiration" - Chicago

(Dec. 1984/Jan./Feb. 1985, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100/#4 Cash Box)

From Christmas 1984 and the early weeks of 1985, the smooth sound of Chicago

and their top 3 hit "You're My Inspiration," Peter Cetera on lead vocals, a song

he co-wrote with David Foster. You're my inspiration, and I'm very happy to

have you with me as I run down the types of sounds I'll be presenting

next year on Strange Magic Being Erica.

This band is best known for its folk-rock

harmony and early 70s international hits

that included "A Horse With No Name,"

"Ventura Highway," "Lonely People,"

"Tin Man" and "Sister Golden Hair."

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They're called America but they formed
in London and were originally a trio with
a Brit-American and two members from
the U.S. The band's popularity faded in
the late 70s, but they bounced back in

'82 with-- "You Can Do Magic."

"You Can Do Magic" - America

(Sept./Oct. 1982, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box/#8 Hot 100)

Magic men, the band called America, with their top 10 single from
the fall of '82-- "You Can Do Magic." You're tuned to S-P-M-M and
I'm Erica Strange bringing you a preview of my new radio show
Strange Magic Being Erica premiering next year on this station.

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On my TV series Being Erica, I have

quite a few encounters with players.

Here's the good kind of Player, the

LA soft rock band, with a #1 single

that spent an astonishing 32 weeks

on the chart. This record was one

of the few by a white artist to be
played on black radio stations,

earning the band a reputation

as a blue-eyed soul act. Here

they are, Player, with their

biggest hit and signature

song-- "Baby Come Back."

"Baby Come Back" - Player

(Dec. 1977/Jan. 1978, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

A monster hit from Christmas 1977 through the early weeks of '78...

"Baby Come Back" by Player. Incidentally one of the members

of Player, vocalist and bassist Ronn Moss, went on to assume

the long-running acting role of Ridge Forrester on the hit

daytime drama The Bold And The Beautiful.

You're listening to Strange Magic

Being Erica - The Preview here

on S-P-M-M, where we do more

rockin' and less tockin'.

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Now let's hear some late 70s

American-made new wave rock

from the Boston band The Cars.

Written and sung by Ric Ocasek--

let the "Good Times Roll!"

"Good Times Roll" - The Cars

(Apr. 1979, highest chart pos. #41 Hot 100/#60 Cash Box)

We're letting' the good times roll on S-P-M-M, and those were Beantown's best,

The Cars, doing "Good Times Roll," a song from their debut album. At the time,

the single only brushed the top 40 in the U.S... but over the years it has grown
in popularity and today is counted as one of The Cars greatest hits.

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On Being Erica I'm always looking

for Mr. Right. As luck would have it,

I found Mr. Wright here on today's

playlist. It's Gary Wright, former

member of the British hard rock
band Spooky Tooth. Gary also
played keyboards on ex-Beatle
George Harrison's epic triple
album All Things Must Pass.

With his hit mid 70s single
and album "Dream Weaver,"
Gary Wright helped make
the synthesizer a leading
instrument in rock and
pop music. Here's his
follow up single--
"Love Is Alive."

"Love Is Alive" - Gary Wright

(June/July 1976, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#3 Cash Box)

"Love Is Alive" here on S-P-M-M...

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic

Stereo Surround, and you just felt

the spirit of '76 captured by the

Dream Weaver, Gary Wright,

on his second major hit single.

Strangely, "Love Is Alive" was

released before "Dream Weaver"

but charted after it, and spent an

amazing 27 weeks on the chart -

seven weeks longer than "Dream

Weaver," Gary's signature song.

Hung up at #2, "Love Is Alive"
was denied the top spot on the
chart by The Manhattans' single
"Kiss And Say Goodbye" and by
Elton John and Kiki Dee with
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

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In late 1973 this song was everywhere - on the radio, on stereos and on

stage as The Edgar Winter Group played to rock fans who dug the sound.
Written by band member Dan Hartman who scored a disco hit with

"Instant Replay," this is the blues rock classic-- "Free Ride!"

"Free Ride" - The Edgar Winter Group

(Sept/Oct. 1973, highest chart pos. #10 Cash Box/#14 Hot 100)

From the fall of '73 you just heard
the fusion of blues & rock on the

song "Free Ride" by The Edgar

Winter Group, a single from
the band's hit 1972 album
They Only Come Out at Night.

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That does it for my special sneak

preview. Thank you so much for
tuning in today. I'm Erica Strange.
Be sure to join me next year for
more sensational songs from the
sound track of your youth on my
new show Strange Magic Being
Erica on S-P-M-M... where all
the cool oldies come to play.
Take care and I'll see you
right here in 2021!

"Strange Magic" - Electric Light Orchestra

(Apr./May 1976, highest chart pos. #14 Hot 100 & Cash Box)