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STUCK LIKE GLUE
on SHADY BLUE
on SHADY BLUE
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"Little Devil" - Neil Sedaka
(May/June 1961, highest chart pos. #9 Cash Box/#11 Hot 100)
Yessum, he's the real deal, my friend Neil. That was Mr. Neil Sedaka
kicking-off my Halloween Spooktacular with "Little Devil," a top 10
hit in 1961 for the prolific, terrific singer and songwriter.
Good morn and howdy-do!
I'm Shady Blue hoping to
have you Stuck Like Glue
before I'm through. It's time
for you to wake up and smell
the coffee (along with my
stinky socks.) I've been
wearing the same pair
ever since Sedaka
waxed that song.
(BA-DUM-BUMP)
Today's play list is designed to get
you in the mood for trick-or-treat
fright night. It'll be here before you
know it, so let's keep the spooky
records (and stomachs) turning.
By special request, I've got another soundtrack song from Blue Velvet, one of
the featured films in my recent tribute to director David Lynch. In the fall of
1963, pop crooner Bobby Vinton gained a #1 charting hit with the tender
ditty that later became the title song of that neo-noir mystery thriller
movie. If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube, behold the
film's opening sequence and note how Lynch uses the sweet
song "Blue Velvet" to arouse fear and loathing.
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As you will see, Bobby's ballad starts out in complete harmony with
the images of small town serenity on the screen, but soon the song
contradicts the action... letting the audience know that, beneath
its tranquil veneer, all is not well in Lumberton, North Carolina.
"Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton
(Sept./Oct. 1963, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,
opening scene from Sept. 1986 film Blue Velvet)
I don't know about you, but Shady Blue's got goose bumps thinking about
tough guy Frank Booth and a candy-colored clown they call the Sandman.
You just heard the contrapuntal theme song from the David Lynch's
Blue Velvet on this special Halloween edition of Stuck Like Glue.
Our next number is by the Toronto group
The Diamonds. Along with The Crew-Cuts,
another group from that city, The Diamonds
rose to fame covering R&B songs. In 1956
The Diamonds approached the top 10 with
Frankie Lymon's "Why Do Fools Fall In
Love" and with "The Church Bells May
Ring," originally waxed by The Willows.
In 1957, The Diamonds' version of
The Gladiolas' single "Little Darlin'"
lasted half a year on the chart and
spent 8 weeks at #2 behind Elvis
Presley's smash "All Shook Up."
In '59, just in time for Halloween,
The Diamonds released the creepy
song you are about to hear.
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It was penned by lyricist Roy Alfred who wrote "The Hucklebuck,"
a hit for Chubby Checker, and "Let's Lock The Door," a hit
for Jay And The Americans. The Diamonds now with--
"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula!"
for Jay And The Americans. The Diamonds now with--
"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula!"
"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein Or Dracula" - The Diamonds
(Oct. 1959, uncharted B side of "Walkin' The Stroll")
BOOTH ANNOUNCER:
IT'S A
SHADY BLUE
(ECHO CHAMBER)
DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY
That's right. Shady Blue's
turning a double play with
another song for you
by The Diamonds.
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The monster record I just played was not
a monster hit. In fact it missed the chart,
and so did the A side of that single
"Walkin' The Stroll," an attempt by
a monster hit. In fact it missed the chart,
and so did the A side of that single
"Walkin' The Stroll," an attempt by
The Diamonds to milk the success
of this song, their original dance hit
"The Stroll." Watch as the kids in
Des Moines, Iowa, go strollin'
on the TV show Seventeen!
of this song, their original dance hit
"The Stroll." Watch as the kids in
Des Moines, Iowa, go strollin'
on the TV show Seventeen!
"The Stroll" - The Diamonds
(Jan./Feb. 1958, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100,
ep. of TV dance program Seventeen on WOI-TV
channel 5 Ames/Des Moines, Iowa)
Old gold sound and images there as you watched couples performing the line dance
fad The Stroll on an early 1958 episode of Seventeen, a show that originated from
the studios of WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa. In the early 70s, The Stroll became a
regular feature on Soul Train with the hippest dancers on TV strutting
down The Soul Train Line. That single by The Diamonds topped the
Cash Box chart in the early weeks of 1958. It was later used in
the soundtrack of American Graffiti and, in counterpoint,
in the 1986 sci-fi/horror movie Night Of The Creeps.
fad The Stroll on an early 1958 episode of Seventeen, a show that originated from
the studios of WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa. In the early 70s, The Stroll became a
regular feature on Soul Train with the hippest dancers on TV strutting
down The Soul Train Line. That single by The Diamonds topped the
Cash Box chart in the early weeks of 1958. It was later used in
the soundtrack of American Graffiti and, in counterpoint,
in the 1986 sci-fi/horror movie Night Of The Creeps.
If you're just tuning in, I'm Shady Blue
doing my best to get you Stuck Like Glue
with a killer lineup of songs for Halloween
right here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio,
where the spooky sounds of the past
come back to haunt you.
At the top of the show we heard from
Neil Sedaka who wants to make
a little devil his girl.
Neil Sedaka who wants to make
a little devil his girl.
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Elvis Presley is going the other way.
Presley got wise to a-- "Devil In Disguise!"
Presley got wise to a-- "Devil In Disguise!"
"(You're The) Devil In Disguise" - Elvis Presley
(July/Aug. 1963, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
BOOTH ANNOUNCER:
IT'S ANOTHER
SHADY BLUE
(ECHO CHAMBER)
DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY
Yes indeed, not one but two double plays in this edition of Stuck Like Glue!
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I'm hooked on a feeling with Elvis the Pelvis... a feeling
like my head is spinning 'round and 'round-- "Witchcraft!"
like my head is spinning 'round and 'round-- "Witchcraft!"
"Witchcraft" - Elvis Presley
(Oct./Nov. 1963, highest chart pos. #32 Hot 100,
#33 Cash Box, B side of "Bossa Nova Baby")
You just heard two Presley platters back-to-back: "Witchcraft," an Elvis
cover of a 1956 R&B record by The Spiders, made a run at the top 30
at Halloween 1963 on the B side of "Bossa Nova Baby." Before that,
you listened to "(You're The) Devil In Disguise," a top 3 charting
single for The King during the summer that same year.
Uh-oh, the boss man, Shady Del Knight,
is signalling me to put a pitchfork in it,
because I'm done. That does it for my
Halloween Spooktacular. Thanks a lot
for tuning in. Stick around. Coming up
on the flip side of Gary Owens' news,
because I'm done. That does it for my
Halloween Spooktacular. Thanks a lot
for tuning in. Stick around. Coming up
on the flip side of Gary Owens' news,
it's the return of AIDA, that living doll
robotic bad girl from Marvel's Agents
of S.H.I.E.L.D... who will hold your
brain hostage inside The Framework,
so keep it right here on S-P-M-M...
the station that's number one for
music and Halloween fun.
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And I'll be back soon with more golden greats to get you Stuck Like Glue.
To play us off, here's the instrumental rock group The Ventures, whisking
us away to "The Twilight Zone," a track from their 1964 album
Ventures In Space. Now this is Shady Blue saying
so long and happy Halloween!
"The Twilight Zone" - The Ventures
(from 1964 album Ventures In Space)
