Lauren Monroe's Secret Stash

 

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"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" - Cher

(Dec. 1990/Jan. 1991, highest chart pos. #33 Hot 100,

#43 Cash Box/#1 UK and five other countries,

from OST of Dec. 1990 film Mermaids)

Lauren Monroe

Kicking-off the show with the first musical gem from my Secret Stash...

that was the one and only Cher doing her updated 1990 version of

 "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)." The ditty first became

popular in the spring of 1964 when R&B singer Betty Everett brushed

the top 5 on the pop chart and topped the Cash Box R&B survey with her

cover. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was first released in 1963 by soul/gospel

artist Merry Clayton. In 1990, Cher recorded the song for the soundtrack

of her movie Mermaids. Released as a single, Cher's rendition became

an international hit and her first chart-topping solo single in the UK.

In that music video you just watched promoting the film and

the record, Cher was joined by two up-and-coming young

actresses who played her daughters in Mermaids.

Winona Ryder

 The older daughter is Winona Ryder, currently starring in Stranger Things.

The younger daughter is Christina Ricci in her film debut.

Christina Ricci (left foreground)

 

 Months later, Christina delighted audiences in the role

of Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family movie.

 By the way, in case you're wondering why Cher's record charted so low in the U.S.

while topping the charts in 6 other countries, it's because the single was released in

Europe in conjunction with her album Love Hurts which included "Shoop Shoop"

as a bonus track. Stateside, the album was released without "Shoop Shoop," and it

would take nearly a decade before it became available on a Cher album in the U.S.

Hi, I'm Lauren Monroe.

Think I look like Lily Collins, daughter of the famous musician Phil Collins?

Yeah, I get that a lot... but I really don't see the resemblance.

Lily Collins

daughter of Phil Collins

I mean, as you can see (above), Lily Collins

is wearing a bright red, white and black print...

Lauren Monroe

D.A. & DJ

...whereas I... Lauren Monroe (above) am wearing solid black.

Need further convincing? Let's do that comparison again.  

Lily Collins

daughter of Phil Collins

Lily Collins is wearing a white blouse (above)...

...and once again, as even a child could see... 

Lauren Monroe

D.A. & DJ

I... Lauren Monroe... am wearing solid black.

 I hope that puts to rest the silly rumor that I am Lily Collins.

I am, in fact, Lauren Monroe, star of the 2020 thriller movie

Inheritance. In a nutshell, I'm the Manhattan district attorney

and elder daughter of Archer Monroe, patriarch of a wealthy

and powerful New York City political family. 

Poor daddy died recently and his estate was divided among the family.

Damn!  My piece of the pie was a measly one million dollars...

about as much as you could typically find in the

couch cushions at daddy's mansion.

 However, my inheritance also included a surprise...

...a secret that had remained buried for the last 30 years.

I could tell you more, much more...

 but I don't want to be a spoiler.

Lauren Monroe - D.A. & DJ 

(not Lily Collins)

I refer to my buried treasure as my Secret Stash and, coincidentally, that's

the name of my new S-P-M-M Radio series coming soon to Shady's Place.

Today I'm giving you a sneak peek at the show. As a D.A. - turned - DJ,

I'll be playing seldom heard, little known recordings by well known

artists along with seldom heard, little known recordings by obscure

artists. These great songs and filmed performances have been

kept secret far too long. My job is to bring them to your attention.

Alright, now that we have the pleasantries out of the way,

let's get back to boppin' as I spin more great but

overlooked and underappreciated tunes.

Toward the end of 1968, the American-Canadian psychedelic rock

band Steppenwolf topped the Canadian chart and had a top 3 hit

in the U.S. with "Magic Carpet Ride." In 1988, the dance duo

of Stacy "Acacia" Smith and Lisa "Jaz" Teaney released

an entirely different song with the same title. 

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In March of that year, the sizzling single broke into the top 5

winner's circle on the Dance chart. Here they are now...

LA's best kept secret - a hot ticket called Bardeux - 

and they want to sweep you off your feet and

take you on their type of- "Magic Carpet Ride!"

"Magic Carpet Ride" - Bardeux

(Mar. 1988, highest chart pos. #5 Hot Dance Singles,

#78 Cash Box/#81 Hot 100)

The secret's out about Loving You, Elvis Presley's second film,

released in June, 1957, and you're hearing it from me first.

The cast includes Jana Lund and Yvonne Lime,

the latter in the uncredited part of "Sally."

 In 1958, those two young actresses starred in High School Hellcats,

and Yvonne's character, Joyce Martin, is now a celebrity presenter

at Shady's Place, star of the S-P-M-M Retro Radio series

Joyce Martin's a Gold Digger.

Those Hellcats are trouble with a capital "T" - I just know it.

More fun facts: Loving You introduced actress Dolores Hart,

best known by some as one of the spring breakers in

Where The Boys Are, the 1960 coming-of-age

comedy movie that stars Connie Francis.

Dolores Hart

Actress - turned - nun

In the early 60s, Dolores, who was compared to Grace Kelly,

stunned Hollywood and her fans when she walked away from

her blossoming acting career to become a Roman Catholic

Benedictine nun. Dolores spent the next 43 years

of her life in a monastery.

Elvis Presley recorded the song "Mean Woman Blues" for the soundtrack

of Loving You. Released as a single, the song brushed the top 10 on the

R&B chart in September that year, and was also a hit on the Country

chart. In the fall of 1963, rock & roll crooner Roy Orbison

reached the top 5 with his cover of the song.

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Here he is at his swaggering best, Elvis "The Pelvis" Presley,

in a scene from Loving You singing-- "Mean Woman Blues!"

"Mean Woman Blues" - Elvis Presley

(Sept. 1957, highest chart pos. #11 R&B,

scene from June 1957 film Loving You)

If you're just tuning in, I'm Lauren Monroe, star of the 2020 thriller movie

Inheritance and your Hostess with the Mostest... a D.A. - turned - DJ...

bringing you a sneak preview of my Shady's Place radio series

Lauren Monroe's

Secret Stash.

 We're right in the middle of a 6-in-a-row non-stop

commercial free cruise on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.  

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In 1968, Simon And Garfunkel topped the chart with "Mrs. Robinson," a song from

the soundtrack of the hit Dustin Hoffman movie The Graduate.  Now meet the

secret weapons of alternative rock, Beantown's best, The Lemonheads, as

they perform their cover, a top 10 single on the Alt-chart in early 1993!

"Mrs. Robinson" - S&G cover by The Lemonheads

(Jan. 1993, highest chart perf. #8 Alternative,

#118 Bubbling Under/#16 Australia/#19 UK)

Lauren Monroe, the little girl with the really big shoe...sitting up here

in the blogcast booth on the top floor of Shady Towers and dragging

another long lost, seldom heard relic from my Secret Stash. In 1957,

prolific singer/songwriter Paul Anka turned a crush he had on an

older woman into his breakthrough hit, the chart-topper "Diana."

 You may not know that Paul released a sequel to the song

that cracked the top 40 in 1963.

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Here's not-so-tall Paul asking you to-- "Remember Diana."

"Remember Diana" - Paul Anka

(Apr./May 1963, highest chart pos.

#35 Cash Box/#39 Hot 100)

That wraps-up my sneak preview. Thanks for joining me. Stick around.

Coming up on the flip side of Gary Owens' news, it a solid COLD

edition of Arnie Ginsburg's Night Train Show, and I'll

be back soon with the official debut of my new series

Lauren Monroe's

Secret Stash.

"Michael - look out!"

To close the show and play us off, here comes actor

David Hasselhoff of Baywatch and Knight Rider fame.

It's a well kept secret that David is also a gifted singer with a

 long list of recording credits that includes two #1 hits in Europe.

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This is your last chance to Party Your Hasselhoff as David sings his

cool cover of Neil Diamond's 1969 hit "Sweet Caroline." Now this

is D.A. - turned - DJ Lauren Monroe reminding you that some

secrets are well worth sharing. See you soon!

"Sweet Caroline" - David Hasselhoff

(single from Sept. 2021 album Party Your Hasselhoff) 

2023 - Year of the Dell Rat ???

...or is it the year of the

Belle Rat?

...or could it be the year of the

Platterpus?

 Ainsley, Zoe, Adalind, Twisty, 

 Jess, Stephanie and Dot 

 Join The Shady Bunch! 

 CAN SHADY DEL KNIGHT KEEP YOU 
 ENTERTAINED IN THE COMING YEAR? 

 DO YOU NEED A 

 WACKY, WAVING, 

 INFLATABLE, 

 ARM FLAILING 

 TUBE MAN? 

 WELCOME BACK, DEAR FRIEND! 

 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

I'm delighted to have you along for the ride
as I begin another year of blogging here
at Shady's Place Music & Memories.
This year I am excited to launch more

new S-P-M-M radio shows hosted by

some of my favorite celebs from

TV and movies. You met some of

them last year in sneak previews,

and they're back in this special 2-

part post to help me kick-off 2023.

The first seven new members of

The Shady Bunch are ready to

play tunes ripped from their

SPMM radio play lists, so

let's meet them right now!

Hello, I'm Dot Everest on the Amazon

TV series The Tick. By day, I work for

The City as an EMT. By night, you'll

find me breaking badass, a crime-

fighting super-powered vigilante

heroine on Team Tick. My new

show on S-P-M-M will be called

7 on the Dot...

TICK TICK TICK.

That means every song I play will

make reference to time. You won't

find my show on TikTok... only

here at Shady's Place. Time is of

the essence, so let me give you

a sample song from my show,

a 1965 clip of The Rolling Stones

performing on Top Of The Pops. 

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This is the band's first UK single written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards,

a record that hit #1 in the UK and made the top 10 in the U.S.

Here now are The Stones and-- "The Last Time!"

"The Last Time" - The Rolling Stones

(Apr. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 UK/#9 Hot 100,

#10 Cash Box, 1965 perf. on Top Of The Pops) 

Hi there, and Happy New Year!

My name is Stephanie Smothers.

Think I look like Anna Kendrick?

I get that a lot. I'm main character

of the 2018 black comedy crime

thriller A Simple Favor. In the

movie, I host a crafts and recipes

vlog that caters to moms. On the

sly, I'm an amateur sleuth who

does lots of digging, gets lots of

questions answered and solves

a murder mystery. This year,

I'll bring that skill set to my

new radio show on S-P-M-M. 

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My show is called Stephanie Knows Who (What, When, Where, Why and How).

Every song I play asks a question, and here's one now. It's Heart with their

1985 comeback single, the band's first top 40 hit in three years and the

first to make the top 10 in five years. Watch and listen as sisters Ann

and Nancy Wilson ask the musical question-- "What About Love?" 

"What About Love?" - Heart

(July/Aug. 1985, highest chart pos. #8 Canada/#10 Hot 100,

#17 Cash Box/#3 U.S. Mainstream Rock & Canada Adult Contemporary) 

Hello, mate! I'm Jess Parker on the British

science-fiction television series Primeval.

 I'm the field coordinator of a team that

battles prehistoric creatures when they

break through time/space portals and

attack humans. My new show on

S-P-M-M Retro Radio is called

Primeval

Platterpus. 

I will be resurrecting groovy

platters from the 60s, 70s and

80s, records that might sound

like dinosaurs to younger ears,

but to Boomers, they're the

latest and the greatest.

It's yesterday once more!

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Here's a sample of what I'll be playing on Primeval Platterpus.

The blokes and birds of the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA punctuate

our plight as we battle the beasts to save the human race. This is the

flip side of their 1974 hit "Waterloo," the first single released by

the group using the name ABBA. What do you do when

those primeval monsters appear? "Watch Out!" 

"Watch Out" - ABBA

(June/July 1974, B side of "Waterloo")




Editor's note: Meet Twisty, the deranged killer clown on

American Horror Story: Freak Show. Twisty is proud to join

The Shady Bunch in 2023 as the "silent DJ" of SPMM radio.

That's right. Twisty doesn't speak.

He simply stares at you, smiles,

does a little magic trick for you,

and then proceeds to kill you.

Nothing personal, but yeah...

you really need to die.

Twisty's new show on

SPMM will be called

Twisty the

Night Away

...and Twisty wants you

to hear a sample from

his play list. It's Elvis

the Pelvis in a scene

from his hit 1957

film Loving You!

"Twisty's Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do

(and You've Got a Lot O' Dyin' To Do)"

- Elvis Presley (scene from July 1957

movie Loathing You) 

I'm Adalind Schade a witch-like Hexenbiest on the fantasy police drama Grimm.

I'll be here in April 2023 along with six other celebrity contestants to take

The A to Z Challenge, a new trivia game series at Shady's Place.

It's called the A to Z Challenge

because four of the players have

names that begin with the letter

"A" like me, and the other three

players have names that begin

with "Z." The game proceeds

through the alphabet with

players taking turns naming

a recording artist whose name

begins with the corresponding

letter. For example, if it's my

turn to name a "B" music act,

 I could pick rock 'n' roll star

Johnny Burnette and score

10 extra points for playing

a Johnny Burnette song that

has a number in the title. 

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And here it is, from the soundtrack of American Graffiti

Johnny's top 10 hit-- "You're Sixteen!" 

"You're Sixteen" - Johnny Burnette

(Dec. 1960/Jan. 1961, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box/#8 Hot 100)

Hi, I'm Zoe Baker, Beth Pearson's cousin

and Kevin's girlfriend on the hit family

TV drama This Is Us. I'm one of the "Z"

name players on the A to Z Challenge.

Let's suppose it's my turn to pick an

artist whose name begins with "M." 

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I could score 10 bonus points by choosing a

song by Mandy Moore, because the artist's

 first and last name both begin with "M."

Then I could gain 10 additional points

by making a Six Degrees connection,

because Mandy and I are on the same

TV show This Is Us. Here's Mandy

with her 2001 hit-- "In My Pocket!"

"In My Pocket" - Mandy Moore

(June 2001, highest chart pos. #11 Australia/#26 New Zealand,

#21 U.S. Mainstream Top 40/#102 Bubbling Under)



Hi, I'm Ainsley Whitly, an ambitious television news reporter on the hit

TV series Prodigal Son. This year, I and my colleagues, who are also

investigative journalists, will host a new S-P-M-M radio show called

The I-Team.

In this case, "I" does not stand for investigation, as in investigative

reporting. The title of every song we play on I-Team will start

with the letter "I"... We'll be spinning some uber cool tunes,

so "I" hope you'll join us. I also hope you enjoyed Pt. 1

of Shady's annual New Year's Day celebration.

Stick around for Pt. 2 coming up on Thursday. 

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To play us off, here again is This Is Us star Mandy Moore with

the "I" song "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of The Week."

Now for Zoe, Adalind, Twisty, Jess, Stephanie and Dot,

this is Ainsley saying goodbye and see you soon! 

"I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of The Week" - Mandy Moore

(Apr./May 2009, highest chart pos. #14 Ukraine/#90 Hot 100) 

Twisty the Night Away!

premiering this year at Shady's Place!

SCREAM QUEENS: SHADY'S LEADING LADIES! Vol. 1: Guys and Dolls... (and a Cute Little Pup)

I am..... Dracula!

You might remember my band, The Twilights, and our hit record

"Transylvania 6-5000." It was big in our neck of the woods.

Tonight, as the full moon rises, I  command  invite you to

join me as I introduce two charming young ladies.

(Well, one of them is more than 500 years old.)

They hope to win your heart with the songs

they play on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

I BITE. I SUCK.

THEY DON'T.

Now let us meet and greet these

Shady Bunch deejay apprentices.

Part 1: Wake Up Maggie ...

(Your New Dog's a Killer K-9)

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"Puppy Love" - Barbara Lewis (Feb./Mar. 1964,

highest chart pos. #38 Hot 100 & R&B/#58 Cash Box)

Kicking-off my part of the show,

that was soul singer Barbara Lewis

and "Puppy Love." Released in the

fall of 1963 around the time of the

JFK assassination, Barbara's record

was a crossover hit that made the

top 40 on both the pop and the

R&B chart in late winter, 1964. 

Hello! I'm

Maggie Glenn,

 a single gal, career journalist

and the main character of 

Good Boy...

a 2020 episode of the Hulu

horror anthology TV series

Into The Dark.

 Here's my deal. After effectively placing a glass ceiling directly

over my head and noticing how much it pissed me off, my weasel

boss recommended that I get myself an emotional support dog. 

I found an incredibly cute pup named Reuben...

 a cross-breed between a Dachshund and a Terrier. 

At first, all was well, but ooops! - that doggie in the window...

the one with the waggly tail... turned out to be a killer canine! 

That's right, friends and neighbors. You see, Reuben, or "Reubie," as I call him,

will attack and kill anyone who upsets me, stresses me out or tries to hurt me.

Reuben's got my back... and my misogynist boss's throat in his jowls. 

Now that you've read my

Facebook profile, I want to

welcome you to the new

Shady's Place series

Scream

Queens

and my segment entitled

Wake Up Maggie...
Your New Dog's

a Killer K-9!

The songs I'm playing tell you about my mis-adventures in pet ownership.

Remember what they say: there are no bad dogs... just bad owners. 

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Excuse me a sec. Drop it, Reuben! I said drop it! Oops, too late. He just swallowed

my best friend's nose. Bad dog! Yep, you should see what happens when a date gets

too frisky with me. It's rowdy Reubie to the rescue! Watch out boy, he'll chew you up.

Here he comes. He's a "Maneater." More on the story from Daryl Hall & John Oates! 

"Maneater" - Daryl Hall And John Oates (Dec. 1982/Jan. 1983,

highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

You just saw Daryl Hall and

John Oates doing "Maneater,"

their early 80s chart-topping

hit, and my rowdy rover

Reubie's favorite song.

Well I'll be doggone, my part

of the show is over before I got

a chance to tell you how Reubie

dealt with my money-grubbing

landlord. Maybe next time

when I return to sing the

bow-wow blues on

 

Wake Up Maggie...

Your New Dog's

a Killer K-9!

exclusively here at Shady's Place. 

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To play me off, here's Rod Stewart to sing my theme song, "Maggie May,"

voted one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. For now, this is

Maggie Glenn along with my killer K-9 Reuben, saying goodbye and take care! 

"Maggie May" - Rod Stewart

(Sept./Oct. 1971, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box) 

 

Fangtastic job, Maggie.

I'd like to have you for

dinner sometime soon.

Until then, I'll try to

satisfy my craving

with Adam's apple...

but I'm afraid

your little

hellhound

might beat

me to it.

Hey, Drac --- BITE ME! On second thought... don't. 

Count Dracula, you are so lame. You are nothing but a buzz kill,

a washed up has-been. I dated you in the 18th century. Even then,

you were nothing to write home about, and look at you now -

over the hill. You frighten no one... not even a child. Reuben

the dog is scarier than you. Casper the Friendly Ghost is scarier.

Macaulay Culkin is scarier. The Pillsbury Doughboy is scarier.

The Geico Gecko is scarier, you old puff of smoke...

you shriveled up caped cretin!

Part 2: Hello Dolly...

(Goodbye Blood)

Hello to one and all. I am Ghost Doll Nadja.

... the cute, cuddly, potty-mouth ghost/doppelganger mini-me doll

that belongs to the Romani vampire Nadja of Antipaxos on

What We Do In The Shadows, the FX mockumentary

 comedy horror TV series set on Staten Island.

I will now turn this drab affair into an

out-and-out Balkan blowout as I

bring you my segment called

Party Doll Nadja.

As the Ghost of Nadja, I am more than 500 years old, but I don't look a day over 18.

That is because I have inhabited this cute little doll.

 

 Yes, it is true. I have the ability to inhabit people, animals

and even inanimate objects like Shady Del Knight.

 Inhabiting is what I do. Inhabiting is a hard habit to break. 

I am already getting hundreds of song requests, but only have time

to play three. I am well versed in popular music. Since I have been

around for centuries, I was there at the very start of rock & roll

...the big bang we now refer to as "Milli Vanilli." 

Back by popular demand,

here are the LA-based

Cristea siblings, the

rocking metal band

that adopted the

stage name Liliac,

the Romanian word

for "bat." You see...

their mother and

father come from

Nadja's neck of the

woods - Transylvania.

They "lived" within

spitting distance of

Castle Dracula. 

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Experience the excitement as Liliac covers a song made popular in 1988

by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts-- "I Hate Myself For Loving You!" 

"I Hate Myself For Loving You" - Joan Jett

And The Blackhearts cover by Liliac (Feb. 2021)

As I told you, I once dated count Dracula. I also dated

this handsome devil... and he was a lot more fun.

In fact, he sang me a song in one of his movies!

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Here's Elvis the Pelvis in a scene from King Creole crooning- "Lover Doll!"

"Lover Doll" - Elvis Presley (scene from July, 1958, film King Creole)

Times have changed in

the old country. Romania

today has thriving dance-

pop, hip hop, rock and

metal scenes. Romanian

guitar wizard and music

producer Andrei Cerbu

has several YouTube

channels devoted to

those and other genres

featuring electrifying

performances by

young artists like

the one I picked

to conclude

my segment.

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Behold Rockmina, the banshee frontwoman of Andrei Cerbu's band

The Voodoo Child, performing live at a blues festival in north-eastern

Romania at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe, doing

a killer cover of Led Zep's "Rock And Roll." Now this is your

Ghostess With the Mostest, your Romanian Raggedy Ann

Ghost Nadja. See you next time on

Party Doll Nadja!

"Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin cover by

The Voodoo Child feat. Rockmina (Aug. 2021 perf.

at the Suceava Blues Festival in Bukovina, Romania) 

Dawn is breaking and

our show draws to a close.

Fangs for being here tonight.

 I hope you enjoyed the post.

For me, it was much more

pleasant than a stake.

I'll be lurking for you,

blud, so watch your

back and your neck.

Fare thee well!

 SCREAM QUEENS 

 Howl of Fame: 

 LEADING LADY 

 JUNE KENNEY IN 

 EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958)