Rose-Colored Glasses with Dr. Don Rose - Vol. 2: I Wanna Meet You, Alice Long!

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"I Wanna Meet You" - The Cryan Shames
(Dec. 1966, highest chart pos. #65 Cash Box/#85 Hot 100)

Starting us off today, the Chicago pop - garage rock band

The Cryan Shames and "I Wanna Meet You," a record

that was hot in Chi-town at Christmas 1966, but got a 

chilly reception in other parts of the country, leaving

it stranded at #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #65 on

  Cash Box. It's a cryan shame the record didn't catch on,

and it's a cryan shame Shady isn't paying me for this gig.

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

A Dr. Donald D. Rosey good morning to you!

I'm Dr. Don Rose from Quixie in Dixie -

WQXI Atlanta - here with my pet canary

Lulu-Belle (MOOOOO!) welcoming you

to my second fun-filled show here on

sister station S-P-M-M, bringing you

the authentic sound of top 40 radio in

the 60s. The songs I play will make

your ears smile, and the videos you'll

watch on my YouTube simulcast will

allow you to view the past thru

Rose-Colored Glasses.

Just remember, folks. Dr.Don's the real doctor

of The Shady Bunch. Those two mangy mutt

DJs, Brian Griffin and Toto Moto, think they're

doctors because they've learned how to heel. 

 (BA-DUM-BUMP)

Hey, don't be a stranger. Stick around because our

7-in-a-row commercial free cruise is just getting started.  

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Speaking of strangers, in 1966 Bobby Vee & The Strangers

gave us this feel good song-- "Look At Me Girl."

"Look At Me Girl" - Bobby Vee And The Strangers

(July/Aug. 1966, highest chart pos. #52 Hot 100/#67 Cash Box)

From the summer of '66, that was pop teen idol and rock & roller

Bobby Vee making the transition from heartthrob to more of an

adult oriented rock singer with "Look At Me Girl." It was the

first Bobby Vee single that also credited his studio band

The Strangers. The platter was pleasing, but petered out

before making it halfway up the chart. Maybe it coulda

climbed higher with a swig of Geritol. (MOOOOO!)

By the way, my doctor told me that jogging

could add years to my life. He was right...

I feel ten years older already.

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

If you're just tuning in, you're looking

directly into the past through Dr. Don's

Rose-Colored Goggles and listening to

my show in futuristic stereophonic sound.

I'm on assignment from Quixie in Dixie,

moonlighting as your host here on

S-P-M-M... where they put old DJs

like me out to pasture. (MOOOOO!)

We're right smack dab in the middle

of a 7-in-a-row block party... so

let's put the pedal to the metal.

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You've heard of the Motown Sound. Well here's the

Sound of Allentown-- Jay And The Techniques!

"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" - Jay And The Techniques

(Sept./Oct. 1967, highest chart pos. #4 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100/#8 R&B,

dancers on ep. of Casey Kasem's Hollywood TV show Shebang) 

Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie and the Patridge Family in

a pear tree. (MOOOOO!) That was Jay Proctor and his

band The Techniques from Allentown, PA, doing their

signature song and biggest hit. Truth be told, record

producer Jerry Ross had studio musicians lay down

the instrumental backing track on that recording and

 added vocal sweetening by the soon-to-be famous

Ashford & Simpson. "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie"

made the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 5 on

Cash Box in the fall of 1967. The song on the flip

side, "Stronger Than Dirt," makes reference to the

early 60s ad campaign for Ajax Cleanser and

Ajax Laundry Detergent that featured an

armed knight riding a white horse. 

I'm Dr. Don, your knight in shining armor -

the clown prince of morning radio here on

S-P-M-M... the station with personality. 

Hey folks, speaking of ad slogans, if you've

got the time, Miller's got the beer, and if

you've got the Question Mark, I've got the

answer. This next song "Can't Get Enough

Of You Baby" was first recorded by the

Four Seasons and released on their 1966
album Working My Way Back to You
and More Great New Hits.

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Here's a groovy version of the song released as a single

in the spring of '67 by the Michigan-based garage rock

band Question Mark and the Mysterians-- 

"Can't Get Enough Of You Baby!"

"Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" - ? And The Mysterians

(Apr. 1967, highest chart pos. #51 Cash Box/#56 Hot 100)

That was "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby (but I can sure

have fun tryin')" (kazoo sound) by those protopunk garage

rockers from Saginaw, Question Mark & The Mysterians.

The song was also covered by Smash Mouth and

by the soul trio The Toys.

Quixie in Dixie and S-P-M-M Retro-Radio.

You've got Dr. Don Rose in your ear and I'm

 loaded with wax-- the best sounds of 60s.

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Speaking of having a bug in your ear,

the minute I sign off my show each day,

my wife calls the studio and complains

about things I said on the air and things

I should have said. Here with a report

on the state of my marriage are--

The Grass Roots!

"Things I Should Have Said" - The Grass Roots

(Aug./Sept. 1967, highest chart pos. #23 Hot 100/#36 Cash Box)

From West Coast record exec Lou Adler and the fine songwriting

duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, those were The Grass Roots,

a folk rock and psychedelic pop band founded by Sloan

and Barri, with "Things I Should Have Said," a single

that made a run at the top 20 at the tail end

of The Summer of Love - 1967. 

Dr. Donald D. Rose keeping you company

in the A-M on S-P-M-M... your prescription

 for music and fun, and folks, I've got a

problem. I wake up every day stiff in all

the wrong places. (BA-DUM-BUMP) 

It got so bad Mrs. Rose demanded I see 

a chiropractor. I was wrong to think he

couldn't help me.  I stand corrected.

(BA-DUM-BUMP). All it took was a

period of adjustment. (BA-DUM-BUMP) 

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In 1968 Al Wilson scored a top 30 hit with "The Snake,"

released on Johnny Rivers' Soul City Records. Two years

earlier, in '66, Johnny himself performed the song for a

TV audience at The Hollywood Palace!

"The Snake" - Johnny Rivers

(live perf. May 7, 1966, on The Hollywood Palace,

from 2004 album Reinvention Highway)

With go-go dancers wiggling and jiggling behind him, that was

Johnny Rivers in the spring of 1966 appearing on the TV show

The Hollywood Palace and performing his great rendition of

"The Snake." The song was written and first recorded by

civil-rights activist Oscar Brown in 1963. By the way,

that episode of The Hollywood Palace was

hosted by Judy Garland.

Shucks, I'm all out of time, folks, and

Gary Owens is waving me off. Thanks

for tuning in and letting me put some

corn in your morn. I hope you had
fun peering into the past through my

Rose-Colored Glasses and reliving

the salad days of your youth. I'm

a meat 'n' potatoes man myself.

(MOOOOO!) Hey, stick around.

Coming up on the flip side of

Gary Owens' news, my good

friend Dell Rat Tom will

be here to play another

stack of Shady Dell

Jukebox Giants.

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And I'll be back soon with another pile of platters for a Rosey

good morning. To play us off, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart

with "you're still my favorite girlfriend, Alice... but not for long."

(BICYCLE HORN) Now this is Dr. Don Rose reminding you

 that one pill makes you larger. Go ask Alice. (KAZOO SOUND) 

Say goodbye, Lulu-Belle (MOOOOO!) So long, folks!

"Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)"

Tommy Boyce And Bobby Hart (Aug. 1968,
highest chart pos. #16 Cash Box/#27 Hot 100)

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Natalie Teeger's Array of Sunshine: Natalie Gets it On and Cuts to the Chase!

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"Get It On" - Chase

(July 1971, highest chart pos. #22 Cash Box/#24 Hot 100)

That was "Get It On,"

the best known recording

by Chase, the jazz rock

band led by trumpeter

Bill Chase. The single

peaked just outside

the top 20 in the

summer of 1971.

Hi there, I'm

Natalie

 Teeger!

As you might already know, I am Mr. Monk's

personal assistant on the TV series Monk.

I'm here today with exciting news.

Shady Del Knight has picked me

to join The Shady Bunch as a DJ

on his S-P-M-M radio station!

You're tuned to the second sneak

preview of my show which will

make its debut in 2022. It's called

Natalie Teeger's Array of Sunshine.

I'll be bringing you the best sounds

of the 60s and 70s - sunshine pop,

soft rock, brassy horn bands like

Chase, English imports and more -

songs that are guaranteed to put

Array of Sunshine into your day.

Would you like to ride in my

beautiful balloon? Or how

about my Flying Machine? 

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That's the name of the British studio

group formed by songwriters/producers

Tony MacAuley and Geoff Stephens.

In the fall of 1969, The Flying Machine

was way up there where the air is rare,

in the top 5 on the U.S. chart, with

the feel-good ditty-- "Smile A Little

Smile For Me (Rosemarie)." 

"Smile A Little Smile For Me" - The Flying Machine

(Oct./Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100 & Cash Box) 

That one goes out to all of the

brokenhearted Rosemaries of

the world who need cheering

up - the English studio-based

pop group The Flying Machine

doing their signature song and

big U.S. hit-- "Smile A Little

Smile For Me." 

If you're just tuning in, I'm

Natalie Teeger, Mr. Monk's

 girl Friday and every other

day of the week, giving you

a sneak peek at my new

 show coming to S-P-M-M

Retro Radio. I'm offering

Array of Sunshine

to make your day a little

 brighter and a little better.

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This band put Niles, Michigan, on the map with their debut single "Hanky Panky,"

originally released in 1964 on that city's Snap record label. Fast forward to the
summer of '69. Tommy James And The Shondells were riding high with a
string of hits and soaring toward the top of the chart with this song
co-written by Tommy. Here's "Crystal Blue Persuasion."

"Crystal Blue Persuasion" - Tommy James And The Shondells

(July/Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was one of the songs most often

heard playing on the radio during the
celebrated summer of '69 - Tommy
James And The Shondells peaking
at #2 on the charts with "Crystal

Blue Persuasion." Many listeners
thought the song was about drugs,

but Tommy insisted he got his
inspiration from Bible verses. 

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Natalie Teeger playing the great

sounds of your lifetime and here's

another, The Grass Roots with 1971

gold-- "Two Divided By Love!"

 

"Two Divided By Love" - The Grass Roots

(Nov. 1971, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100/#2 Canada)

An ear-pleasing blast from your past, those were The Grass Roots, the LA-

based band that started out doing folk rock, but had their greatest success

in the late 60s and early 70s cranking out good time pop-rock singles like

that one, "Two Divided By Love," a record that penetrated the top 10

on Cash Box and went all the way to #2 in Canada in the fall of 1971. 

Natalie Teeger keeping you company

on S-P-M-M, where all the cool oldies
 come to play. I'm doing my best to

turn that frown upside down and

put Array of Sunshine into your

day. How am I doing so far?

Here's another fellow who did pretty

doggone well for himself after first

making his mark with a famous band.

It's Paul McCartney, you might have

heard of him, joined here by wife Linda

and their band Wings doing a 1978 single

that went top 5 in the UK and did even

better stateside, going all the way to the

top of the chart.  Here are McCartney

and Wings-- "With A Little Luck."

"With A Little Luck"- Wings

(Apr./May 1978, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was Paul McCartney with

his band Wings performing

"With A Little Luck," their

chart-topping single from

the spring of '78, a song

from their album

London Town.

This is your breath of fresh

air, Natalie Teeger, bringing

Array of Sunshine into your

life on S-P-M-M Retro Radio,

the station with personality.

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No one spreads sunshine better

than this pair and their yacht rock

sound. Here are The Captain and

Tennille with-- "Love Will

Keep Us Together!" 

"Love Will Keep Us Together" - The Captain & Tennille

(June/July 1975, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

live perf. on The Midnight Special) 

A winner of a song that spent

four weeks at #1 at the start

of summer in 1975, that was

"Love Will keep Us Together,"

composed by Brill Building

greats Neil Sedaka and his

partner Howard Greenfield

and performed by Captain

and Tennille on a telecast

of The Midnight Special.

“Captain” Daryl Dragon

laid down the entire

instrumental backing

on the record except

for the drums which

were played by Hal

Blaine of the famed

Wrecking Crew. 

Before I forget, I want to remind you to watch Mr. Monk,

Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Lieutenant Randy Disher and

me as we work together to bring the bad guys to justice

on our series Monk, now playing on Amazon Prime.

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Darn!  Boss man Shady Del Knight's giving me the signal to wrap it up.

That does it for this second preview of my new show on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.

To play us off, here's Santana with "Jingo," the first single released from the

Latin rock band's self-titled debut 1969 album. "Jingo" is a cover of a song

originally released in 1959 by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji.

Stay tuned. Coming up on the B side of Gary Owens' news, meet Shady's

Place newbie Denny the Dell Rat and take Shady's latest Mom & Pop

Brain Buster Quiz. Now this is Natalie Teeger inviting you to join

me next year when once again I'll bring Array of Sunshine

into your world. Take care and I'll see you in '22!

"Jingo" - Santana

(Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #37 Cash Box,

#56 Hot 100,  from Aug. 1969 album Santana)

Nice job, Natalie.

By the way, in case you

haven't heard... I have

my own band. It's called

The Randy Disher Project.

Hey, if you'd like, I can

get you tickets to our

next show. It's Saturday

afternoon...in my garage.

Shady Green and His Wayback Machine Vol. 3: Hey Tonight, Drop Out With Me, Little Girl!

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and proud of it. Now stand by for

 SHADY GREEN 

 AND HIS 

 WAYBACK 

 MACHINE 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

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"Hawaii Five-O" - The Ventures
(Mar to May 1969, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

Visions of Jack Lord's hair flashing through my noggin as the best-selling

instrumental band of all time, The Ventures, get the old adrenaline pumping

and kick-off the show with the theme from the hit TV series "Hawaii Five-O,"

a top 5 hit from 1969. I've always wanted to say this: "Book 'em, Danno!"

How're you doing? I'm Shady Green

and I'm glad you hopped aboard my

Wayback Machine for another trip

back to one of the most exciting

periods in music history, the mid

60s through the early 70s.

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Up next, here's a San Francisco based

folk-rock and psychedelic pop band
that racked up a string of hits as long

as a comet tail - 14 top 40 singles in

all. I'm talking about The Grass Roots,

and here they are with a groovy tune

from 1971-- "Temptation Eyes."

"Temptation Eyes" - The Grass Roots

(Feb./Mar. 1971, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100/#16 Cash Box)

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround - that's S-P-M-M,

and you just heard "Temptation Eyes" by The Grass Roots, a great

single that peaked at #15, surprisingly low considering the fact that

the record spent a whopping 18 weeks on the chart. That's longer

than any of the band's other releases including their

biggest hit "Midnight Confessions."

Here's another song that under-performed

on the U.S. chart, but the reason is clear.

It's The Rolling Stones with the follow-

up to their smash hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

This single was released in the U.S. shortly

after the violent clashes between police

and anti-Vietnam War protesters at the

1968 Democratic National Convention

in Chicago. Fearing the song would

incite more violence, local stations

refused to play it. 

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FYI, the original picture sleeve of this single is one of the rarest and most

valuable in the world, worth well over a thousand dollars. Here they are,

The Stones, with the song banned in Chi-town-- "Street Fighting Man!"

"Street Fighting Man" - The Rolling Stones

(Sept. 1968, highest chart pos. #30 Cash Box/#48 Hot 100)

Banned in The Windy City, The Rolling Stones song "Street Fighting Man."

Incidentally "The Boss" - Brice Springsteen- called the song's lyrics

 "What can a poor boy do but sing in a rock and roll band?"

one of the greatest rock and roll lines of all time.

If you're just tuning in, your riding the

Wayback Machine with Shady Green,

The Dean of Keen, on S-P-M-M... the

#1 station for a rock and roll nation! 

Time now for some Rapp music.

I'm talking about the late, great

songwriter/musician Tom Rapp,

one of the most eloquent and

distinctive voices of my

g-g-generation. 

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In 1967 Rapp and his psychedelic folk rock band Pearls Before Swine released
their first single for ESP records. Turn on, tune in-- "Drop Out" with me!

"Drop Out!" - Pearls Before Swine

(from Oct. 1967 album One Nation Underground)

From their 1967 debut album One Nation Underground, that was Tom Rapp

and PBS - Pearls Before Swine - with "Drop Out!" PBS was noteworthy

for using an assortment of esoteric musical instruments in their studio

recordings, the kind rarely found on pop or rock recordings.

Shady Green and the Wayback Machine...

and we're right smack dab in the middle

of a seven-in-a-row block party here

on S-P-M-M radio where all the

cool oldies come to play. 

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Our magical mystery tour continues now

with The Doors and a song from their

second album Strange Days--

"You're Lost Little Girl." 

"You're Lost little Girl" - The Doors

(from Sept. 1967 album Strange Days)

The Doors with "You're Lost Little Girl." Released at the beginning of fall

in 1967, Strange Days is considered by many critic and fans including me,

Shady Green, to be The Doors' strongest, most interesting and best album.

Yet at the time of its release, it was overshadowed by the band's self titled

debut album and sales were disappointing. Strange days indeed!

Shady Green, The Dean of Keen. I don't

know about you, but I'm psyched. On

my turntable now is a power platter by

John Fogerty and his roots rock band

Creedence Clearwater Revival. This

single was released as a double A

sided record which means there

was no designated B side. Here's

a hint. The first A side features

"Have You Ever Seen The Rain." 

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Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround... that's S-P-M-M, and here's

the second song on that super slab, a CCR sonic boom-- "Hey Tonight!"

"Hey Tonight" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

(Feb./Mar. 1971, highest chart pos. #8 Hot 100/#1 Denmark & Germany,

released as a double A side single with "Have You Ever Seen The Rain")

CCR with "Hey Tonight," one of the songs on their double A-side

release that also featured "Have You Ever Seen The Rain."

Both songs on that 1971 single cracked the top 10.

That does it for this voyage

of the Wayback Machine.

Thanks for riding along.

Stay tuned on the B side

of news for your buddy

and mine, that lovable

nosy neighbor Ernest P.

Worrell, who'll drop by

to Rock-A-Billygoat

right here on S-P-M-M...

the station with personality.

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and I'll be back soon with more groovy greats from the Summer of Love and
the Woodstock era. To play us off, Norman Greenbaum with his gospel rock
classic from 1970 - "Spirit In The Sky." Norman's nifty number spent two
weeks atop the Cash Box chart but was held back at #3 on the Billboard
Hot 100, denied the top spot by the Jackson 5 hit "ABC" and by
The Beatles with "Let It Be." Thanks again for joining the fun.
Now this is Shady Green, The Dean of Keen, over and out!

"Spirit In The Sky" - Norman Greenbaum

(Mar. to May 1970, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

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BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

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And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
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and proud of it. Now stand by for

 SHADY GREEN 

 AND HIS 

 WAYBACK MACHINE 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

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"I'd Wait A Million Years" - The Grass Roots

(July/Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #12 Cash Box/#15 Hot 100)

Those were The Grass Roots starting us off with one of their
many great hits, a single that made a run at the top 10 in the
celebrated Summer of '69--  "I'd Wait A Million Years."

Seems like I've waited a million years to be
back behind the microphone, but here I am,
Shady Green, The Dean of Keen, welcoming
you aboard my Wayback Machine here on
S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio, the station
that's number one for music and fun.
That West Coast band, by the way, was
grass-rooted in folk rock. It underwent
changes in personnel and style, and
evolved into one of the great horn
bands of the late 60s and early 70s.

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S-P-M-M, home of The Shady Bunch, and our seven-in-a-row block party

continues now with Wings, the band built around former Beatle Paul McCartney

and his keyboardist wife Linda. In early 1973 Wings were soaring with a single

that reached the top 5 in the UK and top 10 stateside-- "Hi, Hi, Hi!"

"Hi, Hi, Hi" - Wings
(Jan. 1973, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/ #10 Hot 100)

Brushing the top 5 on Cash Box, that was
Paul and Linda McCartney and their band
Wings with their hit single "Hi, Hi, Hi,"
a record that was banned by the BBC
on grounds that it contained sexually
suggestive lyrics and a drug reference.

Hi-hi-hi there, how're ya doin'? If you're
just tuning in, I'm Shady Green and you're
taking a ride in my Wayback Machine on

S-P-M-M where we go huntin' for the cool

hits of the past and bring 'em back alive.

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Don'tcha just love one hit wonders like this dum dum ditty?
From the Kasenetz-Katz producing team, here's Crazy Elephant
with their bubblegum biggie- "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'!"

"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" - Crazy Elephant

(Mar. to May 1969, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/#12 Hot 100)

Closing in on the Cash Box top 5,
that was "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin',"

a bubblegum blast from the past from

Super K Productions and their studio

group Crazy Elephant. Singing lead

on that one was Bobby Spencer,

former member of The Cadillacs,

a rock 'n' roll and doo-wop group

from Harlem. Backing vocals

were supplied by the so-called

King of Bubblegum, Joey Levine.

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"Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround" - that's S-P-M-M,
where all the cool oldies come to play, yours truly Shady Green manning the mic.
Here now, England's Magic Lanterns, and their biggest U.S. hit-- "Shame, Shame!"

"Shame, Shame" - Magic Lanterns

(Nov./Dec. 1968, highest chart pos. #17 Cash Box/#29 Hot 100)

The UK band The Magic Lanterns there with "Shame, Shame,"
a record that kept us company through the Thanksgiving and Christmas
holiday season in 1968 and went top 30 Billboard, top 20 Cash Box.
Hey, you're right smack dab in the middle of a seven-in-a-row
commercial free cruise with Shady Green on S-P-M-M.

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"Time Is On My Side." "Time Has Come Today,"
 and baby, baby, baby, you're "Out Of Time."
It's Midnight At The Oasis"... and "I'm a
Midnight Mover." I'm gonna wait till
"The Midnight Hour" and "After Midnight,"
we're gonna let it all hang out. "Twelve-30
(Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)."

It's a "Five o'Clock World" and there's
something special 'bout "Six o'Clock."
I danced last night till "Quarter To 3"
and the old clock on the wall says
it's "25 Or 6 To 4." Here's Chicago!

"25 Or 6 To 4" - Chicago

(Aug./Sept. 1970, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box,

from Jan. 1970 album Chicago)

Chicago, another great horn driven rock band of the late 60s and early 70s,
with the brassy sound of "25 Or 6 To 4," a song, not about drugs as some
people thought, but instead about trying to write a song in the middle
of the night, 3:34 or 3:35 AM, to be more exact.

How long will it take you to name this tune?

I'm betting you'll know it in two seconds flat.

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The song was first recorded by the Dutch

psychedelic rock band The Shocking Blue

(no relation to Shady Blue). Here they are

with their sig-song, a single that shot to #1

on the charts in 9 countries including the

U.S. Featuring lead vocals by Mariska

Veres, a raven-haired beauty who was

Holland's answer to Cher... here are

The Shocking Blue with-- "Venus!"

"Venus" - The Shocking Blue
(Jan./Feb. 1970, highest chart pos. #1)

That was the Dutch rock band The Shocking Blue with their 1970
chart-topping original version of "Venus." You can't keep a good
song down. "Venus" returned to the top of the chart two more
times, first in 1981 when sampled on the famous "Medley"
by another Dutch act, Stars On 45, and again in 1986
when covered by the UK girl trio Bananarama.

Hey, they're waving me off, I'm sorry to say, and I
gotta run. Thanks a lot for coming along for the ride!

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Stay tuned for Toto Moto, The All Night
Satellite, coming up on the flip side of
news, and I'll be back soon with more
time travel tuneage in my Wayback
Machine. Now this is Shady Green,
The Dean of Keen, saying goodbye
and leaving you with a cool cover of
a hit by Jr. Walker And The All Stars.
Vanilla Fudge, the psychedelic blue-
eyed soul band, with a real blast
from the past-- "Shotgun!"

"Shotgun" - Vanilla Fudge

(Mar. 1969, highest chart pos. #68 Hot 100/#74 Cash Box)