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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

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"Livin' On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi

cover by IMY2 (June 2024) 

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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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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.

C L I F F H A N G E R ! Liv and Let Die... in the Wilderness

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"Live And Let Die" - Wings cover by HSCC aka

The Hindley Street Country Club (Aug. 2023)

Kicking-off the show, that was HSCC - The Hindley Street Country Club -

the amazingly talented Australian cover band, with "Live And Let Die,"

the theme of the 1973 James Bond film of the same name. 

It is also my theme song, spelled "LIV And Let Die," and I'm here to tell you why.

Hi!  I'm Liz Liv Taylor, star of the British psycho thriller

miniseries Wilderness on Amazon Prime Video.

And I'm Cara Parker, "the other woman" who

is having a fling with Liv's husband Will.

"Something New"/"Call The Shots"/"Fling"

Girls Aloud 20th Anniversary Megamix

(November 2022)

Wilderness follows a twisted love story as my "happily-ever-after" life

quickly turns into a living nightmare thanks to my hubby's philandering.

Will and I are a young British couple from Wales.

For the sake of Will's career, we recently relocated to New York City.

Before you know it, our marriage is on the rocks... the rocks

of the Grand Canyon's south rim, to be more specific.  

That's because I discovered incriminating texts and a steamy sex tape

starring my hubby and his buxom blonde co-worker, Cara. (below)

(above) Cara - homewrecking hussy with a heart of gold 

"Push The Button" - Sugababes

(Oct./Nov. 2005, highest chart pos. #1 UK,

Ireland, Scotland, Austria & New Zealand)

Yep, it was a shocking, devastating breach of trust.

  I found out the hard way... 

Where there's a Will... there's a woman.

"Where there's a Will... there's a woman."  Good one, Liv!

Here's another one. Where there's a Will... there's a way for him to cheat on me.

"Live and let live," the old proverb advises us.

 But after finding out about Will's extracurricular activities in the sack, I say--

Liv And Let Die! - Katy bar the door - Hell hath no fury - and all that rot. 

You might remember the Ronnie Dove hit "When Liking Turns To Loving."

Well, the name of our song is "When Heartbreak Turns to Rage and Revenge."

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"Too many fish in the sea," so goes the old saying.  Weaselly, weak-willed,

never-say-won't Will is constantly patrolling the waters and goes after

anything that moves.  As the talented all-star band from the

School Of Rock suggest, he's a-- "Barracuda!"

"Barracuda" - Heart cover by School Of Rock (Dec. 2023)

Distraught wife Liv Taylor with you on S-P-M-M Retro Radio,

sharing my sob story with anyone out there who will listen.

 It's about my nogoodnik husband who's been flopping around in seedy,

fleabag, pay-by-the-hour hotels with his sexy blonde co-worker Cara.

(above) mistress Cara

(above) mistress Cara, a closer look 😍

But I just keep on smiling and biding my time... 

and the wheels in my noggin just keep on turning.

Let me propose a toast to my darling husband Will...

 because, very soon, he is gonna be just that-- toast!

I learned from the frat bros of Animal House that when things

go from bad to worse... the only answer is--- road trip!

So I coaxed Will into joined me on a fun trip to the Grand Canyon.

 Grand Canyon - yeah... that's the ticket! 

And the wheels just keep on turning...

You always think that the grass is greener, Will darling. Good News!

You'll find green grass galore at the bottom of this 800-foot cliff! 

Sing it with me, dear hubby:  "Ain't no mountain high enough..."

Any last words for your Facebook subscribers. sweetheart?

When push comes to shove.... a girl needs to take bold, decisive action.

OOPSY-DAISY! Watch out for that first step, Will. It's a doozy!

So yes, after finding out that I am married to a liar and a cheater,

I felt hurt and betrayed and began making plans to get even.

But here's a big surprise. Upon meeting Cara...

the blonde bombshell who tore apart my happy home...

(above) blonde bombshell Cara

(above) blonde bombshell Cara, a closer look 😍

I concluded that she deserved my sympathy more than my wrath. 

Instead of hating on Cara... I came to understand her.

Unlikely as it seems, Cara and I formed an alliance.

  I focused all my hate and revenge plotting on Will.

I even invited Cara to join me as co-hostess

of this Shady's Place exclusive.

That is a surprise, Liv. It's so cool that you and I bonded!

Let's become besties! Maybe we can go shopping together!  Yes?... No?...

Folks, I know it was wrong to get involved with Liv's husband Will...

especially since I am engaged to (wait for it) Haven hunk Duke Crocker!

Sing it with me: "It's a small world after all."

 But Will kept me under his spell by serenading me with "our song."

He sang it to me every time we parted ways following romantic interludes.

"Cara Mia" - Jay And The Americans

(June/July 1965, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#1 Canada)

You just heard my theme song, "Cara Mia Why Must We Say Goodbye,"

a top 5 biggie for Jay And The Americans in the summer of 1965.

Cara Parker behind the mic up here in the penthouse of Shady Towers.

Next, I'm going to play another song that lecherous Will used on me

to keep our torrid affair going. It's a cover of an international hit in

early 1976 waxed by the British soul band Hot Chocolate.

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You are listening to the sound of  Clock, an English Eurodance act featuring

rapper Marcus Thomas and singer Lorna Saunders.  Clock struck paydirt

with their own hit version of-- "U Sexy Thing!"

"U Sexy Thing" - Hot Chocolate cover by Clock

(late 1997/early 1998, highest chart pos. #11 UK/#8 Ireland)

If you're just tuning in, we're the odd couple.  I'm Liv Taylor,

the good wife breaking bad, feeling the burn and vowing

to get sweet revenge on my cheating husband.

And I'm Cara Parker - the squeeze - the "other woman" - teaming up

with Liv to entertain you with the best sounds you're ever gonna hear.

 We're your Hostesses With The Mostesses for our special -

 Liv And Let Die... in the Wilderness...

 coming to you exclusively here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

We're bringing you Grade-A originals and covers, songs that will

help you do what Liv and I are trying to do - forget our troubles for

a while, set aside our differences, bury the hatchet and boogie down.

This one should soothe your soul. It's the glorious sound of

vocal harmony, Bee Gees style, a tender love song composed

by the Brothers Gibb that became an international hit single

in 1977 when recorded by Aussie vocalist Samantha Sang.

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Here's Romanian talent scout Andrei Cerbu's singing sensation Beatrice Florea

and her trio of clones, "The Bea-Three" with their delightful cover of-- "Emotion"

"Emotion" - Bee Gees cover by Beatrice Florea (Feb. 2023)

 So, yeah... go figure. Cara and I are the odd couple alright. 

Who knew that two women sharing the same weak-Willed

snake-in-the-grass could work so well together as a DJ team? 

Time for me to spin another catchy tune, and this one just came in

on my toll-free request hotline. Our Romanian friend Andrei Cerbu

is in my ear asking me to make it a Beatrice Florea double-play.

That works for me, Andrei, because Bea's cover of a soulful

song by R&B great Solomon Burke helps me tell my story.

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When your baby leaves you all alone, and nobody

calls you on the phone, don't you feel like cryin'?

Well, here I am, honey-- "Cry To Me!"

"Cry To Me" - Solomon Burke cover

by Beatrice Florea (November 2023)

You know, folks, I should have seen this blowup with Will coming from

a mile away. I always sensed that he's sly, slick and wicked... and a perv.

He once confessed to me that I turn him on because

I remind him of Clara Oswald on Doctor Who.

Well, isn't that special?

  As if it weren't enough that he chases skirts all over town...

Even when he's with me...

he's fantasizing that I'm someone else!

I hear ya, Liv.  Will pulls the same stunt with me.

The other day... during our romp in the hay...

 he said I remind him of "Carson"... the head cheerleader

in the movie sequel Bring It On: In It To Win It...

and that I also remind him of "Brit"... 

...one of the hotties in Spring Breakers.

Whatever turns you on, Will.

To sum it up, Will thinks this is a man's world, but he's

forgetting one thing. As Romanian up-and-comer Rianna Rusu

reminds us in her cover of James Brown's 1966 hit ballad...

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This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing,

not one little thing... without a woman or a girl

He's lost in the Wilderness.

"It's A Man's Man's World" - James Brown

cover by Rianna Rusu (May 2022)

Speaking of being "lost in the Wilderness"...

After turning my world upside down with his cheating ways...

Will got the bright idea for us to go on a hiking, camping vacay

in another... (what's the word I'm looking for?)... Wilderness.

He thought a week or two of R & R at an isolated

mountain resort would patch up our broken marriage. 

But by sheer coincidence, who did we happen to run into on one of the trails?

You guessed it - mistress Cara and her studly boyfriend Duke Crocker!

What a great way to relax, unwind and forget about our little problem!

And wait till you watch the series and see the thrilling "cliffhanger!"

As The A-Team's Hannibal used to say, "I love it when a plan comes together!"

Thanks for joining Cara and me for this Shady's Place special event -

Liv and Let Die... in the Wilderness...

a sneak preview of our psychological thriller series now showing on Prime.

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To play us off, here's the pride of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, miss Tori Rossi. The zesty

songstress performed as Madonna in The Great American Divas musical doing one of

the Material Girl's biggest hits and signature songs-- what else? - "Material Girl!"

Now for Will's girl on the side (and on her back) Cara Parker, this is Will's

"don't get mad, get bad" wife, Liv Taylor, reminding you to look before

you leap, and be careful who you fall for. (BA-DUM-BUMP) Cheers!

5 VERY ENTHUSIASTIC THUMBS UP!

Fantabulous! Boffo! Primo! Crackerjack!

"If you only watch one revenge thriller

cliffhanger this year, make it Wilderness.

It's a hoot-and-a-half!"

- Shady Del Knight (Chicago Sun-Times)