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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.

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(above center) C. Thomas Howell, Union army hero in epic 1993 film Gettysburg.

In Obliterated, C. Thomas Howell as you never expected to C. Thomas Howell.

C. Thomas Howell totally Obliterated by booze and drugs. C. Thomas Howell stark

nekked. C. Thomas Howell pass out from too much partying and snooze for days!

ROBERT W. MORGAN GETS YOU 

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CHEESEPUFF!

CHEESEPUFF!

CHEESEPUFF!

"Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet cover by Cheesepuff

(Aug. 2022)

Setting the def tone for this rockin' girl power blowout, that was the one and only

Cheesepuff doing a cool cover of "The Ballroom Blitz," a top 5 hit in 1975 for

the British glam rock band The Sweet. All I know about Cheesepuff is that

she's a Brit girl and an up-and-comer on YouTube. Last time I checked,

the sprightly sparkplug and her boo were touring the U.S.A. by car.

Speaking of "def," we've got 3 killer covers of Def Leppard songs

coming up in this exclusive Shady's Place special... so stand by!

I'm Ava Gardner Winters...

star of Obliterated, the raunchy, kick-ass, high octane action dramedy

on Netflix. Think Mission Impossible meets The Hangover meets 24.

I lead an elite joint-special-ops team 

assembled from the U.S. military and intelligence services. 

Our mission... should we decide to accept it...

(and military command says we MUST)... is to

SAVE LOST WAGES!

By that, I mean we need to stop a terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas.

  The archvillain who heads the organization demanded a

ransom in the amount of $1,250 to spare the city from

destruction. Get real!  Who has that kind of money?

My O-team colleagues and I suited-up for spring break battle.

Yep, this is what a real American hero looks like in the 2020s.

Long story short: we took on the mad bomber's minions.

(O.J. ran through airports.  O-Team runs through casinos.)

We engaged the enemy... got the best of them... 

and managed to disarm the bomb.

"Mission accomplished!" ...or so we thought.

Now comes Miller time!  This calls for a salivation!  

Hittin' the clubs...

Oh, when the working day is done

Girls just wanna have fun

 and taking lotsa selfies to post on our social media accounts.

 

 Yes, folks. We celebrated our victory over Dr. Evil with a night on the

town filled with sex, drugs and alcohol (and don't forget rock & roll). 

 

But right in the middle of our rager, we got the sobering news that

the bomb we defused was a fake, a decoy, and that the real nuke

is still out there somewhere and counting down to BOOM time.

There's only one answer - continue getting OBLITERATED!

  Completely zonked from hours of hard partying, our challenge was

to suck it up, shake it off and plow through one wild predicament

after another to locate and neutralize the bomb and save the city. 

I'm Lana Turner...just plain Lana

...a main character with no last name... can you believe?

 I'm a civilian bimbo party girl who gets scooped up at a club by the O-Team

and dragged along with them through their series of wacky misadventures.

  Don't assume that I'm just a dumb blonde.

When the chips are down, I always come through for the team.

My superhero power is melting men's minds

by letting them see me in my birthday suit...

like the time I was locked in a sauna with an armed guard outside the door.

  I created a distraction by getting nekked and inviting him to snuggle up. 

That enabled another team member to blindside and overpower the gullible chump.

More about us and our hit Netflix series in a minute, but right now, back to the music.

From this point on, Lana and I will run down an 8-in-a-row all-girl jam -

the best and most exciting pop and rock covers you're ever gonna hear.

  In addition to the three Def Leppard songs I mentioned, we've got

a Battle of the Andreeas, an Aussie mother-daughter duo and more.

Simply put, Lana and I will leave all other DJs and all other playlists

 OBLITERATED! 

Lana and I have ways of making you talk.... and you're gonna love all of them.

So, whatever you're doing... STOP!  Watch and listen.

Your eyes and ears are in for a treat!

This next song was requested by a listener who called my toll-free hotline.

Meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy ruled by Romanian

musician, producer and new talent developer Andrei Cerbu. 

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She's Andreea Coman, and here she is with the first of our featured songs by

the British rock group Def Leppard. It's a fan favorite from the band's 7th

studio album Euphoria, a single that topped the U.S. and UK charts

in 1999.  Andreea Coman sings- "Promises!"

"Promises" - Def Leppard cover by Andreea Coman

(December 2023)

When it comes to covering Def Leppard, Andreea Coman is a straight shooter -

the real deal.  Check out the Romanian rock siren's version of another classic.

In 1988, this song became Def Leppard's first top 10 hit on the U.S.

Billboard Hot 100. Andreea Coman induces-- "Hysteria!" 

 

"Hysteria" - Def Leppard cover by Andreea Coman

(August 2023)

Now, here's a dynamite mother and daughter duo from the land down under -

Australian singer Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes backed by her daughter Akasha Starr.

Akasha is an exciting young performer whose looks alone evoke memories of

 Belinda Carlisle and other iconic women of 1980s pop and rock.  In the

performance you are about to watch, Akasha and mom Nikki are front-

women for Singit Live, one of Australia's leading cover bands,

as they cover Blondie's 1980 chart-topper-- "Call Me."

"Call Me" - Blondie cover by Singit Live feat.

Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes and Akasha Starr

(March 2023)

Now keep your ears on mama Nikki and your eyes on daughter Akasha

as they perform a second killer cover. This song was a #1 smash for

The Supremes in 1966 and for English pop queen Kim Wilde in 1987.

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In terms of physical appearance, facial expression and body language,

Akasha bears an uncanny resemblance to Kim Wilde as mom and daughter

once again front the Singit Live band covering- "You Keep Me Hangin' On!"

"Keep Me Hangin' On"  - Supremes/KimWilde cover

by Singit Live feat. Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes

and Akasha Starr (April 2023)

 If you're just tuning in, you're watching the hottest women on the boob tube...

 leading ladies of the outrageous new Netflix action comedy Obliterated. 

I'm Ava Winters, beauty and brains of the crack O-Team strike force. 

... And I'm just plain Lana... the O-Team's secret weapon in the battle to

SAVE LOST WAGES!  

I'm a secret weapon because, when I shed my duds,

men are putty in my hands, especially evildoers.

You're in the middle of a Shady's Place exclusive - a girls-only

ballroom blitz... killer covers performed by female solo artists,

girl groups and female-fronted bands from all over the world. 

 

More music in a minute, but right now, I need to get something off my chest.

It's about my male co-star...

Navy SEAL Chad McKnight.

Can you say "testosterone"?

McKnight and I fight like cats and dogs.

 But, from the git-go, we felt the powerful chemistry between us. 

We tried to keep our relationship professional, but the attraction was too strong.

On that night of debauchery when the team celebrated

and got ripped... McKnight and I wound up in the sack.

  Now, don't get the wrong idea. We didn't sleep together.  No way.

 

We stayed wide awake all night long, babycakes. Oh, and in case

you're wondering about the half-ton dromedary in the room

watching us... there's a simple explanation.

"Skittles" always comes around on "hump day."

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

Yep, after makin' whoopee, we like to relax and unwind with a camel.

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

Bad news alert!  Turns out, Chad's a cad. I heard it through the grapevine.

The grapevine, in this case, is my on-again, off-again bestie Maya,

the team's NSA computer expert. She broke the news to me

that my lover boy has been living a double life.

Over on DC's Legends of Tomorrow, he calls himself Nate Heywood aka "Steel" 

 ...and he's romantically involved with Zari Tomaz!

McKnight is a player and he's been playing both of us.

Okay, enough of my ranting.  Let's get back to the music.

I just took another phone request from a listener.  We've already met Andreea Coman.

Now let's hear from the other Andreea in today's lineup.  Andreea Munteanu returns

to Shady's Place to perform Jamaican singer Millie Small's 1964 international ska hit.

I'm going to dedicate the song to that two-timing Casanova Chad McKnight.

All this time, I've been a sucker for-- "My Boy Lollipop!"

"My Boy Lollipop" - Millie Small cover

by Andreea Munteanu (Nov.  2023)

That was perky Romanian cutie Andreea Munteanu, the scarlet fever

of Andrei Cerbu's band camp, with a delightfully bubbly cover

of the 1964 Millie Small hit "My Boy Lollipop."

Lana no-name back with you on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio...

the greatest little station in the nation.  Up next, I've got

a cover song by another Australian act - the Young Divas.

Formed in the mid-2000s, the Young Divas were a pop girl group

that consisted of former Australian Idol contestants. Members of

the act included Jessica Mauboy, who went on to a successful

career as a solo recording artist, songwriter and actress. You

might recall Shady Del Knight's 2020 post in which he

introduced Jessica and played her best solo hits.

The Young Divas video you are about to see features New Zealand rapper Savage.

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Released in 2007 from their second studio album New Attitude,

"Turn Me Loose," originally a 1981 hit waxed by the Canadian

rock band Loverboy, was the last single by Young Divas.

"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy cover by Young Divas feat.

Savage (Christmas 2007, highest chart pos. #15 Australia)

WOW!  Our Shady's Place special is going global.

 My request line is lighting up! 

A listener wants to hear one by Sweet California, a Latin-pop girl group

from Spain. On the 2015 Super Deluxe reissue of their 2014 debut

album Break Of Day, Sweet California shook things up with this

sizzling cover of Toni Basil's 1982 new wave hit- "Hey Mickey!" 

"Hey Mickey!" - Toni Basil cover by Sweet California

(February 2015)

We hope you enjoyed our all-girl musical lineup and the chance

to learn about Obliterated, the spicy new Netflix series that

has earned Shady Del Knight's coveted Zeal of Approval.

I'm not sure if or when we'll be back with Volume 2 of

this S-P-M-M radio show... but I'm not taking any chances.

I'm planning ahead - trying on various combat uniforms

 so that I'll be good and ready in case Commander Shady

sends us on another Mission Implausible.

What do you think?

I don't need to know what I'll be wearing on our next mission.

 Whatever it is... I'll be taking it off in the first five minutes.

Wait a minute, Lana.  We've got another problem.  Commander Shady

is calling from back at headquarters. He reminds us that we are

almost out of time and that we have not kept our promise to

play three Def Leppard songs. He's also peeved that the

Battle of the Andreeas is unfair, pointing out that

Andreea #1 -  Andreea Coman - enjoyed the

advantage of singing two songs, while

Andreea #2 - Andreea Munteanu -

has only performed one song.  

Don't worry, boss.  We've got it sorted.  Our final play

of the day delivers the goods and levels the playing field.

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To close the show, Andreea Munteanu fronts the Iron Cross and sings

Def Lep song #3- "Animal."  Now for Ava Winters this is Lana saying

so long. We leave you with our O-Team philosophy. When life deals

you a losing hand, don't get mad... get Obliterated!

"Animal" - Def Leppard cover by The Iron Cross

feat. Andreea Munteanu (July 2022)

(Ava and Lana have left the building.)

5 THUMBS UP!

Fantabulous! Boffo! Primo! Crackerjack!

"If you only watch one ribald series

this year... make it Obliterated!"

- Shady Del Knight (Chicago Sun-Times)