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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.

Nancy Wheeler's No More Mr. Nice Girl - Vol. 2: Separate Ways (Upside Down and Worlds Apart)

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"Heaven's On Fire" - Kiss

(Dec. 1984, highest chart pos. #49 Hot 100,

#11 Mainstream Rock, live perf. on Swedish TV) 

Kicking off the show, that was the greatest and loudest band in the land, Kiss,

appearing on Swedish TV and performing a song that brushed the top 10 on

the U.S. Rock chart at the end of 1984, the fan favorite "Heaven's On Fire."

 

Hi again! I'm Nancy Wheeler, a 1980s teenager

on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.

 As you recall, I started out as a sweet, innocent, wholesome girl.

Image by LadyMonstter @ DeviantArt

That lasted five minutes.

I began to change when I slept

with my boyfriend, the big man

on campus. (Film at 11.)

Things got ugly when I started

to ghost my bf and hang out

with Jonathan, the school's

social outcast.

I found myself at the center of a messy love triangle.

Stranger things started to happen when our town was threatened by
creatures from an alternate dimension called "the Upside Down."

That's when I cried "foul" and started breaking bad
and gearing up for the battle ahead.

Pistols, rifles, bear traps - I learned how to use all kinds of weapons.

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That supernatural monster picked on the wrong school girl!

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I'm taking a much needed break from fighting giant creepy-crawlies

to work as a Shady Bunch DJ here on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.

My mission here is to search high and low for the great songs

of the 80s and original music videos from those glory years of

MTV that you can watch on my YouTube simulcast.

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Goody two-shoes turned badass... I'm calling my radio show

No More Mr. Nice Girl.

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Okay, let's get back to the music. You met this talented songstress

from the land down under on other S-P-M-M shows. 

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She's Kat Jade, a contestant on Season 3 of The Voice Australia and frontwoman

of the world renowned South Australian cover band HSCC... The Hindley Street

Country Club. Here's Kat accompanied by Jake Milic covering one of Journey's

biggest hits of the 80s-- "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)." 

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" - Journey

cover by Kat Jade (Oct. 2021) 

That was the popular Aussie singer Kat Jade along with Jake Milic with their

humor-laced cover of "Separate Ways," a 1983 single by Steve Perry and

Journey that topped the Rock chart and went top 10 pop. 

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Nancy Wheeler with you on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio and simulcasting

on YouTube. On Stranger Things I'm going through my terrible teens.

Image by LadyMonstter @ DeviantArt

 

Here at Shady's Place, I'm turning back the clock and playing the kind

of music that invites you to get back in touch with your inner teenager. 

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With that in mind, here's Black 'n Blue, a great but underrated glam metal

band from the Pacific Northwest. Check out this cool vid as the guys

do their top 50 rock hit-- "Hold On to 18!" 

"Hold On To 18" - Black 'N Blue

(Aug./Sept. 1984, highest chart pos. #50 Top Rock Tracks) 

From Portland, Oregon, that was Black 'n Blue with the rock anthem "Hold On to 18,"

the second single from the band's self-titled 1984 debut album.

Image by LadyMonstter @ DeviantArt

 

Little known, seldom heard nationally and underappreciated, Black 'n Blue

formed in 1981 and is still together in the 2020s performing in

Monsters of Rock Cruise shows and other live gigs. 

Nancy Wheeler manhandling monsters, blasting beasts and rocking

your world with great sounds of the past here on S-P-M-M Retro Radio. 

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Now here's Manhattan recording artist Matthew Wilder with the lead single

from his debut album I Don't Speak the Language, released in the fall of

 1983. It's Matthew's biggest hit, a record that cracked the top 5 on

Billboard and top 3 Cash Box. Nobody's gonna "Break My Stride!"

 

"Break My Stride" - Matthew Wilder

(Dec. 1983/Jan. & Feb. 1984, highest chart pos.

#2 Cash Box/#5 Hot 100, from July 1983

album I Don't Speak the Language)  

From late 1983 and early 1984, that was Matthew Wilder and his signature song

"Break My Stride," a record that spent more than half a year riding the chart!

Image by sprigsart @ DeviantArt 

If you're just tuning in, I'm Nancy Wheeler, good girl breaking bad on

Stranger Things and moonlighting as a member of the Shady Bunch

DJ squad here on S-P-M-M... your home for solid gold rock & roll. 

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Up next, the English synth-pop/new wave band that was on the forefront

of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion that swept the U.S. in the 80s.

They're Duran Duran, and here they are with one of their biggest hits,

a record that topped the Cash Box chart and finished in the top 3

on Billboard-- "Union Of The Snake!" 

"Union Of The Snake" - Duran Duran

(Nov./Dec. 1983, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box,

#3 Hot 100, perf. on Peter's Pop Show - Germany) 

From the Christmas season of 1983 that was one of Duran Duran's most popular

songs, big on both sides of the pond, their ninth single "Union Of The Snake"

 

Nancy Wheeler

behind the mic

in the DJ booth

of Shady Towers

and S-P-M-M...

where we go

hunting for the

great songs of

the past and

bring 'em

back alive.

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In 1973, rock singer/songwriter and guitarist Joe Walsh, former member of

the James Gang and future member of the Eagles, wrote and recorded with

his band Barnstorm a song that became a top 20 hit and has stood the test

of time as a gem of the genre. In 1997, Mark Slaughter and his Las Vegas

based glam metal band Slaughter released a cool cover of the song on

their fourth studio album Revolution. Here now is Slaughter with

their version of Walsh's rock classic-- "Rocky Mountain Way!"

"Rocky Mountain Way" - Joe Walsh cover

by Slaughter (from May 1997 album Revolution) 

That was Slaughter with their worthy late 90s cover of the

early 70s Joe Walsh nugget "Rocky Mountain Way." 

Shoot! Time's up, the show's over and it's time

for me to run. Thanks a lot for being here.

Stay tuned. Coming up on the flip side of Gary Owens' news, 

my friend Debbie the Dellette convenes another meeting of the

Top Hit Club of America

right here on S-P-M-M... the station with personality. 

And I'll be back soon with more killer classics on

 NO MORE MR. NICE GIRL! 

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Earlier in the show, you heard Australian singing star Kat Jade do a cover of the

Journey hit "Separate Ways."  To play us off, here's the Journey original plus a drum

cover by South Korean rock and heavy metal drum sensation Ami Kim. Now this

is Nancy Wheeler reminding you to keep your game face on and don't be afraid

to stand up and fight for what's right. So long and see you next time!

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" Journey

drum cover by Ami Kim (May 2021)