Jess Parker's Primeval Platterpus: Here it Comes Again... that Wild Thing!

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"Neanderthal Man" - Hotlegs

(Sept./Oct. 1970, highest chart pos.

#20 Cash Box/#22 Hot 100)

Kicking-off the show with a primeval platter that time forgot, that was the throwback

sound of "Neanderthal Man," a top 20 single in the fall of 1970 by the one-hit-wonder

British rock trio Hotlegs. The act consisted of Eric Stewart, founding member of

The Mindbenders, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The three were later joined by

Graham Gouldman to form the 70s art rock band 10cc. In the 80s Kev and

Lol became the rock duo known as Godley & Creme.

How do. Tally ho

and all that rot.

I'm Jess Parker

from the British

science-fiction

television series

Primeval.

As the young but efficient field coordinator at the ARC (Anomaly Research Centre),

I'm responsible for coordinating a team that tracks down and captures all sorts

of scary prehistoric and futuristic creatures that burst through anomalies...

 4th dimension rifts in time and space, and terrorize and attack humans.

 Well, we can't have that, now can we? 

What do I do in

my spare time?

Well, let's see...

my hobbies

include buying

shoes, wearing

shoes, showing off

my shoes, dressing

in colorful, sexy,

brainiac-techie

style outfits

and devouring

romantic novels.

Did I mention

shoes? 

  

  

Gents say I'm hot and don't even know it, which

makes me even hotter. While I might be a dish...

I'm also clever, resourceful and bloody good at my job. 

Almost forgot. My job description

also includes delivering clever,

snappy one-liner comebacks to

my co-workers and superiors.

Recently I faced court martial

for firing off cheeky zingers, 

for being a criminally cute

nerd girl and for stealing

way too many scenes. 

Deemed too pretty for prison, I am out on a work release

program that allows me to sit at my overwatch station

and play musty, moldy musical memories as member

of The Shady Bunch DJ squadron on S-P-M-M.

 

Today I'm giving you a sneak peek

at my new show. Just call me your

Primeval Platterpus

because I play monster platters -

killer sounds from the distant past. 

The records I'll be

playing, mainly the

groovy sounds from

the 1960s, 70s and

80s, might seem

like dinosaurs to

younger ears...

but to Boomers,

they're the latest

and the greatest.

I've opened a portal to the past, a period eons ago when great music ruled.

 Come with me now. Let's go there. It's yesterday once more!

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Wait a sec. My team just rang me up on the radio and told me they're under attack

by a deadly swarm of futurebeetles. These beetles don't want to hold your hand.

They want to eat it, along with your other body parts. I've discovered a good

way to keep the creatures at bay is to bombard them with the loud sound

of The Ramones' punk classic "Blitzkrieg Bop" - "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" 

"Blitzkrieg Bop" - The Ramones

(July 1976 single from Apr. 1976 album Ramones)

From New York, NY, those were the Ramones, considered by many to be the first

true punk rock band, and "Blitzkrieg Bop," their 1976 debut single and first song

on their debut self-titled album. Although it failed to chart, "Blitzkrieg Bop"

ranks high on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

and was named VH1's 25th Greatest Hard Rock Song of All Time.

 Uh-oh!  My team has just spotted a T-Rex

munching a Mini Cooper at Piccadilly Circus.

  

Meanwhile, I can report a T. Rex sighting of my own. This

T. Rex won't batter and bruise your Buick. It'll entertain you. 

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It's the English glam rock band led by singer, songwriter and guitarist

Marc Bolan, and here they are on Top Of The Pops in 1971 doing

their biggest hit and signature song "Bang A Gong (Get It On)."

"Bang A Gong (Get It On)" - T. Rex

(Feb./Mar. 1972, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100/#12 Cash Box,

performance on July 8, 1971, ep. of Top Of The Pops)

With his friend Elton John on keyboards, that was Marc Bolan and

his British glam rock band T. Rex doing "Bang A Gong (Get It On),"

a single that topped the UK chart and went top 10 stateside.

Sadly... Marc died five years later in a car crash. 

If you're just tuning in...

I'm Jess Parker, your

Primeval

Platterpus

seated here at my dispatcher

console in London and multi-

tasking... coordinating my

field team as they battle

the beasts and, at the

same time, spinning

old gold wax in this

 sneak preview of my

new radio program.

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I'm transmitting on S-P-M-M, where we go hunting for the groovy songs

of the past and bring 'em back alive. Bollocks, here it comes again...

that feeling... that feeling of being surrounded by creatures from

the year zero hell bent on destroying the human race in the 21st

century. The Fortunes have further details about our calamity!

"Here It Comes Again" - The Fortunes

(Nov./Dec. 1965, highest chart pos. #27 Hot 100/#37 Cash Box)

You just heard the groovy beat and heavenly harmony of The Fortunes doing

"Here It Comes Again," a top 30 hit for the British group in the fall of 1965. 

Jess Parker here on S-P-M-M Jurassisonic Radio... dealing with dinos

and directing my troops whilst playing primeval platters aplenty.

I happen to know of a chap who could help our team tame

the T-rex and Triceratops - Quinn the Eskimo! Let's go

through the time portal back to the year 1968.

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Here now is Manfred Mann and his popular Brit band

to tell us all about-- "The Mighty Quinn!"

"The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)" - Manfred Mann

(Mar./Apr. 1968, highest chart pos. #4 Cash Box/#10 Hot 100)

"You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn." That was the Manfred Mann

band surrounded by go-go dancers doing their cover of "The Mighty Quinn

(Quinn The Eskimo)," a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan

and a top 5 hit for the Brit boys in the spring of '68. 

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Up next, here's Reg Presley and

his band The Troggs with a

genuine monster-- their

international hit-- 

"Wild Thing!"

"Wild Thing" - The Troggs

(July/Aug. 1966, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

You just heard "Wild Thing," a colossal fossil penned by American

songwriter Chip Taylor and unleashed upon the world by the

British rock quartet The Troggs. "Wild Thing" ripped up

the chart in the summer of '66 reaching #1 in the U.S.

and in New Zealand. Notable covers were recorded

by Jimi Hendrix, Senator Bobby and Sam Kinison. 

That's all for now. I hope you enjoyed

the dusty discs and rusty relics I played

in this sneak preview of my new show

Primeval Platterpus

coming soon to S-P-M-M Retro Radio...

the station with personality.

 As I mentioned in my profile at the top of the show, I've got

a passion for fashion. If one of those creatures decides to

have me for lunch, I'm going out in style. With that in

mind, I've got one last primeval platter for you.

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Here's David Bowie to play us off with his top 5 UK hit "Fashion,"

and stay tuned on the B side of news for Wolfman Jack who'll

be here to spin a stack of American hot wax on S-P-M-M.

Now this is Jess Parker urging you to do your beast

and I'll see you next time on Primeval Platterpus!

"Fashion" - David Bowie

{Dec. 1980/Jan. 1981, highest chart pos. #5 UK,

#70 Hot 100/#79 Cash Box from Sept. 1980 album

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)} 

Today in History: One Small Step for a Man.....

...one giant leap for blogging.

That's right, dear friend. It was 50 years ago today

that man first set foot on the moon, 20 years ago

today Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play,

and 11 years ago today, on July 20, 2008, that I,

Roseanne Roseannadanna  Shady Del Knight,

became a blogger. Hard to believe, but here

I am eleven years later still practicing the

art of blogging... and I am determined

to keep practicing until I get it right.

To salivate (correct usage) my 11 year

blogiversary, I am throwing a party...

a party to end all parties (until the

next one comes along).

The gang's all here - The Shady Bunch - my staff of veteran DJs.
They brought stacks-o-wax to spin for your listening,
dancing, hugging and smooching pleasure.

To get this thang underway, I am happy to introduce
the first of my boss jocks, Shady Green, The Dean of Keen.

Hey, thank you Shady Del Knight
and congratulations on reaching the
eleven year blogging milestone!

Ready for a mind bending, mood altering, otherworldly experience? Hop aboard my
Wayback Machine as it takes us to 1968.
That year The Lennon Sisters, those
singing sibs of Lawrence Welk Show
fame, released an LP of flower power,
bubblegum and sunshine pop covers
that includes "Green Tambourine" the
psychedelic song originally recorded
by The Lemon Pipers, a single that
topped the pop chart that year.

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On this special remix, The Lennon Sisters track was slowed down to

match the tempo of the Lemon Pipers' original, creating a surreal effect.

Mr. Welk would never approve, but Shady Green, The Dean of Keen,

  thinks it's serene. Listen as Dianne, Janet, Peggy and Kathy turn on,

tune in and drop out with-- "Green Tambourine!"

"Green Tambourine" - The Lennon Sisters

(from 1968 album The Lennon Sisters Today!!)

The Lennon Sisters proving they're cool with a more than
capable cover of the psychedelic pop hit "Green Tambourine." 

In the summer of '85, Canadian rocker

Bryan Adams reached the top 5 in the

U.S. with the single "Summer Of '69."

As we observe the 50th anniversary

of that great summer when we were

young and restless, I am proud to

bring you an exciting new cover

unveiled on YouTube just days ago.

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It's a collaboration between the young

Romanian guitar virtuoso Andrei Cerbu

and singer Beatrice Maria Florea. Watch

and listen as Andrei and Beatrice take

us back to the-- "Summer Of '69."

"Summer Of '69" - (July 2019 Bryan Adams

cover by Andrei Cerbu & Beatrice Maria Florea,

orig. Aug. 1985, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100/#7 Cash Box)

From Romania with love, that was the fabulous cover of the 1985 Bryan Adams hit
"Summer Of '69" uploaded one week ago by YouTube sensation Andrei Cerbu and
his partner, singer Beatrice Maria Florea. Now its my pleasure to toss the ball to my
good friend and fellow member of The Shady Bunch - Hy Lit. Hyski, take it away!

Thank you, Shady Green. Hyski here, Hy Lit,
your pal on the radio, and we're taking to the
sky on a Natural Hy with a golden goody
from one of Philly's phavorite girl groups.
It's a string of cool covers rolled into one,
a medley of songs penned by the great
New York based songwriter, arranger
and producer Mr. Teddy Randazzo.
The medley includes  "It's Gonna
Take A Miracle," a hit in the 60s
for The Royalettes and a hit in the
80s for Deniece Williams, plus three
songs made famous by Little Anthony
& The Imperials: "I'm On The Outside

(Looking In)," "Hurt So Bad" and
"Goin' Out of My Head."

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Two of these ladies went on to form the hit disco group The Ritchie Family.

Back in '71 they called themselves Honey And The Bees, and this

is their super soul medley-- "Gonna Take A Miracle!"

"It's Gonna Take A Miracle" (Medley)"

 Honey & The Bees (Aug. 1971)

"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" - the ice cool medley sung by Philly's phinest,

Honey And The Bees. Now I'm gonna pass the mic to my Philly phriend,

The Geator With the Heater, Mr. Jerry Blavat. Jerry...?

Alright...thank you, Hy Lit, and greetings and
salutations to all my yon teenagers out there!
I am the Geator With the Heater. I am the
Boss with the Big Hot Sauce, and congrats
to my main man, Mr. Shady Del Knight,
on keeping us entertained for the last
 eleven years, first at SDMM and now
here at SPMM. I was just standing by
the punch bowl at Shady's anniversary
bash looking for the eats when I found
a tasty treat. Fiction and Fact from
The Geator's Almanac: In 1963 the
rock 'n' roll band The Dartells took
the song "(Do The) Mashed Potatoes,"
made famous in 1960 by Nat Kendrick
& The Swans, reworked it, and came up
with a hit of their own. Chew on this
for a while-- "Hot Pastrami!"

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"Hot Pastrami" - The Dartells

(Apr./May 1963, highest chart pos. #11)

The Dartells with their biggest hit, "Hot Pastrami," a single that brushed

the top 10 in the spring of '63. Now, I am happy to turn things over to my

good friend Dell Rat Tom, host of Jukebox Giants. Take it away, Mr. Tom!

Thank you very much, Jerry, and congratulations to
Shady on 11 years of blogging! On Jukebox Giants
I bring you the greatest hits of the Shady Dell.
This one takes us back to 1967, a pivotal
year in the Dell dance hall.  

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If there was any lingering doubt that the times
were changing and West Coast rock was gaining
a powerful foothold in the dance hall jukebox,
it was erased for good in The Summer of Love
by this band, Jim Morrison and The Doors.

Here they are doing their second single...
the chart-topping smash "Light My Fire!"

"Light My Fire" - The Doors

(July/Aug. 1967, highest chart pos. #1)

The Doors with their signature song "Light My Fire," one of the biggest
rock hits ever to play on the dance hall jukebox at the Shady Dell.
Now it's time for me to vacate the announcer's booth and let
another member of The Shady Bunch take over.
Shady Blue... how-do-you-do?

I'm all shook up, Tommy Boy, excited to be
part of this 11th anniversary extravaganza.
Hi, everybody!  You're Stuck Like Glue
On Shady Blue here on S-P-M-M... the
station that's #1 for music and fun.
By now you know that I love this
guy - Elvis "The Pelvis" Presley.

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Here now is the hip-swiveling King
performing one of my favorites in the
1962 movie Girls! Girls! Girls!--
"Return To Sender!"

"Return To Sender" - Elvis Presley

(Nov./Dec. 1962, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#1 Cash Box,

from OST of Nov. 1962 film Girls! Girls! Girls!)

"Return To Sender" from Girls! Girls! Girls!... a movie in which Elvis

was caught in a love triangle with Stella Stevens and Laurel Goodwin.

I could think of a worse fate. It's time to wrap up Shady's anniversary

dance party, and we're going out with a bang and a bark. Here to

introduce the last dance is Shady Del Knight's deejay dog,

S-P-M-M's All Night Satellite-- Toto Moto!

Heidi ho, and thank you, Shady Blue!

This is Toto Moto, The Hound of Sound, your

Hi-Fi Fido, your Rocker Spaniel, The Pooch
with the Hooch. I'm not ashamed to admit
that I piddled on the rug with excitement
when I found out Shady Del Knight has
been blogging for eleven whole years.
That's more than 60 of my dog years!

Congratulations to you, my human pet!

To bring the anniversary bash to a close,
let's tumble through my Top Tunes
Time Tunnel to the fall of 1964 at the
height of the British Invasion hoopla.
Here's the English R&B rock band
Manfred Mann with their first and
biggest U.S. hit, a #1 charting cover
of a song originally recorded by the
American R&B group The Exciters.

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It's a doggone ditty that I think is mighty pretty-- "Do Wah Diddy Diddy!"

"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" - Manfred Mann

(Sept./Oct. 1964, highest chart pos. #1)

Brit band Manfred Mann with a hit single that shot to #1 on both sides of the pond,

"Do Wah Diddy Diddy." Hey, I gotta poop, so I'm saying goodbye and scooting

through the studio's doggie door. Back to you, Shady Del Knight!

A friend is someone who gives you total

freedom to be yourself." - Jim Morrison

Thank you, Toto, and thanks to the rest of The Shady Bunch for bringing

their A sides to the anniversary bash. I also thank you, dear reader,

for joining the party. It doesn't matter if you have been following

me for eleven days or all eleven years. I am grateful. Thank you

very much, my friend, for spending some time in the Shady.

 I promise to do my best to keep you entertained

throughout year number twelve.

Have a Shady day!