Libbin' It Up With The Good Girls (Cindy, Patti & Jane) Vol. 1: Things I'd Like to Say to Somebody Groovy!

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 LIBBIN' IT UP with 

 THE GOOD GIRLS 

 Cindy, Patti & Jane 

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

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"Things I'd Like To Say" - New Colony Six

(Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos. #13 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100)

Kicking off the show and putting you in a mellow mood, that was

the soft rock sound of the Chicago band New Colony Six doing the

biggest hit of their career "Things I'd Like to Say." That single was

released in October 1968 and climbed the charts slowly, reaching

its peak in the top 15 in March of 1969.

Cindy               Patti                   Jane

Hi, I'm Patti Robinson, here with my friends and co-workers Cindy Reston

and Jane Hollander. We're The Good Girls. By day we work as researchers

at News of the Week magazine in New York City on the television series

Good Girls Revolt. By night we woman the microphone as the newest

members of The Shady Bunch deejay staff here on S-P-M-M Radio.

We're libbin it up with the grooviest sounds that came out of the

revolutionary period from the mid 60s through early 70s!

She's "living in shame." Diana Ross and the Supremes

are up next to tell the tale in this the sequel to their

chart-topping 1968 single "Love Child."

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One of several late 60s Motown hits with social consciousness themes,
"I'm Livin' In Shame" was penned by The Clan, the group of composers
that replaced the songwriting/producing team of Holland–Dozier–
Holland and gave us "Love Child." Now the story continues!

"I'm Livin' In Shame" - Diana Ross And The Supremes

(Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos. #8 R&B & Cash Box/#10 Hot 100)

"I'm Livin' In Shame" a top 10 crossover hit

for Diana Ross and the Supremes in 1969.

By early the following year Diana Ross

was out on her own as a solo artist and

The Supremes had a new lead singer,

Jean Terrell, who revitalized the act

and led them to a string of hits in

the early 70s.

Now it's time for me to turn the mic

over to my friend Cindy who will

play the next two songs.

Thanks, Patti. You're Libbin It Up with
The Good Girls exclusively here on
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My first spin is a super enhanced version
of a single recorded by a group of pop
rockers from right here in New York.
They call themselves Alive and Kicking

and this is their claim to fame, a top 5 hit
in the summer of '70-- "Tighter, Tighter!"

"Tighter, Tighter" - Alive And Kicking

(July/Aug. 1970, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#7 Hot 100)

Alive And Kicking with "Tighter, Tighter," a 1970 nugget

that was co-written and co-produced by Tommy James.

You're Libbin' It Up with The Good Girls on S-P-M-M...

the station that's #1 for music and fun, and I'm Cindy.

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The compositions of New York singer and song-
writer Laura Nyro gave The 5th Dimension
five of their hits including the song I'm
playing right now, a groovy tune
entitled "Stoned Soul Picnic."

"Stoned Soul Picnic" - The 5th Dimension

(June/July/Aug. 1968, highest chart pos.
#2 R&B/#3 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

A soulful sound to trigger sweet
memories of the summer of '68...
 that was "Stoned Soul Picnic,"
the first hit single released by
The 5th Dimension to cross
over to the R&B chart,
reaching the top 3
on both lists.

That does it for me. Now I'm
handing the mic to my friend
Jane who has the next two
songs on our playlist.

Thank you, Cindy, and hi everyone.
If you're just tuning in... we're
The Good Girls, Patti, Cindy and
me, Jane. We're friends and co-
workers, a new breed of women
asserting ourselves and breaking
through the glass ceiling at
News of the Week magazine in
the late 60s. We're having a blast
moonlighting as Shady Bunch DJs
 here on S-P-M-M. A moment ago,
Cindy played a great sound by
The 5th Dimension.

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I'm sure you recall the single that became the next major crossover hit
for that group, the 1969 smash "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," a medley
of songs from the rock musical Hair. Well here's another one from
that Broadway show. Good morning, starshine, The Good Girls
say hello, and this is-- Oliver!

"Good Morning Starshine" - Oliver

(June/July 1969, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100,
#4 Cash Box, from 1967 musical Hair)

From the Broadway musical Hair that was

William Oliver Swofford, better known as Oliver,

with one of the great feel good songs of late 60s

sunshine pop rock - "Good Morning Starshine."

Here's another dose of classic 60s sunshine pop.

It's the Mama's and the Papa's with a song from

their #1 charting 1966 debut album If You
Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. 

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This hip ditty from John, Denny, Michy and

Mama Cass was also released on the B sides
of two singles, "Go Where You Wanna Go" and

"California Dreamin." Here's-- "Somebody Groovy!"

"Somebody Groovy" - The Mama's And The Papa's

(Jan./Feb./Mar. 1966, B side of "California Dreamin',"

from Mar. 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears)

So cool, The Mamas And The Papas with "Somebody Groovy"

from their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.
Spelling errors aside (both the album and single were printed
with apostrophes in "Mamas" and "Papas") the LP ranks high
on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Cindy               Patti                   Jane

Gosh, they're waving us off and that means we gotta go.
Thanks a lot for joining us for our first radio blogcast.

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Coming up on the B side of news, Shawn & Gus, those crazy guys from Psych,
return to play another game of Rock Jeopardy, and we'll be back soon with
another sensational set of songs from the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
on Libbin' It Up. Until then we're The Good Girls, Cindy, Patti & Jane,

saying goodbye for now and reminding you to follow that dream
wherever that dream may lead. Just go for it. Never give up -
never give in. See you next time!

"Classical Gas" - Mason Williams

(July/Aug. 1968, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#2 Hot 100)