Meg Griffin's Frantic Romantic - Volume 1: Can't Take My Ears Off These Silly Love Songs!

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 MEG GRIFFIN'S 

 FRANTIC ROMANTIC 

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

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"My Boy Lollipop" - Aoife Leonard

(Feb. 2020)

Kicking off my first show, that was 17 year old Irish singer Aoife Leonard

with her cover of "My Boy Lollipop," a song written by Robert Spencer of

the doo-wop group The Cadillacs and originally titled "My Girl Lollypop."

In 2020, Shady introduced Barbie Gaye, the girl who first waxed the

song with the gender switched to "My Boy Lollypop." In late 1956,

Barbie's single was a hit in New York and a few other cities in the

Northeast. In that same post, you met Millie Small, the young

ska singer who gained an international hit with the song in

1964. Aoife Leonard, the Irish teen you just saw and

heard, is an avid fan of American country music.

Her influences include country legends Tammy

Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.

Hi, everyone! I'm your

hostess with the mostest,

Meg Griffin...

the lonely, unlucky in

love teenage girl on the

TV show Family Guy.

Some people say my

voice reminds them

of Jackie Burkhart

on That '70s Show.

Ever since my boyfriend Rondo (above) broke up with me

(he told me I wasn't pretty enough to suit him) I've been

getting desperate. I guess you could call me frantic romantic.

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Well guess what? Frantic Romantic is the name of my brand new show

here on S-P-M-M. The songs on my play list are all about L-U-V love.

My 7-in-a-row commercial free block parties bring you the best songs

about romantic love lost & found.  Here's one now by Paul McCartney

And Wings... their number one hit from the spring of '76, a song

written by Paul and wife Linda-- "Silly Love Songs!"

"Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney & Wings

(Apr./May 1976, highest chart position 

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

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That's right - Paul's my all - 

and I've got another of his

classic love songs for you.

Here again is Paul and his

band Wings with their first

#1 charting U.S. hit--

"My Love!"

"My Love" - Paul McCartney And Wings

(May/June 1973, highest chart pos.

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

You just enjoyed a double dose of McCartney, two hit love songs

back-to-back, both recorded with his band Wings. "My Love,"

which topped the U.S. chart in the spring of '73, was penned

by Paul as a love song for wife Linda. Before that you heard

"Silly Love Songs," a #1 charting answer to critics, including

former writing partner and Beatles band mate John Lennon,

who said Paul wrote and sang too many sentimental songs.

If you're just tuning in, I'm Meg Griffin,

Chris and Brian's sister, unlucky in love,
but lucky that I found my calling as a DJ.
This is my first show as a member of
The Shady Bunch on S-P-M-M, the #1
station for love songs and information.

I hope by now you're starting to feel

Frantic Romantic. To give you a
nudge in that direction, I've got

another great snuggle song.

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This one's by pop/disco artist Andy Gibb,

youngest of the famous Brothers Gibb.
In the summer of '77, Andy's single
reached #1 in the U.S., Canada and
 Australia. Here's Andy Gibb and--

"I Just Want To Be Your Everything!"

"I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb

(July/Aug. 1977, highest chart position

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Flashing us back to the summer of 1977, that was The Bee Gees'

younger brother Andy Gibb doing the biggest hit of his brief career,

the chart-topping smash "I Just Want To Be Your Everything."

I'm Meg Griffin and I just wanna be your DJ,

playing love songs all day and night here on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio, the station that's

#1 for music and fun. My Frantic Romantic

love songs cover the entire spectrum of
relationships from break-ups to make-ups,

you're my everything songs to hey, won't

you play, another somebody done some-

body wrong songs. In fact, on my turn-

table right now is one of those sad songs

about losing at the game of love.  It's

Buffalo gal Joanie Sommers licking her

wounds in the wake of a busted fling. 

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Here's Joanie asking her old flame to

take her back and-- "Don't Pity Me." 

"Don't Pity Me" - Joanie Sommers

(May 1965, uncharted)

That was Joanie Sommers begging her ex to give their love another whirl singing

"Dont Pity Me." Once dubbed The Voice of the Sixties, Joanie mainly recorded

jazz and pop standards, but she's best known for her surprise 1962 top 10

pop hit "Johnny Get Angry." Released in May, 1965, "Don't Pity Me,"

another pop ditty in the same vein, failed to chart, didn't even

Bubble Under... but the original label single is coveted by

collectors and can fetch up to $1,000 at record auctions!

Love is in the air here on S-P-M-M...
and you've got me, Meg Griffin, in your
ear and working my way into your heart.
I'm feelin' Frantic Romantic, and I've
got another huggin' and smoochin'
song to fan the flames.

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This man needs no introduction, but
I'm gonna introduce him anyhow.
Sounding better than ever before
in Futuresonic Stereo Surround, it's

Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli
doing one of his biggest solo hits.
 From the summer of '67, Frankie

sings- "Can't Take My Eyes Off You!"

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - Frankie Valli

(June/July 1967, highest chart position

#1 Cash Box/#2 Hot 100)

You just listened to a classic love song of the 60s, Frankie Valli's solo single
"Can't Take My Eyes off You," enhanced and remixed in full spectrum
stereo for your listening pleasure on S-P-M-M. In the summer of '67,
Frankie's record made it all the way to #1 on the Cash Box chart
 but, on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at #2, blocked from
the top spot by The Association and their hit "Windy."

Oh darn! My first show's at an end!
I know because Shady's frantically romantically waving me off.

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

my Korean friend Sun Baek from the new Shady's Place

series Sense8 Sensibility will be your guide as you

explore the exciting world of modern K-Pop...

and I'll be back soon with another set of

sweet and silly love songs  to put you

and your special honey-bun in a

Frantic Romantic mood.

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To play us off, here are The Spinners, the mighty Motown men of the 60s who

found their greatest success when they switched to the Atlantic label in the early

70s. From the spring of '73, this is their third chart-topping single on the R&B

chart - "One Of A Kind (Love Affair)." Now this is Meg Griffin giving a shout-

out to my lost love Rondo wherever he may be, and saying goodbye and thanks

to you, my wonderful listeners. Please remember...all you need is love. So long!

"One Of A Kind (Love Affair)" - The Spinners

(May/June 1973, highest chart position

#1 R&B/#8 Cash Box/#11 Hot 100)

My handsome ex, Rondo... the one that got away! 

Natalie Teeger's Array of Sunshine: Natalie Gets it On and Cuts to the Chase!

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"Get It On" - Chase

(July 1971, highest chart pos. #22 Cash Box/#24 Hot 100)

That was "Get It On,"

the best known recording

by Chase, the jazz rock

band led by trumpeter

Bill Chase. The single

peaked just outside

the top 20 in the

summer of 1971.

Hi there, I'm

Natalie

 Teeger!

As you might already know, I am Mr. Monk's

personal assistant on the TV series Monk.

I'm here today with exciting news.

Shady Del Knight has picked me

to join The Shady Bunch as a DJ

on his S-P-M-M radio station!

You're tuned to the second sneak

preview of my show which will

make its debut in 2022. It's called

Natalie Teeger's Array of Sunshine.

I'll be bringing you the best sounds

of the 60s and 70s - sunshine pop,

soft rock, brassy horn bands like

Chase, English imports and more -

songs that are guaranteed to put

Array of Sunshine into your day.

Would you like to ride in my

beautiful balloon? Or how

about my Flying Machine? 

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That's the name of the British studio

group formed by songwriters/producers

Tony MacAuley and Geoff Stephens.

In the fall of 1969, The Flying Machine

was way up there where the air is rare,

in the top 5 on the U.S. chart, with

the feel-good ditty-- "Smile A Little

Smile For Me (Rosemarie)." 

"Smile A Little Smile For Me" - The Flying Machine

(Oct./Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100 & Cash Box) 

That one goes out to all of the

brokenhearted Rosemaries of

the world who need cheering

up - the English studio-based

pop group The Flying Machine

doing their signature song and

big U.S. hit-- "Smile A Little

Smile For Me." 

If you're just tuning in, I'm

Natalie Teeger, Mr. Monk's

 girl Friday and every other

day of the week, giving you

a sneak peek at my new

 show coming to S-P-M-M

Retro Radio. I'm offering

Array of Sunshine

to make your day a little

 brighter and a little better.

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This band put Niles, Michigan, on the map with their debut single "Hanky Panky,"

originally released in 1964 on that city's Snap record label. Fast forward to the
summer of '69. Tommy James And The Shondells were riding high with a
string of hits and soaring toward the top of the chart with this song
co-written by Tommy. Here's "Crystal Blue Persuasion."

"Crystal Blue Persuasion" - Tommy James And The Shondells

(July/Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was one of the songs most often

heard playing on the radio during the
celebrated summer of '69 - Tommy
James And The Shondells peaking
at #2 on the charts with "Crystal

Blue Persuasion." Many listeners
thought the song was about drugs,

but Tommy insisted he got his
inspiration from Bible verses. 

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Natalie Teeger playing the great

sounds of your lifetime and here's

another, The Grass Roots with 1971

gold-- "Two Divided By Love!"

 

"Two Divided By Love" - The Grass Roots

(Nov. 1971, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100/#2 Canada)

An ear-pleasing blast from your past, those were The Grass Roots, the LA-

based band that started out doing folk rock, but had their greatest success

in the late 60s and early 70s cranking out good time pop-rock singles like

that one, "Two Divided By Love," a record that penetrated the top 10

on Cash Box and went all the way to #2 in Canada in the fall of 1971. 

Natalie Teeger keeping you company

on S-P-M-M, where all the cool oldies
 come to play. I'm doing my best to

turn that frown upside down and

put Array of Sunshine into your

day. How am I doing so far?

Here's another fellow who did pretty

doggone well for himself after first

making his mark with a famous band.

It's Paul McCartney, you might have

heard of him, joined here by wife Linda

and their band Wings doing a 1978 single

that went top 5 in the UK and did even

better stateside, going all the way to the

top of the chart.  Here are McCartney

and Wings-- "With A Little Luck."

"With A Little Luck"- Wings

(Apr./May 1978, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was Paul McCartney with

his band Wings performing

"With A Little Luck," their

chart-topping single from

the spring of '78, a song

from their album

London Town.

This is your breath of fresh

air, Natalie Teeger, bringing

Array of Sunshine into your

life on S-P-M-M Retro Radio,

the station with personality.

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No one spreads sunshine better

than this pair and their yacht rock

sound. Here are The Captain and

Tennille with-- "Love Will

Keep Us Together!" 

"Love Will Keep Us Together" - The Captain & Tennille

(June/July 1975, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

live perf. on The Midnight Special) 

A winner of a song that spent

four weeks at #1 at the start

of summer in 1975, that was

"Love Will keep Us Together,"

composed by Brill Building

greats Neil Sedaka and his

partner Howard Greenfield

and performed by Captain

and Tennille on a telecast

of The Midnight Special.

“Captain” Daryl Dragon

laid down the entire

instrumental backing

on the record except

for the drums which

were played by Hal

Blaine of the famed

Wrecking Crew. 

Before I forget, I want to remind you to watch Mr. Monk,

Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Lieutenant Randy Disher and

me as we work together to bring the bad guys to justice

on our series Monk, now playing on Amazon Prime.

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Darn!  Boss man Shady Del Knight's giving me the signal to wrap it up.

That does it for this second preview of my new show on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.

To play us off, here's Santana with "Jingo," the first single released from the

Latin rock band's self-titled debut 1969 album. "Jingo" is a cover of a song

originally released in 1959 by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji.

Stay tuned. Coming up on the B side of Gary Owens' news, meet Shady's

Place newbie Denny the Dell Rat and take Shady's latest Mom & Pop

Brain Buster Quiz. Now this is Natalie Teeger inviting you to join

me next year when once again I'll bring Array of Sunshine

into your world. Take care and I'll see you in '22!

"Jingo" - Santana

(Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #37 Cash Box,

#56 Hot 100,  from Aug. 1969 album Santana)

Nice job, Natalie.

By the way, in case you

haven't heard... I have

my own band. It's called

The Randy Disher Project.

Hey, if you'd like, I can

get you tickets to our

next show. It's Saturday

afternoon...in my garage.