The 1600 Club Meet the Supremes of Pennsylvania Ave. Vol. 1: Mellie For President - "Built, Back and Better!"

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"Elected" - Alice Cooper

(Sept. to Nov. 1972, highest chart pos. #18 Cash Box/#26 Hot 100,

#4 UK/#3 Germany & Austria/#5 Netherlands)       

Hello, my fellow Americans!

I'm Mellie Grant. 

As you might recall from my previous appearance at Shady's Place

at the end of 2022, I am the former First Lady of these great

United States of America on the political thriller

television series Scandal.

Think I look like Jessica Whitly, Malcolm's mom on Prodigal Son?

  

or Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer? Yeah, I get that a lot.

 

I called this news conference

in order to put to rest a silly,

unsubstantiated rumor that

has been floating around -

a false story that has been

reported by the fake news

media for weeks now.

Today, I am announcing to this

great nation of ours that, contrary

to what you might have heard

through the gossipy grapevine,

I am not..... I repeat not.....

throwing my hat in the ring

and humbly asking for your

vote and the opportunity to

proudly serve you, the great

American people, as your next

President of the United States.

God bless America! 

If nominated, I will not run.

If elected, I will not serve. 

Now that I've cleared that up, just for fun, just to hear

how it sounds... let me shout it from the rooftops: 

"Mellie for President 2024...

and God bless America!" 

To those silly skeptics who still think I'm a candidate

to become the next leader of the free world...

I call bullcrap!

Goodness, I'll be much too busy serving my country

as a Shady Bunch DJ on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

That said, I welcome you to our new show

  The 1600 Club:

Meet the Supremes

of Pennsylvania Avenue. 

Joining me in hosting the show will be three other

White House Wonder Women.

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As powerful, influential females in orbit around

the President in Washington, D.C., we like to think of

ourselves as The Supremes of Pennsylvania Avenue.

"Reflections" - Diana Ross And The Supremes

(Aug./Sept. 1967, highest chart position

#2 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#4 R&B)

You just heard from the stars of our series, the featured artists of

  The 1600 Club

Diana Ross And The Supremes, performing their

psychedelic pop styled 1967 hit "Reflections."

My notes indicate that the Supremes' single peaked at #2

on the pop chart, denied the top spot two weeks in a row

by the Bobbie Gentry smash "Ode To Billie Joe."

Now, meet the other

White House 

Wonder Women

beginning with the home-

wrecking hussy who came

between me and my (ex)

husband Fitz, the sitting

President who preferred

to lie in bed with her.

That's right, my fellow

Americans. I admit that

I'm not a happy camper

since I lost my hubby

to his secret squeeze,

his mistress, his girl

on the side (and very

often on her back).

The tramp's name

is Olivia Pope.

You see, my cheating, skirt-chasing ex-hubby, The President, is always

hooking up with that conniving witch. He even ditched me last Christmas

and spent the holidays with his Ho Ho Ho! They do it right there in on

his desk in the Oval Office, in hotels, on trains and boat and planes,

at the top of the Washington Monument, in Abe's lap at the

Lincoln Memorial --  you name it. 

I hate to go on and on about it, but

they're like a couple of bunny rabbits

those two, and I'm sick and tired of it!

Finally, I had enough and issued an

old tomato. I said to him, "make up

your mind, bucko...do you want me

and your political career... or her?"

He chose her.

So yeah, if you want the truth,

the break up of my marriage

has left me an angry, bitter

and frustrated former

First Lady.

 But, you know what?

They say the best revenge

is massive success, and I'll

have it the day I become

President of these

great United States

of God Bless America

 

the best darned DJ on

the Shady Bunch roster. 

Hello, I'm Olivia Pope...

former media relations consultant to President Fitzgerald Grant III

(Mellie's ex) on Scandal. Along with media relations, Fitz

and I regularly engage in relations of another kind.

In addition to the places Mellie mentioned, we do it the East Wing,

the West Wing, the White House lawn, on Air Force One, in the

Goodyear Blimp and snap, on the 50-yard line of Fed-Ex-Field.

Long story short... Fitz can't get enough of this funky stuff. 

To set the mood, Scandal boasts the best music soundtrack

since Cop Rock, and here on our radio series

  The 1600 Club

...I'll play some of the songs you'll hear on the TV show.

I'm talkin' about classic R&B, funk and sophisticated soul. 

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The song you're hearing

right now is all about that

Harper Valley hypocrite

Mellie Grant. I know why

she married Fitz, a politician

on track to become President.

Her plan was to ride his coat-

tails to the White House and

launch her own political

career. That Karen's in it

for fame, power and

"For The Love

Of Money!"

"For The Love Of Money (Give It To Me)" - Jay-Z vs The O'Jays 

Boogie Hill Faders Remix (Feb. 2020)

Hola! Me llamo Isabel Pardo...

I am White House Deputy Chief of Staff on the

political thriller drama TV series Designated Survivor. 

I'm the girlfriend of the Vice President-elect of the United States

Aaron Shore, no relation to Shady Bunch DJ Alan Shore...

but just as much of a horn-dog. 

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 That's right. As in Mellie Grant's

case - having to put up with her

lowdown cheating husband,

the President, I caught my

man steppin' out and doggin'

around. Now I'm stuck in the

middle of a messy love triangle.

Know what? I'm gonna kick

"hammerin' Hank" Aaron to

the curb, and I've got the

perfect Santana song to

sing as I send him packing.

"You Just Don't Care" and

now, mi amigo, neither do I. 

"You Just Don't Care" - Santana

(from Aug. 1969 album Santana)

Hello, I'm

Emily Rhodes

...former Chief of Staff and

current Special Advisor to the

President of the United States

Kiefer Sutherland Tom Kirkman,

on the political thriller drama TV

series Designated Survivor. Okay,

I confess that I made a mistake

when I slept with Isabel's boy toy,

Vice President-elect Aaron Shore.

I never intended for it to go as far as it did. See, we were working together

late one night and one thing led to another and yada yada yada.

 It blew up when Isabel found us nekked together in the Rose Garden.

 Now, Aaron's practically

down on his knees

begging Izzy to take

him back... and I'm

finding it hard to

say goodbye. 

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Foxes And Fossils explain it

in their Linda Ronstadt

cover of Evie Sands'--

"I Can't Let Go!" 

"(I) Can't Let Go" - Evie Sands/Hollies cover

by Foxes And Fossils (Aug. 2013) 

I hear you, Emily, but I'm

still hella mad. I'm calling

you out as a skank, and

your crocodile tears

don't mean a thing.

I'm dedicating this

next song to you

and to that cheatin',

mistreatin' dawg

Aaron who came

crawling back to

me with his tail

between his legs.

 

In June, 1961... a four

member girl group called

The Sweethearts released

"Sorry Daddy," an answer

song to "Daddy's Home,"

a major hit that year for

the R&B/doo-wop group

Shep & The Limelites.

The Sweethearts song

didn't give Daddy the

answer he hoped for: 

Daddy, momma is glad

That you've come back home,

But I'm sorry, pretty daddy,

But you've waited too long.

Sorry daddy, sorry daddy, I'm gone. 

The Sweethearts' single missed the chart, but the song was

resurrected 60 years later by Latina soul queen Monica Rocha

backed by The Notations, a veteran soul group from Chicago.

 

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Singing this long lost answer song written by Shep Sheppard,

here are Monica and The Notations-- "Sorry Daddy." 

"Sorry Daddy" - The Notations feat. Monica Rocha

(June 2020)

Izzy, I don't see why you've got your knickers in a bunch.

The fact that I slept with your precious Aaron is no big deal. 

It's all the nasty stuff we did while we were still awake

that should bother you. See what I did there?

 

Besides, Aaron's back with you now

and I'm out in the cold on my own.

 I don't expect us to be besties, but

we need to learn to work together

at the White House for the good of

the country. You need to understand

how hard it is working side by side

with Aaron every day and wanting

to spend nights with him like you do. 

I've got another The Supremes chart-

topper that speaks to the situation. 

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The song tells the truth about the

way that I feel whenever handsome,

charismatic Aaron walks in the

room-- "I Hear A Symphony!" 

"I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes

(Oct./Nov. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100,

#1 Cash Box/#2 R&B/#1 Canada)

Boohoo, Emily.  No one cares about your problems.  Let's refocus on mine.

You say you hear a symphony?  I've got a symphony for you, sister!

For too long, I've been nothing but eye candy - window dressing

in this boys' club... unappreciated and underestimated.

 I caught hubby Fitz lying down on the job, literally...

and the American people deserve better.

So c'mon America.  Get with the program. 

Anything a mortal man can do, Mellie can do better!

Put another man in the White House and you're

asking for a-- "Symphony of Destruction!"

"Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth

guitar cover by nacoco music (March 2024)

To top it off, now that she knows I'm running for president,

that "rhymes with witch" Olivia Pope is doing everything

in her power to prevent me from winning the election.

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She's telling everyone I'm "out of touch" with the issues

and the needs of the average American, and since we're

almost "out of time," here are Daryl Hall And John Oates!

"Out Of Touch" - Daryl Hall And John Oates

(Oct. thru Dec. 1984, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100,

#3 Cash Box/#1 U.S. Dance Club)

 

So, to review, The 1600 Club revolves around four powerful

women in a circle around two powerful men forming two

love triangles. To complete the equation... there are

zero squares among us.

Thanks for joining us

today for the debut of 

The 1600 Club.

We'll be back with more

great tunes and more

relationship drama

in the next edition

coming soon.

I suppose you could say that all four Wonder Women of the White House

are riding on a "Love Rollercoaster," and to play us off, here's the

funk band that recorded the song and made it famous.

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They're the Ohio Players doing one of their biggest hits, a single that reached

#1 at the start of 1976. Now for my arch rival Mellie Grant, Isabel Pardo

and Emily Rhodes, I'm Olivia Pope saying so long and reminding you -

please... don't do anything we wouldn't do. See you next time! 

"Love Rollercoaster" - Ohio Players

(Dec. 1975/Jan. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100,

#1 R&B/#3 Cash Box/#2 Canada)

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.