Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel - Vol. 4: Have I the Right (To Chew Your Slippers When You Leave the House)?

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"The Pied Piper" - Crispian St. Peters

(June/July 1966, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Based on the German folklore fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin, that was

"The Pied Piper" by English pop singer Crispian St. Peters, a cover of a song

penned and originally recorded by the American songwriting and performing

duo The Changin' Times. St. Pete made the song famous in the summer of '66

with a single that went top 5 in the U.S. and UK and topped the chart in Canada.

I'm a Cocker Spaniel, not the best of ratters,

but a loyal Dell rat, and it's all that matters.

Just ask my master Shady Del Knight.

Yes, folks, it's me - Toto Moto - The Hound

of Sound, your Musical Mutt, your All Nite

Satellite, the barker who put the "WOW!"

in bow-wow, and you've just entered my

Top Tunes Time Tunnel for another fun-

filled trip back to the sounds of the 60s.

I'm an English Cocker, and today's

Time Tunnel show is an all star
salute to UK recording artists.

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All seven of these songs were hits in the U.S. but were waxed across the pond,
and I don't mean the one I just made on the floor in the hall. Let's lay the
foundation for this mini British Invasion by recalling  "The Bad Bad
Old Days" before Jerky Treats were invented-- The Foundations!

"In The Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" - The Foundations
(Apr. 1969. highest chart pos. #26 Cash Box/#51 Hot 100)

Finishing in the Top 30 on Cash Box but missing the Top 50 on Billboard,

go figure, that was "In The Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me),"

a groovy sound from the spring of '69 by the mixed race, mixed

nationality UK soul band The Foundations.

Shady's dog Toto Moto keeping you company in the

wee small hours of the morning here on S-P-M-M...

the station that's #1 for music and fun, and up next

The Hollies, an English pop-rock band known for

their glorious three part harmony and long string

of hits at home and stateside. Seems The Hollies

had more good songs than they knew what to do

with. In May of 1967 two of their singles were

released at the same time and the records

competed against each other. "Carrie-Anne"

made the top 10, eclipsing the Hollies

single on a different label that had

been released three weeks earlier. 

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As a result, this song peaked near the bottom of the top 30 and shoulda gone

 higher. The Hollies now with a hit that missed-- "Pay You Back With Interest!"

"Pay You Back With Interest" - The Hollies

(June/July 1967, highest chart pos. #28 Hot 100/#29 Cash Box)

Those were the Hollies and their under-performing

single "Pay You Back With Interest," a record that

died on the vine when "Carrie-Anne" came long.

I thought I'd go out of my mind the fist time

I heard the guitar at the beginning of this

next British R&B Merseybeat record.

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The sound was new, different, bold, and oh
so cool. Riding the U.S. chart the last three
months of '64, The Kinks-- "You Really Got Me!"

"You Really Got Me" - The Kinks

(Oct. to Dec. 1964, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#7 Hot 100)

Ray Davies and his band of Kinks with "You Really Got Me,"

their first charting record in the U.S., a single that reached

the Top 10 on Billboard and the Top 5 on Cash Box.

If you're just tuning in, you're trapped inside

Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel. I'm your hairy

host, blog mascot Toto Moto of The Shady

Bunch, the platter playin' pooch who starts

from scratch and aims to fleas, and we're

in the middle of a 7-in-a-row commercial-

free cruise on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Here's another UK record that was popular
in the fall of 1964, the same weeks that
the Kinks' song "You Really Got Me"
was hot. This one finished even
higher on the chart.

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Meet The Honeycombs, a band with an unusual lineup that featured

Honey Lantree, one of the few female drummers in pop at the time.

The guys and a girl ask the musical question-- "Have I The Right?"

"Have I The Right?" - The Honeycombs

(Oct./Nov. 1964, highest chart pos. #4 Cash Box/#5 Hot 100)

The Honeycombs there with their first single and

the biggest hit of their career, the top 5 charting
"Have I The Right?" As a sad footnote, the band's
original lead singer Dennis D’Ell died in 2005
at the age of 61 and drummer Honey Lantree
died just before Christmas 2018 at age 75.

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When a dog's gotta go, a dog's gotta go.
Shady forgot to put down a piddle pad
and-- "I Can't Control Myself!"

"I Can't Control Myself" - The Troggs

(Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos. #38 Cash Box/#43 Hot 100)

Hovering around the Top 40 mark on Cash Box and Billboard, Reg Presley

and his rowdy band of English garage rockers The Troggs aka

The Troglodytes with "I Can't Control Myself."

Here it comes again - that feeling like I've

run out of time. I hope you enjoyed zooming

back to the past with me in Toto's Top Tunes

Time Tunnel. Stick around. Coming up on the

flip side of news it's Debbie the Dellette

hosting another music packed meeting

of the Top Hit Club of America,

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And I'll be back before you can say cat scratch fever to spin another batch

of classic Sixties toe-tappers in my Top Tunes Time Tunnel. To play us off,

The Fortunes from late '65 and "Here It Comes Again." Now this is your

K-9 Kompadre, your Hi-Fi Fido, your Rover on the Radio, Toto Moto,

saying thanks for tuning in, be good and see you soon!

"Here It Comes Again" - The Fortunes

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

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"Just Like Me" - Paul Revere And The Raiders

(Jan./Feb. 1966, highest chart pos. #11 Hot 100/#16 Cash Box)

"THE DITTIES ARE COMING!"

"THE DITTIES ARE COMING!"

That there was Paul Revere and his band of Raiders featuring
Mark Lindsay on lead vocal, kicking off our midnight ride with
"Just Like Me," a single that brushed the top 10 in the
early weeks of 1966 and began a string of classic
garage rock hits by the group.

Hi there! I'm your host, Toto Moto,
Shady's dog, the Shady's Place
blog mascot, Chief Petting Officer
and Shady Bunch deejay. They call
me the All Night Satellite, the Hound
of Sound and the Hi-Fi Fido. Shucks,
I don't care what they call me as long
as they don't call me late for chow.
(BA-DUM-BUMP)
Welcome to another 7-in-a-row
midnight block party here on
S-P-M-M, the station that's
number one for music and fun.
I'm starting from scratch...
and I aim to fleas.

Here's a riddle: What has four legs and chases cats?
Mrs. Katz and her lawyer! (BA-DUM-BUMP)

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I know I'm a corn dog, but it's alright, and that just happens to be the
title of my next song. In 1966 this one reached the top 30 on the pop
chart and the top 5 R&B. J.J. Jackson zings-- "But It's Alright!"

"But It's Alright" - J.J. Jackson

(Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos.

#4 R&B/#22 Hot 100/#26 Cash Box)

You done me wrong, girl... left me
all alone with my achy breaky heart,
"But It's Alright," sings Brooklyn soul
man J.J. Jackson, a record that was
hot on the charts in the fall of 1966.

This is everybody's favorite mutt, your rover

of the radio - Toto Moto - and I want you to

lend me your ears. Lend me your eyes, too,
because my show is simulcast on YouTube.
We're traveling thru my Top Tunes Time
Tunnel back to the swingin' 60s here on
S-P-M-M, the number one station for
a rock and roll nation. This 7-song
non-stop commercial free cruise
is just getting started!  

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From 60s R&B soul we switch to country pop and the smooth
sound of Billy Joe Royal's sig song "Down In The Boondocks."
In this vintage clip, Billy Joe is flanked by The Gazzarri
Dancers on Hollywood A Go-Go!

"Down In The Boondocks" - Billy Joe Royal

(July/Aug. 1965, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/#9 Hot 100)

From the archives of Hollywood A Go-Go, that was Billy Joe Royal

doing his biggest hit, "Down In The Boondocks," a top 10 record

in the summer of 1965. "Boonies" was written by Joe South and

samples the Gene Pitney hit "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa."

If you're just tuning in, I'm Toto Moto,

your Rocker Spaniel, keeping you

company on the radio all night

long here on the greatest little

station in the nation, S-P-M-M. 

Folks, this next one has me scratching
my head (and other body parts). Dionne
Warwick emerged as one of the biggest
stars of the 60s waxing the songs of
Burt Bacharach and Hal David. You
are about to hear one of their greatest.
It's among Dionne's best known hits,
ranked #70 on Rolling Stone's list of
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,
yet, at the time of its release, the
single failed to reach the top 5
on the pop and R&B charts.

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Check out this vintage clip in which Dionne decides to
casually "Walk On By" rows of mysterious men in suits.

"Walk On By' - Dionne Warwick

(May/June 1964, highest chart pos.

#6 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B)

That was sultry soul siren Dionne Warwick brushing the top 5
in the spring of 1964 with "Walk On By," and this is your
All Night Satellite Toto Moto digging up gold (and a
few old bones)  on S-P-M-M... Retrosonic Radio
in Futuresonic Stereo Surround.

I've got more great tunes in my Time Tunnel

than you can shake a stick at, enough to last

you through the dogs days of summer.

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Now let's hear the West Coast folk-rock
sound of The Byrds with a Bob Dylan
song that ignited the mid 60s folk-rock
boom. Spinning on my turntable even
as I bark is the band's first single,
number one in the summer of
'65-- "Mr. Tambourine Man."

""Mr. Tambourine Man" - the Byrds

(June/July 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Those Byrds are the bees knees, and you're sweatin' to the oldies
with me, your K-9 compadre, Toto Moto, right here on

S-P-M-M, the station that's #1 for music and fun.

From Oklahoma they came - Five Americans,

count 'em - one, two, three, four five. In 1967

the band released their biggest hit. Inspiration

for the ditty came when the lead guitarist was

goofing around and produced a unique sound

that reminded the other guys of a telegraph key.

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By now I'm sure you know the famous
song I'm talking about - "Hot Diggity
(Dog Ziggity Boom)" - uh... no...
pardon me, folks, I accidentally
skipped ahead to my next show.
Here are The Five Americans
and-- "Western Union!"

"Western Union" - The Five Americans

(Mar./Apr. 1967, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100/#7 Cash Box)

"Western Union" by the Five Americans, not to be confused with
"Hey, Western Union Man" by Jerry Butler or the traditional
Christmas hymn "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer."
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Hey, the sun's comin' up and I gotta run.
(I also need to find the nearest fire hydrant
pronto!) Thanks for staying awake with me

all night long. Stay tuned on the B side of
news for the debut of another brand new
show here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.
It's called Libbin' It Up With The Good Girls
and stars those sweet thangs, my new best
bud-ettes Cindy, Patti & Jane, and I'll be
back soon to take you on another hip
musical trip to the Swingin' Sixties.

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Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel - the paws that refreshes. Accept no substitutes.
Now this is your puppy pal, your Pooch with the Hooch, Toto Moto, saying
so long and leaving you in the capable hands of Every Mother's Son as
they sing their 1967 top 5 hit "Come On Down To My Boat." What's
my favorite part of a boat, you ask? The poop deck, of course.
(BA-DUM-BUMP)  Goodbye everybody!

"Come On Down To My Boat" - Every Mother's Son

(June/July 1967, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100)

Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel - Vol. 2: Yeh, Yeh!

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"Just One Look" - The Hollies

(May 1964, highest chart pos. #98 Hot 100/#2 UK)

Retrosonic Radio

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that's S-P-M-M!

Heidi-ho! It's me again, your puppy pal
Toto Moto. Hey, if my buddy Jerry Blavat
can call himself The Boss with the Sauce,
then I'm The Pooch with the Hootch...
your Hi-fi Fido, your Musical Mutt,
your All Nite Satellite, welcoming
you into my wormhole, the Top
Tunes Time Tunnel, for another
fun-filled trip back to the
best years of your life!

To open the show, we flashed back to the British Invasion in 1964 and listened

to a new enhanced version of "Just One Look," the fist single to reach the U.S.

chart by the English pop-rock band The Hollies, a cover of the top 10 hit the

previous year for American R&B singer Doris Troy who co-wrote the song.

Amazingly, the Hollies fabulous version lasted only one week on the U.S.

chart at #98 while soaring to #2 back home in the UK. When reissued

in the states in 1967 the single cracked the top 50 but should have

done better, doggone it!

In 1966 the British Invasion was followed by a Spanish Invasion
of sorts in the form of Los Bravos, a beat band from Madrid
that scored a top 5 hit in the UK and here in the states
with "Black Is Black."

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Two years later Los Bravos released another rousing single that brushed

the top 50 stateside, a song written by members of the Aussie band

The Easybeats. The excitement meter is pegged as Los Bravos

performs-- "Bring a Little Lovin'."

"Bring A Little Lovin'" - Los Bravos

(June 1968, highest chart pos. #51)

That was "Bring A Little Lovin'" by the Spanish band Los Bravos,

a minor hit in America that deserved to be a major hit!

If you're just tuning in, I'm Toto Moto,

your Rover of the Radio, the Dawg

who Put the "WOW" in Bowwow...

and you're traveling through my

Top Tunes Time Tunnel here

on S-P-M-M... the station

with personality.

I used to chase a feline named Felix,

and next, here's another Felix who's

a very cool cat. He's Felix Cavaliere

who, along with Eddie Brigati, Gene

Cornish and Dino Danelli, made up

the exciting blue-eyed soul quartet

The Young Rascals... one of the

most popular acts of the 60s.

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From 1966 to '68 the Jersey boys placed nine singles in the top 20

and here's one of them. From the summer of '66, a song written

by Eddie and Felix-- "You Better Run!"

"You Better Run" - The Young Rascals

(July 1966, highest chart pos. #20)

Old school's the rule and every song is certifiably K-9 cool here in
Toto's Time Tunnel - the Paws that Refreshes - and you just heard from
Felix the musical cat and his group doing "You Better Run," a single
released when they were still "Young" - before they shortened
their name to The Rascals.

Shady's dog Toto with you on the radio,

and I'll be doggone if I don't get a chuckle

out of "The Jolly Green Giant," the nifty

novelty number by the Kingsmen, the

rowdy garage rockers from the Pacific

Northwest who shook up the civilized

world with their cover of "Louie Louie."

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"The Jolly Green Giant" was written by

Lynn Easton, one of the founders of the

Kingsmen, and so was this one, the flip

side of that 1965 single, another titanic

tune called-- "Long Green!"

"Long Green" - The Kingsmen

(Jan./Feb. 1965, uncharted B side of "The Jolly Green Giant")

The Kingsmen with "Long Green (the root of evil)," the fab flip on the

back side of "The "Jolly Green Giant" single. "Long Green" was also
released on the band's 1964 album The Kingsmen Volume II and
again on the 1965 album The Kingsmen Volume 3.

Wassup, pup? Chief Petting Officer Toto behind the mic on
the greatest little station in the nation, S-P-M-M.  I aim to fleas
by spinning the best sounds of the 60s here in the Time Tunnel.

Back across the pond we go for one of the

coolest grooves featured on Hullaballoo

London. The Blue Flames, a British R&B

jazz band, were the backing musicians for

English singer Billy Fury until he sacked

them for being "too jazzy" and replaced

them with another band, The Tornados,

the guys who recorded the instrumental

hit "Telstar." Out on their own with key-

boardist Georgie Fame taking over on

lead vocals, The Blue Flames burned up

the chart with a groovy cover of "Yeh Yeh,"

originally recorded by Afro-Cuban per-

cussionist Mongo Santamaría, the artist

best known for his hit "Watermelon Man,"

a standard written by Herbie Hancock.

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Do I dig this sound from Georgie Fame? "Yeh Yeh!"

That's what I say, I say-- "Yeh Yeh!"

"Yeh, Yeh" - Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames

(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #21 Hot 100/#1 UK)

Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames with "Yeh, Yeh," a great song you don't hear

very often on oldies radio. Leave it to me, your Hound of Sound, to find it and

play it for you. "Yeh, Yeh" brings back marvelous memories of Brian Epstein

hosting Hullabaloo London during those exciting years of The Brit Invasion.

Toto Moto of The Shady Bunch keeping you

company all night long as we cruise through

my Time Tunnel here on S-P-M-M Radio.

Know what? I admit it - I'm a horndog. :)

I love bands from the mid 60s through

early 70s that featured strong,

brassy horn sections.

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Here's one of my horn-driven favorites,
The Buckinghams, the sunshine poppers
from Chi-town who cranked out a string
of feel-good hits including the one you're
listening to right now. 1967 gold--
"Don't You Care!"

"Don't You Care" - The Buckinghams

(Mar./Apr. 1967, highest chart pos. #6)

From the Windy City, those were The Buckinghams with "Don't You Care,"

a sad song that makes you happy when you listen to it. "Don't You Care"

was one of the group's five top 10 hits of the mid 60s if you count

the Cash Box chart along with Billboard.

Oh bowwow, we're nearing the end of
Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel. I know

for sure because I can see the dawn's
early light. Thanks for spending the

wee hours of the morning with me,
your All Nite Satellite. Stay tuned

for my good friend Shady Blue
coming up on the B side of news to

get you Stuck Like Glue to his dusty
ditties, and I'll be back soon to start
from scratch and satisfy your itch for
terrific tuneage in my Time Tunnel.

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To play us off, Tommy James and the Shondells with "Mirage,"

a hit born when a tape of "I Think We're Alone Now"

was accidentally played backward. Bye bye!

"Mirage" - Tommy James And The Shondells

(May/June 1967, highest chart pos. #10)

Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel - Vol. 1: Sound Dog!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
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"Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley (Aug./Sept./Oct. 1956,

highest chart pos. #1, original B side of "Don't Be Cruel")

Hey there, the clock is striking twelve and it's time for yours truly,
the midnight satellite, your rover of the radio, your hi-fi fido - Toto Moto!

You're tuned to Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel on
S-P-M-M, home of The Shady Bunch. I kicked off
my first official show with "Hound Dog," a doozie
of a ditty by Elvis the Pelvis. One of Presley's
biggest hits, "Hound Dog" is ranked #19 on
Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs
of All Time. "Hound Dog" was first recorded
in 1952 by R&B zinger Willie Mae
"Big Mama" Thornton.

In 1967, when they recorded our next featured
song, Diana Ross and The Supremes were
on top of the heap - the most successful
American music group of all time with
10 chart-topping pop hits to their credit.

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This one, the last of the group's singles to feature the vocals of Flo Ballard,

cracked the top 10 around Christmas that year-- "In And Out Of Love!"

"In And Out Of Love" - The Supremes

(Dec. 1967, highest chart pos. #9)

Diana Ross and The Supremes with "In And Out Of Love,"
and Toto Moto with you in the Time Tunnel here on S-P-M-M,
Retrosonic Radio. You know, with a name like The Hollies,
I thought these guys were one of Buddy's groups. 'Taint so -
I looked it up! Instead they're one of the most popular
Merseybeat bands of the British Invasion. In 1964

The Hollies covered the Doris Troy hit "Just One Look."

It was the group's first single to land on the U.S. chart,

but only made it to #98. That's a doggone shame!

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I can see clearly now that things were looking up for the
Brit boys when their single, "Look Through Any Window,"
cracked, shattered and broke through the top 40!

"Look Through Any Window" - The Hollies

(Jan. 1966, highest chart pos. #32)

The Hollies there with "Look Through Any Window

(and you'll see that doggone stray cat)" on S-P-M-M,

home of The Shady Bunch and yours truly, Toto Moto.

In sports, a late game ending moments ago

out on the west coast, final score just in:

49ers 76 - 76ers 49.

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Their television series was more fun than a barrel of Monkees.

Here's a groovy great by Davy, Micky, Peter and Mike-- "Valleri!"

"Valleri" (1968 Remix) - The Monkees (Mar./Apr. 1968,

highest chart pos. #3, from Apr. 1968 album

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees)

If you're just tuning in, I'm Toto Moto, your sound dog,

your K-9 compadre, your midnight mutt, the pup that

puts the WOW in bow-wow, and you're listening to

Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel, the radio program

4 out of 5 insomniacs recommend. Earlier in the

blogcast you heard "Hound Dog" and you just

listened to the ape call of The Monkees. Don't

look now, but this place is turning into a zoo!

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Hey, me likey table scraps, and this one by Dee Dee Sharp

has me lickin' my chops. What time is it?-- "Mashed Potato Time!"

"Mashed Potato Time" - Dee Dee Sharp (Apr. 1962,

highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#1 Cash Box/#1 R&B,

from 1962 album It's Mashed Potato Time)

This is your corn dog, Toto Moto and that was one of

Philly town's most soulful sirens, Miss Dee Dee Sharp,

and "Mashed Potato Time," a single that topped the

R&B chart, finished second on the pop side and is

ranked the #3 song for the year 1962.

Winter, spring, summer and fall, I love The Four Seasons.

There's nothing false about Frankie Valli's falsetto. It's the

real deal. If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube,

check out this rare clip from Where The Action Is.

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Here they are, the original Jersey Boys, singing their hit "Bye, Bye, Baby"

on a Southern California ski slope. It's snow bound to give you a lift!

"Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)" - The 4 Seasons

(Jan./Feb. 1965, highest chart pos. #12)

From the early weeks of 1965, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, singing

(and shivering) in the snow at Big Bear Ski Resort, one of the primary

shooting locations for Dick Clark's Where The Action Is, doing one

of their many great 60s hits "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)."

Hey, it's also time for me to say "bye bye baby." Thanks a lot for
spending the wee hours of the morning with me digging up old gold
here in Toto's Top Tunes Time Tunnel. It's been a long night.
I don't know about you, folks... but I'm licked.

(BA-DUM-BUMP).

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I'm gonna hunt for a patch of early morning sunlight, curl up on the rug
and snooze till the cows come home. Later on, I think I'll head over
to the flea market. (BA-DUM-BUMP).  Now this is your midnight
satellite, your rover of the radio, your hound of sound, your
hi-fi fido - Toto Moto - bidding you farewell. I'll be back
soon with another fun-filled stax-o-wax all-nighter here
on S-P-M-M Radio, your place for good music,
good memories and good times.
Merry Christmas, folks!

"Snoopy's Christmas" - The Royal Guardsmen

(Christmas 1967, highest chart post #1 Billboard's

"Best Bets For Christmas" chart/#10- Cash Box)