Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue Vol. 4: Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dracula & Little Devils in The Twilight Zone!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

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

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 STUCK LIKE GLUE  
 on SHADY BLUE  

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

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN: CLICK TO

PLAY FIRST VIDEO. AT 16 SEC. MARK,

CLICK TO START SECOND VIDEO!

"Little Devil" - Neil Sedaka

(May/June 1961, highest chart pos. #9 Cash Box/#11 Hot 100)

Yessum, he's the real deal, my friend Neil. That was Mr. Neil Sedaka

kicking-off my Halloween Spooktacular with "Little Devil," a top 10

hit in 1961 for the prolific, terrific singer and songwriter.

Good morn and howdy-do!

I'm Shady Blue hoping to

have you Stuck Like Glue

before I'm through. It's time

for you to wake up and smell

the coffee (along with my

stinky socks.) I've been

wearing the same pair

ever since Sedaka

waxed that song.

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

Today's play list is designed to get

you in the mood for trick-or-treat

fright night. It'll be here before you

know it, so let's keep the spooky

records (and stomachs) turning.

By special request, I've got another soundtrack song from Blue Velvet, one of

the featured films in my recent tribute to director David Lynch. In the fall of

1963, pop crooner Bobby Vinton gained a #1 charting hit with the tender

ditty that later became the title song of that neo-noir mystery thriller

movie. If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube, behold the

film's opening sequence and note how Lynch uses the sweet

song "Blue Velvet" to arouse fear and loathing.  

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

As you will see, Bobby's ballad starts out in complete harmony with

the images of small town serenity on the screen, but soon the song

contradicts the action... letting the audience know that, beneath

its tranquil veneer, all is not well in Lumberton, North Carolina.

"Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton

(Sept./Oct. 1963, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

opening scene from Sept. 1986 film Blue Velvet)

I don't know about you, but Shady Blue's got goose bumps thinking about

tough guy Frank Booth and a candy-colored clown they call the Sandman.

You just heard the contrapuntal theme song from the David Lynch's

Blue Velvet on this special Halloween edition of Stuck Like Glue.

Our next number is by the Toronto group
The Diamonds. Along with The Crew-Cuts,
another group from that city, The Diamonds
rose to fame covering R&B songs. In 1956
The Diamonds approached the top 10 with
Frankie Lymon's "Why Do Fools Fall In
Love" and with "The Church Bells May
Ring," originally waxed by The Willows.
In 1957, The Diamonds' version of
The Gladiolas' single "Little Darlin'"
lasted half a year on the chart and
spent 8 weeks at #2 behind Elvis
Presley's smash "All Shook Up."
In '59, just in time for Halloween,
The Diamonds released the creepy
song you are about to hear.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

It was penned by lyricist Roy Alfred who wrote "The Hucklebuck,"

a hit for Chubby Checker, and "Let's Lock The Door," a hit
for Jay And The Americans. The Diamonds now with--
"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula!"

"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein Or Dracula" - The Diamonds

(Oct. 1959, uncharted B side of "Walkin' The Stroll")

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

IT'S A

SHADY BLUE

(ECHO CHAMBER)

DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY

That's right. Shady Blue's

turning a double play with

another song for you

by The Diamonds.

START VIDEO NOW!

The monster record I just played was not
a monster hit. In fact it missed the chart,
and so did the A side of that single
"Walkin' The Stroll," an attempt by

The Diamonds to milk the success
of this song, their original dance hit
"The Stroll." Watch as the kids in
Des Moines, Iowa, go strollin'
on the TV show Seventeen!

"The Stroll" - The Diamonds

(Jan./Feb. 1958, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100,

ep. of  TV dance program Seventeen on WOI-TV

channel 5 Ames/Des Moines, Iowa)

Old gold sound and images there as you watched couples performing the line dance
fad The Stroll on an early 1958 episode of Seventeen, a show that originated from
the studios of WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa. In the early 70s, The Stroll became a
regular feature on Soul Train with the hippest dancers on TV strutting
down The Soul Train Line. That single by The Diamonds topped the
Cash Box chart in the early weeks of 1958. It was later used in
the soundtrack of American Graffiti and, in counterpoint,
in the 1986 sci-fi/horror movie Night Of The Creeps.  

If you're just tuning in, I'm Shady Blue

doing my best to get you Stuck Like Glue

with a killer lineup of songs for Halloween

right here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio,

where the spooky sounds of the past

come back to haunt you. 

At the top of the show we heard from
Neil Sedaka who wants to make
a little devil his girl.

START VIDEO NOW!

Elvis Presley is going the other way.
Presley got wise to a-- "Devil In Disguise!"

"(You're The) Devil In Disguise" - Elvis Presley

(July/Aug. 1963, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

IT'S ANOTHER

SHADY BLUE

(ECHO CHAMBER)

DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY

Yes indeed, not one but two double plays in this edition of Stuck Like Glue!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

I'm hooked on a feeling with Elvis the Pelvis... a feeling
like my head is spinning 'round and 'round-- "Witchcraft!"

"Witchcraft" - Elvis Presley

(Oct./Nov. 1963, highest chart pos. #32 Hot 100,

#33 Cash Box, B side of "Bossa Nova Baby")

You just heard two Presley platters back-to-back: "Witchcraft," an Elvis

cover of a 1956 R&B record by The Spiders, made a run at the top 30

at Halloween 1963 on the B side of "Bossa Nova Baby." Before that,

you listened to "(You're The) Devil In Disguise," a top 3 charting

single for The King during the summer that same year.

Uh-oh, the boss man, Shady Del Knight,

is signalling me to put a pitchfork in it,
because I'm done. That does it for my
Halloween Spooktacular. Thanks a lot
for tuning in. Stick around. Coming up
on the flip side of Gary Owens' news,

it's the return of AIDA, that living doll

robotic bad girl from Marvel's Agents

of  S.H.I.E.L.D... who will hold your

brain hostage inside The Framework,

 so keep it right here on S-P-M-M...

the station that's number one for

music and Halloween fun.

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

And I'll be back soon with more golden greats to get you Stuck Like Glue.

To play us off, here's the instrumental rock group The Ventures, whisking

us away to "The Twilight Zone," a track from their 1964 album

Ventures In Space. Now this is Shady Blue saying

so long and happy Halloween!

"The Twilight Zone" - The Ventures

(from 1964 album Ventures In Space)

Shady Green and His Wayback Machine Vol. 3: Hey Tonight, Drop Out With Me, Little Girl!

HEADPHONES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR LISTENING TO SPMM RADIO SHOWS.

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

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

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 SHADY GREEN 

 AND HIS 

 WAYBACK 

 MACHINE 

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

 PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN: 
 CLICK TO PLAY FIRST VIDEO. 

 AT 11 SEC. MARK, CLICK TO 

 PLAY SECOND VIDEO! 

"Hawaii Five-O" - The Ventures
(Mar to May 1969, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

Visions of Jack Lord's hair flashing through my noggin as the best-selling

instrumental band of all time, The Ventures, get the old adrenaline pumping

and kick-off the show with the theme from the hit TV series "Hawaii Five-O,"

a top 5 hit from 1969. I've always wanted to say this: "Book 'em, Danno!"

How're you doing? I'm Shady Green

and I'm glad you hopped aboard my

Wayback Machine for another trip

back to one of the most exciting

periods in music history, the mid

60s through the early 70s.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

Up next, here's a San Francisco based

folk-rock and psychedelic pop band
that racked up a string of hits as long

as a comet tail - 14 top 40 singles in

all. I'm talking about The Grass Roots,

and here they are with a groovy tune

from 1971-- "Temptation Eyes."

"Temptation Eyes" - The Grass Roots

(Feb./Mar. 1971, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100/#16 Cash Box)

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround - that's S-P-M-M,

and you just heard "Temptation Eyes" by The Grass Roots, a great

single that peaked at #15, surprisingly low considering the fact that

the record spent a whopping 18 weeks on the chart. That's longer

than any of the band's other releases including their

biggest hit "Midnight Confessions."

Here's another song that under-performed

on the U.S. chart, but the reason is clear.

It's The Rolling Stones with the follow-

up to their smash hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

This single was released in the U.S. shortly

after the violent clashes between police

and anti-Vietnam War protesters at the

1968 Democratic National Convention

in Chicago. Fearing the song would

incite more violence, local stations

refused to play it. 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

FYI, the original picture sleeve of this single is one of the rarest and most

valuable in the world, worth well over a thousand dollars. Here they are,

The Stones, with the song banned in Chi-town-- "Street Fighting Man!"

"Street Fighting Man" - The Rolling Stones

(Sept. 1968, highest chart pos. #30 Cash Box/#48 Hot 100)

Banned in The Windy City, The Rolling Stones song "Street Fighting Man."

Incidentally "The Boss" - Brice Springsteen- called the song's lyrics

 "What can a poor boy do but sing in a rock and roll band?"

one of the greatest rock and roll lines of all time.

If you're just tuning in, your riding the

Wayback Machine with Shady Green,

The Dean of Keen, on S-P-M-M... the

#1 station for a rock and roll nation! 

Time now for some Rapp music.

I'm talking about the late, great

songwriter/musician Tom Rapp,

one of the most eloquent and

distinctive voices of my

g-g-generation. 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

In 1967 Rapp and his psychedelic folk rock band Pearls Before Swine released
their first single for ESP records. Turn on, tune in-- "Drop Out" with me!

"Drop Out!" - Pearls Before Swine

(from Oct. 1967 album One Nation Underground)

From their 1967 debut album One Nation Underground, that was Tom Rapp

and PBS - Pearls Before Swine - with "Drop Out!" PBS was noteworthy

for using an assortment of esoteric musical instruments in their studio

recordings, the kind rarely found on pop or rock recordings.

Shady Green and the Wayback Machine...

and we're right smack dab in the middle

of a seven-in-a-row block party here

on S-P-M-M radio where all the

cool oldies come to play. 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

Our magical mystery tour continues now

with The Doors and a song from their

second album Strange Days--

"You're Lost Little Girl." 

"You're Lost little Girl" - The Doors

(from Sept. 1967 album Strange Days)

The Doors with "You're Lost Little Girl." Released at the beginning of fall

in 1967, Strange Days is considered by many critic and fans including me,

Shady Green, to be The Doors' strongest, most interesting and best album.

Yet at the time of its release, it was overshadowed by the band's self titled

debut album and sales were disappointing. Strange days indeed!

Shady Green, The Dean of Keen. I don't

know about you, but I'm psyched. On

my turntable now is a power platter by

John Fogerty and his roots rock band

Creedence Clearwater Revival. This

single was released as a double A

sided record which means there

was no designated B side. Here's

a hint. The first A side features

"Have You Ever Seen The Rain." 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround... that's S-P-M-M, and here's

the second song on that super slab, a CCR sonic boom-- "Hey Tonight!"

"Hey Tonight" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

(Feb./Mar. 1971, highest chart pos. #8 Hot 100/#1 Denmark & Germany,

released as a double A side single with "Have You Ever Seen The Rain")

CCR with "Hey Tonight," one of the songs on their double A-side

release that also featured "Have You Ever Seen The Rain."

Both songs on that 1971 single cracked the top 10.

That does it for this voyage

of the Wayback Machine.

Thanks for riding along.

Stay tuned on the B side

of news for your buddy

and mine, that lovable

nosy neighbor Ernest P.

Worrell, who'll drop by

to Rock-A-Billygoat

right here on S-P-M-M...

the station with personality.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

and I'll be back soon with more groovy greats from the Summer of Love and
the Woodstock era. To play us off, Norman Greenbaum with his gospel rock
classic from 1970 - "Spirit In The Sky." Norman's nifty number spent two
weeks atop the Cash Box chart but was held back at #3 on the Billboard
Hot 100, denied the top spot by the Jackson 5 hit "ABC" and by
The Beatles with "Let It Be." Thanks again for joining the fun.
Now this is Shady Green, The Dean of Keen, over and out!

"Spirit In The Sky" - Norman Greenbaum

(Mar. to May 1970, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)