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Title: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 08:22:44 AM
helluva double-play on Offshore Radio: Poco's "Rose of Cimarron" followed by Kenny Rogers "Ruby (Don't Take your Love To Town)" -- the latter is easily one of the darkest lyrics ever to make the Top Ten.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 10:55:56 AM
KPOO's stream is down -- if it's not back by noon for Judge's 1973 extravaganza I will be MAJORLY PISSED!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 12:07:09 PM
KPOO's stream is down -- if it's not back by noon for Judge's 1973 extravaganza I will be MAJORLY PISSED!

Praise da LAWD! the stream is back just in the nick o' time. And Judge leads off his 1973 salute with a NTM obscurity from Archie Bell: "Dancin' to your Music", followed by equally obscure Wilson Pickett, "Mr Magic Man".
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 12:28:27 PM
First Choice, "Smarty Pants", lookin' for romantce.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 12:49:14 PM
Ha! A commercial for Shaft in Africa calls it "the biggest Shaft of all!"  Are you man enuf, indeed.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 01:10:42 PM
Holy crap! I haven't heard "The Message" by Cymande since '73.

And here's Gladys, first of several appearances today, I'll wager. Her mammaries get in her way. Biggest pips in showbiz!

ETA: Judge says "Neither One of Us" was #1 R&B,  keeping Ms Flack's "Killing Me Softly" out of that spot -- on the pop chart things were reversed.  And now they're both followed by the One-Eyed Gott!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 01:45:12 PM
"he's the funkiest worm in da WORLD! Like nine cans o' shavin' powdah!"
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 01:50:48 PM
Highlight so far: Lyn Collins, the female JB, "Mama Feelgood"
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 02:10:41 PM
I knew NYC's "I'm Doin' Fine" would show up today. Always a joy.

and now JB's havin' a funky good time.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 02:29:34 PM
I knew NYC's "I'm Doin' Fine" would show up today.

ditto "Soul Makossa"! sounds like the loooooooooooong version!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 03:07:08 PM
I knew NYC's "I'm Doin' Fine" would show up today.

ditto "Soul Makossa"! sounds like the loooooooooooong version!

and now we get an even looooooooooooooonger version of "Keep on Truckin'". Positively endless.

ah, but Miss Millie Jackson makes it all better with "Hurt So Good".  Sublime.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 03:15:34 PM
The Tempts' forgotten "Hey Girl I Like Your Style" -- a straight-up "Just My Imagination" rip-off that was a huge R&B hit but barely did anything pop.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2009, 03:35:27 PM
Find of the Day: an obscure (only got to #98 R#B, sez Judge) El Chicano track called "Tell Her She's Lovely".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H74UVW9-m-o
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: Gazoo on November 09, 2009, 11:22:15 PM
Holy crap! I haven't heard "The Message" by Cymande since '73.

I'd never heard of this until your post.  Just checked it out on YouTube: wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3Ds0JABsM

This year I've been introduced to a lot of this sort of Afro-jazz-funk rock.  Love it!  This one reminded me of the Sesame Street pinball game music.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2009, 07:41:24 AM
Holy crap! I haven't heard "The Message" by Cymande since '73.

I'd never heard of this until your post.  Just checked it out on YouTube: wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3Ds0JABsM

This year I've been introduced to a lot of this sort of Afro-jazz-funk rock.  Love it!  This one reminded me of the Sesame Street pinball game music.

One of the hipper Top 40 stations in NYC played it at the time; I kept waiting for it to hit Casey's Countdown but it never did. (I think it peaked in the 40s somehwere.) 
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2009, 08:15:40 AM
JJ plays early Ree-Ree: "Runnin' Out of Fools"
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2009, 08:35:00 AM
The Friends of Distinction just spent 2-1/2 minutes going in circles.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2009, 08:37:49 AM
OMGWTFLOL-of-the-Day: Dr West's Medicine Show & Junk Band (aka a pre-"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum) with "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago"!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2009, 09:19:12 AM
another 4 Seasons-ish obscurity: Razor's Edge, "Let's call it a Day, Girl" -- woulda loved to hear Frankie V and the joisey boyz cover this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=517XQlVCjGg
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2009, 01:44:07 PM
wow! RB Greaves' cover of "Always Something There To Remind Me" (his follow-up to "Take a Letter Maria") -- I've maybe heard this once before in my life. A fine version. Shame he didn't have a major career.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2009, 08:24:34 AM
Offshore Radio comes up with a lot of OMGWTF stuff but jeez -- here's Peter Noone doing a cover of Bowie's "Oh You Pretty Things"!  Hearing him sing the line "homo superior" is the highlight of my morning so far.

And here's Rolf ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down") Harris doing a song called "Sun Arise" -- I've heard this song in my hazy past but it wasn't by him. Will have to google and investigate.

ETA: holy crap! it was covered by Alice Cooper -- that's the version I know. Amazing.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 12, 2009, 10:48:43 AM
wow! RB Greaves' cover of "Always Something There To Remind Me" (his follow-up to "Take a Letter Maria") -- I've maybe heard this once before in my life. A fine version. Shame he didn't have a major career.

 I downloaded it last night after I read this.  It is great, thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2009, 11:12:43 AM
OMG -- Albert Hammond, "Air Disaster". I have not heard this in decades. Boy did he ever listen to alot of S&G before writing this.  Gaz would esp find this interesting, methinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnvD-7AVYY
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2009, 12:00:59 PM
cover versions up-the-wazoo: Neil McArther (who he?) doing the Zombies' "She's Not There", followed by the Tempts take on "I Second That Emotion".
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2009, 12:15:28 PM
OMG -- Albert Hammond, "Air Disaster". I have not heard this in decades. Boy did he ever listen to alot of S&G before writing this.  Gaz would esp find this interesting, methinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnvD-7AVYY

Haha, it's TOTALLY "Boxer II."  I dig it - thanks!
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2009, 09:14:04 AM
Obscurity of the Morning: an America LP track, "Everyone I Meet's From California". Cannot recall the last time I heard this.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2009, 12:41:18 PM
Well, I never expected to hear Spanky & Our Gang's "Give a Damn" on Offshore Radio, esp since they never had a Top 40 hit in the UK. But here it is, sounding wonderful -- and segueing it into "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" was something of a masterstroke.
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 13, 2009, 03:13:18 PM
Well, I never expected to hear Spanky & Our Gang's "Give a Damn" on Offshore Radio, esp since they never had a Top 40 hit in the UK. But here it is, sounding wonderful -- and segueing it into "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" was something of a masterstroke.

At some point yesterday, Offshore radio turned in Christian radio, with some vicar or pastor holding forth.  Not sure what the connection was -- perhaps it's a religious station overall, or perhaps part of their broadcast charter requires equal time to community groups?  --  but I didn't stick around too long.  I ignored Spanky and Our Gang's advice chose to not Give a Damn.   hee hee ;) 
Title: Re: CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/9/09
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2009, 03:18:46 PM
Well, I never expected to hear Spanky & Our Gang's "Give a Damn" on Offshore Radio, esp since they never had a Top 40 hit in the UK. But here it is, sounding wonderful -- and segueing it into "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" was something of a masterstroke.

At some point yesterday, Offshore radio turned in Christian radio, with some vicar or pastor holding forth.  Not sure what the connection was -- perhaps it's a religious station overall, or perhaps part of their broadcast charter requires equal time to community groups?  --  but I didn't stick around too long.  I ignored Spanky and Our Gang's advice chose to not Give a Damn.   hee hee ;) 

That's a one-hour religious show that comes up several times a week at odd hours (or at least odd to those of us not on Greenwich Mean Time). Unfortunately one of those times is 3pm Pacific, so yeah -- I instantly switch to 'LNG or something.