The Drive, 6/28/06: 1978 redux

[Gazoo]

Hrmph, no discussion of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" in light of "Jamie's Cryin'."  Ah well.  Oh, and BOS to Heart, because "Dog & Butterfly" is one of those relatively few songs I really viscerally remember from the actual year.

Hope no one minds the spoiler below w/r/t tomorrow's year.

TEN @ 10 LOG FOR 06.28.06

1978

Gerry Rafferty  -  Right Down the Line
The Cars  -  Just What I Needed
Sweet  -  Love is Like Oxygen
Bob Seger  -  Old Time Rock & Roll
Heart  -  Dog & Butterfly
Van Halen  -  Jamie's Crying
Atlanta Rhythm Section  -  Imaginary Lover
Bruce Springsteen  -  The Promised Land
Foreigner  -  Double Vision
Jay Ferguson  -  Thunder Island

We'll blaze through Ten Great Songs from 1972 Tomorrow.

[RGMike]

Hrmph, no discussion of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" in light of "Jamie's Cryin'."

OK, I'll bite... Watchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?  Is that a VH sample in "Wild Thing"? News to me.  You didn't expect Bob to mention that, didya?  His target demo wouldn't know Tone Loc if he bit them on their collective asses.

I actually own the Tone Loc album on vinyl, and there's no mention of "Jamie's Cryin'", tho' Eddie VH is one of over 100 people who get "special thanks".

[Gazoo]

Hrmph, no discussion of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" in light of "Jamie's Cryin'."

OK, I'll bite... Watchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?  Is that a VH sample in "Wild Thing"? News to me.

Indeed it is -- but this was before the Turtles sued De La Soul and Gilbert O'Sullivan sued Biz Markie, and artists didn't have to credit, much less compensate, the sources of their samples.