CG/KPOO/VIP/LNG etc week of 6/26/06

[RGMike]

and now one of my fave underplayed J-5 hits, "Mama's Pearl".

[RGMike]

Wild Cherry in a mellow mood?  "1-2-3 Kind of Love," a song reminiscent of the '68 Rascals.  I'd've never guessed.

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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: Nancy Sinatra, "You Only Live Twice". Sampled decades later by Robbie Williams.

[RGMike]

Well, CG's Dean hasn't played "Helen Wheels" yet, but here's the Stranglers, walking on the beaches, looking at the Peaches.

[RGMike]

earlier we heard "In a Broken Dream", and now Rod the Mod reappears with "The Motown Song", which completely escaped my attention when it was a hit. Pandering to his target demo, to be sure, but rather sweet nonetheless.

Oh my! "Ride a White Swan"!

[RGMike]

WLNG Nugget o' the Day: 1910 Fruitgum Co., "1-2-3 Red Light", my fave song of theirs and one you rarely hear.  Talking Heads used to do a live version of this in their early days.

[RGMike]

Nugget#2: Barry Manilow, "Bandstand Boogie". We're goin' hoppin'...

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CGSS fab as always, but Grandmaster Flash's great "White Lines" reminds me that Dave has never played this or "The Message". Freebase!

"The money gets divided
the women gets excited"

[RGMike]

WLNG Nugget o' the Day: "Harper Valley PTA".

[ggould]

a relaxed pleasure to listen, without the sense of elevator music.  e.g.  a Putomayo daily track followed by ABB's Melissa, then NRPS Glendale Train!

[RGMike]

a relaxed pleasure to listen, without the sense of elevator music.  e.g.  a Putomayo daily track followed by ABB's Melissa, then NRPS Glendale Train!

the NRPS was a nice surprise; I owned that album on cassette back in the day.

KRSH is kinda like KPIG without the politics, tho' it doesn't sound especially "free-form" to me.