CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 12/10/07

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naughty naughty Melanie!  look at the SIZE of that, er, key!

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The rapid rise of "Brand New Key" = a mystery to me.

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3DN, the premier interpreters of Paul Williams.

Yes, although Kermit and the gang are a very close second.

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The rapid rise of "Brand New Key" = a mystery to me.

Cutesy/Novelty records always rise quickly.  Ms. Safka did a lovely cover of Jim Croce's "Lover's Cross" a couple of years later that, sadly, bombed -- I thought it would be a major comeback for her, but no.

Sly makes it 3 weeks at #1. And now off to Felix H.

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3DN, the premier interpreters of Paul Williams.

Yes, although Kermit and the gang are a very close second.

for a second I thought:"Canned Heat did Paul Williams covers???" LOL!

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holy flamng mother of god! the Bar-Kays' "Son of Shaft" is new to me, and s-s-s-smokin'!  and followed by Willie Hutch, "Brotha's Gon' Work It OUT!"

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Saturday CGSS, and Greg plays one of Ree-Ree's '90s highlights, "Willing To Forgive", a fabulous Babyface lyric and production.

"Ah smelled her CHEAP perfume... ha! musta come from you!"

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ooo! Teena Marie takes us to Xanadu -- the REAL one, not that fake/cheezy Olivia Newton-John stuff.

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"Hey Girl" is new to me, believe it or not.  Is this Goffin/King songcraft?  It's a cover, right?

I believe it is G/K.  Org by ... Bobby Vee? Jerry Butler may have done it too, and somebody (Bobby Vinton?) did a "Hey Girl"/"My Girl" medley iirc.

follow-up: Freddie Scott did the orig in '63; it was Bobby Vee who did the Hey Girl/My Girl medley in '68.

I cannot hear "Desiderata" without thinking of the Nat'l Lampoon parody, which sadly did not make the Top 40 (it peaked at 91!).

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TANC of the Week: at the exact moment that Little Steven was playing the Crystals' "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" to lead off his 2007 Xmas Show Part I, KFRC was playing the J-5's version.