31 Aug 2016: it's... 1966!

[RGMike]

And a pretty decent mix IMHO.  (only a couple of what I'd call egregious FFs)

[ggould]

I'm diggin' it.  Never heard the Batman song before.  Jan and Dean? 

[urth]

I'm diggin' it.  Never heard the Batman song before.  Jan and Dean?

Yep!

The contrast between the Jan & Dean song and God Only Knows after it is huge.

Love the vintage radio bumper that preceded Cool Jerk, too.

[ggould]

They're Coming to Take Me Away!

[ggould]

Bonus Track!

[ggould]

OK, so I didn't look until I listened to the whole thing.

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-TV: Star Trek
1. The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville
-Movie: Batman
2. Jan & Dean, Batman
-TV: Welches commercial featuring Fred Flintstone
3. Beach Boys, God Only Knows
4. The Capitols, Cool Jerk
-News: John Lennon apologizes for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
5. The Beatles, She Said She Said
-News: Drug reports
6. Napoleon XIV, They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
-Movie: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
7. Los Bravos, Black Is Black
8. The Hollies, Bus Stop
-TV: Dark Shadows
9. Mindbenders, Groovy Kind of Love
-Movie: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
10. Jimmy Ruffin, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

Bonus Track: Ike and Tina Turner, River Deep Mountain High

[RGMike]

I've been probably the most critical here of his sets (esp older years that I've found too predictable) but this was very enjoyable. And the bonus was a nice move.

[RGMike]

Yabba Dabba Doo!

[ggould]

-TV: Star Trek
1. The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville
3. Beach Boys, God Only Knows
-News: John Lennon apologizes for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
5. The Beatles, She Said She Said
7. Los Bravos, Black Is Black
8. The Hollies, Bus Stop
9. Mindbenders, Groovy Kind of Love
10. Jimmy Ruffin, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
Bonus Track: Ike and Tina Turner, River Deep Mountain High

FF or not, these are the ones I liked hearing today.

[urth]

-TV: Star Trek
1. The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville
3. Beach Boys, God Only Knows
-News: John Lennon apologizes for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
5. The Beatles, She Said She Said
7. Los Bravos, Black Is Black
8. The Hollies, Bus Stop
9. Mindbenders, Groovy Kind of Love
10. Jimmy Ruffin, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
Bonus Track: Ike and Tina Turner, River Deep Mountain High

FF or not, these are the ones I liked hearing today.

I'm good with all of those, plus They're Coming To Take Me Away, just 'cause it's so weird. How did songs like that get on the radio?

[dischead]

I'm good with all of those, plus They're Coming To Take Me Away, just 'cause it's so weird. How did songs like that get on the radio?

There was indeed some controversy about it at the time, which no doubt fueled increased public awareness
of the record.  I recall being in a clothing store that had a jukebox, and when that song came on a salesperson
came over and unplugged it.  (I don't know why they didn't simply remove it from the jukebox.)  I have the 45,
and the B-side is the song backwards, with the song title and artist also printed backwards.

[RGMike]

I'm good with all of those, plus They're Coming To Take Me Away, just 'cause it's so weird. How did songs like that get on the radio?

There was indeed some controversy about it at the time, which no doubt fueled increased public awareness
of the record.  I recall being in a clothing store that had a jukebox, and when that song came on a salesperson
came over and unplugged it.  (I don't know why they didn't simply remove it from the jukebox.)  I have the 45,
and the B-side is the song backwards, with the song title and artist also printed backwards.

Indeed many stations banned it (after having played it for a few weeks, which is what attracted the protests from mental health groups). It made it to #1 in NYC anyway.