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CG/KPOO/WLNG Week of 1/9/06
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2006, 12:23:50 PM »
Dean is blowing my mind today. Here's a reggaefied instrumental from 1969 called "Liquidator" by the Harry J Allstars (?) and it features the opening riff that the Staples later used for "I'll Take You There"!

And now another one that's new to me: the disco-poppy "I Love To Love" by Tina Charles (?) which was apparently a UK #1 in '76.  Amazing.
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« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2006, 03:00:02 PM »
WLNG Nugget o' the Day: Elton, "I'm So Excit -- er, "I'm Still Standing". I'm astounded this has never been played on a KFOG 10@10.
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« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2006, 03:06:19 PM »
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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: Elton, "I'm So Excit -- er, "I'm Still Standing". I'm astounded this has never been played on a KFOG 10@10.


You sure? I couldn't quote day or date or anything like that, but I think we've heard it, although not more than once or twice.
Let's get right to it.

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« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2006, 03:21:03 PM »
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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: Elton, "I'm So Excit -- er, "I'm Still Standing". I'm astounded this has never been played on a KFOG 10@10.


You sure? I couldn't quote day or date or anything like that, but I think we've heard it, although not more than once or twice.


Maybe Gaz can help us out -- I know he & I discussed the fact that this is a song that (knowing Dave's tastes) ought to be a Katrina.
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« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2006, 04:12:41 PM »
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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: Elton, "I'm So Excit -- er, "I'm Still Standing". I'm astounded this has never been played on a KFOG 10@10.


You sure? I couldn't quote day or date or anything like that, but I think we've heard it, although not more than once or twice.


Maybe Gaz can help us out -- I know he & I discussed the fact that this is a song that (knowing Dave's tastes) ought to be a Katrina.


I won't say "never," but it's been a long, long time, if ever.  Indeed, Dave generally avoids '80s Elton, save for the rare appearance of "Nikita," "I Guess That's Why..." and "I Don't Wanna Go On w/ You Like That."  Feh.  Would love to hear his lesser-known charters like "Chloe" and "In Neon."
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« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2006, 03:05:13 PM »
WLNG Nugget o' the Day: GrassRoots, "Two Divided By Love".
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« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2006, 03:45:43 PM »
Nugget #2: OMFG! the original Madeline Bell version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" -- haven't heard this in ages.
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« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2006, 07:09:41 PM »
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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: GrassRoots, "Two Divided By Love".


I just posted this song yesterday to the I Love Music message board: someone wanted to hear people's Top 10 of the first 10 numbers.  My favorites at that moment:

One = Three Dog Night
Two Divided By Love = Grass Roots
Three Is a Magic Number = De La Soul
Four to the Floor = Starsailor
5-7-0-5 = City Boy (though I should have gone with "Take Five")
Band 6 = Monkees (though I should have gone with "25 or 6 to 4")
Seven More Days = Terence Trent D'Arby (argument for "7 and 7 Is")
Eight Days a Week = Beatles
#9 Dream = John Lennon
Ten Little Kids = Jayhawks
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« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2006, 07:17:04 PM »
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WLNG Nugget o' the Day: GrassRoots, "Two Divided By Love".


I just posted this song yesterday to the I Love Music message board: someone wanted to hear people's Top 10 of the first 10 numbers.  My favorites at that moment:

One = Three Dog Night
Two Divided By Love = Grass Roots
Three Is a Magic Number = De La Soul
Four to the Floor = Starsailor
5-7-0-5 = City Boy (though I should have gone with "Take Five")
Band 6 = Monkees (though I should have gone with "25 or 6 to 4")
Seven More Days = Terence Trent D'Arby (argument for "7 and 7 Is")
Eight Days a Week = Beatles
#9 Dream = John Lennon
Ten Little Kids = Jayhawks


Damn fine set, although I think I'd go with your alternate for 7, and could go either way on the other two options.
Let's get right to it.

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CG/KPOO/WLNG Week of 1/9/06
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2006, 11:26:33 AM »
CGSS: Greg soulfully struts over to the vocal version, "Am I the Same Girl" by Barbara Acklin. Haven't heard this in ages.
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« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2006, 12:58:18 PM »
for MLK weekend, Greg plays Gary Byrd's "The Crown", an absolutely wonderful black-history rap (with help from Stevie Wonder) that came out in '83 or '84. I'd LOVE to turn Dave on to this one, it certainly would be perfect in Monday's MLK set.  A huge hit in the UK and a flop here, even tho' Mr Byrd was a NYC deejay.
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« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2006, 01:27:00 PM »
Stargard, channeling Rose Royce on "Which Way is Up?" from the Richard Pryor film of that name.

Followed by the MJGs. "meet me on the rooftop... in the night... come and get my love delight!"
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« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2006, 01:43:44 PM »
Gonzalez, "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet". Not to be confused with Capt & Tenille's "Can't Stop Dancin'", speaking of HFHs.

and here's Tina doing "Disco Inferno". Now THAT's a cover version. Burn the mutha DOWN!
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« Reply #28 on: January 13, 2006, 02:03:52 PM »
OMGWTFLOL! switched over to 'LNG in time for the Partridges, "I Woke Up in Love This Morning"!
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« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2006, 03:24:49 PM »
and now KPOO's JJ doin' his soul thang. Marvin Banks (?) doing a rather slavish cover of "What's Goin' On?"  I wonder how many of today's kids think that lyric is "mama mama... we don't need an Escalade". LOL!
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