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

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OMGWTF: Les Crane drops 12 notches to 22 with "Desiderata."

"The dull and ignorant - they, too, have their story."

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Peter Nero's pre-rock-sounding "Theme From 'Summer of '42' " was surreal to hear at 21.  Especially when followed two positions later by Aretha's "Rock Steady" and the Temps' "Superstar."

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#14: "Stones," from Neil Diamond's "Trying Really Hard" phase.

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At 24, up 6: Honey Cone, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show."

the "sookie-suck you" version!

What a fabulous first hour: Charley Pride kissed an angel, The Grass Roots learned long division, Joe Simon drowned and Betty Wright cleaned up!

and J Geils are doing "Lookin' for a Love" as an "extra".  What a week/what a year.  OMFG! Donny Osmond!

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

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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.

Dennis Coffey! Woo Hoo!

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At 24, up 6: Honey Cone, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show."

the "sookie-suck you" version!

What a fabulous first hour: Charley Pride kissed an angel, The Grass Roots learned long division

Some trivia for ya (a story I heard once and wish I'd better committed to memory): The Grass Roots were initially supposed to record "Don't Pull Your Love," but somehow HJF&R got to it first.  The songwriters (Lambert and Potter?) told Rob Grill, "Don't worry, we'll write you another just like it."  And so came "Two Divided By Love."

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At 24, up 6: Honey Cone, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show."

the "sookie-suck you" version!

What a fabulous first hour: Charley Pride kissed an angel, The Grass Roots learned long division

Some trivia for ya (a story I heard once and wish I'd better committed to memory): The Grass Roots were initially supposed to record "Don't Pull Your Love," but somehow HJF&R got to it first.  The songwriters (Lambert and Potter?) told Rob Grill, "Don't worry, we'll write you another just like it."  And so came "Two Divided By Love."

"don't pull your divided love out on me, you two."

Donny O and David Cassidy in the same hour!  Swooon!

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and here's Mr McLean with "American DJ Bathroom Break"

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and here's Mr McLean with "American DJ Bathroom Break"

But Casey would be playing only "Part 1," right?

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and here's Mr McLean with "American DJ Bathroom Break"

But Casey would be playing only "Part 1," right?

we'll see... at this point in time everybody considered it a "very important record" as Dave might say -- so we could get all of it.  Have you noticed that some other songs are edited for time?

Ooops -- you were right!  But S&C make up for it, hawn-ey!

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"Baby, I'm a wan shoe". Which is a lot more comfortable than a brand new shoe, IMHO. (Or a brand new key, which is yet to come)

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quite a week for teen-dreamery: MJ's still-gorgeous "Got to Be There".

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quite a week for teen-dreamery: MJ's still-gorgeous "Got to Be There".

"Michael Jackson and his brothers" sez Casey, hedging his bets.

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