CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 1/7/08

[RGMike]

OMG! Donny O with one of his many MANY teen-dream late-'50s/early-'60s covers. (Speaking of formula!)

more teen-dreaminess from MJ: "GTBT" (not to be confused with GLBT)

[Gazoo]

Got to be a record of some sort that three artists (MJ, DO, and David Cassidy) were in the Top 40 both as solo artists and with their bands.

[Gazoo]

OMG! Donny O with one of his many MANY teen-dream late-'50s/early-'60s covers. (Speaking of formula!)

more teen-dreaminess from MJ: "GTBT" (not to be confused with GLBT)

Always bothers me that the pre-payoff "WORRRRLD" is flubbed when the doubled vocal tracks don't start in synch.  But a gorgeous song otherwise.

[RGMike]

Got to be a record of some sort that three artists (MJ, DO, and David Cassidy) were in the Top 40 both as solo artists and with their bands.

indeed, and I can't recall anyone remarking on it before. Incredible.

More chart oddities:  Bobby Womack was in the 40 the same week as Geils was covering his '60s Valentinos hit "Looking for a Love" -- did that inspire him to cover it himself?  Also, at #41 this week (where, sadly, it peaked): Richard Harris' version of "My Boy".

[RGMike]

Woo Hoo! Dennis Coffey.  Ah likes mah Coffey like ah likes mah mens!

[RGMike]

"one child grows up to be somebody you just love to burn."  But blood's thicker than mud, Sly.

[RGMike]

"one child grows up to be somebody you just love to burn."  But blood's thicker than mud, Sly.

I never knew Larry Graham was Sly's cuz.

[Gazoo]

"one child grows up to be somebody you just love to burn."  But blood's thicker than mud, Sly.

I never knew Larry Graham was Sly's cuz.

Neither did I, but Whitburn confirms.  (I pulled the book off the shelf early and keep having reasons to not put it back.)

[RGMike]

ah, naughty naughty Melanie. I'd forgotten this turned up in Boogie Nights until I watched it agin the other nite. Rollergirl rules!

[RGMike]

so, now we get the "real meaning" of "Amer. Pie" straight from the McClean's mouth?

[Gazoo]

so, now we get the "real meaning" of "Amer. Pie" straight from the McClean's mouth?

I thought he was all OOH MYSTIQUE about this back then?  He's gotta be hedging his bets here.

[RGMike]

hearing "Tupelo Honey" as an extra reminds me: Worst. Rhyme. EVAH! --"Men with insight/Men in gran-ite" 

[RGMike]

so, now we get the "real meaning" of "Amer. Pie" straight from the McClean's mouth?

I thought he was all OOH MYSTIQUE about this back then?  He's gotta be hedging his bets here.

"He was pretty reluctant..." 

so is it the loooooooooooooooooong version?

ETA: Nope -- jeez, you'd think with it being # 1 and all...

[Gazoo]

so, now we get the "real meaning" of "Amer. Pie" straight from the McClean's mouth?

I thought he was all OOH MYSTIQUE about this back then?  He's gotta be hedging his bets here.

"He was pretty reluctant..." 

so is it the loooooooooooooooooong version?

Not quite.  Was that where the single flipped from (Part I) to (Part II), or was this a different just-for-radio edit?

[RGMike]

And now I'll join you with Felix Hernandez until CGSS time.