CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 5/11/09

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Someone's knockin' at the door: it's Billy Paul with his fab afro-centric cover of Macca's "Let 'Em In", capping another wonderful Monday with Judge on KPOO.

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Judge just played these 2 tracks back-to-back: Deodato's "Super strut" and Joe Bataan's cover of it called "Latin Strut". And I googled and found this blog post about them (where you can hear them both):

http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/joe-bataan-latin-strut/

I'm gonna have to investigate that blog further when I have some time.

ETA: Day-um! the blog's very cool and the guy's got an archive of podcasts that I can't wait to dive into:

http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/funky16corners-podcast-archive/

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ooo! JJ plays the Delfonics fab orig version of "When You Get Right Down to It" -- he played the Ronnie Dyson cover Saturday nite.

and he follows it with Brenda and the Tabulations, making it the 4th time I've heard "Tip of My Tongue" since Sat nite -- but I never get tired of this one.

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as a big 'mo, I strongly endorse Smokey's "Mo' Love".

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time for a showdown -- Gladys has the lowdown! BOS1 "End of Our Road".

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Blobby Boo Band, er, Bobby "Blue" Bland and the orig of "Share Your Love", of which I love every cover version I've ever heard.

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BOS2 Fancy Miss Nancy Wilson, youdon'tknowyoudon'tknowyoudon'tknowyoudon'tknow... how glad she am.

Folowed by the Tempts, tryin' to take the wet from water.

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Peaches! them whispers is gettin' LOUDAH!  BOS3 Jackie Wilson.

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Peaches! them whispers is gettin' LOUDAH!  BOS3 Jackie Wilson.

word up, bub!  that was nice.

there he is: "Mr. Excitement," the late, great Jackie Wilson -- gone but not forgotten.

now it's a boog-a-loo par-tay

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Peaches! them whispers is gettin' LOUDAH!  BOS3 Jackie Wilson.

word up, bub!  that was nice.

I belatedly discovered Mr Wilson in the '80s when he hit #1 in the UK with a re-release of "Reet Petite" (it had been used in a jeans commercial -- take THAT, David Dundas!). And "Whispers" and "The Sweetest Feeling" became 2 of my fave '60s soul singles.

ooo! Wes Montgomery's instrumental take on "Windy"!  George Benson, eat your heart out.

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another fine retro-chart on CG this week: June of 1982. Sure hope we hear Capt. Sensible as one of the "bubbling under" extras.

 
01.   Charlene - I've Never Been To Me
02.   Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
03.   Soft Cell - Torch
04.   Kid Creole And The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing (Baby)
05.   Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
06.   ABC - The Look Of Love
07.    Odyssey - Inside Out
08.    Diana Ross - Work That Body
09.   Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
10.   Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
11.   Gary Numan - We Take Mystery (To Bed)
12.   The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
13.   Roxy Music - Avalon
14.   Madness - House Of Fun
15.   Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
16.   Natasha - Iko Iko
17.    Junior - Mama Used To Say
18.   The Beatles - The Beatles Movie Medley
19.   Midge Ure - No Regrets
20.   Genesis - 3 x 3 (EP)
21.   Yazoo - Only You
22.   Queen - Las Palabras De Amor
23.   Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love
24.   Toyah - Brave New World
25.   Shalamar - A Night To Remember
26.   The Rolling Stones - Going To A Go Go
27.   The Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings
28.    Cheri - Murphy's Law
29.   Associates - Club Country
30.   Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls
31.    Imagination - Music And Lights
32.   Siouxsie And The Banshees - Fireworks
33.   Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
34.   A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
35.    Prelude - After The Gold Rush {1982}

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ooo! Wes Montgomery's instrumental take on "Windy"!  George Benson, eat your heart out.

and speaking of instrumentals: 'LNG plays the Sounds Orchestral version of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which I heard a billion times in the '70s as one of WNEW-FM's "just before the news" instrum's.

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Peaches! them whispers is gettin' LOUDAH!  BOS3 Jackie Wilson.

word up, bub!  that was nice.

I belatedly discovered Mr Wilson in the '80s when he hit #1 in the UK with a re-release of "Reet Petite" (it had been used in a jeans commercial -- take THAT, David Dundas!). And "Whispers" and "The Sweetest Feeling" became 2 of my fave '60s soul singles.

ooo! Wes Montgomery's instrumental take on "Windy"!  George Benson, eat your heart out.

Yes, we both (Stacy and I) thought that was pretty lovely, too.

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another fine retro-chart on CG this week: June of 1982. Sure hope we hear Capt. Sensible as one of the "bubbling under" extras.

 
01.   Charlene - I've Never Been To Me

ah, yes... "the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free..."  Charlene is the guest this week (and her life story is rather interesting, actually).  No wonder this song ended up a drag queen classic.

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21.   Yazoo - Only You

Highlight so far. Astounding that this wasn't a hit single in the US.