CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 11/2/09

[Gazoo]

rarely-heard Jr Walker -- one of his last charted hits: "Walk in the Night".  And Bobby W knows a woman gotta have it.

My Three Pictures: Bobby Wo + Al Green album + Joan Jett Blakk:

[RGMike]

NTM on JJ's '60s hour: a decidedly Vegas-y cover of "Dock of the Day" by the Dells.

[Gazoo]

Apparently unlimited Beatles album streaming here:

http://www.bluebeat.com/artists/419

Doubt this will be up for long - there's no way they have the auths in order.

[RGMike]

Highlight of an hour spent with the KYA tribute feed: Harper's Bizarre, "Come To the Sunshine", no doubt a Gaz sunshine-pop fave, and more famous as a shampoo commercial than as a hit single.

Followed by Roy Head's "Treat Her Right" -- the KYA site lists it as "Roy Head and the Traits", which I misread as "Roy Head and the Taint"  LOL!

[RGMike]

rarely-heard Jr Walker -- one of his last charted hits: "Walk in the Night".  And Bobby W knows a woman gotta have it.

My Three Pictures: Bobby Wo + Al Green album + Joan Jett Blakk:

Dat's wicker-ty wack, yo.

[RGMike]

ooo! Strawberry Alarm Clock's *other* hit, "Tomorrow". Bubblegum psychedelia meets sunshine pop.

[Gazoo]

ooo! Strawberry Alarm Clock's *other* hit, "Tomorrow". Bubblegum psychedelia meets sunshine pop.

"We live in a world of carnivals and clowns."  I don't wish to live in their world.

[RGMike]

ooo! Strawberry Alarm Clock's *other* hit, "Tomorrow". Bubblegum psychedelia meets sunshine pop.

"We live in a world of carnivals and clowns."  I don't wish to live in their world.

Actually, you do -- like it or not.  Just check yesterday's election results.

"buildings to the sky
that make us want to fly"

I always wondered if that was actually a suicide reference.

[RGMike]

Frankie Valli is "Swearin' to God", but the backup singers say "don't tell the angels". Er, huh?

"No one gets me up there like you can
But you have a nose like a toucan"

[RGMike]

my FB buddy Brian Bannon at WLNG asked me for a song suggestion -- he always closes his show with an '80s tune. So I said "Walk the Dinosaur", and we'll be hearing it today at 2:55 Pacific time.

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Obscurity of the week: The Jet Stream, "All's Quiet on West 23rd" -- 1967, a song inspired by the Kitty Genovese murder in NY.  A bit of "For What it's Worth" in the melody; sounds kinda like Joey Levine of the Ohio Express on vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mGFs3dq-tU

[Gazoo]

Obscurity of the week: The Jet Stream, "All's Quiet on West 23rd" -- 1967, a song inspired by the Kitty Genovese murder in NY.  A bit of "For What it's Worth" in the melody; sounds kinda like Joey Levine of the Ohio Express on vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mGFs3dq-tU

I'm sure you're right: if you squint you can see a "J. Levine" in the songwriting credit on the label.  I imagine this served as a template for Rupert Holmes/Sunshine People's "Jennifer Tomkins."