CG/KPOO/KCDX etcetcetc for the week of 12/1/08

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Judge s-s-smokin' as always: here's a personal '80s fave of mine: Shalimar's "Dead Giveaway".

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OMFG! early New Edition, their brilliant J-5 ballad pastiche, "Is This The End?" Got To Be I'll Be There.

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another '80s OMG: The Time, "Ice Cream Castles"

"You are White
I am of Color
Let's fall in Love"

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Somebody SLAP me! Klymaxx, "The Men All Pause".

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Somebody SLAP me! Klymaxx, "The Men All Pause".

I had just learned what "menopause" was around the time that song came out - needless to say, I found it, and them, strange.  And that was before I understood what all was happening at that meeting in the ladies' room!  (OTOH, their sublime "I Miss You" was on Casey's '80s this past w/e.)

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Somebody SLAP me! Klymaxx, "The Men All Pause".

I had just learned what "menopause" was around the time that song came out - needless to say, I found it, and them, strange.  And that was before I understood what all was happening at that meeting in the ladies' room!  (OTOH, their sublime "I Miss You" was on Casey's '80s this past w/e.)

"and ah am much MUCH unhappy about that"

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a short '60s set from Bob on a Tuesday means there's time left over for JJ on KPOO!

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lawd! Jackie Wilson wants a woman, a lover, and a friend (not necessarily in that order).

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a short '60s set from Bob on a Tuesday means there's time left over for JJ on KPOO!

I listened a bit this AM and heard a nice slow version of "Que Sera, Sera" -- not sure who did it, but a quick google search reveals that Sly and the FS covered it in 73.   But JJ's Tuesday show is only music from the 60s, correct?

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a short '60s set from Bob on a Tuesday means there's time left over for JJ on KPOO!

I listened a bit this AM and heard a nice slow version of "Que Sera, Sera" -- not sure who did it, but a quick google search reveals that Sly and the FS covered it in 73.   But JJ's Tuesday show is only music from the 60s, correct?

I missed that, but yes, Tuesday is supposed to be all-'60s.  But Sly's version is indeed slow (it was revived in '88 for the movie Heathers).  dunno about these (from wiki):

1963: The High Keys version with a calypso feel and sports whistle accents influenced versions by Earl Royce & the Olympics (1964) and Normie Rowe & the Playboys (1965)
1964: The Earl Royce & The Olympics version was recorded by Beatles producer George Martin.
1965: The Normie Rowe & The Playboys version was a hit in Australia.
1966: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band on their Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Funky-Butt … Live! album.

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fascinating stuff on Bob Shannon's "Behind the Hits" show on 'LNG: he's interviewing the son of songwriter Alan Gordon, who recently died. He co-wrote the Turtles' "Happy Together", "Me about You" and "She'd rather Be With Me", 3DN's "Celebrate" and Streisand's "My Heart Belongs to Me" -- talk about range!  He says "Celebrate" was orig a slowed-down, downbeat song called "Celebrity Ball" before 3DN got hold of it.

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oh by cracky, it's double Sedacky: Both of Neil's versions of "Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do", with a bit of Lenny Welch's cover (he did it slow before Neil did) thrown in for good measure.

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a couple of lost faves: Jay & the Techniques' "Keep the Ball Rolling", which I've always preferred to their bigger hit "Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie", and Bob Lind's exquisite "Elusive Butterfly". Dunno why I thought Lind was no longer with us, but he's alive and well and has just published his first novel  -- and he used to write for the Weekly World News!

And here's some seasonal fun: Mack Rice's "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin".

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And here's some seasonal fun: Mack Rice's "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin".

speaking of: first Elmo & Patsy sighting of the season. OK, OK -- we believe already!

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TANC: after dominating the Turkey set, Ray Stevens returns with his Xmas ditty "Santa Claus Is watchin' You" -- special guest appearance by Ahab the Arab's camel, Clyde, filling in for Rudolph.