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Happy Birthday, Cliff Richard, who turned 68 this past week! The phone response was off the hook to the opening 60s segment featuring selections from "Me And My Shadows" which hit the UK charts this week in 1960! Shades of "Mad Men" (which has found its groove again over the past few weeks and has its season finale October 26). You watch? You love?
Should I play MORE early 60s music? I thought you guys weren't big on that. Now I'm not so sure....Tell me, Tell me!
At any rate, next week is ALL 1968, with a salute to "Laugh-In", the TIME magazine cover story 40 years ago this week.
I got THE greatest phone call yesterday. Someone who's been listening for quite a while, but never called. LOVES the CKLW (Drake's) jingles. The show MAKES his Friday, he said. Buddy, you made MY Friday with that call!
My FAVORITE phone calls are the phones where you guys tell me how a certain song reminds you of something, or are reacting to a tune you've never heard before. Though I'd LOVE to chat about music and other subjects, I just don't have the friggin' time. I hope I never come across as rude. But these songs are often short and I try to stay 2 tunes ahead in case the CD or record skips. Plus we now have to update the log LIVE online which is an added pain.
I got an Email recently from someone who turns the show OFF when 80s Drive Home comes on. He/she feels that a show with "OLDIES" in the title shouldn't play anything after 1976. Hmmm...maybe the term's a misnomer, but I loves me my 70s 80s stuff as long as it's rare and melodic! What do YOU think?
Someone else wants to know why I play so many BEE GEES songs....ummm...Cuz they're great? Not ALL of them, countered the wily Emailer. Especially anything post-"Lonely Days", their "last great song". Ooh, that's harsh. The Brothers Gibb put out many, MANY fine tracks after "Main Course" and well into the 90s. I think where they stumble is letting Barry take the lead on a lot of songs. His falsetto *can* be grating when not reined in. "ESP" that I played yesterday is an example Great tune for the most part until those HIGHER AND HIGHERS, both lyrically and sonically Ouch. But when the Gibbs harmonize and the melodies are strong, there are really few groups that can compare. Alice from Middletown....care to weigh in here?
Bummer that neither Jonny nor Vince did their shows last night. I. Don't. Know. Why......But how great was Peter Clarks' "Orphanage Of Rockin Roll" Thursday night??? VERY GREAT!! Don't believe me? www.wvkr.blogspot.com
Check out Jay Spica's "Thin Air" Sunday morning 6 to 9. And you know "Rhythm And Blues Review" is back on Wednesday afternoons, right, 2 to 4? Frank's "Vinyl Triumph" is subbing this Wednesday but Barrett's subbing for Doug Price Friday October 24 from 9 to midnight. COOL!
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Sammy
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