Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I'm grateful for this guy who sings to animals.

Man, dig that crazy chick

Let's hear it for those short shorts. Fifteen-year-old Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is playing piano and co-wrote Short Shorts. If you want to sing along, here are the lyrics: Who wears short shorts? We wear short shorts. They're such short shorts. We like short shorts. Repeat.

Sock it to me!

Let's boogie back to 1968 for a psychedelic dance party and roller coaster ride courtesy of Where Angels Go... Trouble Follows.

Reach Out of the Darkness, Friend and Lover 
#10 on the Billboard Hot 100, 1968

I'm hooked after one look

Just One Look, Doris Troy, 1963


Just One Look, The Hollies, 1964


What'Cha Gonna Do About It, Doris Troy, 1963


What'Cha Gonna Do About It, The Hollies, 1964

Saturday morning dose of 1965

I love this video of a meetup in Central Park in New York City.


Tell Me What You See, The Beatles, 1965

Happy Halloween

This is my latest painting entitled There's a Monster Under My Bed. 


Get your kicks from this Halloween mix.

buzz off, creep

Some people are weak, corrupt and greedy. Just tell them no kings.


Tell Him No, Travis and Bob, 1959


Tell Her No, The Zombies, 1964


No, No, No, Chris Montez, 1963

Have a fix of 1966

Teenagers dance to The Theme From "A Summer Place" on The Jack Spector Show out of Providence, Rhode Island in 1960.


WMCA, January 1966, Jack Spector (for Radio Caroline)


KHJ, September 1966, Frank Terry and Gary Mack

I'm a white bird I say

White Bird, It's a Beautiful Day, 1969

PopSpot

PopSpot was a 10-minute show which aired from October 1964 to March 1965. It featured one group per week performing three songs. Here are two episodes with Manfred Mann and Dusty Springfield.

I see mashed potatoes

Both Sides Now, Judy Collins, 1967 (written by Joni Mitchell)

Boomtown tv show

If you were a kid living in the Boston area between 1956-1974, then you probably watched Boomtown hosted by the beloved Rex Trailer. What I recall most was the theme song Hoofbeats and how the audience entered the studio waving to Hey Look Me Over with some in their Cub Scout and Brownie uniforms. At Halloween the kids wore costumes.


Hoofbeats, Rex Trailer, 1956


Hey Look Me Over, Ronnie Hilton, 1961
This tune is from the 1960 musical Wildcat starring Lucille Ball.

The chaos will eventually end

This is my latest painting entitled This Too Shall Pass Gas. Yup.


Trouble in Paradise, The Crests, 1960

Bobbie Gentry

Bobbie Gentry performs Ode to Billie Joe on the BBC in 1968.


Mississippi Delta, Bobbie Gentry, 1967

People have the power

Patti Smith and 250 backup singers remind us of something.

Mother Earth is pissed

When people abuse Mother Nature, she fights back. Planet Earth is
blue and there's nothing I can do. Good luck out there. We need it.


Mother Nature's Son, The Beatles, 1968

Gus

Nothing makes my beautiful boy more excitable than going out.


Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), John Lennon, 1980


Excitable Boy, Warren Zevon, 1978

Sunday morning dose of 1965

Bob & Earl

The Sissy, Bob & Earl, 1964 


Harlem Shuffle, Bob & Earl, 1963
The Fabulous Flippers do their thang in 1965.

let's dance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. D'oh.

where are my gold boots?

Hope you're enjoying your summer buggy rides and beach dancing.

turn it up

Pretend you're listening to a 1966 broadcast from your transistor. You know you want to. It's from groovy KRLA in Pasadena, California.


KRLA, August 1966 (deejay Dave Hull)

Dave's listeners were Hullabalooers. Here's a bunch of KRLA info.

bring your records

I really dug a recent show by a guest dj on WMBR's Lost and Found who spun his childhood 45s from the 50s and 60s. Still in their original cases, the records were a fantastic musical glimpse into his life and I loved his anecdotes. I put many of the songs in the "I would've bought that 45" category. Here are some of my favorites....


Three Cool Cats, The Coasters, 1959 (Beatles' version)


The Honeydripper, The Kirby Stone Four, 1960
This tune reminds me of the early 60s Hanna-Barbera
cartoon themes composed by this guy.


The Honeydripper, Joe Liggins, 1945


Stop, Baby, The Four Preps, 1958


Sebastian, The Big Sound of Don Balke, 1959

Click Clack, Dickey Doo and the Don'ts, 1958
I love their name. This is the type of song the whole family sang along with while driving on vacation in the car. Whoooooaaaaahhh!

hey ladies

Here Come the Girls, Ernie K-Doe, 1970


Mother-In-Law, Ernie K-Doe, 1961

Superman

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, The Kinks, 1979

take a chance on me

I know you've been wanting to hear some ABBA. Here you go.

Hold on!

If you loved amusement parks as a kid, you'll dig this video about Riverview Park in Chicago. More history and footage from 1964.
I went to Canobie Lake Park in NH several times growing up.


Here's a little something to get you in the mood. 😀

grooviness

In the video above, The Stones end the show while the credits roll.

2120 South Michigan Avenue, The Rolling Stones, 1964

Buttermilk (Parts 1 and 2), Sylvester "Sly" Stewart, 1965

let the sun shine

Being the Age of Aquarius and all, let the sun shine, baby. Let's join
The 5th Dimension in space, shall we? Blast off. Whooooaaahh!

watch it good

Let's check in on Miss Jane. Not the secretary, this Miss Jayne.

peace, love, flowers + poodles

Sweet Lorraine thinks that real men eat quiche. I agree.


Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine, Country Joe and the Fish, 1967


Quiche Lorraine, the B-52s, 1980

cream and sugar, please

Pick yourself a kitten and listen to the platter that rocks the jukebox.


House of Bamboo, Andy Williams, 1958


House of Bamboo, Earl Grant, 1960

Raspberry Beret

Excuse me, but I gotta go. I need to dance around for awhile.

Happy Easter

Jesus Christ Superstar has an incredible soundtrack. Amen.

And then there's Maude

Maude was groundbreaking and her theme song sung by Donny Hathaway was the best. Anything but tranquilizin', right on Maude!


Where Is the Love?, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, 1972

liar, liar, pants on fire

Lies, lies, lies yeah. Lies, lies, lies yeah. Lies, lies, lies yeah. Gross

let's go out...

...the cover is only $3. Maybe the spinning lady will be there. I'm in.

Show Biz Kids

I'm mesmerized by the back-up gals. Where's my tambourine?!

hold your head up

And if they stare, just let them burn their eyes on you moving. And if they shout, don't let it change a thing that you're doing. Yeah, baby.

You hear that?

Let's go there. I just wanna hear a good beat. Whooooaaaahhhh!

spread the word

All the world over so easy to see. People everywhere just want to be
free. I can't understand it, so simple to me. People just got to be free.

back to life

What's going on in your part of the world? 😕 Uhhhhhhmmmmm.

Aloha!

I'm on vacation with blue skies, blue water and blue duds. I love blue.

swing it, Mama

Here she is.... the fantastic lady of the now sound. You've got to make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along, babe.

The girl with the hair

When your hair smells terrific, you'll have a Dippity-Do-Da-Day.

Mindy receives a download while she shampoos her hair. Nanu nanu

1965

I've been diggin' the 60th-anniversary-nod-to-1965 series on Friday's Lost and Found and I have fallen in love with these...


The Race Is On, George Jones, 1965


Come Back Baby, Roddie Joy, 1965

Why Do I Cry?, Barry and the Remains, 1965

Don't Fool with Fu Manchu, The Rockin' Ramrods, 1965
This song was inspired by the film The Face of Fu Manchu.