02.10.2024 Groovy Grooves

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate February 10, 2024

Saturday nights at 10pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
https://newstalkstl.com/groovy-grooves-with-ron-klutho/

0:14 Lenny and Squiggy: Hello! quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLDZyY6ubA

0:15 Holding on to Yesterday-Ambrosia 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1jeVdUo1-I
An early song by the "yacht rock" group

5:23 Heartbeat, it’s a Lovebeat-The Defranco Family 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf2YDaOoOJY
Teeny-bopper one-hit-wonder family group

8:31 Bunny Bread commercial
https://youtu.be/2NJHeaybrYA?si=qhg90hUS2cd13afP

9:00 Cars and Girls-The Dictators 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H5rqaEzYcY
NYC-based mid-70s punk-meets-Beach Boys group

12:54 Austin Powers: Groovy, baby quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Eji8obIOjI&t=2s

12:55 Star-Stealers Wheel 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWa_zbUDkwQ
Modest hit by Gerry Rafferty's pre-solo group. (Vocal not by Rafferty, but by soundalike bandmate Joe Egan

16:35 The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s8qWXqm2bI

17:29 Summer Madness-Kool and the Gang 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SFt7JHwJeg
Early instrumental hit for the group which would have major success later in the decade

22:25 I Can’t Explain-Yvonne Elliman 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sLWIOTUTQA
A remake of Who song by Sihger who played Mary Magdalene in "Jesus Christ Superstar" and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack

25:33 Martini and Rossi commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ToqizG0GHs
The commercial features Angie Dickinson and Burt Bacharach

26:02 Out on the Ropes-The Shirts 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t95_o1ke4aI
Late-70s Brooklyn-based punk/new wave group led by singer/actress Annie Golden (featured in the movie version of "Hair")

31:13 It’s a Cryin’ Shame-Gayle McCormick 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocB_oSt7-c0
Former lead singer of 60s group Smith ("Baby, It's You"), a graduate of Pattonville High School. She passed away in St Louis in 2016

33:57 Flip Wilson: What you see is what you get quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7zHWkiethE

34:00 Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard-Cat Stevens 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfNTBJTX1U
Song released by iconic singer shortly before he converted to Islam and (temporarily) forswore music

37:47 99-Toto 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhw-XlTMB5I
Apparently not a paean to Barbara Feldon, but a tribute to George Lucas's first film, THX-1138

41:41 RC Cola commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8fhKun6p8
Arguably the best version of a terrific commercial jingle, also performed in RC commercials by Joey Heatherton; and Dino, Desi and Billy

42:38 California Soul-Fifth Dimension 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bpE6vslGHA
One of several versions of Ashford and Simpson-penned hit

47:11 Beach Baby-First Class 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3InW6gyHKk
Sun-drenched California sound actually made by a British studio group

52:04 Mission Impossible: This tape will self-destruct quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goF92X-z9ZQ