02.24.2024 Groovy Grooves

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate February 24, 2024

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

Coke-Mean Joe Greene commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffOCZYX6F8

Overture from “Tommy”-Assembled Multitude 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84dWza5TsQ
Instrumental song by Philadelphia studio musicians; many of these musicians later formed MFSB, which recorded the Soul Train theme song (TSOP), and backed many Philly groups (O'Jays, Stylistics, etc."

Same Situation-Joni Mitchell 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wo9JgNlQMo
This introspective ballad is from the singer's classic "Court and Spark" LP

Campfire Girls commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhtzAwo5RlM

Aliou Gori-Mami-Super Eagles 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_bBMPMeIiw
Gambian supergroup performing in the mbalax style of West Africa

The Courtship of Eddie’s Father theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_QMRDmA7-s

Fool if You Think It’s Over-Chris Rea 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZBqrHs4qo
It is the only US hit for this British singer-songwriter with a distinctive voice

Match Game theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcA1BoW0bNE&list=PLCnvmZ8KpyOqNzOzrqXUGnNT4byRfW3ev&index=171

You Ain’t Woman Enough-Loretta Lynn 1966
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDI76h6Im1s
Feisty hit by country superstar, based on a true incident

You’re a Very Lovely Woman Emitt Rhodes/Merry-Go-Round 1970
https://youtu.be/0qoBh5WWT6o?si=vsKfqzITwEioPZRV
Beautiful ballad by teenager Rhodes, late of group Merry-Go-Round

Pepsodent commercial

Setsunakute-Off Course 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvwv-582N6o
Cheery-sounding but sad song by Japanese 70s-80s hitmakers

“Look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls” Laugh-In quote
https://www.facebook.com/TimeLifeUS/videos/look-that-up-in-your-funk-wagnalls/10156729609852845/

One Last Night-Atlantics 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ3PhjZmmzY
Lead single from Boston late-70s power pop band; popularity in New England unfortunately never went nationwide

The Game of Life commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-o8Spa4isQ

Crazy Circles-Bad Company 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny-U59t2LK0
The second single from the 1979 album "Desolation Angles"

Greyhound Mary-David Pomeranz 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095dmfAghUU
Mid-70s song by a singer who performed the theme song to the TV series "Perfect Strangers"

Nair commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES9G_L2MEG0

“And now here’s something we hope you’ll really like” Rocky and Bullwinkle quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCC2MwgTIY

Bang Shang a Lang-Archies 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af4xQYY-TDk
First hit by Saturday-morning cartoon bubblegum group

There’s a Ghost in My House-R. Dean Taylor 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bprNRyiAF4U
Motown single co-written by Taylor and Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland; years later rediscovered by British "Northern Soul" fans

Beverly Hillbillies: Y’all come back now quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvE9zJgm8OY