06.29.2024 Groovy Grooves

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate June 29, 2024

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

0:13 Mood Ring commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFeFqOh0Mao

1:03 Bye Bye Love-The Cars 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6GDGoiO8Y
Third hit from group's first, groundbreaking LP

6:26 Somebody Groovy-Mamas & Papas 1966
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxNgZKxGiTI
Groovy, sunshiny hit by 60s supergroup

9:35 Playtex (Jane Russell) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZndE1R0ng

10:04 Go Through It-Blondie 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHSjK85ZT3U
Spanish horns add bullfighting flair to album cut

12:42 ’39-Queen 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8kGMfXaFU
Group's guitarist Brian May handles vocals on this melodic song drawing on his astrophysics background for inspiration

17:45 Woolworth commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMq4303WnbI

18:43 I Take it Back-Sandy Posey 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxyGV1LLYa8
Country-pop song by late-60s vocalist

21:32 I Love Music-O’Jays 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8DJeNOGJ7k
Upbeat hit by Philadelphia soul legends

24:59 B-A-B-Y-Rachel Sweet 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7esRx-zF2tA
Remake of 60s song by 16-year-old Akron, Ohio high school student that took off in UK but not in US

29:16 I’ll Write a Song For You-Earth Wind and Fire 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMC5lGLlAA
Sweet "quiet storm" ballad by 70s funk supergroup

34:19 Lite-Brite commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rrJzYosDUo

34:46 Touch Me Jesus-Glass House 1971
https://youtu.be/x8uf_EsNKSM?si=D90WBMoFAqBMOmlg Gospel-pop-soul song credited to Glass House but perhaps actually sung by the Blossoms

38:32 Love and Maple Syrup-Gordon Lightfoot 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Nr98eRS_c
Melodic ballad by legendary Canadian singer-songwriter

41:45 I Couldn’t Believe What Happened-Rare Earth 1972
https://youtu.be/Fw2DgLQyKnI?si=lDc0IlXBNkzLSsvC
Funky track by only rock band signed to Motown

49:01 Prisencolinensinainciusol-Adriano Celentano 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDY3HFkh_Y
Nonsense lyrics passing for English by Italian superstar to appease his early-70s fans who wanted American music

52:45 Bob Newhart Show jingle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=criHa7IcKgg