08.17.2024 Groovy Grooves TIME MACHINE: August 1976

GROOVY GROOVES Episode 33
Airdate August 17, 2024

This episode: Hits on the charts August 21, 1976 (48 years ago)
and commercials and theme songs from August 1976

Theme song: Working on a Groovy Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yj8tx0PF04

SET ONE

TV CLIP
01-1976 Olympics: Nadia Comaneci; Perfect 10 Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2YT-PIkEc

SONG 1
02-Shake, Shake, Shake (Shake Your Booty)-KC and the Sunshine Band 6 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ieFhF4Lj4k
#1 song by 70s dance supergroup

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
03-Disco Duck-Rick Dees 79 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg
Novelty song by radio DJ, that topped the charts (hey, it was the 70s!)

COMMERCIAL
04-Juicy Fruit Gum Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKKezJRPNzg

SONG 3
05-Turn the Beat Around-Vicki Sue Robinson 10 (10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMOBeFqgno
Energetic disco smash by Philadelphia songstress

JOCK TALK

SONG 4
06-Love is Alive-Gary Wright 15 (2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjPXhb6Yifg
Follow-up hit to "Dream Weaver" by ex-Spooky Tooth member

SET TWO

COMMERCIAL
07-Bicentennial celebration St Louis Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pPfJGREtU

SONG 1
08-With Your Love-Jefferson Starship 25 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFsubRpFmAQ
Smooth-sounding pop chart hit by 70s supergroup

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
09-Get Closer-Seals and Crofts 9 (6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBUHdy8g8S4
Quintessential easy-going 70s pop

COMMERCIAL
10-Heinz Ketchup Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcACgZxPb8

SONG 3
11-Superstar-Paul Davis 62 (35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSVIu_SzzrI
Early hit from criminally-underrated singer/songwriter

JOCK TALK

SONG 4
12-Summer-War 21 (7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLNIT0PDNQ
Evocative hit from Latin/funk supergroup

SET THREE

TV PREVIEW
13-Marcus Welby, MD Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zh--eiBDdQ

SONG 1
14-The Boys Are Back in Town-Thin Lizzy 48 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg
Irish band's biggest US hit, which is still played at Irish rugby games

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
15-Moonlight Feels Right-Starbuck 34 (3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnQsvtfEsQ
Yacht rock classic by southern group

SONG 3
16-More, More, More-Andrea True Connection 49 (4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQV-w0pnZ3U
DIsco classic by adult film actress continues to be sampled today

SONG 4
17-Play That Funky Music-Wild Cherry 12 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WdMzeg_qU
Story of a hard rock band reluctantly giving in to disco

JOCK TALK

COMMERCIAL
18-Bicentennial Minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfG8LHyRlNY