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GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate December 28, 2024

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

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

SET ONE

SONG 1
0:13 01-Laughin’, Cryin’, Laughin’-Robert Plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWfVT3dX6HI
Pre-Led Zeppelin "blue-eyed soul" song by a teenage Plant showcasing remarkable presence

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
5:02 02-Colorado-Xandra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp3wzUPyn0U
English version of Netherlands' entry in Eurovision 1979 song contest; originally sung in Dutch. The song placed 12th. (Should have placed higher!)

SONG 3
7:53 03-Monday Morning-T-Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UojhcQbmfoI
Disco group who relocated from Bahamas to Miami and released this beautiful ballad, very different from their usual songs

SONG 4
10:54 04-Leaving LA-Deliverance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAaYbdJ1nAw
Beautiful, soothing ballad by group consisting of 3 Canadian brothers

JOCK TALK

SONG 5
13:58 05-Midnight Cruiser-Steely Dan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBtHA6POwp0
Midtempo rocker from group's first album "Can't Buy a Thrill"

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SET TWO

SONG 1
17:57 06-Waterloo (Swedish version)-Abba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRsUWfPpqsc
Original Swedish-language version of hit that, in English, won the Eurovision contest in 1974

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
20:55 07-To Tell the Truth-Ron Hicklin Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMS_DdEnYZ0
Extended vocal version of game show theme song, by singing group heard on dozens of commercials and TV themes (e.g., "Love American Style"

SONG 3
22:47 08-Fan Tan-Don Grady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g7w0xYXb14
Remake by TV star of unreleased (until 2010) hit by Jan and Dean after Jan's near-fatal accident (near Dead Man's Curve)

SONG 4
25:02 09-Keep Me Rolling-Hudson Ford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpjZ27z9Fs8
Shimmering pop perfection by two ex-members of the Strawbs

SONG 5
29:04 10-Night of the Lion-Mark Eric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akvaQG0yjxQ
From quirky singer's only LP, a Beach Boys soundalike

JOCK TALK

SONG 6
32:19 11-Nothing But a Heartache-Flirtations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJHSyTYhHRY
Majestic girl-group sound that should have been a much bigger hit than it was

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SET THREE

SONG 1
34:44 12-Casino Royale-Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJjlCJLhBF4
Jazzy theme from James Bond spoof film with Peter Sellers

JOCK TALK

SONG 2
37:43 13-Still You Turn Me On-Emerson Lake & Palmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXi8lJYAhQw
Breathtaking acoustic version of ELP hit, with Greg Lake flawlessly singing alone, playing guitar, and chewing gum(!) before 250,000 people at California Jam (outdoor concert event), 1974

SONG 3
40:49 14-Got to Get it on Again-Addrissi Brothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=744i1GOsrlI
Smooth ballad by brother duo better known for songwriting (Fifth Dimension, Association, Glen Campbell)

SONG 4
43:32 15-Which One Should I Choose-Patti Drew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IF-DeiU2fk
Cover of song by DC group the Unifics, by underrated Chicago songstress (singer of Groovy Grooves' theme song)

JOCK TALK

SONG 5
47:18 16-Don’t Look Back-Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VysZlYXK1R0
Soaring lead single from supergroup's second LP

CLOSING CATCHPHRASE
51:07 17-That’s all folks! CLOSING CATCHPHRASE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkHCf6sjBgo

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