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And The Stiffs Just Keep On Comin'

Daytona 500

I suppose that I should have let Mr. Radknowski add the 500th post, but rumor has it that he's on Easter Vacation and has limited access to the web.

So, I'll propose, a "Daytona 500". Ronny & the Daytonas had a bonafide smash with "GTO", but were unable to follow up, despite the popularity of the surf sound thanks to the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and others.

They did get to #27 with the broken-hearted beach ballad "Sandy".
 
Is there a new milestone in the future? Cudos to all posters, (Savage - "sorry, we already have a winner - try again next hour")

There are lots of "cold closes" out there, but not nearly as many "cold opens," if that is a term
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I know we used to use the term, so I would say there is a "cold open" or "opens cold" (or the big :00 on the cart label!)

While mentioning actors turned singers, one cannot leave out Mr. Rick Springfield
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Not being a soap opera fan- is this a chicken & egg thing? Was he a "singer" first or an "actor" first (both terms used loosely). And Jessie's Girl is getting a boatload of airplay recently (stiff?)
 
heydaybegone said:
Is there a new milestone in the future? Cudos to all posters, (Savage - "sorry, we already have a winner - try again next hour")

There are lots of "cold closes" out there, but not nearly as many "cold opens," if that is a term
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I know we used to use the term, so I would say there is a "cold open" or "opens cold" (or the big :00 on the cart label!)

While mentioning actors turned singers, one cannot leave out Mr. Rick Springfield
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Not being a soap opera fan- is this a chicken & egg thing? Was he a "singer" first or an "actor" first (both terms used loosely). And Jessie's Girl is getting a boatload of airplay recently (stiff?)
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Another not sure if more "singer" or "actress". Bernadette Peters- Gee Whiz (someone else can add a "stiff" comment but it won't be me! ;)
 
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(Which reminds me of a story: would you immediately banish the DJ who, at a wedding I attended, was supposed to play "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters as a First Dance Song and instead spins "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship?!?)
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No, but I might banish the DJ who played The Dead Kennedys "Too Drunk To F**k" :eek:
 
Re: Daytona 500

SirRoxalot said:
I suppose that I should have let Mr. Radknowski add the 500th post, but rumor has it that he's on Easter Vacation and has limited access to the web.
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Not unless you call inhaling paint thinner and rancid cigar smoke a vacation. Vacation? Feh!

But that's not what I'm here for.

Tonight, I submit for your approval, a half day late and a dollar short of the gala 500th posting party, the genuinely wacky and delightfully spastic,You Turn Me On by Ian Whitcomb.

In this video, he seems to combine the antics of the 60s and theatrics of Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (notice there's a cigarette in the mouth of the skull talisman.) While I'm linking to Jay Hawkins' classic, why not CCR's excellent cover too, save for the Ron Radio backsell.

Did you know there's Wi-Fi at the Broadway Market, which is where I'll likely be "vacationing" this Friday for a few hours, playing the chauffeur's role in "Driving Aunt Helen." (Sorry, no link to this annual fiasco.)
 
playing the chauffeur's role in "Driving Aunt Helen." (Sorry, no link to this annual fiasco.)
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But be sure that 2, 4 7, and that new TWC thing they call news will be there getting plenty of video - be sure to wave ;D
 
So excited about the Broadview Market, forgot to put in an entry to the thread - and see what direction the next 500 posts take!
George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca
 
Jessie's Girl was a number one single so as far as a stiff, "the point is probably moot" (actual lyric from song).

I thought that Springfield's "Speak to the Sky" (#14, 1972) predated his Dr. Noah Drake role on "General Hospital" which Wikipedia confirms. (For what it's worth.)

Relatively speaking, I do think that his work is better than the usual actor/singer material. If you ignore the sometimes unintentionally out of place five dollar words (example, "Souls" - "he acquired a knife, but still the city didn't acquiesce to his demands"), it's really not that bad... and there are apparently enough fans out there who agree based on a quick Google search...
 
You left out "Whitburn" ;D

(I hope no one thinks I knew off the top of my head that "Speak to the Sky" hit #14 in 1972...)
 
Speaking of 1972 stiffs, I commend to you The Addrissi Brothers - We've Got To Get It On Again, written by Joel Diamond, if I am not mistaken, although the composer was not who I had in mind when I thought of it.

And then there is this gem, by Petula Clark - "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" (Not from 1972, of course)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjJPf-sc_Q

Enjoy.
 
The Addrisi Brothers gave us another gem five years later in 1977 with "Slow Dancin' (Don't Turn Me On). Another song that gets zero airplay is the 1973 hit from 3 Dog Night called "Pieces of April". And from the same year, how about McCartney's "Helen Wheels".
 
We're running into rerun territory with the Addrissi Brothers. Both were brought up about 250 posts ago. You know what they say...Miss A Day - You Miss A Lot.

For those of you who remember K-Tel LP's from the 70's, they were chock full of their share of stiffs. Speak to the Sky was on an early one (Music Power?)

How about Redbone's follow up to Come and Get Your Love....

Witch Queen of New Orleans

Anybody want to get an elimination bracket together of all these stiffs to crown the King of the Stiffs?

Yeah...too much work.
 
We're running into rerun territory with the Addrissi Brothers. Both were brought up about 250 posts ago. You know what they say...Miss A Day - You Miss A Lot
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It has been even longer since I played them both to entertain my audience - within an hour even. Guess I just know what goes well together. But it's alright, because before long I will probably add another one that we have played, i.e. Summertime, by Billy Stewart.
 
Silkie said:
We're running into rerun territory with the Addrissi Brothers. Both were brought up about 250 posts ago. You know what they say...Miss A Day - You Miss A Lot
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It has been even longer since I played them both to entertain my audience - within an hour even. Guess I just know what goes well together. But it's alright, because before long I will probably add another one that we have played, i.e. Summertime, by Billy Stewart.
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Want more bdtdtbtdtbtdtbdtdtbt ? Give Me Just a Little More Time, Chairmen Of the Board. There's a short shot at the end of the song.

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Enjoy!
 
qman said:
The Addrisi Brothers gave us another gem five years later in 1977 with "Slow Dancin' (Don't Turn Me On). Another song that gets zero airplay is the 1973 hit from 3 Dog Night called "Pieces of April". And from the same year, how about McCartney's "Helen Wheels".
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Three Dog Night semi-stiff: "Out In The Country," written by Paul Williams I believe.
 
Three Dog Night semi-stiff: "Out In The Country,"
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Like Pieces of April, a good song that never did well. Maybe out of "character" expectations for 3DN.
 
nitro99 said:
We're running into rerun territory with the Addrissi Brothers. Both were brought up about 250 posts ago. You know what they say...Miss A Day - You Miss A Lot.

For those of you who remember K-Tel LP's from the 70's, they were chock full of their share of stiffs. Speak to the Sky was on an early one (Music Power?)

How about Redbone's follow up to Come and Get Your Love....

Witch Queen of New Orleans

Anybody want to get an elimination bracket together of all these stiffs to crown the King of the Stiffs?

Yeah...too much work.
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IIRC, with Redbone, it was the other way around- "Witch Queen" was from late 1971- early to mid 1972. , and, "Come and Get Your Love" was from late 1973- early to mid 1974. But, let us not forget "Maggie"- also by Redbone, which pre-dated them both- and in my opinion, the best of the three!

My two cents contributed!
 
I would also like to nominate a station for being an absolute home for the stiffs- I remember hearing so many things there that I never heard anywhere else ever- especially in the mid 70s......drum roll please..........

[size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt]WHFM 98.9 Rochester[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size]​

a.k.a FM99, M99, or whatever positioner they were using at the time. I don't have the foggiest of who the the PD/MD was in those days, but, I'd bet recreational substances abounded around there- I cant begin to remember how many new songs I'd catch on there that I actually liked, which inside of two weeks were consigned to musical oblivion.

Am I alone in this observation, or does any one else remember this phenomemon......
 


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