How good were the Saturday Morning cartoons during the 1967-1968 season? My memory said they were pretty good, but the guy behind FredFlix has put together an amazing compilation of promos, bumpers, theme songs and more from that era to really give you a flavor of just how good it was. Anyone else want to grab a bowl of cereal and sit in front of the TV with me?
WATCH: Klaatu- “Sub-Rosa Subway” – 1976 – People thought it was the Beatles
Who remembers the band Klaatu? Their 1976 album burst on the scene and got lots of attention for one simple reason: there was a rumor that it was actually done by a re-united Beatles, recording under a fake name to fool everyone. I remember thinking at the time that this song, “Sub-Rosa Subway” had kind of a Beatles sound, but didn’t really think it was them. Here’s more background on…
WATCH: The Carpenters – “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” (Full Version)
Wait, what? How did this song make it into the Top 40? Okay, The Carpenters had a string of hits in the 70s, and Karen Carpenter could sing the phone book and it would be outstanding, but why this wild song about contacting aliens for contact? Was it the popularity of Star Wars? Maybe just UFO madness? Quite frankly, Karen looks pretty stoned throughout the music video, so that could explain…
WATCH: Unseen Scenes From WKRP
WKRP in Cincinnati was one of my favorite shows growing up, and probably the main reason many people my age wanted to go into radio. I think the show still holds up well today, if you can find it. Apparently issues with the musical rights to some of the classic rock tunes they played on the show makes it almost impossible to air episodes in their entirety (or heavily edited)…
WATCH: Who Sang It Worse: “MacArthur Park” Edition
This has to be one of the most loved–and hated–songs every recorded. People either think it’s a masterpiece or belongs in the garbage; there is no middle ground when it comes to “MacArthur Park” with its famous line that “someone left the cake out in the rain.” WHAT??? After hearing the 1978 Donna Summer version recently, I decided to listen to all three of the famous version again to see…
WATCH: The Captain & Tennille – “Muskrat Love” LIVE
Why a LIVE performance of this horrible, horrible song from 1976 off The Captain and Tennille’s album Song of Joy? Because I found it and it only made listening to this song that much worse. (You’re welcome!) I can just see the song writer now, drunk with his friends back in the 70s, bragging that he could write a hit song about ANYTHING! And one of them says, “oh yeah,…
LISTEN: Mall Music Muzak – Mall of 1974 (Full Album)
There’s not much to say about this video, other than it is a full album of mall Muzak from the 1970s. So, if you walked the malls in the 70s, you likely heard this in the background. It’s calming and slightly infuriating at the same time.
WATCH: “Run Joey Run” by David Geddes – Official Music Video!
And you thought listening to the song on the radio was bad back in 1975! Just wait until you catch the much, much worse music video. Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “Run Joey Run” is a teenage tragedy song performed by soft rock singer David Geddes. It was a US Top 40 hit which peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart in the fall of 1975, and…
WATCH: Chuck Berry – “My Ding-A-Ling” – LIVE – 1972
Not sure what TV show this performance was from, but looks to me like BBC 2, although I’m sure one of our readers will help me out with that. Regardless, this is a great LIVE version of Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-A-Ling” which ended up being his only #1 song in the US. (You can get the original CD it was on, The London Chuck Berry Sessions, here.) Here’s more on…
WATCH: Helen Reddy sings “Angie Baby” LIVE – The Midnight Special – 1974
Another one of the songs we “Love to Hate!” This time it’s a song that went all the way to #1 on the US charts on 1974 for Helen Reddy. “Angie Baby”, off Reddy’s Free and Easy album, tells the story of a teen-aged girl who … well, no one is really quite sure what it’s about, but it sounds like she lures men into her room and then shrinks…