Continuing with Bob Stroud's May 4, 2008 Rock and Roll Roots Time Warp back to the same date, 39 years earlier. Comments are Bob's unless in parentheses which are mine.
THE BOXER-- SIMON & GARFUNKEL-- "A" side of new single
BABY DRIVER-- SIMON & GARFUNKEL-- "B" side of zippy little two-sided hit. (Love the race sounds. A fav S & G hit, along with "Cecilia.")
I CAN HEAR MUSIC-- BEACH BOYS-- remake of a Ronettes song. He also played part of the original song. (Bob uses this as part of his show intro.)
SORRY SUZANNE-- HOLLIES-- (another great harmony effort. Who can't Graham Nash sing with?)
HAWAII FIVE-O-- VENTURES-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. ("Book 'EM, Dano!")
PINBALL WIZZARD-- THE WHO-- First cut off Rock Opera Tommy. (Brings me back to Roger Daltry's flying fringes at the Woodstock movie.
GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN'-- CRAZY ELEPHANT-- considers this Bubble Gum Music. (I love my Bubble Gum Music, but don't really consider this Bubble Gum. A real roadtrip around the US.)
MERCY-- OHIO EXPRESS-- Bubble Gum Music. (I'mnot familiar with this one.)
IT's YOUR THING-- ISLEY BROTHERS-- great funky hit
GUITARZAN-- RAY STEVENS-- Top Ten (And His Jungle Band. Tarzan and Cheetah singing duet and Jane crying out "Baby." How funny is that?)
GOODBYE-- MARY HOPKIN-- written and produced by Paul McCartney. Written by Paul and sung by Mary. (I didn't know Paul wrote it. Where was Peter?)
WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY-- PEPPERMINT RAINBOW-- one hit wonder. (Another song I can never remember the performers. I get them confused with Spanky & Our Gang.)
STAND-- SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN-- FIFTH DIMENSION-- From the Off Broadway Musical "Hair." (Let's all chant "Let the Sunshine In.")
HAIR-- COWSILLS-- Number 1 song in Chicago. Also, "Easy to Be Hard" and "Good Morning Starshine" came from it. ("She asked me why, why I'm a hairy guy.")
Three hours of May 4, 1969 that was so full of hits, so much good music, that I just had to play it.
A SpecialTime for Me as Well.-- RoadDog
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