The Drive's Halloween A to Z Spooktacular Today, 10 AM to ? 'Cat Scratch Fever'

Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM has stated playing nothing but Halloween songs already and will continue until the ghouls come home.  In honor of you-know-what.  And, they are playing them alphabetically.

They just finished playing 

CAT SCRATCH FEVER--  Ted Nugent

CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN-  Guess Who

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON--  Dave Edmunds

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They started with:

ABFRACADABRA--  Steve Miller

BACK IN BLACK--  ACDC

BAD MOON RISING--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

BATTLE OF EVERMORE--  Led Zeppelin

BEAST OF BURDEN--  Rolling Stones

BEWARE OF DARKNESS--  George Harrison

It streams so get your Halloween Scaredies right here today and tonight.  

--RoadBoo

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I See Earthquakes And Lightning.  I See Bad Times Today."  Answer below.  --RoadSkeered

"Bad Moon Rising"

It's a Howlin' Halloween Around Here For Sure: 10 Songs to 'Skeer' the Daylights Out of You 'Werewolves of London'

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten on Chicago's Drive, 97.1 FM, WDRV from Oct. 30, 2020.

Yep, gonna be a strange one indeed this year.  Besides being the first time since Liz and I have been married that we're not giving out candy (and I didn't even decorate the outside of the house).  Plus, the Illinois governor has decided to stop inside dining and drinking at restaurants and bars in Lake and McHenry counties as of today.  

Yep, it's Happy Coronavirus Time to All.  But, sadly, necessary.

Anyhow, we can still play our spooky music.  And here are ten sure-fired "skeerd" songs, compliments of Baron Von Frankenstroud.

1.  I PUT A SPELL ON YOU--  Screamin' Jay Hawkins

2.  SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD--  Police

3.  SPOOKY--  Classics IV

4.  PSYCHO KILLER--  Talking Heads

5.  SEASON OF THE WITCH--  Donovan

6.  DEVIL INSIDE-- INXS

7.  DANCING WITH MR. D--  Rolling Stones

8.  GHOSTBUSTERS--  Ray Parker, Jr.

9.  WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon

10.  SCARY MONSTERS--  David Bowie

By the way, tomorrow from 10 am CDST to whenever, Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM will be doing Halloween Songs A to Z.  So, if you like listening to Halloween scaries, give it a listen.  I sure will be.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "In The Cool Of The Evenin' When Everything Is Gettin' Kind Of Groovy."  Answer below.  --RoadBoo

"Spooky"

Music Deaths: Pete Carr, Lead Guitarist of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

PETE CARR, 70

Died 27 June 2020

Guitar player, session musician who played with the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

An early friend of Duane Allman.  Played guitar on five #1 singles:

"If Lovin' You Is Wrong" by Luther Ingram

"Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart

"Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor

"Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand

"What Kind of Fool" by Barbra Streisand

Others he worked with:  Joan Baez, Bob Seger, Joe Cocker, Boz Skaggs, Paul Simon, Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett and Hank Williams Jr.

Music Deaths: Tom Finn of the Left Banke

TOM FINN, 71

Died 27 June 2020

Bass player and vocalist with the Left Banke (Baroque Rock) who had a big hit in 1966 with "Walk Away Renee."

He was the last surviving member of the original Left Banke.  Lead singer Steve Martin Caro died in January of this year.

"Walk Away Renee"  (#5-1966)

"Pretty Ballerina"  (#15-1967)

Past Movie Scratches: Megalodon-- Godzilla-- Brother-- Impact-- Lethal-- Rogue

Past Movie Scratches:  Movies that I saw on TV in 2019, before the virus.

67.  MEGALODON--  8-17--  It's the U.S. Navy vs. a really, really big shark.  Svenghouli will have a field day when he gets around to hosting this movie.  Pretty dumb and dumber.

68.  GODZILLA--  8-18--  The big guy actually saves us.  Go, you GODZILLA!!!

69.  ON BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU--  8-20--  Great story and even better music.  Good old Pete the Toad.  More characters than you can believe.

70.  DEEP IMPACT--  8-22--  Another rogue asteroid menacing the Earth.  But Fish gets it.

71.  LETHAL WEAPON--  8-29--  Mel's a wild child,  but vengeance-minded.

72.  STAR WARS:  ROGUE ONE--  9-1--  Getting the plans for the Empire's Death Star.  How it all started.

--RoadZilla

Past Movie Scratches: Pearl-- War-- Suicide-- Battleship-- Resident-- Zombie

Past Movie Scratches:  These are songs I watched on TV in 2019.

61.  PEARL HARBOR--  6-25--   Doolittle gets 'em back!!  Go Doolittle.

62.WAR DOGS--  6-25--  War!!!  It is good for something.  Making money do those who supply the tools of trade.

63.  SUICIDE SQUAD--  6-30--  Task Force X.  That Harley's quite the gal.  Funny and crazy at the same time.  Just the gal for the Joker.

64.  BATTLESHIP--  7-18--  It's Aliens vs. the Mighty Mo.  The Aliens never stood a chance.

65.  RESIDENT EVIL 5:  RETRIBUTION--  8-13--     That was Umbrella and Red Queen.  Go humans.

66.  ZOMBIE TIDAL WAVE--  8-17--   Another SyFy cheesefest.  The worst acting, corniest acting and really bad visual effects.

--RoadBattleship

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 26, 1970: "It Don't Matter To Me"

The Top Ten in Chi-Town fifty years ago.

1.  I'LL BE THERE--  Jackson Five

2.  WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN--  Carpenters

3.  IT DON'T MATTER TO ME--  Bread   If you think these guys on ly sang slow, soft pop songs, give a listen to their "On the Waters" album on You Tube.

4.  FIRE & RAIN--  James Taylor

5.  I THINK I LOVE YOU--  Partridge Family   Their TV show could have been called "The Monkees II."

6.  GREEN-EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf

7.  SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING--  100 Proof

8.  LOLA--  Kinks   Was there ever a song so recognizable after the first few notes?  Well, maybe song #10.  

9.  DEEPER & DEEPER--  Freda Payne

10.  ALL RIGHT NOW--  Free

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DEBUTS

21.  GYPSY WOMAN--  Brian Hyland

25.  MONTEGO BAY--  Bobby Bloom

26.  TEARS OF A CLOWN--  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

28.  HEAVEN HELP US ALL--  Stevie Wonder

30.  STAND BY YOUR MAN--    Candi Staton

Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Just Yesterday Morning, They Let Me Know You Were Gone."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Fire & Rain"

Goin' Back to 1974-- Part 4: "Number 9 Dream"

ALREADY GONE--  Eagles    This was my favorite Eagles song until we got into Route 66 and there was that "Standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona" tune.
U.S. BLUES--  Grateful Dead
SEASONS OF WHITHER--  Aerosmith

THE THRILL OF IT ALL--  Roxy Music
NUMBER 9 DREAM--  John Lennon
YOU'RE NO GOOD--  Linda Ronstadt        Still my favorite female singer.  Just something about her.

TIME OUT--  Joe Walsh
HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND--  Fleetwood Mac
SKATING AWAY ON THE THIN ICE OF A NEW DAY--  Jethro Tull     Winners of the first Grammy for Heavy Metal.  Really, Jethro Tull, Heavy Metal?

TROUBLE NO MORE--    Muddy Waters

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well I Heard Some People Talkin' Just The Other Day."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Already Gone"

Goin' Back to 1974-- Part 3: "Mirage"

Parts 1 and 2 are on October 18 and 19.

RIDE MY TIGER--  Jefferson Starship
SPANISH MOON--  Little Feat
BRIDGE OF SIGHS--  Robin Trower

I SHOT THE SHERIFF--  Eric Clapton
ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY--  Bonnie Raitt
LONG LIVE ROCK--  Who

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD--  Chaka Kahn & Rufus
MIRAGE--  Santana
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE--  Rolling Stones

DING DONG--  George Harrison
BLOODY WELL RIGHT--  Supertramp
RAISED ON ROBBERY--  Joni Mitchell

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "All Around My Home Town, They're Trying To Track me Down."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"I Shot the Sheriff"

Past Movie Scratches: Guardians-- Awakens-- Empire-- Ride-- Wolf-- Rogue

Can you guess the names of the above movies before you look at the list below?

Past Movie Scratches:  Movies I watched on TV in 2019.

55.  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY--  4-27--  What a wacky group!    "We are Groot!"  My favorite Marvel heroes.

56.  STAR WARS:  THE FORCE AWAKENS--  5-27--  Or, Finding Luke Skywalker.  And, what about Han Solo's kid.  His grandfather's kid.

57.  STAR WARS EPISODE V:  THEN EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--  5-27--  Welcome to the Ice Planet, the Abominable Snowman and we get to meet Yoda, we do.

58.  RIDE ALONG 2--  5-30--  A little bit of Ben Barber goes a real long way.

59.  THE WOLF OF WALL STREET--  6-1--  More sex and drugs than you've ever seen. If you see Leo copulating once, you've seen him a 100 times.

60.  ROGUE ONE--  6-14--  Sets the stage for the first (or the 4th) Star Wars movie.  That is why Obi Wan Kenobi had to help.

Pass the Popcorn.

--RoadWars

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 19, 1970: "Lola"

The top ten songs in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS, 890 AM.

1.  I'LL BE THERE--  Jackson Five

2.  GREEN-EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf

3.  WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN--  Carpenters

4.  LOLA--  Kinks

5.  ALL RIGHT NOW--  Free

6.  IT DON'T MATTER TO ME--  Bread

7.  LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA--  New Seekers

8.  CRACKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond

9.  FIRE & RAIN--   James Taylor

10.  THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG--  Poppy Family

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DEBUTS ON THE TOP 30

21.  I THINK I LOVE YOU--  Partridge Family

27.  LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat

28.  GYPSY WOMAN--  Brian Hyland

30.  OUR HOUSE--  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Soothing Every Raging Wave That Comes."  Answer below.  ----RoadDog

"Green-Eyed Lady"

Going Back to 1974-- Part 1: "Any Major Dude Will Tell You"

On December 2, 2018, WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback featured the year 1974 and was hosted by Johnny Mars.

1974 was another busy year for me as I finished teaching my first year at Magee Middle School and started my second one.  We moved from our first apartment in Des Plaines, Illinois, to our second one in Vernon Hills, Illinois.  This one was about half way between where I worked in Round Lake and where Liz worked at General Finance Corporation in Evanston, Illinois.

I taught summer school at Grayslake High School.

We also started looking for an affordable house (and eventually moved into one in Round Lake Beach (for $33,000).

ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY--  Bachman Turner Overdrive
WALK ON--  Neil Young
ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU--  Steely Dan

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "We Rented A Truck And A Semi To Go."  Answer below.  RoadDog


"Roll On Down the Highway"

Music Deaths: Keith Tippett (Played with King Crimson) and Vera Lynn (Popular WW II Singer)

KEITH TIPPETT, 72

Died 14 June 2020

Pianist/composer.  Worked with King Crimson.

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VERA LYNN, 103

Died 18 June 2020

Singer best known for her song "We'll meet Again," a popular WW II song.  I'll write about her in more detail in my Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II blog.

Music Deaths: Ricky Valance Sang 'Tell Laura I Love Her'

RICKY VALANCE, 81

Died 12 June 2020

Real name David Spencer.  Welsh pop singer.  Best-known for his UK #1 single "Tell Laura I Love Her."  He was the first Welsh singer to have a #1 UK hit.  

Covered Ray Peterson's "Tell Laura I Love Her" which hit #7 on U.S. charts in 1960.

Had a #1 on UK charts even before Tom Jones.  Who'd have figured.

Going Back to 1974-- Part 2: "You're No Good"

OVERNIGHT SENSATION--  Raspberries
ROCK STEADY--  Bad Company
INTRO / SWEET JANE--  Lou Reed

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING--  Stevie Wonder
THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY--  Genesis
1984--  David Bowie

THE THRILL OF IT ALL--  Roxy Music
NUMBER 9 DREAM--  John Lennon
YOU'RE NO GOOD--  Linda Ronstadt

TIME OUT--  Joe Walsh
SWEET HOME ALABAMA--  Lynyrd Skynyrd   Love those Welcome to Alabama signs.
HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND--  Fleetwood Mac

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Feelin' Better, Now That We're Through."    Answer below.  --RoadDog


"You're No Good"

1974

Bob Stroud has us back to 1974 on his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1, 96.9 FM, the Drive on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.  That's 46 years ago for those counting.

WISHING YOU WERE HERE--  Chicago  (I always think this is Pink Floyd for some reason.)
TRAIN KEP A ROLLIN'--  Aerosmith
DANCE WITH ME--  Orleans

DREAMER--  Supertramp
RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 & #35--  LIVE--  Bob Dylan
MAINLINE FLORIDA--  Eric Clapton
OVERNIGHT SENSATION--  Raspberries

COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone
I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce
BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Paper Lace

My pick was "Come and Get Your Love."

#1 song this date:  "SEASONS IN THE SUN" by Terry Jacks
#1 albun:   "JOHN DENVER GREATEST HITS"
#1 movie at the Box Office:  "BLAZING SADDLES"

--RoadDog

Deaths of Big MLB Stars Recently: Seaver, Ford, Gibson, Brock, Beckert and Morgan

One thing about baseball today, where players seem to change teams every few years (and of course with all the many teams we now have) I really don't know the names of many of today's stars.  But not so in the past.

Everyone of the names, except Whitey Ford, were players I really knew from the 1960s.  I became interested in baseball about 1963 and Ford was just about done by then.

But, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock (so sad that the Cubs traded him) and Joe Morgan were features in my love of baseball back then.  Man, were they good, but they have all died within the past couple months.

Earlier this year, another big-time player from  back then died and that was Al Kaline of the Tigers.  Of interest, I found out his salary in 1959 when he hit .327 and that was $31,000.

Also, one player for the 1960s Cubs that I really liked, Glenn Beckert (1965-1973) died.

These three White Sox players have also died this year:

Ed Farmer (1979-1981)

Jay Johnstone  ((9171-1972)

Claudell Washington (1978-1980)

Childhood Memories.  --RoadDog

Music Deaths: Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters

BONNIE POINTER, 69

Died 8 June 2020

Singer with pop/soul vocal group Pointer Sisters.

Had several moderate hits after left the group, including "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (#11-1979.)

Sisters June, Anita and Ruth.  Some of their hits:

"Yes We Can Can" (#11-1973)

"Fire"  (#2-1978)

"He's So Shy"  (#3-1980)"

Jump (For My Love)   (#3-1984)

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 12, 1970-- Part 5: "All Right Now"

Here are the Top ten in Chicago fifty years ago.  ^  means the song was climbing the charts.

10.  ^ OUT IN THE COUNTRY--  Three Dog Night

9.   INDIANA WANTS ME--  R. Dean Taylor

8.   ^ THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG--  Poppy Family

7.  ^ CANDIDA--  Dawn

6.  ^ LOLA--  Kinks

5.  ^ WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN--  Carpenters

4.  CRACKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond

3.  ^ GREEN EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf

2.  ^ ALL RIGHT NOW--  Free

1.  ^ I'LL BE THERE--  Jackson Five

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Met Her In A Club Down In Old Soho."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Lola"

Music Deaths: Steve Priest, Bassist with the Sweet

STEVE PRIEST, 72

Died 4 June 2020

Bass player with the glam rock band The Sweet.

Founding member and backing vocalist.  The band had a string of hits in the 1970s with songs like:

"Little Willie" (#3-1973)

"Ballroom Blitz"  (#5-1975)

"Fox on the Run"  (#5-1976)

"Love Is Like Oxygen"  (#8-1978)

Andy Scott is the only remaining member still alive.

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 12, 1970-- Part 4: "It Don't Matter to Me"

15.  ^ IT DON'T MATTER TO ME--  Bread    #10   These guys could really make a great slow song.  But if you listen to their "On the Waters" album, they could also do that uptempo stuff.  Follow up to "Make It With You."

14.  I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU)--  Rare Earth  You've just got to love how the song started.  But that long version is way too much.  Short version better.  Much better.

13.  ^ JOANNE--  Michael Nesmith  What?  No more Monkees?  A great country song.

12.  ^ LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA--  New Seekers   #14   Covering a Melanie song.  British-Australian group formed after the breakup of the Seekers.  Hence the new name.

11.  DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO--  Five Flights Up    #37     I don't remember ever hearing this one which is too bad.  This was one great slow Soul song.  It did well in Chicago with it going to #9 on WCFL and #6 on WLS.  Make sure you play the flip side of this on You Tube  "Black Cat."  One of the best Soul songs I've ever heard.  I'm really surprised this group did not do better.  I can just about hear Herb Kent (The Kool Gent) playing this song right now.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hello Mama, Hello Mama It's Me.  How You Feeling Mama?"  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma"

Music Deaths: Jimmy Capps, Nashville Session Player and Member of Grand Ole Opry House Band

JIMMY CAPPS, 81

Died 2 June 2020

Country guitarist/ Nashville session player and member of the Grand Ole Opry house band.

Here is a partial list of songs he played on:

"Stand By Your Man"--  Tammy Wynette

"The Gambler"--  Kenny Rogers

"Elvira"--  Oak Ridge Boys

"He Stopped Loving Her Today"--  George Jones

"Amarillo By Morning"--  George Strait

Music Deaths: Bob Kulick Played With Lou Reed, KISS & Meatloaf

BOB KULICK, 70

Died 29 May 2020

Rock guitarist and session musician.  In late 1972, he auditioned for a then-new band called KISS.  The band with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss was very impressed by his performance, but ended up giving the job to the glitzier Ace Frehley.

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 12, 1970-- Part 3: "Deeper & Deeper"

 ^  means the song was rising up the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

20.  ^ FIRE AND RAIN--  James Taylor   This song sure takes me back to the Tune Room and Pow Wow rooms at good ol' NIU in DeKalb, Illinois.

19.  ^ DEEPER & DEEPER--  Freda Payne  Talk about you AM memories.  This song didn't chart as well as "Band of Gold" but was every bit as good.

18.  ^ SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING--  100 Proof  Full name of group 100 Proof Aged in Soul.    A One-Hit Wonder group.  One comment said that Levi Stubbs' brother was a member of the group.

17.  JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME--  Bobby Sherman     #5   Oh, that Julie!  

16.  LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR--  Creedence Clearwater Revival  A great video of them just sitting around the house and singing and playing their hearts out.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Just Yesterday Mornin'. They Let Me Know You Were Gone."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Fire and Rain"

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 12, 1970-- Part 2: 'God, Love & Rock & Roll'

These were the top 30 songs in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS, 890 AM.

^ means it was climbing the chart.

25.  ^ GOD, LOVE & ROCK & ROLL--  Teegarden & Van Winkle     #22   I'd almost forgotten this one.  A real church sing-a-long.  Their only top 40 so that makes them a real One-Hit ________.

24.  I (WHO HAVE NOTHING)--  Tom Jones     #14   Gets the full T.J. workout.  This could have been a great James Bond theme song as one person commented.

23.  ^ LUCRETIA MacEVIL--  Blood, Sweat & Tears      #29        Horns.  Got to have horns.  More horns.  How do you start off a song with better horns?  One comment by a gal named Lucretia said this song was why she was named that.

22.  WAR--  Edwin Starr     #1    Pretty well sums up the Vietnam War back then.  Worth absolutely nothing.  Born Charlie Hatcher.

21.  WE CAN MAKE MUSIC--  Tommy Roe      #49    Sounds like Bubble Gum Music.  I love Bubble Gum Music.   Born in 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Little Girl, What's Your Game?  Hard Luck and Trouble Bound To be Your Claim To Fame."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Lucretia MacEvil"

Music Deaths: Phil May, Lead Singer of Pretty Things

 PHIL MAY, 75

Died 15 May 2020

Lead singer of the English group Pretty Things.  described as being grungier that the Yardbirds and Rolling Stones.  Also called "The Poor Man's Rolling Stones."  Took name from Willie Dixon song "Pretty Thing."

I'd never heard of them, but if you like 60s-70s music, give these guys a listen on You Tube.

They never had a hit in the United States which was too bad.  Probably sounded more like the Shadows of Knight back in their heyday.

I especially liked "Come See Me."

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 12, 1970-- Part 1: 'Patches'

These were the top thirty songs in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS, 890 AM.

The number after the artist refers to how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 list.  ^  means the song was climbing the chart.

HBD   ^ LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat   As sung by Bob "The Bear" Hite.  See him on the video and you'll know why.  This is a good song for the current messes we have.  After 50 years it still wears well.

30.  ^ EL CONDOR PASA--  Simon & Garfunkel    A song from the Peruvian Andes.  From their fifth and final studio album.  Recorded in a November 1969 recording session.

29.  PATCHES--  Clarence Carter  Syrupy but good.   A boy overcoming spirit-breaking adversity.  By the man who later brought you "Strokin' and "Kiss You All Over."

28. ^ IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE--  Glen Campbell    I don't remember it.  A cover of a Conway Twitty 1958 hit.

27.  GROOVY SITUATION--  Gene Chandler    Sure brings back some good old NIU college daze memories.  What a great bass.    Not just the Duke of Earl, 

26.  AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH--  Diana Ross   Written by Ashford & Simpson.  Another good song for these days.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'd Rather Be A Sparrow Than A Snail, Yes I Would."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"El Condor Pasa"

Going Back to 1972-- Part 2: "All the Young Dudes"

AIN'T WASTIN' TIME NO MORE--  Allman Brothers

BARE TREES--  Fleetwood Mac

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING--  Chi Coltraine

ALL THE YOUNG DUDES--Mott the Hoople

POLITICAL SCIENCE--  Randy Newman

ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE OLD SCHOOLYARD--  Paul Simon

BURNING LOVE--   Elvis Presley

HELLO IT'S ME--  Todd Rundren

SPACE TRUCKIN'--  Deep Purple

GOING ALL OF THE WAY--  Raspberries

AND YOU AND I--  Yes

TIGHTROPE--  Leon Russell

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Lord Almighty, I Feel My Temperature Rising."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Burning Love"

Going Back to 1972-- Part 1: "Witchy Woman"

Today's WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback is going back to the year 1972, my last full year in college.  The first half at University of Georgia in Athens, where I tried to start a colony for my Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, but it ended up as an Acacia chapter.

The second half of the year was at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb where I took nothing but education classes so I could graduate in four years.  As much as I had enjoyed college my first three years, it was now time to get serious about my future.

Anyway, here is a partial list of songs played:

RESPECT YOURSELF--  Staple Singers

FREE FOUR--  Pink Floyd

IKO IKO--  Dr. John

WITCHY WOMAN--  Eagles

ANGEL--  Rod Stewart

THE WHEEL--  Jerry Garcia

SUPERFLY--  Curtis Mayfield

HAPPY--  Rolling Stones

FRANKENSTEIN--  Edgar Winter Group

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well, I Never Kept A Dollar Past Sunset."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Happy"

Music Deaths: Betty Wright, Sang 'Cleanup Woman'

BETTY WRIGHT, 66

Died 10 May 2020

Singer of Soul and R&B.  Had 33 R&B songs on the charts.

Born Bessie Regina Norris and used Betty Wright as stage name.  Her best-known song was "Cleanup Woman"  (#6-1971) and "Dance With Me"  (#8-1978).

I really only knew "Clean Up Woman" so went to You Tube and listened to other songs and I wish I had known more of her songs.  If you like 1970s female soul and R&B singers, she is the gal for you.

I especially liked "He's Bad, Bad, Bad."

Do You Have One of These Phobias?

From the May 10, 2020, ListVerse  "10 More Bizarre Phobias and Their Treatments" by Alicia Richardson.

I am going to regret trying to spell these words correctly.  Maybe you didn't have it before the "V" but now do have it.

For more information (and to find out what they are) and pictures, go to the site.

10.  Ergophobia

9.  Chaetophobia

8.  Daemonophobia

7.  Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

6.  Allodoxaphobia

5.  Genuphobia

4.  Geniophobia

3.  Arachibutyrophobia

2.  Hippopotomonstrosesequippedaliophobia.

1.  Phobophobia

After Typing This Up, I Definitely have #2.  --RoadStress

LAUGHTER HELPS WITH THE "V":  I've found the best way to enforce social distancing is o ask people if they want to see a magic trick.

Every Blooming THing: Early October

Another fast summer.  Why can't winter go that fast?  

Pine straw is starting to fall.  That is always nice because that is free mulch, but does require a lot of raking.  I have two big pine islands with 15 pine trees.

The mums are blooming all over right now and I must have close to 200 of them, so quite the display of yellow to red shades all over the yard.  In addition, the sedum have all those red heads.  The asters are also in bloom now with the blues.  Also, some kind of a wild daisy is blooming all over.  These plants have hundreds of really small white flowers, but in masses so it is quite a thing to see.

The goldenrods have finished which is good because that means I don't have to be as careful now since the stingers that inhabit these when in bloom are also gone.  Anything that can sting you is all over those.  The sedum are still red, but when they first turn, they too are covered with little stingers.

The honeylocusts are starting to turn yellow now.

--RoadFlower

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 4, 1970: "All Right Now"

 The Top Ten songs in Chicago exactly 50 years ago today.

1.  CRACKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond

2.  ALL RIGHT NOW--  Free

3.  I'LL BE THERE--  Jackson Five

4.  INDIANA WANTS ME--  R. Dean Taylor

5.  CANDIDA--  Dawn

6.  DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO--  Five Flights Up

7.  OUT IN THE COUNTRY--  Three Dog Night

8.  LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

9.  I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU)--  Rare Erath

10.  JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME--  Bobby Sherman

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DEBUTS

21.  LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA--  Seekers

24.  SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING--  100 Proof

25.  IT DON'T MATTER TO ME--  Bread

29.  FIRE & RAIN--  James Taylor

HBD  LUCRETIA MacEVIL--  Blood, Sweat & Tears

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "The Stars Won't Come Out If They Know That You're About."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Candida"

Music Deaths: Little Richard

LITTLE RICHARD, 87

Died 9 May 2020

One of early Rock and Roll's Big Ones.  

Singer-songwriter, piano player who did Rock and Roll and R&B.

Born Richard Wayne Penniman.  He was variously called "The Innovator," "The Originator" and "The Architect of Rock and Roll."  His most successful efforts were in the 1950s, but he remained a force throughout the time since.

Some of his hits:

"Long Tall Sally" (#6-1956)

"Rip It Up"  (#17-1956)

"Lucille"  (#21-1957)

"Jenny, Jenny"  (#10-1957)

"Good Golly, Miss Molly"  (#10-1958)

Keep A'Rocking Little Richard!!!

Music Deaths: Brian Howe, Singer with Bad Company (Replaced Paul Rodgers)

BRIAN HOWE, 66

Died 6 May 2020

Rock vocalist who sang with Ted Nugent 1983-1984 and Bad Company 1986-1994.

Best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as lead vocalist for Bad Company.  When Bad Company reformed, Paul Rodgers was already with the group The Firm.  Brian brought  more of a pop-rock sound to the group.

I listened to some songs he did with Bad Company on You Tube and they didn't miss a beat with him, though they didn't have as big of hits as they had before.

For some reason, I always have a problem telling whether a song is by Bad Company or Foreigner.

Well, At Least I Now Have More Free Time With Cubs and Sox Quick Bow-Outs

And, there were thoughts of a Crosstown Chicago World Series for a moment, but, NO!!

And, after all, this is always going to be an asterisk season.  The season of no fans, seven inning double headers and the designated hitter for the National League.  

But who would have figured we'd ever have BOTH the Sox and Cubs participating in baseball playoffs the same year?  WOW!!!

And, now, the two teams Liz and I pull for are gone from the playoffs and that would be the Chicago White Sox who lost to the Oakland A's 2 games to 1 and Cubs who went 0-2 against the Marlins.

But, at least that opens up a lot of free time for us as  we now really don't care who wins what (except for the Yankees and I always pull against them).  This means no have-to-go-to-a-bar games.  If a game is on, maybe I'll watch it.  

At one point I almost wasn't going to watch any games because of MLB backing BLM as much as they did, but it wasn't too bad.

I do hope the National League will keep the designated hitter if they ever get back to regular baseball.  It is a lot more fun to see someone who is dangerous with a bat and not just going to pop it up in the infield or strike out.  I don't have a problem with some pitchers batting like Carlos Zambrano who can hit, but most of the time it is just pathetic.

The White Sox did show a lot of promise.

Oh Well, Here's for Next Year.  --RoadBall

Speaking of NIU: Here Are the Non- Conference Football Games for the Next Several Seasons

2020:  Rhode Island, at Maryland, at Iowa, Brigham Young University       (Well, of course, we know that none of these games will take place this year.)

2021:  Maine, Wyoming, at Michigan, at Georgia Tech    (Wondering if any of these will take place?)

2022:  Eastern Illinois, at Tulsa, Vanderbilt, at Kentucky

2023:  at Boston College, Southern Illinois, at Nebraska, Tulsa

2024:  at Notre Dame, Massachusetts

2025:  Maryland, at Iowa,  at UMass.

2026:  at Nebraska, Univ. of South Florida

Okay Huskies.  --RoadHowl

Top Ten Historic Ways to Beat Plagues

From the April 18, 2020, ListVerse  by Ben Gazur.

Photos and information accompany this.  I'm just listing them.

10.  Smells

9.  Masks

8.  Fires

7.  Kill cats

6.  Bloodletting

5.  Quarantine

4.  Cordon Sanitaire

3.  Whipping yourself

2.  Mercury, unicorns and goat stones

Well worth a read.  A lot of these "cures" are extremely interesting.

1.  Live chickens

Read 'Em and Weep.  --RoadDog