Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 13: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"

From the September 2, 2018, WDRV Rock and Roll Roots, 97.1 FM, Bob Stroud.

ROLL WITH THE CHANGES--  REO Speedwagon
KING TUT--  Steve Martin
WHO ARE YOU--  Who

THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE--  David Gilmour
JAMIE'S CRYING--  Aerosmith
LOVE WILL FIND A WAY--  Pablo Cruise

BLUE COLLAR MAN--  Styx
TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD--  Meatloaf
MISS YOU--  Rolling Stones

GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE--  Earth, Wind & Fire
FEELIN' SATISFIED--  Boston

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Born In Arizona, Moved To Babylonia."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

THE FOUR STAGES OF GROWING OLD:  You believe in Santa Claus, you don't believe in Santa Claus, you are Santa Claus, you look like Santa Claus.

"King Tut"

Going Back to Summer 1978-- Part 12:"Old Time Rock and Roll"

From September 2, 2018, Rock and Roll Roots, WDRV, 97.1 FM, Bob Stroud.

I NEED TO KNOW--  Tom Petty
DREADLOCK HOLIDAY--  10 CC    Reggae anyone?  I was just becoming aware of this great music.
OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL--  Bob Seger   As a deejay, I sure got tired of this song.

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT--  Bruce Springsteen
HOT BLOODED--  Foreigner
ONLY YOU CAN ROCK ME--  UFO

RUNAWAY--  Jefferson Starship
STEPPIN' INTO A SLIDE ZONE--  Moody Blues
FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME--  Genesis

MAGNET AND STEEL--  Walter Egan

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Got A Fever Of a Hundred and Three."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Hot Blooded"

Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 11: "Right Down the Line"

This past Sunday, September 2, 2918, Bob Stroud went back 40 years to the music we were listening to Labor Day weekend, 1978.

SURRENDER--  Cheap Trick
KISS YOU ALL OVER--  Exile
JUST WHAT I NEEDED--  Cars

RIGHT DOWN THE LINE-- Gerry Rafferty
SHATTERED--  Rolling Stones
MY ANGEL BABY--  Toby Beau

SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR--  Jimmy Buffett
THE POWER OF GOLD--  Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisman
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG--  Billy Joel

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "AS A Dreamer Of Dreams And A Travelin' Man."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

ABOUT GROWING OLD:  (From the September 1, 2017, Orange Peel Gazette)    Growing od is mandatory; growing up is optional.



"Son Of A Son Of A Sailor"

Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 10: "Miss You"

These were the songs your radio and in your record collection August 5, 1978.  Forty years ago for those of you counting.  (Hey, that's close to a half century.)

CHANGING OF THE GUARD--  Bob Dylan
MISS YOU--  Rolling Stones
TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD--  Meatloaf

BYE BYE LOVE--  Cars
BAKER STREET--  Gerry Rafferty
WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND--  Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks

ON TOP OF THE WORLD--  Cheap Trick   Pride and joy of Rockford, Illinois.
CHAMPAGNE JAM--  Atlanta Rhythm Section
ROLL WITH THE CHANGES--  REO Speedwagon    Pride and joy of Champaign, Illinois

DRIFTWOOD--  Moody Blues
FEEL LIKE A NUMBER--  Bob Seger
KING TUT--  Steve Martin   Wild and Cra--zee Guy!!

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well, Another Crazy Day, You'll Drink the Night Away."  Answer below.   --RoadDog

HOW COME:  Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blu-Ray?  I don't want to have to restart my collection.


"Baker Street"

Going Back to Summer 1978-- Part 9: "Feeling That Way/Anytime"

That's right, 40 Years Ago.

FEELING THAT WAY--  Journey
ANYTIME--  Journey   Is there any deejay who has never played these two songs back-to-back?

LOVE WILL FIND A WAY--  Pablo Cruise
WITH A LITTLE LUCK--  Paul McCartney & Wings
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER--  Talking Heads

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG--  Billy Joel    What about those Catholic girls?
LISTEN TO HER HEART--  Tom Petty
AIN'T TALKING ABOUT LOVE--  Van Halen

LIFE'S BEEN GOOD--  Joe Walsh

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "We Can Make This Whole Damn Thing Work Out."   Answer below.  --RoadDog


"With A Little Luck"

Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 8: "Hot Blooded"

These were the songs on the radio and in your record collection playing on your stereo forty years ago on August 5, 1978.

DON'T LOOK BACK--  Boston
RUNAWAY--  Jefferson Starship  (I miss the Airplane, though.)
STILL THE SAME--  Bob Seger

CANDY'S ROOM--  Bruce Springsteen
FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME--  Genesis
HOT BLOODED--  Foreigner

SO IT GOES--  Nick Lowe
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE--  David Gilmour

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Always Won Everytime You Placed A Bet."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Still the Same"

Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 7: "Miss You"

These were songs playing on the radio or on your stereo on July 8, 1978.

KING TUT--  Steve Martin
MISS YOU--  Rolling Stones
FAR AWAY EYES--  Rolling Stones

FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME--  Genesis
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND--  Andrew Gold
PEG--  Steely Dan

HEARTLESS--  Heart
STILL THE SAME--  Bob Seger
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon

PUMP IT UP--  Elvis Costello
DOUBLEVISION--  Foreigner
AT THE STATION--  Joe Walsh

Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Now When he Was a Young man, He Never Thought He'd See."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"King Tut"

Going Back to Summer 1978, 40 Years Ago-- Part 6: "With A Little Luck"

BAKER STREET--  Gerry Rafferty
TIME FOR ME TO FLY--  REO Speedwagon
WITH A LITTLE LUCK--  Paul McCartney

DELIVER YOUR CHILDREN--  Paul McCartney
COUNT ON ME--  Starship
SURRENDER--  Cheap Trick

STEPPIN' IN A SLIDE ZONE--  Moody Blues
RUNNING ON EMPTY--  Jackson Browne
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN--  Bruce Springsteen

WHEEL IN THE SKY--  Journey
CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS--  Todd Rundgren
POINT OF KNOW RETURN--  Kansas

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well, Another Crazy Day.  You Drank the Night Away."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

YOU KNOW THE COMPUTER BELONGS TO A REDNECK WHEN:  There is deer jerky in the desk drawer.


"Baker Street"

Going Back to the Summer 1978-- Part 5: "Excitable Boy"

From Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show in Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive July 8, 2018.  This is part two of our trip back 40 years to hear what was playing on our radios and in our record collections.  I sure remember this stuff.

He will also have parts 3 and 4 the second Sundays of August and September.

SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN--  Electric Light Orchestra
I NEED TO KNOW--  Tom Petty
CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE--  Jimmy Buffett  I once had a cheeseburger at a Margaritaville.  It was okay, but not all that great...and, it was quite expensive.  Oh well.

EXCITABLE BOY--  Warren Zevon
ON BROADWAY--  George Benson
IMAGINARY LOVER--  Atlanta Rhythm Section

RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL--  Van Halen
GOOD TIMES ROLL--  Cars
LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN--  Sweet

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Like Mine With Lettuce and Tomato."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog


"Cheeseburger in Paradise"

Going Back to Summer '78-- Part 4: "Dust In the Wind"

These songs are 40 years old.  Time flies.

These are songs that would be on the radio or on your stereo back in June 1978.

DUST IN THE WIND--  Kansas
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE--  David Gilmour
WHEEL IN THE SKY--  Journey

IMAGINARY LOVER--  Atlanta Rhythm Section
A ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY--  Kinks
CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS--  Todd Rundgren

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT--  Bruce Springsteen
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE--  Gerry Rafferty   On of my all-time favorites.

Bob Stroud will be playing Summer Songs from 7 to 10 a.m. this Sunday on WDRV.  He will also be doing parts 2-4 of Summer 1978 around the second Sunday of July, August and September.  It streams so give a listen.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Winter Is Here Again Oh Lord."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Wheel In the Sky"

Going Back to Summer '78--Part 3: "Son Of A Son Of A Son Of A Sailor"

That's right, 40 years ago right now, these songs would be playing in your radio or on your stereo turntable.

KING TUT--  Steve Martin   Ya gotta love this song.
LISTEN TO HER HEART--  Tom Petty
SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR--  Jimmy Buffett

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon   We had different words to the song during our teacher strike in 1994.  It wasn't too nice to the administration and school board.
FM (NO STATIC AT ALL)--  Steely Dan    From the movie of the same name.
SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN--  ELO

EVERY KINDA PEOPLE--  Robert Palmer
STONE BLUE--  Foghat
SURRENDER--  Cheap Trick

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Walking Through The Streets of SoHo In the Rain."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

TRANSLATING PROJECT TERMS:  They say:  Major technological breakthrough.  That really means:  Back to the drawing board.

"Werewolves of London"

Going Back to the Summer of 1978-- Part 1: "Heartless"

Every summer Bob Stroud devotes 4 of his weekly (every Sunday) Rock and Roll Roots programs to the songs playing on the radio or on your stereos from the summer 40 year before.  He plays one show each month June to September, usually the second Sunday of each month.

So, these are the songs playing on your radio or on your stereo for June 10, 1978.

Fifty Years Ago, You Know.

RUNNING ON EMPTY--  Jackson Browne
ON THE RADIO--  Cheap Trick    The pride and joy of Rockford, Illinois.
COUNT ON ME--  Jefferson Starship  Definitely not our old Jefferson Airplane.  By the wat, did you know that the term Jefferson Airplane referred to smoking marijuana?

LIGHTS--  Journey
SAY YOU LOVE ME OR SAY GOODBYE--  REO Speedwagon  The pride and joy of Champagne, Illinois
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE--  Billy Joel

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Sun Shines On The Bay."  answer below.  --RoadDog

CUSTOMER GUIDE TO SUPERMARKET CHECKOUT:  Feel free to ask your checker anything you like.  How to prepare tonight's meal is a good question.  They'll know.

"Lights"