Spring Is Here... Finally-- Part 2, the Answers

These are the answers to the previous blog today.  You were supposed to guess the name of the performer of the 12 spring-related songs that Bob Stroud had on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

1.  Grateful Dead

2.  America

3.  Who

4.  Rick Nelson (or do you say Ricky?)

5.  Paul McCartney and Wings

6.  Beatles

7.  Rolling Stones

8.  Scott McKenzie

9.  Grateful Dead

10.  Rolling Stones

11.  Orleans

12.  Eric Clapton

Okay, I wouldn't have guessed #11.

How's You Do?  --Road?

STUDENT TEST ANSWERS:  If anyone should faint in church, put her head between the knees of the nearest medicine man.     (Hmmmmnnnnn)

WLS Top 30 for Week of January 11, 1971-- Part 1: 'Montego Bay'

*  means it was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 national chart.

HIT PARADE BOUND:  

*WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE--  McGuinness Flint    #47     A real different sound.  Kazoos, but not accordions.   British rock group.  Both members, Tom McGuinness and Hughie Flint were in the Manfred Mann Band.

30.  *WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN--    Runt       #20     We really know it's Todd.  He wrote it and also produced it.  This song always reminds me of when Delta Sigma Phi fraternity brother Tom Smith and I went to Florida for Spring Break in his VW Beetle.  This was his first hit  after leaving Nazz and Utopia.

29.  MONTEGO BAY--  Bobby Bloom    #8     Still didn't think he was a white guy.  His only Top 40, so that makes him a real ___ ___ _______.

28. * I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW--  Elvis Presley      #21     Smooth as silk, you know.   A number 11 hit for Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1954.

27.  *WATCHING SCOTTY GROW--  Bobby Goldsboro      #11    That's my boy, the King of Schmaltz.  Written by Mac Davis who died in 2020.

26.  AFTER MIDNIGHT--  Eric Clapton     #18       Always love the start of this song.  His first solo hit.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Leroy Boy, Is That You?  I Thought Your Post-Hangin' Days Were Through."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"We Gotta Get You A Woman"

WLS Top Ten for Week of November 30, 1970: 'See Me, Feel Me'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's 50,000 Watt Powerhouse, WLS AM 890.

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

2.  MONTEGO BAY--  Bobby Bloom

3.  GYPSY WOMAN--  Brian Hyland

4.  SHARE THE LAND--  Guess Who

5.  SEE ME, FEEL ME--  Who

6.  LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat

7.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME--  Elvis Presley

8.  I THINK I LOVE YOU--  Partridge Family

9.  AFTER MIDNIGHT--  Eric Clapton

10.  DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS--  Chicago

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DEBUTS

27.  NO MATTER WHAT--  Badfinger

28.  BLACK MAGIC WOMAN--  Santana

29.  CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU--  Tom Jones

30.  ONE MAN BAND--   Three Dog Night

HBD  RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH--  Supremes / Four Tops

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Now If There Is A Smile On My Face It's Only There Trying To Fool The Public."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Tears Of a Clown"

 

Music Deaths: Jamie Oldaker, Drummer with Eric Clapton, Member of the Tractors

JAMIE OLDAKER, 68

Died 16 July 2020

Drummer country/blues/rock.  Played with Eric Clapton.

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Played with Bob Seger, Leon Russell and Eric Clapton.  Played on the "461 Ocean Boulevard" album.  Also "Behind the Sun" and Eric Clapton when he was on Live Aid.

One-time member of the Tractors also recorded with Bellamy brothers, Asleep at the Wheel, Peter Frampton, Stephen Stills, Freddie King and the Bee Gees.

WLS Top 30 for Week of November 9, 1970-- Part 1: 'Stoned Love'

Fifty year ago on Chicago's WLS 890 AM.   * Means it was climbing the charts.    The number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Charts.

HBD   *STONED LOVE--  Supremes     #7     No Diana this time.

30.  *YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME--  Elvis Presley      #11    Elvis doing that Vegas thing.  From the movie "Elvis:  That Is the Way That It Is."

29.  *10- 15 (20-25 YEARS OF LOVE)--  Presidents     #11       What they call Old School Soul.   Herb Kent, where are you?  

28.  *AFTER MIDNIGHT--  Eric Clapton     #18     Doing a J.J. Cale song.

27.  CRACCKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond      #1    Watch the Kathleen Mosley video of a very young Neil.  Was that a hair flip on the left side of his head?  Were we that young 50n years ago?

26.  CANDIDA--  Dawn    #3    A white guy with two black gals.  Their first hit.

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

"Candida"

The Drive's "A to Z"-- Part 1: Nov. 14, 2013

The first of several lists for this twice-yearly event. Go to the website at www.wdrv.com. to listen if you're not in the Chicagoland area. They also have complete lists. This should just whet your appetite.

These are songs played in the first two hours:

ABACAB-- Genesis
ABOUT A GIRL-- Nirvana
ABRACADABRA-- Steve Miller Band

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT-- Five Man Electric Band
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN-- Elvis Costello
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE-- Beatles

ADDICTED TO LOVE-- Robert Palmer
AFRICA-- Toto
AFTER MIDNIGHT-- Eric Clapton

AFTER THE GOLDRUSH-- Neil Young
AGAINST ALL ODDS-- Phil Collins
AGAINST THE WIND-- Bob Seger

AH LEAH-- Donnie Iris
AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT-- John Cougar
AIN'T NO SUNSHINE-- Bill Withers

AIN'T TALKING ABOUT LOVE-- Van Halen
AIN'T THAT A SHAME-- Cheap Trick
AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG-- Rolling Stones

AJA-- Steely Dan
ALABAMA GETAWAY-- Grateful Dead
ALABAMA SONG (WHISKEY BAR)-- Doors

ALLISON-- Elvis Costello.

Like McD's Says, "I'm Lovin' It!" --RoadDog

Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" Not Written for His Wife: A Muse By Any Other Name

From Yahoo! News.

For years, most people thought Billy Joel's great "Uptown Girl" fashioned after a Four Seasons-style song, was written about his wife Christie Brinkley, but now we know it was for Elle Macpherson.

Other music muses: Patti Boyd for George Harrison in his "Something" then later for Eric Clapton in his "Wonderful Tonight" which actually was him complaining about how long it took her to beautify herself before they went out for the night.

Carly Simon's muse for "You're So Vain" was, pick one: Warren Beatty, David Geffen or Mick Jagger. (Most likely der Mick.)
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Musing Me-- RoadDog

Eric Clapton's Semi-Finals

Down to the Final Four!!

9 Wonderful Tonight (EC)

------------------------FOR YOUR LOVE #4

4 For Your Love (Yardbirds)



#3 Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)

------------------------SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE #3

7. Layla (Derek & the Dominoes)

Looks like a "Love" showdown two days from now. Just like the NCAA, no #1 or #2 seeds.

So, It Will Be "For Your Love" Versus "Sunshine of Your Love" for the Eric Clapton Championship Monday.


WHY TEACHERS LOOK LIKE THAT:

Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.

Eric Clapton's Brackets: Quarter Finals

From yesterday.

1. I Shot the Sheriff

----------------------WONDERFUL TONIGHT

9. Wonderful Tonight


5. White Room

----------------------FOR YOUR LOVE (A Real hard Choice.)

4. For Your Love


6. Promises

----------------------SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE

3. Sunshine of Your Love


7. Layla

-----------------------LAYLA

15. Crossroads

Wonder What Song Will Win? --RoadDog


WHY TEACHERS LOOK LIKE THAT:

Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections.
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when the male gets an election.

Eric Clapton's Top Sixteen Bracket

Based on the bracket formula, these are my favorite Eric songs.

1 I SHOT THE SHERIFF
16 TULSA TIME

WINNER: I Shot the Sheriff (An early intro to reggae.)

8 I CAN'T STAND IT
9 WONDERFUL TONIGHT

WINNER: Wonderful Tonight (Great slow-dancing song.)

5 WHITE ROOM
12 HELLO OLD FRIEND

WINNER: White Room (Liked both, but I'm a big Cream fan.)

4 FOR YOUR LOVE
13 FOREVER MAN

WINNER: For Your Love (I'm a big 'Birds fan.)

6 PROMISES
11 AFTER MIDNIGHT

WINNER: Promises (Liked both of them.)

3 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
14 WILLIE & THE HAND JIVE

WINNER: Sunshine of Your Love (Both had great guitar riffs.)

7 LAYLA
10 I'VE GOT A ROCK N' ROLL HEART

WINNER: Layla (But I also like Rock N' Roll Heart a lot as well)

2 LAY DOWN SALLY
15 CROSSROADS

WINNER: Crossroads (Like I said, Cream fan.)

Big upset of the first round, "Crossroads" beating out "Lay Down Sally."

Round Two Tomorrow. Elite 8. --RoadDog


WHY TEACHERS LOOK LIKE THAT:
Q. How is dew formed?
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Eric Clapton's Sweet Sixteen

This being bracket season and all that, last Sunday, Bob Stroud featured Eric Clapton's Sixteen Biggest-Selling Hits of Eric Clapton, no matter what group he was with. Or, at least I think it was his best-selling hits as I didn't hear the show, being in North Carolina and all. EC-- Eric Clapton

16. TULSA TIME-- EC
15. CROSSROADS-- Cream EC
14. WILLIE & THE HAND JIVE--
13. FOREVER MAN-- EC

12. HELLO OLD FRIEND-- EC
11. AFTER MIDNIGHT-- EC
10. I'VE GOT A ROCK AND ROLL HEART-- EC
9. WONDERFUL TONIGHT-- EC

8. I CAN'T STAND IT-- EC
7. LAYLA-- Derek & the Dominoes
6. PROMISES-- EC
5. WHITE ROOM-- Cream

4. FOR YOUR LOVE-- Yardbirds
3. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE-- Cream
2. LAY DOWN SALLY-- EC
1. I SHOT THE SHERIFF-- EC

In keeping with the spirit of the b-ball tournament, I'll run the songs like games, with 16 playing 15, 14 playing 13 and so forth to come up with my favorite-ever Eric Clapton song. Hopefully, I'll do better than i did with my basketball picks.

Wait a minute, I'll have to do them #16 vs. #1, #15 vs. #2.

I'll rewrite the pairings.

Shouldn't Have Started This. --RoadDog


WHY TEACHERS LOOK LIKE THAT:
Q. What causes the tides in oceans?
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow toward the moon, because there is no water on it, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight.