Some Irish Music for an Irish Thing These Days

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten for March 17, 2013.  In other words, St. Patrick's Day.  Though we started celebrating it last weekend.

All these songs have something to do with the Irish.  See if you can figure out what.

1.  GREEN RIVER--  Creedence Clearwater Revival  (color)

2.  DOMINO--  Van Morrison  (Irish)

3.  GOLDEN EARRINGS--  Steely Dan  (?)

4.  JAILBREAK--  Thin Lizzy  (Orish)

5.  GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers  (color)

6.  GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH--  Paul McCartney  (obviously)

7.  GREEN ONIONS--  Booker T. & the MGs  (color)

8.  LET'S STAY TOGETHER--  Al Green  (his last name)

9.  DESIRE--  U2  (Irish)

10.  GREEN GRASS & HIGH TIDE--  Outlaws  (color)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'm, I'm So In  Love With You Whatever You Want Me To Do.'  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Let's Stay Together"

So Sorry to Hear About Death of WXRT's Lin Brehmer

Yesterday while doing these blogs I came across notice of the death of one of my favorite disc jockeys, Lin Brehmer on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  I listened to him mornings until he shifted to midday.  Like he liked to say, "Your Best Friend in the Whole World."

He  had left the airways back in this past July because of cancer treatments and had a strong desire to get back on the air.

Listening to his show was like sitting with a good friend and talking music and especially his beloved Chicago Cubs (but, I didn't hold that against him).  And, how in the world did he come up with what he said on his Lin's Bin bits.  For any of you unjfamiliar with Lin's Bits, it was a lot like listening to that deejay on "Northern Exposure" only with bits of songs and lines from movies.

This past year has been rough on me as along with Lin Brehmer (always hard to spell his name), I lost two other of my favorite disc jockeys in Chicago:  Bob Stroud on WDRV and Terri Hemmert on WXRT.  But, though they are not on regularly, their signature shows are.  With Bob that would be Rock and Roll Roots, Ten at Ten and One 45 at 1:45.  Terri Hemmert has Breakfast With the Beatles.  Those shows still are on, so it is not like they are entirely gone.

Today, WXRT is going to salute the life of Lin Brehmer starting at 10 am, CDT.  It streams, so I will definitely be giving it a listen.

--RoadDog

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 8: 'Too Late to Turn Back Now'

Songs that were on the radio and in our record collections on August 7, 1972, fifty years ago.

It's Bob Stroud's annual trip back fifty years to a great summer back in our youth on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, The Drive.

I was still in Georgia at the University of Georgia, finishing up my summer school classes, but getting ready to transfer back to Northern Illinois University where I had gone freshman and sophomore years.  Slowly, I was becoming aware that as much as I was enjoying college life, and I sure did, it was getting time to go to the next phase of my life.

HAPPY--  Rolling Stones

SUMMER SUN--  Jamestown Massacre

SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW--  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL)--  Looking Glass

JACKIE WILSON SAID--  Van Morrison

HERCULES--  Elton John

LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)--  Hollies

WITCHY WOMAN--  Eagles

I NEED YOU--  America

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "But He Made It Clear He Couldn't Stay, No Harbor Was His Home."  --Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Brandy"

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 7: 'Immigration Man'

On Sunday, August 7, Bob Stroud once again went back to the Summer of '72 in his annual Rock and Roll Root Salute to summer fifty years ago on August 7, 1972.  These were the songs on the radio and in your record collection from HALF A CENTURY AGO.  Can You Dig IT?

I was tooling around in a classic '63 puke green Rambler station wagon (not an SUV) that burned a quart of oil every fifty or so miles.  You could smell me a coming a mile away.

JOIN TOGETHER--  Who

IMMIGRATION MAN----  Crosby & Nash

BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays

JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT--  Doobie Brothers

CONQUISTADOR--  Procul Harum

FROM THE BEGINNING--  Emerson, Lake & Palmer

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent

I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU--  Foghat

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper

COCONUT--  Nilsson

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well We Got No Choice, All The Boys and Girls."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"School's Out"

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 6: 'Highway Star'

The songs on the radio and in your record collection fifty years ago on July 10,1972.

HEART OF  GOLD--  Neil Young

ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

CITIES ON FLAME WITH ROCK AND ROLL--  Blue Oyster Cult

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper   This was the name of our boat.  If you saw us in it, school was out.  We were both teachers.  After we retired, we added "...Forever!"

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers

HIGHWAY STAR--  Deep Purple

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

HOEDOWN--  Emerson, Lake & Palmer   I always loved it when the New Odyssey band played it.

CONQUISTADOR--  Procul Harum

I NEED YOU--  America

TAXI--  Harry Chapin    Such a story teller this one.

HELLO IT'S ME--  Todd Rundgren

AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG--  Three Dog Night

THICK AS A BRICK--  Jethro Tull   Heavy Metal Grammy winners.

TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)--   Jimmy Castor Bunch   Love this song.  I can even do it at karaoke.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Gotta Find A Woman.  Her Name Was Bertha. Bertha Butt.  She Was One Of The Butt Sisters."   Answer below.  --RoadButt

"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"

May the Fourth Be With You

Yesterday, May 4th, is sometimes called "Star Wars" day because of the line "May the Force Be With You."

Bob Stroud spotlighted it yesterday during his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  All ten tunes had something to do with space in their titles.

SPACE TRUCKIN'--  Deep Purple

SPACE COWBOY--  Steve Miller Band

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE--  Beatles

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT--  King Harvest

ROCKET MAN--  Elton John  (Always reminds me of driving the Ramblin;' Wreck from Athens, Ga., to DeKalb, Illinois, to see him play at NIU's Chick Evans Fieldhouse and Liz had seats right up front.)

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

WALKING ON THE MOON--  Police

FULL MOON TURN MY HEAD AROUND--  Off Broadway

MAJOR TOM--   Peter Schelling

SPACE ODDITY--  David Bowie

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Packed My Bags Last Night, Preflight, Zero Hour, Nine AM."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Rocket Man"

Too Many Twos To-day: The Drive's To, Too, Two: 'It's Too Late'

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten from today on WDRV, 97.1 FM.  These will be repeated tonight at 10 om, CST.  It streams.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE--  UFO

TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE--  Eddie Money

TAKING IT ALL TOO HARD--  Genesis

LOVE ME TWO TIMES--  Doors

IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT-- Electric Prunes

TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES--  Julian Lennon

TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS--  Styx

TOUCH TOO MUCH--  AC/DC

TOO MANY PEOPLE--  Paul McCartney 

Plus, all day the Drive is playing two-fers.  Two songs by the same artist.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Last Night Your Shadow Fell Upon My Lonely Room.  I Touched Your Golden Hair And Tasted Your Perfume."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night"

Letters of Love on the Drive for a Valentine's Day: 'Higher Love'

Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive, is playing songs with the word "Love" in them for some reason today.

Right now they are up to the Letter I.

Since I've been a-typin':

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS--  Foreigner

I NEED A LOVER--  John Mellancamp

I LOVE YOU--  People

I LOVE YOU--  Climax Blues Band

I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL--  Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU--  Foghat

HOT GIRLS IN LOVE--  Loverboy

HIGHER LOVE--  Steve Winwood

GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH)--  George Harrison

FOR YOUR LOVE--  Yardbirds

FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE--  Elvin Bishop

FEEL YOUR LOVE TONIGHT--  Van Halen

FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE--  Bad Company

EXPRESSO LOVE--  Dire Straits

ECHOES OF LOVE--  Doobie Brothers

EASY LOVER--  Phil Collins, Philip Bailey

DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE--  Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE--  Mamas & Papas

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Give Me Hope, Help Me Cope With This Heavy Load."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth"

Time Songs to Help You Remember About That Time Thing You have to Do Tonight: 'Good Times Bad Times'

Yesterday, Bob Stroud played these "Time" songs on his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM.

DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS--  Chicago

TIME STANDS STILL--  Rush

TIME PASSAGES--  Al Stewart

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

ONLY TIME WILL TELL--  Asia

GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES--  Led Zeppelin

BAD TIMES--  Grand Funk

ISN'T IT TIME--  Babys

THE BEST OF TIMES--  Styx

LOVE TAKES TIME--  Orleans

Like the Chambers Brothers said, "Time Has Come Today" for your clocks to fall back an hour.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "As I was Walking Down The Street One Day, A Man Came Up To Me."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is"

Where Were You October 1, 1972?: 'Dirty Work'

Bob Stroud went back to 1972 for his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.

This date, I was a senior at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and busy taking education classes so I could teach social studies in high school when I graduated in May 1973.

These were the songs Stroud played:

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent

I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren

FROM THE BEGINNING--  Emerson Lake & Palmer

GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

SENTIMENTAL LADY--  Fleetwood Mac

DIRTY WORK--  Steely Dan

ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE--  Dr. Hook

BRANDY--  Looking Glass

HONKY CAT--  Elton John

The #1 song this date was "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis, the #1 album was "Chicago 5" by Chicago and the #1 movie was "Superfly."

Bob always has listeners pick their favorite song played of the ten and mine was "Brandy."

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "There's A Port In A Western Bay And It Serves A Hundred Ships A Day."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Brandy"

Songs from the Summer of '71, July 4, 1971-- Part 6: 'Chicago/We Can Change the World'

This was the second of four shows devoted to the Summer of 1971 on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show.  He will do two more on the first Sundays in August and September.  So, if you want to spend three hours (and a lot of commercials unfortunately) back in that great summer fifty years ago, give it a listen.

BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL--  Long John Baldry  (Hey, the constable was just trying to do his duty.)

FRIENDS--  Elton John

INDIAN RESERVATION--  Raiders (with no Paul?)

IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr  (Those who thought he'd have a problem without the other three guys like me were in for a surprise.  And, happy 81st birthday this past week.)

WALK AWAY--  James Gang

WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW--  Bob Dylan

HIGH TIME WE WENT--  Joe Cocker

MERCY MERCY ME--  Marvin Gaye

WILD HORSES--  Rolling Stones

CHANGE PARTNERS--  Stephen Stills

CHICAGO/WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD--  Graham Nash

YOURS IS NO DISGRACE--  Yes

SHINE ON--  Humble Pie

IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Things Ain't What They Used To Be, No, No, Where Did All The Blue Skies Go?"  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Mercy, Mercy Me"

Songs from the Summer of 1971, July 4, 1971-- Part 5: 'Mercedes Benz'

These were the songs playing on Chicago's two pop powerhouses WLS AM and WCFL AM on July 4, 1971 (that's right, 50 years ago).  They are also the ones in your album, or even 45 collections.  

So, let's take a trip back.

GET IT ON--  Chase

MOONSHADOW--  Cat Stevens

MERCEDES BENZ--  Janis Joplin

I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE--  Carole King

SOONER OR LATER--  Grass Roots

UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY--  Paul McCartney

SMILE AWAY--  Paul McCartney

DRAGGIN' THE LINE--  Tommy James  (But no Shondells)

NATHAN JONES--  Supremes  (But no Diana)

(I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU--  Rod Stewart (But no Temptations)

RIDERS ON THE STORM--  Doors

CROSSEYED MARY--  Jethro Tull

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And If I Ever Lose My Hands, Lose My Plow, Lose My Land."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Moonshadow"

Songs from the Summer '71, July 4, 1971-- Part 4: 'Get It On'

From Bob Stoud's Rock and Roll Roots Salute to the Summer of 1971 on Chicago's WDRV, the Drive.  This is the second part where he goes back fifty years ago and plays the songs you were hearing on the radio (mostly Chicago's WLS AM 890 and WCFL AM 1000 or had in your record collection.

Sure gave me memories of that great college year, split between NIU and UGA with summer vacation courtesy of the USMC at Quantico, Virginia.

BITCH--  Rolling Stones

TREAT HER LIKE A LADY--  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN--  CSNY

HERE COMES THE SUN--  Richie Havens

ANGEL--  Jimi Hendrix

BEGINNINGS--  Chicago

GET IT ON--  Chase

FUNKY NASSAU--  Beginning of the End

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Who Are On The Road, Must Have A Code That You Can Live By."  Answer below.  RoadDog

"Teach Your Children"

Getting Into Summer 2021 (With A Little Help from Past Summers)-- Part 3: 'Summer Side of Life'

Continued from June 26 and 27.

Nothing like a good old song from summer's past to set the tone for this summer.

These were songs played on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots Salute tio Summer on June 20, 2021.

SURFIN' SAFARI-- (live)  Beach Boys

SPILL THE WINE--  Eric Burdon and War

YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHT)--  Meatloaf

SUMMER IN THE CITY--  Lovin' Spoonful

STREET FIGHTIN' MAN--  Rolling Stones

SUMMER RAIN--  Johnny Rivers

SUMMERTIME--  Billy Stewart

THE SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE--  Gordon Lightfoot

SUMMER--  War

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Ev'ry Where I Hear The Sound Of Marching, Charging Feet."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Street Fightin' Man"

Just Like Old Times Around Here-- Part 4: Civil War, CDs, Sliders, $1 Draft Beer, Pig Roast and a Band

SATURDAY, JUNE 26

Sat out FP (Front Porch) for coffee and breakfast.  Went on the internet for a short while and wrote questions for today's discussion group on Veterans Organizations of the Civil War and did some research.  This is for the McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group.

Listened to Bill St. James and his Time Warp show on WDRV and then WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback at home and in the car.  Today it was to 1975, a great year for music.

Drove to Panera Bread in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the meeting which was held inside for the first time since February 2020.  The two major veterans groups after the war were the Union's Grand Army of the Republic and the South's United Confederate Veterans.

Afterwards, I went to my favorite store these days, Half Price Books in Algonquin, and bought eight CDs.  The I picked up tp Sliders at White Castle.

That evening, Liz and I went to Sticky's in Johnsburg and enjoyed their $1 draft pints.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 27

I did what I do most every Sunday during the summer, some of it even last year.  I sit FP  (Front Porch) for coffee, breakfast and reading.  Then go on the internet and work on blogs.  Then listen to different radio shows:  Acoustic Storm on the Drive, WXRT's Breakfast With the Beatles and WDRV's Rock and Roll Roots.

In the afternoon, we went over to the American Legion in McHenry, Illinois, for their annual Pig Roast.  It was auce and all the beer you can drink for $10.  I tell you, I can live with this price.  Plus, we had a great country rock/blues  band called Dixie Rising.

Tough Life, But Somebody's Got to Do It.  --RoadPig

Getting Into Summer of 2021-- Part 2: 'Mr. Blue Sky'

SURFER GIRL--  (live)  Beach Boys

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper     (We named our boat after this song.  And, when we retired, it became "School's Out ... Forever.")

SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

IN THE SUN--  Blondie

SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks

RACING IN THE STREETS--  Bruce Springsteen

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE--  Beatles

MR. BLUE SKY--  ELO

SUNNY DAYS--  Lighthouse

SUMMER BREEZE--  Isley Brothers

IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry   (Still my favorite summer song.)

CALIFORNIA GIRLS--  Beach Boys   (But you now those Southern Girls, the way they talk.)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "People Dancing, People Laughing, A Man Selling Ice Cram."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Saturday in the Park"

Getting Into Summer 2021-- Part 1: 'Beach Baby'

These were the songs Bob Stroud played on his Roc ad Roll Roots Salute to Summer 2021 on June 20 on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.

If these songs from the 1960s and 1970s don't get you into the mood, nothing's gonna do it.

SURFIN' USA--  (live) Beach Boys

ALL SUMMER LONG--  Beach Boys

WAKE UP SUNSHINE--  Chicago

SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Eddie Cochran

CALIFORNIA SUN--  Rivieras

HOT SUMMER DAY--  It's a Beautiful Day

BUS STOP--  Hollies

BEACH BABY--  First Class

ONE SUMMER DREAM--  ELO

DANCIN' IN THE STREET--  Mamas and the Papas

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN--  Donovan

SUMMER SUN--  Jamestown Massacre

DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You See Them Wearing Their Baggies, Hurache Sandals Too."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

(Surfin' USA"

Welcome Summer!! Ten Songs to Get You in the Mood: 'Summer Rain'

On Thursday, June 17, Bob Stroud played ten summer songs on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.

If these don't get you in the summer frame of mind, I don't know what will.

SUMMER BREEZE--  Seals & Crofts

BOYS OF SUMMER--  Don Henley   You know, that Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.

SUMMER IN THE CITY--  Lovin' Spoonful  What's happening to the back of your neck?

SOME LIKE IT HOT--  Power Station

SUMMER RAIN--  Johnny Rivers    How about that, not singing someone else's song!!

HOT CHILD IN THE CITY--  Nick Gilder

IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER--  Motels

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Sly & the Family Stone

SUMMER OF '69--  Bryan Adams

Feeling It Yet.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Nobody On the Road, Nobody On the Beach."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Boys of Summer"

Songs from the Summer of 1971, June 6, 1971-- Part 3: 'Military Madness'

These were the songs on the radio and in your record collection fifty years ago.

IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

INDIAN RESERVATION--  Raiders

HERE COMES THE SUN--  Richie Havens

MAYBE I'M AMAZED--  Paul McCartney

LOWDOWN--  Chicago

WHAT'S GOING ON--  Marvin Gaye

MILITARY MADNESS--  Graham Nash

CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKIN'-- 

LOVE MADE A FOOL OF YOU--  Cochise

LOCOMOTIVE BREATH--  Jethro Tull

SIMPLE SISTER--  Procul Harum

BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones   The #1 song in Chicago on June 6, 1971.

Part 2 of the 4 parts will be on Sunday, July 4, and will be the songs on the radio be in your record collection on July 4, 1971.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Stayed In Bed All Mornin' Just To Pass The Time."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"It's Too Late"

April 11, 1964: Beatles Have the Top 5 Songs in U.S. and 14 in the Hot 100

Five of the Beatle songs were in the Top Five.

And Bob Stroud is going to play all 14 of those songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for you in just a few minutes (and again at 9 PM CDST) on his Rock and Roll Roots Show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  It streams, so tune in.  (www.wdrv.com)

Beatlemania was at its height back then, all those 57 years ago!!

#1  CAN'T BUY ME LOVE  (Capitol)

#2  TWIST AND SHOUT    (Tollie)

#3  SHE LOVES YOU   (Swan)

#4  I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND    (Capitol)

#5  PLEASE PLEASE ME    (Vee Jay)

There were also two Beatles' tribute songs on the list:

41.  WE LOVE YOU BEATLES--  The Carefrees

85.  A LETTER TO THE BEATLES--  Four Preps

--RoadBeatle