Goin' Back to the Summer of '79-- Part 12: "Dance the Night Away"

This is the fourth and final installment of Bob Stroud's annual Root Salute to the Summer of 40 years earlier.  This being 1979.  I am not sure what he will do next year since his Rock and Roll Roots show, aired on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. features just music from the 1960s and 1970s.  Next year, of course, is 1980.

Anyway, these are the songs on the radio and in your album collection on September 1, 1979:

HEART OF THE NIGHT-- Poco
HOLD ON--  Triumph
GIRL'S GOT RHYTHM--  AC/Dc

LOGICAL SONG--  Supertramp
FINS--  Jimmy Buffett
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY--  Van Halen

I NEED A LOVER--  John Cougar
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER--  Blondie
DAMNED IF I DO--  Alan Parsons Project

ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY--  Bad Company
HEY HEY, MY MY (INTO THE BLACK)--  Neil Young

CATCH ME NOW I'M FALLING--  Kinks
MY SHARONA--  Knack  #1 song in Chicago and all over the radio.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'm Gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha Getcha."    Answer below.  --RoadDog


"One Way Or Another"

Going Back to the Summer of '79-- Part 11: "Don't Bring me Down"

The songs playing on the radio and in your record collection on September 1, 1979.  For those of you counting, that's 40 years ago.

BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN--  REO Speedwagon
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME--  Cheap Trick
GONNA HAVE TO SERVE SOMEBODY--  Bob Dylan

HEARTBREAKER--  Pat Benatar
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE--  Rainbow
GOOD GIRLS DON'T--  Knack

GIRL OF MY DREAMS--  Bram Tchaikowski
DON'T BRING ME DOWN--  ELO
LADY WRITER--  Dire Straits

BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU--  Robert Palmer
IN THE EVENING--  Led Zeppelin
IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM--  Joe Jackson

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Your Love Is Like A Tidal Wave, Spinning Over My Head."    Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Heartbreaker"

Going Back to the Summer of '79-- Part 10: "Let's Go"

That's right.  Forty years ago.  Every summer since 2007, Bob Stroud has gone back forty years to that summer in antiquity and played the songs on the radio and in your record collection on every first Sunday June, July, August and September.  This is on his Rock and Roll Roots show every Sunday on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 and simulcast on 96.9 from 7 to 10 a.m..

Since Rock and Roll Roots is just for the sixties and seventies, I don't know where he'll go from here with it since next summer will be the 40th anniversary of Summer 1980.  I wouldn't mind having him go back to 1960 and start doing the 60th anniversaries.

Meanwhile, you can keep following my WLS Countdown Surveys from fifty years ago.

Anyhow, these are the songs Stroud played this past Sunday, September 1.  These are the songs you'd be hearing on the radio or have in your collections on September 1, 1979.

LET'S GO--  Cars
LIFE DURING WARTIME--  Talking Heads
GOLD--  John Stewart

THE ROCHESTRA THEME--  Paul McCartney & Wings
CRUEL TO BE KIND--  Nick Lowe
LONESOME LOSER--  Little River Band

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Beaten By The Queen Of Hearts Every Time."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Lonesome Loser"

WLS Top Ten for September 1, 1969: "Easy To Be Hard"

From the Oldies Loon WLS year site.

These were the Top Ten songs and the Debut songs on Chicago's WLS 890 AM fifty years ago.

1.  SUGAR, SUGAR--  Archies
2.  HURT SO BAD--  Lettermen
3.  EASY TO BE HARD--  Three Dog Night

4.  GREEN RIVER--  Creedence Clearwater Revival
5.  SOUL DEEP--  Box Tops
6.  LAY LADY LAY--  Bob Dylan
7.  HONKY TONK WOMAN--  Rolling Stones

8.  I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN--  Tom Jones
9.  GET TOGETHER--  Youngbloods
10.  DID YOU SEE HER EYES--  Illusion

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DEBUTS

30.  THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS--  Marvin Gaye
33.  LITTLE WOMAN--  Bobby Sherman

34.  OH WHAT A NIGHT--  Dells
35.  NOBODY BUT YOU BABE--  Clarence Reid

36.  EVERYBODY'S TALKIN'--  Nilsson
38.  WHAT'S THE USE OF BREAKING UP--  Jerry Butler

39.  CARRY ME BACK--  Rascals
40.  MAH-NA-MAH-NA--   Pete Howard

Take a trip back to September 1, 1979, on Bob Stroud's Root Salute to the summer of 1979 on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's DRIVE, WDRV, 97.1 FM from 7 to 10 a.m. CDST.  It also will have an encore from 7  to 10 p.m. tonight. It streams at www.wdrv.com.


Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Darlin' I Don't Know Much, I Know I Love You So Much."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Soul Deep"

Going Back to the Summer of '79-- Part 9: "Is She Really Going Out With Him"

Theses were the songs on the radio and in your record collections forty years ago on August 4, 1979.  Bob Stroud does this four times during each summer and has been doing this since 2007, when he went back to the Summer of Love, 1967.  This is something I really look forward to every summer.

I have most of the shows recorded since 2007, including this year.

This is on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show, every Sunday on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive from 7 to 10 a.m. Central Time.  And it streams at www.wdrv.com.  Since this show only covers the years from the 1960s and 1970s, I don't know what will happen next year when 40 years ago is 1980.  Fifty years ago would be 1970.

Of course, I would like him to start with sixty years ago, 1960.

CRUEL TO BE KIND--  Nick Lowe
SHINE A LITTLE LOVE--  ELO
IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM--  Joe Jackson   We had a good time with this song out on the deck of Choppers yesterday when Jon Polit had this as an audience participation song where we had to yell "Where" whenever he sang here or there.

CHUCK E'S IN LOVE--  Rickie Lee Jones
HEART OF THE NIGHT--  Poco
HIGHWAY TO HELL--  AC/DC

LAY IT ON THE LINE--  Triumph  My buddy Coz used to love to catch me on this song and Rainbow's "Since You've Been Gone" when he'd pose a Name That Tune to me and play it on the jukebox.  He did it so often I would immediately call out Triumps and Rainbow when he'd do it.
COOL CHANGE--  Little River Band

RENEGADE--  Styx
MY SHARONA--  Knack

And, there will be one more of these Summer of '79 shows on September 1.  Give it a listen.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  ""Hoo, My Little Pretty One, My Pretty One."  Answer below  --RoadDog


"My Sharona"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 8: "Let's Go"

Yep, 40 Years Ago!!!

 Remember?

DON'T BRING ME DOWN--  Electric Light Orchestra
BLOW AWAY--  George Harrison
GETTING CLOSER--  Paul McCartney & Wings

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE--  Rainbow
LET'S GO--  Cars
GIRLS TALK--  Dave Edmunds

DANCE THE  NIGHT AWAY--  Van Halen
FOLD--  Jon Stewart
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE--  REO Speedwagon

I WANT YOU TO WANT ME--  Cheap Trick
LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN'--  Journey
LIGHTS OUT--  UFO

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Make Me Weak And Wanna Die."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"

Going Back to Summer of 1979-- Part 7: "Logical Song"

Sunday, August 4, Bob Stroud went back to the Summer of 1979 for August 4. 1979.  This was his part 3 of 4 parts.  The last part will be aired September 1 and it streams at www.wdrv.com.   These were songs on the radio or in record collection on August 4, 1979.  That would be 40 years ago.

I NEED A LOVER--  John Cougar
MINUTE BY MINUTE--  Doobie Brothers
LOGICAL SONG--  Supertramp

MY MY HEY HEY--  Neil Young
DANCING BAREFOOT--  Patti Smith Group
ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY--  Bad Company

(I WISH I COULD FLY LIKE) SUPERMAN--  Kinks
BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU--  Robert Palmer

WE WILL ROCKY YOU (LIVE)--  Queen
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS (LIVE)--  Queen

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hey Yeah, Here Come The Jesters, One, Two, Three."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Rock and Roll Fantasy"

Some Great Music On the Radio This Weekend: 1986 and 1979

In just a short time, WXRT, 93.1 FM will begin their Saturday Morning Flashback show, today hosted by Johnny Mars, at 9 a.m. CDST.  It runs to noon and today we go back to 1986.  It streams at www.wxrt.com.

Sunday, Bob Stroud goes back to August 4, 1979 for his third part of his Summer of '79 Salute on his Rock and Roll Roots show from 7 a.m. to 10 on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  It streams as well at www.wdrv.com.

Also Sunday, Terri Hemmert has her Breakfast With the Beatles show on WXRT, 93.1 FM from 8 a.m. to 10.  Then Sunday night Tom Marker has his Bluesbreakers Show on WXRT at 9 o.m..

--RoadDog

BABY TRIVIA TEASERS:  Which restaurant chain uses a commercial jingle about
"baby back baby back ribs?"


"Chili's"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 6: "Just the Same Way"

For fun, try to name the artist of the song in the headline,

GOODNIGHT TONIGHT---  Paul McCartney & Wings
DAYTIME, NIGHTTIME SUFFERING--  Paul McCartney & Wings
JUST THE SAME WAY--  Journey

GOLD--  John Stewart
DON'T BRING ME DOWN--  ELO
ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY--  Bad Company

LIGHTS OUT--  UFO (Live)
PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH WIND-- Kansas
LOGICAL SONG--  Supertramp

I WANT YOU TO WANT ME--  Cheap Trick

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Got Me Runnin' Out Of My Mind."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Don't Bring Me Down"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 5: "Bad Case of Loving You"

MINUTE BY MINUTE--  Doobie Brothers
WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES--  Doobie Brothers
IN THEE--  Blue Oyster Cult

BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU--  Robert Palmer
AIN'T LOVE A BITCH--  Rod Stewart
MY MY, HEY HEY--  Neil Young

RENEGADE--  Styx
GOODBYE STRANGER--  Supertramp
HOLD ON--  Triumph

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oh, Mama, I'm In Fear For My Life From The Long Arm Of The Law."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Renegade"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 4: "Heart of Glass"

This was Bob Stroud's Summer of 1979 Part 2 where he goes back and plays the songs on the radio and in your record collections 40 years ago.  He does it on the first Sundays of June, July, August and September.  These were the songs around on June 7, 1979.

LET ME OUT--  Knack
SHINE A LITTLE LOVE--ELO
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY--  Van Halen

CRUEL TO BE KIND--  Nick Lowe
BLOW AWAY--  George Harrison
LADY WRITER-- Dire Straits

HEART OF GLASS--  Blondie
CLEVELAND ROCKS--  Ian Hunter    And here I was thinking it was by Drew Carey.
LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN'--  Journey

DO IT OR DIE--  Atlanta Rhythm Section
LET'S GO--  Cars
GETTING CLOSER--  Paul McCartney & Wings

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Make Me Weep And Wanna Die."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Lovin', Touchin', Lovin' "

JSS: Summer of '79-- The Fours of July-- Breakfast With the Beatles

JSS--  Just Some Stuff

1.  SUMMER OF '79--  In just a little bit, 7 am CDST, Bob Stroud will be going back 40 years to July 7, 1979, and playing those summer songs.  His show is Rock and Roll Roots on WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  And it streams at www.wdrv.com   It runs 7 to 10 am CDST.  His show will be repeated at 7 p.m. tonight.

2.  THE FOURS OF JULY--  And his station, WDRV, has been running the blocks of four songs from the same group ever since Thursday.  They play one or two well-knowns and then dig deep for the others.  Worth a listen.  It streams.

3.  BREAKFAST WITH THE BEATLES--  And, from 8 to 10 this morning, Terri Hemmert, on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM, will be doing her weekly Beatles show, today featuring Ringo Starr because of his birthday.  It streams as well at www.wxrt.com.

--RoadDog

Trivia:  What movie does the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" come from?

"Dirty Dancing"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 3: "Breakfast in America"

I WANT YOU TO WANT ME--  Cheap Trick
BLOW AWAY--  George Harrison
NOT GUILTY--  George Harrison

GONE, GONE, GONE--  Bad Company
AIN'T LOVE A BITCH--  Rod Stewart
LOVIN', TOUCHIN' AND SQUEEZIN'--  Journey

HEART OF GLASS--  Blondie
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY--  Van Halen
STARRY EYES--  Records

MINUTE BY MINUTE--  Doobie Brothers
HEAD FIRST--  Babys
BREAKFAST IN AMERICA--  Supertramp

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Once I Had A Love And It Was A Gas."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Heart of Glass"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 2: "Renegade"

OK, these are the songs you'd be listening to 40 years ago in the Summer of '79.

PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH WIND--  Kansas
RENEGADE--  Styx

DAY TIME, NIGHT MARE SUFFERING--  Paul McCartney & Wings
GOODNIGHT TONIGHT--  Paul McCartney & Wings

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS--  Van Halen
LOVE TAKES TIME--  Orleans
THE LOGICAL SONG--  Supertramp

FIRE--  Pointer Sisters
DON'T BRING ME DOWN--  Electric Light Orchestra
SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR--  Patti Smith Group

SULTANS OF SWING--  Dire Straits
CRAZY LOVE--  Allman Brothers
DANCING FOOL--  Frank Zappa

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "When I Was Young It Seemed That Life Was So Wonderful."   Answer below.  --RoadDog


"The Logical Song"

Going Back to the Summer of 1979-- Part 1: Rock and Roll Fantasy"

Every summer Bob Stroud goes back 40 years and plays the songs from that summer and date that were on the radio and in your record collections.  It is a real trip back.  He does it on his Rock and Roll Roots show Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m. on  Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  It streams.

He will do it in 4 parts, the first Sunday of June, July, August and September, so there are three more to go.

Theses are the songs he played June 2.

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES--  Doobie Brohrs
D.J.--  David Bowie
ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY--  Bad Company

GIVE ME SOME WATER--  Eddie Money
AIN'T THAT A SHAME--  Cheap Trick
JUST THE SAME WAY--  Journey

REMOTE CONTROL--  Tubes
CRAZY LOVE--  Poco
CHUCK E.'S IN LOVE--  Rikki Lee Jones

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "