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"

Summer of 1976-- Part 6: "The Boys Are Back in Town"

KEEP ON PUSHING--  REO Speedwagon
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT--  Rod Stewart
SILVER, BLUE AND GOLD--  Bad Company

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN--  Thin Lizzy
BLUE WIND--  Jeff Beck
CRAZY  ON YOU--  Heart

SILLY LOVE SONGS--  Paul McCartney & Wings
KATMANDU--  Bob Seger
CRUISIN'--  Jefferson Starship

FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE--  Elvin Bishop
YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND--  Queen
DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE--  Steely Dan

LAST CHILD--  Aerosmith
LOWDOWN--  Boz Skaggs
POWER THE PEOPLE--  James Taylor

MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT--  Starbuck
GOOD VIBRATIONS--  Todd Rundgren
LET 'EM IN--  Paul McCartney & Wings  (The #1 song in Chicago)

Name That Tune (from the above):  "You'd Think That People Would Have Had Enough of ..."  --RoadDog

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH:  I didn't make it to the gym today.  That makes five years in a row.

"Silly Love Songs"

The Ten Worst One-Hit Wonders of Summer: "Macarena"

From the June 18, 2012, List of the Day by Rob O'Connor.

Hear the songs and read more about his reasoning at the site.

10.  MACARENA--  Los del Rio  (1996)
9.  DAWN OF CORRECTION--  The Spokesmen  (1965)
8.  TELEPHONE MAN--  Meri Wilson  (1997)

7.  BITCH--  Meredith Brooks
6.  GENERAL HOSPI-TALE--  The Afternoon Delights  (1981)
5.  I WANNA  BE BAD--  Willa Ford  (2001)
4.  ON MY OWN--  Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald  (1986)

3.  WHO LET THE DOGS OUT--  Baha Men  (2000)
2.  ALMOST PARADISE--  Mike Reno and Ann Wilson  (1984)
1.  WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS)--  Tag Team  (1993)

Name That Tune:  "There's a Party Over here, A Party Over There."  --RoadDog

YOU KNOW THAT IT'S JULY IN FLORIDA WHEN:  The temperature drops below 95 degrees and you put on a sweater.

"Whoomp! There It Is"

Welcome to Summer!!

It ain't summer until Bob Stroud plays summer songs on his Ten at Ten show closest to June 21st, which was yesterday. He usually also devotes his Sunday Rock and Roll Roots show to summer songs as well, so imagine this Sunday that will be the theme.

You can hear ten at Ten Monday-Friday as well as Rock and Roll Roots at www.wdrv.com.

Here are the Ten at Ten Summer Songs:

SCHOOL'S OUT- Alice Cooper-- (The name of our boat plus the word "Forever." A great name for a boat belonging to a couple ex-teachers.)
GOOD VIBRATIONS-- Beach Boys
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Sly & the Family Stone
BOYS OF SUMMER-- Don Henley
I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN-- Beatles

IT'S MAGIC-- Cars
SUMMERTIME BLUES-- Blue Cheer
SUMMER IN THE CITY-- Lovin' Spoonful
MARGARITAVILLE-- Jummy Buffett-- (Still looking for that lost chigger of ____.)
IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Mungo Jerry

Now, If the Weather Would Just Cooperate. --RoadDog


YOU MIGHT BE FROM CHICAGO IF...You are annoyed by people who do (from the earlier entry).