03.30.2024 Groovy Grooves

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate March 30, 2024

Saturday nights at 10pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
https://newstalkstl.com/groovy-grooves-with-ron-klutho/

0:14 The following program is presented in living color…

0:24 Hostess (Ann Blyth) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WoUvehc33c

0:49 Casino Royale-Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzqRiW_w23Q
Jazzy theme from the James Bond spoof film with Peter Sellers

5:12 So It Goes-Nick Lowe 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCaf8woXAeM
Early power pop from Johnny Cash's ex-stepson-in-law

7:39 Art Haack Buick Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSDwy7Xo4Q

8:40 High School Dance-Sylvers 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNsXWLipx1E
Dance-pop hit by 70s family group

12:25 Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling-Fortunes 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1LbkuPfqo
Melancholy but catchy hit by the British group

16:32 Intermission 2-minute countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWpHv-zaWoo

17:06 Tik-Tok Shop commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSOxAjtnxvI

17:34 Nimm Es So Wie Es Kommt-Lena Valaitis 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mg91aDkrqs
"Schlager" song by German-Lithuanian schlager queen

22:24 Crazy Feeling-Jefferson Starship 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-exnWO4lwI
Midchart hit from "Earth" LP

26:01 ABC Movie of the Week Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ijT-m5gGs

26:32 She Sold Me Magic-Lou Christie 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjUEHPSTftI
Not released as a US single, this hit by singer known for his falsetto singing style was the #1 song in Japan in 1969

29:40 Tightrope-Electric Light Orchestra 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvBcSbFQf3Q
Not released as a single, this song is a concert staple for the group

35:01 Old Spice commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHbbV5x3YZc

35:30 Brady Bunch: Pork chops and applesauce catchphrase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQWw0UrSGJw

35:34 Captain Kangaroo theme
https://youtu.be/haLUvj4UTfw?si=gyRzb438GEAG73vd

36:05 Getting Closer-Wings 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAALgQK1ldU
The follow-up to "Goodnight Tonight" from the 1979 album "Back to the Egg"

40:05 I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight-Atlanta Rhythm Section 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9zWFgR3nA
Hit featuring the smooth Southern vocals of Ronnie Hammonds

44:09 Star-Kist Tuna commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_alrnQCmM

44:38 Can You Fix Me Up With Her-The Now 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5-2Pa7HHo
Late 70s power pop by group nurtured in the late-70s NYC punk scene

47:01 You Haven’t Done Nothing-Stevie Wonder 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNO_XsfkccI
Politically-themed chart-topper featuring background vocals by the Jackson 5

51:37 Frederic Roofing Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6HDsohZ0Q

52:07 Saturday Night Live: Never mind catchphrase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZLeaSWY37I&t=69s