04.13.2024 Groovy Grooves

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate April 13, 2024

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

0:13 The story you are about to see is true (Dragnet) theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1hgGchn8p8

0:25 Rice-a-Roni commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-sTiPmZoMU

0:53 Woman Tonight-America 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_h7o-hfBJo
Mid-chart hit by soft rock group, penned by group's Dan Peek and sung by Gerry Beckley

4:38 She Loves to Be in Love-Charlie 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOeEOvzTYzs
Upbeat rocker by British group that had more success in US than in UK

8:49 Chrysler Cordova (Ricardo Montalban) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFSDLyhD-Q

9:16 Tyhjaa-Kaseva 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7WEOmoSBPk
Song by Finnish 70s rock group, sometimes referred to as the Finnish Beatles

14:41 Run Joey Run-David Geddes 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT2LGv-s3xQ
Angst-filled "teen tragedy" song, a throwback to the early 60s

17:31 Certs commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gtFCfGjjms

17:50 Serta Mattress (Joey Heatherton) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYDwMm8Ud_s

18:43 Rose Garden-Lynn Anderson 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHsWBKKNbI
Early-70s country crossover hit by country queen, sampled endlessly in following decades

22:04 Candy (Sugar Shoppe)-Brady Bunch 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7KpUBkac8E
Cheesy, schmaltzy, saccharine (yet groovy) tune by vocally-challenged TV family

24:11 Laugh-In bikini dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hP1bBz0ELk

24:32 Desiderata-Les Crane 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u69KgvDwqQ0
Grammy-winning spoken-word recording of classic poem, by late-night TV talk show host known as the bad boy of TV for his abrasive style

28:24 Guitar Man-Bread 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpOjQvADLG4
Achingly beautiful song by soft rock supergroup

32:58 Clearasil (Audrey Landers) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Uuxhi0-oM

33:26 Venture commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME6rliepQmM

33:56 I’m Gonna Hold on as Long as I Can-Marvelettes 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g45TdJlBk0w
Late-career hit for Motown's first hitmakers, featuring vocals by Ann Bogan

37:48 Summer Sun-Jamestown Massacre 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SA2OHCo8tY
Catchy, perky regional hit by short-lived Chicago group

40:52 Room 222 theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaUluahdwM

42:23 Airplane-Pepper Tree 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAgrcC-sNbE
Early-70s rocker by psychedelic group from Nova Scotia

49:15 Telephone Man-Meri Wilson 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahswYBewb0
Double-entendre novelty song by talented singer who was forever typecast by this song

51:12 That’s all, folks! (Mary Tyler Moore) catchphrase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qa-wLRUqOA