06.15.2024 Groovy Grooves TIME MACHINE: June 1978

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate June 15, 2024

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

This episode: Hits on the charts June 17, 1978 (46 years ago) and commercials and theme songs from June 1978

0:13 Kiss my grits! (Alice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8AHNhbIV_g

0:15 King Tut-Steve Martin 57 (17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rgDjQ8fY0E
Novelty hit by comedian, originally performed on "Saturday Night Live"

4:22 Runaway-Jefferson Starship 49 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw8cSu9-KYk
Mid-chart follow-up song to "Count on Me" from group's "Earth" LP

9:39 Polaroid commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3neZbcz1q8

10:07 Hot Child in the City-Nick Gilder 78 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF7o3Z3knNk
Risqué, unlikely hit by quirky Canadian singer

13:13 If in heaven we don’t meet…(Laverne and Shirley) quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSHTK95stw

13:27 Love Will Find a Way-Pablo Cruise 53 (6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eq53LkVrU
Yacht rock classic by 70s feel-good group

18:14 Wheaties (Bruce Jenner) commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9l-l-2dIsw

18:43 Three’s Company theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcOspdW6ZVc

19:25 Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty 3 (2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y5cGZUa304
Sublime worldwide hit by musical genius

24:44 I Can’t Stand the Rain-Eruption 34 (18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrBvDVMbVo
Discofied remake of R&B hit by St Louisan Ann Peebles

27:47 Life’s Been Good-Joe Walsh 60 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKRx02Rgy7w
Satirical hit poking fun at rock excess, by Eagles member

34:02 Shame-Evelyn Champagne King 87 (9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkt0wKjCKzU
First hit by then-teenage singer, discovered while working as a custodian

36:52 We’ll be back with more stuff after this message (Gong Show) quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qktWa2Ewlnw

37:01 Imaginary Lover-Atlanta Rhythm Section 46 (7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElM9CDCfk8
Southern rock from supergroup made up of Atlanta session players

42:29 Ca Plane Pour Moi -Plastic Bertrand 47 (47)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4if--NgcQg
Silly punk-rock satire by Belgian singer

45:24 Sonic commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyrG1ucK0ks

45:53 This Time I’m in it For Love-Player 36 (10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-VFapacg7c
Yacht rock-style follow up to "Baby Come Back"

51:29 Because the Night-Patti Smith 15 (13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NYVGLM3DaI
Artist's breakthrough hit, written by Bruce Springsteen

54:46 Up your nose with a rubber hose (Welcome Back Kotter) catchphrase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF0nbfnCxsY