Friday, June 18, 2010

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/18/10


Note: The Retro Mix will be going on hiatus for a few weeks, returning on Friday July 16th.

7 pm hour

I Heard It Through the Grapevine- Gladys Knight & the Pips
Put Your Cat Clothes On- Carl Perkins
I Hear You Knocking- Smiley Lewis
Five O'Clock World- The Vogues
That Is Rock and Roll- The Coasters
Nothing But Heartaches- The Supremes
Free Advice- The Mamas & the Papas
Young Girl- Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
You're So Fine- The Falcons
Guantanamera- The Sandpipers

On the Flip Side segment:
Little Demon- Screaming Jay Hawkins (B-side to "I Put A Spell On You")

Stupid Cupid- Connie Francis
Wipeout- The Surfaris
My Pledge of Love- The Joe Jeffrey Group
The Weight- The Band
Will You Be Staying After Sunday- Peppermint Rainbow
Money Honey- Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Only the Strong Survive- Jerry Butler
Break Out- Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

8 pm hour

Believe What You Say- Ricky Nelson
Attack- The Toys
Rag Doll- The 4 Seasons
Whispering Bells- The Del Vikings
You're A Better Man Than I- Terry Knight & the Pack
Pushin' Too Hard- The Seeds
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite- The Spaniels
Boys- The Shirelles
Harper Valley, P.T.A.- Jeannie C. Riley
Get Out Now- Tommy James & the Shondells

The Greatest Miss of the Week:
Everyday I Have To Cry- Steve Alaimo (peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963)

Kissin’ Time- Bobby Rydell
Rockin’ Robin- Bobby Day
Let’s Go Get Stoned- Ray Charles
Little Bit O’ Soul- The Music Explosion
I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy- The What Four
The Matador- Major Lance
Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
Foot Stompin'- The Flares
Twist, Twist Senora- Gary "U.S." Bonds
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

Friday, June 11, 2010

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/11/10


7 pm hour

Gimme Some Lovin'- The Spencer Davis Group
Caper At the Coffeehouse- The Warren Barker Orchestra
A Fool In Love- Ike & Tina Turner
Born To Be Wild- Steppenwolf
Been So Long- The Pastels
You've Really Got A Hold On Me- The Miracles
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better- The Byrds
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In the Shadow?- The Rolling Stones
Shake, Rattle and Roll- Big Joe Turner
I'm Ready- Fats Domino

Double Retro segment:
Piece of My Heart- Big Brother & the Holding Company (recorded in 1968)
Piece of My Heart- Erma Franklin (orig. version, recorded in 1967)

Pony Time- Chubby Checker
Jump, Jive an' Wail- Louis Prima featuring Keely Smith, w/ Sam Butera & the Witnesses
Sweet Lorene- Otis Redding
Since I Don't Have You- The Skyliners
Whispering- Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Georgy Girl- The Seekers
Bo Diddley- Bo Diddley
Gino Is A Coward- Gino Washington

8 pm hour

White Rabbit- Jefferson Airplane
Sit with the Guru- The Strawberry Alarm Clock
Rubber Biscuit- The Chips
Stagger Lee- Lloyd Price
Mama Didn't Lie- Jan Bradley
Reach Out of the Darkness- Friend & Lover
Spanish Flea- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)- Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
I Got the Feeling- James Brown
Love Is A Beautiful Thing- The Rascals

With or Without You segment:
Green, Green- The New Christy Minstrels
Eve of Destruction- Barry McGuire

Shake A Hand- Faye Adams
Ain't Too Proud To Beg- The Temptations
Money's My Problem- Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Get A Job- The Silhouettes
Abigail Beecher- Freddy Cannon
Jenny Jenny- Little Richard
I'll Always Love You- The Spinners
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)- The Electric Prunes

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

Monday, June 7, 2010

Final Results of the Recent Facebook Poll


In the recent poll in which I asked readers if they felt Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was sincere in his efforts to improve the privacy issues facing his social media site, most of you weren't buying it.

Here are the final results:

No- 75%
Yes- 25%

Thanks to all of you who participated and shared your thoughts in the comments section. Regarding the latter, my apologies for not responding to you individually in the comments box.

Due to a project that I recently began, my blogging activity will greatly decrease. However, when something pops up in the world of pop culture that interests me and time permits, I'll be back with more posts, polls, etc.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current Facebook Poll... Thank You.

Faced with privacy control problems as well as a damning IM exchange he had as a 19 yr old undergrad at Harvard, 25 yr old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg got out the proverbial pail and started bailing with an open letter published in the Washington Post. You can read more on the story by visiting the following link:

Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls

However, talk is just like a $5 hooker (cheap) so it remains to be seen if Zuckerberg will be a man of his word. What do you think?

Zuckerberg may want to keep that pail on standby: a movie about the founding of Facebook, The Social Network, is scheduled to open on October 15, 2010.
 
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