The Retro Mix Playlist for 5/27/11

Show theme: Disco, with my niece Pam co-hosting

6 pm hour

Stayin’ Alive- The Bee Gees
Native New Yorker- Odyssey
Hot Stuff- Donna Summer
I’m Your Boogie Man- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Keep on Dancin’- Gary’s Gang
Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey
Miss You- The Rolling Stones
There But for the Grace of God- Machine
Macho Man- The Village People
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)- Sylvester
Take Me Home- Cher
I Want Your Love- Chic
Warm Ride- Rare Earth

7 pm hour

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor
Open Sesame- Kool & the Gang
Turn the Beat Around- Vicki Sue Robinson
Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet- Gonzalez
Disco Lady- Johnnie Taylor
A Fifth of Beethoven- Walter Murphy
Get on the Floor- Michael Jackson
Don’t Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston
Don’t Take Away the Music- Tavares
Ring My Bell- Anita Ward
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy- Rod Stewart
Come to Me- France Joli
I Love the Night Life (Disco ‘Round)- Alicia Bridges
Armed and Extremely Dangerous- First Choice

8 pm hour
 
Got to Give It Up- Marvin Gaye
Thank God It’s Friday- Love & Kisses
Boogie Nights- Heatwave
More Than A Woman- The Bee Gees
Knock on Wood- Amii Stewart
I’m Qualified to Satisfy You- Barry White
Shame- Evelyn “Champagne” King
Lost in Music- Sister Sledge
Shame, Shame, Shame- Shirley & Company
Sugar Pie Guy- The Joneses
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now- McFadden & Whitehead
H.A.P.P.Y. Radio- Edwin Starr
Disco Nights (Rock Freak)- G.Q.
Get Up and Boogie- Silver Convention

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Take Me Home by Cher

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/20/11

Show theme: The 1960s, with my niece Pam co-hosting.

6 pm hour

Dance to the Music- Sly & the Family Stone
I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying- The Miracles
The Wanderer- Dion
You Came, You Saw, You Conquered- The Ronettes
Along Comes Mary- The Association
Yeh Yeh- Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
Pony Time- Chubby Checker
Time of the Season- The Zombies
You Just May Be the One- The Monkees
A Fool in Love- Ike & Tina Turner

With or Without You segment:
My Baby- The Temptations
My Whole World Ended (the Moment You Left Me)- David Ruffin

For Your Love- The Yardbirds
Crown of Creation- The Jefferson Airplane
For What It’s Worth- Buffalo Springfield
Walk on By- Dionne Warwick
Because of My Heart- Frankie Beverly & the Butlers
Color Him Father- The Winstons
Wait a Minute- Tim Tam & the Turn Ons

7 pm hour

Shotgun- Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar- Sam & Dave
The Boy from New York City- The Ad Libs
Love Me Do- The Beatles
My Wife Can’t Cook- Paul Revere & the Raiders
Quarter to Three- Gary “U.S.” Bonds
Baby It’s You- The Shirelles
Nubia- The Rascals
Reflections- Diana Ross & the Supremes

Double Retro segment:
This Diamond Ring- Gary Lewis & the Playboys (remake, released in 1965)
This Diamond Ring- Sammy Ambrose (original version, released in 1965)

Born to Be Wild- Steppenwolf
Straight Shooter- The Mamas & the Papas
Don’t Make Me Over- Dionne Warwick
The Worst That Could Happen- The Brooklyn Bridge
Six O’Clock- The Lovin’ Spoonful
Come and Get These Memories- Martha & the Vandellas
Boys- Pete Best

8 pm hour

(I Wanna) Testify- The Parliaments
Contract on Love- Stevie Wonder
Mirage- Tommy James & the Shondells
Hide and Go Seek- Bunker Hill
Wishin’ and Hopin’- Dusty Springfield
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’- The Righteous Brothers
Who Do You Love- The Woolies
The Birds and the Bees- Jewel Akens
I Can’t Stop- The Turtles
You’re A Wonderful One- Marvin Gaye
Good Combination- Sonny & Cher
It’s Alright- The Impressions
The One Who Really Loves You- Mary Wells
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag- James Brown
You’ll Lose A Good Thing- Barbara Lynn
She Shot A Hole in My Soul- The Box Tops
Can’t You See That She’s Mine- The Dave Clark Five
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love- Wilson Pickett
Fire- The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: My Baby by The Temptations

Pop Culture Trivia: The Animation Edition

The next 15 questions deal with the world of animation.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't The Simpsons, it's Family Guy", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points. 

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday, June 18th, at 11:59 PM EST.

* To make it easier for me to add up your score, please cut and paste the game into the body of an email and type your answers after the point value of each question. Although I will email the answers only to those who take the quiz, I will still post the names of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers here.

Have fun and good luck!

1. Acceleratii incredibus and Carnivorous vulgaris are among the pseudo-Latin names used for what two Warner Bros. cartoon characters, who made their debut in the 1949 film Fast and Furry-ous? 2 pts

2. Debuting on April 1, 2000, what sister channel of The Cartoon Network uses the slogan "We'll Be Right Back A'tcha!"? 2 pts

3. By raising his magic sword and proclaiming: "By the power of Grayskull", Prince Adam of Eternia is transformed into what superhero? 3 pts

4. In the 1992 episode of The Simpsons titled "Lisa's First Word", which Academy Award-winning actress provided the voice of Maggie? 6 pts

a. Katharine Hepburn
b. Cher
c. Elizabeth Taylor
d. Meryl Streep

5. What are the names of the characters in the photo below? 3 pts each

6. What are the titles of the three full-length films released during the years 2006-2011 that feature such characters as Boog (900-pound grizzly bear) and Elliot (a one-horned mule deer)? 2 pts each

7. In the 1968 film Yellow Submarine, what song did The Beatles sing about Jeremy Hilary Boob Ph.D., a strange, rhyming, gopher-like little brown-furred man whom they meet in the Sea of Nothing? 6 pts

a. Nowhere Man
b. Fool on the Hill
c. Day Tripper
d. Paperback Writer

8. On the animated sitcom Family Guy, what are the first names of Peter and Lois Griffin's 3 children? 2 pts each

9. The movie character in the photo below resides in what major U.S. city? 6 pts

10. Which one of the following "Peanuts" characters refuses to wear a hat while they are playing baseball? 6 pts

a. Lucy
b.Schroeder
c. Frieda
d. Linus

For 3 bonus points, why does this character refuse to wear a baseball cap?

11. Cartoon catchphrases: Below are famous catchphrases of cartoon characters. You have to correctly identify the character who's most associated with the catchphrase. 2 pts each

a. Hey hey hey!
b. You're desthpicable
c. I hate meeces to pieces
d. Wowsers!
e. Yabba-Dabba-Doozie!
f. That's all I can stands. I can't stands no more!

12. What is the profession of the cartoon character in the photo below? 6 pts

13. On the late 70s Saturday morning cartoon Laff-A-Lympics, what was the name of the team captained by Mumbly which was comprised of villainous characters? 6 pts

a. The Dastardly Dozen
b. The Truly Terribles
c. The Really Rottens
d. The Evil Eight

14. During the 1990s, what are the titles of the six animated films that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song? 2 pts each

Just to be clear, I want the names of the films, not the songs. 

15. The photo below features the cast of what TV show? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia: Before They Were Stars

The next 15 questions deal with stars before they hit the big time.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't Burger King, it's Wendy's", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points. 

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday, May 27th, at 11:59 PM EST.

* To make it easier for me to add up your score, please cut and paste the game into the body of an email and type your answers after the point value of each question. Although I will email the answers only to those who take the quiz, I will still post the names of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers here.

Have fun and bonne chance!

1. What legendary songwriting duo, who went on to compose over 50 chart hits on the Billboard Hot 100, first met as teenagers at St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool, England on July 6, 1957? 3 pts

2. The 1934 Three Stooges short Three Little Pigskins featured an early appearance (as a blonde!) by what iconic female comedian, who starred in three hit sitcoms during the years 1951-1974? 3 pts

3. James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel are among the many up-and-coming performers who starred in what short-lived (1999-2000) TV series, which was set in a fictional suburb of Detroit, MI during the early 1980s? 3 pts


4. "Rocky Rhodes", a Marlon Brando-like actor in the 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone titled "The Bard", was played by which one of the following men? 6 pts

a. James Caan
b. Steve McQueen
c. Martin Sheen
d. Burt Reynolds

5. The photo below features the act which evolved into what top selling recording group? 3 pts

6. Ben Affleck, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Elisabeth Shue all made pre-stardom appearances in commercials for what fast food chain, which was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in 1954? 3 pts

7. Which one of the following actors had his first starring big screen role as the teenage son of a white businessman (played by George Segal) in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy? 8 pts

a. Wesley Snipes
b. Keenan Ivory Wayans
c. Denzel Washington
d. Blair Underwood

8. What are the names of the 3 actresses from the TV series Charlie's Angels who earlier made guest appearances on The Partridge Family? 3 pts each

9. The screenshot below is a scene from what film? 3 pts



10. Before embarking on their own hit-making career, which one of the following singers was a backup vocalist for Michael Jackson during his Bad World Tour from 1987-1989? 6 pts

a. Paula Abdul
b. Sheryl Crow
c. Toni Braxton
d.Shania Twain

11.Before They Were Friends: The stars of Friends (Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer) all had various TV roles before they struck gold with the long-running sitcom. Below are descriptions of characters the six performers played on TV series pre-Friends. You have to correctly match the description with the future Friends star. 3 pts each

a. The left-leaning oldest child of a conservative TV talk show host
b. The spoiled, older step-sibling of a pre-teen performer on a local children's variety TV show
c. A high school student who helps produce a television news program for journalism class
d. A troubled, telekinetic teen with a history of juvenile delinquency
e. An inept wait staff employee who frequently forgets orders
f. A free-spirited, if somewhat lazy, 22-year-old freelance journalist living at home with his mom, sister and her two kids

12. Below is a childhood photo of what multiple Oscar nominee? 6 pts

13. As a self-described "fat and puberty-stricken" teenager, which one of the following performers met Sting backstage at a concert in California in the 1980s? 8 pts

a. Lenny Kravitz
b. Jimmy Kimmel
c. Gwen Stefani
d. Cameron Diaz

14. The 1993-1994 season of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club featured which three future Grammy Award winners in its cast? 2 pts each

15. The photo below features the cast of what TV series? 15 pts

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/06/11

Show theme: Songs written by Prince

6 pm hour

I Wanna Be Your Lover- Prince
When You Were Mine- Cyndi Lauper
Little Red Corvette- Prince
Uptown- Prince
Gigolos Get Lonely Too- The Time
Dirty Mind- Prince
Controversy- Prince

Double Retro segment:
I Feel for You- Chaka Khan
I Feel for You- Prince

Do Me Baby- Prince
River Run Dry- The Family
1999- Prince
Nasty Girl- Vanity 6

7 pm hour

When Doves Cry- Prince
Let’s Work- Prince
Manic Monday- The Bangles
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad- Prince
Purple Rain- Prince
Sugar Walls- Sheena Easton
Baby I’m A Star- Prince
Horny Toad- Prince
Jungle Love- The Time
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man- Prince
The Beautiful Ones- Prince
Mountains- Prince
Sister Fate- Sheila E.

8 pm hour

Kiss- Prince
Christopher Tracy’s Parade- Prince
17 Days- Prince
Stand Back- Stevie Nicks
Raspberry Beret- Prince
If I Was Your Girlfriend- Prince
Thieves in the Temple- Prince
Martika’s Kitchen- Martika
Partyman- Prince
Private Joy- Prince Diamonds and Pearls- Prince
Round and Round- Tevin Campbell
Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)- Prince
Let’s Go Crazy- Prince

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Manic Monday by The Bangles

The Retro Mix Playlist For 4/29/11

Show theme: The 1970s

6 pm hour

Saturday Night- The Bay City Rollers
Make Yours A Happy Home- Gladys Knight & the Pips
Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder
Star Baby- The Guess Who
Detroit Rock City- Kiss
Ashes to Ashes- The Fifth Dimension
Nights on Broadway- The Bee Gees
AC DC- Sweet

In Concert segment:
Surrender- Cheap Trick (recorded live in Budokan (Tokyo), Japan)

You Got to Funkifize- Tower of Power
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)- MFSB
Celebration Day- Led Zeppelin
Thin Line Between Love and Hate- The Persuaders
Skin Tight- The Ohio Players
W*O*L*D- Harry Chapin

7 pm hour

More Than A Feeling- Boston
Fly By Night- Rush
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe- Barry White
Dance Wit Me- Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
Poetry Man- Phoebe Snow
Thirteen- Big Star
Carefree Highway- Gordon Lightfoot
You Sexy Thing- Hot Chocolate

With or Without You segment:
Go All the Way- The Raspberries
She Did It- Eric Carmen

Bad Time- Grand Funk
(You’ve Got Me) Dangling on A String- The Chairmen of the Board
It’s One of Those Nights (Yes Love)- The Partridge Family
Stoned Love- The Supremes
Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith
The Heartbreak Kid- Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

8 pm hour

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown- Jim Croce
Music- Cat Stevens
Don’t Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston
Cisco Kid- War
Float On- The Floaters
No Tell Lover- Chicago
The Joker- The Steve Miller Band
Happy- The Rolling Stones
It Must Be Love- Alton McClain & Destiny
Livin’ Thing- E.L.O.
Mighty Mighty- Earth, Wind and Fire
One Nation Under a Groove- Funkadelic
Love Ballad- L.T.D.
I’ve Found Someone of My Own- Free Movement
School’s Out- Alice Cooper

The theme for my show on Friday 5/6 will be "Prince and company" in which I play songs not only by "His Royal Badness", but also by artists associated with him. The Retro Mix airs from 6-9 pm EST on WKUF-LP 94.3 FM. If you live outside the Flint area, you can hear the show by visiting the following URL and clicking on the "Listen" link at the top of the page: 

http://216.66.69.140:6232/

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Stoned Love by The Supremes