RETRO SONG OF THE DAY: The Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville"

Happy 67th Birthday to MICKY DOLENZ of "THE MONKEES".. Born George Michael Dolenz, Jr., MICKY was cast in "The Monkees" in 1965 and appeared as the drummer and one of the lead vocalists in the band. DOLENZ has made the news this week by stating he and the remaining MONKEES would not attend fellow MONKEE, DAVY JONES' funeral as they did not want to attract crowds..

DOLENZ provided lead vocals on one of THE MONKEES' most successful hits, 1966's "Last Train to Clarksville"

RETRO SONG OF THE DAY: March 7, 2012 THE GENERAL PUBLIC - "Tenderness" (1985)

Today in 1985, DAVE WAKELING and THE GENERAL PUBLIC were on the U.S. Pop Charts with "Tenderness".. Often hailed as a Two-Hit Wonder, GENERAL PUBLIC formed from two members of the U.K. Ska-tinged band, THE ENGLISH BEAT. It was nearly a decade before GENERAL PUBLIC scored as big with their cover of THE STAPLE SINGERS' "I'll Take you There" in 1994. The song "Tenderness" appeared in the 1985 JOHN HUGHES'-directed film, "Weird Science"..

RETRO SONG OF THE DAY -- March 5, 2012 -- ANDY GIBB

RETRO SONG OF THE DAY: Today in 1958, the late-70's Teen Heart-throb, ANDY GIBB was born. Though often overshadowed by his more famous brothers, Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb of "BEE GEES" fame, he had his moment in the sun with 2 huge hits in the late 70's, "Shadow Dancing" and "I Just Want to Be Your Everything".. "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" went on to be the #1 single of 1977, and came from an album that featured the EAGLES' Joe Walsh on guitar on a couple of tracks. Though GIBB is no longer with us, the legacy of his teen idol days and his hit "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" remains with "American Idol" contestants performing the song on their way towards their shot at stardom.

February 22, 2011

SONG OF THE DAY: The #1 Song on the U.S.charts this week in 1985 was "Careless Whisper" by the UK Duo, WHAM! who actually used the name WHAM UK! on their debut album.."Carless Whisper" was co-written by Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 when the duo was attending school.. The saxophone solo was done by Steve Gregory who did work for bands such as: The Animals and Queen..



TOP 5 SONGS THIS WEEK IN 1985 (From: Billboard)

1. WHAM! - "Careless Whisper"
2. BILLY OCEAN - "Loverboy"
3. PHILLIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS - "Easy Lover"
4. REO SPEEDWAGON - "Can't Fight This Feeling"
5. FOREIGNER - "I Want to Know What Love Is"

SONG OF THE DAY: February 20, 2011

SONG OF THE DAY: Today, NIRVANA frontman, KURT COBAIN would have been 44.. COBAIN met an untimely exit from the World on April 5, 1994, but made his mark on the rock music world as well as the Northwest American music scene in the early 90's.. The song "On a Plain" comes from NIRVANA's multi-million selling album "Nevermind" which was produced by Butch Vig.. According to the Kurt Cobain diaries, Kurt's claim was that a couple of the lines from the song were originally intended for the song "Verse Chorus Verse"..




OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN TODAY: singer Rihanna, NBA Athlete and political commentator, Charles Barkley, model Cindy Crawford, Actor Sidney Poitier, "3rd Rock from the Sun" star French Stewart, "Melrose Place" star Andrew Shue, actress Jennifer O'Neill, newspaper heiress gone criminal Patty Hearst, actress Sandy Duncan, fashion designer, Gloria Vanderbilt... Posthumously: "Lucy Show" star Gale Gordon, environmenal enthusiast, Ansel Adams..

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SONG OF THE DAY: February 19, 2011: SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - "Tears of a Clown".. The song, "Tears of a Clown" was originally released in 1967 on Motown records, but it wasn't until September of 1970, when the song had been rereleased in the U.K. as to when "Tears of a Clown" really took off.. The song had skyrocketed on the UK charts and as a result was rereleased by Motown in the U.S.. The music for the song was written by STEVIE WONDER and Motown's Hank Cosby.. The lyrics were done by Smokey Robinson, whom celebrated his 71st Birthday on February 19th..



OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON 2/19: singer Seal, "Family Ties" star Justine Bateman,actor Jeff Daniels... Posthumously: actor Lee Marvin, scientist, Nicolas Copernicus
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90's CARTOON INTROS: How many do you remember?



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(((THIS WEEK IN 1989)))

The #1 Song on the U.S. Charts this week in 1989 was by LOS ANGELES choreographer and former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader, PAULA ABDUL.. "Straight Up" was written and produced by songwriter ELLIOT WOLFF whose claim to fame included hits for PEACHES & HERB and CHAKA KHAN.. "Straight Up" was PAULA's first #1 hit off of her "Forever Your Girl" album which spawned 4 #1's between 1989 and 1990..

The #1 Movie This Weekend in 1989 was Tom Hanks in "The Burbs".. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter made a splash at the Box Office as "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" opened in theaters.. "Roseanne" was #1 on the small screen and author Salman Rushdie created a stir with his novel "The Satanic Verses"..




TOP 5 SONGS THIS WEEK IN 1989 (Courtesy: Billboard)

1. PAULA ABDUL - "Straight Up"
2. SHERIFF - "When I'm With You"
3. TONE LOC - "Wild Thing"
4. BON JOVI - "Born to Be My Baby"
5. WHITE LION - "When the Children Cry"

February 15, 2011

SONG OF THE DAY: Today is JANE CHILD's 44th Birthday.. Who is Jane Child? you ask.. Is that Julia's daughter perhaps? Her real last name is RICHMAN, so that puts aside the JULIA relation rumors.. She's a Canadian singer who scored ONE hit in the Spring of 1990 with "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love".. You may recall her video on MTV and her appearance as the woman with hair extensions down to her feet AND an earring with a chain connecting to her nose ring.. JANE did go on to star in the film "Freejack" opposite Emilio Estavez but she will always be known for the hit single "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love" from 1990..

Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: Jane Child

FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN TODAY: "Simpsons" creator, Matt Groening, Brandon Boyd of rock band Incubus, Renee O'Connor of Xena: Warrior Princess, singer Melissa Manchester, actress Jane Seymour..




POSTHUMOUSLY: Comedian Harvey Korman, inventor Galileo Gallilei, woman's rights champion, Susan B. Anthony, "Batman" star Cesar Romero, actor John Barrymore..

Happy Valentine's Day

Psychedelic Furs -- "Love My Way" 1982




Sam Cooke - "Cupid" 1961



Partridge Family - "I Think I Love You" 1970


The Beatles - "All You Need is Love" 1967



The Cure - "Lovesong" 1989



Air Supply - "All Out of Love" 1980



Dan Fogelberg - "Longer" 1980



Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Could you Be Loved?" -- 1977