The Classic/Retro Pop Culture Thread

[TREK_GOD_1]

In a situation like that, I'm seeing Barbara Eden, not Jeannie.

OTOH, that part I'm willing to attribute to Jeannie.

As a near-rule, TV stars joining in with pro musicians rarely worked, or if the star was set up to cash in on a then-current trend, such as the case of Bewitched, where Montgomery (as cousin Serena) was signing and clearly not playing the guitar anywhere near a realistic fashion--

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Yikes.

But do they have a snazzy name for it like "Rod, White & Blue"?

That almost sounds like the name of another kind of marathon. I'll leave it at that....

Cool. I can have it on for a while then, before I switch over.

The Twilight Zone--like the original Star Trek is one of the few TV series that I can just watch whenever I have the time despite the fact I have the Blu-Rays of both series. They're that high on the timeless / quality scale.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Nice. It just better not be "Twilight Zone's last gleaming."

They've also been dropping phrases like "the Fourth of July Dimension" and "the Home of the Not-So-Brave".

So didja catch any Tarzan over the weekend?

As a near-rule, TV stars joining in with pro musicians rarely worked, or if the star was set up to cash in on a then-current trend, such as the case of Bewitched, where Montgomery (as cousin Serena) was signing and clearly not playing the guitar anywhere near a realistic fashion--

But Jeannie and Serena both have the same in-story excuse for unrealistically portrayed skill with instruments. Serena's magic must be weak, though, that she can't conjure up some better songs.

Decades Presents: 1968, "On the Move," was literally 50 minutes about plane, train, and automobile trends in the '60s in general, with some focus on 1968-specific events and models...and the glorious Apollo 8 moment shoehorned into the last 10 minutes. That's such a perfect series-finishing moment that I have to wonder what they are saving for December....

 

[RJDiogenes]

The Twilight Zone--like the original Star Trek is one of the few TV series that I can just watch whenever I have the time despite the fact I have the Blu-Rays of both series. They're that high on the timeless / quality scale.

Ditto. Same thing with King Kong, which was on TCM last night.

They've also been dropping phrases like "the Fourth of July Dimension" and "the Home of the Not-So-Brave".

I caught the "Home of the Not-So-Brave" one when I went up to turn on the TV. I also learned that there was a Steve Canyon TV series. I'd like to see more of that.

So didja catch any Tarzan over the weekend?

I had it on, but didn't catch much. I DVR'd several to watch at my Mother's house, though, including the Supremes episode. Unfortunately, I forgot to check ahead of time which ones I really wanted to see, so the others are kind of random, based on capsule descriptions.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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Selections from Billboard's Hot 100 for 55 years ago this week:

1. "Easier Said Than Done," The Essex
2. "Sukiyaki," Kyu Sakamoto

4. "Hello Stranger," Barbara Lewis
5. "It's My Party," Lesley Gore
6. "One Fine Day," The Chiffons
7. "Surf City," Jan & Dean
8. "Memphis," Lonnie Mack
9. "So Much in Love," The Tymes

11. "You Can't Sit Down," The Dovells
12. "Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer," Nat King Cole
13. "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)," The Crystals

15. "Pride and Joy," Marvin Gaye
16. "My Summer Love," Ruby & The Romantics
17. "Wipe Out," The Surfaris
18. "Fingertips, Pt. 2," Little Stevie Wonder

20. "Not Me," The Orlons

22. "Birdland," Chubby Checker
23. "Falling," Roy Orbison
24. "Ring of Fire," Johnny Cash
25. "String Along," Rick Nelson
26. "18 Yellow Roses," Bobby Darin

28. "Just One Look," Doris Troy
29. "Come and Get These Memories," Martha & The Vandellas

31. "Shut Down," The Beach Boys

36. "Surfin' U.S.A.," The Beach Boys
37. "Without Love (There Is Nothing)," Ray Charles

39. "The Good Life," Tony Bennett

42. "My True Confession," Brook Benton

46. "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye," The Shirelles

49. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise," Elvis Presley
50. "Two Faces Have I," Lou Christie

55. "Denise," Randy & The Rainbows

59. "The Love of My Man," Theola Kilgore

64. "Blowin' in the Wind," Peter, Paul & Mary
65. "Till Then," The Classics

70. "I (Who Have Nothing)," Ben E. King

72. "Green, Green," The New Christy Minstrels

76. "Mockingbird," Inez & Charlie Foxx

78. "Candy Girl," The Four Seasons

80. "Judy's Turn to Cry," Lesley Gore

87. "From Me to You," Del Shannon

90. "More," Kai Winding & Orchestra


Leaving the chart:

• "Another Saturday Night," Sam Cooke
• "If You Wanna Be Happy," Jimmy Soul
• "Losing You," Brenda Lee
• "Prisoner of Love," James Brown & The Famous Flames

55 Years Ago Spotlight--A couple more seasonal songs, which didn't fit into the surf rock theme:

"Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer," Nat King Cole

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(Charted May 11, 1963; #6 US; #3 AC; #11 R&B)

"My Summer Love," Ruby & The Romantics

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(Charted May 18, 1963; #16 US; #6 AC)

Also:

July 1 – ZIP codes are introduced by the United States Postal Service.

And a couple of items of interest from a couple of weeks ago worth bringing up:

June 16 – Vostok 6 carries Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman into space.

June 20
Establishment of the Moscow–Washington hotline (officially, the Direct Communications Link or DCL; unofficially, the "red telephone"; and in fact a teleprinter link) is authorized by signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Geneva by representatives of the Soviet Union and the United States.

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Catch-Up Viewing

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12 O'Clock High
"The All-American"
Originally aired October 28, 1966

A pilot Lt. is being pressured by a long time mentor major to promote his great college sport image, when he's much more anxious to fly B-17s.

Think somebody could use a copyeditor there. Anyway, in the role of "long time mentor major":

He's a PR officer who's obnoxiously huckstering on the behalf of the titular Lt. Masters (Mart Hulswit) at the expense of other, more combat-experienced officers such as the burnt-out Capt. King (Robert Doyle). Mocked by his fellow airmen, Masters is determined to prove himself in combat despite his relatively low aptitude.

Major Rop...er, Praeger...kinda redeems himself when he demonstrates that his fatherly affection for Masters means more to him than good publicity.

Gallagher's in his Mustang again in Act IV. They also have a dedicated fighter squadron running cover for this mission, but the Colonel still gets in some wingmanless heroics.

Masters takes some important pictures despite everyone else in his compartment getting shot up. Then they overdo his heroic redemption by having King pass out at the controls, forcing Masters to bring the damaged bomber home with a crash landing. He proceeds to singlehandedly pull all of the injured survivors out of the burning plane.

There's a scene of Gallagher explaining the Toby mug to a press officer. Kinda late in the show to bother, isn't it?

I think Sal has become a recurring extra in the Star & Bottle scenes. She may be the same extra that I made a "looks too '60s" comment about when I was reviewing later Season 3 episodes last yearish.

Guess I'll find out soon enough...the episode in question is coming up for a rewatch next week.

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12 O'Clock High
"The Pariah"
Originally aired November 4, 1966

Gallagher has a German born navigator bomb a hidden factory, and when they're forced to land in a Nazi Camp his accent becomes a liability as the Russians advance.

Guesting Robert Walker as Master Sgt. Heinz Reiniger...though he's working under the alias of...

...wait for it...

Sgt. Schultz.

"Schultz" is a G2 operative who's along as the eleventh man on the mission because he knows SOMEthink about both the area that they're bombing and German psychology in general, such that he's able to predict where the Germans have moved their AA guns. When the "Shootdown/Crash/Landing of the Week" formula comes into play, he wants to land in Sweden as an alternative to the risky proposition of the German/Russian battlefront. The threat of internment for landing in a neutral country is brought up again.

The description above implies the opposite, but Reiniger is at risk from the Germans finding out who he is...I think he was the son of a German general killed by the Nazis...I lost some story details between mediocre audio quality and Walker's accent. Small War Syndrome: A German officer recognizes him.

In the end, the Russians rolling in proves to be salvation for the Piccadilly Lily crew in general, though Reiniger takes a German bullet...and Sandy, who's been feuding with the master sergeant all episode, finally acknowledges him as a fellow American airman.

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Selections from Billboard's Hot 100 for 51 years ago this week:

1. "Windy," The Association
2. "Little Bit o' Soul," The Music Explosion
3. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Frankie Valli
4. "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," Scott McKenzie
5. "Don't Sleep in the Subway," Petula Clark
6. "Come on Down to My Boat," Every Mother's Son
7. "Up, Up and Away," The 5th Dimension
8. "Let's Live for Today," The Grass Roots
9. "Groovin'," The Young Rascals
10. "The Tracks of My Tears," Johnny Rivers
11. "She'd Rather Be with Me," The Turtles
12. "Light My Fire," The Doors
13. "A Whiter Shade of Pale," Procol Harum
14. "Respect," Aretha Franklin
15. "Alfie," Dionne Warwick
16. "C'mon Marianne," The Four Seasons
17. "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)," Janis Ian
18. "Ding, Dong! The Witch Is Dead," The Fifth Estate
19. "I Was Made to Love Her," Stevie Wonder
20. "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles
21. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
22. "White Rabbit," Jefferson Airplane
23. "For Your Precious Love," Oscar Toney, Jr.
24. "Soul Finger," The Bar-Kays
25. "I Take It Back," Sandy Posey
26. "Make Me Yours," Bettye Swann

28. "Pay You Back with Interest," The Hollies
29. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," The Buckinghams
30. "More Love," Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

32. "For Your Love," Peaches & Herb

34. "Carrie-Anne," The Hollies

36. "Step Out of Your Mind," The American Breed
37. "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)," Herman's Hermits

39. "7-Rooms of Gloom," Four Tops

41. "Somebody to Love," Jefferson Airplane
42. "New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones)," Bee Gees

44. "Sunday Will Never Be the Same," Spanky & Our Gang

46. "Do It Again a Little Bit Slower," Jon & Robin & The In Crowd
47. "Silence Is Golden," The Tremeloes

49. "Release Me (and Let Me Love Again)," Engelbert Humperdinck
50. "I Like the Way," Tommy James & The Shondells
51. "Hypnotized," Linda Jones

56. "You Only Live Twice," Nancy Sinatra

61. "Let the Good Times Roll & Feel So Good," Bunny Sigler

72. "(I Wanna) Testify," The Parliaments

82. "Pictures of Lily," The Who

86. "You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Vanilla Fudge

89. "My World Fell Down," Sagittarius

98. "Omaha," Moby Grape


Leaving the chart:

• "All I Need," The Temptations
• "Have You Seen Her Face," The Byrds
• "I Got Rhythm," The Happenings
• "Mirage," Tommy James & The Shondells
• "The Oogum Boogum Song," Brenton Wood
• "Tramp," Otis & Carla

"The Oogum Boogum Song" will return as a new entry in my Halloween playlist.

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I also learned that there was a Steve Canyon TV series. I'd like to see more of that.

I've seen bits of that in the background as I've been waking up so early on these longest days of the year.

 

[GNDN18]

I think Sal has become a recurring extra in the Star & Bottle scenes. She may be the same extra that I made a "looks too '60s" comment about when I was reviewing later Season 3 episodes last yearish.

Was she in "By Any Other Name"?

 

[The Old Mixer]

That might be her (in which case, good eye!)...she hasn't been credited for her non-speaking 12OCH appearances, so it's hard to tell.

 

[RJDiogenes]

"Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer," Nat King Cole

I love this one. It's funny to think of it as Top 20 in 1963, because it has an "old standard" feel to me.

"My Summer Love," Ruby & The Romantics

I don't remember this one. It's okay.

Think somebody could use a copyeditor there. Anyway, in the role of "long time mentor major":

He is the very model of a long-time mentor major.

Then they overdo his heroic redemption by having King pass out at the controls, forcing Masters to bring the damaged bomber home with a crash landing. He proceeds to singlehandedly pull all of the injured survivors out of the burning plane.

He also performs CPR on every one of them and transplants his own kidney into that kid from Nebraska. Finally, the bottle of whisky in his jacket comes in handy for bracing everybody up for the long walk back to base.

 

[The Old Mixer]

I love this one. It's funny to think of it as Top 20 in 1963, because it has an "old standard" feel to me.

There was a lot of "trad pop" on the chart in those days...I ignore most of it. Hence all the gaps in my 55 Years Ago playlists.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

But Jeannie and Serena both have the same in-story excuse for unrealistically portrayed skill with instruments. Serena's magic must be weak, though, that she can't conjure up some better songs.

Well, they were based around Montgomery's singing "talent", so that was a good as it was going to get with her.

12 O'Clock High "The All-American" Originally aired October 28, 1966

Think somebody could use a copyeditor there. Anyway, in the role of "long time mentor major":
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He's a PR officer who's obnoxiously huckstering on the behalf of the titular Lt. Masters (Mart Hulswit) at the expense of other, more combat-experienced officers such as the burnt-out Capt. King (Robert Doyle). Mocked by his fellow airmen, Masters is determined to prove himself in combat despite his relatively low aptitude.

Ahh, Norman Fell. Many seem to forget he used to land many serious roles before that "jiggly" sitcom in the decade to follow. Conveniently enough for our recent conversation, Fell was in Bullitt (as the demanding Captain Baker) and The Graduate.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Ahh, Norman Fell. Many seem to forget he used to land many serious roles before that "jiggly" sitcom in the decade to follow. Conveniently enough for our recent conversation, Fell was in Bullitt (as the demanding Captain Baker) and The Graduate.

As noted upthread, he played a landlord in The Graduate.

Bullitt's coming up so much (it was also touched upon in the current episode of Decades Presents: 1968, for the car chase) that I suppose I'll have to add it to the pile when it comes up in the Fall....

 

[The Old Mixer]

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50 Years Ago This Week

Chirp, chirp.

Selections from Billboard's Hot 100 for the week:

1. "This Guy's in Love with You," Herb Alpert
2. "The Horse," Cliff Nobles & Co.
3. "Jumpin' Jack Flash," The Rolling Stones
4. "Lady Willpower," Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
5. "Grazing in the Grass," Hugh Masekela
6. "The Look of Love," Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
7. "Angel of the Morning," Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
8. "Stoned Soul Picnic," The 5th Dimension
9. "Here Comes the Judge," Shorty Long
10. "Indian Lake," The Cowsills
11. "Reach Out of the Darkness," Friend & Lover
12. "Hurdy Gurdy Man," Donovan
13. "Mony Mony," Tommy James & The Shondells
14. "MacArthur Park," Richard Harris
15. "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy," Ohio Express
16. "Mrs. Robinson," Simon & Garfunkel
17. "I Love You," People
18. "Think," Aretha Franklin
19. "D. W. Washburn," The Monkees
20. "She's a Heartbreaker," Gene Pitney
21. "Turn Around, Look at Me," The Vogues
22. "Hello, I Love You," The Doors
23. "Never Give You Up," Jerry Butler
24. "Here Comes the Judge," Pigmeat Markham
25. "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On," Joe Simon
26. "Choo Choo Train," The Box Tops
27. "Pictures of Matchstick Men," The Status Quo
28. "Sky Pilot," Eric Burdon & The Animals
29. "Classical Gas," Mason Williams
30. "Some Things You Never Get Used To," Diana Ross & The Supremes

32. "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash
33. "Licking Stick (Part 1)," James Brown & The Famous Flames
34. "Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me," Tiny Tim
35. "Autumn of My Life," Bobby Goldsboro
36. "I'm a Midnight Mover," Wilson Pickett
37. "Face It Girl, It's Over," Nancy Wilson
38. "Don't Take It So Hard," Paul Revere & The Raiders

41. "Sunshine of Your Love," Cream

43. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus

46. "Sealed with a Kiss," Gary Lewis & The Playboys
47. "Stay in My Corner," The Dells

50. "Journey to the Center of the Mind," The Amboy Dukes

53. "Dream a Little Dream of Me," Mama Cass w/ The Mamas & The Papas

55. "The Eyes of a New York Woman," B.J. Thomas

66. "Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)," Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

70. "Born to Be Wild," Steppenwolf

73. "You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Vanilla Fudge

78. "(Love Is Like a) Baseball Game," The Intruders

84. "Soul-Limbo," Booker T. & The MG's

97. "Slip Away," Clarence Carter
98. "Love Makes a Woman," Barbara Acklin

Leaving the chart:

• "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• "A Beautiful Morning," The Rascals
• "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)," The Temptations
• "A Man without Love (Quando M'innamoro)," Engelbert Humperdinck
• "Tighten Up," Archie Bell & The Drells

New on the chart:

"Soul-Limbo," Booker T. & The MG's

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(#17 US; #32 AC; #7 R&B; #30 UK)

"Love Makes a Woman," Barbara Acklin

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(#15 US; #3 R&B)

"Slip Away," Clarence Carter

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(#6 US; #2 R&B)

"You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Vanilla Fudge
(Re-release; #6 US; previous release charted July 8, 1967, reaching #67 US, #18 UK)

"Born to Be Wild," Steppenwolf

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(#2 US; #30 UK; #129 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time)


Not making the list, but of general pop-cultural interest:

"Snoopy for President," The Royal Guardsmen

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(#85 US; entering this week at #89)

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This Week's Scheduled Catch-Up Viewing:

• The Monkees, "The Chaperone" (Nov. 7, 1966)
• 12 O'Clock High, "The Fighter Pilot" (Nov. 11, 1966)
• 12 O'Clock High, "To Seek and Destroy" (Nov. 18, 1966; rewatch)

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[Shaka Zulu]

Preventable? Well, her morbid obesity could have been treated, but if you add in its effects on the heart and lungs, then the drug use noted by John Phillips and David Crosby (among others), then a woman of that size created a lethal internal cocktail she was not likely to escape. Either way, it was a sad end for one of the more inoffensive pop stars of any era.

Her yo-yo dieting was what did her in; if she'd gone to a proper weight-loss clinic, she wouldn't have died of a heart attack. But the crash diet she was on was what caused it (similar to the death of actor Joseph Kerns [Mr. Wilson on Dennis The Menace] who died of a heart attack due to his being on a diet of only Metrecal.) I'm not so sure that drugs were the culprit.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Chirp, chirp.

Everybody must have been in a food coma from the 4th.

"Soul-Limbo," Booker T. & The MG's

I didn't recognize the title, but it sounds familiar. Nice album cover.

"Love Makes a Woman," Barbara Acklin

I don't remember this one. Nothing especially special.

"Slip Away," Clarence Carter

I don't remember this one either. Not great.

"You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Vanilla Fudge

Pretty good cover, but can't compare to the original.

"Born to Be Wild," Steppenwolf

Now there's a classic.

"Snoopy for President," The Royal Guardsmen

Fantastic. That should have made number one.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Everybody must have been in a food coma from the 4th.

That, and what they washed it down with.

I didn't recognize the title, but it sounds familiar.

I might say that this one seems like a leftover bit of early '60s business....Pleasant, but unremarkable.

I don't remember this one. Nothing especially special.

Barbara Acklin's only Top 40 hit as a performer, though she shared credit on several other successful singles as a songwriter, most notably the Chi-Lites' two big hits, "Have You Seen Her" (1971; #3 US, #1 R&B, #3 UK) and "Oh Girl" (1972; #1 US; #34 AC; #1 R&B; #14 UK). Listening to this single with that in mind, I can hear a bit of that early '70s soul pop sound in it...nice but relatively bland.

I don't remember this one either. Not great.

It has that late '60s soul sound, but that's about it. Not a particularly noteworthy example.

Pretty good cover, but can't compare to the original.

I thought that sounded like a bit of a downgrade from last year's assessment...but digging up the post, it seems that the higher praise was reserved for the full-length album version that I posted then:

Very nice, although it was years before I heard the beautiful album version, of course.

Now there's a classic.

Definitely our heavy (metal thunder) hitter this week. And scheduled to get some additional exposure on the big screen the following year:

Spoiler: 1969

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Fantastic. That should have made number one.

Or better yet, he should have won. Or would we have just been forced to endure Beaglegate...?

 

[RJDiogenes]

That, and what they washed it down with.

If you can remember the Fourth of July, 1968, you weren't there. Or something.

I thought that sounded like a bit of a downgrade from last year's assessment...but digging up the post, it seems that the higher praise was reserved for the full-length album version that I posted then:

Yeah, the full version is kind of epic-- the song-length intro really bolsters the tone of their version.

Or better yet, he should have won. Or would we have just been forced to endure Beaglegate...?

The unwanted nose kissing may have been a long-term problem.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Yeah, the full version is kind of epic-- the song-length intro really bolsters the tone of their version.

But...but...the extra length is all instrumental! You confuse me, sir.

I should add that because of the coincidental timing of its chart runs, the single edit of the Fudge's "You Keep Me Hangin' On" is currently on both my 50 and 51 Years Ago This Week playlists.

 

[RJDiogenes]

But...but...the extra length is all instrumental! You confuse me, sir.

Sometimes I confuse myself. But imagine if they did a radio edit that was mostly just the intro with no lyrics-- it wouldn't have been as good (for me) as the radio edit with the lyrics. The full-length version is like a little story with an overture. Or something.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

"Soul-Limbo," Booker T. & The MG's
(#17 US; #32 AC; #7 R&B; #30 UK)

Far from their best. I guess its not supposed to be anything other than a song to move to, but anytime I'm listening to their collection, I skip over this track.

"Slip Away," Clarence Carter
(#6 US; #2 R&B)

Timeless, and thankfully, not the "cry saga" of his "Patches" and the low down "Back Door Santa".

"You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Vanilla Fudge
(Re-release; #6 US; previous release charted July 8, 1967, reaching #67 US, #18 UK)

As unforgettable as The Supremes' version was, Vanilla Fudge took it in such a typically downcast, tail of the decade's end direction. This used to get so much airplay in Los Angeles, at one point more than The Supremes' version.

"Born to Be Wild," Steppenwolf

Short-lived, memorable power group's signature tune, although its often erroneously credited for being a "first" Heavy Metal song, a fact also noted by All Music's Hal Horowitz:

Not quite the precursor to heavy metal music some claim even though it coined the term in the lyrics "I like smokin' lightening, heavy metal thunder,"

The Who, The Kinks, Cream and The Yardbirds would all have something to say about that Steppenwolf credit as well.

Her yo-yo dieting was what did her in; if she'd gone to a proper weight-loss clinic, she wouldn't have died of a heart attack. But the crash diet she was on was what caused it (similar to the death of actor Joseph Kerns [Mr. Wilson on Dennis The Menace] who died of a heart attack due to his being on a diet of only Metrecal.) I'm not so sure that drugs were the culprit.

I agree that yo-yo dieting can be incredibly stressful on the heart. I never like going down the "if only..." route (only because we cannot change history), but its hard not to imagine how her life would have been saved by your observation/advice. I knew that Metrecal had been linked to several deaths, but did not know that sort of dieting was the cause of Joseph Kerns' passing. Of the couple of behind the scenes programs I've seen on Dennis the Menace, that part is left out--especially the use of Metrecal. Sad way to go. He too--even at his age at the time--would been better off going to some Jack LaLanne-type gym, where sensible means of fitness were employed. Again, there's that "if only.." thing.

 

[The Old Mixer]

and the low down "Back Door Santa"

Hmmm...a 1968 soul-themed Christmas compilation album...and it's #9 on Rolling Stone's 25 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time....

Added to iTunes Wish List.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

Hmmm...a 1968 soul-themed Christmas compilation album...and it's #9 on Rolling Stone's 25 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time....

Added to iTunes Wish List.

Check out what "Back Door Santa" meant, and why RS was twisted for adding the compliation album to it...

They call me the back door santa
I make my runs about the break of day
They call me the back door santa
I make my runs about the break of day

I make all the little girls happy
While the boys are out to play

I ain't like old Saint Nick
He don't come but once a year
I ain't like old Saint Nick
He don't come but once a year

I come a runnin' with my presents
Every time you call me, dear

I keep some change in my pocket
I chase the children home
I give them a few pennies
So that we can be alone

I leave the back door open
So if anybody smells the mouse
And wouldn't old Santa be in trouble
If there ain't no chimney in the house

Its almost moving into the territory of a Rudy Ray Moore "Christmas" album..