The Classic/Retro Pop Culture Thread

[RJDiogenes]

when the spy leaves the tunnel, the dogs inadvertently draw attention to the area by chasing a rabbit and Schultz catches him.

I thought they always distracted the dogs with a juicy steak or somethin when using the tunnel.

Klink chooses Hogan, switching outfits with him

Did they switch accents too?

The prisoners get Pierre out with the new intel, with Klink--back in his old identity--holding Schultz responsible for the spy's escape

But... but... nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 13!

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - "Summer Wine"

I thought I remembered a more uptempo cover of this song, but I find nothing on Wiki.

Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra

I know this guy. He's a friend of Lady Gaga.

Peter Gennaro (dancer-choreographer with other dancers) - "Alouette" (with cameo by Totie Fields)

"Run! RUN!"

Apparently it was originally a single for Dr. Feelgood & the Interns; and a track on the Spoonful's Daydream album.

That would explain its vague familiarity.

The Johnny Rivers cover has its own oldies radio cred, I guess, but it's hard to get enthusiastic about it compared to the Four Tops' original.

It's possible I heard the Johnny Rivers version first, but I like them both about the same.

Kinda had the M:I vibe at the same time.

Too bad the socks didn't self destruct.

Hogan handwaved Burkhalter from taking action againt Lili to avoid the scandal; and Hogan played go-between for delivering the package without claiming any responsibility on the part of the prisoners.

Okay, I guess they thought it through.

I believe that it traditionally comes in threes.
Surprise-Surprise-Surprise.flv - YouTube

Well, I did better with that one, anyway.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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Post-55th Anniversary Viewing

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 31
Originally aired April 23, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:

• Bobby Vinton sings "Georgy Girl" "Matchmaker," "Sunrise, Sunset" and "L'Chain"
• The McGuire Sisters sing "Music to Watch Girls By," and a medley of songs from recent movies
• The Young Americans (troupe of young singers) - perform a medley
• Bert Lahr (actor-comedian) - sketch about a near-sighted doctor
• Jackie Mason - jokes about NYC, television commercials, etc.
• Joan Rivers - talks about troubles plaguing women
• George Kirby - routine includes celebrity impressions
• Agostinos (man & woman duo) - Adagio dancing with acrobatics
• Audience bows: Roger Tenney; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Considine; Dolores Gray (star of "Sherry!") - Ed Sullivan blooper, describes Ms. Gray as "starving" instead of "starring"

Nada.

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 32
Originally aired April 30, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:

• Paul Revere and the Raiders - "Good Thing," "Ups and Downs," "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and "Kicks"

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• Melina Mercouri (actress-singer) - performs "Illya Darling," "Never on Sunday" and "Piraeus, My Love" (in scenes from her Broadway musical "Illya Darling")
• Gilbert Price (singer) - "Old Man River"
• Jack Benny - commerates the 35th anniversary of his debut on Ed's radio show
• Jim Henson's Muppets - unattractive Muppet sings "I Feel Pretty"

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• Edward Villella and Patricia McBride (dancers, from the New York City Ballet) - perform separately, then do a pas de deux

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I thought they always distracted the dogs with a juicy steak or somethin when using the tunnel.

LeBeau was supposed to have taken them out to get them out of the way or something.

Did they switch accents too?

Hogan did the "fake accent passing as speaking the language" thing.

But... but... nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 13!

He wasn't a POW.

I thought I remembered a more uptempo cover of this song, but I find nothing on Wiki.

Reminds me of that "bitter dregs" song on Trek...which might've been copping a bit from this.

"Run! RUN!"

I could picture LeBeau in that number.

Too bad the socks didn't self destruct.

If you have to unravel them to play the message, they kinda do...

 

[RJDiogenes]

Bert Lahr (actor-comedian) - sketch about a near-sighted doctor

The Cowardly Lion! Wow, I didn't know he did stand up. He must have been fairly elderly at this point.

Ed Sullivan blooper, describes Ms. Gray as "starving" instead of "starring"

Does she have a GoFundMe?

Paul Revere and the Raiders - "Good Thing," "Ups and Downs," "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and "Kicks"

Ed was in rare form in this one.

Jim Henson's Muppets - unattractive Muppet sings "I Feel Pretty"

"Genius," indeed.

Hogan did the "fake accent passing as speaking the language" thing.

I was trying to imagine Klink doing Hogan.

He wasn't a POW.

I guess.

Reminds me of that "bitter dregs" song on Trek...which might've been copping a bit from this.

I do see the resemblance. Also, that cover version I was trying to find was right in front of my nose-- it was actually the original version, from the guy's album, with a different partner.

I could picture LeBeau in that number.

If you have to unravel them to play the message, they kinda do...

That's true.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 33
Originally aired May 7, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:
Broadcast from Montreal's Expo '67

• The Supremes
  • "The Happening"
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  • Medley (wearing 1920s Flapper costumes): "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Second Hand Rose" and "Mame"
• Xavier Cugat with Charo - Latin medley
• Roberta Peters - "Bell Song"
• Frank Ifield - "You Came Out Of Nowhere" & "She Taught Me How To Yodel"
• Clair & McMahon (comedy team, computer dating routine)
• Corbet Monica (comedian)
• The Alcettys (balancing act)
  
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• Audience bows: Jean Drapeau (Montreal mayor); Bill Haughton (harness jockey); Bob Usury (Kentucky Derby winner); Leslie Uggams

The Sullivan account also has this.

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 34
Originally aired May 14, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:

• The Turtles - "Happy Together" & "She'd Rather Be with Me"

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• Leslie Uggams sings "Being Good" & " Hallelujah, Baby!" (songs Leslie's play "Hallelujah, Baby!" in which she played Georgina Franklin)

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• Enzo Stuarti performs "Exodus"
• Aliza Kashi (Israeli singer) -"If I Were A Rich Man" (song from "Fiddler on the Roof," sung in English and Hebrew)
• Tanya Solnik (young girl singing in Hebrew) - medley of songs
• Woody Allen - stand-up routine includes jokes about Ed Sullivan
• Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara (comedy team) - do a routine about both mothers coming over for Mother's Day. They sing "Irish-Jewish Marriage."
• The Keigo Imperial Dancers (from Japan)

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• The Varadys (acrobats) - perform stunts on teeterboard
• Audience Bows: Navy Vietnam Veterans

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The Cowardly Lion! Wow, I didn't know he did stand up. He must have been fairly elderly at this point.

I didn't recognize his name...and I found this...
Lays Potato Chips 1967: Betcha can't eat just one (Bert Lahr) - YouTube

FWIW, I remember Margaret Hamilton appearing on Mr. Rogers.

"Genius," indeed.

Jim Newsome deserves any recognition he can get.

I was trying to imagine Klink doing Hogan.

He wasn't actively impersonating Hogan, just laying low in his quarters in Hogan's outfit.

I do see the resemblance. Also, that cover version I was trying to find was right in front of my nose-- it was actually the original version, from the guy's album, with a different partner.

Maybe it's prompted by the discussion, but I'm finding the song to be a bit of an earworm...

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Two fiftieth anniversary album releases this week.

First up - Roger McGuinn with his self-titled debut album.

Did Not Chart
Track List
Side 1
1) I'm So Restless
2) My New Woman
3) Lost My Drivin' Wheel
4) Draggin'
5) Time Cube

Side 2
1) Bag Full Of Money
2) Hanoi Hannah
3) Stone
4) Heave Away
5) M'Linda

By late 1972, Roger McGuinn, the only original member left of The Byrds, was growing tired and dissatisfied with the current touring itineration; at the same time, David Crosby, whose own band Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) had imploded following the release of 'Deja Vu' and subsequent tour and his debut solo album 'If I Could Only Remember My Name' stalled at Number 95 on the Billboard chart, approached Roger with the prospect of a reunion with all five of the original members for a new album.

A meeting was held in October 1972 where tentative plans were made for a reunion album - sessions then ran from 16-October to 15-November. It was a not a full reunion per se as each artist worked on their songs individually with various musicians brought into the sessions, with Crosby employing his erstwhile colleague's Stephen Stills and Neil Young on his tracks, which caused friction with Crosby and Chris Hillman, who was touring with Stills in the band Manassas.

Band members have subsequently revealed that none of them brought their 'A' material and were holding back better songs for their solo careers.

Following the completion of the sessions, Roger fulfilled the remaining touring dates with the White/Battin/Parsons line-up, dismissed them, and declared The Byrds over.

Free of his commitments to both versions of The Byrds, McGuinn, encouraged by Crosby, launched a solo recording career.

The majority of the songs on the album were co-written with Jacques Levy, who collaborated with McGuinn on the abandoned country-rock musical Gene Tryp in 1968-1969 (most of the resulting songs appeared on The Byrds' (Untitled) and Byrdmaniax albums) and remained his principal lyricist until 1977.

Two songs (David Wiffen's "Lost My Drivin' Wheel" and "Bag Full Of Money") were originally recorded by the Clarence White-era Byrds in 1972 but remained unreleased until the re-release of Farther Along on CD in 2000. Additionally, three other songs ("I'm So Restless", "Hanoi Hannah" and "The Water Is Wide") were performed by The Byrds at least once; the former two were premiered at a concert in Brookville, New York in early 1971, while the latter was played later in August 1972.

Thanks to my local library, I've listened to a copy of Roger McGuinn's self-titled album and, IMO, it's somewhat boring. Those expecting some 12-string guitar or Byrds harmonies will be disappointed. The two David Wiffen songs recorded by the Clarence White-era Byrds are the stronger of the recordings, and the ones written with Jacques Levy sound like outtakes/abandoned recordings from the proposed Gene Tryp album. It's pleasant enough, but it doesn't lift off.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Next up

Harry Nilsson with 'A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night'

Chart High No. 46.
Single - 'As Time Goes By'/'Lullaby In Ragtime'

Track Listing
Side 1
1) Lazy Moon
2) For Me And My Gal
3) It Had To Be You
4) Always
5) Makin' Whoopee!
6) You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)

Side 2
1) Lullaby In Ragtime
2) I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
3) What'll I Do
4) Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
5) This Is All I Ask
6) As Time Goes By

Following the somewhat disappointing chart performance and critical response of the album 'Son Of Schmilsson', Producer Richard Perry and Nilsson's label RCA urged Harry to focus on what made 'Nilsson Schmilsson' a success a year-and-a-half earlier; tight, well-constructed pop songs.

Harry response was to say that he wanted to do an album of standards and no amount of persuading from Perry or RCA would dissuade him, leading to a fracturing of the relationship between Harry and Richard, who had produced Harry's last two albums, which had brought him chart success and a Grammy for the song 'Without You'.

Undeterred, Harry chose former Beatle publicist Derek Taylor to produce the album. Taylor and Nilsson chose conductor Gordon Jenkins, Frank Sinatra's orchestral arranger, to arrange and conduct the orchestra.

Several songs were selected, whittled down, and a loose concept was formed around the theme of love/marriage/infidelity/divorce/old age.

The songs were recorded 15-22-March-1973. The vocals were recorded live in the studio with the orchestra.

Derek Taylor, in his autobiography, recalled Harry in the vocal booth, with an oxygen tank sucking in big gulps between breaths and having to manually go through the tape and cut the inhalations out from the tape by hand.

After the completion of the album, Harry, Derek, Gordon, and the orchestra went to BBC studios to record the TV special 'A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night'. The concert premiered on the BBC to coincide with the release of the album.

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Harry publicly gave no explanation as to why he chose this time in his career to do album of standards, although privately, at least one close friend says that later in life Harry said to him that the reason he chose to do the album was that he could feel his voice going, that it was losing its flexibility and range due to the copious amounts of smoking/drinking/drugs that Harry was indulging in; which, if one listens to 'Son Of. . .' and compares it to 'Schmilsson', recorded less than a year earlier, one can hear the deterioration, the voice cracks and sometimes struggles to reach the notes that once he could reach effortlessly. After the recording of the John Lennon produced album 'Pussy Cats', Harry's voice would never fully recover the range it once had.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Medley (wearing 1920s Flapper costumes): "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Second Hand Rose" and "Mame"

Well, that got my day off to a good start.

The Alcettys (balancing act)

Got some rare looks at the studio in that one.

The Turtles - "Happy Together" & "She'd Rather Be with Me"

Good stuff.

I didn't recognize his name...and I found this...
Lays Potato Chips 1967: Betcha can't eat just one (Bert Lahr) - YouTube

I remember that. I probably didn't realize who it was at the time.

FWIW, I remember Margaret Hamilton appearing on Mr. Rogers.

I'm sure Mr Rogers defeated her without breaking a sweat.

Jim Newsome deserves any recognition he can get.

He wasn't actively impersonating Hogan, just laying low in his quarters in Hogan's outfit.

Eh, rip off.

Maybe it's prompted by the discussion, but I'm finding the song to be a bit of an earworm...

I like it. Lyrically, it's great, plus it's got a strong nostalgic component since I haven't heard it in decades.

his debut solo album 'If I Could Only Remember My Name'

I wonder if that counts as a self-titled album.

It was a not a full reunion per se as each artist worked on their songs individually

Yeah, that kinda defeats the purpose.

Band members have subsequently revealed that none of them brought their 'A' material and were holding back better songs for their solo careers.

Understandable, but again begs the question of what's the point.

Those expecting some 12-string guitar or Byrds harmonies will be disappointed.

Which is exactly what everybody was expecting, I'm sure.

Derek Taylor, in his autobiography, recalled Harry in the vocal booth, with an oxygen tank sucking in big gulps between breaths and having to manually go through the tape and cut the inhalations out from the tape by hand.

Unbelievable.

he could feel his voice going, that it was losing its flexibility and range due to the copious amounts of smoking/drinking/drugs that Harry was indulging in

It's really horrific how people manage to just self destruct like that.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 35
Originally aired May 21, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:
Broadcast from Montreal's Expo '67

• The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"

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• Petula Clark sings "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "This is My Song" and a medley ("I Know A Place," "Je Me Sens Bien," "My Love" and "Downtown")

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• Birgit Nilsson and the Montreal Symphony - "In Questa Reggia"

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• Ronald Turini (pianist, appearing with the Montreal Symphony)
• Claude Leveillee - "Le Rendezvous" (actor discovered by Edith Piaf)
• Peter Gennaro (choreographer) appears with female dancers at various pavilions
• Les Feux Follets (square dance & clog dancers)
• Alan King (stand-up routine)

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 36
Originally aired May 28, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:

• The Temptations - medley: "(I Know) I'm Losing You," "All I Need" and "My Girl"

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• Robert Goulet - "The Impossible Dream," "My Cup Runneth Over" and "Walking Happy"
• Jane Morgan - "Today" and "I Wanna Be with You"
• Tessie O' Shea - "I'm Home Again," "I'm A Londoner" and "Two Ton Tessie"
• The Pickle Brothers (comedy trio doing a Dracula sketch)
• Lee Tully (stand-up routine)
• Jack De Leon (stand-up routine)
• The Jovers (comic balancing duo)

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• Audience bows: Peter Wolfendon, Peter Lawford

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Got some rare looks at the studio in that one.

From Montreal, though, so presumably a different than usual studio.

I'm sure Mr Rogers defeated her without breaking a sweat.

His whole point for having her on the show was to demonstrate to us neighbors that she wasn't really a scary person, she was just an actress having fun playing a part.

(And yeah, I had to look up her name, too.)

I like it. Lyrically, it's great, plus it's got a strong nostalgic component since I haven't heard it in decades.

Is it making you appreciate Nancy any better...?

Speaking of debut solo albums by artists best known for their previous work in bands, That Guy from the History Channel has one that's new in 50th Anniversaryland, though I'm not familiar with it personally.

Daltrey (album) - Wikipedia

Charting single:
Giving It All Away - YouTube
(June 2, 1973; #83 US; #5 UK)

 

[Nerys Myk]

• Birgit Nilsson and the Montreal Symphony - "In Questa Reggia"

She was great as Red Sonja.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

It's really horrific how people manage to just self destruct like that.

Robin Williams was always candid about his substance abuse problems. In the documentary "Who's Harry Nilsson, and why is Everybody Talking about Him?" Robin is interviewed about the movie "Popeye" and his role in it and the soundtrack.

Robin, in his own way, tells the story about being flown out to the island of Malta where "Popeye" was being filmed and Harry Nilsson accompanying them, at director Robert Altman's behest, to work on the soundtrack, which Harry composed.

Being stuck on the island for several weeks of filming and nowhere to go during the down time, led to a party atmosphere amongst some of the cast and crew, with large amounts of alcohol and drugs being consumed.

Robin, who at the time probably ranked up there with John Belushi in the amount of drugs he was taking, said he was shocked at how much Harry could consume and still function to the point where even he couldn't keep up with Harry.

It led to him questioning his own sobriety and, even though it took a number of years, this was the first step in getting cleaned up.

The thing about Harry Nilsson, which is repeatedly pointed out in the documentary, is that there were two sides to him. There was the "Harry" side, which was the devoted husband, loving father to seven children, willing to give you the shirt off his back to help you. Then there was the "Schmilsson" side, the hard-partying, going on a bender, indulging in the rock star lifestyle; and if that was the one that showed up at your door, you'd best beware, because you didn't know what would happen next.

 

[RJDiogenes]

The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"

Good stuff.

Petula Clark sings "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "This is My Song" and a medley ("I Know A Place," "Je Me Sens Bien," "My Love" and "Downtown")

Good stuff.

The Temptations - medley: "(I Know) I'm Losing You," "All I Need" and "My Girl"

Not bad for a medley.

From Montreal, though, so presumably a different than usual studio.

Okay, I thought the ceiling architecture was a little odd.

His whole point for having her on the show was to demonstrate to us neighbors that she wasn't really a scary person, she was just an actress having fun playing a part.

And that she can survive being doused with water.

Is it making you appreciate Nancy any better...?

She was fine, but it was definitely the other version that I was remembering.

Speaking of debut solo albums by artists best known for their previous work in bands, That Guy from the History Channel has one that's new in 50th Anniversaryland, though I'm not familiar with it personally.

I never even knew this existed.

Charting single:
Giving It All Away - YouTube

That's not bad.

She was great as Red Sonja.

She really got in shape for the part, by Crom.

The thing about Harry Nilsson, which is repeatedly pointed out in the documentary, is that there were two sides to him. There was the "Harry" side, which was the devoted husband, loving father to seven children, willing to give you the shirt off his back to help you. Then there was the "Schmilsson" side, the hard-partying, going on a bender, indulging in the rock star lifestyle; and if that was the one that showed up at your door, you'd best beware, because you didn't know what would happen next.

Maybe that was the reason for the standards album. Maybe he was trying to cultivate Harry.

 

[The Old Mixer]

50 Years Ago This Week

June 17

• The submersible Johnson Sea Link research vessel became entangled on the wreckage of the destroyer USS Fred T. Berry, which had been scuttled to create an artificial reef off of Key West, Florida. The submarine was trapped 360 feet (110 m) below the surface of the waters off of the coast of the Florida Keys. The submersible was finally brought to the surface, but two of the four men aboard (E. Clayton Link and Albert Stover) had died of carbon dioxide poisoning.

June 18

• The Washington Summit, a meeting of the leaders of the United States (President Richard Nixon) and of the Soviet Union (Communist Party First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev) began at the White House in Washington D.C., and a state dinner took place in the evening.

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• Operation End Sweep, clearing by the United States of sea mines that had been placed in the harbors of North Vietnam, resumed after a joint communiqué had been signed in Paris on June 13. Minesweeping had been suspended on April 15 after the U.S. had accused North Vietnam of failing to abide by the January 18 peace accords. The U.S. Navy's Task Force 78 completed the clearing of mines out of Haiphong harbor, then followed with Hon Gai and Cam Pha and the coastal areas off of Vinh. No further mines were founded after July 5, and on July 28, Task Force 78 left North Vietnamese territorial waters.
• Died: Roger Delgado, 55, British TV and film actor known for Doctor Who portraying the recurring villain, "The Master", was killed in an auto accident in Turkey when his car plunged into a ravine.

June 20

• Former Argentine President Juan Perón made his triumphant return to Argentina after almost 18 years in exile, accompanied by his wife Isabel Martinez Perón and incumbent President Héctor Cámpora. Because of violence at the Ezeiza International Airport, Perón's plane landed instead at an Argentine Air Force base, and the Peróns made plans to run in the next presidential election.
• Snipers killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 at a Peronist rally in the Ezeiza section of Buenos Aires.

June 21

• The U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Miller v. California, setting a three-prong standard for determining whether of not material is obscene (and thus not protected under the free speech guarantee of the First Amendment to the Constitution). Announcing a standard for acceptable free speech as a work that has "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value", the Court endorsed, 5 to 4, what is now called the "Miller test".

June 22

• The Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War was signed in Washington D.C. by U.S. President Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev. Later in the day, Nixon and Brezhnev flew together on the Air Force One presidential jet plane from Andrews Air Force Base to the El Toro Marine Air Station, and then were driven together to the "Western White House", Nixon's private vacation home at San Clemente, California.
• The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously in favor of UNSC Resolution 335, to recommend that the UN General Assembly admit both West Germany and East Germany, simultaneously, as voting members.
• The Skylab 2 mission astronauts (Pete Conrad, Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz) returned to Earth after having spent four weeks as the first Americans on an orbiting space station.
• Mark Felt resigned as Deputy Director of the FBI, after taking the job the day after the death of Director J. Edgar Hoover. During his time on the job, Felt had secretly informed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward about the details of the Watergate scandal investigation, and had been identified by the Post only as "Deep Throat". He would not reveal the secret until 2005.

Selections from Billboard's Hot 100 for the week:

1. "My Love," Paul McCartney & Wings
2. "Playground in My Mind," Clint Holmes
3. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby," Barry White
4. "Will It Go Round in Circles," Billy Preston
5. "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)," George Harrison
6. "Pillow Talk," Sylvia
7. "Kodachrome," Paul Simon
8. "Daniel," Elton John
9. "Long Train Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers
10. "Right Place, Wrong Time," Dr. John
11. "Shambala," Three Dog Night
12. "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," The Spinners
13. "Frankenstein," The Edgar Winter Group
14. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," Jim Croce
15. "Natural High," Bloodstone
16. "Yesterday Once More," Carpenters
17. "I'm Doin' Fine Now," New York City
18. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," Dawn feat. Tony Orlando
19. "Hocus Pocus," Focus
20. "Smoke on the Water," Deep Purple
21. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," Bette Midler
22. "Drift Away," Dobie Gray

24. "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare," Gladys Knight & The Pips
25. "Wildflower," Skylark
27. "So Very Hard to Go," Tower of Power
28. "Behind Closed Doors," Charlie Rich
29. "Diamond Girl," Seals & Crofts

32. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," Stevie Wonder
33. "Money," Pink Floyd
34. "No More Mr. Nice Guy," Alice Cooper
35. "Stuck in the Middle with You," Stealers Wheel

37. "Little Willy," The Sweet

41. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," Vicki Lawrence

43. "Monster Mash," Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

45. "Time to Get Down," The O'Jays
46. "Reelin' in the Years," Steely Dan

50. "Steamroller Blues" / "Fool", Elvis Presley

52. "Thinking of You," Loggins & Messina

54. "Why Me," Kris Kristofferson

56. "The Right Thing to Do," Carly Simon

58. "Touch Me in the Morning," Diana Ross

60. "Funky Worm," Ohio Players

64. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow," Gladys Knight & the Pips

75. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," Chicago
76. "Get Down," Gilbert O'Sullivan

80. "I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)," Johnnie Taylor
81. "Are You Man Enough," Four Tops

83. "Brother Louie," Stories

86. "Delta Dawn," Helen Reddy
87. "Over the Hills and Far Away," Led Zeppelin

92. "Tequila Sunrise," Eagles

99. "The Morning After," Maureen McGovern

Leaving the chart:

• "I Like You," Donovan (8 weeks)
• "You Can't Always Get What You Want," The Rolling Stones (8 weeks)

New on the chart:

"Get Down," Gilbert O'Sullivan

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(#7 US; #3 AC; #1 UK)

"The Morning After," Maureen McGovern

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(#1 US the weeks of Aug. 4 and 11, 1973; #6 AC)

"Brother Louie," Stories

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(#1 US the weeks of Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, 1973; #22 R&B)

"Delta Dawn," Helen Reddy

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(#1 US the week of Sept. 15, 1973; #1 AC)

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Timeline entries are quoted from the Wiki page for the month.

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She was great as Red Sonja.

My mind also went there.

Good stuff.

I wonder if Petula actually spoke French, or just learned those songs phonetically.

Not bad for a medley.

I don't know my Temptations personnel very well, but a good showcase for their versatility.

And that she can survive being doused with water.

That would've been a hypothetical appearance on a different show..."Sock it to me, my pretty--AHH-HAHAHAHAHA!"

I never even knew this existed.

 

[RJDiogenes]

The submersible was finally brought to the surface, but two of the four men aboard (E. Clayton Link and Albert Stover) had died of carbon dioxide poisoning.

That's horrible. I wonder what kind of safety protocols they had.

The Washington Summit, a meeting of the leaders of the United States (President Richard Nixon) and of the Soviet Union (Communist Party First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev) began at the White House

That thumbnail of Brezhnev whispering to a laughing Nixon is disturbing.

Announcing a standard for acceptable free speech as a work that has "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value", the Court endorsed, 5 to 4, what is now called the "Miller test".

"We shall henceforth protect stuff that doesn't need to be protected."

The agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War was signed in Washington D.C. by U.S. President Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev.

Gee, thanks, guys.

"Get Down," Gilbert O'Sullivan

Good one.

"The Morning After," Maureen McGovern

Kind of weird that this was on the air at the same time those poor submersible guys died.

"Brother Louie," Stories

Very nice.

"Delta Dawn," Helen Reddy

One of her best.

I wonder if Petula actually spoke French, or just learned those songs phonetically.

Good question. I skimmed her Wiki page and she's released singles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish over the years, but it doesn't seem to specifically say that she speaks any of these languages.

That would've been a hypothetical appearance on a different show..."Sock it to me, my pretty--AHH-HAHAHAHAHA!"

Right through that trapdoor at the joke wall.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

The Turtles - "Happy Together" & "She'd Rather Be with Me"

The Turtles' Mark Volman Reveals His Lewy Body Dementia Diagnosis (people.com)

Sad news to read. Howard Kaylan already retired in 2017 due to health issues.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

"The Morning After," Maureen McGovern

Bit of trivia thanks to the DVD commentary - Waddy Wachtel, who plays the guitarist in 'The Poseidon Aventure' was supposed to by Maureen McGovern's brother in the movie and have a speaking part. But because the two actors had different colored eyes, Stuart Perry (the drummer) became her brother instead.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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Post-55th Anniversary Viewing

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The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 19, episode 37
Originally aired June 4, 1967

Performances listed on Metacritic:

• The Young Rascals - "A Girl Like You" & "Groovin'"

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• Nancy Ames - "Blow Gabriel Blow" (with Harry James playing trumpet), "So What's New" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
• Harry James Orchestra - "Blues for Sale"
• Rodney Dangerfield - "No Respect" routine includes jokes about shrinks, his car, brother, and working in tough places
• Georgie Kaye - stand-up topics include florists, N.Y. lottery, Expo 67' and income tax forms
• Roger Ray (stand-up comedian with xylophone [marimba])

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• Topo Gigio (Italian mouse puppet) - Topo dreams dreams about Rosie being his wife and her singing to their baby

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• Chong & Mana (Chinese circus novelty act using bricks, flowers, knives, fire, etc.)

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• Audience bow: Paul Anka

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Gee, thanks, guys.

Well, we haven't had one yet... [crosses fingers]

Good one.

Vaguely familiar; enjoyably poppy.

Kind of weird that this was on the air at the same time those poor submersible guys died.

Can't say I ever heard this on oldies radio, but a different recording used in The Poseidon Adventure had already earned a Best Song Oscar in 1973. I'm on the fence about whether I should get this.

Very nice.

Oldies radio classic.

One of her best.

I guess I'm in for Helen's #1s, at least.

Good question. I skimmed her Wiki page and she's released singles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish over the years, but it doesn't seem to specifically say that she speaks any of these languages.

More likely a talent for learning the words, then, I'd think.

Also in 50th Anniversaryland this week...the Legion takes over!


And Happy 81st, Sir Paul!

(That's 31st for 50th Anniversary Paul.)

Bit of trivia thanks to the DVD commentary - Waddy Wachtel, who plays the guitarist in 'The Poseidon Aventure' was supposed to by Maureen McGovern's brother in the movie and have a speaking part. But because the two actors had different colored eyes, Stuart Perry (the drummer) became her brother instead.

I was under the impression that Maureen McGovern wasn't in the film...

The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song) - Wikipedia

In the film the song is performed by the character of Nonnie, played by Carol Lynley, but actually sung by the vocal double Renee Armand.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

"Brother Louie," Stories (#1 US the weeks of Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, 1973; #22 R&B)

From the book, "Louie Louie - The History and Mythology of the World's most famous Rock 'N' Roll Song" by Dave Marsh

"Brother Louie" originated with Hot Chocolate, a London-based mixed-race pop combo best known for the hits "You Sexy Thing" and "Every 1's A Winner". When "Brother Louie" appeared in 1972, listeners found its "Louie" connections less noteworthy than its subject matter, interracial sex. Louie was a brown boy in love with a white girl; she reciprocated his affections, but her parents forcibly disapproved. In made the British Top 10 in the spring of 1973.

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When "Brother Louie" fell into the hands of Stories, a New York-based art-pop group, a few months after its British success, they reversed the lyric's roles: A white guy fell in love with a black girl: "She was black as the night/Louie was whiter than white." Since the guy still sang it, the listener was now asked to identify with the pain of the white kid.

Michael Brown formed Stories after leaving the Left Banke, where he composed "Walk Away Renee". Stories also featured singer Ian Lloyd.

Karma Sutra (Records) released the Stories version of "Brother Louie" in June 1973 - almost exactly a decade after the Kingsman's "Louie Louie". It hit the chart on June 23, and for two weeks in August, it resided at No. 1, an extraordinary feat for a record that was banned on most Southern radio stations.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I was under the impression that Maureen McGovern wasn't in the film...

You're right. I meant to type Carol Lynley, but there was a disconnect between my brain and my fingers.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

The Temptations - medley: "(I Know) I'm Losing You," "All I Need" and "My Girl"

I don't know my Temptations personnel very well, but a good showcase for their versatility.

The first singer is Eddie Kendricks, followed by David Ruffin for the rest of the medley. Ruffin would be fired shortly thereafter because of the usual reasons, drinking/drugs, and a demand that his name be put before 'The Temptations' i.e. 'David Ruffin and The Temptations'. Looking at the airdate, this is probably one of the last on-screen appearances by David Ruffin. He would be fired in June 1968, replaced by Dennis Edwards, former lead singer of The Contours.

Eddie Kendricks would stick around a few more years, having the Number 1 hit Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me); before being let go for similar reasons.

 

[The Old Mixer]

"Brother Louie" originated with Hot Chocolate, a London-based mixed-race pop combo best known for the hits "You Sexy Thing" and "Every 1's A Winner".

Not yet.

When "Brother Louie" fell into the hands of Stories, a New York-based art-pop group, a few months after its British success, they reversed the lyric's roles: A white guy fell in love with a black girl: "She was black as the night/Louie was whiter than white." Since the guy still sang it, the listener was now asked to identify with the pain of the white kid.

I'm not hearing or seeing upon looking up the lyrics a reversal in the characters' race. Both versions identify the characters the same. The big difference is that in the Hot Chocolate version, each is taken home to meet the other's parents, and there's spoken dialogue of the parents' rejections, whereas the Stories version only tells of Louie taking the girl home to meet his parents.

And you know, it's funny, but this is one of those cases where I'd never really listened to what the song was about, though the lyrics were right there in the opening.