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A roadmap that reveals the highways, byways, ley lines and subterranean tunnels connecting rock, soul, pop, folk rock, R&B, garage, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and soundtracks from the twilight of the 1950s to the dawn of the 1970s. Larry Grogan is a DJ, writer, podcaster, collector, and the man behind Funky16Corners.

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Favoriting May 28, 2020: Testify! - Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
Funky16Corners  Testify! Intro   Favoriting Best of Funky16Corners Volume One  Funky16Corners  2017  MP3  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions  Accidents Will Happen   Favoriting Armed Forces  CBS  1979  CD  0:01:10 (Pop-up)
The Spongetones  Anna   Favoriting Where-Ever-Land  Triapore  1987  CD  0:04:11 (Pop-up)
The Spongetones  Where-Ever-Land   Favoriting Where-Ever-Land  Triapore  1987  CD  0:08:14 (Pop-up)
The Beach Boys  Darlin' (Stereo Mix)   Favoriting Wild Honey  Capitol  1967  CD  0:11:44 (Pop-up)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions  (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?   Favoriting Armed Forces  CBS  1979  CD  0:13:56 (Pop-up)
 
Peggy Lee  Reason To Believe   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Capitol  1968  45  0:21:57 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lee  Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show   Favoriting Is That All There Is  Capitol  1969  LP  0:24:18 (Pop-up)
Jr Walker and the All Stars  Holly Holy   Favoriting A Gassssss  Soul  1970  LP  0:27:20 (Pop-up)
Let's Active  Make Up With Me   Favoriting Afoot  IRS  1983  LP  0:30:34 (Pop-up)
Let's Active  Gravel Truck   Favoriting Cypress  IRS  1984  LP  0:34:08 (Pop-up)
Let's Active  Crows On a Phone Line   Favoriting Cypress  IRS  1984  LP  0:35:11 (Pop-up)
Doug Randle  Isn't It a Pity   Favoriting Songs For the New Industrial State  Kanata/CBC  1970  CD  0:39:01 (Pop-up)
Doug Randle  One Way Swimming   Favoriting Songs For The New Industrial State  Kanata/CBC  1970  CD  0:42:14 (Pop-up)
Doug Randle  Batteries Not Included   Favoriting Songs For the New Industrial State  Kanata/CBC  1970  CD  0:46:15 (Pop-up)
Doug Randle  Song For the Middle Age-d   Favoriting Songs For the New Industrial State  Kanata/CBC  1970  CD  0:48:59 (Pop-up)
Norma Tanega  Hey Girl   Favoriting Walkin' My Cat Named Dog  New Voice  1966  LP  0:52:05 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lee  It'll Never Happen Again   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Capitol  1968  45  0:54:39 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lee  Misty Roses   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Capitol  1968  45  0:56:54 (Pop-up)
 
Mark Murphy  Stolen Moments   Favoriting Stolen Moments  Muse  1978  LP  1:07:07 (Pop-up)
Mark Murphy  Ballad of the Sad Young Men   Favoriting Bop For Kerouac  Muse  1981  LP  1:12:41 (Pop-up)
Nathan Davis  Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most   Favoriting Happy Girl  Saba  1965  CD  1:20:14 (Pop-up)
John Martyn  Solid Air   Favoriting Solid Air  Island  1973  LP  1:27:14 (Pop-up)
Laura Nyro  Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp   Favoriting Christmas and the Beads of Sweat  Columbia  1970  LP  1:32:59 (Pop-up)
Odell Brown and the Organizers  The Look of Love   Favoriting Ducky  Cadet  1967  LP  1:38:27 (Pop-up)
Paul Grabowsky  Rites of Passage   Favoriting Last Orders OST  Varese Sarabande  2002  CD  1:41:29 (Pop-up)
Charles Chalmers  Velvet Soul   Favoriting Sax and the Single Girl  Chess  1967  LP  1:42:51 (Pop-up)
Mongo Santamaria  Creepin'   Favoriting Afro Indio  Vaya  1975  LP  1:45:33 (Pop-up)
Barbra Streisand  Life On Mars   Favoriting Butter Fly  Columbia  1974  LP  1:49:46 (Pop-up)
 
Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers  I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Like  1966  45  1:59:03 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!

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Julie:

ELVIS!
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Funky16Corners:

Julie!
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Sem:

Hiya, Larry.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Sem!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Listener Bob in PGH:

Nothin' ify about this test!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Funky16Corners:

Hi Bob!
Avatar 3:03pm
Bri The Beatnik:

I can feel this is gonna be a good show when you start off with Elvis
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
doctorjazz:

Elvis in the house! Hi Larry and Testifiers!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Funky16Corners:

Hi Bri! Doc!
Avatar 3:05pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Hey Larry!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
Jeff Ash:

Greetings from soggy Green Bay!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Hopey Sockmonkey:

Hi Larry, love The Spongetones!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Funky16Corners:

Jeff! Hopey!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Funky16Corners:

@Hopey - Yes, seriously underappreciated band!
Avatar 🥁 3:11pm
Erica:

Hi Testifyers!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
dutchtheo:

Hi, Larry and spring testifiers
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Funky16Corners:

Erica! Theo!
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holland oats:

afternoon all
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:13pm
Funky16Corners:

Holland Oats!
Avatar 3:15pm
Bri The Beatnik:

This music really makes me miss being by a pool
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:16pm
Funky16Corners:

I hear that. It's getting warm
Avatar 3:22pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Never knew Peggy Lee sang rock! Love it!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Funky16Corners:

She did a fair amount of contemporary pop covers in the late 60s.
Avatar 3:23pm
Bri The Beatnik:

She actually has a beautiful voice for folk rock and ‘60s music!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:24pm
Funky16Corners:

Yes, indeed. One of my favorite singers, and she was willing and able to adapt to all kinds of stuff
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Julie:

I like it but I kinda miss Neil on this song
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Funky16Corners:

Wait'll you hear the next record...
Avatar 🥁 3:27pm
Erica:

Neil's version is better I agreed Julie.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Jeff Ash:

This is the only Jr. Walker LP I have, and I must confess I bought it largely for its cool cover design.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:30pm
Funky16Corners:

Yeah, the cover is fantastic!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
Funky16Corners:

If anyone wants to check it out: www.discogs.com...
Avatar 3:36pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Really cool cover!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:37pm
Funky16Corners:

Yes, unusual for Motown at the time
Avatar 3:38pm
Bri The Beatnik:

For sure!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
StringOFperils:

Hi. Here for the testimony. Please speak clearly into the flower arrangement. I'll turn up the volume on this end.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Funky16Corners:

StringOfPerils! How does the day find you?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:44pm
StringOFperils:

Well, the sun came up, and there I was. (stole that from Viv Stanshall)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:45pm
Funky16Corners:

That's a good place to be
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:45pm
StringOFperils:

Hope everyone's grooving to the swimmy beat.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
StringOFperils:

Should have been here for Let's Active. That's what I get for being late.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:48pm
Funky16Corners:

It will live on in the archive!
Avatar 3:48pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Sop!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:49pm
StringOFperils:

Yep. ACtually, I have Cypress on an IRS cassette somewhere.
Hello Bri !
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:50pm
Funky16Corners:

I just recently dug out my Let's Active vinyl when I discovered that I hadn't digitized it all.
Avatar 3:52pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Love this song! Different words, but still good!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:53pm
Funky16Corners:

Yes, indeed. I think Leadbelly would have liked it.
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Bri The Beatnik:

Definitely! I like it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58pm
StringOFperils:

Nice ! Tim Hardin song. I don't know any Peggy Lee stuff from this period at all...not that I'm any kind of authority.
Avatar 4:00pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Sop, I was saying the same thing! I love these songs!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:02pm
StringOFperils:

You'll hear a lot of good records on Larry's show here.
Avatar 4:08pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Sop, I’ve loved everything he’s played so far!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:08pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks String! I aim to please!
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zivilars:

Late to the party, but glad to catch at least the rest of the show – thanks Larry and have a great morning/ afternoon / evening everybody, wherever you are!
Avatar 4:10pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Love this song! It’s my first time hearing it with vocals!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:11pm
Funky16Corners:

Zivilars!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:11pm
Funky16Corners:

@Bri - Mark Murphy was a master of this kind of thing. He wrote these lyrics.
Avatar 🥁 4:11pm
Erica:

Hi zivilars!
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zivilars:

Hi back, Erica!
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Bri The Beatnik:

@Larry Just beautiful!
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Bri The Beatnik:

Kerouac!
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zivilars:

Missed some Peggy Lee songs, I see – love her beautiful voice
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zivilars:

will catch up the beginning in the archive
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:14pm
Funky16Corners:

@Bri - This was a concept album that integrated some of Keroauc's writing
Avatar 4:15pm
Bri The Beatnik:

@Larry Love it!
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Little Danny:

Hey LG and friends
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:17pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Danny!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:18pm
StringOFperils:

Aw fiddlesticks (who sez that?1) Have to get back to this in the archive. Gotta run................later folks. thx LG
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:18pm
Funky16Corners:

Bye String!
Avatar 4:18pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Bye Sop! Maybe I’ll catch you later on the Night owl show?
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Erica:

See ya later SoP!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:23pm
Funky16Corners:

Great lyrics to this song: Once I was a sentimental thing
Threw my heart away each Spring;
Now a Spring romance hasn't got a chance
Promised my first dance to Winter;
All I've got to show's a splinter for my little fling!

Spring this year has got me feeling like a horse that never left the post;
I lie in my room staring up at the ceiling
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most!

Morning's kiss wakes TREEES and flowers
And to them I'd like to drink a toast;
I walk in the park just to kill lonely hours
Spring Can really Hang You Up The Most

All afternoon those birds twitter twit
I know the tune, "This is love, this is it!"
Heard it before and I know the score
And I've decided that Spring is a bore!

Love seemed sure around the New Year
Now it's April, love is just a ghost;
Spring arrived on time, only what became of you, dear?
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most!
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most!
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zivilars:

This is the perfect music to calm down in the evening, my time zone (10:00pm) is really playing into my hands ... ;)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:25pm
Funky16Corners:

Bob Dorough did a great version of this: www.discogs.com...
Avatar 4:35pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Love the spring theme!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:35pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks!
Avatar 4:36pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Of course!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:38pm
Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em):

Greetings, Larry and WFMU kin!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:39pm
Funky16Corners:

Granny!
Avatar 🥁 4:41pm
Erica:

Hya Granny!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:45pm
Little Danny:

Really lovely vibe you're cultivating here, Larry
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:46pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks Danny!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:49pm
Brian in UK:

Hello Larry. Bit late to the proceedings. Love Bob Dorough's influence on Spanky and the Gang.
Remember the first time I saw John Martyn play on the Old Grey Whistle Test with an Echoplex singing Solid Air, what an eyeopener.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:49pm
Sem:

^ what little Danny said. Thank you, Larry,
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:50pm
Doug Schulkind:

^ what Sem said. Helluva groovy afternoon, Larry!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:50pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Brian! Dorough's musical partner Stu Scharf played on that Laura Nyro track
Avatar 🥁 4:50pm
Erica:

It's Babs!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:50pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks Sem! Hey Doug!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:51pm
Brian in UK:

Another Spanky link. Been thinking of Dory Previn and William Bell recently.
Avatar 4:52pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Bars bars singing Bowie!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:52pm
Brian in UK:

This is nuts.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:53pm
Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em):

As a child of the 70's my intro to Bob Dorough was through his School House Rock! contributions, ha ha! And Blossom Dearie and Grady Tate. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Dorough once, and thanked him for helping me learn my multiplication tables.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:54pm
WR:

Thank you Larry. Interesting and thoughtful show again.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:55pm
doctorjazz:

Been listening quietly (busy at work), loved the shoe, thanks, Larry!
AND A VERY HAPPY BIRYHDAY TO DOUG, THE GRAND POOBAH!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em):

Hey, wow, Doug! Happy solar return!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
dutchtheo:

Thanks Larry! And happy birthday Doug!
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zivilars:

Thanks, Larry!!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:59pm
Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em):

Thank you, Larry!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:59pm
Funky16Corners:

Thank you all!
Avatar 🥁 4:59pm
Erica:

Such a relaxing show this week. See you all next time!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:59pm
Funky16Corners:

Doug's birthday?!?!? HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!
Avatar 5:00pm
zivilars:

Happy birthday from me too, Doug!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 5:01pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey WR! Thanks!
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