"Nightflight" Tue Jun 11, 9P-12M ET: Tonight....MOTOWN 1968!

[midnight johnny]

Howdy, Motown Fans! Motown had numerous "great years" for music...pivotal years...transitional years...years of growth and change. For tonight's show, I'm picking one particular year for Motown....1968....to focus on, with A and B sides, album tracks and alternate versions. Do join me tonight...for all this and more...on "Nightflight"...
on WOMR 92.1 FM Provincetown and WFMR 91.3 FM Orleans and streaming live worldwide in digital stereo at www.womr.org [[http://www.womr.org/)
Thanks!
John

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[sophisticated_soul]

When I was seventeen [[in 1968),
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for Motown girls
And hot summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
While smoking the green
When I was seventeen

But now the days grow short,
I'm in the autumn of my years
And now I think of my life as vintage oldies
Fine old songs that are still around
From San Diego to Provincetown
And from WOMR they pour sweet and clear
It was a very good year [[1968)

[JL2648]

I'll be tuning in, John. Looking forward to it. -Jeff

[midnight johnny]

When I was seventeen [[in 1968),
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for Motown girls
And hot summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
While smoking the green
When I was seventeen

But now the days grow short,
I'm in the autumn of my years
And now I think of my life as vintage oldies
Fine old songs that are still around
From San Diego to Provincetown
And from WOMR they pour sweet and clear
It was a very good year [[1968)

Joseph....that is so very lovely....brought a tear to my eye....thanks...1968 WAS a very good year....
See ya on the Radiola!

[midnight johnny]

I'll be tuning in, John. Looking forward to it. -Jeff

Jeff....our MOTOWN contingent!! Great to see you'll be here!

[midnight johnny]

...in the Studio!!!!!!:cool:

[MotownLover]

Ready for me some Motown 1968! Yes, that was a VERY good year...

Howard in Long Beach, CA :cool:

[Glenpwood]

Ready for the great tracks from one of the Banner years in the history of the label. See everyone momentarily!

[midnight johnny]

Ready for me some Motown 1968! Yes, that was a VERY good year...

Howard in Long Beach, CA :cool:


HOWdeeee, HOWard!!!! So good to see you way over there!!!!

[MotownSteve]

Hi John,
Looking forward to what sounds like it will be a great show.

[midnight johnny]

Ready for the great tracks from one of the Banner years in the history of the label. See everyone momentarily!


Glennnnnnnnnnnn.................so glad you are there!!!!!

[midnight johnny]

Hi John,
Looking forward to what sounds like it will be a great show.

Welcome Steve!!! And I DOOOO hope so!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

A bit o' Brenda is much appreciated John, thanks!:cool:

[Glenpwood]

You Met Your Match is such a great track that definitely should be heard more often on the radio these days. Great choice John!

[carole cucumber]

Brenda 1968.... T'aint much. "I'll Always Meet You Halfway" from the U.K. Anthology fits the bill.

[Glenpwood]

Technically Honey Chile peaked at 11 on the last week of 1967 but it stayed there for the first three weeks of 1968 as it got stuck in chart jam much like Nothing But Heartaches did a few years prior, getting jumped over by future number one Green Tambourine by the Lemon Pipers and in its final week by Marvin & Tammi's If I Could Build My Whole World Around You

[midnight johnny]

You Met Your Match is such a great track that definitely should be heard more often on the radio these days. Great choice John!

Thanks, Glen....such a hot song!!!

[JL2648]

EDWIN! Good stuff!

[MotownLover]

John,

Got any Chuck Jackson tunes? Like, "Girls, Girls, Girls"? I first heard this song on the Wolfe Man Jack radio show back in the day.

Howard in Long Beach, CA:p

[thomas96]

Dang! I'd love to be listening but I have to watch the basketball!! Do you save these so people could listen to it after it's already aired?

[midnight johnny]

Brenda 1968.... T'aint much. "I'll Always Meet You Halfway" from the U.K. Anthology fits the bill.

Carole...welcome....and thank you!

[MotownLover]

Some other tunes: "I Am Your Man" by Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers, or "It Should Have Been Me" by Gladys and her Pips, or Fantastic Four, "I Love You Madly"...

:rolleyes:

[MotownLover]

Oooo, another one: Edwin's "If My Heart Could Tell The Story" - one of his best in my opinion.

[midnight johnny]

Dang! I'd love to be listening but I have to watch the basketball!! Do you save these so people could listen to it after it's already aired?

Hey there Thomas.....I rarely if ever record these shows....sorry. I do record those where I have a guest that I interview...

[sophisticated_soul]

I first heard this song on the Wolfe Man Jack radio show back in the day.

Back in the day I listened to the Wolfman on XERB out, of Tijuana!:eek:

[MotownLover]

"Ain't Nothing Like..." - great extended version John! Really enjoyed it!

[MotownLover]

Back in the day I listened to the Wolfman on XERB out, of Tijuana!:eek:

Yes...that was the same show I listened to as a kid. I think the reception for the Los Angeles area was only powerful enough at night. Aw, memories... :D

[midnight johnny]

"Ain't Nothing Like..." - great extended version John! Really enjoyed it!

Thank you, Howard!!!

[midnight johnny]

Hey there Thomas.....I rarely if ever record these shows....sorry. I do record those where I have a guest that I interview...

You know, Thomas....you can WATCH tv with the sound down.....and listen to the computer...just a thought...

[carole cucumber]

Do you happen to have The Spinners [[1968) version of "Shop Around" from 'Motown Sings Motown Treasures'?

[sophisticated_soul]

Yes...that was the same show I listened to as a kid. I think the reception for the Los Angeles area was only powerful enough at night. Aw, memories... :D

I remember many hot Summer nights sitting on the front porch with my transistor radio listening to the Wolfman. Good memories, great music.:cool:

[thomas96]

You know, Thomas....you can WATCH tv with the sound down.....and listen to the computer...just a thought...

Not the way I watch sports!! I'm a terrible multi-tasker!

[MotownLover]

"You" yes! The Pips in the background there, hear Gladys?

[thomas96]

Hey there Thomas.....I rarely if ever record these shows....sorry. I do record those where I have a guest that I interview...

Alright, thanks. I'll look forward to two weeks from now!

[midnight johnny]

Do you happen to have The Spinners [[1968) version of "Shop Around" from 'Motown Sings Motown Treasures'?
Carole...I didnt bring it...but I found it just for you...

[carole cucumber]

I was surprised that you did not use the stereo mix of "Your Love Is Wonderful" from the Tops 2nd Lost & Found.....

[thomas96]

Alright, halftime. I'm just checking in now.

[thomas96]

Oh yeah! Absolutely love the bass on this baby.

[carole cucumber]

Do you have "Honey Bee [[Keep On Stinging Me)"-the Love Child album version with Deke Richards & Ivy Jo Hunter providing the 'bee sounds'?

And, thank you for 'Shop Around' . I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[MotownLover]

Thanks for playing Edwin's "If My Heart..." Absolutely a beaut!

[carole cucumber]

Another great tune sleeping in the vaults is ''Honey Hut" by Shorty Long, finally released on 'A Cellarful of Motown' Vol 3.

[thomas96]

Ooh, my favorite Marvin song on the In The Groove​ album!

[carole cucumber]

Johnny,

Thank you for slowing the first version down. When it first appeared on 'Cellarful 2', our U.K. friends mentioned that it would be a hit in the clubs/on the dance floor. All I could think was 'heart-attack-city for these middle-aged men trying to re-live their youth! Honey, call the paramedics.

[midnight johnny]

Johnny,

Thank you for slowing the first version down. When it first appeared on 'Cellarful 2', our U.K. friends mentioned that it would be a hit in the clubs/on the dance floor. All I could think was 'heart-attack-city for these middle-aged men trying to re-live their youth! Honey, call the paramedics.

HAHAHAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! You are welcome...it truely needed it. WHere was Billie Jean Brown with a complaint about THAT?

[carole cucumber]

Do you have either "Remember When'' from 'Yesterday's Dreams' or "Nothing" [[recorded in 1968) from 'Soul Spin'?

[Glenpwood]

No extended version love for Some Things You Never Get Used To tonight? We can never get enough of those castanets on the Intro...Hint hint...

[midnight johnny]

John,

Got any Chuck Jackson tunes? Like, "Girls, Girls, Girls"? I first heard this song on the Wolfe Man Jack radio show back in the day.

Howard in Long Beach, CA:p

Howard....sorry....don't have any Chuck Jackson...anything else?

[Glenpwood]

Do you have either "Remember When'' from 'Yesterday's Dreams' or "Nothing" [[recorded in 1968) from 'Soul Spin'?

Funny I was just playing Nothing about an hour before the show as I picked up a mint copy of Soul Spin at a record store over the weekend. What A Great track and album!

[midnight johnny]

No extended version love for Some Things You Never Get Used To tonight? We can never get enough of those castanets on the Intro...Hint hint...

Your timing is impeccable....but I killed the castanyettes

[midnight johnny]

Funny I was just playing Nothing about an hour before the show as I picked up a mint copy of Soul Spin at a record store over the weekend. What A Great track and album!

....nothing is coming......

[Glenpwood]

Your timing is impeccable....but I killed the castanyettes
That was so fast after I asked I had to double check and make sure I wasn't in my Barbara Eden Jeannie outfit... Hehe

[Glenpwood]

Any chance you have the Rita Wright less version of I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing handy?

[carole cucumber]

Your timing is impeccable....but I killed the castanyettes

Which leads to the question that we've all been wondering [[well, at least some of us) ..
Were any of the members of the Casinyets playing the castanyettes on that song or had you already killed off all/some of the members of that famous group?

[carole cucumber]

That was so fast after I asked I had to double check and make sure I wasn't in my Barbara Eden Jeannie outfit... Hehe

Barbara was recently photographed wearing that outfit.... did she have to borrow it from you????

[carole cucumber]

"Honey Hut" was originally slated for the Four Tops- somehow I just can't imagine them recording this.

[midnight johnny]

Any chance you have the Rita Wright less version of I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing handy?



eeeeekkk! Sorry, Glen...didn't bring THAT version...but I have the regular....

[midnight johnny]

Which leads to the question that we've all been wondering [[well, at least some of us) ..
Were any of the members of the Casinyets playing the castanyettes on that song or had you already killed off all/some of the members of that famous group?


YIKES!!! The jig is UP!

[Glenpwood]

Barbara was recently photographed wearing that outfit.... did she have to borrow it from you????

She did but I let her have it back because she definitely wore it best!

[Glenpwood]

Well it's a perfect song for this balmy summer night so I don't mind hearing Syreeta not get her Martha Reeves imitation Wright.....;)

[carole cucumber]

Glen,

Is it true that she traded you a Major Tony Nelson space helmet and J.R. Ewing 10 gallon hat for it? Or did you just settle for 10 gallon jugs of your favorite liquid refreshment?

[midnight johnny]

Well it's a perfect song for this balmy summer night so I don't mind hearing Syreeta not get her Martha Reeves imitation Wright.....;)


...............................[[*grin)

[carole cucumber]

Johnny,

Your regular sounded quite irregular.

[MotownLover]

Ahhh...The Isleys' "Why When The Love Is Gone"...shoulda been a big hit in the US, but didn't do much here!

[midnight johnny]

Johnny,

Your regular sounded quite irregular.


I know what you mean.....it was the stereo version from the 2fer...terrible mix...choppy

[midnight johnny]

All of you....thanks for a wonderful 1968.....a pleasure to relive the music! See you next week....have a good one. We'll do another year real soon!

[carole cucumber]

All of you....thanks for a wonderful 1968.....a pleasure to relive the music! See you next week....have a good one. We'll do another year real soon!

Like 1972 [[A) with special guest[[s) perhaps.......

[sophisticated_soul]

I can't believe three hours passed so fast! Great selections John. Thanks all. See you next time.:cool:

[midnight johnny]

I can't believe three hours passed so fast! Great selections John. Thanks all. See you next time.:cool:

Yes....it passes so much more quickly as we grow older [[*grin). Thank you, Joseph...and thanks again for that wonderful poem.....