Don't Worry Baby!

Today's Forgotten Oldie is a Beach Boys' tune... "Don't Worry Baby".  Originally the B side of the #1 song "I Get Around", the song was re-released and reached #24 on it's own the same year, 1964.  The song had tremendous airplay and was later voted #176 on Rolling Stone's 500 greatest rock and roll songs of all time, and #14 on Pitchfork Media's greatest songs of the 60's.

Insanity on the radio!

August 8, 1966-Forty eight years ago today the song "They're Coming to take Me Away, Ha Ha" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Released by an artist mysteriously named Napoleon the 14th, in reality it was record producer Jerry Samuels.  The public loved the novelty song but a follow-up and album with a similar theme both bombed.  It seems the insanity approach works once, but not again.  Today's forgotten oldie... They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha Ha!!

Another celebrity passing...

RIP Robyn Williams.  Extremely funny, quirky, talented and troubled... but we'll miss him! Goodbye Mork from Ork.

How I spent my weekend...

Attending my son's wedding in Eau Claire!  Congratulations to Dustin and Tia Anderson (as well as me and the groom's mom!!)

Little Red Riding Hood...

Not the Fairy Tale, the hit record!  Little Red Riding Hood peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 back in 1966, 48 years ago today.  A solid hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, the song is simply a forgotten oldie today. Another smash hit ignored today.

National Underwear Day Today!

August 5th is National Underwear Day so celebrate!  Here's the story...

I want one!!

I swear this is the Missouri... so cool!!