Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 334 and the super Bubblegum Pop special! Yes, David is finally giving Ian what he wants – too much Bubblegum.
But before that we have to make our way through stuck landings; Dave’s travelogue including a strange hood, die-hard fans and hipsterville; badly chosen opening acts; a faux David Lee Roth; a lost pearl of wisdom; a found pearl of wisdom; some song trivia; bracketed songs; a little more Hammer time; some weird TV; Dave’s sympathy for the devil; some pre-Avengers talk; words we never thought we’d write: a defense of Cock Blockers; fave bubblegums; our mega-massive super-sized obscure Bubblegum songs Top 10 (+ 1); and, finally, being a big country to Big Country.
Thanks for listening.
Dave’s Top 10 (+1) Obscure Bubblegum songs are in no particular order:
1) “Medicine Man Pt. 1” by The Buchanan Bros. from the 1969 single “Medicine Man Pt. 1” b/w “Medicine Man Pt. 2”
2) “Come On Down, Maryann” by the Ohio Express from the 1969 album Mercy!
3) “Let’s Get to Gettin'” by Flying Giraffe from the 1969 single “Bring Back Howdy Doody” b/w “Let’s Get to Gettin'”
4) “Rocks” by Terry Manning from the 1970 album Home Sweet Home
5) “Shirley Applegate” by the 1910 Fruitgum Co. from the 1968 album 1, 2, 3, Red Light
6) “Sweet Lady Fair” by Lt. Garcia’s Magic Music Box from the 1968 album ‘Cross the Border
7) “Hayride” by The Flying Circus from the 1969 album The Flying Circus
8) “Lovin’ Every Little Thing” by East African Fair from the 1968 single “I Won’t Stare” b/w “Lovin’ Every Little Thing”
9) “1, 2, 3, and I Fell” by Long Island Sound from the 1967 single “1, 2, 3, and I Fell” b/w “Skid Row”
10) “Blame It On the Pony Express” by Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon from the 1971 album Soul Survivor
and bonus track:
11) “(Will Nobody Save) Louise?” by The Man from Delmonte from the 1988 single “(Will Nobody Save) Louise?” b/w “The Good Things in Life” and “Like a Millionaire”
It does look crazy:
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I agree with Dave about the terrible ending of civil war (otherwise it’s great).
I really loved how they ended infinity war. SPOILER We saw all our favourite characters fade away, and then we saw Thanos at peace. The credits were all black and white, there wasn’t even an animated sequence for the the main cast’s names. And the post-credits sequence was probably the best yet
It was Lancelot Link, SECRET Chimp.
Detective Chimp is a DC Comics character. Got them confused.
I was more of a fan of Lance’s girlfriend, Mata Hairy.
Ian,
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been trying to remember the name of “A Year at the Top” for a stupid number of years. I watched it as a kid and my memories of it were so dim, I almost believed I’d made it up. I’ve conducted fruitless google searches and quizzed my older sisters, and now you lay the title at my feet. In my adult life, I’ve thought it bizarre that such a show actually got made, but then, once you’ve made “My Mother the Car,” all bets should truly be off.
Man, I’ve been way behind. I really love tight harmony and a strong melodic sense, though I’m only a selective fan of bubblegum in this early form.
But I am a big fan of several bands that were influenced by them, like Badfinger and ABBA. And I’m a *huge* fan of several bands influenced by THOSE bands, like Nirvana, Matthew Sweet, Pretenders, Jason Falkner, Sloan, etc., and bigger still of contemporaries influenced by them. It’s some kind of weird musical homeopathy.