(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Motown Treasures (HTM) https://motowntreasures.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Marvelettes ***************************************************** #Post#: 12125-------------------------------------------------- You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radi o today! By: DDinVirginia Date: February 14, 2024, 10:33 pm --------------------------------------------------------- One of my local radio stations has a one-hour soul music show every day and they play some very obscure stuff, specializing in the 60s and 70s. Today they actually played "After All" from the Return of the Marvelettes album. I would not be surprised to learn that was the first time that song had ever appeared on a radio station! #Post#: 12126-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: Roger Date: February 15, 2024, 3:42 am --------------------------------------------------------- I wonder if Mr Snakepit has played "After All" on one of his shows yet? And what radio station is this interesting-sounding show broadcast on? ... "After All" it may be possible for me to listen via the miracles of modern technology. And talking of Miracles, it was a Smokey song and The Miracles did the original version with what sounds like Claudette doing the lead ... (HTM) https://youtu.be/rMQiNTG-Bg4 The Marvelettes version, being from a decade or so later is much more sophisticated sounding ... (HTM) https://youtu.be/PLa0cRs28Yc On the subject of Marvelettes songs being heard in unusual places, 5-10 years back the music in my local shopping-mall was obviously programmed by a lover of '60s Soul and one morning I was strolling through there and "Goddess of Love" came blasting out of the speakers (and at a reasonable volume too). :) Roger #Post#: 12128-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: Snakepit Date: February 15, 2024, 4:11 am --------------------------------------------------------- No Roger I haven't played that track.. but I have played plenty others of a similar "obscurity" #Post#: 12130-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: DDinVirginia Date: February 15, 2024, 9:04 am --------------------------------------------------------- Well actually guys I do listen online as opposed to the actual "radio." So therefore I would assume you could listen from anywhere in the world, if you want to give it a try. The station is WQPO-FM, 106.3 in Staunton, Virginia, and the show airs each weekday from noon to 1:00 PM. They also have oldies shows at other times and even a blues program, but so far this Soul Power hour is the only thing I have listened to. #Post#: 12131-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: DDinVirginia Date: February 15, 2024, 9:07 am --------------------------------------------------------- Oops!!! I goofed on the call letters. It is WQSV. Sorry about that. #Post#: 12132-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: DDinVirginia Date: February 15, 2024, 9:08 am --------------------------------------------------------- And that is Eastern time. Sorry the brain is only at half-staff so far this morning!!!! #Post#: 12133-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: Snakepit Date: February 15, 2024, 10:23 am --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=DDinVirginia link=topic=2524.msg12130#msg12130 date=1708009473] Well actually guys I do listen online as opposed to the actual "radio." So therefore I would assume you could listen from anywhere in the world, if you want to give it a try. The station is WQPO-FM, 106.3 in Staunton, Virginia, and the show airs each weekday from noon to 1:00 PM. They also have oldies shows at other times and even a blues program, but so far this Soul Power hour is the only thing I have listened to. [/quote] Do you listen to my online shows? #Post#: 12136-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: DDinVirginia Date: February 15, 2024, 12:46 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Refresh my memory about the title and time. It might remind other folks as well. #Post#: 12137-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: Roger Date: February 15, 2024, 12:50 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Well then DD ... I think that this show might have another regular listener, though as they dub it as "The Soul Power Lunch Hour" and it starts at 5PM here maybe I could sue them for misrepresentation .... ;D About half of what was played I was very familiar with and three or four of the tracks that were played are regular spins on Jazz-FM (my "go-to" station here in London) but there were a few tracks that I didn't recognise to begin with, and two that I've yet to identify. One of the "mystery tracks" that I have managed to identify is what I believe to be the only Motown record they played ... "Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart" by Eddie K ... even though I have a CD copy of the LP it was on!! ... the shame, the shame, the shame!!! (HTM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-p8BvtrczM Even more disconcerting was the fact that the last track they played was by Jerry Butler (one of my favourite singers) and I don't think I'd ever heard it before ... yet another one for my wants-list I suppose!! ;) I'm not sure if I'd heard The Isley Brothers version of "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" before but it's very nice and one to track down, plus it was great to hear Curtis Mayfield's "We've Got To Have Peace" ... it got a fair amount of airplay over here on release and I bought the UK 45 at the time but nowadays it is invariably overlooked by Jazz-FM in favour of "Move On Up", Superfly" or "Freddy's Dead". Strangely, the Etta James track they played sounded annoyingly familiar and for a while I thought it was by Marlena Shaw, I then realised it was Etta James about 10 seconds from the end only to find that the next track was Marlena's "Woman Of The Ghetto" (one of the big Jazz-FM favourites)!! The show was actually very different from what Mr Snakepit does, being very "Mellow-Funk"/"Blaxploitation" orientated ... with the tracks I could identify being from 1968-1974. Just two gripes though .... One, they didn't say what they were playing and Two, they played a very strange mix of Archie Bell's "Tighten Up" that lacked the depth and power of the original 45!! :D Thanks for turning me on to the show. Roger #Post#: 12138-------------------------------------------------- Re: You would never guess which Marvelettes song I heard on the radio today! By: Roger Date: February 15, 2024, 1:37 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Aha!! I've managed to find the playlist for today's show .... (HTM) https://spinitron.com/WQSV/pl/18557555/Soul-Power-Lunch-Hour For those who may be wondering the two tracks I was unable to identify were the ones by Maceo & The Macks and Frederick Knight ... I must have heard the Maceo track before as I have a copy of it on a compilation CD!! ;D Roger ***************************************************** (DIR) Next Page