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I’m your Uncle Marty, this is chapter 532 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, as we continue our QUARANTINE themed music with selections that will compel you, and your dog to STAY.

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That’s almost it for our STAY in QUARANTINE, we will continue the theme ALONE with you on our next adventure in 3D.  Got any suggestions?  Then tell me by sending comments or suggestions via our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section, or by email .  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;  Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day – “Jungle Boogie” by Kool & The Gang

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koolWhen Kool & The Gang topped the charts with “Celebrate” in 1980, they were at the peak of their success, but as far as I was concerned, they were long past their prime. To many, that prime happened seven years earlier with the 1973 album, Wild And Peaceful and its clutch of super funky singles.

Kool & The Gang hailed from Jersey City, New Jersey and formed in 1964 as The Jazziacs. They then changed their name to Kool & The Flames, and later settled on Kool & The Gang so as not to be confused with James Brown and His Famous Flames. Their most famous lineup included Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, brother Ronald Bell on tenor saxophone, James “J.T.” Taylor on lead vocals, George Brown on drums, Robert “Spike” Mickens on trumpet, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas on alto saxophone, Clay Smith on guitar, and Rick West on keyboards. While James J.T. Taylor would later go on to become a solo star in his own rite, he was not a member of the band when they recorded today’s Song Of The Day.

The group signed to Gene Redd’s De-Lite Records in 1969, but it was their 1973 album Wild And Peaceful that put the group on the musical map. The album included three bona-fide hit singles including today’s Song Of The Day, “Hollywood Swinging” (“Hey Hey Hey, What cha got to say!”) which topped the R&B charts in 1974 (#6 Pop) and the two horn-driven funk workouts that opened the album, “Funky Stuff” and “More Funky Stuff” (“Can’t get enough…of that funky stuff…”). The three singles were all recorded in one night and were based on aspects of Manu Dibango’s hit recording of “Soul Makossa.”

With its “Get Down, Get Down” call to action, and a rumbling bass line designed to move the tush, “Jungle Boogie” crowded dance floors all over the world as it climbed to the #4 position on the pop charts in 1973. Samples of the track have turned up in The Beastie Boys’ “Hey Ladies,” Madonna’s “Erotica,” Janet Jackson’s “You Want This” and M/A/R/R/S’ “Pump Up The Volume.” The song was also featured in the Quentin Tarentino film Pulp Fiction, as well as in many video games. The clip of the song shown here is from the group’s 1974 appearance on The Midnight Special.

The hit albums Light Of Worlds and Spirit Of the Boogie followed in 1974 and 1975 respectively before the group decided to change their focus from funk to pop with the addition of new lead singer James J.T. Taylor in 1979. That’s when the group lost me, however they did pick up millions of new fans with their new pop direction.

The group’s signature single was “Celebrate” which became the go-to goodtime party anthem of the 1980s. The chart-topping single was produced by Eumir Deodato who had chart success of his own in the early 70s with his hit version of the Strauss-composed classical piece “Also Sprach Zarathustra.”

More hit singles followed including “Ladies Night” (#8/1979), “Too Hot” (#5/1979), “Get Down On It” (#10/1982), Joanna (#2/1983), “Fresh” (#9/1985), “Misled” (#10/1985) and “Cherish” (#2/1985). Over the years, the group has sold over 70 million records worldwide, and they still perform today.

3D Breaks

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I’m your Uncle Marty, this is episode 527 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, as we look into shatterproof melodies that tap the metaphorical BREAKS in music. 😎

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We’ve been taking a musical BREAK this time, and we hope for a BREAKDOWN next time, if we’re not quarantined yet; if so, we have a great selection of STAY ALONE tracks to check out.  As usual, if you have suggestions, tell me by sending email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Shout from the rooftops, or howl it on the corner, by looking for us on Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

3D W8

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I’m Uncle Marty, this is The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, number 525, and on this chapter our featured focus is one of lingering expectations, as some can, or can’t, will or won’t for a while or a day to come, as like last week, you are not alone, as I will personally going to WAIT with you.  😎

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The words WAIT and WEIGHT are homonyms, that sound alike but have different meanings. We have been checking out the first one, both The noun, referring to the time spent, and the verb to stay in place until something else happens. The second identifies a measure of heaviness or to an object used to hold something down, and that’s where we will find ourselves next time.  Tell me your favorites by sending email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Shout from the rooftops, or howl it on the corner, by looking for us on  Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day– “Dancing Machine” by The Jackson 5

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jackson5They were growing up…and the world liked their Jacksons young.

By 1973, The Jackson 5 were becoming somewhat of a spent force around Motown. It had been a few years since the group scored a bona-fide top ten hit, and there was plenty of dissatisfaction to go around.

Brother Michael was no longer the pint-sized dynamo that he once was. He was now a pimply 15 years old geek with a much deeper voice. Motown had been grooming him as a solo star much to the detriment of his singing brothers, and between 1971 and 1973 he scored several substantial solo hits including the top five smash “Got To Be There,” “Ben” which was a chart topping hit about a rat from the movie Willard, a cover of the Bobby Day hit “Rockin’ Robin” which climbed to the #2 position on the charts and “I Wanna Be Where You Are,” which went to #16 on the pop charts and #2 on the rhythm and blues charts.

Meanwhile, some of the other brothers were also branching out. Jermaine released a solo record in 1972 that included a cover of the Shep & The Limelites’ hit “Daddy’s Home” which rose up to the top ten of the charts, and Jackie also released solo record the following year. All of this activity was beginning to play on the dynamic within the group in negative ways.

What the group collectively craved most was more control over what they recorded, and more involvement in the making of their records. While they were writing, producing and playing songs in their home studio, Motown wouldn’t let them play on their own records insisting that they use the Motown house band, The Funk Brothers, or The Wrecking Crew (for West Coast sessions). Not only that, they were only allowed to record songs that were chosen for them by “The Corporation.”

Changes needed to be made, and it was within this atmosphere of disillusion that the group’s father and manager, Joe Jackson began to look for a new record deal for his charges.

The group’s 1973 album, GIT: Get It Together, was the first Jackson 5 album to feature lead vocals by each brother.  The album also found the group dipping their collective toes into disco waters by segueing all the songs together in order to provide a non-stop mix of music for dancing.

By far, the best song of the album is today’s Song Of The Day, “Dancing Machine.” The song was an “automatic, systematic” call to the dance floor featuring syncopated funky rhythms and terrific vocal interplay between Michael and the rest of the group who traded off lead vocal lines and sang backup on the track. It was also one of the first songs that Michael employed the vocal hiccup that would end up being one of his lasting trademarks.

Like “Billy Jean” and the moonwalk, “Dancing Machine” also benefitted by an accompanying dance move which helped propel it up the charts.  When the group appeared on Soul Train to promote the album, Michael Jackson was seen doing the robot dance resulting in a spectacle that left fans wanting more.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, but lost out to Rufus’s hit “Tell Me Something Good.” While the other seven tracks on the record were less commercial, the title track was a moderate hit that charted at #28 on the singles charts, and “Hum Along and Dance” became a popular favorite in the group’s live act.

Shortly after the release of the album, the group found themselves riding high in the charts again as background vocalists on Stevie Wonder’s 1974 single “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” from his album Fulfillingness’ First Finale.

The group signed with CBS/Epic Records in 1975 and had to change their name to The Jacksons, since Motown owned the rights to the Jackson 5 name. Jermaine chose to stay on at Motown since he was married to Berry Gordy’s daughter, and was replaced by the youngest Jackson brother, Randy.

While the group’s commercial prospects at CBS weren’t much better, Michael eventually scored a huge hit with the 1979 album Off the Wall, and then came Thriller and The Victory Tour, and Jackson mania swept the world again…

Heavy 3D Water

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I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty here with The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, and on the 510th chapter, we’ll get into our water logs with songs touching OCEANS LAKES, and SEAS in the titles, artists, and maybe a geographic location or two. 

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We kept it wet on our nautical trip to the shores of the OCEANS LAKES, and SEAS.  Join us again next time as we open some BOOKS and turn a few PAGES within.  Got any suggestions that fit those themes?  Then tell me by sending email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;  Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Above High RadioActivity 🎼☢️

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I’m your Uncle Marty, as The 3D RadioActivity hits the 502 mark as this time our aim is to see how far we can get ABOVE HIGH RadioActivity!  ☢️ 🎶 😎

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Some people aim low, we were positive by going HIGH in the show, after we passed ABOVE too, so BEYOND will be the natural segueway for us on our next sonic celebration.  What’s on your mind?  Send your ideas, cute pet stories, and suggestions to me by  email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

The 3rD Away

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I’m your Uncle Marty, music is what we play on The 3D RadioActivity‘s chapter 494, where we’ll weigh an array from ballet and cabaret to reggae as we survey wordplay to rockaway your day with a tuneful essay that will take you AWAY.

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OVER and OUT are the next two summertime seconds.  Abbie Hoffman once said that sacred cows make the tastiest burgers, and since there’s a lot of beef in those proverbial meals, we will revisit them for the fourth time on our next pair of get togethers.  Send me your thoughts like Dave, Catherine, and Steven did this week.  If you’ve got ideas or requests, tell me by sending email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe 

Run With 3D Again

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I’m Uncle Marty, we are off and Running on the 491st chapter The 3D RadioActivity.  Jim in Novato suggested that we make sure that we give equal time to the opposite direction, so we will be moving to and fro this time with hits from Motown, The Blues, Oldies and a Super Group or two  with their renditions of some timeless classics.

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We sure have been RUNNING all over the place with you this time, on our next get together, we will return to the files to feature the GOING idea for the fourth time, as there are plenty to choose from!  We love to play what you want to hear, so send those suggestions by email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe 

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Dead On It” by Prince

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The follow up album to “Sign Of The Times” was to be Prince’s darkest and funkiest album to date. It was called “The Black Album” and was scheduled to come out in late 1987. At the last minute, and after a few promo copies had leaked out, Prince got cold feet and recalled the album replacing it with the far more positive “Lovesexy” album. Both albums had one song in common, the romantic ballad “When Two Are In Love,” otherwise the records were like night and day…or more to the point, good and evil.  Prince saw the album as too negative which is why it was shelved.. When Prince released the first single and video from the “Lovesexy” album,  “Alphabet St.,” it featured a hidden banner within the video that said “Don’t buy the Black Album, sorry.” When it finally got its contractual obligation, limited edition official release on CD in 1994, it was packaged in black with no credits on the cover and just a list of songs printed on the disc. The original title for the album was to be “The Funk Bible.” The album’s darkest song was called “Bob George” whose title was an amalgam of his manager Bob Cavallo and the critic, Nelson George who became very critical of his output at the time. The song stands out in Prince’s catalog for its gangster overtones and the line “That skinny m.f. with the high voice,” one of the few self-references in his work. This song pokes fun at the then-burgeoning hip-hop scene that threatened to make Prince passé. I’ve gotta get me a hat like the kid in this homemade video!