Music History for July 11

Music History for July 11 from the Kaptain Kranch show.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:02

Hello there, Peppybody here. And this is the Wayback Machine for traveling through time.

SPEAKER_02 0:08

Where are we going today, Eppybody?

SPEAKER_00 0:10

We're setting the Wayback Machine to music history.

SPEAKER_01 0:13

And our first stop of the Wayback Machine, the year 1960, was on this day that the Hollywood Argyles they hit number one. I'm not kidding you, with this song. It's Al Yo.

SPEAKER_03 0:27

There's a man in the funny papers we all know. He lives way back a long time ago. Don't think nothing but a bare cat stew. Well, this cat's name is uh Alley O He got a shopper that's a genuine dinosaur. And he can knuckle your head before you count your followers. He got a big ugly clove and a head up all a hower. Like three big lions and grizzly bear. He's the toughest man there is alive. Wearing clothes from a wild cat's high. He's the king of the jungle jazz. Look at that cave and go right through the jungle, tearing limbs off of trees. A knocking green trick monsters dead on their knees. The cats don't bug him cause they know better. Cause he's a mean motor scooter and a bet go get us. He's the toughest man there is a lie. Wears clothes from a wild cat's hide. He's the king of the jungle jive. Look at that caveman go. There he goes. Look at that caveman go.

SPEAKER_01 2:34

That is the song that hit number one on this day back in 1960. It's the Hollywood Argyles and Alley Oop. And yes, my older brother had a copy of this song. Yeah, heard it way too much. 1951 on this day. Alan Free created the phrase rock and roll when he broadcast his first Moondog House Rock and Roll Party. The first radio show with that phrase. 1967. It was on this day that after leaving the new Christie Minstrels, Kenny Rogers formed the first edition. 1969. David Bowie's song Space Oddity, the single, is rush released to beat the moon landing, which happened just nine days later. 1979. The space station, Skylab, crashes to Earth after six years in space. Now leading up to the event, Electric Light Orchestra, they took out ads in trade magazines dedicating their new single, Don't Bring Me Down to Skylab. Well, that is music history for the 11th of July, and you know we have to for the Electric Light Orchestra to do that with those ads for Skylab. We've got Don't Bring Me Down queued up after the break. Keep it locked in. Captain Crash You got me running going out of my life.

unknown 4:17

You got me thinking that I'm wasting my time.

SPEAKER_02 4:32

Don't bring me down Do you want to steal it with your fancy friends? I'm telling you it's gotta be dealing. Don't bring me down. No, no, no, no, no. I'm telling you what's up before I get on the book. Don't bring me down. You're looking good, just like you're sticking the breast. One of these dishes gonna break your bread, don't bring me down. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_01 6:44

I'll tell you what before I get up the block, don't bring me down You got me taking up the running away You got me running away Don't bring me down No bring it up Don't bring me down before I get up and look at Don't Bring Me Down The Electric Light Orchestra Don't Bring Me Down, we played that song because, well, on this day back in 1979, the space station Skylab crashed to Earth, but prior to that, ELO took out as in trade magazines, dedicating their new single, Don't Bring Me Down, to Skylab. Well, thanks for listening and for using the Wowie app. If you want to get in touch with me, Captain Crunch, just go to the Captain Crunch Facebook page or go to CaptainCrunch.com and remember stay cool and stay classic.