‘Oh, I’m longing for San Bernadino…’ (Christie, 1970)
A few weeks back we featured Christie’s biggest hit, “Yellow River.” Today, we have Jeff Christie’s follow-up single, “San Bernadino.”
“San Bernadino” just barely scraped the Billboard “Hot 100” in the US, but fared better around Europe, hitting the Top 20 in Finland, Italy and Spain, and climbed to #1 in Germany.
Previously on Music for Monday: The Spinners, ‘The Rubberband Man’ (Live ’76)
‘Dedicated to fighting evil while weaving her web of justice…’ (‘Spider-Woman,’ 1979)
DePatie-Freleng’s Spider-Woman cartoon originally ran on ABC from September, 1979 to January, 1980. 16 episodes were produced. Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, was voiced by Joan Van Ark and Spider-Man was portrayed by Paul Soles.
You can catch the animated series’ intro below. Have a most pleasant Funshine Friday!
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘The Electric Company’ – ‘Shoo Shoo Sunshine’ Song (1971)
James Brown, ‘Funky Drummer Part 1 and Part 2’ (‘Billboard’ magazine, March 14, 1970)
“Red hot new instrumental single…”
“Funky Drummer Part 1 And Part 2” was recorded in November of 1969 and released in March of 1970. The drumbeat Clyde Stubblefield plays on this record has been sampled uncountable times in modern music. James Brown, ‘Funky Drummer’ originally appeared in the March 14, 1970 issue of Billboard magazine.
(Source: Billboard)
Previously on Rad Ads: American Motors’ Pierre Cardin Javelin SST (1972)
‘Guaranteed to blow your mind…’ (The Spinners, ‘The Rubberband Man,’ 1976)
As a fresh, new week begins it’s time for a childhood favorite and a real 1970s-era sing-a-long. And really, I’m in a mild state of disbelief that I haven’t featured this song on the site before.
Here’s The Spinners performing “The Rubberband Man” on The Midnight Special. “The Rubberband Man” bounced all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the fall of 1976.
Previously on Music for Monday: Boney M., ‘Rivers Of Babylon’ (1978)
‘Shoo shoo sunshine…don’t shine on me no more.’ (Morgan Freeman, ‘The Electric Company,’ 1971)
Hurrah! We’ve almost made it to the end of the work week. It’s nearly time to kick off our shoes and begin to relax. To get us mentally started on our weekend, here’s Academy Award-winner, Morgan Freeman singing “Shoo Shoo Sunshine” on The Electric Company.
The clip below originally aired on November 9, 1971. Have a happy Funshine Friday!
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show’ (1975)
More of The Electric Company & Morgan Freeman at Bionic Disco: ‘The Electric Company’ – ‘Knock Knock Rock’ (1976)
Christopher Knight’s duds for an ‘American Bandstand’ appearance, 1972
Actor Christopher Knight of The Brady Bunch is selling a number of authentic outfits worn during the show’s heyday in the 1970s. According to an email I received from the website Brady World, if you’d like to purchase any of the memorabilia you’ll want to contact the email address you can find in the photos below.
Far out! (And, no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.)
(Source: Brady World)
Previously on 70s Stories: ‘Mean’ Joe Green & Coca-Cola (1979)