The Vinyl Experience - Apples and Oranges

VE 126 Apples and Oranges Richard Dawson: Apples And Oranges Pink Floyd: Apples And Oranges Pink Floyd: If Bread: If Roberta Flack: Feel Like Making Love Bad Company: Feel Like Making Love Bon Jovi: Runaway Del Shannon: Runaway Jefferson Starship: Runaway Ringo Starr: Photograph Def Leppard: Photograph Cars Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers: Bye Bye Love Radiohead: High And Dry Rolling Stones: High And Dry Five Satins: In The Still Of The Night Frank Sinatra: In the Still Of The Night Today on the VE... a real cool theme that will have you connecting the dots thorugh the next hour of music--but first, let's begin with a salute to actor and game show master Richard Dawson, who died last week, but left this 45 RPM relic as part of his show business lagacy. I'm PC and this is the VE : Richard Dawson: Apples And Oranges Richard Dawson, at the height of his Hogan's Heroes fame, with the psychedelic novelty record, "Apples And Oranges." Funny...didn't Pink Floyd releaase a single with the same title at about the same time? (Pink Floyd: Apples And Oranges, est & fade) ....and so, my eureka moment....struggling with a theme for this week's Vinyl Experience...it's right there...like apples and oranges...some songs can share the same title, but be very different..case in point--let's stay with with Pink Floyd, and a cut from their 1970 album "Atom Heart Mother," called "If, " and follow that with a very different group, song of the same title, and similar emotional tenor...can you guess who it will be ... Pink Floyd: If Bread: If The VE with Bread, and Pink Floyd...two groups as different as apples and oranges, and two different, but relatable songs with the common title of "If." See how this works. OK.. Let's stay in the early 70's....1974 specifically, when two songs, both on Atlantic Records, shared the same title, and the distinction of being two of the year's bigest hits... Roberta Flack: Feel Like Making Love Bad Company: Feel Like Making Love The VE....Feel Like Making Love, by Bad Company, and Roberta Flack. As different as Apples and Oranges...let's keep it going , two entirely differnt eras of rock and roll, but two teen-idol bad boys, each debuting with a song called "Runaway." Bon Jovi: Runaway Del Shannon: Runaway The VE, Apples and Oranges...the songs Runaway by Del Shannon ion 1961, and Bon Jovi, who was an infant the year that came out, but shot to stardom in '83 with his tune. How about a bonus "Runaway" ?! Jefferson Starship: Runaway The VE....same title, different songs. Like apples and oranges...or paintings and.... photographs... Ringo Starr: Photograph Def Leppard: Photograph The VE....I know you've got the hang of this by now Cars Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers: Bye Bye Love

Apples and oranges, and Cars and Everly Brothers, "Bye Bye Love," on the VE. There are so many twin title songs, we'll have to do a sequel hour some time....but for now, just time for another couple of sets...this one is Radiohead's most covered tune Radiohead: High And Dry Rolling Stones: High And Dry The Rolling Stones first attempt at a country-blues tune, and with fine harmonica by Mick jagger, on Aftermath's "High And Dry," and Radiohead, wit thie lonesome cowboy ballad "High ANd Dry," a tune Thom Yorke dislikes, but artists as diverse as Sugarland and Jamie Cullum, adore...they'e done their own versions...apples and oranges indeed. Let's wrap it up with some greasers, and the original skinny kid singer from the neighborhood.... Five Satins: In The Still Of The Night Frank Sinatra: In the Still Of The Night And that's the VE. As simple as The Five Satins, as sophisticated as Sinatra.....