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Posted at 1:09 PM on August 21, 2009 by Jill Riley
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Monday: The Fireballs (feat. Jimmy Gilmer), "Bottle of Wine" (1968)
The Fireballs had a bit of a comeback hit with "Bottle of Wine" in 1968. In the late 1950's The Fireballs was an instrumental band. Then they started making pop music in the early 1960's and had a hit with "Sugar Shack." They had a hard time competing with British Invasion bands and sort of fell off the radar. That is, until they started singing about being drunk on wine.

Tuesday: Martha and the Muffins, "Mystery Walk" (1984)
A Canadian New Wave group featuring latter-day uber-producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel), Martha and the Muffins put out a number of under-appreciated, musicianly records in the 80s. Martha Johnson is the eponymous lead vocalist, but co-bandlearder Mark Gane also took the vocals from time to time, and we played one of his tunes, "Nation Of Followers."

Wednesday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Valley of the Dolls" (1967)
The record sleeve reads, "Valley of the Dolls is a disturbing look at people with appetites for life greater than their capacity for living." Valley of the Dolls started as a novel, then adapted to film. We played, "I'll Plant My Own Tree."

Thursday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985)
Zombie comedy is such a ridiculous movie genre. The Return of the Living Dead is extremely cheesy, but had a great soundtrack. We played a great zombie song, The Cramps, "Surfin' Dead."

Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Times Square" (1980)
Two girls escape from a mental institution and hit the streets of New York, looking for adventure and musical stardom via their nascent band the Sleez Girls. Along the way they meet DJ Johnny LaGuardia, played by Tim Curry, and possibly lose their minds. It wasn't "Citizen Kane," but it sure has an awesome soundtrack, featuring Roxy Music, Talking Heads, The Ramones, XTC, and ... Robin Gibb? Well, mostly awesome. We played Suzi Quatro's "Rock Hard."


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