Beth's Crate Digging Extravaganza: The Beach Boys- "The Beach Boys Today!" (1965) 06-14-24

 

There's nothing like a trip to the record shop and a cool new Beth's Crate Digging Extravaganza on this episode of Boppin' With Beth. This week, we dig into "The Beach Boys Today!" album from 1965! We'll hear 2 full songs and snippets of the others. Plus, there's covers of most of the songs on the album by Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, The Weeklings, Johnathan Pushkar, She & Him, Pat DiNizio, Wilson Phillips and The Red Squares. Hear the original versions of a couple of tracks by Bobby Freeman and The Students. Plus, Beth's Lightning Round returns with Mark Malibu from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas along with his favorite tune from their discography. Jammin' James Riley also has a cool track from The Surfaris in Hang Ten! 

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

The Red Squares- "When I Grow Up"

*BWB liner- Glen Burtnik

The Weeklings- "Help Me, Rhonda"

*Generic liner- Zooey Deschannel

She & Him- "Good To My Baby"

*Generic liner- Carnie Wilson

Wilson Phillips- "Dance, Dance, Dance"

*Generic liner- Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys- "Don't Hurt My Little Sister"

*BWB liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "Kiss Me Baby"

*BWB liner- Johnathan Pushkar

Johnathan Pushkar- "Please Let Me Wonder"

*Beth's Lightning Round teaser liner- Mark Malibu

Pat DiNizio- "She Knows Me Too Well"

*Beth's Lightning Round with Mark Malibu from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas

*BWB liner- Mark Malibu

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Hellbent For Speed"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

*BWB liner- Bob Berryhill

The Surfaris- "Murphy the Surfie"

*BWB liner- Al Jardine

Al Jardine- "Help Me, Rhonda" (with Steve Miller)

Bobby Freeman- "Do You Want To Dance"

The Students- "I'm So Young"

Brian Wilson- "Please Let Me Wonder" (live)

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Side 1:

1. "Do You Wanna Dance?"

2. "Good To My Baby"

3. "Don't Hurt My Little Sister"

4. "When I Grow Up"

5. "Help Me, Ronda"

6. "Dance, Dance, Dance"

Side 2:

1. "Please Let Me Wonder"

2. "I'm So Young"

3. "Kiss Me, Baby"

4. "She Knows Me Too Well"

5. "In The Back Of My Mind"

6. "Bull Session With The "Big Daddy""

Beth's Lightning Round Guest: Mark Malibu

Okay, so, that is Shaggy from Scooby-Doo (who Mark sounds like)... Here is Mark, really:

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Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-24-24

 

American keyboardist, producer, singer and songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth! Hear about his career (both in bands and solo) as well as a couple of great solo tunes from his discography. There's also tracks from some of his bands including Jellyfish, Imperial Drag and when was in Beck's backing band. There's tunes from some of his influences including The Beach Boys, Kiss, Yes, 10cc and XTC. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new tune from Christian Love! Jammin' James Riley has a song from The Halibuts in Hang Ten. There's also a cover of a Jellyfish tune from McFly as well.

*BWB liner- Al Jardine

The Beach Boys- "Sail On, Sailor"

*Generic liner- Gene Simmons

Kiss- "Strutter" (live)

*Generic liner- Steve Howe

Yes- "Total Mass Retain"

10cc- "The Things We Do For Love"

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.- "The Loser"

*BWB liner- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.- "I Feel Good, Bad, Fine"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- Christian Love

Christian Love- "Silhouette"

Jellyfish- "Glutton Of Sympathy"

Imperial Drag- "Zodiac Sign"

Beck- "Pressure Zone"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

The Halibuts- "Chumming"

McFly- "Baby's Coming Back Again"

XTC- "Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)"

Outro music bed: Burt Bacharach- "Bond Street"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Christian Love

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Kansas "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-19-24

 

American rock band Kansas is the "focus beam" artist on this new Boppin' With Beth. Hear about their career, member changes and a couple of rockin' tracks from their discography. There's songs from some of their influences including Yes, Genesis, The Yardbirds, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Deep Purple, Mott The Hoople and The Beach Boys. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new tune from Otis. Jammin' James Riley has a song by The Hondells in Hang Ten. Kerry Livgren's band from the 80's called AD closes out the show. 

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

*Generic liner- Steve Howe

Yes- "Your Move"

*Generic liner- Peter Gabriel

Genesis- "In The Beginning"

*BWB liner- Jim McCarty

The Yardbirds- "Rack My Mind"

*Generic liner- Carl Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer- "Love Beach"

*Generic liner- Richard Williams

Kansas- "Point Of Know Return"

*Generic liner- John Elefante

Kansas- "Fight Fire With Fire"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- Boone Froggett

Otis- "There's A Break In The Road"

*Generic liner- Ritchie Blackmore

Deep Purple- "One More Rainy Day"

*Generic liner- Ian Hunter

Mott The Hoople- "Honaloochie Boogie"

*Generic liner- Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys- "Surf's Up"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

The Hondells- "The Lonely Rider"

*Generic liner- Kerry Livgren

Kerry Livgren AD- "Make Or Break It"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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R.I.P. ROBBY STEINHARDT (May 25, 1950- July 17, 2021)

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Otis

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Semisonic "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-12-24

 

American rock band Semisonic is the "focus beam" artist for this new hour of Boppin' With Beth. Hear songs from some of their influences including Big Star, The Beatles, The Connells, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Carole King and The Beach Boys. You'll hear about their career, a couple of tracks from their discography (including their 2023 album), their previous band Trip Shakespeare and a solo track from Dan Wilson. Beth's Bop Of The Week is the latest from LLC. Jammin' James Riley has a tune from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas in Hang Ten and Fastball ends the show! 

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

*Generic liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "Oh! Darling"

*Generic liner- Mike Connell

The Connells- "Take A Bow"

The Clash- "I'm Not Down"

Semisonic- "Across The Great Divide"

*Generic liner- Dan Wilson

Semisonic- "If You Say So"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed- Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- LLC

LLC- "(Re) Discovery" (featuring Will Pugh of Cartel)

Bob Dylan- "As I Went Out One Morning"

Carole King- "Only Love Is Real"

*BWB liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "Here Today"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

*BWB liner- Mark Malibu

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Wasagas Theme"

Dan Wilson- "She Can't Help Me Now"

*Generic liner- Matt Wilson

Trip Shakespeare- "Down My Block"

*BWB liner- Tony Scalzo

Fastball- "Friend Or Foe"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: LLC

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