Good Morning Wisconsin - Lake 961

09/13/2024

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09/13/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, it’s Friday the 13th - let’s get paranoid with Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me”! A hit from 1984, the song was performed by Kennedy William Gordy, who was the son of Berry Gordy, CEO of Motown Records. He used the name “Rockwell” to hide that he was the label boss’ son. Kennedy wrote the song and put the demo together with the help of a Motown producer named Curtis Nolen. Berry Gordy didn't have much faith in his son as a recording artist, but when he heard "Somebody's Watching Me," he knew it was a hit and agreed to release it. He hedged his bet a bit though, by getting Michael Jackson to came in to sing some of the lyrics in the chorus, which helped since he was the biggest pop star on the planet at the time. Helps to have friends (or dads) in high places. Along with "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work, this is one of the great comedic paranoia songs of the '80s. “Somebody’s Watching Me” hit #2 on the Billboard HOT100 in 1984 and it fits nicely with our world where phones and smart speakers are always watching and listening to us (alas, often bored). So let’s celebrate Friday the 13th with Rockwell and “Somebody’s Watching Me” just after 8am on ! – Eric Paulsen

Official Music Video for Somebody's Watching Me performed by Rockwell, from his 1984 debut album of the same name. Somebody's Watching Me became a major comm...

09/13/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Men do THIS more than women, now that it’s back-to-school time… what is THIS?

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09/12/2024

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09/12/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, I’m in a Billy Idol mood and it’s gonna be 85 again today, so let’s crank up “Hot In the City”! A song the punk rocker wrote early on, “Hot In the City” is all about running wild and free in New York City on a summer night, something Idol did plenty when he moved to New York from London in 1981 after his band Generation X split up. It was his second single as a solo artist, coming after his cover of “Mony Mony.” Released in 1982 off his self-titled album, “Hot In the City” hit #13 in Britain and #24 here in the U.S.; a 1987 re-release also charted and kept it on the radio for a while. Let’s get it on your radio just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

REMASTERED IN HD!Official video of Billy Idol performing Hot In The City from the album Billy Idol. Buy It Here: http://smarturl.it/dia0cn The video features...

09/12/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Over 30% of men do THIS to prep for a date… what is THIS?

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09/11/2024

welcomes LENI!
She's a 3-month-old terrier mix with THE CUTEST LITTLE NOSE!

You can make an appointment to meet her at Lakeland Animal Shelter, but be sure to fill out an adoption application first at lakelandanimalshelter.org right away! ❤ Applications are good for 6 months, so even if you're not quite ready for a furever friend now, get in your app so you're ready when the right one comes along! 🙂
🆘 NOTE: The shelter need donations of CAT FOOD (canned and dry, no red food dye) and CAT LITTER!

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09/11/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, I’d like to salute one of my favorite rockers, Tommy Shaw, who turns 71 today. Longtime member of STYX, Tommy was also part of Damn Yankees and has had some good solo releases, including this hyper and fun song called “Girls With Guns” from his album of the same name. Released in 1984, “Girls with Guns” was written by Tommy as an homage to “strong women.” The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s an energetic wall of noise, and I love it. So let’s get ready for a sunny summer weather day with birthday boy Tommy Shaw and “Girls With Guns” just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

Lyrics:I'll tell you now And I won't tell you twice Where, when, and how I got some bad advice I never thought I could handle A girl with guns And let me tel...

09/11/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: The average pet does THIS about 4 times a day… what is THIS?

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09/10/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, I want to salute Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian musician who passed away last Thursday at age 83. Mendes has a lot of ballads, jazz, and bassa nova songs but he also had the song “Alibis,” my favorite credited to him. The first release off his 1983 Confetti album, the song is all about a woman he’s with sneaking around on him and lining up plenty of alibis to cover for her. Joe Pizzulo is on lead vocals (he also sang on “Never Gonna Let You Go” the year prior) and, despite being about cheating, it has a feel good vibe somehow. Very yacht-rocky. “Alibis” hit #29 on the U.S. Billboard HOT100 chart in early 1984. Let’s salute Sergio Mendes (and Joe, he sounded great on the vocals) just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

Solid Gold,July 14,1984Joe Pizzulo's great voice Soon....."Never gonna let you....." :-)Una de mis canciones favoritas del genial Sergio Mendes,del album "C...

09/10/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Over 40% of people say they’re lucky they never had one of these…. What is it?

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09/09/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, it’s 9/9, so I’m going with 99… Luftballoons. A song in German about the Cold War, which was a big topic in 1983 when this was released. The song was actually inspired by a Rolling Stones concert in Berlin - at the time West Berlin - when one of the members on Nena in attendance watched as some balloons released during the show floated over the Wall to East Berlin, leading him to wonder what would happen in the East and West powers picked up balloons on their radar, misinterpreted them as bombs, and accidentally launched a nuclear war. The song was a big hit in Germany and they weren’t planning on releasing it in the U.S. until KROQ, a legendary station in LA, decided to play it. That led to it becoming played over much of the country. Nena released an English language version in response, but let’s face it: the German version is cooler. “99 Luftballons” rose to the #2 spot on the Billboard HOT100 in 1984, with only Van Halen’s “Jump” keeping them out of the top spot. Let’s salute the number 9 (which “nein” means “no” in German, no less) with 99 Luftballons just after 8am on ! – Eric Paulsen

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09/09/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: 92% of us look for THIS while shopping for food… what is THIS?

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09/06/2024

Engaging soup mode.

09/06/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, we celebrate the band named after Wisconsin’s state fruit: The Cranberries. It would’ve been Delores O’Riordan’s 53rd birthday today, we lost her in 2018. So I’m gonna play a song that gets in your head. In your heeeead… “Zombie.” From their No Need To Argue album, it was released in 1994 and topped the U.S. Alternative Airplay chartl it also reached #1 in numerous countries, although Ireland and Great Britain weren’t two of them. Lead singer Dolores O'Riordan claimed that "Zombie" speaks about "the Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever." The lyrics even say, "It's the same old theme since 1916." The Cranberries as a whole claim they wrote "Zombie" to be a "song for peace, peace among England and Ireland." The IRA (Irish Republican Army) committed a bombing in 1993 that inspired the song, and they declared a ceasefire just a few weeks after this song was released (after 25 years of conflict), leading some critics to openly wonder if the IRA was "willing to call a truce to make sure the group didn't release any more songs about them." But who knows. To salute Dolores, let's get "Zombie" in your heeeead just after 8am on ! -- Eric Paulsen

Official Music video for Zombie by The Cranberries.Listen to The Cranberries here - https://TheCranberries.lnk.to/StreamDiscover more about The Cranberries:F...

09/06/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: 20% of us have THIS on us at all times… what is THIS?

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09/05/2024

🐾🐾 = 💲2️⃣5️⃣

Starting TODAY all dogs that are 25lbs or more will be $25 for the next 25 days!

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09/05/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, it’s 9/5 so who not play “9 To 5”? This catchy tune from Dolly Parton was the title track for the Nine To Five movie soundtrack, a very funny film from 1980 which was actually Dolly Parton’s first movie. She co-starred with the likes of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dabney Coleman and wrote the song while they filmed. Parton noted the unlikely inspiration for this song was her fingernails. She had very long, acrylic nails, and discovered that when she rubbed them together she could create a rhythm that sounded like a typewriter, and since the movie was about secretaries, she was able to use that sound to compose the song on the set. She even played her fingernails as part of the percussion sound when she recorded the track. “9 To 5” went to #1 in the U.S. in 1981 and won the 1981 Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. On this 9/5 September 5th, let’s enjoy some Dolly just after... 8 (not 9, or 5... almost ironic, right?) on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

Official music video for ”9 To 5” by Dolly PartonListen to Dolly Parton: https://DollyParton.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more Dolly Parton videos: https://DollyPart...

09/05/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: 60% of us would like to eat THIS every day… what is THIS?

Whether you're right or wrong, you'll be entered to win a $50 gift card to Popeye's On Lake Geneva! ⚠️ We will pick a winner on Friday and contact you directly via FB Messenger!
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09/04/2024

For today on Lake961, we'll share a conversation between me and Blake from the Walworth County Fair this past weekend. 🐾🐾🐾
I also put together a brief video looking back at the Lakeland Animal Shelter booth with some cutie kitties and the feature, a dog named Kip, who was busy capturing hearts right and left! So many wonderful animals are available now, find out more at LakelandAnimalShelter.org - and listen for more updates every Wednesday around 8:35! Blake will be back in the studio with me next week. -- Eric Paulsen

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09/04/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION we’re continuing the start of school theme with Pink Floyd not needing no education with “Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)”. Roger Waters of Pink Floyd wrote this song about his views on formal education and the wall refers to the emotional barrier Waters built around himself because he wasn't in touch with reality. The teachers became just another brick in the wall. The song was unusual for Pink Floyd in it had a bit of a disco beat, something their producer Bob Ezrin suggested after hearing the group Chic. The children's chorus that sang on this track came from a school in Islington, England, and was chosen because it was close to the studio. It was made up of 23 kids between the ages of 13 and 15. They were overdubbed 12 times, making it sound like there were a lot more of them. While Pink Floyd wasn't fond of releasing songs as singles that much - preferring people hear them in the context of an album - the song went to #1 in the U.S. and Britain and helped The Wall sell 23 million copies just in the U.S. alone. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" is the intro to this song on the album, but in the interest of time, let's just dive into the bricks and say we don't need no education (ironically, a double negative, which is improper grammar) just after 8am on this school day on Lake961! -- Eric Paulsen

HIT SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CLASSIC VIDEOSPink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Lifted from "Pink Floyd The Wall" film, this video is actually comprised of two s...

09/04/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: A new survey found the #1 cause of back-to-school stress for parents is THIS… what is THIS?

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09/03/2024

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09/03/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION for this back-to-school Tuesday, its orientation day in some districts including Lake Geneva and Wilmot, so how about “Show Me The Way” from Peter Frampton? The studio version of this song was originally released on the Frampton album in 1975 but became a bigger hit when it was part of his live set on his legendary Frampton Comes Alive double album, which was released in 1976. It hit #6 in the US and went top 10 in Britain. Designed to have a universal theme, it’s simply about somebody who can be inspiring in someone’s life, and to have them “show you the way” (the way being whatever you want it to be.) So let’s show the kids starting another year of school the way by having them enjoy some Peter Frampton with you this morning just after 8am on Lake961! They might dig the guitar’s talk box. – Eric Paulsen

Peter Frampton - Show Me The WayRecorded Live: 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium - Oakland, CAMore Peter Frampton at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com...

09/03/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Nearly 30% of people say they look forward to THIS the most in the fall… what is THIS?

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09/02/2024

NO IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION TODAY.
INSTEAD... IN THREE WORDS:
Tell me what you're doing to enjoy Labor Day!

08/31/2024

Greetings from the Walworth County Fairgrounds on a gorgeous day for the Fair! We have tons of prizes for you at the tent when you pick a duck in our little pool the first 10 minutes of every hour through 5:10, plus all day tomorrow. Tasty food (love the pierogis, and the grilled cheese from the Walworth County FFA) along with lots of great exhibits, animals, and music acts. Come on down and see us!

08/30/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION for this Friday, Nelly headlines Walworth County Fair tonight, and since ECC’s gotta be a throwback, let’s jet back to JUST short of 20 years ago this week, when Nelly released “Over and Over” with guest Tim McGraw and crafted a huge rap and country fusion hit that peaked at #3 on the Billboard HOT100 in 2004; it topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Nelly wrote the lyrics to “Over and Over,” which focuses on regret and features them going and back forth in the song. And radio played it over and over again back then, so why not play it now? Plus, I like the fake record scratches and sounds at the end. Prepping for Nelly’s show tonight, let’s go over and over just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

REMASTERED IN HD!Nelly ft. Tim McGraw “Over And Over” official music video. Subscribe to the channel: https://lnk.to/NellyYTListen to the Best Of playlist fr...

08/30/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Almost 60% of us say we did THIS in school, but haven’t done it since. What is THIS?

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08/29/2024

On ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION, today would’ve been Michael Jackson’s 66th birthday. He was born in Gary, Indiana on this day in 1958. I’ve played him before on Eric’s Cassette Collection, but I haven’t played “Rock With You” and that’s a damn shame. So I’m pulling out the Off The Wall album to get you in the groove on this Thursday. Michael was only 21 when this song was recorded and 22 when it climbed the charts, although he’d already been performing with his brothers and sisters since the late 60s in the Jackson Five. It was his second solo single off the album, following “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” “Rock With You” hit #1 on both the Billboard HOT100 and the R&B charts in early 1980, at the start of a decade he would soon dominate. Oh, and you won’t BELIEVE who almost did this song instead, but she turned it down. I’ll tell you after I play the song. So let’s rock with YOU just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

"Rock With You" was Michael Jackson's second short film, filmed in 1979 for the second No. 1 hit single from 'Off the Wall.' The Bruce Gowers-directed short ...