Good Morning Wisconsin - Lake 961

11/26/2024

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11/26/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: I got inspired while playing “Physical” last week to play the OTHER hugest song from 1981, Kim Carnes' “Bette Davis Eyes.” 👀

Originally written in 1974 by Jackie DeShannon (who had a hit with “What the World Needs Now”) and Donna Weiss, “Bette Davis Eyes” brims with mystery and serves as an ominous warning to those drawn in by initial allure for someone who can end up chewing you up and spitting you out. The alluring eyes of actress Bette Davis became the topic, as Weiss and DeShannon were big fans of her movies.
Their original version was VERY different and producers didn’t like it, although her version was released in 1975 but it didn’t go anywhere. One of the producers offered it to Kim Carnes; Carnes’ sultry voice coupled with a more synth-pop feel launched the song to #1 for 5 non-consecutive weeks in 1981 on the Billboard HOT100 in the U.S.; it topped the charts in over 20 countries. Bette Davis herself was 73 when Carnes's version became a hit.
She wrote letters to Carnes, Weiss, and DeShannon to thank them for making her "a part of modern times" and said that her grandson now looked up to her. After their Grammy Awards wins, Davis sent them roses and happily accepted the gift of gold and platinum records from Carnes, hanging them on her wall.
Let’s enjoy “Bette Davis Eyes” for our last Eric’s Cassette Collection before Christmas just after 8am Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

REMASTERED IN HD!Official video for "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes.Revisit more 80's music videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs&list=PLjF50D...

11/26/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Over 50% of Americans are unable to do THIS… what is THIS?

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11/25/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: Today, we say Happy Birthday to Amy Grant, as she turns 64 today! 🥳

How about a little uptempo brightness today with her 1991 hit “Baby Baby”? Off her Heart In Motion album, “Baby Baby” was written by Amy for her daughter Millie, who was six weeks old at the time.

Grant was already a huge artist in the Contemporary Christian genre; this was her second crossover hit. Her first was 1985’s “Find A Way,” which peaked at #29 on the Billboard HOT100. “Baby Baby,” which had a single version, a dance remix and more - topped the charts in 1991. It also hit #2 in Great Britain.

Let’s celebrate 64 candles on Amy’s cake before we dive into a week filled with food and music just before 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

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11/25/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: 31% of parents say THIS is the most difficult thing they encounter when raising kids… what is THIS?

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11/22/2024

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11/22/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: Today, we’re saluting one of the top songs of 1981, which began a record-breaking (at the time) 10-week run at #1 on the Billboard HOT100 this week that year: Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical.” 💪

A sultry hit that helped mark her departure from 70s hits like “Have You Never Been Mellow” and “Please Mr. Please,” “Physical” was actually designed with a male singer in mind; writers Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick originally intended to offer it to Rod Stewart or somebody similar. They also offered it to Tina Turner, who turned it down. 🤦‍♀️

Tina’s manager also managed Olivia, and she accepted although with some reservations. After recording it, she actually thought he went a little TOO racy with it and tried to have it pulled from the album. They compromised a bit by making the video more about “exercise” and she ended up with her biggest hit, and Billboard’s best performing song of the 1980s.

And here’s a fun fact: the #1 songs right before and right after Olivia’s record chart run were both Hall & Oates songs: “Private Eyes” preceded it and “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” followed. But let’s get Physical on this Friday morning heading into the weekend with Olivia Newton-John just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

Official video for "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.Revisit more 80's music videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs&list=PLjF50Dlp9iek5dt7_1jRWS4...

11/22/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: One in three adults say they regularly do THIS in the nude… what is THIS?

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11/21/2024

This is SO much fun yesterday at Yerkes Observatory!!! Gorgeous building and more brain power in there through history than you can imagine. Got a nice peek at the World's Largest Refracting Telescope, too! Soon the World's Tallest Glass Tree will go up in front; we'll have more on that soon again on Lake961! -- Eric Paulsen

11/21/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: Thought it would be appropriate - given the weather - to play “Hazy Shade of Winter,” a song originally done by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966 and features on their 1968 album Bookends. 🌫❄️

I’m playing the more rocking cover by The Bangles, which they recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Less Than Zero. They’d been performing it since 1983, when Susanna Hoffs heard the Simon & Garfunkel version on a classic rock station in LA and said to the band, “we gotta cover this song.” And so they did.

The Bangles’ version of “Hazy Shade of Winter” hit #2 on the US Billboard HOT100. It certainly works for today, let’s enjoy a Hazy Shade of Winter on your radio as we navigate a snowy windy morning just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

Official Video for "Hazy Shade of Winter” by The Bangles​Listen to The Bangles: https://TheBangles.lnk.to/listenYD​Watch more videos by The Bangles: https://...

11/21/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: One of these contains 34 different objects, on average… what is it?

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11/20/2024

welcomes CHAGO!

This happy-go-lucky guy is a 5-month-old terrier mix, and he is FULL of energy and love!! He LOVES giving kisses & cuddles! And look at those ears - ONE EAR UP!

Make an appointment to meet him at Lakeland Animal Shelter, but be sure to fill out an adoption application 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! 🙂

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11/20/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: We’re really taking the Cake today. Really, the band CAKE, since they were announced as a Summerfest headliner at the BMO Pavilion there on June 27th!!

That’s a ways away, but why not pull out their 2001 hit “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”? It was their first single, off their album Comfort Eagle. Describing his ideal woman (hence, the short skirt and loooong jacket), John McCrea, lead singer and also the guy who played the vibraslap at the beginning, said the song was "about prosperity and depression" and the strange behavior of the human mating ritual. It charted in Britain and also on the alternative and modern rock charts in the U.S.

Let’s enjoy a slice of Cake just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

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11/20/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Nearly ¼ of us do THIS when the warning light comes on in our car… what is THIS?

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11/19/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: Let’s wish 70s R&B singer George McCrae a happy 80th birthday! 🥳

George was a one-hit wonder with the banger “Rock Your Baby,” which was written by Harry Wayne Casey - who became KC of KC and the Sunshine Band - and fellow band member Richard Finch.

After they had the initial track down, they paid Jerome Smith $15 to put a guitar on it. While not initially intended for McCrae, he happened to be present so they let him sing because they knew he could bring some wicked falsetto - proving 95% of success is just showing up.

Considered one of the first hits of the disco era, “Rock Your Baby” hit #1 in the U.S., Britain, and rocked charts and dance floors around the world in 1974. "Rock Your Baby" helped inspire ABBA when they wrote "Dancing Queen," and even John Lennon said "I'd give my eyetooth to have written that!"

Let’s rock (and dance) with the now 80-year-old George McCrae just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

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11/19/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: About 2 in 3 people have, or will, do THIS before the end of the year, to save money… what is THIS?

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11/18/2024

ERIC’S CASSETTE COLLECTION: We’re gonna rock you on this Monday with some "naughty" music!
John Parr is 72 today and the producer and musician known for the theme to St. Elmo’s Fire and many 80s movie soundtracks had his first hit with “Naughty Naughty,” a self-proclaimed “loud and bawdy” song released 40 years ago this month.
Songfacts called it a “lascivious rocker” and its unique keyboard bassline made it stand out. It peaked at #23 in March 1985, shortly before the release of his St. Elmo’s Fire Theme.
Let’s get Naughty Naughty on this Monday morning with birthday boy John Parr just after 8am on Lake961! – Eric Paulsen

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11/18/2024

Here's the Impossible Question for today:
🤔: Nearly 20% of new drivers say THIS is the most stressful part of driving… what is THIS?

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