Completely Conspicuous

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we discuss a pair of 1970s hitmakers. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Little Big League, Soft Focus, Idiot Genes and Wavves. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando and Dawn got their own variety show - Telma Hopkins of Dawn went on to appear in several sitcoms - Renewed popularity during Gulf War - Actually about coming home from prison - Was "Knock Three Times" a swingers' anthem? - By the late '70s, Tony Orlando was forgotten - "He Don't Love You" was another big hit - In praise of KC and the Sunshine Band - Tales of KC's pratfall in Vegas - "Please Don't Go" was a major hit for KC - "I'm Your Boogie Man" was funky, great stuff - Learning about music as a kid in the '70s - Young Ric saw the Sex Pistols on Howard Cosell's "Saturday Night Live" - Good bands played on "Fridays" on ABC - Dick Clark was a brilliant businessman, not necessarily a music lover - Check out