Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we discuss actor-turned-singer David Soul's massive 1977 hit song. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mean Creek, Los Campesinos and Shearwater. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - David Soul, aka Hutch from "Starsky and Hutch," just turned 70 - "Don't Give Up on Us" hit #1 in April 1977 - Soul started out as a folk singer - "Don't Give Up on Us" in the same vein as wuss rock by Bread, Dan Hill, Manilow - Ric: Soul was on Private Stock Records, which churned out pop hits - Label run by Larry Uttal, who was previously a hitmaker for Bell Records - Private Stock master tapes were all lost after label went bankrupt - Soul just had the one hit - The B-side was weird song called "Black Bean Soup" that sounded like old Robert Palmer - John Travolta was another actor with a record deal in the '70s - Travolta was a teen idol after "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble"; pre-Saturday Night Fever and Grease - Bi