On this Beatles Hour with Steve Ludwig # 72, it's BEATLES MASH-UPS ~ Sixteen mash-ups starring the Fab Four & their friends Queen, The Monkees, Green Day, Bruno Mars, Norman Greenbaum, Pink Floyd, The Knack, Ray Parker, Jr., Led Zeppelin, The Jam, Bob Marley, & Scissor Sisters.
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The Dave Clark Five, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, were a huge part of the British Invasion of the sixties. Here are seven tracks of extended & alternate versions, isolated vocals, and bits and pieces of pieces of bits:
1. Because - Extended version C (by "suzannesstud" from YouTube)
2. Bits & Pieces - Alternate version, stereo
3. Over and Over - Alternate version
4. Last Train To Clarksville
5. Try Too Hard - Extended version (by "mosogotam" from YouTube)
6. Dave Clark Five Medley Mix (by "steve01274" from YouTube)
7. Because - Isolated vocals

In 1970, the hit-making machine of the British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, disbanded. Lead guitarist Lenny Davidson left and was replaced by Alan Parker; Rick Huxley, bass & rhythm guitarist also left and was replaced by Eric Ford. Saxophonist Denis Payton left, but wasn't replaced. Dave Clark & lead vocalist remained, and the new four-man band was dubbed "Dave Clark & Friends,"and lasted from 1970 until 1973. One album was released, a mixture of cover songs & a few Clark/Smith originals. Here are eight tracks from that album:
1. Right or Wrong (written by Dave Clark & Mike Smith)
2. Won't You be My Lady? (written by Clark/Smith)
3. Southern Man (Neil Young cover)
4. Put A Little Love in Your Heart (Dusty Springfield cover)
5. Sha Na Na Na (cover of Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye")
6. Draggin' the Line (Tommy James cover)
7. Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke cover)
8. Signs (Five Man Electric Band cover)

The sixties British Invasion band, Hall-of-Famers The Dave Clark Five, didn't dip into psychedelic sounds too often, but here are five times when they did:
1. Maze of Love - (from FIVE BY FIVE 1969)
2. The Red Balloon [Dave Clark, Lead Vocal] - (from FIVE BY FIVE)
3. Lost in His Dreams - (from EVERYBODY KNOWS 1968)
4. Inside and Out - (from EVERYBODY KNOWS)
5. Live in the Sky - (from IF SOMEBODY LOVES YOU 1970)

Zooming from Australia with its unique brand of music:
Alternative rock, pop/rock band, PRINCESS PLANET's Ros Crook, Chris Crook, and Dave Cottingham --- and Russell Diggins, aka "Russell Street," from the punk band, Z-CARS, who were at the forefront of the Melbourne punk scene in the late 70's/early 80's, join host Steve Ludwig to share plenty of awesome music along with plenty of awesome stories about the Australian music scene.
This is Show # 174 of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture (PlanetLudwig.com).
#Australia #AustralianMusic #PrincessPlanet #ZCars #RosCrook #ChrisCrook #DaveCottingham #RussellDiggins #RussellStreet #AlternativeMusic #RockMusic #PunkMusic #PopMusic #PlanetLudwig #SteveLudwig #ClassicPopCulture

Most fans of the British Invasion of the sixties know the Dave Clark Five's greatest hits. But many of their album cuts, those tracks that weren't "hits," were great as well. Here are fourteen of those album cuts - one from each of their American-released albums. Enjoy!
1. Doctor Rhythm (Album: You Got What It Takes 1967)
2. Maybe It's You (Album: I Like It Like That 1965)
3. I Really Love You (Album: Try Too Hard 1966)
4. A Little Bit Now (Album: Everybody Knows 1968)
5. Who Do You Think You're Talking To? (Album: 5 X 5 1964-1969)
6. I'm Thinking (Album: Weekend in London 1965)
7. Come On Over (Album: American Tour 1964)
8. Pick Up Your Phone (Album: 5 X 5 1967)
9. Do You Still Love Me? (Album: Satisfied With You 1966)
10. I Need You, I Love You (Album: The Dave Clark Five Return! 1964)
11. She's All Mine (Album: Glad All Over 1964)
12. Don't You Know (Album: Coast To Coast 1964)
13. New Kind of Love (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
14. Everybody Get Together (Album: If Somebody Loves You 1970)

The Dave Clark Five, sixties British Invasion band, and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees, had many fine ballads among their fourteen American-released albums. Some of them were hits, while others, perhaps overlooked, were superb also. Here are thirteen album cut/non-hit ballads by the DC5 (one from each album, except their first album, Glad All Over, which didn't contain any ballads). Enjoy!
1. Bernadette (Album: 5 X 5 1967)
2. 'Til the Right One Comes Along (Album: Weekend In London 1965)
3. I'm Left Without You (Album: Coast To Coast 1964)
4. I Still Need You (Album: Satisfied With You 1966)
5. Whenever You're Around (Album: American Tour 1964)
6. Scared of Falling in Love (Album: Try Too Hard 1966)
7. That's How Long Our Love Will Last (Album: I Like It Like That 1965)
8. Julia (Album: If Somebody Loves You 1970)
9. I'll Do the Best I Can (Album: Everybody Knows 1968)
10. No One Can Break A Heart Like You (Album: 5 X 5 1964-1969)
11. Forever and a Day (Album: The Dave Clark Five Return! 1964)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, placed twenty-one songs in the U.S. Billboard Top 50 Charts. Here are those twenty-one hits, in chronological order along with their highest chart position:
1. Glad All Over #6 Feb. 1964
2. Bits & Pieces #4 April '64
3. Do You Love Me #11 May '64
4. Can't You See That She's Mine #4 June '64
5. Because #3 Aug. '64
6. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) #15 Oct. '64
7. Any Way You Want It #14 Nov. '64
8. Come Home #14 Feb. 1965
9. Reelin' & Rockin' #23 '65
10. I Like It Like That #7 June '65
11. Catch Us If You Can #4 Aug. '65
12. Over and Over #1 Nov. 65
13. At the Scene #18 Feb. 1966
14. Try Too Hard #12 Apr. '66
15. Please Tell Me Why #28 June '66
16. Satisfied With You #50 Aug. '66
17. Nineteen Days #48 Oct. '66
18. I've Got To Have A Reason #44 Jan. 1967
19. You've Got What It Takes #7 Apr. '67
20. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby #35 June '67
21. Everybody Knows #43 Dec. '67

What is a first-generation Beatles fan, who hosts a Beatles Hour show, who has tons of Beatles-related audio in his collection, to do? Well, in host Steve Ludwig's case, he presents this potpourri of fab sound in a series of Beatles Hours called BECAUSE...Here's the first in the series, BECAUSE. Enjoy! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, recorded 38 full length songs totaling less than two minutes each. Here are all 38 of them, in 65 minutes & 38 seconds, in album chronological order. Enjoy!
Album: GLAD ALL OVER 1964
1. Bits & Pieces 1:56
2. I Know You 1:58
Album: THE DAVE CLARK FIVE RETURN! 1964
3. Funny 1:51
Album: DAVE CLARK FIVE AMERICAN TOUR 1964
4. Who Does He Think He Is 1:56
5. I Want You Still 1:35
Album: COAST TO COAST 1964
6. Give Me Love 1:57
7. I Can't Stand It 1:32
8. I'm Left Without You 1:47
9. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) 1:40
10. Say You Want Me 1:44
11. Don't You Know 1:36
12. To Me 1:42
Album: WEEKEND IN LONDON 1965
13. We'll Be Running 132
14. Blue Suede Shoes 1:45
15. I'll Never Know 1:45
16. I'm Thinking 1:30
17. Little Bitty Pretty One 1:29
Album: HAVING A WILD WEEKEND 1965
18. Having A Wild Weekend 1:30
19. Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum 1:49
20. Catch Us If You Can 1:54
Album: I LIKE IT LIKE THAT 1965
21. I Like It Like That 1:37
22. Pumping 1:46
Album: TRY TOO HARD 1966
23. I Never Will 1:54
24. Ever Since You've Been Away 1:33
25. I Really Love You 1:52
26. It Don't Feel Good 1:41
27. Scared of Falling In Love 1:55
Album: SATISFIED WITH YOU 1966
28. Satisfied With You 1:57
29. I Meant You 1:59
30. Please Tell Me Why 1:31
31. It'll Only Hurt For a Little While 1:44
Album: 5 X 5 1967
32. Nineteen Days 1:50
33. Little Bit Strong 1:23
34. Picture of You 1:53
Album: YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES 1967
35. I've Got To Have A Reason 1:53
36. Lovin' So Good 1:45
37. Play With Me 1:40
38. Let Me Be 1:44