Jay & the Techniques was an inter-racial pop group, which was formed in All… Read Full Bio ↴Jay & the Techniques was an inter-racial pop group, which was formed in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the mid 1960s.
A group whose sound and songs were more pop than soul, Jay & the Techniques earned some points for the playful, joyous "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie," which was their lone Top 10 R&B and pop hit in 1967 on Smash.[1]

Career

The band was best known for its Top 10 debut single, "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", which was released in 1967 and reached #6 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The track was arranged by Joe Renzetti, and written by Maurice Irby, Jr. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[3] Although this song served as the band's primary hit, the group also captured various chart positions with "Keep the Ball Rolling" (#14) and "Strawberry Shortcake". "Keep the Ball Rolling" also notched up sales in excess of a million copies, to secure a second gold disc for this group.[3]

However, its position on the 1960s pop charts declined after "Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music" was released. Jay & the Techniques made their final effort with its R&B hit, "Number Onderful", but after that, the group disbanded.

In 1996, Mercury Records released a compilation album of the band's hits entitled The Best of Jay & the Techniques.

Original band members

Jay Proctor: Lead vocalist and primary founder of the group
George "Lucky" Lloyd: Second vocalist
Dante Dancho: Lead guitar
Chuck Crowl: Bass guitar
Karl Landis (Lippowitsch): Drums (was replaced by Paul Coles, Jr.)
Ronnie Goosley: Saxophone
Jon Walsh: Trumpet (was replaced by Danny Altieri)

Keep The Ball Rollin
Jay & The Techniques Lyrics

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Keep the ball rollin', Keep the ball rollin'.
Girl, the name of the game is love.
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start,
and just Keep the ball rollin' baby,
right into my heart.

How can you ask me to try
and get by with just one little kiss.

The kissin' you do,
I need a second helping to.
When you light the fire in my heart
and ev'ry part of me is burning for you.

You got to put your lips closer to mine,
girl, you got to follow it thru.
(You got to follow it thru,)
You got to follow it thru.
(You got to follow it thru.)

Keep the ball rollin', Keep the ball rollin'.
Girl, the name of the game is love.
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start,
and just Keep the ball rollin' baby,
right into my heart.

Half of a loaf isn't better than none when I'm starvin' for you.
Don't hold me tight if ev'ry night we stop at two.
If you want me there when you call,
then girl it's all or nothing next time you do.

You got to put your lips closer to mine,
girl, you got to follow it thru.
(You got to follow it thru,)
You got to follow it thru.
(You got to follow it thru.)

Keep the ball rollin', Keep the ball rollin'.
Girl, the name of the game is love.

On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start,
and just Keep the ball rollin' baby,

Overall Meaning

right into my heart.

"Keep the Ball Rollin'" by Jay & The Techniques is a sweet, upbeat love song that encourages the object of the singer's affection to keep the romantic momentum going. The song's lyrics imply that a single kiss from their lover is just not enough; the singer needs more affection to feel satisfied. In the first verse, the singer sets the stage for the romance by saying "On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start," indicating that he is ready and waiting for his lover to make the first move. The chorus then repeats the idea that they need to keep the romance going, with the catchy phrase "Keep the ball rollin', Keep the ball rollin'."

The second verse goes on to describe the physical sensations that the singer feels when he is around his lover, saying "When you light the fire in my heart and ev'ry part of me is burning for you." The singer is essentially saying that he needs more than just a little bit of kissing, and that his lover needs to "follow it thru" and keep the ball rolling to satisfy his desires.

Overall, the song is a fun and catchy love song that was popular in the 1960s. The lyrics are simple, but they convey a sense of urgency and excitement surrounding the idea of keeping the romance alive by continuing to kiss and show affection.

Line by Line Meaning

Keep the ball rollin', Keep the ball rollin'.
Let's keep up the momentum and passion between us going.

Girl, the name of the game is love.
Our goal is to continue building a loving and fulfilling relationship.

On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start,
Let's prepare ourselves for what's about to happen and start with a kiss.

And just Keep the ball rollin' baby, right into my heart.
Let's continue building our relationship with love and passion that will make its way into my heart.

How can you ask me to try and get by with just one little kiss.
One kiss is not enough for me, I crave more intimacy with you.

The kissin' you do, I need a second helping to.
Your kisses are so sweet and satisfying, I need more of them to feel fulfilled.

When you light the fire in my heart and ev'ry part of me is burning for you.
Your love sets my heart and soul on fire, and I yearn for you with every fiber of my being.

You got to put your lips closer to mine, girl, you got to follow it thru. (You got to follow it thru,) You got to follow it thru. (You got to follow it thru.)
We need to get closer physically and emotionally, and commit to our passion and love for each other.

Half of a loaf isn't better than none when I'm starvin' for you.
Settling for little bits of love or attention from you is not enough when my heart is yearning for more.

Don't hold me tight if ev'ry night we stop at two.
I want more intimacy with you than just limited physical contact.

If you want me there when you call, then girl it's all or nothing next time you do.
If you want our relationship to continue with passion and love, we need to give our all to each other and not settle for less.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DENNY RANDELL, SANDY LINZER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ripsnortinroy

26w

Keep the ball rollin'
Keep the ball rollin'
Girl, the name of the game is love
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start
And just keep the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart
How can you ask me to try and get by with just one little kiss
(One little kiss)
Kissing you do, I need a second helpin' too
(Need a second helpin', need a second helpin' too)
When you light the fire in my heart
And every part of me is burning for you
You've got to put your lips closer to mine
(Closer to mine)
Girl, you got to follow it through
(You got to follow it through)
You got to follow it through
(You got to follow it through)
Keep the ball rollin'
Keep the ball rollin'
Girl, the name of the game is love
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start
And just keep the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart
Half of a loaf isn't better than none when I'm starvin' for you
(When I'm starvin' for you)
Don't hold me tight if every night we stop at two
(Don't stop, keep the ball rollin')
If you want me there when you call
Then girl, it's all or nothing
Next time you do
You go to put your lips closer to mine
(Closer to mine)
Girl you got to follow it through
(You got to follow it through)
You got to follow it through
(You got to follow it through)
Come on honey and keep the ball rollin'
Keep the ball rollin'
Girl, the name of the game is love
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start
And just keep the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart
Yeah
Keep the ball rollin'
Keep the ball rollin'
Girl, the name of the game is love
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start
And just keep the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Sandy Linzer / Denny Randell

All comments from YouTube:

@karenwilkerson582

3y↑11

I fell in love with this song in elementary school 😊!! Still loving it now 50 some years later 😊❤️1/19/21 ❤️

@marthahorton-uq7wu

46w↑1

I love this song it's about someone I 😘

@lb1262dt

30w

Me too!!😀. Elementary School.🏫. And Loved it, Ever Since.✋😊❤️❤️👍👍.

@SubwayFan65

12y↑17

I just love this song so much. Thank You! I wish they played music like this today. So upbeat, so soothing. :-)

@MSA942

14y↑11

I was ten years old and was already a music lover when this song was out. Living just a few miles from Allentown Pa. where Jay and The Techniques came from. They were every local young musicians inspiration. Till this I still love the late 60"s music especially anything with horns. Great Song!

@davidpanetta6400

I totally agree with you. Any song with a brass section always gets charged up. There were a lot of groups back then that turned out a lot of great hits. Then Chicago came along and knocked the ball out of the park!

@ginaannd.3700

6y↑16

Recently heard this after many many years! Wow did it bring back childhood memories! So joyful. Would like to buy the album to play whenever I want some happiness.

@milablk

10y↑67

This is feel good music, makes me smile and long for the good old days. Thank you Jay

@rgreene152

You took the words out of my mouth!!

@maureenmcgovern6119

They actually came to my High School to perform. They were excellent!

@vernroether4268

6y↑28

10 years old in 1967 loved the song then.....still love it today

@CP5699

6y↑3

Me too.

@gatesmw50

6y↑3

I also remember it in 67. It is kind of funny, the other day I was standing on line at the super market and this song popped into my head out of nowhere. Haven't heard it in years until I went and did a web search. CHEERS !

@rgreene152

2y↑2

Me too!

@rudyclaudio5024

1y↑1

I was 9

@mattveteska8559

50w

This has to be the best song ever

@petrslivinski7481

6y↑15

Great Music = Great Times = Happy Memories!!!

@honest4sure

8y↑20

Great tune, easy listening, pleasant. Instant classic and timeless. Hmmm. just like the songs of today.

@Carvinter

6y↑1

lol

@compulsiveguy55

11y↑7

Time passes but the good old days of times long gone has left us with so much good music and memories. Proud to have grown up in the 60's and to have had so much music talent from that time period. Thanks for posting.

@johngolofit1208

3y↑10

This takes me back to Fall 1967. I’m 12, starting 7th grade, and beginning to take an interest in the opposite sex. Great music back then along with the memories. Back when normalcy kept the ball rolling’.

@spiff8862

3y↑5

Everytime I hear this song, I go right back to the Fall of 1967, where I'm mowing the front lawn on a warm balmy October Saturday afternoon in Burbank, California.
Love this song!

@lorettasegura2287

3y↑5

I just love this sing along song 🎵. Makes me happy 😊

@babyRoses7

9y↑64

Our music was happy music and full of the oy of life. It gave us joy and it spread love and peace.

@renatakatz7769

6y↑13

Love the simplicity of this song.

@PJMurphyNJ

11y↑8

Brings back memories of my childhood. Saw them playing on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City as a kid. To go back to a better time.

@AustriaGermany

9y↑49

Great times bring me back to 1967 !!!!

@laurijohnson8285

2y↑1

Just heard this on the radio after not hearing it for a really long time. Absolutely love it and I'm saving it to my favorites!

@pattyt9791

3y↑2

This takes me back to the good old days! I will always remember this song!

@ftsjr

9y↑58

A wonderful trip back to the late 1960s.

@petrslivinski7481

6y↑6

Lovin' the trip back!

@williamredding333

3y↑1

Amen girlfriend.

@millermark445

That's why we're listening...to bring back some wonderful memories and to maybe, for only a brief moment, feel what it was like to be that young again.

@peeterpoon

14y↑8

Thanks for psoting this terrific and very underrated hit from back in the day.

@cubita8

12y↑4

love it!

@horarwgt

11y↑5

"Keep The Ball Rollin'" was the follow-up to Jay & the Techniques' July 1967 debut hit "Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie." This great track -- which I like better than "Apples Peaches..." -- continued the theme of crossing childhood games witrh romance and debuted October 21, 1967, peaking at #14 over its 12 week chart run. Their next single, "Strawberry Shortcake," was nowhere as good and could only struggle to #39. The group never make the national Top 40 again.

@frdjr2527

5y↑1

I'm with you! I like this one better than "Apples, Peaches...." It was a top 5 hit in NYC on WMCA and WABC and reached #1 in Philadelphia for a week on WIBG. Also reached top 5 on WRKO Boston. Big hit on the I-95 corridor, not so big nationally.

@alanwilson8407

@frdjr252 # 1 in Boston? Did Southie know the lead was OMG, BLAAACCCKK??!!!?

@saranth

12y↑5

i love that song. brings back memories

@ripsnortinroy

26w

@taypar11

9y↑21

I love bubble gum music. So positive and pretty to the ear.

@1761Charlie

7y↑6

This was not "bubblegum music"

@brooklandsspeedway

12y↑5

They played a number of our High School dances at Wm. Allen High in Allentown. They had contracted for the dances, and then they hit it nationally...and still honored the contracts. The drummer, Carl Lipowitsch (sp?) was a wrestler at the school and a star of the senior class movie two years ahead of me. What a wonderful time in my life.

@1979cl1

10y↑10

Great song with a bubble gum taste of the late 60's!!

@lauraespinosa3878

9y↑25

I LOVE THAT MUSIC

@cidspimms

12y↑2

It would be no contest; it really is a shame that the kids of today don't have the same quality music we all had when we were young. And the thing was when we listened to it; we knew it was special, that it wasn't "Throw Away" tunes you'd hear once or twice, and then forget.

@kozprincess

12y↑4

wow its been a very long time since I heard this . thanks for posting it. brings back alot of happy times

@cmulwee001

14y↑6

The heck with such "artists" as Miley, JoBros, Hilary Duff, Britney, and others. THIS is what real music AND real talent is all about. Real (not studio enhanced) voices and real instruments.

@taypar11

5y↑5

When I first heard this song, I thought it was the Grassroots because of the lead-in build up, but then the vocal told me it was someone new. Great song.

@johnluise340

10y↑39

'OLD SCHOOL WAS THE BEST.'

@christhomas829

10y↑22

I love the oldies.

@arkady714

12y↑4

Mom loved this song. She was all of 26 years old, behind the wheel of her '67 baby blue Mustang rag top and driving us to the beach when this song was on the charts. T shirt over yellow bikini, sandals, shades and kerchief wrapping long black hair "just like Cher," as she would say. Yeah, I was just a kid, but I wasn't so dumb that I didn't notice guys hitting on her all the time. Boy, she could wink and flirt her way out of speeding tickets like no one's business.

@chriskellerson9740

6y↑1

arkady714 Convertible rides to the beach listening to bubblegum music haha I'm there in my Tempest Pontiac 🚗

@Jdwify

48w

It sounds like you had a very cool mom that all the kids in your neighborhood really liked.

@arkady714

47w↑1

@John Woodham Yeah, she was a real sweetie back in the day. One thing I noticed even as a kid back then was how many times she got off with only a warning. She had a bit of a lead foot but the cops never gave her a ticket. 🤣 Let's face it, citing a 26 year old babe in a kerchief and shades behind the wheel of a '67 Mustang convertible (especially back then) was simply against the rules! 😂

@arkady714

47w

@Chris Kellerson Sorry that I'm reading message this late, but yes, bubble gum as it was. She actually LIKED the Bobby Sherman!🤣

@karenbodoskey7689

2y↑1

I was in the 2nd grade when this song was playing on the radio. I remember playing hopscotch to it....innocent times❤

@gracie19126

7y↑3

Great song

@kenpomed

12y↑8

One of my all times favorites takes me back to North High in Phoenix, AZ. I have this song on my MP3 player for the car and gym

@TigerTrak

12y

Forgot about this tune. Great,happy tune that brings back some great memories! Great job DayGlo!

@danielphanover6936

8y↑15

GREAT song ! :)

@maryrascon8686

I still love this song.❤❤❤

@cbjrcher1

7y↑14

Woke up this wanting to hear this for some reason; I must be having a childhood flashback

@Tengobaila3

Yay!!! Just pure greatness!! Thank you!

@trucking604

13y

Jay And The Techniques were my boys! Great memories!

@aztecwarrior4309

6y↑2

Great song!

@antonioporras2038

7y↑22

I was born in December of 1962. Still remember this song.

@williamredding333

You must have been in school when it came out.

@moemcgovern7345

2y↑1

This always reminds me of fun times.

@sierracuban

10y↑25

Wow ! I was in junior high in California when this song was a hit in 1967....Age 14 ! Sierra Cuban, Miami, Florida

@aztecwarrior4309

6y↑2

sierracuban Oxnard California, Haydock J,r high 67

@bobbywall172

5y↑2

Graduated in 1967, loved this song, life just beginning life, good times feeling free until I was drafted, would’nt change it though!!!!

@sierracuban

13y↑2

When this song was playing in 1967, it was broadcast on AM ( amplitude modulation ) radio as all pop music in the 1950's and 1960's...Back in those days I was 14 and would hear it on BOSS RADIO 93 KHJ, or also on KFWB Channel 98... ( Both in Los Angeles ) Sometimes I would hear this song in my dad's gas station while I pumped regular gasoline for 18.9 cents per gallon, or Premium Ethyl for 36.9 cents per gallon...NEVER will we see those prosperous days again..GOD help us..Sierra Cuban, Miami

@rsands9

I worked in my dad’s station too!

@lindaredden9198

LOVE THIS SONG MY KID DAYS !!!

@D.N..

Nice song 🙂

@robertjuliano7968

Great. Song. Makes. Me. Think. Of. The. Good. Old. Days. When. Life. Was. Fun.

@sierracuban

13y↑2

My God, this takes me right back to my junior high school days in 1967 in Huntington Park, California.......Those happy days with a booming economy......Sadly, there was Viet Nam......Thank you God for those days..... Sierra Cuban, Miami, Florida

@dthievin

4y↑2

There must be 10 modulations in this arrangement. What hip-hop artist or any modern musician can do something like that?

@souldeep69

3y↑2

Well the guys who wrote this, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, wrote the song that holds the record for the most key changes on a hit single, "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" by the Four Seasons. That song modulates upward 5 times, and that actually ties it with "Mack the Knife" which formerly held the record. Linzer and Randell wrote this and other goodies such as "A Lover's Concerto" by the Toys and "Let's Hang On!" again by the Four Seasons.

@robertweber2145

This is great feel good music. Love the older music this crap today can't hold a candle to the older music.

@MissMiri777

7y↑6

luv it!

@tlcjr1972

13y

This song is on! Thanks for posting this.

@emilyleo1435

2y↑1

Wow a classic

@danielruchames3115

8y↑15

Bubble gum music is the absolute truth! Even have the album to prove it!

@rsands9

5y↑2

This was not considered Bubblegum at that time. They called this soul music

@souldeep69

I absolutely consider this to be bubblegum. It's a prototype for what came to be known as bubblegum - kid's games equated with love, kiddy game catch phrases( "on your mark get set" preceded "Simon says", "1,2,3 red light", etc,, etc,), pulsing beat, bright melody, danceable. And never forget the not-too-shocking revelation of bubblegum maestro Joey Levine in a not-too-long ago interview: "I always thought of myself as a soul singer."

@ginamartinez891

3y↑2

Hahaha was on PofF and read “Keep the ball rolling” and now I’m here listening to the song, I hadn’t heard in ages!!! I’m 68yrs young!!! lol 🤣👍

@imanim4844

5y↑4

Ed Sullivan show rerun today brought me here. I love 60s music! 💕🎶

@alanwilson839

4y↑1

Did you try to get people to believe these guys were on Ed Sullivan's show?

@peeterpoon

14y

DayGlo, you've got great taste in music! I ma proud to be a new subscriber!

@margaretcoil2518

Great Song Then and Now,,,

@dwightwhite2013

Serious memories frm these old jams.

@grammarita1

12y↑6

Better than "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" in my opinion. Doesn't the intro remind you of the Grassroots' songs?

@patriciawest4887

Clean music

@huggybear9937

7y↑4

the best band ever out of the Lehigh valley of pa

@alanwilson839

How did they form the band? Would like to know?

@emilyleo1435

I was 5 when this came out and dancing to this still

@teegrey1606

6y↑1

when songs had meaning

@robphilll22

13y↑3

In A weird twist ,This song became the theme for "Bowling For Dollars" and "Candle pins for Cash" game shows...

@ronniepahigian

CANDLEPINS FOR CASH WITH BOB GAMERE...OPENING SONG....A BOSTON THING

@armorybrunotjr.3204

5y↑1

The Al Hirt version was used theme was used when a contestant bowled two strikes to win the jackpot.

@Jdwify

48w

I never heard of this song until 1990. That year the Cincinnati Reds were in first place from start to finish, including winning the Playoffs and World Series. WLW Radio would play this song after the Reds won a game as a way to tell the team to keep the ball rolling to victory.

@ericnadaoka1214

4y↑2

I was in Army basic combat training with Jay & The Techniques' drummer (Lipowitz) and trumpeter (Walsh)!

@nicknam8478

Wow great ....I worked with two of them Lucky Lloyd and Ron Gossely

@reeree9742

I would roller skate to this song, Loved it. I was in Junior high and had my first boyfriend.

@Mr5083

5y↑4

Feb 26 , 2019
Im 60 years old now , you gotta follow it thru , Keep The Ball Rollin

@sandyr5999

Mega awesome but it does have a jaunty bounce back from Velma Dinkley's radio!!!!!

@jbleaken

12y

Thank You so Much, This song always made Me smile

@richardwatne558

7y↑2

real music not like the trash of today out for money no feeling in music

@sarosch

I particularly like the album cover….

@57highland

11y↑19

'Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie -- who's not ready holler "I" That's the call we used in Hide n Seek. The person who was "it" shouted this as he blinded his eyes while the others hid.

@davidpanetta6400

3y↑1

We did that too when we were kids. Are you from PA? I am.

@markmiller4376

6y↑1

Brings back thoughts of freshman year in college and people known and now barely remembered.

@KC3141

12y

aadamsday - We were in the same class at AC. They also played Jackie Wilson's Higher and Higher. Fans went crazy - especially when Crazy George put on his show. Good times. Now everybody plays music before the game.

@marvwatkins7029

3y↑1

Late '60's Top 40 AN.

@noogieboy555

Pretty cool, politically speaking, especially for 1967: 2 Brothers and 5 Gray Boys!

@carlloud1187

8y↑8

Bridgeton High School Class of 1967! Great memories!

@bobbywall172

3y↑1

Class of 67, south stokes, stokes co. North Carolina, forever, have that album🔥❤️❤️⭐️⭐️

@juliewilliams7016

10y↑8

To bad jay proctor wasn't from detroit we'd have heard alot more from them but allentown is a great little city.
Thanks jay for puttin' the lehigh valley on the music map.

@TheKitkatgold

11y↑1

right on ! Thanks for sharing with us DayGlo. Kathy - Daytona Beach FL

@dennisreadingpa.7857

4y↑1

Was in the marines back than .These guys lived close by

@sandramorgan9361

Braves you keep winning!

@emilyleo1435

When this came out classic 😂

@pkereszt

9y↑13

The 60's were a great time for music and some other things, not politics. I lived through the time. Too much turmoil and loss of innocence. Think of it, a coup d'etat killed JFK; then MLK and RFK were shot. Vietnam tore at society's fabric. Drugs came out big time and values changed, not all for the good. No, the 60s were a unique time; but I'd argue against it being the best time. And... people blame the baby boomers, it wasn't us, but remnants of the greatest generation who were in charge. I respect the GG for their patriotism and courage, but some of the leaders of that era were scoundrels!

@PixiePal2454

9y↑2

My 18 year old grandson and I have had many lively 'discussions' about the 60's, and especially politics. Like a lot of today's young people, he wants to think we baby boomers are the ones who screwed everything up! Oh, they have noidea how much they still have to learn.

@StarDenmark

9y↑4

pkereszt I agree with you ! the 60's were a Great of my life !!!

@taypar11

9y↑5

+Jan Hots You are so right! They just don't know how hard you and I tried to have fun and just live in those turbalent times.

@williamgrear7467

You hit it on the head!

@jsbrules

I also really liked this song when I was 11 years old -- but NOT better than the more wistful "Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie" which (the same) production team was surely imitating. Both hits shared a really cool repeated or held note in Joe Renzetti's arrangements, probably a la The Supremes "set me free why don't you babe... you keep me hanging on". But I have to throw a little cold water on all you nostalgia-ists out there -- isn't it pretty sickening how acceptable it was -- and still is -- to constantly inculcate young kids, boys and girls both, with the sexually exploitive message that girls have to "put out" more sexually or boys will "drop them" -- "Keep the ball rolling...If you want me there when you call, Then girl it's all or nothing next time you do etc" So many comments about the "good old days" ignore this element of coercion. It wasn't really so innocent! (same kind of thing in Apple Peches Pumpkin: "I'm one step behind you, careful when I find you..." and so forth.) Sure, many or most of us "didn't [consciously] pay attention to the lyrics" but that message was EVERYWHERE in pop music! (why? because chasing and teasing and even play fighting and aggression are fun and can be exciting to listener of any age, and of course that can be legitimately and "innocently" sexually exciting. But when girls/women are not fully empowered it becomes coercion and abuse, still to this day just like in the 1500s or whenever)

@patsloyan9755

🎶💞💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

@reeree9742

6y↑3

Used to roller skate to this song and well as apple, peaches, pumkin pie

@AnnaD25

@ree ree Yes indeed, those all night skating weekends!

@thelynx6911

8y↑28

Ive heard good music now ( satellite radio)but I feel the suits & the mainstream top pop acts should listen to songs like this and Go back to basics

@petrslivinski7481

6y↑3

Listen and copy the technique! Perhaps our millennials would be better off!

@tjd0401

14y↑1

I just closed my eyes and for a second I thought I was back in elementary school sneaking a listen on WABC

@shmuli9

11y↑2

I used to have this. It reminds me of "the Happening" in some ways...

@PixiePal2454

9y↑27

More forgotten music!

@PixiePal2454

9y↑4

Thanks for adding me back to your circle. You are in mine now too. I love making new friends.

@petrslivinski7481

Never forgotten just placed on the back burner!

@lizfornaro6403

Rember all these songs still listen to them

@davidjohnson7846

At last I know the name of that second "mystery tune" that Max Weinberg's band occasionally played on Conan O'Brien's NBC show. Now if only I could find the name of the first one per the post I made here some time ago.