"Heart And Soul" by The Monkees

In tribute to the recently departed Davy Jones, The Radio Dial is pleased to broadcast an obscure track by The Monkees… 1987’s “Heart and Soul”.

After our boys had long since been relegated to the oldies circuit, MTV and Nickelodeon began re-airing the classic Monkees TV series, spawning an unexpected resurgence of Monkeemania! Their comeback single “That Was Then, This Is Now” hit #20 on the pop charts in ‘86, and three of the original group, Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork, reunited in the studio to produce the follow up album "Pool It". 

Sadly, the revival was short lived, as the LP disappeared quickly, though it produced this yummy little slice of mid 80s pop confectionary, which quite unfairly stalled at #72 on the pop charts.

The video acts as a sequel of sorts to their TV series, as Davy, Micky, and Peter somehow end up frozen solid in an ice house in 1967, while the strains of their hit “Last Train To Clarksville” echo in the background… they then thaw out twenty years later, and wackiness ensues.

“Put your heart and soul where I can see them shine. I wish you'd put your heart and soul, where I can think they're mine.”

"Galaxy 500" by The Reverend Horton Heat

Tonight the Radio Dial, after bouncing all across the broadcast band, finally locks into a frequency hailing from southern Texas to bring to you, The Reverend Horton Heat’s “Galaxy 500”. An amusingly sarcastic rockabilly song about divorce, and how, despite the wife getting most things of value out of the marriage, the singer will be fine as he retains the beloved “Galaxy 500” (I imagine the spelling was altered to avoid trademark issues with the Ford Galaxie 500)

Culled from the 2002 “Lucky 7” LP and featuring Jim Heath on vocals and lead guitar, Jimbo Wallace on bass, and Scott Churilla on drums, The Reverend Horton Heat (Heath’s stage name, and also the name of the band itself) serves up a rockin’ blend of 50’s country & western, 60’s surf guitar, and 70’s punk and hard rock. Not too surprising, then, that this 25 + year veteran band has been known to cover Cash and Motorhead in the same set. 

“You take the fish, I’ll take the bowl… you take the dishes, while you’re at it take my soul…  But things ain’t so bad… cuz I got a Galaxy 500!”

Hello listeners! I decided it's time that the Radio Dial graduate from a Facebook group to a proper blog. *sniff sniff* My Radio Dial is growing up so fast!


My goal remains the same...To share songs from my personal music collection, spotlighting forgotten one-time hits, worthy album tracks from well-known and obscure artists, and the occasional interesting cover tune. I'll touch on multiple genres, but I'll lean heavily toward 70s and 80s rock and pop, and artists inspired by that era of music.


So whenever you're ready to hear something that terrestrial radio doesn't play, tune into the Radio Dial.


It's all about the music... and the memories.