About this episode
Mod Marty creates a vibrant musical atmosphere blending soul and R&B.
https://ontargetpodcast.ca This week on On Target, Mod Marty builds a set that feels like neon reflecting off wet pavement—cool, restless, and impossible to ignore. The records snap together with just enough tension to keep the whole thing humming. Soul rubs shoulders with rough-cut R&B and flashes of mod swagger, all moving with quiet confidence. It’s less a playlist and more a mood you step into. ----------------------------------------------- The playlist is: "Blow Up" The James Taylor Quartet - Acid Jazz "Ring-A-Leevio" Dale Brooks - Dolphin "Do The Dog" Sugar & The Spices - Stacy "(I Wanna) Dance With Teacher" The Olympics - Reo "Only Love (Can Save Me Now)" Solomon Burke - Atlantic "I'll Still Love You" Jeff Barry - Red Bird "Now I've Got A Woman" Freddy King - Federal "Harlem Shuffle" The Fabulous Flippers - Cameo "Don't Look Back" The Remains - Epic "You Can't Buy Me" The Deverons - Reo "I Dig Your Act" The O'Jays -Bell "Love What You're Doin' To Me" Janet & the Jays - Hi "Time's a Wasting" The Fuller Brothers - Soul Clock "Strawberry Shortcake" Jay & The Techniques - Smash "Girl, You Have My Heart Singing" Ollie & The Nightingales - Stax "I Can Only…
People in this episode
Host: Marty Emanuel
Topics covered
- music
- R&B
- soul
- playlist
- mood
- mod culture
Keywords
- music
- R&B
- soul
- playlist
- mod
- vintage
- mood
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The James Taylor Quartet, Dale Brooks, Sugar & The Spices, The Olympics, Solomon Burke, Jeff Barry, Freddy King, The Fabulous Flippers, The Remains, The Deverons
Books & works: I Dig Your Act, Blow Up, Ring-A-Leevio, Do The Dog, (I Wanna) Dance With Teacher, Only Love (Can Save Me Now), I'll Still Love You, Now I've Got A Woman, Harlem Shuffle, Don't Look Back
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