In the video you can see the promotional ad run by Motown Records. How in the world did Granny end up on Motown? Well this was originally a number performed by Irene Ryan in the musical, Pippin, by Stephen Schwartz, and released on Motown. They later re-recorded the song and made into a 45 single.

This received airplay on WIOQ/102.1 FM in Philly, a MOR/AC (Middle of the Road/Adult Contemporary) format station. I recorded it off the radio back then, but they either didn't announce the title or I cut it off. For years I thought the title was "Time To Start Livin'" which, IMO makes more sense, but this is the title Stephen Schwartz gave it.

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