Thursday, July 31, 2008

Show #139--8/3/08

Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?—She & Him
Dancing in the City—Marshall Hain
Yes We Can Can—The Pointer Sisters
I Adore You—Esperanza Spalding
Birthday Girl—Imperial Teen
Sylvia II—Butterfly Assassins
It’s Wonderful—The Rascals
Mesopotamia—The Skatalites
Ask Yourself Why Babe—The Sapians
Elusive Butterfly—Bob Lind
Devil in His Heart—The Donays
Devil or Angel—The Clovers
Armageddon Song—The Dutchess and the Duke

Hour 2

Sweet Surrender—Sarah McLachlan
Under Pressure—Queen & David Bowie
Everybody Wants the Same Thing—Scissor Sisters
Heart of Glass—Blondie
Over My Head (Cable Car)—The Fray
Man with the Child in His Eyes—Kate Bush
Everlasting Love (Live)—Howard Jones
Bright Side—Lighthouse
Room to Move—John Mayall
One Sweet World—Dave Matthews Band
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)—Pet Shop Boys
Knock on Wood—Amii Stewart

Hour 3—Feature album: Songs from Wasties Orchard--Magna Carta (1971)

Friday, July 25, 2008

Show #138--7/27/08

He’s a Dream—Shandi
Crying—Bjork
Out at the Pictures—Hot Chip
Tom Sawyer—Rush
Strange Times—The Black Keys
Something—Booker T. & the MG’s
So Much Easier—Honk
Something Pulled Me—Shelleyan Orphan
Passionate Kisses—Mary Chapin Carpenter
Here for Now—Ani DiFranco
God is Watching—Paula Cole Band
One Day at a Time—Stillframe Sky

Hour 2—40 years ago: Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight (July 27, 1968)

Give Me One More Chance—Wilmer Alexander, Jr. and the Dukes (#100)
I’ve Never Found a Girl—Eddie Floyd (#91)
Don’t Give Up—Petula Clark (#78)
Mrs. Bluebird—Eternity’s Children (#73)
Slip Away—Clarence Carter (#67)
Light My Fire—Jose Feliciano (#62)
Soul Limbo—Booker T. & the MG’s (#42)
Journey to the Center of the Mind—The Amboy Dukes (#38)
Yummy Yummy Yummy—Ohio Express (#28)
Angel of the Morning—Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts (#17)
Reach Out in the Darkness—Friend & Lover (#13)
Classical Gas—Mason Williams (#8)
The Horse—Cliff Nobles & Co. (#5)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash—The Rolling Stones (#4)
Stoned Soul Picnic—The Fifth Dimension (#3)
Lady Willpower—Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (#2)
Grazing in the Grass—Hugh Masekela (#1)

Hour 3—Feature album: Synchronicity—The Police (1983)

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Show #137--7/20/08

I’m a Man—Chicago
Star—Kiki Dee
Starman—David Bowie
Believe in Me—Sloan
Cheap Champagne--Sloan
Camel Walk—Southern Culture on the Skids
Let Me Stay With You Tonight—Point Blank
Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More—The Allman Brothers Band
I Know You Know—Esperanza Spalding
Stiletto—Billy Joel
Song For—Earlimart
Move Closer—Marilyn Martin

Hour 2—When?

It Had Better Be Tonight—Henry Mancini
Summertime—Ricky Nelson
Every Night—Paul McCartney
Any Day Now—Chuck Jackson
5:15—Chris Isaak
11:00pm—Spoonchatter
Eventually—Ornette Coleman
One of These Days—Jill Sobule
After Midnight—J.J. Cale
Another Saturday Night—Cat Stevens
Saturday Round About Sunday—The Humblebums
Lazy Sunday—The Small Faces
Monday Morning—Pulp
8:05—Moby Grape
Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)—The Mamas & the Papas
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning—Frank Sinatra

Hour 3—Feature album: Passing Stranger—Scott Matthews (2007)

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Show #136--7/13/08

Conversation with a Cop—Fanny
Whispering—Erroll Garner
Your Secret’s Safe with Me—Michael Franks
Private Number—William Bell & Judy Clay
Tell Me Something True—Tift Merritt
I Confess—The English Beat
Just Between You and Me—April Wine
Especially for You—The Smithereens
As We Go Along—The Monkees
See Line Woman—Nina Simone
Blue Shadows in the Street—Dave Brubeck Quartet
Left of Center—Suzanne Vega
The City—Klima

Hour 2—Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

(Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle—The Tibbs Brothers
Lonely Avenue—Ray Charles
Plain Jane—Bobby Darin
A Teenager in Love—Dion & the Belmonts
Average Kind of Guy—Dr. John
It’s Been Nice—Marty Wilde
Can’t Get Used to Losing You—Andy Williams
Little Sister—Elvis Presley
Hey Memphis—LaVern Baker
Viva Las Vegas—Elvis Presley
Get it While You Can—Janis Joplin (Shuman-Ragovoy)
I’m Gonna Cry ‘Til My Tears Run Dry—Irma Thomas
Suspicion—Terry Stafford
Mess o’ Blues—Jeff Healey
Double Trouble—Elvis Presley
Save the Last Dance for Me—The Drifters

Hour 3—Feature Album: Vehicle—The Ides of March (1970)

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Show #135--7/6/08

Two Heads—Jefferson Airplane
Two Left Feet—Eric Peterson
Seven Fingers—Black Francis
The Seus—Black Francis
Cupid—Johnny Nash
I Wonder if Your Love (Will Ever Belong to Me)—The Pentagons
Mr. Moonlight—Dr. Feelgood & the Interns
Give Him A Great Big Kiss—The Shangri-Las
Caribbean—Louie & the Lovers
Nyx—Karl Hector & the Malcouns
Fools—The Dodos
Free Ride—Edgar Winter Group
Stop Watch—Christian Sands
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing—Stevie Wonder
I Will Possess Your Heart—Death Cab for Cutie

Hour 2—A Round of Remakes

Band on the Run—Owsley
Believe—Robbie Fulks
Misty—Ray Stevens
Paper Moon—Erin McKeown
Peg—Cryptacize
What Does it Take (to Win Your Love)—Don Byron
Satisfaction—Otis Redding
Connection—Arlo Guthrie
I Don’t Know Why—The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction—Quincy Jones
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime—Beck
I Want a New Drug—Glen Phillips
O-o-h Child—The Posies
Gimme Good Loving—Big Al Downing
She’s a Woman—Jeff Beck

Hour 3—Feature album: Everything You Know is Wrong—The Firesign Theatre (1974)