7/22/07 playlist

Hands Open—Snow Patrol
So. Central Rain—R.E.M.
Don’t You Evah—Spoon
Well, Did You Evah!—Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
Memories Are Made of This—Dean Martin
Someone to Watch Over Me—Jeri Southern
Wayfaring—Magna Carta
It’s Too Late—Carole King
It Hurt So Bad—Susan Tedeschi
Shake Some Action—The Flamin’ Groovies
Nobody—Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
You Never Had it So Good—RJD2
Walk Like an Egyptian—The Bangles
Myrah—The Left Banke

Hour 2—Leiber & Stoller

Jailhouse Rock—Elvis Presley
Hound Dog—Big Mama Thornton
Framed—The Coasters
Bernie’s Tune (Live)—Mel Torme
Fools Fall in Love—The Drifters
Keep it Up—The Soul Brothers
If You Don’t Come Back—The ‘Takers
(When She Wants Good Lovin’) My Baby Comes to Me—The Chicago Loop
Only in America—Jay & the Americans
Jackson—Johnny Cash & June Carter
Shake ‘Em Up and Let ‘Em Roll—Jerry Leiber & the Coasters
Juicy—Willie Bobo
Smokey Joe’s Café—Loudon Wainwright III
I Keep Forgettin’—Chuck Jackson
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)—Michael McDonald
One Kiss Led to Another—Delbert McClinton
Love Me—The Little Willies
On Broadway—George Benson

7/15/07 playlist

Boom Boom—John Lee Hooker
Never Say No—The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Mystic Eyes—Them
Any Way You Want It—Dave Clark Five
Pay You Back with Interest—The Hollies
Whispers (Getting Louder)—Jackie Wilson
Poor Baby—The Cowsills
Hello It’s Me—The Nazz
Breakaway—Gallagher & Lyle
Dream Song—Scott Matthews
Black Magic—Jarvis Cocker
Take Me Out—Franz Ferdinand
Shadows--Honeycut
The Cat—Jimmy Smith


Hour 2—Name Droppers (featuring Real People)

Castro Rock—Jay Chevalier
Eisenhower Blues—J.B. Lenoir
Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)—Van Morrison
Roll Over Beethoven—Chuck Berry
What a Wonderful World (Clip)—Louis Armstrong/Kenny G
I Agree with Pat Metheny—Richard Thompson
Hey Jack Kerouac (Live)—10,000 Maniacs
Lady Godiva—Peter & Gordon
Sylvia Plath—Ryan Adams
Baba O’Riley—The Who
Hats Off to (Roy) Harper—Led Zeppelin
Sister Rosa—The Neville Brothers
Calling Elvis—Dire Straits
Ida Lupino—Paul Bley Trio

Saturday Evening Classics playlist 7/14/07

I filled in for Tom Miller on this date. He asked me to do a 'ballet music' theme. Combining some music he loaned to me with some of my stuff, here's what the program looked (and sounded) like:

Hour 1

Lully: from The Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Sarabande
Chaconne des Scaramouche

Tchaikovsky: from the Nutcracker Suite

Overture
March
Journey Through the Snow

Stravinsky: from the Firebird Suite (Philip Moore, Simon Crawford-Phillips, pianos)

The Infernal Dance of King Kashchei
Lullaby
Finale

Benson: The Solitary Dancer (for Concert Band)

Ginastera: Dances from “Estancia”


Hour 2

Copland: Rodeo

Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden

Verdi: Ballet Music from Macbeth

Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome

Delibes: Waltz from Coppelia

7/8/07 playlist

Dry Town—Miranda Lambert
Bull Durham—Glen Campbell
Ugly and Slouchy—The Maddox Brothers
Black Water—The Doobie Brothers
Everybody Knows—Ryan Adams
Borrowed Time--Fanny
What the Hell I Got—Michel Pagliaro
The National Side--Romantica
White Lies—Grin
Wednesday Jones—Stephen Duffy
Misterioso—Thelonious Monk
Nattoppet--Detektivbyran
I’ll Do Anything (He Wants Me To)—Doris Troy
Call Me—Aretha Franklin
Be Thankful For What You Got—William DeVaughn
Boogie Nights--Heatwave


Hour 2—O Canada

Heart of Gold—Neil Young
Tired of Waking Up Tired—The Diodes
You Could Have Been a Lady—April Wine
Just Between You and Me—April Wine
The Narrow Bridge—Jane Siberry
The Bridge—Jane Siberry/Joe Jackson
Ahead by a Century—The Tragically Hip
It Could Happen to You—Lenny Breau
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?—Bryan Adams
I Wanna Thank You--Sloan
Adia—Sarah McLachlan
Bridge to Nowhere—Sam Roberts Band
Go for Soda—Kim Mitchell
Heart Like a Wheel—Kate & Anna McGarrigle

7/1/07 playlist

Take Your Mama—Scissor Sisters
Momma’s Boy—Elizabeth & the Catapult
Mother Mother—Tracy Bonham
Different Shades of Green—Spooner
Someday—Spoonchatter
Heretics—Andrew Bird
Use Me—Bill Withers
My Little Brown Eyes—Crispian St. Peters
I Can’t Let Go—Evie Sands
Fire Brigade—The Move
Barefootin’—Robert Parker
Talking Heads—Ben Allison
Killed by the Telephone—Mary Timony Band
Shoot Out the Lights—Richard Thompson

Hour 2—Backwards theme: A lifespan

Voices of Old People—from Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bookends”
Certified Senior Citizen—Mose Allison
Middle Age Crazy—Jerry Lee Lewis
Teach Your Children—Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Daughter—Loudon Wainwright III
Chapel of Love—The Dixie Cups
Welcome to the Working Week—Elvis Costello
First Day—The Futureheads
College Kids—Relient K
Sister Mary Elephant—Cheech & Chong
Rock ‘N’ Roll High School—The Ramones
We’re Going to Be Friends—The White Stripes
Little Children—Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
Baby Mine—Claude Thornhill
Embryonic Journey—Jefferson Airplane
Blessed—Elton John

6/24/07 playlist

Any Way That You Want Me—Evie Sands
Guess Who?—Dusty Springfield
When You Walk in the Room—Jackie DeShannon
Bette Davis Eyes—Kim Carnes
Give It, Lose It, Take It—Field Music
Ever Present Past—Paul McCartney
Will You Return?—The Avett Brothers
June Bug—Leo Kottke
Everlasting Love—Robert Knight
Missing—Everything But the Girl
First Brain—Kaki King
Pacific 231—Burning Airlines
Men’s Needs—The Cribs
Trick of the Night--Bananarama
Let Down--Radiohead


Hour 2—20 Years Ago: Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight, June 27, 1987

Variety Tonight—REO Speedwagon (#90)
Mary’s Prayer—Danny Wilson (#71)
Give Me All Night—Carly Simon (#63)
(I Just) Died in Your Arms—Cutting Crew (#55)
Seven Wonders—Fleetwood Mac (#45)
I’ll Still Be Loving You—Restless Heart (#37)
You Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde (#17)
Don’t Disturb This Groove—The System (#11)
Always—Atlantic Starr (#5)
Alone—Heart (#4)
In Too Deep—Genesis (#3)
Head to Toe—Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (#2)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody—Whitney Houston (#1)

6/17/07 playlist

The Underdog—Spoon
Going Nowhere—Los Bravos
Le Roi des Fourmis—Michel Polnareff
Loved Like That—Natalia Zukerman
Love My Way—The Psychedelic Furs
Changes—Yes
In the Meantime/Some Other Time—Badfinger
Jackie Blue—The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Pocito 11—Jorge Reyes
Say it Right—Nelly Furtado
Eyes Wide Open—King Crimson
Shape of Things to Come—Max Frost and the Troopers
Fresh Air—Quicksilver Messenger Service
Live in Sunshine—The Rapture


Hour 2—SG

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Surfer Girl—The Beach Boys
Silly Girl—The Rascals
Stupid Girl—The Rolling Stones
September Gurls—Big Star
She's Gone—Tavares
Sally Goodin—Woody Guthrie
Pauvre Lola--Serge Gainsbourg

The Singing Song—Stan Getz
Sunshine Games—The Music Explosion
Solid Gold—Eagles of Death Metal
Spanish Guitar—Squeeze
I Want You—Savage Garden
Solid Ground--Steve Hackett
Say Goodbye—Dave Matthews Band

6/3/07 playlist

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face—Roberta Flack
Hello Stranger—Barbara Lewis
Getting Mighty Crowded—Betty Everett
Tainted Love—Gloria Jones
Ooo Baby Baby—Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Reminded #1—David Mead
Hunting Season—David Mead
What Do You Belong To—Jules and the Polar Bears
Cast Off Crown--Deerhoof
Crosstown Traffic—Jimi Hendrix Experience
Living in the USA—Steve Miller Band
Pretty Scattered—Pat Metheny
In a Silent Way—Joe Zawinul
Quadrant 4—Billy Cobham


Hour 2—All-Beatles

Please Please Me
Thank You Girl
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
I'll Get You
How Do You Do It (from "Beatles Anthology 1")
And I Love Her
Sie Liebt Dich ("She Loves You")
You Can't Do That
No Reply
In My Life
Wait
Taxman
Rain
Got to Get You Into My Life
Fixing a Hole
Strawberry Fields Forever
Something
Old Brown Shoe
Blackbird
Get Back