Sample the Sampler

For all those people who've wanted to listen to the Sunday Sampler,
but could never manage to listen live:

Here is an hour from 1/17/10.
You click, I play!

Show #224--3/21/10

Every Little Bit Hurts—Title Tracks
Fallout—Euphone
Measure—Field Music
The Undesirables—Lawrence Arabia
Need You Now—Lady Antebellum
Everybody’s Getting Paid But Me—The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Honky Cat—Elton John
Going to California—Jake Shimabukuro
California English—Vampire Weekend
Psychic City (Voodoo City)—YACHT
Letter from an Occupant—The New Pornographers
Benediction—Stealers Wheel
Ramblin’ (Wo)Man—Cat Power

Hour 2—On This Day…

We (meaning I, of course) take a look back at musical history on this date through the years, and some of the songs that accompany those musical memories. 

Featured during this hour:

Cold, Cold Heart—Hank Williams (1951)
Blue Suede Shoes—Carl Perkins (1956)
Cry to Me—Solomon Burke (1962)
Do You Want to Know a Secret?—Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (1963)
She Loves You—The Beatles (1964)
A Well Respected Man—The Kinks (1966)
Break Up to Make Up—The Stylistics (1973)
EMI—The Sex Pistols (1977)
Going Underground—The Jam (1980)
The Hero’s Return (Parts One and Two)—Pink Floyd (1983)
Streets of Philadelphia—Bruce Springsteen (1994)
Arc of a Diver—Steve Winwood (1995—Viv Stanshall’s memorial service…)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Reverend and Co., at Pittsburgh's Hard Rock Café this Thursday.

Show #223--3/14/10

Lone Star Song—Grant Lee Buffalo
Young Blood—Norah Jones
Strangeness and Charm—Tim Finn
Cheat on Me—The Cribs
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey—The Beatles
The Crunge—Led Zeppelin
Stylo—Gorillaz (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)
Sweet Dreams—Split Enz
See No Evil—Television
Ballroom Baby—The Checks
A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)—Romeo Void
All Touch--Rough Trade
Conversation with a Cop—Fanny
Pride and Joy—Brandi Carlile

Hour 2—The Playin’ of the Green

My St. Patrick's Day show.  Revisiting a theme from a few years ago.

Green, Green—The New Christy Minstrels
Bowling Green—The Everly Brothers
Long Green—The Fireballs
Green Grass—Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Green Green Grass of Home—John Otway
Little Green Bag—George Baker Selection
Green Man—XTC
Green Chimneys—Thelonious Monk
Little Green—Joni Mitchell
Murder—Jack Green
Forest Green Oh Forest Green—Holly Miranda
Green Eyes—Coldplay

Show #222--3/7/10

I'm filling in for Dr. Gonzo tonight, so I'll be here from 8pm to Midnight this week. 

Here's what's on tap for the first two hours:

The New Pollution—Beck
Clap Yo Hands—Ray Johnston Band
The Jungle Line—Joni Mitchell
The High Road—Broken Bells
Joni—Julian Velard
I’m Not in Love—10cc
Feel it All Around—Washed Out
Raise the Bells—Folk Implosion
Bizarre Love Triangle—New Order
Over the Moon—Tyro
15 to 20—The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except Me and My Monkey)—The Feelies
Rolene—Moon Martin

Hour 2—Movie music

A Fine Romance—Fred Astaire w/ Johnny Green & His Orchestra (from “Swing Time”)
Sunnyside Up—Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders (from “Paper Moon”)
Belleville Rendez-vous—Matthieu Chedid (from “The Triplets of Belleville”)
Experiment in Terror—Henry Mancini (from “Experiment in Terror”)
Last Tango in Paris (Ballad)—Gato Barbieri (from “Last Tango in Paris”)
Taxi Driver: A Night-Piece for Orchestra—Bernard Herrmann (from “Taxi Driver”)
Twist Fever—Arch Hall, Jr. & the Archers (from “Wild Guitar”)
Gone Dead Train—Randy Newman (from “Performance”)
Shape of Things to Come—Max Frost & the Troopers (from “Wild in the Streets”)
Carry On Till Tomorrow—Badfinger (from “The Magic Christian”)
Come in Number 51, Your Time is Up—Pink Floyd (from “Zabriskie Point”)
Stroll On—The Yardbirds (from “Blow-Up”)
As We Go Along—The Monkees (from “Head”)
I’m Easy—Keith Carradine (from “Nashville”)

Show #221--2/28/10

Hour 1: Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight—February 29, 1960

Summer Set—Monty Kelly (#82)
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans—Freddy Cannon (#78)
Any Way the Wind Blows—Doris Day (#72)
Darling Lorraine—The Knockouts (#57)
Sixteen Reasons—Connie Francis (#55)
Why—Frankie Avalon (#44)
Money (That’s What I Want)—Barrett Strong (#43)
Baby What You Want Me to Do—Jimmy Reed (#37)
Go, Jimmy, Go—Jimmy Clanton (#32)
Too Much Tequila—The Champs (#30)
You Got What it Takes—Marv Johnson (#20)
Harbor Lights—The Platters (#15)
Wild One—Bobby Rydell (#10)
Beyond the Sea—Bobby Darin (#6)
What in the World’s Come Over You—Jack Scott (#5)
Teen Angel—Mark Dinning (#4)
He’ll Have to Go—Jim Reeves (#3)
Handy Man—Jimmy Jones (#2)
Theme from “A Summer Place”—Percy Faith (#1)

Hour 2  (A Contrast.)

Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White—Perez Prado
Pink and Sour—Califone
$300—Soul Coughing
Our Lips Are Sealed—Fun Boy Three
Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)—Garbage
Cuban Slide—The Pretenders
I Got High—Clem Snide
The Only Living Boy in New York—Simon & Garfunkel
Curves of the Needle—Field Music
Think of Me with Kindness—Gentle Giant
If You Want Me to Stay—Sly & the Family Stone
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)—US3
Y Aparecio El Trombon—Juan Pablo Torres

Show #220--2/21/10

Songbird—Fleetwood Mac
For You—tUnE-yArDs
Sunlight—tUnE-yArDs
Paper Sun—Traffic
Let’s Write a Book—Field Music
Goodie Two Shoes—Sky
Move Over—Janis Joplin
Gudbuy T’Jane—Slade
Playin’ in the Band—Stampeders
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)—Al Green
Who Makes Your Money—Spoon
Art Czars—Japandroids
Art War—The Knack
Let Me Out—The Knack

Hour 2—Sunday Sampler Plays with Fire

The Great Canyon Fire in General—Spirit
Burn On—Randy Newman
Smoke on the Water—Deep Purple
Kundalini Bonfire—Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
Fire—Jason Collett
Burning for You—Blue Oyster Cult
Burn & Rob—Paleface
Fire on the Bayou—The Meters
Play with Fire—The Rolling Stones
This Wheel’s on Fire—The Band
Eternal Flame—Joan as Police Woman
Eternal Flame—The Bangles
I’m on Fire—Dwight Twilley Band

Show #219--2/14/10

One Life Stand—Hot Chip
AEIOU Sometimes Y—Ebn-Ozn
Secret Journey—The Police
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic—The Police
Drain the Blood—The Rural Alberta Advantage
Useful Chamber—Dirty Projectors
Be Still My Beating Heart—Sting
Sewn—The Feeling
No Regrets—Tom Rush
A Child Should Be a Fish—Leo Kottke
Take You Far Away—Emitt Rhodes

Hour 2—Ladies’ Night

Tom’s Diner—Suzanne Vega
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree—KT Tunstall
Rock Me on the Water—Linda Ronstadt
Dreaming My Life Away—Best Coast
Cornflake Girl—Tori Amos
Human Behavior—Bjork
I Gotta Know—Wanda Jackson
Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad—Carolyn Mark & the Room-Mates
For Today—Jessica Lea Mayfield
Getaway (February)—Jen Trynin
Journal of Ardency—Class Actress
I’m Satisfied—Fanny
Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)—Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Forest Green Oh Forest Green—Holly Miranda

You may have noticed Christine McVie down there...didn't get to her tonight.
She'll be the very first next week. (Yes, I'm a loose ends tier-upper).

Row 1:  Jessica Lea Mayfield, Christine McVie, Holly Miranda, Linda Ronstadt,
Bjork, KT Tunstall, Tori Amos, Carolyn Mark.

Sorta Row 2:  Fanny, Wanda Jackson, Suzanne Vega, Joan Jett.

Sorta Row 3:  Jen Trynin, Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), Elizabeth Harper (Class Actress).

Show #218--2/7/10

I’d Do It All Again—Corinne Bailey Rae
With Your Love—Jefferson Starship
Continuum—Jaco Pastorius
Jealous of Roses—Bibio
Girls! Girls! Girls!—Liz Phair
Sleep (Fingers’ Lulllaby)—The Boomtown Rats
Runnin’ Round—Marvin Pontiac
Lovely Gold—Michael Yonkers
Phantom Don’t Go—Jookabox
What Would I Want? Sky—Animal Collective
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel—Tavares
Goodnight Tonight—Wings

Hour 2—A Sunday Sampler encore from 6/15/08

(Heavy on the sixties, eh?)

Step Inside Love—Cilla Black
Summer Wind—Frank Sinatra
Think Twice—LaVern Baker & Jackie Wilson
Lucille—The Everly Brothers
Don’t Throw Your Love Away—The Searchers
Out of Limits—The Marketts
Woman—Peter & Gordon
Lost Girl—The Troggs
Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song)—The Buckinghams
Things I’d Like to Say—New Colony Six
As We Proceed—Travis Morrison
Sinner—Downtown Harvest
Babylon—David Gray
Cheek to Cheek—Kenny Burrell Trio
Matte Kudasai—King Crimson
Harmony—Elton John
Nealization—Soulive