Show #245--8/22/10

Hour 1:  Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight:   August 22, 1960

A Kookie Little Paradise—Jo Ann Campbell (#92)

You’re Lookin’ Good—Dee Clark (#75)

(I Do the) Shimmy Shimmy—Bobby Freeman (#71)

Never on Sunday—Don Costa (#60)

Chain Gang—Sam Cooke (#54)

Is a Bluebird Blue—Conway Twitty (#46)

Red Sails in the Sunset—The Platters (#38)

Kiddio—Brook Benton (#31)

Because They’re Young—Duane Eddy (#28)

Mule Skinner Blues—The Fendermen (#18)

Please Help Me, I’m Falling—Hank Locklin (#13)

Image of a Girl—The Safaris (#10)

I’m Sorry—Brenda Lee (#5)

The Twist—Chubby Checker (#4)

Walk, Don’t Run—The Ventures (#3)

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini—Brian Hyland (#2)

It’s Now or Never—Elvis Presley (#1)

Hour 2

Castor and Pollux—Kathryn Calder

Carry On—Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The Renegade—Zeus

You Make Me—Nick Lowe

Sweet and Sour—Firefall

Zorbing—Stornoway

Photoshop Handsome—Everything Everything

Elevator—Hot Hot Heat

Pick Up the Pieces—Money Mark

That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be—Lee Mallory

Sometimes—The Association

Repeat After Me—The Three Sounds

Free Translator—The Books

The Moonbeam Song—Nilsson

MONDAY NIGHT
THE FINAL 

"FIRST IMPRESSIONS"

with DR. GONZO & MARC MORRISON

(8:00 PM EST)

REVIEWING:

PERCH PATCHWORK by MAPS & ATLASES

HEARTACHES & SUNRISES by LUGE

PLUS,  A REVIEW OF OUR FAVORITE DISCS WE'VE SPUN THIS SUMMER.

Show #244--8/15/10

Let’s Make a Deal—Dangerman
Slivadiv—Back Door
Pon De Floor—Major Lazer
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Upside Your Head)—The Gap Band
I Learned the Hard Way—Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Living Decorations—Maps & Atlases
Grand National—Tender Trap
Ramona—Beck
15 to 20—The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Bring a Little Lovin’—Los Bravos
Too Much Fun (Live)—Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Dick Cooper’s Hot Pants—Dick Cooper
Hot Pants—Salvage
Hot Pants—Larry Quinn & Associates

Hour 2—Fill in the Blank: “_____ of _____”

Tonight's theme:  All titles of songs fit that template up there. 

Jealous of Roses—Bibio

Boat of Car—They Might Be Giants

Part of Me—Electric Tickle Machine

Talk of the Town—Pretenders

Wheel of the Broken Voice—Sam Phillips

Rhythm of Life—Paula Cole Band

Lover of Mine (Roman Ruins remix)—Beach House

King of the Beach—Wavves

Harp of 1,000 Strings—The Widow Babies

Tired of Sex—Weezer

Sick of Myself—Matthew Sweet

Way of the World—Cheap Trick

Child of Vision—Supertramp 

THIS WEEK'S PICKS ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

(MONDAY, 8:00 PM EST)

 

"CRAZY FOR YOU"  by  BEST COAST

"GUARDS" (EP)  by  GUARDS

 

 

  

Show #243--8/8/10

My Baby—The Girls
Bert’s Apple Crumble—The Quik
Brown Paper Sack—The Gentrys
I’m Aware—The Knack
Theme from “Mannix”—Lalo Schifrin
Love Will Stone You—Emitt Rhodes
Out in the Country—Three Dog Night
Save the Country [single version]—Laura Nyro
Listen to the Band—The Monkees
Good Girls—Merry Clayton
Nasty Girl—Vanity 6
They Don’t Want—Electric Wire Hustle
Kill Me (Ce Soir)—Golden Earring
Sail it Slow (feat. CULTS)—Guards
Revolution’s a Lie—Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Hour 2—Better?

Songs of recovery, improvement, growth, getting back on track, feeling happier, stronger...better!

The Best is Yet to Come—Tony Bennett
Getting Better—The Beatles
Getting’ Better—Chilliwack
Feelin’ Stronger Every Day—Chicago
Things Can Only Get Better—Dave Kirkpatrick
Feeling Good Again—Robert Earl Keen
Stronger Than Before—Carole Bayer Sager
Keeps Gettin’ Better—Christina Aguilera
Happiness—Goldfrapp
Long Promised Road—The Beach Boys
Steady Pull—Jonatha Brooke
The Promise of a New Day—Paula Abdul
I’m Doin’ Fine Now—New York City
My Back Pages—Bob Dylan

Show #242--8/1/10

Shake Our Tree—The Rosebuds
She Got Body She Got Soul—Split Enz
Five Little Rooms—Menomena
Daughters of Sorrow—The New Pornographers
Cemetery Row—The Minus 5
Till Tomorrow—Don McLean
Bullfighter Jacket—Miniature Tigers
This Heart—Nanci Griffith
When Your Heart is Weak—Cock Robin
On Your Own—Billy Squier
Kiss—Prince
Solitude is Bliss—Tame Impala
Breezin’—Gabor Szabo
Romantique—Michel Pagliaro

Hour 2—Robotique

The Mechanical Man—Bent Bolt and the Nuts
The Robots—Kraftwerk
Robot Girl—Was (Not Was)
Helpless Automaton—Men at Work
Fembot—Robyn
The Girl and the Robot (Chateau Marmont Remix)—Royksopp
I’ll Replace You with Machines—Guided by Voices
Robots—Flight of the Conchords
Coin-Operated Boy—The Dresden Dolls
Mechanical Man (Booji Boy version)—Devo
Metal—Gary Numan
Mr. Roboto—Styx (Lucifer Sam’s Robot 07 Remix)
Paranoid Android—Radiohead
Machines—Giorgio Moroder

 

THIS WEEK ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS

(MONDAY AT 8:00 PM EST)

 

DR. GONZO & MARC REVIEW:

 

"THE WAY OUT" by THE BOOKS

and

"APHRODITE" by KYLIE MINOGUE

 

Show #241--7/25/10

(Note:  I am prerecorded tonight.)

Your Woman—White Town
Golden Brown—The Stranglers
Get Tangled!—The Gravel Pit
Blue Angel—The Love Language
Another Game—Grapefruit
Summer Days, Summer Nights—The Street Corner Society
A Rose for Emily—The Zombies
Sad Fuzz—Ty Segall
Psyche Rock—Les Yper-Sound
Lovesick Teenagers—Bear in Heaven
More or Less—The Soft Pack
Eccentric Man—The Groundhogs
Raw Power—Iggy & the Stooges
Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots—Black Sabbath

Hour 2—Overlooked 80’s (Encore 1/31/10)

Great songs that underperformed or were totally absent from the (American) charts of the 80s.

Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)—Squeeze
Fashion—David Bowie
Pay the Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)—The Knack
Senses Working Overtime—XTC
Pop Song 89—R.E.M.
Good Morning Girl/Stay Awhile—Journey
Vitamin L—B.E. Taylor Group
Wind Him Up—Saga
This Woman’s Work—Kate Bush
The King of Rock and Roll—Prefab Sprout
New Day for You—Basia
Pretending—Eric Clapton

MONDAY NIGHT ON "FIRST IMPRESSIONS"

(8:00 PM on 90.1 WIUP-FM wiupfm.org)

Dr. Gonzo and Marc M. review:

"KING OF THE BEACH" by WAVVES

&

"MANIAC MEAT" by TOBACCO

Show #240--7/18/10

All We Are—Dirty Projectors + Bjork
Hello It’s Me—The Nazz
Inflation—Chocolate Snow
Getting Uptown (To Get Down)—United 8
Get Up and Boogie (That’s Right)—Silver Convention
Just as We—Caroline Peyton
Am I Real?—Nite Jewel
Wail—Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Comin’ Home—Hum
Vague—Donna Regina
Your Imagination—Daryl Hall & John Oates
Carrie—Cliff Richard
Grow Up and Blow Away—Metric

Hour 2—Away

What song titles come to mind that have the word "away" in them? 
Free associate on Sunday night with me. 

IM me via AOL (screenname IUPRADIO), give me a call at 724-357-WIUP (during the show, or you'll confuse the other DJs) or even leave a comment below if a particular 'away' song strikes your fancy and you'd like me to play it.  Otherwise, you're once again at my mercy.

THIS MONDAY NIGHT ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS (8:00 PM)

Dr. Gonzo and I review:

"INTRIGUER" by CROWDED HOUSE

and

"MAYA" by M.I.A.

Show #239--7/11/10

Serious—Donna Allen
Locked Out—Crowded House
Saturday Sun—Crowded House
Sun Hands—Local Natives
Aminals—Baths
Beautiful People—The Books
A/B Machines—Sleigh Bells
(Keep Feeling) Fascination—The Human League
Can We Call it Love—Soundspecies feat. Ahu
You Want it Back—Propellerheads (feat. Jungle Brothers)
Flash a Hungry Smile—The Mystery Jets
You Cried Wolf—Todd Rundgren
No Tears to Cry—Paul Weller
The Eton Rifles—The Jam

Hour 2—Parts One and Two

A little love for 2-part singles here during this hour. 

Shout—The Isley Brothers
Image—Hank Levine & Orchestra
There’s Something on Your Mind—Bobby Marchan
Uh! Oh!—The Nutty Squirrels
Fingertips—Stevie Wonder
Who Do You Love—Quicksilver Messenger Service
Rock and Roll—Gary Glitter
That Lady—The Isley Brothers

 

THIS WEEK ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

(MONDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 PM)

"HOW I GOT OVER" by THE ROOTS

&

"QUADRON" by QUADRON

LISTEN LIVE ON 90.1 WIUP-FM IN INDIANA, PA

or

ON THE WEB AT http://www.wiupfm.org/

Show #238--7/4/10

Hold Tight!—Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Free Vibes—Gizelle Smith & the Mighty Mocambos
Soul Makossa—Manu Dibango
On the Sly—The Bamboos
Little Green Bag—George Baker Selection
Paloma Blanca—George Baker Selection
In Ruins—Fol Chen
Another Day—Pomplamoose
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes—Crosby, Stills & Nash
Sax Rohmer #1—The Mountain Goats
Beverly Kills—Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Walking in the Rain—Flash and the Pan
Theme from “Assisted Living”—Hub Moore
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)—Neil Young

Hour 2—Positively July 4th Street

Any similarity between the songs played during this hour and the idea of the July 4th holiday is probably purely coincidental. 

Rally ‘Round the Flag—Ry Cooder
Stoned Soul Picnic—Laura Nyro
Bar-B-Q—Wendy Rene
Gotta Get Away from It All—The Cowsills
Holiday—Vampire Weekend
Holiday Road—Lindsey Buckingham
Revolution—The Beatles
This Land is Your Land—Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Living in America—James Brown
Weekend—Wet Willie
4th of July (Fireworks) (Rusko Remix)—Kelis
Lights in the Night—Flash and the Pan
State of Independence—Donna Summer
Freedom ’90—George Michael

THIS WEEK'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS PICKS:

(MONDAY, 8:00 PM)

SCISSOR SISTERS--"NIGHT WORK"

ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI--"BEFORE TODAY"

DR. GONZO & MARC MORRISON HOST.

(neither of which is pictured below)

And we might as well go full tilt eccentric on Monday with this week's feature album:

JOBRIATH (1973)

which rounds out THE MONDAY SAMPLER from 9:00 to Midnight.