Show #199--9/27/09

Leave Us and Forgive Us—Alberta Cross
Down the Road (Live)—The Bee Gees
Hitch Hike—Marvin Gaye
The Long Walk Home—Hugo Winterhalter and the Orchestra
Elusive Butterfly—Bob Lind
He Cried—The Shangri-La’s
Drip Drop—Dion
The Girl Can’t Help It—Little Richard
Rockin’ the Joint—Esquerita
I Waited Too Long—Eskew Reeder
Bless This Mess—David Bazan
Saucer-Like—Sonic Youth
Tidal—Imogen Heap
The Trickster—Radiohead

Hour 2—35 Years Ago: Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight, September 28, 1974

A mad dash through the Hot 100 from this week, 35 years ago, featuring: America, Cheech & Chong, Mac Davis, Fancy, First Class, Andy Kim, John Lennon, Dave Loggins, Olivia Newton-John, Billy Preston, and more!

Oh yeah, one more thing...seems as though next week will be my 'official' 200th Sunday Sampler. Nothing really all that different about next week's show, except I will be doing another Mystery Theme hour next week, and giving a prize away. The Mystery Theme hour is one where I just play the music without comment, and you connect the dots (AKA read my mind) and figure out what unique theme ties all of those songs together. I do believe it will be moderately difficult (it's my nature), but I sure would like to see a winner...and to do that, ya have to play...that's next week.

Show #198--9/20/09

(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone—The Monkees
Break it All—Los Shakers
It’s Love—The Misty Wizards
City of Ghosts—Mason Jennings
Blue Dot (Live)—Leo Kottke
A Day in the Life—Wes Montgomery
Beach Girl—Jean-Luc Ponty
Trouble—Mutual Admiration Society
I Cannot Let You Go—Sondre Lerche
A House is Not a Home—Field Music
99—Toto
Pieces—The Bridges
Little Pieces—Gomez
Tessellate—Tokyo Police Club

Hour 2—The G-20

The Windjammer—Grant Green
Cherry Red—Groundhogs
Knots—Gentle Giant
Nice to Be with You—Gallery
Rock and Roll (Part Two)—Gary Glitter
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)—Genesis
We Got the Beat—The Go-Go’s
Goodbye—Goodness
I Just Wanna Have Something to Do—Garbage
Vampire—Greenskeepers
My Love is Real—Greg Garing
Happiness—Goldfrapp
Don’t Get Lost in Heaven—Gorillaz
Two Points for Honesty—Guster

Sunday Sampler encore: 9/13/09 (Hour 1)

This week, it doesn't have to be Sunday to enjoy some of the Sunday Sampler! Click and play below for a taste of what a typical Morrison mix sounds like (tastes? sounds? speaking of mixes, there's nothing like mixing metaphors).

Show #197--9/13/09

Crying Lightning—Arctic Monkeys
In My Command—Crowded House
Long Distance Runaround--The Bad Plus w/Wendy Lewis
(I Know) I’m Losing You—Rare Earth
Changui—Charlie Hunter Quintet
Kiss with a Fist—Florence and the Machine
Love Hurts—The Everly Brothers
Bleeding All Over You—Martha Wainwright
Only Women Bleed—Alice Cooper
Can the Can—Suzi Quatro
Bad Motor Scooter—Montrose
Right the First Time—Gamma
Tunnelvision—Here We Go Magic
Home—Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Hour 2—Rings

Rings—Cymarron
Wear Your Ring Around My Neck—Elvis Presley
Ring of Fire—Johnny Cash
Does My Ring Burn Your Finger—Lee Ann Womack
This Diamond Ring—Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Ring Dang Doo—Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
The Dis-Advantages of You—The Brass Ring
Ring Them Bells—Sufjan Stevens
Mom Dance—Rings
Emergency! Emergency!—The Promise Ring
Ring Ring—Abba
Space Between Rings—Christine Lavin
Diamond Ring—Sheryl Crow
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)— Beyoncé

Show #196--9/6/09

If You Could Read My Mind—Gordon Lightfoot
Winner’s Blues—Sonic Youth
Bring ‘Em Home—Todd Snider
The Great Defector—Bell X1
Memorabilia—Soft Cell
Soul Kiss—Olivia Newton-John
As Long As I Have You (Live)—The Detroit Cobras
Tainted Love—Gloria Jones
Getting Mighty Crowded—Betty Everett
Pinch of Salt—The Peppers
The Reeling—Passion Pit
New Love Grows on Trees—Peter Doherty
New Lines on Love—Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
Driver’s Seat—Sniff ‘n’ the Tears

Hour 2—1996

Blue—LeAnn Rimes
Put a Lid on It—Squirrel Nut Zippers
Peaches—The Presidents of the United States of America
In the Meantime—Spacehog
What I Got—Sublime
Super Bon Bon—Soul Coughing
The New Pollution—Beck
Naked Eye—Luscious Jackson
Give Me One Reason—Tracy Chapman
The Good in Everyone—Sloan
Big Bang Baby—Stone Temple Pilots
Ordinary Morning—Sheryl Crow
Un-Break My Heart—Toni Braxton

Hour 3—Feature album: In it for the Money—Supergrass (1997)

Show #195--8/30/09

St. Petersburg—Brazilian Girls
O Tempo Samba—Grupo Batuque
Guajira—Julian Bream
Over the Hills and Far Away—Led Zeppelin
Foxy Foxy—Mott the Hoople
Plus Profond—Hooverphonic
Games for Days—Julian Plenti
Steal My Sunshine—LEN
Majesty—Music Tapes
Happiness—Goldfrapp
Let’s Talk About Girls—Chocolate Watch Band
Girl Hunt—The Dead Milkmen
Aluminum Baseball Bat—Howlies

Hour 2—60s: Instrumentals

Harlem Nocturne—The Viscounts
James Bond Theme—John Barry
Midnight in Moscow—Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Our Winter Love—Bill Pursell
Wade in the Water—Ramsey Lewis
Emavungweni—Hugh Masekela
Mexican Shuffle—Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Hooray for Hollywood—George Garabedian Players & the Awful Trumpet of Harry Arms
Wild Weekend—The Rebels
Surf Rider—The Lively Ones
Pipeline—The Chantays
Hot Shot—The Buena Vistas
Interplay—Derek & Ray
Soul Poppin’—Johnny Jones & the King Casuals
Love is Blue (L’Amour est Bleu)—Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra
A Walk in the Black Forest—Horst Jankowski
Summer Samba—Walter Wanderley
Pet Sounds—The Beach Boys

Hour 3—Feature album: Dumb Waiters—The Korgis (1980)

Show #194--8/23/09

People Get Ready—The Persuasions
Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)—Aretha Franklin
Sinkin’ Low—Funk Factory
Every 1’s a Winner—Hot Chocolate
Slaughter—Billy Preston
Jealous of Roses—Bibio
Circus of Horror—Quiet Village
Aht Uh Mi Hed—Shuggie Otis
Strawberry Letter 23—The Brothers Johnson
Bogeyman—Roger Klug
Stillness is the Move—Dirty Projectors
I Can’t Stand Still—Don Henley

Hour 2—On This Day…

Very much a pot luck sort of hour, with the only constant running through this hour’s playlist is that something of note happened to the artists involved on August 23rd of a given year. Featuring Elvis Presley, Domenico Modugno, The Kalin Twins, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Back Street Crawler, David Bowie, The Grateful Dead, Everything But the Girl, and Oasis...

Hound Dog—Elvis Presley
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)—Domenico Modugno
When—The Kalin Twins
Fingertips—Stevie Wonder
Back in the USSR—The Beatles
Beginning to See the Light—The Velvet Underground
Jason Blue—Back Street Crawler
Ashes to Ashes—David Bowie
Touch of Grey—The Grateful Dead
Missing—Everything But the Girl
D’You Know What I Mean?—Oasis

Hour 3—Feature album: Body and Soul—Joe Jackson (1984)

Sunday Sampler encore: Answer Songs (8/16/09)

Okay: In an continual attempt to garner a few new listeners, here's another part of a Sunday Sampler that you can click and play on your computer! It just so happens to be the second hour of the August 16 show, with the theme of "Answer Songs" (see below for the description). Actually, there's music after the theme hour, too (although the feature album which I mention during the hour is not part of it). Hope you like it!