Show #250--9/26/10

Burn it Down—Los Lobos

Heaven (Must Be There)—Rose Ranger

September—Pomplamoose

Surfin—William Orbit

My Time—Minus the Bear

Summer Angel—Minus the Bear

Summer’s Over—Sheena Easton

Trans-Continental Hustle—Gogol Bordello

Hebba Ho—Ditch Croaker

This Empty Place—The Searchers

Can’t Get Used to Losing You—Andy Williams

Cast Your Fate to the Wind—Shelby Flint

Canadian Sunset—Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (Eddie Heywood, Piano)

Harvest Moon—Neil Young

Hour 2—40 Years Ago:  The Official UK Singles Chart, September 26, 1970

What was on the top of the pops across the pond on this date 40 years ago, with a little peek at stateside as well.  

How Can I Be Sure—Dusty Springfield (#37)

Lola—The Kinks (#35)

Neanderthal Man—Hotlegs (#32)

Our World—Blue Mink (#29)

Paranoid—Black Sabbath (#19)

25 or 6 to 4—Chicago (#17)

Make It With You—Bread (#10)

Black Night—Deep Purple (#9)

The Wonder of You—Elvis Presley (#5)

You Can Get It If You Really Want—Desmond Dekker (#4)

Give Me Just a Little More Time—Chairmen of the Board (#3)

The Tears of a Clown—Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#2)

Band of Gold—Freda Payne (#1)

Show #249--9/19/10

Paris Train—Beth Orton

I See it Coming—Guards

Bootstraps—Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives

He’s Gonna Step on You Again—John Kongos

Machine #2—Leo Kottke

Hellodrama—What Made Milwaukee Famous  

Dancehall Queen—Robyn

In My Eyes—Robyn

I Beg Your Pardon—Kon Kan

Live in Sunshine—The Rapture

The French Open—Foals

If it Happens Again—UB40

Can't Get Enough of You Baby--Smash Mouth 

Hour 2—Duos & Duets

There’ll Be No Next Time—Louis Prima & Sam Butera

Justine—Don & Dewey

Say Man—Bo Diddley

Sugar Mama, Peachy Papa—Percy Mayfield

Think Twice—LaVern Baker & Jackie Wilson

Tramp—Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

Some Velvet Morning—Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

I’ll Hold You—Frankie & Johnny

If It’s True—Yo La Tengo

From a Whisper to a Scream—Elvis Costello

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around—Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty

I’m Alive—Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews

Vertigo—The Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo

Falling Slowly—Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova 

Train Song—Feist + Ben Gibbard

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)—Aretha Franklin & George Michael 

Show #248--9/12/10

King of Anything—Sara Bareilles

King of Nothing—Seals & Crofts

I Feel the Earth Move—Carole King

Trick Bag—Earl King

No Fool No More—Charles Walker & the Daffodils

I Can’t Go—Big Buddy Lucas

Better Things—Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Never Found a Girl—The Mighty Imperials (feat. Joseph Henry)

Fight for Me—Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Lights—Interpol

Ta Douleur—Camille

Collector—Here We Go Magic

No Horse—The Dead Weather

Sad Fuzz—Ty Segall

Hour 2—City Snapshots

Another Hundred People—Pamela Myers

No Pity (in the Naked City)—Jackie Wilson

Traffic Jam—James Taylor

Summer in the City—The Lovin’ Spoonful

Another Rainy Day in New York City—Chicago

Living for the City—Stevie Wonder

Expressway to Your Heart—The Soul Survivors

Crosstown Traffic—Jimi Hendrix

One Way Street—Jigsaw

Walking in L.A.—Missing Persons

City Flat—Boom Crash Opera

The City is Here for You to Use—The Futureheads

22 Grand Job—The Rakes

City—Capitol K

The City—The Dismemberment Plan

Up on the Roof—The Cryan’ Shames

Show #247--9/5/10

Wrong—Archers of Loaf

Alive—Creature

Teacher—Jethro Tull

Riki Tiki Tavi—Donovan

Leave It—Yes

Sunlight—tUnE-yArDs

Footdown—Michael Penn

Will—Maps & Atlases

The Charm—Maps & Atlases

Ten Cent Pistol—The Black Keys

Perception—Electric Wire Hustle

Jump This Fan—Marco Mahler

Numbers Don’t Lie—The Mynabirds

Oh Dear—Brandi Carlile

Hour 2—A Round of Remakes

Do You Wanna Dance?—The Silver

Have You Never Been Mellow?—The Feederz

Under the Boardwalk—The Undertones

I Want You Back—KT Tunstall

Billie Jean—The Lost Fingers

Cool it Now—LEN 

I’m Alive—Gamma

Gonna Get Along Without You Now—The Vibrations

Gonna Get Along Without You Now—She & Him

Jesus is Just Alright—The Byrds

Sin Ella (Without Her)— José José

Make it With You—Ralfi Pagan

Crying in the Rain—Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds

When Will I Be Loved—The Toasters

The Night Time is the Right Time—Creedence Clearwater Revival 

Show #246--8/29/10

If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up—Betty Davis

Raised on Robbery—Joni Mitchell

Butter Boy—Fanny

Janglin—Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Bullfighter Jacket—Miniature Tigers

Curses—Love Lake

Living on the Edge—Jim Capaldi

China Steps—Women

Spinning Away—Brian Eno & John Cale

Truth and Beauty—Sam Yahel Trio

Life is a Carnival—The Band

Hour 2—Onomatopoeia 

Splish Splash—Bobby Darin

Splish Splash—Roger Kellaway Trio

Drip Drop—Dion

Buzz Buzz Buzz—The Mighty Blue Kings

Boom Boom—John Lee Hooker  

Bang Bang—Dizzy Gillespie

Bang Shang-a-Lang—The Archies

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep—Mac and Katie Kissoon

Beep—The Pussycat Dolls

Tik Tok—Ke$ha

Tick Tick Boom—The Vines

Boom Goes the Dynamite

Biff! Bang! Pow!—The Creation

Crash—The Primitives

Crash Years--The New Pornographers

Rill Rill (Ring Ring)—Sleigh Bells

Bang a Gong (Get it On)--T. Rex 

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