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