Sunday, February 20, 2011

Show #270--2/20/11

Can’t Get There From Here—R.E.M.
Would Know—Mount Kimbie
Blood Makes Noise—Suzanne Vega
Fortress—Pinback
Locked Out—Crowded House
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth...—Primitive Radio Gods
Elephants—Rachael Yamagata
Trophy Queen—Guards (feat. Caroline Polachek) 
Kool Thing—Sonic Youth
Caroline Leaving—Volbeat
Secret Signals—The Intelligence

Hour 2—Presidents’ (Sun)Day

I have been reminded it’s Presidents’ Day on Monday, so that inspired a presidential Sunday during  tonight’s theme hour.  Mainly humor and a bit of music concerning a handful of presidents from Kennedy to Bush I.  



Jackie Mason on politicians (Hollywood Palace, 1966)
High Hopes (Kennedy campaign version)—Frank Sinatra
Economy Lunch (from “The First Family”)—Vaughn Meader
Super Bird—Country Joe and the Fish
Farm Report—David Frye
Watergrate—Dickie Goodman
Wallowing in Watergate—Robert Klein
My Way—David Frye
Ask President Carter (fromSaturday Night Live)
Stagflation—Red Shadow
Rap Master Ronnie—Reathel Bean & the Doonesbury Break Crew
Ronnie, Talk to Russia—Prince
The War (Edit)—Bill Hicks
Rockin’ in the Free World—Neil Young

 

1 comment:

Gonzo said...

By the way, mad props for "Ronnie Talk to Russia."