Show #297--8/28/11

Train in Vain (Stand by Me)—The Clash

Instant Hit—The Slits

I Didn’t Know That—The Books

The Holograms—Fol Chen

The Crunge—Led Zeppelin

Howlin’ for You—The Black Keys

It Matters Now—Jonatha Brooke

Shine Right Through—Correatown

The Sun—The Naked + Famous

My Baby’s a Lady—Bird Names

I Live in the Springtime—The Lemon Drops

I Was Made to Love Her—Theron & Darrell 

Hung Over—The Martinis

Flash a Hungry Smile—The Mystery Jets

Hour 2: 30 Years Ago: Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight, August 29, 1981

Seven Year Ache—Rosanne Cash

Fly Away—Blackfoot

Not Fade Away—Eric Hine

Burnin’ For You—Blue Oyster Cult

We Can Get Together—Icehouse

Backfired—Debbie Harry

The Stroke—Billy Squier

Breaking Away—Balance

Really Wanna Know You—Gary Wright

Jessie’s Girl—Rick Springfield

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

Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”—Joey Scarbury

Slow Hand—The Pointer Sisters

Endless Love—Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 

Show #296--8/21/11

Abacab—Genesis

Everything in its Right Place—Radiohead

Blue Jeans—Ladytron

Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man)—Devo

Summer Lake—Fair Ohs

Shake for the Sheik—Escape Club

Brass in Pocket (I’m Special)—The Pretenders

The Sound of You—Zeus

Run Myself Into the Ground—Jessica Lea Mayfield

Steak Knives—Man Man

So Long, Superman—Firewater

Devil Man—100 Monkeys

No One Is (As I Are Be)—Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks 

Hour 2: The Visitors and the Visited

Back Door Man—Howlin’ Wolf

Keep a Knockin’—Little Richard

Be My Guest—Fats Domino

Let’s Invite Them Over—George Jones & Melba Montgomery

Walk Right In—The Rooftop Singers

Come on In—The Association

Let ‘Em In—Wings

Mr. Spaceman—The Byrds

Martian Hop—The Ran-Dells

Homecoming—Tom T. Hall

So Long Dad—Randy Newman

Busy Doin’ Nothin’—The Beach Boys

Lead a Normal Life—Peter Gabriel

Don’t Worry About the Government—Talking Heads

My City Was Gone—The Pretenders

Paintball’s Coming Home—Half Man Half Biscuit

Who Can it Be Now?—Men at Work

Somebody’s Knockin’—Terri Gibbs

Devil at Your Door—Elizabeth Barraclough 

Show #295--8/14/11

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall—Coldplay

Presence of Love—The Alarm

Oh No—Andrew Bird

Anywhere Like Heaven—James Taylor

As I Walk—Richard Smyrnios

Going Up the Country—Canned Heat

Why Oh Why—Sweetwater

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes—Crosby, Stills & Nash

4 Minute Mile—Bell X1

Rubies and Rocks—Thao & Mirah

Right By Your Side—Eurythmics

Pumped Up Kicks—Foster the People

Hour 2:  ______________ Song

Sunday Sampler plays the Match Game. All of the titles in this hour end with the word “song.”

The Singing Song—Stan Getz

The Telephone Song—Stan Getz feat. Astrud Gilberto

Hotel Song--Regina Spektor

It’s the Same Old Song—The Four Tops

This Song—George Harrison

Pushbike Song—The Mixtures

Armageddon Song—The Dutchess and the Duke

I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song—Jim Croce

Danny’s Song—Loggins & Messina

All You Get From Love is a Love Song—Carpenters

Blackberry Song—Kurt Vile

The Lizard Song—Etienne de Rocher

Drumming Song—Florence +  the Machine

Second Song—TV on the Radio

Same Song—Digital Underground

Show #294--8/7/11

Camel Walk--Southern Culture on the Skids
Heart Like a Wheel--Steve Miller Band 
The New World--X 
Baby Missiles--The War on Drugs
Breakaway--Big Pig 
Numbers in Action--Wiley 
Gangsta--tUnE-yArDs
Love a Loser--The Raincoats 
Blind 20-20--Boston Spaceships
Soluble Words--On 
Crosses--Winding Stairs 
Long Distance Runaround--Yes 
OCDUC--Dutch Uncles 
Before You--Chantal Kreviazuk 

Hour 2--Water

Cloudburst--Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Rain--Terence Trent D'Arby

Tears--The Phenomenal Handclap Band

You Left the Water Running--Maurice & Mac

Waterfall--Dan Rossen

Ice--Crack the Sky

Water--Hothouse Flowers

Dark Water--Galactic

Take Me to the River--Talking Heads

Wash Me Clean--k.d. lang

The Swimming Song--Loudon Wainwright III 

Here Comes the Flood--Peter Gabriel

Let the River Run--Carly Simon

Dry the Rain--The Beta Band