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Favoriting June 3, 2019: Like a Puppy Child

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Approx. start time
The Styrenes  Where the Girls Are   Favoriting It's Artastic! - Cleveland '75 to '79  ROIR  2002  CD    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Dwight Twilley  Girls   Favoriting single  EMI America  1984  45    0:04:44 (Pop-up)
The Coasters  Girls, Girls, Girls   Favoriting Young Blood  Atlantic  1982  LP  From 1961  0:07:45 (Pop-up)
The Know  I Like Girls   Favoriting DIY: Shake It Up! American Power Pop II  Rhino  1993  CD  From 1980  0:09:51 (Pop-up)
The Real Kids  All Kindsa Girls   Favoriting The Real Kids  Norton  1991  LP  From 1977  0:11:57 (Pop-up)
Iggy Pop  Girls   Favoriting New Values  Arista  1979  LP    0:15:29 (Pop-up)
Jackie Gleason  What Is a Girl?   Favoriting single  Decca  1954  45    0:18:25 (Pop-up)
 
Neil Sedaka  Oh! Carol   Favoriting Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits  RCA Victor  1962  LP  From 1959  0:29:16 (Pop-up)
Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps  She-She Little Sheila   Favoriting Greatest  Fame/EMI  1982  LP  From 1959  0:31:08 (Pop-up)
The Garden of Eden  Samantha   Favoriting single  Verve  1967  45    0:33:30 (Pop-up)
The Four Leaves  Olivia No Shirabe   Favoriting single  CBS  1968  MP3    0:35:31 (Pop-up)
John D. Loudermilk  Laura   Favoriting The Open Mind of John D. Loudermilk  Omni Recording Corporation  2006  CD  From 1969  0:38:19 (Pop-up)
Shorty Rogers and His Giants  Michele's Meditation   Favoriting The Swinging Mr. Rogers  Atlantic  1955  MP3    0:41:06 (Pop-up)
Suni McGrath  Zoe   Favoriting Childgrove  Adelphi  1972  MP3    0:44:59 (Pop-up)
Caribou  Irene   Favoriting Andorra  Merge  2007  CD    0:48:13 (Pop-up)
The Cufflinks  Heather   Favoriting Tracy  Decca  1969  LP  This one is a cheat; you know Heather Faye as Faye!  0:51:44 (Pop-up)
Outrageous Cherry  Trouble Girl   Favoriting Our Love Will Change the World  Rainbow Quartz  2004  CD    0:54:26 (Pop-up)
The Green Pajamas  Kim the Waitress   Favoriting Indian Summer  Get Hip  1996  CD  From 1986  0:58:47 (Pop-up)
The Rubs  Emily   Favoriting Impossible Dream  HoZac  2017  LP    1:03:35 (Pop-up)
The New Lime  Donna   Favoriting single  Columbia  1968  45    1:07:28 (Pop-up)
Dion  Little Diane   Favoriting single  Laurie  1962  45    1:09:28 (Pop-up)
Jubal  For Becky   Favoriting single  Elektra  1973  45    1:12:02 (Pop-up)
Dave Edmunds  Deborah   Favoriting Tracks on Wax 4  Swan Song  1978  LP  will have to do for Debbie  1:15:10 (Pop-up)
Marshall Crenshaw  Yvonne   Favoriting Downtown  Warner Bros.  1985  LP  Another cheat; YOU try to find a song with "Stashu" in the title!  1:17:44 (Pop-up)
Porter Wagoner  Julie   Favoriting single  RCA Victor  1967  45    1:21:34 (Pop-up)
ZZ Top  Francene (Spanish)   Favoriting single  London  1972  45    1:24:10 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s in a row with girls' names in the title
Randy and the Rainbows  Denise   Favoriting single  Rust  1963  45    1:36:38 (Pop-up)
Jackie Lee Cochran  Ruby Pearl   Favoriting single  Decca  1957  45    1:38:28 (Pop-up)
Hot Chocolate  Emma   Favoriting single  Big Tree  1975  45    1:40:40 (Pop-up)
Donovan  Laléna   Favoriting single  Epic  1968  45  Does anyone have more song titles with women's names in them than this guy?  1:44:13 (Pop-up)
The Icicle Works  Evangeline   Favoriting single  Beggars Banquet  1987  45    1:47:06 (Pop-up)
Hollies  Sandy   Favoriting single  Epic  1975  45    1:51:11 (Pop-up)
Jefferson Starship  Jane   Favoriting single  Grunt  1979  45    1:54:40 (Pop-up)
Southwest F.O.B.  Nadine   Favoriting single  HIP  1969  45    1:58:37 (Pop-up)
The Monkees  Valleri   Favoriting single  Colgems  1968  45    2:01:32 (Pop-up)
Them  Gloria   Favoriting single  Decca  1964  45  had to do it!  2:03:43 (Pop-up)
 
The Turtles  Elenore   Favoriting single  White Whale  1968  45    2:15:06 (Pop-up)
Scott English  Brandy   Favoriting single  Horse  1971  MP3    2:17:40 (Pop-up)
The 5 Stairsteps  Dear Prudence   Favoriting Let It Be: Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney and Harrison  Ace  2016  CD  From 1970  2:20:37 (Pop-up)
Simtec & Wylie  Maggie May   Favoriting Gettin' Over the Hump  Mister Chand  1971  LP    2:24:00 (Pop-up)
Elton John  Amoreena   Favoriting Tumbleweed Connection  Rocket/Island  1995  CD  From 1970  2:29:46 (Pop-up)
Ronnie Lane and Pete Townshend  Annie   Favoriting Rough Mix  Hip-O/Universal  2006  CD  From 1976  2:34:40 (Pop-up)
The King Cole Trio  Sweet Lorraine   Favoriting Cool Cole: The King Cole Trio Story  Proper  2001  CD  From 1941  2:37:27 (Pop-up)
Frank Sinatra  Nancy (with the Laughing Face)   Favoriting Frank Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits  Columbia Legacy  1997  CD  From 1945  2:40:22 (Pop-up)
Louis Prima with Sam Butera and the Witnesses  Oh Marie   Favoriting Zooma Zooma: Best of Louis Prima  Rhino  1986  LP  From 1957  2:43:43 (Pop-up)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra  Rosalie   Favoriting The Very Best of Artie Shaw  RCA Victor  2001  CD  From 1939; vocal: Tony Pastor  2:46:06 (Pop-up)
Billy Bragg  Shirley   Favoriting Reaching to the Converted  Rhino  1999  CD  From 1992  2:48:46 (Pop-up)
Colin Blunstone  Caroline Goodbye   Favoriting I Don't Believe in Miracles  Epic  1979  LP  From 1971  2:52:18 (Pop-up)
John Howard  Goodbye Suzie   Favoriting Kid in a Big World  RPM  2003  CD  From 1974  2:55:47 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:02am
annie:

yip yip yooray!
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WFMU listener WADE:

happyhappyhappy boingboingboing
  9:02am
Andrea in Jersey City:

Morning from Jersey
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12539:

Yip Yip happy Happy!
  9:02am
Andrea in Jersey City:

Yip yip!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02am
Phillippe Bastille:

Good morning 1st Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
Krys O.:

Howdy, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
The Oscar:

Mornin'! Answer show to Friday's SBB?
Avatar 9:04am
Diezel Tea:

Eh, it's Joey McGascontrol and the Surfaces, ehhhhhh...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:04am
Joe McG:

You're sharp, Oscar: Yes! Today's show is an answer show to Sheila's Friday show.
  9:05am
Dave Conehead:

Ahoy Joe!!
Thanks for your help
And thanks for curing my case of the Mondays
Avatar 9:06am
Davee:

GM Joe! I detect a theme here.
  9:07am
adrian in mpls:

Slits Typical Girls somewhere in this set?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
Phillippe Bastille:

Hey Joe, I heard your "Treehorn" read Saturday morning. Excellent. It's not a tale about a young Jackie Treehorn, is it?
Avatar 9:07am
Creature Boy:

That's Tom Petty of course on backing vocals. Nice to hear the 45! Gots to get me a copy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08am
Joe McG:

Take a glance at Sophisticated Boom Boom's playlist from Friday to get the idea: wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Matt Fiveash:

Now play the fast version!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
The Oscar:

This Coasters tune is a distorted guitar away from being a Nobunny song.
  9:10am
Booz:

Love the call and response between the shows. Will we be naming names with name songs today?
Avatar 9:11am
Creature Boy:

The Know!
  👻 Swag For Life Member 9:11am
tadpoles:

Excellent Joe...a neat companion piece....looking forward to them all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12am
Cmurtha:

Good morning on this set of "girl centric goodness" if I may steal Sheila's tagline.
  9:12am
John in Bklyn:

G'morning Joe and Noisers! That Twilley song reminded me of early MTV.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13am
The Oscar:

Real Kids!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13am
Joe McG:

@Cmurtha: Yes, a different spin on "girlcentric goodness" for sure! @tadpoles: Sheila proposed it and I couldn't resist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
Joe McG:

@MattF: I wish I had the 45!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
Sem:

So, THIS is where the girls are.

Greets, Joe, McGaskos, the delighted just-stumbled-upon-this-show.
  9:16am
medson:

Rocking Start. Thanks Joe.
Have a good show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20am
Cmurtha:

what
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20am
pantz:

Sounds like Jackie took the Hepburn Elocution Lessons
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:21am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Very nice. This was just from your own creativity, Joe, or an FCC-mandated equal time regulatory mandate?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
Cmurtha:

Jackie you all over the damn place on this one
  9:21am
Andrea in Jersey City:

This is incredible
  9:21am
Andrea in Jersey City:

Thank you
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
The Oscar:

Little girls LOVE cans of water!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
Mick:

Oh, Jackie...
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Krys O.:

LOL!!!!!!!
  9:21am
John in Bklyn:

Wha... is this Jackie on the wrong speed?
4 colors. Oh dear.
  9:21am
karen eliot:

snort!
  9:22am
Jeff g.:

This is problematic.
  9:22am
Creature Boy:

oh Jackie
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22am
The Oscar:

Suh-LOW-mee.
  9:22am
queems:

this fucking guy
  9:22am
sugarwolf:

Is this about daughters or girlfriends?
  9:22am
L W Rhino:

I didn't know girls like cans of water !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23am
adampsyche:

that was some creepy shit
  9:23am
davefromtoronto:

now where's my martini!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23am
Cmurtha:

@sugarwolf both? Somehow
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:23am
Ken From Hyde Park:

How sweet it is!
  9:24am
Creature Boy:

oops u beat me to it , Mick.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25am
Krys O.:

Tom Edwards had 45s of What is a Teenage Girl? and What is a Teenage Boy?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25am
The Oscar:

My favorite is the answer song to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," called "Please Help." The entire song is begging the singer from the Tokens to keep his voice down because he'll awaken the lion.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25am
steveo:

Good Morning!

I'd even give up a month's supply of chewin' tobacky
Just to be known as Mrs. Neil Sedaky
  9:25am
miles:

skeeter Davis recorded an entire album of answer songs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:26am
Krys O.:

It was on Coral: youtu.be...
  9:26am
robyn and 5-yr-old mini glistener ajax:

awesome show joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28am
steveo:

wait Creamo's not his real name???
  9:29am
karen eliot:

good morning! agree this is going to be a fantastic show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29am
adampsyche:

sheila's show was great. will michele be played the guns 'n roses song?
  9:31am
davefromtoronto:

should've been called "oh Karl"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
Joe McG:

@adam: No, I found another one! @karen: I hope so! It's dangerous to compare one's self to Sheila B.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:35am
Mick:

Nice nod to Sheila B! i thought you might go with Buddy Holly's Sheila song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:35am
adampsyche:

love this set!
  9:36am
karen eliot:

No comparisons. I’m liking the conversation/interaction between the two. Brilliant.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39am
Joe McG:

@Mick: There are a lot of Sheila songs, surprisingly! Are you thinking of Tommy Roe?
  9:41am
John in Bklyn:

Sheila Take a Bow!
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Roberto:

Clearly this song was written about my wife.
  9:42am
old ERIC thee hat:

Any Elenore in our futures?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42am
Cmurtha:

What show is hosted by a Laura? My schedule in turkey means I am missing a lot of night shows, and also I know a few djs by pseudonyms like, Trouble.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42am
Joe McG:

@old ERIC: Possible! I have it with me.
  9:42am
old ERIC thee hat:

Also. Good morrow Joe and friends. Where are my manners?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42am
The Oscar:

Saw the album title before the artist on this one and did a double take.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:43am
Joe McG:

@Cmurtha: One of my all-time faves is Laura Cantrell, hostess for many years of the Radio Thrift Shop. Just a nod.
  9:43am
old ERIC thee hat:

I guess there’d need to be an Elenore at FMU. smh
  9:45am
John in Bklyn:

WFMU's Michelle will always be the late great Michelle Boule from Incorrect Music to me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46am
Joe McG:

I should say that some DJs were very hard to find, so I cheated a bit. You'll see.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Cmurtha:

@joe Interesting, I thought it would have been easy to find songs with the name mentions, but also specifically named after the woman in question just because of HOW MANY songs follow that naming convention.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49am
Mick:

@Joe, yes that's who i was thinking of - yipes!
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tadpoles:

Nils Lofgren has a song called "Trouble's Back"...sort of fits??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52am
steveo:

no way, I ALSO tie my hair with golden daffodils!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:53am
Joe McG:

@steveo: ha ha ha! @tadpoles: Good one, but I brought another!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54am
Cmurtha:

I was ready for this to turn into a murder ballad or the classic "Whoops my lover died, let me sing about that" glad its just a SADBOIS song
  9:55am
John in Bklyn:

The Cufflinks! Now there's a band name.
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jt:

What about Debbie? Did I miss that one?
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MikeG:

Hehe ... nice one
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Joe McG:

@jt: Forgot Debbie! You have a good suggestion?
  9:57am
old ERIC thee hat:

Also was reminded of SYs Little Trouble Girl...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
steveo:

nice Trouble song. ... I also heard Michael Shelley play Trouble Is My Middle Name this weekend :)
  9:58am
old ERIC thee hat:

Deborah? T Rex?
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mcgreivey:

Outrageous Cherry: i love them, but I haven't listened to them in ages. I need to.
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Joe McG:

@steveo: That's HER first name! :) @old Eric: Well, I have a Deborah. I guess I'll use that one!
  10:00am
John in Bklyn:

There's a Beck tune called Debra.?
  10:00am
Joe:

This is a much better version. Thanks Joe for thinking of me and the serious issue of not enough Kim songs in the world! This is a great show!
  10:00am
old ERIC thee hat:

Ugh... Debora
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01am
Mick:

B-52s have a Debbie song I think
  10:01am
Kim:

Why did I type in Joe?? Its Kimzilla!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Joe McG:

@John: I have that with me. Also Dave Edmunds. No "Debbie" songs? @Kim: Ha ha ha! I can't believe you heard this song from wherever you are!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Joe McG:

This is a lot of fun for me, btw!
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J:

And I've never heard a Get Hip record that wasn't garage rock, or some other rock'n'roll noise (not that there's anything wrong with that). This Green Pajamas pops.
  10:04am
old ERIC thee hat:

Cheating perhaps. But first hit for songs about Debbie was...

https://youtu.be/p0mkH1y30-E
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09am
Ike:

In Philadelphia eating excellent Cambodian food, that's where!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10am
The Oscar:

That kazoo!!
  10:11am
John in Bklyn:

This song perfectly captures my feelings for Diane Lane.
Avatar 10:12am
jt:

THE ONLY Debbie song: Bruce Pavitt look it up : funny, heartfelt autobiographical.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12am
Joe McG:

@John: ha ha ha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Krys O.:

This is wonderful, Joe!
  10:13am
V Priceless:

Great stuff !
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jt:

The Dion song "Little Diane" is excellent , I mean, it has a Kazoo? Is that a kazoo? did I spell that right?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14am
The Oscar:

My favorite Debbie song is "Little Debbie, Burn in Hell" by Deadbolt, which has the immortal couplet "Cakes and pies / Deception and lies!"
Avatar 10:14am
djsheilab:

OH MY GOD! Just tuning in. You did it Joe! Haha! LOVE it!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:15am
Joe McG:

Thanks, Krys! Very fun. Weirdly difficult to find a good Becky/Rebecca song.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16am
Joe McG:

@Sheila B: HAD TO DO IT! :)
  10:16am
V Priceless:

Flo and Eddie have a Rebecca tune I think
  10:17am
John in Bklyn:

jt: That was the first time I ever heard kazoo played with seemingly serious intent.
  10:17am
egould310:

Debbie & Kim by Redd Kross
Avatar 10:17am
jt:

1:40... on second thought it might not be radio friendly /proper..
Haven't heart it since 1987...just re-listened.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
Joe McG:

@VP: Oh no, I don't know it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18am
Joe McG:

@egould: (hitting head) ugh, forgot that one!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:20am
The Oscar:

@VP I only know that one from the time I tried making a playlist based on the chronological filmography of Alfred Hitchcock. It came out surprisingly listenable!
Avatar 10:22am
djsheilab:

Oh man....this is too much fun!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Joe McG:

You were right, Sheila, this is so much fun!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Scott Williams:

I confess, I was hoping for Mel Tillis doing "Who's Julie?"
  10:24am
John in Bklyn:

@Joe: I bet Stanky and the Coal Miners have a song called Stashu!
Na Zdrowie!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24am
The Oscar:

Things don't bode well for any woman who finds her name in a Porter Wagoner song.
Avatar 10:25am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...all I wanted was a piece o' hay ta chaw ons
...an' y'all woodn't give tuh me...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Listener Scott:

Just tuning in and after a few numbers thought, huh, I wonder if Joe is doing a response show to Sheila B's show from Friday and sure enough! So cool that Sheila B tuned in too.
  10:25am
queems:

literally the only francine song that exists and it’s creepy as hell
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Joe McG:

@John: I only have one album by them - that Stashu gave me for my birthday - but there's no Stashu song on it, alas!
  10:26am
queems:

it’s like going to disney world and not finding your name on a keychain for your whole life
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27am
Joe McG:

@queems: That's so sad! I've had three lovely Francines in my life, so it's a name I'm fond of!
Avatar 10:27am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...you say *I'm* crazy
...when I went to y'alls' GranOlOpree...
  👻 Swag For Life Member 10:27am
tadpoles:

Girls singing about boys and now boys singing about girls....what could be better. Really love both shows and appreciate the time and homework our DJs put in for us. Cheers.
  10:27am
melinda:

Loved the backup vocals on the Porter Wagoner
  10:28am
queems:

@joe i’d like to meet as many other francines as possible- i’ve only met one or two. i’m glad you’ve known some good ones!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:30am
Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Sliding in at the halfway point… Hi, everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32am
Listener Scott:

Might be outside the theme but it'd be pretty meta to play Roxanne Shanté and The Real Roxanne; answer songs on an answer show.
  10:34am
John in Bklyn:

@Scott: Yes! From the days when hip hop beefs were settled on vinyl.
  10:36am
John in Bklyn:

Four Leaves had very Mamas Papas harmonies.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41am
Krys O.:

The Polonairs of Omaha: Come Back, My Stasiu:
youtu.be...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41am
Krys O.:

FYI--Stasiu is the Polish spelling.
Avatar 10:41am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Sounds like a GeneVincent tune - not relates to Eddie
...& played w/ the NOTORIOUS SpadeCooley...
en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Joe McG:

You did it, Krys! I'll have to play that one later!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
briania:

I love Emma. The song, I mean.
  10:42am
prudy:

God, what a great throwback!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43am
Asheville Jon:

any songs with Cora in the title?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44am
Krys O.:

@Asheville Jon: Probably from the early days of wax cylinders.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Ken From Hyde Park:

*scans playlist* Need a Meghan. Might have to search Welsh sites for a Keilidh.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Hughie Considine:

The rhyme scheme in Lalena is kinda funny... Donovan felt stuff deeply.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Joe McG:

@Ken: I couldn't find a Keili, a Meghan, or a Mayuko!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Asheville Jon:

i can't find my freakin' glasses!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

My actual name is probably in songs or chants from India, though Buffy Sainte-Marie did get close to name dropping it in "Universal Soldier" with the words "a Jain." (My name is Jaina—hippie parents)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Ken From Hyde Park:

^^Opportunities for songwriters!
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βrian:

Always check your nose first.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Asheville Jon:

i am not wearing them, and they are not on top of my head. they are someplace "safe" where i won't sit or step on them. ugh
  10:48am
John in Bklyn:

@Krys O.: Na Zdrowie to you, too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
The Oscar:

Ha, this one's great!
Avatar 10:49am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Donovan ftw.
Is it me or is this much like 'World Shut Yer Mouth' by me beloved Julian Cope...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:50am
Hughie Considine:

The other great single by Icicle Works (imho) is also a name song: "Understanding Jane." (It's actually even better.)
Avatar 10:50am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Self-described Cope: 'Two-Car Garage Band'...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Hughie Considine:

@Revolution -- totally. And this came out around the same time as Cope's most commercial era.
Avatar 10:51am
Roberto:

Try her on, she fits like a glove.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Booz:

There's a song called Mayuko by Veins www.youtube.com...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...sounds even more like ScottWalker than Cope...& that's something...
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queems:

aw my mom’s name is sandra and she used to play this version all the time
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Joe McG:

Wow, Booz, I'll check it out!
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John in Bklyn:

Icicle Works had a tune From a Whisper to a Scream. The DBs had a tune From a Window to a Screen!
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Joe McG:

Ooh, I don't know if I like that one that much, Booz! But good hunting!
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prudy:

Wow, I never knew the Hollies sang this tune. So whose is the cover?
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Krys O.:

My ex wrote some songs about me and one has my name in the title: rsteviemoore.bandcamp.com...
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queems:

this one
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

'Whisper...' by Icicles has always been a just below the surface earworm...
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Roberto:

If the waitress he was seeing was named Kim, the circle would be complete.
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Krys O.:

Prudy, Springsteen wrote it and The Hollies covered it.
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prudy:

thanks Queems.
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Booz:

Yeah, agreed about the Veins song. There's no point in forcing it.
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prudy:

rally hate Starship. Why did then even bother?
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Joe McG:

This one goes out to John Allen.
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queems:

no prob :)
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Hughie Considine:

And all of a sudden we're knee-deep in the hoopla...
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Joe McG:

@prudy: But, prudy, that reggae bridge!
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Krys O.:

Ah, Starship did Sara.
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crateslinger:

a candidate for the Monday 11 am slot to challenge Tuesday's?
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queems:

this one reminds me of sitting on a boat as a kid with bad hudson valley classic rock radio playing
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

I still need revenge on John Allen for getting "Miracles" stuck in my head for nearly a month.
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John in Bklyn:

Joe, if you play this you have to play Donnie Iris Ah Leah!
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crateslinger:

wow - I always thought this was Foreigner...
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Hughie Considine:

There's some beautiful stuff on Blows Against the Empire, the first real Starship LP. They just accrued cheese as they went along.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...a couple Starship tunes...some people survived the 70s to lose the plot on MTV...
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Joe McG:

@John: I have it with me!
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prudy:

ok Joe, the bridge is the only tolerable thing in the song. The song just makes me think of the bros in Spinal Tap for some reason..
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

crateslinger: ha! YES!
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Hughie Considine:

I'm holding out for "Ariel" by Dean Friedman.
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queems:

also i never knew this guy was saying “jane”
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Krys O.:

Mickey Thomas was a pioneer of bombastic singing. Think Elvin Bishop's Fooled Around and Fell in Love.
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Booz:

OK, so next week the Listener Names Show? Granny (Cat Stevens), Dear Prudy (Fab 4), Kings & Queems (Renaissance). . .
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Bill W:

Most psych Berry cover ever?
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Joe McG:

@Booz: ha ha ha, great idea!
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P-90:

This show is ingenious, entertaining, and occasionally hilarious
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queems:

@booz lolol i love it
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The Oscar:

Every time I hear "Valleri" I go crazy trying to remember which Fall song cops its riff, and every time I hear the Fall song I go crazy trying to remember the name of "Valleri."
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Joe McG:

P-90: Sheila B.'s inspiration!
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Listener Alexandra:

I'm not going to ask if "Alexandra Leaving" is in this set. Leonard Cohen and I have a way of harshing vibes.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Booz: is there a song about fleep?
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eric in sodak:

Which Monkee was doing that insane guitar break?
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prudy:

Krys O: funny I like that Ellvin Bishop song, but it's due the the guitar riffs, not the vocals.
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Rory:

I’ve been waiting for someone to play Rory Rides Me Raw by The Vaselines
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joe, just tuned in. Does Lalena rhyme with I don't blame yer. Not heard this song for forty plus years.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

There are SO MANY songs about Granny. I think there was a whole set on GTDS once.
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Hughie Considine:

It's a beauty, @Rory
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

I did a whole mixtape of songs with gal names in the titles, and there is no lack of songs about Julia.
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Booz:

P-30, P-60, P-90 Go!; The Oscar for Treadwell (Bird & Diz); Asheville Skyline Rag (Dylan). . .
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Hughie Considine:

Jennifer Juniper!
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Hughie Considine:

"I'm just mad about 14..." He wasn't talking about the number.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Anyone finding any Bronwyn songs?
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Donovan told every bird he met that he'd do a song for her, so…
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Valeri Gittar - Louis Shelton: en.wikipedia.org...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Juniper for Jenny Boyd - Pattie's sister.
Think she wasn't seduced...
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Hughie Considine: on his live album he makes that clear. EW.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Jenny & Donny : www.famousfix.com...
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

And of course, Uncle Shelby wrote Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, which isn't exactly a song, but could be.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Donovan would've been barely into his 20s mid1960s...fwiw (or isn't)...
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Mike Sin:

"Elenore" never gets old in my book. Such great style over substance -- the vocal delivery and arrangement really elevate a pretty run-of-the-mill song.
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Hughie Considine:

Wow @Granny. Haven't had the displeasure of hearing that. He also sang about "14" on "Superlungs My Supergirl" ("She's only 14 but she knows how to draw ...") The dude was pretty shameless, even in an era where lusting over young teens was common in pop songs.
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Joe McG:

Hey Mike! I forget my Turtle history a bit, but didn't they write it as a joke to appease the record company asking for another "Happy Together"?
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Hughie Considine:

@Mike, I think they wrote it as a cliche pop song to make the record company happy, but wow, what a thing they tossed off!
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The Oscar:

Somewhere Mandy is waiting for her sailor to return.
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Hughie Considine:

sorry, @joe. gonna let you do your show now
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Krys O.:

WOW! Scott English wrote Bend Me, Shape Me AND Hi Ho Silver Lining besides Brandy. Amazing....
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Joe McG:

Thanks for helping me out, Hughie!
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John in Bklyn:

Brandy... wha?? Isn't this a Manilow tune? I thought Brandy was a fine girl.
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Mike Sin:

@JoeMcG and @Hughie -- Right on.
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Booz:

Nice way get Mandy and Brandy at a swoop.
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queems:

get you a brandy who can do both
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eric in sodak:

Oh Margie,
You kissed me and found me a turkey
On my vacation away from workie
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Krys O.:

I'm with you, Mike Sin. Howard Kaylan sings his tuchas off.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Hughie Considine: that would be a fun theme: songs that were tossed off as a joke or composed/recorded on the spot and became unexpected hits. "A Boy Named Sue" (!), "Boris the Spider," what else?
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Krys O.:

The Brandy name was changed to Mandy by Manilow to avoid confusion.
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Krys O.:

Elenore is the opposite or converse musically of Happy Together. Not sure what the correct musical term is.
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Matt:

this is a great cover
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P-90:

The Jerry Garcia Band used to do a killer live version of Dear Prudence
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Rory:

Black Sally-Hunan Instinct
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Gotta loves Flo & Eddie.
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roger:

another damn fine show, Mr McG
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The Oscar:

@GST "Roller Show" by Nick Lowe comes to mind...
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Joe McG:

Heya, Roger! Thanks for the Treehorn love on Saturday! If that's you, Roger! :)
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tadpoles:

#Rory...Human Instinct...great Kiwi band.
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Rory:

Damn fine bass playin!
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John in Bklyn:

All Rod Stewart songs should be covered by Simtec and Wylie and the Stewart master tapes disposed of properly.
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Hughie Considine:

@Granny, that would require some research. Were there that many?
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Hughie Considine:

@P-90 They did. I'm pretty sure I've never heard a bad cover of "Dear Prudence." Gabor Szabo does a sublime version that I came across fairly recently.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Fact is - Rod's a good Soul Singer - if he finds the good taste to be...
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CHUCK ROAST:

Been riding around doing errands all over Baltimore today, but loving this show while I was in the car. The kazoo solo on Little Diane was a riot!
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Booz:

This Maggie May hath burnt my barn.
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Andrea in Jersey City:

Great show thx!
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prudy:

love Rod Stewart circa Gasoline Alley and the Small Faces.
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prudy:

Amoreena!
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Sem:

Love this one, Joe.
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βrian:

Beat the cheese out of those drums!
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Peter in tappan:

this is my only Elton song
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Fernando P:

WFMU schedules come and go, but Surface Noise still one of the finest 3 hours of music available here or anywhere. Amazing show today. Thanks Joe!
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Hughie Considine:

Aw, man, the sweetest Elton John song of all time...and the soundtrack to the opening of "Dog Day Afternoon."
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melinda:

I knew an Amoreena in grade school, didn’t know until now it was an Elton song.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

It has come to my attention that the Smashing Pumpkins did a song about Glynis
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Joe McG:

Glad you're enjoying it, Chuck and Andrea! (Sorry for not playing the Sunrays for you, Andrea!) @Alex: I don't know that Leo Cohen song!
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eric in sodak:

The entire soundtrack to "Dog Day Afternoon"
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John in Bklyn:

How did add all those extra syllables to 'lady'?
LAY-deee-uh-yah
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Joe McG:

@John: ha ha ha, I was just thinking the same thing! "lay-uh-dee"
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Andrea in Jersey City:

:) so happy to be listening to the show. What a gift!!
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steveo:

heard an elton john song this weekend on wxpn on the nj turnpike this weekend also. could be a trend.
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Hughie Considine:

"...like a puppy child"
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Joe McG:

@Hughie: That's how I'm doing today's show, like a puppy child.
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steveo:

(where's my editor?)
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emily:

my favorite elton john song
thanks for being you, joe!
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Joe McG:

@emily: Aw, shucks, thanks! :)
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Dano59:

Oh, Joe! "Annie" !! ♥♥♥♥♥
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tim from champaign:

Hi Joe and everybody! Excellent companion to Sheila's Friday show, Joe!
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prudy:

really sweet version of "Annie"...
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

steveo: i think we're all about to experience a tsunami of Elton songs…
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Dano59:

this is the one on Rough Mix, I think.
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Hughie Considine:

It suits you, @Joe
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Andrea in Jersey City:

I’m thinking of all the other listeners around the land listening the same wavelengths as me right now.
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tim from champaign:

A little late on the Rod Stewart conversation but my theory regarding early Rod and the Faces era is that Rod wants to sound like Tina Turner with Same Cooke's swing.
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G:

@GST: That Rocketman film that I've seen the trailer for a zillion times is finally out. I know two people who saw it yesterday.
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tim from champaign:

Similarly, I think Mick Jagger wants to be Tina Turner.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Nat Trio it's own magnificent thang of course.
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G:

@tim: Like Robert Plant wanted to be Roky haha
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tim from champaign:

@G - I never thought of that!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I think Plant & Tyler wanted to be Janis...
Roky obviously practiced his AfricanAmerican influences strenuously - but I wonder what his relation to Van was...I think there's some comparison - but I haven't seen it mentioned!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Roky & Janis were pals in Texas...
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βrian:

Hah. Charcoal burner. I'd never heard that!
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emily:

a very sweet sinatra song that we sang to our (now deceased) cat . she didn't wear boots but she was a fetching calico
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...& NoddyHolder in the Janis camp...
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ChrisB.:

Lyrics for Nancy provided by comedian Phil Silvers.
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tim from champaign:

OK, I got another one but this one's pretty obvious. David Lee Roth REALLY wanted to be Louis Prima.
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prudy:

great song by Prima
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melinda:

@emily that’s sweet. I used to have a fetching calico too.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...still picking up how important Prima was: BennyGoodman got 'SingSingSing' from *him* - apparently...
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

@G: i saw "Rocket Man" on Friday, at the Castro in SF. The place was packed with white, middle-aged gay men, some with their mothers. Not a dry eye in the house.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, does Arthur Lee's 'Andmoreagain' qualify. It might also fit into the misheard lyrics section as Anne Morgan.
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Linda Lee:

i'm not sure that sounds very pleasant, Granny! :-D
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...if you have Humor - you always risk people under-crediting yer Skill...
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Joe McG:

@Brian: Ha ha
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Linda Lee:

almost noon & no "america"! will we wait 'til this evening?
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Andrea in Jersey City:

I love BillBragg ty!!
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pantz:

Love this Billy Bragg. Really takes me back.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Me too. Don't know this Band version!...
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Linda Lee: just between you and me (hee hee) i was a bit underwhelmed. With all due respect. I thought the film was too cheesy, even for ME.
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melinda:

@Granny did you like it?
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Phillippe Bastille:

Great show, Joe! Thank you!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

No Kristy MacColl :( ...
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Linda Lee:

ooh. that's not good.
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Joe McG:

@RR: Can't! Has to be a male singer this show. @Phillippe: Thanks much!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

For Caroline Munro: my Forever Brunette :))) ...
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Dano59:

Joe Cocker wanted to be Ray Charles, Macca wanted to be Little Richard, most of the girls like to dance but only some of the boys do ..
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Linda Lee:

not *more* vice-washing, i hope.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

melinda: there were parts i thought were totally fun and entertaining, but i won't be shoving folx out of the way to see it again. I think it's doomed for an eternity of singalong double features with "Boho Rhap" every Pride Month.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I mean - Kristy on 'Greetings to New Brunette' - as 'Shirley' was earlier...
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Dano59:

if girls on girls were allowed, we'd have Norah Jones' Miriam.
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emily:

I've been mainlining "Colin Blunstone" because of you, Joe.
You played a couple songs a couple weeks ago. I'm hooked. Wonder why his songs didn't make it to the "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack.
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12539:

Fantastic show, Joe! Thanks!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

LittleRichard: ...'all the womens go WOO!
...all the MenFolk go UHH!'... ;p
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J:

Shirley: I love this song. Well, I've loved the whole show. I need to pull out my Billy Bragg and Outrageous Cherry records, and the Texas Twisted comp with Southwest FOB and and 10 Thirteenth Floor Elevators tracks. So many records; so little time.
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Linda Lee:

i was a new brunette once.
more than once! :-D
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Linda Lee: it's totally focused on Elton's rise to fame and descent into addiction and self-destruction, so not as scrubbed as "Boho" but it ignores AIDS completely.
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Linda Lee:

(strongly restraining a pithy girls-on-girls comment.)
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Dano59:

my work here is done
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Linda Lee:

wow..
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Kat in Chicago:

I forgot how gorgeous that Colin Blunstone track is.
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Krys O.:

Thanks, Mr. McGasko! Excellent show!
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Linda Lee:

so then, a 2 hour DARE commercial with sequins?
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tadpoles:

Funny...Amen Corner have a song called "Hello Susie".
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting, everybody! See you again next week with some new music! :)
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Linda Lee:

that sounds underwhelming indeed.
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Mick:

Superfun show! Thanks!
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Sem:

Merci!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

I think "Rocketman" is simply supposed to be a feel-good fantasy about redemption, with Elton's myth as the story.
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Linda Lee:

much better late than never! thanks Joe!
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Andrea in Jersey City:

Standing ovation Joe! Even my cat is clapping.
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Linda Lee:

zzzzzzz
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

I can't resist Colin Blunstone. Phenomenal theme mastery, Joe! Thanks! Another radio masterpiece.
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John in Bklyn:

Great show, Joe! Have a good one Noisers!
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Andrea in Jersey City:

Bye John!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Linda Lee: just caught your 11:57 comment. HA!!!!
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Linda Lee:

if the darkness is semi-dark, salvation is semi-light! :-D
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Zombies had damn great Quality Control...
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Krys O.:

The Amen Corner covered the Move's Hello Susie.
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Linda Lee:

it's grey tapioca!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Thx JoeM !
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