Favoriting The Forbidden Zone with Robotic Super Computer 6060842 - aka "Herbie": Playlist from January 23, 2024 Favoriting

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The show where anything goes! Hosted by "genre-fluid" Robotic Super Computer 6060842 aka “Herbie", playing musical gems mined over a lifetime - bits o’ old punk, new wave, glitter, disco, metal, ska, psych, pop, rock, HH, novelty, & retro-obscura.

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Favoriting January 23, 2024: Musical Piñata? - I'd hit that!

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Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo  Forbidden Zone   Favoriting
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Revolution 409  Crazy Horses   Favoriting
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Larry Verne  The Speck   Favoriting
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Kyuss  Green Machine   Favoriting
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The Police  Friends   Favoriting
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Kipper Kids  Bim Bam Boom   Favoriting
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Middle Class  Out of Vogue   Favoriting
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Missy Elliot  Work It   Favoriting
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The Crowd  Trix are for Kids   Favoriting
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Shirley Ellis  The Name Game   Favoriting
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Reunion  Life Is A Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)   Favoriting
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Christian Death  Dogs   Favoriting
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Isley Brothers  Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2)   Favoriting
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Eddie and the Subtitles  American Society   Favoriting
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  A Taste of Honey   Favoriting
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Hot Chocolate  Every 1's a Winner   Favoriting
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Jags  Back of My Hand   Favoriting
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Chicago  Free   Favoriting
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Meat Puppets  In the Gardener   Favoriting
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Cher  Dark Lady   Favoriting
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Cher  Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves   Favoriting
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Cher  Half Breed   Favoriting
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Shirley Ellis  The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)   Favoriting
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Light Crust Doughboys  Little Rubber Dolly   Favoriting
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Geza X  Mean Mr. Mommy Man   Favoriting
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Redd Kross  Puss in Boots   Favoriting
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ABBA  Voulez-Vous   Favoriting
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KISS  Charisma   Favoriting
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Danger Island  Theme Song   Favoriting
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Wall of Voodoo  Longarm   Favoriting
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Weird Al Yankovic  Hardware Store   Favoriting
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Bunny Racket  Barracuda   Favoriting
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Heart  Barracuda   Favoriting
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Fever Dog  We Want Action   Favoriting
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Bunny Racket  Dogs in the Street   Favoriting
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Bunny Racket  Forrest Full of Trees   Favoriting
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Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo  Finale   Favoriting
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Listener comments!

Avatar 2:57pm
Mr Fab:

welcome, robo-hosts!

You can start whenever you're ready Freddy.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
Aitch:

Bzzzzt twang
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Herbie:

Ahoy!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
Herbie:

"Musical Pinata" indeed.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Sem:

Hello, Mr, Fab, Aitch, Herbie.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
Herbie:

Welcome back Sem!, "H"!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
WR:

still streaming along.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
Herbie:

Hi WR!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Feldy:

Hey Herbie! Aitch, Sem, WR, Fab
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Herbie:

Feldy!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Aitch:

Yay Kyuss!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:16pm
Aitch:

↳ Song: "Friends" by "The Police"
Saw Andy Summers solo about 20 years ago, just him and a couple of local session guys, with a guitarist friend.
That man can shred.
Big no to Sting though, I can stand losing him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:17pm
Sem:

↳ Herbie @3:04
Hey, Herbie. How's it hanging?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:17pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @3:16
Ha - agreed.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:17pm
Herbie:

↳ Sem @3:17
Slow & low - that is the tem-po
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
Sem:

↳ Herbie @3:17
Cool, Herbie.
Avatar 3:22pm
Mr Fab:

↳ Aitch @3:16
'I can stand losing him" haha
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @3:16
Did you see the episode of Storeage Wars w/ Andy Summers? I guess he's friends with that Barry guy with the skull gloves.
Avatar 3:26pm
Mr Fab:

↳ Song: "The Name Game" by "Shirley Ellis"
Don't sing "Chuck," Shirley.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @3:26
%$@&!
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Aitch:

↳ Herbie @3:26
No, that sounds odd, but I'm in Australia, so many of your things are odd.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @3:28
Ha - especially the direction your drains drain - :)
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doctorjazz:

Hi Herbie, Streamers!
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Aitch:

↳ Mr Fab @3:26
I don't think a show could get any more Sheena than this one Fab, a great addition to the roster.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:33pm
Herbie:

↳ doctorjazz @3:30
What's up Doc!
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Herbie:

↳ Aitch @3:30
:)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:37pm
Herbie:

I had this earworm for about a week
  3:42pm
Diprima:

Lotta soul, me likey.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:42pm
Herbie:

↳ Diprima @3:42
Beep boop beep Mr. T!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Herbie:

↳ Herbie @3:42
How's the weather?
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Herbie:

↳ Diprima @3:42
I meant to ask you how's the weather
  3:44pm
Diprima:

I live in the high ground. At least physically not so much mentally.
  3:45pm
Diprima:

No more rain just the damage that follows
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Mr Fab:

↳ Song: "American Society" by "Eddie and the Subtitles"
a Rodney on the ROQ classic! For the longest time, i knew nothing else about them. Just got a collection of their stuff a month or so ago. Very diverse. Inc a fast version of "American Society."
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Mr Fab:

↳ Aitch @3:30
YES, happy to hear that, Aitch!
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Aitch:

↳ Song: "Every 1's a Winner" by "Hot Chocolate"
I only knew this Errol Brown, but there's a really cool dub one too I heard on Explorers Room (great Drummer Stream show).
Love Hot Chocolate, cool AF
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Herbie:

↳ Aitch @3:51
I didn't realize HC did the OG version of Brother Louie.
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Back of My Hand" by "Jags"
Quote on Wikipedia:
"simply one of the best records Elvis Costello didn't write"
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:57pm
Herbie:

↳ doctorjazz @3:56
ha! Hi Dr. J!
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Every 1's a Winner" by "Hot Chocolate"
Love this (and missed it-gotta do some work sometimes...)
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Mr Fab:

↳ Herbie @3:53
yeah, the theme of a controversial mixed-race relationship is a lot more apparent in the orig version.
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Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @3:59
haha ;0
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Herbie:

Cher-ing is caring
Avatar 4:02pm
Mr Fab:

↳ Herbie @4:01
Mrs Fab's fave singer. have heard this song many, many times.
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Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @4:02
Well, then you're in for a real treat!
Avatar 4:04pm
Mr Fab:

Robert Christgau called "Dark Lady," "Gypsies Tramps & Thieves," and "Half-Breed" her "swarthy trilogy."
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Aitch:

Haven't heard any of these since I was a kid.

Vague early memories of Sonny and Cher TV shows.
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Herbie:

↳ Aitch @4:08
Sonny was our mayor when I was a teen - I still haven't forgiven him for ruining Spring Break!
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Mr Fab:

↳ Herbie @4:10
haha, my aunt and uncle had moved to Palm Springs when they retired, and they loved him!
Avatar 4:13pm
Mr Fab:

the kind of doll that you have to blow up?
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Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @4:11
All the grown-ups liked him. It's funny how the long haired fur vest wearin hippie became such a stiff.
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Mr Fab:

I had this Geza X album, the orig vinyl. Got it cheap used, cuz no one liked it! Wish he'd recorded more.
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Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @4:17
I think he's working on something now. He's mastered a few things for me and used a couple of my songs for a punk docuseries he's been filming.
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Mr Fab:

↳ Herbie @4:18
Ooh, yeah. Looking forward to all of that.
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Herbie:

↳ Mr Fab @4:17
Yeah Geza is a acquired taste!
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Aitch:

↳ Song: "Voulez-Vous" by "ABBA"
Bjorn looking a bit scrawny?
I'd love to see a now version of that photo
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:25pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @4:24
Be careful what you wish for - ha
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Aitch:

↳ Song: "Charisma" by "KISS"
Particularly nasty track I've never heard, must investigate further
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Aitch:

↳ Song: "Theme Song" by "Danger Island"
oh oh Chongo!
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Herbie:

↳ Aitch @4:30
You ever hear of these fellow Aussies?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:43pm
Aitch:

↳ Herbie @4:40
New to me, I'll be checking that out.
I thought it was something (more) obscure by The Fauves (90's band, worth a listen)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:44pm
Feldy:

I'm a fan of the level of variety and unexpected turns in this show!
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Aitch:

↳ Feldy @4:44
Bonkers, love it
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:45pm
Herbie:

↳ Feldy @4:44
Thanks - gotta keep em guessing!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:48pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @4:43
It's rock n roll geared to kids. They play around Australia quite a bit. Were even in talks to do a TV show. Cool guys
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:49pm
Herbie:

My master on backing vox - yay!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:52pm
Herbie:

Mr. Robbie Krieger on sitar
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Aitch:

↳ Herbie @4:52
It had completely escaped me.
Here from the national broadcaster.
www.youtube.com...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:54pm
Herbie:

↳ Aitch @4:53
Cool!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:55pm
Herbie:

Thanks again everybody! Seeya next week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Feldy:

Fun-ass show, Herbie! Thanks!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Aitch:

Thanks for show
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
WR:

Cheers! Thank you!
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