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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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Options April 30, 2015: Let It Take You There

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Beau  Welcome   Options Beau  Cherry Red  2007  CD  From 1969    0:00:00 ()
Sir Richard Bishop  Safe House   Options Tangier Sessions  Drag City  2015  LP    *   0:05:33 ()
Mazhar ve Fuat  Sür Efem Atını   Options Türküz Türkü Çağiririz!  Normal  2014  CD  From 1973    0:11:31 ()
Tony & Siegrid  Up Here   Options He and She  Pet  2007  CD  1967    0:13:44 ()
Ananda Shankar  Dancing Drums   Options The Rough Guide to Psychedelic India  World Music Network  2014  CD  1975  *   0:15:59 ()
The Nirvana Sitar and String Group  Never My Love   Options Sitar & Strings  Gear Fab  2014  CD  From 1968    0:21:12 ()
Roy Budd  Get Carter   Options Rebirth of the Budd  Sequel/Castle  1997  CD  From 1971    0:23:52 ()
Krystof Komeda  Knife in the Water Part 5   Options Knife in the Water: Music from the Motion Picture  Doxy  2014  LP  1962  *   0:27:17 ()
Oranj Symphonette  Up, Up and Away   Options The Oranj Album  Rykodisc  1998  CD      0:29:32 ()
Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos  Los Teenagers Bailan Changui   Options Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos  Atlantic  1998  CD      0:33:27 ()
Ray Baretto  The Soul Drummer   Options Acid  Castle Pie/Sanctuary  2001  CD  From 1967    0:38:15 ()
Tojo y Su Orquesta  Maracaibo Oriental   Options Tumba Rumba  University of Vice  2015  LP  1960  *   0:42:04 ()
Catchito & Chacha Po  Fine Fine Woman   Options Guitar Safari: Electric Explosion in Africa  University of Vice  2015  LP    *   0:46:12 ()
E. T. Mensah & the Tempos  Mucho Mambo   Options King of Highlife Anthology  RetroAfric  2015  CD  mid-50s  *   0:48:23 ()
Les Elgart and His Orchestra  Voo Doo Drums   Options Popcorn Exotica  Cherry Red  2015  CD  1960  *   0:51:20 ()
 
Maximum Joy  Let It Take You There   Options Sherwood at the Controls, Volume 1: 1979 – 1984  On-U Sound  2015  CD  1982  *   1:03:45 ()
Erase Errata  Watch Your Language   Options Lost Weekend  Under the Sun/Mission Creek Festival  2014  EP    *   1:09:28 ()
The Au Pairs  (That's When) It's Worth It   Options Sense & Sensuality  RPM  1993  CD  1982    1:13:19 ()
The Gaz  Flying's Easy   Options The Gaz  Old Europa Cafe  2015  CD  1983-4, Prague; "The Gaz is a four girls group"  *   1:16:52 ()
Primitive Motion  Golden Light Clinic   Options Pulsating Time Fibre  Bedroom Suck  2015  CD    *   1:20:32 ()
Veronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul with the Honeymoon Killers  Réveillons-Nous   Options Ex-Futur Album  Crammed Discs  2014  CD  circa 1983  *   1:23:23 ()
 
 
Single File: a weekly bunch of randomly selected 45s for your pleasure and mine
The Icicle Works  Evangeline   Options single  Beggars Banquet  1987  45      1:33:29 ()
Randy Brown  I Wanna Make Love to You   Options single  Parachute  1978  45      1:36:59 ()
Tanya Tucker  Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)   Options single  Columbia  1973  45      1:40:22 ()
Pat Boone  Hoboken Baby   Options single  Dot  1957  45  From the mini-ep "Pat on Mike"    1:42:47 ()
Eddie & the Hot Rods  Horror Through Straightness   Options single  Island  1978  45      1:44:48 ()
The Duplicates  Call of the Faithful   Options single  Stiff  1979  45      1:49:05 ()
Candi Staton  So Blue   Options single  Warner Bros.  1978  45      1:52:18 ()
Mary Hopkin  Water, Paper & Clay   Options single  Apple  1971  45      1:56:51 ()
 
 
Classic Rock, Soul-Style
Millie Jackson  Feel Like Making Love   Options Free and In Love  Spring  1976  LP      2:11:19 ()
Simtec & Wylie  Maggie May   Options Gettin' Over the Hump  Mister Chand  1971  LP      2:15:43 ()
Latimore  Take Me to the Pilot   Options Latimore  Glades  1973  LP      2:21:40 ()
Ben E. King  Into the Mystic   Options Rebirth  Guinness  1977  LP  Actually from earlier in the 70s    2:24:51 ()
Gladys Knight and the Pips  Feeling Alright   Options If I Were Your Woman  Soul  1971  LP      2:28:28 ()
Wolf Moon  Proud Mary   Options Wolf Moon  Alive Natural Sound  2013  CD  circa 1973    2:32:08 ()
Merry Clayton  Southern Man   Options Merry Clayton  Ode  1971  LP      2:34:38 ()
Swamp Dogg  Sweet Home Alabama   Options More Superhits of the '70s: Michael Shelley's 2014 WFMU Marathon Premium  WFMU  2014  CD      2:37:46 ()
Dutch Rhythm, Steel & Showband  Down by the River   Options West Indies Funk  Trans Air  2011  CD  Rounding off our Neil Young rock block!    2:43:13 ()
Syl Johnson  Come Together   Options Is It Because I'm Black?  The Numero Group  2013  LP  From 1970    2:48:22 ()
Clarence Reid  Get Back   Options Dancin' with Nobody But You Babe  Atco  1969  LP      2:51:32 ()
Al Green  I Want to Hold Your Hand   Options Love Ritual: Rare and Previously Unreleased 1968-1976  Hi/MCA  1989  LP  From 1968    2:55:26 ()

Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:02am Cheri Pi:

boingboingboing
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:03am sugarwolf:

Good morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:03am Ken From Hyde Park:

Radio!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:03am Parq:

Happyhappyhappyhappy -- magic melody, just like today's homepage pic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:04am Marcel M:

Morning Joe and friends
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:05am P-90:

boingboing? BOING!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:10am Joe McG:

Happy Thursday, everyone! The sirens are singing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:10am doctorjazz:

Hi all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:10am DCE:

Hi all
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:10am DCE:

huh that's weird...
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:17am Claw!:

Yo, Joe! Welcome back. :)
Howdy, Folks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:17am jlowe:

Hello all...so looking forward! Bring it on Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:17am Ken From Hyde Park:

@DCE - Weird is the first letter of WFMU. So, par for the course.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:19am fleep:

Greetings, Joe, from where you was, to where you is.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:21am Joe McG:

Thanks, Claw! Welcome, jlowe! Hey there, fleep, here I be. Ken, DCE, Cheri, doctorjazz, P-90, Marcel, Parq, Sugarwolf--all my radio pals!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:23am doctorjazz:

Got my lava lamp burning!
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:23am Claw!:

Ooh, this is purty...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:23am doncaballero:

Ohhhh yeah!! This is the jam I needed! Sitar, Strings, & Smoooooth 60s jams. Thanks Joe!
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:24am V Priceless:

Hey Joe! Me likey!
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 9:26am Falcoa:

Roy Budd is out of sight man!
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 9:27am d¢ pät:

President.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:29am DJ Stashu:

Be still my heart, Komeda.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:29am DJ Stashu:

Very nice film too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:29am Joe McG:

Hi, Stashu! I so agree!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:32am doctorjazz:

Who has these albums??? This is great! And ridiculous!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:32am fleep:

In my beautiful, lethargic balloon...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:32am highlowe:

what is going on? love this! on the up and up!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:32am Parq:

Wow, great instro version of this 60s EZ Listening classic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:33am V Priceless:

great stuff, JM!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:34am doctorjazz:

Love the "free jazz" hint out of Up Up and Away, like they're smirking and saying, this isn't what we REALLY do!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:34am Joe McG:

Hey, VP, hope you're feeling well this morning! Hi to doncab and dcpat, too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:35am Polyus:

Greetings Joe. Lovely day out here in the territories.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:35am Parq:

And Ribot to follow! Way-digging it.
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:38am Cooh John:

The Golden Age of Muzak. Reminds me of my favorite elevator. Keep them coming.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:38am Joe McG:

Hey, Polyus! Avoid territorial pissings!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:39am Devon E. Levins:

he's live scoring Chaplin's The Kid tonight at Symphony Space
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:39am Joe McG:

@Devon: Great info, thanks Devon!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:40am Greg from Bloomfield:

Welcome back, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:41am Joe McG:

Thanks, Greg, happy to be here! I missed it!
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:42am Marcel M:

I'm getting my van inspected and playing Surface Noise in the garage AIAIAIAIAIAI!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:43am jlowe:

dancing...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:44am Parq:

Joe, this is one of your best opening sets, and that's setting the bar pretty high.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:45am bobdoesthings:

good morning.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:45am Joe McG:

@Marcel: Does your van have a picture of a sunset and a bikini-clad beach girl on the side?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:45am Joe McG:

Why, thank you, Parq!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:46am Parq:

Hah! Joe, my bro-in-law had one of those vans when he started dating my sister. Needless to say, our dad wasn't amused.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:46am Sem Chumbo:

Hiya, Joe, McGaskoids, McGaskettes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:46am Ken From Hyde Park:

Did you visit any record stores on your trip, Joe? You went out to California, right?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:47am Joe McG:

Hey, Sem! @Ken: Yeah, of course, I can't help myself, like an addict. Bought many 45s that you will hear on the show! Among other things....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:48am doctorjazz:

Great set, Joe, like having a mini vacation.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 9:50am d¢ pät:

Echoing what ^^^they said, this is really hitting the spot.
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:50am Marcel M:

@Joe: no, but it does have a bunch of WFMU stickers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 9:51am bobdoesthings:

@marcel - how many wfmu stickers you up to on the van?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:53am βrian:

Good day, Sir Face Noise.
  Thu. 4/30/15 9:55am Marcel M:

@Bob: 4, but that number will rise once my swag arrives!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:57am βrian:

Mike boom aesthetics, no less.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 9:57am Ken From Hyde Park:

That's not Ken's nose microphone, is it? Eww!
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 9:58am d¢ pät:

ha, check this out, bowl made out of plastic army guys: www.boredpanda.com...
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:02am Brendan:

Congrats on the new mic boom, Joe. You're coming through Crystal Clear. On the downside, you will no longer be able to communicate with dogs or babies without tilting your head while talking.
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:03am βrian:

Joe likes the mic that goes "boom."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:04am sphere:

hey folks
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:05am Joe McG:

@marcel: Good show, sir! Hey, Brendan! I'll be talking over that later, can't wait. Hey, Brian! Hey, sphere!
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:05am Marcel M:

I believe Tigre and Bunny would pronounce it "moic" that goes "bwoom."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:06am sphere:

hello mr. McG. :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:07am Mister Dobalina:

Awesome track! Thanks for playing it, never heard before.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:08am d¢ pät:

Great tune.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:08am Joe McG:

You bet, Monsieur Dobalina!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:09am Cecile:

hola!
This was such a great era of Sherwood.

I need some happee in my life. This is the last day of the worst month I've had in about 5 yrs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:11am Cecile:

wow, this is the first track I've ever liked by these guys.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:12am jlowe:

mmmmmmmm...lost weekend...thanks for the introduction
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:12am Joe McG:

@Cecile: Sorry to hear about your bad month! May is coming and May it bring better days!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:14am Cecile:

Thank you, Joe! My friend is taking me to see drag queen Bianca Del Rio and her "Rolodex of Hate" show on Sunday. I think that will help.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:14am steve:

hey folks. Erase Errata, there's a name i haven't heard in a while.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:14am d¢ pät:

oh man, Erase Errata were great.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:14am d¢ pät:

as were Au Pairs
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:15am Turnstone:

The Au Pairs !!!! One of my favourites from that era.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:16am highlowe:

oh Cecile..I hear you...I'm calling April the new "March" .I hope May is amazing for you! My April ended with a a car accident! Joe is giving us the love!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:18am Joe McG:

Hey Steve and Turnstone! @lowe: Bummer about that car accident, hope you weren't hurt at all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:19am bobdoesthings:

What's next, Saboten?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:19am Mister Dobalina:

Reminds me of Kleenex a bit!
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:19am Marcel M:

Reception in Brooklyn is so funny… I'll be stopped at a red light and it'll cut out and then I'll literally inch forward a foot and it'll come in crystal clear
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:20am Joe McG:

@Dobalina: You said it! @bobdoes: Not a bad idea! I love Saboten!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:20am Greg from Bloomfield:

@Marcel: Happens all the time. I'm in constant danger of love-tapping the car in front of me so I can get radio reception...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:22am Marcel M:

@Greg: Hehe same! Its a labor of love :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:22am Polyus:

Hey Cecile, are you a fan of the May Day Parade?
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:22am d¢ pät:

I could go for "OH. Sie sind so hubsch!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:23am Cecile:

Poly, I have never attended one. I should one of these years.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:24am Cecile:

highlowe, I'm sorry to hear that. Yeah, this has been a horrible April.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:24am Joe McG:

@Greg: I love the idea of "love tapping" another car! I think I'll go raise my insurance and have some fun.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:27am highlowe:

@Greg: love tapping...: )
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:28am bobdoesthings:

I just imagined an impossible scenario of love tapping a car to try to get wfmu in better...an outraged driver gets out and marches over to your car.. you just point to the radio dial and his anger instantly dissipates into wfmu love and the two of you giggle with wfmu delight and all is forgiven.
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:28am Will:

Lord, take a look at this hard working playlist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:28am Joe McG:

@bobdoesthings: Bob, you are a romantic at heart.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:29am Marcel M:

@Joe: You don't have love tap insurance?!?!

@Bob: Remember when we tried to love tap a certain friend back in the day and it was more like a love slam? He was not amused!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:30am Polyus:

@Cecile, I always have fun. It's kind of silly and earnest, but it's the one day where everyone is happy and nice to each other. Plus a friend of mine on the route has a big party every year, so we can watch from his front yard with drinks in hand. Supposed to rain Sunday, though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:31am bobdoesthings:

@marcel... Was it Jack? I sorta remember..
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:31am steve:

wow, Deerhoof has certainly borrowed some style from that band
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:31am Marcel M:

@Bob: hehe yes it was. We dinged the back of his car a little.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:31am sugarwolf:

There are certain lights on my drive to work where the reception gets bad. In some spots I get the Christian music station playing :(
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:35am d¢ pät:

Derby Day is more fun. Because everyone is drunk on bourbon.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:35am Polyus:

Wow, haven't heard this Icicle Works song since it was new.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:42am highlowe:

@sugarwolf It happens to me all the time with Christian radio intertwining and messing with the airwaves. The guy who ran a red light and hit me told me he would pray for me...I'm fine btw...nothing a chiropractor won't cure...but i'm gonna pray that the dude stops running red lights : )
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:42am Patrick:

"The Gaz" is a translation of the name of the Czech band Plyn, who, because they were banned by the government, changed their name to Dybbuk in 1983. Dybbuk eventually morphed into Zuby Nehty (featuring the same four core members), and played at WFMU in 2010.
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:43am Cooh John:

David Allan Coe. Woo woo
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:45am Greg from Bloomfield:

You got a Hoboken Baby? Good luck with that...
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:45am Brendan:

Ive got a clunker. Last time i got rear ended i got out and laughed at the latest addition to my rear bumper and waved to the young guy behind me. Made his day. Need some Wfmu bumper stickers to complete the look
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:46am Brian in UK:

Hey Joe. Good trip?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:46am highlowe:

@joe : )
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:46am Joe McG:

@Patrick: Excellent, thanks for the info. @Greg: Need some scratch nowadays for one of those! @Brian: Yes, it was fine. I got more sunshine than I ever needed!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:48am PKNY:

Was Roger Waters listening to this Eddie and the Hot Rods track when writing "Comfortably Numb"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:49am Joe McG:

@PKNY: Ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:50am Jeezy:

What's best Icicle Works album to start with? Allmusic claims it's the eponymous debut but that's not on Spotify, sadly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:50am sugarwolf:

@highlowe I always notice the drivers with the Ten Commandment decals never using their turn signals
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:51am Bronwyn Bishop:

Damn, missed cousin Richard...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:51am Joe McG:

@Jeezy: The one that "Evangeline" is from is called "If You *something* Your Enemy, Sing His Song." It's a bit bombastic, but pretty good for that style.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:52am Polyus:

If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy, Sing His Song
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:53am Joe McG:

Thanks, Polyus, I couldn't remember. I'll blame it on jet lag.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:53am d¢ pät:

That Candi Staton tune sounded like it was from another planet. Very cool.
  Thu. 4/30/15 10:54am Cooh John:

Single file straight to the heart
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 10:54am d¢ pät:

Sorry that was the Duplicates I was talking bout^^
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:54am Jeezy:

Thanks boys! I shall start with that one then.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 10:56am Joe McG:

@dcpat: I thought that part of it might be backwards, but I just gave it a spin on the backwards turntable and apparently it's not.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 10:58am Bronwyn Bishop:

Mary Hopkin, a wonderful Welsh lady!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:00am Joe McG:

Hi, Bronwyn! Isn't she lovely and talented?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:00am Brian in UK:

Mary Hopkin was married to Tony Visconti?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:00am Bronwyn Bishop:

Yes! Hi Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:01am Mike East:

my daughter just learned rock, paper, scissors. She always throws rock, though, so she's pretty easy to beat.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:01am Ken From Hyde Park:

Lovely little story of a woman who enjoys making quilts - at age 106 - www.inforum.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:01am Jeezy:

I bought the Mary Hopkin LP at one of those old Paperback Exchanges that used to be in the city in the 80's.It was sealed and like $6. I even got a sealed Wonderwall Music there for like $8!!! I couldn't believe it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:01am bobdoesthings:

@mike .. throw a scissor every once and awhile then!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:02am Mike Sin:

Pretty good version of "Streets of London" on the flip of this 45. It could have all been different for Mary Hopkin if she split the UK in 1972, headed for California, left Apple, and got signed to Asylum records!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:02am Brian in UK:

I have never married Tony Visconti, we are just good friends.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:02am Bronwyn Bishop:

What's this bed music??? Pretty
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:03am Brian in UK:

@Bronwyn it is Kevin Ayres, I believe.
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:04am Brendan:

Water paper and clay beat john cougar mentralcramps paper and fire anyday
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:04am Bronwyn Bishop:

Thanks Brian!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:04am Sem Chumbo:

I think *Visconti* would be an excellent last name for getting primo tables at good restaurants, I think, and film festival judging gigs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:06am Polyus:

Better than meeting Large Marge on the road.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:08am Bronwyn Bishop:

Being seen very briefly in the trailer for Sex and Broadcasting is the greatest accomplishment of my life.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:09am Bronwyn Bishop:

Oh and I wish I could volunteer but I'm stuck doing finals :( good luck guys!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:11am bobdoesthings:

OH NOOOO...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:11am Bronwyn Bishop:

Classic rock! It's classic and it rocks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:11am bobdoesthings:

OHH ohh... oh okay.. I'm IN!
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:11am OTB:

NOW you're talkin'!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:12am Joe McG:

Nice screen time, Bronwyn! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:14am PKNY:

Please tell me that Minnie lays down a rap on this. And this might be the first time in years that I haven't changed the station when I've heard this song!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:14am PKNY:

Oops, that should be Millie! She'd tear me a new one for a mistake like that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:15am doctorjazz:

Cool cover!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:15am Bronwyn Bishop:

Thanks Joe! I can be seen eating Indian food on the third floor for three seconds! I'll admit I shrieked when I saw it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:15am Joe McG:

@PKNY: She plays it pretty straight on this one. Big respect to Bad Co.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:15am highlowe:

Millie! !!!! @joe, there is usually one and sometimes >1 songs u play that make me stop in my tracks! this is the one today!
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:17am BarbR:

Joe, this is brilliant!
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:17am Wilson K:

"I don't want to make love to anybody else but you. *This evening." —Maggie May
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:17am doctorjazz:

This set is killer so far
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:17am Velvet Frog:

I think Millie Jackson might want to look up Randy Brown. They seem to have a similar agenda.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:18am Joe McG:

@Velvet Frog: Ha! @Barb and highlowe: Glad you're digging this "Soul Classic Rock" idear!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:19am Parq:

This would be a good set for that over-the-top bombastic cover of "Eleanor Rigby" by that Brit prog band.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:19am Wilson K:

I mean Millie Jackson. Millie into Maggie. Durrrrrrrrrrr
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:19am d¢ pät:

did a reggae group ever cover Maggie May? Seems like it might work..
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:21am Joe McG:

Why you wanna do it, Maggie May?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:21am PKNY:

@Joe - not that the Bad Co. original is bad, but growing up in the mid-Hudson Valley, WPDH burned me out on it by 1983.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:21am probablyjohn:

I fucking love Maggie May. There. I said it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:22am doctorjazz:

There's a great Reggae Cover of "Baltimore", which is neither here nor there, but you reminded me of it...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:23am Bronwyn Bishop:

I love Take Me To The Pilot!!!!!! And this is a great cover
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:23am Bronwyn Bishop:

I love the entire self-titled Elton John album, so there.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:23am doctorjazz:

OK, work can wait...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:23am Cecile:

Latimore had a great 2nd career as a blues singer on Malaco
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:24am BarbR:

Getting no work done. No regrets!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:24am Cecile:

I judge no one on their musical taste, unless they deliberately inflict it on my as a form of punishment.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:25am herb.nyc:

elton! i grew up on elton, and years later, my brother and i split up our record collection, 1977 ish. i said to him "give me all the elton johns and you can have the rest". i still think i got the better of the deal. oh, first record i ever bought was "goodbye yellow brick road" at alexander's of kings plaza mall, bklyn, $5.99.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:26am Cecile:

wow great soul rock covers here Joe
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:26am SeanG:

this is mahvelous!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:26am doctorjazz:

Joe, you're killing me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:26am PKNY:

@Joe - I got the idea for next year's marathon premium for you: "Making the Songs You're Sick Of Brand New Again!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:27am Bronwyn Bishop:

All my Elton records come from the Salvation Army in Quakertown PA. Which is the best way to buy them I think.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:27am doctorjazz:

Though, I think covering Van is Soul covering Soul, bit of cheating...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:27am highlowe:

@joe the listener slayer!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:28am Joe McG:

@PKNY: Ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:29am common:

joe, all! happy thursday...i wish
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:30am Cecile:

GLADYS
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:30am V Priceless:

yo common! Bowie hangover? ; )
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:31am Cecile:

I still like her version of Grapevine better than Marvin's. Even though Marvin's is amazing.
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:31am BarbR:

Gladys!! You are taking me back to growing up in Detroit in the 70's!
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:31am Jackie Blue:

Loving all the covers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:32am Cecile:

make that the whole state of Michigan, and I am down with that statement BarbR.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:33am Cecile:

Oooh, for a twist, Bob Seger did a killer version of Ike and Tina's Nutbush City Limits.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:33am Bronwyn Bishop:

I <3 Gladys
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:34am frenchee:

I like your alt-universes, Joe.
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:34am BarbR:

I second the Seger, Cecile!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:34am Joe McG:

@frenchee: :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:34am Sem Chumbo:

New McGasko theme song: *Soul Man* :=D
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:34am Cecile:

someone, and not Rick Rubin or the Anti- label needs to get her doing a new record. Maybe Mark Ronson.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:35am Rev. Turnip Druid:

never Rick Rubin.
also: 'mornin, troops.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:36am Cecile:

Her autobiography broke my heart with its meanness, but I still love Betty LaVette's singing - she does a great Heart of Gold
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:37am totallybiased:

Spanky Wilson has some great covers as you prob know.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:37am Joe McG:

@Cecile: We may hear from Bettye at some point...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:37am MD:

Cool version! Thanks Joe!
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:37am Ralphine:

Merry Clayton reminds me that I've been meaning to rewatch the movie 20 Feet from Stardom.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:38am Cecile:

Betty made the Who cry. That's something.
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:38am frenchee:

@Cecile, that is really saying something.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:39am Cecile:

SWAMP DOGG!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:39am V Priceless:

Sweet Bam Alahomie!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:40am Cecile:

this is the best version ever. period.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:40am MD:

is it CSA Day???
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:40am Cooh John:

Nice pairing of Sweet Home Alabama and Southern Man
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:41am d¢ pät:

Didn't know there was a best version, huh.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:41am Cecile:

crop share association?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:41am PKNY:

Swamp Dogg - stealing "Sweet Home Alabama" away from Kid Rock and cleaning it up. Now you need to find a soul cover of "Werewolves of London" to finish the job.
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:42am Ralphine:

MD, if you mean Confederate Memorial Day, that was a few days ago.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:42am Cecile:

SHA is great the first 10 ten times you hear it. Then you never need to hear it again. I have heard it 1990 more times than I need. But the Dogg is making it fresh.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:42am d¢ pät:

PKNY-just what I was thinking. I was in a group once that did the mashup.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:42am Cecile:

does someone do a soul cover of Randy Newman's My Old Kentucky Home?
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:43am Daniel:

Powerful set. Seems nearly to say something pivotal about the songs being covered. Something that could make domesticated animals spontaneously dance in the streets.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:43am PKNY:

CSA = Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). We just got our first veggie basket from ours this week.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:43am Brian in UK:

Wonder what Smashy & Nicey would make of this. Ask BTO.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:44am Cecile:

hahahhah, PKNY. great minds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:45am PKNY:

Oh shit, I heard this version of "Down By the River" from Oliver Wang's blog years ago, you can front on steel drum bands that bring the funk.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:45am Wilson K:

How are they gonna handle the 16-bar one note solo?!?! THE SUSPENSE
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:45am Joe McG:

@Cecile: One doesn't come to mind, but if you find one, let me know! Several soul artists did "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield," though (Lou Rawls, Nolan Porter, etc.).
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:45am Cecile:

I think top 40 radio is more culturally/racially integrated than it's been in a long time. However, it's not at all diverse in terms of styles. That's the difference between now and the 60s.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:45am totallybiased:

Spanky Wilson's "Sunshine Of Your Love" & "Light My Fire" are about as Soul/Classic Rock as you can get. Great versions both
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:46am doctorjazz:

Saw Neil on the Bruce Springsteen tribute, man, he still remembers how to rock
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:46am highlowe:

swaying to the murder ballad!
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:47am frenchee:

I just startled my cubemates by LOLing to the "Down by the River" cover....and general Neily goodness
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:47am Cecile:

another thing is the seriousness these artists are approaching these covers. Yeah, it might not be their idea, but by God, they're gonna sing it like they wrote it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:48am highlowe:

steel drum???? Contact high....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:48am PKNY:

I gotta add the Dutch Rhythm record to my 'look for' list, nothing but great cover songs listed, and what outfits!

www.discogs.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:48am Cecile:

I think pisstake punk covers were necessary back in the day, but now there are just too many "stunt covers" for my liking.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:48am Cecile:

I love steel drum and these guys are amazing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:49am ChrisB.:

This set would make a great compilation disc. Hear that go-getting indie labels?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:49am Cecile:

I remember this song! I hate this song, but he makes it good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:50am bobdoesthings:

damnnn loving some of these covers.. esp. this syl johnson.. killing it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:50am sphere:

If you have a chance to hear Junior Parker's "Tomorrow Never Knows," do it. That cover is amazing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:50am Cecile:

this organ player is EVERYTHING.
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:51am BarbR:

Organ solo! Giving me chills!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:51am PKNY:

@sphere - Junior's version of "Taxman" on the same record is super ill as well.
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:51am totallybiased:

ChrisB. The licensing would be a complete nightmare. Dozens of publishers for huge tunes. Mad $$$ for publishing. The ONLY way you could pull it off is an MFN step-deal and that even would be tough with so many a-list writers.
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:52am Daniel:

re: the organ player: +1.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:52am Cecile:

maybe it could be a charity project with royalties going to a good cause.
  Thu. 4/30/15 11:52am Brendan:

Thanks for a great show Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:52am sphere:

thanks PKNY :)
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:53am totallybiased:

Cecile. Yes, that's another route. Still have to track down all the writers, their shares, their approvals, their publishers or administrators, negotiate, mechanical licenses, etc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:53am Brian in UK:

Any of these covers come out before the originals?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:54am highlowe:

Thank you Joe!!!...@Cecile hope you feel better! See u all next week : )
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:54am Joe McG:

@Brian: I don't think so, but I might be wrong!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am Cecile:

true, biased.
And I'm not the one to do it.
But the one who perseveres will have done some great work.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am PKNY:

It's Blowfly's sane and much-less-profane alter-ego!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am bobdoesthings:

thanks joe!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am Cecile:

thanks, highlowe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am slugluv1313:

SO loving this soulful set! i think i like these versions better than the original "classic rock" versions :)
surely someone else has already mentioned it -- how about Charles Bradley's amazing version of "Changes"? *chills*
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am Sem Chumbo:

Eight stars in a row, feel like a cartoon character just hit on the head, the stars going round and round. Thanks, Joe. See ya later.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:55am Cecile:

slug, I was going to say that, but then again Fabio might just play it. He plays it a lot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:56am Polyus:

Can't believe this is Blowfly himself.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:56am doctorjazz:

Great show, now on to the Stream...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:56am V Priceless:

thanks for a fun show, Joe! You da man!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:57am PKNY:

@slugluv1313 - cosign, Charles' version of "Changes" is the best cover I've heard in recent years.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:57am Brian in UK:

Nice one Joe, back refreshed and keeping everyone on their toes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:57am Joe McG:

Hope you guys had fun, I could do this all day! Maybe I'll do a special show or premium some day. Anyway, thanks for listening and commenting and I'll catch you next week...in MAY!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:57am Greg from Bloomfield:

Above and beyond today, Joe—thanks much!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:58am PKNY:

I mentioned Oliver Wang earlier, he had put out a few volumes of fully-licensed soul cover comps. Here's a link to one:

www.amazon.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:58am bobdoesthings:

from "I can't hide" to "I get high" ... nice..
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:58am Wilson K:

Oh man... Al Greene slays this. Familiar with this version and I've always thought it killed the original.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:58am Cecile:

thanks, Joe. this show was a good tonic for the troops.
  Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:58am BarbR:

Thanks Joe!! Loved it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Thu. 4/30/15 11:59am Cecile:

thanks, PKNY
Avatar Thu. 4/30/15 11:59am Wilson K:

Well he was obviously high. On Al's Green.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:59am PKNY:

Oops, I think that volume actually has some originals, the second one was covers, though:

www.amazon.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ Thu. 4/30/15 11:59am Claw!:

Thanks, Joe!
Great to have you back. :)
  Thu. 4/30/15 12:00pm SeanG:

thanks Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member Fri. 5/1/15 7:31pm Pete from Boston (and NJ):

Ben E. King's last living play on WFMU?
  Sun. 5/3/15 11:17am John W.:

A sitar version of "Never My Love"! Joe McGasko rules!
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