Favoriting New York Underground with Ray Boogie: Playlist from July 9, 2021 Favoriting

NY-bred, Jamaican-born Ray Boogie takes you on a trip back to the days of The Gallery, Paradise Garage, Danceteria, Mudd Club, and The Loft. You’ll hear some pre-disco and underground-inspired grooves ranging from funk, reggae, post-punk, new wave and more. Fasten your seat belts, we’re headed to deep New York Underground!!!

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Favoriting July 9, 2021

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
The Cure  The Walk   Favoriting Single  Fiction Records  1983  12"  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Visage  The Damned Don't Cry   Favoriting Single  Polydor  1982  12"  0:03:36 (Pop-up)
Hitlist  Into The Fire (Full Version)   Favoriting Single  Virgin Records (UK)  1986  12"  0:08:35 (Pop-up)
Hubert Kah  So Many People   Favoriting Sound Of My Heart  Curb Records  1987  CD  0:16:17 (Pop-up)
Gary Numan & BIll Sharpe  Change Your Mind (Razormaid Remix)   Favoriting Prehistoric Razormaid  Razormaid Records  1990  CD  0:20:49 (Pop-up)
Celebrate The Nun  Will You Be There?   Favoriting Tune Master: Enigma Records Promo Sampler  Enigma Records  1990  CD  0:28:27 (Pop-up)
Siouxsie & The Banshees  The Humming Wires   Favoriting Single  Polydor (UK)  1984  12"  0:33:11 (Pop-up)
Book Of Love  Modigliani (Lost in Your Eyes) 'I Dream of Jeanne Mix'   Favoriting Book Of Love  WEA Sire Records  1986  CD  0:37:33 (Pop-up)
Joyce Sims  All "N' All (UK Re-Mix)   Favoriting Single  Sleeping Bag  1986  12"  0:45:11 (Pop-up)
Johnny Kemp  Just Got Paid   Favoriting Single  Columbia Records  1988  12"  0:54:39 (Pop-up)
Paul Laurence  Strung Out (International Version)   Favoriting Single  EMI Capitol Records  1985  12"  1:00:47 (Pop-up)
Lillo Thomas  Who Do You Think You Are   Favoriting Single  EMI Capitol Records  1983  12"  1:06:35 (Pop-up)
Robbie Nevil  C'est La Vie   Favoriting Single  EMI Manhattan Records  1986  12"  1:12:31 (Pop-up)
B. Fats  Woppit   Favoriting Single  Posse Records  1986  12"  1:15:46 (Pop-up)
The Beat Boys  Be-Bop Rock (Part 2)   Favoriting Single  Sugarscoop Records  1983  12"  1:21:57 (Pop-up)
Man Parrish  Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Razormaid Mix)   Favoriting Single  Ram's Horn Records  1983  12"  1:25:41 (Pop-up)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)   Favoriting Single  Boardwalk Records  1982  12"  1:34:57 (Pop-up)
The Dead Milkmen  Punk Rock Girl   Favoriting Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection  Restless Records  1997  CD  1:38:34 (Pop-up)
Public Image Ltd.  Seattle   Favoriting Single  Virgin Records  1987  12"  1:41:08 (Pop-up)
Serge Gainsbourg  Bonnie And Clyde   Favoriting Comic Strip  Mercury Records  1996  CD  1:46:27 (Pop-up)
Manhattan Transfer  Twilight Zone (12" Version)   Favoriting Grand 12-Inches 2  Sony BMG Music Entertainment  2005  CD  1:50:39 (Pop-up)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch  Bertha Butt Encounters Vader   Favoriting Single  T.K. Records  1978  12"  1:56:32 (Pop-up)
Celia Cruz  Quimbara   Favoriting Single      MP3  2:03:15 (Pop-up)
Michigan & Smiley  We Need A One Love (Live Version)   Favoriting Single  Tuff Gong Records  1980  7"  2:08:03 (Pop-up)
Little John  To All The Girls Across The Ocean   Favoriting Single  Hit Bound / Channel One  1983  10"  2:12:08 (Pop-up)
Big Youth & Dennis Brown  A-So We Stay   Favoriting Single  Joe Gibbs Music  1973  7"  2:16:21 (Pop-up)
Jackie Parris  Run For Your Life   Favoriting Single  Mummy Records  1977  12"  2:19:20 (Pop-up)
Jacob Miller & U Brown  Keep On Running/This Old Man (Discomix)   Favoriting I'm Just A Dread  Rocky Gibbs Music  1999  CD  2:26:10 (Pop-up)
Sun Palace  Rude Movements (12" Version)   Favoriting Single  Passion Records  1983  12"  2:32:17 (Pop-up)
The Weather Girls  No One Can Love You More Than Me (Extended Remix)   Favoriting Single  Columbia Records  1985  12"  2:40:05 (Pop-up)
Grace Jones  La Vie En Rose (Tom Moulton Mix-12" Promo Only Version)   Favoriting Tom Moulton: "A Tom Moulton Mix"  Soul Jazz Records  2006  CD  2:44:48 (Pop-up)
Isaac Hayes  A Few More Kisses To Go   Favoriting The Best Of Isaac Hayes: The Polydor Years  Polygram Records  1996  CD  2:52:08 (Pop-up)
T-Connection  At Midnight   Favoriting Grand 12-Inches 3  Sony BMG Music Entertainment  2005  CD  2:58:28 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:02pm
ShelbyG:

I'm here for the Siouxsie 😉
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bloumejune:

Yay, great start!
  9:02pm
Scobot:

Perfect intro!
Avatar 9:03pm
ShelbyG:

and made the dry lips sing
Avatar 9:05pm
ShelbyG:

ohhhh ... this all is settin' the bar HIGH
Avatar 9:06pm
ShelbyG:

hey moles
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:06pm
loveless:

My toe is tapping. May have to get up and dance. Hello all.
Avatar 9:07pm
ShelbyG:

hi loveless!
  9:07pm
paparay:

Hello y'all!!
  9:07pm
paparay:

More fun stuff on a Friday for ya!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:07pm
DjLorraine:

It's NY Underground Time!
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loveless:

@ShelbyG Hey there!
  9:08pm
Scobot:

Already snapping fingers!
  9:08pm
Scobot:

Hello, paparay.
Avatar 9:09pm
ShelbyG:

*snappin away*
Avatar 9:10pm
ShelbyG:

sometimes I think chair dancing is like interpretive dancing
  9:11pm
otto:

DJRAYBOOGIE!
Avatar 9:11pm
ShelbyG:

Stoked for tonight's show, RayB, baby
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:12pm
pgalub:

Hey Ray and everyone! Good stuff!
  9:13pm
paparay:

Dance if ya feel it!!!!
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common:

I’m 15 again!
Avatar 9:14pm
ShelbyG:

paparay: dancin dancin dancin...seriously @ common: I feel you!!!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:14pm
Will the Sound Guy:

good evening paparay, and all
Avatar 9:15pm
ShelbyG:

WtSG
Avatar 9:16pm
ShelbyG:

Le Saint? In Paris or NYC
Avatar 9:17pm
ShelbyG:

Been to both...*rudabegarudabega*
  9:18pm
JohnnyMMS:

4 for 4 Ray
Avatar 9:18pm
ShelbyG:

Epic. Tried to find blow. Ended up dancing with a gorgeous drag queen who set me up...ended up being salt. Lessons learned.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:18pm
common:

Gumby’s in Huntington, West Virginia in the 80s. This is the soundtrack and i thank you
Avatar 9:19pm
ShelbyG:

*so mad*
Avatar 9:21pm
ShelbyG:

oh oh oh oh oh OOOOOOOOOH
Avatar 9:22pm
ShelbyG:

paparay: YOU ARE KILLING IT
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:23pm
DjLorraine:

Well this Razormaid delivers
Avatar 9:25pm
ShelbyG:

@DjL: yessiree
Avatar 9:25pm
ShelbyG:

hi btw!
  9:27pm
paparay:

All you crazy folks out there....HOW Y'ALL DOIN'????
Avatar 9:28pm
ShelbyG:

RTD (ready to dance)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:28pm
DjLorraine:

Hi SheblyG
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DjLorraine:

So fine so fine
Avatar 9:29pm
ShelbyG:

i like shebly, just fyi
  9:29pm
Morgan from Philly:

hi papa ray hi all
  9:30pm
Morgan from Philly:

hitting some old WLIR sweet spots already
  9:30pm
tristan in providence:

shelby '69 !
gee tee oh,or no?
  9:31pm
tristan in providence:

"screamer of the week"
Avatar 9:31pm
ShelbyG:

tip: as it happens, yes on '69 & GT...that's how I got my name....
  ♥ 9:31pm
Vertual:

Firing up the light system and fog machine here!
Avatar 9:31pm
ShelbyG:

born May '69
  9:32pm
Morgan from Philly:

screamer of the week 🥺 whens the last time i heard that
  9:33pm
Morgan from Philly:

my people
  9:33pm
tristan in providence:

yes, we celebrated just last week...I was in ptown then, lol...ur bday same as my son... TEN!
  9:33pm
Morgan from Philly:

yay
Avatar 9:34pm
ShelbyG:

not just me re: Siouxsie....
  9:34pm
shortie:

Paris New York.
Avatar 9:35pm
ShelbyG:

but this is fantastic, paparay, thank you...I don't want to appear ungrateful
  9:35pm
Morgan from Philly:

budgie with the sweet beats, most underrated drummer
Avatar 9:36pm
ShelbyG:

MfP: so true....
do you think Radihead heard this song....wow!
  9:36pm
phat in Lincoln:

Well damn, this Siouxsie rocks.
  9:37pm
Morgan from Philly:

ah yeah i can hear that shelby
Avatar 9:37pm
ShelbyG:

hey piL: seriously
Avatar 9:37pm
ShelbyG:

MfP: she was/they were so influential
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:38pm
DjLorraine:

The Humming Wirea i have not heard this before
  9:39pm
Scobot:

@ common, unfortunately, I grew up in WV. Left about 25 years ago.
  9:39pm
paparay:

The Humming Wires is the B-side of Swimming Horses.
Avatar 9:39pm
ShelbyG:

DjL: it's been a good 30 yrs for me...at least😬
  9:39pm
Scobot:

Haven’t heard this in decades!
Avatar 9:40pm
ShelbyG:

plz keep this goin paparay!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:40pm
courtneynoir:

wubba wubba wubba folks
  9:43pm
Scobot:

Sensoria/CV would sound great with these tunes.
  9:44pm
paparay:

I ran into Ted from Book Of Love recently. We both attended SVA. He remembered me not from SVA but from the WLIR documentary on Showtime. I was interviewed on-camera before him.
Avatar 9:45pm
ShelbyG:

paparay: so you're sayin you're famous? 😉
  9:46pm
paparay:

Takin' it back to Fun House & Heart Throb y'alllllllllllll!!!!
  9:51pm
johnk77:

will socolov was a founder
of sleeping bag records
  9:51pm
paparay:

As per Andy Warhol, we are all famous. For 15 minutes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:57pm
chris in the redwoods:

loving the tunes, paparay! cheers!
  9:57pm
Sandro:

Sounds a lot like Michael Jackson to me. Ray, do you ever play MJ?
  9:57pm
Morgan from Philly:

aw i need to find that doc, i didnt know
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
loveless:

Just Got Paid? This is my jam!
  9:58pm
paparay:

@ Sandro: Yes I do. I've rocked some Jacksons in the past yeah!
  9:58pm
paparay:

New Jack Swing y'all!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
DjLorraine:

It's Friday night!
  9:59pm
Sandro:

Cool, cuz, despite what happened, he made some excellent music. Thanks, Papa!
  10:02pm
Sandro:

That is a shining example of why I take no unnecessary risks
Avatar 10:05pm
ShelbyG:

I await my 15
  10:05pm
paparay:

Many might forget that urban & black clubs were a part of NY nightlife. Bentley's, The Red Parrot & The Silver Shadow were BIG CLUBS!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:13pm
courtneynoir:

dude
Avatar 10:13pm
ShelbyG:

I LOOOOVE THIS SOOOONG
  10:16pm
Morgan from Philly:

this makes me think of so many men so little time
Avatar 10:16pm
ShelbyG:

junior year in HS
  10:18pm
Morgan from Philly:

lol we got called into a school assembly for some of this. nuns get nervous
  10:19pm
cvh:

I'm pretty sure I've heard this synth/horn/drum sample
  10:19pm
paparay:

Fun song!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:19pm
metal machine chad from oregon dynamite II:

All the hits, all the time
  10:19pm
paparay:

Who's wopping??????
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:20pm
courtneynoir:

all the time, Ray
  10:20pm
cvh:

guilty as charged!
  10:27pm
paparay:

Time to break out that piece of rug or cardboard y'all!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:28pm
courtneynoir:

oh - was I supposed to wait until now?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:29pm
DjLorraine:

HA
  10:30pm
paparay:

@ courtneynoir: Thought you had it ready all along.
  10:30pm
Wfmu Listener Phillip:

Is WFMU off the air in New York?
  10:31pm
paparay:

Shout outs to Joey Arias!!!!
  10:32pm
paparay:

I don't know Phillip.
Avatar 10:33pm
ShelbyG:

this has me thinkin of Shaun of hhe Dead..dog don't look up
Avatar 10:33pm
ShelbyG:

*dogs*
Avatar 10:36pm
ShelbyG:

diiiiirrrrrrrrtaaay
Avatar 10:36pm
ShelbyG:

drrrrrtayyyy
Avatar 10:37pm
ShelbyG:

f'n Gary Glitter...such a good/icky song
  10:38pm
Matt in NJ:

Good evening NYUnrwrgrounders!! Thank you papa ray for always bringing the jams
  10:39pm
miparis:

@Philip, Brooklyn is here! Just had a bad thunderstorm
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:39pm
courtneynoir:

talk about embarrassing - one of my bands covered this song for a little bit and, even though I'm usually hiding in the back as the dummer, they had me sing this one and I had to sing these words while my parents were in the audience a coupla times
  10:40pm
N'Lo:

Awwwwww!
Avatar 10:40pm
ShelbyG:

@courtney: 😬
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:41pm
pgalub:

I love this guitar solo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm
courtneynoir:

(I was talking about Do You Wanna Touch Me btw)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm
DjLorraine:

Courtneynoir did your parents listen to lyrics?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm
courtneynoir:

(I was talking about Do You Wanna Touch Me btw)
Avatar 10:43pm
ShelbyG:

PIL this song....memories ABOUND
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:43pm
courtneynoir:

I mean I was practically yelling it so .....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:44pm
courtneynoir:

They were prolly like "this is loud! Look at our baby girl up there!" ha ha
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:44pm
common:

This
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:45pm
courtneynoir:

Yeah this PiL song has lots of sense memories for me
Avatar 10:45pm
ShelbyG:

@courtney: that's cringe-worthy, character building shit right there
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:45pm
DjLorraine:

It's better that way😂😅
Avatar 10:46pm
ShelbyG:

DjL: agreed
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:47pm
DjLorraine:

...but did you do any pointing.? * Omg i love this story*
Avatar 10:48pm
ShelbyG:

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH. Sorry for yelling, but I fuckin' love Serge!!!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:48pm
swivs:

yessss bonnie & Clyde. Nicely nicely.
  10:49pm
Scobot:

WOW!! Exquisite!!
Avatar 10:49pm
ShelbyG:

I'm trying to learn the violin part from Melody
  10:49pm
Scobot:

I also love his daughter, Charlotte’s work.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:50pm
courtneynoir:

Il faut croire que c'est la société
Qui m'a définitivement abîmé
Avatar 10:50pm
ShelbyG:

@Scobot: moi aussi
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:50pm
courtneynoir:

Charlotte is great
  10:50pm
paparay:

Wife & I saw her perform w/ her mother. And visited Serge's grave in Paris.
  10:51pm
Scobot:

Ford Mustang! BANG!
  10:52pm
miparis:

She and her family live between Brooklyn and France
  10:52pm
Saturn3:

That Seattle remix was odd to me on that it removed *all* of the hooks I had dug!
  10:53pm
Scobot:

Voix sexy!
  10:53pm
N'Lo:

Ok I definitely haven’t heard this one in….30 years?!?
Avatar 10:54pm
ShelbyG:

I love you, papa, but I fuckin hate this goddam song (Manhattan Transfer). It's a personal problem I should most likely keep to myself.
  10:55pm
paparay:

You have just crossed over into another dimension....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:55pm
pgalub:

Ray, could Golden Earring TZ be far off? ;)
  10:56pm
paparay:

@ pgalub: I've rocked the EXTENDED version in the past.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:57pm
pgalub:

Ah. Time for an archive deep dive.
  10:57pm
Saturn3:

I like this instrumental part a lot
  11:00pm
Scobot:

Please don’t play “The Streak” by Ray Stevens.
  11:01pm
N'Lo:

Ahhhh Bertha! I recognize her from another song but this takes it to concept album.
  11:02pm
paparay:

I used to hear this song as kid back in Jamaica. It was fun hearing Darth Vader mentioned on a record.
  11:02pm
N'Lo:

Wow.
Avatar 11:03pm
Mu Major:

Even better mentioning Vader and the Enterprise in the same song
Avatar 11:03pm
ShelbyG:

that is a jam, for sho
  11:03pm
Saturn3:

Wow that Bertha song ended strong!! Damn!
  11:03pm
miparis:

Brigitte Bardot!
Avatar 11:04pm
Dionne:

here to say that I LOVE Manhattan Transfer.
Avatar 11:04pm
ShelbyG:

Brigitte Bardot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:04pm
DougDeMontréal:

My guess is Serge's muse is Jane Birkin, his English, French-speaking wife.
  11:06pm
miparis:

Brigitte Bardot (aka BB) was THE icon actress at that time. Serge and her had a short intense love story
  11:06pm
N'Lo:

noches calientes en la L.E.S.!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:08pm
loveless:

¡Azucar!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:09pm
DjLorraine:

“Oh it's good good good, like Brigitte Bardot" Pretenders
  11:10pm
paparay:

Inside the New York Underground reggae set!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:17pm
DjLorraine:

Azucar!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:18pm
courtneynoir:

@ Ray - My work team recently hired a Jamaican-born, NYC-bred gal and in my head I was like "Oh, like Ray Boogie!!" but everyone else on my team is under 30 so I kept that to myself
  11:19pm
paparay:

Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:22pm
DjLorraine:

A-so we stay
  11:24pm
paparay:

Jah know!
  11:25pm
Scobot:

@DJLorraine, I LOVE Message of Love!
  11:30pm
paparay:

Got 1/2 hour to gooooooo......
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:39pm
courtneynoir:

Good Gawd, just stepped outside and it is like 500% humidity in Nebraska right now
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:41pm
courtneynoir:

Still here, Ray. Putting records away which I should've done long ago
  11:43pm
paparay:

We are winding it down folks. Time to breathe and chill and sip what you're sipping. Yeah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:45pm
courtneynoir:

Oh GRACE !
  11:46pm
miparis:

♥️
  11:47pm
phat in Lincoln:

This Grace Jones arrangement is so good.
  11:47pm
carlos v:

ray boogie holding it down as usual!

if there’s time, may i request marvin gaye - after the dance? it would smooth things out nicely.

thank you for another wonderful set paparay!
  11:48pm
phat in Lincoln:

@courtneynoir about to get a big storm, supposedly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:48pm
courtneynoir:

@phat - yeah my lights just flickered ..... was nice knowing you all ...... ha
  11:50pm
miparis:

Stay safe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:52pm
DjLorraine:

Thank you so much for All the tunes and fun
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:52pm
pgalub:

Nice Wichita Lineman quote there. ;)
  11:53pm
paparay:

As we wind it down folks....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:57pm
Will the Sound Guy:

Thank you paparay for the tunes!
Avatar 11:59pm
alan the painter:

Very nice, takin us back, thank you
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