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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
The HillBenders  Pinball Wizard   Favoriting TOMMY: A Bluegrass Opry  Compass  2015  CD      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
David West and His Bluegrass Band  Cinnamon Girl   Favoriting Gettin' High on Neil Young: A Bluegrass Tribute  CMH  2000  CD      0:05:51 (Pop-up)
Iron Horse  Rocket Man   Favoriting A Bluegrass Tribute to Elton John  CMH  2013  CD      0:09:23 (Pop-up)
The New Grass Revival  Great Balls of Fire   Favoriting The New Grass Revival  Starday  1972  LP      0:14:03 (Pop-up)
The Bluegrass Alliance  Proud Mary   Favoriting No Album  No Label  1971  MP3  live at the Camp Springs Bluegrass Festival, Reidsville, NC    0:16:20 (Pop-up)
McGee Brothers  Stayin' Alive   Favoriting Saturday Night Hay Fever  Skipping Discs  2002  CD      0:18:38 (Pop-up)
Honeywagon  The Way You Make Me Feel   Favoriting Songs from Neverland  2026 Nashville to You/Rainfeather  2010  MP3      0:22:43 (Pop-up)
Chatham County Line  Heart of the City   Favoriting Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe  Fiesta Red  2012  CD      0:25:19 (Pop-up)
Greenwood Rye  Take On Me   Favoriting No Album  Greenwood Rye  2019  MP3      0:28:34 (Pop-up)
Dollly Parton  Shine   Favoriting Little Sparrow  Sugar Hill  2001  CD      0:32:06 (Pop-up)
David Lee Roth with the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band  Jump   Favoriting Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen  CMH  2006  CD      0:37:12 (Pop-up)
Hayseed Dixie  Highway to Hell   Favoriting A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC  Western Beat/Dualtone  2001  CD      0:41:39 (Pop-up)
 
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard  Break Right In   Favoriting Backhand Deals  Lost Map  2022  MP3    *   0:55:21 (Pop-up)
The Divine Comedy  The Best Mistakes   Favoriting Charmed Life: The Best of the Divine Comedy  Divine Comedy  2022  MP3    *   0:59:14 (Pop-up)
The Jazz Butcher  Melanie Hargreaves' Father's Jaguar   Favoriting The Highest in the Land  Tapete  2022  CD    *   1:02:45 (Pop-up)
Metronomy  Things Will Be Fine   Favoriting Small World  Because Music  2022  MP3    *   1:06:58 (Pop-up)
Cate Le Bon  Running Away   Favoriting Pompeii  Mexican Summer  2022  LP    *   1:10:30 (Pop-up)
Sally Shapiro  Dulcinea   Favoriting Sad Cities  Italians Do It Better  2022  CD    *   1:16:14 (Pop-up)
Flower Meg  けものの眠り (The Sleep of the Beast)   Favoriting Flower Meg  Cinedelic  2022  MP3  From 1971  *   1:20:51 (Pop-up)
Lee Hazlewood  Poet, Fool or Bum   Favoriting Poet, Fool or Bum  Capitol  1973  LP      1:24:17 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: some 45s all in a row, like
The Meters  Zony Mash   Favoriting single  Josie  1970  45      1:33:03 (Pop-up)
The Ikettes  Peaches "N" Cream   Favoriting single  Modern  1965  45      1:35:43 (Pop-up)
Chubby Checker  Let's Limbo Some More   Favoriting single  Parkway  1963  45      1:38:03 (Pop-up)
Percy Sledge  When She's Touching Me   Favoriting single  Capricorn  1977  45      1:40:09 (Pop-up)
Brewer and Shipley  Yankee Lady   Favoriting single  Kama Sutra  1972  45      1:43:42 (Pop-up)
Randy Vanwarmer  Just When I Needed You Most   Favoriting single  Bearsville  1979  45  whoops, slightly warped!    1:47:17 (Pop-up)
The Clash  Know Your Rights   Favoriting single  CBS  1982  45      1:51:17 (Pop-up)
Diana Ross and the Supremes  Love Child   Favoriting single  Motown  1968  45      1:54:51 (Pop-up)
Mott the Hoople  Sweet Jane   Favoriting single  Columbia  1972  45      1:57:48 (Pop-up)
 
 
Music from the Motion Picture
Bee Gees  In the Morning   Favoriting "Melody" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Atco  1971  LP      2:13:24 (Pop-up)
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition  A Poem I Wrote for Your Hair (Zoo Montage)   Favoriting Original Sound Track from the Motion Picture "Fools"  Reprise  1970  LP      2:16:52 (Pop-up)
Melanie  We Don't Know Where We're Goin'   Favoriting "R.P.M.*Revolutions Per Minute" Soundtrack of the Motion Picture  Bell  1970  LP      2:19:30 (Pop-up)
Trade Martin  Light Country Rock at O.J. (In My Own Kind of Way)   Favoriting "Made for Each Other" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Buddah  1972  LP      2:22:00 (Pop-up)
Billly Strange  Love Theme for Bunny and Bill   Favoriting Music from the Sound Track of the American International Picture "Bunny O'Hare"  AIR  1971  LP      2:25:05 (Pop-up)
Michael Small and the Sporting Club Band  Creek Water Song   Favoriting "The Sporting Club" Original Motion Picture Sound Track  Buddah  1971  LP      2:26:40 (Pop-up)
Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer  He Got What He Wanted   Favoriting "Bad Influence" Original Soundtrack Recording  Mango  1990  LP      2:30:53 (Pop-up)
Declan MacManus  Last Boat Leaving   Favoriting "The Courier" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Virgin  1988  LP      2:36:04 (Pop-up)
Marie Hoy & Friends  Shivers   Favoriting "Dogs in Space" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Atlantic  1987  LP      2:38:48 (Pop-up)
The Jesus and Mary Chain  Some Candy Talking   Favoriting "Modern Girls" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Warner Bros.  1986  LP      2:42:48 (Pop-up)
Kirsty MacColl  You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby   Favoriting "She's Having a Baby" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  I.R.S.  1988  LP      2:46:08 (Pop-up)
Bananarama  No Feelings   Favoriting "Party Party" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  A&M  1982  LP      2:49:49 (Pop-up)
Jo Kennedy  Monkey in Me   Favoriting "Star Struck" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  A&M  1983  LP      2:52:07 (Pop-up)


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Handy Haversack:

Yipped late but yipped well! Morning, Joe and all.
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Spinning Giant:

RADIO! (my timing is perfect for once!) - will wonders never cease ;P
Avatar ♥ 9:03am
Clay Pigeon:

Sorry if I went over Joe. I have clock synced to FMU.
Avatar ♥ 9:04am
Clay Pigeon:

I have NO clock synced to FMU I mean.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
listener james from westwood:

Morning, Joe and all!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
Marley P. Dogg:

Holy boing boing do I need some soothing tunes this morning - hello all
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:05am
dale:

the new seekers do an explosive version of this too.
  9:05am
The Butterman:

Banjer!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:05am
Mert:

Rock : Pinball | Bluegrass : ?
  9:06am
Noel:

I saw The Hillbenders in Henderson, NC. They were most excellent!
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DjLorraine:

Counting my blessings starting with #1. Joe McGasko!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:07am
doctorjazz:

Very cool Tommy (Bluegrass and Reggae covers of Rock/Pop tunes float my boat)!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:07am
LastWhiteRhino:

"Blue" Monday ?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:08am
Son Of Pantz:

Good morning, from the Bluegrass state!
Avatar ♥ 9:08am
Joe McG:

Howdy, folks! Welcome to the show! (@Clay: No worries!)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:09am
doctorjazz:

And Hi Joe and Monday listeners-recovering from going to see Wilco on a "school night" last night (blasted NJ Transit...).
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Creature Boy:

I think we know where this is goin . I just wonder if the Osborne Brothers will make an appearance
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:09am
DjLorraine:

Morphe do you recall which show you were mentioning different moon names? My buddy is interested
Avatar ♥ 9:10am
TDK60:

Good morning difficult music historian teacher, Joe. Hope I get a C+ at least.
  9:10am
Ian:

Morning Joe! Check if you have The CD Turbines for Speed by Strato-Chief in the library. Killer version of Knights in White Satin.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:10am
Planet Tyler:

OMG a whole TOMMY bluegrass performance!!
  9:11am
Blix:

I actually thought I heard the theme from The Odd Couple for a second in there...
Avatar ♥ 9:13am
Joe McG:

@Ian: Bummer, we go right from Stratford 4 to Stravinsky! :( @Noel: I saw the whole "Tommy" by the HillBenders and it was amazing!
  9:13am
Tom from Stirling.:

@Blix: so did I
Avatar ♥ 9:13am
Creature Boy:

Or the Stoneman Family
Avatar 9:13am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...No Kuntry for Old Astronauts...
  9:14am
Noel:

Yes, the whole Tommy. It was very well thought-out. The lead singer looked like Andy Partridge.
Avatar ♥ 9:14am
Joe McG:

@CB: I brought "Dawn of the Stoneman's Age" but when I listened to it again it's actually more country rock than I'm going for today.
  9:15am
P-90:

Yes, the Bluegrass is a potent mood elevator this morning. Right on target @Joe McG.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

So - an entire NewGrass performance of TheWho's 'Tommy' is what you're saying. Righteous.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:17am
prof.fuzz:

morning' JoeMcG!
hey hey Handy!
  9:19am
P-90:

“that old time traditional Bluegrass sound” is a bit of a myth
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:19am
Handy Haversack:

Hey, prof.fuzz! How goes? Taking a couple of days off here even though we canceled our trip.
  9:20am
gauche knee:

this bluegrass is octane this am!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:21am
Marley P. Dogg:

Holding out hope for some Gourds - gin & juice
Avatar 9:22am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...when Johnny comes Hustlin' home...
  🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:22am
tadpoles:

Do the Deighton Family fit in here Joe? One of the many introductions to me from our faithful FMU.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:22am
prof.fuzz:

Hey Handy. Settling in for a long day of teaching after a long weekend of rocking and rolling. We saw our buddies VOLK open for Electric Six in Fort Worth on Thursday night, and then had gigs both Friday and Saturday. Fun times, but I'm a bit tired this morning. This bluegrass pick-me-up is hitting the spot though.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:23am
doctorjazz:

Impressive banjo by McGee Brothers...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:24am
queems:

I LOVE THIS
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Wailin'. BlueGrass players gotta be tight.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:25am
medson:

Sweet opening set Joe.
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DjLorraine:

Son of Pantz could you refresh my memory of the name of the live rock music nightclub in Louisville that had the wood plank exterior from the 90's?
  9:25am
Karen in Sleepy Hollow:

I love the smell of banjo in the morning, smells like weird.
  9:26am
manana:

What a fun set, now where's my cha- cha heels?
  9:27am
Listener Sean in Long Valley:

Loving the bluegrass in the morning. Almost makes me wanna to dust off my mandolin.
Avatar ♥ 9:27am
Joe McG:

@Karen: Ha ha! @Marley: Great idea, but it's got drums on it! :)
  9:28am
SWK:

Ok this is the one that sold me
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YETI BOB:

last song was 152BPM, if I'm counting correctly
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:28am
doctorjazz:

How Lowe can you go (great cover)!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:30am
Marley P. Dogg:

Oh wow - this is amazing
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:31am
D Rok:

What ridiculously fun set! (emphasis on ridiculous)
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mqsack:

Is that Jello singing backgrounds?
  9:32am
Vanessa bikes:

This bluegrass set is awesome, really enjoyed!
  9:32am
P-90:

This is is the kind of Bluegrass cover that if you somehow had never heard the original, you’d just accept it as a Bluegrass-origin tune.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:33am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Good morning, Joe and yippengers. I get the hint. I'll mow the grass later this week.
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Webhamster Henry:

Hi there record cleaners!
Avatar 9:35am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...I got it. LeeMavers is just waiting to work with Dolly...
Avatar ♥ 9:35am
Joe McG:

Can someone remind me who did this song originally? Three Eye Blind or somebody?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:35am
DjLorraine:

Dolly! I have never heard this version
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YETI BOB:

Collective Soul? Dolly redeeiming this otherwise awful song!
  9:36am
Andy:

wait a minute. the tune sounds like "love of the common people"
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36am
Son Of Pantz:

Third Eye Blind?
  9:36am
toots:

yea!
Avatar ♥ 9:36am
Joe McG:

@Yeti Bob: Ah, thanks! I couldn't recall! Rob Thomas. @Pantz: Ha ha
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36am
Handy Haversack:

K8 confirms Collective Soul.
  9:36am
bradford:

it's collective soul, but i'm not proud of knowing this
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DjLorraine:

Collective Soul - yeah
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YETI BOB:

I'm not proud of myself for knowing that one!
  9:37am
gauche knee:

Agreed Yeti! Appreciate this Dolly anointing, Joe!
  9:37am
SWK:

Swear on Dolly!
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YETI BOB:

hehe bradford, I know what you mean
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Joe McG:

This version is so superior that Collective Soul should just hang their heads in shame.
  9:37am
toots:

I mooned Collective Soul from the side of a mountain while they performed live at the ski resort. love this song
  9:37am
P-90:

Dolly knows exactly what a Bluegrass record should sound like. Because she’s Dolly. And she knows what any kind of record should sound like.
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Marley P. Dogg:

I don’t want this set to end
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Joe McG:

@toots: Ha ha ha!
  9:38am
P-90:

@toots: we applaud you
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melinda:

always loved Dolly's 'Shine'
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fred:

I get laughed at at work for my love of Dolly Parton. I still wave that flag
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:39am
luka:

yes. YES.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:39am
Son Of Pantz:

Of all the VH songs to cover, they chose this stinker?
Avatar ♥ 9:40am
Joe McG:

@fred: Wow, your coworkers must be morons! Dolly is the greatest!
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Planet Tyler:

Aztec Camera does the best cover of Jump
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...a ripping Kentucky AtomicPunk I'll just have to imagine...
Avatar ♥ 9:41am
Joe McG:

@Pantz: DLR only sings on two, but I could've given you anything from "Jamie's Cryin'" to "Panama." There's even a version of "Eruption" on this disc!
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luka:

laffing heartily at “your coworkers must be morons!”
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doctorjazz:

Amen to Planet Tyler @9:40!
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Son Of Pantz:

Now Eruption would be amazing!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:42am
doctorjazz:

(but this version is pretty cool)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:42am
DjLorraine:

Toots can we call that “moon- shine“ then?
  9:42am
Brendan:

Thanks Joe for these unlikely covers
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:43am
fred:

@Joe: most are French, the rest German or Italian. Their exposure to Dolly was the worst
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Dolly's 'Shine' is more than just a stunt, tho, if you know what I mean.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:43am
Webhamster Henry:

There's a bluegrass Toxic out there, just sayin'.
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Bryant in TO:

EVH's solos really lend themselves to fiddle n 'jo
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YETI BOB:

I'm enjoying this set, but I'll turn off the radio if we get "Freebird".
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:43am
Mark Hurst:

Well if it ain't Pickin' Joe McGasko, giving us a right nice opening set.
  9:44am
bradford:

was wondering if hayseed dixie was going to make the cut...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:44am
Erin in TO:

@Yeti Bob I assume Ken has exclusive rights to any Freebird covers on WFMU
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:44am
Marley P. Dogg:

Is there a bluegrass - Felder heavy metal?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:45am
fred:

@YETI BOB: that's the Wednesday special
  9:46am
Colleen:

Oh that was all sooo good Joe!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:46am
Spinning Giant:

...awfully lonesome without you...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:46am
Son Of Pantz:

That was a slobberknocker of a set, Joe!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:47am
Handy Haversack:

Great set, Joe!
  9:47am
P-90:

See? They’re not morons, they’ve just French. It’s going to take a few generations for them to get hip to Dolly. A little hard for Americans to wrap their heads around, because kneeling before the greatness of Dolly seems so effortless to us.
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winston legthigh:

hay joe.
handy!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:49am
Handy Haversack:

winston!
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luka:

that mandolin lick was killer, it had me trying to play along. i love when covers embellish like that. it’s why i love the White Lion cover of “Radar Love” so much.
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Uleeshuh TN:

polished a turd...to be quite frank
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:51am
fred:

@P-90: If we elect Le Pen as president next week, please erase any French/moron distinction
  9:51am
P-90:

White Lion: slightly underrated/overlooked band
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mqsack:

@P-90 100% Saw them open for AC/DC at the Garden in '88
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Oh I missed the Top there ! Gotta check the WhoGrass !!...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:53am
Andrew Waterloo:

The original Shine really loses it's way after the opening verse.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:56am
fred:

Just thinking I'll vote for Macron, barfing time
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Creature Boy:

Which Loretta Lynne LP didja find , Joe? Did u say it was vinyl?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:57am
luka:

“don’t go breaking in stores” - elton and kiki
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Son Of Pantz:

Don't go breaking into stores.
I couldn't if I tried.
  9:57am
morphe':

Been listening but missing things -
what was the underlying roots/reasoning of the
Bluegrass/CW/Old timey set???
Avatar ♥ 9:58am
Joe McG:

@CB: Yeah! This one: en.wikipedia.org...
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YETI BOB:

morphe': Fun, I think
  9:59am
P-90:

“don’t go breakin’ in,
don’t go breakin’ in…”
Avatar ♥ 10:02am
Joe McG:

"If I had to choose between then and now/I'd choose now." Words to live by!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Now I want some kinda Emitt Rhodes.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...but I did then too...
  10:07am
eva:

good morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:09am
fred:

@Joe: totally my way, sometime to grief, but thems the breaks
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Creature Boy:

That's one of the few Loretta Lynn records that u can't stream
Avatar ♥ 10:10am
Joe McG:

@fred: Ah yes, I know the feeling! :)
  10:17am
eva:

at pappy and harriets i saw cate get up and karaoke . apparently she lives down the street.
Avatar ♥ 10:19am
Joe McG:

@eva: Yes, I think she ping-pongs between here and Wales. What did she sing?
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joe & late forming easter bunnies.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, good Loretta cover, how could you resist.
  10:20am
P-90:

Please tell me Cate sang a Britney Spears number from the nineties at karaoke
  10:23am
P-90:

or a Phil Collins song
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:25am
Brian in UK:

Or maybe a Dafydd Iwan number!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:26am
Webhamster Henry:

hah I sang Poet Fool or Bum with the Loser's Lounge.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:27am
Webhamster Henry:

These lyrics are hard to remember - it doesn't make a lot of sense.
  10:27am
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Some waggish critic gave this LP a one-word review "Bum"
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Joe McG:

@Henry: Cool!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Lee freaking Hazlewood
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:28am
Webhamster Henry:

I think Joe McGinty was going for cognitive dissonance with that choice.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Waggish. Wrong. But funny.
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HyperDose:

He won't play 45's, no way. He's not that off his rocker...is he? 🤔
Avatar ♥ 10:35am
Joe McG:

@HD: I like the phrase "off his rocker"! I have a rocker at home. I am sometimes on it and sometimes off it!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:35am
Jason from Houston:

Phew... This is a good one. Good morning!
  10:36am
P-90:

Is this the one:

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/66428
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:36am
Brian in UK:

Funkyist band I ever saw was the Neville Brothers, circa '86.
  10:39am
eva:

@ joe she sang -heart of glass. such a nice person.
Avatar ♥ 10:39am
Joe McG:

@Brian: Lucky! I never caught them.
  10:39am
P-90:

Heart of Glass! Perfect
Avatar ♥ 10:41am
HyperDose:

A chair with good lumbar support is one of life's simple pleasures. Also, this Chubby is DIVINE, Joe!

Heyo, Jason and his Blaggards! 🧹🍀
Avatar ♥ 10:42am
Joe McG:

I just realized that Chubby Checker and Percy Sledge BOTH sing like muppets!
  10:42am
eva:

i hear she makes the karaoke circuit . if you ever go to pappy and harriets highly recommend the steak.
  10:43am
P-90:

waiting for Limbo parties to come back in style
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Joe McG:

@eva: I can hear her voice singing that song! Nice choice.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...or that guy in TheBand...
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Brian in UK:

P-90, osteopaths would love that.
Avatar 10:44am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...there goes Muppet E. Lee...
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Joe McG:

@RR: Future set: Vocalists who sing like muppets!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- in distinction from those of us who look like one...
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Brian in UK:

Great first album, Jesse Winchester.
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Brian in UK:

That high lonesome muppet sound.
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Brendan:

Yankee Panky
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rx scabin:

Good morning, everyone.
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Joe McG:

@Brendan: Ha ha ha, that's what Jesse should've called it!
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Son Of Pantz:

AM GOLD!
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Webhamster Henry:

People pay for warped record effects, just sayin'.
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Brian in UK:

This sounds kind of perfect.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Produced by KevinShields...
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mndave:

I can feel the boat rocking back and forth, love it
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Joe McG:

@RR: Ha ha
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drr:

Ah yes, You Left Me Just When I Needed Some Toast. An old favorite.
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Brian in UK:

This record came out on the same label as Jesse W's first album.
  10:51am
TerrDE:

this was a hit the button for a new station number
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nardo:

I'm getting sea sick
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drr:

Vanwarmer is one of the more risible names I've encountered.
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Webhamster Henry:

Autoharp Alert!
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Brendan:

There is a football coach, Ed Orgeron, who sounds exactly like Cookie Monster. https://youtu.be/56w5U8aYnWM
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Joe McG:

I kinda like how woozy it is. Matches the narrator's feelings.
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queems:

drunk carousel
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G:

Wow, that wow lol
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Joe McG:

@drr: Ha ha
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tadpoles:

The warping sort of makes it a little more ethereal!
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drr:

Brendan: Coach O!
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paddy in matawan:

Randy's van was too warm for this biscuit
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bradford:

somebody put something in my drink!
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McGroovey:

I just turned on my radio, and I already feel like puking over the side, and I'm not even in the lake.
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Colleen:

Fantastic
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...so - Ecstasy has flashbacks too ...m'kay...
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Webhamster Henry:

I do run the autoharp through a warpy chorus like this a lot.
  10:52am
MrDeb:

OMG who could have imagined this song could get *more* maudlin? But the warpage does just that. Good god, man. Going to doodle dejectedly in my special private diary.
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doctorjazz:

What I needed most was speed correction...
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TimBK:

I think I had too much robotussin this morning
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Erin in TO:

More PSA's should have guitar
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Joe McG:

@MrDeb: Ha ha! Make sure to add hearts and flowers.
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Alvy Singer:

This Randy Vanwarmer track would fit in perfectly in the Robby Benson movie Ice Castles.
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fred:

OK, this still slays
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Rich in Washington:

Love that warped rendition! I thought maybe the 7 inch adapter was MIA in the air room or something.
  10:54am
Brendan:

Beach House does that wobbly sound intentionally to perfection on the song Norway.
  10:55am
Gerry from Miami:

Joe, you could hang this melting Vanwarmer 45 over a tree branch just like Salvador Dali did with clocks in his famous painting, "The Persistence of Memory."
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captain beef fart:

Great show today as always, Joe. Thanks!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

In the end - GET OFF THE STREETS.
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Rich in Washington:

Anybody else have trouble finding this playlist from the front page? The link seemed to be broken for me and I had to come here via the schedule table.
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Webhamster Henry:

Someday, Joe McG can do an all Bearsville set. Make sure to bake them all first.
  10:56am
TerrDE:

Robby Benson, lol. Forgotten. Gone ?
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Joe McG:

@Gerry: In my mind it's already there!
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Brian in UK:

Joe, you got a warped MacArthur Park?
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fred:

That was 40 years ago. Still relevant. Barf time again
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Handy Haversack:

This song always reminds me of the second season of The Wire.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Rich - looks that way here too.
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Joe McG:

@Brian: No, but if someone wants to send me one, that would be AMAZING.
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McGroovey:

There were so many depressingly serious (or seriously depressing) top-40 pop songs in the late sixties and really seventies.
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McGroovey:

Early
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drr:

Robby Benson is married to Meatloaf interlocutor Karla DeVito.
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captain beef fart:

this song always makes think of the scene from The Wire when they give Ziggy the fake paternity letter and play this over and over on the jukebox
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yippie:

i just realized casio is really pronounced kashio
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Handy Haversack:

Exactly, captain!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Often think that ! Dark stuff would Chart
...tho for all I know there's HipHops @ #1 now talkin' about pluggin' each other whada I know...
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McGroovey:

This was actually the first version of Sweet Jane I heard.
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Joe McG:

Is Robbie Benson dead?
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Gerry from Miami:

@TerrDE. Robby did a great job voicing the monster(with electronic enhancement) in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." But "Ode to Billy Joe" was his peak. And not believable as Olympic 10,000 meter run champion, Billy Mills. Such a career!
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drr:

no.
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Joe McG:

Whew!
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drr:

So no need for a valedictory re-watch of "The Death Of Richie".
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Danny in Poughkeepsie:

Really enjoying your show today Joe. Thank you
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Son Of Pantz:

Wild and crazy guy!
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Rich in Washington:

There was a schizophrenic gentleman who was a regular at the lunch counter of the cafe I worked at as a teenager. He would always confuse me with Robbie Benson for some reason. (I look nothing like Robbie Benson, it goes without saying).
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Roberto:

I couldn't decide if that was Father Guido or Steve Martin.
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PMD:

I did love the warped song
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Son Of Pantz:

@Roberto maybe both, with a little Swedish Chef.
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fred:

@Handy: give them some time (I know it's awkward), but let me know if it doesn't work out, I should be able to sort it out (weird, again, but...)
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Webhamster Henry:

@Rich in WA - yes it seems to be missing! I sent a note to Kenzo.
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yippie:

when i was 5 i used to say the 45 is wurped
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Handy Haversack:

Which, fred? The Baffler?
  11:07am
PMD:

@eva any beef flesh is great at pappy and Harriet’s
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PMD:

Do a set of everyone who has appeared in the muppets!
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fred:

@Handy: Yeah, The Baffler, it can take a while
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Gerry from Miami:

Robby Benson is 66 and is married to former Meat Loaf back-up vocalist, Karla DeVito, and they have two children. He has suffered for a very long time with congenital heart problems and is heavily involved with charities and research in cardiac illnesses.
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Handy Haversack:

No worries, fred. I'll be patient.
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HyperDose:

I bet Joe's a good movie buddy. Wouldn't use his phone. Just the right amount of conversation pertinent to the picture.
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tadpoles:

Am near Bearsville...and we've got snow coming tonight!
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Brendan:

The rain here in Maryland began as ice an hour ago. Now it’s just cold rain. These are perfect days to listen to Surface Noise.
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Roberto:

I vaguely recall my mom telling me about running into Robby Benson and Brooke Shields in NYC when they were "hanging out" circa 1980 (I knew Brooke from school and my parents knew her from work). My mom said Robby got a little bent out of shape when she chatted with Brooke but had no idea who Robby was :P
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PMD:

Hmmmm. Can’t get to connect board from website
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chresti:

Morning Joe and surfies! Listening from Griffith Park!
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fred:

@Handy: Do let me know if you don't get it, it might be because my email got blocked, it happened before, I can get around that
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Creature Boy:

Luv Melody, watched an absolutely terrible version of it on YouTube recently. Out of sync! Some friends & I soldiered through the entire thing
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HyperDose:

Chrestikins! Does that mean you're on-location in the tennis booth? :)
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chresti:

Hyperkins! Indeed I is!
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-жеи:

Having some Wordpress issues on the homepage today everybody. A batch of stuff on the homepage is currently broken. Let me know if anybody sees any other missing data or feeds (other than on wfmu.org)
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Rich in Washington:

That's the only thing I've noticed so far, that the current show/playlist link isn't working.
  11:20am
Brendan:

This reminds me of a Carpenters arrangement
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P-90:

“Have Soviet hackers hit the Freeform Station of the Nation?”
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

& no 'Playing Today' on the bottom...
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chresti:

Hi SM Ken, yes as a matter of fact, there was no link to this playlist, I got here via the program schedule.
  11:23am
TerrDE:

I'm in from the kitchen,...yep Melanie, far out
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Handy Haversack:

It was working right at 9 -- I came here from the main page. So it must have happened after then.
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John L:

What could be next? perhaps Nilsson's title track from the 1970 film "Jenny"?
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chresti:

*or the link did not work on the home page
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iiibeat:

In part because of the Polish background here . . I just wanna say that Kieslowski's Dekalog series (made for Polish television in the late 80's) is by far some of the most masterful workings of film I've ever viewed. It makes me feel more deeply human. I strongly recommend Dekalog.

Play some noise!!!
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Gerry from Miami:

JOE, NO ONE, I repeat NO ONE, plays Melanie Safka records any more!! Such a shame after her meteoric early success. I would have to check to see if she is still with us. Underappreciated talent.
  11:29am
P-90:

The archive player doesn’t seem to be streaming, to my IOS app anyway
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Roberto:

Melanie is still with us. And yes, if not for WFMU, I would probably not be aware of her tremendous talent.
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Son Of Pantz:

Gremlins?
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PMD:

Ah, crowdsourcing solutions. Thanks @chresti!
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Brian in UK:

Gerry from Miami there is a great track she sings on The Sixths album, Hyacinths & Thistles.
  11:32am
P-90:

Clicking on any part of several playlists results in bupkis. From my IOS app.
  11:32am
Gerry from Miami:

JOE, all these films were released in the very early 70s. Coincidence?
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Joe McG:

@Gerry: Not at all!
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Son Of Pantz:

I've never heard of any of these films. Were they successes at the time?
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John L:

Melanie was my first rock star crush and my first concert. I was 10 or 11 and my dad had to sit through the whole show.
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drr:

Anyone who can sing the words "hyacinths and thistles" has my respect.
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Joe McG:

@Pantz: I kinda doubt it! But the music is pretty good!
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P-90:

This is like a list of “if you haven’t seen them, you might want to check them out” movies
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Spare is Brave. Well - there's several trax on this...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- neat arrangement tho.
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Gerry from Miami:

I suspect Melanie may have been unfairly maligned and ignored just because of one clinker she released---- that roller skate key song!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...this is what I felt Mark Lanegan was for...
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-жеи:

I shall rise to the Melanie challenge. I loved her as a kid - "Look What They've Done to My Song" made my young head spin
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- & she were a major cutieface. Maybe too so...
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Handy Haversack:

Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus?
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Joe McG:

@Handy: Maybe the only music he recorded under his own name?
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DjLorraine:

Drr i was listening to Karla DeVito Bloody Bess and Work just yesterday
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Son Of Pantz:

A Michael Hutchence movie? I might have to check that out.
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Handy Haversack:

Wild times, Joe!

And great show -- many thanks!

Stay on top, Surfactants!
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Ryansterlingvirtue:

outstanding song
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Gerry from Miami:

If you really want to hear some off-the-beaten-path music from Declan MacManus(affectionately known as Elvis Costello), try "The Juliet Letters," an album he made in collaboration with the Brodsky String Quarter. Rhino re-released it in a deluxe edition. Primo stuff!
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eva:

great show! thanks!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

MaryChain gets there.
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Hubig Pie:

Psychedelic Beach Boys
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Gerry from Miami:

Pardon my typo---should be Brodsky String QUARTET
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Michele with One "L":

I love Shivers
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drr:

@DJLorraine: She's pretty delightful. I recommend her video for "Is The A Cool. World Or What"?, where she's singing and dancing her heart out, spinning her parasol, while the crowd appears not to know who she is, and to have been gathered to receive some free food. Several of them are eating during the performance.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

BBoys already were... BBoys Xs VUs ?
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Hubig Pie:

Double psychedelic Beach Boys
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Son Of Pantz:

Now I do remember this flick.
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nathan:

oh nice. i was just thinking the other day about how i love this song but hate morrissey
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Jason from Houston:

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

nathan - that. Sadly.
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HyperDose:

This rocks!
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Gerry from Miami:

Well, we have at least two more Karla DeVito fans here!! Nice! Thanks, DJLorraine and drr!
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Jason from Houston:

WUT I ALREADY CLICKY STARRED THIS?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

piSToLS & Clash so central, so foundational
...no I had no idea of half the lyrics...
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Rich in Washington:

I'm a Karla DeVito fan! I loved her Cool World single!
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Gerry from Miami:

Another excellent show, JOE!! No better way one could spend a post-holiday Monday morning.
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Creature Boy:

Party Party also features a great version of Man Who Sold the World by Midge Ure
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting today, everyone. It's been fun playing records for you. Have a great week!
  11:55am
Listener Alexandra:

I've been sitting here in awe for at last two hours now, Joe! Happy Monday :)
  11:56am
P-90:

Yeoman work once again, Joe. See you next week.
  11:56am
bobobobob:

Dave T spazzzzzz. ?? monkey in me
  11:56am
bradford:

a good time was had by all, joe
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Hubig Pie:

The monkey speaks his mind !
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HyperDose:

Thank you, Joe!
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radioronan:

Thanks Joe!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ JoeMcG ~
  11:57am
Gerry from Miami:

@CreatureBoy. Midge Ure does Bowie?? Gotta look for that one!
  11:58am
P-90:

(Todays takeaway: you mention Robby Benson, all the Karla fans get a chance to come out and strut their stuff)
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tadpoles:

Nice morning thanks Joe
  11:59am
Brendan:

Thank you!
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chresti:

Thanks Joe!
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