Starting with the 70s -- it could be a classic (or obscure) punk rocker, a forgotten disco diva, a long-unheard hit record, or none of these. What happens next depends on what's in the WFMU new bin and whether I remember my records from home. Tune in and find out! You'll even hear a live band once in a while.
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | Year | New | Approx. start time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| william devaughn | be thankful for what you've got | va-blaxploitation vol 3: the payback | rad | 1974 | 0:00:00 (Real | ) | |||
| jonathan kane | thank you (falletinme be mice elf agin) | jet ear party | table of the elements / radium | * | 0:07:00 (Real | ) | |||
| the bar-kays | i thank you | 0:12:46 (Real | ) | ||||||
| the enchanters | i wanna thank you | va-the best of loma records | warner archives | 0:16:00 (Real | ) | ||||
| pastels | thank you for being you | 0:19:00 (Real | ) | ||||||
| swingin' neckbreakers | you | live for buzz | telstar | 1993 | 0:22:31 (Real | ) | |||
| tim lee 3 | hindsight | good2b3 | paisley pop | * | 0:30:26 (Real | ) | |||
| sniff 'n' the tears | driver's seat | 7" | atlantic | I was in the phone room Friday when someone called and made a pledge/request for Yo La Tengo to cover this song. To my surprise, no one knew what it was! So, just in case any of those phone room peeps are tuned in - this is it. | 1978 | 0:34:30 (Real | ) | ||
| resonars | no black clouds float by | that evil drone | burger | * | 0:38:08 (Real | ) | |||
| clone defects | ain't no new buzz | shapes of venus | in the red | hat tip to Jason Sigal for bringing this song to my attention via the Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia this year | 2003 | 0:40:43 (Real | ) | ||
| thee 50's high teens | nobody knows | punch de beat | tokyo no | not sure why they don't list this on the CD as "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" | * | 0:44:08 (Real | ) | ||
| magnetix | stranger in a dark | positively negative | born bad | * | 0:50:52 (Real | ) | |||
| wavves | sun opens my eyes | s/t | fat possum | * | 0:53:10 (Real | ) | |||
| prince buster | ten commandments (from: man to woman) | va-roots of reggae: ska | rhino | 0:56:28 (Real | ) | ||||
| crunch | cruise | 7" | peoples potential unlimited | * | 0:59:47 (Real | ) | |||
| errors | pump | it's not something but it is like whatever | rock action | * | 1:10:57 (Real | ) | |||
| dexy's midnight runners | thankfully not living in yorkshire it doesn't apply | searching for the young soul rebels | emi america | winner of the "most like a Splodgeness abounds song title" award | 1:18:20 (Real | ) | |||
| fly girlz | love hurtz | da brats from da vile | teen action | * | 1:20:54 (Real | ) | |||
| mi ami | the man in your house | watersports | quarterstick | * | 1:22:57 (Real | ) | |||
| london dirthole company | the spaniard | for a girl like you 7" ep | radiowave | 2008 | 1:27:58 (Real | ) | |||
| death | freakin out | for the whole world to see | drag city | orig 1974 | * | 1:36:28 (Real | ) | ||
| 60 ft dolls | talk to me | the big 3 | dgc | 1996 | 1:39:05 (Real | ) | |||
| harry harrison | the "in" sound intro | 1:42:10 (Real | ) | ||||||
| jay & the techniques | baby make your own sweet music | the "in" sound | 1:43:42 (Real | ) | |||||
| harry harrison | interview with jay | the "in" sound | 1:45:51 (Real | ) | |||||
| harry harrison | the "in" sound outro | the "in" sound | 1:46:33 (Real | ) | |||||
| irwin chusid, ken freedman & neal adams | how to be a wfmu dj | wfmu's golden airwaves: 50 years of freeform | wfmu | 2008 marathon premium | 1:46:57 (Real | ) | |||
| jack brag with deena shoshkes | hyacinth girl | va-a few uneven rhymes: a tribute to winter hours | main man | * | 1:51:48 (Real | ) | |||
| the wind | there lies the danger | where it's at with the wind | vinyl countdown |
orig 1982 "Oops - the wind." |
* | 2:06:43 (Real | ) | ||
| tommy roe | everybody | 12 in a roe | hear him interviewed on Michael Shelley's show this Saturday! | 2:10:06 (Real | ) | ||||
| cyclone 60 | hello, rocker | instant classic | self-released | playing live on my show next week! | * | 2:11:56 (Real | ) | ||
| condo fucks | gudbuy t'jane | fuckbook | matador | playing live on 3 Chord Monte next Tuesday 3/24! | * | 2:14:56 (Real | ) | ||
| obits | widow of my dreams | i blame you | sub pop | playing at the WFMU/Aquarius Records SXSW showcase this Friday night at Spiro's! | * | 2:18:38 (Real | ) | ||
| the leaders | the decent | 7" | regal select | they're from Portland Oregon! more at http://www.myspace.com/leaderspdx | 2:28:15 (Real | ) | |||
| cybotron | suite 16 / 9th floor | implosion | aztec music | orig 1980 | * | 2:32:37 (Real | ) | ||
| autograph | that's the stuff | that's the stuff | rca | 1985 | 2:35:21 (Real | ) | |||
| dana | digz | adult weekend | self-released | * | 2:39:28 (Real | ) | |||
| daryl vincent | wild wild party | va-gulf coast grease | ace | 2:44:06 (Real | ) | ||||
| adam payne | never see you anymore | organ | holy mountain | * | 2:50:57 (Real | ) | |||
| tijuana panthers | creature | s/t cd single | 2:55:34 (Real | ) | |||||
Tue. 3/17/09 11:14pm
From:
Ken From Hyde Park
Hi. Nice instrumental from Jonathan Kane.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:15pm
From:
Ken From Hyde Park
I sent the first comment? Woo hoo!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:16pm
From:
aw
agreed this jonathan kane track is great
and that makes two of us in hyde park! if you mean the chicago one. I guess you could be from london and just sitting in a big city park posting away
Tue. 3/17/09 11:18pm
From:
efd
Hi Ken, hi aw. I was psyched to find that J. Kane track on his new CD tonight.
I always assumed Ken was in the NY Hyde Park.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:20pm
From:
john
Hey Evan....great show last week!
Oh, and on behalf of everyone, you're welcome.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:22pm
From:
cheri
heeeey evan ,this past sunday i became a GODMOTHER to my nephew,,,how was the finale i'm sorry i missed it,,=(=(
Tue. 3/17/09 11:24pm
From:
efd
Hi John, thanks for helping to make it great!
Cheri, the finale was really fun! Too bad you missed it, but sounds like you have a good excuse. :) Congrats!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:25pm
From:
Amanda
Thank you for being the voice of us all, John! And for being you.
I can say the finale was great. When I walked in the first thing I saw onstage was EFD playing a cowbell.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:25pm
From:
Ken From Hyde Park
I'm in Hyde Park, NY. I listen to the 90.1 signal while in the car and internet the rest of the time. Once in a while, I drive into NY City and you'd think the biggest city in the country and home of a fairly good amount of people who like cool music would have some decent radio stations. But they only have one (WFMU). I guess the other stations just threw in the towel and let 'FMU handle the cool stuff. BTW - Happy St. Patty's Day to all!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:28pm
From:
cheri
evan thank you,couldyou please play the donna fargo tune "happiest girl in the whole usa for me,,ty again evan=)
Tue. 3/17/09 11:29pm
From:
HotRod
EFD was ROCKIN' that cowbell!!!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:29pm
From:
aw
alright cool guess I'm all alone ;)
chicago doesn't have anything like wfmu as far as I know. good public station though (wbez)
Tue. 3/17/09 11:31pm
From:
john
I'm really disappointed I couldn't be there Sunday night--it rawked in all sorts of ways, to be sure, but not quite the same as seeing all y'all!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:33pm
From:
Sybil
I'm ever so thankful for what I've gor.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:38pm
From:
Amanda
The gracious rhino was thankful for what he's gored. In my experience, driving through on road trips and stuff, I have loved radio stations in Chicago. But 'most anything sounds interesting after New York's big ones, which are all terrible!
Hi, Sybil! Hi, HotRod!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:39pm
From:
Sybil
This song makes me happy for no reason I can figure out.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:40pm
From:
St. Ratford
I was humming this tune all the way home tonight! Spooky.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:41pm
From:
john
Oh, and thanks, it was great fun being there last Tuesday. Callers nearly uniformly super awesome!
And hey, got my request played by YLT!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:42pm
From:
Sybil
I always hum that tune. ("Driver's Seat") It's my "All Around The Watchtower".
Tue. 3/17/09 11:45pm
From:
efd
Hi Sybil, Amanda, St. R, HotRod, and everyone else!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:46pm
From:
efd
Sybil, I was stunned that nobody knew "Driver's Seat!"
Tue. 3/17/09 11:46pm
From:
toni d.
hey everybody i'm back for one nite only just to say happy st. patricks day!!!!
Tue. 3/17/09 11:49pm
From:
Laurie
Sybil: Are you a cylon??
Tue. 3/17/09 11:51pm
From:
Sybil
I'm not allowed to say.
Tue. 3/17/09 11:55pm
From:
jon
I have a cylon-proff vault, you might know it
Tue. 3/17/09 11:56pm
From:
toni d.
kiss me,,i'm irish ox
Wed. 3/18/09 12:01am
From:
BillyJam
good post-Marathon show EFD! I am happy about the Marathon but I am bummed right now. I just lost my lovely silver iPod classic 160 GB player earlier this eve....fell out of my backpack since I didnt have it in usual case. And I either lost it at the rec center I go swimming at (but they said no one turned it in) or on the #3 MTA subway as I got out at the 14th St stop. Is it even worth my while checking with MTA lost and found in the morning or should I just kiss my iPod (which I didnt even have one full year) goodbye? And if so anyone got tips on best place to buy a replacement one - including refurbished ones? Tnx
Wed. 3/18/09 12:04am
From:
Laurie
Prince Buster is kind of an asshole and would make for a shitty boyfriend, no?
Wed. 3/18/09 12:06am
From:
cheri
yes,,laurie he is so SEXIST
Wed. 3/18/09 12:08am
From:
Matt
I dunno, I think he's pretty cool.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:10am
From:
Sybil
Well, Matt, he's all yours!
Wed. 3/18/09 12:12am
From:
Matt
I'm booking a flight to Jamaica as we speak.
Wish me luck!
Wed. 3/18/09 12:15am
From:
toni d.
well i gotta skip outta here,,see yall next week,,g'nite,,,efd thank you for lettin me hang with you,,,,bye
Wed. 3/18/09 12:16am
From:
C
Oh man, sorry BJ. My Ipod died on me a few months ago. It wasn't the cost as much as the music I lost that killed me. I got a zune in protest and actually like it a lot better. They were on sale at Best Buy and were as cheap as I could find them online and I didn't have to pay shipping. I hope yours turns up though.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:22am
From:
BillyJam
Thanks for that tip C
Wed. 3/18/09 12:27am
From:
efd
hey Billy, sorry to hear about your iPod - that really sucks! I hope you had backups of the music at least, to C's point; I'm pretty sure that the MTA lost & found wouldn't be that helpful, but it might be worth a shot just in case.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:28am
From:
Laurie
My iPod got smashed by a monitor/ottoman combo at a King Khan/Jacuzzi Boys show. It was a wild party, and I bear no grudges. The nice people around me even checked to make sure I was okay as I struggled to wrest my purse from beneath the leather cube thingy. Awww.
I don't know if Apple replaces lost iPods that are still under warranty. Doubtful. I could get a replacement iPod for $120, but I think I'll hold out for an iPhone or something.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:32am
From:
Laurie
Lead singer of Mi Ami sounds a little like Ian Svenonius, no? Or am I crazy?
Wed. 3/18/09 12:32am
From:
john
Laurie, Great taking your call(s) last Tuesday! Bad luck about the ipod, but at least you were OK. I don't know that I've ever seen a monitor/ottoman combo. Are you sure it wasn't a hassock? Or a tuffet?
Wed. 3/18/09 12:33am
From:
toni d.
i'm back for one minute---evan why the silent treatmeant??
Wed. 3/18/09 12:33am
From:
Jeff-a-chusetts
ha, yeahs i suppose he does
Wed. 3/18/09 12:33am
From:
Danne D
1-800-98what? The marathon's over?? Ah, well if ya missed the pledge boat you actually still can from the home page but that's another story :)
EFD! Another fantastic performance at the marathon - you just get better and better. And folks that weren't there, EFD is quite the matinee idol, I must say :D even though he's too modest to say the same.
Gotta love a playlist with some swingin' neckbreakers as well as some ska. God bless FMU :)
-DD
Wed. 3/18/09 12:38am
From:
Laurie
John: It was definitely ottoman-esque. I know for a fact that it was a leather cube meant for sitting on or resting your feet upon. I don't know, it's a weird club.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:42am
From:
efd
toni/cheri, why is it that of all the other people whose comments I'm not responding to during my show you're the only one who thinks I'm giving them the "silent treatment?"
Wed. 3/18/09 12:48am
From:
efd
Danne, I appreciate the compliments. Good to see you on Sunday (and throughout the 'thon)!
Wed. 3/18/09 12:50am
From:
Danne D
I was thinking I was getting the silent treatment for a sec there ;) I know you're just make good radio sound easy and that it's like mission control over there right now :) It was great to see you too man. You're a popular dude and deservedly so.
Btw, Evan, ya wanna rap cd i found on the path train - it's apparently some dude named Savage who's from New Zealand and features Soulja Boy. It has a cover reminiscent of the Ohio Player's Honey cover except from the posterior view.
I found it when I went to vol at the station but forgot to leave it in the phone room :)
-DD
Wed. 3/18/09 12:52am
From:
Amanda
This is hylarious. I love it.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:55am
From:
Danne D
yeah that is a classic :)
btw good to see ya at H-n-M as well Amanda.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:55am
From:
stingy d
hey i saw ya on sunday too, you was great! i had fun that night even though i'm was very late. on another note it's good to be learning so much from irwin and ken right now.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:56am
From:
efd
hey Stingy, you should have said hi. I was looking out for you - were you wearing your Anthony Mason shirt?
Wed. 3/18/09 12:58am
From:
john
Winter Hours....great WNYU band!
Wed. 3/18/09 12:59am
From:
efd
yeah, they were a little after my time at WNYU -I'll always think of them as a WHTG band.
Wed. 3/18/09 12:59am
From:
stingy d
yea that was me
Wed. 3/18/09 1:00am
From:
stingy d
i had a yellow hoodie on, someone told me it masked my identity, i told you good job and patted you on th eback but mostly i was just trying to get past you to give my freind a beer.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:02am
From:
Amanda
Yes, DD, for sure. Sorry I didn't talk with you more! (I think you are the nice person I think I met, heh.)
Wed. 3/18/09 1:07am
From:
john
Not that anyone was dying to find out but me, the original of Hyacinth Girl was in fact '85. Kicked up a certain amount of dust finding that out.
And the two records Tommy Roe did with Curt Boettcher have just been reissued on a single CD. A must.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:11am
From:
efd
stingy d - oh! I didn't realize that was you - I think you identified yourself by your proper first name, if I remember correctly.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:13am
From:
stingy d
ha, yea most likely
Wed. 3/18/09 1:14am
From:
Danne D
Thx Amanda, yeah that was me :) No worries as I know you wanted to bask in Evan's considerable music knowledge :) I was a little occupied myself as well since H-n-M is always a great time to catch up with friends at the station. But it was great to see you there :)
Wed. 3/18/09 1:17am
From:
efd
I am whoo-ing for Joe, since he's not here.
Woooooo!!
Wed. 3/18/09 1:21am
From:
Amanda
Gasp...! Bask, never -- just drinking several beers and singing along with Bohemian Rhapsody. :)
Woooooooo Cyclone 60! Joe will be so psyched.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:33am
From:
Amanda
A Cabbagehead sketch, maybe? It sounds familiar and like something Cabbagehead might say. But that's a shot in the dark.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:33am
From:
efd
stand by...
Wed. 3/18/09 1:34am
From:
Danne D
LOL Amanda, well your joy in speaking with Evan was clear :) Btw I think the biggest highlight of all for me was Keili's sheer joy at basically all things Hoof-n-Mouth. She seems on her way to great things :)
Anyhow I'm going to lay down and bask in the rest of Evan's excellent show. Cheers all! :)
-DD
Wed. 3/18/09 1:36am
From:
Sam Soule
Crazy. Sam from Portland, OR here. As I'm listening, I'm writing a press reelease for... THE LEADERS. I've got 'em booked for show at Slabtown here in PDX. They're a Portland band with a new line-up featuring Kelly Gately of Fireballs of Freedom on guitar. Terrific band.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:37am
From:
stingy d
ah yes... this shit is fly! cybotron! absolutely!
Wed. 3/18/09 1:37am
From:
efd
hey Sam, thanks for checking in! Is there a link for more info on that band? That single kills! Tell 'em to come out East!
Wed. 3/18/09 1:39am
From:
efd
....aaaaaand, I can almost hear the radios and computers clicking off.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:40am
From:
stingy d
i just started a twitter account and everything
Wed. 3/18/09 1:42am
From:
Sybil
That clicking you hear is the approaching centurion...
Wed. 3/18/09 1:43am
From:
Sam Soule
Leaders: www.myspace.com/leaderspdx
Wed. 3/18/09 1:44am
From:
efd
thanks, Sam!
Wed. 3/18/09 1:53am
From:
john
Heard Autograph on what I think was a March 1985 American Top 40 on satellite radio this weekend. Apparently, they believed they had "the power of metal but with better tunes." Just saying.
Wed. 3/18/09 1:55am
From:
Jessica
Thanks for another lovely show! Hi! G'night!
Wed. 3/18/09 1:56am
From:
john
Was that THE Jessica?
Wed. 3/18/09 1:58am
From:
efd
hi Jessica! bye Jessica!
John - they were right!
Wed. 3/18/09 2:02am
From:
stingy d
ha! this whole time i thought it was "preacher" cool show see ya
Wed. 3/18/09 2:41pm
From:
Calzone!
Just checking your show on the archive....The 'kids' don't know 'Drivers Seat'? Zoot alours! What is the world coming to! This was an FM staple for like....too many years!
Fri. 3/20/09 6:43pm
From:
Umed Jim
At least one dj besides EFD knows Drivers Seat. A couple years ago at the record fair I bought a copy of that Sniff & the Tears lp from Diane Kamikaze. Why was she selling it? She had an extra copy of course!
Someday I will post during the show...
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