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Favoriting January 4, 2016: This Will Be

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Approx. start time
Bert Jansch  Kittiwake   Favoriting Avocet  Earth  2015  CD  From 1979  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Tashi Dorji  Death Flowers   Favoriting Appa  Bathetic  2015  CD    0:04:43 (Pop-up)
Dan Melchior  For Leth   Favoriting single  Vin Du Select Qualitite  2015  45    0:06:31 (Pop-up)
Anthony Pasquarosa  The Breath of Dawn   Favoriting Morning Meditations  Vin Du Select Qualitite  2015  LP    0:08:21 (Pop-up)
Dylan Golden Aycock  Marked Tree   Favoriting Rise & Shine  Scissor Tail Editions  2013  LP  played at 45, I hope the artist won't mind  0:12:19 (Pop-up)
Morningsong  Look at Me   Favoriting Listen to the Sunrise  Morning Song  1974  LP    0:16:56 (Pop-up)
Dirty Three  Sirena   Favoriting Ocean Songs  Touch and Go  1998  CD  Warren Ellis on Morricone Island tomorrow!  0:20:51 (Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo  From Black to Blue   Favoriting And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out  Matador  2000  CD    0:24:52 (Pop-up)
Tim Buckley  I Must Have Been Blind   Favoriting Blue Afternoon  Straight  1989  CD  From 1970  0:29:37 (Pop-up)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions  Almost Blue   Favoriting Imperial Bedroom  Columbia  1982  LP    0:33:17 (Pop-up)
Judy Henske  Sing a Rainbow   Favoriting The Death-Defying Judy Henske  Reprise  1966  LP  courtesy Matt M.  0:36:03 (Pop-up)
Johnny Lytle  Unhappy Happy Soul   Favoriting The Village Caller!  Riverside  1964  LP    0:38:25 (Pop-up)
Brenda Earle Stokes  Got the Time   Favoriting Right About Now  Brenda Earle Stokes  2014  CD  For Kurt G. and the world  0:45:11 (Pop-up)
Natalie Cole  Ask a Woman Who Knows   Favoriting Ask a Woman Who Knows  Verve  2002  CD  R.I.P.  0:49:30 (Pop-up)
Ethel Waters  Am I Blue?   Favoriting Am I Blue?  ASV Living Era  1999  CD  From 1929  0:53:45 (Pop-up)
 
Sam Gopal  Grass   Favoriting Escalator  Get Back  1999  LP  From 1968; R.I.P. Ian Willis  1:06:35 (Pop-up)
The Velvet Underground  There Is No Reason   Favoriting Peel Slowly and See  Polydor  1995  CD  demo  1:09:56 (Pop-up)
The Velvet Underground  I Found a Reason   Favoriting Loaded  Rhino/Atlantic  1997  CD  demo version  1:12:06 (Pop-up)
The Velvet Underground  Lisa Says   Favoriting The Complete Matrix Tapes  Universal  2015  CD  this one was on "1969" but presumably this sounds all remastered and stuff  1:15:21 (Pop-up)
The Vulgar Boatmen  Margaret Says   Favoriting You and Your Sister  Record Collect  1989  LP    1:21:19 (Pop-up)
Glenn Mercer  Over the Rainbow   Favoriting Incidental Hum  Bar None  2015  CD    1:25:54 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s played in a row just like at home
The Crusaders  Pass the Plate   Favoriting single  Chisa  1971  45    1:32:53 (Pop-up)
The Bodysnatchers  Easy Life   Favoriting single  2 Tone  1980  45    1:35:22 (Pop-up)
Ballin' Jack  (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need   Favoriting single  Columbia  1972  45    1:38:35 (Pop-up)
Cast of Thousands  Carter's Grove   Favoriting single  Amy  1968  45    1:41:26 (Pop-up)
Sunfighter  Drag Race Queen   Favoriting single  EMI  1976  45    1:43:46 (Pop-up)
Snakefinger  The Model   Favoriting single  Ralph  1980  45    1:47:34 (Pop-up)
Lucille Starr  Sock It to Satan   Favoriting single  Dot  1970  45    1:51:20 (Pop-up)
Chuito El De Bayamon con El Trio Los Cialeños  Regreso de la Vieja Voldora   Favoriting single  Ansonia  ca. 1960  45    1:53:33 (Pop-up)
Dion  The Heart of Saturday Night   Favoriting single  LIfesong  1978  45    1:56:23 (Pop-up)
The Caslons  Anniversary of Love   Favoriting single  Seeco  1961  45    1:59:48 (Pop-up)
 
Natalie Cole  This Will Be   Favoriting single  Capitol  1975  45    2:13:11 (Pop-up)
Natalie Cole  Needing You   Favoriting Inseparable  Capitol  1975  LP    2:15:38 (Pop-up)
Natalie Cole  I'm Catching Hell (Living Here Alone)   Favoriting Unpredictable  Capitol  1977  MP3    2:18:58 (Pop-up)
Natalie Cole  You   Favoriting Inseparable  Capitol  1975  LP    2:24:36 (Pop-up)
Kool and the Gang  Whisper Softly   Favoriting Open Sesame  De-Lite  1976  LP    2:27:58 (Pop-up)
Latimore  Tonight's the Night   Favoriting Dig a Little Deeper  Glades  1978  LP    2:33:51 (Pop-up)
Wade Marcus  Spinning Wheel   Favoriting Right On! Breakbeats and Grooves from the Atlantic and Warner Vaults 1967-1975  Warner Bros.  2001  CD  From 1971  2:40:03 (Pop-up)
The Supremes  Come Together   Favoriting New Ways But Love Stays  Motown  1970  LP    2:43:53 (Pop-up)
Simtec & Wylie  Is It Meant to Be?   Favoriting Gettin' Over the Hump  Mister Chand  1971  LP    2:47:58 (Pop-up)
Fontella Bass  To Be Free   Favoriting Free  Fuel 2000  2000  CD  From 1972  2:50:54 (Pop-up)
Thelma Houston  If This Was the Last Song   Favoriting Sunshower  ABC-Dunhill  1969  LP  Actually, it is  2:54:43 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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annie:

i never tire of the space creatures
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Yippy New Year!
Avatar 9:03am
annie:

good morning joe!...and listeners to follow
  9:03am
Neil....wild.....wildl.....NEIL:

Happy New Year Joe and Listeners! May it be peaceful and happy for you all!
Avatar 9:03am
OTB:

Happy New Year, Mr. McGasko!
Avatar 9:08am
Joe McG:

Happy new year to all of you, and thanks for joining me this first Monday of 2016.
  9:10am
JakeGould:

Happy First Monday of the New Year! Now what’s Garfield saying about Mondays in 2016?
Avatar 9:11am
Jay/London:

nice and chilled .. happy happy year of the new from London uk
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12am
Guido from Cologne:

Happy New Year Joe!
Avatar 9:14am
Joe McG:

Thanks for tuning in, and happy new year!
  9:16am
V Priceless:

Hi Joe! Digging the sounds! Happy 'Everything With A 16 In It' to you!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
MD:

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FREEFORM SALVATION!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20am
MD:

MAY 2016 ROCK FOR US ALL!!!
Avatar 9:21am
Jeezy:

This is the best Monday yet this year...
Avatar 🎸 9:21am
PKNY:

Happy New Year, Joe and everybody! Gotta say that this set is fitting my mood today, going in on the clicky stars!
  9:22am
Brendan:

Diggin these three dirty sirens. Hey Joe.
Avatar 9:25am
Joe McG:

I think you all have the right idea.
Avatar 9:29am
pierre:

BONNE ANNÉE JOE AND LISTENERS !
Avatar 9:34am
Joe McG:

That's a swell way to say Happy New Year, pierre!
  9:37am
DaveinPA:

Captain Trips Noah and his Magik Acid Ark
Avatar 9:39am
pierre:

but the best way is still to play music like you do !
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:40am
melinda:

Great opening set! Will have to hear the rest on archive. Happy new year.
Avatar 9:41am
Joe McG:

Aw, thanks, pierre! You're getting my new year off to a nice start!
Avatar 9:41am
Parq:

Happy New Year, Joe. Looking forward to great things from Woof Moo this year.
Avatar 9:46am
V Priceless:

this is a neat cover - love JJ - the man gets no respect, I swear.
Avatar 9:46am
Cheri Pi:

Good Morning McGascoans!
Avatar 9:47am
Cheri Pi:

PIERRE!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Andrew Waterloo:

Wow, this is one of those covers that makes you question which version is the cover.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49am
Andrew Waterloo:

ah, originally by Joe Jackson
Avatar 9:51am
Parq:

Andrew, that Jackson cover was such a reworking that it took me most of the first verse to recognize it from the original. For a couple of bars there, all I could do was "Something from 1979. Elvis? XTC?, No, wait ... "
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52am
Andrew Waterloo:

I recognized it as the Anthrax song.
Avatar 9:55am
Cecile:

IME, a cover done in such a fashion indicates the person either hates the song, or is completely clueless. YMMV
Avatar 9:57am
Cecile:

Sorry to be grumpy. I had a full-fledged panic attack on the way to work.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:57am
Ken From Hyde Park:

If you have two computers streaming, you can have Natalie Cole (RIP) singing with herself as a duet.
  9:58am
billy:

Joe -- ethel's tune is pretty good, but if you really want to cry, try I AM BLUE by Grover from Sesame Street. It'll rip your heart.
  9:59am
KP:

Happy New Year, Joe!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:01am
doctorjazz:

Hi all, enjoying the New Year Opener (better than the Jets New Year Opener :( )
Avatar 10:01am
annie:

hey cecile... i hope you carry rescue remedy with you..it's a life-saver!
Avatar 10:01am
Parq:

The version of Am I Blue that always sticks in my mind is the rendering by Hoagy Carmichael and Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not". Famously, someone dubbed Lauren's vocals. Unlikely legend has it, it was Andy Williams.
Avatar 10:02am
Cecile:

Her first single is still her best. Pretty much perfection.
Here's Natalie completely thrilled by a great lip-synch to "This Will Be":
www.youtube.com...
Avatar 10:02am
Parq:

'Cile, my wife was given to those when we were younger. Scary stuff. Now that you're at work, I hope everyone leaves you alone until lunchtime.
Avatar 10:03am
Cheri Pi:

Hang in there Cecile, those are the absolute worst. :( I hope you feel better ASAP
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:04am
Stevel:

"Inspired to lucidity."
Avatar 10:05am
Cecile:

thank you! I have some food. It helped.
Avatar 10:06am
Cecile:

Lemmy!
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Cheri Pi:

RIP IK
Avatar 10:11am
Ear Hammer:

GOOD MORNING 2016 SURFACE NOISEEEEE!
Avatar 10:12am
Joe McG:

Thanks, billy, I'll look for it! @Ear Hammer: Happy New Year, Ear Hammer, you!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:18am
doctorjazz:

This is really good sounding Velvets.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:20am
MD:

The Shy Lou!!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:20am
doctorjazz:

Good remastering, sounds like to me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Happy New Year, Joe & all! Back to life. Back to reality…
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:21am
Brian in UK:

Hey Joe. Happy NY. I gave Loaded a runout earlier this year.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:22am
Brian in UK:

As I walk down lifes lonely highway, hand in hand with myself.
Avatar 10:22am
Joe McG:

@Brian: That's my favorite line.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:24am
Brian in UK:

Voix Bulgares, next?
Avatar 10:24am
pierre:

CHERI PI !
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:28am
Brian in UK:

Have to say John Martyn's version is a belter.
  10:29am
Brendan:

Something tells me were not at a Toto concert
  10:31am
KP:

Santa left me the VU tapes. Good Santa!
Avatar 10:33am
Joe McG:

@KP: Lucky! @Brian: Yes, raiding the Vs. Happy new year to everyone!
  10:34am
Brendan:

Hallelujiah
  10:35am
Brendan:

Hellacool!
Avatar 10:37am
Kurt Gottschalk:

Rhoda Dakar!!
Avatar 🎸 10:37am
PKNY:

Never heard the studio version of "Easy Life" before, only know it from the "Dance Craze" soundtrack. Nice!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:37am
Brian in UK:

Lilies of the Nile on Southern Comfort was a favourite track many moons ago.
Avatar 10:38am
Kurt Gottschalk:

Rhoda put out an album of new recordings of Bodysnatchers songs a few months ago. I keep meaning to track a copy down.
Avatar 10:40am
Joe McG:

@Kurt: Wow, really? The Bodysnatchers don't get their due, in my opinion.
Avatar 10:41am
Kurt Gottschalk:

i agree but a bit moreso over there. their career was pretty short, tho, as rhoda joined up with the special aka after a couple years.
Avatar 10:42am
Joe McG:

@Kurt: The rest became the Belle Stars, no?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Uncle Michael:

Good morning.
Avatar 10:43am
Kurt Gottschalk:

joe, jah
Avatar 🎸 10:45am
Stashu:

Cha cha cha!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Brian in UK:

@Kurt, we had a great time in Brno last August watching the MotoGP. Found a good little record shop in the middle of town. Bought Sonny Rollin's Way Out West.
Avatar 10:45am
Joe McG:

Hi, Stashu! Hi, Uncle Michael! Happy new year to you.
Avatar 10:47am
Kurt Gottschalk:

the queen-like harmonies on 'drag race queen' are kinda surprisey.
Avatar 10:47am
Joe McG:

@Kurt: Good ears, my friend. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker!
Avatar 10:48am
Cecile:

YES
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Kurt Gottschalk:

brian, awesome. i was in brno for the first time at the very end of august but only for 24 hours and a chunk of that was occupied with a gig. i did catch a bit of a moravian folk music festival, tho. quite a nice town.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Stevel:

Yay, Snakefinger!
Avatar 10:48am
Cheri Pi:

YAHHHHH
Avatar 10:48am
Grok-o-matic:

Woah, cool Kraftwerk cover. Saw Kraftwerk 3D a few months ago. So amazing.
  10:49am
wilbur twinhorse:

RIP Phillip Lithman.
Avatar 🎸 10:50am
Stashu:

This is a funny version of this song which is already funny!
Avatar 10:50am
Joe McG:

@Stashu: Ha ha!
Avatar 10:50am
tidaleneigjen:

Does anyone else get broken styles on the front page if they go to the https version of the WFMU website? As in www.wfmu.org Just wondering if it's only me...
Avatar 10:50am
Kurt Gottschalk:

stashu is best alwas
Avatar 10:51am
Kurt Gottschalk:

always
Avatar 10:51am
Kurt Gottschalk:

ask for it by name
Avatar 10:52am
Todd-o-phonic:

Sounds like you've got a surface noise special here Joe...
Avatar 10:52am
βrian:

"Seitan's call?" And it's not even lunch time.
Avatar 10:53am
Joe McG:

@Todd: Ha! Yes, Satan got to that 45, the bastard.
Avatar 10:54am
pzolla:

Seitan does call all the shots in Brooklyn
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:58am
doctorjazz:

Cool cover!
Avatar 10:59am
Parq:

*Another* nifty cover. I remember when there were six people who were familiar with Tom Waits, and five of them had heard of him only because he wrote "Ol' 55".
Avatar 11:02am
steve:

dam that was a nice lock groove
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:03am
Brian in UK:

That was the 11:00 stopping train to WFMU.
Avatar 🎸 11:09am
PKNY:

@Joe - Ballin' Jack are probably best known for "Found a Child", which is the basis for Young MC's "Bust a Move".
Avatar 🎸 11:10am
Stashu:

Kurt G is better! Happy New Year! & Joe too!
  11:12am
KP:

Liam McEneaney
Avatar 11:13am
Joe McG:

@PKNY: Wow, thanks, PKNY, I didn't know that!
Avatar 🎸 11:15am
PKNY:

@Joe - no problem! And this track is fairly easy to find cheap on one of those Columbia loss leader records, I see this in dollar bins all the time --> www.discogs.com...
Avatar 11:16am
Joe McG:

I've seen that one, I'll pick it up next time! Thanks for the tip.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:19am
ChrisB.:

@PKNY: I had that one. Think it was $.99 new, so it really held its value.
  11:19am
Listener Alexandra:

Thank you for always finding the best a performer has from their back catalogues, Joe. These are amazing!
Avatar 11:21am
Joe McG:

Happy New Year, Alex!
  11:22am
Listener Alexandra:

Right back 'atcha, Joe!
  11:24am
Brendan:

He's catchin' hell for leavin' the seat up . Someday she'll take him back though...
  11:25am
Santos L Halper:

This is a great track (Catching Hell). Haven't heard anything but her hits, thanks Joe. And Merry New Year!
  11:26am
Brendan:

Sounds like she took him back.
Avatar 11:26am
Joe McG:

@Santos: Her first 3 or 4 on Capitol are worth seeking out, Santos. Happy new year! And the jazz ones can be nice, too, if that's your bag. She's an underrated singer.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:28am
Uncle Michael:

Thank you Joe. Happy New Year to all assembled.
Avatar 11:30am
Carmichael:

Heya Joe, bright and early on the jagged western edge of America.
Avatar 11:33am
βrian:

Followed by "Je t'aime ..." ?
Avatar 11:34am
steve:

love the harp
Avatar 11:42am
Carmichael:

All right, funky flute!
Avatar 11:42am
steve:

yay
Avatar 11:45am
Kurt Gottschalk:

how did i once play 45 minutes of 'come together' covers and not know about this one? you've been holding out on me, joe.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:45am
Brian in UK:

Who would have thought this would be the most downloaded track initially now the Beatles are out of the box.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:46am
Brian in UK:

Toe jam football. Oh the thought of it.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:49am
Ken From Hyde Park:

In a recent Dilbert comic, Wally remarked that he used to cut his toenails once a month, but now just buys bigger shoes.
Avatar 11:49am
Joe McG:

@Kurt: That sounds like an idea for a 3-hour show, Kurt!
Avatar 11:50am
Kurt Gottschalk:

it is such a skeevy song!
Avatar 11:51am
Kurt Gottschalk:

sarah vaughn singing it is the best.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:52am
Brian in UK:

Joe, how about a week of Yesterday. No, what am I thinking.
No more Yesterdays.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:52am
doctorjazz:

Fontella did a great gospel/jazz record, "From the Root to the Source", if I remember correctly, great singer.
Avatar 11:55am
Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting. Have a very happy new year, all!
  11:56am
Brendan:

Thank you Joe
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V Priceless:

thanks Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Thanks, Joe—see you this weekend!
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