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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Sebastian Cabot  It Ain't Me Babe   Favoriting Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet: A Dramatic Reading With Music  MGM  1967  LP      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Gene Norman Group  Masters of War   Favoriting Dylan Jazz  GNP Crescendo  1965  LP      0:11:43 (Pop-up)
Sebastian Cabot  Don't Think Twice, It's All Right   Favoriting Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet: A Dramatic Reading with Music  MGM  1967  LP      0:14:21 (Pop-up)
Bud Shank and the Folkswingers  Don't Think Twice   Favoriting Folk 'N Flute  World Pacific  1965  LP      0:16:30 (Pop-up)
Sebastian Cabot  All I Really Want to Do   Favoriting Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet: A Dramatic Reading with Music  MGM  1967  LP      0:19:10 (Pop-up)
Claude Denjean and the Moog Synthesizer  Lay Lady Lay   Favoriting MOOG!  London Phase 4  1970  LP      0:21:19 (Pop-up)
Sebastian Cabot  Quit Your Lowdown Ways   Favoriting Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet: A Dramatic Reading with Music  MGM  1967  LP      0:24:25 (Pop-up)
Ramsey Lewis  Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)   Favoriting Maiden Voyage  Cadet  1968  LP      0:26:18 (Pop-up)
Sebastian Cabot  Like a Rolling Stone   Favoriting Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet: A Dramatic Reading with Music  MGM  1967  LP      0:29:56 (Pop-up)
The Sound Symposium  Blowin' in the Wind   Favoriting Bob Dylan Interpreted  Dot  1969  LP      0:32:24 (Pop-up)
 
 
Live music on my show this year
Taraka  Somebody to Love   Favoriting Live on WFMU        outtake!    0:50:06 (Pop-up)
Taraka  We're So Happy for You   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, October 7, 2019            0:52:21 (Pop-up)
Hearing Things  Wooden Leg   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, May 20, 2019            0:55:23 (Pop-up)
Graham Brice  Sleepy Eyes   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, February 4, 2019            0:59:45 (Pop-up)
Kinloch Nelson  Funky Susan   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, April 8, 2019            1:02:15 (Pop-up)
Isasa  Carta para Teo   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, August 26, 2019        with Evan Larsen on shruti box    1:07:23 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Sundowner   Favoriting Live on Surface Noise, November 4, 2019            1:15:26 (Pop-up)
 
Hyemen & Metalfunkel  Holy Diver   Favoriting Coasters  Bits and Waves  2019  LP    *   1:27:21 (Pop-up)
Bluestone  Wind and Rain   Favoriting Silver Roads: Australian Country Rock & Singer Songwriters of the 70s  Warner Music  2013  CD  From 1973    1:30:38 (Pop-up)
PLVG  Didn't You Know   Favoriting PLVG  Monster Melodies  2019  LP  From 1973  *   1:33:26 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45 r.p.m. singles all in an orderly row
The Blues Project  No Time Like the Right Time   Favoriting single  Verve Folkways  1967  45      1:39:54 (Pop-up)
Petula Clark  Here Comes the Morning   Favoriting single  Warner Bros.  1967  45      1:42:11 (Pop-up)
Porter Wagoner  Katy Did   Favoriting single  RCA  1972  45      1:45:13 (Pop-up)
Swamp Dogg  Sal-A-Faster   Favoriting single  Canyon  1970  45      1:47:37 (Pop-up)
Robert Palmer  Love Can Run Faster   Favoriting single  Island  1979  45      1:50:24 (Pop-up)
The Clash  Pressure Drop   Favoriting single  CBS  1979  45      1:53:57 (Pop-up)
The G.T.'s  Boys Have Feelings Too   Favoriting single  Stiff  1979  45      1:57:13 (Pop-up)
Freddie Scott  Hey, Girl   Favoriting single  Colgems  1963  45      2:00:17 (Pop-up)
The Electric Light Orchestra  Showdown   Favoriting single  Harvest  1973  45      2:03:23 (Pop-up)
 
 
So Nice They Did It Twice: Part Deux
The Capitols  Cool Jerk   Favoriting Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party  Nick at Nite/Sony Music  1995  CD      2:18:24 (Pop-up)
The Capitols  Cool Jerk '68   Favoriting single  Karen  1968  MP3      2:20:25 (Pop-up)
The Charts  Deserie   Favoriting single  Everlast  1957  MP3      2:22:42 (Pop-up)
The Charts  Desiree   Favoriting single  Wand  1966  MP3      2:25:18 (Pop-up)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins  I Put a Spell on You   Favoriting Cowfingers & Mosquito Pie  Epic Legacy  1991  CD  From 1956; alternate take    2:28:02 (Pop-up)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins  I Put a Spell on You   Favoriting Black Music for White People  Bizarre/Rhino  1991  CD  "dance version"    2:30:30 (Pop-up)
KISS  Strutter   Favoriting KISS  Casablanca  1974  LP      2:34:06 (Pop-up)
KISS  Strutter '78   Favoriting Double Platinum  Casablanca  1978  LP      2:37:16 (Pop-up)
The Police  Don't Stand So Close to Me   Favoriting Zenyatta Mondatta  Universal Music  2003  CD  From 1980    2:41:04 (Pop-up)
The Police  Don't Stand So Close to Me '86   Favoriting Every Breath You Take: The Singles  A&M  1986  CD      2:44:51 (Pop-up)
Genesis  The Carpet Crawlers   Favoriting The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway  Atco  1974  LP      2:49:32 (Pop-up)
Genesis  The Carpet Crawlers 1999   Favoriting Turn It On Again: The Hits  Atlantic  1999  MP3      2:54:38 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren  I Saw the Light   Favoriting single  Bearsville  1972  45      2:58:37 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren  I Saw the Light   Favoriting With a Twist  Guardian  1997  CD      3:01:29 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:02am
Brian in UK:

Hey Joe.

Sad to say that you were prescient with the Neil Innes tribute earlier this month.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:03am
BennettCap:

You were three weeks early with the Neil Innes tribute.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:03am
The Oscar:

Mornin', and what everyone else said-- RIP Mr. Innes.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:03am
Strandlund:

The Great Joe McGasko!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
LastWhiteRhino:

Hey Joe and Mr. Cabot, where's Buffy and Jodi?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
Krys O.:

Greetings!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
PigeonsAndRust:

Sounds inspired by The Old Philosopher, Eddie Lawrence
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04am
The Oscar:

On the bright side, Sebastian Cabot! What a great weirdo-record all-timer.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:05am
Strandlund:

Uh-Oh...did Bob pass again?
  9:06am
Martinibomb:

Ungawa! Joe McGasko and fellow listeners.
  🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:07am
tadpoles:

The obits say Neil Innes was in good health..so sudden...he left us too soon but left us some great songs. Thanks for your show a few weeks back Joe.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:09am
Strandlund:

Sebastian Cabot sounds like William S. Burroughs...
  9:09am
Toothgrinder Tom:

I had a weird feeling that was Sebastian Cabot!
  9:09am
LES Brian:

WsB was my first though too.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:10am
The Oscar:

Pretty sure I found this album as a teen in the "Miscellaneous Weirdness" bin at Mystery Train Records in Amherst, MA. That bin was probably instrumental in eventually steering me toward WFMU...
  9:10am
kev:

Hi Joe,please play Stashu's Rasputin in honor of his demise. Love ya
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:10am
LastWhiteRhino:

Neil Innes, Don Imus, who's next?
Avatar ♥ 9:11am
Joe McG:

Bad news, everyone: Sebastian Cabot appears to be dead.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:11am
pantz:

Those drum brushes. Skit skat-skiddidle
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:12am
Brian in UK:

Do you remember Peter Sellers covering A Hard Days Night as a kind of Shakespearean actor.
  9:13am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Yes, Brian, I am familiar with that Peter Sellars routine.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:13am
Handy Haversack:

@Brian, yes, that's excellent stuff.
  🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:14am
tadpoles:

#BrianUK....or "She Loves You"....as dual working class geezers chatting.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:14am
The Oscar:

Kinda wish Sebastian did "Ballad of a Thin Man."
  9:14am
kevlicki:

Designer Vaughn Oliver also passed...
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/12/30/graphic-designer-vaughan-oliver-obituary/
  9:16am
MplsCoco:

Oh Joe. This is wonderful. ❤️ Happy New Year to you!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:17am
LastWhiteRhino:

Uncle Bill, Uncle Bill I took some pills/Mr. French, Mr. French I'm Really Tense
(The Diodes)
  9:18am
Mike from Chatham:

God bless Joe McGasko for this wonderful morning.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:18am
Brian in UK:

Joe, is this Sebastian Cabot a double album?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:19am
pantz:

He's channeling W C Fields here
  9:19am
Mandy:

when I hear a Bob Dylan tribute set I get immediately nervous. but I love this. it really shows how great his lyrics are.
Avatar ♥ 9:20am
Joe McG:

Happy New Year, MplsCoco! Happy new year to everyone! Don't get nervous, Mandy! Bob Dylan isn't dead. He will annoy everyone for many years to come, I'm sure.
Avatar 9:22am
tw2sheds:

The Cabot things are like listening to the same word over and over...the mind quails, wishes it were somewhere else and starts hearing things that aren't there....or is that just me?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:22am
Webhamster Henry:

I was returning my rental car when this set came on and I laughed my head off!
Avatar ♥ 9:23am
Joe McG:

@BrianUK: It's a triple set.
  9:23am
a.:

listening....not logged in.. great set!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:24am
Webhamster Henry:

Golden Voice Sebastian Cabot with the Now Sounds of Today's Generation.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:24am
listener Rey:

It FEELS GOOD!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:25am
Brian in UK:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:25am
PigeonsAndRust:

Did he also voice a bunch of TV commercials in the 70s?
  9:25am
nardo:

this one sides like Pat O'Brien
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:26am
Strandlund:

This is why I LOVE this show!! Great work, Joe!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:26am
The Oscar:

I wish actors still made records like this. I want an album of, like, Adam Driver reciting Bruno Mars lyrics.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:28am
nortonjutland:

Stellar set joe!!
  🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:30am
tadpoles:

#TheOscar....From what I've read Adam Driver's new movie "Annette" is all singing...written by Sparks...with Marion Cottilard.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:30am
listener Rey:

That was perfect for this soggy Monday morning
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:31am
Handy Haversack:

Great set, Joe!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:33am
The Oscar:

@tadpoles I heard about that! I guess they wrote the screenplay/story, too-- definitely one of my most anticipated movies of the year.
  9:34am
Dave from Brooklyn:

Mr French
  9:35am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Who does this kind of talking-singing material better, Cabot or Shatner? I find Cabot more subtle and finely textured.
  9:35am
Brendan:

Jody
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:35am
listener Rey:

Jody
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:35am
MikeG:

Jody and Sissy
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:35am
Strandlund:

I think Brian Keith's sister passed away on the show and he took care of her two kids...
  9:36am
Dave from Brooklyn:

Buffy Jody and Sissy
  9:36am
Scott:

Jody!
  9:36am
DaveinPA:

the kid from Sigmund the Sea Monster
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36am
MikeG:

Buffy is also correct there were 3
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36am
The Oscar:

@Toothgrinder More subtle than "MISTER TAMBOURINE MAAAAAN!!!"
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36am
LastWhiteRhino:

No. it's Buffy and Jodi, Sissy was older sister,
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:37am
Strandlund:

I mean 3 kids...
  9:37am
Scott:

And Mrs Beasley
  9:37am
DaveinPA:

and Mrs Beasley
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:37am
Jan Turkenburg:

Hi everybody!
  9:37am
Scott:

The most enigmatic
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:38am
Jan Turkenburg:

Seems I missed a few great flute tracks :-(
  9:38am
Brendan:

The youngest one had curls
  9:38am
Brendan:

Err lice
  9:38am
kev:

Wasn't sissy a niece
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:40am
Strandlund:

@Kev...Yes, he was called "Uncle Bill"
  9:40am
Curious Tom:

Didn't Gene Pitney rerecord one of his hits with Marc Almond?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:41am
Webhamster Henry:

"Golden Voices" featuring Mr. Cabot was a staple of the WFMU Catalog. And here's my 1 minute précis of that album for the ancient WFMU website!

Nerds alert: in 8-bit mu-law. "au" format

wfmu.org...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:43am
steveo:

Hey it's Joe again! (We listened to your Gershon Kingsley/Xmas 45s show in the (rental) car yesterday and we liked it.)

I don't believe that you can kill a person by playing several of their records in a row, if that helps.
  9:44am
Brendan:

Actually, it was titled Golden Throats. I had one of those Rhino vinyls growing up.
Avatar ♥ 9:46am
Joe McG:

@steveo: Thanks, steveo, that's reassuring!
Avatar ♥ 9:49am
Joe McG:

How could I forget Jody? He went on to inspire all those soul songs about Jodys.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:50am
Phillippe Bastille:

Good morning
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:52am
LastWhiteRhino:

Actress Mary Anissa Jones who played "Buffy" died of a drug overdose at age 18. The Diodes did a song"Child Star" about her death.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:52am
ChrisB.:

I remember this Hearing Things show because I immediately went out and got their LP.
Avatar 9:54am
sphere:

hullo
Avatar ♥ 9:54am
Joe McG:

@LWR: Wow! So sad that Buffy didn't make it. @ChrisB: I love when people do that after they hear something on the show.
  9:54am
tom:

Buffy Buffy come back to me why'd have to go and od
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:55am
Phillippe Bastille:

Hey sphere, whatsup?
  9:56am
Andres Nutley:

I am thoroughly enjoying this show
  9:56am
Evan near Baltimore:

Does Taraka have any recordings ? I liked the sound of the non-out-take.
Avatar 9:57am
sphere:

nothing big, Phillippe. bought a bunch of Wire best-ofs off of Bandcamp on Xmas. :)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:57am
Webhamster Henry:

@Brendan: D'oh! Right! The WFMU Catalog also carried Golden Throats Volume II:
wfmu.org...
Avatar ♥ 9:57am
Joe McG:

@Andres: Nice to hear! @Evan: No solo stuff available as yet; she's looking for a label. The last Prince Rama EP is on bandcamp, though!
  10:02am
kev:

@Evan there is something on Amazon cd
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:03am
Phillippe Bastille:

@sphere cool. I came across an unreal deal to update my office stereo. There's a place in Baltimore we've been going to for reclaimed building stuff and furniture, and they have a small electronics area. They had a set of 4 Definitive Pro Monitor 800s for $240, talked them down to $216. My head is about to explode with joy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:03am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning, Joe and all!
Avatar ♥ 10:04am
Joe McG:

Happy new year, Greg!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:05am
The Oscar:

Johnny Whitaker, who played Jody, hardly fared better: www.youtube.com...
Avatar ♥ 10:06am
Joe McG:

@Oscar: That's one magical cat!
  10:07am
kev:

Maybe not the same
Avatar 10:07am
sphere:

@ Phillippe - Wow too cool--Congrats!!! I did buy a pair of noise-cancelling headphones as well, and they're nice.
Avatar 10:11am
Marc Francis:

I think SUSS might have been my favourite band from 2019. Their live set on your show was such a treat.
Avatar ♥ 10:12am
Joe McG:

@Marc: I was really happy I could bring them to you.
  10:12am
Crei6hton:

Morning
  10:13am
Terry:

Hey Joe, great show.I always stay after Clay. Is Taraka a local artist ? I can t find her on youtube, and she doesn't even google !
Avatar ♥ 10:15am
Joe McG:

@Terry: Thanks for saying hello. She's originally from Texas but has been NY based for awhile now. Try looking for "Prince Rama." She just recently went solo, but she was a part of that group for over 10 years.
  10:16am
Dave from Brooklyn:

With all due respect,I probably watched Family Affair as there wasn't anything else on. Dylan a la Mr French was transcendent
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:18am
Phillippe Bastille:

@sphere Nice! Looks like I'm going to have to be in the market for a decent wireless set of headphones. Went to the Verizon store to get help with my iPhone SE and the dude told me the SE and iPhone6s and earlier are very problematic with 5G and likely won't work anymore. Us headphone jack people are screwed.
Avatar 10:18am
sphere:

@ Terry:

music.princerama.com
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:19am
Michele with One "L":

SUSS!!!!!!!
Avatar ♥ 10:21am
Joe McG:

Happy New Year, Michele! I feel like I haven't seen you in 6 years.
Avatar 10:21am
sphere:

@ Phillippe - the cost of Bluetooth headphones has gone down so you might be able to find something that is relatively affordable.
  10:21am
Terry:

Thanks
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:22am
tim from champaign (now washington):

Hi Joe and everybody! Dio cover?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:22am
tim from champaign (now washington):

Or maybe a Dion cover.
Avatar ♥ 10:23am
Joe McG:

@tim: You know me, love my Dio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:23am
Phillippe Bastille:

@sphere likely. I blame Mark Hurst for all of this -- he convinced me to ditch my android and move back to Apple ;)
Avatar 10:23am
sphere:

wow, Hymen and & Metalfunkel are damn good.
  10:23am
Dave from Brooklyn:

Joe,thanks for all the wonderful vibrations that you've brought to my ears this past year
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:24am
karlward:

Turns out the Dio version of "Holy Diver" was a cover of this version, not the other way around.
Avatar 10:25am
sphere:

@ Phillippe - yeah, but you know how it goes with hardware. Apple does it and there's a good possibility that the rest of the industry will follow.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:25am
tim from champaign (now washington):

@karlward - hahaha!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:26am
tim from champaign (now washington):

@Joe - makes perfect sense!
Avatar ♥ 10:27am
Joe McG:

@Dave: Many thanks for listening! Glad you're picking up what I'm putting down.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:28am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Happy good morning! I wonder if Sam the Butcher from The Brady Bunch ever recorded some songs.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:29am
Michele with One "L":

@Joe - I know it's been so long. I'm back on Thursday!!!!
Avatar ♥ 10:34am
Joe McG:

@Michele: See you then! Happy new year! @Ken: I wish they had!
Avatar 10:34am
sphere:

@ Ken from HP - nope, but he was the voice of Magilla Gorilla.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:37am
pantz:

@Joe could you do an all Donny Most tribute next week?
Avatar ♥ 10:38am
Joe McG:

@pantz: Do you want him to die?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:39am
pantz:

Ralph Malph is immortal
  10:41am
Marley Dogg:

Swamp Dogg!
Avatar ♥ 10:42am
Joe McG:

@pantz: There's a chance that I could get Potsie on the show.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:43am
tim from champaign (now washington):

Country funk!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:43am
pantz:

Really?! That would be fantastic!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:44am
tim from champaign (now washington):

Ken and Andy have doe the pre-emptive Bob Dylan tributes. I don't see why you couldn't have a Donnie Most tribute in the books, Joe.
Avatar ♥ 10:46am
Joe McG:

I didn't realize there was such a Ralph Malph groundswell underway in the FMU community.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:48am
tim from champaign (now washington):

He's still got it, Joe!
Avatar 10:48am
sphere:

i haven't heard the name Ralph Malph in cosmic ages.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:48am
tim from champaign (now washington):

Nice pairing of Robert Palmer and the Clash.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:48am
pantz:

His time has come, Joe. From coast to coast the cries come out for The Most!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:50am
TristaC.LadyCaveBrat:

Palmer and Clash songs flowed together perfectly, Joe!
  10:50am
The Butterman:

Sweet and Dandy is an amazing Toots song!
  10:51am
Andres Nutley:

Is it You!!!! Ohhhh yeahhh
Avatar ♥ 10:51am
Joe McG:

@Trista: I can't resist these kind of "implied" segueways! Of course, if I had a copy of the Toots 45 of that song, I wouldn't even bother with the others! :)
  10:51am
Andres Nutley:

Great Cover!! I am definitely feeling the pressure these days.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:51am
Andrew_in_WI:

What's the b-side to Pressure Drop?
Avatar ♥ 10:51am
slugluv1313:

good morning, Joe and everyone!
ahhhh Petula Clark and The Clash -- perfect!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52am
TheLoneliestMonk:

at work, joe.
if i dont get the chance before the end of your shift..happy new year!
Avatar ♥ 10:53am
Joe McG:

@Andrew: Actually it is the B-side, to "English Civil War" (that big hit).
Avatar ♥ 10:54am
Joe McG:

Thanks, LM, happy new year to you, too!
Avatar ♥ 10:54am
slugluv1313:

@ The Butterman -- LOVE Sweet and Dandy! and Jimmy Cliff's radiant smile/vibe during that scene in The Harder They Come :)
  10:55am
Andres Nutley:

@butterman didn't Bad Manners do a cover of Sweet and Dandy?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:55am
Andrew_in_WI:

Thanks Joe... really enjoying the Show With Many Themes!
Avatar ♥ 10:56am
Joe McG:

Thanks, Andrew~! More closet cleaning to come....
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:58am
Brian in UK:

Robert Palmer covered Pressure Drop on his second solo album with the cheeky cover.
Avatar ♥ 11:00am
Joe McG:

@BrianUK: Yes, that's me being "cheeky" playing them next to each other.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:01am
Handy Haversack:

I would like to hear Cardinal Richelieu's impersonation of the Clash's impersonation of the Maytals. And Petula Clark. (Digging "Single File" this week!)
  11:05am
Marley Dogg:

Great set!!!
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Doobois:

Handy: But Michael Palin's impersonation of Cardinal Richelieu.
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Handy Haversack:

Doobois: I can get behind that!
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Brian in UK:

Is WOMEX for the public or is it just for those in the business?
  11:10am
Listener Alexandra:

The Fleshtones (hope, hope!)
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karlward:

Oct 28 was the date Joe. Amanuensis out.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

just in time for the dance party! hey, Joe and folx!
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Joe McG:

Thanks for your help, karl!
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tim from champaign (now washington):

I didn't realize Dick Van Dyke was so hip. Maybe it was Mary Tyler Moore's influence.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

hopefully this one has a sitar and harpsichord solo
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Joe McG:

@tim: I heart MTM. @GST: I wish!
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Joe - did you ever see Ordinary People? MTM is super duper in that one.
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Lewis:

Agreed wrt MTM, but that movie completely freaked me out...
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Joe McG:

I never saw "Ordinary People," but this is the third time it's come up for me in 2 weeks, so I think I'm going to make a point of watching it.
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The Oscar:

I had "I Put a Spell on You" as my ringtone for about a year, and to this day I momentarily panic and freeze up when I hear those opening notes.
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pantz:

Gotta see that one Joe. Great performances by Sutherland and Judd Hirsch too.
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Screamin' Jay!
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slugluv1313:

"Screamin' Jay -- he's my main man!" -- Stranger Than Paradise
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The Oscar:

Already WHOOOAAAA.
  11:24am
Brendan:

I’m not sure Screamin’ Jay would have had a second take in him if the producer asked. That would be a good song to do a mic drop and die after. Doesn’t get any better.
  11:24am
Jeff g. via app:

Oh no.
  11:25am
Colleen:

Oh this is just uncomfortable
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Webhamster Henry:

The Shaggs did a second version of "My Pal Foot-Foot", and of course, the first one rules, the second drools.
  11:25am
Brendan:

Uh oh...
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Andrew_in_WI:

Oh man
  11:25am
SeanG:

hell yeah
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Wow! Someone put a spell on Screamin' Jay to record this.
  11:25am
Brendan:

Say it ain’t so...
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The Oscar:

My "whoa" was premature-- I clearly should have waited for the rap break!
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Joe McG:

@Colleen: Ha ha ha, I love "uncomfortable"!
  11:26am
tak:

cant stop laughing
  11:26am
MONEYBAG$:

He didn't live long enough to do an autotune version
  11:26am
egould310:

He put a spell on me alright. I now want to kill myself to end the spell.

This sucks. Very much.
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Webhamster Henry:

And, in best WFMU tradition, Ethel Merman disco-ized her hits.
en.wikipedia.org...
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Was this recorded with Fishbone and Young MC?
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Andrew_in_WI:

Who's the rappist?
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Lewis:

funny, my copy of Black Music for White People does not have this cut...
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slugluv1313:

saw Ordinary People when it was released -- definitely want to watch it again
a kid i went to high school with was in it too -- very cool & happy for him, but so strange to see him larger than life on *the big screen*! (turns out he is still acting! although never would have recognized him)
  11:27am
Brendan:

Fly in the ointment, ants at picnic, yellow jacket in the coke can , poop in the ice cream . One of these things is not like the other
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Handy Haversack:

Hotsie motsie.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

who did that to Screaming Jay?!??!
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jmd:

Whoa! Strutter!
  11:28am
Fernando P.:

Hi Joe! Great track from SJH. Hyper fun show today. Obrigado
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steveo:

i like this kiss -- i can't hear any of the makeup!
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Now we're talking! (I'm scared to hear the re-recodring though)
  11:28am
Sean from Iowa:

Any idea who these MCs are? On the Hawkins dance remix?
  11:28am
SeanG:

ACE
  11:28am
Brendan:

Ahh this is better...
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The Oscar:

Love the idea of an early '90s sampler programmed with Screamin' Jay mouth noises.
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Joe McG:

@Andrew and Sean: A fellow named Tonio. @Fernando: Obrigado!
  11:29am
egould310:

Oh no. Strutter, too? I don’t think I want to hear the remake.
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sphere:

KISS: the least-competent "classic rock" band ever.
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tim from champaign (now washington):

A musical highlight of 2019 for me was seeing Redd Kross cover Deuce.
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Ahhh, not too bad. Just some busier guitar playing.
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Joe McG:

@sphere: ha ha ha!
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Phillippe Bastille:

I'm so happy they made 2 versions of this. Sleep will come easy tonight.
  11:33am
Brendan:

Ace was great on the famous Tom Snyder interview. https://youtu.be/4ygUPpyiv6A
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jmd:

and a backwards hi-hat sound effect?
  11:34am
egould310:

More guitars. This is acceptable.
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Mike Sin:

And then there's that live version of " Strutter" off of "Alive" as well! Three versions in four years!
  11:35am
egould310:

Oh no. Dear god no.
  11:35am
queems:

i’ve heard this song so many times in my life that i can identify it by the half a second of just the weird eerie noise in the beginning
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tim from champaign (now washington):

The canons going off at the end of Black Diamond on Alive still blows my mind every time I hear it.
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Brian in UK:

This is a remake of my 09:25 comment. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
  11:36am
Jeff g. via app:

Why do you want to hurt us, Joe.
  11:36am
Bill W:

Is this dedicated to the late Sue Lyon, Joe?
  11:36am
Brendan:

You know how bad girls get
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Handy Haversack:

KISS is playing in NJ in August ...
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Joe McG:

@Jeff g: It's educational!
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The Oscar:

@Bill Was just typing the same thing!
  11:38am
morphe':

EGOULD.. Yes - WHAT happened to Joe??
Kidnapped by Aliens and replaced by K-Rock Bots??????
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steveo:

Here are both interpretations of "you know how bad girls get", diagrammed literalminded.wordpress.com...
  11:40am
joe.:

Do we really need to hear the Police??
  11:40am
Bill W:

You all know that Sting taught school for awhile, yes?
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jmd:

Stingy-er. Ugh.
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steveo:

wow, I had completely erased this version from my memory
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Joe B:

wow, don't stand '86 not as bad as I remembered.
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Andrew_in_WI:

Eno-ized
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Joe B:

cool jerk '68 better than I remembered!
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Asheville Jon:

the police on luudes! this is like loungy elevator music.
  11:42am
Bill W:

ie Sing's future
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Joe McG:

@Joe B.: Ha ha ha!
  11:42am
Brendan:

@steveo .Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
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Phillippe Bastille:

Thanks for ruining my new speaker experience...
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Rich in Bay Ridge:

Thanks Steveo!
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SSS:

Yes Ashville, we have come a very long way.......
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Asheville Jon:

just gonna come right out and say it: this is terrible (and not in a good way)
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Wasn't this rebranded as "Sting and the Police"?
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Asheville Jon:

(this being the '86 police drivel)
  11:44am
Brendan:

That bad girls line I thought was either a brilliant wordplay, a happy accident, or my perv adolescent brain
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Hmmm, I'm really curious about the remake. Will it be by Mike and the Mechanics?
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Joe McG:

@Alexandra: Look, I'm playing prog rock!
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Asheville Jon:

oh dear, please no philth collins after this.
  11:45am
Brendan:

Thank god for hardwood floors
  11:46am
Listener Alexandra:

I seriously just knocked my tea all over my keyboard in shock. If you pull out King Crimson next year, I'm going to fall over.
  11:46am
queems:

i love peter gabriel
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Rich in Bay Ridge:

Hopefully the remake is a version from PG’s first solo tour featuring R. Fripp?
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tim from champaign (now washington):

I might have to get this from the cheap bin next time I see it.
  11:48am
egould310:

I have no opinion on this song, Genesis the band, or any possible re-make.

If I remember correctly, Shonen Knife re-recorded a number of their songs. Too lazy to search for examples, though. I’m on vacation this week.
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Joe McG:

@Alex: Ha ha ha! @queems: Pete came back to record this version with them in 1999. Isn't that nice?
  11:51am
Listener Alexandra:

I forgot how bleak this version was....
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Lewis:

is this going to be over soon?
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Phillippe Bastille:

Ok, redeemed with Todd
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Carmichael:

Are you going to play the "With a Twist" version?
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Webhamster Henry:

You're going to play the Bossa Nova I Saw The Light version next, right?
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Joe McG:

*Spoiler alert!*
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Hubig Pie:

When I first heard this song, I thought it was Carole King
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Brian in UK:

Happy and Peaceful New Year, everyone.
  11:54am
morphe':

The only good thing about Genesis is that the original drummer (Stewart??)
who probably has no royalties moved to Spain and wrote some lovely books :DRIVING OVER ORANGES..
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Joe. It's fun to explore musical corners with you each Monday. Happy New Year!
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Carmichael:

Wheeee!
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Beast of Boonton:

Joe - This is all good stuff!
Happy New Year!
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listener Rey:

These remakes are all so unnecessary
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Asheville Jon:

more elevator music! or something you'd hear in the mens section in a sears store.
  11:56am
tom:

thanks Joe
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anne:

Happy New Year, Joe! Great to hear ya!
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Phillippe Bastille:

Thank you Joe!
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Dominick:

Is this right? Sounds like the vocal is out of sync with the backing track.
  11:57am
egould310:

Good show, Joe. Thanks for spinning the tunes. Happy New Year!
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Thanks Joe! Your shows always make Monday mornings worth it!
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Vanessa bikes:

Happy new year! I am really enjoying this " So Nice They Did Them Twice" section.
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listener Rey:

Did Todd play all the instruments on the Bossa Nova remake?
  11:57am
morphe':

Doobie Brothers, Eagles and then ELP!!!!
Piano swinging in the air on that 1970s late night music show??
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening, everyone! Have a great week, everybody, and Happy 2020! I sure hope it's better than this year.
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Doobois:

Thanks for all you do, Joe, and Happy New Year! And here's looking forward to the next installment of So Nice They Did Them Twice — what a blast!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

thanks for the tunes, Joe! My brain will recover someday
  11:58am
morphe':

Thanks Joe - if you have not been abducted by Aliens and have been replaced by K-Rock bots... We do love you!!!!
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listener Rey:

Great show Joe. Happy New Year everyone!
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sphere:

happy new years all!
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Rich in Bay Ridge:

Thanks Joe. Great segment!
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pantz:

Thanks for a great year of Mondays, Joe! You're the best.
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tadpoles:

All the best for 2020..it's got to be a good year. Cheers.
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Webhamster Henry:

Thanks Joe! As usual, a show of masterful and thoughtful curation! Have a great year!
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Strandlund:

HAPPY NEW YEAR JOE!!
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Joe!
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