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Favoriting October 17, 2021: "Once you're a Chieftain, you're always a Chieftain."

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Artist Track Album Comments Approx. start time
Boomtown Rats  Up All Night   Favoriting Mondo Bongo    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Midge Ure  The Man Who Sold The World   Favoriting Starman (A Tribute To David Bowie)    0:03:23 (Pop-up)
Ian McCulloch  The Prettiest Star   Favoriting Starman (A Tribute To David Bowie)    0:08:56 (Pop-up)
The Records  Starry Eyes   Favoriting MP3    0:12:53 (Pop-up)
  Clip: NBC Today Show William Shatner       0:17:32 (Pop-up)
Laurie Anderson  From the Air   Favoriting Big Science    0:19:15 (Pop-up)
Dirty Three  Offered It Up To The Stars And The Night Sky   Favoriting What You Love, You Are    0:23:46 (Pop-up)
Amon Duul  Surrounded by the Stars   Favoriting Black Forest Gateau    0:37:24 (Pop-up)
Blur  Strange News From Another Star   Favoriting Blur    0:51:43 (Pop-up)
Siouxsie and the Banshees  Stargazer   Favoriting Stargazer    0:55:44 (Pop-up)
Stevie Wonder  Another Star   Favoriting At the Close of a Century    0:59:30 (Pop-up)
  Clip: Jimmy Kimmel on the Moderna vaccine       1:07:37 (Pop-up)
Mission of Burma  That's When I Reach For My Revolver   Favoriting Signals, Calls and Marches     
Placebo  Rob the Bank   Favoriting Loud Like Love    1:13:41 (Pop-up)
Catherine Wheel  Black Metallic   Favoriting Ferment    1:17:21 (Pop-up)
Magik Markers  Machine   Favoriting Isolated from Exterior Time: 2020    1:33:11 (Pop-up)
Meredith Monk  Core Chant/Clip: "Transparency activist" Russ Kick dies   Favoriting   https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/russ-kick-dead.html  1:36:13 (Pop-up)
REM  Pale Blue Eyes   Favoriting Dead Letter Office    1:37:30 (Pop-up)
Cowboy Junkies  Sweet Jane   Favoriting The Trinity Session    1:40:24 (Pop-up)
Dirtmusic  All Tomorrow’s Parties   Favoriting BKO    1:44:00 (Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo  Andalucia   Favoriting Fakebook  John Cale cover  1:49:35 (Pop-up)
  Clip: Former teachers accused of selling US nuclear secrets       1:54:11 (Pop-up)
David Bowie  Waiting for the Man   Favoriting Bowie at the Beeb    1:54:14 (Pop-up)
Kurt Vile  Run, Run, Run   Favoriting I'll Be Your Mirror - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico    1:59:43 (Pop-up)
La Monte Young and Noel Akchote  The Well-Tuned Piano Arranged for Guitar   Favoriting Compositions 1960    2:12:45 (Pop-up)
John Cale/Lou Reed  A Dream   Favoriting Songs for Drella    2:16:18 (Pop-up)
xpoemsx  Who Makes Summers (ya mind tellin me?)   Favoriting 45RPM Single    2:22:41 (Pop-up)
Maurice Louca  Foul Tongue   Favoriting Saet El Hazz (The Luck Hour)    2:28:07 (Pop-up)
The Chieftains with the Decemberists  When the Ship Comes In   Favoriting Voice of Ages    2:35:46 (Pop-up)
  CLIP: RTE Paddy Moloney dies       2:39:06 (Pop-up)
The Chieftains  Wild Mountain Thyme   Favoriting Further Down the Old Plank Road    2:40:40 (Pop-up)
The Chieftains  Gol Na Mban San Ár (The Crying of the Women at the Slaughter)   Favoriting Boil the Breakfast Early    2:44:34 (Pop-up)
The Chieftans with Sinead O'Connor  The Foggy Dew   Favoriting The Long Black Veil    2:48:52 (Pop-up)
The Chieftans with Mick Jagger  The Long Black Veil   Favoriting The Long Black Veil    2:54:14 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Paulo AD:

BRIAN BRIAN BRIAN
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01am
Paulo AD:

One of the highlights of my week this show, Darren and then you then carole is a great run
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02am
Paulo AD:

how is this not bowie hahaha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02am
diciassette:

talk talk talk talk talk talk! BOOMTOWN RATS!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02am
mariano:

Heya, Brian! Always loved the bass line in "Up All Night."

Paulo: Picking up from Darren's show, yeah, been meaning to go to Ireland for ages.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04am
Paulo AD:

Ive been to limerick and thats it. Never been to northern irleand either
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04am
Paulo AD:

Oh just fuck off Brian, you're just being mean now hahah
  3:06am
Wuthry Guffy:

Good to smoke
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06am
Scott67:

G'day Brian & Current Crew!
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:07am
Scott67:

VERSIONS!! I've never heard!❀
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09am
diciassette:

cold fire
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10am
Paulo AD:

BRIAN STOP IT, my heart can only take so much
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10am
Paulo AD:

Scotty, tell the team how much i love bowie
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11am
Brian D:

Hello all! This won't be a covers show, I swear.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11am
diciassette:

how you move is all it takes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:14am
diciassette:

Aladdin Sane + Hunky Dory are my favorites. Oh heck here comes Starry Eyes so candy
Avatar 3:15am
Hubig Pie:

Just watched. Doug Yule era kinda got short shrift
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:15am
Brian D:

Thought the same thing @Hubig.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:20am
diciassette:

William Shatner's brain. I'm going to miss it when I get a little older!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:20am
Scott67:

Paulo is a bit of a wee fan indeed Brian! πŸ‘πŸ˜‰
Avatar 3:23am
Hubig Pie:

I got a kick out of John Cake's first impression of New York- filthy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:24am
Brian D:

He was right.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:24am
Brian D:

Though I love that filth and miss it now that much of it is gone.
Avatar 3:25am
Hubig Pie:

That's supposed to be Cale you stupid phone
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29am
Paulo AD:

Guess who juts came into work?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:30am
diciassette:

Plate-o !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31am
Paulo AD:

Ding ding ding
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31am
Scott67:

Plato at your work, Aristotle at mine!
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31am
Brian D:

And Darren just quoted Socrates.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32am
Paulo AD:

It's all happening
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32am
diciassette:

Like this dingy set a lot
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33am
Paulo AD:

Oh boy, realised I bought a painting last night
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33am
Brian D:

Actually, Darren just left -- and he didn't quote Socrates before he did so. I just wanted to fit in.
Avatar 3:34am
Hubig Pie:

Okay g'night. Loves the Dirty 3
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:34am
Brian D:

Is it a nice painting, @Paulo?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:34am
Paulo AD:

Hahahaha you're good man
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:34am
Scott67:

Fucken hell Paulo, you'll be the death of me man. Keep itinyour pants will ya!? Your wallet that is!
πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ’ΈπŸ’ΈπŸ’ΈπŸ’ΈπŸ’Έ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:35am
Paulo AD:

Brian do you know who my plato is?? When I wfh I put a plate on the space bar so it looks like I'm. Still active in the gym
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36am
Paulo AD:

It's a badid bowie painting
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:37am
Scott67:

& Aristotle is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Bottle, Alcohol usually.
πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸΊ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:37am
Paulo AD:

Hahah David (bloody treadmill)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38am
Brian D:

Thanks for the backstory @Paulo. Saw the references on the comments board and wondered.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38am
Paulo AD:

How do I pledge for you guys?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39am
diciassette:

I think buying things when you're drunk is probably good. Unless it's on sale how else can you know if you really want it?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39am
Paulo AD:

Haah yup, this is a long running joke
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:40am
Paulo AD:

It maybe toute or dici or scotry that came up with it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:40am
Scott67:

Paulo, you have! That's what the Ghost emoji means! You did it last week! While "tired & emotional".
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41am
Paulo AD:

Dici, 100%.i know I want to pledge to my fave fmu djs just need the drunken Ness to donate 100 bucks each
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41am
Brian D:

Perhaps Plato can do my work for me on Monday.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41am
Paulo AD:

No scott, for you not me
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:42am
Paulo AD:

Plato is expensive man hahaha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43am
Paulo AD:

I have to keep him clean, look after him
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:48am
Paulo AD:

Jeff Bezos can suck a fuick
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Philipp:

heeeyheyhey, salut, Brian D and all citizens wfmu land! from Saint-Petersburg (Russia)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:49am
Scott67:

Paulo, you are a loving & giving man. But you dont need to do that mate. I pledged what I could, & distributed it in ten $10 amongst Shows I love but were new or less Main Stream. Happily sad there are too many great Shows to share the joy with.
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Avatar 3:50am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Blue Origin & it looks like a dildo.
I think Bill is sincere in this. I wouldn't go with Bezos.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:50am
Paulo AD:

Thats how I feel Brian
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:50am
Paulo AD:

Scotty I really dont mind :)
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Philipp:

Amon Duul – they reminded me of the rock opera Issus Christ superstar : )
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:51am
Scott67:

& it vibrattes & penetrates RevoR!
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Avatar 3:52am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Honestly only know AmonDuul from 'Archangel Thunderbird'. Enuff to have my interest.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:53am
Brian D:

Bezos looks like a dildo, too, @Rev. Sorry for presuming gender.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Good point.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54am
fred:

Hello Brian and all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54am
Scott67:

I know Paulo, but you have given a great deal in moneys to WFMU, & in compasion to us mate. Save some dosh for when you visit us all mate! Your shout!
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:57am
Brian D:

Belated hello @Philipp @Fred.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58am
fred:

@Paulo: Scott has a point: save some money to buy rounds at Trash Cult when you get there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:06am
Scott67:

Cheers Fred!πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ»
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:09am
Paul Marshall:

Gaahhh my account is loked
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:09am
fred:

@Scott: your name came up on Jeremiah's playlist yesterday, we were wondering why you didn't show up
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:10am
diciassette:

All timer, this one
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:12am
Brian D:

Hey all, if the playlist looks different, it's cuz our computer system seems to have f-ed up.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:12am
Brian D:

And we're back.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:12am
diciassette:

Suddenly back to normal!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:14am
Scott67:

Fred, I'm touched mate! Just tired that night. I was in bed early, Oz time. πŸ‘πŸ˜Ž
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:18am
Scott67:

Had been at TRASH CULT that afternoon!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Would find copies of Ferment @ the thrift store for $1
...love this album.
Avatar 4:24am
Philipp:

thnx u Stevie Wonder and mission of Burma! huuugs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:25am
diciassette:

so glad to be able to clicky star this in somnolent state. this is one of the greatest if you ask dreamy spaghetti head
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:28am
Paulo AD:

whats going on here ??
Hiyaa fred
I loev this song it in my dj playlist, but the dude from blur
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:28am
fred:

@Scott: The drawback to being a regular: if you don't show up, people worry about you. I got emails from my fave venue a few times for that very reason
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:28am
Paulo AD:

sorry my link got stuck
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:28am
Paulo AD:

Trash cult is taking a pasting when i get there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:29am
Paulo AD:

Brian how much do you need to hit the target ? you can just message me +971585270779
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:31am
fred:

@Paulo: click on the "pledge" thing above the playlist and you'll see the goal and total amount raised so far
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:31am
Scott67:

Paulo it's only open twice a week mate! For limited time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:34am
Scott67:

Fred, I do feel I'm being a hermit when I don't join the chats. Which is ironic, given I am a Introverted virtual Hermit.
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:38am
fred:

Years ago, I was called out on the street by guys sitting outside a bar because they noticed my WFMU T-shirt. Turned out they were Mission of Burma. Amazing to meet them that way (I was actually on my way to see them)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:40am
Paulo AD:

yeah its says 54% but every dj has a different amount
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:41am
Paulo AD:

I love this version
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:41am
Brian D:

Great story, @Fred.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:42am
Brian D:

@Paulo, don't sweat it, sir. You've been very generous. I'm at about 50%.
  4:43am
J-W from B:

Ah, great to hear this version again! If i’m not mistaken Vic Chesnutt also makes an appearance on this album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:43am
fred:

@Paulo: yeah, the goal is different for each show. It's at the bottom of the "pledge" box when you click on it. Right now it says "$432 raised of $800"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:59am
fred:

@Brian: does the show's title mean you're going to play the Chieftains at some point? I need to have Guinness at the ready if you do...
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Brian D:

Indeed it does, Fred.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:03am
Paulo AD:

Ok thanks Fred ....scott will love this
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:04am
Paulo AD:

Brian I cant do 800 but I can do this
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:05am
Paulo AD:

But if I drop this 200 can you play a welsh band please
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:09am
fred:

@Paulo: I think you should wait a while. Then you can go in the last few days and make your favorite shows hit their goal
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:13am
Brian D:

www.theguardian.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:13am
Brian D:

That's the link for the story on poetry in Somalia, for those interested.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:15am
Paulo AD:

Good plan fred .... too late though
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:20am
fred:

@Paulo: I also like to support new shows. Next marathon looks tough, so many new shows, not enough money
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:21am
Paulo AD:

Last marthon i drop a pretty penny. it was lock down for us
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:23am
fred:

@Paulo: you mean no golf?!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:25am
Paulo AD:

Well now... i never said no golf
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:28am
Ike:

Hi all. I’m sad. How are alla youse?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:29am
fred:

The station did keep me (relatively) sane during lockdown. 8 months without any human interaction was harder than I thought
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:30am
Scott67:

A whole week to go yet Paulo, pace yourself mate. They'll make it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:31am
Scott67:

G'day Ike, what's up mate?✌😎
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:35am
eek:

Why did I text that lady again? I have to stop doing that. I always get very terse noncommittal responses. I need to cauterize the emotional wound and move on.
  5:36am
rich in tw:

This was, is, a great show. Thank you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:37am
Scott67:

Ike, I understand man. But sometimes we have to be the strong one, to help solve our own weaknesses.
✌😎
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:38am
fred:

Guinness poured just in time. I love the Decemberists too
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:42am
radioronan:

Many pipes calling on your road Paddy..Slainte!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:47am
Brian D:

BΓ­ go maith, @radio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:48am
Brian in UK:

Hello Brian & those around the world.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:49am
Scott67:

G'day Brian!πŸ˜ŽπŸ€™πŸŒ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:49am
Brian in UK:

The cricket T20 world cup starts today. I know you folks will be attentive.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:50am
Brian in UK:

Hey Scott. Ingerland & Aussies are in the same group, both should go through to the semis. (in theory)
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Fredericks:

What a nice choice of Chieftans' tunes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:55am
Brian D:

Trying to capture their widespread influence, @Fredericks. Glad you like it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:55am
fred:

I love this song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:56am
Scott67:

Brian, Cricket? What's that?
πŸ‘πŸ˜‰πŸ Been enjoying the Women win over India. & the Women's T20 is on here now too.
πŸ˜ŽπŸ€™
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:57am
Brian D:

All: Thank you so much for listening. Stay safe and have a great week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:58am
fred:

Over already? That went fast
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:59am
Scott67:

Thanks Brian.D! Great Show!
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Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:00am
radioronan:

Thanks Brian!
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