WFMU: Currents with Brian D: Playlist from October 23, 2022

Listener comments!
	⚡ 3:02am tom tom the pipers son: hi brian, i actually saw bow wow wow
	3:02am pgalub: Hey Brian and everyone. Woof! Moo!
	3:07am HyperDose: Hey Brian. Stoked to be here among the other undead 🧟‍‍♂️
	3:08am fred: Hello Brian and listeners
	3:22am ?: Cheers Brian & friends
	3:22am Brian D: Greetings all. Got my hands full! Of 45s.
	3:23am Chris Crisco: Cheers Brian & Frienes.
	3:25am fred: What do you mean, worse? It sounded very WFMU to me
	⚡ 3:26am Don in Tampere: Good morning Brian and the Currents listener gang!
	3:26am Brian D: Ha! Fred.
	3:26am Brian D: Hey Don.
	3:31am Chris Crisco: singles going unsteady 3 hours of 45s that don't play.
	3:33am Brian D: I hope you're wrong Chris...
	3:36am HyperDose: Didn't think I'd Hear Bad Brains this early. Very nice selections, Brian.
	3:37am Brian D: Thank you, HD.
	3:37am fred: Given how tough it is to get records pressed this day, I wonder whether the focus on 7" is turning WFMU into an oldies station for a week. It's fun to me, but might turn off younger listeners
	3:39am Brian D: We had our sidewalk sale today, Fred, and while I was talking with DJ Matt W. a woman came by and said, "Records? Isn't everything digital now?"
	3:41am Paulo AD: What's is up friends :)
	3:41am Chris Crisco: Records so 20th century
	3:43am Paulo AD: Going well then Bri haha
	3:43am HyperDose: Did you see the blink-182 reunion tix, Paulo? $1,100 per pit ticket at MSG. Didn't know they had so many doctors and lawyers as fans lol
	3:43am Paulo AD: My friends released a single on 45 not long ago
	3:44am Paulo AD: HD Yes I did, absolutely insane. They're not even that good live. Glad I got mine off a scaler back in the day
	3:44am Brian D: Next week I'm playing all CDs...
	3:47am Paulo AD: Reckon that belt has seen better days
	3:49am HyperDose: @Paulo Right?! Granted Tom sounds amazing on the new AVA album (due to his drummer's brother's engineering). Way to alienate the fans with that cash grab. Reinforces the fact why I haven't bought music since 2003.
	3:49am fred: I have switched to digital myself lately, and I'm not happy about it. But shipping costs are insane, and while touring is back, they don't stop here (lack of midsized venues)
	3:52am Ike: Is one of your turntables trying to throw up?
	3:53am Paulo AD: Fred, shipping over here is insane, more than the cost of the album
	3:58am HyperDose: Did you catch any of the fight card, Paulo? Started at 10:30am here
	3:58am fred: @Paulo: Same here, more like twice the price, then tariff with an added tax of at least 9€ (even for magazines). It gets to over 50€ for an LP. I pledge to the station instead
	4:04am LiXiviated Life: Hey all Another sleepless night
	4:04am Paulo AD: HD I didn't, I'm still so hungover after my trip home I was in bed early. Woke up at 9:30 this morning!! Latest I've slept in ages
	4:04am Brian D: Hello Lix! Me too!
	4:05am Destroit: Hi everybody
	4:08am fred: @Paulo: I think you're past the point where you can blame that trip for your hangover. Except for getting back into a steady drinking rhythm, that is
	4:10am Ike: (burp!)
	4:10am LiXiviated Life: Brian D I’ve been listening to that Pharoah Sanders LP from it a few weeks back. “Karma” Wanted to thank you for that
	4:12am Paulo AD: Fred, it took it out of me man. Two trips in a row landing at 2am then straight into work each time. Plus a cold that I can't shift ( not rona, resting constantly)
	4:12am Paulo AD: We're off to Australia in two weeks
	4:13am Brian D: My pleasure, Lix. Sanders was a genius. I've been listening to him non-stop the past few weeks.
	4:13am HyperDose: Lemme know when you'll be back on the east coast, Paulo. Def gonna get tossed from a couple bars/venues. Who else is gong to show celibate gen z the partying ropes? 🌚
	4:14am fred: Scott and Trash Cult will test your hangover game, now I get why you train hard
	4:14am Paulo AD: HD I'm hoping it will be next year. We could get a room somewhere, get some friends to dj
	4:15am Brian D: Belated hello @Destroit @4:05
	4:15am Paulo AD: Fred - been training all my life for it haha
	4:15am LiXiviated Life: I’ve got to get back to the sea of dreams. Things to do tomorrow ( or is it “later today”) Bye
	4:15am Paulo AD: Reminds me, if any of you see him tell him it will be Friday not Saturday
	4:16am TDK60: Good morning, Brian, others.
	4:16am HyperDose: @Paulo Hoping Monty Hall will be open for business by then. You and I should host an Emo Nite 😎
	4:18am HyperDose: Granted it would be 98% Every Time I Die songs, but how else do we expect the kids to learn? haha
	4:19am Paulo AD: You are welcome Bri :) love ya man
	4:20am Paulo AD: HD can you even imagine, emo and goth. Mona and kellen would love it
	4:23am TDK60: Yeah, I miss Monty Hall. I saw The Ex, Big Blood, etc., there. More recently, helped fold T-shirts in the quiet room.
	⚡ 4:24am tom tom the pipers son: back to back, belly to belly, you a john sterling fan, brian?
	4:24am Paulo AD: I think its been shut since I started listening!!
	4:25am Brian D: Good catch, Tom Tom! That was an inside joke for friends who are listening.
	⚡ 4:25am Michael of Cologne: 'Morning Brian & all. If it be your will to let me sing.
	⚡ 4:26am tom tom the pipers son: aha!
	4:26am Brian D: Gee, TDK, and I probably saw you and HyperDose there and didn't even know it.
	4:27am Brian D: I even tried to give it a Sterling-esque inflection, Tom Tom. And good morning Michael!
	⚡ 4:28am tom tom the pipers son: a sartorial inflection?
	⚡ 4:28am Michael of Cologne: All Strung Up Ref. 1): The cage is transparent, it's hard to see, the fateful mind-set, imprisoning you and me. All strung up, suspended on tight strings Prancing around, such hapless puppet-things.
	⚡ 4:29am tom tom the pipers son: i must be the only baseball fan on the cat board
	4:29am fred: Heartfelt gratitude to all T-shirt folders, I made you work
	4:29am HyperDose: Never been to Monty Hall but would be happy to voluntarily assist if they're short on engineers. IAR grad here 🎚️🎛️
	4:31am Brian D: Or the only Sterling fan, @Tom Tom.
	4:31am HyperDose: Queen Mavis still got it. Can't believe Run the Jewels got her on a track 😵
	4:31am Brian D: She does indeed, HD. Love Run the Jewels and that track.
	4:33am fred: @tom tom the pipers son: There are more, but as Mets fans, they're hibernating
	⚡ 4:33am tom tom the pipers son: maybe sartorial is not the right word... mixing metaphors
	⚡ 4:34am tom tom the pipers son: @fred to be honest i was more of a mets fan this year
	4:35am HyperDose: @Brian El-P's production is underrated. This video is my favorite because it shows how un-glamorous the process is www.youtube.com...
	4:36am Brian D: I'll check that out HD, thank you.
	4:38am HyperDose: I hope cats and broken vintage synths excite you as much as they do me lol
	4:39am Brian D: It doesn't take much, HD.
	4:42am TDK60: I heard Mr. Jello here. You know,he does short talk videos on current events, called What Would Jello Do?
	⚡ 4:43am tom tom the pipers son: brian did you grease up the turntables... they seem to be working better;)
	4:46am Brian D: I'll check those out TDK. I'm relying heavily on TT2, Tom Tom, which seems to be the only one working perfectly.
	4:48am fred: @tom tom the pipers son: Some might wake up for the Yankees' demise though
	4:49am Brian D: Which is imminent, Fred.
	⚡ 4:49am tom tom the pipers son: @brian what a pain... @fred that's certainly true
	5:08am fred: Why don't you like Born in the USA? It's a hard hitting song
	5:17am fred: Goes to show how little control artists have over the reception. It was not a jingoist anthem, but even you accept it as one
	5:17am Brian D: You got the long-winded answer, Fred.
	⚡ 5:17am Brian in UK: Hello Brian & commenters. The mayhem continues.
	5:18am TDK60: Maybe Mr. Springsteen was trying to say something nuanced in the song's verses, but the chorus is too easily misinterpreted by the less nuanced patriotic types? So, maybe the song fails in a way? Not sure. (I'm not a huge Bruce fan but I like some of his stuff.)
	5:18am Brian D: No, no, I know it's not a jingoistic anthem. Quite the contrary, in fact. Was annoyed by how it was received and it affected my perception of the song.
	5:19am Brian D: Hello Brian. And you may be right, TDK. I'm not talented enough to question the success or failure of someone else's art.
	5:20am Avrilinmay: woke up (...) now smiling so much : I I feel so vindicted, now that someone, who is in the US (and new jersey on top of that), had almost the same feelings about it when I first came across it (Except for the concerts part which I did not have the chance to experience)! :D morning Brian, morning everyone
	5:20am Brian D: Good morning Avril.
	5:20am TDK60: Good morning, Brian in UK. Me neither; that's why I put question marks at the end of that sentence. / "Mayhem" - down Westminster way, you mean?
	5:22am fred: It's like "this land is your land" got interpreted as an anthem of manifest destiny
	⚡ 5:23am tom tom the pipers son: good point fred
	5:23am Brian D: Yes it did, Fred. But I guess I missed most of that and by the time I was an adult I knew exactly what the song meant.
	5:24am Avrilinmay: vindicated* (hah. speaking of the problem of misunderstandings and languages ! )
	⚡ 5:24am Brian in UK: TDK60, oh yes.
	5:26am Brian D: Knew what you meant, @Avril.
	5:26am Brian D: @Brian_UK, it's 10:27 am, do you know who your PM is?
	5:26am fred: @Brian: Was that a reply to my 5:22 comment?
	5:27am Brian D: Yes, on This Is Your Land.
	5:30am fred: Wow, we sure can get things wrong
	5:31am Avrilinmay: oooouf love that one! you got it playing in my head now fred...
	⚡ 5:31am Brian in UK: Brian. Technically, Yes. Practically, No. At least they are not leaving the decision to Conservative party members & will be done by this time next week. So bizarre that Johnson has traction. A week is a long time in politics. Two months is a lifetime.
	5:31am Brian D: We can, @Fred. It's not Springsteen's fault, obviously. He's been very clear about what the song is and its meaning.
	5:33am Brian D: True @Brian. But it's hard to imagine Johnson getting back in. It would be absurd.
	5:34am fred: Can absurd be ruled out at this point?
	⚡ 5:35am Don in Tampere: I think "absurd" and "British Tory politics" fit together rather well
	5:37am Brian D: Well, given the projections for the upcoming mid-term elections in the US, much less the possibilities for 2024...
	5:38am Barbie: Shoutout from Berlin.
	⚡ 5:38am Brian in UK: Talking absurd, the mid terms are coming up soon!!!
	5:38am Brian D: Barbie! Are you away?
	⚡ 5:39am tom tom the pipers son: laters y'all... have a good one and thanks brian
	5:39am fred: Lettuce for PM! Mayonnaise for president!
	5:40am Brian D: Have a good one, Tom Tom. It is high... it is far...
	5:40am Brian D: That lettuce stunt was damn funny.
	5:40am TDK60: Just saw a report. Armed rightists in Arizona hanging outside early voting boxes or sites.
	5:42am Barbie: Yes Brian, landed yesterday amidst the protests here. Always happy to hear your show.
	5:43am Brian D: Wunderbar, Barbie. Enjoy Berlin!
	5:45am fred: Right to vote is a real issue. I probably will lose the right to vote next year, because of my age (deemed likely to vote left)
	5:46am Brian D: Fred?! How so?
	5:50am fred: Well, my ID card expires next year. It was extended 5 years, then the extension was rescinded. I can't renew it, but it's not valid anymore. Anyway reapplying takes years. So I can't vote
	5:55am Brian D: Oh man...
	5:56am TDK60: Thanks, Brian. I was able to join in due to inability to sleep! Next time.
	5:56am Brian D: That's it for me. Thank you all. Stay safe and have a great week.
	5:57am morphe': Thanks Brian and all !!!!
	5:57am radioronan: Great show..Thanks Brian!
	5:58am Avrilinmay: thank you Brian, and wfmu crew and participants to the fund raisers <3 to you all
	⚡ 5:58am Michael of Cologne: Tschüß Alle & thanks, Brian.
	5:59am morphe': Fred - what country are ya speaking of?
	⚡ 5:59am Michael of Cologne: Land of the Free

Currents with Brian D: Playlist from October 23, 2022

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October 23, 2022: Singles Going UNsteady

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Artist	Track	Album	Comments	Approx. start time
Bow Wow Wow	I Want Candy "I Want Candy" by "Bow Wow Wow"	The Very Best of Bow Wow Wow		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Adam and the Ants	Prince Charming	Prince Charming		0:02:27 (Pop-up)
The Ramones	Slug "Slug" by "The Ramones"			0:05:45 (Pop-up)
Bad Brains	Stay Close To Me "Stay Close To Me" by "Bad Brains"			0:08:08 (Pop-up)
The Babies	Moonlight Mile "Moonlight Mile" by "The Babies"			0:10:39 (Pop-up)
An Albatross	I Will Swim into the Lazer Eye			0:13:27 (Pop-up)
	Clips: CBS Miami/12NewsNow-flesh-eating bacteria strikes Florida			0:16:42 (Pop-up)
Jesus and Mary Chain	Hide Myself "Hide Myself" by "Jesus and Mary Chain"			0:19:14 (Pop-up)
Titus Andronicus	An Anomaly "An Anomaly" by "Titus Andronicus"	The Will To Live		0:23:12 (Pop-up)
Bush Tetras	There Is A Hum "There Is A Hum" by "Bush Tetras"			0:30:11 (Pop-up)
	Clip: CNN-Reporter caught in crossfire in Ukraine			0:34:46 (Pop-up)
Afghan Whigs	Sister Brother "Sister Brother" by "Afghan Whigs"			0:36:23 (Pop-up)
Kaputt	Another War Talk "Another War Talk" by "Kaputt"			0:41:18 (Pop-up)
The Dogs	John Rock "John Rock" by "The Dogs"			0:45:15 (Pop-up)
Sonic Youth	Personality Crisis "Personality Crisis" by "Sonic Youth"			0:46:25 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: James Murphy	Golden Years "Golden Years" by "James Murphy"	While We're Young motion picture soundtrack		0:52:12 (Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo	For The Turnstiles "For The Turnstiles" by "Yo La Tengo"		Neil Young cover	1:01:43 (Pop-up)
Snapper	Gentle Hour "Gentle Hour" by "Snapper"			1:06:02 (Pop-up)
	Clip: CTV: Drought in British Columbia kills salmon			1:10:23 (Pop-up)
Violent Change	What Have They Done?			1:11:52 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: James Murphy	Golden Years "Golden Years" by "James Murphy"	While We're Young motion picture soundtrack		1:14:44 (Pop-up)
Mavis Staples	If It Be Your Will "If It Be Your Will" by "Mavis Staples"	Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen		1:22:27 (Pop-up)
Myriam Gendron / Dorothy Parker	The Small Hours			1:27:55 (Pop-up)
	Clip: BBC-Millions face hunger in Somalia due to drought			1:31:14 (Pop-up)
Al-Qasar	Ya Malak (feat. Jello Biafra)	Who Are We?		1:31:41 (Pop-up)
The D-Vices	Adequate "Adequate" by "The D-Vices"			1:39:48 (Pop-up)
Gnawa Music of Marrakesh	Baniya "Baniya" by "Gnawa Music of Marrakesh"	Night Spirit Masters		1:43:33 (Pop-up)
Dan Melchior	To The River "To The River" by "Dan Melchior"			1:49:38 (Pop-up)
	Clip: CNBC-Water levels of Mississippi River at record lows			1:52:47 (Pop-up)
Bruce Springsteen	Shut Out The Light			1:53:49 (Pop-up)
Pearl Jam with Corin Tucker	Golden State			1:57:51 (Pop-up)
Smithereens	All Through The Night	The Lost Album		2:00:39 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: James Murphy	Golden Years "Golden Years" by "James Murphy"	While We're Young motion picture soundtrack		2:04:03 (Pop-up)
Baroque Jazz Trio	Orientasie "Orientasie" by "Baroque Jazz Trio"			2:14:03 (Pop-up)
William Parker	Tails of a Peacock	Universal Tonality		2:18:29 (Pop-up)
	Clip: Reuters-Iranian climber competes without hijab			2:29:33 (Pop-up)
Nabelose	Walking "Walking" by "Nabelose"	Omokentro		2:30:15 (Pop-up)
CIA Debutante	Haixing Song "Haixing Song" by "CIA Debutante"	Music for Small Rooms		2:41:00 (Pop-up)
David Bowie with John “Hutch” Hutchinson	Lover to the Dawn (Clareville Grove Demo)			2:47:56 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: James Murphy	Golden Years "Golden Years" by "James Murphy"	While We're Young motion picture soundtrack		2:53:44 (Pop-up)
Courtney Barnett	Shivers "Shivers" by "Courtney Barnett"			2:54:30 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	⚡ 3:02am tom tom the pipers son: hi brian, i actually saw bow wow wow
	3:02am pgalub: Hey Brian and everyone. Woof! Moo!
	3:07am HyperDose: Hey Brian. Stoked to be here among the other undead 🧟‍‍♂️
	3:08am fred: Hello Brian and listeners
	3:22am ?: Cheers Brian & friends
	3:22am Brian D: Greetings all. Got my hands full! Of 45s.
	3:23am Chris Crisco: Cheers Brian & Frienes.
	3:25am fred: What do you mean, worse? It sounded very WFMU to me
	⚡ 3:26am Don in Tampere: Good morning Brian and the Currents listener gang!
	3:26am Brian D: Ha! Fred.
	3:26am Brian D: Hey Don.
	3:31am Chris Crisco: singles going unsteady 3 hours of 45s that don't play.
	3:33am Brian D: I hope you're wrong Chris...
	3:36am HyperDose: Didn't think I'd Hear Bad Brains this early. Very nice selections, Brian.
	3:37am Brian D: Thank you, HD.
	3:37am fred: Given how tough it is to get records pressed this day, I wonder whether the focus on 7" is turning WFMU into an oldies station for a week. It's fun to me, but might turn off younger listeners
	3:39am Brian D: We had our sidewalk sale today, Fred, and while I was talking with DJ Matt W. a woman came by and said, "Records? Isn't everything digital now?"
	3:41am Paulo AD: What's is up friends :)
	3:41am Chris Crisco: Records so 20th century
	3:43am Paulo AD: Going well then Bri haha
	3:43am HyperDose: Did you see the blink-182 reunion tix, Paulo? $1,100 per pit ticket at MSG. Didn't know they had so many doctors and lawyers as fans lol
	3:43am Paulo AD: My friends released a single on 45 not long ago
	3:44am Paulo AD: HD Yes I did, absolutely insane. They're not even that good live. Glad I got mine off a scaler back in the day
	3:44am Brian D: Next week I'm playing all CDs...
	3:47am Paulo AD: Reckon that belt has seen better days
	3:49am HyperDose: @Paulo Right?! Granted Tom sounds amazing on the new AVA album (due to his drummer's brother's engineering). Way to alienate the fans with that cash grab. Reinforces the fact why I haven't bought music since 2003.
	3:49am fred: I have switched to digital myself lately, and I'm not happy about it. But shipping costs are insane, and while touring is back, they don't stop here (lack of midsized venues)
	3:52am Ike: Is one of your turntables trying to throw up?
	3:53am Paulo AD: Fred, shipping over here is insane, more than the cost of the album
	3:58am HyperDose: Did you catch any of the fight card, Paulo? Started at 10:30am here
	3:58am fred: @Paulo: Same here, more like twice the price, then tariff with an added tax of at least 9€ (even for magazines). It gets to over 50€ for an LP. I pledge to the station instead
	4:04am LiXiviated Life: Hey all Another sleepless night
	4:04am Paulo AD: HD I didn't, I'm still so hungover after my trip home I was in bed early. Woke up at 9:30 this morning!! Latest I've slept in ages
	4:04am Brian D: Hello Lix! Me too!
	4:05am Destroit: Hi everybody
	4:08am fred: @Paulo: I think you're past the point where you can blame that trip for your hangover. Except for getting back into a steady drinking rhythm, that is
	4:10am Ike: (burp!)
	4:10am LiXiviated Life: Brian D I’ve been listening to that Pharoah Sanders LP from it a few weeks back. “Karma” Wanted to thank you for that
	4:12am Paulo AD: Fred, it took it out of me man. Two trips in a row landing at 2am then straight into work each time. Plus a cold that I can't shift ( not rona, resting constantly)
	4:12am Paulo AD: We're off to Australia in two weeks
	4:13am Brian D: My pleasure, Lix. Sanders was a genius. I've been listening to him non-stop the past few weeks.
	4:13am HyperDose: Lemme know when you'll be back on the east coast, Paulo. Def gonna get tossed from a couple bars/venues. Who else is gong to show celibate gen z the partying ropes? 🌚
	4:14am fred: Scott and Trash Cult will test your hangover game, now I get why you train hard
	4:14am Paulo AD: HD I'm hoping it will be next year. We could get a room somewhere, get some friends to dj
	4:15am Brian D: Belated hello @Destroit @4:05
	4:15am Paulo AD: Fred - been training all my life for it haha
	4:15am LiXiviated Life: I’ve got to get back to the sea of dreams. Things to do tomorrow ( or is it “later today”) Bye
	4:15am Paulo AD: Reminds me, if any of you see him tell him it will be Friday not Saturday
	4:16am TDK60: Good morning, Brian, others.
	4:16am HyperDose: @Paulo Hoping Monty Hall will be open for business by then. You and I should host an Emo Nite 😎
	4:18am HyperDose: Granted it would be 98% Every Time I Die songs, but how else do we expect the kids to learn? haha
	4:19am Paulo AD: You are welcome Bri :) love ya man
	4:20am Paulo AD: HD can you even imagine, emo and goth. Mona and kellen would love it
	4:23am TDK60: Yeah, I miss Monty Hall. I saw The Ex, Big Blood, etc., there. More recently, helped fold T-shirts in the quiet room.
	⚡ 4:24am tom tom the pipers son: back to back, belly to belly, you a john sterling fan, brian?
	4:24am Paulo AD: I think its been shut since I started listening!!
	4:25am Brian D: Good catch, Tom Tom! That was an inside joke for friends who are listening.
	⚡ 4:25am Michael of Cologne: 'Morning Brian & all. If it be your will to let me sing.
	⚡ 4:26am tom tom the pipers son: aha!
	4:26am Brian D: Gee, TDK, and I probably saw you and HyperDose there and didn't even know it.
	4:27am Brian D: I even tried to give it a Sterling-esque inflection, Tom Tom. And good morning Michael!
	⚡ 4:28am tom tom the pipers son: a sartorial inflection?
	⚡ 4:28am Michael of Cologne: All Strung Up Ref. 1): The cage is transparent, it's hard to see, the fateful mind-set, imprisoning you and me. All strung up, suspended on tight strings Prancing around, such hapless puppet-things.
	⚡ 4:29am tom tom the pipers son: i must be the only baseball fan on the cat board
	4:29am fred: Heartfelt gratitude to all T-shirt folders, I made you work
	4:29am HyperDose: Never been to Monty Hall but would be happy to voluntarily assist if they're short on engineers. IAR grad here 🎚️🎛️
	4:31am Brian D: Or the only Sterling fan, @Tom Tom.
	4:31am HyperDose: Queen Mavis still got it. Can't believe Run the Jewels got her on a track 😵
	4:31am Brian D: She does indeed, HD. Love Run the Jewels and that track.
	4:33am fred: @tom tom the pipers son: There are more, but as Mets fans, they're hibernating
	⚡ 4:33am tom tom the pipers son: maybe sartorial is not the right word... mixing metaphors
	⚡ 4:34am tom tom the pipers son: @fred to be honest i was more of a mets fan this year
	4:35am HyperDose: @Brian El-P's production is underrated. This video is my favorite because it shows how un-glamorous the process is www.youtube.com...
	4:36am Brian D: I'll check that out HD, thank you.
	4:38am HyperDose: I hope cats and broken vintage synths excite you as much as they do me lol
	4:39am Brian D: It doesn't take much, HD.
	4:42am TDK60: I heard Mr. Jello here. You know,he does short talk videos on current events, called What Would Jello Do?
	⚡ 4:43am tom tom the pipers son: brian did you grease up the turntables... they seem to be working better;)
	4:46am Brian D: I'll check those out TDK. I'm relying heavily on TT2, Tom Tom, which seems to be the only one working perfectly.
	4:48am fred: @tom tom the pipers son: Some might wake up for the Yankees' demise though
	4:49am Brian D: Which is imminent, Fred.
	⚡ 4:49am tom tom the pipers son: @brian what a pain... @fred that's certainly true
	5:08am fred: Why don't you like Born in the USA? It's a hard hitting song
	5:17am fred: Goes to show how little control artists have over the reception. It was not a jingoist anthem, but even you accept it as one
	5:17am Brian D: You got the long-winded answer, Fred.
	⚡ 5:17am Brian in UK: Hello Brian & commenters. The mayhem continues.
	5:18am TDK60: Maybe Mr. Springsteen was trying to say something nuanced in the song's verses, but the chorus is too easily misinterpreted by the less nuanced patriotic types? So, maybe the song fails in a way? Not sure. (I'm not a huge Bruce fan but I like some of his stuff.)
	5:18am Brian D: No, no, I know it's not a jingoistic anthem. Quite the contrary, in fact. Was annoyed by how it was received and it affected my perception of the song.
	5:19am Brian D: Hello Brian. And you may be right, TDK. I'm not talented enough to question the success or failure of someone else's art.
	5:20am Avrilinmay: woke up (...) now smiling so much : I I feel so vindicted, now that someone, who is in the US (and new jersey on top of that), had almost the same feelings about it when I first came across it (Except for the concerts part which I did not have the chance to experience)! :D morning Brian, morning everyone
	5:20am Brian D: Good morning Avril.
	5:20am TDK60: Good morning, Brian in UK. Me neither; that's why I put question marks at the end of that sentence. / "Mayhem" - down Westminster way, you mean?
	5:22am fred: It's like "this land is your land" got interpreted as an anthem of manifest destiny
	⚡ 5:23am tom tom the pipers son: good point fred
	5:23am Brian D: Yes it did, Fred. But I guess I missed most of that and by the time I was an adult I knew exactly what the song meant.
	5:24am Avrilinmay: vindicated* (hah. speaking of the problem of misunderstandings and languages ! )
	⚡ 5:24am Brian in UK: TDK60, oh yes.
	5:26am Brian D: Knew what you meant, @Avril.
	5:26am Brian D: @Brian_UK, it's 10:27 am, do you know who your PM is?
	5:26am fred: @Brian: Was that a reply to my 5:22 comment?
	5:27am Brian D: Yes, on This Is Your Land.
	5:30am fred: Wow, we sure can get things wrong
	5:31am Avrilinmay: oooouf love that one! you got it playing in my head now fred...
	⚡ 5:31am Brian in UK: Brian. Technically, Yes. Practically, No. At least they are not leaving the decision to Conservative party members & will be done by this time next week. So bizarre that Johnson has traction. A week is a long time in politics. Two months is a lifetime.
	5:31am Brian D: We can, @Fred. It's not Springsteen's fault, obviously. He's been very clear about what the song is and its meaning.
	5:33am Brian D: True @Brian. But it's hard to imagine Johnson getting back in. It would be absurd.
	5:34am fred: Can absurd be ruled out at this point?
	⚡ 5:35am Don in Tampere: I think "absurd" and "British Tory politics" fit together rather well
	5:37am Brian D: Well, given the projections for the upcoming mid-term elections in the US, much less the possibilities for 2024...
	5:38am Barbie: Shoutout from Berlin.
	⚡ 5:38am Brian in UK: Talking absurd, the mid terms are coming up soon!!!
	5:38am Brian D: Barbie! Are you away?
	⚡ 5:39am tom tom the pipers son: laters y'all... have a good one and thanks brian
	5:39am fred: Lettuce for PM! Mayonnaise for president!
	5:40am Brian D: Have a good one, Tom Tom. It is high... it is far...
	5:40am Brian D: That lettuce stunt was damn funny.
	5:40am TDK60: Just saw a report. Armed rightists in Arizona hanging outside early voting boxes or sites.
	5:42am Barbie: Yes Brian, landed yesterday amidst the protests here. Always happy to hear your show.
	5:43am Brian D: Wunderbar, Barbie. Enjoy Berlin!
	5:45am fred: Right to vote is a real issue. I probably will lose the right to vote next year, because of my age (deemed likely to vote left)
	5:46am Brian D: Fred?! How so?
	5:50am fred: Well, my ID card expires next year. It was extended 5 years, then the extension was rescinded. I can't renew it, but it's not valid anymore. Anyway reapplying takes years. So I can't vote
	5:55am Brian D: Oh man...
	5:56am TDK60: Thanks, Brian. I was able to join in due to inability to sleep! Next time.
	5:56am Brian D: That's it for me. Thank you all. Stay safe and have a great week.
	5:57am morphe': Thanks Brian and all !!!!
	5:57am radioronan: Great show..Thanks Brian!
	5:58am Avrilinmay: thank you Brian, and wfmu crew and participants to the fund raisers <3 to you all
	⚡ 5:58am Michael of Cologne: Tschüß Alle & thanks, Brian.
	5:59am morphe': Fred - what country are ya speaking of?
	⚡ 5:59am Michael of Cologne: Land of the Free

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