WFMU: Bob Brainen: Playlist from May 4, 2024

Listener comments!
	🥁 10:44am RobbieWhite: Good morning Bob. I am a HUGE Todd fan. Thanks for the one hour with Todd!
	11:00am Bob Brainen: Morning RobbieWhite of WOWD. I'm not surprised that you dig Todd!
	11:00am Andrew in Toronto: Good morning, Bob, and all other listeners!
	11:01am Bob Brainen: Good morning Andrew in Toronto
	11:01am Meself: Good morning Bob and all :)
	11:02am Jeff: Good Morning Bob + fellow listeners! Always loved those Runt records!
	🥁 11:02am wmfromd: Mornin' Bob and everyone!
	11:02am Bob Brainen: Morning Meself
	🥁 11:03am listener james from westwood: Morning, Bob and all!
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Morning Jeff
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Morning wmfromd
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Hey listener james from westwood
	11:03am dan: Good morning all.
	11:04am Bob Brainen: Hey dan
	🥁 11:05am (Mr) Bill: I anticipate remembering this Saturday with Bob and Todd and the entire Brainen-trust.
	11:05am Bob Brainen: Hiya (Mr) Bill
	11:06am Dean: This Melanie single was in regular rotation chez moi back in the day.
	🥁 11:06am (Mr) Bill: R.I.P. Richard Tandy of ELO.
	11:07am Bob Brainen: Morning Dean
	11:07am gene: Mel Safke! Kinda underrated. Hey, Bob!
	11:07am dan: ↳ (Mr) Bill @11:06 I just happened to be in attendance at his final concert ever. ELO at Radio City in 2016. What an amazing talent. I hope there's a tribute to him on today's show.
	11:07am Dean: I second the Tandy RIP.
	11:07am Roberto: Hai Bob, Ruthie, and Rosie!
	11:07am Bob Brainen: ↳ (Mr) Bill @11:06 Yup, he was there from the beginning. I think he even played on a late late era Move song.
	11:08am Bob Brainen: Hey Gene!
	11:08am Dean: I saw ELO three times in the '70s, each time with an odd opening act: Little Feat, Steve Hillage, Widowmaker.
	11:09am Bob Brainen: ↳ dan @11:07 Nice!
	11:09am Roberto: ↳ Song: "Lay Down [Candles In the Rain]" by "Melanie w/The... Certified banger.
	11:09am Bob Brainen: Hola Roberto
	🥁 11:10am listener 126464: Hello, Bob & listeners.
	11:10am SmokinJ: Hey bb & people! Checkin' in...
	11:11am Bob Brainen: Hey SmokinJ
	🥁 11:11am chresti: Hi Bob and braineniacs!
	11:12am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ chresti @11:11 Hiya, crestikins!
	11:12am Bob Brainen: Hi chresti
	11:13am Bob Brainen: Hello listener 126464
	🥁 11:17am Gina Bacon: Morning, Bob & all!
	11:18am Bob Brainen: Morning Gina Bacon
	11:19am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Gina Bacon @11:17 Morning, Gina!
	11:20am patrick321: Hey Bob and all
	🥁 11:20am Gina Bacon: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:19 Morning, Andrew!
	11:21am Bob Brainen: Hey patrick321
	11:21am dan: The last few weeks have not been kind to the Rock and Roll world. We lost Richard Tandy, Mike Pinder, Duane Eddy and Dickey Betts
	11:22am Bob Brainen: ↳ dan @11:21 Yeah, a tough run.
	11:30am Listener Robert: ↳ Song: "Wild Mountain Thyme (right channel doubled)" by "... The original of this, just known as "Will you go, lassie, go?", is the official song of Old Blue Rugby Football Club in New York.
	11:31am fred: ↳ dan @11:21 We should pay recpect to those we lost, but also acknowledge those we gained, and there are many
	🥁 11:38am chresti: Hi Andrew in TOkins!
	11:39am Bob Brainen: Hi fred
	11:40am Sem: Bob!
	11:41am Bob Brainen: Sem!
	11:42am dan: There’s a show at the Paramount in Huntington that looks interesting: Asia, Focus, Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash and Curved Air. Focus and Curved Air are touring the US for the first time since the 1970s (not counting one off festival appearances)
	11:42am Soule: Good morning, Bob and fellow listen ears!
	11:43am Bob Brainen: Good morning Soule
	11:45am Dean: Nina Simone singing with NRBQ?
	11:46am Meself: ↳ Dean @11:45 I thought the same thing.
	11:47am Dean: Not a bad thing to think, I think.
	11:48am Meself: ↳ Dean @11:47 😂
	11:51am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Soule @11:42 Good morning, Soule!
	11:53am dan: BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!!!
	11:53am Soule: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:51 Hey, Andrew! Happy month of May!
	11:54am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Soule @11:53 Yes. You too!
	11:54am Soule: ↳ dan @11:53 And what a great Beatles song!
	11:56am Kev Cos: Bob and Co., Good morning! A great historical obituary, is in The New York Times (pub. 5/2/24, updated yesterday): "Peggy Mellon Hitchcock, Who Helped Timothy Leary Turn On Dies at 90." I caught Tim at The Bottom Line, in the 70s. I had difficulty following his train of thought. That, unlike Peggy's other 2 friends: Baba Ram Dass (1978, at The Palladium (E14 Str.) and 1985? at San Diego) and H.H. Tenzin Gyatsu (NYC 1987, 1991 and ? Newark Museum. I caught Todd at the WNEW-FM Christmas Concert (Avery Fisher on the fateful December 8, 1980). Your show is definitely a "roots" show, for me. Thanks, bro! Kev Cos
	11:59am Bob Brainen: Hey Kev Cos, thanks, man.
	11:59am dan: RIP Hall & Oates
	12:00pm Dean: That obit was eye-opening for me, Kev Cos. Not sure I ever knew that Alpert became BRD. If I did, I entirely forgot it. Saw Todd at the Roxy during the Back to the Bars tour.
	12:01pm Franco Twinkie: ↳ Song: "No Reply" by "Beatles" Funny about that song. I was eight years old when I first heard it, and boy it gave me shivers. I would be years before I saw some other guy at my girlfriends front door. It didn't give me shivers - it made be feel like I died and went to hell. The Beatles still work for me.
	12:01pm pp: no Jeopardy contestant guessed right on a Hall&Oates clue this last week. massive fail on an easy one
	12:03pm dan: @pp I was shouting at my TV set.
	12:03pm Meself: ↳ pp @12:01 Interesting.
	12:03pm Bob Brainen: Morning Franco Twinkie
	12:03pm Bob Brainen: Hey PP, remember what the question was?
	12:05pm Franco Twinkie: Hey Bob!
	12:06pm pp: BB : they had the hit song Kiss On My List. that was the Jeopardy clue
	12:06pm Sem: Provocative release from Insane Clown Posse. Foolin' around, The ICP Orchestra new to me, and delightful.
	12:06pm Bob Brainen: ↳ pp @12:06 wow!
	12:08pm dan: Is anyone familiar with this new Jerry Seinfeld Pop Tarts film on Netflix?
	12:09pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:06 Here`s some ICP orchestra info: www.icporchestra.com icporchestra.bandcamp.com
	🥁 12:09pm (Mr) Bill: Will this summer finally be the Summer of George?
	12:09pm Sem: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:09 Thank you, Andrew!
	12:10pm Meself: ↳ dan @12:08 I just read about it in the The New Yorker Jerry interview.
	12:11pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:09 You`re welcome. The Dutch Embassy in ttawa used to book them in Canada.
	🥁 12:12pm chresti: A civil society is a tall order with the current population count on this planet.
	12:12pm Sem: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:11 I had no idea, AiT. Appreciate the information.
	12:13pm dan: @Meself Looks like an obnoxious mess.
	12:13pm Meself: ↳ Song: ""We're Living In A Society!"" by "George Costanza... I thought that was funny when you said that last week.
	🥁 12:13pm chresti: ↳ Song: ""We're Living In A Society!"" by "George Costanza... Re:
	12:13pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:12 This gentleman was the band`s pianist: www.discogs.com...
	12:16pm Dean: Had Rundgren at this point, 1973, been captivated by the talents of Laura Nyro? Certainly sounds like it.
	12:16pm Dean: Rather, 1970?
	12:18pm dan: When I saw Todd Rundgren at BB Kings in 2011, there were no Runt songs performed. The earliest record that he did was Something/Anything.
	12:18pm Bob Brainen: ↳ Dean @12:16 Yes, that started during the Nazz era
	12:18pm Franco Twinkie: ↳ Song: "We Gotta Get You A Woman" by "Todd Rundgren" I love this song! makes me think of friends tried to hook me up and it went straight down the drain.
	12:18pm Meself: ↳ Song: "One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-... I’m in heaven :)
	12:19pm spodiodi: greetings, Bob! hello all
	12:19pm Dean: In "Long Flowing Robe" one can hear Utopia to come, too.
	12:19pm Bob Brainen: Greetings spodiodi!
	12:21pm pp: Midnight Special dropped their weekly archive last night. 2 live Todd songs "Couldn’t I Just Tell You” and “A Dream Goes on Forever” — great stuff
	12:21pm Esko: Hi Bob!
	12:23pm tom tom the pipers son: hello people, bob, these one hour immersions have been special, never knew about a nyro/ rundgren connection but hear it. the best of rundgren has such a melodic dimensionality
	12:24pm doctorjazz: Hi Bob and Streamers!
	12:24pm Meself: Some years back, my late husband and I were in Kauai and visited Todd and his wife’s bar. We visited with his wife and had a really nice time.
	12:24pm Dean: Rundgren went on to produce at least (only?) one album by Nyro, a later release that apparently isn't much liked. I enjoy it.
	12:25pm dan: Todd Rundgren and Utopia reminds me of Phil Collins and Genesis, where the distinction between the band and the solo career isn’t clear.
	12:25pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-... The Runt Years-I thought this was about my time in High School...
	12:25pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ spodiodi @12:19 hiya, spodi!
	12:26pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ doctorjazz @12:25 Hello, doc!
	12:26pm Bob Brainen: Hi doctorjazz
	12:26pm doctorjazz: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:26 Hi Andrew!
	12:32pm spodiodi: hello, Andrew!
	12:34pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "The Ballad (Denny & Jean)" by "Todd Rundgren" a beaute... sorta 'betcha by golly wow' feel
	12:34pm Dean: Around this time, he produced and engineered the Butterfield Blues Band Live, Badfinger, Fanny, Grand Funk... One wonders what his listening habits were like.
	12:35pm Meself: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:34 Yes!
	12:35pm Bob Brainen: Hey tom tom the pipers son
	12:35pm Dean: New York Dolls... What a resume!
	12:36pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Meself @12:35 i think topt did an interview w/ rundgren mainly about the philly influence
	12:37pm Dean: Hey, I share a birthday with Liv Tyler!
	12:41pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Bob Brainen @12:35 these one hour immersions have been a real treat and an education, thanks
	12:46pm Bob Brainen: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:41 I'm glad you're digging them!
	12:48pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Baby Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don'... this medley looks forward to "wizard, a true star"
	🥁 12:52pm wmfromd: Jesse Winchester's first album was on Ampex. Also, The Great Speckled Bird.
	12:52pm Dean: Rundgren produced that GSB album.
	12:56pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:48 been years since i listened, maybe i'm wrong
	12:58pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Boat On The Charles" by "Todd Rundgren" this is another tapestry, not referring to c. king
	🥁 1:12pm wmfromd: ↳ Song: "A Long Time, A Long Way to Go" by "Todd Rundgren" This song also appears on The Whole Burbank Catalog comp.
	🥁 1:24pm listener 126464: Enjoyed the hour, Bob. Was good to hear after listening to new The Lemon Twigs album yesterday.
	1:26pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Ain't Misbehavin'" by "Jelly Roll Morton" Cool-Jelly Roll doing Fats!
	1:29pm dan: RIP Richard Tandy
	1:36pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "I'll Try" by "Sam & Bill" Like this!
	1:41pm Gerry from Miami: Yes, Dan, a rugged set of losses. But can we revel in the fact that FRANKIE VALLI turned the "magic" 90 page on his calendar?
	1:41pm WR: Hello Bob and free form folks. Enjoyed the hour of Todd. I have both the Runt albums on Ampex. I was a Nazz fan and saw them a few times in 1969. I've been trying to confirm if I saw them with Todd or not. Word among my peers back then was that Todd was with them the first time they played at the Dallas club End of Cole but had left by the time they played at the Texas Pop Festival and then a week at End of Cole. Anyway, thanks for the tunes.
	1:42pm Bob Brainen: Hey Gerry
	1:43pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Satin Doll / Tea For Two" by "Stephane Grappelli" Don't hear Grappelli on piano that often, nice!
	1:43pm Bob Brainen: Hello WR. Wow. I don't think Todd made it that far west before he quit.
	1:48pm Sem: Appreciated today's spins so very much. Obliged, Bob!
	1:49pm Gerry from Miami: BOB, had all the earliest Nazz/Rundgren stuff while I was in college in Philadelphia', 64-'70. Todd played at a"folk" club outside of Philly called the Main Point. I have friends in California who went to his bar on Kauai during one of their many trips to the Islands.Not sure if it's still open.
	1:50pm doctorjazz: Thanks Bob!
	1:53pm Andrew in Toronto: What an inspired show! Thanks, Bob!
	1:54pm spodiodi: thanks, Bob!
	🥁 1:54pm (Mr) Bill: So good for me soul, Bob. Thanks, and regards to Rosie.
	1:55pm Meself: Had a great time! Thanks Bob.
	1:55pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Wild About My Daddy" by "Laneville-Johnson Union ... ;-)
	1:57pm Dean: Debussy on Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum: "'Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum' is a sort of hygienic and progressive gymnastics; it should therefore be played every morning, before breakfast, beginning at 'modéré,' and winding up to 'animé.'"
	1:57pm Soule: Another lovely show! Thanks, Bob!
	1:57pm Jeff: Thanks Bob!
	🥁 1:57pm wmfromd: Another great one Bob. Thanks!
	1:58pm Dean: From E. Robert Schmitz, The Piano Works of Claude Debussy (1950).
	🥁 1:59pm listener 126464: Thank you, Bob!
	2:35pm JoeChrisMorris: Been meditating with "Nice to Me" of late. the Todd album is unlistenable of course!
	10:13am Rick from SC: Thanks, Bob. Perfect timing, as I'm going to see Todd in Charlotte soon

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May 4, 2024: A free form show including "One Hour With...Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-1972"

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Images New Approx. start time

Hank Levine & His Orchestra w/ Timothy Leary Image, Part One / The Psychedelic Experience 1961 / 1966 0:00:00 (Pop-up)

Fickle Pickle Saturday "Saturday" by "Fickle Pickle" A Complete Pickle 1970 / 2018 0:02:22 (Pop-up)

Melanie w/The Edwin Hawkins Singers Lay Down [Candles In the Rain] 1970 A belated R.I.P. 0:05:26 (Pop-up)

Oregon Dust Devil "Dust Devil" by "Oregon" Moon And Mind 1979 0:09:13 (Pop-up)

Charles Mingus A Colloquial Dream [breakdown 1 & breakdown 2] Tijuana Moods - Deluxe 1957 / 1962 / 2001 0:12:23 (Pop-up)

Larry Dale Down To The Bottom "Down To The Bottom" by "Larry Dale" Tom Ardolino's Magic Jukebox 1949 Groove label 0:16:26 (Pop-up)

The Carlisles No Help Wanted "No Help Wanted" by "The Carlisles" 1953 Mercury label 0:18:45 (Pop-up)

Gillian McPherson I Am The Runner Poets And Painters & Performers Of Blues 1971 0:21:11 (Pop-up)

Lapsey Band I Shall Not Be Moved "I Shall Not Be Moved" by "Lapsey Band" Music from the South, Vol. 1: Country Brass Bands 1955 Folkways label 0:24:27 (Pop-up)

Byrds Wild Mountain Thyme (right channel doubled) 1966 from the 5D sessions 0:27:34 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"

0:30:01 (Pop-up)

Andrew Hill Dedication "Dedication" by "Andrew Hill" Point Of Departure 1964 0:38:21 (Pop-up)

NRBQ Telescope "Telescope" by "NRBQ" Stormalong 1986 0:45:07 (Pop-up)

Pernice Brothers Not This Pig "Not This Pig" by "Pernice Brothers" Who Will You Believe 2004 * 0:46:56 (Pop-up)

Joe Brown & His Kool Kats Leroy Sent Me 1949 Regent label 0:49:36 (Pop-up)

Beatles No Reply "No Reply" by "Beatles" Beatles For Sale 1964 Mono 0:52:44 (Pop-up)

Fotheringay The Pond And The Stream Fotheringay 1970 0:54:59 (Pop-up)

Hall & Oates Lily (Are You Happy) Whole Oats 1972 0:58:17 (Pop-up)

The ICP Orchestra Spinning Song "Spinning Song" by "The ICP Orchestra" Extension Red, White & Blue: The ICP Orchestra Performs Herbie Nichols 1984 1:02:21 (Pop-up)

George Costanza & Seinfeld gang "We're Living In A Society!" 1991 excerpt from "Chinese Restaurant" 1:07:03 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"

1:07:49 (Pop-up)

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One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-1971

Todd Rundgren We Gotta Get You A Woman Runt 1970 1:15:22 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Long Flowing Robe "Long Flowing Robe" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 1:17:46 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Broke Down & Busted Runt 1970 1:21:43 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Chain Letter "Chain Letter" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 1:25:54 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren There Are No Words "There Are No Words" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt 1970 1:30:42 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren The Ballad (Denny & Jean) Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 1:32:53 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Devil's Bite "Devil's Bite" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt 1970 1:35:56 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Parole "Parole" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 1:39:54 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Baby Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands 1970 Medley is b-side of "We Gotta Get You A Woman" 1:44:08 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"

1:49:37 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Boat On The Charles Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 1:55:17 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Once Burned "Once Burned" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt 1970 1:59:43 (Pop-up)

Todd Wailing Wall "Wailing Wall" by "Todd" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 2:01:45 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Broke Down & Busted Runt 1970 Alt. mix; also B-side of "Believe In Me" 2:04:55 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren A Long Time, A Long Way to Go Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 2:09:20 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Say No More "Say No More" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt 1970 Song only available on an earlier pressing of the album 2:11:26 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Be Nice To Me "Be Nice To Me" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 Also his 2nd single Side A 2:14:35 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Believe In Me "Believe In Me" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt 1970 2:18:11 (Pop-up)

Todd Rundgren Remember Me "Remember Me" by "Todd Rundgren" Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 2:20:00 (Pop-up)

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Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"

2:20:58 (Pop-up)

Jelly Roll Morton Ain't Misbehavin' The Complete Library of Congress Recordings 1938 / 2005 2:24:23 (Pop-up)

Electric Light Orchestra Mr. Blue Sky Out Of The Blue 1977 RIP Richard Tandy -keyboards 2:28:39 (Pop-up)

Sam & Bill I'll Try "I'll Try" by "Sam & Bill" Soul Class Of '66 1966 / 1983 2:33:36 (Pop-up)

Ramblers International Muntie [Highlife Charanga] Doin' Our Own Thing 1952 / 1972 2:36:13 (Pop-up)

Stephane Grappelli Satin Doll / Tea For Two 1989 solo piano - Live 2:40:57 (Pop-up)

Forest A Glade Somewhere "A Glade Somewhere" by "Forest" Forest 1969 2:46:24 (Pop-up)

Steve Martin Two By Two "Two By Two" by "Steve Martin" The History Of The Left Banke 1971 / 1985 2:49:25 (Pop-up)

Claude Debussy Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum Debussy Plays Debussy 1913 / 2003 piano roll 2:52:37 (Pop-up)

Laneville-Johnson Union Brass Band Wild About My Daddy Music from the South, Vol. 1: Country Brass Bands 1955 Folkways 2:54:20 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"

2:56:12 (Pop-up)

Thanks to David Borks, Ron Jett, Doug Young, var. facebook friends, & Pete Tomlinson

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Listener comments!
	🥁 10:44am RobbieWhite: Good morning Bob. I am a HUGE Todd fan. Thanks for the one hour with Todd!
	11:00am Bob Brainen: Morning RobbieWhite of WOWD. I'm not surprised that you dig Todd!
	11:00am Andrew in Toronto: Good morning, Bob, and all other listeners!
	11:01am Bob Brainen: Good morning Andrew in Toronto
	11:01am Meself: Good morning Bob and all :)
	11:02am Jeff: Good Morning Bob + fellow listeners! Always loved those Runt records!
	🥁 11:02am wmfromd: Mornin' Bob and everyone!
	11:02am Bob Brainen: Morning Meself
	🥁 11:03am listener james from westwood: Morning, Bob and all!
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Morning Jeff
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Morning wmfromd
	11:03am Bob Brainen: Hey listener james from westwood
	11:03am dan: Good morning all.
	11:04am Bob Brainen: Hey dan
	🥁 11:05am (Mr) Bill: I anticipate remembering this Saturday with Bob and Todd and the entire Brainen-trust.
	11:05am Bob Brainen: Hiya (Mr) Bill
	11:06am Dean: This Melanie single was in regular rotation chez moi back in the day.
	🥁 11:06am (Mr) Bill: R.I.P. Richard Tandy of ELO.
	11:07am Bob Brainen: Morning Dean
	11:07am gene: Mel Safke! Kinda underrated. Hey, Bob!
	11:07am dan: ↳ (Mr) Bill @11:06 I just happened to be in attendance at his final concert ever. ELO at Radio City in 2016. What an amazing talent. I hope there's a tribute to him on today's show.
	11:07am Dean: I second the Tandy RIP.
	11:07am Roberto: Hai Bob, Ruthie, and Rosie!
	11:07am Bob Brainen: ↳ (Mr) Bill @11:06 Yup, he was there from the beginning. I think he even played on a late late era Move song.
	11:08am Bob Brainen: Hey Gene!
	11:08am Dean: I saw ELO three times in the '70s, each time with an odd opening act: Little Feat, Steve Hillage, Widowmaker.
	11:09am Bob Brainen: ↳ dan @11:07 Nice!
	11:09am Roberto: ↳ Song: "Lay Down [Candles In the Rain]" by "Melanie w/The... Certified banger.
	11:09am Bob Brainen: Hola Roberto
	🥁 11:10am listener 126464: Hello, Bob & listeners.
	11:10am SmokinJ: Hey bb & people! Checkin' in...
	11:11am Bob Brainen: Hey SmokinJ
	🥁 11:11am chresti: Hi Bob and braineniacs!
	11:12am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ chresti @11:11 Hiya, crestikins!
	11:12am Bob Brainen: Hi chresti
	11:13am Bob Brainen: Hello listener 126464
	🥁 11:17am Gina Bacon: Morning, Bob & all!
	11:18am Bob Brainen: Morning Gina Bacon
	11:19am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Gina Bacon @11:17 Morning, Gina!
	11:20am patrick321: Hey Bob and all
	🥁 11:20am Gina Bacon: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:19 Morning, Andrew!
	11:21am Bob Brainen: Hey patrick321
	11:21am dan: The last few weeks have not been kind to the Rock and Roll world. We lost Richard Tandy, Mike Pinder, Duane Eddy and Dickey Betts
	11:22am Bob Brainen: ↳ dan @11:21 Yeah, a tough run.
	11:30am Listener Robert: ↳ Song: "Wild Mountain Thyme (right channel doubled)" by "... The original of this, just known as "Will you go, lassie, go?", is the official song of Old Blue Rugby Football Club in New York.
	11:31am fred: ↳ dan @11:21 We should pay recpect to those we lost, but also acknowledge those we gained, and there are many
	🥁 11:38am chresti: Hi Andrew in TOkins!
	11:39am Bob Brainen: Hi fred
	11:40am Sem: Bob!
	11:41am Bob Brainen: Sem!
	11:42am dan: There’s a show at the Paramount in Huntington that looks interesting: Asia, Focus, Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash and Curved Air. Focus and Curved Air are touring the US for the first time since the 1970s (not counting one off festival appearances)
	11:42am Soule: Good morning, Bob and fellow listen ears!
	11:43am Bob Brainen: Good morning Soule
	11:45am Dean: Nina Simone singing with NRBQ?
	11:46am Meself: ↳ Dean @11:45 I thought the same thing.
	11:47am Dean: Not a bad thing to think, I think.
	11:48am Meself: ↳ Dean @11:47 😂
	11:51am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Soule @11:42 Good morning, Soule!
	11:53am dan: BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!!!
	11:53am Soule: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:51 Hey, Andrew! Happy month of May!
	11:54am Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Soule @11:53 Yes. You too!
	11:54am Soule: ↳ dan @11:53 And what a great Beatles song!
	11:56am Kev Cos: Bob and Co., Good morning! A great historical obituary, is in The New York Times (pub. 5/2/24, updated yesterday): "Peggy Mellon Hitchcock, Who Helped Timothy Leary Turn On Dies at 90." I caught Tim at The Bottom Line, in the 70s. I had difficulty following his train of thought. That, unlike Peggy's other 2 friends: Baba Ram Dass (1978, at The Palladium (E14 Str.) and 1985? at San Diego) and H.H. Tenzin Gyatsu (NYC 1987, 1991 and ? Newark Museum. I caught Todd at the WNEW-FM Christmas Concert (Avery Fisher on the fateful December 8, 1980). Your show is definitely a "roots" show, for me. Thanks, bro! Kev Cos
	11:59am Bob Brainen: Hey Kev Cos, thanks, man.
	11:59am dan: RIP Hall & Oates
	12:00pm Dean: That obit was eye-opening for me, Kev Cos. Not sure I ever knew that Alpert became BRD. If I did, I entirely forgot it. Saw Todd at the Roxy during the Back to the Bars tour.
	12:01pm Franco Twinkie: ↳ Song: "No Reply" by "Beatles" Funny about that song. I was eight years old when I first heard it, and boy it gave me shivers. I would be years before I saw some other guy at my girlfriends front door. It didn't give me shivers - it made be feel like I died and went to hell. The Beatles still work for me.
	12:01pm pp: no Jeopardy contestant guessed right on a Hall&Oates clue this last week. massive fail on an easy one
	12:03pm dan: @pp I was shouting at my TV set.
	12:03pm Meself: ↳ pp @12:01 Interesting.
	12:03pm Bob Brainen: Morning Franco Twinkie
	12:03pm Bob Brainen: Hey PP, remember what the question was?
	12:05pm Franco Twinkie: Hey Bob!
	12:06pm pp: BB : they had the hit song Kiss On My List. that was the Jeopardy clue
	12:06pm Sem: Provocative release from Insane Clown Posse. Foolin' around, The ICP Orchestra new to me, and delightful.
	12:06pm Bob Brainen: ↳ pp @12:06 wow!
	12:08pm dan: Is anyone familiar with this new Jerry Seinfeld Pop Tarts film on Netflix?
	12:09pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:06 Here`s some ICP orchestra info: www.icporchestra.com icporchestra.bandcamp.com
	🥁 12:09pm (Mr) Bill: Will this summer finally be the Summer of George?
	12:09pm Sem: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:09 Thank you, Andrew!
	12:10pm Meself: ↳ dan @12:08 I just read about it in the The New Yorker Jerry interview.
	12:11pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:09 You`re welcome. The Dutch Embassy in ttawa used to book them in Canada.
	🥁 12:12pm chresti: A civil society is a tall order with the current population count on this planet.
	12:12pm Sem: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:11 I had no idea, AiT. Appreciate the information.
	12:13pm dan: @Meself Looks like an obnoxious mess.
	12:13pm Meself: ↳ Song: ""We're Living In A Society!"" by "George Costanza... I thought that was funny when you said that last week.
	🥁 12:13pm chresti: ↳ Song: ""We're Living In A Society!"" by "George Costanza... Re:
	12:13pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ Sem @12:12 This gentleman was the band`s pianist: www.discogs.com...
	12:16pm Dean: Had Rundgren at this point, 1973, been captivated by the talents of Laura Nyro? Certainly sounds like it.
	12:16pm Dean: Rather, 1970?
	12:18pm dan: When I saw Todd Rundgren at BB Kings in 2011, there were no Runt songs performed. The earliest record that he did was Something/Anything.
	12:18pm Bob Brainen: ↳ Dean @12:16 Yes, that started during the Nazz era
	12:18pm Franco Twinkie: ↳ Song: "We Gotta Get You A Woman" by "Todd Rundgren" I love this song! makes me think of friends tried to hook me up and it went straight down the drain.
	12:18pm Meself: ↳ Song: "One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-... I’m in heaven :)
	12:19pm spodiodi: greetings, Bob! hello all
	12:19pm Dean: In "Long Flowing Robe" one can hear Utopia to come, too.
	12:19pm Bob Brainen: Greetings spodiodi!
	12:21pm pp: Midnight Special dropped their weekly archive last night. 2 live Todd songs "Couldn’t I Just Tell You” and “A Dream Goes on Forever” — great stuff
	12:21pm Esko: Hi Bob!
	12:23pm tom tom the pipers son: hello people, bob, these one hour immersions have been special, never knew about a nyro/ rundgren connection but hear it. the best of rundgren has such a melodic dimensionality
	12:24pm doctorjazz: Hi Bob and Streamers!
	12:24pm Meself: Some years back, my late husband and I were in Kauai and visited Todd and his wife’s bar. We visited with his wife and had a really nice time.
	12:24pm Dean: Rundgren went on to produce at least (only?) one album by Nyro, a later release that apparently isn't much liked. I enjoy it.
	12:25pm dan: Todd Rundgren and Utopia reminds me of Phil Collins and Genesis, where the distinction between the band and the solo career isn’t clear.
	12:25pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-... The Runt Years-I thought this was about my time in High School...
	12:25pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ spodiodi @12:19 hiya, spodi!
	12:26pm Andrew in Toronto: ↳ doctorjazz @12:25 Hello, doc!
	12:26pm Bob Brainen: Hi doctorjazz
	12:26pm doctorjazz: ↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:26 Hi Andrew!
	12:32pm spodiodi: hello, Andrew!
	12:34pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "The Ballad (Denny & Jean)" by "Todd Rundgren" a beaute... sorta 'betcha by golly wow' feel
	12:34pm Dean: Around this time, he produced and engineered the Butterfield Blues Band Live, Badfinger, Fanny, Grand Funk... One wonders what his listening habits were like.
	12:35pm Meself: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:34 Yes!
	12:35pm Bob Brainen: Hey tom tom the pipers son
	12:35pm Dean: New York Dolls... What a resume!
	12:36pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Meself @12:35 i think topt did an interview w/ rundgren mainly about the philly influence
	12:37pm Dean: Hey, I share a birthday with Liv Tyler!
	12:41pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Bob Brainen @12:35 these one hour immersions have been a real treat and an education, thanks
	12:46pm Bob Brainen: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:41 I'm glad you're digging them!
	12:48pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Baby Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don'... this medley looks forward to "wizard, a true star"
	🥁 12:52pm wmfromd: Jesse Winchester's first album was on Ampex. Also, The Great Speckled Bird.
	12:52pm Dean: Rundgren produced that GSB album.
	12:56pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @12:48 been years since i listened, maybe i'm wrong
	12:58pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Boat On The Charles" by "Todd Rundgren" this is another tapestry, not referring to c. king
	🥁 1:12pm wmfromd: ↳ Song: "A Long Time, A Long Way to Go" by "Todd Rundgren" This song also appears on The Whole Burbank Catalog comp.
	🥁 1:24pm listener 126464: Enjoyed the hour, Bob. Was good to hear after listening to new The Lemon Twigs album yesterday.
	1:26pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Ain't Misbehavin'" by "Jelly Roll Morton" Cool-Jelly Roll doing Fats!
	1:29pm dan: RIP Richard Tandy
	1:36pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "I'll Try" by "Sam & Bill" Like this!
	1:41pm Gerry from Miami: Yes, Dan, a rugged set of losses. But can we revel in the fact that FRANKIE VALLI turned the "magic" 90 page on his calendar?
	1:41pm WR: Hello Bob and free form folks. Enjoyed the hour of Todd. I have both the Runt albums on Ampex. I was a Nazz fan and saw them a few times in 1969. I've been trying to confirm if I saw them with Todd or not. Word among my peers back then was that Todd was with them the first time they played at the Dallas club End of Cole but had left by the time they played at the Texas Pop Festival and then a week at End of Cole. Anyway, thanks for the tunes.
	1:42pm Bob Brainen: Hey Gerry
	1:43pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Satin Doll / Tea For Two" by "Stephane Grappelli" Don't hear Grappelli on piano that often, nice!
	1:43pm Bob Brainen: Hello WR. Wow. I don't think Todd made it that far west before he quit.
	1:48pm Sem: Appreciated today's spins so very much. Obliged, Bob!
	1:49pm Gerry from Miami: BOB, had all the earliest Nazz/Rundgren stuff while I was in college in Philadelphia', 64-'70. Todd played at a"folk" club outside of Philly called the Main Point. I have friends in California who went to his bar on Kauai during one of their many trips to the Islands.Not sure if it's still open.
	1:50pm doctorjazz: Thanks Bob!
	1:53pm Andrew in Toronto: What an inspired show! Thanks, Bob!
	1:54pm spodiodi: thanks, Bob!
	🥁 1:54pm (Mr) Bill: So good for me soul, Bob. Thanks, and regards to Rosie.
	1:55pm Meself: Had a great time! Thanks Bob.
	1:55pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Wild About My Daddy" by "Laneville-Johnson Union ... ;-)
	1:57pm Dean: Debussy on Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum: "'Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum' is a sort of hygienic and progressive gymnastics; it should therefore be played every morning, before breakfast, beginning at 'modéré,' and winding up to 'animé.'"
	1:57pm Soule: Another lovely show! Thanks, Bob!
	1:57pm Jeff: Thanks Bob!
	🥁 1:57pm wmfromd: Another great one Bob. Thanks!
	1:58pm Dean: From E. Robert Schmitz, The Piano Works of Claude Debussy (1950).
	🥁 1:59pm listener 126464: Thank you, Bob!
	2:35pm JoeChrisMorris: Been meditating with "Nice to Me" of late. the Todd album is unlistenable of course!
	10:13am Rick from SC: Thanks, Bob. Perfect timing, as I'm going to see Todd in Charlotte soon

Artist	Track	Album	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Hank Levine & His Orchestra w/ Timothy Leary	Image, Part One / The Psychedelic Experience		1961 / 1966			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Fickle Pickle	Saturday "Saturday" by "Fickle Pickle"	A Complete Pickle	1970 / 2018			0:02:22 (Pop-up)
Melanie w/The Edwin Hawkins Singers	Lay Down [Candles In the Rain]		1970	A belated R.I.P.		0:05:26 (Pop-up)
Oregon	Dust Devil "Dust Devil" by "Oregon"	Moon And Mind	1979			0:09:13 (Pop-up)
Charles Mingus	A Colloquial Dream [breakdown 1 & breakdown 2]	Tijuana Moods - Deluxe	1957 / 1962 / 2001			0:12:23 (Pop-up)
Larry Dale	Down To The Bottom "Down To The Bottom" by "Larry Dale"	Tom Ardolino's Magic Jukebox	1949	Groove label		0:16:26 (Pop-up)
The Carlisles	No Help Wanted "No Help Wanted" by "The Carlisles"		1953	Mercury label		0:18:45 (Pop-up)
Gillian McPherson	I Am The Runner	Poets And Painters & Performers Of Blues	1971			0:21:11 (Pop-up)
Lapsey Band	I Shall Not Be Moved "I Shall Not Be Moved" by "Lapsey Band"	Music from the South, Vol. 1: Country Brass Bands	1955	Folkways label		0:24:27 (Pop-up)
Byrds	Wild Mountain Thyme (right channel doubled)		1966	from the 5D sessions		0:27:34 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"						0:30:01 (Pop-up)
Andrew Hill	Dedication "Dedication" by "Andrew Hill"	Point Of Departure	1964			0:38:21 (Pop-up)
NRBQ	Telescope "Telescope" by "NRBQ"	Stormalong	1986			0:45:07 (Pop-up)
Pernice Brothers	Not This Pig "Not This Pig" by "Pernice Brothers"	Who Will You Believe	2004		*	0:46:56 (Pop-up)
Joe Brown & His Kool Kats	Leroy Sent Me		1949	Regent label		0:49:36 (Pop-up)
Beatles	No Reply "No Reply" by "Beatles"	Beatles For Sale	1964	Mono		0:52:44 (Pop-up)
Fotheringay	The Pond And The Stream	Fotheringay	1970			0:54:59 (Pop-up)
Hall & Oates	Lily (Are You Happy)	Whole Oats	1972			0:58:17 (Pop-up)
The ICP Orchestra	Spinning Song "Spinning Song" by "The ICP Orchestra"	Extension Red, White & Blue: The ICP Orchestra Performs Herbie Nichols	1984			1:02:21 (Pop-up)
George Costanza & Seinfeld gang	"We're Living In A Society!"		1991	excerpt from "Chinese Restaurant"		1:07:03 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"						1:07:49 (Pop-up)
	a song
One Hour With Todd Rundgren: The Runt Years 1970-1971
Todd Rundgren	We Gotta Get You A Woman	Runt	1970			1:15:22 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Long Flowing Robe "Long Flowing Robe" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			1:17:46 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Broke Down & Busted	Runt	1970			1:21:43 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Chain Letter "Chain Letter" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			1:25:54 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	There Are No Words "There Are No Words" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt	1970			1:30:42 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	The Ballad (Denny & Jean)	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			1:32:53 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Devil's Bite "Devil's Bite" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt	1970			1:35:56 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Parole "Parole" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			1:39:54 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Baby Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands		1970	Medley is b-side of "We Gotta Get You A Woman"		1:44:08 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"						1:49:37 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Boat On The Charles	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			1:55:17 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Once Burned "Once Burned" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt	1970			1:59:43 (Pop-up)
Todd	Wailing Wall "Wailing Wall" by "Todd"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			2:01:45 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Broke Down & Busted	Runt	1970	Alt. mix; also B-side of "Believe In Me"		2:04:55 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	A Long Time, A Long Way to Go	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			2:09:20 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Say No More "Say No More" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt	1970	Song only available on an earlier pressing of the album		2:11:26 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Be Nice To Me "Be Nice To Me" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971	Also his 2nd single Side A		2:14:35 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Believe In Me "Believe In Me" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt	1970			2:18:11 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Remember Me "Remember Me" by "Todd Rundgren"	Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren	1971			2:20:00 (Pop-up)
	a song					2:20:56 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"						2:20:58 (Pop-up)
Jelly Roll Morton	Ain't Misbehavin'	The Complete Library of Congress Recordings	1938 / 2005			2:24:23 (Pop-up)
Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky	Out Of The Blue	1977	RIP Richard Tandy -keyboards		2:28:39 (Pop-up)
Sam & Bill	I'll Try "I'll Try" by "Sam & Bill"	Soul Class Of '66	1966 / 1983			2:33:36 (Pop-up)
Ramblers International	Muntie [Highlife Charanga]	Doin' Our Own Thing	1952 / 1972			2:36:13 (Pop-up)
Stephane Grappelli	Satin Doll / Tea For Two		1989	solo piano - Live		2:40:57 (Pop-up)
Forest	A Glade Somewhere "A Glade Somewhere" by "Forest"	Forest	1969			2:46:24 (Pop-up)
Steve Martin	Two By Two "Two By Two" by "Steve Martin"	The History Of The Left Banke	1971 / 1985			2:49:25 (Pop-up)
Claude Debussy	Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum	Debussy Plays Debussy	1913 / 2003	piano roll		2:52:37 (Pop-up)
Laneville-Johnson Union Brass Band	Wild About My Daddy	Music from the South, Vol. 1: Country Brass Bands	1955	Folkways		2:54:20 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"						2:56:12 (Pop-up)
Thanks to David Borks, Ron Jett, Doug Young, var. facebook friends, & Pete Tomlinson

Bob Brainen: Playlist from May 4, 2024

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