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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | Approx. start time | |||
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Musicians Sing About Other Musicians on Singles |
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ABC | When Smokey Sings | single | Mercury | 1987 | 45 | 0:02:09 (Pop-up) | ||||
Bo Diddley | Hey! Bo-Diddley | single | Checker | 1957 | 45 | 0:06:24 (Pop-up) | ||||
Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Sweet Gene Vincent | single | Stiff | 1977 | 45 | 0:08:36 (Pop-up) | ||||
Tom Durden | Elvis | single | Westbound | 1977 | 45 | co-writer of "Heartbreak Hotel"! | 0:11:54 (Pop-up) | |||
Roy Clark | The Lawrence Welk–Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka | single | Dot | 1972 | 45 | 0:14:44 (Pop-up) | ||||
Ford Theater | Jefferson Airplane | single | ABC | 1969 | 45 | 0:17:23 (Pop-up) | ||||
Alan Gordon The Extragordonary Band | Beatles | single | RCA | 1976 | 45 | 0:20:23 (Pop-up) | ||||
Tim Hardin | Tribute to Hank Williams | single | Verve Forecast | 1967 | 45 | 0:22:38 (Pop-up) | ||||
Ray Stevens | I Need Your Help Barry Manilow | single | Warner Bros. | 1979 | 45 | Going out to Clay Pigeon! | 0:25:48 (Pop-up) | |||
Singles Going Steady Single Artist: Donovan |
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Donovan | Preachin' Love | single | Epic | 1967 | 45 | 0:38:29 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | The Trip | single | Epic | 1966 | 45 | 0:40:54 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | Hey Gip (Dig the Slowness) | single | Hickory | 1965 | 45 | 0:45:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | To Try for the Sun | single | Hickory | 1966 | 45 | 0:48:18 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | Riki Tiki Tavi | single | Epic | 1970 | 45 | 0:51:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | Aye My Love | single | Epic | 1968 | 45 | 0:54:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | Jennifer Juniper | single | Epic | 1968 | 45 | 0:56:51 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | I Like You | single | Epic | 1973 | 45 | 0:59:40 (Pop-up) | ||||
Donovan | Hurdy Gurdy Man | single | Epic | 1968 | 45 | 1:03:58 (Pop-up) | ||||
Singles from New Zealand bands |
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The Clean | Late Last Night | single | Dark Beloved Cloud | 1994 | 45 | 1:12:00 (Pop-up) | ||||
The Bats | Sighting the Sound | single | Merge | 1994 | 7" | from "Live at WFMU," recorded 7.23.93 | 1:14:17 (Pop-up) | |||
Verlaines | You Forget Love | single | Flying Nun | 1990 | 45 | 1:17:50 (Pop-up) | ||||
Snapper | Gentle Hour | single | Flying Nun | 1994 | 45 | 1:20:48 (Pop-up) | ||||
The Magick Heads | The Back of Her Hand | single | Flying Nun | 1992 | 45 | 1:24:50 (Pop-up) | ||||
David Kilgour | Way Down Here | single | David Kilgour | 1997 | 45 | lathe-cut single, #22 of 75 made | 1:27:42 (Pop-up) | |||
Peter Jeffries and Stephen Kilroy | Crossover | single | Ajax | 1993 | 45 | 1:32:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
3Ds | Beautiful Things | single | Flying Nun/Merge | 1993 | 45 | 1:35:26 (Pop-up) | ||||
Soul '74 on Singles |
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Earth, Wind & Fire | Mighty Mighty | single | Columbia | 1974 | 45 | 1:44:59 (Pop-up) | ||||
Ohio Players | Skin Tight | single | Mercury | 1974 | 45 | 1:47:33 (Pop-up) | ||||
Herbie Hancock | Chameleon | single | Columbia | 1974 | 45 | 1:50:23 (Pop-up) | ||||
Johnny Honeycutt | Advice on Man's Love Life | single | Fury | 1974 | 45 | 1:53:12 (Pop-up) | ||||
Millie Jackson | The Rap | single | Spring | 1974 | 45 | 1:56:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
Loleatta Holloway | Cry to Me | single | Aware | 1974 | 45 | 2:02:34 (Pop-up) | ||||
Stevie Wonder | You Haven't Done Nothin' | single | Tamla | 1974 | 45 | 2:08:06 (Pop-up) | ||||
Singles Going Stinko |
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Styx | Music Time | single | A&M | 1984 | 45 | 2:18:45 (Pop-up) | ||||
Red Rider | Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me) | single | Capitol | 1984 | 45 | 2:22:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
Little Jimmy Osmond | Long Haired Lover from Liverpool | single | MGM | 1972 | 45 | 2:26:26 (Pop-up) | ||||
Lena Zavaroni | Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me) | single | Stax | 1974 | 45 | this might be the record that put Stax under | 2:28:38 (Pop-up) | |||
Paul Anka | (You're) Having My Baby | single | United Artists | 1974 | 45 | 2:30:57 (Pop-up) | ||||
Julio Iglesias Featuring Stevie Wonder | My Love | single | Columbia | 1988 | 45 | 2:33:30 (Pop-up) | ||||
Engelbert Humperdinck | To All the Girls I've Loved Before | single | Warwick | 1984 | 45 | 2:38:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
Kenny Rogers | Lady | single | Liberty | 1980 | 45 | 2:42:40 (Pop-up) | ||||
The Beach Boys | Kokomo | single | Elektra | 1988 | 45 | 2:46:27 (Pop-up) | ||||
USA for Africa | We Are the World | single | Columbia | 1985 | 45 | 2:50:01 (Pop-up) |
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When you’re a HENRY—high earner, not rich yet—a hefty salary isn’t enough to buy freedom from financial pressure. [...]
Relevant pull quote: HENRYs describe feeling stuck on a hamster wheel—a nice one that other hamsters envy—but running in place nonetheless.
— signed, WebHamster Henry
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So great seeing you at karaoke, Joe!
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Hey, Joe!
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The Oscar:
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Did Stashu start early today?
LastWhiteRhino:
Son Of Pantz:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Webhamster Henry:
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Handy Haversack:
Michael C St Lou:
Handy Haversack:
Relatedly, and for U.S. Indigenous People's Day, here's a great tool that shows the peoples and languages indigenous to anyone's locality and also the treaties that were made concerning them: native-land.ca
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Honest Bernardo in Argentina:
I can’t believe that was recorded music.
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Hughie Considine:
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Handy Haversack:
Roberto:
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Avspuk:
Fat White Family - I am Mark E Smith
The Fall - I am Damo Suzuki
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tim:
Triple G:
TerrDE:
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tim:
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egould:
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tim:
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chresti:
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
TerrDE:
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tim:
Hughie Considine:
TerrDE:
Marie in Chicago:
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TerrDE:
TDK60:
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tim:
tim:
Honest Bernardo in Argentina:
chresti:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
bobob Milwaukee:
PaulRobeson1924:
bobobob:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
TerrDE:
Avspuk:
Triple G:
Hughie Considine:
tim:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
tim:
Dan S:
Webhamster Henry:
Triple G:
Aly:
Joe McG:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Anyhow Don says Bob knew quite enuff - he met him & he said - you don't sound like me, you sound like So & So, his precise influences...
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Triple G:
kev:
Hughie Considine:
Webhamster Henry:
Joe McG:
Garrity:
Really diggin this Donovan set!
Memories flooding in!
Philip:
tadpoles:
But maybe it set Donovan off in his own direction as he certainly has a great catalogue.
Thanks for this Joe....very neat!
Cheers
tim:
Hughie Considine:
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Michele with One "L":
Engorged is a disgusting word.
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rx "rexy" scabin:
Son Of Pantz:
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Cheers
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Joey C says:
Dan S:
TDK60:
Also, DJ Bryce had a segment of French droney stuff on his March 29th show this year. Another late-night DJ had a similar segment too; I'll look for it... eventually...
Michele with One "L":
tim:
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TerrDE:
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Dan S:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...right ??...
TerrDE:
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Roberto:
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Mike Sin:
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Hey, at least Joe didn’t play “Babe"
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It is interesting though, that pedal steel was a big part of the sound.
Saw them live around 1987, opening for Hoodoo Gurus in Knoxville TN.
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tim:
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Joe McG:
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
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Roberto:
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Brad in Boone:
tim:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
G:
luka:
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
@ Xmas.
Brad in Boone:
Mister Dobalina:
Stanley:
morphe':
Julio Iglesias Featuring Stevie Wonder My Love
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Ken From Hyde Park:
egould:
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Tinley Park Randy:
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tim:
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Fuzzy:
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tim:
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
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are ye on the mend now???
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tim:
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G:
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Hughie Considine:
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duke:
TerrDE:
G:
Stanley:
Thanks Love2
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money&pain:
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Mister Dobalina:
frenchee:
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Brian in UK:
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egould:
Mike Sin:
Michael C St Lou:
Rich in Wading River:
Ken From Hyde Park:
still b/p:
duke:
Handy Haversack:
Brian in UK:
Beach Boys on Elektra.
Oh boy.
Fuzzy:
D Rok:
tim:
common:
Dave the Spazz:
βrian:
David The Splatter:
Brad in Boone:
mndave:
The Oscar:
Cheryl The Nerd:
Stanley:
TerrDE:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
still b/p:
catpatz:
frenchee:
Joe McG:
money&pain:
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Noir Lover:
tim:
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frenchee:
Mister Dobalina:
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tim:
Rich in Wading River:
Noir Lover:
Triple G:
Fuzzy:
Barrie_:
Kokomo is usually billed as a good kid's song...
Spikey BXL:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
money&pain:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Roberto:
Brendan:
tim:
Pauline from Asheville:
WoodsOfMaine:
Bob Tankenstein:
Hughie Considine:
still b/p:
Officer Pupp:
The Oscar:
TerrDE:
bradford:
frenchee:
Webhamster Henry:
catpatz:
mndave:
G:
tim:
Rich in Wading River:
Michele with One "L":
Mister Dobalina:
βrian:
Handy Haversack:
Brian in UK:
money&pain:
Roberto:
mariano:
rich the greeb:
TerrDE:
Barrie_:
Stanley:
WoodsOfMaine:
TVP:
G:
The Oscar:
San Pedro Girl:
David The Splatter:
tim:
Bob Tankenstein:
Michael:
TerrDE:
efd:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
Handy Haversack:
egould:
Noir Lover:
Roberto:
Bob
Stevie
I'm sure there are others.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
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Ken From Hyde Park:
SF Fred:
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Joe McG:
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Matt Fiveash:
tim:
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utopiarun:
Barrie_:
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PML:
G:
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Handy Haversack:
kev:
Marie in Chicago:
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rsj:
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Ken From Hyde Park:
efd:
LastWhiteRhino:
Brendan:
Handy Haversack:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
& we're STILL HERE.
David The Splatter:
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duke:
tim:
still b/p:
efd:
Cheryl The Nerd:
Ladies and gentlemen, we have just eaten the bullfrog.
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
~ TY Always DJ JoeMcG ~
Ken From Hyde Park:
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frenchee:
McMurphy:
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
Brendan:
still b/p:
mariano:
TerrDE:
βrian:
P-90:
morphe':