WFMU: Scott Williams: Playlist from February 17, 2025

Listener comments!
	3:02pm Triple G: Hi Scott & all … looking forward to the Not Just Creedence segment
	♥ 3:02pm chresti: Hi Scott and scotters!
	♥ 3:03pm Ken From Hyde Park: 🎶 We come from the land of the ice and snow ... 🎶
	3:03pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Ancient People of the Stars" by "Lay Llamas" do lay llamas lay on ley lines lollygagging lollypops?
	♥ 3:03pm Yes: here for the heals
	3:03pm ?: damit, I missed jim price's show
	3:05pm northguineahills: ↳ Yes @3:03 unfortunately, i'm just a heel...
	♥ 3:07pm Deano de los Muertos: Hey Scott and gang
	♥ 3:11pm joe mulligan: pop life is my favorite prince song, thanks Scott!
	3:11pm Triple G: Frith/Kaiser into Prince, so good
	♥ 3:12pm Scott Williams: Hi everyone! Are you excited for Sally Struthers at 4?? I am!!
	♥ 3:12pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ Song: "Pop Life" by "Prince" Yes
	3:13pm ?: ↳ Song: "The Trace" by "Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser" I own this record solely because my undergraduate school was throwing away a bunch of albums.
	♥ 3:13pm joe mulligan: ↳ Song: "Pop Life" by "Prince" i love this part where it cuts to a field recording
	♥ 3:15pm joe mulligan: "the sound of a restless crowd with someone yelling "throw the bum out!" This was rumored to be taken from an actual concert in 1981 when Prince opened for the Rolling Stones in Los Angeles. Relatively unknown at the time, the crowd booed him off stage."
	3:15pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Born Again" by "Noah Creshevsky" love this piece!
	♥ 3:19pm egould: ↳ Scott Williams @3:12 You know who else was "excited" for Sally Struthers?
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Liking this, but mostly tuning in for Sally Struthers at 4. HI Scott and Scottorians! Sunny and extremely windy down here!
	♥ 3:22pm spodiodi: Greetings, Scott Wiliams and all!
	3:22pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" still waiting for proof of utah saints...
	♥ 3:22pm Yes: hell yes
	♥ 3:23pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... YES!!! This layering improves the song! 🤘
	3:23pm John L: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Damn, one of the many lps I got rid of during the great vinyl purge of 1990. Been looking in the wild, but I may have to resort to Discogs.
	♥ 3:23pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... Super super super satisfying
	♥ 3:24pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Love this!
	♥ 3:26pm crateslinger: I sometimes work with young people and they identify me with their dad. One of my partners recently put on CCR and asked me what was my favorite CCR song. I had no answer. He said, "I like Fortunate Son." I looked it up. It's the one in Apocalypse Now, I think.
	3:26pm Monica: Ha! SO great:)
	♥ 3:26pm mndave: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... Fitting sounds to accompany this scorching midday MN sun. -5F.
	3:26pm mr_donutsu: This is making me happier than anything in months.
	♥ 3:27pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... The clubs should offer a 5-hour mix of this - I might actually grooooooove out to it!
	3:28pm Triple G: So good
	3:28pm northguineahills: ↳ crateslinger @3:26 www.reddit.com...
	♥ 3:28pm Scott Williams: ↳ Monica @3:26 Hiya Mo! Looking forward to your EFD fill-in this week!
	♥ 3:29pm egould: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... I went to brunch at a bar in Des Moines, IA a couple years ago. There was a DJ there spinning "classic rock" much like this mix. The mimosas were bottomless that day, my friends.
	♥ 3:31pm crateslinger: ↳ northguineahills @3:28 Baha... wait is that real?
	3:32pm northguineahills: ↳ crateslinger @3:31 nah, someone shopped it, as every movie that has a reference to the vietnam war seems to play 'fortunate son'.
	♥ 3:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ northguineahills @3:32 And "All Along the Watchtower".
	♥ 3:34pm bleubombersune: Scott and all Scottolytes good afternoon
	3:37pm John L: ↳ crateslinger @3:26 Effigy is my favorite CCR; underplayed and never used on a soundtrack, as far as I can tell.
	3:38pm JC Greg: Lies, lies lies and more lies💥
	♥ 3:39pm PaulRobeson1925: 8 Balls are bahd fer yer heaLth
	3:40pm JC Greg: Ty your adorable
	3:40pm RayL: What's this Sally Struthers business?
	♥ 3:41pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ RayL @3:40 She's coming on at 4!!!
	3:41pm RayL: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:41 Wait, for real?
	3:42pm JC Greg: Jason Borne
	♥ 3:42pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ RayL @3:41 Has Jim Price ever been wrong before?
	♥ 3:43pm Handy Haversack: Scott. Scottalyzers. I am going to have to exodus as we approach 4 PM, I am afraid. Outgrooving is general over the estuary.
	3:44pm RayL: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:42 No he has not.
	♥ 3:44pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @3:43 Hey Handy! Groove out if you need to - just remember to always get back on to the needle again! (The phonograph needle, I mean...)
	♥ 3:45pm nathan: ↳ Song: "Cook In Your Kitchen" by "Problem Fork" i hope these guys sued the pants off Metallica for Enter Sandman
	3:46pm Billy Jam: hi Scott and FMU listeners
	♥ 3:46pm egould: ↳ nathan @3:45 No shit.
	♥ 3:47pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Billy Jam @3:46 Billy Jam!
	♥ 3:49pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:44 And then put the needle on the record, or so I've been led to believe.
	♥ 3:49pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Billy Jam @3:46 Speaking of, K8 and I are psyched to be answering phones for your first Marathon show this year, Billy Jam!
	♥ 3:50pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @3:49 🙏 Namaste, Mr. Jam
	♥ 3:52pm Handy Haversack: OK, heading out. Will be listening at home with K8 and special guest TDK60 soon -- I hope! (Lousy holiday subway schedule. This just proves my point: there are no good presidents.)
	3:58pm GorillaFella: Love when the old rockers moan like a uhhh.... Robert Plant 👍
	♥ 3:58pm egould: ↳ Song: "The Zoo" by "Sudden Death" Did HR listen to this record?
	♥ 4:00pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defecting Grey" by "The Pretty Things" Great acidic psych.
	♥ 4:00pm dale: sally struthers? i'm considering vcr repair and bloodletting. seems the latter has more of a future.
	♥ 4:01pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ dale @4:00 "Do you wanna let out blood??! SURE, we all do!"
	♥ 4:03pm dale: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:01 blood is not thicker than a vcr however.
	♥ 4:04pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" Sally Struthers! AND Dick Cavett! of Dave Hill Show fame!
	♥ 4:04pm egould: You sure sound like Dick Cavett.
	♥ 4:06pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" "The Getaway" - 1972. A good Steve McQueen action/"contemp Western" flick.
	♥ 4:06pm efd: ↳ egould @4:04 could be worse.
	♥ 4:08pm egould: Ask her about 'Five Easy Pieces'!
	♥ 4:09pm dale: wiki says she was the 'tim conway dancer' on his show - because the show was cheap and he couldn't afford a line of dancers. i need to look that up on the toob.
	♥ 4:09pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" The green hair/drippy streaked clothes was an early Portland-weird fashion - your trend eventually DID catch on.
	♥ 4:10pm Bob Tankenstein: This is a pretty lively Cavett crowd.
	4:11pm ?: its nice that Cavett plays this background music to set the guest at ease
	♥ 4:13pm egould: I was the only person in 1972 who wasn't on drugs. Of course, I was only three years old.
	4:15pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: 💖WOW I LOVE HER💖 Tell em queen💃 What a presence. I need to learn more about her. I feel like we woulda been fast friends if we were in school together lol
	♥ 4:15pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" ...We think your team needs a little practice put em in a highchair- feed him with a spoon we can beat your team any afternoon!
	🧩 ♥ 4:16pm prof.fuzz: ↳ egould @4:13 get in the game, man! i was eight and on antibiotics for recurring strep infections.
	4:17pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: I feel like Cavett was great during that interview and respectful and supportive of her energy. She still wouldn't let him talk over her tho! Enjoyed that a lot
	♥ 4:17pm chresti: ↳ egould @4:13 That's about when I started!
	4:18pm tak: ↳ Song: "Sonanze: 2nd Movement" by "Roberto Cacciapaglia" love love love
	♥ 4:20pm egould: ↳ chresti @4:17 Haha!
	4:20pm GorillaFella: "Uh oh Sally... I dont think that was normal paper that we just swallowed"
	♥ 4:21pm egould: ↳ prof.fuzz @4:16 I guess that explains your singing voice. ;-)
	♥ 4:22pm tom tom the pipers son: hello scott and listeners...
	♥ 4:24pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Lotta Love" by "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" Wonderful 💞 Rest in Peace, Nicolette Larson 🌟
	♥ 4:24pm Jason from Houston: ↳ Song: "Lotta Love" by "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" "It's gonna take a lot of druuuuugs..."
	4:25pm traven: ↳ GorillaFella @4:20 Not normal paper? Then what was it?
	🧩 ♥ 4:26pm prof.fuzz: ↳ egould @4:21 and why i quit playing the clarinet!
	♥ 4:26pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Jason from Houston @4:24 "It's going to take a lot of drugs - but here in the 1970s, we're ready for it. Choose this decade, as your decade to get blasted..." (c) National Time-Travel Council, 1970s Division
	♥ 4:32pm egould: ↳ traven @4:25 Put a piece on your tongue, wait 45 minutes and find out.
	♥ 4:33pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Sora Sorrow" by "Will Veeder" "It's going to take a lot of dentistry"! 😁
	♥ 4:35pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ egould @4:32 45 minutes? More like 2 hours to 45 years
	4:37pm Mattynotimes: Why aren’t we starting a band called Problem Fork?
	♥ 4:37pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Cook In Your Kitchen" by "Problem Fork" Just "Problem", not "Problem Fork". You may have been thinking of "Toilet Fork" in your subconscious.
	♥ 4:37pm chresti: I like problem fork better
	4:37pm don s: problem solved
	4:38pm cbunny: it’s always good to hear Psychedelic Horseshit on the radio!
	4:38pm Jeff Moore: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:37 Is a Toilet Fork related to a Poo Knife?
	♥ 4:39pm chresti: Problem word
	♥ 4:40pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Jeff Moore @4:38 Similar genre, but on different labels.
	4:43pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: ↳ PaulRobeson1925 @4:35 is it dissolved yet? can I swallow it now? 🕜🕦🕓👶👴🌌🦸‍♂️
	♥ 4:45pm Matt from Springfield: Janis Ian was the first second guest. The first musical guest and song was Billy Preston, "Nothin' from Nothin'".
	♥ 4:46pm joe mulligan: just saw the movie "Saturday Night" last week and loved the Garrett Morris/Billy Preston scene
	♥ 4:47pm egould: ↳ Jeff Moore @4:38 Dear god.
	♥ 4:47pm PaulRobeson1925: I agree 100% The internet is a cowards place and half the stuff in there is expired
	♥ 4:47pm Scott Williams: ↳ Mattynotimes @4:37 WE ARE! Hiya Matty
	♥ 4:48pm Deano de los Muertos: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" 🕺🏻
	4:48pm Lou Diamond Phillps: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" billy was the only artist besides tony sheridan to get co-billing on a beatles record
	♥ 4:51pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" This is rad
	4:51pm Monica: Unsurprisingly, SNL was VERY slow to book rap acts as musical guests. Funky Four +1 notwithstanding as that was a Debbie Harry move. Despite SNL's rep for risk-taking, rap acts had to reach much higher bars than most other musical guests. And a TON of major rap acts never got booked on SNL.
	♥ 4:52pm patrick321: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:24 I'm sad to hear that news. Loved her version of that tune. Neil's too,
	♥ 4:52pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ patrick321 @4:52 Yep, I love that song.
	4:54pm Carmichael: Heya Mr. Wiliams and fellow listeners. Hope you all enjoyed the SNL special last eve. My wife played off Jane Curtin's absence to her advanced age (77), but Garrett Morris, at 88, was there. And where was Aykroyd? Burning questions ...
	♥ 4:56pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Monica @4:51 But weren't all American networks slow to book rap acts? With Debbie Harry's influence Funky Four +1 More was able to get on shortly after "Rapture" introduced the style to a wider mainstream audience. But local NYC TV programs, did they feature early rap and hip-hop? I imagine media coverage would start from there.
	♥ 4:58pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Carmichael @4:54 Jane spoke in an interview, but wasn't featured on the program. Getting old perhaps but I believe she was present. Dan, I'm not sure. He did cameos up until recent years but time might finally be taking it's toll.
	4:58pm Andres: Lil Wayne’s 3rd appearance last night. I missed the previous ones. Medley was an interesting choice.
	♥ 4:58pm Handy Haversack: Back witchas.
	5:01pm Carmichael: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:58 I was scouring the audience looking for them both but may have missed them.
	♥ 5:01pm patrick321: ↳ Monica @4:51 Looking back to that era I'm Sur eyou recall that MTV didn't even play Michael Jackson in any kind of rotation until Billie Jean/Beat it, Bowie shamed them to their face in an interview, and you know it better (and more accurately than my memory) but eventually they had to do a special format show with Freddy Braithwaite before they let rap find a place there
	5:01pm Andres: Lots of snubs and short shrift last night.
	5:03pm Listener Bryan (the Professor): Just checking in to say I love your show.
	♥ 5:03pm patrick321: sorry for the typos but my point was that MTV was whiter than white at the time and SNL was pitching to a presumably much more mainstream audience
	♥ 5:04pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Listener Bryan (the Professor) @5:03 Simple and perfect. I just checked in, to say, I love your show.
	♥ 5:07pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ patrick321 @5:03 It's been written about before, but the MTV founder was a corporate white bro without much regard for musical diversity. Every advance in programming, showcasing musicians of color or women, came from outside pressure. Especially as cable's reach expanded, and their viewing audience expanded beyond the suburban white dudes it was originally designed for.
	♥ 5:10pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:56 What's interesting is watching the Top of the Pops reruns from 1986 - perhaps with a more urbanized country where club playlists influenced the UK charts, there were several early NYC rap acts in the Top 40, and flown over to London to perform (or mime, usually). It's a fascinating look and an interesting time capsule, mapping the changing style of East Coast rap from '86 to '87 as it happened.
	♥ 5:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:07 I had so much fun watching Headbangers Ball. Then they suddenly cancelled it.
	5:11pm Monica: SNL booked only TWO rap acts in the 80s. Run DMC in '86 (performing Aerosmith hit "Walk This Way) and LL Cool J in '87. No Salt'N'Pepa, Beasties, PE, Fat Boys, Eric B+ Rakim, Kane, Slick Rick, De La, Latiah, and the list goes on. Again, SNL prided themselves on being risk takers. Ed Sullivan took more risks that SNL. Yo! came on in MTV and finally changed things there - not by design, they had no idea how big that show was gonna blow up. Anyway, two outlets that prided themselves on taking big musical swings... but not really.
	♥ 5:12pm tim: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" Hello Scott and everyone! Boy, did I miss the boat on this band. This is awesome.
	♥ 5:13pm DonJuanTijuana: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" I dig this!
	♥ 5:13pm egould: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" Noisey feedback guitar drones yes.
	♥ 5:15pm Matt from Springfield: Some of the ones I recall in TOTP performances: Whistle - "(Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin'" Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - "The Show" The Real Roxanne - "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)" These still retained the early, "party" style of rap, minimal sounds from one DJ. But I learned about that era from those reruns.
	♥ 5:16pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Elvis Costello" Wow, more covers of Ray Davies "Days"! Now we'll have to play them all on FMU, and rate which one is the best...
	♥ 5:16pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Monica @5:11 TRUTH
	5:16pm Andres: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Elvis Costello" Great version. Fantastic soundtrack.
	5:17pm Hugo (NL): https://negativland.com/christianity-is-stupid a nice way to stand up!
	5:19pm Listener Alice in Fanwood: Wow haven't heard this ec song in a long time. Still moves me...
	♥ 5:20pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ PaulRobeson1925 @4:47 pee Eww!
	5:20pm Carmichael: I'm a white guy, from Ireland and Northern California. I knew zip about rap until I hears/saw some rappers on SNL. I have since explored and learned a great deal. Grandmaster Flash was big when I discovered rap. Now it's come full circle for me with Kneecap, an Irish rap group who sing in their native tongue. Life is funny.
	♥ 5:20pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Ken From Hyde Park @5:10 There was a "Metal Show" (on VH1 by that point) hosted by Scott Ian, and I learned of many classic and modern heavy bands from that. But those who remember say that it paled compared to the original "Headbangers Ball".
	5:22pm Hugo (NL): @Carmichael i'll be seeing the kneecap movie this wednesday. Looking forward to it
	♥ 5:23pm egould: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:20 Headbangers Ball was awesome. So was 120 Minutes.
	5:26pm Billy Jam: @Handy - that's great news hey Ken Hyde PK & Matt Springfield + tnx for all the sounds Scott
	♥ 5:26pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:23 "120 Minutes"! The X-ers who were a bit older than me sang its praises. Looking back, I can only be more disgusted at what "MTV" is now. They tried to bring "dumbasses" Beavis & Butthead back in 2011 - and it didn't work, because by that point they were WAY too clever for what MTV became!
	5:27pm Andres: ↳ Monica @5:11 I remember a musical pioneers segment on Toronto radio where the host was effectively calling out the station’s bias by honouring Public Enemy. The segment always ended with a song by the featured artist. For PE the station played Cool Thing by Sonic Youth.
	♥ 5:27pm tim: ↳ Song: "Song of Saturn" by "Guy Blakeslee" I really, really like this record. I get visions of pre Scientology LA mind expansion cult lunacy.
	5:27pm tak: sure it worked, they had all the best mtv material of the 10s! teen mom, jersey shore and so on. loved that revival.
	5:27pm tak: "I understand your frustration h-heh"
	5:27pm David Shortell: I don't know why people look to TV to discover new musical acts. I thought that's what radio is for.
	♥ 5:30pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ tak @5:27 Fortunately all their eras are available on streaming - nowadays that's the best fit for B&B's thing. And (some of) Wonder Showzen is likewise available on Paramount now. The best part of MTV2 was their occasional marathons of those shows.
	♥ 5:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ David Shortell @5:27 Radio is even more crap in many areas. That's why I'm so devoted to WFMU. Freeform radio! The way it was meant to be!!
	♥ 5:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Waltz for a Spaniel" by "Tony, Caro & John" Gorgeous folk! Reminds me of The Silkie!
	♥ 5:36pm egould: ↳ Song: "Waltz for a Spaniel" by "Tony, Caro & John" This is the kind of stuff I imagine Neil from 'The Young Ones' listens to.
	5:36pm tak: I also loved the newest episodes, old B&B doing disability scams, bless them
	5:37pm Andres: ↳ egould @5:36 Neil Young what?
	♥ 5:37pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:36 As well as "Hole in My Shoe", "My White Bicycle"... I'm a mostly Neil, with a splash of Rik...
	♥ 5:39pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:37 70 percent Rik 20 percent Vyv 10 percent Neal
	♥ 5:40pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:39 👍 There you go - personality quizzes should stop "rounding" to one answer - and instead give us our "DNA percentage".
	♥ 5:42pm dale: ↳ Song: "Klara Kyrka" by "Matchess" this would also be good under 'cavett interviews groucho.'
	♥ 5:42pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:40 No one wants to be Mike ...
	5:43pm David Shortell: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:39 I saw "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" rereleased in theaters last month. How did I not notice for 36 years that Alexei Sayle played the Sultan?
	♥ 5:43pm egould: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:42 50% Mike 50% Vyv
	5:44pm traven: ↳ dale @5:42 Hail Freedonia!!!
	♥ 5:44pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ David Shortell @5:43 Alexei was quite the chameleon, blending into all sorts of characters.
	♥ 5:45pm dale: ↳ traven @5:44 my college.
	♥ 5:45pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:43 Sounds like a Malcolm McLaren...
	♥ 5:46pm Handy Haversack: ↳ egould @5:43 There we go!
	5:46pm traven: ↳ dale @5:45 Do you mean Huxley College?
	5:46pm David Shortell: ↳ egould @5:43 I last saw Ade in a 2018 episode of "Upstart Crow". The following week, his (and Jennifer Saunders') daughter Beattie guest-starred!
	5:46pm Avspuk: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:37 Back in the day I looked a fair bit like Neil. Schoolkids would pretend to be Vivian & give me grief. Once a kid actually threw half a brick at me from the other side of the road. Time slowed as it sailed across & I was able to see him realise what he'd done & that the real world wasn't slapstick. I was able to duck away, he d his mates screamed & ran away. I honestly think he was more scared & relieved than I was. But whatever. I'm going to have to claim I'm 100% Neil as the very day before the laundrette episode I'd actually exhorted my friends to help scrape up the washing powder on the hopper edges, just as Neil did on the episode the following night. :)
	5:47pm Monica: Thx for the terrif show today, Scott:)
	♥ 5:48pm dale: ↳ traven @5:46 state university of ny at fredonia, southwest of buffalo a stones throw.
	♥ 5:48pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 😀✌️
	5:50pm traven: ↳ dale @5:48 More power to you, partner.
	5:50pm David Shortell: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 Nigel Planer guest-starred in "Upstart Crow" shortly before Ade that season. upstartcrow.fandom.com...
	♥ 5:51pm Matt from Springfield: Drone on, brother, drone on! THANKS Scott for this great show! Thanks Sally for coming on around 4! Have a good night, everyone!
	♥ 5:52pm DonJuanTijuana: ↳ Song: "Third Coin" by "Matchess" I’m swimming in immersive bliss! Thank you Scott
	5:53pm Triple G: Great show, Scott! Take care all ✌️
	♥ 5:53pm egould: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 Hahaha!
	♥ 5:54pm Scott Williams: Thanks for listening, everyone! We're just a couple minutes away from a new segment: a couple minutes with Vic! You're gonna love it
	♥ 5:54pm spodiodi: Great show, Scott! Thank you!
	♥ 5:54pm Elena: Thank you Scott!
	♥ 5:54pm egould: Thanks Scott. This show was like a fine wine, but without the little bits of cork floating around. Or the alcohol.
	♥ 5:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, Scott.
	5:55pm tak: thank you have a great week
	♥ 5:56pm Deano de los Muertos: Thanks Scott
	♥ 5:58pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you Scott Williams!!!
	♥ 5:59pm bleubombersune: Scott Thanks all Scottolytes stray safe and be well
	♥ 5:59pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Duerme Duerme Negrito" by "Victor Jara" Just a couple minutes, but they were utilized well. Paz, Victor... 🌟
	♥ 6:00pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ bleubombersune @5:59 You too, stray safe!
	♥ 6:01pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Scott!
	🧩 ♥ 6:48pm Y. pestis: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" I can't believe this is 20 years old already.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	New	Approx. start time
Lay Llamas	Ancient People of the Stars	Ostro	Rocket	2014
Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser	The Trace	Who Needs Enemies?	Metalanguage	1983		0:06:07 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Prince	Pop Life "Pop Life" by "Prince"	Around the World in a Day	Paisley Park Records	1985		0:09:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Noah Creshevsky	Born Again "Born Again" by "Noah Creshevsky"	Hyperrealism	Mutable Music	2003		0:12:09 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Proof of Utah	Pronto Bill Gets Born	A Dog, a Dodo, and a Fool	Smiley Turtle Records	1984		0:17:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
JUST CREEDENCE "JUST CREEDENCE"
DJ Carousel Sniper	Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight	Scottify!: my 2012 Marathon Premium				0:21:10 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
The Promenaders	"A", You're Adorable	S/t	Y Records	1982		0:29:34 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Dennis Coffey	Wind Song "Wind Song" by "Dennis Coffey"	Evolution	Sussex	1971		0:31:58 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
The Frogs	Smile "Smile" by "The Frogs"	The Frogs	The Frogs	1988		0:34:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

Problem Fork	Cook In Your Kitchen	Fork	Tracks on Wax	1988		0:42:49 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Rahman Mammadli	Leylican "Leylican" by "Rahman Mammadli"	Azerbaijani Gitara Volume 2	Bongo Joe			0:47:45 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Sudden Death	The Zoo "The Zoo" by "Sudden Death"	Sudden Death	Ancient Grease	1972/2023		0:52:09 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
The Pretty Things	Defecting Grey "Defecting Grey" by "The Pretty Things"	Singles A's & B's	Harvest	1967		0:57:50 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
SALLY STRUTHERS AT 4 "SALLY STRUTHERS AT 4"
Sally Struthers	Defends Her Platform Shoes	Dick Cavett Show, Oct 10 1972				1:02:34 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Robert Rental	Vox "Vox" by "Robert Rental"	Mental Detentions	Dark Entries			1:10:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Roberto Cacciapaglia	Sonanze: 2nd Movement	Sonanze	Superior Viaduct	1975/2024		1:14:12 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Psychedelic Horseshit	As In Dreams pt. 2	Shitgaze Anthems	Woodsist	2009		1:17:39 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Will Veeder	Sora Sorrow "Sora Sorrow" by "Will Veeder"	My Teeth Need Attention 7" (V/a)	Carbon		*	1:19:41 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Neil Young with Crazy Horse	Lotta Love	Comes a Time	Reprise	1978		1:21:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Gunn - Truscinski Duo	For Ika "For Ika" by "Gunn - Truscinski Duo"	Flam	Three Lobed Recordings		*	1:24:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright	Fancy Woman	It's My Pleasure	A&M	1975		1:45:37 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Aksak Maboul	Eyelids and Phosphenes	Redrawn Figures (1+2)	Crammed Discs	2021		1:51:37 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Brandon Lopez / DoYeon Kim	I "I" by "Brandon Lopez / DoYeon Kim"	Syzygy, Vol. 1	577 Records	2024		1:57:02 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Prince Rama of Ayodhya	The Terrestrial Realm: Land of the Apocalypse Transcended	Architecture of Utopia	Prince Rama of Adodhya	2010		2:02:13 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Psychic Ills	Days "Days" by "Psychic Ills"	Mental Violence II	The Social Registry	2005		2:06:41 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Elvis Costello	Days "Days" by "Elvis Costello"	sdtk, "Until the End of the World"	WB	1991		2:14:38 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Seth Price	Tale of the Raccoon "Tale of the Raccoon" by "Seth Price"	Army Jacket	Dais Records			2:18:29 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Guy Blakeslee	Song of Saturn "Song of Saturn" by "Guy Blakeslee"	Extravision	Leaving Records			2:22:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

Tony, Caro & John	Waltz for a Spaniel	All on the First Day	Shadoks / Normal	1972		2:30:43 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Larva	The Larva Tapes - side 1 (exc)	The Larva Tapes	Ondes Positives	2016		2:32:22 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Matchess	Klara Kyrka "Klara Kyrka" by "Matchess"	Stena	Drag City	2024		2:39:52 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Black to Comm	Gepackte Zeit (fur Hanne Darboven)	Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens	Thrill Jockey	2020		2:43:23 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Matchess	Third Coin "Third Coin" by "Matchess"	Stena	Drag City	2024		2:46:12 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Michael Morley & Joachim Nordwall	Part 1 (excerpt)	An Island Is An Island	Stoned To Death			2:50:59 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Victor Jara	Duerme Duerme Negrito	Pongo En Tus Manos Abiertas...	Jota Jota	1969		2:55:42 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:02pm Triple G: Hi Scott & all … looking forward to the Not Just Creedence segment
	♥ 3:02pm chresti: Hi Scott and scotters!
	♥ 3:03pm Ken From Hyde Park: 🎶 We come from the land of the ice and snow ... 🎶
	3:03pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Ancient People of the Stars" by "Lay Llamas" do lay llamas lay on ley lines lollygagging lollypops?
	♥ 3:03pm Yes: here for the heals
	3:03pm ?: damit, I missed jim price's show
	3:05pm northguineahills: ↳ Yes @3:03 unfortunately, i'm just a heel...
	♥ 3:07pm Deano de los Muertos: Hey Scott and gang
	♥ 3:11pm joe mulligan: pop life is my favorite prince song, thanks Scott!
	3:11pm Triple G: Frith/Kaiser into Prince, so good
	♥ 3:12pm Scott Williams: Hi everyone! Are you excited for Sally Struthers at 4?? I am!!
	♥ 3:12pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ Song: "Pop Life" by "Prince" Yes
	3:13pm ?: ↳ Song: "The Trace" by "Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser" I own this record solely because my undergraduate school was throwing away a bunch of albums.
	♥ 3:13pm joe mulligan: ↳ Song: "Pop Life" by "Prince" i love this part where it cuts to a field recording
	♥ 3:15pm joe mulligan: "the sound of a restless crowd with someone yelling "throw the bum out!" This was rumored to be taken from an actual concert in 1981 when Prince opened for the Rolling Stones in Los Angeles. Relatively unknown at the time, the crowd booed him off stage."
	3:15pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Born Again" by "Noah Creshevsky" love this piece!
	♥ 3:19pm egould: ↳ Scott Williams @3:12 You know who else was "excited" for Sally Struthers?
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Liking this, but mostly tuning in for Sally Struthers at 4. HI Scott and Scottorians! Sunny and extremely windy down here!
	♥ 3:22pm spodiodi: Greetings, Scott Wiliams and all!
	3:22pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" still waiting for proof of utah saints...
	♥ 3:22pm Yes: hell yes
	♥ 3:23pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... YES!!! This layering improves the song! 🤘
	3:23pm John L: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Damn, one of the many lps I got rid of during the great vinyl purge of 1990. Been looking in the wild, but I may have to resort to Discogs.
	♥ 3:23pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... Super super super satisfying
	♥ 3:24pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Pronto Bill Gets Born" by "Proof of Utah" Love this!
	♥ 3:26pm crateslinger: I sometimes work with young people and they identify me with their dad. One of my partners recently put on CCR and asked me what was my favorite CCR song. I had no answer. He said, "I like Fortunate Son." I looked it up. It's the one in Apocalypse Now, I think.
	3:26pm Monica: Ha! SO great:)
	♥ 3:26pm mndave: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... Fitting sounds to accompany this scorching midday MN sun. -5F.
	3:26pm mr_donutsu: This is making me happier than anything in months.
	♥ 3:27pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... The clubs should offer a 5-hour mix of this - I might actually grooooooove out to it!
	3:28pm Triple G: So good
	3:28pm northguineahills: ↳ crateslinger @3:26 www.reddit.com...
	♥ 3:28pm Scott Williams: ↳ Monica @3:26 Hiya Mo! Looking forward to your EFD fill-in this week!
	♥ 3:29pm egould: ↳ Song: "Heeeeeyyyyyyy Toooniiiiiiight" by "DJ Carousel Sn... I went to brunch at a bar in Des Moines, IA a couple years ago. There was a DJ there spinning "classic rock" much like this mix. The mimosas were bottomless that day, my friends.
	♥ 3:31pm crateslinger: ↳ northguineahills @3:28 Baha... wait is that real?
	3:32pm northguineahills: ↳ crateslinger @3:31 nah, someone shopped it, as every movie that has a reference to the vietnam war seems to play 'fortunate son'.
	♥ 3:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ northguineahills @3:32 And "All Along the Watchtower".
	♥ 3:34pm bleubombersune: Scott and all Scottolytes good afternoon
	3:37pm John L: ↳ crateslinger @3:26 Effigy is my favorite CCR; underplayed and never used on a soundtrack, as far as I can tell.
	3:38pm JC Greg: Lies, lies lies and more lies💥
	♥ 3:39pm PaulRobeson1925: 8 Balls are bahd fer yer heaLth
	3:40pm JC Greg: Ty your adorable
	3:40pm RayL: What's this Sally Struthers business?
	♥ 3:41pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ RayL @3:40 She's coming on at 4!!!
	3:41pm RayL: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:41 Wait, for real?
	3:42pm JC Greg: Jason Borne
	♥ 3:42pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ RayL @3:41 Has Jim Price ever been wrong before?
	♥ 3:43pm Handy Haversack: Scott. Scottalyzers. I am going to have to exodus as we approach 4 PM, I am afraid. Outgrooving is general over the estuary.
	3:44pm RayL: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:42 No he has not.
	♥ 3:44pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @3:43 Hey Handy! Groove out if you need to - just remember to always get back on to the needle again! (The phonograph needle, I mean...)
	♥ 3:45pm nathan: ↳ Song: "Cook In Your Kitchen" by "Problem Fork" i hope these guys sued the pants off Metallica for Enter Sandman
	3:46pm Billy Jam: hi Scott and FMU listeners
	♥ 3:46pm egould: ↳ nathan @3:45 No shit.
	♥ 3:47pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Billy Jam @3:46 Billy Jam!
	♥ 3:49pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @3:44 And then put the needle on the record, or so I've been led to believe.
	♥ 3:49pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Billy Jam @3:46 Speaking of, K8 and I are psyched to be answering phones for your first Marathon show this year, Billy Jam!
	♥ 3:50pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @3:49 🙏 Namaste, Mr. Jam
	♥ 3:52pm Handy Haversack: OK, heading out. Will be listening at home with K8 and special guest TDK60 soon -- I hope! (Lousy holiday subway schedule. This just proves my point: there are no good presidents.)
	3:58pm GorillaFella: Love when the old rockers moan like a uhhh.... Robert Plant 👍
	♥ 3:58pm egould: ↳ Song: "The Zoo" by "Sudden Death" Did HR listen to this record?
	♥ 4:00pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defecting Grey" by "The Pretty Things" Great acidic psych.
	♥ 4:00pm dale: sally struthers? i'm considering vcr repair and bloodletting. seems the latter has more of a future.
	♥ 4:01pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ dale @4:00 "Do you wanna let out blood??! SURE, we all do!"
	♥ 4:03pm dale: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:01 blood is not thicker than a vcr however.
	♥ 4:04pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" Sally Struthers! AND Dick Cavett! of Dave Hill Show fame!
	♥ 4:04pm egould: You sure sound like Dick Cavett.
	♥ 4:06pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" "The Getaway" - 1972. A good Steve McQueen action/"contemp Western" flick.
	♥ 4:06pm efd: ↳ egould @4:04 could be worse.
	♥ 4:08pm egould: Ask her about 'Five Easy Pieces'!
	♥ 4:09pm dale: wiki says she was the 'tim conway dancer' on his show - because the show was cheap and he couldn't afford a line of dancers. i need to look that up on the toob.
	♥ 4:09pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" The green hair/drippy streaked clothes was an early Portland-weird fashion - your trend eventually DID catch on.
	♥ 4:10pm Bob Tankenstein: This is a pretty lively Cavett crowd.
	4:11pm ?: its nice that Cavett plays this background music to set the guest at ease
	♥ 4:13pm egould: I was the only person in 1972 who wasn't on drugs. Of course, I was only three years old.
	4:15pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: 💖WOW I LOVE HER💖 Tell em queen💃 What a presence. I need to learn more about her. I feel like we woulda been fast friends if we were in school together lol
	♥ 4:15pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Defends Her Platform Shoes" by "Sally Struthers" ...We think your team needs a little practice put em in a highchair- feed him with a spoon we can beat your team any afternoon!
	🧩 ♥ 4:16pm prof.fuzz: ↳ egould @4:13 get in the game, man! i was eight and on antibiotics for recurring strep infections.
	4:17pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: I feel like Cavett was great during that interview and respectful and supportive of her energy. She still wouldn't let him talk over her tho! Enjoyed that a lot
	♥ 4:17pm chresti: ↳ egould @4:13 That's about when I started!
	4:18pm tak: ↳ Song: "Sonanze: 2nd Movement" by "Roberto Cacciapaglia" love love love
	♥ 4:20pm egould: ↳ chresti @4:17 Haha!
	4:20pm GorillaFella: "Uh oh Sally... I dont think that was normal paper that we just swallowed"
	♥ 4:21pm egould: ↳ prof.fuzz @4:16 I guess that explains your singing voice. ;-)
	♥ 4:22pm tom tom the pipers son: hello scott and listeners...
	♥ 4:24pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Lotta Love" by "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" Wonderful 💞 Rest in Peace, Nicolette Larson 🌟
	♥ 4:24pm Jason from Houston: ↳ Song: "Lotta Love" by "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" "It's gonna take a lot of druuuuugs..."
	4:25pm traven: ↳ GorillaFella @4:20 Not normal paper? Then what was it?
	🧩 ♥ 4:26pm prof.fuzz: ↳ egould @4:21 and why i quit playing the clarinet!
	♥ 4:26pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Jason from Houston @4:24 "It's going to take a lot of drugs - but here in the 1970s, we're ready for it. Choose this decade, as your decade to get blasted..." (c) National Time-Travel Council, 1970s Division
	♥ 4:32pm egould: ↳ traven @4:25 Put a piece on your tongue, wait 45 minutes and find out.
	♥ 4:33pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Sora Sorrow" by "Will Veeder" "It's going to take a lot of dentistry"! 😁
	♥ 4:35pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ egould @4:32 45 minutes? More like 2 hours to 45 years
	4:37pm Mattynotimes: Why aren’t we starting a band called Problem Fork?
	♥ 4:37pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Cook In Your Kitchen" by "Problem Fork" Just "Problem", not "Problem Fork". You may have been thinking of "Toilet Fork" in your subconscious.
	♥ 4:37pm chresti: I like problem fork better
	4:37pm don s: problem solved
	4:38pm cbunny: it’s always good to hear Psychedelic Horseshit on the radio!
	4:38pm Jeff Moore: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:37 Is a Toilet Fork related to a Poo Knife?
	♥ 4:39pm chresti: Problem word
	♥ 4:40pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Jeff Moore @4:38 Similar genre, but on different labels.
	4:43pm red_door_whar_for in ypsilanti: ↳ PaulRobeson1925 @4:35 is it dissolved yet? can I swallow it now? 🕜🕦🕓👶👴🌌🦸‍♂️
	♥ 4:45pm Matt from Springfield: Janis Ian was the first second guest. The first musical guest and song was Billy Preston, "Nothin' from Nothin'".
	♥ 4:46pm joe mulligan: just saw the movie "Saturday Night" last week and loved the Garrett Morris/Billy Preston scene
	♥ 4:47pm egould: ↳ Jeff Moore @4:38 Dear god.
	♥ 4:47pm PaulRobeson1925: I agree 100% The internet is a cowards place and half the stuff in there is expired
	♥ 4:47pm Scott Williams: ↳ Mattynotimes @4:37 WE ARE! Hiya Matty
	♥ 4:48pm Deano de los Muertos: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" 🕺🏻
	4:48pm Lou Diamond Phillps: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" billy was the only artist besides tony sheridan to get co-billing on a beatles record
	♥ 4:51pm Will thee SG OCNY: ↳ Song: "Fancy Woman" by "Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright" This is rad
	4:51pm Monica: Unsurprisingly, SNL was VERY slow to book rap acts as musical guests. Funky Four +1 notwithstanding as that was a Debbie Harry move. Despite SNL's rep for risk-taking, rap acts had to reach much higher bars than most other musical guests. And a TON of major rap acts never got booked on SNL.
	♥ 4:52pm patrick321: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:24 I'm sad to hear that news. Loved her version of that tune. Neil's too,
	♥ 4:52pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ patrick321 @4:52 Yep, I love that song.
	4:54pm Carmichael: Heya Mr. Wiliams and fellow listeners. Hope you all enjoyed the SNL special last eve. My wife played off Jane Curtin's absence to her advanced age (77), but Garrett Morris, at 88, was there. And where was Aykroyd? Burning questions ...
	♥ 4:56pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Monica @4:51 But weren't all American networks slow to book rap acts? With Debbie Harry's influence Funky Four +1 More was able to get on shortly after "Rapture" introduced the style to a wider mainstream audience. But local NYC TV programs, did they feature early rap and hip-hop? I imagine media coverage would start from there.
	♥ 4:58pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Carmichael @4:54 Jane spoke in an interview, but wasn't featured on the program. Getting old perhaps but I believe she was present. Dan, I'm not sure. He did cameos up until recent years but time might finally be taking it's toll.
	4:58pm Andres: Lil Wayne’s 3rd appearance last night. I missed the previous ones. Medley was an interesting choice.
	♥ 4:58pm Handy Haversack: Back witchas.
	5:01pm Carmichael: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:58 I was scouring the audience looking for them both but may have missed them.
	♥ 5:01pm patrick321: ↳ Monica @4:51 Looking back to that era I'm Sur eyou recall that MTV didn't even play Michael Jackson in any kind of rotation until Billie Jean/Beat it, Bowie shamed them to their face in an interview, and you know it better (and more accurately than my memory) but eventually they had to do a special format show with Freddy Braithwaite before they let rap find a place there
	5:01pm Andres: Lots of snubs and short shrift last night.
	5:03pm Listener Bryan (the Professor): Just checking in to say I love your show.
	♥ 5:03pm patrick321: sorry for the typos but my point was that MTV was whiter than white at the time and SNL was pitching to a presumably much more mainstream audience
	♥ 5:04pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Listener Bryan (the Professor) @5:03 Simple and perfect. I just checked in, to say, I love your show.
	♥ 5:07pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ patrick321 @5:03 It's been written about before, but the MTV founder was a corporate white bro without much regard for musical diversity. Every advance in programming, showcasing musicians of color or women, came from outside pressure. Especially as cable's reach expanded, and their viewing audience expanded beyond the suburban white dudes it was originally designed for.
	♥ 5:10pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Matt from Springfield @4:56 What's interesting is watching the Top of the Pops reruns from 1986 - perhaps with a more urbanized country where club playlists influenced the UK charts, there were several early NYC rap acts in the Top 40, and flown over to London to perform (or mime, usually). It's a fascinating look and an interesting time capsule, mapping the changing style of East Coast rap from '86 to '87 as it happened.
	♥ 5:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:07 I had so much fun watching Headbangers Ball. Then they suddenly cancelled it.
	5:11pm Monica: SNL booked only TWO rap acts in the 80s. Run DMC in '86 (performing Aerosmith hit "Walk This Way) and LL Cool J in '87. No Salt'N'Pepa, Beasties, PE, Fat Boys, Eric B+ Rakim, Kane, Slick Rick, De La, Latiah, and the list goes on. Again, SNL prided themselves on being risk takers. Ed Sullivan took more risks that SNL. Yo! came on in MTV and finally changed things there - not by design, they had no idea how big that show was gonna blow up. Anyway, two outlets that prided themselves on taking big musical swings... but not really.
	♥ 5:12pm tim: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" Hello Scott and everyone! Boy, did I miss the boat on this band. This is awesome.
	♥ 5:13pm DonJuanTijuana: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" I dig this!
	♥ 5:13pm egould: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" Noisey feedback guitar drones yes.
	♥ 5:15pm Matt from Springfield: Some of the ones I recall in TOTP performances: Whistle - "(Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin'" Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - "The Show" The Real Roxanne - "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)" These still retained the early, "party" style of rap, minimal sounds from one DJ. But I learned about that era from those reruns.
	♥ 5:16pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Elvis Costello" Wow, more covers of Ray Davies "Days"! Now we'll have to play them all on FMU, and rate which one is the best...
	♥ 5:16pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Monica @5:11 TRUTH
	5:16pm Andres: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Elvis Costello" Great version. Fantastic soundtrack.
	5:17pm Hugo (NL): https://negativland.com/christianity-is-stupid a nice way to stand up!
	5:19pm Listener Alice in Fanwood: Wow haven't heard this ec song in a long time. Still moves me...
	♥ 5:20pm PaulRobeson1925: ↳ PaulRobeson1925 @4:47 pee Eww!
	5:20pm Carmichael: I'm a white guy, from Ireland and Northern California. I knew zip about rap until I hears/saw some rappers on SNL. I have since explored and learned a great deal. Grandmaster Flash was big when I discovered rap. Now it's come full circle for me with Kneecap, an Irish rap group who sing in their native tongue. Life is funny.
	♥ 5:20pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Ken From Hyde Park @5:10 There was a "Metal Show" (on VH1 by that point) hosted by Scott Ian, and I learned of many classic and modern heavy bands from that. But those who remember say that it paled compared to the original "Headbangers Ball".
	5:22pm Hugo (NL): @Carmichael i'll be seeing the kneecap movie this wednesday. Looking forward to it
	♥ 5:23pm egould: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:20 Headbangers Ball was awesome. So was 120 Minutes.
	5:26pm Billy Jam: @Handy - that's great news hey Ken Hyde PK & Matt Springfield + tnx for all the sounds Scott
	♥ 5:26pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:23 "120 Minutes"! The X-ers who were a bit older than me sang its praises. Looking back, I can only be more disgusted at what "MTV" is now. They tried to bring "dumbasses" Beavis & Butthead back in 2011 - and it didn't work, because by that point they were WAY too clever for what MTV became!
	5:27pm Andres: ↳ Monica @5:11 I remember a musical pioneers segment on Toronto radio where the host was effectively calling out the station’s bias by honouring Public Enemy. The segment always ended with a song by the featured artist. For PE the station played Cool Thing by Sonic Youth.
	♥ 5:27pm tim: ↳ Song: "Song of Saturn" by "Guy Blakeslee" I really, really like this record. I get visions of pre Scientology LA mind expansion cult lunacy.
	5:27pm tak: sure it worked, they had all the best mtv material of the 10s! teen mom, jersey shore and so on. loved that revival.
	5:27pm tak: "I understand your frustration h-heh"
	5:27pm David Shortell: I don't know why people look to TV to discover new musical acts. I thought that's what radio is for.
	♥ 5:30pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ tak @5:27 Fortunately all their eras are available on streaming - nowadays that's the best fit for B&B's thing. And (some of) Wonder Showzen is likewise available on Paramount now. The best part of MTV2 was their occasional marathons of those shows.
	♥ 5:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ David Shortell @5:27 Radio is even more crap in many areas. That's why I'm so devoted to WFMU. Freeform radio! The way it was meant to be!!
	♥ 5:32pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Waltz for a Spaniel" by "Tony, Caro & John" Gorgeous folk! Reminds me of The Silkie!
	♥ 5:36pm egould: ↳ Song: "Waltz for a Spaniel" by "Tony, Caro & John" This is the kind of stuff I imagine Neil from 'The Young Ones' listens to.
	5:36pm tak: I also loved the newest episodes, old B&B doing disability scams, bless them
	5:37pm Andres: ↳ egould @5:36 Neil Young what?
	♥ 5:37pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:36 As well as "Hole in My Shoe", "My White Bicycle"... I'm a mostly Neil, with a splash of Rik...
	♥ 5:39pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:37 70 percent Rik 20 percent Vyv 10 percent Neal
	♥ 5:40pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:39 👍 There you go - personality quizzes should stop "rounding" to one answer - and instead give us our "DNA percentage".
	♥ 5:42pm dale: ↳ Song: "Klara Kyrka" by "Matchess" this would also be good under 'cavett interviews groucho.'
	♥ 5:42pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:40 No one wants to be Mike ...
	5:43pm David Shortell: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:39 I saw "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" rereleased in theaters last month. How did I not notice for 36 years that Alexei Sayle played the Sultan?
	♥ 5:43pm egould: ↳ Handy Haversack @5:42 50% Mike 50% Vyv
	5:44pm traven: ↳ dale @5:42 Hail Freedonia!!!
	♥ 5:44pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ David Shortell @5:43 Alexei was quite the chameleon, blending into all sorts of characters.
	♥ 5:45pm dale: ↳ traven @5:44 my college.
	♥ 5:45pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ egould @5:43 Sounds like a Malcolm McLaren...
	♥ 5:46pm Handy Haversack: ↳ egould @5:43 There we go!
	5:46pm traven: ↳ dale @5:45 Do you mean Huxley College?
	5:46pm David Shortell: ↳ egould @5:43 I last saw Ade in a 2018 episode of "Upstart Crow". The following week, his (and Jennifer Saunders') daughter Beattie guest-starred!
	5:46pm Avspuk: ↳ Matt from Springfield @5:37 Back in the day I looked a fair bit like Neil. Schoolkids would pretend to be Vivian & give me grief. Once a kid actually threw half a brick at me from the other side of the road. Time slowed as it sailed across & I was able to see him realise what he'd done & that the real world wasn't slapstick. I was able to duck away, he d his mates screamed & ran away. I honestly think he was more scared & relieved than I was. But whatever. I'm going to have to claim I'm 100% Neil as the very day before the laundrette episode I'd actually exhorted my friends to help scrape up the washing powder on the hopper edges, just as Neil did on the episode the following night. :)
	5:47pm Monica: Thx for the terrif show today, Scott:)
	♥ 5:48pm dale: ↳ traven @5:46 state university of ny at fredonia, southwest of buffalo a stones throw.
	♥ 5:48pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 😀✌️
	5:50pm traven: ↳ dale @5:48 More power to you, partner.
	5:50pm David Shortell: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 Nigel Planer guest-starred in "Upstart Crow" shortly before Ade that season. upstartcrow.fandom.com...
	♥ 5:51pm Matt from Springfield: Drone on, brother, drone on! THANKS Scott for this great show! Thanks Sally for coming on around 4! Have a good night, everyone!
	♥ 5:52pm DonJuanTijuana: ↳ Song: "Third Coin" by "Matchess" I’m swimming in immersive bliss! Thank you Scott
	5:53pm Triple G: Great show, Scott! Take care all ✌️
	♥ 5:53pm egould: ↳ Avspuk @5:46 Hahaha!
	♥ 5:54pm Scott Williams: Thanks for listening, everyone! We're just a couple minutes away from a new segment: a couple minutes with Vic! You're gonna love it
	♥ 5:54pm spodiodi: Great show, Scott! Thank you!
	♥ 5:54pm Elena: Thank you Scott!
	♥ 5:54pm egould: Thanks Scott. This show was like a fine wine, but without the little bits of cork floating around. Or the alcohol.
	♥ 5:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, Scott.
	5:55pm tak: thank you have a great week
	♥ 5:56pm Deano de los Muertos: Thanks Scott
	♥ 5:58pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you Scott Williams!!!
	♥ 5:59pm bleubombersune: Scott Thanks all Scottolytes stray safe and be well
	♥ 5:59pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ Song: "Duerme Duerme Negrito" by "Victor Jara" Just a couple minutes, but they were utilized well. Paz, Victor... 🌟
	♥ 6:00pm Matt from Springfield: ↳ bleubombersune @5:59 You too, stray safe!
	♥ 6:01pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Scott!
	🧩 ♥ 6:48pm Y. pestis: ↳ Song: "Days" by "Psychic Ills" I can't believe this is 20 years old already.

Scott Williams: Playlist from February 17, 2025

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