WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 18, 2011

Listener comments!
	12:13am Sue: Hi Joe! How's it going?
	12:14am Joe D: f yeah vibraphone
	12:15am slugluv1313: EL PITO!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!! thanks, Mr. Joe Mcgasko for HEATING UP this COLD night!!!!!
	12:15am Joe McG: Hey, Sue! Hey, Duffy! Ragged but right is how I am.
	12:16am Joe McG: Hey, slugluv, nice to sees ya.
	12:16am slugluv1313: BOOGALOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!
	12:18am Joe D: man that Joe Cuba track on the Crooklyn soundtrack?! Why do I not remember that song from the movie? The world needs an all-latin-boogaloo soundtracked Hood movie maybe I'll just re-score New Jersey Drive
	12:19am Joe McG: Go to it, Joe! Subway Joe!
	12:20am slugluv1313: @ Joe D. -- if i remember correctly, "El Pito" is playing while the two little girsl are in the bodega . . .
	12:22am Joe McG: Dueling trombones!
	12:22am kbp: Que buen comienzo Joe!!!!! Fiesta!!!!!
	12:25am Joe McG: Hola, kbp!
	12:31am slugluv1313: ¡hola¡
	12:34am kbp: tienes razon... sobretodo cuando es tiempo de escuchar buena musica...
	12:55am slugluv1313: soooooooooulllllful!!!!! me likey :)
	1:10am Matt from Springfield: Irwin, how could you sell out like that in the 70s??!!!! Hey Joe! Hey everyone! Seasons be greeted!
	1:11am Joe McG: Hey, Matt! I can say for sure that our Irwin had nothing to do with this duck.
	1:13am Matt from Springfield: Rick Dees however, was on the Meatballs soundtrack: I used to think he was singing "be bold", actually it was the title track "Meatballs". Is there anything else you know Rick Dees did?
	1:14am Joe D: what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
	1:14am Matt from Springfield: One time on BT's show someone was suggesting (sarcastic or otherwise) to pull out the "Mr Mom" soundtrack! WHAT was on that movie OST anyway?! It makes me think of the Meatballs soundtrack, same era, same lack of Huge-name stars.
	1:15am Bill Murray the K: "Star Wars........Those crazy STAR WARS...!"
	1:18am Joe McG: I loved that bit. Made Bill M. a star.
	1:18am Matt from Springfield: Nat Roe didn't draw the line--I in fact first heard the most nauseating snippet of that from his Reverse Adult Contemporary Chartsweep!
	1:22am Matt from Springfield: Aw crap! Missed Millie by one song! I'll just have to pull her out later!
	1:23am Joe McG: @Matt: Ha ha ha! I think Millie would LOVE to be pulled out later.
	1:25am Matt from Springfield: Precisely!
	1:27am LDF: There's too many comps people need to get me for Christmas.
	1:29am Matt from Springfield: Maybe a VampiSoul gift certificate? They've been releasing great albums lately.
	1:34am chris m: really liked that m. ashraf song. oh you're playing my jam now - the boat that i row!
	1:35am Joe McG: @Matt and LDF: This Iranian thing is really great, right up there with Pomegranates from last year...Hey, Chris M.!
	1:38am Matt from Springfield: Redbone! And topical early 70s voodoo interests!
	1:39am LDF: Good recommendation MFS
	1:40am Matt from Springfield: @LDF: I just wish they sold VampiSoul (and Subliminal Frequencies) gift certificates along with the Starbucks and Amazon certificates you see for sale everywhere.
	1:43am Matt from Springfield: De-Vo!
	1:44am Adam: Joe -- longtime listener of WFMU, first time listener of your show. Totally digging it.
	1:46am Joe McG: Thanks, Adam! Welcome!
	1:47am Matt from Springfield: 322-6809...which area code?
	1:47am LDF: I like this three song span going back in time
	1:51am Adam: Holy crap, this Squeeze song. Now I'm just mad I haven't been listening to this show forever.
	1:56am Joe D: so McG when you gonna break out the Greg Kihn Band
	1:57am Joe McG: @Joe D: I did pretty recently, actually! Played a 45 of "Roadrunner"!
	2:05am Matt from Springfield: Hmm, that was a TOTALLY different B-side to "I Feel Love"--the older Donna style without the Moroder touches.
	2:06am Matt from Springfield: "Before Wayne Newton, we heard Devo" That is a mark of radio quality!!
	2:09am Julie: Joe has on Santa as a live guest next week!
	2:11am Matt from Springfield: Will he stay for a few questions and maybe spin a favorite 45, if Joe leaves some really great cookies out?
	2:13am Julie: A Santa's Single File! Sweet!
	2:15am LDF: Love this Flamingos song. I always forget how psychedelic it is...
	2:17am Matt from Springfield: The Flamingos! 1959 was an important shift in the sensuality of makeout music--this heavy cover of "I Only Have Eyes For You", all the stuff by the Fleetwoods, the cover of "It's All In The Game"...a chapter in a music history book awaits!
	2:19am Matt from Springfield: I've been searching for that rainbow too, all over the glorious MGM musicals! I can never get over it!
	2:21am Matt from Springfield: Thought this was familiar! So long since I've seen Andy K and Danny D on that show!
	2:21am Julie: how come all the drivers on Taxi were American?
	2:21am Adam: Oh, "Angela." This really is a beautiful track. It's a shame how overlooked some of these older TV tracks are as genuinely great pieces of music. I'm looking your way, George Aliceson Tipton.
	2:22am Joe McG: George Tipton! Great arranger.
	2:23am Mike Sin: That "Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop" comp proves that booze, cars, scantily clad women, and other great US-cultural exports can produce some awesome results.
	2:24am Mike Sin: re: "Theme from Taxi" "Goodnight Mr. Walters!"
	2:25am Joe McG: Mr. Walters: Ugh....
	2:25am Julie: Mr. Walters:Grumble
	2:26am Julie: boy talk about your flashback. Now I'm going to get all sniffly over Andy
	2:27am Joe McG: "I trusted you, I trusted you, I trusted you..."
	2:27am Matt from Springfield: @Adam: Older TV music can be pretty wonderful: Johnny Pearson was across the pond, but he did some amazing themes for British TV in the 70s.
	2:31am Adam: @Matt: I am happy to check him out!
	2:38am Julie: How about little Johnny Williams and the theme from Lost in Space
	2:40am Adam: @Julie: And I might be remembering this wrong, but I believe he also played piano on the "Peter Gunn" theme...
	2:41am Matt from Springfield: Good country song! And, it fits the Christmas season!
	2:42am Julie: Peter Gunn!
	2:47am LDF: I love the Bats. Daddy's Highway is a good album too.
	2:47am Matt from Springfield: Oh, is this a NEW new album by the Bats? I like them, and pretty much anything Flying Nun!
	2:48am Joe McG: @Matt: Yep, brandie-new Bats!
	2:49am Julie: oooh this is great...
	2:49am LDF: Wow, that means the Bats' singer has a truly distinctive voice, if this is him in 2011. Great.
	2:50am Joe McG: @LDF: Yes, Robert Scott, ever youthful!
	2:54am Julie: I don't remember which one was Bats, I think I was going crazy for the Crystal Stilts..there was something almost Moody Blues about it. Or maybe I'm just half asleep and having Hayward dreams
	2:55am Joe McG: Julie, stop lusting after Moody Blues' members.
	2:56am Julie: It's okay, I've got room in my heart for Justin AND Ray Davies.
	2:57am Joe McG: Thanks for listening, everybody!
	2:58am Julie: thanks Joe. See you on Christmas Eve! Start making those cookies for Santa
	2:58am Matt from Springfield: As I'm going to be out next week, Merry Christmas in advance Joe! Good Virgin Insanity choice! Have a good night everyone!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 18, 2011

View Joe McG's profile

A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

<-- Previous playlist | Back to Surface Noise with Joe McGasko playlists | Next playlist -->

Upcoming events:

Mon. Mar 17th, 9am - Noon: Stuart Staples of Tindersticks (More info...)
Tindersticks have been making moody and magnificent music for over 30 years. Today on Surface Noise, the band's voice and prime mover Stuart Staples talks about the band's most recent album, "Soft Tissue," and its upcoming tour of the U.S., its first since 2008.

December 18, 2011: Oso de peluche en un árbol

Listen to this show: Pop-up listen Pop-up player!

(* = new)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Joe Cuba	El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia)	El Alcade del Barrio	Fania/Codigo	2010	CD	From 1965		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Manny Corchado	Pow Wow "Pow Wow" by "Manny Corchado"	Boogaloo Pow Wow	Honest Jons	2006	CD	From 1967		0:07:45 (Pop-up)
Joe Bataan	Fuego "Fuego" by "Joe Bataan"	Gypsy Woman	Fania	2008	CD	From 1967		0:10:14 (Pop-up)
Willie Bobo	La Descarga del Bobo "La Descarga del Bobo" by "Willie Bobo"	Masters at Work Present Latin Verve Sounds	Verve	2004	LP	From 1967		0:16:40 (Pop-up)
Al Escobar	Tighten Up "Tighten Up" by "Al Escobar"	New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York	Soul Jazz	2007	CD	From 1968		0:22:16 (Pop-up)

Howard Tate	Shoot 'Em All Down "Shoot 'Em All Down" by "Howard Tate"		Verve	1967	45	R.I.P.		0:29:42 (Pop-up)
Howard Tate	You Don't Know Anything About Love	Howard Tate	Koch	2001	CD	From 1972		0:32:03 (Pop-up)
Howard Tate	That's What Happens "That's What Happens" by "Howard Tate"		Lloyd Price's Turntable	1969	45			0:35:24 (Pop-up)
Howard Tate	I Learned It All the Hard Way	Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions	Polygram	1995	CD	From 1967		0:38:12 (Pop-up)
Howard Tate	Hold Me Tight "Hold Me Tight" by "Howard Tate"	Howard Tate's Reaction	Koch	2003	CD	From 1969		0:40:47 (Pop-up)
Howard Tate	The Bitter End "The Bitter End" by "Howard Tate"	Howard Tate	Koch	2001	CD	From 1972		0:43:18 (Pop-up)
Margie Joseph	Let's Stay Together	Margie Joseph	Collector's Choice	2007	CD	From 1972		0:46:44 (Pop-up)
The Soul Children	The Sweeter He Is (Part 1)	The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, Volume 2 1968-1971	Stax	1993	CD			0:49:46 (Pop-up)
Millie Jackson	Slow Tongue "Slow Tongue" by "Millie Jackson"	E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)	Spring	1983	LP			0:52:40 (Pop-up)
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound	To Love Someone (That Don't Love You)	Want More	Bloodshot	2011	CD		*	0:57:36 (Pop-up)
Irwin the Disco Duck and the Wibble Wabble Singers and Orchestra	Dance, Dance, Dance / Star Wars	The Very Best of Irwin the Disco Duck	Peter Pan	1978	LP			1:01:41 (Pop-up)
M. Ashraf feat. Nahid Akhtar	O My Love	Life Is Dance! Plugged in Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani Picture House	B-Music	2011	CD		*	1:09:24 (Pop-up)
Shohreh	Omadi "Omadi" by "Shohreh"	Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop	VampiSoul	2011	CD	From 1977; see her sing it here	*	1:15:38 (Pop-up)

Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a row
Lulu	The Boat That I Row "The Boat That I Row" by "Lulu"		Epic	1967	45			1:26:22 (Pop-up)
Redbone	The Witch Queen of New Orleans		Epic	1971	45			1:28:49 (Pop-up)
The Terraplanes	Evil Going On "Evil Going On" by "The Terraplanes"		Strange Days	1981	45			1:31:31 (Pop-up)
DEVO	Mongoloid "Mongoloid" by "DEVO"		Booji Boy/Stiff	1978	45			1:34:51 (Pop-up)
Wayne Newton	Echo Valley 2-6809 "Echo Valley 2-6809" by "Wayne Newton"		Chelsea	1972	45			1:38:20 (Pop-up)
Squeeze	Hits of the Year "Hits of the Year" by "Squeeze"		A&M	1985	45			1:41:46 (Pop-up)
Donna Summer	Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)		Casablanca	1977	45			1:44:42 (Pop-up)
The Razor's Edge	Let's Call It a Day Girl		Pow!	1966	45			1:48:35 (Pop-up)
Percy Sledge	Warm and Tender Love		Atlantic	1966	45			1:50:38 (Pop-up)

Howlin' Wolf	I Asked for Water "I Asked for Water" by "Howlin' Wolf"	L'Age d'Or de Chicago: 16 Golden Years	Chess (France)	1976	LP	From 1956		2:03:51 (Pop-up)
The Flamingos	I Only Have Eyes for You	This Time the Dream's on Me: Monica's 2011 WFMU Premium	WFMU	2011	CD-R	From 1959	*	2:06:01 (Pop-up)
Ann Sothern	Where's That Rainbow?	Those Glorious MGM Musicals: Words and Music/Deep in My Heart	MGM	1973	LP	From 1949		2:09:24 (Pop-up)
Bob James	Angela (Theme From "Taxi")	The Genie	Columbia	1983	LP			2:12:04 (Pop-up)
Brian Bennett	Prelude and Groove Part 2	Aim High: Brian Bennett at KPM 1973-1976	RPM	2005	CD			2:14:24 (Pop-up)
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	The Boy in the Tree	Quincy Jones and His Orchestra at Newport '61	Mercury	1961	LP			2:18:42 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones	We Had It All "We Had It All" by "The Rolling Stones"	Some Girls	Universal Republic	2011	CD	From 1978; bonus track on reissue	*	2:23:21 (Pop-up)
Susan Jacks	We Had It All "We Had It All" by "Susan Jacks"	Ghosts	Epic	1980	LP			2:26:12 (Pop-up)
Waylon Jennings	Sing the Girls a Song, Bill	Phase One: The Early Years 1958-1964	Hip-O	2002	CD	From 1964		2:29:12 (Pop-up)
Norma Jean	Teddy Bear Song "Teddy Bear Song" by "Norma Jean"	Heaven Help the Working Girl	Omni Recording Corporation	2011	CD	From 1973	*	2:31:33 (Pop-up)
Paul Kelly	Careless "Careless" by "Paul Kelly"	Songs from the South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits	Gawd Aggie	2011	CD	From 1989	*	2:34:25 (Pop-up)
The Bats	Free All the Monsters "Free All the Monsters" by "The Bats"	Free All the Monsters	Flying Nun	2011	CD		*	2:37:12 (Pop-up)
Crystal Stilts	Dark Eyes "Dark Eyes" by "Crystal Stilts"	Radiant Door EP	Sacred Bones	2011	CD		*	2:40:05 (Pop-up)
Virgin Insanity	For a While "For a While" by "Virgin Insanity"	Illusions of the Maintenance Man	Funky Record Co.	1971	MP3			2:44:20 (Pop-up)

RSS feeds for Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlists feed | MP3 archives feed

| E-mail Joe McGasko | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by Surface Noise with Joe McGasko |

Listener comments!
	12:13am Sue: Hi Joe! How's it going?
	12:14am Joe D: f yeah vibraphone
	12:15am slugluv1313: EL PITO!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!! thanks, Mr. Joe Mcgasko for HEATING UP this COLD night!!!!!
	12:15am Joe McG: Hey, Sue! Hey, Duffy! Ragged but right is how I am.
	12:16am Joe McG: Hey, slugluv, nice to sees ya.
	12:16am slugluv1313: BOOGALOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!
	12:18am Joe D: man that Joe Cuba track on the Crooklyn soundtrack?! Why do I not remember that song from the movie? The world needs an all-latin-boogaloo soundtracked Hood movie maybe I'll just re-score New Jersey Drive
	12:19am Joe McG: Go to it, Joe! Subway Joe!
	12:20am slugluv1313: @ Joe D. -- if i remember correctly, "El Pito" is playing while the two little girsl are in the bodega . . .
	12:22am Joe McG: Dueling trombones!
	12:22am kbp: Que buen comienzo Joe!!!!! Fiesta!!!!!
	12:25am Joe McG: Hola, kbp!
	12:31am slugluv1313: ¡hola¡
	12:34am kbp: tienes razon... sobretodo cuando es tiempo de escuchar buena musica...
	12:55am slugluv1313: soooooooooulllllful!!!!! me likey :)
	1:10am Matt from Springfield: Irwin, how could you sell out like that in the 70s??!!!! Hey Joe! Hey everyone! Seasons be greeted!
	1:11am Joe McG: Hey, Matt! I can say for sure that our Irwin had nothing to do with this duck.
	1:13am Matt from Springfield: Rick Dees however, was on the Meatballs soundtrack: I used to think he was singing "be bold", actually it was the title track "Meatballs". Is there anything else you know Rick Dees did?
	1:14am Joe D: what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
	1:14am Matt from Springfield: One time on BT's show someone was suggesting (sarcastic or otherwise) to pull out the "Mr Mom" soundtrack! WHAT was on that movie OST anyway?! It makes me think of the Meatballs soundtrack, same era, same lack of Huge-name stars.
	1:15am Bill Murray the K: "Star Wars........Those crazy STAR WARS...!"
	1:18am Joe McG: I loved that bit. Made Bill M. a star.
	1:18am Matt from Springfield: Nat Roe didn't draw the line--I in fact first heard the most nauseating snippet of that from his Reverse Adult Contemporary Chartsweep!
	1:22am Matt from Springfield: Aw crap! Missed Millie by one song! I'll just have to pull her out later!
	1:23am Joe McG: @Matt: Ha ha ha! I think Millie would LOVE to be pulled out later.
	1:25am Matt from Springfield: Precisely!
	1:27am LDF: There's too many comps people need to get me for Christmas.
	1:29am Matt from Springfield: Maybe a VampiSoul gift certificate? They've been releasing great albums lately.
	1:34am chris m: really liked that m. ashraf song. oh you're playing my jam now - the boat that i row!
	1:35am Joe McG: @Matt and LDF: This Iranian thing is really great, right up there with Pomegranates from last year...Hey, Chris M.!
	1:38am Matt from Springfield: Redbone! And topical early 70s voodoo interests!
	1:39am LDF: Good recommendation MFS
	1:40am Matt from Springfield: @LDF: I just wish they sold VampiSoul (and Subliminal Frequencies) gift certificates along with the Starbucks and Amazon certificates you see for sale everywhere.
	1:43am Matt from Springfield: De-Vo!
	1:44am Adam: Joe -- longtime listener of WFMU, first time listener of your show. Totally digging it.
	1:46am Joe McG: Thanks, Adam! Welcome!
	1:47am Matt from Springfield: 322-6809...which area code?
	1:47am LDF: I like this three song span going back in time
	1:51am Adam: Holy crap, this Squeeze song. Now I'm just mad I haven't been listening to this show forever.
	1:56am Joe D: so McG when you gonna break out the Greg Kihn Band
	1:57am Joe McG: @Joe D: I did pretty recently, actually! Played a 45 of "Roadrunner"!
	2:05am Matt from Springfield: Hmm, that was a TOTALLY different B-side to "I Feel Love"--the older Donna style without the Moroder touches.
	2:06am Matt from Springfield: "Before Wayne Newton, we heard Devo" That is a mark of radio quality!!
	2:09am Julie: Joe has on Santa as a live guest next week!
	2:11am Matt from Springfield: Will he stay for a few questions and maybe spin a favorite 45, if Joe leaves some really great cookies out?
	2:13am Julie: A Santa's Single File! Sweet!
	2:15am LDF: Love this Flamingos song. I always forget how psychedelic it is...
	2:17am Matt from Springfield: The Flamingos! 1959 was an important shift in the sensuality of makeout music--this heavy cover of "I Only Have Eyes For You", all the stuff by the Fleetwoods, the cover of "It's All In The Game"...a chapter in a music history book awaits!
	2:19am Matt from Springfield: I've been searching for that rainbow too, all over the glorious MGM musicals! I can never get over it!
	2:21am Matt from Springfield: Thought this was familiar! So long since I've seen Andy K and Danny D on that show!
	2:21am Julie: how come all the drivers on Taxi were American?
	2:21am Adam: Oh, "Angela." This really is a beautiful track. It's a shame how overlooked some of these older TV tracks are as genuinely great pieces of music. I'm looking your way, George Aliceson Tipton.
	2:22am Joe McG: George Tipton! Great arranger.
	2:23am Mike Sin: That "Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop" comp proves that booze, cars, scantily clad women, and other great US-cultural exports can produce some awesome results.
	2:24am Mike Sin: re: "Theme from Taxi" "Goodnight Mr. Walters!"
	2:25am Joe McG: Mr. Walters: Ugh....
	2:25am Julie: Mr. Walters:Grumble
	2:26am Julie: boy talk about your flashback. Now I'm going to get all sniffly over Andy
	2:27am Joe McG: "I trusted you, I trusted you, I trusted you..."
	2:27am Matt from Springfield: @Adam: Older TV music can be pretty wonderful: Johnny Pearson was across the pond, but he did some amazing themes for British TV in the 70s.
	2:31am Adam: @Matt: I am happy to check him out!
	2:38am Julie: How about little Johnny Williams and the theme from Lost in Space
	2:40am Adam: @Julie: And I might be remembering this wrong, but I believe he also played piano on the "Peter Gunn" theme...
	2:41am Matt from Springfield: Good country song! And, it fits the Christmas season!
	2:42am Julie: Peter Gunn!
	2:47am LDF: I love the Bats. Daddy's Highway is a good album too.
	2:47am Matt from Springfield: Oh, is this a NEW new album by the Bats? I like them, and pretty much anything Flying Nun!
	2:48am Joe McG: @Matt: Yep, brandie-new Bats!
	2:49am Julie: oooh this is great...
	2:49am LDF: Wow, that means the Bats' singer has a truly distinctive voice, if this is him in 2011. Great.
	2:50am Joe McG: @LDF: Yes, Robert Scott, ever youthful!
	2:54am Julie: I don't remember which one was Bats, I think I was going crazy for the Crystal Stilts..there was something almost Moody Blues about it. Or maybe I'm just half asleep and having Hayward dreams
	2:55am Joe McG: Julie, stop lusting after Moody Blues' members.
	2:56am Julie: It's okay, I've got room in my heart for Justin AND Ray Davies.
	2:57am Joe McG: Thanks for listening, everybody!
	2:58am Julie: thanks Joe. See you on Christmas Eve! Start making those cookies for Santa
	2:58am Matt from Springfield: As I'm going to be out next week, Merry Christmas in advance Joe! Good Virgin Insanity choice! Have a good night everyone!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 18, 2011

Upcoming events:

Listener comments!

(C) 2025 WFMU. Generated by KenzoDB, written 2000-2025 by Ken Garson