WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 18, 2015

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 18, 2015

Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

November 18, 2015: mission a paris

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
gruppo sportivo	mission a paris "mission a paris" by "gruppo sportivo"	mistakes	sire	1978	exclusive (and unintentional and uncorrectable) one-channel-only mix)		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
laurent voulzy	rockollection "rockollection" by "laurent voulzy"	7"	rca	1977			0:04:16 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	af3458 "af3458" by "the limiñanas"	crystal anis	hozac	2012			0:08:49 (Pop-up)
les problemes	je ne vois rien "je ne vois rien" by "les problemes"	va-neurotic reactions: 20 worldwide mod psych freak rock smashers	crazy apple boutique	2006			0:10:17 (Pop-up)
operation s	je suis une illusion "je suis une illusion" by "operation s"	s/t	broken rekids	2006			0:13:00 (Pop-up)
elli & jacno	main dans la main "main dans la main" by "elli & jacno"	va-des jeunes gens modernes	naive/agnes b	2011			0:16:31 (Pop-up)
prototypes	decider "decider" by "prototypes"	tout le monde cherche quelque chose a faire	boxson	2004			0:18:53 (Pop-up)
petra pied de biche	cretinophobe "cretinophobe" by "petra pied de biche"	barre de rire	et mon cul c'est du tofu?			*	0:23:06 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	i only want you	peace love death metal	antacidaudio	2004			0:25:16 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	i like to move in the night	death by sexy	downtown	2006			0:28:12 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	how can a man with so many friends feel so all alone	heart on	downtown	2009			0:32:08 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	save a prayer	zipper down	downtown			*	0:34:54 (Pop-up)

barreracudas	cut me loose "cut me loose" by "barreracudas"	can do easy	oops baby			*	0:50:45 (Pop-up)
the soul surfers	less talk more do	soul rock	ubiquity			*	0:52:38 (Pop-up)
king gizzard & the lizard wizard	dirt	paper mache dream balloon	ato records			*	0:57:29 (Pop-up)
philisteens	your picture "your picture" by "philisteens"	walkin a thin line 12"	radio free america	1983			0:59:59 (Pop-up)
tuff sunshine	i complied "i complied" by "tuff sunshine"	fire in the hero building	tape audio		check them at tuffsunshine.com	*	1:03:29 (Pop-up)

tommy keene	i belong to you "i belong to you" by "tommy keene"	laugh in the dark	second motion			*	1:11:11 (Pop-up)
bye bye blackbirds	let your hair fall down	digital single	bye bye blackbirds recordings			*	1:14:22 (Pop-up)
soft shoulder	no occupancy "no occupancy" by "soft shoulder"	no draw	gilgongo			*	1:18:11 (Pop-up)
darkwing	dark hunting "dark hunting" by "darkwing"	lameonia	wiener records			*	1:21:44 (Pop-up)
the fallen leaves	out in a forest	7"	market square			*	1:23:48 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: .	"."						1:27:08 (Pop-up)
flamin' groovies	shake some action	in the u.s.a. '79	echoes		KSJO radio broadcast; see Flamin' Groovies this Saturday night downstairs at Monty Hall, WFMU's ground floor performance space AND hear Cyril Jordan and George Alexander on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show this Saturday!	*	1:33:23 (Pop-up)
miriam	afterglow "afterglow" by "miriam"	down today	norton			*	1:37:29 (Pop-up)
the dream syndicate	the best years of my life	weathered and torn	bang		new LP, prev unreleased tunes	*	1:40:33 (Pop-up)
lord john	things that have been "things that have been" by "lord john"	six days of sound	bomp	1986			1:46:04 (Pop-up)
kim and leanne	the science test "the science test" by "kim and leanne"	true west	hozac			*	1:50:32 (Pop-up)

sacri monti	glowing grey "glowing grey" by "sacri monti"	s/t	tee pee			*	2:04:22 (Pop-up)
kowloon walled city	daughters and sons	grievances	neurot recordings		be sure to follow ~~singer/guitarist/engineer Scott Evans' cat~~ Leroy on Twitter. My favorite cat that doesn't live in my house. Errata: I had this all wrong (except the following Leroy part! Leroy doesn't belong to anyone in KWC at all, he belongs to engineer/Roomrunner bass player Dan Frome. Apologies for the catfusion!	*	2:11:26 (Pop-up)
dave edmunds	information "information" by "dave edmunds"	information	columbia	1983			2:16:27 (Pop-up)
eyelids	bound to let you down "bound to let you down" by "eyelids"	s/t ep	jealous butcher/schizophonic		one of last week's live guests!	*	2:20:23 (Pop-up)
childbirth	tech bro "tech bro" by "childbirth"	women's rights	suicide squeeze			*	2:23:11 (Pop-up)
spandau ballet	age of blows "age of blows" by "spandau ballet"	journeys to glory	chrysalis	1981	oh hey this Spandau Ballet album is still in my record bag from last week!		2:25:22 (Pop-up)
the intelligence	dieu merci pour la fixation de la machine a coudre	vintage future	in the red			*	2:29:27 (Pop-up)

wimps	basement "basement" by "wimps"	suitcase	kill rock stars			*	2:38:29 (Pop-up)
new boss	rock n' roll pt. 2 "rock n' roll pt. 2" by "new boss"	twee boogie vol. 1 & 2	self-released			*	2:41:53 (Pop-up)
the mountain killers	oh chanticleer	s/t	summersteps			*	2:44:33 (Pop-up)
fastway	heft! "heft!" by "fastway"	s/t	columbia		cd reissue, orig 1983	*	2:48:00 (Pop-up)
hooton tennis club	jasper "jasper" by "hooton tennis club"	highest point in cliff town	heavenly/pias			*	2:53:12 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:07pm JakeGould: Hey! How’s by you!
	9:10pm Mailman Tom: Any song with a Velvet Underground vibe running thru it works for me!
	♥ 9:10pm efd: so far so good! Enjoying the relative solitude after last week's insanity.
	♥ 9:12pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: 'Neurotic Reactions' - hehehe...
	♥ 9:13pm Alex of Chicago: I have no problem with Les Problemes. Hey everyone.
	♥ 9:22pm efd: greetings Alex, Mailman, Jake, and RRN63! Thanks to you and all the lurkers (thousands of them, I'm sure) for tuning in.
	9:25pm Pumkin_head Pasha: WFMU - you are the best MF rad station ever!!!!
	9:30pm Eddy in Australia: Hi Evan. I can't lurk this week, not with such a great opening set which needs to be acknowledged. Really looking forward to the rest of the show.
	♥ 9:33pm efd: thanks Eddy, I appreciate those thoughts. And yours as well, Pasha.
	♥ 9:37pm Alex of Chicago: I like these EoDM songs more than I would have thought.
	9:38pm original famous sugarwolf: Simon LeBon tweeted that Duran Duran will donate their royalties from the sales of this version of save a prayer.
	♥ 9:38pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Love Kyuss - but me too.
	♥ 9:38pm efd: I liked the first two albums a lot, but I have to admit that I didn't even know they had a new album out (with this cover) until last week.
	9:39pm FernandoBelmondo: Great set. Evan! This version of Save a Prayer crushed me.
	♥ 9:41pm Stevel: Just in, which means I'm VERY happy to have the archives.
	9:42pm Eddy in Australia: Same here, Alex, although I wish I didn't have to find out this way (if you know what I mean).
	9:45pm acid casualty: @fb. W/you on that!
	9:45pm JakeGould: In solidarity!
	♥ 9:51pm efd: solidarity! That's the word. thanks for the nice comments everyone, greatly appreciated!
	9:53pm famous original sugarwolf: cul = butt
	9:55pm famous original sugarwolf: so, my butt is of tofu??
	♥ 9:56pm Chop Scott: Evan! Always the best company--Cheers!
	♥ 9:57pm efd: hey, thanks Scott! And thanks sugarwolf -- I was thinking maybe "butt" was the meaning.
	♥ 10:03pm coelacanth: olá efd and funkies
	♥ 10:11pm Fuzzy: Les Lurkers ici -- Bon Nuit! Je ne parle Francais -- yo hablo espanol, pero we rock in all languages a la Berlitz!
	♥ 10:12pm efd: haha, bien dit Fuzzy!
	♥ 10:12pm efd: (that may be a little off, it's been a while since I conjugated)
	10:13pm mildred: Great show EFD, thank you!
	♥ 10:15pm efd: thank YOU, mildred!
	10:33pm JakeGould: If your butt’s tofu, it had better be extra firm.
	♥ 10:35pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...& you better shake that action soon after opening the package...
	♥ 10:37pm Chop Scott: Yes-- Flamin' Groovies in Monty Hall will sound much better!
	♥ 10:38pm efd: haha, I have no doubt Scott!
	♥ 10:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Will the Groovies show be recorded or any show or anything?
	♥ 10:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: *on any program?
	♥ 10:41pm Chop Scott: As long as the band delivers the goods--we have a solid Monty Hall engineer crew on hand!
	♥ 10:42pm efd: Indeed.
	♥ 10:42pm efd: RRN63, not aware of any broadcast plans to date.
	♥ 10:44pm Chop Scott: Not certain about video, but the show will be recorded for any possible future broadcast. Will depend upon the band approval.
	♥ 10:46pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: - Thx.
	10:49pm Zach: that dream syndicate track was really good
	♥ 10:51pm efd: yeah, I'm eager to check out the rest of that album!
	♥ 10:56pm Alex of Chicago: That Lord John track must have been amazing live.
	11:04pm Danne D: Hi EFD :) Hi Funk Fans :)
	♥ 11:08pm Alex of Chicago: Had to Google these guys. They're from Encinitas, which gives them an automatic second listen.
	♥ 11:13pm efd: ah, very cool!
	11:16pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Just making sure I get on the sign-in sheet
	11:16pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Also, this Kowloon Walled City is great.
	♥ 11:16pm efd: consider your name checked off, Pete!
	11:17pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Cool. I was totally here for the whole class. I swear.
	11:23pm Eddy in Australia: Nice segue from Dave Edmunds to Eyelids. What's next???
	11:26pm steve portland: tech bro was cool
	♥ 11:29pm efd: that whole Childbirth album is, as they say, dope.
	♥ 11:33pm Stevel: Wonderful show tonight. Thanks, as always.
	11:36pm Eddy in Australia: ^^^ What he said (hi Steve). I have to check out Childbirth properly.
	♥ 11:36pm Stevel: Hey Eddy!
	11:36pm Danne D: so no EFD performing 'Gold' at Hoof N Mouth this year? :(
	♥ 11:39pm efd: I was thinking more of doing "To Cut A Long Story Short," Danne.
	11:42pm Eddy in Australia: I see Evan as a "Chant No. 1"-kinda guy!
	♥ 11:43pm efd: I wouldn't rule that out!
	♥ 11:52pm Alex of Chicago: Classic show. Thanks.
	♥ 11:53pm efd: thanks Alex!
	11:55pm Eddy in Australia: Oh Evan, I was setting you up for a response of, "I don't need this pressure on!"
	♥ 11:56pm efd: ah, haha - I missed the bait!
	11:57pm NBA BLASTER: I am currently 8 and 1 in tonight's NBA ATS Bets. Got Phoenix -2.5 left to try and make it 9 wins and one loss.
	11:58pm Danne D: thanks for your usual greatness EFD :) Happy Thanksgivong to you and all of the Funk Faithful as I will be away over the holiday :)
	11:59pm NBA BLASTER: Only Boston let me down, blowing an early 17 point lead.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
gruppo sportivo	mission a paris "mission a paris" by "gruppo sportivo"	mistakes	sire	1978	exclusive (and unintentional and uncorrectable) one-channel-only mix)		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
laurent voulzy	rockollection "rockollection" by "laurent voulzy"	7"	rca	1977			0:04:16 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	af3458 "af3458" by "the limiñanas"	crystal anis	hozac	2012			0:08:49 (Pop-up)
les problemes	je ne vois rien "je ne vois rien" by "les problemes"	va-neurotic reactions: 20 worldwide mod psych freak rock smashers	crazy apple boutique	2006			0:10:17 (Pop-up)
operation s	je suis une illusion "je suis une illusion" by "operation s"	s/t	broken rekids	2006			0:13:00 (Pop-up)
elli & jacno	main dans la main "main dans la main" by "elli & jacno"	va-des jeunes gens modernes	naive/agnes b	2011			0:16:31 (Pop-up)
prototypes	decider "decider" by "prototypes"	tout le monde cherche quelque chose a faire	boxson	2004			0:18:53 (Pop-up)
petra pied de biche	cretinophobe "cretinophobe" by "petra pied de biche"	barre de rire	et mon cul c'est du tofu?			*	0:23:06 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	i only want you	peace love death metal	antacidaudio	2004			0:25:16 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	i like to move in the night	death by sexy	downtown	2006			0:28:12 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	how can a man with so many friends feel so all alone	heart on	downtown	2009			0:32:08 (Pop-up)
eagles of death metal	save a prayer	zipper down	downtown			*	0:34:54 (Pop-up)

barreracudas	cut me loose "cut me loose" by "barreracudas"	can do easy	oops baby			*	0:50:45 (Pop-up)
the soul surfers	less talk more do	soul rock	ubiquity			*	0:52:38 (Pop-up)
king gizzard & the lizard wizard	dirt	paper mache dream balloon	ato records			*	0:57:29 (Pop-up)
philisteens	your picture "your picture" by "philisteens"	walkin a thin line 12"	radio free america	1983			0:59:59 (Pop-up)
tuff sunshine	i complied "i complied" by "tuff sunshine"	fire in the hero building	tape audio		check them at tuffsunshine.com	*	1:03:29 (Pop-up)

tommy keene	i belong to you "i belong to you" by "tommy keene"	laugh in the dark	second motion			*	1:11:11 (Pop-up)
bye bye blackbirds	let your hair fall down	digital single	bye bye blackbirds recordings			*	1:14:22 (Pop-up)
soft shoulder	no occupancy "no occupancy" by "soft shoulder"	no draw	gilgongo			*	1:18:11 (Pop-up)
darkwing	dark hunting "dark hunting" by "darkwing"	lameonia	wiener records			*	1:21:44 (Pop-up)
the fallen leaves	out in a forest	7"	market square			*	1:23:48 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: .	"."						1:27:08 (Pop-up)
flamin' groovies	shake some action	in the u.s.a. '79	echoes		KSJO radio broadcast; see Flamin' Groovies this Saturday night downstairs at Monty Hall, WFMU's ground floor performance space AND hear Cyril Jordan and George Alexander on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show this Saturday!	*	1:33:23 (Pop-up)
miriam	afterglow "afterglow" by "miriam"	down today	norton			*	1:37:29 (Pop-up)
the dream syndicate	the best years of my life	weathered and torn	bang		new LP, prev unreleased tunes	*	1:40:33 (Pop-up)
lord john	things that have been "things that have been" by "lord john"	six days of sound	bomp	1986			1:46:04 (Pop-up)
kim and leanne	the science test "the science test" by "kim and leanne"	true west	hozac			*	1:50:32 (Pop-up)

sacri monti	glowing grey "glowing grey" by "sacri monti"	s/t	tee pee			*	2:04:22 (Pop-up)
kowloon walled city	daughters and sons	grievances	neurot recordings		be sure to follow ~~singer/guitarist/engineer Scott Evans' cat~~ Leroy on Twitter. My favorite cat that doesn't live in my house. Errata: I had this all wrong (except the following Leroy part! Leroy doesn't belong to anyone in KWC at all, he belongs to engineer/Roomrunner bass player Dan Frome. Apologies for the catfusion!	*	2:11:26 (Pop-up)
dave edmunds	information "information" by "dave edmunds"	information	columbia	1983			2:16:27 (Pop-up)
eyelids	bound to let you down "bound to let you down" by "eyelids"	s/t ep	jealous butcher/schizophonic		one of last week's live guests!	*	2:20:23 (Pop-up)
childbirth	tech bro "tech bro" by "childbirth"	women's rights	suicide squeeze			*	2:23:11 (Pop-up)
spandau ballet	age of blows "age of blows" by "spandau ballet"	journeys to glory	chrysalis	1981	oh hey this Spandau Ballet album is still in my record bag from last week!		2:25:22 (Pop-up)
the intelligence	dieu merci pour la fixation de la machine a coudre	vintage future	in the red			*	2:29:27 (Pop-up)

wimps	basement "basement" by "wimps"	suitcase	kill rock stars			*	2:38:29 (Pop-up)
new boss	rock n' roll pt. 2 "rock n' roll pt. 2" by "new boss"	twee boogie vol. 1 & 2	self-released			*	2:41:53 (Pop-up)
the mountain killers	oh chanticleer	s/t	summersteps			*	2:44:33 (Pop-up)
fastway	heft! "heft!" by "fastway"	s/t	columbia		cd reissue, orig 1983	*	2:48:00 (Pop-up)
hooton tennis club	jasper "jasper" by "hooton tennis club"	highest point in cliff town	heavenly/pias			*	2:53:12 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:07pm JakeGould: Hey! How’s by you!
	9:10pm Mailman Tom: Any song with a Velvet Underground vibe running thru it works for me!
	♥ 9:10pm efd: so far so good! Enjoying the relative solitude after last week's insanity.
	♥ 9:12pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: 'Neurotic Reactions' - hehehe...
	♥ 9:13pm Alex of Chicago: I have no problem with Les Problemes. Hey everyone.
	♥ 9:22pm efd: greetings Alex, Mailman, Jake, and RRN63! Thanks to you and all the lurkers (thousands of them, I'm sure) for tuning in.
	9:25pm Pumkin_head Pasha: WFMU - you are the best MF rad station ever!!!!
	9:30pm Eddy in Australia: Hi Evan. I can't lurk this week, not with such a great opening set which needs to be acknowledged. Really looking forward to the rest of the show.
	♥ 9:33pm efd: thanks Eddy, I appreciate those thoughts. And yours as well, Pasha.
	♥ 9:37pm Alex of Chicago: I like these EoDM songs more than I would have thought.
	9:38pm original famous sugarwolf: Simon LeBon tweeted that Duran Duran will donate their royalties from the sales of this version of save a prayer.
	♥ 9:38pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Love Kyuss - but me too.
	♥ 9:38pm efd: I liked the first two albums a lot, but I have to admit that I didn't even know they had a new album out (with this cover) until last week.
	9:39pm FernandoBelmondo: Great set. Evan! This version of Save a Prayer crushed me.
	♥ 9:41pm Stevel: Just in, which means I'm VERY happy to have the archives.
	9:42pm Eddy in Australia: Same here, Alex, although I wish I didn't have to find out this way (if you know what I mean).
	9:45pm acid casualty: @fb. W/you on that!
	9:45pm JakeGould: In solidarity!
	♥ 9:51pm efd: solidarity! That's the word. thanks for the nice comments everyone, greatly appreciated!
	9:53pm famous original sugarwolf: cul = butt
	9:55pm famous original sugarwolf: so, my butt is of tofu??
	♥ 9:56pm Chop Scott: Evan! Always the best company--Cheers!
	♥ 9:57pm efd: hey, thanks Scott! And thanks sugarwolf -- I was thinking maybe "butt" was the meaning.
	♥ 10:03pm coelacanth: olá efd and funkies
	♥ 10:11pm Fuzzy: Les Lurkers ici -- Bon Nuit! Je ne parle Francais -- yo hablo espanol, pero we rock in all languages a la Berlitz!
	♥ 10:12pm efd: haha, bien dit Fuzzy!
	♥ 10:12pm efd: (that may be a little off, it's been a while since I conjugated)
	10:13pm mildred: Great show EFD, thank you!
	♥ 10:15pm efd: thank YOU, mildred!
	10:33pm JakeGould: If your butt’s tofu, it had better be extra firm.
	♥ 10:35pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...& you better shake that action soon after opening the package...
	♥ 10:37pm Chop Scott: Yes-- Flamin' Groovies in Monty Hall will sound much better!
	♥ 10:38pm efd: haha, I have no doubt Scott!
	♥ 10:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Will the Groovies show be recorded or any show or anything?
	♥ 10:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: *on any program?
	♥ 10:41pm Chop Scott: As long as the band delivers the goods--we have a solid Monty Hall engineer crew on hand!
	♥ 10:42pm efd: Indeed.
	♥ 10:42pm efd: RRN63, not aware of any broadcast plans to date.
	♥ 10:44pm Chop Scott: Not certain about video, but the show will be recorded for any possible future broadcast. Will depend upon the band approval.
	♥ 10:46pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: - Thx.
	10:49pm Zach: that dream syndicate track was really good
	♥ 10:51pm efd: yeah, I'm eager to check out the rest of that album!
	♥ 10:56pm Alex of Chicago: That Lord John track must have been amazing live.
	11:04pm Danne D: Hi EFD :) Hi Funk Fans :)
	♥ 11:08pm Alex of Chicago: Had to Google these guys. They're from Encinitas, which gives them an automatic second listen.
	♥ 11:13pm efd: ah, very cool!
	11:16pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Just making sure I get on the sign-in sheet
	11:16pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Also, this Kowloon Walled City is great.
	♥ 11:16pm efd: consider your name checked off, Pete!
	11:17pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Cool. I was totally here for the whole class. I swear.
	11:23pm Eddy in Australia: Nice segue from Dave Edmunds to Eyelids. What's next???
	11:26pm steve portland: tech bro was cool
	♥ 11:29pm efd: that whole Childbirth album is, as they say, dope.
	♥ 11:33pm Stevel: Wonderful show tonight. Thanks, as always.
	11:36pm Eddy in Australia: ^^^ What he said (hi Steve). I have to check out Childbirth properly.
	♥ 11:36pm Stevel: Hey Eddy!
	11:36pm Danne D: so no EFD performing 'Gold' at Hoof N Mouth this year? :(
	♥ 11:39pm efd: I was thinking more of doing "To Cut A Long Story Short," Danne.
	11:42pm Eddy in Australia: I see Evan as a "Chant No. 1"-kinda guy!
	♥ 11:43pm efd: I wouldn't rule that out!
	♥ 11:52pm Alex of Chicago: Classic show. Thanks.
	♥ 11:53pm efd: thanks Alex!
	11:55pm Eddy in Australia: Oh Evan, I was setting you up for a response of, "I don't need this pressure on!"
	♥ 11:56pm efd: ah, haha - I missed the bait!
	11:57pm NBA BLASTER: I am currently 8 and 1 in tonight's NBA ATS Bets. Got Phoenix -2.5 left to try and make it 9 wins and one loss.
	11:58pm Danne D: thanks for your usual greatness EFD :) Happy Thanksgivong to you and all of the Funk Faithful as I will be away over the holiday :)
	11:59pm NBA BLASTER: Only Boston let me down, blowing an early 17 point lead.

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 18, 2015

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