WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 25, 2017

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02pm Uncle Michael: Nice one!
	9:02pm JakeGould: Prime Elton.
	♥ 9:09pm Dave in Vermont: oh, hell yes
	9:09pm Julie M Brooklyn: Here comes a good show! Hi Dave in Vermont, I used to be from Vermont myself.
	♥ 9:10pm Dave in Vermont: Hi Julie. I am sure Vermont is still in you.
	♥ 9:11pm efd: greetings everyone, thanks for the company tonight!
	9:12pm Julie M Brooklyn: Well, sure. Just as Iggy and Elton will always be in you!
	9:12pm Loretta: good evening everyone!
	♥ 9:21pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, all. I had a hunch that I had clicky-starred that Magazine track. Turns out is was the album version and not the 7".
	♥ 9:23pm efd: Magazine should always be clicky-starred!
	♥ 9:27pm Ken From Hyde Park: RIP Overend and also Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band.
	9:29pm Larry: This set is so reminding me of the 70s: rock's best era. Good stuff--thank you so much, Evan!
	♥ 9:34pm SJ Taper: Gil Ray from Game Theory just passed away also.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: on it, sadly. :(
	9:58pm chuckles teh clown: any chance you can dig up Bob Mould's paen to Mary Richards? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks0to2QuJtM&sns=em
	♥ 10:01pm efd: i'm gonna pass on that, chuckles... time to move on to the living after this last game theory song. But anyone who wants to hear it can do so via the handy url that you provided!
	♥ 10:02pm coelacanth: ...and Harry Mathews, the author. (of whom i know nothing)...rest in peace, y'all. -hello Evan
	10:09pm melinda: Hi all
	10:12pm Stevel: God I love that Deep Blue voice, and the entire package!
	♥ 10:14pm efd: me too, Steve! Hi Melinda!
	10:22pm melinda: Family scraps is a great name
	10:22pm V Priceless: Hey efd and gang!
	10:23pm Stevel: Lots of great music out there. Reassuring, to me, at least.
	10:24pm Stevel: Speaking of... waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. Liminianas. Mercy! (No mercy. )
	10:30pm dano59: @efd i love the comment but is tat 1/1/80 release verifiable? Or a Discogs default?
	♥ 10:35pm efd: @dano59, it's printed on the LP jacket
	♥ 10:36pm Figgsrock: This Douglas Holmquist makes me want to watch Knight Rider all of sudden.
	10:37pm Stevel: Figgsrock: Yes! Can Gap Dream be far behind?
	♥ 10:37pm efd: definitely has that '80s TV show theme vibe! And I mean that as a compliment!
	♥ 10:38pm Figgsrock: So do I. That show hasn't held up, but that theme sure has.
	10:48pm geezerette: Scratching that itch. :)
	♥ 10:51pm Stevel: Its a mover. Gave up controlling my shoulders. Gonna freak the dogs out when I start to move around. We'll see how it goes!
	♥ 10:53pm Uncle Michael: everybody be dancin'
	10:53pm Erella: I love it when you play the Hidden Cameras! They are so great live!
	♥ 10:54pm Hoboken Jack: Not that i am Bongos obsessed, but each time the Bros. Johnson said "Be yourself," I heard "Beat Hotel."
	♥ 10:55pm efd: Jack, I think you might need to just admit that you're maybe a teeny bit Bongos-obsessed.
	♥ 10:58pm Uncle Michael: I really am.
	11:00pm Figgsrock: I'm pretty sure I just woke up my downstairs neighbor laughing to "I really should know my Johnsons."
	♥ 11:02pm Hoboken Jack: First step is admitting I have a problem. BTW, discogs.com indeed lists Louis Johnson playing bass on Thriller.
	11:02pm Marc15: I follow you on Twitter
	♥ 11:04pm Hoboken Jack: Please don't tell Richard Barone how much i love "The Bedazzler."
	♥ 11:04pm efd: thank you, Marc. And thank you, Figgsrock.
	11:04pm Figgsrock: And EFD, I have this Stag single on my to order list after hearing it last week. What a killer song
	♥ 11:04pm efd: I've got the cure for what ails you coming up, Jack.
	11:05pm Steve: What year is this tune from ?
	♥ 11:05pm efd: THIS YEAR, Steve!
	11:07pm Steve: No way ! It sounds like it's from the 70's !
	♥ 11:07pm Hoboken Jack: HA!!! thanks EFD
	11:08pm Steve: Love this Bongos' version of River To River !
	♥ 11:08pm Hoboken Jack: co-written by George Usher, of course
	♥ 11:10pm Uncle Michael: I take my leave...thank you, Evan.
	11:10pm Stevel: Lots of cool stuff with retro hooks, etc., tonight.
	11:12pm geezerette: hooton tennis club!!! :D
	11:12pm geezerette: rrrrrrrrrr-OCK!
	11:13pm Stevel: Now I'm moving.
	♥ 11:13pm Uncle Michael: take me, I'm yours
	11:17pm Steve: Theatre of Hate have a fab late 70's/early 80's vibe going for them on 'Westworld' !
	11:17pm Scraps: I'm sorry I missed the Game Theory / Loud Family set. "Regenisraen" is my favorite Game Theory song.
	11:18pm Steve: Was Scott Miller in Game Theory?
	11:19pm Stevel: UM: Any day of the week, baby. What a great show.
	11:19pm Scraps: Oh yes
	♥ 11:21pm efd: @Steve, he was indeed.
	11:23pm Scraps: I mean, yes Scott Miller formed Loud Family after Game Theory. Their first album, Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, was my favorite pop/rock album of 1993, and one of my three or four fav albums of the decade.
	11:25pm Steve: Thanks EFD and Scaps. I remember Game Theory more than Loud Family. I thought it was the better band of the two.
	11:28pm quietlyartistic: Bass players always get forgotten
	11:29pm Scraps: Scott Miller remained an awesome songwriter; there are great songs on every Loud Family album, until his retirement and (damnit) death.
	11:29pm Stevel: Crazy Horse-like vibe on the Escovedo tune. That's a good thing.
	♥ 11:31pm efd: @Steve, I'm pretty much in that same boat - somehow never caught up with the Loud Family when they were active and only went back and started listening when Scott Miller died. If you like Game Theory you'll like Loud Family too, I think.
	11:33pm Steve: Never understood why Scott Miller took his own life at 53 ? Very sad. Thanks EFD. I'll have to check out Loud Family since we think the same on Game Theory.
	♥ 11:34pm efd: I got tricked by the fact that Scott McCaughey is playing bass on that Escovedo album! I forgot that Kurt Bloch is on guitar in that Minus 5 configuration.
	11:35pm Scraps: I don't know why he killed himself, but he was very open on the internet, and he was disappointed in his lack of success. He openly retired because of that.
	11:37pm Steve: I bet that did it, Scraps
	11:39pm Scraps: @Steve, I reiterate my enthusiasm for Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things. It's really great, and I would think any fan of Game Theory should give it a try.
	11:39pm Steve: Okay
	♥ 11:40pm efd: I'll second Scraps' recommendation, for whatever that's worth.
	11:43pm Steve: Thanks, EFD. You have good taste in music, too.
	11:44pm Scraps: He was awfully nice, too. I saw them several times. And he's a penetrating song critic. He had a weekly feature, also, called Ask Scott (I think), and he answered a great wide swath of topics, from pop songs to philosophy. He was awesome. Sigh...
	♥ 11:45pm chris_in_space: This current set is especially siiiick.
	11:46pm Steve: What a waste of life in his taking his own. The World was better with Scott in it than without especially in light of what all you said that did and was as a person.
	11:47pm Doug Werewolf: Good evening.
	♥ 11:50pm Hoboken Jack: Eh, you hit the wrong button. SO WHAT
	♥ 11:50pm efd: hallo Doug
	11:51pm Joe B: looks like a great show. The Man is blocking from listening at work but in case you didn't mention it, Gil Ray was at FMU in 2000 playing drums for the Loud Family on Irene's show. pre-archives, unfortunately.
	♥ 11:52pm Ken From Hyde Park: Enjoyed the last set. See you next time, efd.
	♥ 11:54pm efd: Playing a private rimshot in the studio just for you, Jack. Joe, I think you or someone else mentioned that the Loud Family played here after Scott Miller died... such a shame it's not archived!
	♥ 11:54pm efd: ...mentioned after Scott Miller died that the Loud Family had played here, to be clear.
	11:58pm Scraps: Thank you, efd!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 25, 2017

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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.

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January 25, 2017: including a set in memory of Gil Ray.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
elton john	empty sky "empty sky" by "elton john"	empty sky	mca	1975	recorded in late 1968/early 1969, released in 1975 in the wake of his newfound superstardom.		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
iggy pop	success "success" by "iggy pop"	lust for life	rca	1977			0:07:43 (Pop-up)
cherry glazerr	trash people "trash people" by "cherry glazerr"	apocalipstick	secretly canadian			*	0:12:11 (Pop-up)
magazine	the light pours out of me	7"	virgin	1980			0:15:11 (Pop-up)
the quarter after	always returning	s/t	bird song	2007			0:18:41 (Pop-up)
mott the hoople	ballad of mott the hoople	mott	columbia	1973	RIP Overend Watts		0:23:02 (Pop-up)

RIP Gil Ray of Game Theory and The Loud Family
game theory	where they have to let you in	lolita nation	omnivore	2016	reissue, orig 1987		0:38:18 (Pop-up)
game theory	erica's word "erica's word" by "game theory"	the big shot chronicles	omnivore	2016	reissue; orig 1986		0:40:08 (Pop-up)
the loud family	nine / not because you can	from ritual to romance	125 records	2002			0:44:05 (Pop-up)
the loud family	good, there are no lions in the street	days for days	alias	1998			0:48:22 (Pop-up)
gil ray	this is space-age! "this is space-age!" by "gil ray"	i am atomic man	125 records	2006			0:52:07 (Pop-up)
game theory	regenisraen "regenisraen" by "game theory"	the big shot chronicles	omnivore		Gil on 2nd guitar and backing vocal		0:55:59 (Pop-up)
game theory	we love you carol and alison	lolita nation	omnivore				0:59:36 (Pop-up)

sonic avenues	illusions: the system	disconnector	dirtnap			*	1:06:25 (Pop-up)
dark blue	union of buffoons "union of buffoons" by "dark blue"	start of the world	12xu			*	1:09:45 (Pop-up)
moondogs	walking in the rain "walking in the rain" by "moondogs"	when sixteen wasn't so sweet	mighty mouth		orig 1980	*	1:15:25 (Pop-up)
family scraps	mistakes "mistakes" by "family scraps"	digital single	too pure			*	1:20:23 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	el beach "el beach" by "the limiñanas"	malamore	hozac			*	1:22:59 (Pop-up)

douglas holmquist	telegraphic distortions	pinout original soundtrack	self-released			*	1:34:29 (Pop-up)
powell	jonny [feat. jonny] "jonny [feat. jonny]" by "powell"	sport	xl			*	1:38:11 (Pop-up)
nightmares on wax	scratch that! "scratch that!" by "nightmares on wax"	ground floor	warp			*	1:43:36 (Pop-up)
brothers johnson	free yourself, be yourself	right on time	a&m	1977			1:48:09 (Pop-up)
the hidden cameras	the day i left home	home on native land	outside			*	1:52:10 (Pop-up)

stag	the bedazzler "the bedazzler" by "stag"	single			find out more at themightystag.com	*	2:02:55 (Pop-up)
the bongos	river to river "river to river" by "the bongos"	phantom train	jem	2013			2:06:25 (Pop-up)
hooton tennis club	statue of the greatest woman i know	big box of chocolates	heavenly/pias			*	2:09:35 (Pop-up)
theatre of hate	do you believe in the westworld	westworld	burning rome records	1982			2:12:21 (Pop-up)
david bowie	i'd rather be high "i'd rather be high" by "david bowie"	the next day	iso/columbia	2013			2:17:22 (Pop-up)
alejandro escovedo	johnny volume "johnny volume" by "alejandro escovedo"	burn something beautiful	fantasy		Joe Belock's pick to click!	*	2:21:07 (Pop-up)

burnseer	lullaby "lullaby" by "burnseer"	s/t	green monkey			*	2:29:48 (Pop-up)
juliette seizure & the tremor-dolls	you had your chance	chewing out your rhythm on my bubblegum	off the hip			*	2:34:49 (Pop-up)
color tv	meat wagon "meat wagon" by "color tv"	meat wagon 7" ep	deranged			*	2:37:08 (Pop-up)
jacuzzi boys	iodine "iodine" by "jacuzzi boys"	ping pong	mag mag			*	2:39:27 (Pop-up)
paint fumes	black lodge "black lodge" by "paint fumes"	if it ain't paint fumes it ain't worth a huff	get hip			*	2:42:33 (Pop-up)

so what	don't wanna come back to you	hard gum	just add water / surfin' ki			*	2:49:23 (Pop-up)
kestrels	neko "neko" by "kestrels"	s/t	sonic unyon			*	2:53:08 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02pm Uncle Michael: Nice one!
	9:02pm JakeGould: Prime Elton.
	♥ 9:09pm Dave in Vermont: oh, hell yes
	9:09pm Julie M Brooklyn: Here comes a good show! Hi Dave in Vermont, I used to be from Vermont myself.
	♥ 9:10pm Dave in Vermont: Hi Julie. I am sure Vermont is still in you.
	♥ 9:11pm efd: greetings everyone, thanks for the company tonight!
	9:12pm Julie M Brooklyn: Well, sure. Just as Iggy and Elton will always be in you!
	9:12pm Loretta: good evening everyone!
	♥ 9:21pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, all. I had a hunch that I had clicky-starred that Magazine track. Turns out is was the album version and not the 7".
	♥ 9:23pm efd: Magazine should always be clicky-starred!
	♥ 9:27pm Ken From Hyde Park: RIP Overend and also Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band.
	9:29pm Larry: This set is so reminding me of the 70s: rock's best era. Good stuff--thank you so much, Evan!
	♥ 9:34pm SJ Taper: Gil Ray from Game Theory just passed away also.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: on it, sadly. :(
	9:58pm chuckles teh clown: any chance you can dig up Bob Mould's paen to Mary Richards? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks0to2QuJtM&sns=em
	♥ 10:01pm efd: i'm gonna pass on that, chuckles... time to move on to the living after this last game theory song. But anyone who wants to hear it can do so via the handy url that you provided!
	♥ 10:02pm coelacanth: ...and Harry Mathews, the author. (of whom i know nothing)...rest in peace, y'all. -hello Evan
	10:09pm melinda: Hi all
	10:12pm Stevel: God I love that Deep Blue voice, and the entire package!
	♥ 10:14pm efd: me too, Steve! Hi Melinda!
	10:22pm melinda: Family scraps is a great name
	10:22pm V Priceless: Hey efd and gang!
	10:23pm Stevel: Lots of great music out there. Reassuring, to me, at least.
	10:24pm Stevel: Speaking of... waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. Liminianas. Mercy! (No mercy. )
	10:30pm dano59: @efd i love the comment but is tat 1/1/80 release verifiable? Or a Discogs default?
	♥ 10:35pm efd: @dano59, it's printed on the LP jacket
	♥ 10:36pm Figgsrock: This Douglas Holmquist makes me want to watch Knight Rider all of sudden.
	10:37pm Stevel: Figgsrock: Yes! Can Gap Dream be far behind?
	♥ 10:37pm efd: definitely has that '80s TV show theme vibe! And I mean that as a compliment!
	♥ 10:38pm Figgsrock: So do I. That show hasn't held up, but that theme sure has.
	10:48pm geezerette: Scratching that itch. :)
	♥ 10:51pm Stevel: Its a mover. Gave up controlling my shoulders. Gonna freak the dogs out when I start to move around. We'll see how it goes!
	♥ 10:53pm Uncle Michael: everybody be dancin'
	10:53pm Erella: I love it when you play the Hidden Cameras! They are so great live!
	♥ 10:54pm Hoboken Jack: Not that i am Bongos obsessed, but each time the Bros. Johnson said "Be yourself," I heard "Beat Hotel."
	♥ 10:55pm efd: Jack, I think you might need to just admit that you're maybe a teeny bit Bongos-obsessed.
	♥ 10:58pm Uncle Michael: I really am.
	11:00pm Figgsrock: I'm pretty sure I just woke up my downstairs neighbor laughing to "I really should know my Johnsons."
	♥ 11:02pm Hoboken Jack: First step is admitting I have a problem. BTW, discogs.com indeed lists Louis Johnson playing bass on Thriller.
	11:02pm Marc15: I follow you on Twitter
	♥ 11:04pm Hoboken Jack: Please don't tell Richard Barone how much i love "The Bedazzler."
	♥ 11:04pm efd: thank you, Marc. And thank you, Figgsrock.
	11:04pm Figgsrock: And EFD, I have this Stag single on my to order list after hearing it last week. What a killer song
	♥ 11:04pm efd: I've got the cure for what ails you coming up, Jack.
	11:05pm Steve: What year is this tune from ?
	♥ 11:05pm efd: THIS YEAR, Steve!
	11:07pm Steve: No way ! It sounds like it's from the 70's !
	♥ 11:07pm Hoboken Jack: HA!!! thanks EFD
	11:08pm Steve: Love this Bongos' version of River To River !
	♥ 11:08pm Hoboken Jack: co-written by George Usher, of course
	♥ 11:10pm Uncle Michael: I take my leave...thank you, Evan.
	11:10pm Stevel: Lots of cool stuff with retro hooks, etc., tonight.
	11:12pm geezerette: hooton tennis club!!! :D
	11:12pm geezerette: rrrrrrrrrr-OCK!
	11:13pm Stevel: Now I'm moving.
	♥ 11:13pm Uncle Michael: take me, I'm yours
	11:17pm Steve: Theatre of Hate have a fab late 70's/early 80's vibe going for them on 'Westworld' !
	11:17pm Scraps: I'm sorry I missed the Game Theory / Loud Family set. "Regenisraen" is my favorite Game Theory song.
	11:18pm Steve: Was Scott Miller in Game Theory?
	11:19pm Stevel: UM: Any day of the week, baby. What a great show.
	11:19pm Scraps: Oh yes
	♥ 11:21pm efd: @Steve, he was indeed.
	11:23pm Scraps: I mean, yes Scott Miller formed Loud Family after Game Theory. Their first album, Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things, was my favorite pop/rock album of 1993, and one of my three or four fav albums of the decade.
	11:25pm Steve: Thanks EFD and Scaps. I remember Game Theory more than Loud Family. I thought it was the better band of the two.
	11:28pm quietlyartistic: Bass players always get forgotten
	11:29pm Scraps: Scott Miller remained an awesome songwriter; there are great songs on every Loud Family album, until his retirement and (damnit) death.
	11:29pm Stevel: Crazy Horse-like vibe on the Escovedo tune. That's a good thing.
	♥ 11:31pm efd: @Steve, I'm pretty much in that same boat - somehow never caught up with the Loud Family when they were active and only went back and started listening when Scott Miller died. If you like Game Theory you'll like Loud Family too, I think.
	11:33pm Steve: Never understood why Scott Miller took his own life at 53 ? Very sad. Thanks EFD. I'll have to check out Loud Family since we think the same on Game Theory.
	♥ 11:34pm efd: I got tricked by the fact that Scott McCaughey is playing bass on that Escovedo album! I forgot that Kurt Bloch is on guitar in that Minus 5 configuration.
	11:35pm Scraps: I don't know why he killed himself, but he was very open on the internet, and he was disappointed in his lack of success. He openly retired because of that.
	11:37pm Steve: I bet that did it, Scraps
	11:39pm Scraps: @Steve, I reiterate my enthusiasm for Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things. It's really great, and I would think any fan of Game Theory should give it a try.
	11:39pm Steve: Okay
	♥ 11:40pm efd: I'll second Scraps' recommendation, for whatever that's worth.
	11:43pm Steve: Thanks, EFD. You have good taste in music, too.
	11:44pm Scraps: He was awfully nice, too. I saw them several times. And he's a penetrating song critic. He had a weekly feature, also, called Ask Scott (I think), and he answered a great wide swath of topics, from pop songs to philosophy. He was awesome. Sigh...
	♥ 11:45pm chris_in_space: This current set is especially siiiick.
	11:46pm Steve: What a waste of life in his taking his own. The World was better with Scott in it than without especially in light of what all you said that did and was as a person.
	11:47pm Doug Werewolf: Good evening.
	♥ 11:50pm Hoboken Jack: Eh, you hit the wrong button. SO WHAT
	♥ 11:50pm efd: hallo Doug
	11:51pm Joe B: looks like a great show. The Man is blocking from listening at work but in case you didn't mention it, Gil Ray was at FMU in 2000 playing drums for the Loud Family on Irene's show. pre-archives, unfortunately.
	♥ 11:52pm Ken From Hyde Park: Enjoyed the last set. See you next time, efd.
	♥ 11:54pm efd: Playing a private rimshot in the studio just for you, Jack. Joe, I think you or someone else mentioned that the Loud Family played here after Scott Miller died... such a shame it's not archived!
	♥ 11:54pm efd: ...mentioned after Scott Miller died that the Loud Family had played here, to be clear.
	11:58pm Scraps: Thank you, efd!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 25, 2017

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