WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 17, 2017

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 17, 2017

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.

May 17, 2017

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
glass torpedoes	someone different	7" ep	teen beat	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
television	prove it "prove it" by "television"	marquee moon	elektra	1977			0:03:08 (Pop-up)
sparks	i predict "i predict" by "sparks"	angst in my pants	atlantic	1982			0:07:28 (Pop-up)
gary's gang	dance with me "dance with me" by "gary's gang"	gangbusters	sam/columbia	1979			0:10:10 (Pop-up)
hotlegs	you didn't like it, because you didn't think of it	7"	fontana	1970	(B-side of "Neanderthal Man")		0:15:20 (Pop-up)
perfume genius	just like love "just like love" by "perfume genius"	no shape	matador			*	0:20:07 (Pop-up)
cait brennan	stack overflow "stack overflow" by "cait brennan"	third	omnivore			*	0:23:23 (Pop-up)
starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	7"	chrysalis		I think it's warm enough to bring this one back tonight!		0:26:08 (Pop-up)

duncan reid & the big heads	bombs away	bombs away	little big head			*	0:38:05 (Pop-up)
the beau biens	times passed "times passed" by "the beau biens"	7"	malibu			*	0:40:42 (Pop-up)
jonny couch	haunting "haunting" by "jonny couch"	animal instinct	damaged sofa			*	0:42:55 (Pop-up)
the sailors	guilty pleasure blues	7"	aarght!			*	0:46:16 (Pop-up)
redd kross	pop show "pop show" by "redd kross"	hot issue	bang ya head		assorted unissued tracks 1980-2007	*	0:49:17 (Pop-up)

RIP Freddie Pompeii "RIP Freddie Pompeii"
the viletones	screamin' fist "screamin' fist" by "the viletones"	a taste of honey	other people's music		2004 collection, orig 1977		0:58:13 (Pop-up)
the viletones	auschwitz jerk "auschwitz jerk" by "the viletones"	7" ep	distortions		2013 reissue		0:59:48 (Pop-up)
the viletones	i hate you-without you	a taste of honey	other people's music				1:01:10 (Pop-up)
immaculate hearts	fever dream "fever dream" by "immaculate hearts"	7"	no age	1989			1:04:05 (Pop-up)
immaculate hearts	everything should be the way that it should be	7"	no age	1990			1:07:36 (Pop-up)

jesus & mary chain	los feliz (blues and greens)	damage and joy	artificial plastic			*	1:15:21 (Pop-up)
the bordellos	pretty rich girl (featuring dee claw)	the bordello underground tape vol 6	self released			*	1:20:14 (Pop-up)
sneaks	pbnj "pbnj" by "sneaks"	it's a myth	merge			*	1:22:41 (Pop-up)
flying	marilyn "marilyn" by "flying"	12"	dark entries		new 12" reissue, orig 1985	*	1:25:23 (Pop-up)
white hills	attack mode "attack mode" by "white hills"	stop mute defeat	thrill jockey			*	1:31:47 (Pop-up)

eyelids	23 (years) "23 (years)" by "eyelids"	or	jealous butcher/schizophonic			*	1:48:01 (Pop-up)
lisa bastoni	weightless "weightless" by "lisa bastoni"	the wishing hour	self released		playing this coming Sunday at Rockwood Music Hall, with friend of the show Josh Kantor! 5pm show!	*	1:52:43 (Pop-up)
the kinks	love me til the sun shines	something else	essential/castle		cd reissue		1:55:45 (Pop-up)
sandra phillips	i wish i had known	va-honeybeat: groovy '60s girl-pop	real gone music			*	1:59:04 (Pop-up)
csc funk band	a little weight "a little weight" by "csc funk band"	above the stars	electric cowbell			*	2:01:20 (Pop-up)

moon duo	sevens "sevens" by "moon duo"	occult architecture vol 2	sacred bones			*	2:13:43 (Pop-up)
bram tchaikovsky	bloodline "bloodline" by "bram tchaikovsky"	strange man, changed man	polydor	1979			2:20:08 (Pop-up)
the vacant lots	pleasure & pain "pleasure & pain" by "the vacant lots"	endless night	metropolis			*	2:24:01 (Pop-up)
leisure process	love cascade "love cascade" by "leisure process"	7"	epic				2:26:46 (Pop-up)
the equals	green light "green light" by "the equals"	black skin blue eyed boys: the anthology	sequel		Derv Gordon at Monty Hall this Friday and Baby's Alright this Saturday!		2:30:22 (Pop-up)
street eaters	means "means" by "street eaters"	the envoy	nervous intent			*	2:32:46 (Pop-up)

filthy friends	any kind of crowd "any kind of crowd" by "filthy friends"	7"	kiill rock stars			*	2:40:07 (Pop-up)
the pacifics	burgers and chips "burgers and chips" by "the pacifics"	quadrafenians 7" ep	mistkafer				2:42:55 (Pop-up)
golden pelicans	hello russia "hello russia" by "golden pelicans"	disciples of blood	goner			*	2:45:06 (Pop-up)
black sabbath	war pigs (instrumental)	paranoid (deluxe expanded edition)	rhino/warner bros		new 2-CD reissue	*	2:47:59 (Pop-up)
rays	lost in a cage "lost in a cage" by "rays"	s/t	trouble in mind			*	2:56:24 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:03pm Uncle Michael: 'allo.
	♥ 9:04pm efd: howdy UM!
	9:05pm Julie M Brooklyn: Nice. Television is nice. Marquee Moon is real nice
	♥ 9:06pm chris_in_space: Pleased to greet ya, efd and all y'all defenders of the funk.
	♥ 9:07pm Marcel M: Yo yo. Major key solos in the house.
	9:08pm Julie M Brooklyn: I meant anything off of Marquee Moon, that is.
	♥ 9:09pm Uncle Michael: I love this band...this album and Verlaine, but I also love Richard Lloyd telling Verlaine stories.
	9:17pm Eddy in Australia: Good Thursday morning, Funksters. Wasn't able to tune in live last week cos I was back at work (subsequently laid off!) but want to say thanks for all the kind comments during the Australian excursion on Evan's May 3 show.
	♥ 9:18pm efd: Well that could only be the one and only Eddy from Australia! Laid off?! That's not good!
	♥ 9:18pm Uncle Michael: proto-10cc
	9:19pm Eddy in Australia: Well that was weird! The message above is from me.
	9:20pm Eddy in Australia: Technical issues! Moral of the story: don't take so much time off to go record shopping overseas,
	♥ 9:21pm efd: I'll fix it up for you, Eddy. @UM - I was thinking of playing something from 10cc's Sheet Music LP, went with the Hotlegs b-side instead.
	♥ 9:21pm Uncle Michael: I love the deep cuts.
	9:22pm Eddy in Australia: That said, I'll now have to track down that Glass Torpedoes 45.
	♥ 9:23pm Uncle Michael: You could gone with Halfnelson instead of Sparks, too!
	♥ 9:26pm efd: and Neon Boys instead of Television while I was at it!
	♥ 9:27pm Uncle Michael: Yeah!
	♥ 9:28pm Uncle Michael: It's not even Memorial Day!
	♥ 9:28pm chris_in_space: Ah here it is! Starbreaker, the best song of summer!
	♥ 9:28pm efd: Tell that to the thermometer!
	♥ 9:29pm Switchblade Batman: What up, @EFD and friends. What's the deets?
	♥ 9:30pm Ken From Hyde Park: Wow! Lucky I'm here paying attention! This dropped earlier than usual!
	♥ 9:31pm chris_in_space: @Switchblade Batman: deets are, it's time for the funk.
	♥ 9:34pm Switchblade Batman: That it is @Chris_in_space. He's right the thermometer is saying its time for the summer songs.
	♥ 9:34pm Uncle Michael: I front. I front a lot.
	♥ 9:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: MM Top20 albums. Of anything.
	9:43pm Stevel: Sweaty in Indiana, but breezy.
	9:53pm steve: sounds of summer is here! that's how i demarcate summer!
	9:59pm Jackie Bradley Junior: Got you up in the dug out bro.
	10:01pm Jim: Oh, wow. Freddie Pompeii. Used to blast Viletones 45 back in the day. 2-chord Punk!!! Great!
	10:12pm Faye: this set has been very sick
	♥ 10:19pm efd: hiiiiiiiii Faye! And hi Jim, steve, JBJ jr, RRN63, chris, ken, Stevel, Switchblade, Julie M, Marcel, and I hope I didn't miss anyone!
	♥ 10:21pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Loves MaryChain. Loves efd program. Loves FMU. Comments company. & so forth.
	10:33pm Stevel: Loves back to the Rev. Always good to be home, on Wednesday evenings.
	♥ 10:39pm Switchblade Batman: hey @faye. Are you back this week?
	10:40pm steve: the Flying single does have a great cover
	10:41pm steve: img.discogs.com...
	10:42pm JakeGould: @steve: That is a great cover! And the Chastity Belt tour info is right here at the Partly Fart website… www.hardlyart.com...
	♥ 10:44pm chad from oregon: I've really been enjoying the new Jesus and Mary chain album. It really seems to be hitting the right place when I least expect much to.
	♥ 10:47pm Switchblade Batman: I should check it out @Chad, I loved Psycho Candy and Darklands but their later ones didn't do it for me. How does it compare?
	♥ 10:58pm chad from oregon: It's like revisiting an old friend... twenty years later... without sounding like a "mature, 20 years later grown-up version" of the glory days.
	♥ 10:59pm Switchblade Batman: Good review @Chad, will have to give it a listen for sure now.
	♥ 11:00pm chad from oregon: Or maybe it is... but that formula finally hit with where I am and worked without seeming too obvious. :D
	♥ 11:00pm Drunken Creep: loved that weightless track! what a beautiful song!
	♥ 11:02pm chad from oregon: Though it does have female vocalists all over it... clearly hoping to possibly revisit what worked with the Sometimes Always hit in the early 90s.
	♥ 11:07pm Cooh John: Relaxing to the funk after working hard all day. Letting the music wash over me.
	♥ 11:18pm Switchblade Batman: I'm loving the moon duo @EFD great choice.
	♥ 11:21pm efd: thank you Switchblade!
	♥ 11:22pm Switchblade Batman: Nope, thank you. Its another band I would have no clue about if it wasn't for you WFMU DJs
	11:27pm Stevel: This set is rolling along in a most satisfactory fashion, thank you very much.
	♥ 11:34pm Drunken Creep: Standing with Blade on being thankful for all of the outstanding music WFMU brings
	11:36pm Stevel: Please tell me Street Eaters are coming through the Midwest.
	11:38pm #126344: these Street Eaters are from beyond the noize
	11:38pm Stevel: An almost Lemmy bass style. Makes it lot of noise!
	11:40pm Stevel: Bloomington offers hope for next time! [sob]
	♥ 11:44pm Hoboken Jack: I have my filthy friends ticket for later this summer!
	♥ 11:48pm efd: cool Jack!
	11:49pm Stevel: Also loving the Golden Pelicans, and now... HOLY FUCKING WAR PIGS!!
	11:51pm Stevel: Wow. You did this for the drum breaks, didn't you? It's okay. Wow. Never heard it without the vocals.
	11:53pm Stevel: So many nerdy questions.
	♥ 11:53pm efd: yeah it's quite something with no vocals!
	11:55pm Stevel: How were they so funky?
	11:57pm Stevel: Sofa King cool!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
glass torpedoes	someone different	7" ep	teen beat	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
television	prove it "prove it" by "television"	marquee moon	elektra	1977			0:03:08 (Pop-up)
sparks	i predict "i predict" by "sparks"	angst in my pants	atlantic	1982			0:07:28 (Pop-up)
gary's gang	dance with me "dance with me" by "gary's gang"	gangbusters	sam/columbia	1979			0:10:10 (Pop-up)
hotlegs	you didn't like it, because you didn't think of it	7"	fontana	1970	(B-side of "Neanderthal Man")		0:15:20 (Pop-up)
perfume genius	just like love "just like love" by "perfume genius"	no shape	matador			*	0:20:07 (Pop-up)
cait brennan	stack overflow "stack overflow" by "cait brennan"	third	omnivore			*	0:23:23 (Pop-up)
starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	7"	chrysalis		I think it's warm enough to bring this one back tonight!		0:26:08 (Pop-up)

duncan reid & the big heads	bombs away	bombs away	little big head			*	0:38:05 (Pop-up)
the beau biens	times passed "times passed" by "the beau biens"	7"	malibu			*	0:40:42 (Pop-up)
jonny couch	haunting "haunting" by "jonny couch"	animal instinct	damaged sofa			*	0:42:55 (Pop-up)
the sailors	guilty pleasure blues	7"	aarght!			*	0:46:16 (Pop-up)
redd kross	pop show "pop show" by "redd kross"	hot issue	bang ya head		assorted unissued tracks 1980-2007	*	0:49:17 (Pop-up)

RIP Freddie Pompeii "RIP Freddie Pompeii"
the viletones	screamin' fist "screamin' fist" by "the viletones"	a taste of honey	other people's music		2004 collection, orig 1977		0:58:13 (Pop-up)
the viletones	auschwitz jerk "auschwitz jerk" by "the viletones"	7" ep	distortions		2013 reissue		0:59:48 (Pop-up)
the viletones	i hate you-without you	a taste of honey	other people's music				1:01:10 (Pop-up)
immaculate hearts	fever dream "fever dream" by "immaculate hearts"	7"	no age	1989			1:04:05 (Pop-up)
immaculate hearts	everything should be the way that it should be	7"	no age	1990			1:07:36 (Pop-up)

jesus & mary chain	los feliz (blues and greens)	damage and joy	artificial plastic			*	1:15:21 (Pop-up)
the bordellos	pretty rich girl (featuring dee claw)	the bordello underground tape vol 6	self released			*	1:20:14 (Pop-up)
sneaks	pbnj "pbnj" by "sneaks"	it's a myth	merge			*	1:22:41 (Pop-up)
flying	marilyn "marilyn" by "flying"	12"	dark entries		new 12" reissue, orig 1985	*	1:25:23 (Pop-up)
white hills	attack mode "attack mode" by "white hills"	stop mute defeat	thrill jockey			*	1:31:47 (Pop-up)

eyelids	23 (years) "23 (years)" by "eyelids"	or	jealous butcher/schizophonic			*	1:48:01 (Pop-up)
lisa bastoni	weightless "weightless" by "lisa bastoni"	the wishing hour	self released		playing this coming Sunday at Rockwood Music Hall, with friend of the show Josh Kantor! 5pm show!	*	1:52:43 (Pop-up)
the kinks	love me til the sun shines	something else	essential/castle		cd reissue		1:55:45 (Pop-up)
sandra phillips	i wish i had known	va-honeybeat: groovy '60s girl-pop	real gone music			*	1:59:04 (Pop-up)
csc funk band	a little weight "a little weight" by "csc funk band"	above the stars	electric cowbell			*	2:01:20 (Pop-up)

moon duo	sevens "sevens" by "moon duo"	occult architecture vol 2	sacred bones			*	2:13:43 (Pop-up)
bram tchaikovsky	bloodline "bloodline" by "bram tchaikovsky"	strange man, changed man	polydor	1979			2:20:08 (Pop-up)
the vacant lots	pleasure & pain "pleasure & pain" by "the vacant lots"	endless night	metropolis			*	2:24:01 (Pop-up)
leisure process	love cascade "love cascade" by "leisure process"	7"	epic				2:26:46 (Pop-up)
the equals	green light "green light" by "the equals"	black skin blue eyed boys: the anthology	sequel		Derv Gordon at Monty Hall this Friday and Baby's Alright this Saturday!		2:30:22 (Pop-up)
street eaters	means "means" by "street eaters"	the envoy	nervous intent			*	2:32:46 (Pop-up)

filthy friends	any kind of crowd "any kind of crowd" by "filthy friends"	7"	kiill rock stars			*	2:40:07 (Pop-up)
the pacifics	burgers and chips "burgers and chips" by "the pacifics"	quadrafenians 7" ep	mistkafer				2:42:55 (Pop-up)
golden pelicans	hello russia "hello russia" by "golden pelicans"	disciples of blood	goner			*	2:45:06 (Pop-up)
black sabbath	war pigs (instrumental)	paranoid (deluxe expanded edition)	rhino/warner bros		new 2-CD reissue	*	2:47:59 (Pop-up)
rays	lost in a cage "lost in a cage" by "rays"	s/t	trouble in mind			*	2:56:24 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:03pm Uncle Michael: 'allo.
	♥ 9:04pm efd: howdy UM!
	9:05pm Julie M Brooklyn: Nice. Television is nice. Marquee Moon is real nice
	♥ 9:06pm chris_in_space: Pleased to greet ya, efd and all y'all defenders of the funk.
	♥ 9:07pm Marcel M: Yo yo. Major key solos in the house.
	9:08pm Julie M Brooklyn: I meant anything off of Marquee Moon, that is.
	♥ 9:09pm Uncle Michael: I love this band...this album and Verlaine, but I also love Richard Lloyd telling Verlaine stories.
	9:17pm Eddy in Australia: Good Thursday morning, Funksters. Wasn't able to tune in live last week cos I was back at work (subsequently laid off!) but want to say thanks for all the kind comments during the Australian excursion on Evan's May 3 show.
	♥ 9:18pm efd: Well that could only be the one and only Eddy from Australia! Laid off?! That's not good!
	♥ 9:18pm Uncle Michael: proto-10cc
	9:19pm Eddy in Australia: Well that was weird! The message above is from me.
	9:20pm Eddy in Australia: Technical issues! Moral of the story: don't take so much time off to go record shopping overseas,
	♥ 9:21pm efd: I'll fix it up for you, Eddy. @UM - I was thinking of playing something from 10cc's Sheet Music LP, went with the Hotlegs b-side instead.
	♥ 9:21pm Uncle Michael: I love the deep cuts.
	9:22pm Eddy in Australia: That said, I'll now have to track down that Glass Torpedoes 45.
	♥ 9:23pm Uncle Michael: You could gone with Halfnelson instead of Sparks, too!
	♥ 9:26pm efd: and Neon Boys instead of Television while I was at it!
	♥ 9:27pm Uncle Michael: Yeah!
	♥ 9:28pm Uncle Michael: It's not even Memorial Day!
	♥ 9:28pm chris_in_space: Ah here it is! Starbreaker, the best song of summer!
	♥ 9:28pm efd: Tell that to the thermometer!
	♥ 9:29pm Switchblade Batman: What up, @EFD and friends. What's the deets?
	♥ 9:30pm Ken From Hyde Park: Wow! Lucky I'm here paying attention! This dropped earlier than usual!
	♥ 9:31pm chris_in_space: @Switchblade Batman: deets are, it's time for the funk.
	♥ 9:34pm Switchblade Batman: That it is @Chris_in_space. He's right the thermometer is saying its time for the summer songs.
	♥ 9:34pm Uncle Michael: I front. I front a lot.
	♥ 9:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: MM Top20 albums. Of anything.
	9:43pm Stevel: Sweaty in Indiana, but breezy.
	9:53pm steve: sounds of summer is here! that's how i demarcate summer!
	9:59pm Jackie Bradley Junior: Got you up in the dug out bro.
	10:01pm Jim: Oh, wow. Freddie Pompeii. Used to blast Viletones 45 back in the day. 2-chord Punk!!! Great!
	10:12pm Faye: this set has been very sick
	♥ 10:19pm efd: hiiiiiiiii Faye! And hi Jim, steve, JBJ jr, RRN63, chris, ken, Stevel, Switchblade, Julie M, Marcel, and I hope I didn't miss anyone!
	♥ 10:21pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Loves MaryChain. Loves efd program. Loves FMU. Comments company. & so forth.
	10:33pm Stevel: Loves back to the Rev. Always good to be home, on Wednesday evenings.
	♥ 10:39pm Switchblade Batman: hey @faye. Are you back this week?
	10:40pm steve: the Flying single does have a great cover
	10:41pm steve: img.discogs.com...
	10:42pm JakeGould: @steve: That is a great cover! And the Chastity Belt tour info is right here at the Partly Fart website… www.hardlyart.com...
	♥ 10:44pm chad from oregon: I've really been enjoying the new Jesus and Mary chain album. It really seems to be hitting the right place when I least expect much to.
	♥ 10:47pm Switchblade Batman: I should check it out @Chad, I loved Psycho Candy and Darklands but their later ones didn't do it for me. How does it compare?
	♥ 10:58pm chad from oregon: It's like revisiting an old friend... twenty years later... without sounding like a "mature, 20 years later grown-up version" of the glory days.
	♥ 10:59pm Switchblade Batman: Good review @Chad, will have to give it a listen for sure now.
	♥ 11:00pm chad from oregon: Or maybe it is... but that formula finally hit with where I am and worked without seeming too obvious. :D
	♥ 11:00pm Drunken Creep: loved that weightless track! what a beautiful song!
	♥ 11:02pm chad from oregon: Though it does have female vocalists all over it... clearly hoping to possibly revisit what worked with the Sometimes Always hit in the early 90s.
	♥ 11:07pm Cooh John: Relaxing to the funk after working hard all day. Letting the music wash over me.
	♥ 11:18pm Switchblade Batman: I'm loving the moon duo @EFD great choice.
	♥ 11:21pm efd: thank you Switchblade!
	♥ 11:22pm Switchblade Batman: Nope, thank you. Its another band I would have no clue about if it wasn't for you WFMU DJs
	11:27pm Stevel: This set is rolling along in a most satisfactory fashion, thank you very much.
	♥ 11:34pm Drunken Creep: Standing with Blade on being thankful for all of the outstanding music WFMU brings
	11:36pm Stevel: Please tell me Street Eaters are coming through the Midwest.
	11:38pm #126344: these Street Eaters are from beyond the noize
	11:38pm Stevel: An almost Lemmy bass style. Makes it lot of noise!
	11:40pm Stevel: Bloomington offers hope for next time! [sob]
	♥ 11:44pm Hoboken Jack: I have my filthy friends ticket for later this summer!
	♥ 11:48pm efd: cool Jack!
	11:49pm Stevel: Also loving the Golden Pelicans, and now... HOLY FUCKING WAR PIGS!!
	11:51pm Stevel: Wow. You did this for the drum breaks, didn't you? It's okay. Wow. Never heard it without the vocals.
	11:53pm Stevel: So many nerdy questions.
	♥ 11:53pm efd: yeah it's quite something with no vocals!
	11:55pm Stevel: How were they so funky?
	11:57pm Stevel: Sofa King cool!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 17, 2017

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