WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from April 25, 2018

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from April 25, 2018

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.

April 25, 2018: love beach

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
mungo jerry	movin' on "movin' on" by "mungo jerry"	s/t	janus	1970			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
ellen foley	what's a matter baby "what's a matter baby" by "ellen foley"	7"	epic	1979			0:03:54 (Pop-up)
pete wylie	sinful "sinful" by "pete wylie"	sinful	virgin	1987			0:07:13 (Pop-up)
renegade	rock 'n' roll crazy "rock 'n' roll crazy" by "renegade"	s/t	allied artists	1983			0:11:08 (Pop-up)
the sandy coast	subject of my thoughts	va-dutch beat explosion	distortions				0:14:39 (Pop-up)
general johnson & the chairmen	down at the beach club	success	surfside	1980			0:17:21 (Pop-up)
ace frehley	speedin' back to my baby	s/t	casablanca	1978			0:20:34 (Pop-up)
emerson, lake & palmer	love beach	love beach	atlantic				0:23:34 (Pop-up)

mind spiders	outside "outside" by "mind spiders"	furies	dirtnap			*	0:36:14 (Pop-up)
the whips	hey rusty "hey rusty" by "the whips"	city wide special	burger			*	0:38:49 (Pop-up)
freezing hands	jar of tongues "jar of tongues" by "freezing hands"	ii	hidden volume			*	0:42:16 (Pop-up)
aquarium	hex "hex" by "aquarium"	hex	lumpy			*	0:45:09 (Pop-up)
chai	boys seco men "boys seco men" by "chai"	pink	burger			*	0:46:56 (Pop-up)

jenn champion	owner of a lonely heart	digital single	hardly art			*	0:59:58 (Pop-up)
gladshot	simulation "simulation" by "gladshot"	these are vitamins	gladshot	2017			1:03:19 (Pop-up)
the men	maybe i'm crazy "maybe i'm crazy" by "the men"	drift	sacred bones			*	1:08:15 (Pop-up)
999	obsessed "obsessed" by "999"	concrete	albion	1981			1:12:01 (Pop-up)
lithics	excuse generator "excuse generator" by "lithics"	mating surfaces	kill rock stars			*	1:14:02 (Pop-up)

les sans culottes	chibeca v. chewbacca	she is tossed by the waves but doesn't sink	disque escargo-go			*	1:22:23 (Pop-up)
i marc 4	distorsion mind "distorsion mind" by "i marc 4"	nelson psychout	vampisoul		new collection, this song orig 1970	*	1:26:04 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	istanbul is sleepy (feat. anton newcombe)	shadow people	because music			*	1:28:39 (Pop-up)
paul messis	don't follow the man "don't follow the man" by "paul messis"	songs of our times	13 o'clock records			*	1:32:11 (Pop-up)
painted doll	hidden hand "hidden hand" by "painted doll"	s/t	tee pee		`	*	1:35:51 (Pop-up)

rich newton	right on the edge "right on the edge" by "rich newton"	7"	breakthrough	1981	thank you mystery record gifter!		1:49:13 (Pop-up)
velveteen rabbit	mind numbing entertainment	7"	hozac			*	1:51:33 (Pop-up)
blake jones & the trike shop	at every train stop	make	big stir			*	1:55:41 (Pop-up)
charlie fawn	playthings "playthings" by "charlie fawn"	7"	eurodisc	1979			1:58:39 (Pop-up)
hurry	jamie "jamie" by "hurry"	every little thought	lame-o			*	2:01:15 (Pop-up)

poster children	devil and the gun	grand bargain!	lotuspool			*	2:13:14 (Pop-up)
infinity people	put your other eye in	in love with the light	ufo factory / burger / cass / x! / italy / life like	2012	my #8 album of 2012!		2:17:40 (Pop-up)
cozy	jeanage queen "jeanage queen" by "cozy"	unreleased	cozy			*	2:26:45 (Pop-up)
kenny young & the eggplants	ruff justice (high concept tv sitcom theme song)	plantastic voyage	cheese thing records			*	2:30:43 (Pop-up)
pop will eat itself	can u dig it?	this is the day... this is the hour... this is this!	rca	1989			2:31:39 (Pop-up)
the damned	shadow evocation "shadow evocation" by "the damned"	evil spirits	spinefarm			*	2:35:58 (Pop-up)

sloan	the day will be mine "the day will be mine" by "sloan"	sloan 12	yep roc		live on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show Saturday May 12!	*	2:42:25 (Pop-up)
kyle craft	fever dream girl "fever dream girl" by "kyle craft"	full circle nightmare	sub pop			*	2:45:36 (Pop-up)
gum	the underdog "the underdog" by "gum"	the underdog	spinning top			*	2:48:20 (Pop-up)
wind atlas	an edible body "an edible body" by "wind atlas"	an edible body	b.f.e. records			*	2:52:14 (Pop-up)
dick stusso	the big car commercial payout	in heaven	hardly art			*	2:53:19 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	polynesia #1 "polynesia #1" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	2:56:52 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:07pm Julie M: If you ask me, there's a reason it always starts with the seventies...
	9:09pm JakeGould: It’s sinful.
	9:14pm JakeGould: This is too rock and roll crazy.
	♥ 9:15pm Alex of Chicago: shredders
	9:18pm dano59: There has to be a reason? That was the era in which I was mostly raised on radio, but I still relate more to the cultural explosion of the '60s.
	9:22pm JakeGould: I for one mainly see the 1980s as an amazing era because that is when I was a teenager.
	♥ 9:24pm listener 126464: i'll drink to that
	9:24pm fleep: Western Civilization peaked in 1969. But the end times can be kicky.
	9:26pm JakeGould: Love beach!
	9:27pm ?: Love Beach - I've seen the cover so many times but never heard the song.
	9:27pm dano59: That's how it works Jake ... I kind of devote all my own explorations to the 60s but! Thx to folks like Evan I get to discover things my AM Top 40
	♥ 9:31pm medson: It does look like a Bee Gees album cover
	9:32pm Mailman Tom: That's funny, Evan.
	9:37pm Stevel: So, were they goofing with that cover, didn't care or had too much cocaine? My phone won't auto fill "cocaine". Jesus.
	9:40pm Stevel: I grew up on top 40 and am rock from 1970 through 75. Top 40 was a relatively broad category. Alice Cooper was my real rock and roll entry drug. School's Out, in fifth grade.
	9:41pm JakeGould: “Love Beach” gear: http2.mlstatic.com... And here: screen13cutoutmusicmania.files.wordpress.com...
	♥ 9:42pm efd: your phone is so straight-edge! He didn't really elaborate on the cover, my guess it was mainly the latter two of your three possibilities.
	♥ 9:42pm medson: @efd how may people came out to that show. great story btw.
	♥ 9:43pm Kat in Chicago: Rats, sounds like I missed Carl Palmer chat.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: i think capacity of the auditorium is 400-450 and it was pretty full but not sold out as far as I could tell.
	♥ 9:43pm DC: Sounding great, enjoyied the whips. Some nice guitarwork, and some subtle creative chordsmanship with the 1 6m 4 3
	♥ 9:48pm efd: thanks DC, I'll take your word for it on those chord changes! :D Kat, you did indeed! The archive will fill you in later.
	♥ 9:49pm Kat in Chicago: It'll have to. I don't even remember what "Love Beach" sounds like.
	♥ 9:50pm efd: it sounds GREAT
	9:54pm Mister Dobalina: Some great spinnin' efd, as usual.
	♥ 9:59pm medson: Bummed I'm missing record fair, but happy to know I won't be spending a ton on records : )
	♥ 10:03pm efd: missing the record fair is definitely a money-saving event
	10:03pm John from Madison: Great, when you said a later Yes song that's the first one that came to mind.. Thanks
	10:11pm dano59: The fair is there for what you missed out on last Saturday
	10:13pm dano59: I don't think I've ever heard Love Beach but I was a fan of the ELP bombast via Works 1
	♥ 10:14pm melinda: I remember this but haven't thought of it in a long time. Nice.
	10:15pm dano59: Oh man I LURV 999. Grazie!
	♥ 10:23pm efd: @dano59 (and melinda) my pleasure!
	♥ 10:24pm efd: dano you probably would have enjoyed the version of "Fanfare For The Common Man" the other night, complete with epic 15-minute drum solo
	♥ 10:29pm medson: Good night, catch the rest on the archives. Show is sounding great Evan
	10:29pm DouglasInDallas: That's a freakin sweet jam!
	10:29pm dano59: Well, maybe not the drum solo, efd. Life's too short.
	10:40pm ?: evan funk davis show on fmu is that the best show? im a friend of tom too.
	10:42pm ?: hottest station on the terrestrial planet
	10:45pm ?: midnight ticket oasis
	10:47pm ?: reee live podcasts. gonna be honest i have misplaced all my wfmu t shirts but i love them all
	10:51pm ?: i had a rich hazelton t shirt wonder where that went premium reward thing. i've had lots of tickets from the oasis also. anyhoo
	10:52pm ?: back when i lived in brooklyn
	11:38pm JakeGould: Tiem to get some “Love Beach” gear!
	11:59pm Ignore Function: Is this a Michael Hurley cover?

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
mungo jerry	movin' on "movin' on" by "mungo jerry"	s/t	janus	1970			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
ellen foley	what's a matter baby "what's a matter baby" by "ellen foley"	7"	epic	1979			0:03:54 (Pop-up)
pete wylie	sinful "sinful" by "pete wylie"	sinful	virgin	1987			0:07:13 (Pop-up)
renegade	rock 'n' roll crazy "rock 'n' roll crazy" by "renegade"	s/t	allied artists	1983			0:11:08 (Pop-up)
the sandy coast	subject of my thoughts	va-dutch beat explosion	distortions				0:14:39 (Pop-up)
general johnson & the chairmen	down at the beach club	success	surfside	1980			0:17:21 (Pop-up)
ace frehley	speedin' back to my baby	s/t	casablanca	1978			0:20:34 (Pop-up)
emerson, lake & palmer	love beach	love beach	atlantic				0:23:34 (Pop-up)

mind spiders	outside "outside" by "mind spiders"	furies	dirtnap			*	0:36:14 (Pop-up)
the whips	hey rusty "hey rusty" by "the whips"	city wide special	burger			*	0:38:49 (Pop-up)
freezing hands	jar of tongues "jar of tongues" by "freezing hands"	ii	hidden volume			*	0:42:16 (Pop-up)
aquarium	hex "hex" by "aquarium"	hex	lumpy			*	0:45:09 (Pop-up)
chai	boys seco men "boys seco men" by "chai"	pink	burger			*	0:46:56 (Pop-up)

jenn champion	owner of a lonely heart	digital single	hardly art			*	0:59:58 (Pop-up)
gladshot	simulation "simulation" by "gladshot"	these are vitamins	gladshot	2017			1:03:19 (Pop-up)
the men	maybe i'm crazy "maybe i'm crazy" by "the men"	drift	sacred bones			*	1:08:15 (Pop-up)
999	obsessed "obsessed" by "999"	concrete	albion	1981			1:12:01 (Pop-up)
lithics	excuse generator "excuse generator" by "lithics"	mating surfaces	kill rock stars			*	1:14:02 (Pop-up)

les sans culottes	chibeca v. chewbacca	she is tossed by the waves but doesn't sink	disque escargo-go			*	1:22:23 (Pop-up)
i marc 4	distorsion mind "distorsion mind" by "i marc 4"	nelson psychout	vampisoul		new collection, this song orig 1970	*	1:26:04 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	istanbul is sleepy (feat. anton newcombe)	shadow people	because music			*	1:28:39 (Pop-up)
paul messis	don't follow the man "don't follow the man" by "paul messis"	songs of our times	13 o'clock records			*	1:32:11 (Pop-up)
painted doll	hidden hand "hidden hand" by "painted doll"	s/t	tee pee		`	*	1:35:51 (Pop-up)

rich newton	right on the edge "right on the edge" by "rich newton"	7"	breakthrough	1981	thank you mystery record gifter!		1:49:13 (Pop-up)
velveteen rabbit	mind numbing entertainment	7"	hozac			*	1:51:33 (Pop-up)
blake jones & the trike shop	at every train stop	make	big stir			*	1:55:41 (Pop-up)
charlie fawn	playthings "playthings" by "charlie fawn"	7"	eurodisc	1979			1:58:39 (Pop-up)
hurry	jamie "jamie" by "hurry"	every little thought	lame-o			*	2:01:15 (Pop-up)

poster children	devil and the gun	grand bargain!	lotuspool			*	2:13:14 (Pop-up)
infinity people	put your other eye in	in love with the light	ufo factory / burger / cass / x! / italy / life like	2012	my #8 album of 2012!		2:17:40 (Pop-up)
cozy	jeanage queen "jeanage queen" by "cozy"	unreleased	cozy			*	2:26:45 (Pop-up)
kenny young & the eggplants	ruff justice (high concept tv sitcom theme song)	plantastic voyage	cheese thing records			*	2:30:43 (Pop-up)
pop will eat itself	can u dig it?	this is the day... this is the hour... this is this!	rca	1989			2:31:39 (Pop-up)
the damned	shadow evocation "shadow evocation" by "the damned"	evil spirits	spinefarm			*	2:35:58 (Pop-up)

sloan	the day will be mine "the day will be mine" by "sloan"	sloan 12	yep roc		live on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show Saturday May 12!	*	2:42:25 (Pop-up)
kyle craft	fever dream girl "fever dream girl" by "kyle craft"	full circle nightmare	sub pop			*	2:45:36 (Pop-up)
gum	the underdog "the underdog" by "gum"	the underdog	spinning top			*	2:48:20 (Pop-up)
wind atlas	an edible body "an edible body" by "wind atlas"	an edible body	b.f.e. records			*	2:52:14 (Pop-up)
dick stusso	the big car commercial payout	in heaven	hardly art			*	2:53:19 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	polynesia #1 "polynesia #1" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	2:56:52 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:07pm Julie M: If you ask me, there's a reason it always starts with the seventies...
	9:09pm JakeGould: It’s sinful.
	9:14pm JakeGould: This is too rock and roll crazy.
	♥ 9:15pm Alex of Chicago: shredders
	9:18pm dano59: There has to be a reason? That was the era in which I was mostly raised on radio, but I still relate more to the cultural explosion of the '60s.
	9:22pm JakeGould: I for one mainly see the 1980s as an amazing era because that is when I was a teenager.
	♥ 9:24pm listener 126464: i'll drink to that
	9:24pm fleep: Western Civilization peaked in 1969. But the end times can be kicky.
	9:26pm JakeGould: Love beach!
	9:27pm ?: Love Beach - I've seen the cover so many times but never heard the song.
	9:27pm dano59: That's how it works Jake ... I kind of devote all my own explorations to the 60s but! Thx to folks like Evan I get to discover things my AM Top 40
	♥ 9:31pm medson: It does look like a Bee Gees album cover
	9:32pm Mailman Tom: That's funny, Evan.
	9:37pm Stevel: So, were they goofing with that cover, didn't care or had too much cocaine? My phone won't auto fill "cocaine". Jesus.
	9:40pm Stevel: I grew up on top 40 and am rock from 1970 through 75. Top 40 was a relatively broad category. Alice Cooper was my real rock and roll entry drug. School's Out, in fifth grade.
	9:41pm JakeGould: “Love Beach” gear: http2.mlstatic.com... And here: screen13cutoutmusicmania.files.wordpress.com...
	♥ 9:42pm efd: your phone is so straight-edge! He didn't really elaborate on the cover, my guess it was mainly the latter two of your three possibilities.
	♥ 9:42pm medson: @efd how may people came out to that show. great story btw.
	♥ 9:43pm Kat in Chicago: Rats, sounds like I missed Carl Palmer chat.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: i think capacity of the auditorium is 400-450 and it was pretty full but not sold out as far as I could tell.
	♥ 9:43pm DC: Sounding great, enjoyied the whips. Some nice guitarwork, and some subtle creative chordsmanship with the 1 6m 4 3
	♥ 9:48pm efd: thanks DC, I'll take your word for it on those chord changes! :D Kat, you did indeed! The archive will fill you in later.
	♥ 9:49pm Kat in Chicago: It'll have to. I don't even remember what "Love Beach" sounds like.
	♥ 9:50pm efd: it sounds GREAT
	9:54pm Mister Dobalina: Some great spinnin' efd, as usual.
	♥ 9:59pm medson: Bummed I'm missing record fair, but happy to know I won't be spending a ton on records : )
	♥ 10:03pm efd: missing the record fair is definitely a money-saving event
	10:03pm John from Madison: Great, when you said a later Yes song that's the first one that came to mind.. Thanks
	10:11pm dano59: The fair is there for what you missed out on last Saturday
	10:13pm dano59: I don't think I've ever heard Love Beach but I was a fan of the ELP bombast via Works 1
	♥ 10:14pm melinda: I remember this but haven't thought of it in a long time. Nice.
	10:15pm dano59: Oh man I LURV 999. Grazie!
	♥ 10:23pm efd: @dano59 (and melinda) my pleasure!
	♥ 10:24pm efd: dano you probably would have enjoyed the version of "Fanfare For The Common Man" the other night, complete with epic 15-minute drum solo
	♥ 10:29pm medson: Good night, catch the rest on the archives. Show is sounding great Evan
	10:29pm DouglasInDallas: That's a freakin sweet jam!
	10:29pm dano59: Well, maybe not the drum solo, efd. Life's too short.
	10:40pm ?: evan funk davis show on fmu is that the best show? im a friend of tom too.
	10:42pm ?: hottest station on the terrestrial planet
	10:45pm ?: midnight ticket oasis
	10:47pm ?: reee live podcasts. gonna be honest i have misplaced all my wfmu t shirts but i love them all
	10:51pm ?: i had a rich hazelton t shirt wonder where that went premium reward thing. i've had lots of tickets from the oasis also. anyhoo
	10:52pm ?: back when i lived in brooklyn
	11:38pm JakeGould: Tiem to get some “Love Beach” gear!
	11:59pm Ignore Function: Is this a Michael Hurley cover?

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from April 25, 2018

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