WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 23, 2018

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 23, 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.

May 23, 2018: the official start of summer

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
rick springfield	what would the children think	beginnings	capitol	1972			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
toledo	crime doesn't pay "crime doesn't pay" by "toledo"	7"	toled-o-graph	1979	future Fleshtone Bill Milhizer on drums!		0:03:33 (Pop-up)
wireless	sign right here "sign right here" by "wireless"	positively human relatively sane	mercury	1979			0:07:05 (Pop-up)
magnum	changes "changes" by "magnum"	7"	jet	1979			0:10:49 (Pop-up)
frankie eldorado	i know "i know" by "frankie eldorado"	s/t	epic	1980	Kasim Sultan on bass!		0:13:51 (Pop-up)
third street sliders	baby it's you	7"	rumble records	1979			0:17:26 (Pop-up)
textones	i can't fight it "i can't fight it" by "textones"	7"	chiswick	1980	tom petty cover; with Kathy Valentine of The Go-Gos		0:22:43 (Pop-up)
starbuck	searching for a thrill "searching for a thrill" by "starbuck"	7"	ua	1978			0:25:59 (Pop-up)

starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	7"	chrysalis	1977	IT'S OFFICIALLY SUMMER MOTHER-EFFERS!!		0:39:52 (Pop-up)
beach house	dark spring "dark spring" by "beach house"	7	sub pop			*	0:42:05 (Pop-up)
la luz	california finally "california finally" by "la luz"	floating features	hardly art			*	0:45:33 (Pop-up)
the morning line	anybody else "anybody else" by "the morning line"	smoke	kool kat	2017			0:48:47 (Pop-up)
slut magic	the tall place "the tall place" by "slut magic"	in my mouth	laruicci records			*	0:51:42 (Pop-up)

synthetics	don't throw your life away	digital single	synthetics		find it on bandcamp	*	0:59:15 (Pop-up)
the saucy jacks	mover "mover" by "the saucy jacks"	split 7" with beach day	chocolate covered records			*	1:02:08 (Pop-up)
the number ones	long way to go "long way to go" by "the number ones"	another side of the number ones	sorry state			*	1:04:33 (Pop-up)
the piggies	blues is killing me "blues is killing me" by "the piggies"	digital single	the piggies		yoo-hoo! bandcamp Piggies playing this Saturday the 26th at Union Hall (not Union Pool, Union Hall)	*	1:07:29 (Pop-up)
hot snakes	candid cameras "candid cameras" by "hot snakes"	jericho sirens	sub pop			*	1:11:30 (Pop-up)

wimps	garbage people "garbage people" by "wimps"	garbage people	kill rock stars			*	1:19:20 (Pop-up)
shirley ellis	the clapping song (clap pat clap slap)	three six nine! the best of shirley ellis	ace			*	1:22:01 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	esportes casual "esportes casual" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	1:24:48 (Pop-up)
altın gün	goca dunya "goca dunya" by "altın gün"	on	les disques bongo joe		mixed by our old friend Jacco Gardner! And available on bandcamp	*	1:26:28 (Pop-up)
josh t. pearson	loved straight to hell	the straight hits!	mute			*	1:29:59 (Pop-up)

wax idols	ashes "ashes" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold			*	1:43:04 (Pop-up)
wax idols	too late "too late" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold		it's a Wax Idols double-play! I couldn't help it!	*	1:46:59 (Pop-up)
the men	rose on top of the world "rose on top of the world" by "the men"	drift	sacred bones			*	1:51:19 (Pop-up)
robert johnson	i'll be waiting "i'll be waiting" by "robert johnson"	close personal friend	infinity	1978	(the other Robert Johnson)		1:55:39 (Pop-up)
faz waltz	jive jive "jive jive" by "faz waltz"	double decker	contra/spaghetti town/god's candy		not a Brian Brain cover	*	2:00:08 (Pop-up)

michael rault	when the sun shines	it's a new day tonight	wick			*	2:11:33 (Pop-up)
willie alexander & the boom boom band	rock & roll '78	s/t	mca	1978			2:18:26 (Pop-up)
third of never	18 strings "18 strings" by "third of never"	austerity	343		`	*	2:22:51 (Pop-up)
elettrodomestico	mail order bride	if you're a boy or a girl	elettrodomestico	2018			2:27:45 (Pop-up)
sloan	right to roam "right to roam" by "sloan"	12	yep roc			*	2:32:39 (Pop-up)

the total rejection	licking furniture (you'll find me on the left side)	wrapping yourself in silver won't save you from the blast	raving pop blast		check it on bandcamp	*	2:39:54 (Pop-up)
von hayes	so many hearts "so many hearts" by "von hayes"	you vape?	von hayes			*	2:45:26 (Pop-up)
the goodbye johnnys	death market "death market" by "the goodbye johnnys"	my skull	goodbye johnnys			*	2:48:52 (Pop-up)
60 ft. dolls	pig valentine "pig valentine" by "60 ft. dolls"	the big 3	dgc	1996			2:51:53 (Pop-up)
the roves	i'm not the only one "i'm not the only one" by "the roves"	the first lp	one man movement			*	2:55:06 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02pm melinda: hi everyone.
	♥ 9:06pm Folsom: Hi all, is it wrong to ask for more Interactiv (tm) shows? Maybe a Gofundme page for EFD to travel and buy records?
	♥ 9:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: My new avatar likes this one! (Wireless)
	♥ 9:10pm efd: hi Melinda, hi Folsom! No Gofundme page necessary, I'll keep traveling and record shopping! I just need time in between excursions to process (and play!) everything that I get!
	♥ 9:12pm medson: Hi efd. Loved your segment this morning.
	♥ 9:14pm efd: thanks medson! More to come, I hope!
	9:16pm On the Yazoo: Hey all.
	♥ 9:17pm medson: @efd Can't wait.
	♥ 9:20pm Folsom: @medson @efd I need to listen to the archive, sounds great.
	♥ 9:24pm Franco Twinkie: Hey Medson! Love the way you Zeliged you're self into the Classics of Cinema.
	♥ 9:25pm medson: @franco thanks a lot. I amuse myself easily : )
	♥ 9:35pm melinda: Bo Ramsay was still playing in Iowa City when I was there in the 90s.
	♥ 9:37pm melinda: I assumed it was a different Rick Springfield.
	♥ 9:40pm Ken From Hyde Park: Oh yeah!
	♥ 9:41pm Kat in Chicago: It's that time again!
	♥ 9:41pm Julie M: Ken from HP, I think your new avatar likes a lot of these songs.
	♥ 9:45pm Franco Twinkie: Kat: Nancy is the greatest, but when the color is off registration - Sublime!
	♥ 9:50pm Julie M: Oh, gee and sorry, Evan, I like to hope it goes without saying that I'm liking the songs as much as Ken from HP's new avatar.
	♥ 9:51pm efd: haha, I was bold enough to presume that was the case. :)
	9:58pm Stevel: Getting all Bill Kelly on us, eh? Well, PROCLAIM AWAY!!
	9:59pm JakeGould: @KenFromHydePark: Cats don’t bop their heads like that.
	10:01pm JakeGould: But the Synthetics are really kicking it.
	♥ 10:03pm efd: @melinda, belated thank you for that Bo Ramsey update! I love that a) you knew who he was, and b) he was still playing music!
	♥ 10:09pm Amanda Nazario: Whoa Piggies! Now that's what I call music!
	10:13pm Alex d'Chicago: hot sneks
	10:22pm Hanley Ramírez: Wimps and butts, yo.
	♥ 10:23pm Franco Twinkie: Wow! I went to CVS to buy some new glasses and when I got home the same song is still on. Love it.
	10:33pm Alex d'Chicago: Googled Goca Dünya and Jacco Gardner came right up.
	10:42pm Stevel: You just wanted to say 'Wimps and Butts" again!
	♥ 10:43pm efd: maaayyybe
	♥ 10:47pm Franco Twinkie: Echo And The Bunnymen redux? Kind of, sort of?
	♥ 10:50pm efd: maaayyybe :)
	♥ 10:51pm Franco Twinkie: It's that sonic rush of wind sound that takes me back to the Reagan years.
	10:57pm Stevel: Top form, efd! Just keep tossing records on! It feels good out here in the hinterlands!
	10:58pm chris_in_space: My God–this set. You’re hittin’ it tonight @efd
	♥ 11:01pm efd: thank you kindly, gentlemen!
	11:10pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Faz Waltz!
	11:11pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: I have no clue!
	♥ 11:12pm efd: haha, at least I'm not the only one then!
	11:12pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: In general, not just about how to pronounce Michael Rault's name.
	♥ 11:13pm medson: Goodnight all, thanks for the great tunes Evan
	11:15pm Ian: It's Rawlt. Son of Lionel, a great r'n'b DJ in Edmonton.
	♥ 11:16pm efd: oh sweet, thank you Ian!!
	♥ 11:17pm efd: goodnight medson!
	11:21pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Last time the great "Rock & Roll '78" was aired on this station was by me on 12/3/16. It's been too long!
	♥ 11:24pm efd: 100% agree!
	11:28pm fleep: Liking third of never, real airplay potential
	11:34pm devlawn: i'm more of a andrew guy when it comes to sloan, nice to hear a jay song tho
	11:37pm kmbrly: Yay Sloan! Can’t wait to see them again. Just as smooth live...
	11:50pm Stevel: Great listening tonight. You get partial credit for a productive evening spent mostly in my garage. It's often a happy place!
	♥ 11:51pm efd: alright, thanks Steve!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
rick springfield	what would the children think	beginnings	capitol	1972			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
toledo	crime doesn't pay "crime doesn't pay" by "toledo"	7"	toled-o-graph	1979	future Fleshtone Bill Milhizer on drums!		0:03:33 (Pop-up)
wireless	sign right here "sign right here" by "wireless"	positively human relatively sane	mercury	1979			0:07:05 (Pop-up)
magnum	changes "changes" by "magnum"	7"	jet	1979			0:10:49 (Pop-up)
frankie eldorado	i know "i know" by "frankie eldorado"	s/t	epic	1980	Kasim Sultan on bass!		0:13:51 (Pop-up)
third street sliders	baby it's you	7"	rumble records	1979			0:17:26 (Pop-up)
textones	i can't fight it "i can't fight it" by "textones"	7"	chiswick	1980	tom petty cover; with Kathy Valentine of The Go-Gos		0:22:43 (Pop-up)
starbuck	searching for a thrill "searching for a thrill" by "starbuck"	7"	ua	1978			0:25:59 (Pop-up)

starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	7"	chrysalis	1977	IT'S OFFICIALLY SUMMER MOTHER-EFFERS!!		0:39:52 (Pop-up)
beach house	dark spring "dark spring" by "beach house"	7	sub pop			*	0:42:05 (Pop-up)
la luz	california finally "california finally" by "la luz"	floating features	hardly art			*	0:45:33 (Pop-up)
the morning line	anybody else "anybody else" by "the morning line"	smoke	kool kat	2017			0:48:47 (Pop-up)
slut magic	the tall place "the tall place" by "slut magic"	in my mouth	laruicci records			*	0:51:42 (Pop-up)

synthetics	don't throw your life away	digital single	synthetics		find it on bandcamp	*	0:59:15 (Pop-up)
the saucy jacks	mover "mover" by "the saucy jacks"	split 7" with beach day	chocolate covered records			*	1:02:08 (Pop-up)
the number ones	long way to go "long way to go" by "the number ones"	another side of the number ones	sorry state			*	1:04:33 (Pop-up)
the piggies	blues is killing me "blues is killing me" by "the piggies"	digital single	the piggies		yoo-hoo! bandcamp Piggies playing this Saturday the 26th at Union Hall (not Union Pool, Union Hall)	*	1:07:29 (Pop-up)
hot snakes	candid cameras "candid cameras" by "hot snakes"	jericho sirens	sub pop			*	1:11:30 (Pop-up)

wimps	garbage people "garbage people" by "wimps"	garbage people	kill rock stars			*	1:19:20 (Pop-up)
shirley ellis	the clapping song (clap pat clap slap)	three six nine! the best of shirley ellis	ace			*	1:22:01 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	esportes casual "esportes casual" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	1:24:48 (Pop-up)
altın gün	goca dunya "goca dunya" by "altın gün"	on	les disques bongo joe		mixed by our old friend Jacco Gardner! And available on bandcamp	*	1:26:28 (Pop-up)
josh t. pearson	loved straight to hell	the straight hits!	mute			*	1:29:59 (Pop-up)

wax idols	ashes "ashes" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold			*	1:43:04 (Pop-up)
wax idols	too late "too late" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold		it's a Wax Idols double-play! I couldn't help it!	*	1:46:59 (Pop-up)
the men	rose on top of the world "rose on top of the world" by "the men"	drift	sacred bones			*	1:51:19 (Pop-up)
robert johnson	i'll be waiting "i'll be waiting" by "robert johnson"	close personal friend	infinity	1978	(the other Robert Johnson)		1:55:39 (Pop-up)
faz waltz	jive jive "jive jive" by "faz waltz"	double decker	contra/spaghetti town/god's candy		not a Brian Brain cover	*	2:00:08 (Pop-up)

michael rault	when the sun shines	it's a new day tonight	wick			*	2:11:33 (Pop-up)
willie alexander & the boom boom band	rock & roll '78	s/t	mca	1978			2:18:26 (Pop-up)
third of never	18 strings "18 strings" by "third of never"	austerity	343		`	*	2:22:51 (Pop-up)
elettrodomestico	mail order bride	if you're a boy or a girl	elettrodomestico	2018			2:27:45 (Pop-up)
sloan	right to roam "right to roam" by "sloan"	12	yep roc			*	2:32:39 (Pop-up)

the total rejection	licking furniture (you'll find me on the left side)	wrapping yourself in silver won't save you from the blast	raving pop blast		check it on bandcamp	*	2:39:54 (Pop-up)
von hayes	so many hearts "so many hearts" by "von hayes"	you vape?	von hayes			*	2:45:26 (Pop-up)
the goodbye johnnys	death market "death market" by "the goodbye johnnys"	my skull	goodbye johnnys			*	2:48:52 (Pop-up)
60 ft. dolls	pig valentine "pig valentine" by "60 ft. dolls"	the big 3	dgc	1996			2:51:53 (Pop-up)
the roves	i'm not the only one "i'm not the only one" by "the roves"	the first lp	one man movement			*	2:55:06 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02pm melinda: hi everyone.
	♥ 9:06pm Folsom: Hi all, is it wrong to ask for more Interactiv (tm) shows? Maybe a Gofundme page for EFD to travel and buy records?
	♥ 9:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: My new avatar likes this one! (Wireless)
	♥ 9:10pm efd: hi Melinda, hi Folsom! No Gofundme page necessary, I'll keep traveling and record shopping! I just need time in between excursions to process (and play!) everything that I get!
	♥ 9:12pm medson: Hi efd. Loved your segment this morning.
	♥ 9:14pm efd: thanks medson! More to come, I hope!
	9:16pm On the Yazoo: Hey all.
	♥ 9:17pm medson: @efd Can't wait.
	♥ 9:20pm Folsom: @medson @efd I need to listen to the archive, sounds great.
	♥ 9:24pm Franco Twinkie: Hey Medson! Love the way you Zeliged you're self into the Classics of Cinema.
	♥ 9:25pm medson: @franco thanks a lot. I amuse myself easily : )
	♥ 9:35pm melinda: Bo Ramsay was still playing in Iowa City when I was there in the 90s.
	♥ 9:37pm melinda: I assumed it was a different Rick Springfield.
	♥ 9:40pm Ken From Hyde Park: Oh yeah!
	♥ 9:41pm Kat in Chicago: It's that time again!
	♥ 9:41pm Julie M: Ken from HP, I think your new avatar likes a lot of these songs.
	♥ 9:45pm Franco Twinkie: Kat: Nancy is the greatest, but when the color is off registration - Sublime!
	♥ 9:50pm Julie M: Oh, gee and sorry, Evan, I like to hope it goes without saying that I'm liking the songs as much as Ken from HP's new avatar.
	♥ 9:51pm efd: haha, I was bold enough to presume that was the case. :)
	9:58pm Stevel: Getting all Bill Kelly on us, eh? Well, PROCLAIM AWAY!!
	9:59pm JakeGould: @KenFromHydePark: Cats don’t bop their heads like that.
	10:01pm JakeGould: But the Synthetics are really kicking it.
	♥ 10:03pm efd: @melinda, belated thank you for that Bo Ramsey update! I love that a) you knew who he was, and b) he was still playing music!
	♥ 10:09pm Amanda Nazario: Whoa Piggies! Now that's what I call music!
	10:13pm Alex d'Chicago: hot sneks
	10:22pm Hanley Ramírez: Wimps and butts, yo.
	♥ 10:23pm Franco Twinkie: Wow! I went to CVS to buy some new glasses and when I got home the same song is still on. Love it.
	10:33pm Alex d'Chicago: Googled Goca Dünya and Jacco Gardner came right up.
	10:42pm Stevel: You just wanted to say 'Wimps and Butts" again!
	♥ 10:43pm efd: maaayyybe
	♥ 10:47pm Franco Twinkie: Echo And The Bunnymen redux? Kind of, sort of?
	♥ 10:50pm efd: maaayyybe :)
	♥ 10:51pm Franco Twinkie: It's that sonic rush of wind sound that takes me back to the Reagan years.
	10:57pm Stevel: Top form, efd! Just keep tossing records on! It feels good out here in the hinterlands!
	10:58pm chris_in_space: My God–this set. You’re hittin’ it tonight @efd
	♥ 11:01pm efd: thank you kindly, gentlemen!
	11:10pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Faz Waltz!
	11:11pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: I have no clue!
	♥ 11:12pm efd: haha, at least I'm not the only one then!
	11:12pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: In general, not just about how to pronounce Michael Rault's name.
	♥ 11:13pm medson: Goodnight all, thanks for the great tunes Evan
	11:15pm Ian: It's Rawlt. Son of Lionel, a great r'n'b DJ in Edmonton.
	♥ 11:16pm efd: oh sweet, thank you Ian!!
	♥ 11:17pm efd: goodnight medson!
	11:21pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Last time the great "Rock & Roll '78" was aired on this station was by me on 12/3/16. It's been too long!
	♥ 11:24pm efd: 100% agree!
	11:28pm fleep: Liking third of never, real airplay potential
	11:34pm devlawn: i'm more of a andrew guy when it comes to sloan, nice to hear a jay song tho
	11:37pm kmbrly: Yay Sloan! Can’t wait to see them again. Just as smooth live...
	11:50pm Stevel: Great listening tonight. You get partial credit for a productive evening spent mostly in my garage. It's often a happy place!
	♥ 11:51pm efd: alright, thanks Steve!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 23, 2018

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