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Favoriting August 6, 2018: Something Sorta Fine

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Abderrahman El Kahmissi  African Dance (twist)   Favoriting Respectable Families - Music from the Soundtrack  Radio Martiko  2018  CD  From 1969  *   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Thoulathy Al Mareh  Asmar Ya Sukkar   Favoriting Zamaan Ya Sukkar - Exotic Love Songs and Instrumentals from the Egyptian 60s  Radio Martiko  2018  CD    *   0:05:32 (Pop-up)
Gary McFarland  The Moment of Truth   Favoriting The In Sound  Ace  2018  CD  From 1965  *   0:08:18 (Pop-up)
New Music Detroit  Red, Part I   Favoriting Smoke: Music of Marc Melitts  Innova  2018  CD  "for two marimbas, moderately funky"  *   0:12:23 (Pop-up)
Carl Orff / Gunild Keetman  Musik fur Kinder III, Nr. 15   Favoriting Orff-Schulwerk, Vol. 1: Musica Poetica  Celestial Harmonies  1995  CD      0:16:09 (Pop-up)
Impala  Hall of the Mountain King   Favoriting In the Late Hours  Electraphonic  2018  CD    *   0:18:35 (Pop-up)
Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks  Crickets of Karachi   Favoriting Crusin' for Surf Bunnies  Light in the Attic  2018  CD  Recorded early '60s  *   0:20:51 (Pop-up)
Woody Herman Orchestra  Come On and Ska   Favoriting Skank Your Lucky Stars: Gaylord Fields' 2018 Fundraising Marathon Premium  WFMU  2018  CD-R  From 1964  *   0:22:56 (Pop-up)
 
Massage  Lydia   Favoriting Oh Boy  Tear Jerk  2018  MP3    *   0:33:39 (Pop-up)
Gold-Bears  Record Store   Favoriting Are You Falling in Love?  Slumberland  2011  CD      0:36:25 (Pop-up)
The Goon Sax  Susan   Favoriting Up to Anything  Chapter Music  2016  CD      0:39:58 (Pop-up)
The Special Pillow  All My Exes Live in Vortexes   Favoriting Sleeping Weird  Zofko  2018  CD    *   0:43:25 (Pop-up)
The Go-Betweens  Right Here   Favoriting Tallulah  Big Time  1987  LP      0:44:44 (Pop-up)
Look Blue Go Purple  As Does the Sun   Favoriting Still Bewitched  Flying Nun/Captured Tracks  2017  LP      0:48:12 (Pop-up)
Free Cake for Every Creature  In Your Car   Favoriting The Bluest Star  Double Double Whammy  2018  MP3    *   0:51:09 (Pop-up)
Lois  The Way I Feel Inside   Favoriting Strumpet  K  1993  CD      0:53:13 (Pop-up)
Zook  Arjun   Favoriting Garden Variety  Zook  2018  CD    *   0:55:14 (Pop-up)
Jessica Risker  Help Me, Help Me   Favoriting I See You Among the Stars  Western Vinyl  2018  LP    *   0:59:27 (Pop-up)
America  Sister Golden Hair   Favoriting America's Greatest Hits  Warner Bros.  1975  LP      1:03:29 (Pop-up)
Luluc  Spring   Favoriting Sculptor  Sub Pop  2018  CD    *   1:06:45 (Pop-up)
Dressy Bessy  What Is Life   Favoriting More Superhits of the '70s: Michael Shelley's 2014 WFMU Marathon Premium  WFMU  2014  CD      1:09:52 (Pop-up)
Paul and Linda McCartney  Eat at Home   Favoriting RAM  Apple  1971  LP      1:13:06 (Pop-up)
Zoot  Eleanor Rigby   Favoriting single  Columbia  1970  45      1:17:51 (Pop-up)
Apollobeat feat. Yvonne Přenosilová  Noční Modlitba   Favoriting Czech Up! Vol. 2: We'd Be Happy  Vampisoul  2018  CD  "Night Prayer"; 1968  *   1:21:58 (Pop-up)
Barış Manço  Lucky Road   Favoriting Nick the Chopper  Pharaway Sounds  2018  CD  From 1976  *   1:24:40 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s in a row
The Rubinoos  Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure   Favoriting single  Beserkley  1977  45      1:37:16 (Pop-up)
Pretenders  Stop Your Sobbing   Favoriting single  Real  1979  45      1:39:24 (Pop-up)
The Stylistics  Ebony Eyes   Favoriting single  Avco  1972  45      1:42:22 (Pop-up)
The Police  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic   Favoriting single  A&M  1981  45      1:44:17 (Pop-up)
Sheila Hylton  The Bed's Too Big Without You   Favoriting single  Mango  1980  45      1:48:18 (Pop-up)
Colin Blunstone  Say You Don't Mind   Favoriting single  Epic  1972  45      1:51:59 (Pop-up)
James O'Gwynn  Queen of Every Honk-E-Tonk   Favoriting single  SSS International  1967  45      1:55:21 (Pop-up)
Bob Seger & the Last Heard  East Side Story   Favoriting single  Cameo  1966  45      1:57:16 (Pop-up)
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager  Ain't Understanding Mellow   Favoriting single  Mercury  1971  45      2:00:43 (Pop-up)
 
Diane Kolby  Hi-Di-Ho (Around the World We Go)   Favoriting Diane Kolby  Columbia  1973  LP      2:14:16 (Pop-up)
Delaney & Bonnie  Piece of My Heart   Favoriting Home  Stax  1969  LP  Bonnie Bramlett, lead vocal    2:17:16 (Pop-up)
Janis Joplin  Get It While You Can   Favoriting Pearl  Columbia  1971  LP      2:22:01 (Pop-up)
Cold Blood  I'm a Good Woman / Let Me Down Easy   Favoriting Cold Blood  San Francisco  1969  LP  Lydia Pense, lead vocal    2:25:18 (Pop-up)
Brenda Patterson  End of the Road   Favoriting Brenda Patterson  Playboy  1973  LP      2:33:28 (Pop-up)
Kathi McDonald  If You Need Me   Favoriting Insane Asylum  Capitol  1974  LP      2:35:53 (Pop-up)
Alabama State Troupers  Mighty Time   Favoriting The Alabama State Troupers Road Show  Elektra  1972  LP  Jeannie Greene, lead vocal    2:39:10 (Pop-up)
Ellen McIlwaine  Ode to Billy Joe   Favoriting Honky Tonk Angel  Polydor  1972  LP      2:41:22 (Pop-up)
Gayle McCormick  Natural Woman   Favoriting Gayle McCormick  Dunhill-abc  1971  LP      2:45:37 (Pop-up)
Mother Earth  Soul of Sadness   Favoriting Bring Me Home  Reprise  1971  LP  Tracy Nelson, lead vocal    2:49:02 (Pop-up)
Dianne Davidson  Something Fine   Favoriting Mountain Mama  Janus  1972  LP      2:52:06 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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pantz:

Gooba-gobble! Gooba-gobble! We accept Joe! One of us!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02am
Uncle Michael:

ray-dee-oh
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Cheri Pi:

Morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
The Oscar:

Happyhappyhappyhappyhappyboingboingboingboingboing.
Avatar 9:04am
djsheilab:

Groooooovy start! Morning Joe + everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:04am
Krys O.:

Howdy, Joe!
  9:04am
queems:

good morning, joe!
Avatar 9:08am
northguineahills:

OK, I need to explore Radio Martiko Recs....
  9:09am
Rich in NC:

Good morning all,,,,,,howdy Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10am
Joe McG:

Happy Monday morning, pantz and Uncle Mike and CP and Oscar and Sheila B. and Krys and queems and ngh and Rich! I hope you're all having a very cool morning.
Avatar 9:13am
Aaron Working In Newark:

Good Morning Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
The Oscar:

Play that moderately funky music, white boy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
steveo:

Yay, it's Monday morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
MD:

Good Morning Freeform Army...BRICK BATS AT THE READY! LOL!!!
Yo Joe...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17am
pantz:

This one reminds me of the end of Raising Arizona
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18am
melinda:

Morning all! I really like the kinder musik.
Avatar 9:18am
mb:

Hola Joe and crew!
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northguineahills:

My brain won't activate, but everything else is copaceptic.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:18am
CHUCK ROAST:

In Glen Burnie, MD the marimba provides such great stress relief
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18am
steveo:

today i saw a guy on his bike in manhattan with a loudspeaker playing a tune similar to this one with a chopstick in his manbun
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
melinda:

ngh copaceptic doesn't sound good
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:20am
b!!!:

This set is delightful!
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Thwacko:

Absolutely love today's playlist, Joe. Never really listened to your show before.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20am
Rob (Jerzcity):

@pantz - i was trying to place it, and that's it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
Guido from Cologne:

Hello Joe and everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24am
Joe McG:

Welcome, Thwacko! It's different every week, but you might like it sometimes~!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24am
The Oscar:

I suppose this title should properly be "Come On and Skank," which would be pretty funny for Woody Herman to say.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25am
dutchtheo:

Hey cool!, Independence Day (Jamaica), howdy
Avatar 9:27am
northguineahills:

Can't go wrong w/ a name like Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks....
  9:28am
Brendan:

That’s OK let that bed music breathe like a fine wine Joe. Good morning!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:30am
CHUCK ROAST:

My work vehicle went down this A.M. Enjoying an unexpected mid-day break listening to you, Joe. Although, I'd still be tuned if
I were at work.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31am
Sebastian:

True Romance
  9:31am
peter64:

badlands!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31am
The Oscar:

THAT'S where I know that Orff piece! Just saw Badlands for the first time a few weeks ago-- great movie.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31am
Rob (Jerzcity):

@pantz - actually maybe not. the search continues
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:32am
karlward:

I refuse to get excited until they find the lost Lee Hazelwood grindcore album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
melinda:

I thought the kinder musik sounded familiar too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
pantz:

I believe True Romance might be it @Rob. It sounds similar though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
steveo:

that's my favorite line from joeeph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33am
Sebastian:

definitely True Romance
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33am
Rob (Jerzcity):

yup - didn't realize the answer was right there. the search is over
Avatar 9:36am
Vincent Nifigance:

You're all right! 'Intertextuality and thematic development. From Badlands to True Romance'
curatingthecontemporary.org...
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Vincent Nifigance:

TLDR: "Home
Hans Zimmer’s produced score for True Romance (1993) pays homage to Terrence Malick’s debut feature Badlands (1973). The two films exist in comparable harmony through both musical scoring, and narrative themes. Inspired by its forerunner, True Romance director Tony Scott envisioned a soundtrack which held an acute awareness of the Badlands theme ‘Gassenhauer’ from Musica Poetica"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38am
Joe McG:

@CHUCK: Sorry to hear about the vehicle, but glad you're with us! @karl: Ha ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:40am
The Oscar:

I'd like to see True Romance recut as a lyrical Malick-style meditation. Alternately, I'd like to see Terence Malick make a movie with Gary Oldman as a Rastafarian pimp.
  👻 Swag For Life Member 9:42am
tadpoles:

These last 2 bands sound very Flying Nun Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:45am
The Oscar:

Great title on this one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:45am
Joe McG:

@tadpoles: Good call. Maybe I'll play some actual Flying Nun!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Brian in UK:

Hey Joe, blisteringly hot over here.

On Malick. Loved Nestor Almeindros' camera work in Days of Heaven.
  9:49am
emily:

nice to here the "Go-Betweens". used to love them
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52am
pantz:

It's so hot... I saw two trees fighting over a dog!
(Dad Joke Corner)
  9:52am
sinner:

NZ jangle.....pierces my heart...
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djsheilab:

Lois!
  9:55am
queems:

my mom is digging the show fyi
  9:55am
Fletchernyc:

Love Lois! I would always sing this song to my kids as a lullaby.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55am
melinda:

Days of Heaven is a beautiful movie. Another great choice of intro music with that one, something by St. Saens.
  9:56am
emily:

this set is breaking my heart
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
Joe McG:

@Sheila: I love that version. Remember when Yvonne did it at HNM? @queems: I love when moms like the show! @emily: Things might get worse before they get better, but 45s are inevitable!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
lukavino:

i found that Look Blue Go Purple collection in the USED bin. disgraceful.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:58am
lukavino:

my gain, though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59am
Joe McG:

@lukavino: Lucky score!
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning, Joe and all!
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βrian:

93% humidity on the isthmus this morning. Not too hot though. Surface Noise is sustaining.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:00am
officina:

Wonderful show Joe. Didn't know that version of the Zombies tune...beautiful.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01am
lukavino:

extremely lucky, Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
pantz:

The skies will be dark tonight because all of the stars are on this setlist.
  10:02am
JakeGould:

Hey Joe! So nasty in NYC nowdays. Hot cool tip for anyone around the Village: The Cooper Square post office on 4th Avenue around the corner from the Strand has a HUGE standup air conditioner. You can stand in front of it and just cool off. Nobody cares because it’s the post office!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Brian in UK:

Wistful set?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03am
Joe McG:

@officina: Very pretty! Hey Jack and Brian, melinda, all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04am
Passaic River Blues:

@Jake: that is pretty useful intel--thank you, sir.
  10:05am
JakeGould:

Also, you could stand in a huge walk-in freezer if you wish… But not like that guy at that brunch place on the Upper West Side yesterday. Who stays in a freezer overnight in a brunch place and then attacks staff in weather like this?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
steveo:

this is the one that pushes me over the edge; 1975 is like that (don't worry i'll be ok)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:06am
Mike East:

I always thought this song was called "Meet Me in the Middle"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:07am
Krys O.:

I say unashamedly that I love Sister Golden Hair.
  10:09am
JakeGould:

@KrysO: It’s a beautiful song. You should be proud.

Oh, I also revisited all of the Boomtown Rats discography. And honestly Bob Geldoff really thinks he’s a punk Mick Jagger. But I enjoy their hits!
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Itzall Ablurr:

Good morning Mr.Joe and friends. Pulling up late today but as the saying goes, "who took my damn coffee?!?"
  10:11am
will:

Joe strains the limits of credulity by playing Sister Golden Hair but then the McGasko Effect takes hold, and we love it!
  10:11am
JakeGould:

Who let the dogs out? When I put my hand on your hit I dip you dip we dip? It’s Chinatown!!!
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βrian:

I suppose it's too humid to play Summer Breeze.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12am
Krys O.:

This Dressy Bessy is tangentially making me think of Letters to Cleo who were in 10 Things I Hate About You which oddly enough has Heath Ledger's character name drop the Raincoats.
  10:12am
JakeGould:

Sorry, that was really more non-contextual that usual.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Joe McG:

@Krys: I kinda like Letters to Cleo's big hit.
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annie:

oopps, huge mistake ... it's monday... and i'm late to the dance! good morning everyone!
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Marc Francis:

Oh man! I cam very late to the game in regards to this Macca album! I bought it a few months back and it is SO DAMN GOOD.
  👻 Swag For Life Member 10:16am
tadpoles:

Some Ringo and John related would be perfect.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16am
pantz:

Wasn't Ram the album Lennon railed Macca on, for being a sellout?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
Krys O.:

@Joe: So did I. The movie was from 1999 and had a great soundtrack.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
Krys O.:

Yeah, pantz. That prompted the famous pic of Lennon with a pig, but Ram rules nonetheless.
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Marc Francis:

@pantz: i think Lennon was pissed off at McCartney because he took a swipe at him with one of the lines in a song.
  10:18am
melinda:

Disappointed to see that I missed Sister Goldenhair while in transit.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:18am
Brian in UK:

I think John Lennon was getting matey with a pig, whereas Paul McCartney anticipates Ramdom Access Memory.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19am
Little Danny:

Mornin' Joe, all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:20am
steveo:

refreshingly cello-free
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tadpoles:

#pantz....I think it was just called "McCartney". Isn't that the one with the fucking beetles photo on the back?
  10:23am
Listener Alexandra:

Good morning, Joe! Greetings from the Left Coast :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Scott Williams:

Twas "Ram" that featured copulating Beetles: goo.gl...
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βrian:

Can beetles even do that?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Krys O.:

Thanks for the Slavic sounds, Joe!
  10:25am
JakeGould:

@Brian: Nature can be disgusting and nasty. Every see a pigeon be a bully for no reason? I have. That’s why I now like sparrows… They are a lot nicer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27am
Little Danny:

Holy crap, this is Barış Manço?!
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sispus:

oh my!!!
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Passaic River Blues:

@Little Danny: my mind is blown as well.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28am
maestroso:

@Little Danny I was just thinking that...
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Brian in UK:

Never trust a weasel.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28am
Uncle Michael:

You're making me happy this morning, Joe.
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Uhnnohn:

oops. I thought my internet connection dropped.
  10:32am
sinner:

@UM: Cubs on feugo.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32am
Krys O.:

Where do you think little beetles come from?
  10:34am
JakeGould:

@KrysO: Why do you have to give us imagery?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35am
lukavino:

DOG IN THE STUDIO
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35am
steveo:

lol; dog Joe is great
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35am
Sem:

Greets, Joe, McGaskoes, and noisey ones just beneath the surface.
  10:35am
queems:

sometimes you have to just hang out with dogs
  10:36am
melinda:

That was sweet
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northguineahills:

Had a lovely Monday. The boiler became schizophrenic when I was in shower, so it was either scalding hot, or frigid. Then, I had to water the garden, as it's the first time since late March it hasn't rained in two days straight. Of course, the handle on the spigot broke off and got me soaked while wearing my meeting office garb (still soaked). Joe keep me sane this morning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37am
The Oscar:

Is there a "Dogs of WFMU" gallery anywhere? I'd like to see faces to go with all the dogs who occasionally wander on-mic.
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Satis-factory records:

Dogs make everything better
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39am
Uncle Michael:

Wrong kind of fire, Brother Sinner. Fortunately the Brewers aren't playing any better. I'm going to see the Cubs in KC tomorrow.
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northguineahills:

I'd like to get a dog, but I'm at work all day long, and my office has a lab w/ dangerous chemicals, so, it would probably be a bad idea to bring a mutt into the office (I want to have a dog again).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40am
fred:

Good morning Joe and Yipsters
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peapod ross:

@ngh Good lord. I believe boiler talk is a perennial 7SD topic. Perhaps you can talk Ken into making that the theme for this weeks show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41am
Joe McG:

@Uncle Michael: I'm glad! Hi, Alexandra! Hey, fred, peapod, steveo, Jake, Sem...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44am
fred:

@The Oscar: there might be one, and I think many of them were picture in the adoption gallery and/or the mascot gallery, which are probably accessible somewhere
  10:44am
melinda:

I like it when dogs come into the store where I work. Except for the two that stank and the one that left a drool puddle.
  10:45am
ilana:

a perfectly vibin' show today joe!
  10:46am
Listener Alexandra:

Aww...this was on our wedding playlist :-)
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Brian in UK:

Joe, have you got Ethan' Johns new album ANAMNESIS, out this week. Hoping to see him in a couple of weeks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Krys O.:

Jake: I didn't bring up copulatin' beetles.
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djsheilab:

I love this Police single.
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Joe McG:

Hey, Ilana! @Alex: So glad! @Brian: No, but I'd be curious to hear it! @Sheila: Rare Single File forethought about to occur.... :)
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northguineahills:

You hit it on the nose, peapod ross, I've heard him discuss boilers many times. This time, I'm not in NYC, and just have my own house, and the boiler was installed 2 years ago (according to my landlord), and it looks to me a modern model.
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northguineahills:

@Sheilab: As according to Uncle Michael, there are no guilty pleasures, and I dig the Police (well, some songs, like this one).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
foofs:

Every little thing she does is magic
Conjures paper flowers in a vase
From her little top hat pops a rabbit
Pulls a string of flags out of her arse
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Jeff Moore:

Well judged, Joe! I think you waited just enough decades before playing this Police song for me to be ready to actually enjoy it again!
  10:49am
melinda:

I like this Police too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50am
Krys O.:

Ahhhh, excellent choice! This Sheila Hylton track was on a Taxi comp that I used to check out from the public library in my hometown.
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djsheilab:

NGH—I'm trying to part ways with the whole guilty pleasure idea as well. Although I do still blush when admitting to certain musical loves.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Joe McG:

@Krys: I have that one! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Krys O.:

Sly & Robbie Present Taxi: www.discogs.com...
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djsheilab:

Love this Sheila Hylton as well!
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tadpoles:

#ngh....you need an indirect hot water tank separate from the boiler.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52am
Joe McG:

@Sheila: It's kinda tropical pop!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Krys O.:

I grew up on the poor side o' town and had to check out LPs at the public library. I taped radio shows too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Wendy del Formaggio:

Krys O. Did you see the Grace Jones documentary that was in theaters the last few months? Some Sly & Robbie bits in that film. It wasn't the best doc I've seen, but two hours of watching Grace Jones do her stuff made it worth it.
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djsheilab:

Joe McG—Indeed it is!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Krys O.:

COLIN!!!!! <3
  10:53am
paul:

Propical
  10:54am
paul:

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Brian in UK:

The beds too big
the frying pans too wide.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54am
Krys O.:

I'll have to check that out. Thanks, Wendy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55am
Joe McG:

Colin Blunstone sings like an angel.
  10:55am
holland oats:

love this man
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tadpoles:

Yes Joe and to have it on a 45 is heaven.
  10:56am
JakeGould:

@NGH: Utterly no such things as “guilty pleasures.” And some of the Police is tolerable… Then you have tracks like “Mother” off of “Synchronicity” or “Be My Girl.” Bleagh!!
  10:56am
Dean:

Was thinking just this morning of Dylan's Infidels album, which features Sly & Robbie, all for the better.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, you have dogs in the studio, we have chickens in the house. Escaped from the run.
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peapod ross:

wtf Thirtheen Floor Segervators
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northguineahills:

@tadpoles: If this happens again, I'll bring it up w/ the landlord. Unlike NYC, he actually responds to my requests (and actually a nice guy, lives two houses down).
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peapod ross:

he should have just stayed doing this.
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Nate K.:

Very excited this early Seger is available again. I have "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" and "Mongrel," but the Cameo stuff has eluded me.
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Joe McG:

@Brian: Sorry to hear about the escapee chickens. Maybe they're in a better place now.
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Chi Bill:

Well, about time. :>) Early Seger rocks!!!
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peapod ross:

i learned something today. Thanks Joe
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Joe McG:

@Nate K.: Me, too! I was going to save it for Story Corner (sad Johnny story), but I can always play it again when we get the CD at WFMU.
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northguineahills:

I bombed my house last night (I just had to cuddle w/ the neighborhood cats) for fleas. I went to a honky-tonk outside of town (I went exploring), and it was full of punks and progressive rednecks. Had some fun conversations.
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coelacanth∅:

foofs @10.49 haha, magic!
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slugluv1313:

thanks, Joe, for "Ain't Understanding Mellow" -- i fell in love with that song when i was a kid and it was a "hit single," STILL gives me goosebumps all these years later :)
  11:09am
Dean:

No, most beautiful voice in the human race has to include Conchita Supervia among the candidates.
  11:11am
melinda:

Sting fouled the bath water, it's true.
  11:13am
Dean:

The Police went out of fashion for me c.1979, during a performance at the Whisky, when I yawned one time too many.
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northguineahills:

I actually like "some" of Sting's solo work. (it's a short list)/
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coelacanth∅:

well, Stewart Copeland songs (outstanding drumming he is not withstanding) ensured from the start that the bathwater had some crud floating around in it.
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Passaic River Blues:

That was some choice Iceman and Eager in the last set.
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Joe McG:

@slugluv and PRB: Glad you guys love that record, too!
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Brian in UK:

@coelacanth∅ Stewart Copeland and I are twins, born on the same day/year.
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coelacanth∅:

..eh i shouldn't say that. Sting had some shitty songs right from the start too. and Copeland's got better by ghost... i like many of their early songs too though
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Nate K.:

Jeez, Bonnie Bramlett was clearly the best singer on the original Roseanne, if not on the planet.
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Joe McG:

@Nate: Ha ha!
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coelacanth∅:

Brian really? does Sting's ego make you cringe at the same times it makes Stewart cringe?
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doctorjazz:

Struck me as well what great pipes Bonnie had. Haven't heard her in a while now.
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doctorjazz:

(but, she does have a vibrato that bugs me a bit ,but I'm a finicky listener)
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Marc Francis:

CHOOOOOOON
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steveo:

at the end of d&b i hit my desk just where i expected a big drum hit but no drums came over the wire
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GeorgeSimian:

Does anybody else think Janis Joplin kind of sucks? She just screams through all her songs.
  11:27am
melinda:

I remember that bit on Roseanne, it was great.
  11:28am
JakeGould:

“Ghost in the Machine” and “Regatta De Blanc” are still rock solid.
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tadpoles:

Sorry GeorgeSimian I'm all in favor of "each to his own"..but no. I was just thinking during "Piece of my Heart" how Janis blows Bonnie away.
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βrian:

Apropos of nothing, I saw a flatbed truck carrying a monstrously huge, gold-colored burial vault this morning. Seems like such a waste.
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SueAdynamo:

Joplin has soul and is able to express it vocally. she is not gifted with the pipes but she had the heart. also she prob smoked - bad girl!
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Joe McG:

@SueA: I love to see and read her interviews, too. She's so funny and smart.
  11:32am
Dean:

It's worth watching Dick Cavett's interviews with Janis. You can tell he really dug her.
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GeorgeSimian:

Feel like she has one note. The originals of Piece of My Heart and Bobby McGee are so much better.
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Passaic River Blues:

Enjoying this Cold Blood, damn.
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northguineahills:

Oh, at said honky-tonk, I met a Mexi from Jersey City. And I was wearing an WFMU shirt.
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Marc Francis:

Let Me Down Easy = CHOOOOOOON
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JakeGould:

@GeorgeSimian: Depends on perspective. For example, I still like “Led Zeppelin.” But the older I get the more I realize they really just ripped off pretty much everything from others so blatantly I’m not too sure how important they are to me in that way anymore.

Still… “Physical Graffiti” is great.
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Brian in UK:

@coelacanth∅ no time for him. You seen those photographs of him with an outsize stetson. He needs one that big.
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mb:

Thought this "Let Me Down Easy" was a Bette Lavette re-do. Nice surprise from '69.
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Nate K.:

@Melinda do you remember what song BB sang on "Roseanne"? I want to say "Dark End of the Street," but that seems too cool.
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JakeGould:

Sting is tedious. Still will admit the “Dream of the Blue Turtles” tour was my first concert ever. And wore that t-shirt I proudly paid $30 in 1980s money to death.
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Brian in UK:

@JakeGould play Trampled Underfoot at 11. No 12.
  11:37am
Dean:

A bunch of LPs in a row
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Brian in UK:

Etta James lurking around here.
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coelacanth∅:

George, yes. just kind of though. absurdly overrated; but she hit some high points too, at times. the 2 big brother & holding co albums are excellent - probably because she was just a member and not in charge. and even after she decided she needed all the attention for herself she did some great things. her singing itself though? yeah often pretty horrible.
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Nate K.:

This is a fantastic set, Joe.
  11:39am
JakeGould:

@Brian: In my mind I can play “Custard Pie” at noon.
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Joe McG:

@Dean: You guessed what they have in common! ;)
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coelacanth∅:

...and ghost in the machine is a truly excellent album, in my opinion!
...and Kathi's killin' it!
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GeorgeSimian:

I think Janis had a great epic voice, but it was just one note. I'm listening to this Kathi McDonald and hearing so much more.
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coelacanth∅:

βrian @11.30 yeah that shit should be illegal
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Dean:

I'm smart that way, @Joe McG, very observant.

I like Janis, now these many years after first hearing her and not thinking twice about her. But then the same goes for Joe Cocker.
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JakeGould:

@GeorgeSimian: The exact same things can be said about Joe Cocker.
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Nate K.:

I had to look up Kathi McDonald. Apparently she was an Ikette briefly.
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JakeGould:

@Dean: Jinx!!!
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Dean:

Jinx, @JakeGould!
  11:42am
Dean:

Jink-times-a-million!
  11:42am
JakeGould:

Jinx!
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Krys O.:

Cool! Ellen McIlwaine is sadly obscure. Thanks again, Joe!
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steveo:

i shot the sheriff, but i was NOT up on choctaw ridge
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lee of Grangemouth:

Fully committed performances on all of these selections. Very good.
  11:46am
melinda:

@Nate You Really Got a Hold on Me
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Nate K.:

David Allen Coe's kid does a country music history podcast and the episode on Bobbie Gentry and "Ode" is incredible and highly recommended.
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coelacanth∅:

Janis was indeed smart and funny. interviews are very entertaining but also laid it right out how patheticly insecure she was.
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Nate K.:

@Melinda, yes, thanks!
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steveo:

well, that version has a confession dunnit?
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Brian in UK:

Joe, some great sets today. Thanks.
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Chi Bill:

Yes, Ellen came on the scene then kind of quiet, (stupid commercial radio). Nice show, Joe.
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Krys O.:

Janis was bullied horribly when she lived in Texas. She carried that with her into career.
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Joe McG:

Thanks, Brian! Thanks, Chi Bill! @Nate: Did he do one about his dad?
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peter64:

you’re killing it today joe
  11:48am
Dean:

A year or so ago I played Aretha on the home system. My then 11YO looked up and announced, "That woman can sing."
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coelacanth∅:

Krys, right. it's saddening she couldn't let go of that.
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steveo:

ok my bad, just misremembered the original; carry on
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melinda:

@Nate you're welcome!
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Joe McG:

Thanks, peter64! @Dean: I like that story!
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doctorjazz:

The Janis Doc is really good (don't love most music docs).
My 25 year old daughter, who is a singer/actress and loves contemporary music, is in awe of Aretha (I'm proud of that.. Now if I can only get my other daughter to listen to something that's not punk or metal...)
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Late good morning, Joe and Joe-kers. We're off to explore the zoo at Assiniboine Park. It's a lovely day here up north.
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coelacanth∅:

i don't know,doc, i might be thankful it's punk and metal and not rap.
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Dean:

@doctorjazz: To echo my comment upstream, you might introduce your punk/metal daughter to Conchita Supervia. Or Josephine Baker? Nina Simone? These are musicians at least as cool as the best punk or metal.
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Joe McG:

Hey friends, I've got to go. Stay tuned for Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock. Have a great week, everybody, and be with you again soon. Hope something fine comes your way.
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12539:

Thanks, Joe!
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steveo:

thanks, Joe!
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coelacanth∅:

i'm not a parent, but i think one should think carefully before being the one to introduce certain music to your kids
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Anita in Morristown:

Love this album. Bought it in 1971 when it came out. Saw Janis with Big Brother at the Fillmore East Theatre in New York 1968. You're really bringing on some awesome memories. Mother Earth album 1971
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doctorjazz:

(my older one, who's more open to new things, will recite raps word for word, I'm OK with that).
I just go with the flow, going to hear 2 punk-pop groups this month with the youngin'
Great show, Joe, thanks!
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mb:

Thx Joe!
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Brendan:

Thanks Joe!
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queems:

thanks joe! my whole family enjoyed the show today
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Krys O.:

Thanks for another great show, Joe! Take care!
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Joe
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slugluv1313:

thank-you so much for another fantastic show, Joe! have a great week!
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northguineahills:

Gracias, Joe!
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slugluv1313:

@ Anita in Morristown -- *jealous*! never got to see Janis (was "underage") but loved her when i was a kid
that last set was killer -- Kathi McDonald (is she still around???), Lydia Pense, Bonnie Bramlett, Tracy Nelson . . . agreed, tons of wonderful memories!
(only one "missing" is Merry Clayton :) )
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