WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 28, 2018

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 28, 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.

November 28, 2018: coming down in three-part harmony

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
trapeze	star breaker "star breaker" by "trapeze"	s/t	warner bros	1976			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
r.e.m.	orange crush "orange crush" by "r.e.m."	green	warner bros	1988			0:03:26 (Pop-up)
spider	little darlin' "little darlin'" by "spider"	s/t	dreamland	1980			0:06:53 (Pop-up)
friends of distinction	grazing in the grass	grazin'	rca	1969			0:11:18 (Pop-up)
yachts	suffice to say "suffice to say" by "yachts"	suffice to say: the complete yachts collection	cherry red		orig 1977, new box set	*	0:14:08 (Pop-up)
little river band	help is on its way	7"	harvest	1977			0:17:18 (Pop-up)
kim wilde	kids in america "kids in america" by "kim wilde"	s/t	emi america	1981			0:20:42 (Pop-up)

marbled eye	laughing sound "laughing sound" by "marbled eye"	leisure	digital regress			*	0:30:51 (Pop-up)
royal arctic institute	the grubert effect	accidental achievement	rhyme & reason			*	0:34:12 (Pop-up)
motrik	lizard teeth "lizard teeth" by "motrik"	safety copy	jealous butcher			*	0:38:08 (Pop-up)
cold beat	step on the beast "step on the beast" by "cold beat"	a simple reflection	dark entries		EP of Eurythmics covers!	*	0:44:55 (Pop-up)
midnight mines	stations "stations" by "midnight mines"	7"	i dischi del barone			*	0:47:22 (Pop-up)

cait brennan	just an old fashioned love song	va-white lace and promises: the songs of paul williams	curry cuts		out next week - check it out on bandcamp	*	0:57:20 (Pop-up)
the goon sax	losing myself "losing myself" by "the goon sax"	we're not talking	wichita			*	1:00:38 (Pop-up)
deutsche amerikanisch freundschaft	ich und die wirklichkeit	va-earcom 3	fast	1979			1:03:25 (Pop-up)
monokultur	ackel "ackel" by "monokultur"	s/t ep	i dischi del barone		on bandcamp	*	1:07:31 (Pop-up)
savak	dead dick "dead dick" by "savak"	beg your pardon	ernest jenning record co.			*	1:09:51 (Pop-up)

art brut	she kissed me (and it felt like a hit)	wham! bang! pow! let's rock out	alcopop			*	1:17:51 (Pop-up)
death valley girls	wear black "wear black" by "death valley girls"	darkness rains	suicide squeeze			*	1:21:24 (Pop-up)
richard shirk	my parachute is black	midnight movies	richard shirk		formerly of Soft Tags	*	1:24:24 (Pop-up)
stranglers	skin deep "skin deep" by "stranglers"	aural sculpture	epic	1986			1:28:02 (Pop-up)
velvet starlings	if life ain't getting you high	s/t ep	sound x 3		it's bandcamped	*	1:32:01 (Pop-up)

terry	fortress "fortress" by "terry"	i'm terry	upset the rhythm			*	1:49:10 (Pop-up)
joy cleaner	easter tuesday "easter tuesday" by "joy cleaner"	easter tuesday ep	dromedary			*	1:51:12 (Pop-up)
rat columns	sometimes we're friends	7"	slumberland			*	1:54:07 (Pop-up)
ethers	party girl vs. war dept. "party girl vs. war dept." by "ethers"	s/t	trouble in mind			*	1:58:49 (Pop-up)
the fallen leaves	is she somewhere	punk rock for gentlemen	parliament			*	2:02:32 (Pop-up)

kinski	a nap is a slice of the world	accustomed to your face	kill rock stars			*	2:15:42 (Pop-up)
the wildebeests	comanche "comanche" by "the wildebeests"	4 instrumental hits ep	gnu sound	1996			2:23:25 (Pop-up)
le chelsea beat	tiger "tiger" by "le chelsea beat"	mesdames et messieurs	killer diller	2011			2:25:14 (Pop-up)
ty segall	low rider "low rider" by "ty segall"	fudge sandwich	in the red			*	2:28:37 (Pop-up)
the stick arounds	better off like this	ways to hang on	gtg			*	2:32:07 (Pop-up)

blondie	the disco song "the disco song" by "blondie"	heart of glass 12"	numero group		original demo version of "heart of glass" from 1975	*	2:43:42 (Pop-up)
pottery	hank williams "hank williams" by "pottery"	digital single	pottery		bandcamp strikes again!	*	2:47:47 (Pop-up)
shogun & the sheets	hold on kid "hold on kid" by "shogun & the sheets"	digital single			bandcamp? bandcamp.	*	2:50:06 (Pop-up)
the bushrods	ticket into sunshine	digital single	the bushrods		with our friend Ajax from the Wrong Words! oh yeah: bandcamp	*	2:53:15 (Pop-up)
the tender years	fireworks "fireworks" by "the tender years"	like an enemy	the tender years		bandcamp	*	2:55:58 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:03pm Zydeco Revelator: I dunno what a Star Breaker is. Maybe Judas Priest knows
	♥ 9:05pm loveless: More 70s!
	♥ 9:07pm KidProJoe: This song crushes
	9:10pm rklump: come on be better.
	9:10pm miketp: I seen a band spider open for black Sabbath cinema 46 totowa NJ.same spider?
	9:10pm rklump: bye.
	♥ 9:10pm Quasi Mojo: The 80's and 70's are starting to merge in my brain
	9:11pm JakeGould: 1980 is basically like 1978 in many cases.
	♥ 9:18pm Quasi Mojo: yes, as in the case of that spider track
	♥ 9:19pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight!
	9:20pm Bklyn Listener: thanks for the broadcast EFD!!!
	♥ 9:21pm Tome: finally got this thing to work ,, vinyl to digital,, oiy ,, yes great stuff as Always EFD !
	9:24pm Jeff formerly from Rahway: I feel like I’m listening to WABC radio with these songs. Thanks EFD!
	♥ 9:26pm Quasi Mojo: Ira K did a great set
	♥ 9:29pm Tome: 1980 ,, black and blue,,,
	♥ 9:39pm efd: the other Spider I was thinking of had a single reissued by Sing Sing about 5 or 6 years ago... more hard rock sounding, a better fit with Black Sabbath I think.
	9:42pm Zydeco Revelator: Lizard teeth rocks!!
	9:47pm johnk77: thanks for the LRB @efd although they were extremely nice, talented musicians and great singers their live shows were less than the sum of the parts:<
	♥ 9:49pm Quasi Mojo: We've entered a new world with this midnight mines track
	♥ 9:49pm efd: ha, glad you enjoyed it john! I can't say I'm surprised that they didn't put on a compelling live show.
	♥ 9:50pm efd: @Quasi a world we can only visit for a few minutes at a time.
	♥ 9:51pm Quasi Mojo: Yes, and not on a school night
	10:02pm Roberto: Yeahhh I just might have to pick up that Paul Williams tribute CD I tell you what.
	♥ 10:10pm Mike Sin: If I were listening to this type of show during the early '80s, I'd have paper and pen in hand ready to jot down some notes on cool new bands I'm hearing.. But, because it's 2018, I have an iPhone "note" open and at the ready.
	♥ 10:17pm Quasi Mojo: @Mike I still find those hand scrawled notes in my stuff from time to time.
	♥ 10:27pm Quasi Mojo: All this stuff is so good, EFD.
	♥ 10:29pm efd: thanks Quasi, glad you're enjoying it! @Mike, I have an iPhone note open myself with a list of all the new stuff I want to try to get to in tonight's show!
	10:45pm Scraps: “He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)” was by The Crystals.
	♥ 10:46pm Joe D.: Eddie Argos - nice guy!
	10:46pm Scraps: (by Goffin & King)
	10:50pm steveL: Mike Sin: Tonight, my kid was asking about what new music I was listening to. I said I just kept listening to the radio, which kept bringing me new bands, and/or stuff I'd never heard before. I get that from you, efd and others here on WFMU.
	10:53pm Bklyn Listener: well said!!!
	10:53pm Andrew S: either you listen to freeform radio or you're in your 50s stil listening to Schools Out because you never got exposed to anything else
	♥ 10:54pm Chop Scott: Always a pure delight to be in the nest and listening to you my friend!
	♥ 10:57pm efd: thanks so much Scott! (and SteveL) (and all y'all)
	♥ 11:08pm Kat in Chicago: I came in late. Who won, the party girl or the war department?
	♥ 11:08pm Kat in Chicago: (obvs rooting for party girl)
	♥ 11:11pm Granny Spicy Tuna: I'm blissfully confused by Fred Lane.
	11:24pm Eddy in Australia: Can't join in the conversation much these days but just checking in to say how much I'm digging tonight's music - plenty of adds to my wants/shopping list. Also, I could've sworn I heard some guy pronounce Brisbane correctly!
	11:24pm 大てるる大: fuzz , grrrrrr ,grrrrrr,
	♥ 11:36pm efd: @Kat for the good of our nation I am declaring Party Girl the winner
	11:37pm J: This Ty Seagall fella reminds me of Marilyn Manson
	♥ 11:40pm Kat in Chicago: also rooting for naps
	11:41pm steveL: Kay: I had a post-work nap earlier tonight. Does that count?
	♥ 11:41pm Kat in Chicago: OMG airhorn overload
	11:43pm steveL: Jeff Sarge is church for me. Is there a way to help from out of town? Perhaps I should email him?
	♥ 11:46pm efd: Steve (and all) if you email the address I mentioned ("jeff" plus the first initlal of his last name at wfmu dot org) you'll get an auto-response with more info.
	11:46pm steveL: Roger that!
	♥ 11:49pm efd: @Eddy I've been schooled by the best! Thanks for checking in.
	♥ 11:51pm Hoboken Jack: Hello EFD! I'm listening to the final 12 minutes on my phone from Athens GA, unfortunately not Hoboken, GA.
	♥ 11:52pm efd: hi Jack! Just as well you weren't listening earlier, I played Joy Cleaner.
	11:52pm steveL: Eddy! How's life on the other side?
	11:52pm steveL: Jack! He'll, nearly everyone is here tonight!
	11:53pm steveL: Fucking autocorrect
	11:53pm johnk77: thanks for another excellent show @efd fascinating that blondie before the chapman chrome plating
	11:57pm steveL: Jesus! That opening set! Archives tomorrow!
	♥ 11:58pm mcgreivey: Tonight's show as popperific.
	♥ 11:58pm efd: thanks for listening everyone!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
trapeze	star breaker "star breaker" by "trapeze"	s/t	warner bros	1976			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
r.e.m.	orange crush "orange crush" by "r.e.m."	green	warner bros	1988			0:03:26 (Pop-up)
spider	little darlin' "little darlin'" by "spider"	s/t	dreamland	1980			0:06:53 (Pop-up)
friends of distinction	grazing in the grass	grazin'	rca	1969			0:11:18 (Pop-up)
yachts	suffice to say "suffice to say" by "yachts"	suffice to say: the complete yachts collection	cherry red		orig 1977, new box set	*	0:14:08 (Pop-up)
little river band	help is on its way	7"	harvest	1977			0:17:18 (Pop-up)
kim wilde	kids in america "kids in america" by "kim wilde"	s/t	emi america	1981			0:20:42 (Pop-up)

marbled eye	laughing sound "laughing sound" by "marbled eye"	leisure	digital regress			*	0:30:51 (Pop-up)
royal arctic institute	the grubert effect	accidental achievement	rhyme & reason			*	0:34:12 (Pop-up)
motrik	lizard teeth "lizard teeth" by "motrik"	safety copy	jealous butcher			*	0:38:08 (Pop-up)
cold beat	step on the beast "step on the beast" by "cold beat"	a simple reflection	dark entries		EP of Eurythmics covers!	*	0:44:55 (Pop-up)
midnight mines	stations "stations" by "midnight mines"	7"	i dischi del barone			*	0:47:22 (Pop-up)

cait brennan	just an old fashioned love song	va-white lace and promises: the songs of paul williams	curry cuts		out next week - check it out on bandcamp	*	0:57:20 (Pop-up)
the goon sax	losing myself "losing myself" by "the goon sax"	we're not talking	wichita			*	1:00:38 (Pop-up)
deutsche amerikanisch freundschaft	ich und die wirklichkeit	va-earcom 3	fast	1979			1:03:25 (Pop-up)
monokultur	ackel "ackel" by "monokultur"	s/t ep	i dischi del barone		on bandcamp	*	1:07:31 (Pop-up)
savak	dead dick "dead dick" by "savak"	beg your pardon	ernest jenning record co.			*	1:09:51 (Pop-up)

art brut	she kissed me (and it felt like a hit)	wham! bang! pow! let's rock out	alcopop			*	1:17:51 (Pop-up)
death valley girls	wear black "wear black" by "death valley girls"	darkness rains	suicide squeeze			*	1:21:24 (Pop-up)
richard shirk	my parachute is black	midnight movies	richard shirk		formerly of Soft Tags	*	1:24:24 (Pop-up)
stranglers	skin deep "skin deep" by "stranglers"	aural sculpture	epic	1986			1:28:02 (Pop-up)
velvet starlings	if life ain't getting you high	s/t ep	sound x 3		it's bandcamped	*	1:32:01 (Pop-up)

terry	fortress "fortress" by "terry"	i'm terry	upset the rhythm			*	1:49:10 (Pop-up)
joy cleaner	easter tuesday "easter tuesday" by "joy cleaner"	easter tuesday ep	dromedary			*	1:51:12 (Pop-up)
rat columns	sometimes we're friends	7"	slumberland			*	1:54:07 (Pop-up)
ethers	party girl vs. war dept. "party girl vs. war dept." by "ethers"	s/t	trouble in mind			*	1:58:49 (Pop-up)
the fallen leaves	is she somewhere	punk rock for gentlemen	parliament			*	2:02:32 (Pop-up)

kinski	a nap is a slice of the world	accustomed to your face	kill rock stars			*	2:15:42 (Pop-up)
the wildebeests	comanche "comanche" by "the wildebeests"	4 instrumental hits ep	gnu sound	1996			2:23:25 (Pop-up)
le chelsea beat	tiger "tiger" by "le chelsea beat"	mesdames et messieurs	killer diller	2011			2:25:14 (Pop-up)
ty segall	low rider "low rider" by "ty segall"	fudge sandwich	in the red			*	2:28:37 (Pop-up)
the stick arounds	better off like this	ways to hang on	gtg			*	2:32:07 (Pop-up)

blondie	the disco song "the disco song" by "blondie"	heart of glass 12"	numero group		original demo version of "heart of glass" from 1975	*	2:43:42 (Pop-up)
pottery	hank williams "hank williams" by "pottery"	digital single	pottery		bandcamp strikes again!	*	2:47:47 (Pop-up)
shogun & the sheets	hold on kid "hold on kid" by "shogun & the sheets"	digital single			bandcamp? bandcamp.	*	2:50:06 (Pop-up)
the bushrods	ticket into sunshine	digital single	the bushrods		with our friend Ajax from the Wrong Words! oh yeah: bandcamp	*	2:53:15 (Pop-up)
the tender years	fireworks "fireworks" by "the tender years"	like an enemy	the tender years		bandcamp	*	2:55:58 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:03pm Zydeco Revelator: I dunno what a Star Breaker is. Maybe Judas Priest knows
	♥ 9:05pm loveless: More 70s!
	♥ 9:07pm KidProJoe: This song crushes
	9:10pm rklump: come on be better.
	9:10pm miketp: I seen a band spider open for black Sabbath cinema 46 totowa NJ.same spider?
	9:10pm rklump: bye.
	♥ 9:10pm Quasi Mojo: The 80's and 70's are starting to merge in my brain
	9:11pm JakeGould: 1980 is basically like 1978 in many cases.
	♥ 9:18pm Quasi Mojo: yes, as in the case of that spider track
	♥ 9:19pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight!
	9:20pm Bklyn Listener: thanks for the broadcast EFD!!!
	♥ 9:21pm Tome: finally got this thing to work ,, vinyl to digital,, oiy ,, yes great stuff as Always EFD !
	9:24pm Jeff formerly from Rahway: I feel like I’m listening to WABC radio with these songs. Thanks EFD!
	♥ 9:26pm Quasi Mojo: Ira K did a great set
	♥ 9:29pm Tome: 1980 ,, black and blue,,,
	♥ 9:39pm efd: the other Spider I was thinking of had a single reissued by Sing Sing about 5 or 6 years ago... more hard rock sounding, a better fit with Black Sabbath I think.
	9:42pm Zydeco Revelator: Lizard teeth rocks!!
	9:47pm johnk77: thanks for the LRB @efd although they were extremely nice, talented musicians and great singers their live shows were less than the sum of the parts:<
	♥ 9:49pm Quasi Mojo: We've entered a new world with this midnight mines track
	♥ 9:49pm efd: ha, glad you enjoyed it john! I can't say I'm surprised that they didn't put on a compelling live show.
	♥ 9:50pm efd: @Quasi a world we can only visit for a few minutes at a time.
	♥ 9:51pm Quasi Mojo: Yes, and not on a school night
	10:02pm Roberto: Yeahhh I just might have to pick up that Paul Williams tribute CD I tell you what.
	♥ 10:10pm Mike Sin: If I were listening to this type of show during the early '80s, I'd have paper and pen in hand ready to jot down some notes on cool new bands I'm hearing.. But, because it's 2018, I have an iPhone "note" open and at the ready.
	♥ 10:17pm Quasi Mojo: @Mike I still find those hand scrawled notes in my stuff from time to time.
	♥ 10:27pm Quasi Mojo: All this stuff is so good, EFD.
	♥ 10:29pm efd: thanks Quasi, glad you're enjoying it! @Mike, I have an iPhone note open myself with a list of all the new stuff I want to try to get to in tonight's show!
	10:45pm Scraps: “He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)” was by The Crystals.
	♥ 10:46pm Joe D.: Eddie Argos - nice guy!
	10:46pm Scraps: (by Goffin & King)
	10:50pm steveL: Mike Sin: Tonight, my kid was asking about what new music I was listening to. I said I just kept listening to the radio, which kept bringing me new bands, and/or stuff I'd never heard before. I get that from you, efd and others here on WFMU.
	10:53pm Bklyn Listener: well said!!!
	10:53pm Andrew S: either you listen to freeform radio or you're in your 50s stil listening to Schools Out because you never got exposed to anything else
	♥ 10:54pm Chop Scott: Always a pure delight to be in the nest and listening to you my friend!
	♥ 10:57pm efd: thanks so much Scott! (and SteveL) (and all y'all)
	♥ 11:08pm Kat in Chicago: I came in late. Who won, the party girl or the war department?
	♥ 11:08pm Kat in Chicago: (obvs rooting for party girl)
	♥ 11:11pm Granny Spicy Tuna: I'm blissfully confused by Fred Lane.
	11:24pm Eddy in Australia: Can't join in the conversation much these days but just checking in to say how much I'm digging tonight's music - plenty of adds to my wants/shopping list. Also, I could've sworn I heard some guy pronounce Brisbane correctly!
	11:24pm 大てるる大: fuzz , grrrrrr ,grrrrrr,
	♥ 11:36pm efd: @Kat for the good of our nation I am declaring Party Girl the winner
	11:37pm J: This Ty Seagall fella reminds me of Marilyn Manson
	♥ 11:40pm Kat in Chicago: also rooting for naps
	11:41pm steveL: Kay: I had a post-work nap earlier tonight. Does that count?
	♥ 11:41pm Kat in Chicago: OMG airhorn overload
	11:43pm steveL: Jeff Sarge is church for me. Is there a way to help from out of town? Perhaps I should email him?
	♥ 11:46pm efd: Steve (and all) if you email the address I mentioned ("jeff" plus the first initlal of his last name at wfmu dot org) you'll get an auto-response with more info.
	11:46pm steveL: Roger that!
	♥ 11:49pm efd: @Eddy I've been schooled by the best! Thanks for checking in.
	♥ 11:51pm Hoboken Jack: Hello EFD! I'm listening to the final 12 minutes on my phone from Athens GA, unfortunately not Hoboken, GA.
	♥ 11:52pm efd: hi Jack! Just as well you weren't listening earlier, I played Joy Cleaner.
	11:52pm steveL: Eddy! How's life on the other side?
	11:52pm steveL: Jack! He'll, nearly everyone is here tonight!
	11:53pm steveL: Fucking autocorrect
	11:53pm johnk77: thanks for another excellent show @efd fascinating that blondie before the chapman chrome plating
	11:57pm steveL: Jesus! That opening set! Archives tomorrow!
	♥ 11:58pm mcgreivey: Tonight's show as popperific.
	♥ 11:58pm efd: thanks for listening everyone!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 28, 2018

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