WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 22, 2019

Listener comments!
	9:05pm JakeGould: Hello! This is a good thing! clap clap
	♥ 9:07pm Ken From Hyde Park: Devolution is happening, so this is appropriate. And cool!
	♥ 9:07pm loveless: Best concert I ever attended was Devo at Radio City Music Hall on a Halloween night.
	♥ 9:08pm Fuzzy: Devolution is here -- french fries and donuts for everyone!
	♥ 9:15pm efd: hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight!
	9:16pm CJ@Shawnee OH: I got nothin" You got an angel at your side. Hello Evan. Glad to be here.
	9:16pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone. sounding good!
	9:25pm CJ@Shawnee OH: sounds like a cross between crack the sky and styx. IMHO
	9:26pm CJ@Shawnee OH: Everything sounding fine on this end!!!
	9:29pm JakeGould: There is something very 1982 about this “Stealer” track.
	♥ 9:38pm Kat in Chicago: I had a feeling this was in the crate tonight...
	♥ 9:38pm drowsy: thanks for soldering on with the cold, efd.
	♥ 9:39pm drowsy: oops you aren't making motherboards, but thanks all the same.
	9:40pm Dave in SoDak: Somehow lately I remembered this band - i think they were called "Angel" and they were supposed to be like the antithesis of KISS. I don't think they succeeded. ;-) But for some painful reason - maybe from the memories of church camp from around age 12 - I still hear "Hold me, squeeze me - Never let me go..."
	♥ 9:40pm efd: haha, thank you drowsy! @Kat (it's always in the crate, tbh)
	♥ 9:42pm G: Summer has now begun. Hey, was 89 here in New Orleans today...
	♥ 9:42pm efd: Hi Dave! Yeah, they were Kiss' labelmates on Casablanca... I've played them on my show more than once! :D
	9:47pm Dave in SoDak: wow. just looked at their album cover - i so don't remember that. ;-)
	♥ 9:49pm Tome: great stuff !<>! efD !<>!
	9:51pm JakeGould: Wistful for all of the fake I.D. “novelty” shops around NYC back in the day.
	♥ 9:53pm Tome: except for like ie,, Kiss, Donna Summer ,, um,, Parliament ,,, Lips inc.... from being in a pretty popular record store back then ,,, most new Casablanca releases were soon forgotten and left in the bottom of the pile after like a month ,, maybe less !<>!
	♥ 9:54pm Tome: oh Village People too haha !<>!
	10:06pm RomanDogBird: this is all true, damn
	♥ 10:07pm efd: Juniper is tough but fair
	♥ 10:13pm Kat in Chicago: haha!
	♥ 10:14pm Hoboken Jack: Yay PRS! Primavera bound!
	♥ 10:16pm Kat in Chicago: Yeah Cliff Notes is the B side. I bought the single :)
	♥ 10:21pm efd: thanks Kat!
	10:22pm Daybreak, and the transition: EFD - This Drahla has me dancing in the luncheon instead of packing my lunch! Go!
	10:25pm Daybreak, and the transition: Guessing you were busy setting up the rest of the cue instead of dancing. Thanks for the sacrifice EFD!
	♥ 10:26pm efd: ha, yes, the dance-free life of a radio DJ :)
	10:31pm Carmichael: Heya Evan. Not familiar with any of this, but it rocks.
	♥ 10:32pm efd: mission accomplished, then!
	10:44pm Peanut Gallery: Hold on...
	10:44pm Marc15: It is Very Sad that WFMU no longer broadcasts The Barcelona Sound Festival
	♥ 10:44pm Kat in Chicago: M. Geddes Gengras is really great and I play him on my show but I always stumble over his name too.
	10:45pm Peanut Gallery: Continuing with more details...until, Hold on...
	10:46pm Peanut Gallery: I will hold for a DJ...but everybody else better spit it out.
	♥ 10:49pm efd: appreciate your patience, Peanut Gallery.
	♥ 10:49pm suzyhotrod: Is this Upper Crust guy?!?! I could look it up, but I want to find out here on ye olde message board.
	10:50pm Peanut Gallery: Deez tunez....!!!
	♥ 10:50pm efd: @suzy YES IT IS!!
	♥ 10:51pm efd: fans of the Upper Crust would recognize that voice anywhere!
	10:52pm Peanut Gallery: @efd...Drama sells.
	♥ 10:59pm medson: Hi there efd, show sounds great
	♥ 10:59pm efd: thanks medson!
	11:00pm Daybreak, and the transition: Phone died, but back for the last dregs
	11:01pm Peanut Gallery: Should I hold on?....
	11:07pm P-90: OK that was hilarious
	11:09pm Peanut Gallery: Performing: Name name noun noun name name name name name...in Brooklyn!
	♥ 11:10pm Kat in Chicago: Ah yes, hometown boy. I've seen Drumm perform a couple times. My friend runs into him in the grocery store now and then.
	♥ 11:11pm Kat in Chicago: I like this new Dream Syndicate.
	11:12pm Peanut Gallery: Can relate to any lyric about needing a pat of butter. Come to Butthead, du beurrrrre....
	11:13pm steveL: Did I miss your report on the Dream Syndicate show? Worth hitting the archives for.
	♥ 11:14pm medson: good night efd and everyone off to catch some Zzzzz's
	♥ 11:15pm Kat in Chicago: 'night, medson!
	♥ 11:15pm efd: see ya medson! @SteveL I just gave a very brief report, but the FCC-unsafe version is that they were fucking amazing.
	♥ 11:17pm Kat in Chicago: Same Starbuck as "Moonlight Feels Right"? I never heard anything else they did.
	11:18pm Steve: EFD, this tune has gotten me in the mood for The Hollywood Stars
	♥ 11:18pm efd: Another example of the service we provide here at The Evan "Funk" Davies Show. (yes, same Starbuck)
	11:18pm steveL: That is exactly what I was led to believe. With greatest respect, I was pleased the band survived. Most outfits with that vibe (Live/Medicine Show) had a high casualty count. Jim Morrison-esque in those days, although I never saw them.
	♥ 11:19pm efd: @Steve ha, that new album doesn't come out until August!
	♥ 11:19pm Kat in Chicago: I haven't seen Dream Syndicate for a very long time but I am glad they still kick ass.
	11:20pm Steve: Really ?! I didn't know that ?! Very cool !
	♥ 11:21pm efd: it's not new new but a collection of demos and unreleased stuff... was just announced, on the Burger label
	11:22pm Roberto: Yeah this Le Tigre is prescient AF.
	11:23pm Steve: I gotta get that album then new or old. Burger Records it is ! Thanks for letting me know.
	11:23pm steveL: Roberto: Agreed.
	♥ 11:24pm Aitch: Enjoying show EFD. Always good to hear Sparks
	11:25pm Daybreak, and the transition: Somewhere Clay Pigeon just popped up like a prairie dog: SPARKS!
	11:29pm Steve: 'Hippopotamus' was one of the best album covers in a long time. Really hearkened back to those classic Sparks album covers of the 70's and early 80's
	11:29pm Choggie: Alllll the wayyyyyyy, we're OoOOOOOoOO KAY!
	11:31pm Choggie: All the way baby, all the way.
	11:31pm steveL: Sparks remains excellent in all ways. efd: Were you present for their Monty Hall performance? Was it for your show? It’s late.
	11:32pm Choggie: "Hungarian woman, stay away from meee-heeee!"
	♥ 11:33pm Kat in Chicago: steveL, I think it was broadcast on Brian Turner's show.
	♥ 11:40pm efd: Kat is correct. I didn't see the MH recording, but I did see them live around the same time and they were also amazing.
	11:41pm Steve: EFD, will you be inviting The Hollywood Stars to appear on your show when that album is released ?
	♥ 11:42pm efd: if I see that they're playing out this way I'll definitely try to make that happen!
	11:50pm Joe B: show sounding great efd!
	♥ 11:51pm efd: thanks Joe!
	♥ 11:52pm Kat in Chicago: Nice show tonight, efd. I hope your cold goes away quickly!
	11:53pm Joe B: must be hitting all the DJs - heard carol miller also on the air with a cold on Q104 before I got in FMU range tonight
	♥ 11:53pm efd: me too, thanks Kat!
	♥ 11:54pm efd: @Joe ha!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 22, 2019

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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.

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May 22, 2019: I got nothin'

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
the stilettos	this is the way "this is the way" by "the stilettos"	7"	ariola	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
devo	that's good "that's good" by "devo"	oh, no! it's devo	warner bros.	1982			0:03:01 (Pop-up)
steven t.	sons and daughters "sons and daughters" by "steven t."	west coast confidential	dream	1978			0:06:25 (Pop-up)
the reactions	cracked marbles "cracked marbles" by "the reactions"	cracked marbles 12" ep	homestead	1986			0:11:39 (Pop-up)
the noise	think about tomorrow tomorrow	7"	think records	1981			0:15:07 (Pop-up)
john miles	highfly "highfly" by "john miles"	rebel	london	1976			0:19:36 (Pop-up)
stealer	i've got to fight "i've got to fight" by "stealer"	s/t	mca	1982			0:23:24 (Pop-up)

starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	7"	chrysalis	1977			0:36:10 (Pop-up)
grand union	go it alone "go it alone" by "grand union"	7"	coastal town			*	0:38:34 (Pop-up)
lifters	are you ready for the good life	7"	uh huh records			*	0:42:01 (Pop-up)
vital idles	break a "break a" by "vital idles"	7" ep	upset! the rhythm			*	0:44:22 (Pop-up)
the anemic boyfriends	fake i.d. "fake i.d." by "the anemic boyfriends"	7"	hozac		new reissue, orig 1981	*	0:48:22 (Pop-up)
the smog	in the wasteland "in the wasteland" by "the smog"	7"	the smog			*	0:50:51 (Pop-up)

big quiet	birdwatching "birdwatching" by "big quiet"	interesting times	unblinking ear			*	1:00:07 (Pop-up)
juniper	boys! boys! boys! boys! boys!	single	confidential			*	1:02:36 (Pop-up)
reigning sound	watching my baby "watching my baby" by "reigning sound"	abdication... for your love	merge		reissue of 2011 release	*	1:04:15 (Pop-up)
the tremors	let's just be friends	s/t ep	the tremors	1987			1:06:25 (Pop-up)
pylon reenactment society	cliff notes	single	chunklet industries			*	1:09:33 (Pop-up)

drahla	stimulus for living "stimulus for living" by "drahla"	useless coordinates	captured tracks			*	1:18:24 (Pop-up)
entracte twist	crash "crash" by "entracte twist"	s/t	rput			*	1:21:20 (Pop-up)
conditioner disco group	no concepts	s/t	maternal voice			*	1:25:48 (Pop-up)
gladshot	mellow dramatic men "mellow dramatic men" by "gladshot"	these are vitamins	gladshot	2017	playing live on the show next week, along with The Piggies! Catch Gladshot at Baby's Alright in Brooklyn on Monday June 3.		1:28:52 (Pop-up)
priests	good time charlie "good time charlie" by "priests"	the seduction of kansas	sister polygon			*	1:32:11 (Pop-up)

the piggies	wanna go to heaven "wanna go to heaven" by "the piggies"	something to chew on	sparkle time		playing live on the show next week, along with Gladshot! Catch The Piggies at the Windjammer in Ridgewood on Saturday June 8.	*	1:43:25 (Pop-up)
nat freedberg	better late than never	better late than never	rum bar			*	1:46:45 (Pop-up)
cromwell	ireland (the wild one) "ireland (the wild one)" by "cromwell"	at the gallop	got kinda lost	2017	2017 reissue, orig 1975		1:51:15 (Pop-up)
the short fuses	rockford getaway "rockford getaway" by "the short fuses"	dawn of the deaf	ramo			*	1:54:33 (Pop-up)
urochromes	milieux "milieux" by "urochromes"	trope house	wharf cat			*	1:57:40 (Pop-up)

the dream syndicate	put some miles on	these times	anti-			*	2:07:32 (Pop-up)
starbuck	y'all come here and rock and roll	searching for a thrill	united artists	1978			2:12:24 (Pop-up)
the record players	two wrongs don't make a right	7"	wreckord records				2:16:16 (Pop-up)
le tigre	get off the internet "get off the internet" by "le tigre"	from the desk of mr lady	mr. lady	2000	let the record show that Le Tigre knew what was up all the way back in 2000		2:18:37 (Pop-up)
sparks	what the hell is it this time?	hippopotamus	bmg	2017			2:22:08 (Pop-up)
ladytron	far from home "far from home" by "ladytron"	s/t	!k7			*	2:26:15 (Pop-up)

dares	diving bells "diving bells" by "dares"	single	dares			*	2:37:20 (Pop-up)
patio	legacy continued "legacy continued" by "patio"	essentials	fire talk			*	2:42:11 (Pop-up)
pottery	the craft "the craft" by "pottery"	no. 1	partisan			*	2:44:04 (Pop-up)
the saucy jacks	everywhere you go	7"	chocolate covered records	2009			2:47:31 (Pop-up)
jon spencer	beetle boots "beetle boots" by "jon spencer"	spencer sings the hits	in the red			*	2:50:27 (Pop-up)
flat worms	at the citadel "at the citadel" by "flat worms"	into the iris	drag city			*	2:52:39 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:05pm JakeGould: Hello! This is a good thing! clap clap
	♥ 9:07pm Ken From Hyde Park: Devolution is happening, so this is appropriate. And cool!
	♥ 9:07pm loveless: Best concert I ever attended was Devo at Radio City Music Hall on a Halloween night.
	♥ 9:08pm Fuzzy: Devolution is here -- french fries and donuts for everyone!
	♥ 9:15pm efd: hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight!
	9:16pm CJ@Shawnee OH: I got nothin" You got an angel at your side. Hello Evan. Glad to be here.
	9:16pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone. sounding good!
	9:25pm CJ@Shawnee OH: sounds like a cross between crack the sky and styx. IMHO
	9:26pm CJ@Shawnee OH: Everything sounding fine on this end!!!
	9:29pm JakeGould: There is something very 1982 about this “Stealer” track.
	♥ 9:38pm Kat in Chicago: I had a feeling this was in the crate tonight...
	♥ 9:38pm drowsy: thanks for soldering on with the cold, efd.
	♥ 9:39pm drowsy: oops you aren't making motherboards, but thanks all the same.
	9:40pm Dave in SoDak: Somehow lately I remembered this band - i think they were called "Angel" and they were supposed to be like the antithesis of KISS. I don't think they succeeded. ;-) But for some painful reason - maybe from the memories of church camp from around age 12 - I still hear "Hold me, squeeze me - Never let me go..."
	♥ 9:40pm efd: haha, thank you drowsy! @Kat (it's always in the crate, tbh)
	♥ 9:42pm G: Summer has now begun. Hey, was 89 here in New Orleans today...
	♥ 9:42pm efd: Hi Dave! Yeah, they were Kiss' labelmates on Casablanca... I've played them on my show more than once! :D
	9:47pm Dave in SoDak: wow. just looked at their album cover - i so don't remember that. ;-)
	♥ 9:49pm Tome: great stuff !<>! efD !<>!
	9:51pm JakeGould: Wistful for all of the fake I.D. “novelty” shops around NYC back in the day.
	♥ 9:53pm Tome: except for like ie,, Kiss, Donna Summer ,, um,, Parliament ,,, Lips inc.... from being in a pretty popular record store back then ,,, most new Casablanca releases were soon forgotten and left in the bottom of the pile after like a month ,, maybe less !<>!
	♥ 9:54pm Tome: oh Village People too haha !<>!
	10:06pm RomanDogBird: this is all true, damn
	♥ 10:07pm efd: Juniper is tough but fair
	♥ 10:13pm Kat in Chicago: haha!
	♥ 10:14pm Hoboken Jack: Yay PRS! Primavera bound!
	♥ 10:16pm Kat in Chicago: Yeah Cliff Notes is the B side. I bought the single :)
	♥ 10:21pm efd: thanks Kat!
	10:22pm Daybreak, and the transition: EFD - This Drahla has me dancing in the luncheon instead of packing my lunch! Go!
	10:25pm Daybreak, and the transition: Guessing you were busy setting up the rest of the cue instead of dancing. Thanks for the sacrifice EFD!
	♥ 10:26pm efd: ha, yes, the dance-free life of a radio DJ :)
	10:31pm Carmichael: Heya Evan. Not familiar with any of this, but it rocks.
	♥ 10:32pm efd: mission accomplished, then!
	10:44pm Peanut Gallery: Hold on...
	10:44pm Marc15: It is Very Sad that WFMU no longer broadcasts The Barcelona Sound Festival
	♥ 10:44pm Kat in Chicago: M. Geddes Gengras is really great and I play him on my show but I always stumble over his name too.
	10:45pm Peanut Gallery: Continuing with more details...until, Hold on...
	10:46pm Peanut Gallery: I will hold for a DJ...but everybody else better spit it out.
	♥ 10:49pm efd: appreciate your patience, Peanut Gallery.
	♥ 10:49pm suzyhotrod: Is this Upper Crust guy?!?! I could look it up, but I want to find out here on ye olde message board.
	10:50pm Peanut Gallery: Deez tunez....!!!
	♥ 10:50pm efd: @suzy YES IT IS!!
	♥ 10:51pm efd: fans of the Upper Crust would recognize that voice anywhere!
	10:52pm Peanut Gallery: @efd...Drama sells.
	♥ 10:59pm medson: Hi there efd, show sounds great
	♥ 10:59pm efd: thanks medson!
	11:00pm Daybreak, and the transition: Phone died, but back for the last dregs
	11:01pm Peanut Gallery: Should I hold on?....
	11:07pm P-90: OK that was hilarious
	11:09pm Peanut Gallery: Performing: Name name noun noun name name name name name...in Brooklyn!
	♥ 11:10pm Kat in Chicago: Ah yes, hometown boy. I've seen Drumm perform a couple times. My friend runs into him in the grocery store now and then.
	♥ 11:11pm Kat in Chicago: I like this new Dream Syndicate.
	11:12pm Peanut Gallery: Can relate to any lyric about needing a pat of butter. Come to Butthead, du beurrrrre....
	11:13pm steveL: Did I miss your report on the Dream Syndicate show? Worth hitting the archives for.
	♥ 11:14pm medson: good night efd and everyone off to catch some Zzzzz's
	♥ 11:15pm Kat in Chicago: 'night, medson!
	♥ 11:15pm efd: see ya medson! @SteveL I just gave a very brief report, but the FCC-unsafe version is that they were fucking amazing.
	♥ 11:17pm Kat in Chicago: Same Starbuck as "Moonlight Feels Right"? I never heard anything else they did.
	11:18pm Steve: EFD, this tune has gotten me in the mood for The Hollywood Stars
	♥ 11:18pm efd: Another example of the service we provide here at The Evan "Funk" Davies Show. (yes, same Starbuck)
	11:18pm steveL: That is exactly what I was led to believe. With greatest respect, I was pleased the band survived. Most outfits with that vibe (Live/Medicine Show) had a high casualty count. Jim Morrison-esque in those days, although I never saw them.
	♥ 11:19pm efd: @Steve ha, that new album doesn't come out until August!
	♥ 11:19pm Kat in Chicago: I haven't seen Dream Syndicate for a very long time but I am glad they still kick ass.
	11:20pm Steve: Really ?! I didn't know that ?! Very cool !
	♥ 11:21pm efd: it's not new new but a collection of demos and unreleased stuff... was just announced, on the Burger label
	11:22pm Roberto: Yeah this Le Tigre is prescient AF.
	11:23pm Steve: I gotta get that album then new or old. Burger Records it is ! Thanks for letting me know.
	11:23pm steveL: Roberto: Agreed.
	♥ 11:24pm Aitch: Enjoying show EFD. Always good to hear Sparks
	11:25pm Daybreak, and the transition: Somewhere Clay Pigeon just popped up like a prairie dog: SPARKS!
	11:29pm Steve: 'Hippopotamus' was one of the best album covers in a long time. Really hearkened back to those classic Sparks album covers of the 70's and early 80's
	11:29pm Choggie: Alllll the wayyyyyyy, we're OoOOOOOoOO KAY!
	11:31pm Choggie: All the way baby, all the way.
	11:31pm steveL: Sparks remains excellent in all ways. efd: Were you present for their Monty Hall performance? Was it for your show? It’s late.
	11:32pm Choggie: "Hungarian woman, stay away from meee-heeee!"
	♥ 11:33pm Kat in Chicago: steveL, I think it was broadcast on Brian Turner's show.
	♥ 11:40pm efd: Kat is correct. I didn't see the MH recording, but I did see them live around the same time and they were also amazing.
	11:41pm Steve: EFD, will you be inviting The Hollywood Stars to appear on your show when that album is released ?
	♥ 11:42pm efd: if I see that they're playing out this way I'll definitely try to make that happen!
	11:50pm Joe B: show sounding great efd!
	♥ 11:51pm efd: thanks Joe!
	♥ 11:52pm Kat in Chicago: Nice show tonight, efd. I hope your cold goes away quickly!
	11:53pm Joe B: must be hitting all the DJs - heard carol miller also on the air with a cold on Q104 before I got in FMU range tonight
	♥ 11:53pm efd: me too, thanks Kat!
	♥ 11:54pm efd: @Joe ha!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 22, 2019

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