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Favoriting December 11, 2020: Don't let the holidays go totally sideways (and Happy Hanukkah!)

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Chris Isaak  Go Walking Down There   Favoriting Forever Blue  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Mano Negra  Out of Time Man   Favoriting King Of Bongo  0:03:21 (Pop-up)
Big Joe  I Never Will Forget You   Favoriting Mr. Jealousy (soundtrack)  0:06:38 (Pop-up)
Bono & Gavin Friday  In The Name Of The Father   Favoriting In The Name Of The Father  0:10:56 (Pop-up)
Mick Harvey  New York USA   Favoriting Intoxicated Man  0:16:34 (Pop-up)
Zounds  Can't Cheat Karma   Favoriting The Curse Of Zounds + Singles  0:18:57 (Pop-up)
Warm Drag  Butch Things   Favoriting Butch Things  0:21:33 (Pop-up)

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Buena Vista Social Club/Ibrahim Ferrer  Candela   Favoriting Buena Vista Social Club  0:32:37 (Pop-up)
Asha Bhosle  Mujhe Maar Daalo   Favoriting Doob Doob O' Rama: Filmsongs From Bollywood  0:37:58 (Pop-up)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan  Kinna Sohna   Favoriting Magic Touch  0:41:06 (Pop-up)
Chancha Vía Circuito  Alegría   Favoriting Bienaventuranza  0:49:11 (Pop-up)

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Barry Mann  We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Original Demo)   Favoriting The Red Bird Story  0:59:07 (Pop-up)
The Hollies  Stop, Stop, Stop (Remastered)   Favoriting Bus Stop (Remastered)  1:02:11 (Pop-up)
Thee Headcoats  Going Outside My Head   Favoriting Beached Earls  1:04:49 (Pop-up)
The Mickey Finn  Time to Start Loving You   Favoriting The Mickey Finn 1964/1967  1:06:53 (Pop-up)
Barry & The Remains  When I Want To Know (Album Version)   Favoriting The Remains  1:09:36 (Pop-up)
Spirit  Fresh-Garbage   Favoriting Spirit  1:11:53 (Pop-up)

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Ernest Ranglin  54-46 (Was My Number)   Favoriting Below The Bassline  1:20:14 (Pop-up)
Angela Strehli  Stranger Blues   Favoriting Soul Shake  1:26:07 (Pop-up)
Bob Andy  Weep   Favoriting History of Trojan Records 1968-1971 [Disc 1]  1:37:14 (Pop-up)
Janet Kay  Silly Games   Favoriting Young Gifted + Black 2 CD2  1:37:16 (Pop-up)
Ruts DC vs Zion Train  Pleasure Of The Dance   Favoriting Rhythm Collision Remix  1:37:17 (Pop-up)

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The Blue Aeroplanes  Aeroplane Blues [LA Mix]   Favoriting Volume Two  1:45:34 (Pop-up)
Country Teasers  Thank You God for Making Me an Angel   Favoriting Satan Is Real Again  1:49:40 (Pop-up)
The Screaming Blue Messiahs  I Wanna Be a Flintstone   Favoriting The Flintstones: Music From Bedrock  1:52:20 (Pop-up)
Pop Will Eat Itself  Def Con One   Favoriting Wise Up Suckers  1:54:49 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Dave B:

Lookee here!
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coelacanth∅:

good morning!
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Meghan:

wow, look at you both awake and active!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:03am
Meghan:

Good morning!!!
Avatar 7:03am
Dave B:

awake - I'm still activating. This color scheme is brutal on pre coffee eyeballs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04am
coelacanth∅:

ha! i haven't gotten to bed yet!
(i may not bother. got a lot to do)
Avatar 7:04am
leshwatt:

Salute! Reporting for duty!
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Meghan:

haha, all nighter!
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Meghan:

Morning Leshwatt! Look at you all! raring at the bit!
Avatar 7:07am
Dave B:

Rotho Eye Drops - they're minty fresh!
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leshwatt:

Ain’t no time to waste!
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Meghan:

Well since you are all active- I have a theme for next week! And also opening up suggestions for Xmas day show
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:12am
Meghan:

Next week's theme- songs about other musicians
Avatar 7:14am
leshwatt:

Covers of covers
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Dave B:

i was like, wait... is that Bono on UWTP?!?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:16am
Meghan:

haha, I have a free trial of Sirius XM in my car so I have been listening to the New Wave station. They have been playing a ton of U2. I like early stuff. It's once he got the glasses he went to shit
Avatar 7:17am
leshwatt:

Sounds like most of us Meghan haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:17am
Meghan:

Leshwatt, that is your idea for Xmas day? And how does one know it's a cover of a cover and not just a cover?
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coelacanth∅:

i love it that you're immune to the Bono hate virus! (or at least have a tolerance)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:19am
Meghan:

He's so easy to hate, but when you can see a specific time of his downfall.... Same with Michael Stipe, once he shaved his head- sucked!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:22am
coelacanth∅:

i don't even know about all that!
all i know is that i liked them, and still do the first 3 albums. then they start to bore me -with some exceptions
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leshwatt:

Ok, how about unexpected covers, or covers that might be considered better than the original?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Something about playing to the arenas for too long...
I'ma try & keep ears open & eyes closed for a while - see how it works...
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coelacanth∅:

i've asked people why they hate Bono &/or U2, and the only answer i've ever gotten was that he's full of himself.
imagine that! a famous person who's full of himself! the nerve!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:26am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...he said with his Who avatar haha...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

'Kiss The Bangles' by Saw Doctors
...all I want for Xmas is NO Xmas music.
Avatar 7:33am
leshwatt:

Buena vista!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:33am
Meghan:

hahaha, I kinda figured that part of no Xmas music!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:36am
Yvang:

Hello Meghan and underwater listeners! Is the song How do you sleep by John Lennon eligible?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:37am
Meghan:

Oh like Carly Simon's song...
I'd say yes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:37am
Yvang:

The Fall : I Am Damo Suzuki
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coelacanth∅:

does the breeders' song "i just wanna get along" count?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:39am
coelacanth∅:

(along the same lines as "how do you sleep")
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Dave B:

NOW WE'RE TALKIN!

what they're saying does not matter!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:39am
Meghan:

about Frank Black?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:40am
coelacanth∅:

i've assumed so...but to be honest i never looked into if that's true!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:41am
Yvang:

Neil Young : Hey Hey, My My ("Is this the story of Johnny Rotten?") It's not clear if it's about John Lydon Elvis Presley or Sid Vicious...
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coelacanth∅:

sweet home alabama!
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coelacanth∅:

(no please don't!)
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Meghan:

hahaha
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Yvang:

"Ex fan des sixties" by Jane Birkin (A name dropping song)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:45am
Meghan:

Yvang is on a role!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:46am
coelacanth∅:

how 'bout ziggy stardust?

...and you could do a 10-hour show of groups in the 60s singing about the beatles!
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coelacanth∅:

Berry rides again by steppenwolf
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leshwatt:

Don’t forget Beatles and the Stones by House of Love!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:47am
coelacanth∅:

garden party by ...
damn
...
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Dave B:

diggin this Nusrat
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Meghan:

Ahhhh House of Love.... yes!
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coelacanth∅:

...garden party by Ricky Nelson
Avatar 7:49am
Dave B:

Meghan - here's a Pakistani Orchestra doing Take Five for Brubek's 100th birthday

youtu.be...
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leshwatt:

Speaking of Stipe, fIREHOSE does a song called For the singer of REM
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:50am
Yvang:

Unseen Power of The Picket Fence by Pavement (about REM)
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coelacanth∅:

Janie Jones, the clash
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ParUbi:

Good morning Meghan and everyone
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Yvang:

"I know where Syd Barrett lives" by Television Personnalitie
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coelacanth∅:

i'm not necessarily requesting these; just throwing ideas into the pot.

'morning ParUbi
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Yvang:

Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' is about B. Streisand according to this article edition.cnn.com...
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Meghan:

Morning ParUbi!
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leshwatt:

Lloyd I’m Ready to be Heartbroken
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coelacanth∅:

Waylon's song about Hank... there're probably nearly as many songs about Hank Williams as there are songs about the beatles
Avatar 8:09am
leshwatt:

Yep

From Hank to Hendrix
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10am
Meghan:

ha, very true....
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leshwatt:

And Tunic by SY is about Karen Carpenter isn’t it?
Avatar 8:12am
leshwatt:

And the Carpenters Superstar has to be written about a musician but not sure
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Doug Schulkind:

TGIUTPD!*
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dougseidel:

so good to hear nice music this morning!
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Meghan:

I would say yes Tunic- Song for Karen would be!
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Meghan:

Good morning Doug times 2!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:14am
Yvang:

"Faron Young" by Prefab Sprout (not really a song about Faron Young though).
Avatar 8:15am
dougseidel:

Meghan you are sent from the moon to make friday morning good
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Doug Schulkind:

*Thank God it's Underwater Theme Park Day!
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coelacanth∅:

well, anorexia a-go-go (by bedlam) is also about Karen Carpenter... but i'm not requesting it!
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doctorjazz:

Morning, Meghan and deep sea divers!
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Meghan:

Morning doctorjazz!
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Yvang:

"Bob Dylan Blues" by Syd Barrett and "Shine on your crazy diamonds" by the Pink Floyds about Syd Barrett (sorry I am on a Syd Barrett loop)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28am
coelacanth∅:

roll over Beethoven?
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Brian in UK:

Hello Meghan & listeners. Ground mist that has decided to stay all day over this way. Weird when you can see blue sky but not across the fields.
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mauri:

Hey Meghan and everyone.
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Meghan:

morning Brian and mauri!
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Meghan:

what is the difference between ground mist and fog do you think? fog is higher?
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Brian in UK:

From Hank to Hendrix is about Hank B Marvin of the Shadows. Real name Brian!!

Fresh Garbage is one of the best first tracks on first albums. Steely Dan's Do It Again is the same.
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Dave B:

what's all this jibber jabber about? I was head down in work stuff. Are we looking for Songs about other musicians or something?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31am
Brian in UK:

Good question I did debate which one to write, chose mist.

Hello mauri.
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leshwatt:

Ground mist and fog, and clouds are all water vapor, just at different levels
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Meghan:

that is the game Dave! songs about other musicians!
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mauri:

misty is about brians mist.
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Yvang:

"Lady Day & John Coltrane"
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Yvang:

This one is also a request
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coelacanth∅:

yes.

...what i wonder is at what point a song is "about" another musician/group - because i've thrown out a few that merely mention someone, but i wouldn't say are *about* them.
(like i was about to say "all the young dudes", but...)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:33am
Meghan:

I will note an asterisk next to this one for you Yvang!
Avatar 8:34am
mauri:

I know one. half man half biscuit - woke up with a hair like brian may
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Spinning Giant:

Morning friends :D late to the game here - nothing to contribute off the top of my head here, but will don me tinkin cap
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Yvang:

@Meghan : Thank you!
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Meghan:

haha, morning Spinning Giant!
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Yvang:

"Nightshift" by The Commodores
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Dave B:

Coelacanth - I was wondering the same - does a mere mention count?
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Brian in UK:

mauri, Fucking Hell its Fred Titmus is another, though he was an England cricketer not a musician.
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Spinning Giant:

morning, Meghan! a tin cap of any kind is not a bad idea these days, anyhoo ;9
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Charlie:

On the 25th, I would like to hear the song "Christmas," from the movie version of the Who's Tommy, played on repeat for two hours.
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Dave B:

Tenacious D - Dio

\m/ (>_<) \m/
  8:37am
Howlin Blind Scotsman:

Good morning, I am guessing that the Steve McQueen films set you off on reggae tip. Me too
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:38am
Meghan:

oops, got busy talking to you and not posting songs!
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WR:

"The Four Mills Brothers", either by calypsonian Roaring Lion or the remake by Van Dyke Parks.
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Meghan:

hahaha, morning Charlie!
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Meghan:

Hey there HBS! Yup, you got it!
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leshwatt:

Songs about nothing
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mauri:

Brian they also rock a tune called Joy Division Oven Gloves
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Brian in UK:

'Townes Asked Did Hank Williams Ever Write Anything As Good As Nothing' by Roxy Gordon?
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Santos L. Halper:

Morning Meghan! Been working on a list on that name theme myself, here's what I had:
[] John McLaughlin by Miles
[] Buddy Holly by Weezer
[] Madonna Sean and me
[] Harold Land- yes
[] Willie Nelson - Miles 
[] Miss Mabry- Miles
[] Alex Chilton- mats
[] Ron Carter by Frisell
[] Marty Robbins by PT Scoop3
[] Lucinda Wms by Vic Chesnutt West
[] Bo Diddley by Bo
[] Van Dyke Parks by himself
[] D Boon by Uncle Tupelo
[] PF Sloan by Jimmy Webb
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:46am
coelacanth∅:

mauri that's a great one!
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Meghan:

Morning Santos L Halper!
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Yvang:

About Joy Division : The Wombats "Let's Dance To Joy Division"
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leshwatt:

Nice show today! Gracias!
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Yvang:

Kris Kristofferson : "If You Dont Like Hank Williams"
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Brian in UK:

Thought this was Big Audio Dynamite for a moment.
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coelacanth∅:

"Alex Chilton" by the replacements
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:50am
Doug Schulkind:

More great radio is coming your way today on the Drummer Stream:

9:00 - 12:00pm (ET)
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with some random dude
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with Bronwyn Bishop
PLAYLIST: wfmu.org...

Sure, I'll forgive ya if you miss the sonic fun, but your ears won't.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:50am
coelacanth∅:

"Lady Gaga" by Tonetta
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WR:

Sweet Gene Vincent by Ian Dury
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mauri:

coel :D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:51am
Brian in UK:

I'm hearing the Fall now. Time for a lie down.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:52am
Yvang:

@Brian : I do too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53am
Yvang:

"The U2 Song" by Negativland
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coelacanth∅:

"Kurt" by Dan Bern
also, if you can (and you can) call Marilyn Monroe a singer, then "Marilyn" by Dan Bern
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:54am
Spinning Giant:

Yvang, I think that one's about the plane, not the band...seem to recall... don't quote me on it...
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leshwatt:

Damn I haven’t heard this song in 30 years
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55am
coelacanth∅:

Elvis Presley Blues by Gillian Welsh
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Yvang:

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
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Meghan:

haha, leshwatt- right?!
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Dave B:

now I'm hungry. Are McRibs still available
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57am
Yvang:

I did heard this song before I ever heard the Stooges song which is sampled here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57am
coelacanth∅:

Sir Duke
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ParUbi:

Aww, I remember this band!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58am
ParUbi:

And a Twilight Zone reference! <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58am
ParUbi:

I had the album after this one
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59am
Spinning Giant:

first time tuning in - great show, Meghan - see you again soon! :D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59am
Yvang:

Okay last one : Eurythmics - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59am
coelacanth∅:

Thanks Meghan!
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Brian in UK:

Nice one, Meghan.
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ParUbi:

Thanks for a great show, Meghan!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:00am
Yvang:

Thanks! Great show today!
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