Best of 2020, Part 1: Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:00pm Phillippe Bastille:

Oh yeah, great start! Hey everyone!

12:01pm Son Of Pantz:

I love this cover! Ty blows the doors off.

12:01pm common:

Joe, all!

12:01pm Handy Haversack:

Joe and all the Montebanks!

We jumping into things? I'm in!

12:01pm Krys O.:

Good afternoon!

12:02pm Joe B:

agreed @Sons of Pantz!

12:02pm Joe B:

hey Krys!

12:02pm Joe B:

hey Phillippe!

12:02pm jesse in illinois:

I M jumpin! was just looking at Hawaii volcano footage!

12:02pm Joe B:

hey common! thanks for being here

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12:02pm karlward:

One minute in, this is already my favorite cover by Segall

12:03pm Hubig Pie:

On a knocked out crazy joy ride thru Queens being chased by helicopters

12:03pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

You are certainly jumping into the fire today Champ!

12:03pm Terr DE:

as the Tralfamadorian said.. Good Bye Joe, Hello Joe

12:03pm Joe B:

@karl - it is great but I will stick with the Ty Rex ep!

12:04pm Joe B:

@jesse - wow, hadn't seen that news, just a coincidence

12:04pm Mike Steele:

Yeah Joe!! Ready to Rock with you all!

12:04pm Joe B:

hey Handy!

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12:04pm karlward:

Does Ty Rex have drum machines AND guitarmony?

12:04pm Joe B:

hey Mike Steele!

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12:04pm karlward:

And laser noises?

12:05pm Handy Haversack:

We're not saying you *did* cause a volcano to erupt, Joe -- just that you *could*!

12:05pm Joe B:

exactly Hubig

12:05pm Joe B:

hey TOPT!

12:05pm Mike Sin:

Finally a Monday with no meetings! So happy to be listening to the entire show live and loud!

12:05pm Joe B:

hey Terr!

12:05pm jmd:

Everybody jump! Great start Joe!

12:05pm Joe B:

@karl - fair points

12:06pm spodiodi:

hey Joe B!
this is phat!

12:06pm Joe B:

hey mike sin!

12:06pm Joe B:

hey jmd, thanks for being here

12:06pm Phillippe Bastille:

spodiodi!

12:06pm Joe B:

hey spodiodi!

12:06pm spodiodi:

PB! B^)

12:07pm Son Of Pantz:

What's everyone gonna spend their stimulus check on? I can't decide between a chalet in Aspen or a private jet.

12:07pm Handy Haversack:

spodi!

12:07pm JT:

NIZE cover

12:07pm spodiodi:

Handy!

12:08pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Hey Joe! Segall clearing out the cobwebs here, I’m fully awake & now ready for 3CM

12:08pm Handy Haversack:

Oh, you know, Son of Pantz, probably an ICU bed since the governor here decided we had waaaaaaay too many as a state.

Gotta make the salad -- excited for the show!

12:08pm Joe B:

hey JT!

12:08pm spodiodi:

Year: 2020, duh!
lol ... nice

12:09pm Joe B:

hey dungaroos kipawah!

12:09pm Hubig Pie:

Son of P, I gonna go to the liquor store and peruse the top shelf

12:09pm Woo:

Hey Joe. Really really.

12:09pm JT:

Hey Joe, thanks for spinning

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12:10pm Cacophone Jeff:

Hey Joe and other Three Chord Monties!!!!

12:10pm Krys O.:

I watched the Pauline Kael doc on TCM recently and LOLd at the Wild Angels scene included.

12:10pm Joe B:

hey Woo!

12:10pm Son Of Pantz:

@Hubig lah-dee-dah!

12:10pm Joe B:

hey Jeff!

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12:11pm xtrakrispy:

Ho!

12:12pm Phillippe Bastille:

Yeah, three songs in and the episode is already clicky-star worthy

12:13pm Joe B:

hey xtrakrispy!

12:14pm Woo:

Joe, can we expect an all-new episode of Shakin Street on Christmas Day?

12:15pm Joe B:

@woo - yes!

12:16pm JG:

Hello Joe , all! cool show so far

12:16pm Joe B:

hey JG - thanks, and thanks for being here

12:16pm HyperDose:

Best of... is just another way of saying three hours of record smashers! Bring on the grunge!

12:17pm egould310:

This GBV makes me happy. Thanks Joe B!

12:18pm Chop Scott:

Good Afternoon Joe!

12:18pm Carmichael:

Heya Joe and crew. Let us rock ...

12:19pm Joe B:

hey hyperdose!

12:19pm chris_in_space:

ooh double shot!

12:19pm Joe B:

hey egould310!

12:19pm Joe B:

hey chop scott!

12:19pm JT:

Pollard twofer

12:19pm Joe B:

hey carmichael!

12:20pm Joe B:

hey chris! yes two for monday!

12:20pm Phillippe Bastille:

I heard GBV might be taking Christmas Day off. Just a rumor, though...

12:20pm Son Of Pantz:

You must be a fast typer, Joe B. You manage to give everyone a shout-out.

12:21pm chris_in_space:

@Joe B it's hard to pick just two or three new fave GBV tracks. These two are good ones, for sure.

12:21pm McGroovey:

I remembered to turn the show on before 2:35 today.

I even listened to Joe McGasko this morning as I went about Christmas tasks. I don't usually listen to music before noon. or before 2:35 some days

12:21pm jesse in illinois:

double jam!
hadnt heard about 'poppy field' or about half the albums pollard has put out for 30 yrs lol. really kickin track, both

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12:21pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Hiya, Joe. Cool show today.Here we are at palindrome time 12:21 12/21.

12:21pm Threemoons:

Greets and TGIM all...

12:21pm Joe B:

hey mcgroovey!

12:21pm Dennis Diken:

go Joe!

12:21pm Joe B:

@Chris - really enjoying the last 5 or so years of GBV

12:22pm Joe B:

hey jesse! yeah tough to keep up but they are on a great run lately

12:22pm Fuzzy:

Hey Joe and everybody!
Taking a break from the Xmas music works for me!

12:22pm Joe B:

hey ken from HP!

12:22pm Joe B:

hey three moons!

12:23pm Joe B:

hey dennis!

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12:23pm OnTheTrain:

Joe B, I need a good, feel good song. How about some Slade!

12:23pm Joe B:

ken HP - happy palindrome!

12:24pm Joe B:

hey fuzzy! yeah not feeling it, plus i will be on christmas day on the rock n soul stream so if anything, will be saving it for that

12:24pm egould310:

The Chats. Yeah! Forgot about them. Thanks for the reminder.

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12:24pm OnTheTrain:

@ken rise to vote sir

12:24pm Handy Haversack:

Yeah! The Chats love beer dot bandcamp dot com!

12:24pm Joe B:

hey on the train. sorry only playing 2020 releases today

12:24pm Bootsie:

This is new? Sounds like classic pub rock goodness!

12:24pm paddy in matawan:

I wish we had boules clubs here in NJ.

12:25pm Joe B:

hey bootsie - yes chats from this year!

12:25pm mariano:

Hey Joe B, folks!

12:25pm Joe B:

hey paddy - yes, same

12:25pm Handy Haversack:

@Bootsie, they even have a song called "Pub Feed"!

12:25pm Saltonstall:

Those guys are on smoko.

12:25pm Phillippe Bastille:

hey mariano!

12:25pm paddy in matawan:

And when I say boules clubs I mean drinking clubs with boules.

12:25pm Joe B:

hey mariano! thanks for being here

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12:25pm OnTheTrain:

Joe B. I just joined after a 45 min phone call from hell. I missed the theme for today.

12:26pm paddy in matawan:

...and pastie shops, and cask ales...

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12:26pm Cacophone Jeff:

The Chats Kingston, NY show was fantastic with the Metal Leg guys & Bobby Lees!! Man, I miss live shows so much!! Hoping they tour again as soon as COVID is over!!

12:26pm Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Good morning! great start to a great show. Hey Joe what you ... uh I mean hey Ken, Spodi, Handy, Krys, everbody!

12:27pm Bootsie:

Cool thanks, Joe!

12:27pm Joe B:

same Jeff

12:27pm Joe B:

hey Lizzie! thanks

12:27pm Handy Haversack:

Hey, Lizzie!

12:30pm dave wuz here:

started using "2020" as in house code for "totally fucked beyond repair"

12:30pm mariano:

Glad to be here, Joe B! Hey Phillippe, Handy.

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12:30pm Cacophone Jeff:

BTW, for what it's worth, I would definitely put that Bobby Lees record in my 2020 Top 10!!

12:30pm p/b:

OH YES with Wyldife -just woke up the cat

12:32pm Handy Haversack:

YES! This is like a best of the best show! Exbats and the Chats in one set! If you throw in Belly, I'm gonna flip out!

Hey, Mariano!

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12:32pm John L:

Cacophone Jeff: I was supposed to go to that Kingston Chats show. I think I just got lazy. I regret all the local shows I slept on. I really miss that venue, BSP. And hey Joe!!!

12:33pm Joe B:

hey p/b

12:33pm paddy in matawan:

I'll bet there will still be an unofficial SantaCon....

12:33pm Joe B:

hey dave!

12:33pm Joe B:

hey john l!

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12:36pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Hey Joe and everybody! Damn, I missed the Chats!

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12:36pm Cacophone Jeff:

@John L: I hear you. I wish I was a little less lazy on some shows I opted-out of pre-COVID too. It'll be a lesson I take into the future!

12:36pm spodiodi:

aloha, Sweet Corn Lizzie!
aloha, mariano!

12:37pm Joe B:

hey Tim!

12:39pm nematomorpha:

Grüß Gott from Vienna!
hope everyone is fine!

12:40pm Joe B:

hey nematomorpha!

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12:41pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I wonder how many empty beer cans there are after a Ribeye Brotehrs show?

12:42pm Joe B:

quite a few Tim!

12:42pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Hey Joe if you were on 24/7 WFMU would have to change to WNBH....NOTHING BUT HITS!!!

12:43pm Candy-O'67:

Hey, Joe! Diggin' the tunes!

12:43pm pgalub:

Alright Joe! 🔥

12:44pm Joe B:

hey candy-o!

12:44pm Cootes Turley:

So glad to have cosmic connection between data allotment and DJ Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock boadcast in the same universe!

12:44pm Joe B:

hey pete!

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12:44pm tim from champaign (now washington):

@Todd-o-phonic - Nice work on getting Michael Shelley into the Christmas spirit!

12:45pm Joe B:

@TOPT - bad enough i am on twice a week!

12:45pm Joe B:

@tim - yeah that was great!

12:46pm Terr DE:

great song , could've been on Nuggets

12:47pm Handy Haversack:

This Shadow Show album has become a household favorite. Kate takes it in the car for drives to band practice lately.

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12:47pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Next time I feel like throwing in the towel I'm contacting Todd-o-phonic to find out what records will show up in my collection.

12:47pm Cootes Turley:

Whutoh! intergalactic wave length entanglement bringing in DJ Todd-O-Phonic. Fabuloso!

12:47pm Uncle Michael:

Hey hey!

12:48pm Joe B:

hey UM!

12:48pm Uncle Michael:

Hey Joe.

12:48pm Joe B:

@handy - so great. they were supposed to be out here in the spring. hopefully next year at some point

12:48pm Joe B:

@Terr - agreed!

12:49pm spodiodi:

TopT!
UM!

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12:49pm OnTheTrain:

JoeB: did fascinations grand chorus have any new releases this year ?

12:49pm Joe B:

they did! a single, an ep and a few christmas songs. they will be featured prominently next week if I don't get to them today

12:50pm Uncle Michael:

Joe, remember when you and Todd got snowed in at the Candlewood Suites on Christmas? I'll be ready again, even if the weather and Covid conspires against a re-occurrence!

12:50pm Joe B:

#neverforget

12:51pm Uncle Michael:

ha!

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12:51pm OnTheTrain:

Cool, this will sound nuts but I remember about this time last year, you were doing a similar set; and that was the first time I heard them. That pre-covid memory is stuck in my mind.

12:51pm Derek D:

Hey, thanks Joe! What an honor...

12:51pm Mike Sin:

Such fab new music in this set -- Justin Angelo, Jack Cades, Electric Mess... All great stuff in 2020.

12:52pm Joe B:

@onthetrain - the monday for christmas they played live in the studio I believe. great band!

12:52pm Joe B:

hey derek! to quote office space, the pleasure's all on this side of the table

12:52pm Joe B:

agreed Mike

12:53pm Joe B:

send this one out to the half-assed stimulus

12:54pm Derek D:

Haha! :(

12:54pm jesse in illinois:

tomten showed up last set, the kids found him and brought him out, he was wearing a mask but I told him my biochem intel told me he didnt have to wear it. so he took it off and found the tequila at the inspiration of The Chats and now hes kinda loose! That song was my fav for the last 30 mins too! I am eating hot dogs n pie for brunch, enjoying the rockin wealth of 2020 you are sharing for us !

12:55pm Cootes Turley:

Don't try to put that cash in the bank yet DJ Joe. Can't never trust them guberment folk.

12:55pm Joe B:

the stimulus will come with the new U2 album

12:56pm spodiodi:

haha

12:56pm dave wuz here:

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12:56pm Michael in Montclair:

Good Afternoon Joe B. and everyone!. On the subject of ‘2020’, I think it makes sense to play a number from 20/20 the band.

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12:56pm OnTheTrain:

Joe: Correction it will come with a Coupon for a U2 Album !!!

12:56pm jesse in illinois:

lol super funny smart U2 crack Joe

12:56pm Uncle Michael:

I ain't gonna throb for no gummint stimulus.

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12:57pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I will pay the government not to give me a free U2 album!

12:57pm Joe B:

@Michael - or from the beach boys' 20/20 album

12:57pm Handy Haversack:

But you can only get the U2 album through a Facebook Spotify account, which you will be automatically enrolled in.

12:58pm dave wuz here:

bono bux

12:58pm Joe B:

ha yes dave! that's it

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12:59pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I watched the Jimmy Carter - Rock'n'Roll President doc and Bono was is it for some reason. Nothing stinks up the joint faster than Bone-o.

12:59pm Cootes Turley:

Yes, Joe I have direct deposit...whether I like it or not! :)

12:59pm egould310:

Yeah yeah yeah! C’mon! That’s rocknfuckingroll right there.

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12:59pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I say Sonny Bono not Bono Bono!

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1:00pm OnTheTrain:

So I remember on 7 Second delay ; Ken and Andy figured out they could buy a Billboard sign on US RT22 or NJTP for like 5K for the month. So what should we put on the billboard, and where should we get it. Using the trump gift card ?

1:00pm jesse in illinois:

i went and bought myself and fam a nice thrifty first mandolin last week at the local music store. my wife was tough sell but i used stimulus carrot to win her over, the music store needs the support, all the local 5th grade bands are renting instruments 6mos late...

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1:00pm Michael in Montclair:

Joe B, either from 20/20 the band or The Beach Boys’s album will suffice.

1:01pm jesse in illinois:

killer kin, so zeitgeist! good tune

1:01pm Son Of Pantz:

The stimulus is so small because if you aren't willing to work for scraps, the system doesn't work. We are little more than serfs at this point.

1:03pm Esther Crow:

thank you Joe!!! you're such a pal for your support. we love your show and WFMU!!!!

1:03pm Joe B:

hey esther! thanks for making another cool record!

1:06pm Joe B:

thanks to Michele for skeletoning today!

1:06pm ww:

joe thanks for reminding me to set my radio dial to the EFD Holiday Funktacular!

1:06pm steven:

I think it rhymes with blotto as in "my name is otto and i love to get blotto".

1:07pm spodiodi:

thanks, Michele!

1:07pm Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Skeleshele!

1:08pm Cootes Turley:

ah, Neil, breaking up is so hard to do, Thank goodness it doesn't f*ck up your creativity.

1:09pm Joe B:

@ww - appointment radio!

1:09pm Joe B:

thanks steven, i shoulda checked beforehand

1:10pm TVP:

There's this hilarious episode of Pinky and the Brain out there, where they recreate the Orson Welles tape word for word (well, nearly - it is a kids cartoon after all).

1:10pm Joe B:

@cootes - yeah, it did serve him well in that 1974 era. so prolific and many unreleased gems

1:11pm ww:

And Carmichael, are you keeping all the elves stored up out in sunny CA? We might could use one or two back here in Joisey...

1:11pm Phillippe Bastille:

Love this Country Westerns

1:11pm Handy Haversack:

This album is great, too!

1:13pm Joe B:

@TVP - wow, thanks for the heads up. will seek that out

1:13pm Joe B:

@phillippe - agreed. so great. and a debut album on top of that

1:13pm Roberto:

This song title makes me [sic].

1:14pm Joe B:

@roberto - yes, but that is how he has it! my add is conflicted

1:15pm Joe B:

@handy - agreed!

1:15pm egould310:

All I wanted for Christmas was a Boss Super Chorus CH-1 pedal. It is officially lost in transit. I guess my guitar will be slightly less jangly this Christmas.

Maybe Joe B can play something really jangly?

1:16pm Roberto:

Right, it's the song title, not you, Joe.

1:16pm Uncle Michael:

Second vocalist on this Jayhawks is an old drinking buddy, Tim O'Reagan.

1:17pm Joe B:

@UM - he is great. I am one of the few who aired his solo album from 2008 or whenever that was. great singer and drummer!

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1:18pm xtrakrispy:

Instant classic.

1:18pm Uncle Michael:

From Leavenworth, KS. Made all his early music in Lawrence and Topeka. Moved to Minneapolis with a band called The Leatherwoods with my friend Todd. Later joined the Jayhawks right after "Blue".

1:18pm jesse in illinois:

this is the sweetest and strongest of the new Jayhawks i have heard spun yet. so good

1:18pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Jayhawks a giant gap in my knowledge !

1:19pm Cootes Turley:

@egould Looks like the planned USPS mail delay has been delayed by the USPS. Sorry to hear about the post box dissapointment. Me too.

1:19pm Joe B:

i remember when he joined. stabilizing force as they never head a steady drummer IIRC

1:19pm Hubig Pie:

This be the jangly set. I hope Cut Worms made the cut (ha!)

1:20pm Uncle Michael:

He's in the Blue video...but not on the record.

1:20pm Joe B:

@hubig - they are coming up

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1:21pm OnTheTrain:

Joe B: So long as you do not say "Chilax" its all good :)

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1:21pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Just don't say "chillax", Joe.

1:22pm chris_in_space:

@Joe B ha, I feel self-conscious when I use "chill" too.

1:22pm Joe B:

ha thanks O.T.T.!

1:22pm Son Of Pantz:

No "chillin' like Bob Dylan" either

1:23pm Uncle Michael:

Boogie Chillen

1:23pm Handy Haversack:

Ha, to so many of these songs, I am reacting with "yeah! Been too long since WFMU played THIS!"

1:23pm Mike Sin:

Yo brah, I'm so supa-chill.

1:23pm Joe B:

also, Part 1 and part 2 of best of 2020 for me is not a ranking - just not enough time to fit in all my faves

1:24pm Tim from LH:

2020 was hell but there are no words to describe what it would be if the outcome on November 3rd was different.

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1:26pm OnTheTrain:

Joe B: Of the new English, used by the young ones, I like Confusticated ! That's how I feel when I hear the kids these days talking about Instigram and Spotify; Confusticated.

1:26pm Uncle Michael:

Still the worst post-election period, ever.

1:27pm Little Danny:

Hiya Joe, hi all

1:27pm Joe B:

agreed UM.

1:27pm Cootes Turley:

Don't put that election result in the bank yet @Tim. Never can trust them guberment folk.

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1:27pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I've got to split so thanks for the 2020 jams Pt. 1, Joe! Have a good xmas.

1:28pm Joe B:

hey danny!

1:28pm Joe B:

ok tim, thanks for hangin out

1:30pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...As the John Allen blurb say
- I like Joe Belock a lot !

1:30pm Joe B:

would love to find out who sent him that!

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1:30pm Hackensack Slim:

Hey Joe, Thanks for convincing me that 2020 wasn't as terrible as I had thought.

1:31pm Joe B:

@hackensack slim - it's like the coming re-edit of let it be - things weren't so bad with the beatles!

1:33pm Handy Haversack:

spodi is a friend of mine!

1:33pm egould310:

Jody Stephens?

1:33pm JG:

Joe I watched a preview on you tube of that beatles thing today. it looks really good. a lot of never before seen footage. Not sure if its a re edit of let it be, more likea whole new doc

1:34pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Tolkien helped write the Dictionary - & he used 'confusticate' - but for a character's speech methinks...

1:34pm chris_in_space:

@JG I watched the same Beatles preview. Looks amazing.

1:34pm goes211:

Hello all! Calling dibs on Tim’s seat!

1:34pm spodiodi:

<3 :D

1:35pm JG:

love this jody song

1:35pm Joe B:

oh yeah it looks great re let it be.

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1:36pm Hoboken Jack:

Hey everybody!! Did I miss the Ghost of Christmas Past bit.

1:37pm Cootes Turley:

grab it while its still warm @goes!

1:37pm spodiodi:

hey Jack!

1:37pm Uncle Michael:

I LOVE the fake Michael McDonald near the end.

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1:37pm John L:

From what I read Let It Be is a whole new edit, but a remastered version of the original is supposed to get released later. I'm thinking that there will be some sort of deluxe set on DVD/Blu-Ray

1:37pm Mike Sin:

"Jody" definitely has a Steely Dan vibe on the backing track.

1:38pm Cootes Turley:

I was thinking Steely Dan ish Uncle.

1:38pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

This Post-Election - it's as if expansive Jupiter & contractive Saturn were coming together... Build Back Sooner Than Later we should be so lucky...

1:38pm Joe B:

@UM - wonder if it is rick moranis!

1:38pm Joe B:

hey Jack - the part is yours if you want it

1:39pm Joe B:

@mike sin - produced by barry tashian's son!

1:39pm Joe B:

@jack - we need the ghost of christmas parking present

1:39pm Handy Haversack:

Go for Ghost of Christmas Present, Jack! New Ramones albums every day!

1:40pm Uncle Michael:

I wish it was Rick, Joe.

1:41pm Michele with One "L":

Love Chandra!

1:41pm eva:

good afternoon! do you think ricki has jody’s number? hope it isn’t lost.

1:41pm Uncle Michael:

I thought Little Steven was the best GOCP ever. Kudos, Joe!

1:42pm Fuzzy:

I was the ghost of Christmas Future in a high school production of A Christmas Carol; my pointing was award-worthy acting at it's finest!

1:42pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Buddha say :
Forget the Past - you can't change it.
Forget the Future - it doesn't exist.
Forget the Present - I didn't get you one.

1:43pm spodiodi:

haha RRN63

1:43pm Joe B:

@RR63 - ha yes!

1:45pm Michele with One "L":

Oh man two of my faves in a row! This is in my top 5 albums of this year. OBSESSED.

1:48pm Joe B:

same!

1:49pm jesse in illinois:

really enjoying this sleek groovy set. got to go do tasks now, lookin fwd to the archive and tuning in next week.
All the best to you people! Times are both tough and awesome for me, I hope you all are hanging the best we you can. Thanks so much for the tunes Joe and WFMU! you are balm to my soul

1:50pm Cootes Turley:

Thanks for all your hard work... I mean PLAY this year WFMU makers and shakers. Merry Christmas.

1:54pm Joe B:

thanks jesse and cootes

1:59pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Cut Worms so thoroughly steeped in Graham Parsons - but got me thinking of 'Jokers Are Wild' by Gene Clark somehow...

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2:00pm Hoboken Jack:

Hey Joe, Michele, Spodes, Mike Sin, Handy! I hope Unish isn't someone I used to know -- he vanished from Instagram.

2:01pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

A fine hello to you too, Jack.

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2:02pm James in ATL:

Happy Holidays to all Three Card Montians! Thanks for this show, Joe!

2:03pm Joe B:

hey James! thanks for being here!

2:06pm Stevel:

Howdy y'all, from the middle of this mess--Indiana!! Come for the COVID, stay with the COVID!

2:07pm Joe B:

hey stevel!

2:08pm Handy Haversack:

Stevel, is it true you all do a COVID with marshmallows on top for the holidays?

2:09pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Really sweet sound from Rod Sherwood! Or maybe I should be like the kids and say, "really sick sound..."

2:10pm Joe B:

vocal sounds like marshall crenshaw

2:11pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

"My dad likes Marshall Crenshaw"- record store owner in Philadelphia

2:12pm Joe B:

ha classic

2:13pm Mr. Pumpy:

I knew grades were due today, at 3PM, for a couple of weeks, why do I find myself still working on them at the 11th hour? "WHY?", I ask!

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2:13pm Hoboken Jack:

Hello TODD-O-PHONIC TODD King of All Men and also SteveL, Krys, HP Ken, Dennis, and anybody I missed by not scrolling up while parking the car.

2:14pm spodiodi:

efficient use of time, Mr. P?
lol, Jack

2:15pm Hyperskee:

Hyperskee – a right wing kook!

2:15pm Joe B:

Jack, hope the spot was open today

2:15pm Hubig Pie:

Stellar set 'o tunes

2:16pm Handy Haversack:

For the adrenaline rush, Mr. P?

2:18pm Stevel:

Handy: Pretty much the norm, this year. (Typed from my basement office hole.)

2:18pm spodiodi:

those lyrics

2:18pm Mr. Pumpy:

Hmmm...I think the answer is, "Because you're an idiot!" I thank those that answered otherwise, though.

👻

2:21pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, Jack. Happy solstice!

2:22pm Krys O.:

Hey, Jack!

2:24pm Little Danny:

Yes! This Don Bryant is great. Classic Hi sound.

2:25pm Joe B:

amazed at how great his two comeback albums have been

2:26pm Little Danny:

I know. It's neither too retro nor too nu-smooth. Timeless.

2:26pm johnk77:

i am older than
the dad that likes
marshall crenshaw

2:26pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

I'm glad Don is finally getting his due to some degree.

2:32pm Mike Sin:

The Monophonics release is at the top of my list for 2020.

2:34pm Joe B:

same here Mike, definitely in my top 10

2:34pm Therese:

I am on board with this Janet Jackson cover.

2:35pm Joe B:

so great

👻

2:36pm Hoboken Jack:

Miss Therese if you're nasty!

2:37pm Joe B:

shaping up to be a covers heavy home stretch

2:37pm Joe B:

@Jack - heard the Spa is closing

2:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

[Crenshaw voice:]
...I just wanna raise a Cynical Kid...

2:41pm Candy-O'67:

Joe, my mom just texted me that K.T. Oslin died today of Covid. I knew her nephews. I used to date both of them at different times (brothers) a long, long time ago when I was in my early 20's! One of my girlfriends ended up marrying the older brother. So sad! RIP!

2:41pm Therese:

@Jack- you know my first name ain't baby!

👻

2:42pm OnTheTrain:

Joe B: how is this not the team song for 2020 !

2:42pm Joe B:

@candy-o - yeah o heard that. sucks. wow cool you had that connection to her

2:43pm Krys O.:

Oh, no! That's so sad about K.T. Oslin. She was a great songwriter too. R.I.P.

2:43pm Handy Haversack:

Here's to you, Joe!

2:44pm spodiodi:

cheers, Joe

2:45pm Candy-O'67:

@Joe, I know. I never did meet her, but her nephews were super cool. I met the oldest brother first. We used to wait tables together down in Kemah, TX. They were both super cool and I was in contact with the younger after over 20 years right when I moved back to TX. Unfortunately the older died about 7 years ago from cancer. My friend and he have two kids and she is widowed now. I found all that out through the younger, as she and I lost contact many years ago. :(

2:47pm Little Danny:

This Deke is great.

2:47pm Joe B:

wow. another big loss for country music

👻

2:48pm OnTheTrain:

Is this a cover or the original ?

2:48pm Tim from LH:

Love this Smithereens cover! Deke has been doing a ton of great covers/videos during lockdown.

2:48pm Tomophobic Tom from Detroit:

Thanks no Holiday stuff.

2:48pm Joe B:

@tim - yeah, they've been great

2:49pm Joe B:

hey tom! glad to oblige!

2:49pm Uncle Michael:

More Pitney covers, please.

2:49pm Joe B:

@on the train - cover from this year

👻

2:50pm OnTheTrain:

Doh, how quickly I forgot the theme for today.

2:50pm Joe B:

agreed danny

👻

2:50pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Joe. Here we have a volcano and a couple of planets - apod.nasa.gov... Looking forward to more of 2020's good stuff next week!

2:50pm Krys O.:

Thanks, Joe B!

2:51pm Joe B:

@UM - that reminds me, I need to dig out an old outrageous cherry session when they did pitney's lips are redder on you

2:51pm Mark M:

Yes, what a great song to cover! Gene Pitney, from 'back when' ;)

2:52pm Uncle Michael:

whoa....DIG

2:52pm spodiodi:

nice pic, Ken!

2:54pm listener 126464:

Thanks Joe B.!

2:54pm ww:

One of the greatest Beach Boys tunes ever.

2:54pm spodiodi:

great show, Joe B!
thank you!
thanks, Michele!

2:54pm Handy Haversack:

Ahhhhhhh, it always ends too soon. I say: Four Chord Monte in 2021!

Thanks, Joe! And thanks, Skeletons.

Be well, Montebanks.

2:55pm Terr DE:

a rare Pete lead vocal on the original

2:55pm spodiodi:

don't take any wooden bono bucks!

2:55pm Terr DE:

great show !

2:56pm Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

Los Straitjackets finally did a surf song!

2:56pm Stillwell Coney Islander:

Thank you Joe B ! 🌞

2:56pm Uncle Michael:

Thanks, Joe. Thanks, Michele.

Dolenz sang For Pete's Sake, yes?

2:57pm Krys O.:

@Uncle Michael: Yes

2:57pm KlausVonB:

Nice show Joe

2:57pm Joe B:

thanks everyone! see you next week with more 2020 faves

2:57pm Candy-O'67:

Thanks, Joe!

2:57pm Mike Steele:

thanks Joe!

2:57pm Phillippe Bastille:

Thanks Joe! Have a nice Christmas!

2:58pm spodiodi:

great closer :D

2:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

RAAANDYRAINBOWW !!!
TY JoeB !

👻

2:59pm karlward:

Belock == deep radio gold

👻

2:59pm Ken From Hyde Park:

In six months, he can do "Take Your Freakin' Shot."

2:59pm Mark M:

Thanks Joe! Another great show - and I love your closing Lol! Randy! ;)

3:00pm Hopey Sockmonkey:

Thanks for the awesome show, Joe B!

3:00pm p/b:

Great show today Joe - thanks as always

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Ty Segall	Jump Into The Fire	Segall Smeagol	bandcamp	2020, duh!		0:00:00 Pop-up)
Baby Shakes	Really Really	single	Dimple Discs	2020	with the Undertones	0:07:50 Pop-up)
The Cribs	Deep Infatuation	Night Network	PIAS	2020		0:10:10 Pop-up)
Michael Downey	Rude Awakening	single	self-released	2020	from figures of light	0:13:36 Pop-up)
Guided By Voices	Man Called Blunder	Surrender Your Poppy Field	Guided By Voices Inc.	2020		0:15:47 Pop-up)
Guided By Voices	Citizen's Blitz	Mirrored Aztec	Guided By Voices Inc.	2020		0:18:40 Pop-up)

The Chats	Drunk N Disorderly	High Risk Behavior	Bargain Bin	2020		0:22:57 Pop-up)
Personality Cult	Telephone	New Arrows	Dirtnap	2020		0:24:15 Pop-up)
Wyldlife	Kiss and Tell	Year Of The Snake	Wicked Cool	2020		0:26:37 Pop-up)
Exbats	Funny Honey	Kicks, Hits, And Fits	bandcamp	2020		0:30:08 Pop-up)

Justin Angelo Morey	I Want Your Love	single	self-released	2020		0:34:53 Pop-up)
Ribeye Brothers	So Long Marconi	Every July Peas Grow There	Main Man	2020		0:39:13 Pop-up)
The Jack Cades	Perfect View	Perfect View	Beluga	2020		0:41:28 Pop-up)
Shadow Show	Charades	Silhouettes	bandcamp	2020	detroit	0:45:36 Pop-up)
The Electric Mess	After the Money's Gone	The Electric Mess V	Soundflat	2020		0:49:23 Pop-up)
Les Deuxluxes	No Way	Lighter Fluid	Bonsound	2020	montreal	0:54:41 Pop-up)
Killer Kin	Killer Is King	Bad, Bad Minds!	self-released	2020		0:57:06 Pop-up)

Neil Young	Vacancy	Homegrown	Reprise	1975/2020		1:05:57 Pop-up)
Country Westerns	Gentle Soul	s/t	Fat Possum	2020		1:09:50 Pop-up)
Jerry Lehane	Runaway With You	s/t	Rum Bar	1991/2020		1:12:29 Pop-up)
The Jayhawks	This Forgotten Town	XOXO	Thirty Tigers/Sham	2020		1:14:54 Pop-up)

Habibi	Angel Eyes	Anywhere But Here	Muddguts Records	2020		1:21:17 Pop-up)
James Elkington	Late Jim's Lament	Ever-Roving Eye	Paradise of Bachelors	2020		1:25:38 Pop-up)
Peter Case	In & Out Motel	Various - For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks	Kool Kat Musik	2020		1:28:40 Pop-up)
A Girl Called Eddy	Jody	Been Around	Elefant Records	2020	erin moran; from neptune nj but based in england; 16 years after the first album; daniel tashian, son of barry	1:32:18 Pop-up)
Yo Kinky	Someone I Used To Know	single	self-released	2020		1:37:44 Pop-up)
Chandra	Shut In Shut Out	single		2020		1:40:42 Pop-up)
Naked Roomate	Mad Love	Do The Duvet	Trouble In Mind	2020	oakland, andy jordan	1:43:38 Pop-up)

Cut Worms	Castle In The Clouds	Nobody Lives Here Anymore	Jagjaguwar	2020		1:50:43 Pop-up)
Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams	Arahura	Plastic Bouquet	New West	2020		1:55:02 Pop-up)
Holy Motors	Matador	Horse	Wharf Cat Records	2020		1:59:00 Pop-up)
David Nance	Learn the Curve	Staunch Honey	Trouble in Mind	2020		2:03:49 Pop-up)
Rod Sherwood	One Life At A Time	Life In a Hurry	self-released	2020		2:07:34 Pop-up)
Couch Prints	Tell U	Tell U	Luminelle	2020		2:10:54 Pop-up)
Heatwaves	In My Teens	Complete Recordings 2017-2020	Rum Bar	2020	spain	2:14:56 Pop-up)

The Resonaires	Standing With You	single	Colemine Records	2020		2:19:36 Pop-up)
Don Bryant	Is It Over	You Make Me Feel	Fat Possum	2020	is it over - send this one out to winter!	2:23:30 Pop-up)
Monophonics	Chances	It's Only Us	Colemine Records	2020		2:27:49 Pop-up)
Ronnue	That's the Way Love Goes	single	Nue Avenues	2020		2:31:05 Pop-up)
Bettye LaVette	I Hold No Grudge	Blackbirds	Verve	2020		2:34:25 Pop-up)

Drunken Prayer	Crazy Alone (Quarantine)	single	self-released	2020	this one going out to me	2:41:58 Pop-up)
Deke Dickerson	Strangers When We Meet	single	self-released	2020	smithereens cover - deke on everything and all voices	2:45:01 Pop-up)
The Rubinoos	It Hurts To Be In Love	various - The Benefit of Things To Come	Wild Honey Records	2020		2:48:12 Pop-up)
The Grip Weeds	For Pete's Sake (Stay Home)	single	self-released	2020		2:51:02 Pop-up)
Los Straitjackets	In My Room	single		2020		2:53:15 Pop-up)

Randy Rainbow	Cover Your Freakin' Face			2020		2:57:04 Pop-up)

December 21, 2020

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