Listener comments!

Wed. 7/2/08 11:03pm dave:

starting off with galaxie 500. that's an awfully good sign.

and TIMELY too.

i approve.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:05pm kendra:

I'm still awake!

Dave approves.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:06pm dave:

it's themely suggestion time!

U2, "4th of July" off unforgettable fire

Wed. 7/2/08 11:07pm Scott:

I feel like I'm brushing up against way too themey already!

Wed. 7/2/08 11:08pm dave:

i actually ran out of theme suggestions after that one and "city of fireworks" by the vehicle flips.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:09pm dave:

... but kendra suggests 'War Pigs'.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:10pm Scott:

Now that's a good one I would not have thought up.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:11pm ariella:

I think Tears of Rage is the ultimate Independence Day song.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:15pm dave:

i dunno, "The American Ruse" is up there, too.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:15pm Scott:

Oh I like that song. You guys are so much better at this than me. I mean all I could come up with was the uber-literal "Fourth of July".

Wed. 7/2/08 11:17pm Scott:

Star Spangled Banner anyone?

Wed. 7/2/08 11:20pm dave:

... and only if it's sung by Rosanne.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:21pm dave:

L7's "American Society" is somewheres up there, too.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:28pm dave:

very nice opening set, by the way, in spite of the lack of rosanne.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:32pm Scott:

Thank you Listener Dave!

Wed. 7/2/08 11:36pm Scott:

Anyone going to the Feelies/SY on the 4th? Other plans? French people, what are you doing for Bastille Day?

Wed. 7/2/08 11:43pm dave:

i pounded and pounded on the ticket reservation page for the feelies/SY show, but the intertubes, they hate me.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:46pm Mike Shore:

July 4th suggestions:
- "4th of July" by Charles Ives (from New England Holidays)
- anything from Joseph Byrd's "Yankee Transcendoodle"
- Bix Biederbecke's "Fireworks"
love the Archie Shepp - how bout "Magic of JuJu"?

Wed. 7/2/08 11:51pm Scott:

Hi Mike! Oh I love Charles Ives, too. Doink. Don't know if I've heard the Bix tune.

Wed. 7/2/08 11:56pm Mike Shore:

yknow I may have been hallucinating re Bix - apologies. I'll double check on that. Oh man Ronnie Boykins now - yer killin' it man! backup July 4th thought for now...um, er, ah...Van Morrison "Almost Indepdendence Day"?

Thu. 7/3/08 12:32am dave:

this wooden ships track is just totally soaking in spacemen 3 awesomeness.

Thu. 7/3/08 12:45am Mike Shore:

agree w/Dave on wooden ships. "Fireworks" is not by Bix after all - it's a Louis Armstrong track (Hot 5 & Orch)! how's that for an embarrassing slip. My most abject apologies to all reading this. I shut up now...and enjoy another fine edition of "The Long Rally"...

Thu. 7/3/08 12:50am (mta) Tony:

For anyone interested, here is MY ultimate Independence Day Mix:
BEACH BOYS - 4TH OF JULY
BYRDS, THE - AMERICA'S GREAT NATIONAL PASSTIME
CHARLES, RAY - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
CLIFF, JIMMY - AMERICAN DREAM
DIAMOND, NEIL - AMERICA
GUESS WHO, THE - AMERICAN WOMAN
HALL, TOM T. - AMERICA THE UGLY
MCLEAN, DON - AMERICAN PIE
PETTY, TOM - AMERICAN GIRL
PRESLEY, ELVIS - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
PRESLEY, ELVIS - AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
RAMMSTEIN - AMERIKA
RITCHIE FAMILY, THE - AMERICAN GENERATION
SIMON & GARFUNKLE - AMERICA
SIMON, PAUL - AMERICAN TUNE
SINATRA, FRANK - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE - 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
WAND, BETTY - AMERICA
WILLIAMS, JR., HANK - AMERICAN DREAM
AZTEC TWO-STEP - LIVING IN AMERICA
BLACK 47 - LIVIN' IN AMERICA
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH - I-FEEL-LIKE-I'M-FIXIN'-TO-DIE RAG
CROSBY, DAVID / NASH, GRAHAM - IMMIGRATION MAN
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH - FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM
DYLAN, BOB - CHIMES OF FREEDOM
DYLAN, BOB - JOHN BROWN
HAVENS, RICHIE - FREEDOM
MILLER, STEVE - LIVING IN THE U.S.A.
OCHS, PHIL - I AIN'T MARCHING ANYMORE
PAXTON, TOM - BUY A GUN FOR YOUR SON
PAXTON, TOM - I'M THE MAN WHO BUILT THE BRIDGES
PAXTON, TOM - LYNDON JOHNSON
SADLER, BARRY - BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
SAINTE-MARIE, BUFFY - MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THY PEOPLE YOU'RE DYING
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE - BORN IN THE U.S.A.
STEPPENWOLF - MONSTER/SUICIDE/AMERICA
WILDE, KIM - KIDS IN AMERICA
YOUNG, NEIL - HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE
ANIMALS, THE - SKY PILOT
BOWIE, DAVID - YOUNG AMERICANS
CHICAGO - SATURDAY IN THE PARK
DR. JOHN - THE PATRIOTIC FLAG-WAVER
DRIFTERS, THE - ONLY IN AMERICA
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND
GRATEFUL DEAD, THE - U.S. BLUES
GUTHRIE, WOODY - THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
HARDIN, TIM - SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM
HENDRIX, JIMI - STAR SPANGLED BANNER
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - VOLUNTEERS
MELLENCAMP, JOHN - PINK HOUSES
NEWMAN, RANDY - POLITICAL SCIENCE
NEWMAN, RANDY - SAIL AWAY
PHILLIPS, GRANT LEE - SEE AMERICA
PRINE, JOHN - SAM STONE
SAINTE-MARIE, BUFFY - WELCOME, WELCOME EMIGRANTE
SCOTT-HERON, GIL - WINTER IN AMERICA
TAYLOR, JAMES - ON THE 4TH OF JULY
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - SOMETHING IN THE AIR

These songs completely fill a 3 CD set. Perhaps Scott may find something he likes?

Thu. 7/3/08 12:53am Scott:

I find a lot that I like on there.

Thu. 7/3/08 1:08am dave:

i almost hate to add anything to that collection, but it seems like 'fortunate son' would fit somewhere in there.

Thu. 7/3/08 1:36am dave:

two more and i swear i'm done:
all of 'yanqui u.x.o.' by godspeed you black emperor and (hi kendra!) 'beach party vietnam' by the dead milkmen

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