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August 21, 2008: 'don't remove the window covers or the fall birds will try to fly right throught the house'
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | New | Approx. start time | |
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| khedayer bin kessab | taqsim | Give Me Love: Songs of the Brokenhearted, Baghdad 1925-1929 | honest jons | * | 0:00:00 (Real) | ||
| alem girda band | qotchegn messassate | Ethiopiques 9 (V/A) alemayehu eshete | 0:03:35 (Real) | ||||
| pram | salt and sand | The Moving Frontier | domino | * | 0:06:28 (Real) | ||
| bits & pieces | don't stop the music | Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986 | 0:17:20 (Real) | ||||
| lucio battisti | una poltrona, un bicchiere dio cognac, un telivisore, 35 morti ai confini di israele e giordania | Amore E Non Amore | 1971 | 0:23:23 (Real) | |||
| fleetwood mac | showbiz blues | then play on | 0:29:13 (Real) | ||||
| johnny cash with lynn anderson | i've been everywhere | the best of the johnny cash tv show | 0:33:45 (Real) | ||||
| milenasong | streicheln | monika barchen songs for bruno knut & TOM V/A | MONIKA | 0:40:46 (Real) | |||
| the dreamers | goodnight farewell my friend | Day For Night | 0:43:27 (Real) | ||||
| karen dalton | same old man | in my own time | 0:46:55 (Real) | ||||
| ben neill | after the goldrush | triptycal | 0:49:58 (Real) | ||||
| bullfight | 0:57:08 (Real) | ||||||
| nancy sinatra | it ain't me babe | 0:57:51 (Real) | |||||
| derrick harriot | let me down easy | jonny greenwood is the controller v/a | 1:00:51 (Real) | ||||
| promise | i'm not ready for love | homeschooled v/a | numero group | 1:04:43 (Real) | |||
| bat for lashes | what's a girl to do? | fur and gold | 1:10:58 (Real) | ||||
| king culture | Nice Up the Session Version | Basic Replay (v/a) | 1:13:54 (Real) | ||||
| erykah badu | my people | 1:17:39 (Real) | |||||
| the invisible | london girl | 1:20:20 (Real) | |||||
| jards macale | farinha do desprezo | brazil 70 | 1:24:11 (Real) | ||||
| blank blue | eyes closed | western water music II/ nobody presents blank blue | 1:29:18 (Real) | ||||
| the uniques | queen majesty | 600% Dynamite v/a | soul jazz | 1:31:35 (Real) | |||
| alice clark | i keep it hid | alice clark | 1:40:37 (Real) | ||||
| silver summit | awaken | silver summit | 1:43:26 (Real) | ||||
| kasai allstars | quick as white | In the 7th moon, the chief turned into a swimming fish and ate the head of his enemy by magic | crammed | * | 1:48:58 (Real) | ||
| brazilian girls | strangeboy | new york city | verve forecast | * | 1:55:18 (Real) | ||
| LCD soundsystem vs. john cale by DJ MDSB | all my friends | 2:00:36 (Real) | |||||
| Mount Analog with Jesse Sykes | riverman | poor boy: songs of nick drake V/A | 2:12:16 (Real) | ||||
| hearts + horses | norway kitty | park avenue music | claire | * | 2:17:09 (Real) | ||
| vetiver | been so long | between | 2:20:51 (Real) | ||||
| sexteto munamar | entre todas las mujeres | sextetos cubanos sones 1930 v/a | 2:24:03 (Real) | ||||
| nortec collective | que bonita bailas | Silencio=Muerte - Red, Hot & Latin v/a | 2:27:40 (Real) | ||||
| waylon jennings | macarthur park | 2:33:53 (Real) | |||||
| persona | agua | persona | 2:39:41 (Real) | ||||
| ginger ale | le grand sommeil | tombe pour daho v/a | 2:40:24 (Real) | ||||
| marianne faithfull | rich kid blues | 2:44:35 (Real) | |||||
| elvis | trouble/guitar man | the complete 68 comeback special | * | 2:49:08 (Real) | |||
| crystal fighters | i love london | 2:51:18 (Real) | |||||
| danyel gerard | d'ou reviens-tu billie boy? | 2:54:25 (Real) | |||||
| dolly mixture | he's so frisky | 2:57:30 (Real) | |||||
Thu. 8/21/08 9:15am
From:
gumby
Good Morning Trouble! Please thank everyone at WFMU for that wonderful show last night. It was a spiritual funfest for me.
P.S. - I love the "Modern Girl" cd. The one about the guy who was everything she admired till he became incorporated cracks me up.
Thu. 8/21/08 9:18am
From:
trouble
good morning! i agree last night's show was truly wonderful in every way...
Thu. 8/21/08 9:31am
From:
Pamela
Trouble! You're taking comments? Did they force you into it?
Anyway, great to have you at my desk this morning... thanks for all you do.
Thu. 8/21/08 9:35am
From:
trouble
not exactly, just swiss bank account...nah...
Thu. 8/21/08 9:35am
From:
Parq
One thing I loved about last night's fiesta - one of many, many - was the diversity of the crowd. FMUers, art punks, Africans and Af-Americans from pre-school to grandmas, curious west siders, and more.
Thu. 8/21/08 9:37am
From:
sloane
It has always totally puzzled me that "Then Play On" gets so little airplay (except for 'Oh Well'). Leave it to my favorite DJ to do the right thing; it's such a sweeeeet album! JC rocks too!
Thu. 8/21/08 9:38am
From:
annalisa
that concert last night was one of the best I've been to, period. thanks for setting it up! and I'll be sure to check WFMU out at work (which is what I'm doing right now)
Thu. 8/21/08 9:47am
From:
gumby
The diversity was definately a big part of the spirituality. breath blown through brass & honed into a cosmic message was another. And how did that dancer move like that. The diversity even went beyond human. That one song that had elephantesque trombone and birdsque sounds. The crashing electric guitars and when Getachew strolled the stage and just played. The chantlike vocals of The Ex. The performance space the weather, just cosmic.
Thu. 8/21/08 9:55am
From:
Negator
I'm gettin' jealous people. I really wanted to go but live far from NY. All the concerts you guys put on for your 50th we're must see's in my book. The radio station at the center of "the known universe" must be a great place to be. I couldn't see the EX last night, but I did practice with my band down here in NC last night. We were BETTER! You guys should've been crammed in our little closet space listening to us, FMUers, art punks, Africans and Af-Americans from pre-school to grandmas, curious west siders and all! We'd rocked your knickers off!
Thu. 8/21/08 9:57am
From:
Parq
Neg, next time post the location in advance, and I'm totally there. By the way, did anyone else see the guy in the crowd afterward with a sousaphone? WTF?
Thu. 8/21/08 10:03am
From:
gumby
Good for you Neg, create your own sonic universe! Yes parq, he walked right by me & Mrs. gumby, nice hat too. But I noticed he did not have a mouthpiece in it. There was an guy by me up on th ewall who just was digging and grooving on everything. I think these young girls next to me thought I was really stoned, but I wasn't at all just, moved by the vibes.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:08am
From:
R. P.
Saw the Ex with Getatchew Mekurya in DC last week, and they rocked the house. There's a big Ethiopian population here, and it was represented in the audience, along with punks and music fans of all stripes. That was one of the most memorable shows this year so far.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:08am
From:
Ike
I was wondering what that instrument was! I guess he was hoping to join in. Heh.
This was indeed one of the must-sees. (A.A.) I'm sad I missed the first few minutes of the Ex & Getachew though.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:09am
From:
gumby
Change of subject. Did anyone see Shawn Johnson, the US gymnasts TV interview after winning the gold medal on Tuesday night. She made a nice classy, silent political statement with her peace symbol earings. Nice touch!
Thu. 8/21/08 10:12am
From:
PG
last night's show was something i will not forget anytime soon. just amazing.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:15am
From:
Ike
Gumby, IMO, a classier statement would be a loud statement about China's human rights abuses. Maybe earrings depicting those two old women being dragged off to labor camps for daring to apply for a permit to protest. Although that might be a bit heavy on the earlobes, I admit.
IOC = impotence, opulence, corruption.
Great show Trouble.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:15am
From:
marionfrenchie
lucky you! The Ex came to a small town in Brittany a couple month back, and I got lazy and stayed home... stupid me! hope they'll come again with Getatchew in the near future!
Thu. 8/21/08 10:18am
From:
C
They haven't been dragged off to labor camps yet, just threatened with it.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:21am
From:
Bad Ronald
Man am I chagrined. I spaced it, got lit and watched old episodes of the Addams Family (yes, sad but true).
Was last night's show recorded and if so, more importantly, will it be available on fmu.com anytime soon?
Thu. 8/21/08 10:27am
From:
gumby
I agree there are many things wrong with the Olympics as with any system. And China is headed for huge environmental cataclysm, along with their less than acceptable human rights record. However, I will never lose my amazement that a person can spend 6 hours a day for years perfecting the movement of their body. I could never summon the strength to that kind of commitment.
Thu. 8/21/08 10:27am
From:
55fps
BR: That Fester can be pretty funny. Don't feel so bad, I got shtaked and listened to Bert Kaempfert records (don't knock it 'til you've tried it).
Thu. 8/21/08 10:32am
From:
GP
"Bert Kaempferts got the mad hits"
Morning Trouble
Thu. 8/21/08 10:34am
From:
Bad Ronald
TX 55fps I'll check out some Kaempfert pieces.
The episode where Lurch got a record deal was killing me!
Negator - Does your band have any tunes on-line I can check out?
Thu. 8/21/08 10:35am
From:
Parq
BR, I agree with 55; a life watching The Addams Family is a life well spent. ("Thanks, It, you're all . . . what are you all, anyway?") You can't do everything, not even in NYC, see?
Thu. 8/21/08 10:35am
From:
esch oder anarchie!
Love this 600% collection - the D Brown "Westbound Train" also has a fab al green sample ...
Thu. 8/21/08 10:39am
From:
Bad Ronald
Thanks for the kind words Parq only problem is I'm starting to develop a thing for Morticia...
Thu. 8/21/08 10:52am
From:
annalisa
ha, well that's a conversation stopper :)
Thu. 8/21/08 10:53am
From:
Derek
Is it just me or was that Silver Summit track absolutely great?
Thu. 8/21/08 10:54am
From:
trouble
yes silver summit is great and they will be playing live on this show 9/25...
Thu. 8/21/08 10:57am
From:
gumby
Love that fish head enemy stuff!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:01am
From:
nh_dave
I do love this LCD song...
Thu. 8/21/08 11:01am
From:
trent
WHOA AWESOME SONG SERIES
Thu. 8/21/08 11:03am
From:
Negator
Two bands. I sing and play drums in this one:
http://www.myspace.com/themenproject1
and just play drums in this one:
http://www.myspace.com/rocketcottage
Hope you like them Bad Ronald
Mortisha! Goddamn, I looked for a woman like her from puberty to about late 20's. I mean Lily Munster was sooo hot, but Mortisha, mmmmmm. Sorry, do I sound too obvious? Hell, I'd fucked Fester to see that look on his face, you know stick a light bulb in his mouth. Tee-hee...
Thu. 8/21/08 11:06am
From:
Parq
I was gonna say, Ron, you and every other guy who grew up watching that show. Caroline Jones also has a small role in that Frank Sinatra movie that introduced "High Hopes".
Thu. 8/21/08 11:07am
From:
gumby
Neg I will never look at Fester the same again. That is too funny.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:14am
From:
Negator
Tony Coulter turned me on to Andy Bey and his version of 'River Man'. I love this song very much. Thanks Trouble. Everyone must hear Andy Bey's version, though.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:19am
From:
Negator
Correction: Irwin turned me on to Andy Bey. TC turned me on to 10,000 other bands....
Thu. 8/21/08 11:20am
From:
HotRod
This Norway Kitty track is perfect right now. Thanks Trouble!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:21am
From:
Christy
what did you just say about MV and EE in bklyn? thanks for the mail btw--you must have your hands full dearie.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:22am
From:
elvie
so wait, how do i get my hands on a copy of "all my friends"? halp!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:24am
From:
elvie
nevermind! i done figured it out.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:26am
From:
christy
hi me again--finally got my 'fmu swag, but still waiting for my trouble disk...:-)
Thu. 8/21/08 11:26am
From:
HotRod
Where's my cafe con leche???
Thu. 8/21/08 11:27am
From:
trouble
everyone's favorite band MV& EE are playing the Issue project room on 9/27 as part of the WFMU curated month of weekends there
Thu. 8/21/08 11:27am
From:
Bad Ronald
Thanks Negator - gonna check them out later!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:31am
From:
Parq
Neg, is the band name "Rocket Cottage" an intentional reference to the mid-70s Steeleye Span album, or is that a coincidence?
Thu. 8/21/08 11:34am
From:
gumby
No!!!!! Make McArthur Park stop, PPPPPPLLLLLLLEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEE!!!!!!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:34am
From:
Ted from Baltimore
I don't think I can take it either.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:34am
From:
Lucky
Is that Waylon's lady friend playing the Hammond organ?
Thu. 8/21/08 11:35am
From:
55fps
I like the Telly Savales version better.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:38am
From:
christy
thanks for repeating that info. I'm at work all alone today, so I'm blasting your show through the desktop speakers. wooHOO!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:39am
From:
gumby
One time on one of those NPR stations I was listening as Pete Fornatell told the guy who wrote this nonsense, what a great song it was, My sweet green puke was boiling.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:43am
From:
ee
This track is killer. Thanks!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:43am
From:
Lilsis
Hi Trouble,
How about some elvis for a cranston girl?
Thu. 8/21/08 11:47am
From:
Parq
Why does everyone hate "McA Park?" I remember it was number one in a poll conducted by Dave Barry as to the worst songs ever. Try to keep in mind, these are the people who have made Whitney Houston a superstar.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:48am
From:
Bad Ronald
Dig this Marianne Faithfull track thanks!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:53am
From:
gumby
I just think "the cake in the rain" is a stupid analogy. Losing your arm, your lover, your child, that's tradgedy. Dripping green icing, that's laughable.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:54am
From:
trouble
hello miss c from cranston!
Thu. 8/21/08 11:54am
From:
Bad Ronald
That tune's a bitter pill. I took the time to check out Negator's bands and must say I'm partial to Rocket Cottage.
Thu. 8/21/08 11:55am
From:
lilsis
Thanks, for the song-----great job!!! xoxo
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