Michael Shelley:
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from September 9, 2017
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September 9, 2017: Woman (This Ole Place Is Gettin' You Down)
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| Middleclassmen, The |
Woman (This Ole Place Is Gettin' You Down)
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| Alan Lake |
Good Time
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| Spade Cooley |
Carmen's Boogie
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| L.C. Cooke |
Put Me Down Easy
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| Zoot Sims w/ Al Cohn |
Nagasaki
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| A Song |
Like We Were Before
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| Teddy Lee And The Tomcats |
Baby You're Not The One
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| Chris Scruggs |
Where The Wind Might Blow
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| Brook Benton |
Hurtin' Inside
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| Nancy |
I Want You Bad
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| Pozo Seco Singers |
I Can Make It With You
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| Dion |
My Love
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| Ronnie Self |
The Hurt Is Free
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| Chuck Berry |
Dutchman
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| Jimmy Cliff |
Hard Road To Travel
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| Avett Brothers, The |
Slight Figure of Speech
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| Manfred Mann |
Pretty Flamingo
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| Dave Edmunds |
Halfway Down
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| James Ray |
I've Got My Mind Set On You
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| Blondie |
I'm Gonna Love You Too
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| Mark Wirtz |
The Singer Sings The Song (and the Gambler Gambles On)
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| Warren Smith |
Sweet Sweet Girl To Me
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| Arthur Alexander |
I'm Comin' Home
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| Moe Koffman |
Bulldog Walk
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| Collin Blunstone |
Mary Won't You Warm My Bed?
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| Mercybeats, The |
Last Night I Made A Little Girl Cry
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| Jim Nesbitt |
It's Great To Stay In The U.S.A.
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| Clique, The |
I'm In Love With A Girl
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| dB's, The |
Living A Lie
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| Sound Symposium, The |
Darling Be Home Soon
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| Elton Britt & Rosalie Allen |
Fooling Around
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| Dr. Footswitch |
Everyday Has Got A New Dream
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| Dan Auerbach |
Livin' In Sin
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| Bats, The |
You Look Good Together
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| Bats, The |
You Will Now Won't You
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| Tommy Collins |
Think It Over Boys
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| Soul Brothers Six |
Some Kind Of Wonderful
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| English Beat, The |
Ackee 1,2,3
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| Wild Ones, The |
Come On Back
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| Catbirds, The |
I'm Only You
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| Monkees, The |
Our Own World
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| Star For A Night |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:00am
Frank Above:
What is happening? | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:00am
Listener Baby:
Good morning Baby. Such a touching, thoughtful interview last week with the astounding, James Hand. You never choke.. You are always great, and always to heart of things. You make us all proud to be aware that your so is so special. Good morning all you kids, good morning, Frank! With kind regards, Baby |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:01am
Frank Above:
Hiya Baby! Are you busy picking thus morning? | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:02am
bonneville73:
Listening in Traverse City, MI in real time for a change instead of through the archive while at work on Monday. Hey Michael! | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:03am
Listener Baby:
Not picking, but picking up Malbec from a wonderful little vineyard, down yonder. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:04am
Listener Baby:
Picking for at least three straight days starting tomorrow. Want to come help, Frank? |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:10am
Stay Frosty:
Outstanding groove. Thank you Michael. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:14am
Parq:
Some weeks, Michael, your show is even more welcome than usual. This is one of those weeks. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:16am
sonnyspop:
Wow, this is good. Badfinger meets Big Star? | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:24am
Listener Baby:
Baby.. You going to spin that Pozo song you love much? Seems like a appro moment? |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:26am
Frank Above:
Oh don't worry. Joe won't disappoint. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:30am
Pierre:
Nancys on WFMU!!!! can't believe it. You got a new fan over here guy | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:31am
Tomophobic Tom from Detroit:
I thought most of the Disney Beach Boys stuff was carefully crated rip off so they wouldn't have to pay licensing? | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:32am
Dean:
Paso Robles, you say? I'm in Berkeley, but we're down by SLO from time to time when we stay at Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, etc. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:32am
Michael Shelley:
At the water park it was like listening to a Beach Boys mix tape. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:34am
battleaxe:
In Santa Cruz...oh so close! | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:34am
Michael Shelley:
And a good mix tape, made by somebody who knew what they were doing |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:35am
judy from croton:
Someone needs help nearPaso Robles CA? Got a great friend in San Luis Obispo always up for an adventure. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:35am
Listener Baby:
Dean and Battleaxe. Come visit us in Paso. We will change your life for a minute. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:37am
Dean:
Lunch at Firestone Walker? Wish we could head there this weekend. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:37am
Listener Baby:
Dean, I'll send to a place for lunch that will make you very happy. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:37am
gene sculatti:
Ronnie Self's big hit. I heard it on the radio in the late 50s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7uvkg6Q_A | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:38am
Dean:
Do tell, Baby! | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:41am
Listener Baby:
Los Robles Cafe. Catch is lovely for lunch too. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:41am
Dean:
Keep meaning to stay in Cambria, too. Was last there decades ago when I was a kid. I remember a store with wall-to-wall miniature figurines, totally captivating to a kid. Thanks for the tips. Will explore both! | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:43am
Listener Baby:
This area is so rich and diverse. So many a feeling you can get exploring the Central Coast of CA. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:46am
Dean:
Man, I'm hungry now after checking out Los Robles Cafe. Appears to be terrific Mexican. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:46am
postpunk:
I spent a week sleeping on the cliffs in a rest area in Davenport, CA back following the GD in the 80's. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:46am
Listener Baby:
I've now seen everything.. Baby playing the Avett Bros?? |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:47am
battleaxe:
Looking to attend Jory Brigham class in Paso Robles in 2018. Will check em out! | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:49am
Michael Shelley:
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:50am
Tomophobic Tom from Detroit:
Cambria rules . There's a little surf beach just north of town with great little cafe, surf shop, etc. want to move the wife says no | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:52am
bonneville73:
Michael's show always ends me to eBay, Amazon, etc. to buy all this great music he shares with us. Forever grateful to him for sharing that Aeroplane single with us, and the Group's "Baby, Baby It's You" | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 11:58am
Stay Frosty:
Blast from the past. You rock Mr. Shelley. |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:01pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd:
@bonneville73: Those are 2 great ones!!! |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:10pm
Listener Baby:
Can we all agree that all songs should list who played the drums as the first and most important detail. Even before who performed the song? Can we start doing that? |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:23pm
Frank Above:
Nice dedication, Michael. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:33pm
Frank Above:
I think I need to further investigate the Dan Auerbach album. Every track you've played has been really good. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:34pm
Listener Baby:
This is the best song I've never heard before. Unreal it took me 40 years to hear it? Whose fault is that? Man, what else is out there? |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:42pm
Stay Frosty:
Amen, brothers and sisters! |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:44pm
Stay Frosty:
@Listener Baby I hear you and agree! The problem is that WFMU has turned me on to so many different artists that I am overwhelmed musically and may OD on it! |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:45pm
Bill in W.O.:
Nice Beat track! The inclusion of "Rotating Head " (also from Special Beat Service) in a commercial has been one of the weirder can't believe that's being used to sell stuff moments this year. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:50pm
Paul:
Just tuned. Greetings from the Orlando area. Drove 9 hours to get here | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:50pm
McGreivey:
OK. This Catbirds track has me scrambling to the interwebs seeking purchase opportunities. | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:54pm
davefromtoronto:
it smells like fountains of wayne in here... | |
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Sat. 9/9/17 12:56pm
bonneville73:
where do you get these phonecalls??? ahahhahaha | |
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