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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Vytas Brenner  La Sabana   Favoriting Venezuela 70 Volume 2  Soul Jazz  2018  CD  From 1973  *   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Dragons  Cosmosis   Favoriting BFI  Ninja Tune  2007  CD  From 1970; R.I.P. The Captain    0:06:13 (Pop-up)
Free Design  Tomorrow Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life   Favoriting Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love  Light in the Attic  2004  CD  From 1970    0:09:06 (Pop-up)
The Swingle Singers  Air (from The Harpsichord Suite in E Major)   Favoriting Bachanalia  Philips  1972  LP  From 1964    0:14:27 (Pop-up)
Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton  The Quail Song   Favoriting Music and Poetry of the Kesh  RVNG Intl.  2018  CD  From 1982  *   0:16:45 (Pop-up)
Moon Express  Awake and Love   Favoriting Prophetic Spirit  Modern Harmonic  2018  CD  From 1968  *   0:18:26 (Pop-up)
Frank Gem and Unknown Artists  Old Devil Moon   Favoriting Percussion with Harmonica Featuring Frank Gem  Hurrah  1960?  LP      0:22:00 (Pop-up)
Dawn  Love the One You're With   Favoriting Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando  Bell  1971  LP      0:25:16 (Pop-up)
 
Me and The Bees  25, 32, 45, 69   Favoriting Menos Mal  La Castanya  2018  LP    *   0:38:21 (Pop-up)
The Deafening Colors  Saracen Revisited   Favoriting Run Pass Option  Deafening Colors  2019  MP3    *   0:39:57 (Pop-up)
Graham Brice  I'm Alright with That   Favoriting Graham Brice's Flowering Future  Kazoo!  2018  CD    *   0:42:06 (Pop-up)
Sugarcoat  Giving Up   Favoriting Crush  C+P Numavi  2018  MP3      0:45:08 (Pop-up)
David Javelosa & Baby Buddha  What's Going On   Favoriting Everyone Is My Age  Dark Entries  2018  LP  From 1984  *   0:48:06 (Pop-up)
Hailu Mergia  Yegle Nesh   Favoriting Bitteschön, Philophon! Vol. 1  Philophon  2018  CD    *   0:51:36 (Pop-up)
The Brothers  You're My First, My Last, My Everything / Fire   Favoriting Disco Soul  RCA  1975  LP      0:54:24 (Pop-up)
Salt & Pepper Featuring Greg Palmer  Meet Me at the Mall   Favoriting It's About Time...  Seasoned  1978  LP      1:01:22 (Pop-up)
Jaye P. Morgan  Let's Get Together   Favoriting Jaye P. Morgan  We Want Sounds  2018  CD  From 1976  *   1:05:03 (Pop-up)
L. Hurdle/K. Poppy/M. Bell  You've Got What It Takes   Favoriting Unusual Sounds  Anthology Recordings   2018  LP    *   1:08:30 (Pop-up)
The Main Ingredient  Work to Do   Favoriting Aphrodisiac  RCA  1973  LP      1:12:00 (Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  Lay Lady Lay   Favoriting The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)  Legacy  2015  CD  From "Givin' It Back," 1971    1:15:43 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a passel of 45s in a row
Johnny Paycheck  The Old Year Is Gone   Favoriting single  Little Darlin'  1968  45      1:33:14 (Pop-up)
The Brians  My Brother's Famous   Favoriting single  Din Disc  1979  45  Thanks to Listener Tom!    1:35:22 (Pop-up)
Sylvie Vartan  Irrésistiblement   Favoriting single  RCA Victor  1968  45      1:39:02 (Pop-up)
Marie and Rex  I Can't Sit Down   Favoriting single  Carlton  1959  45      1:41:51 (Pop-up)
The Captain and Tennille  Por Amor Viviremos   Favoriting single  A&M  1975  45      1:43:58 (Pop-up)
J. R. Bailey  Too Far Gone to Turn Around   Favoriting single  Toy  1972  45      1:47:37 (Pop-up)
The Mekons  Hello Cruel World   Favoriting single  Sin  1986  45      1:50:12 (Pop-up)
Ronnie Charles with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Choir  Layla (Part I)   Favoriting single  20th Century  1975  45      1:53:21 (Pop-up)
Wil Malone with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Choir  Layla (Part II)   Favoriting single  20th Century  1975  45      1:57:03 (Pop-up)
 
 
Story Corner: Songs that tell stories (an occasional feature of the program)
The Coasters  Love Potion #9   Favoriting Young Blood  Atlantic Deluxe  1982  LP  From 1968    2:09:12 (Pop-up)
The Deep Six  What Would You Wish from the Golden Fish?   Favoriting The Deep Six  Liberty  1966  LP      2:11:28 (Pop-up)
Donovan  The Owl and The Pussycat   Favoriting HMS Donovan  BGO  1997  CD  From 1971; Thanks, Jim Price!    2:14:24 (Pop-up)
John Jacob Niles  Frog Went A-Courtin'   Favoriting I Wonder As I Wander - Love Songs and Carols  Tradition  1958  LP      2:16:25 (Pop-up)
Joan Baez  Matty Groves   Favoriting Joan Baez in Concert  Vanguard  1962  LP      2:19:08 (Pop-up)
Trimdon Grange Explosion  The Bonnie Banks of Fordie   Favoriting Trimdon Grange Explosion  Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube  2018  LP    *   2:25:44 (Pop-up)
Richard Thompson  1952 Vincent Black Lightning   Favoriting Rumor and Sigh  Capitol  1991  CD      2:36:13 (Pop-up)
Laura Cantrell  Love Vigilantes   Favoriting Trains and Boats and Planes EP  Diesel Only  2008  CD      2:41:06 (Pop-up)
The Police  Message in a Bottle   Favoriting Reggatta de Blanc  A&M  1979  10"      2:45:04 (Pop-up)
Millie Jackson  Summer (The First Time)   Favoriting Caught Up  Spring  1974  LP      2:50:19 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Aaron Working In Newark:

Good Morning Joe!
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Dances with Moomins:

Hello Mr. McG! Greetings from darkest Finland !
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TDK60:

Hello.
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joie.
Rain stopped play; digging in the garden, so digging the music instead!
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duke:

Hiya Joe and listeners
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Krys O.:

Hello, Joe!
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pantz:

How nice. G'morn McGasbros and McGaskettes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
TheLoneliestMonk:

hey there JoeMac: thanks for spending another monday AM with us
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Lixiviated Life:

play that fun key muzik
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The Oscar:

Dragons! A friend of mine just hipped me to this the other day. Kinda mindblowing.
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Cheri Pi:

Good morning Joe and your cosmic listeners
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dale:

when was this actually recorded? dragons info but no recording date.

www.bbc.co.uk...
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Joe McG:

Good morning, Cheri, and Monk, and Krys, and duke, and Brian, and Oscar, and Moomins, and Aaron, and TDK and pantz and LixLife. @dale: About 1970.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11am
dale:

oh, it says '37 years ago.' and that review was 12 years ago!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Happy Monday, Joe and January Jokers!
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steveo:

hey everybody
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pantz:

I know Free Design did a lot of hippie Up With People stuff but were they Jesus freaks too? I have flashbacks to Sunday school when I was a kid.
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dale:

1970 is almost 50 years ago - ain't that a kick in the groin!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
TheLoneliestMonk:

@Dale yes, esp. for ppl who are 50!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15am
dale:

mike curb congregation was on glen campbell goodtime hour i watched on pluto tv app. they sang jesus is just alright but a couple of the ladies were dressed for dancing in a cage above the dance floor.
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duke:

Someone was just talking to me about the Swingle Singers on Sunday. I hadn't thought about them in years.
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Roberto:

I had a cassette of this Handel harpsichord suite that I listened to a lot in college.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:17am
Brian in UK:

@dale what's the betting they stole 'Jesus....' from The Byrds 'Byrdmaniax'.
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Dances with Moomins:

@ Dale: drop kick in the bread basket! Iw as 16 in 1970 and sometimes listening to WFMU from Uppsala College ( East Orange days ) on the transistor radio! Yikes and a half!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18am
TheLoneliestMonk:

now if you told me when i got up this morning i was gonna be hearing Ursula K. Le Guin chanting, i woulda taken that bet
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melinda:

Nice Swingle Singers. Before the playlist update I thought it was Free Design and the Quail Song was the Swingles, which was blowing my mind.
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TDK60:

Ursula K.L. has got to be one of my fave writers, now climbing the WFMU Charts..who'd-a thought?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
queems:

LOVE THIS
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pantz:

Feel like we should wheel out the Wicker Man about now, yeah?
  9:23am
Brendan:

Good morning Joe. That last song sounded like some kind of wonderful Vulcan love incantation .
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The Oscar:

When I was a kid, my family's cats were Ursula (named by my mom after Ursula K. LeGuin) and Smokey Joe (named by my dad after the Coasters song). We also had Mel, but I think my parents just thought that was a funny name for a cat.
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Krys O.:

The Lathe of Heaven is one of my favorite books. Le Guin was brilliant. Gone almost a year now.
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Sem:

Good morning, Joe, McGaskoes, those who feel for Stephen Sills, those who love Tony O, and all.
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The Oscar:

I had been working in a record store for years before I realized Dawn was the group's name. I always thought one of the girls was named Dawn, and the other one didn't warrant a credit for some reason.
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steveo:

thought for sure some daryl dragon was next ...
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@JM you're here, but are you PRESENT?
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steveo:

but don't worry i have nick the bard's tribute on my todo list (wfmu.org... )
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bore:

I've heard it pronounced "erving" international...
  9:34am
MUWFinMA:

speculative fiction ;)
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melinda:

@Oscar I thought the same thing
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steveo:

oh! missed that! thanks!
  9:36am
cb:

recently decided it was “revenge” based on an interview and on their website url being igetrvng
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Colleen:

Mac Davis show
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TDK60:

..that LeGuin/Barton music is from '85, Always Coming Home is the book. en.wikipedia.org...
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The Oscar:

I could never figure out why someone with the birth name DARYL DRAGON would perform under a nickname.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37am
TheLoneliestMonk:

believe it or not, tony orlando was a really good guest on gilbert gottfried's podcast
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TDK60:

..Oscar: I heard that Yo La Tengo wanted to save Tony Orlando's house.
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TDK60:

I mean Loneliest Monk! ha~
  9:40am
Brendan:

Can HeeHaw be on that channel?
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karlward:

TDK60: Let's Save Alex Chilton's House.
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dale:

here's some season one goodtime hour. be prepared for john byner and tim conway with your john hartford.

www.shoutfactorytv.com...
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@TDK never heard that one.
i thought he split his time between FLA & vegas.
you talkin' bout his family home in joisey?
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Mungerphut:

Gerat set!
  9:45am
judy from croton:

Trying to finish this wedding quilt. They got married in August. But Joe, this music is taking all my concentration, it’s so great.
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KP in DC:

Hello Joe from besieged DC
  9:46am
judy from croton:

I’m blowing a McGasket!
Oh that doesn’t sound right.
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pantz:

Whoa! Love this Sugarcoat.
  9:47am
JakeGould:

Hey Joe!

@TheLoneliestMonk: “believe it or not, tony orlando was a really good guest on gilbert gottfried's podcast” Why is it shocking? Tony Orlando is great artist. And Gilbert Gottfried is great as well.
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Roberto:

LOLZ, Judy!
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Joe McG:

@judy: Ha ha ha!
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fleep:

Wet greetings from Los Angeles
  9:49am
JakeGould:

@fleep: May your Monday be moist.
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coelacanth∅:

Good Morning Joe
and All
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Roberto:

I just got back from LA, Fleep. It was raining hard Saturday night but sunny when we left yesterday. Is it raining again?
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@JG well, for someone who isn't conventionally thought of as "cool" i guess.
GGACP - OG!
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fleep:

Roberto: Yes, much lighter thoough.
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Roberto:

Yeah we got lucky with the weather. We were there for two weeks with almost no rain at all.
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Colleen:

Digging this
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Joe McG:

Hey fleep, Roberto, coelacanth, Jake, KP, Munger, everybody! Hope your morning is alright so far....
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TDK60:

Loneliest Monk: I suppose Tony's NJ home...the song is from YLT's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.
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Dominick:

Hiya hiya hiya
  9:59am
JakeGould:

TheLoneliestMonk: Well, to be fair WFMU is the kind of place where “The Hudson Brothers” would be put on a higher pedestal than Tony Orlando… Unless Tony Orlando suddenly had a Numero group comp out.

Which is all to say I like ”Tony Orlando and Dawn” and don’t suffer contrarian hipster nonsense.
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dale:

'let's go to the mall' by robin sparkles on how i met your mother was a great song.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@JG so odd you should mention the hudson brothers, Mark Hudson was another great sleeper guest on 'Amazing Colossal'
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The Oscar:

Loving this one!
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Sem:

I have no problem getting dwen with this tune, it's the getting back up again that is problematic.
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TDK60:

..a quick glance at YLT's lyrics reveal an imaginary rivalry event with Frankie Valli. [?]
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Roberto:

Sem, how does one get dwen? Sounds funk-ay.
  10:05am
JakeGould:

@TheLoneliestMonk: Well, I think “The Hudson Brothers” have less charisma than a Sid and Marty Krofft character. So hey!
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Brendan:

This Salt and Pepper is pushing it Joe. Its pushing it real good.
  10:06am
judy from croton:

Haha@Sem.
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Colleen:

This show is always fun!...Thanks Joe!
  10:07am
Brendan:

Wonder if they minded Salt-n- Pepa stealing their name.
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PKNY:

Discogs says that this Jaye P. came out in 1976, sounds super yacht-y, she was a soft rock pioneer as well as one helluva Gong Show judge!
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Joe McG:

@Brendan: A little salt and pepper to spice up your morning! @Colleen: Glad you're along for the fun!
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dale:

jaye p also gave felix unger's happy and peppy and bursting with joy that sexy soft side.
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maestroso:

Worked along side Jaye P. in Atlantic City back in the late '80s. She was doing jazz standards and comedy and was very good at both. Plus she was super nice.
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Joe McG:

@PKNY: She was always the saltiest one on the Gong Show panel.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

damn TDK, you're getting *deep* into the YLT folklore today!
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Joe McG:

@maestroso: Tell us more!
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TDK60:

I suppose YLT is into Jersey music history..it is possible.
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Kudubundu:

"Unusual Sounds" was an instant purchase for me! Great anthology. Another good show Joe. Hi from the UK.
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PKNY:

Speaking of being ahead of their time, the Main Ingredient foresaw Facetime and sexting back in '73! www.discogs.com...
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maestroso:

Her dressing room was right next to ours; we would chat after our shows. Very personable and funny.
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Henry in Hopatcong:

Love this version of Lay Lady Lay
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Joe McG:

@PKNY: If I were 14, the inside of the gatefold would be hanging on my bedroom wall.
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coelacanth∅:

the morning's getting better Joe
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The Oscar:

She can't stay, she has WORK to do!
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βrian:

It's a sopping, dreary day on the isthmus. One should stay beneath the covers and listen to The Isley Brothers.
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PKNY:

@Joe - I actually have this record, but couldn't remember what the inside gatefold looked like, Discogs to the rescue again! Cuba Gooding Sr. was trying to keep up with the Ohio Players as far as freakiness.
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Joe McG:

@Oscar: Ha ha ha! @Brian: Excellent idea!
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βrian:

I sure hope she persists!
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tadpoles:

Have to admit....this is a very neat version of "Lay Lady Lay".
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Davee:

Stay already!!!
  10:26am
Brendan:

That version almost reached Freebird length
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βrian:

Does Bob Dylan set off the goat alarm for that song, or no?
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duke:

Jaye P. Morgan got fired from the Gong Show for flashing
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coelacanth∅:

TDK with no clue at all i always imagined "let's save tony orlando's house" was about a fire, and in hollywood! i never listened to the lyrics, obviously.
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coelacanth∅:

(and this knowing ylt was from nj)
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dale:

here she is in all her glory.

www.bing.com...
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Davee:

WOW, talk about shifting gears . . . .
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coelacanth∅:

hmm, if i hit that link will bing, which it took me months to completely eliminate, start trying to rape my laptop again?
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Guido from Cologne:

Hello Joe!
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Joe McG:

Hey Guido, happy new year!
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dale:

i dunno. i like it better than google. just jaye p. showing her bazooms as they say in 70s game show speak.
  10:37am
JakeGould:

“Let’s Save Tony Orlando's House” is a Simpson’s reference. It was a telethon in the Simpsons world. James McNew of YLT likes to name tracks in progress with wacky nonsense and then usually the names changed when finalized. This song name just went as-is to the LP.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37am
GeorgeSimian:

Who's the brother? Anybody know?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Guido from Cologne:

happy new year Joe!
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TheLoneliestMonk:

this is certainly reminiscent of the blockheads
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Roberto:

Thanks for the vocabulary builder of the day, Joe!
www.merriam-webster.com...
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Brian in UK:

Too right!!!
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coelacanth∅:

yes, quite Duryish
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TDK60:

coelacanth: Let's Save Tony Orlando's House does appear to be about a fire. Was it Hollywood? Real or fantasy? I know little about Tony O.
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Joe McG:

@George: Her's the story: driver67.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40am
GeorgeSimian:

Got this from youtube...

The 'band' were Brian Travolta on vocals, Brian Sinatra, lead vocals, Brian Brando, drums, Brian Stewart, spiritual guidance, vocal and all instruments, Brian Costello, vibes. Produced by Brian Spector, managed by Brian Arden
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tadpoles:

#BrianUK.. shout out to Brians everywhere!
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βrian:

More français !
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Ike:

Hi Joe! Good to see you recently.
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Sem:

Got the word from Jed Clampett, myself: "Granny's fixin' to fry up a passel of grits and crawdads."
  10:42am
sugarwolf:

Sylvie!
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Brian in UK:

@tadpoles Got used to it after all these years. I am not the messiah.....
  10:42am
David in London:

That was some serious Brian shaving cream. Hats off.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
GeorgeSimian:

Thanks, Joe! Great story!
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Davee:

Sit Lady Sit!
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coelacanth∅:

dale i despise google as a company, and chrome pulls the same shit as bing did -after years of barely ever using it, opening on startup now.
i use duckduckgo usually, but it's poor in comparison for image searches.
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TDK60:

Oh geez, Jake above finalizes it: Simpsons reference by YLT bassist.
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fleep:

Bueno!
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Colleen:

Had the rare English version on 45
  10:45am
CeeDubbles:

Saturday flashback - nice pull!
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Joe McG:

@Colleen: Ha ha!
  10:46am
Listener Alexandra:

Good morning, Joe--and good afterlife, Captain.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
coelacanth∅:

rest in peace, cap'n.
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βrian:

Yo soy, dijo el tofu.
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Hughie Considine:

Notice how the "Sedaka's back" shout-out remains in English? I think it was contractual.
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dale:

now he's with cap'n hook, cap'n pike, and cap'n crunch.
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TDK60:

..and, "they" should save Ursula K. LeGuin's house; her books too.
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steveo:

the whole thing in spanish is great but i still wish she had said "forever" in english there at the end :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
coelacanth∅:

and cap'n morgan's very much alive
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steveo:

just learned: "Dragon and Tennille acknowledged [Neil] Sedaka's authorship—as well as his mid-1970s comeback—by working the phrase "Sedaka is back" into the song's fadeout"
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Brian in UK:

I used to save Green Shield Stamps. The local shop where you could cash them in for items was called the Redemption Centre. Always made me chuckle.
  10:51am
SeanG:

MEKONS!!
  10:52am
Andy the painter:

mekons! hell yeah! on tour in US in july, apparently. hey joe! thanks!
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Hughie Considine:

Captains were really big in the 70s: Grand Funk’s “I’m Your Captain,” the Doobie Bros’ “The Captain and Me,” and Elton John’s Captain Fantastic, not to mention the toast of 1975, the Captain and Tennille, and Billy Joel’s “Captain Jack.” Perhaps the curdled end of the ’60s reaped the need for a steady, manly guide at the helm: a captain, if you will.
  10:53am
randyfrommichigan:

@hughie very interesting, never thought about how big Captains were in the 70's
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
GeorgeSimian:

They all got rich and bought boats.
  10:53am
RodneyWelch:

A Mekons classic! Thank you!
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TDK60:

Mekons, I'm turning sympathetic. // Captain Curdled- (folks, I get to save that for my next band's name...)
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dale:

Yeah! DUDE!!!
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steveo:

looking forward to the bassoon solo
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karlward:

Thanks for that Mekons track. I was just reading about them yesterday and thinking I should dig into their catalog a bit more.
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SSS:

Green Stamps!! Crap I'm old....Thanks...
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dale:

s&h greenstamps - my mom filled a book and i think they went out of business before she could cash them in.
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David in London:

Like this really understated cover of Layla...
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robin:

wow! epic! and unshazamable!!!
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dale:

french horn makes everything more epic.
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coelacanth∅:

heaven & hell is one of their best albums (in my opinion)
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βrian:

I think "captain" was on the wane, actually:
books.google.com...
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SSS:

@Dale - Bastards!!
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steveo:

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
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βrian:

@dale: épique, you mean?
  10:58am
randyfrommichigan:

@brian interesting
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@Dale i'm sure The Ox would agree...
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coelacanth∅:

my mom collected plaid stamps. we got lots of stuff from those!
each of the kids got something (i got an organ. not a brain; i'm still waiting on that. a musical instrument.) and the family got a waffle iron, a card table, ...i don't remember what else.
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coelacanth∅:

Joe is that the same 7"?
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Brian in UK:

Joe - Single File started and finished on time. Is this a record?
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coelacanth∅:

different conductors, i wonder why.
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dale:

rita coolidge would have had the prettiest hair in 70s music if crystal gayle hadn't come along.
  11:03am
kevlicki:

Happy New Year Joe and all.
Surprised to see TDK60 on the comments during a sunny day
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TDK60:

A few Mekons live in the US; how'd they get in?
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Brian in UK:

@TDK60 they flew over the wall.
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TDK60:

hola Kevlicki: a sunny friggin' too-cold day. Pay bills day, ughh; then laundry =fun!
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Listening Out There:

Listening to SN live for a change, not from the archives. Will wonders ever cease...
  11:09am
Evan Cutler:

Kelly Tripucka. Basketball legend. Pronounced Tri-pew-ka (not Tri-poo-ka)
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Joe McG:

Thanks, Evan! I know as much about basketball as I know about golf. Zilch.
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djsheilab:

WOW! Dig this funky "Love Potion" update!
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Guido from Cologne:

Leiber & Stoller composition. Was The Clovers' version the original? Very much love the Coasters' version.
  11:10am
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CASH - One piece at a time
  11:11am
Evan Cutler:

Tra-pew-ka (the pew is pronounced like the PEW charitable trust). I'm no basketball fan either but I live in Montclair and he's as big a local legend as it gets.
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Guido from Cologne:

Sounds like Dr. John had arranged it.
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TDK60:

wow, ..an '82 Coasters..
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The Oscar:

I always confuse the plots of "Love Potion #9" and "Fortune Teller."
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TDK60:

oh '68.
  11:12am
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Slick Rick?
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Joe McG:

Sheila B.! :)
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coelacanth∅:

i'm glad, in the end, that the coasters declined this song at first; maybe we wouldn't have gotten the funky later version if they'd done it in '59, or whenever.
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TDK60:

Deep, man.
  11:14am
Brendan:

That lyricist was being koi
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GeorgeSimian:

Nobody wants fortunes told anymore
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Brian in UK:

What I would give for a runcible spoon.
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steveo:

iirc it's just another word for spork
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tim from champaign:

Hello Joe and fellow Surfacers!
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TDK60:

John Jacob Niles is/was wild!
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chresti:

Good morning.
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Guido from Cologne:

Never heard of The Deep Six. Great track!
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The Oscar:

One morning in college I was listening to John Jacob Niles when my roommate walked in:
"Hey, you know what's really great for a hangover?"
"No, what?"
"NOT THIS."
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Jeff Moore:

I like that Coasters version of "Love Potion..."! It's definitely funner than the bog-standard Searchers version I went with in my "Behind the Whipped Cream" set a few weeks ago – but I guess it wouldn't have fit with the conceit of the set, because it didn't predate the Herb Alpert rendition.
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Brian in UK:

'Zoologic miscegeny achieved in mouse frog nuptuals, relatives approve.' Harry Smith from Anthology of America Folk Music.
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tim from champaign:

I'm bummed I missed the Ursala K Le Guin earlier. I read the book in 2018 in which the music is a companion to. It was a favorite read of mine last year.
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coelacanth∅:

i know the searchers had some moments, but i generally think of them as a cleaned-up for the white charts cover band
  11:22am
JakeGould:

@JeffMoore: R.I.P. Ted Leonard. Good dog here. Good dog up in heaven or wherever good dogs go
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Brian in UK:

@coelacanth∅ it could be argued that they started the jingle jangle. Pre-McGuinn.
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Joe McG:

Things about to get nasty!
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coelacanth∅:

oh no Ted Leonard?
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TDK60:

Tim; a few DJs at WFMU have been playing cuts from the LeGuin/Barton re-release. wfmu.org...
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coelacanth∅:

2 years straight i tried to "adopt" Ted Leonard but someone beat me to it.
-rest in peace.
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Brian in UK:

Martin Simpson does a lovely version of Matty Groves under its other name of Little Musgrave.
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Jeff Moore:

Thanks, guys. There's a big void where Ted should be.
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TDK60:

diggin' the folkseeness
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tadpoles:

In case I can't get back to typing....thanks for a great show today Joe. Cheers.
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Joe McG:

@TDK60: This used to be the band The Eighteenth Day of May, one of the best bands to pull off the Fairport thing in later years.
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Joe McG:

Many thanks, tadpoles!
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Henry in Hopatcong:

Joe McG, check out Ween's Cold Blows the Wind. It's their version of an old English folk song called, The Unquiet Grave. A great story song.
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βrian:

Music for Fairports next?
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TDK60:

..was gonna say, long live the F.C. sound! (And Mekons did a track of Trimdon G.E.)
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Joe McG:

@Brian: Great comp title no one has thought of till now!
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coelacanth∅:

Brian in uk (@11.23) i'll explore further. i do remember reading something about that.
...but then, i'm not a big fan of the byrds' Dylan covers either (with at least 2 exceptions!)
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coelacanth∅:

i guess Anne Briggs never did a version of Matty Groves?
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KP in DC:

The Explosion is well named, Kind Sir
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TDK60:

folkin' loud.. love it.
  11:36am
Morris from dd:

nice, Trimdon.... bought their record just yesterday.
good stuff, as is The Left Outsides
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βrian:

As alway, it amazes me how much this guy sounds like Richard Thompson.
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TDK60:

Thompson is scheduled to appear at Fairport's annual fair this year.
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Brian in UK:

The Byrds and Love were my portals into American music.

I have ridden a Vincent Black Lightning. Once.
If fate could break my stride. Great line.
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steveo:

when i saw thompson live a few months ago he said thaht he guessed that most of the audience members had forgotten about fairport :(
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Jeff Moore:

1952 Vincent Black Lightning is one of the greatest songs in the history of ever.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@Brian really? HST said it was a real crotch rocket!
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Brian in UK:

Matty Groves has never done a version of Anne Briggs.
  11:40am
David Colangelo:

Well played....love this song...
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coelacanth∅:

i'll run 'im through if he does!
  11:41am
Andy the painter:

i don’t like motorcycles, but i love this song.
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Brian in UK:

60 in first 100 in second with the right gearing. Speedo, six inches across so you could take in how fast it was going.
  11:41am
sydnius:

Joe now ya made me go an cry.
  11:42am
Johnzon:

mornin' noisies!
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TheLoneliestMonk:

aw, i miss laura on the weekends!
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prudy:

great cover. Laura Cantrell is fabulous!
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glenn:

1952 v.b.l. is a great song, but i think richard's defining acoustic moment is the sun never shines on the poor.
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coelacanth∅:

but a "crotchrocket" is named so partly by the posture of the rider.
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Joe McG:

This is such a sweet version of this song, although I adore the original, too.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@Brian gotdamn, that sounds like a wild ride!
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Listener Alexandra:

I miss Radio Thrift Shop :-(
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coelacanth∅:

-this from another great album
  11:44am
Cooh John:

I have seen RT perform several times. Great song. Great story.
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coelacanth∅:

...some bikes are comfortable at 90 some are scary at 70 (mph) i wouldn't mind testing that on a vincent. probably scary.
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Brian in UK:

You have to slip the clutch to get a good drive away. It was modern for its day. Apart from maybe the brakes.
Now a Brough Superior was something. So, I believe.
  11:47am
JakeGould:

If there is one Price album one should own, it’s ‘“Reggatta de Blanc”
  11:47am
judy from croton:

Having tough times this year and they don’t seem to be letting up. Grim Reaper is working overtime. But music like this helps me cry. So, thanks Joe.
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GeorgeSimian:

My daughter heard "Don't Stand So Close To Me" a few months ago and thought it was the dumbest song she ever heard.
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βrian:

I've done 55 on a bike — a real bike with panniers front and rear. Once was enough.
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coelacanth∅:

Brian, i'm cautious with clutches now! (you can guess why)
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TheLoneliestMonk:

i used to screw around on my friend's KH2 750 back in the day, had to be careful hitting the throttle too hard, it was a real wheelie monger!
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GeorgeSimian:

Sting's father was a milkman.
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TDK60:

Sorry to hear Judy. // I'll always defend The Byrds! They opened so many possibilities and the music is gorgeous.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

i've never heard of this 'police' band.
are they new?
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GeorgeSimian:

So the bottle metaphor makes sense, if you think about it.
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Ike:

IMHO "Outlandos d'Amour" is a stronger album overall. "Reggatta" is their second one. It's also good but has more filler than the first one.
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Sem:

Hunter Thompson used to troll the Hell's Angels he rode w/ by claiming to have a Vincent Black Shadow; they called bullshit on him \0/

Lovely tax work listening, Joe. Thanks and see you next time.
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prudy:

another great cover!
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@CC by reputation, all the vincents are s'posedly very unforgiving, not a rookie bike
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The Butterman:

Ohhhh I just got in the car in the middle of Laura's version and I couldn't place it for a few moments. I love when that happens. I've loved that song for so long and to hear such a lovely voice singing it just tickles me! Go Laura! I too miss her show terribly
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dale:

tearing bobby goldsboro a new one here.
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randyfrommichigan:

my favorite Millie Jackson album cover: https://goo.gl/images/F5k7Ba
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coelacanth∅:

TDK i do like much of the byrds, for the record! they had a mostly good 5-6 album run at first (imo) my faves are around the 3rd to the 5th albums. heavier Crosby influence.
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Brendan:

Thanks Joe . Millie’s always warm on a chilly day.
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judy from croton:

Maybe that’s what fmu knows. Music’s the skeleton key. Unlocks it all.
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RodneyWelch:

The Divine Millie Jackson. This is from Caught Up, one of the great unheralded R&B classics of the 1970s.
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glenn:

millie's a firecracker.
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Henry in Hopatcong:

Great show today Joe! Diggin Story Corner!
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David in London:

Randy, ha ha, that’s a rare one for sure.
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting, everyone! See you next week for a VERY SPECIAL SHOW.
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βrian:

Thanks for the pleasant peregrination, Joe.
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coelacanth∅:

"reggatta" has some great songs, and some abominable crap! (a la Stewart Copeland)
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randyfrommichigan:

@David yeah that's some shaving cream :)
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TheLoneliestMonk:

have a good week, JoeMac, be well!
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Brian in UK:

Thanks Joe, where did those three hours go. Have a good week everyone.
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steveo:

thanks joe!
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randyfrommichigan:

Great show Joe!
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coelacanth∅:

Great show Joe! Thank you.
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TDK60:

Thanks DJ JM!
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efd:

Edward Lear is correct!
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