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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Peter Schickele and His Orchestra  Rain   Favoriting Good-Time Ticket  Vanguard  1969  LP      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Bud Shank  Flying   Favoriting Magical Mystery  World Pacific  1968  LP      0:07:12 (Pop-up)
The Sound Symposium  Mac Arthur Park   Favoriting Contemporary Composers Interpreted  Dot  1969  LP      0:10:39 (Pop-up)
The 5th Dimension  Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe   Favoriting The Magic Garden  Soul City  1967  LP      0:14:54 (Pop-up)
Lalo Schifrin  How to Open at Will the Most Beautiful Window   Favoriting There's A Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On  Dot  1968  LP      0:17:57 (Pop-up)
Pisano & Ruff  Everybody's Talkin'   Favoriting Under the Blanket  A&M  1970  LP      0:20:56 (Pop-up)
April Orchestra  Somebody's On My Mind   Favoriting The Lounge of Failure: Strength Through Failure with Fabio's 2019 Marathon Premium  WFMU  2019  CD-R      0:24:07 (Pop-up)
 
Magnetic Fields  I Think I Need a New Heart   Favoriting 69 Love Songs  Merge  1999  CD  20 years young    0:39:01 (Pop-up)
Advance Base  Either You Don't Love Me or I Don't Love You   Favoriting Tomorrow's Homes Today EP  Ordinal  2019  CD    *   0:41:46 (Pop-up)
Peter Gabriel  The Book of Love   Favoriting Scratch My Back  Real World  2010  CD      0:43:54 (Pop-up)
Stew  The Stepford Lives   Favoriting Guest Host  The Telegraph Company  2000  CD      0:47:34 (Pop-up)
Kishi Bashi  Angeline   Favoriting Omoiyari  Joyful Noise  2019  CD    *   0:51:34 (Pop-up)
Shintaro Sakamoto feat. Eddie Coleman  Boat   Favoriting single  Caroline  2019  MP3    *   0:56:22 (Pop-up)
Daisies  Just Yesterday   Favoriting What Are You Waiting For?  K  2019  LP    *   1:01:02 (Pop-up)
Mumbly  Demain   Favoriting Seven Summers: International Pop Volume Two  Kindercore  1998  CD      1:05:19 (Pop-up)
Rolf Hansen  Gisela   Favoriting Elektrisk Guitar  Karaoke Kalk  2019  CD    *   1:09:16 (Pop-up)
His Name Is Alive  Something About Hope   Favoriting All the Mirrors in the House  Disciples  2019  LP  home recordings from the early '80s  *   1:12:33 (Pop-up)
MIchael Morley  Cease the Four Winds (excerpt)   Favoriting Heavens Idleness Awaits  Thin Wrist Recordings  2019  LP    *   1:15:14 (Pop-up)
Bill Direen  Friends   Favoriting A Memory of Others Original Sound Track  Sophomore Lounge  2019  LP    *   1:18:50 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  This Song Isn't Called Anything   Favoriting What More Can I Say...  Reel Recordings  2008  CD  early '70s private recording    1:21:31 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of singles all in a neat and tidy row
Dave and Ansil Collins  Double Barrel (Instrumental)   Favoriting single  Big Tree  1971  45      1:34:10 (Pop-up)
Clive Langer & the Boxes  It's All Over Now   Favoriting single  F Beat  1980  45      1:36:26 (Pop-up)
Roosevelt Grier  Bad News   Favoriting single  AGP  1969  45      1:39:31 (Pop-up)
Act I  Tom the Peeper   Favoriting single  Spring  1973  45      1:42:58 (Pop-up)
Chi Chi Liah  Proud Mary   Favoriting single  Dureco Benelux  1983  45      1:45:27 (Pop-up)
Chris Stamey and the dB's  (I Thought) You Wanted to Know   Favoriting single  Car  1978  45      1:49:24 (Pop-up)
Johnny Bush  I Can Feel You in His Arms   Favoriting single  Stop  1968  45      1:52:42 (Pop-up)
Sonny & Cher  I Got You Babe   Favoriting   ATCO  1965  45      1:55:17 (Pop-up)
 
 
Story Corner: Songs that tell stories
David Bowie  The Laughing Gnome   Favoriting Historia de la Musica Rock: David Bowie  Decca  1981  LP  From 1967    2:08:47 (Pop-up)
Tony Joe White  Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll   Favoriting The Train I'm On  Warner Bros.  1972  LP      2:11:11 (Pop-up)
Tom T. Hall  Salute to a Switchblade   Favoriting Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits  Mercury  1972  LP      2:16:02 (Pop-up)
Wanda Jackson  No Wedding Bells for Joe   Favoriting The Best of the Classic Capitol Singles  Omnivore Recordings  2013  CD  From 1957    2:19:19 (Pop-up)
Tom Rush  Diamond Joe   Favoriting Got a Mind to Ramble  Prestige Folklore  1963  LP      2:21:55 (Pop-up)
The Cartwright Brothers  Utah Carroll   Favoriting When I Was a Cowboy: Songs of Cowboy Life  Morning Star  1984  LP  From 1927    2:24:51 (Pop-up)
U.S. Radio Band  Silver Hannah   Favoriting Don't Touch That Dial  ABC  1976  LP      2:27:41 (Pop-up)
Harry Chapin  The Mayor of Candor Lied   Favoriting On the Road to Kingdom Come  Elektra  1976  LP      2:31:19 (Pop-up)
Rod Stewart  The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)   Favoriting A Night on the Town  Warner Bros.  1976  LP      2:39:32 (Pop-up)
John D. Loudermilk  No Playing in the Snow Today   Favoriting John D. Loudermilk Sings A Bizarre Collection of the Most Unusual Songs  RCA Victor  1966  LP      2:45:44 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:06am
annie:

:)
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Krys O.:

Howdy, Joe! The singer of White Plains was Tony Burrows and their hit was My Baby Loves Lovin.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:08am
Krys O.:

Tony Burrows had a great legacy: en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:09am
pantz:

G'morning Joe and Surface Dwellers
  9:10am
robyn and 6-yr old mini glistener ajax:

morning from kutztown pa hi joe! love hearing that pa love lol
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:10am
The Oscar:

Mornin'! This is real nice, right here.
Avatar 9:11am
Snoochienucci:

yip yip yip, good morning!
  9:11am
Brendan:

I’m hear for the full Joe McGasko Experience. Nice delicate music box song intro. Kinda need that Monday mourning.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:11am
Krys O.:

Ah, PDQ Bach.
  9:13am
Andrea in Jersey City:

I like this song!
Avatar 9:14am
fleep:

Greetings, Joe and everyone on the bus
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steveo:

good morning; iirc this is the only song with a songwriting credit of all 4 beatles
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:15am
Webhamster Henry:

I went to summer camp near Wilkes-Barre .. at least we had to fly into the Scranton Airport!
  9:15am
Brendan:

Vibraslap!
Avatar 9:15am
annie:

i wonder if there are archived shows of schickele mix available..
Avatar 9:16am
Lixiviated Life:

Joe,
Can you please play an entire show of orchestral Beatles.
I'm saying please.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:16am
Mick:

@Krys O: Nice
Avatar 9:17am
Joe McG:

Good morning, radio friends, and welcome to today's show. Don't leave your cake out in the rain.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:17am
Webhamster Henry:

Oh man, I'm teleported to elevators past.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18am
Phillippe Bastille:

Good morning all. But this tune. Ugh.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18am
EG_Astro:

Good morning everyone - what are the lyrics to song...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
EG_Astro:

oh nope nevermind, i think I am thinking of weird al's jurassic park!
Avatar 9:19am
Lixiviated Life:

well... ok then.
This will do nicely as well.
Like im in an elevator time machine back to 1970 (ish)
Avatar 9:19am
Mikula:

This is making me so happy!!!!
  9:19am
Last White Rhino:

Hey Joe, thanks for making me cry with this rendition of McGasko Park .
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:21am
HarktheUmpire:

Streaming this radio show to help break in my new amp speakers.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:21am
HarktheUmpire:

And finding out that guitar speakers were not designed for the job
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:22am
HarktheUmpire:

Still enjoying the show though. Hi everyone!
  9:22am
Brendan:

I left a cake out in the rain in the park one time . Hobos ate it.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:25am
The Oscar:

"There's a Whole Lot of Lalo Schifrin Goin' On" might be my new favorite album title ever.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:25am
The Oscar:

(Just realized I misread it, and the real title is even better!)
Avatar 9:25am
annie:

i want to announce that i am not at all impressed with this bluetooth speaker i bought.. too much distortion and watery sounds coming from it. i left the user guide home...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:26am
steveo:

Anybody ever listen to Peter Schickele's public radio show, "Schickele's Mix"? I recall hearing it in the early 00's and thought it was great. (Unfortunately no audio archives are available, AFAICT.)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:27am
steveo:

(side note, OMG, it's almost 2020)
  9:27am
Last White Rhino:

I think I'm having a Calgon moment.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27am
Phillippe Bastille:

@Annie which one did you buy? I've found the UE Boom family quite satisfying and you can link a whole bunch of them together.
  9:27am
chromaphone:

Dont think ive ever listened to your show before. Loving it!
  9:28am
Brendan:

This set is an instant classic. McGasko in 2020!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:28am
melinda:

@Oscar I remember seeing this album at Goodwill in the 80s and it was the first I'd heard of him.
  9:28am
chromaphone:

Bluetooth kind of sucks imo.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:28am
melinda:

@Brendan I agree! This is the best way to start Monday.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:30am
Webhamster Henry:

"Everybody's Talkin'" in their sleep!
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Re6ecca:

Great Everybody's Takin' cover!!!!
Avatar 9:30am
Snoochienucci:

@joemcG i knew i recognized that cakey melody
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:31am
The Oscar:

So weird not hearing Fabio right now!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:31am
listener Rey:

Hello Joe and my fellow elevator passengers. I have already clicky-starred this episode on the strength of your opening set
  9:32am
Brendan:

World peace has broken out, blood pressure readings have dropped everywhere since this set started. Hey its Fabios bed music too!
Avatar 9:32am
Re6ecca:

Will be hard to leave for work today, as I don't want to miss any of your show!!!
  9:32am
V Priceless:

Theme from Fabio!
  9:32am
Kat in Chicago:

First I thought I’d tuned into a Friendly Persuasion archive, and now I’m expecting to hear Fabio’s voice!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:32am
Webhamster Henry:

WFMU - your Easy Listening Station! Combined with Difficult Listening (™Laurie Anderson)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:32am
Mick:

@Steveo: Schickele Mix was fun - goofy humor and often good music and clever commentary.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:34am
Webhamster Henry:

@Steveo you can at least get the playlists:
www.schickele.com...
  9:34am
Brendan:

We need some death metal about now.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:35am
steveo:

thanks, @wh; a transcript would probably be more fun
Avatar 9:35am
annie:

it's a sony, small round bomb-type. 50 bucks' worth.. i eventually looked on some forums.. not a great technology, overall..i'm taking it back to best buy
too bad about that S-Mix not being on archive. a clever clever fellow.. that show and "A Note to You" with roland nadeau.. favorite noon-time musical journeys.
Avatar 9:35am
cuteCloud:

im here for this eez
  9:36am
Kat in Chicago:

I am in fact still in my jammies, as I quit my job three weeks ago and don’t have a new one yet!
  9:36am
SWIVS:

KICK OUT THE JAMMIES
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HarktheUmpire:

working in my jammies (from home)
  9:37am
Brendan:

Easy. Easy like Monday morning.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:38am
melinda:

I wish I had gotten Fabio's premium.
Avatar 9:38am
annie:

my jammies have been replaced with a comfortable cotton slack[s]. running laundry and cleaning floors. thie pet-sit ends next wednesday!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:40am
The Oscar:

Is it weird that, when I think of Lalo Schifrin, the first score that leaps to my mind is "Class of 1984?"
  9:44am
Kat in Chicago:

Story Corner today? I may not get out of my jammies for a while!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:44am
adampsyche:

thanks for reminding me to put on pants!
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The Oscar:

*Braces for Santana's "Supernatural"*
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EG_Astro:

WOW. 20 years....
Avatar 9:45am
Joe McG:

@oscar: That made me laugh!
  9:46am
prudy:

wow, that long? Thanks Joe, it only makes me feel older than I am...How about the chicken song???
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melinda:

Feelin' old now
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annie:

LOVE this one
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Dominick:

so good
  9:47am
prudy:

or happiest guy on the LES??
  9:47am
Brendan:

Joe that delivery is mine . I sent you some Russian nesting boxes. There is a delicious caramel center in the innermost box. Surrounded by an outer crunchy chocolate shell.
Avatar 9:47am
Re6ecca:

Love Stephin Merritt! Used to see him DJ at the Club House in NYC years ago!!! So much fun!!!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Webhamster Henry:

Mr. Merritt has appeared live on WFMU a number of times.
Avatar 🎸 9:47am
Stashu:

Jammin in my jammies forever now. Oh a morning of joy and giggles this DJ delivers (us from evils).
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:48am
G:

Stephin Merritt hour. Excellent.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:49am
melinda:

69 Love Songs was my intro to Magnetic Fields and sparked my interest in free form radio when I heard All My Little Words on WGDR in Vermont.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49am
EG_Astro:

100,000 fireflies for this monday
  9:51am
prudy:

wow initially sounded like Bowie..
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Re6ecca:

Wow, amazing set!!
Avatar 9:51am
Joe McG:

SWIVS and Stashu in the house! Hi, everybody, thanks for tuning in today.
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Joe McG:

Late hi to Robyn and thanks for the sauce!!!!
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TristaC.LadyCaveBrat:

Good time to tune in! G'morning!
  9:52am
chresti@ work@griffith Park ca:

Hello
  9:52am
prudy:

pretty amazing songwriter that Mr. Merritt...
  9:52am
Reno Dakota:

Charming.
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sphere:

hello
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thormagma:

This ones got me shedding a lil Monday morning tear :')
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:55am
Krys O.:

Haven't heard Stew in years. Thanks, Joe.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

I am greeting you.
All of you.
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cuteCloud:

hello vater :3
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joe. I was surprised but delighted to find 69 Love Songs in our local library. Some time ago. How Long!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59am
Phillippe Bastille:

No jammies here. As a work at homer, its either gym shorts and WFMU tee or sweats
  10:01am
listener monica:

nice.
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HarktheUmpire:

Very nice.
Avatar 10:09am
cuteCloud:

i'm into that shintaro sakamoto :9 they do a bunch of collabs wi devendra banhart?!
Avatar 10:09am
Joe McG:

@cuteCloud: Is that right? I didn't know that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10am
joe:

'ello folks
Avatar 10:11am
ben abs:

Yo Joe, rarely able to tune in on Mondays anymore, so especially happy to b here!
Avatar 10:13am
Joe McG:

@ben: Glad you're able to be with me today! @Krys: BTW, thanks for the Tony Burrows correction. The mind is failing!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:13am
pantz:

This Mumbly reminds me a lot of Sneaker Pimps. I like.
  10:14am
Listener Alexandra:

Good morning from Sandy Eggo, Joe!
Avatar 10:15am
Joe McG:

Thanks again for gifting the station with coffee beans, Alexandra!
  10:15am
Brendan:

Nicely curated show so far Joe. Melancholy suits the season’s change. Wish I was in an outdoor cafe drinking just a bit inappropriately early instead of work but this gets me there.
Avatar 10:18am
βrian:

I've always like the name Gisela.
  10:18am
Listener Alexandra:

My pleasure, Joe--glad my city's finest is helping keep ya'll going strong :-)
  10:18am
Brendan:

Rolf. The other Hansen. Ask for it by name.
  10:20am
avant reguard:

that rolf hansen track is beautiful, reminds me a little of jim o rourkes bad timing album mood wise.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:20am
Brian in UK:

Is Lana Del Rey's album worth a listen, despite the confusing title.
  10:22am
KP in DC:

Hello, Joe from DC, which is located in Alabama
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Krys O.:

My pleasure, Joe. Full disclosure: my brain is like Swiss cheese and I try a lot of mnemonic devices to remember trivia before looking up things. Once in a while things are clear and I feel elated, briefly.
Avatar 10:24am
Joe McG:

@Krys: I've given up on remembering. Now I just have to remember not to talk about things I can't remember!
  10:24am
Ashlea:

Fantastic set this morning. Thank you: double high fives!
Avatar 10:25am
sphere:

Excuse me, but who are you? :)
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pantz:

'meber you and me talkin' 'bout 'memberin'? 'Member?
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adampsyche:

hot damn how do you make the most consistently lower-your-blood-pressure playlists every monday. it's like exactly what monday mornings need.
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cuteCloud:

!!!
  10:28am
V Priceless:

Yay Ayers
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Joe McG:

@adam: "Live Slow, Die Whenever" :)
  10:29am
Mike Wolf:

All peaks today Joe, even the valleys hit new heights.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31am
coelacanth∅:

speaking of talkover music...
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sphere:

@coelacanth0 - you're right!
  10:32am
Brendan:

Joe I think Crystal Clear is the most loved and inquired about bed track on WFMU.
  10:32am
Listener Robert:

Funny you write that, Adam, because I used to consider Liz Berg's "caffeinated" Monday morning shows to be just what Monday mornings needed. And then Irene Trudel would soothe us after noon.
  10:32am
Kat in Chicago:

For the record, I am now wearing pants. I think it was the allusion to coffee above.
Avatar 10:33am
βrian:

I miss Irene, especially since I'm almost exclusively a daytime listener.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:34am
adampsyche:

@Listener Robert I thought that her shows were on Wednesdays? I forget but I misssssss that show
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35am
adampsyche:

i am very ok with whatever we get whenever we get it, and i am super ok with sunday morning reggae being a fixture. respect sunday morning reggae \o/
  10:37am
Brendan:

Freedom’s just another word for a song not about anything . Nothing really.
Avatar 10:40am
Joe McG:

@Kat: Excellent update!
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Krys O.:

Thanks again for this Dave & Ansel Collins! Had this on a great LP comp. Sweet!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Hughie Considine:

Pretty sure that opening "I am the magnificent" was used in one of Dickie Goodman's mash-up singles a la "Mr. Jaws."
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Linda Lee:

i did too, Krys! constant rotation in the mid 80s :-)
good morning!
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Joe McG:

@Krys: Odd to hear the instrumental version without the exhortations of either Dave or Ansil, but nice for variety!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Hughie Considine:

The one thing this song lacks is a bit of ... I don't what you'd call it. Winstanley-ness?
Avatar 10:46am
βrian:

Rosey, hey!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning, Joe and all!
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The Oscar:

Can't hear Rosey Grier without picturing Ray Milland's head sewn onto his shoulder.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Greg from ZONE 5:

@The Oscar: That goes double for me :D
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holland oats:

fun fact - this is actually ray milland's second head singing
Avatar 10:48am
Joe McG:

@Oscar: A great thespian as well as vocalist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
holland oats:

@oscar beat me!
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PKNY:

@The Oscar - If it's wasn't for "The Thing with Two Heads", we'd never have the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" aka the hiphop national anthem --> www.vice.com...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:49am
The Oscar:

@Joe And textile artist! www.crochetconcupiscence.com...
Avatar 10:50am
Joe McG:

Renaissance man!
  10:50am
MplsCoco:

Dancing!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
adampsyche:

i am also dancing
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Krys O.:

I was just thinking of Thing with Two Heads yesterday while watching the Big Clock with Ray Milland on TCM.
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sphere:

i just can't do electro-disco. sigh.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
adampsyche:

this may be my favorite cover, never heard it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Phillippe Bastille:

"Workin' for the man every night and day"
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Joe McG:

You all know I love disco covers of classic rock.
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tim from champaign:

I remember seeing the Thing With Two Heads on the Saturday afternoon Triple Creature Feature on WKBD out of Detroit. I recognized Rosie Greer from football cards and Free To BE You and Me.
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Brian in UK:

Ray Milland was Welsh?
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sphere:

@ Joe McG -sorry, digital handclaps make me break out in hives. im seeing a specialist though. :)
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Joe McG:

@sphere: Ha ha! Everything in moderation.
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βrian:

@sphere: No kidding. Gimme flesh on flesh, any day. Support the Guild of Studio Hand Clappers, I say!
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βrian:

I can feel his arms around you because you're using Chrome.
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cuteCloud:

:')
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Brian in UK:

Oh that sound of ennui in Cher's voice.
  11:02am
Brendan:

Kill the click radio alarm
  11:03am
Brendan:

Clock radio alarm (typo)
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annie:

babe! what a team!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:04am
Brian in UK:

Is the lead singer of U2 related to Sonny?
  11:04am
Peter in tappan:

The most wonderful song
  11:05am
Brendan:

Sorry Groundhog Day sullied and defiled that song for me
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:06am
tim from champaign:

I love the Dictator's I Got You Babe too!
Avatar 11:07am
annie:

i think they did, joe... it was just a wrong match in the long run. there was a lot of love there, imo
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:08am
Planet Tyler:

Couldnt help but keep thinking of Bowie in his feather-thing and Marianne Faithful, stoned and dressed as a nun, doing "I Got You Babe" for the 1980 Floor Show
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 11:09am
Krys O.:

I loved seeing Rosey Grier on the Dinah Shore show talking about crocheting and knitting.
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Brian in UK:

There used to be a good bakers in Horn Lane. Thought you would be interested.
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tim from champaign:

Did the letter come with a couple Washingtons tucked in there? I say we bring back payola.
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annie:

dinah was a class act!
  11:12am
Micheal:

Forgot about Rosie Grier’s knitting talents. Man of many hats.
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βrian:

Now I want to hear Dinah Washington.
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tim from champaign:

What?!?!?! John Waters and Todd-O-Phonic? I think Todd has met his match.
  11:15am
bo:

no Joe, nooooo!!!! anything but the laughing gnome!!!
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pantz:

OMG No! I love Bowie but this song is a travesty.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

Sudden flashback to a Beanie & Cecil cartoon featuring a singing "dina-sor" who sounded rather like one particular "dinah shore" -- Notice you never saw both of them in the same place.

I smell a conspiracy.
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Krys O.:

Excellent!
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Oh shit you just went there…
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βrian:

I hope Todd uses his inside voice when conducting interviews.
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Roberto:

So you're telling me there are actually people out there who don't like this?
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Rich in Washington:

I can't believe Bowie never tried to incorporate this gem into his Serious Moonlight tour.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Loves. Pre-Huge Fame Boowies!...if this maybe not most...
Be goid for DoubleDipRecess...
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-Ken:

This song is almost enough to make me hate Bowskie
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Carmichael:

WTF?! And heya Joe and listeners.
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Hughie Considine:

Rosey Grier was also a bodyguard for Robert Kennedy and was a few feet from him the night when he was assassinated.
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common:

‘Avent you got an ome to go to? Joe all!
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duke:

David Bowie and the Chipmunks
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Brendan:

Id like hear this slowed down to see if thats Bowie doing the gnome.
  11:17am
bo:

the great Chris O'Leary on the laughing gnome: https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/the-laughing-gnome/
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The Oscar:

Not sure what possessed me, but when I arrived to work at the record store the day Bowie died, the first disc I put on was an early comp with that song on it.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, it's double dip recess. With a tongue firmly placed in cheek.
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annie:

will you ever throw together a show of Elvis/Jesus songs?
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Rich in Washington:

I learned about Bowie's passing live, listening to this here station. Remember it well.
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Carmichael:

I'm seeing a theme ...
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Joe McG:

@Brian: I brought this record for my Double Dip fill-in a few weeks ago and forgot to play it!
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KP in DC:

Did I hear Byrds mentioned
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βrian:

I don't like troll bridges, I do not like troll roads.
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Phillippe Bastille:

@Brian Todd doesn't have an inside voice...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Good for day after PeterSellers' B-Day maybe...
Better Gnomes: Syd on Floyd's 1st album - Tomorrow band on theirs
...seems Psychedelic Drugs were dangerously Hobbit-forming...
  11:22am
cronbat:

Tony Joe at the Inferno, on South 6th street. Name the town.....
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Carmichael:

The Story of Bruce the Hairdresser would go well here.
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listener Rey:

Tom T is one helluva story-teller
  11:27am
Kat in Chicago:

Aw, poor Joe!
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tim from champaign:

Is today the first day of the new schedule?
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Joe McG:

@Rey: He actually had an album called that!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Holy leather fringes Wanda is both a great & sexy Singer...
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Carmichael:

Sorry, "Big Bad Bruce": www.youtube.com...
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Mike Sin:

I once ran into Tom Rush in an airport and quickly told him how much I've enjoyed "The Circle Game" LP over the years. He was as nice as his singing voice is.
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Brian in UK:

This Cartwright Brothers reminds me of Woody's Pretty Boy Floyd.
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Joe McG:

@Mike: That's nice that he wasn't in a rush. ;)
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Joe McG:

@Brian: Woody borrowed liberally from old tunes, as did most folk artists.
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listener Rey:

@Joe McG What! That's an omen for sure. I'm heading over to Discogs to find me a copy.
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βrian:

Though he has been known for getting the urge for going.
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tim from champaign:

Do I sense Wildfire on the on deck circle?
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Krys O.:

Harry Chapin had a sad ending.
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WFMU listener WADE:

brutal story telling.
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Brian in UK:

Harry Chapin, now there's a storyteller.
A car crash is tragic whether James Dean or Harry Chapin.
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annie:

i was sitting at hartwick college for political fund-raiser he was going to prtform at..we got the news as we were sitting there he had been killed
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Brian in UK:

Remember buying the 45 of WOLDDDDDD.
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holland oats:

torture
  11:43am
Colleen:

Wowie..didnt see all that coming!
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Monica:

damn, you really went there with this harry chapin, joe:) COURAGE
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Mick:

Wow wow wow: haven't heard that in a long time. I was going to a drive in movie with my folks when we heard the news about Harry's crash
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Brendan:

Oh the irony. This is better than a daytime soap opera.
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Joe McG:

@Mo: Monday morning is not for the timid.
  11:47am
prudy:

loving the old Rod Stewart...
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pantz:

My favorite Rod Stewart song. Quite a tear jerker.
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Joe McG:

Of course the gang is from New Jersey!
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annie:

i have not been able to move from the couch... this was a mesmerizing set.as riveting as the one before it.
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Jeff Moore:

That kid in the Harry Chapin song was really slow on the uptake, wasn't he? We saw the twist coming the minute he caught the bad man with his mama.
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WFMU listener WADE:

when Joe goes dark.
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common:

Good tune! Never heard this rod
  11:52am
Kat in Chicago:

Jeez, I wasn’t expecting Story Corner to be quite such an emotional roller coaster today.
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pantz:

Thanks for choosing this instead of "Christmas Shoes" Joe
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Rich in Washington:

For sale, baby snow shoes, never worn.
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βrian:

Cuz those eyes gotta be blue, right?
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Krys O.:

Another excellent show! Thanks, Joe!
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Brian in UK:

The half eaten carrot by the fire was always a dead giveaway that Rudolph had called.
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Jeff Moore:

Uh oh. Is this a nuclear holocaust song?
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Joe McG:

@Jeff: Sure is! Thanks for listening and commenting, everybody! I won't play "Morning Dew" today, I promise. Have a great week!
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Phillippe Bastille:

Wow, this is creepy
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Rich in Washington:

Is there something wrong with me that I immediately tracked this down and bought it?
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The Oscar:

Annnnd that's a clickystar from me. Great show!
  11:56am
Brendan:

Sorry son , climate change.
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Brian in UK:

@Joe (Mr Chuckles). Thanks.
  11:56am
Andrea in Jersey City:

Great show! Thanks for great music! :)
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Rich in Washington:

It's essentially The Road, the Musical.
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Linda Lee:

having been chased by a gang of jersey creeps myself for similar reasons, i'd say it's plausible.
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Linda Lee:

georgie just didn't have a strategy.
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Andrea in Jersey City:

Lol
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Joe
take care
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

@Rich In answer to your question if it's wrong you tracked it down and bought it: We would expect nothing less from you :)
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

Thanks, Joe!
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nickrhombi:

'no playing in the snow today' had strong structural similarities to the eagles 'lyin eyes'. (and the georgie tune refrain to, 'dont let me down') great set!
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