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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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Options December 18, 2011: Oso de peluche en un árbol

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Joe Cuba  El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia)   Options El Alcade del Barrio  Fania/Codigo  2010  CD  From 1965    0:00:00 ()
Manny Corchado  Pow Wow   Options Boogaloo Pow Wow  Honest Jons  2006  CD  From 1967    0:07:45 ()
Joe Bataan  Fuego   Options Gypsy Woman  Fania  2008  CD  From 1967    0:10:14 ()
Willie Bobo  La Descarga del Bobo   Options Masters at Work Present Latin Verve Sounds  Verve  2004  LP  From 1967    0:16:40 ()
Al Escobar  Tighten Up   Options New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York  Soul Jazz  2007  CD  From 1968    0:22:16 ()
 
Howard Tate  Shoot 'Em All Down   Options   Verve  1967  45  R.I.P.    0:29:42 ()
Howard Tate  You Don't Know Anything About Love   Options Howard Tate  Koch  2001  CD  From 1972    0:32:03 ()
Howard Tate  That's What Happens   Options   Lloyd Price's Turntable  1969  45      0:35:24 ()
Howard Tate  I Learned It All the Hard Way   Options Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions  Polygram  1995  CD  From 1967    0:38:12 ()
Howard Tate  Hold Me Tight   Options Howard Tate's Reaction  Koch  2003  CD  From 1969    0:40:47 ()
Howard Tate  The Bitter End   Options Howard Tate  Koch  2001  CD  From 1972    0:43:18 ()
Margie Joseph  Let's Stay Together   Options Margie Joseph  Collector's Choice  2007  CD  From 1972    0:46:44 ()
The Soul Children  The Sweeter He Is (Part 1)   Options The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, Volume 2 1968-1971  Stax  1993  CD      0:49:46 ()
Millie Jackson  Slow Tongue   Options E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)  Spring  1983  LP      0:52:40 ()
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound  To Love Someone (That Don't Love You)   Options Want More  Bloodshot  2011  CD    *   0:57:36 ()
Irwin the Disco Duck and the Wibble Wabble Singers and Orchestra  Dance, Dance, Dance / Star Wars   Options The Very Best of Irwin the Disco Duck  Peter Pan  1978  LP      1:01:41 ()
M. Ashraf feat. Nahid Akhtar  O My Love   Options Life Is Dance! Plugged in Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani Picture House  B-Music  2011  CD    *   1:09:24 ()
Shohreh  Omadi   Options Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop  VampiSoul  2011  CD  From 1977; see her sing it here  *   1:15:38 ()
 
  Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a row
Lulu  The Boat That I Row   Options   Epic  1967  45      1:26:22 ()
Redbone  The Witch Queen of New Orleans   Options   Epic  1971  45      1:28:49 ()
The Terraplanes  Evil Going On   Options   Strange Days  1981  45      1:31:31 ()
DEVO  Mongoloid   Options   Booji Boy/Stiff  1978  45      1:34:51 ()
Wayne Newton  Echo Valley 2-6809   Options   Chelsea  1972  45      1:38:20 ()
Squeeze  Hits of the Year   Options   A&M  1985  45      1:41:46 ()
Donna Summer  Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)   Options   Casablanca  1977  45      1:44:42 ()
The Razor's Edge  Let's Call It a Day Girl   Options   Pow!  1966  45      1:48:35 ()
Percy Sledge  Warm and Tender Love   Options   Atlantic  1966  45      1:50:38 ()
 
Howlin' Wolf  I Asked for Water   Options L'Age d'Or de Chicago: 16 Golden Years  Chess (France)  1976  LP  From 1956    2:03:51 ()
The Flamingos  I Only Have Eyes for You   Options This Time the Dream's on Me: Monica's 2011 WFMU Premium  WFMU  2011  CD-R  From 1959  *   2:06:01 ()
Ann Sothern  Where's That Rainbow?   Options Those Glorious MGM Musicals: Words and Music/Deep in My Heart  MGM  1973  LP  From 1949    2:09:24 ()
Bob James  Angela (Theme From "Taxi")   Options The Genie  Columbia  1983  LP      2:12:04 ()
Brian Bennett  Prelude and Groove Part 2   Options Aim High: Brian Bennett at KPM 1973-1976  RPM  2005  CD      2:14:24 ()
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra  The Boy in the Tree   Options Quincy Jones and His Orchestra at Newport '61  Mercury  1961  LP      2:18:42 ()
The Rolling Stones  We Had It All   Options Some Girls  Universal Republic  2011  CD  From 1978; bonus track on reissue  *   2:23:21 ()
Susan Jacks  We Had It All   Options Ghosts  Epic  1980  LP      2:26:12 ()
Waylon Jennings  Sing the Girls a Song, Bill   Options Phase One: The Early Years 1958-1964  Hip-O  2002  CD  From 1964    2:29:12 ()
Norma Jean  Teddy Bear Song   Options Heaven Help the Working Girl  Omni Recording Corporation  2011  CD  From 1973  *   2:31:33 ()
Paul Kelly  Careless   Options Songs from the South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits  Gawd Aggie  2011  CD  From 1989  *   2:34:25 ()
The Bats  Free All the Monsters   Options Free All the Monsters  Flying Nun  2011  CD    *   2:37:12 ()
Crystal Stilts  Dark Eyes   Options Radiant Door EP  Sacred Bones  2011  CD    *   2:40:05 ()
Virgin Insanity  For a While   Options Illusions of the Maintenance Man  Funky Record Co.  1971  MP3      2:44:20 ()

Listener comments!

  Sun. 12/18/11 12:13am Sue:

Hi Joe! How's it going?
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:14am Joe D:

f yeah vibraphone
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:15am slugluv1313:

EL PITO!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!! thanks, Mr. Joe Mcgasko for HEATING UP this COLD night!!!!!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:15am Joe McG:

Hey, Sue! Hey, Duffy! Ragged but right is how I am.
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:16am Joe McG:

Hey, slugluv, nice to sees ya.
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:16am slugluv1313:

BOOGALOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:18am Joe D:

man that Joe Cuba track on the Crooklyn soundtrack?! Why do I not remember that song from the movie?

The world needs an all-latin-boogaloo soundtracked Hood movie

maybe I'll just re-score New Jersey Drive
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:19am Joe McG:

Go to it, Joe! Subway Joe!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:20am slugluv1313:

@ Joe D. -- if i remember correctly, "El Pito" is playing while the two little girsl are in the bodega . . .
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:22am Joe McG:

Dueling trombones!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:22am kbp:

Que buen comienzo Joe!!!!! Fiesta!!!!!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:25am Joe McG:

Hola, kbp!
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:31am slugluv1313:

¡hola¡
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:34am kbp:

tienes razon... sobretodo cuando es tiempo de escuchar buena musica...
  Sun. 12/18/11 12:55am slugluv1313:

soooooooooulllllful!!!!! me likey :)
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:10am Matt from Springfield:

Irwin, how could you sell out like that in the 70s??!!!!

Hey Joe! Hey everyone! Seasons be greeted!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:11am Joe McG:

Hey, Matt! I can say for sure that our Irwin had nothing to do with this duck.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:13am Matt from Springfield:

Rick Dees however, was on the Meatballs soundtrack: I used to think he was singing "be bold", actually it was the title track "Meatballs". Is there anything else you know Rick Dees did?
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:14am Joe D:

what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:14am Matt from Springfield:

One time on BT's show someone was suggesting (sarcastic or otherwise) to pull out the "Mr Mom" soundtrack! WHAT was on that movie OST anyway?! It makes me think of the Meatballs soundtrack, same era, same lack of Huge-name stars.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:15am Bill Murray the K:

"Star Wars........Those crazy STAR WARS...!"
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:18am Joe McG:

I loved that bit. Made Bill M. a star.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:18am Matt from Springfield:

Nat Roe didn't draw the line--I in fact first heard the most nauseating snippet of that from his Reverse Adult Contemporary Chartsweep!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:22am Matt from Springfield:

Aw crap! Missed Millie by one song! I'll just have to pull her out later!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:23am Joe McG:

@Matt: Ha ha ha! I think Millie would LOVE to be pulled out later.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:25am Matt from Springfield:

Precisely!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:27am LDF:

There's too many comps people need to get me for Christmas.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:29am Matt from Springfield:

Maybe a VampiSoul gift certificate? They've been releasing great albums lately.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:34am chris m:

really liked that m. ashraf song. oh you're playing my jam now - the boat that i row!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:35am Joe McG:

@Matt and LDF: This Iranian thing is really great, right up there with Pomegranates from last year...Hey, Chris M.!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:38am Matt from Springfield:

Redbone! And topical early 70s voodoo interests!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:39am LDF:

Good recommendation MFS
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:40am Matt from Springfield:

@LDF: I just wish they sold VampiSoul (and Subliminal Frequencies) gift certificates along with the Starbucks and Amazon certificates you see for sale everywhere.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:43am Matt from Springfield:

De-Vo!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:44am Adam:

Joe -- longtime listener of WFMU, first time listener of your show. Totally digging it.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:46am Joe McG:

Thanks, Adam! Welcome!
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:47am Matt from Springfield:

322-6809...which area code?
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:47am LDF:

I like this three song span going back in time
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:51am Adam:

Holy crap, this Squeeze song. Now I'm just mad I haven't been listening to this show forever.
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:56am Joe D:

so McG when you gonna break out the Greg Kihn Band
  Sun. 12/18/11 1:57am Joe McG:

@Joe D: I did pretty recently, actually! Played a 45 of "Roadrunner"!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:05am Matt from Springfield:

Hmm, that was a TOTALLY different B-side to "I Feel Love"--the older Donna style without the Moroder touches.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:06am Matt from Springfield:

"Before Wayne Newton, we heard Devo"
That is a mark of radio quality!!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:09am Julie:

Joe has on Santa as a live guest next week!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:11am Matt from Springfield:

Will he stay for a few questions and maybe spin a favorite 45, if Joe leaves some really great cookies out?
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:13am Julie:

A Santa's Single File! Sweet!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:15am LDF:

Love this Flamingos song. I always forget how psychedelic it is...
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:17am Matt from Springfield:

The Flamingos! 1959 was an important shift in the sensuality of makeout music--this heavy cover of "I Only Have Eyes For You", all the stuff by the Fleetwoods, the cover of "It's All In The Game"...a chapter in a music history book awaits!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:19am Matt from Springfield:

I've been searching for that rainbow too, all over the glorious MGM musicals! I can never get over it!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:21am Matt from Springfield:

Thought this was familiar! So long since I've seen Andy K and Danny D on that show!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:21am Julie:

how come all the drivers on Taxi were American?
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:21am Adam:

Oh, "Angela." This really is a beautiful track. It's a shame how overlooked some of these older TV tracks are as genuinely great pieces of music. I'm looking your way, George Aliceson Tipton.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:22am Joe McG:

George Tipton! Great arranger.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:23am Mike Sin:

That "Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop" comp proves that booze, cars, scantily clad women, and other great US-cultural exports can produce some awesome results.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:24am Mike Sin:

re: "Theme from Taxi"
"Goodnight Mr. Walters!"
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:25am Joe McG:

Mr. Walters: Ugh....
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:25am Julie:

Mr. Walters:Grumble
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:26am Julie:

boy talk about your flashback. Now I'm going to get all sniffly over Andy
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:27am Joe McG:

"I trusted you, I trusted you, I trusted you..."
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:27am Matt from Springfield:

@Adam: Older TV music can be pretty wonderful: Johnny Pearson was across the pond, but he did some amazing themes for British TV in the 70s.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:31am Adam:

@Matt: I am happy to check him out!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:38am Julie:

How about little Johnny Williams and the theme from Lost in Space
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:40am Adam:

@Julie: And I might be remembering this wrong, but I believe he also played piano on the "Peter Gunn" theme...
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:41am Matt from Springfield:

Good country song! And, it fits the Christmas season!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:42am Julie:

Peter Gunn!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:47am LDF:

I love the Bats. Daddy's Highway is a good album too.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:47am Matt from Springfield:

Oh, is this a NEW new album by the Bats? I like them, and pretty much anything Flying Nun!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:48am Joe McG:

@Matt: Yep, brandie-new Bats!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:49am Julie:

oooh this is great...
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:49am LDF:

Wow, that means the Bats' singer has a truly distinctive voice, if this is him in 2011. Great.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:50am Joe McG:

@LDF: Yes, Robert Scott, ever youthful!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:54am Julie:

I don't remember which one was Bats, I think I was going crazy for the Crystal Stilts..there was something almost Moody Blues about it. Or maybe I'm just half asleep and having Hayward dreams
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:55am Joe McG:

Julie, stop lusting after Moody Blues' members.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:56am Julie:

It's okay, I've got room in my heart for Justin AND Ray Davies.
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:57am Joe McG:

Thanks for listening, everybody!
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:58am Julie:

thanks Joe. See you on Christmas Eve! Start making those cookies for Santa
  Sun. 12/18/11 2:58am Matt from Springfield:

As I'm going to be out next week, Merry Christmas in advance Joe! Good Virgin Insanity choice!

Have a good night everyone!
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