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July 4, 2020:
An All-American / Un-American "World Covers" Fourth of July
You may have heard Rob's "World Covers" segments Friday mornings on WFMU's Wake with Clay Pigeon, To celebrate the 4th Rob takes a World Covers deep dive - with a full show of songs from the U S of A performed by bands and artists from around the globe.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | Approx. start time |
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Sinn Sisamouth |
Neakna Kmean Snae (Who Doesn't Love Me / Sugar Sugar)
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Chlangden Vol. 131 | 0:00:00 (Pop‑up) | ||
Ken Arok |
Sweet Child O' Mine
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Various Artists: Mega Dangdut Metal Collection Volume 2 | 0:04:23 (Pop‑up) | ||
Nabhada Sukharit |
I Will Survive
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Single | Thai singer and actress | 0:09:29 (Pop‑up) | |
Jonas Anderson |
Hak Gan Boh Dai (Diana)
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Pom Chue Jonas | Wetee Thai | Born in Sweden, grew up in northern Thailand and became a star in the "country" genre Luk Thung. | |
Kayoko Moriyama |
Johnny Angel
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Various Artists: Rockin' Tokyo | Singer and actor from Hokkaido, died 2019 | 0:17:33 (Pop‑up) | |
Chiemi Eri with the Tokyo Cuban Boys |
Jambalaya
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Singer and actor, died in 1982 | 0:18:58 (Pop‑up) | ||
Fei Fei Yang |
Take Me Home Country Roads
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Live at Flushing Town Hall June 25 2019 (Web Only) | Featuring Gary Lucas, Tore Tao, Fred Liu; Fei Fei Yang and Gary Lucas, along with Jason Candler of Hungry March Band fame, also perform old Chinese popular songs in the Edge of Heaven project | 0:20:51 (Pop‑up) | |
Madame XD |
White Light White Heat
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Live on WFMU Transpacific Sound Paradise, Saturday May 23, 2009 (Unreleased) | From Detroit - featuring XD Wei on erhu | 0:23:44 (Pop‑up) | |
Super Cat |
My Girl Josephine
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The Struggle Continues | 0:27:52 (Pop‑up) | ||
Peter Tosh and the Wailers |
Don't Look Back
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Peter Tosh – The Toughest (The Selection 1978-1987) | Capitol | 0:31:12 (Pop‑up) | |
Toots and the Maytals |
Louie Louie
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Funky Kingston | Mango | 0:34:01 (Pop‑up) | |
Los Socios del Ritmo |
Vendedor De Melones (Watermelon Man)
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SKA | CBS | This 1965 track by Mexico's Los Socios del Ritmo also appeared on Gaylord Fields' WFMU Marathon CD Premium "Skank Your Lucky Stars" not long ago! | 0:37:18 (Pop‑up) |
Sakarin Boonpit |
Kotmorn Yoo Yap (All Shook Up)
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Various Artists: Thai Beat A Go-Go, Volume 2 | Subliminal Sounds | 0:41:52 (Pop‑up) | |
Goran Bregovic |
Ya Ya (Ringe Ringe Raja)
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Best of Goran Bregovic | 0:42:03 (Pop‑up) | ||
Banda Zeta |
Hotel California
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Jacarandosa | Fonovisa | 0:44:17 (Pop‑up) | |
Prakash Band |
Tequila
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Various Artists: Disco Bhangra | Avant | 0:48:16 (Pop‑up) | |
Eläkeläiset |
Puliukko
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Humppa United | 0:49:52 (Pop‑up) | ||
Toàn Thắng |
Ghost Riders in the Sky
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Tieng Dan Bau Toàn Thắng | 0:57:37 (Pop‑up) | ||
Stary Olsa |
Ai Vis Lo Lop / Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Medieval Classic Rock | 0:58:40 (Pop‑up) | ||
Red Hot Chili Pipers |
Low Rider
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Music for the Kilted Generation | A bit of Papa Was a Rolling Stone is in the mix too | 0:59:51 (Pop‑up) | |
The Wild Irish Roses |
All Tomorrow's Parties
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Full Bloom | 1:02:37 (Pop‑up) | ||
Fairport Convention |
Si Tu Dois Partir
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Unhalfbricking | Bob Dylan's If You Gotta Go, Go Now | 1:07:53 (Pop‑up) | |
The Deighton Family |
Under the Boardwalk
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Rolling Home | 1:12:14 (Pop‑up) | ||
Al Escobar and His Orchestra |
Tighten Up
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Various Artists; Latin Beats: A Tribute to Tito Puente | 1:15:08 (Pop‑up) | ||
Centro America |
Nena (Don't Let Me Be Understood)
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Baila y Goza con sus Tropicales | T.H. Rodven | We may associate this song with the Animals but it was originally written for Nina Simone (by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus) | 1:17:34 (Pop‑up) |
Angélique Kidjo |
Crosseyed and Painless
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Remain In Light | 1:23:03 (Pop‑up) | ||
Vincent Nguini & Maloko |
Wonderful World
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Various Artists: Rough Guide to African Disco | World Music Network | The album "Soul on Fire" by Maloko was reissued under this name as a bonus CD with the CD release of the comp, the Rough Guide to African Disco | 1:27:52 (Pop‑up) |
Orchestra Super Mazembe |
Maloba d'Amour
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Kaivaska | Virgin | 1:32:57 (Pop‑up) | |
Orchestre Baobab |
Franklin's Tower
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Various Artists: Day of the Dead | 4AD | 1:37:12 (Pop‑up) | |
Tal National |
Eyes of the World
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Various Artists: Day of the Dead | 4AD | 1:39:35 (Pop‑up) | |
Agora deu Samba |
Suspicious Minds
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Single | 1:44:38 (Pop‑up) | ||
¡Cubanismo! |
Mother-in-Law
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Mardi Gras Mambo | Hannibal | New Orleans great John Boutté on the vocals (who did the Treme theme song by the way) - but you know it's a Cuban band giving it an Afro-Cuban treatment so this qualifies! | 1:48:05 (Pop‑up) |
Spanglish Fly |
Chain of Fools
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Ay Que Boogaloo! | 1:53:40 (Pop‑up) | ||
Lakou Mizik |
Iko Kreyòl
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HaitiaNola | Cumbancha | Featuring 79rs Gang, Régine Chassagne, Win Butler, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1:57:22 (Pop‑up) |
Belbao |
Casablanca Shuffle
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Various Artists: Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World | Habibi Funk | Adaptation of Harlem Shuffle | 2:01:43 (Pop‑up) |
Fadoul |
Sid Redad
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Al Zman Saib (Time Is Hard) | Habibi Funk | Adaptation of James Brown / Papa's Got a Brand New Bag | 2:03:58 (Pop‑up) |
Musicians of the Nile |
Tangled Up in Blue
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Various Artists: From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan | Buda Musique | 2:06:59 (Pop‑up) | |
Burma Orchestra Saing Waing |
I Want You
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Various Artists: From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan | Buda Musique | 2:11:12 (Pop‑up) | |
Luna Lee |
Pipeline
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Video Single | Adapted for Gayageum, Korean traditional / classical instrument | 2:14:45 (Pop‑up) | |
Tanya Tagaq |
Caribou
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Animism | Six Shooter Records | Pixies cover | 2:17:17 (Pop‑up) |
Bugotak |
Kozhung of the Rising Sun
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Coverlar | House of the Rising Sun | 2:22:14 (Pop‑up) | |
Yat-Kha |
Inna Gadda Da Vida
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Re-Covers | World Village | 2:26:26 (Pop‑up) | |
Violons Barbares |
Purple Haze
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Violons Barbares | Collectif L'Assoce Pikante | 2:30:15 (Pop‑up) | |
Bakra Bata |
Loving You
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Bakra Bata Steel Band | 2:40:17 (Pop‑up) | ||
Rachid Taha feat. Jeanne Added |
Now or Never
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Zoom | 2:40:44 (Pop‑up) | ||
Natacha Atlas |
I Put a Spell on You
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Ayeshteni | Beggar's Banquet | 2:44:08 (Pop‑up) | |
Taxi Girl |
Je Rêve Encore De Toi
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Various Artists: Les Enfants du Velvet | Stephanie Says | 2:47:48 (Pop‑up) | |
Adanowsky |
J'aime Tes Genoux
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Amador | Shame Shame Shame by Shirley and Company | 2:51:10 (Pop‑up) | |
Gaida Hinnawi |
Blowing in the Wind
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Single | 2:57:57 (Pop‑up) |
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Listener comments!
Good ol' Kacy
Course Nico was EastEuropean & Cale was Welsh. : ) But only in NYC...
Listened to this album yesterday!
Great concept. Great execution.
Thank you RW!
every time the page refreshes the star disappears.
it wont show that anyone else has starred it also, which i don't believe.
I didn’t know I needed this but it’s exactly what I needed.
Great show
...and no tracks show that they've been starred. chresti's here -that's not possible!
Music in my life: brother got album gave me 45...
well, i might be kind of tough.
Here's Marty's current playlist! Not sure whats up with the homepage!
toast with no butter
a burger with no cheese
a kiss without a squeeze
Here's Marty's current playlist, not sure whats up with the front page, taking a look into it now!