Episodes
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Songs about the color blue.
2m27s: Blue Velvet (Tony Bennett, Lana Del Ray)
9m19s: It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan, Jackie Greene)
20m40s: Pale Blue Eyes (Velvet Underground, REM)
31m15s: Favorite Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes)
44m54s: Behind Blue Eyes (The Who, Sheryl Crow)
54m35s: Blue Monday (New Order, Nouvelle Vague) -
It's the darkest time of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway). Enjoy those few hours of sunshine!
1m30s: Night and Day (Ella Fitzgerald, U2)
11m54s: Walkin' After Midnight (Pasty Cline, Girl in a Coma)
17m11s: Here Comes the Night (Them, David Bowie)
25m39s: You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC, Bing Ji Ling)
33m39s: Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen, Amy Macdonald)
43m16s: A Night Like This (The Cure, Cameron Dezen Hammon)
51m31s: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (The Postal Service, Birdy) -
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Lots of people traveled last week, so here are some songs about being on the road.
1m13s: On The Road (Willie Nelson, Rosemary Clooney)
8m46s: I've Been Everywhere (Lucky Starr, Johnny Cash)
16m29s: The Passenger (Iggy Pop, Siouxsie & The Banshees)
25m00s: Here Comes Your Man (Pixies, Keiichi Sokabe)
36m36s: Every State Line (Ani DiFranco, Vamos Babe)
48m26s: Burma Shave (Tom Waits, Serena Spedicato) -
This week's show is a tribute to Leonard Cohen, who died on Nov 7th.
1m44s: Everybody Knows (Garou)
15m14s: Who By Fire (Giovanna Pessi/Susanna Wallumrød)
21m31s: So Long, Marianne (James)
35m22s: I'm Your Man (Nick Cave)
44m04s: If it Be Your Will (Anohni)
56m16s: Hallelujah (Kate Mckinnon) -
Election Day 2016 did not go the way I had hoped (that's an understatement). The song I want all the people who voted for Trump to hear is the 4th song... If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next.
Here are the other songs:
0m22s: Election Day (Blaze Foley, Sheri Frushay)
6m30s: Democracy (Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins)
20m15s: Electioneering (Radiohead, Cold War Kids)
28m38s: If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next (Manic Street Preachers, David Usher)
39m04s: Elected (Alice Cooper, The Sun and the Moon)
49m43s: People Have the Power (Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and friends) -
Songs by dudes, covered by women.
2m14s: House of the Rising Sun (Traditional, Joy Fleming)
13m22s: Blue Moon (Glen Grey and the Casa Loma Orchestra, Cowboy Junkies)
20m58s: Superstition (Stevie Wonder, Macy Gray)
31m33s: Fall on Me (REM, Cry, Cry, Cry)
39m42s: Lovesong (The Cure, Tori Amos)
46m32s: 18 And Life (Skid Row, Nina Gordon) -
Another Halloween Show!
0m23s: Everyday is Halloween (Sharon Needles)
6m47s: Monster Mash (The Holophonics)
9m24s: Science Fiction/Double Feature (Rocky Horror Cast, Misfits)
19m27s: Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac, Santana)
28m10s: Dead Man's Party (Oingo Boingo, Clear Static)
36m11s: Pet Sematary (The Ramones, La Collisione)
47m17s: Zombie (The Cranberries, The Sound of Camden) -
This week theme is Bob Dylan, in honor of his Nobel Prize in literature!
2m13s: Blowin' in the Wind (Stevie Wonder)
7m50s: Knocking on Heaven's Door (Guns N Roses)
19m37s: All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
26m37s: The Times They Are A Changin' (Keb Mo)
33m54s: Mr. Tambourine Man (Con Funk Shun)
45m44s: Lay Lady Lay (Isaac Hayes)
54m26s: I Shall Be Released (Nina Simone) -
This week we've got songs about time.
2m36s: Time (Pink Floyd, Mary Fahl)
18m06s: In the Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett, Cross Country)
24m58s: Yesterday is Here (Tom Waits, Betty LaVette, Southside Johnny)
40m00s: Time (David Bowie, Momus)
51m00s: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, Paul Anka) -
My second show with political songs, the day after the first general presidential election debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Track listing:
0m50s: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Gil Scott-Heron, Labelle)
8m14s: Fight the Power (Isley Brothers, Breakfast)
18m23s: Strange Fruit (Billie Holliday, Annie Lennox)
24m45s: Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins, Dolapdere Big Gang)
42m54s: Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen, Concrete Blonde, Rufus Wainwright, Garou) -
It's time for apple cider, squash soup and all other fabulous Autumn treats, including these songs about Fall.
1m22s: September Song (Walter Huston, Lou Reed)
8m24s: Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day, Sabrina)
19m41s: October (U2, YouTube Guy)
24m29s: Harvest Moon (Neil Young, Poolside)
35m37s: Season of the Witch (Donovan, Karen Elson)
48m14s: November (Tom Waits, Liz Durrett) -
It's a new school year, and I'm back in the studio for another year of awesomeness.
1m04s: What Did You Learn in School Today (Pete Seeger, Anti-Flag)
6m04s: Schools Days (Chuck Berry, The Simpsons)
14m32s: Straight A's in Love (Johnny Cash, Matanza)
18m35s: To Sir, With Love (Lulu, 10,000 Maniacs)
28m16s: Smokin' In the Boys Room (Brownsville Station, LeAnn Rimes)
36m01s: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt 2 (Pink Floyd, ortoPilot)
47m51s: ABC (The Jackson 5, Glee Cast)
53m14s: The Future's So Bright (Timbuk 3, Status Quo) -
My birthday is coming up in a few days, so here are some birthday and party songs to help you celebrate with me!
1m26s: Birthday (Sugarcubes, Dozens)
12m32s: Happy Birthday (Concrete Blonde, Mary Karlzen)
19m25s: 16 Candles (The Crests, The Stray Cats)
25m44s: It's My Party (Lesley Gore, Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin)
33m44s: Party Girl (U2, Seb)
41m08s: Fight For Your Right (to Party!) (The Beastie Boys, The Hotrats)
50m57s: 1999 (Prince, 2 Docs & A Box) -
Celebrate the start of summer with these awesome songs and covers!
Track listing:
1m19s: Summertime (Ella and Louis, Sam Cooke)
10m59s: Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran, The Who)
16m07s: Summer in the City (The Lovin' Spoonful, De La Soul)
22m13s: In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry, Susi Hyldgaard)
30m41s: Ice Cream Man (Tom Waits, LesRuk)
35m24s: Summer Breeze (Seals and Crofts, Peter, Bjorn and John)
44m23s: Rock Lobster (The B-52s, Johnny Aloha)
56m47s: Cruel Summer (Bananarama, Children of Bodom)
1h06m27s: Summertime (Janis Joplin) -
This week's show is a tribute to Prince. Enjoy his originals and covers by a variety of artists. Prince has been a fan of Joni Mitchell since he was young and so I included his cover of A Case of You.
Track listing:
2m:31s The Beautiful Ones (Mariah Carey feat. Dru Hill)
18m:06s When Doves Cry (Patti Smith)
29m:34s Kiss (Subway Performers)
39m:46s Little Red Corvette (Sarah Bettens)
50m:43s A Case of You (Joni Mitchell, Prince) -
This week we've got songs about the only two certain things in life... Death & Taxes.
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This week we go back to the early 80s for all the originals with a variety of great covers.
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This week, to celebrate the warm weather, the show is all about spring!
0m: Alison (The Magnettes)
4m54s: I Don't Care for the Winter Sun (Beach House, Jessica June Kim)
11m05s: When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's 40 Below) (Johnny Horton, Johnny Cash and June Carter)
18m19s: Come On Spring (Antenna, Mick Harvey)
30m33s: I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash, Nancy Sinatra)
38m59s: Go Outside (Cults, Chamberlin)
47m26s: Southland in the Springtime (Indigo Girls, Jay Hitt)
56m36s: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (Tom Lehrer, Miss Fay) -
The last time the calendar had the day February 29th was in 2012 and on that day Davy Jones died. This week, in honor of the first official anniversary of his death, you can listen to a bunch of great covers. Hey! Hey! We're The Monkees!
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Everybody loves to eat! So sit back, grab a snack and listen to this weeks' show.
1m21s: Alison (Hatsune Miku & The Playloids)
4m42s: Come on in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson, Patti Smith)
12m16s: Everybody Eats When They Come to My House (Cab Calloway, John Lithgow)
19m52s: Hey Good Lookin' (Hank Williams, Johnny Cash)
23m22s: Shortnin' Bread (The Skillet Lickers, The Cramps)
30m44s: Save the Bones for Henry Jones (Nat King Cole & Johnny Mercer, The Pointer Sisters)
36m25s: The Candyman (Aubrey Woods, Primus)
43m17s: Vegetables (The Beach Boys, Kayla Williams)
53m03s: Eggs and Sausage (Tom Waits, Derek V https://soundcloud.com/derekvmusic) - Montre plus