This week's mix features at least one nod to the season in Randy Newman's "He Gives Us All His Love", which seems faintly religious but paints a more sardonic view of a God who looks on benignly as the human race suffers. The Wanda Jackson cover on here plays it straight. The Roy Ayers cover on here is a rare single from the soundtrack of the Norman Lear comedy Cold Turkey.
N.W.A.'s "Automobile" is Eazy-E's loose and lewd update of Parilament's "Automobile".
On here twice is "Crimson And Clover": the original by Tommy James & The Shondells and a reggae cover by The Uniques. A previous mix included the excellent cover by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.
Also repeating here are two versions of Duke Ellington's standard "Chocolate Shake": the original swinging version with Ivie Anderson on vocals and a moody instrumental version by Freddie Hubbard.
Julie Doiron's "untitled" is a hidden track on her album Woke Myself Up.
Perhaps the oddest song on here is the duet "Beers To You" by Ray Charles with Clint Eastwood, from the soundtrack to his film Any Which Way You Can. I have fond childhood memories of those orangutan movies he directed, and they were the last of his I enjoyed at all. The duet sounds like a dated beer commercial jingle but besides being funny, Ray is in outstanding form.
The rest: the dramatic "Monkey Man" by The Rolling Stones, GZA with DJ Muggs on the harrowing "Exploitation Of Mistakes", the chipper "Teenage Machine Age" by The Travelers, Junior Wilson with a dub cover of Otis Redding's "Dock Of The Bay", Timex Social Club's cheerful "Just Kickin' It", the upbeat "Wipe 'Em Off" by Seven Gallon Jug Band, Masterplan's sweet "Clinton Park", Ghostface Killah's funky "Marvel", Alice Dona's mysterious "A Trop Repeter Bien", Tammy Wynette's hopeful "We Sure Can Love Each Other", the original demo version of "Too Far Gone" by Neil Young and Emm Gryner's cover of "Straight To Hell" by The Clash.
