"La-La (Means I Love You)" is a 1968 single by The Delfonics written by Thom Bell, one of the architects of the 1970s Philadelphia soul sound. This week's mix features versions by The Jackson 5, Prince and Laura Nyro as well as the original.
"So Cruel" is a track from U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby. This week features a cover by Depeche Mode and an early acoustic take as well as the original.
Nas' "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master)" samples "We're Just Trying To Make It" by The Persuaders.
The Girls Of The Golden West, whose "Round Up Time In Texas" appears here, were actually from Illinois.
The rest: The Wu-Tang Clan-sampling "Straight Jacket" by The Beatnuts, and Italian version of his hit "Yester Me, Yester You, Yester Day" by Stevie Wonder titled "Solo Me, Solo Me, Solo Noi", the funky "Frisky" by Sly & The Family Stone, The Isley Brothers-sampling "A Week Ago" by Jay-Z with Too $hort, the Sly Stone-produced "Just A Little" by The Beau Brummels, the mournful Basement Tape outtake "Banks Of The Red Canal" by Bob Dylan & The Band, Donny Hathaway's studio version of the Leon Russell standard "A Song For You" and My Bloody Valentine's dream-like "To Here Knows When".
So Cruel Depeche Mode
La-La (Means I Love You) The Jackson 5
Straight Jacket The Beatnuts
We're Just Trying To Make It The Persuaders
N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) Nas
Solo Te Solo Me Solo Noi Stevie Wonder
La-La (Means I Love You) Prince
Frisky Sly & The Family Stone
A Week Ago Jay-Z & Too $hort
So Cruel U2
La-La (Means I Love You) The Delfonics
Just A Little The Beau Brummels
Banks Of The Royal Canal Bob Dylan & The Band
Round-Up Time In Texas The Girls Of The Golden West
La-La (Means I Love You) Laura Nyro
A Song For You Donny Hathaway
So Cruel (solo acoustic ver) U2
To Here Knows When My Bloody Valentine
