08-16-12: And The Embers Never Fade In My City By The Lake

"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" is a song from the the 1967 debut album Songs Of Leonard Cohen. Roberta Flack recorded a version for her own debut album a couple years later. This week's mix features both her versions as well as a cover by The Lemonheads featuring Liv Tyler.

"Devil Got My Woman" was originally written and recorded by Skip James in 1931.  In addition to the original, This week features covers by Gregg Allman and Beck.

One other song repeats this week: the blues-inflected "Evil Hearted Woman" by The Yardbirds, with a b-side cover by The Pixies sung in Spanish.

The rest: the Marvin Gaye outtake "I Wanna Be Where You Are (After The Dance)", the single version of the cautionary "Swimming Pools (Drank)" by Kendrick Lamar, the blissful "Sweetest Girl In Town" by Oscar Ford, the undubbed version of Buddy Holly's defiant "Think It Over", the wry "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" by The Clash, the mellow "Dread Lion" by Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's self-referential "Sun Won't Come Out", Bob Dylan's witty "Talkin' New York" from his debut album, Charlie Poole & The NOrth Carolina Ramblers giddy "A Trip To New York Part 1", Marley Marl's catchy production "Droppin' Science" featuring Craig G., Velma Nelson's swinging :If I Were A Itty Bitty Girl, Pt. 1", Joni MItchell's melodic "Ladies Of The Canyon", a cover of The Beatles' Martha My Dear" by Vashti Bunyan with Maz Richter and an early acoustic version of "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins.

Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye                                 Roberta Flack
I Wanna Be Where You Are (After The Dance)                  Marvin Gaye
Swimming Pools (Drank)                                                     Kendrick Lamar
I Was Made To Love Her                                                     Theron & Darrell
Evil Hearted You                                                                  The Yardbirds
Devil Got My Woman                                                          Gregg Allman
Sweetest Girl In Town                                                          Oscar Ford
Think It Over (undubbed master)                                          Buddy Holly
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais                                    The Clash
Dread Lion                                      Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters
Sun Won't Come Out                                       Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Evil Hearted You                                                                  The Pixies
Devil Got My Woman                                                          Beck
Talkin' New York                                                                 Bob Dylan
A Trip To New York Part 1                    Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye        The Lemonheads ft. Liv Tyler
Devil Got My Woman                                                         Skip James
Droppin' Science                                               Marley Marl ft. Craig G.
If I Were A Itty Bitty Girl Pt. 1                                            Velma Nelson
Ladies Of The Canyon                                                         Joni Mitchell
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye                                Leonard Cohen  
Martha My Dear                                       Vashti Bunyan & Maz Richter
Tonight Reprise (version 1)                                       Smashing Pumpkins