"Help Me Make It Through The Night" was written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson for his 1970 debut album and soon became a standard. The biggest hit version was Sammi Smith's 1971 cover. A previous mix included Ken Parker's reggae version. This week, the 500th weekly playlist, features Smith's version along with a 1974 version by Tammy Wynette and a 1972 version by Gladys Knight & The Pips which includes a spoken word introduction.
"We've Only Just Begun" was written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams for The Carpenters, who released the single in 1970. Previous mixes have included versions by Young Holt Limited and Grant Lee Buffalo. This week features versions by Johnny Hartman, Bobby Womack and Curtis Mayfield performing live.
One other song repeats this week: Sade's 1985 hit single "Smooth Operator" with a cover by Senor Coconut And His Orchestra.
The rest: an alternate version of Marvin Gaye's hopeful "Everyone Needs Love", Jamose's 1989 single "The Rhymthologist", Masta Ace's instructive "Top Ten List", a cover of Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold" by Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band, a live version of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones performing for the 1968 television special Rock And Roll Circus, Lil Wayne's swaggering "Shoot Me Down" featuring D. Smith, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on the World War II standard "I'll Be Seeing You", a cover of Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" By The Morning Benders, the blissful "I Love You Like The Way I Used To Do" by Rocketship, a demo version of The Lemonheads' "It's A Shame About Ray", a cover of David Bowie's "Blue Jean" by papercranes, Cher's version of Carole King's pop standard "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and Michael Jackson's unadorned vocal track of The Jackson 5 hit "I Want You Back".
Help Me Make It Through The Night Gladys Knight & The Pips
We've Only Just Begun (live) Curtis Mayfield
Everyone Needs Love (alt ver) Marvin Gaye
The Rhymthologist Jamose
Smooth Operator Sade
Top Ten List Masta Ace
Heart Of Gold Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band
Help Me Make It Through The Night Tammy Wynette
We've Only Just Begun Johnny Hartman
You Can't Always Get What You Want (live) The Rolling Stones
Shoot Me Down Lil Wayne ft. D. Smith
Smooth Operator Senor Coconut And His Orchestra
I'll Be Seeing You Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra with Frank Sintara
Strangers In The Night The Morning Benders
I Love You Like The Way I Used To Do Rocketship
It's A Shame About Ray (demo) The Lemonheads
Blue Jean papercranes
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Cher
Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith
We've Only Just Begun Bobby Womack
I Want You Back (a cappella) Michael Jackson
Saturday, March 1, 2014
03-07-13: Here It's Never Endin', Can't Remember When It Started
This week's mix is bookended by two songs by The Velvet Underground: "Heroin" from their debut album and "Rock & Roll" from their album Loaded, the last studio album with the writer of both songs, Lou Reed. Also on here is a rare live version of his "Candy Says" with Lou Reed on lead vocal. The studio version was sung by fellow band mate Doug Yule.
"I Shall Sing" was a top 40 hit from Art Garfunkel's 1973 debut solo album Angel Clare. It was originally written and recorded by Van Morrison during his 1969 sessions for the Moondance album, but never released until the recent reissue of that album. There are many reggae covers of this song, a previous mix featured a version by Jean & The Gaytones. This week includes Judy Mowatt's cover to accompnay the Garfunkel and Morrison versions.
"It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard first recorded in 1940 by Tampa Red. In addition to the original, this week includes covers by Karen Dalton and Bob Dylan.
One other song repeats this week: the original demo version of Carole King's "You've Got A Friend" and a cover by Labelle.
The rest: a cover of The Replacements' "Swingin Party" by Lorde, the Keni Burke-sampling "Crosstown Beef" by Medina Green featuring Mos Def, the melodic "If You Think You're LOnely Now" by Bobby Womack, the chaotic "Mentally Mad (original 12" ver)" by Ultramagnetic MCs, the reggae-tinged "Backstreet Freestyle" by Kendrick Lamar, a cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" by Mel Torme, the bouncy "Nineteen Hundred and Eight-Five" by Paul McCartney & Wings, and a cover of The Beatles' "Carry That Weight" by Dobby Dobson.
Heroin The Velvet Underground
Swingin Party Lorde
It Hurts Me Too Karen Dalton
You've Got A Friend LaBelle
Crosstown Beef Medina Green ft. Mos Def
I Shall Sing Art Garfunkel
If You Think You're Lonely Now Bobby Womack
It Hurts Me Too Tampa Red
Mentally Mad (original 12" ver) Ultramagnetic MCs
I Shall Sing Judy Mowatt
Backseat Freestyle Kendrick Lamar
Candy Says (live @ Max's Kansas City) The Velvet Underground
She's Leaving Home Mel Torme
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Paul McCartney & Wings
Carry That Weight Dobby Dobson
It Hurts Me Too Bob Dylan
You've Got A Friend (demo) Carole King
I Shall Sing (take 13) Van Morrison
Rock & Roll The Velvet Underground
"I Shall Sing" was a top 40 hit from Art Garfunkel's 1973 debut solo album Angel Clare. It was originally written and recorded by Van Morrison during his 1969 sessions for the Moondance album, but never released until the recent reissue of that album. There are many reggae covers of this song, a previous mix featured a version by Jean & The Gaytones. This week includes Judy Mowatt's cover to accompnay the Garfunkel and Morrison versions.
"It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard first recorded in 1940 by Tampa Red. In addition to the original, this week includes covers by Karen Dalton and Bob Dylan.
One other song repeats this week: the original demo version of Carole King's "You've Got A Friend" and a cover by Labelle.
The rest: a cover of The Replacements' "Swingin Party" by Lorde, the Keni Burke-sampling "Crosstown Beef" by Medina Green featuring Mos Def, the melodic "If You Think You're LOnely Now" by Bobby Womack, the chaotic "Mentally Mad (original 12" ver)" by Ultramagnetic MCs, the reggae-tinged "Backstreet Freestyle" by Kendrick Lamar, a cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" by Mel Torme, the bouncy "Nineteen Hundred and Eight-Five" by Paul McCartney & Wings, and a cover of The Beatles' "Carry That Weight" by Dobby Dobson.
Heroin The Velvet Underground
Swingin Party Lorde
It Hurts Me Too Karen Dalton
You've Got A Friend LaBelle
Crosstown Beef Medina Green ft. Mos Def
I Shall Sing Art Garfunkel
If You Think You're Lonely Now Bobby Womack
It Hurts Me Too Tampa Red
Mentally Mad (original 12" ver) Ultramagnetic MCs
I Shall Sing Judy Mowatt
Backseat Freestyle Kendrick Lamar
Candy Says (live @ Max's Kansas City) The Velvet Underground
She's Leaving Home Mel Torme
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Paul McCartney & Wings
Carry That Weight Dobby Dobson
It Hurts Me Too Bob Dylan
You've Got A Friend (demo) Carole King
I Shall Sing (take 13) Van Morrison
Rock & Roll The Velvet Underground
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