"Mood Indigo", composed in 1930, is one of Duke Ellington's most famous standards. A previous mix featured a version by Louis Armstrong with Ellington in 1961. This mix features versions by Nina Simone in 1958, Jackie Wilson in 1961 and The Boswell Sisters in 1933.
"Time After Time" is a Cyndi Lauper song from her 1983 debut album She's So Unusual. This mix features covers by Willie Nelson and Miles Davis to accompany the original.
One other song repeats this week: The Smiths song "Unhappy Birthday" from their final album Strangeways Here We Come released in 1987, as well as a recent cover by Janice Whaley.
Bang Bang Machine's "Geek Love" takes its title from the Katherine Dunn novel of the same era and samples clips from the cult 1930s movie "Freaks".
The rest: the nostalgic "100 Years Ago" by The Rolling Stones, Georgia White's defiant "Was I Drunk?", Lil Wayne's lascivious "I Like The View", Lou Rawls' romantic "Let Me Be Good To You", Don Brown's soulful "Shut The Door", Betty Davis' funky "Stars Starve, You Know", the snotty "Let's Get Rid Of New York" by The Randoms, the swaggering "Why I Love You" by Jay-Z and Kanye West with Mr. Hudson, the posse cut "Frisco" by I.M.P. and an early version of Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy".
100 Years Ago The Rolling Stones
Time After Time Willie Nelson
Unhappy Birthday The Smiths
Was I Drunk? Georgia White
I Like The View Lil Wayne
Let Me Be Good To You Lou Rawls
Shut The Door Don Brown
Unhappy Birthday Janice Whaley
Mood Indigo Nina Simone
Time After Time Miles Davis
Stars Starve, You Know Betty Davis
Let's Get Rid Of New York The Randoms
Why I Love You Jay Z & Kanye West w/ Mr. Hudson
Mood Indigo Jackie Wilson
Geek Love (original 12' ver) Bang Bang Machine
Frisco I.M.P. ft. Andre Nickatina, Cellski & Chewy-C
Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
Gypsy (early ver) Fleetwood Mac
Mood Indigo The Boswell Sisters
