12-04-14: Swinging In The Tune Is How He Gets His Fix

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" was Whitney Houston's first single from her second album, and number one soon after its May 1987 release. This mix features an a cappella version along with the original as well as covers by The DeLorean Sisters and David Byrne performing live.

"'Til I Get It Right" is a song first recorded by Tammy Wynette and released as a single in December 1972 before hitting number one on the country charts. This mix features versions by Bettye Swan, Millie Jackson and Solomon Burke to accompany her original.

One other song repeats this week: the August 1967 psychedelic-tinged single "We Love You" by The Rolling Stones (the version that ends with John Lennon saying "your health!) as well as a punk cover by Cock Sparrer released a decade later.

The rest: Pusha T's cocky "If You Know You Know", Jazzy Joyce & Sweet Tee's James Brown-sampling "It's My Beat", the James Brown homage "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, Tina Turner's cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through The Night", Barry White's group Love Unlimited with the 1972 single "Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love",  First Aid Kit's cover of "Play With Fire" by The Rolling Stones, Roy Montrell's early rock smash "(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone", Adam Ant's hit May 1982 single "Goody Two Shoes", Arabian Prince's 1984 single "Strange Life" and Gavin Bryars' sound collage "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet" with Tom Waits.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (a cappella)               Whitney Houston
If You Know You Know                                                Pusha T
'Til I Get It Right                                                            Bettye Swan
It's My Beat                                                       Jazzy Joyce & Sweet Tee
Sledgehammer                                                              Peter Gabriel
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (live)                         David Byrne
Help Me Make It Through The Night                           Tina Turner
'Til I Get It Right                                                            Millie Jackson
Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love                   Love Unlimited
I Wanna Dance With Somebody                     The DeLorean Sisters
'Til I Get It Right                                                            Tammy Wynette
Play With Fire                                                                First Aid Kit
We Love You                                                                 Cock Sparrer
(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone                Roy Montrell
Goody Two Shoes                                                         Adam Ant
I Wanna Dance With Somebody                                   Whitney Houston
Strange Life                                                                   Arabian Prince
We Love You                                                                 The Rolling Stones
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet            Gavin Bryars w/ Tom Waits
'Til I Get It Right                                                            Solomon Burke

11-27-14: I'm Not Asking For What I Know Can't Be

"All My Loving" is a song from the 1963 album With The Beatles, their second. Primarily written by Paul McCartney, it was not released as a single in the US or UK, but was released as a single in Canada on the day JFK was killed.  This mix features versions by Chris Difford of Squeeze, Keely Smith, Duke Ellington and Count Basie to accompany the original.

"My Love" is a 1973 song also written by Paul McCartney with his band Wings for his wife Linda. Previous mixes include this original version along with covers by The L.T.G. Exchange, Corrine Bailey Rae and Cher. This mix features versions by Margie Joseph, Brenda Lee and Isaac Hayes with Dionne Warwick performing live.

One other song repeats this week: the 1927 spiritual "Honey In The Rock" by Blind Mamie Forehand, with a version by The Carter Family in 1937.

The rest: Bert Jansch's optimistic "LIfe Depends On Love", Garland Green's soulful "Jealous Kind Of Fella", the Peanut Butter Wold edit of "Sucker Butts" by All Ready Fresh 2, Nicki Minaj's vengeful "Chun-Li", La Lupe's Latin-tinged version of the standard "Fever", a mash up of J Dilla production over Jay-Z's "Hola Hovito", the Tom Moulton remix of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", 3rd Bass' Doors-sampling "The Cactus", Billie Holiday's version of the standard "Swing Brother Swing" with Count Basie, Doug Paisley with Garth & Maud Hudson on a cover of Pink Floyd's "Us And Them", Nina Simone with her 1965 recording of the Horace Ott-written "That's All I ask" and an a cappella version of "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5.

My Love (live)                                        Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick
All My Loving                                        Chris Difford
Honey In The Rock                                 The Carter Family
Life Depends On Love                            Bert Jansch
All My Loving                                        The Beatles  
Jealous Kind Of Fella                             Garland Green
Sucker Butts (remix)                              All Ready Fresh 2
Chun-Li                                                  Nicki Minaj
Fever                                                       La Lupe
Hola Hovito (J Dilla remix)                   Jay-Z    
I Will Survive (Tom Moulton remix)     Gloria Gaynor
All My Loving                                       Duke Ellington
The Cactus                                              3rd Bass
Swing, Brother, Swing                           Billie Holiday & Count Basie
All My Loving                                        Count Basie
My Love                                                 Margie Joseph
Us And Them                       Doug Paisley ft. Garth & Maud Hudson
Honey In The Rock                                 Blind Mamie Forehand
My Love                                                  Brenda Lee
All My Loving                                         Keely Smith
That's All I Ask                                       Nina Simone
I'll Be There ( a cappella)                        The Jackson 5