Tuesday, August 31, 2021

09-10-15: How We Break Each Other's Hearts And Cause Each Other Pain

"Why Try To Change Me Now" is a standard written by Cy Coleman and first recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1952. This mix features Sinatra as well as versions by Bob Dylan, Jimmy Scott and Fiona Apple.

"Can't Seem To Make You Min" was written and recorded by Sky Saxon in 1965 for his band The Seeds. This mix features the original as well as covers by Johnny Thunders & Patty Palladin, Yo La Tengo and Alex Chilton.

One other song repeats this week: Harry Chapin's #1 hit "Cat's In The Cradle" from 1974, along with a cover by Johnny Cash from a decade later.

The rest: Lou Reed's urgent "There Is No Time", Bruce Cloud's pop soul single "My Book", Mos Def and Talib Kweli's project Black Star with "Hater Players", Sun Ra's playful "Rocket Number Nine", Ka's contemplative "Grateful", a demo version of Aretha Franklin's "Until You Come Back To Me", A.A. Gray & Five-Foot Dilly with the Biblical "The Old Ark's A-Moving", Public Enemy's layered "Brothers Gonna Work It Out", the vocal track from The Clash's cover of The Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law", a cover of The Clash's "Straight To Hell" and take 2 of George Harrison's mournful "Isn't It A Pity".