08-28-14: Treating Me Like I'm For Sale

"Mother Nature's Son" is a Beatles song from their 1968 eponymous double album commonly referred to as "The White Album". It was written by Paul McCartney, who plays every instrument. Previous mixes have included a demo version and a cover by Harry Nilsson. This mix includes the album version as well as covers by Ramsey Lewis, Neville Skelly and Helen Merrill.

"Some Guys Have All The Luck" was a top 40 hit for The Persuaders in 1973. It has appeared on a previous mix. This mix has the other top 40 version, Rod Stewart's top ten hit from 1984, as well as versions by Camera Obscura, Inner Circle and Bette Bright's new wave version with reversed genders.

One other song repeats this week: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' 1967 single "I Want Her, She Wants Me" written by Rod Argent of The Zombies, whose version is also here.

"I Thought I Could" is a remix of Nas' "I Know I Can" by Abstrakt Soundz.

"I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)" by Grand Funk Railroad was thought to be about the Vietnam war and was popular with soldiers at the time.

The rest: Kamasai Washington's John Coltrane-esque "Change Of The Guard", 1980 funk single "Love Rescue" by Project, the DJ Premier-produced "The Enemy" by Big L with Fat Joe, the Timbaland-produced "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z with UGK and Eunice Collins' explicit "At The Hotel".

Change Of The Guard                                         Kamasi Washington
Mother Nature's Son                                            Ramsey Lewis
Some Guys Have All The Luck                          Inner Circle
I Thought I Could                                               Abstrakt Soundz & Nas
Love Rescue (12" ver)                                        Project
The Enemy                                                          Big L
Some Girls Have All The Luck                          Bette Bright
Mother Nature's Son                                           Neville Skelly
I Want Her She Wants Me                Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Big Pimpin'                                                         Jay-Z ft. UGK
Some Guys Have All The Luck                         Rod Stewart
At The Hotel                                                       Eunice Collins
Mother Nature's Son                                           The Beatles
I Want Her She Wants Me                                   The Zombies
Some Guys Have All The Luck                          Camera Obscura
Mother Nature's Son                                           Helen Merrill
I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)                   Grand Funk Railroad

08-21-14: You're Telling Me Lies In Your Sleep

"Don't Make Promises" is the opening track to Tim Hardin's eponymous 1966 debut album. This mix features versions by Marianne Faithfull, Bobby Darin and Paul Weller to accompany the original.

"Never My Love" was a hit single by The Association in 1967 and is the second most played song of the 20th Century on radio and television. Previous mixes have included versions by Etta James and Donny Hathaway as well as the original. This mix includes versions by Astrud Gilberto, Wilson Pickett, The Four Tops and military band Soap.

One other song repeats this week: the 1973 single "Tequila Sunrise" by The Eagles, here with a cover by Buck Owens from a few years later.

The rest: a cover of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" by Lani Hall, a debut album demo outtake called "I'm Going Home" by Elton John, the girl group ballad "Baby Are You Putting Me On" by The Royalettes, DJ Quik's smooth "Hand In Hand" with 2nd II None and El DeBarge, the early Gil Scott Heron piece "Artificalness" with legendary drummer Pretty Purdie and his band The Playboys, the rhythmic "Don't Sweat The Technique" by Eric B & Rakim, Otis Clay's optimistic "The Only Way Is Up", X'Clan's Tom Tom Club-sampling "In The Way Of The Scales", the Ellie Greenwich-written "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)" by The Chiffons, Johnny Tyler & His Riders Of The Rio Grande with the playful "I'm A Married Man", an early version of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' hit "Don't Do Me Like That" by his previous band Mudcrutch, a live cover of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain" by Richie Havens and Ernest Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers with the spiritual "Down To Jordan And Be Saved".

Don't Make Promises                         Tim Hardin
Never My Love                                  Astrud Gilberto
Tiny Dancer                                        Lani Hall
I'm Going Home (demo)                    Elton John
Baby Are You Putting Me On            The Royalettes
Don't Make Promises                         Marianne Faithfull
Never My Love                                  Wilson Pickett
Hand In Hand            DJ Quik ft. 2nd II None & El DeBarge
Artificialness              Pretty Purdie & The Playboys ft. Gil Scott Heron
Don't Sweat The Technique               Eric B & Rakim
The Only Way Is Up                          Otis Clay
In The Way Of The Scales                 X-Clan
Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)   The Chiffons
Don't Make Promises                        Bobby Darin
Never My Love                                 The Four Tops
Tequila Sunrise                                  The Eagles
I'm A Married Man         Johnny Tyler & His Riders Of The Rio Grande
Don't Do Me Like That                     Mudcrutch
Don't Make Promises                         Paul Weller
Never My Love                                  Soap
Fire And Rain (live)                           Richie Havens
Down To Jordan And Be Saved         Ernest Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers
Tequila Sunrise                                   Buck Owens

08-14-14: How Could So Much Love Be Inside Of You?

"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" is a 1973 #1 single by Stevie Wonder, the second single from his album Talking Book released the year before. The first two lyrics are sung by Wonder's band member Jim Gilstrap, and the following two lyrics by singer Lani Groves before Wonder himself takes over. This version, as well as a live version by Stevie and covers by Frank Sinatra and Leon Thomas, has appeared on previous mixes here. This mix features Stevie in a live duet with Ella Fitzgerald at the 1977 New Orleans Jazz festival, as well as a cover by Brenda Lee and a French duet by Sacha Distel with Brigitte Bardot titled "Le Soleil De Ma Vie".

"She Said Yeah", co-written by Sonny Bono, was originally recorded by soul singer Larry Williams in 1959. Williams was a favorite singer of John Lennon, and his suicide at the age of 44 in 1980 is said to have scared his best friend Little Richard off their mutual drug habit.  This mix features a cover by The Rolling Stones from their 1965 album December's Children (And Everybody's) and a cover by Paul McCartney from his 1999 album Run Devil Run as well as the original.

One other song repeats this week: the title track to Merle Haggard's 62nd album, released in 2010, titled "I Am What I Am", here with a recent cover by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.

Mase's "24 Hrs. To Live" featuring The Lox, Black Rob & DMX samples the Thom Bell-produced "Moses Theme" by Frankie Blue from the soundtrack to the 1979 film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.

The rest: the epic "(Soul Fusion) Freewoman And Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries" by Charlie Mingus from his 1963 album The Black Saint And Sinner Lady, the Eric Clapton-produced cover of The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by P.P. Arnold from her newly unearthed 1971 album Turning Tide, the 1979 punk track "I'm A Bug" by Southern California band The Urinals, Sonic Youth's abrasive "Drunken Butterfly", a cover of The Monkees standard "Daydream Believer" by The Four Tops, Stevie Windwood's optimistic "While You See A Chance", Bobby Womack's happily defiant "Don't Let Nothing Get The Best Of You", Diamond D's philosophic "When It Pours It Rains", Lil Wayne's tautological "Dr. Carter", Paul Simon's wry "Kodachrome", Raekwon's eerie "Black Mozart" with Inspectah Deck and RZA and an acoustic demo version of the Crosby, Stills & Nash song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Stephen Stills.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (live 1977)          Ella Fitzgerald & Stevie Wonder
(Soul Fusion) Freewoman And Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries          Charles Mingus
You Can't Always Get What You Want                      P.P. Arnold
She Said Yeah                                                             The Rolling Stones
I'm A Bug                                                                    The Urinals
Drunken Butterfly                                                       Sonic Youth
Daydream Believer                                                    The Four Tops
Le Soleil De Ma Vie                              Sacha Distel with Brigitte Bardot    
While You See A Chance                                          Stevie Winwood
Never Let Nothing Get The Best Of You                  Bobby Womack
When It Pours It Rains                                              Diamond D
I Am What I Am                                                        Merle Haggard
Dr. Carter                                                                   Lil Wayne
Kodachrome                                                              Paul Simon
She Said Yeah                                                           Larry Williams
24 Hrs. To Live                          Mase ft. The Lox, Black Rob & DMX 
Moses Theme                                                            Frankie Bleu
Black Mozart                                  Raekwon ft. Inspectah Deck & RZA 
She Said Yeah                                                           Paul McCartney
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life                          Brenda Lee
I Am What I Am                                                      Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (demo)                                 Stephen Stills

08-07-14: Cuz We Ain't Got It Too Good In America

"Breakdown" is the first single from the 1976 eponymous debut album by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. It has appeared on a previous mix. This mix includes covers by Grace Jones, Suzi Quatro and The Replacements performing live.

The mix is also bookended by two songs from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 1985 album Southern Accents: the leadoff track "Rebels" and the title track that closed side one. "Trailer", included here, was left off that original album and resurfaced decades later on a box set. Also here is a Johnny Cash cover of "Southern Accents" with Petty's band playing back up.

The standard "Superstar", most associated with The Carpenters' hit version from 1971, was originally written and recorded by Delaney & Bonnie and titled "Groupie (Superstar)" on a December 1969 b-side. A previous mix included a Sonic Youth cover. The original Delaney & Bonnie version, featuring Eric Clapton on guitar, is included here along with covers by Peggy Lee and Cher.

The rest: a demo version of "There Goes My Gun" by The Pixies, the fierce "Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)" from Ice Cube's 1990 debut album "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" with Chuck D, El P & Killer Mike's Run The Jewels debut album track "Banana Clip" featuring Big Boi, Bob Dylan's proto rap "Subterranean Homesick Blues", a cover of Dylan's "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" by The Byrds, Barry White's romantic "September When I Met You", a cover of White's "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Isaac Hayes, Eric B & Rakim's confident "No Competition", a reworked version of Joe Bataan's "Ordinary Guy" and the mellow "Love Is Gone" by The Blackbyrds.

Rebels                                              Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Superstar                                          Cher
Breakdown (live)                             The Replacements
There Goes My Gun (demo 2)         The Pixies
Endangered Species                         Ice Cube ft. Chuck D
Breakdown                                       Grace Jones
Banana Clipper                                EL-P & Killer Mike ft. Big Boi
Subterranean Homesick Blues         Bob Dylan
Lay Down Your Weary Tune           The Byrds
Trailer                                               Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Southern Accents                             Johnny Cash
Groupie (Superstar)                         Delaney & Bonnie
September When I Met You            Barry White
Never Gonna Give You Up              Isaac Hayes
No Competition                               Eric B & Rakim
Ordinary Guy (Jazzanova ver)         Joe Bataan
Love Is Gone                                   The Blackbyrds
Breakdown                                       Suzi Quatro
Superstar                                          Peggy Lee
Southern Accents                             Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

07-31-14: Somebody's Gonna Be Sorry They Laughed At Me

"Sail Away" is the title track from Randy Newman's 1972 album. The lyrics are an imagined sales pitch from a slave trader to potential slaves. It soon became a standard, and previous mixes here have included versions by Ray Charles, Etta James and Newman's album version. This mix includes an earlier studio version by Newman as well as contemporaneous covers by Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson and Bobby Darin. Of Darin’s version recorded shortly before he died in 1972, Newman said "Bobby Darin could sing, but he did "Sail Away", and well...I don't think he understood it. He did it like it was a happy song about coming to America."

"A Song For You" was originally written and recorded by Leon Russell for his eponymous 1970 album. Previous mixes have included versions by Rosemary Clooney, Amy Winehouse, Cher, Lou Rawls, Merry Clayton, Willie Nelson and Donnie Hathaway both live and in the studio. This mix adds Carmen McRae's live 1972 version, as well as studio versions by Al Wilson, Dusty Springfield and Peggy Lee.

One other song repeats this week: the Jneiro Jarel/MF Doom collaboration JJ Doom call "Bookhead" and its remix version titled "Bookfiend".

"Echoes Of My Mind" is a calypso cover of the Fred Neil standard and Nilsson hit "Everybody's Talkin'" by Bahamaian band Ronnie & The Ramblers.

Both "Magic" by Nesby Phipps with Curren$y Stalley and Jay-Z's UK-only single "Wishing On A Star" with Gwen Dickey are interpolations of the Rose Royce single “Wishing On A Star”.

Neil Young's "Campaigner" has appeared on his early greatest hits album Decade and this blog. This week features a longer, newly unearthed version.

The rest: the harpsichord-driven 1965 hit "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds, Gil Scott Heron's uplifting "When You Are Who You Are", the sweet "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" by The O'Jays, the wise "When Love Begins Friendship Ends”  by Bobby Womack, a cover of The Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle" by The Space Lady, a version of the standard "My Blue Heaven" by Smashing Pumpkins and the spiritual "Brother, Be Ready For That Day" by Grady & Hazel Cole.

Sail Away                                                      Linda Rondstadt
A Song For You (live 1972)                         Carmen McRae
Magic                                                            Nesby Phips ft. Curren$y Stalley
For Your Love                                              The Yardbirds
Bookhead                                                      JJ Doom
A Song For You                                           Al Wilson
Sail Away                                                     Harry Nilsson
Echoes Of My Mind                                      Ronnie & The Ramblers
When You Are Who You Are                       Gil Scott-Heron
Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Baby Love)      The O'Jay's
Sail Away                                                       Bobby Darin
A Song For You                                             Dusty Springfield
Wishing On A Star                                        Jay-Z ft. Gwen Dickey
When Love Begins Friendship Ends             Bobby Womack
Bookfiend  (Clams Casnino ver)                   JJ Doom
Fly Like An Eagle                                         The Space Lady
A Song For You                                             Peggy Lee
Sail Away (early ver)                                     Randy Newman
My Blue Heaven                                            Smashing Pumpkins
Campaigner (long ver)                                   Neil Young
Brother, Be Ready For That Day                   Grady & Hazel Cole

07-24-17: All That She Said Was True

"You've Been Flirting Again" is a song from Bjork's 1995 album Post. It appeared in a different version the following year for her remix album Telegram. This week's mix features both versions along with covers by Evangelicals and Corrina Repp.

"I Was Made To Love Her" was a hit single in 1967 by Stevie Wonder. Previous mixes have featured the original single, a piano only version by Wonder, a BBC live version by Jimi Hendrix with Wonder on drums and a cover by Theon & Darrell. This mix features versions by Jackie Wilson with Count Basie, Charles Earland and gender-switched versions by Chaka Khan and Fancy.

One other song repeats this week: the Rumours outtake "Planet Of The Universe" by Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks later recorded it over twenty years later for a solo album and it also became an unlikely club hit. This mix includes the original two demos.

The rest: the Mr. T-inspired "Clubber Lang" by Kool Keith with Motion Man, the defiant "What We Do" by Freeway with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, Allen Toussaint's funky "We The People", Young MC's Isaac Hayes-sampling "Know How", Steely Dan's wry "Reelin' In the Years", Waylon Jennings' cover of Steely Dan's "Do It Again", the giddy "99 Chicks" by Roy Haydock, a cover of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" by The Glimmers, Roy Ayers' mellow "Liquid Love", Galaxie 500's airy "Tell Me", a cover of the Jimmy Webb standard "Wichita Lineman" by Tony Joe White and Webb with his muse Glen Campbell on a later version of their hit "Galveston".

I Was Made To Love Her                Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
Have You Ever Seen The Blues                        Yaphet Kotto
Clubber Lang                                                     Kool Keith ft. Motion Man
You've Been Flirting Again                               Bjork
I Was Made To Love Her                                  Charles Earland 
What We Do                             Freeway ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel
We The People                                                   Allen Toussaint
Know How                                                         Young MC
You've Been Flirting Again (Flirt is a Promise Mix)       Bjork
I Was Made To Love Him                                 Fancy
Reelin' In The Years                                          Steely Dan
Do It Again                                                        Waylon Jennings
99 Chicks                                                           Roy Haydock
Physical                                                              The Glimmers
You've Been Flirting Again                               Evangelicals
Planets Of The Universe (demo)                       Fleetwood Mac
Liquid Love                                                       Roy Ayers
I Was Made To Love Him                                  Chaka Khan 
Tell Me                                                              Galaxie 500
You've Been Flirting Again                              Corrina Repp
Wichita Lineman                                              Tony Joe White
Galveston                                    Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb
Planets Of The Universe (early demo)             Fleetwood Mac

07-17-14: How Can I Make This Dream Come True For Me?

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was written and recorded by The Band for their eponymous debut album released in late 1969. It is written from the perspective of a poor white southerner at the end of the American Civil War.  Previous mixes have included the original, Joan Baez's hit version and a cover by Solomon Burke. This mix includes various 1970s versions by Johnny Cash, Steve Young, Vikki Carr and Richie Havens performing live.

"For The Good Times" was written by Kris Kristofferson in 1968, and first recorded and released by Bill Nash that same year. Most of the public first heard it as a hit for Ray Price in 1970. Kristofferson released his own version that same year on his eponymous debut album. A previous mix included Al Green's cover. This mix features versions by Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra performing with opera soprano Eileen Farrell.

One other song repeats this week: Jr. Walker & The All-Stars' hit "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)", featured on a previous mix and here with two covers by Tony Joe White and The 5th Dimension. Also here by Walker, his single "Walk In the Night" and a cover of his "Got To Hold On To This Feeling" by Bob Marley & The Wailers, the original appearing here previously.

The rest: Sarah Vaughan's cover of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues (Make Me Want To Holler)", the punishing "When Gods Go Mad" by rap supergroup Czarface with GZA, a cover of rock supergroup Derek & The Dominoes' "Bell Bottom Blues" by Cher, Funkadelic's smooth "Sexy Ways", the Isaac Hayes-sampling "How Many MC's" by Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rudd, Pharoahe Monch's apocalyptic "WWIII", the haunting "Legend Of A Mind" by The Moody Blues, the spooky "Ghost Town" by Eddie Miller And His Band and a newly re-recorded abridged version of Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" by Stevie Nicks.

What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)                  Tony Joe White
For The Good Times                                                 Elvis Presley
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (live)        Richie Havens
Inner City Blues (Make Me Want To Holler)           Sarah Vaughan
When Gods Go Mad                                                 Czarface ft. GZA
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)                   The 5th Dimension
Bell Bottom Blues                                                     Cher
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down                  Vikki Carr
For The Good Times                                                  Dean Martin
Sexy Ways                                                                 Funkadelic
All You MC's                             Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rudd
Walk In The Night                                  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Hold On To This Feeling                        Bob Marley & The Wailers
WWIII                                                                      Pharoahe Monch
Legend Of A Mind                                                   The Moody Blues
For The Good Times                                 Frank Sinatra & Eileen Farrell
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down                  Johnny Cash
Ghost Town                                               Eddie Miller And His Band
Gypsy (re-recorded)                                                 Stevie Nicks
For The Good Times                                                Johnny Cash
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down                 Steve Young  

07-10-14: I Tread My Troubled Track

Bobby Charles co-wrote "Small Town Talk" with Rick Danko of The Band for his 1972 debut album. This mix includes Danko's version for his own debut album in 1977, Jackie DeShannon's version from 1974 and Yvonne Elliman's 1976 cover to accompany the original.

"Drown In My Own Tears" is most associated with Ray Charles for his 1956 single, but was first recorded by Lula Reed in 1951. This mix adds covers by Aretha Franklin in 1967 and Jackie DeShannon from 1962 to the Reed and Charles versions.

One other song repeats this week: the Quincy Jones composition "Who Needs Forever?" sung by Astrud Gilberto, here in both in her album version and the soundtrack version from A Deadly Affair.

"Another Nail For My Heart" is Patti Austin's 1980 cover of Squeeze's "Another Nail In My Heart" from the same year.

The rest: Amy Winehouse's retro-styled "Back To Black", Bessie Banks' hopeful ""Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come", the optimistic "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar featuring Pharrell Williams, the lovestruck "Hard To Know" by Oneness, the aptly-titled "Defective Trip (Trippin')" by Gravediggaz, the trippy "Take A Stroll Thru Your Mind" by The Temptations, the atmospheric "Journey On" by Dream Warriors,  Chris Difford's acoustic version of his band Squeeze's "Cool For Cats", the lovelorn "How Can You Like Him?/Interlude #2" by Paul Westerberg, the spiritual "Yes I Know" by Rev. Calbert & Sister Billie Holstein and the mellow "A World Is A Place" by Rhythm.

Small Town Talk                                                       Bobby Charles
Who Needs Forever                                                  Astrud Gilberto
Drown In My Own Tears                                          Aretha Franklin
Back To Black                                                           Amy Winehouse
Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come     Bessie Banks
Alright                                       Kendrick Lamar ft. Pharrell Williams
Small Town Talk                                                       Yvonne Elliman
I'll Drown In My Own Tears                                      Lula Reed
Hard To Know                                                           Oneness
Defective Trip (Trippin')                                            Gravediggaz
Take A Stroll Thru Your Mind                            The Temptations
Journey On                                                                 Dream Warriors
I'll Drown In My Own Tears                                      Jackie DeShannon
Small Town Talk                                                        Rick Danko
Another Nail For My Heart                                       Patti Austin
Cool For Cats                                                            Chris Difford
How Can You Like Him/ Interlude #2                     Paul Westerberg
Yes I Know                                           Rev. Calbert & Sister Billie Holstein
A World Is A Place                                                   Rhythm
Small Town Talk                                                      Jackie DeShannon
Who Needs Forever (soundtrack ver)   Astrud Gilberto & Quincy Jones
Drown In My Own Tears                                        Ray Charles

07-03-14: Burn The Witch, The Bitch, She's Dead

"Rock Steady" is a top 10 single from 1971 by Aretha Franklin, featuring the legendary Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums. This week features covers from that decade by The Marvels and The Jackson Sisters as well as EPMD's "I'm Housin", from their 1988 debut, which samples the original Franklin single that starts this mix.

"Friday I'm In Love" is a single from May 1992 by The Cure, reaching the top 20 as their last hit. This mix features recent covers by Yo La Tengo and Dean & Britta as well as the original.

One other song repeats this week: "Softer. Softest" by Hole from their 1994 Live Through This, as well as a version of the song by the band on MTV's Unplugged.

"Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Blue" is an early studio version of "Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones, but with Keith Richards on vocals.

The rest: the moody duet "The Mess We're In" by PJ Harvey with Thom Yorke, Sonny & Cher's version of the Gershwin standard "Summertime", Kool Keith's self-explanatory "Laid Back In the Sun", Don Thomas' upbeat soul single "Come On Train", an early version of "Hold Me" by Fleetwood Mac, a studio demo of "Kiss Me On the Bus" by The Replacements, the 1927 recording "Round Town Girls" by Wanda & Ruth Neal, Brand Nubian's debut album lead track "All For One" from 1990, the giddy "You & Me (Got A Good Thing Going)" by Blue Magic with Margie Joseph, Bette Midler's discofied take of the Sinatra standard "Strangers In the Night", the first take of "She Belongs To Me" by Bob Dylan, Dion's cover of Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and a cover of Hole's "Miss World" by The Afghan Whigs.

Rock Steady                                               Aretha Franklin
I'm Housin'                                                 EPMD
The Mess We're In                                     PJ Harvey & Thom Yorke
Softer. Softest                                             Hole
Friday I'm In Love                                     Dean & Britta
Summertime                                              Sonny & Cher
Laid Back In the Sun                                 Kool Keith
Rock Steady                                              Marvels
Come On Train                                         Don Thomas
Hold Me (early ver)                                  Fleetwood Mac
Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Blue         The Rolling Stones
Kiss Me On The Bus (demo)                    The Replacements
Round Town Girls                                    Wanda & Ruth Neal
Friday I'm In Love                                    The Cure
Rock Steady                                              Jackson Sisters
All For One                                               Brand Nubian
You & Me (Got A Good Thing Going)      Blue Magic & Margie Joseph
Friday I'm In Love                                    Yo La Tengo
Strangers In the Night                               Bette Midler
She Belongs To Me (take 1, solo acoustic)   Bob Dylan
It's All Over Now Baby Blue                     Dion
Softer. Softest (Mtv unplugged ver)           Hole
Miss World                                                The Afghan Whigs

06-26-14: You Will Not Be Able To Plug In, Turn On And Cop Out

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" was written by Gil Scott-Heron and first recorded for his 1970 debut album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. This version is a simple arrangement with conga drums, but he re-recorded it a year later with a fuller band. This mix includes both versions as well as a live version from 1982, a cover by a children's talent show band credited as The Brother's Rap and as part of a 1973 medley by Labelle also covering Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air". That song, featured in the film Easy Rider, is also here.

"All Things Must Pass" is the title track to George Harrison's triple album debut from 1970. It was originally released earlier in the year when Billy Preston covered it after it was rejected for inclusion on The Beatles' 1969 album Let It Be. This mix features both the official Preston and Harrison versions as well as the Beatles outtake and an acoustic demo version by Harrison.

One other song repeats this week: Nirvana's "Stay Away" from their 1991 album Nevermind, here with a 2010 cover by Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band.

Camp Lo's "Black Connection" samples "Love Is The Answer" by Van McCoy.

The rest: the fiery "Hitler And Hell" by Rev. J.M. Gates, the 80s punk song "No One Wants An Alien" by The Wipers, a cover of The Smiths' "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" by Swedish punk band The Baboon Show, Nas' "Live Nigga Rap" with Mobb Deep from his 1996 album It Was Written, Barbara Mason's timely "World In A Crisis" from 1974, Tyga's rhythmic "Rack City", a new wave cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" by British group The Silicon Teens, and a cover of Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" by street performer The Space Lady.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (live 1982)          Gil Scott-Heron
Something In The Air                                              Thunderclap Newman
All Things Must Pass (demo)                                  George Harrison
Hitler and Hell                                                         Rev. J.M. Gates
Stay Away                                                                Nirvana
No One Wants An Alien                                          The Wipers
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out                   The Baboon Show
All Things Must Pass                                               George Harrison
Black Connection                                                     Camp Lo
Love Is The Answer                                                 Van McCoy
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (first ver)      Gil Scott-Heron
Live Nigga Rap                                                      Nas ft. Mobb Deep
World In A Crisis                                                     Barbara Mason
All Things Must Pass                                               The Beatles
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised                    Gil Scott-Heron
Rack City                                                                  Tyga
You Really Got Me                                                   The Silicon Teens
Major Tom                                                                The Space Lady
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised                    The Brother's Rap
Stay Away                     Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band
All Things Must Pass                                                Billy Preston
Something In the Air/The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (live)       Labelle