"Love's In Need Of Love Today" is the opening track of Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life. This mix features live versions by John Minnis' Big Bone Band and George Michael as well as the original.
"The Day The World Gets 'Round" is from George Harrison's 1973 album Living In The Material World. This features a version from 2009 by the former Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam, with former Harrison associate Klaus Voorman.
Covers of Fred Neil's "The Dolphins" by Linda Ronstadt, Al Wilson and Richie Havens have appeared on previous mixes. This mix features Neil's original along with a cover by Beth Orton with Terry Collier.
The rest: the jaunty "Champagne Charlie Is My Name" by Blind Blake, Jay Electronica's recent Jay-Z collaboration "The Neverending Story", Lake Street Dive's cover of George Michael's "Faith", Peter Ivers' odd "You Used To Be Stevie Wonder", Prince's forlorn "So Blue", a mashup of Beatles material with The Notorious B.I.G. on "Lonely Thoughts", Liz Phair's punchy "Help Me Mary", the spiky "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns, Hole's sing-songy "I Think That I Would Die", an alternate version of "Lola" by The Kinks, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's percussive "I Get Physical", the smooth "Unwanted Company" by Jeannie Reynolds and a cover of Guns & Roses' "Patience" by Norah Jones with Pete Remm.
Love's In Need Of Love Today (live) John Minnis' Big Bone Band
The Day The World Gets 'Round George Harrison
The Dolphins Fred Neil
Champagne Charlie Is My Name Blind Blake
The Neverending Story Jay Electronia w/ Jay-Z
Faith Lake Street Drive
Love's In Need of Love Today (live) George Michael
You Used To Be Stevie Wonder Peter Ivers
So Blue Prince
Lonely Thoughts The Notorious B.I.G., The Beatles & Friends
Help Me Mary Liz Phair
Janitor Suburban Lawns
I Think That I Would Die Hole
Lola (alt ver) The Kinks
I Get Physical Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Unwanted Company Jeannie Reynolds
Patience Norah Jones & Pete Remm
Love's In Need Of Love Today Stevie Wonder
The Day The World Gets 'Round Yusuf Islam & Klaus Voormann
Dolphins Beth Orton w/Terry Collier
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
05-14-15: And I'll Take You On All The Rides
"Jersey Girl" is song written and first performed by Tom Waits for his 1980 album Heartattack and Vine. This mix includes the original as well as a live version by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Ban from 1981 and subsequent versions by Corrine Bailey Rae and Dave Von Ronk.
One other song repeats: a newly unearthed demo of "Something" by The Beatles and a cover by Chet Baker from his 1970 album Blood, Chet and Tears.
The rest: Sting singing a Japanese version of his band The Police's "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Da", Ol' Dirty Bastard's philosophic "Don't U Know Part II", Beck's tender "Debra", The Strangler's 1978 new wave cover of the Bacharach/David standard "Walk On By", Universal 2's proto rap ""Dancing Heart", Gladys Knight & The Pips' sweet "Can You Give Me Love With A Guarantee", Peggy Lee's cover of Randy Newman's standard "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today", Digable Planets' jazzy "Last Of The Spiddycocks", Dee Dee Bridgweater's Hall & Oates gender-switched cover "He's Gone" and Robyn Hitchcock's studio cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost In You".
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da (Japanese ver) The Police
Don't You Know Part II Ol' Dirt Bastard
Debra Beck
Jersey Girl Tom Waits
Something Chet Baker
Walk On By The Stranglers
Dancing Heart Universal 2
Can You Give Me Love With A Guarantee Gladys Knight & The Pips
Jersey Girl (live Rutherford NJ, 7-9-81) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today Peggy Lee
Last Of The Spiddycocks Digable Planets
Jersey Girl Corrine Bailey Rae
He's Gone Dee Dee Bridgewater
Something (demo) The Beatles
The Ghost In You Robyn Hitchcock
Jersey Girl Dave Von Ronk
One other song repeats: a newly unearthed demo of "Something" by The Beatles and a cover by Chet Baker from his 1970 album Blood, Chet and Tears.
The rest: Sting singing a Japanese version of his band The Police's "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Da", Ol' Dirty Bastard's philosophic "Don't U Know Part II", Beck's tender "Debra", The Strangler's 1978 new wave cover of the Bacharach/David standard "Walk On By", Universal 2's proto rap ""Dancing Heart", Gladys Knight & The Pips' sweet "Can You Give Me Love With A Guarantee", Peggy Lee's cover of Randy Newman's standard "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today", Digable Planets' jazzy "Last Of The Spiddycocks", Dee Dee Bridgweater's Hall & Oates gender-switched cover "He's Gone" and Robyn Hitchcock's studio cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost In You".
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da (Japanese ver) The Police
Don't You Know Part II Ol' Dirt Bastard
Debra Beck
Jersey Girl Tom Waits
Something Chet Baker
Walk On By The Stranglers
Dancing Heart Universal 2
Can You Give Me Love With A Guarantee Gladys Knight & The Pips
Jersey Girl (live Rutherford NJ, 7-9-81) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today Peggy Lee
Last Of The Spiddycocks Digable Planets
Jersey Girl Corrine Bailey Rae
He's Gone Dee Dee Bridgewater
Something (demo) The Beatles
The Ghost In You Robyn Hitchcock
Jersey Girl Dave Von Ronk
Monday, November 18, 2019
04-30-15: Won't Turn The Other Cheek, To Me That's Weak
"Exactly Like You" is a jazz standard written and introduced on Broadway in 1930 and recorded by Louis Armstrong the same year. This mix features his re-recording in 1957, Nina Simone's live version from 1959, Sam Cooke's 1961 version and Willie Nelson's 1981 version.
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" is a song from Paul Simon's 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years. The original appeared on a previous mix. This mix features covers by Rosemary Clooney, Miley Cyrus performing live and PPP featuring Rogier.
One other Paul Simon song repeats here: "Some Folks Lives Roll Easy" from the same Simon album and his later rendition of the song for his 2018 album of rearrangements from his catalog called In The Blue Light.
The rest: Bob James' version of Eugene McDaniels' soul standard "Fell Like Makin' Love", an acoustic demo of Prince's "I Feel For You", Spike Jones' 1946 recording "I Dream Of Brownie With The Light Blue Jeans", 2 Chainz' swaggering "2 Dollar Bill" with Lil Wayne and E-40, Dave Allsion's remix of Darondo's "Didn't I", Ultimate Force's 1990 recording "Revolution Of The Mind", a cover of the Beatles' "Revolution" by The Brothers Four that omits the "Chairman Mao" lyric, the Prince Paul-produced "Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children" by Queen Latifah with De La Soul, Headless Heroes' cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You In The End", Sharon Van Etten's version of The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" and Harry Nilsson's alternate version of The Drifters' pop standard "Save The Last Dance For Me".
Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover Rosemary Clooney
Feel Like Making Love Bob James
Exactly Like You Willie Nelson
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (live on SNL) Miley Cyrus
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy Paul Simon
I Feel For You (acoustic demo) Prince
I Dream Of Brownie With The Light Blue Jeans Spike Jones
Exactly Like You Sam Cooke
2 Dollar Bill 2 Chainz ft. Lil Wayne & E-40
Didn't I (Dave Allison remix) Darondo
Revolution Of The Mind Ultimate Force
Revolution The Brothers Four
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover PPP ft. Rogier
Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children Queen Latifah ft. De La Soul
Exactly Like You Louis Armstrong
True Love Will Find You In The End Headless Heroes
Do You Realize?? Sharon Van Etten
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (later ver) Paul Simon
Exactly Like You (live) Nina Simone
Save The Last Dance For Me (alternate ver) Harry Nilsson
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" is a song from Paul Simon's 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years. The original appeared on a previous mix. This mix features covers by Rosemary Clooney, Miley Cyrus performing live and PPP featuring Rogier.
One other Paul Simon song repeats here: "Some Folks Lives Roll Easy" from the same Simon album and his later rendition of the song for his 2018 album of rearrangements from his catalog called In The Blue Light.
The rest: Bob James' version of Eugene McDaniels' soul standard "Fell Like Makin' Love", an acoustic demo of Prince's "I Feel For You", Spike Jones' 1946 recording "I Dream Of Brownie With The Light Blue Jeans", 2 Chainz' swaggering "2 Dollar Bill" with Lil Wayne and E-40, Dave Allsion's remix of Darondo's "Didn't I", Ultimate Force's 1990 recording "Revolution Of The Mind", a cover of the Beatles' "Revolution" by The Brothers Four that omits the "Chairman Mao" lyric, the Prince Paul-produced "Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children" by Queen Latifah with De La Soul, Headless Heroes' cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You In The End", Sharon Van Etten's version of The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" and Harry Nilsson's alternate version of The Drifters' pop standard "Save The Last Dance For Me".
Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover Rosemary Clooney
Feel Like Making Love Bob James
Exactly Like You Willie Nelson
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (live on SNL) Miley Cyrus
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy Paul Simon
I Feel For You (acoustic demo) Prince
I Dream Of Brownie With The Light Blue Jeans Spike Jones
Exactly Like You Sam Cooke
2 Dollar Bill 2 Chainz ft. Lil Wayne & E-40
Didn't I (Dave Allison remix) Darondo
Revolution Of The Mind Ultimate Force
Revolution The Brothers Four
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover PPP ft. Rogier
Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children Queen Latifah ft. De La Soul
Exactly Like You Louis Armstrong
True Love Will Find You In The End Headless Heroes
Do You Realize?? Sharon Van Etten
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (later ver) Paul Simon
Exactly Like You (live) Nina Simone
Save The Last Dance For Me (alternate ver) Harry Nilsson
05-07-15: You Think You Know Something You Don't
"You Must Believe Me" is a Curtis Mayfield-written song for his group The Impressions' 1965 album People Get Ready. This mix features the original along with contemporary versions by Don Covay & The Goodtimers, The Zombies performing live on the BBC and Johnny Rivers performing at The Whisky A Go Go.
"Wicked Messenger" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding. This mix also includes versions by The Faces, Marion Williams and Patti Smith.
"Wanted Man" was written by Dylan for Johnny Cash. The mix includes a recently unearthed duet version.
One other song repeats this week, Sharon Van Etten's "Seventeen": the album version and a duet between Van Etten and Norah Jones.
The rest: Gang Starr's aptly-titled "New York Strait Talk", Jr. Walker & The All Stars' cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late", Barry White's group The Love Unlimited Orchestra with a cover of The Bee Gees' "Night Fever", Slick Rick's 1999 collaboration with Outkast's Big Boi called "Street Talkin'", Paul Simon's reflective "Graceland", the 70s groover "Take It Easy Soul Brother" by Corner Boys & Friends, L'Orange's collaboration with Kool Keith on "Upwards. To Space!", the epic Bob Dylan poem "Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie" interpreted by P.P. Arnold, the sweetly suggestive "Bucking Bronco (My Love Is A Rider) by Girls Of The Golden West and the original version of "They're Blind" by The Replacements.
You Must Believe Me (BBC version) The Zombies
Wicked Messenger Bob Dylan
New York Strait Talk Gang Starr
It's Too Late Jr. Walker & The All Stars
You Must Believe (live) Johnny Rivers
Wicked Messenger The Faces
Seventeen Sharon Van Etten ft. Norah Jones
Night Fever The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Street Talkin' Slick Rick ft. Big Boi
You Must Believe Me Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
Wicked Messenger Patti Smith
Graceland Paul Simon
Take It Easy Soul Brother Corner Boys & Friends
You Must Believe Me Don Covay & The Goodtimers
Upwards. To Space! L'Orange & Kool Keith
Wicked Messenger Marion Williams
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie P.P. Arnold
Wanted Man (take 1) Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Bucking Bronco (My Love Is A Rider) Girls Of The Golden West
They're Blind (original ver) The Replacements
Seventeen Sharon Van Etten
"Wicked Messenger" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding. This mix also includes versions by The Faces, Marion Williams and Patti Smith.
"Wanted Man" was written by Dylan for Johnny Cash. The mix includes a recently unearthed duet version.
One other song repeats this week, Sharon Van Etten's "Seventeen": the album version and a duet between Van Etten and Norah Jones.
The rest: Gang Starr's aptly-titled "New York Strait Talk", Jr. Walker & The All Stars' cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late", Barry White's group The Love Unlimited Orchestra with a cover of The Bee Gees' "Night Fever", Slick Rick's 1999 collaboration with Outkast's Big Boi called "Street Talkin'", Paul Simon's reflective "Graceland", the 70s groover "Take It Easy Soul Brother" by Corner Boys & Friends, L'Orange's collaboration with Kool Keith on "Upwards. To Space!", the epic Bob Dylan poem "Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie" interpreted by P.P. Arnold, the sweetly suggestive "Bucking Bronco (My Love Is A Rider) by Girls Of The Golden West and the original version of "They're Blind" by The Replacements.
You Must Believe Me (BBC version) The Zombies
Wicked Messenger Bob Dylan
New York Strait Talk Gang Starr
It's Too Late Jr. Walker & The All Stars
You Must Believe (live) Johnny Rivers
Wicked Messenger The Faces
Seventeen Sharon Van Etten ft. Norah Jones
Night Fever The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Street Talkin' Slick Rick ft. Big Boi
You Must Believe Me Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
Wicked Messenger Patti Smith
Graceland Paul Simon
Take It Easy Soul Brother Corner Boys & Friends
You Must Believe Me Don Covay & The Goodtimers
Upwards. To Space! L'Orange & Kool Keith
Wicked Messenger Marion Williams
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie P.P. Arnold
Wanted Man (take 1) Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Bucking Bronco (My Love Is A Rider) Girls Of The Golden West
They're Blind (original ver) The Replacements
Seventeen Sharon Van Etten
Monday, September 30, 2019
04-23-15: Everything's In Perfect Tense
"Bye and Bye We're Going To See The King" is a spiritual standard first recorded in 1926 by Arizona Dranes, and known by alternate titles that replace the "We're" with "I'm" as well as "I Wouldn't Mind Dying (If Dying Was All)" and, in Washington Phillips' version, with different lyrics, "A Mother's Last Word To Her Daughter". A previous mix included Blind Willie Johnson's 1929 version. This mix features Blind Mamie Forehand's 1927 version, the 1928 recording by Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife and Son and a 1932 recording by The Carter Family.
"On Broadway" was written by two iconic songwriting teams: Mann/Weill and Leiber/Stoller and first recorded by The Drifters in 1963 with Phil Spector on guitar. The other hit version was released fifteen years later by George Benson. This mix includes another live version, by Gary Numan from 1979 to accompany the other two hit singles.
One other song repeats this week: two covers of The Cars' 1984 hit "Drive", by Aimee Mann and Britta Phillips. Other Cars songs on this mix include demo versions of their 1981 single "Shake It Up" and the 1982 single "Since You're Gone".
The rest: a demo version of Slick Rick's "Teenage Love", a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" from Richie Havens' 1980 album Connections, the fierce "Welcome To The Terrordome" by Public Enemy, Hank Penny's bittersweet "The Strong Black Man", the languid "I Can Dig It Baby" by William Hale's nom de plume Little Beaver from his 1974 album Party Down, Big L's 1994 debut single "Put It On", Jorge Darden's wistful "Alone Again", a live studio cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Tom Waits duetting with Paul Westerberg on a rehearsal take of the Replacements' outtake "We Know The Night".
Shake It Up (demo) The Cars
Teenage Love (demo) Slick Rick
On Broadway (live) George Benson
Dreams Richie Havens
Welcome To The Terrordome Public Enemy
The Strong Black Man Hank Penny
I Wouldn't Mind Dying The Carter Family
I Can Dig It Baby Little Beaver
Put It On Big L
On Broadway The Drifters
I Wouldn't Mind Dying The Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife and Son
Drive Aimee Mann
Alone Again Jorge Darden
Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All Bine Mamie Forehand
On Broadway (live) Gary Numan
Since You're Gone (live) The Cars
Drive Britta Phillips
Thirteen (live) Yeah Yeah Yeahs
We Know The Night (rehearsal) The Replacements w/ Tom Waits
"On Broadway" was written by two iconic songwriting teams: Mann/Weill and Leiber/Stoller and first recorded by The Drifters in 1963 with Phil Spector on guitar. The other hit version was released fifteen years later by George Benson. This mix includes another live version, by Gary Numan from 1979 to accompany the other two hit singles.
One other song repeats this week: two covers of The Cars' 1984 hit "Drive", by Aimee Mann and Britta Phillips. Other Cars songs on this mix include demo versions of their 1981 single "Shake It Up" and the 1982 single "Since You're Gone".
The rest: a demo version of Slick Rick's "Teenage Love", a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" from Richie Havens' 1980 album Connections, the fierce "Welcome To The Terrordome" by Public Enemy, Hank Penny's bittersweet "The Strong Black Man", the languid "I Can Dig It Baby" by William Hale's nom de plume Little Beaver from his 1974 album Party Down, Big L's 1994 debut single "Put It On", Jorge Darden's wistful "Alone Again", a live studio cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Tom Waits duetting with Paul Westerberg on a rehearsal take of the Replacements' outtake "We Know The Night".
Shake It Up (demo) The Cars
Teenage Love (demo) Slick Rick
On Broadway (live) George Benson
Dreams Richie Havens
Welcome To The Terrordome Public Enemy
The Strong Black Man Hank Penny
I Wouldn't Mind Dying The Carter Family
I Can Dig It Baby Little Beaver
Put It On Big L
On Broadway The Drifters
I Wouldn't Mind Dying The Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife and Son
Drive Aimee Mann
Alone Again Jorge Darden
Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All Bine Mamie Forehand
On Broadway (live) Gary Numan
Since You're Gone (live) The Cars
Drive Britta Phillips
Thirteen (live) Yeah Yeah Yeahs
We Know The Night (rehearsal) The Replacements w/ Tom Waits
Monday, September 16, 2019
04-16-15: Spittin' All Out The Sunroof, Through Her Missing Tooth
"The Fool On The Hill" is a Paul McCartney-written sing by the Beatles recorded in 1967 for their album Magical Mystery Tour. A previous mix featured McCartney's demo along with a rare cover by Aretha Franklin. This mix features versions by Sarah Vaughan, The Four Tops, Lena Horne, Bobbie Gentry singing in Japanese, a pre-teen Bjork singing in Icelandic and the album version by The Beatles.
One other sing repeats: Prince's "17 Days" which was a b-side to his 1984 hit single "When Doves Cry" with The Revolution, here with a solo piano version.
The rest: Herbie Hancock's aptly-titled "Gentle Thoughts", Raydio's playful "Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once", MF Doom's witty "Doomsday", The Motels' pensive "Suddenly Last Summer", Pusha T's Kanye West-produced "Sociopath" with Kash Doll, the JFK and Depeche Mode-sampling "Wordz Of Wizdom" by 3rd Bass, the cautionary "Marijuana, The Devil's Flower" by Mr. Sunshine, the lightly Spanish "Comprende" by Hillard Street and Jack Marhsall's Music, the spiritual "He Is My Story" by Arizona Dranes and Choir, Peggy Lee's live version of Tim Hardin's standard "Reason To Believe", the ethereal "Changes" by The Zombies and Paul Weller's wise "Everyone Must Have A Purpose".
The Fool On The Hill Sarah Vaughan
Gentle Thoughts Herbie Hancock
Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once Raydio
Doomsday MF Doom
The Fool On The Hill The Four Tops
Suddenly Last Summer The Motels
Sociopath Pusha T ft. Kash Doll
The Fool On The Hill Lena Horne
17 Days Prince & The Revolution
Wordz Of Wizdom II 3rd Bass
Marijuana, The Devil's Flower Mr. Sunshine
The Fool On The Hill (Japanese ver) Bobbie Gentry
Comprende Hillard Street, Jack Marshall's Music
He Is My Story Arizona Dranes And Choir
Reason To Believe (live) Peggy Lee
The Fool On The Hill (Icelandic ver) Bjork
17 Days (solo demo) Prince
Changes The Zombies
Everyone Must Have A Purpose Paul Weller
The Fool On The Hill The Beatles
One other sing repeats: Prince's "17 Days" which was a b-side to his 1984 hit single "When Doves Cry" with The Revolution, here with a solo piano version.
The rest: Herbie Hancock's aptly-titled "Gentle Thoughts", Raydio's playful "Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once", MF Doom's witty "Doomsday", The Motels' pensive "Suddenly Last Summer", Pusha T's Kanye West-produced "Sociopath" with Kash Doll, the JFK and Depeche Mode-sampling "Wordz Of Wizdom" by 3rd Bass, the cautionary "Marijuana, The Devil's Flower" by Mr. Sunshine, the lightly Spanish "Comprende" by Hillard Street and Jack Marhsall's Music, the spiritual "He Is My Story" by Arizona Dranes and Choir, Peggy Lee's live version of Tim Hardin's standard "Reason To Believe", the ethereal "Changes" by The Zombies and Paul Weller's wise "Everyone Must Have A Purpose".
The Fool On The Hill Sarah Vaughan
Gentle Thoughts Herbie Hancock
Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once Raydio
Doomsday MF Doom
The Fool On The Hill The Four Tops
Suddenly Last Summer The Motels
Sociopath Pusha T ft. Kash Doll
The Fool On The Hill Lena Horne
17 Days Prince & The Revolution
Wordz Of Wizdom II 3rd Bass
Marijuana, The Devil's Flower Mr. Sunshine
The Fool On The Hill (Japanese ver) Bobbie Gentry
Comprende Hillard Street, Jack Marshall's Music
He Is My Story Arizona Dranes And Choir
Reason To Believe (live) Peggy Lee
The Fool On The Hill (Icelandic ver) Bjork
17 Days (solo demo) Prince
Changes The Zombies
Everyone Must Have A Purpose Paul Weller
The Fool On The Hill The Beatles
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
04-09-15: So Walk Tall, Or Baby Don't Walk At All
"Getting Nowhere Fast" is the April 1980 debut single by British punk band Girls At Our Best! This mix features that single with covers by The Fireworks and The Wedding Present.
"Things Have Changed" is a Bob Dylan song recorded by him in 1999 and released the following year on a movie soundtrack. This mix features covers by Bettye Lavette and The Persuasuasions to accompany the original.
One other Dylan song repeats on this mix: two covers of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" from his 1969 album Nashville Skyline. Previous mixes have included covers by Linda Ronstadt and Norah Jones. This mix adds covers by Brothers & Sisters and Burl Ives.
"Gz Up, Hoes Down" is a song briefly on the original pressing of Snoop Dogg's 1993 debut album Doggystyle. It was removed from the record for not clearing its sample of Isaac Hayes' live 1973 version of the standard "The Look Of Love". Both of those tracks are featured here.
The rest: Stephanie Mills' sunny 1980 hit "Never Knew Love Like This Before", Don Blackman's funky "Yabba Dabba Do", the heavy "Magic Potion" by The Open Mind, Busta Rhymes' apocalyptic "When Disaster Strikes", Wilson Pickett's cover of The Rascals' pop standard "Groovin'", the educational "Biology 101" by Dr. Octagon with Sir Melenik, the mellow "Caught Up In The Rapture Of Love" by Anita Baker, the contemplative"Who By Fire" by Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springtseen's epic "New York City Serenade".
Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills
Getting Nowhere Fast Girls At Our Best!
The Look Of Love (live at The Sahara Tahoe) Isaac Hayes
Gz Up, Hoes Down Snoop Dogg
Yabba Dabba Do Don Blackman
Magic Potion The Open Mind
Getting Nowhere Fast The Fireworks
Things Have Changed Bettye Lavette
When Disaster Strikes Busta Rhymes
Groovin' Wilson Pickett
Biology 101 Dr. Octagon ft. Sir Melenik
Things Have Changed The Persuasions
Caught Up In The Rapture Of Love Anita Baker
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Brothers & Sisters
Getting Nowhere Fast The Wedding Presents
Who By Fire Leonard Cohen
Things Have Changed Bob Dylan
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Burl Ives
New York City Serenade Bruce Springsteen
"Things Have Changed" is a Bob Dylan song recorded by him in 1999 and released the following year on a movie soundtrack. This mix features covers by Bettye Lavette and The Persuasuasions to accompany the original.
One other Dylan song repeats on this mix: two covers of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" from his 1969 album Nashville Skyline. Previous mixes have included covers by Linda Ronstadt and Norah Jones. This mix adds covers by Brothers & Sisters and Burl Ives.
"Gz Up, Hoes Down" is a song briefly on the original pressing of Snoop Dogg's 1993 debut album Doggystyle. It was removed from the record for not clearing its sample of Isaac Hayes' live 1973 version of the standard "The Look Of Love". Both of those tracks are featured here.
The rest: Stephanie Mills' sunny 1980 hit "Never Knew Love Like This Before", Don Blackman's funky "Yabba Dabba Do", the heavy "Magic Potion" by The Open Mind, Busta Rhymes' apocalyptic "When Disaster Strikes", Wilson Pickett's cover of The Rascals' pop standard "Groovin'", the educational "Biology 101" by Dr. Octagon with Sir Melenik, the mellow "Caught Up In The Rapture Of Love" by Anita Baker, the contemplative"Who By Fire" by Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springtseen's epic "New York City Serenade".
Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills
Getting Nowhere Fast Girls At Our Best!
The Look Of Love (live at The Sahara Tahoe) Isaac Hayes
Gz Up, Hoes Down Snoop Dogg
Yabba Dabba Do Don Blackman
Magic Potion The Open Mind
Getting Nowhere Fast The Fireworks
Things Have Changed Bettye Lavette
When Disaster Strikes Busta Rhymes
Groovin' Wilson Pickett
Biology 101 Dr. Octagon ft. Sir Melenik
Things Have Changed The Persuasions
Caught Up In The Rapture Of Love Anita Baker
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Brothers & Sisters
Getting Nowhere Fast The Wedding Presents
Who By Fire Leonard Cohen
Things Have Changed Bob Dylan
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Burl Ives
New York City Serenade Bruce Springsteen
04-02-15: And Liberty Is Just A Lie
"Sometimes I'm Happy" is a standard written by Irving Caesar in 1927. This mix features versions by Anita O'Day in 1947, Sarah Vaughan in 1955, Dinah Washington in 1956, Billie Holiday in one of her last recordings in 1959 and Carmen McRae's live version in 1965 at the Village Gate.
"I Can't Be Satisfied" is a Muddy Waters hit from 1948. A previous mix included this version and an early cover by The Rolling Stones. This week features Waters' early original version from 1941 when he recorded under his birth name McKinley Morganfield, a 1968 cover by Backwards Sam Firk and a 2011 cover by Gregg Allman.
One other song repeats this week: The Clash's "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" from their 1981 triple album Sandinista! with a recent countrified cover by Jason Ringenberg and Kristi Rose.
The rest: the blissful "Kiss Kiss Kiss" by Martina Topley-Bird, the dreamy "O Heaven" by Blu & Exile, the humble "I'm Just An Average Guy" by The Masqueraders, the vain "Took His Time" by Lil Wayne, Tommie Bradley's version of the defiant standard "Nobody's Business If I Do", Coleman Hawkins' lush version of the standard "Have You Met Miss Jones?", Prince's original version of the hit he wrote for Sheila E called "The Glamorous Life", Caribou's percussive "Odessa", Roy Hargove's jazzy collaboration with Q-Tip and Erykah Badu called "Poetry", the spooky "Hawk" by Bill Haley & The Comets, Jose Feliciano's cover of The Mamas & The Papas "California Dreamin'", an early live version of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and a live version of "Unsatisfied" by The Replacements with slightly different lyrics.
Sometimes I'm Happy (live) Carmen McRae
Kiss Kiss Kiss Martina Topley-Bird
O Heaven Blu & Exile
Sometimes I'm Happy Anita O'Day w/ Alvy and His Little Band
I'm Just An Average Guy The Masqueraders
Took His Time Lil Wayne
Nobody's Business If I Do Tommie Bradley
I Be's Troubled Backwards Sam Firk
Have You Met Miss Jones? Coleman Hawkins
Sometimes I'm Happy Dinah Washington
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe The Clash
The Glamorous Life Prince
Odessa Caribou
Sometimes I'm Happy Sarah Vaughan
Poetry Roy Hargrove w/ Q-Tip & Erykah Badu
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe Jason Ringenberg and Kristi Rose
I Can't Be Satisfied Gregg Allman
Hawk Bill Haley & The Comets
California Dreamin' Jose Feliciano
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (live) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I Be's Troubled McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
Sometimes I'm Happy Billie Holiday
Unsatisfied (live at Maxwell's 02/02/86) The Replacements
"I Can't Be Satisfied" is a Muddy Waters hit from 1948. A previous mix included this version and an early cover by The Rolling Stones. This week features Waters' early original version from 1941 when he recorded under his birth name McKinley Morganfield, a 1968 cover by Backwards Sam Firk and a 2011 cover by Gregg Allman.
One other song repeats this week: The Clash's "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" from their 1981 triple album Sandinista! with a recent countrified cover by Jason Ringenberg and Kristi Rose.
The rest: the blissful "Kiss Kiss Kiss" by Martina Topley-Bird, the dreamy "O Heaven" by Blu & Exile, the humble "I'm Just An Average Guy" by The Masqueraders, the vain "Took His Time" by Lil Wayne, Tommie Bradley's version of the defiant standard "Nobody's Business If I Do", Coleman Hawkins' lush version of the standard "Have You Met Miss Jones?", Prince's original version of the hit he wrote for Sheila E called "The Glamorous Life", Caribou's percussive "Odessa", Roy Hargove's jazzy collaboration with Q-Tip and Erykah Badu called "Poetry", the spooky "Hawk" by Bill Haley & The Comets, Jose Feliciano's cover of The Mamas & The Papas "California Dreamin'", an early live version of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and a live version of "Unsatisfied" by The Replacements with slightly different lyrics.
Sometimes I'm Happy (live) Carmen McRae
Kiss Kiss Kiss Martina Topley-Bird
O Heaven Blu & Exile
Sometimes I'm Happy Anita O'Day w/ Alvy and His Little Band
I'm Just An Average Guy The Masqueraders
Took His Time Lil Wayne
Nobody's Business If I Do Tommie Bradley
I Be's Troubled Backwards Sam Firk
Have You Met Miss Jones? Coleman Hawkins
Sometimes I'm Happy Dinah Washington
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe The Clash
The Glamorous Life Prince
Odessa Caribou
Sometimes I'm Happy Sarah Vaughan
Poetry Roy Hargrove w/ Q-Tip & Erykah Badu
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe Jason Ringenberg and Kristi Rose
I Can't Be Satisfied Gregg Allman
Hawk Bill Haley & The Comets
California Dreamin' Jose Feliciano
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (live) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I Be's Troubled McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
Sometimes I'm Happy Billie Holiday
Unsatisfied (live at Maxwell's 02/02/86) The Replacements
Saturday, July 27, 2019
03-26-19: The Future Won't Last, It Will Soon Be Over Tomorrow
"Take It Easy" is a song co-written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey. The latter recorded the first version as the debut single for his band The Eagles, who had a #12 hit with in in 1972. Browne recorded his own version for an album the following year but that single did not chart. This mix includes both versions as well as a cover by Buck Owens from 1978.
"It Don't Come Easy" was co-written by former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison, but credited to Starr only. It was a non-album single from 1971, Starr's first since the breakup of the Beatles. Harrison plays guitar on the track. A previous mix featured the original single. This mix features a liver version by Starr with Harrison from the 1971 Concert For Bangladesh, a recent cover by Bettye Lavette and a rare studio version by Harrison with the same basic backing as the single except with some "hare krishna" chorus.
One other song repeats this week: the album and 45 versions of "Try Me" by the enigmatic former street hustler Wee, from his only album You Can Fly My Aeroplane released in 1977.
The rest: the suggestive "Tony's Got Hot Nuts" by Faye Richmond, the soulful "It'll All Be Over" by The Supreme Jubilees, the Ennio Morricone-sampling "Chill Bill" by Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks, Walter Rhodes' rustic "The Crowing Rooster", the bouncy "New Sensation" by INXS, the psychedelic "Bad Trip" by The Relatives, Fela Kuti's rhythmic "Monkey Banana", the David Bowie-sampling "Been Around The World" by Puff Daddy & The Family with Mase and The Notorious B.I.G., Donny Hathaway's tender duet with Roberta Black called "Be Real Black For Me", Tim Mai's bittersweet "New Love", P.M. Dawn's blissful "The Beautiful" and an a cappella version of Andrea True's disco hit "More, More, More".
Tony's Got Hot Nuts Faye Richmonde
Try Me Wee
It Don't Come Easy Bettye Lavette
Take It Easy The Eagles
It'll All Be Over Supreme Jubilees
Chill Bill Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks
The Crowing Rooster Walter Rhodes
Take It Easy Buck Owens
It Don't Come Easy (live) Ringo Starr w/ George Harrison & Friends
New Sensation INXS
Bad Trip The Relatives
Monkey Banana Fela Kuti
Try Me (45 ver) Wee
Been Around The World Puff Daddy & The Family ft. Mase & The Notorious B.I.G.
Be Real Black For Me Donny Hathway & Roberta Flack
Take It Easy Jackson Browne
New Love Tim Maia
It Don't Come Easy George Harrison
The Beautiful P.M. Dawn
More, More, More (a cappella ver) Andrea True
"It Don't Come Easy" was co-written by former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison, but credited to Starr only. It was a non-album single from 1971, Starr's first since the breakup of the Beatles. Harrison plays guitar on the track. A previous mix featured the original single. This mix features a liver version by Starr with Harrison from the 1971 Concert For Bangladesh, a recent cover by Bettye Lavette and a rare studio version by Harrison with the same basic backing as the single except with some "hare krishna" chorus.
One other song repeats this week: the album and 45 versions of "Try Me" by the enigmatic former street hustler Wee, from his only album You Can Fly My Aeroplane released in 1977.
The rest: the suggestive "Tony's Got Hot Nuts" by Faye Richmond, the soulful "It'll All Be Over" by The Supreme Jubilees, the Ennio Morricone-sampling "Chill Bill" by Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks, Walter Rhodes' rustic "The Crowing Rooster", the bouncy "New Sensation" by INXS, the psychedelic "Bad Trip" by The Relatives, Fela Kuti's rhythmic "Monkey Banana", the David Bowie-sampling "Been Around The World" by Puff Daddy & The Family with Mase and The Notorious B.I.G., Donny Hathaway's tender duet with Roberta Black called "Be Real Black For Me", Tim Mai's bittersweet "New Love", P.M. Dawn's blissful "The Beautiful" and an a cappella version of Andrea True's disco hit "More, More, More".
Tony's Got Hot Nuts Faye Richmonde
Try Me Wee
It Don't Come Easy Bettye Lavette
Take It Easy The Eagles
It'll All Be Over Supreme Jubilees
Chill Bill Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks
The Crowing Rooster Walter Rhodes
Take It Easy Buck Owens
It Don't Come Easy (live) Ringo Starr w/ George Harrison & Friends
New Sensation INXS
Bad Trip The Relatives
Monkey Banana Fela Kuti
Try Me (45 ver) Wee
Been Around The World Puff Daddy & The Family ft. Mase & The Notorious B.I.G.
Be Real Black For Me Donny Hathway & Roberta Flack
Take It Easy Jackson Browne
New Love Tim Maia
It Don't Come Easy George Harrison
The Beautiful P.M. Dawn
More, More, More (a cappella ver) Andrea True
Sunday, July 14, 2019
03-19-15: Wishing I Had A Warmer Jacket And Something More To Say
"Street Fighting Man" was a single released by The Rolling Stones in August 1968, within a week of the riots during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The song was banned by radio stations in Chicago for fear of inciting more violence. A previous mix featured the original. This mix, number 605 in the series, leads with Rod Stewart's cover from the following year as well as the Stones' live recording from late 1969 from their album Get Yer Ya Ya's Out and a pair of punk covers: a 1978 cover by Rikki & The Last Days Of Earth and Walter Lure leading the Ramones on a 1984 version. Also here is the rarely heard and unreleased original version by the Stones with entirely different lyrics called "Did Everybody Pay Their Dues?"
"Smoke Rings" is a standard first recorded by The Mills Brothers in 1933. In addition to that here are versions by Les Paul & Mary Ford from 1952, Sam Cooke in 1963 and k.d. lang in 1997.
The rest: the sinister "Murder" by UGK, Kenneth Patchen's beat poem ""The Murder Of Two Men By A Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves" with The Chamber Jazz Quartet, Freddie Gibbs with Madlib on the atmospheric "Palmolive" with Pusha T & Killa Mike, the anguished "Retarded" by The Afghan Whigs, the spacey "Umi Says" by Mos Def, the ethereal "Born Free" by Black Uhuru & Michael Rose, the funky "New York Electric Street Music" by Larry Young's Fuel, the full album version of the mellow "Quiet Storm" by Smokey Robinson. a live cover of Robinson's "The Tracks Of My Tears" by Bob Dylan, the moody "Chains" by Torres and the forlorn "Empty Hearted Town" by Warren Zevon.
Street Fighting Man Rod Stewart
Did Everybody Pay Their Dues? The Rolling Stones
Murder UGK
The Murder Of Two Men By A Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves Kenneth Patchen with The Chamber Jazz Sextet
Street Fighting Man Rikki & The Last Days Of Earth
Smoke Rings Les Paul & Mary Ford
Palmolive (my edit) Freddie Gibbs & Madlib ft. Pusha T & Killa Mike
Retarded The Afghan Whigs
Street Fighting Man Walter Lure & The Ramones
Smoke Rings The Mills Brothers
Umi Says Mos Def
Born Free Black Uhuru & Michael Rose
New York Electric Street Music Larry Young's Fuel
Quiet Storm Smokey Robinson
The Tracks Of My Tears (live 11-03-75) Bob Dylan
Street Fighting Man (live 11-28-69) The Rolling Stones
Smoke Rings k.d. lang
Chains Torres
Empty Hearted Town Warren Zevon
Smoke Rings Sam Cooke
"Smoke Rings" is a standard first recorded by The Mills Brothers in 1933. In addition to that here are versions by Les Paul & Mary Ford from 1952, Sam Cooke in 1963 and k.d. lang in 1997.
The rest: the sinister "Murder" by UGK, Kenneth Patchen's beat poem ""The Murder Of Two Men By A Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves" with The Chamber Jazz Quartet, Freddie Gibbs with Madlib on the atmospheric "Palmolive" with Pusha T & Killa Mike, the anguished "Retarded" by The Afghan Whigs, the spacey "Umi Says" by Mos Def, the ethereal "Born Free" by Black Uhuru & Michael Rose, the funky "New York Electric Street Music" by Larry Young's Fuel, the full album version of the mellow "Quiet Storm" by Smokey Robinson. a live cover of Robinson's "The Tracks Of My Tears" by Bob Dylan, the moody "Chains" by Torres and the forlorn "Empty Hearted Town" by Warren Zevon.
Street Fighting Man Rod Stewart
Did Everybody Pay Their Dues? The Rolling Stones
Murder UGK
The Murder Of Two Men By A Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves Kenneth Patchen with The Chamber Jazz Sextet
Street Fighting Man Rikki & The Last Days Of Earth
Smoke Rings Les Paul & Mary Ford
Palmolive (my edit) Freddie Gibbs & Madlib ft. Pusha T & Killa Mike
Retarded The Afghan Whigs
Street Fighting Man Walter Lure & The Ramones
Smoke Rings The Mills Brothers
Umi Says Mos Def
Born Free Black Uhuru & Michael Rose
New York Electric Street Music Larry Young's Fuel
Quiet Storm Smokey Robinson
The Tracks Of My Tears (live 11-03-75) Bob Dylan
Street Fighting Man (live 11-28-69) The Rolling Stones
Smoke Rings k.d. lang
Chains Torres
Empty Hearted Town Warren Zevon
Smoke Rings Sam Cooke
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