06-18-15: Get Your Instructions, Follow Directions, Then You Should Change Your Address

"Run Joe" is a calypso-tinged song by Louis Jordan from 1948. This mix features covers by Maya Angelou, Freddie Scott, Sir Lancelot and Chuck Berry as well as the original.

"New York State Of Mind" is a song from Billy Joel's 1976 album Turnstiles. This mix features versions by Carmen McRae, Mel Torme and Leon Russell as well as the original.

Run The Jewels' single "Ooh La La" features a sample by Greg Nice of Nice & Smooth and also samples Biz Markie's "Biz Is Goin' Off", also here.

The later version of "Gangsta Of Love" by Geto Boys adds production by Rick Rubin and vocals by Bushwick Bill with a sample of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" to replace the original version's sample of The Steve Miller Band's "The Joker".

The rest: an alternate version of Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime", the spiritual "Easter Day" by The Dixon Brothers, a cover of Talking Heads' "Heaven" by KD Lang & The Siss Boom Bang, Sly & The Family Stone's languid album outtake "Sittin' On My Fanny" Bohannon's funky "South African Man", Prince Buster's bouncy "Ghost Dance" and a cover of Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime" by Philip Bailey.

New York State Of Mind                                    Carmen McRae
Run Joe                                                                Louis Jordan
Biz Is Goin' Off                                                   Biz Markie
Life During Wartime (alt ver)                             Talking Heads
Ooh La La                   Run The Jewels ft. Greg Nice & DJ Premier
Run Joe                                                                 Maya Angelou
New York State Of Mind                                     Billy Joel
Easter Day                                                            Dixon Brothers
Heaven                                             KD Lang and Siss Boom Bang
Run Joe                                                               Freddie Scott
Sittin' On My Fanny                                           Sly & The Family Stone
New York State Of Mind                                    Mel Torme
Run Joe                                                                Sir Lancelot
South Africa Man                                                Bohannon
Gangsta Of Love (later ver)                                The Geto Boys
Run Joe                                                               Chuck Berry
Ghost Dance                                                        Prince Buster
Once In A Lifetime                                             Philip Bailey
New York State Of Mind                                    Leon Russell

06-10-15: The Girls Like When I Orange Peel Off Their Mind

"Hello In There" is a song from John Prine's eponymous 1971 debut album. This mix features the original album version, an earlier demo version, a version he recorded nearly 30 years later, Joan Baez's cover from her 1975 album Diamonds & Rust and a live duet from the same era by Baez with Kris Kristofferson.

"Harlem" is the opening track from Bill Withers' 1971 debut album Just As I Am. This mix features that with covers by Creative Source, The 5th Dimension and The Three Degrees performing live.

The rest: the languid "Time" by Sly & The Family Stone, a cover of their "Family Affair" by Iggy Pop with Bootsy Collins, the dreamy Pete Rock production "Hold The Drums" with Smoke DZA and Royce da 5' 9", a cover of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" by Hurray The Riff Raff, an alternate countrified take of "If Not For You" by Bob Dylan, the harrowing tale "The Story Of Susie" by Billy Ray, the sly "I Can Get Off On You" by Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, the jazzy "In A Strange Strange Land" by Bobby Boyd Congress, the J Dilla production "The Questions" by Common & Mos Def, the ethereal "We Travel The Spaceways" by Sun Ra & His Arkestra w/ June Tyson, Dr. Octagon's eerie "Operation Zero" and John Lee Hooker's defiant "Burning Hell".

Harlem                                        Bill Withers
Hello In There (album ver)         John Prine
Time                                            Sly & The Family Stone
Family Affair                              Iggy Pop /w Bootsy Collins
Harlem                                        Creative Souce
Hold The Drums                  Smoke DZA w/ Pete Rock ft. Royce da 5'9"
Hello In There (later ver)            John Prine
My Sweet Lord                           Hurray For The Riff Raff
If Not For You (alt ver)               Bob Dylan
Hello In There                             Joan Baez
The Story Of Susie                      Billy Ray
I Can Get Off On You                 Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
Hello In There (live)                    Kris Kistofferson w/ Joan Baez
Harlem (live)                               The Three Degrees
In A Strange Strange Land           Bobby Boyd Congress
The Questions                              Common & Mos Def
Harlem                                         The 5th Dimension
We Travel The Spaceways           Sun Ra & His Arkestra w/ June Tyson
Operation Zero                             Dr. Octagon
Burning Hell                                 John Lee Hooker
Hello In There (early ver)            John Prine

06-04-15: I Don't Love You For Your Many Reasons, Propagandas, Doctrines, Treasons

"The Lament of The Cherokee Indian" was written by John D. Loudermilk and first recorded by Marvin Rainwater in 1959 as "The Pale Faced Indian". It's been recorded under different titles and slightly different lyrics since/ This mix includes Loudermilk's 1965 version, a version by Roy Acuff from 1967, an instrumental version by Santo & Johnny from the following year and the 1971 #1 hit version by Paul Revere & The Raiders.

"Hasten Down The Wind" is a song produced by Jackson Browne from Warren Zevon's eponymous 1976 album. This mix includes the album version, a band demo version, an early piano demo version and a duet version from 1977 by Linda Ronstadt with Don Henley from her album of the same name.

The rest: rapper Ka's project Hermit & The Recluse with "Fate", Devo's ironic "Beautiful World", the UK Power Mix of 3Rd Bass' "Brokklyn/Queens", Loleatta Holloway's bouncy "All About The Paper", Puffy Daddy's similarly avaricious "It's All About The Benjamins" with The Notorious B.I.G.. Lil' Kim and The Lox, an instrumental cover of the Laura Nyro standard "Stoned Soul Picnic", J Dilla's sample snippet "Glazed", the rustic "Carried Water For The Elephant" by Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell, R.E.M.'s pensive "Low", Hole's defiant "Teenage Whore", a cover of Hole's "Doll Parts" simply titled "Doll" by Tricky with Avalon Lurks, Patrik Fitzgerald's spare punk anthem "Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart". a cover of The Beatles' "Yesterday" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Susan Christie's airy "Paint A Lady" and Native American group XIT with the angry "End?"

Golden Chickens                                          Ramon & The Crystalites
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation)        Paul Revere & The Raiders
Fate                                                                Hermit & The Recluse
Hasten Down The Wind (band demo)          Warren Zevon
Beautiful World                                             Devo
Brooklyn/Queens (UK Power Mix)              3rd Bass
All About The Paper                                     Loleatta Holloway
It's All About The Benjamins           Puff Daddy ft. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim & The Lox
Stoned Soul Picnic                                        Roy Ayers
Glazed                                                           J Dilla
Indian Reservation                                        Santo & Johnny
Carried Water For The Elephant                   Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
Hasten Down The Wind                                Warren Zevon
Low                                                                R.E.M.
Teenage Whore                                              Hole
Doll                                                                Tricky ft. Avalon Lurks
Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart                        Patrik Fitzgerald
The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian        John D. Loudermilk
Yesterday                                                        Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Hasten Down The Wind                                Linda Ronstadt & Don Henley
Paint A Lady                                                  Susan Christie
The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian        Roy Acuff Jr.
End?                                                               XIT
Hasten Down The Wind (solo demo)            Warren Zevon

05-28-15: Play It For The Dog That Got No Master

"I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" is a song from the album Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys released in May 1966. The original appears on a previous mix. This mix features an all vocal mix as well as covers by Carmen McRae, Gaz Coombs, Peggy Lipton, Jim James version which samples Isaac Hayes' definitive take of the Jimmy Webb standard "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and an interpolation by Bullion.

The rest; Paul McCartney's robotic "Temporary Secretary", Thomas Leer's eerie "Private Plane", Donna Summer's hopeful "Our Love", the DJ Premier -produced "Platinum Plus" by Big L with Big Daddy Kane, Outkast's languid "Crumblin' Erb", James Brown's languid "The Boss", Artifacts' James Brown-sampling "Dynamite Soul", Bobbie Bolden's suggestive "Hall Of Shame", the spooky "Terrible Angels" by Coco Rosie, John Cooper Clarke's frantic "Chickentown", Bob Dylan's epic "murder Most Foul" and the dissonant "Answering Machine" by The Replacements


I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (vocals)                The Beach Boys  
Temporary Secretary                                                       Paul McCartney
Private Plane                                                                   Thomas Leer
Our Love                                                                         Donna Summer
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times                              Carmen McRae
Platinum Plus                                                                  Big L w/ Big Daddy Kane
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times                              Bullion
Crumblin' Erb                                                                 Outkast
The Boss                                                                         James Brown
Dynamite Soul                                                                Artifacts
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times                              Gaz Coombs
Hall Of Shame                                                                Bobbie Bolden
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times                              Peggy Lipton
Terrible Angels                                                               Coco Rosie
Evidently Chickentown                                                  John Cooper Clarke
Murder Most Foul                                                           Bob Dylan
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times                              Jim James
Answering Machine                                                       The Replacements

05-21-15: We Vibrated Rock 'N Roll Dreams

"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

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

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

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

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

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