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

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

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

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

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

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

11-20-14: But The Color Of His Dreams Was Slowly Turning Blue

"1941" is the autobiographical opening track to Harry Nilsson's 1967 debut album Pandemonium Shadow Show. Four years later it appeared in a slower rerecorded version on one of music's first ever remix albums after Nilsson decided to redo his first two albums as one new album, Aerial Pandemonium Ballet. This mix includes both versions as well as an early acoustic demo.

"On A Plain" is a song from Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind. This mix includes that version along with a live version from their "Unplugged" album a few years later and a cover by The Album Leaf.

One other song repeats this week: "I Can See The Sun In Late December" is a song written by Stevie Wonder from Roberta Flack's 1975 album Feel Like Makin' Love. Wonder never officially released his own version but this week includes a definitive live version by him to accompany Flack's studio take.

The rest: the proto-punk 1964 track "Nonymous" by The Treytones, an alternate version of The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers", the rare Hank Williams songs "You Broke Your Own Heart", Earthgang with J.I.D. on the mellow "Meditate", a more percussive demo version of the Cars single "Drive", a cover of Supertramp's "Take The Long Way Home" by The Laurie Bower Singers, the eponymous 1988 rap track "Tall, Dark And Handsome", Todd Rundgren's tender "Marlene" a Cee Lo Green remix of the Stevie Wonder-sampling "Footprints" by A Tribe Called Quest and a cover of Cat Stevens' "Father And Son" by Richie Havens.

1941                                                             Harry Nilsson
On A Plain                                                   Nirvana
Nonymous                                                   The Treytones
Dead Flowers (alt ver)                                 The Rolling Stones
You Broke Your Own Heart                         Hank Williams
1941 (slowed down remix)                          Harry Nilsson
On A Plain                                                   The Album Leaf
Meditate                                                       Earthgang ft. J.I.D.
I Can See The Sun In Late December          Roberta Flack
Drive (demo)                                                The Cars
Take The Long Way Home                          The Laurie Bower Singers
Tall, Dark And Handsome                           Tall, Dark And Handsome
Marlene                                                        Todd Rundgren
I Can See The Sun In Late December (live 1973)     Stevie Wonder
Foot Prints (Cee Lo Green remix)                A Tribe Called Quest
On A Plain (live unplugged)                         Nirvana
1941 (demo)                                                  Harry Nilsson
Father And Son                                              Richie Havens

11-13-14: Then You Better Start Swimmin' Or You'll Sink Like A Stone

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" is the title track to Bob Dylan''s 1964 album of the same name. A previous mix included a cover by Odetta. This mix includes a liver version by Josephine Baker and covers by Cher, Nina Simone and Brothers & Sisters featuring Merry Clayton.

"Behind That Locked Door" was written by George Harrison in August 1969 as encouragement to Bob Dylan while he made a public performing comeback with The Band. It appeared a year later on his debut album All Things Must Pass. That version has appeared on a previous mix. This mix features Harrison's demo version as well as covers by Olivia Newton-John, The Felice Brothers and My Morning Jacket singer Jim James under his alias Yim Yames.

One other song repeats this week: Bruce Springsteen's landmark album title track Born To Run from 1975, here with a cover by Frankie Goes To Hollywood off their 1984 hit debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome.

The rest: an alternate first take of Bob Dylan's non-album 1965 single "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?", the Gamble & Huff-produced "It's Forever" from the 1973 eponymous debut album by The Ebony's, a mixtape track credited to Childish Gambino that samples it with Ghostface Killah's lyrics in a track called "It May Be Glamour Life", Frank Sinatra's English language version of Harry Belafonte's "Manha De Carnaval" called "A Day In The Life Of A Fool", Miss Kittin The Hacker's odd "Frank Sinatra", the proto-punk track "Agitated" by Electric Eels, Junior Senior's ebullient "Move Your Feet", Wu-Tang Clan's hopeful "A Better Tomorrow" and Josephine Baker's live cover of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord".

The Times They Are A-Changin'  (live )      Josephine Baker
Behind That Locked Door                           Olivia Newton-John
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (take 1)        Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin'                    Cher
Behind That Locked Door                       Yim Yames
It's Forever                                                The Ebonys
It May Be Glamour Life           Childish Gambino ft. Ghostface Killah
Born To Run                                             Bruce Springsteen
Behind That Locked Door                      The Felice Brothers
A Day In the Life Of A Fool                 Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra                               Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Area 54                                                   Dr. Octagon
Agitated                                                  Electric Eels
Move Your Feet                                    Junior Senior
A Better Tomorrow                              Wu-Tang Clan
The Times They Are A-Changin'          Brothers & Sisters
Behind That Locked Door  (demo)       George Harrison
My Sweet Lord (live )                 Josephine Baker
The Times They Are A-Changin'           Nina Simone

11-06-14: But Remember That The City Is A Funny Place, Something Like A Circus Or A Sewer

"Stoned Soul Picnic" is a song from Laura Nyro's second album Eli And The Thirteenth Confession released in 1968. It is best known for the hit rendition by The Fifth Dimension the same year. This mix features her demo version as well as versions by The Staple Singers and Julie London.

"Something I Dreamed Last Night" is a jazz standard first recorded by Scotch singer Ella Logan in 1939. This mix features versions by Peggy Lee, Julie London and Marlene Dietrich.

One other song repeats this week: Van Morrison's "Glad Tidings". Previous mixes have featured the album version as well as two other takes. This mix throws in one more alternate take to accompany a cover by Merry Clayton.

The rest: King Coleman's dance-minded "Crazy Feelin'", the wistful "Hunting Tigers Out In Indiah (Yah) by Hal Swaine And His Band, Samule Jonathan Johnson's blissful "My Music", the cautionary AIDs story "The Yearn" by Pete Rock & The Lost Boyz, the early 2Pac showcase "Same Song" with The Digital Underground, the Boz Scaggs remix "Skagg" by Linus Loves, Archie James Cavanaugh's lightly funky "Take It Easy", Willie Nelson's cover of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain", the forlorn "Caryl Chessman" by Country Johnny Mathis, the Fisherman Blues album outtake "Lonesome And A Long Way From Home" by The Waterboys, Lou Reed's philosophic "Vicious Circle", a cover of his hit "Walk On The Wild Side" by saxophonist Peter North and Joseph Arthur's cover of Reed's "Coney Island Baby".

Stoned Soul Picnic (demo)                              Laura Nyro
Glad Tidings (alt ver)                                      Van Morrison
Something I Dreamed Last Night                    Peggy Lee
Crazy Feelin'                                                    King Coleman
Hunting Tigers Out In Indiah (Yah)                Hal Swaine And His Band
My Music                                                         Samuel Jonathan Johnson 
A Day In the Life                    Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics ft. Brand Nubian
Stoned Soul Picnic                                           The Staple Singers
The Yearn                                                         Pete Rock & The Lost Boyz
Glad Tidings                                                    Merry Clayton
Same Song                                                      Digital Underground ft. 2Pac
Skagg                                                               Linus Loves
Take It Easy                                                     Archie James Cavanaugh
Something I Dreamed Last Night                   Julie London
Fire And Rain                                                 Willie Nelson
Caryl Chessman                                              Country Johnny Mathis
Lonesome And A Long Way From Home       The Waterboys
Stoned Soul Picnic                                           Julie London
Something I Dreamed Last Night                    Marlene Dietrich
Vicious Circle                                                  Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side                                    Peter North
Coney Island Baby                                          Joseph Arthur

10-30-14: And I Know That I Don't Have Much To Give, But I Can Open Any Door

"Presence Of The Lord" appears on the eponymous and only 1969 album by rock supergroup Blind Faith. It was the first song for which Eric Clapton wrote all the lyrics, and on this version Stevie Winwood sang them. This mix features the original, a version a year or so later with Clapton singing the lead for his next group Derek & The Dominoes performing live sans Duane Allman at Fillmore East as well as a more recent cover by Lizz Wright.

"Isn't It A Pity" is a song from the following year by Clapton's good friend, ex-Beatle George Harrison. It appears on his debut album All Things Must Pass and an early Beatles bootleg take as well as both of his album versions have appeared with covers by Nina Simone, Bettye Lavette, Elliott Smith, Cowboy Junkies, Nicky Thomas and Galaxie 500 on previous mixes. This mix includes versions by Jackie DeShannon, The Three Degrees and Television Personalities.

One other song appears this week: two versions of Marvin Gaye's "Falling In Love" from his 1978 album Here, My Dear.

The rest: a cover of Harrison's "What Is Life" by Olivia Newton-John, the feisty "Just Too Bloody Stupid" by The Close Lobsters, the cautionary "Smoking Woman In The Street" by The Rev. J.M. Gates, the catchy "Ooouuu" by Young M.A., Ray Parker Jr.'s unabashed "Sex And The Single Man",  the aggressive "Two To The Head" by Kool G. Rap with Geto Boys Scarface and Bushwick Bill as well as Ice Cube, Kanye West's update of A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation" with Consequence, Bjork's atmospheric "Amphibian", an early version of Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" and a cover of their "Landslide" by Antony.

Isn't It A Pity                                      Jackie DeShannon
What Is Life                                       Olivia Newton-John
Presence Of The Lord (live)              Derek & The Dominoes
Just Too Bloody Stupid                     The Close Lobsters
Smoking Woman In The Street         Rev. J.M. Gates
Ooouuu                                              Young M.A.
Sex And The Single Man                   Ray Parker Jr.
Two To The Head     Kool G. Rap ft. Scarface, Bushwick Bill & Ice Cube
Falling In Love Again                        Marvin Gaye
'03 Electric Relaxation                     Kanye West ft. Consequence 
Presence Of The Lord                        Blind Faith
Isn't It A Pity                                      The Three Degrees
Amphibian                                         Bjork
Falling In Love Again (alt ver)          Marvin Gaye
Rhiannon (early take)                        Fleetwood Mac
Landslide                                            Antony
Presence Of The Lord                        Lizz Wright
Isn't It A Pity                                      Television Personalities    

10-23-14: Everything Is Not Enough, And Nothin' Is Too Much To Bear

"Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?" is an album track from Bill Withers' 1972 release Still Bill, his second album. This mix features his original version as well as covers recorded soon after his, with genders flipped, by Della Reese, The Three Degrees and Gladys Knight & The Pips.

"To Live Is To Fly" was recorded by Townes Van Zandt, also in 1972, for his album High, Low And In Between. It was his second album of the year and the last of his first six albums, all released in a  six year period. It would be another six years before his next studio album. This mix features both the album and demo version of "To Live Is To Fly" with covers by his good friend Guy Clark with Emmylou Harris and his acolyte Steve Earle.

"Safari" was the title track of a 1992 EP by The Breeders, in between their 1990 debut The Pod and their 1993 album Last Splash. This mix includes a cover by The Douglas Fir as well as the original.

The rest: Leon Thomas' atmospheric "China Doll", the winsome "Eyes Of The World" by The Grateful Dead, Talib Kweli's tense "Tater Tot", the British proto punk single "This Life Of Mine" by The Lost Souls, early 80s Scottish punk single "Candyskin" by Fire Engines, Ol' Dirty Bastard b-side "Give It To Ya Raw", Kris Kristofferson's melancholy standard "Sunday Morning Coming Down", a cover of his standard "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Peggy Lee, the marimba-accented "Jackie O" by John Cougar Mellencamp, the retro soul single "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" by Mayer Hawthorne And The County, Prof's cinematic MF Doom showcase "Bells Of Doom", the catchy "Dating Cops" by The Intelligence, a cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings" by Burl Ives and an early Peel Session of "doll Parts" by Holes a couple years before its album release.

Who Is She And What Is She To You?                    Della Reese
China Doll                                                                Leon Thomas
Eyes Of The World                                                  Grateful Dead
To Live Is To Fly                                                     Townes Van Zandt
Who Is He (Amd What Is He To You)?                   Bill Withers
Tater Tot                                                                   Talib Kweli
This Life Of Mine                                                    The Lost Souls
Safari                                                                        The Breeders
Candyskin                                                                 Fire Engines
Give It To Ya Raw                                                    Ol' Dirty Bastard 
Who Is She And What Is She To You?                    The Three Degrees
To Live Is To Fly                                    Guy Clark w/ Emmylou Harris
Sunday Morning Coming Down                              Kris Kristofferson
Help Me Make It Through The Night                      Peggy Lee
Jackie O                                                                    John Cougar Mellencamp
Just Ain't Gonna Work Out       Mayer Hawthorne And The County
Who Is She (And What Is She To You)?     Gladys Knight & The Pips
Bells Of Doom                                                          Prof ft. Doom
Dating Cops                                                              The Intelligence
To Live Is To Fly                                                       Steve Earle
Safari                                                                         The Douglas Fir
One Too Many Mornings                                          Burl Ives
Doll Parts (Peel session 11/91)                                  Hole
To Live Is To Fly (demo)                                          Townes Van Zandt
                

10-16-14: If You Plant Trouble, Expect Trouble

"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" is a 1982 song from Bauhaus. This week features the original with covers by Lost In Stars, Gaba Kulka and Xiu Xiu.

"Have You Never Been Mellow" was a #1 hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1975 and has been featured on a pervious mix. This mix includes covers by The Brothers Four, James Last, Nicole Rieu's French version and Isaac Hayes' live version with Dionne Warwick.

"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was first recorded by Doris Day for her role in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much. A previous mix featured Sly & The Family Stone's 1973 cover. This mix includes her original hit and a 1985 cover by Johnny Thunders.

"1, 2 Pass It" is a 1995 one-ff all star track produced by DJ Premier and featuring Mad Lion, Doug E Fresh, KRS One, Fat Joe, Smif-N-Wessun and Jeru the Damaja.

The rest: Linda Ronstadt's cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 1981 single "The Waiting" from their album Hard Promises, their song "Letting You Go" from that same album, Afrika Bambaata & Soulsonic Force's 1986 single "Looking For The Perfect Beat", Sons Of The West's western swing song "Sally's Got A Wooden Leg", a live cover of "Paradise City" by Hole,. Guns N' Roses' cover of Johnny Thunders' "You Can;t Put Your Arms Around A Memory", the Johnny Thunders-themed "Johnny's Gonna Die" by The Replacements, the rare soul b-sider "I'm Tired Of Running Around" by Young Ladies, Bushwick Bill's wise "Dollars And Sense" and William Onyeabor's philosophic "Anything You Sow".

The Waiting                                                  Linda Ronstadt
Letting You Go                            Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything          Bauhaus
Have You Never Been Mellow                    The Brothers Four
Looking For The Perfect Beat    Afrika Bambaata & Soulsonic Force
Sally's Got A Wooden Leg                           The Sons Of The West
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything          Lost In Stars
1, 2 Pass It                                                     The D & D All Stars
Have You Never Been Mellow (live)    Isaac Hayes ft. Dionne Warwick
Paradse City (live)                                        Hole
You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory    Guns N' Roses
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)       Johnny Thunders
Johnny's Gonna Die                                        The Replacements
Have You Never Been Mellow                       James Last
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything            Gaba Kulka
I'm Tired Of Running Around                        Young Ladies
Ma Maison Au Bord De Leau                       Nicole Rieu
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything           Xiu Xiu
Que Sera, Srea (Whatever Will Be Will Be)   Doris Day
Dollars And Sense                                            Bushwick Bill
Anything You Sow                                         William Onyeabor

10-09-14: And He Can See No Reason 'Cuz There Are No Reasons

"Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" was a 1964 single written by a 21-year-old Randy Newman for a 23-year-old Irma Thomas. This mix includes that single with more recent versions by Blue Roses and Ruby Amanfu.

One other song repeats this week: versions of Neil Diamond's #1 hit from 1972 "Song Sung Blue" by Brenda Lee and Frank Sinatra. The original appeared on a previous mix.

Da Lench Mob's "Lord Have Mercy" samples "Dreaming Of You" by The Blackbyrds.

"Native New Yorker" was a disco song originally recorded by Frankie Valli. This mix includes Esther Phillips' 1978 version.

Gary Bartz' 1978 track "Music Is My Sanctuary" features Stevie Wonder muse Syreeta Wright on vocals.

The 1979 #1 UK hit "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was after an American school shooting earlier in the year where the teenaged shooter attributed it to not liking Mondays.

The rest:the optimistic "Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones, Mos Def''s heady "Revelations", the 1931 recording "Shout, Sister, Shot!", Leon Thomas' version of The Jackson 5 hit "Got To Be There", Ultimate Force's James Brown and Rakim-sampling "Another Hit", Moonshione Kate's 1930 recording "My Man's A Jolly Railroad Man" , Don Henley's 1989 hit "The End Of The Innocence" and Philip Glass' 1980 solo recording "Mad Rush"

Things Can Only Get Better                                                Howard Jones
Revelations                                                                          Mos Def
Shout, Sisters, Shout!                                            The Boswell Sisters
Anyone Who Know What Love Is (Will Understand)        Irma Thomas
Got To Be There                                                                  Leon Thomas
Another Hit                                                                          Ultimate Force
Music Is My Sanctuary                                                        Gary Bartz
Lord Have Mercy                                                                Da Lench Mob
Dreaming Of You                                                                The Blackbyrds
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)      Blue Roses
Song Sung Blue                                                                   Brenda Lee
My Man's A Jolly Railroad Man                                         Moonshine Kate
Native New Yorker                                                              Esther Phillips
Song Sung Blue                                                                   Frank Sinatra
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)      Ruby Amanfu
The End Of The Innocence                                                 Don Henley
Mad Rush                                                                            Philip Glass
I Don't Like Mondays                                          The Boomtown Rats   

10-02-14: Don't Surround Yourself With Yourself

"Paradise" was written by John Prine for his father and first appeared on his eponymous 1971 debut album. He re-recorded it for his 1986 album German Afternoons. Johnny Cash also recorded it twice, once in full band arrangement for his 1982 album Adventures Of Johnny Cash and a year earlier in a stripped-down version for a tv movie. The latter cover is here with the original Prine version as well as covers by Jackie DeShannon, The Everly Brothers and John Fogerty.

"Here, There And Everywhere" is from The Beatles 1966 album Revolver. Paul McCartney wrote it in reaction to "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys. Previous mixes have included the original, a  cover by Carmen McRae and by Bobbie Gentry singing a Spanish version called "En Todas Partes". This mix includes Gentry's English language version along with other covers by Emmylou Harris, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill and Roberta Flack performing live.

One other song repeats this week: Luther Vandross' 1981 single "Never Too Much" from his album of the same name, with a cover by Mary J. Blige.

"Your Move" by Yes is part of a suite of songs called "I've Seen All Good People".

"Cheer Up, Charlie" is creidted to the actress Diana Sowle who performed it in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, but the actual singing was said to be by Diana Lee.

The rest: the rockabilly obscurity "I Love Girls" by The Tampellas, the Latin-tinged McCartney homage "Don't Ask Me Why" by Billy Joel, a cover of Chicago's "Beginnings" by Astrud Gilberto, Kool Keith alias Dr. Dooom's peevish "Leave Me Alone", MF Doom's Raekwon collaboration "Yessir!" with the oft-used sample "UFO" by ESG, Jackie Stoudemire's funky "Don't Stop Dancin'", Run-D.M.C.'s witty "You Be Illin'" and Paul Westerberg's ballad "Even Here We Are" from his 1993 debut album 14 Songs.

Here, There And Everywhere                              Bobbie Gentry
Paradise                                                               Jackie DeShannon
I Love Girls                                                         The Tampellas
Don't Ask Me Why                                             Billy Joel
Here, There And Everywhere                              Emmylou Harris
Paradise                                                              The Everly Brothers
Your Move (edit)                                                Yes
Beginnings                                                          Astrud Gilberto
Here, There And Everywhere                             Sarah Vaughan
Paradise                                                               John Prine
Leave Me Alone                                                 Dr. Dooom
Never Too Much                                                 Luther Vandross
Yessir!                                                                 MF Doom ft. Raekwon
Don't Stop Dancin'                                              Jackie Stoudemire
You Be Illin'                                                        Run-D.M.C.
Never Too Much                                                 Mary J. Blige 
Here, There And Everywhere                             Helen Merrill
Paradise                                                               John Fogerty
Cheer Up, Charlie                                               Diana Sowle
Even Here We Are                                              Paul Westerberg
Here, There And Everywhere (live)                   Roberta Flack
Paradise                                                              Johnny Cash

09-25-14: You Fill The World With Magic

"I Know It's Over" is a ballad from the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths. This mix features the Johnny Marr remaster of the album version, a newly released demo and covers by Elk City and Jeff Buckley.

"Winter Lady" is a song from the the 1967 debut album Songs Of Lenoard Cohen. This mix features Cohen's original along with covers by Will Oldham band Palace Songs, Beck with Binki Shapiro, and Canadian folk duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle, with Kate's daughter Martha Wainwright.

One other song repeats this week: Minnie Riperton's "Seeing You This Way" from her 1974 Stevie Wonder-produced album Perfect Angel. The acoustic version here includes studio chatter between Minnie and Stevie.

The rest: the Lou Reed and John Cale-written "Little Sister" from the 1967 debut album Chelsea Girl by Nico, the Velvet Underground-esque "It's Up To You" by The Shop Assistants, Darondo's soulful "Sure Know How To Love Me", Ka's haunting "Conflicted", the anguished "Untrue Woman" by Debonaires, Lupe Fiasco's Pete Rock-sampling "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)", Busta Rhymes' percussive 1997 single "Put Your Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See", the sparsely funky "Super Lady" by Jeff Phelps, Van Halen's suggestive "The Full Bug", the forlorn "Cocaine Habit Blues" by Memphis Jug Band, the spiritual "At The River" by Tennessee Mountaineers and the brief wordless singing of The Beach Boys on "Our Prayer".

Seeing You This Way (acoustic ver)                       Minnie Riperton
I Know It's Over (demo)                                         The Smiths
Winter Lady      Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright
Little Sister                                                              Nico
It's Up To You                                                         The Shop Assistants
I Know It's Over                                                      The Smiths
Winter Lady                                                             Beck ft. Binki Shapiro
Sure Know How To Love Me                                  Darondo
Conflicted                                                                 Ka
Untrue Woman                                                         Debonaires
Around My Way (Freedom Isn't Free)                    Lupe Fiasco
I Know It's Over                                                      Elk City
Winter Lady                                                             Palace Songs
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See               Busta Rhymes
Super Lady                                                              Jeff Phelps
The Full Bug                                                            Van Halen
Cocaine Habit Blues                                                The Memphis Jug Band
I Know It's Over                                                       Jeff Buckley
Winter Lady                                                             Leonard Cohen
At The River                                                            Tennessee Mountaineers
Our Prayer                                                                The Beach Boys
Seeing You This Way                                               Minnie Riperton