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29 March 2007

Radio b – Your Cover Is Blown All covers, all the time. I tried to avoid the usual suspects, but there were a couple I just couldn’t leave out. Some will be instantly recognizable, others… less so. Commencing at 12:30 AM PDT, give or take.

post by: bmarkey at: 01:24 | 23 comments

Yay!

I hope to be still awake...

posted by mudpuppie 29 March | 01:27

Me too, pup. Me too.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 01:30

Come to I arse C bmarkey!

posted by arse_hat 29 March | 01:31

Heh. I arse C!!! Arse, that was brilliant.

posted by mudpuppie 29 March | 01:33

Are you propositioning me, sir?

On preview: Um, I don't do the IRC too good. My typing is quite pokey. Thanks for the invite, though.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 01:34

"My typing is quite pokey." Can';t b worse then mine..

posted by arse_hat 29 March | 01:38

Seriously. Pokey typing is no excuse. You need to come up with a better one, or present yourself.

posted by mudpuppie 29 March | 01:42

Just got home from work. This has been a long week for me, as we've got someone out at work & there's been a lot of slack to take up. I think tonight was my last shift on OT. I certainly hope so.

On any other night you might be able to talk me into IRC, but right now I just wanna spin some tunes and unwind a bit. Maybe next time.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 02:20

Good enough, bmarkey. Happiest of recoveries to you. Looking forward to your set.

posted by mudpuppie 29 March | 02:21

Thank you.

Tonight's broadcast is brought to you by arrested adolesence and Czech beer, with additional support by the the tireless distillers of the great state of Kentucky. Long may they wave.

And now, on with the show...

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 02:29

/me talks about her generation...

Thanks for the music, bmarkey.

posted by mudpuppie 29 March | 02:36

De nada, chica.

Our story so far...

The Ramones – I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (Yom Waits)
The Dickies – The Banana Splits Theme Song
Patti Smith – My Generation (The Who)
The Jam – And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles)
Cheap Trick – Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 02:42

Yom Waits would be the holiday just before Yom Kippur.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 02:54

Steve Cropper – With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)
Flying Burrito Brothers – Do Right Woman (Aretha did it, but I don’t know if she was first)
Jane’s Addiction – Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – All Tomorrow’s Parties (Velvet Underground)
The Feelies – Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:05

It's sort of a stretch to call "Hey Joe" a cover, since seemingly everybody who ever made a record in the sixties took a stab at it, but hey it's Wicked Pickett - why not?

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:17

Magazine – I Love You, You Big Dummy (Captain Beefheart)
Mudhoney – Who’ll Be The Next In Line (The Kinks)
Wilson Pickett – Hey Joe (anybody who made a record during the 1960s)
Aretha Franklin – Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Ike & Tina Turner – Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)

Say what you want about Ike Turner (and there's a lot to say), the guy knew how to arrange a song.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:21

Isaac Hayes doing "Lay, Lady, Lay" - cheesfest or soulful reddition of what bordered on cheese to begin with? I'd say it straddles the line.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:34

And of course, that would be "cheesefest or soulful rendition". Kids, don't do drugs.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:35

i say mondo fondue.

posted by ethylene 29 March | 03:36

Hi eth - I've got some stale bread right here.

The Meters – Come Together (The Beatles)
The Staple Singers – For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield)
Isaac Hayes – Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob Dylan)
Donny Hathaway – Jealous Guy (john Lennon)
Harry Nilsson – Many Rivers To Cross (Jimmy Cliff)

Rumor has it that Nilsson was spitting blood at the end of this take. Told you he was hardcore.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 03:41

The Specials – Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals)
The Posies – King Midas In Reverse (The Hollies)
The Fall – Victoria (The Kinks)
Petra Haden – Odorono (The Who)
The Langley Schools Music Project – Desperado (The frickin’ Eagles)

Yes, as much as it pains me, I have played an Eagles song - redeemed by the utter devastation of a little girl's existential lonliness.

That's it for today, As always, thanks for listening.

posted by bmarkey 29 March | 04:01

Thanks, bmarkey, I had to log out just before the end and I'm sick that I missed the Fall covering Victoria. There were plenty of others to make up for it though.

posted by GeckoDundee 29 March | 04:09

Looks like a brilliant set! Sorry to have missed it.

posted by safetyfork 29 March | 06:25

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