Because I wasn’t able to sleep much this week, I’m doing a show about sleep. Warning – most of it will keep you awake.
* Counting Crows – I’m Not Sleeping
* Sugarplastic – Don’t Sleep
* Harry Nilsson – Sleep Late My Lady Friend
* Residents – The Sleeper
* Stan Ridgway – Valerie Is Sleeping
* Beatles – Golden Slumbers
* Jethro Tull – Sweet Dream
* Kevin Ayers – It Begins With A Blessing/Once I Awakened/But It Ends With A Curse
* BeBop Deluxe – Sleep That Burns
Today’s rerun features songs about alcohol – can we call them spirituals? – for your listening pleasure. The show goes down better with a splash of coke. Play it twice if you think your liver can take it!
* Steely Dan – Daddy Don’t Live
* They Might Be Giants – Lie Still, Little Bottle
* Procol Harum – Whiskey Train
* They Might Be Giant – Drink
* Ani Di Franco – I Know This Bar
* Tom Waits – The Piano Has Been Drinking
* Dean Martin – Cha-Cha-Cha d’Amour
* Jaime Cullum – I Get A Kick Out Of You
* The Colorblind James Experience – Weding At Cana
Since I’m busy every single night this week, I’m slapping a show together. Musically it might be a little weak, but as far as title cohesion goes it’s GOLDEN. Golden brown, as a matter of fact.
* Inara George – Dirty White
* David Bowie – Red Sails
* Nick Drake – Pink Moon
* Kevin Ayers – Blue
* Richard Cheese – Yellow
* Kinks – Village Green
* Barry Grey Orchestra – Captain Scarlett (Closing Theme)
* Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
* TMBG – Purple Toupee
* Mitch And Mickey – A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow
(Trivia points for identifying the quote in the title) Words fail me. And so this week they’re mostly absent. The show is all instrumentals, in almost all cases from people who aren’t known for instrumentals. Think of it as music for depressives to do their homework to.
* Devo – Devo Corporate Anthem
* Pete Townshend & Ronnie Laine – Rough Mix
* ELO – Fire On High
* Sugarplastic – Ben Takes a Walk
* Stan Ridgeway – Heat Takes a Walk
* Jefferson Airplane – Embryonic Journey
* Kevin Ayers – There is Loving / Among Us / There Is Loving
* Nick Drake – Sunday
* Combustible Edison – Spy Vs. Spy
And all this time you thought some specific body part was making the decisions for you – it’s a chemical! Join us for a look at the the world’s most influential chemical compound! Songs about male behavior. Got a problem with that?
* White Stripes – Offend in Every Way
* Avenue Q – I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today
* Red Rat – Tight Up Skirt
* Tori Amos – Real Men
* Love – Hey Joe
* The Blanks – Commandos (Attack!)
* New Model Army – 51st State
* Brendon Benson – Folk Singer
* Bill Pritchard – I’m Your Man
* Meat Loaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light
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