Here’s the playlist for 11-26-2024, in which I talked about the FTP/web server of the future, and in which I played about an hour of Thanksgiving/Christmas music:
Hour 1
- The dBs, “Ask for Jill” [Repercussion (1982)]
- sparkle*jets U.K., “Sunshine” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
- The Toms, “Look the Other Way” [Simplicity (2006)]
- The Motors, “Dancing the Night Away” [1 (1977)]
- The Paley Brothers, “Come Out and Play” [The Complete Recordings (1978/2013)]
This Day in Music
- Cream, “White Room (Live at Oakland Coliseum Arena 1968)” [Goodbye Tour: Live 1968]
- New York Dolls, “Looking for a Kiss” [New York Dolls (1973)]
- The Flamin Groovies, “River Deep Mountain High” [Groovies Greatest Grooves (1981/1989)]
- Pink Floyd, “Young Lust” [The Wall (1979)]
- The Eagles, “Get Over It” [Hell Freezes Over (1994)]
- 10cc, “I’m Not in Love” [Have a Nice Decade – The 70s Pop Culture Box (1975/1998)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Wednesday and Thursday)
- The Royal Guardsmen, “Any Wednesday” [Anthology (1967/1995)]
- Status Quo, “(April) Spring, Summer & Wednesdays” [Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon (1970)]
- Undertones, “Wednesday Week” [Teenage Kicks – The Very Best of the Undertones (1980/2010)]
- R. Stevie Moore, “This Wednesday” [Hobbies Galore (2003)]
- David Bowie, “Thursday’s Child (Radio Edit)” [Brilliant Adventure 1992-2001 (2021)]
- Jeff Beck Band, “Job By Thursday” [UPP (1973)]
- The Scruffs, “This Thursday” [Wanna Meet The Scruffs (1977)]
- Giles, Giles and Fripp, “Thursday Morning/Just George” [The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp (1968)]
- Greenberry Woods, “Super Geek” [Big Money Item (1995)]
New Music Express
- Kim Deal, “Nobody Loves You More” [Nobody Loves You More (2024)]
- Father John Misty, “Screamland” [Mahashmashana (2024)]
- Simon Joyner, “Coyote Butterfly” [Coyote Butterfly (2024)]
- The Coward Brothers, “The Devil’s Wife” [The Coward Brothers (2024)]
Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall
- John Mayall, “Introduction/Art Show Boogie” [Time Capsule (2000)]
- John Mayall, “Nature’s Disappearing” [Union (1970)]
- John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, “The Laws Must Change” [Behind the Iron Curtain (1985)]
Featured artist: The Hold Steady
- The Hold Steady, “Constructive Summer” [Stay Positive (2008)]
- The Hold Steady, “Slapped Actress” [Stay Positive (2008)]
- The Hold Steady, “The Smidge” [Heaven Is Whenever (2010)]
- The Hold Steady, “We Can Get Together” [Heaven Is Whenever (2010)]
- The Hold Steady, “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You” [Teeth Dreams (2014)]
Hour 4: Thanksgiving/Christmas music
- Arlo Guthrie, “Alice’s Restaurant (The Massacree Revisited)” [Alice’s Restaurant (The Massacree Revisited) (1997)]
- Stan Freberg, “Pilgrim’s Progress (Take an Indian To Lunch)” [Stan Freberg Presents The USA: Vol 1 (1961)]
- Little Eva, “Let’s Turkey Trot” [Dreamboats and Petticoats: The Petticoat Collection (1962/2012)]
- The Residents, “Happy Thanksgiving” [Demons Dance Alone (2002)]
- Stan Freberg, “The Thanksgiving Story” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Vol 1 (1961)]
- Big Star, “Thank You Friends” [Complete Third (1978/2016)]
- Loudon Wainwright III, “Thanksgiving” [Career Moves (1993)]
- Paul Revere and the Raiders, “Turkey” [Indian Reservation (1970)]
- Green Day, “Macy’s Day Parade” [Warning (2000)]
- Elton John, “Step Into Christmas” [Now That’s What I Call Christmas (1974)]
- Fountains of Wayne, “I Want an Alien For Christmas” [I Want an Alien For Christmas single (1997)]
And here’s the show: