Here’s the playlist for 12-9-2025, a show in which I read an article about five obsolete computer ports, I talked about the current RAM shortage, and played an unknown song that I thought was Greg Lake’s “I Believe In Father Christmas” (thanks to Shazam for correctly identifying the song):
Hour 1
- The Rutles, Goose Step Mama” [The Rutles (1978)]
- Van Halen, “Man On A Mission” [For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)]
- Shoes, “Overnight Sensation” [Play On: A Raspberries Tribute (2025)]
- Pavlov’s Dog, “Trafalgar” [Third (1977)]
- The Toms, “Fake Christmas” [21st Century Santa (2015)]
This Day In Music
- Hall & Oates, “Maneater” [H2O (1982)]
- The O’Jays, “Love Train” [The Essential O’Jays (1972/2008)]
- The Bonzo Dog Band, “I’m The Urban Spaceman” [(1968/2011)]
- The Cream, “I Feel Free” [Fresh Cream (1966)]
- Billy Joel, “We Didn’t Start The Fire” [Storm Front (1989)]
- Alice Cooper, “I’m Eighteen” [Love It To Death (1970)]
- Green Day, “Basket Case” [Dookie (1994)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Los Angeles)
- Randy Newman, “I Love L.A.” [Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman (1983/1998)]
- Jim Stafford, “L.A. Mamma” [Jim Stafford (1974)]
- Frank Sinatra With Quincy Jones And Orchestra, “L.A. Is My Lady”
- Sheryl Crow, “All I Wanna Do” [Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)]
- Arlo Guthrie, “Coming Into Los Angeles (Live)” [Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Massacree (2016)]
- Billy Idol, “L.A. Woman” [Charmed Life (1990)]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Under The Bridge” [Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)]
New Music Express
- Khruangbin, “Balls and Pins ii” [The Universe Smiles Upon You ii (2025)]
- Depeche Mode, “Soul With Me (Live)” [Memento Mori: Mexico City (2025)]
- The Legal Matters, “Everybody Knows” [Everybody Knows single (2025)]
Hour 3: Christmas weirdness
- Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets, “Winter Wonderland [Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow single (2020)]
- The Pogues, “New York Fairytale” [The Best Christmas Album In The World Ever (1988/1999)]
- Greg Lake, “I Believe In Father Christmas (Remastered 2017)” [I Believe In Father Christmad CD single (1974/2020)]
- Slade, “Merry Christmas Everybody” [NOW That’s What I Call Christmas (1973/2013)]
- Huey Lewis & The News, “Workin’ For A Livin'” [Picture This (1982)]
Phun With Phish
- Phish, “Steam (Set 1, The Sphere, Las Vegas 4.20.24)” [Live At The Sphere, Las Vegas, Nv (2024.04.20) (2024)]
Featured artist: Procol Harum
- Procol Harum, “The Vip Room” [The Well’s On Fire (2003)]
- Procol Harum, “I Told On You” [Novum (2017)]
- Procol Harum, “Businessman” [Novum (2017)]
Hour 4
- Jona Lewie, “Stop The Calvary” [NOW That’s What I Call Christmas (1980/2013)]
- Bob & Doug McKenzie, “Twelve Days of Christmas” [Great White North (1981)]
Top 25 of 2025 (part two: #20 – #13)
- Thor, “Mama Let Him Play” [Rock The Universe (2025)] #20
- The Jellybricks, “All About You” [Dreaming In Stereo (2025)] #19
- The Sherlocks, “Everything Must Make Sense” [Everything Must Make Sense (2025)] #18
- Anthony Gomes, “True That” [Praise The Loud (2025] #17
- Throwing Muses, “Summer Of Love” [Moonlight Concessions (2025)] #16
- The Wombats, “Can’t Say No” [Oh! The Ocean (2025)] #15
- L.A. Guns, “Taste It” [Leopard Skin (2025)] #14
- Cheap Trick, “All Washed Up” [All Washed Up (2025)] #13
