Yeah, those were in the medley.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 14:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Missed the whole thing. wow, no Kinks til #27.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 3 March 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Richard Harris - Macarthur Park (Someone Left A Cake Out In The Rain)
why o why did I go to bed.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 3 March 2008 15:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Because you didn't want to wait around to hear two lines of your song interpolated into "Chantilly Lace"?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 15:19 (sixteen years ago) link
8-11 EDT tonight
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 13 March 2009 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
doing it again, w/ live video here
http://wfmu.org/
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 March 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
bumped for NOW
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 March 2011 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Yo La Tengo - WFMU All Request MarathonMarch 4, 2011
Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) (dedicated to people in Wisconsin)Al Green - Love & Happiness (inaudible vocals by Georgia)Friend and Lover - Reach Out In The DarknessJonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - A Plea For Tenderness (my request)Ten Years After - I'm Going Home
The Band - The WeightAlex Chilton - Hey, Little ChildYo La Tengo - DecoraPatti Smith/Bruce Springsteen - Because The NightMC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/Like A Rolling Stone (medley)Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Astral PlaneThe Twinkeyz - Aliens In Our MidstThe Clean - Drawing to a WholeHot Chocolate - Brother LouieVelvet Underground - I'm Sticking With You
Bee Gees - To Love SomebodyUnholy Modal Rounders (Michael Hurley) - The Slurf SongRolling Stones - The Spider and the FlyRolling Stones - Monkey ManThe Fall - Totally Wired
The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Gaylord Fields on vocals)Lou Reed - ViciousSteve Miller Band - Rock'n MeBeatles - We Can Work It OutNeil Young - Cinnamon GirlMSFB (William DeVaughn) / Arthur Lee & Love - Be Thankful For What You Got
Cheap Trick - He's A WhoreJim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy BrownDictators - Stay With MeThe Who - Happy Jack
The Association - Never My LoveHarry Nilsson - Everybody's Talking At Me (Midnight Cowboy)Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Government Center
Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (medley)Vibrolux?Lou Christie - Lightning StrikesNeil Young - Cowgirl In The SandRoberta Flack (Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel) - Killing Me Softly With His SongNeil Young - PowderfingerRolling Stones - She's A Rainbow????Foreigner - Feels Like the First TimeHall & Oates - Rich GirlYo La Tengo - MagnetHeart - Magic ManElton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadBee Gees - How Deep Is Your LoveTelevision - Venus de MiloFugs (Tuli Kupferberg) - Nothing (WFMU Version)Velvet Underground - The GiftKinks - When I Turn Off The Living Room Light
― tylerw, Saturday, 5 March 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
c&p-ed from wfmu fyi ...
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Gaylord Fields on vocals)
awesome!
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Saturday, 5 March 2011 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
fierce verz of "He's a Whore"
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 6 March 2011 00:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Where can I listen to this one? The tracklist looks amazing.
― Moka, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
"archive unavailable"
― WmC, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I listened to a couple of songs early, but their "covers for pledges" shows have never been very good imho.
― WmC, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i recorded it, but haven't split up the tracks yet
― mookieproof, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
ooh would love to hear it once you have! the covers for pledges thing is fun! the murdering the classics CD is hilarious.
― tylerw, Sunday, 6 March 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i have realized that i am never actually going to get around to cutting this into tracks, so here's a 128kbps web rip of the whole show. if *you* feel like cutting it up, do let me know.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yz7850
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 March 2011 01:23 (thirteen years ago) link
doin' it live in 15 mins, til midnight ET
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
video feed too it seems
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 01:56 (twelve years ago) link
wow, an Elaine Stritch cover
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 02:33 (twelve years ago) link
via Ken K on Fbook:
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet
Tall Dwarfs - Crush
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat (reprise)
Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo) (from the Broadway musical "Angel in the Wings," originally sung by Elaine Stritch)
NRBQ - I Want You Bad
Bonzo Dog Band - I Want to Be With You
Monkees - I Wanna Be Free
Monkees - Daydream Believer
Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
Shangri-Las - Leader of The Pack
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me
Misfits - Hybrid Moments
Kinks - King Kong
Kinks - Apeman
Byrds - Goin' Back
Talking Heads - Pulled Up
Rutles - Cheese and Onions
Big Star - Blue Moon
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Clean - Tally Ho
Troggs (and Condo Fucks) - With A Girl Like You
Monkees (and Minor Threat) - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Neil Young - Powderfinger
Richard and Linda Thompson - Wall of Death
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (instrumental)
Neil Hefti - Batman TV Show Theme
A-Bones - A-Bomb Bomp
Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
Sparks - Angst In My Pants
Searchers ( and Neil Young) - Farmer John (w/ Ramones - Gabba Gabba Hey intercut)
Children In Adult Jails - Crispin Glover (Pseu Braun on vocals)
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Born To Run
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (Gaylord Fields on vocals)
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Replacements - Lovelines (medley) included: Dinosaur Jr - The Wagon; Townes Van Zandt - If I Needed You; Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean; Dillard & Clark - Why Not Your Baby; George Jones - The King Is Gone (So Are You); Moody Blues/Peter Gabriel/Pink Floyd; Tim Dog - Fuck Compton (Gerard C's request); Neil Young - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Vicky W's request); The Sweet - Little Willy; Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes; Michael Bolton; Fleshtones - Please Mr. Custer; Verlaines - Death and the Maiden (Steven B's request); Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual To Be Loved By Anyone; Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound; Unrest - I Do Believe You Are Blushing; Hee Haw Song; Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday; Haircut 100 - Love Plus One; Break Even - Falling To Pieces; Rocky Horror Show - Dammit Janet; Big Star - Back Of A Car; Big Star - For You
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 09:51 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YKqEkhijU
― Campari G&T, Monday, 4 February 2013 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
Ira Kaplan is DJing on WFMU right now. It is totally great, all minimal weird stuff so far. Michael Morley!
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/56505
― grandavis, Friday, 18 July 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
This show rules.
― grandavis, Friday, 18 July 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
this year's edition of the fundraiser is on now
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/59830
― maura, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link
aww they're opening with 'love train'
― maura, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
dug that beatles cover
― tylerw, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
I listen to the Murdering the Classics CD from time to time and enjoy it
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
Ira the K is DJing for the next 3 hours
wfmu.org
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
This would be a great Yo La Tengo cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j29WmdSkE1w
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
careful of that dead air, ira the k
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
he has my respect for occasionally playing a Jerry Lewis crank phone call
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 18:04 (four years ago) link
he sits in regularly for other presenters. here's a list of all his appearances for afterwards on demand listening, https://wfmu.org/playlists/IK
― Joris Stereo, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
He's DJing again till midnight, loose theme seems to be a tribute to Hal Willner.
― o. nate, Friday, 10 April 2020 02:16 (four years ago) link