Snap, Crackle, POP! with Alec Cumming

My guest co-host Dawn Eden Goldstein proposed we do a show based on early '90s UK "twee" music, with an emphasis on the 1991 "The Waaaah! CD", and I quickly agreed... Because Dawn always brings the obscure yet utterly fantastic pop songs to the world of Snap Crackle POP! So get into your pajamas and bring out your kittens and let's (politely) TWEE out! Who Loves the Sun – The Velvet UndergroundWalking My Cat Named Dog – Norma TanegaI'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind - Vashti BunyanFill Your Heart – David BowieThink Of Rain – Margo GuryanDream Lover – The Paris SistersGoing Downtown – PianosaurusI Don’t Want to Back – Riff DoctorsFlowers Through the Air – Tiny LightsThe Sunday Way of Life – Smalltown ParadeSeptember's Not So Far Away – The Field MiceAshlands Road – Strawberry StorySunny Tuesday Afternoon – The DufflecoatsJames – Fat TulipsPerfect Day – Ric MenckAir – The OwlsSeems So – The Apples in StereoVoice In My Head – The SneetchesI'll Be Gone – Papas FritasDisconnect the Dots – Of MontrealStop Buying Things – Swan DiveWalk The Way You Talk – Dionne Warwick

Julia Cumming finally released her long-awaited solo album last Friday, April 24th 2026, and I played a couple of songs from it, as well as other songs that were a part of the inspiration for it, plus other good songs.  Save It for Later – Eddie VedderBest Friend – The English Beat All This Disaster – Sarah McLachlanOne Stop – Aldous HardingThe Sofa – Wolf Alice No More Tearstained Makeup – Martha & the VandellasAll I Do Is Think About You – Tammi TerrelYou'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) – Dionne Warwick I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself – Dusty Springfield  Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton Free Man in Paris – Joni Mitchell Kites Are Fun – The Free DesignDo It All Again – Julia CummingDays We Left Behind – Paul McCartmey  Baby Don't Go – Ringo StarrWantcha Baby – Cryptic SoupIdiots Delighted – Damfino Let Her Dance – The Bobby Fuller Four  Searching For Heaven –  Swamp Dogg  Man Of His Word –  Kashus Culpepper Emotional Labor –  Julia Cumming Amoureuse –  Véronique Sanson Abducted By Love –  The Tall Pines Freeing Wheels – Souled American (Snap Crackle EXTRA!) I'd Like To Talk to You – Mark EricHow She Boogalooed It – The Beach BoysTeenage News – Syl SylvainFeelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.–D.O.O.) – The ArchiesI Don't Like Hockey No More – The ZamboniAfter the Fox – The Hollies feat. Peter Sellers

Dawn Eden Goldstein is a badass. There, I've said it. Both a deeply respected Catholic theologian and pop music historian! I really like when she comes on my morning Snap Crackle POP! shows and I hope we do it again and again. She suggested a tribute/exploration of sorts into the career of British songwriter John Carter, and I was game, and this is what it sounded like. Chelsea Morning – Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 I Wish You Hadn't – Benjamin MorrenShe Is Today – Bergen White Sweet And Tender Romance – The McKinleys Lonely Room – The Ivy League I Can't Explain – The Who Tossing and Turning – The Ivy League  Can't You Hear My Heartbeat – Herman's HermitsMy World Fell Down – SagittariusBeyond the Railroad – The Pen Friend Club Annie Almond – The Junipers Let's Go To San Francisco – The Flower Pot MenJangleheart – Novelty Island This Whole World – The Beach Boys Beach Baby – The First Class Winchester Cathedral – The New Vaudeville BandWestchester Hadassah –  Allan ShermanPaper Trail – Caper Clowns  In The Beginning – The Autumn Defense Little Bird – Famous GroupiesSadie – Aggie Miller

Yes, that's me and Al Jardine. (And he's a pleasure to talk to.) I talk about meeting him on this radio show, and hearing him and Darian Sahanaja and his brillint Pet Sounds band perform ALL of the tracks from THE BEACH BOYS LOVE YOU live, the night before, which also just happened to be the 49th Anniversary of the album's release (!). Thank you, Al, thank you Darian, and thank you Brian - I am thrilled, honored, and deeply moved. I love this music SO much. Let Us Go on This Way – The Beach Boys Solar System –– The Beach BoysI Wanna Pick You Up – The Beach BoysBe Like Him – Darian Sahanaja, Probyn Gregory & The Lemon Twigs (Ronnie D'Addario cover) 2 or 3 – The Lemon Twigs Baby, Let's Stick Together – The Paley BrothersCome On Let's Go – The Ramones & The Paley Brothers Black and White – The dBs Red Lights – The Marbles We Deliver – The MiamisSee No Evil – Television The Book I Read (CBS/Columbia demo) – Talking Heads  Lotus Bridge – The Monochrome SetWhy Don't You – Squeeze  The Crystal Ship – Robyn HitchcockVenus in the Zinnia – Aldous Harding (w/ H. Hawkline)One Thing at a Time – Courtney Barnett  Idiots Delighted – DamfinoAmerican Obituary – U2City of Heroes – Billy Bragg Rust & Wire – Anjimile In The Middle of It – Hiss Golden Messenger The Logical Song – The Philistines Jr.Diggin’ In the Coal – Leah Blevivs Hanging Out to Dry – Florence RoadCome To God – Indigo de Souza  

On yesterday's Snap, Crackle POP! I was delighted to have legendary raconteur and man about town Edward Rogers as a guest as we talked about his splendid new(-ish) album ASTOR PLACE. We talked about the fine art of songwriting, Birmingham homecomings, Sidewalk (sigh) and the Losers Lounge and the never-ending comings and goings of the East Village and htray rock 'n' roll and... well, it was a really fun and informative chat. And Edward's beautiful, deeply felt and finely wrought music really hits home. Cheers to Ed and Melani Rogers for making this happen and for being patient with me! I Know a Place – Petula ClarkMove In a Little Closer – Harmony Grass (for Joseph)Build Me Up Buttercup – The FoundationsNext Plane to London – The Rose GardenLondon Life – Anita HarrisMy Baby Loves Lovin' – White PlainsYou've Got Your Troubles – The FortunesMy Baby Loves Lovin' - White PlainsLong Cool Woman in a Black Dress – The Hollies Romeo – Edward RogersOld Town – Phil Lynott Tears In My Martini – Edward RogersStreet Life – Roxy MusicThe Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead – Edward Rogers, Loser’s Lounge Caroline Goodbye – Colin Blunstone15 Eldon Road – Edward Rogers All the Way from Memphis – Mott the HoopleWhat You Do to Me – Teenage Fanclub I've Got a Broken Heart – The Lemon Twigs No Milk Today – Herman’s HermitsHeadline Hustler – 10cc The Monsters of Pig Alley – Morrissey Long Way to Fall – BedouineOh My Love – John LennonOh Yoko! – John Lennon

Breathe (4square mix) – Telepopmuzik Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes – Thievery CorporationIn the Waiting Line – Zero 7, Sophie Barker Kiss From a Rose – Seal  Billions – Caroline PolacheckThe Captain of Her Heart – Double  Come to God – Indigo De Souza Real Thing – Drugdealer, Weyes BloodPlease Let Me Remember This – Julia Cumming(It Takes All Kinds) To Make a New World – Gail Ann Dorsey  Lebanese Blonde – Thievery CorporationHere's That Rainy Day (Koop Remix) – Astrud GilbertoWaltz for Koop – KoopWhere Do I Begin (Away Team remix) – Shirley Bassey The Sofa – Wolf AliceRust & Wire – Anjimile  Days We Left Behind – Paul McCartneyJenny Wren – Paul McCartneyFebruary Sky – Ringo Starr Doomscrollin' – The Gershwin BrothersTears In My Martini – Edward RogersYours (If You Want Me) – The Bug ClubForgotten Dreams – Leroy Anderson

The second of two day's worth of Snap Crackle POP! shows with female performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. in honor of Women's History Month. Pictured: the mighty BREEDERS. Drivin' on 9 – The Breeders I Am Woman – Helen Reddy I'm a Woman – Peggy LeeLola – The Raincoats Spellbound – Siouxie and the Banshees Don't Go Away – Tallulah Gosh Never Say Never – Romeo Void Thinking About Sex Again – The Waitresses O Superman – Laurie Anderson Hounds of Love – Kate Bush  There's a Part I Can't Back – Sunflower BeanSmall Town Girl – Tracey ThornNight Terrors – Diet Cig Jersey – Barrie  Cloud 9 – Beach Bunny Twilight Café – Susan Fassbender & Kay RussellGo Away – Strawberry Switchblade Black Boys on Mopeds – Sinéad O'ConnorHow Much Did You Get For Your Soul? – Lucinda Williams There She Goes Again – King Princess Broken English – Marianne Faithful 

The first of two day's worth of Snap Crackle POP! shows with female performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. in honor of Women's History Month. Pictured: a jubilant Norma Tanega. Jubilation – Norma Tanega  Don't Make Me Over – Dionne WarwickFujiyama Mama – Wanda JacksonTurn My Motor On – Kirsty MacColl Picture This –BlondieNew Toy – Lene Lovich Money – The Flying Lizards Typical Girls – The SlitsSon of a Gun – The Vaselines I'll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground & NicoHidden From History – Bright GirlsCome Again – Au PairsJust Once in My Life (demo) – Carole King That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be – Carly SimonAt Seventeen – Janis IanKid – The Pretenders It's a Fine Day – Jane The Book of Love – Olivia RodrigoNothing I Could Hide – Arlo ParksAcross The Sea – Salem 66Hammond Song – The RochesMy Life – Julia Cumming  Drivin’ On 9 – The Breeders (partial)

Wind – Circus Maximus Windy – The AssociationThe Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix Part of the Wind – Tim HardinWind Chimes – The Beach Boys Catch the Wind – DonovanI Talk to the Wind– Giles, Diles & FrippFour Strong Winds – Ian & Sylvia  All I Did Was Dream – beebadoobeePassion Plug – Bella Litsa Rust & Wire – AnjimileGhosted – Laura Nyro Doomscrollin' – The Gershwin Brothers I Don't Like Hockey No More – The Zambonis Best Tears I've Ever Cried – Lane Steinberg Steer The Wheel – Bubble  Wu–Tang – They Might be Giants Piccadilly – Squeeze Can't Wait – Piper  Teenage Kicks – The Undertones Rat Trap – The Boomtown Rats I Will Follow – U2Soon – My Bloody Valentine 

Raindrops – Dee Clark Rhythm of the Rain – The Cascades Rainy Days and Monday – The CarpentersWhy Does It Always Rain on Me? – TravisI Wish It Would Rain – The TemptationsCloudbusting (Be Kind version) – The Staves Fool In the Rain – Led Zeppelin I Played the Fool – Michael Stipe In The Middle of It – Hiss Golden MessengerPut the Message in the Box – Mary Chapin Carpenter & The Mountain GoatsIs It Like Today? – World Party Why Don't You? – SqueezeElderberry Wine – WednesdaySteel Reserve – Cass McCombs & Chris CohenSite Unseen – Courtney Barnett & Waxahatchee  My Life – Julia Cumming I Was Wrong – Danny AyalaI Can't Get Over Losing You – Lemon TwigsTell Me Why – The BeatlesLook Through Any Window – The Hollies Headline Hustler – 10ccThe Holdup – David Bromberg Edge of the Ocean – IvyWaltz for Koop – KoopGymnopedie No. 1 – Erik Satie (I can't seem to find the name of the actual pianist, sorry) 

I usually don't save the fundraising shows I've done - there's an awful lot of begging for money - but I really enjoyed doing this show with I Messiah, the mysterious and stately reggae DJ at WPKN (for over 30 years!) All songs are performed by Stevie Wonder unless otherwise noted.  ==============Isn't She Lovely  Master Blaster (Jammin')Tell Me Something Good – RufusBoogie On Reggae WomanHigher Ground Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away It's A Shame – The SpinnersI Was Made to Love Her Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2 - LiveSigned, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Too HighYou Haven't Done Nothin'Send One Your Love Hey Love I Don't Know Why I Love You I Love Every Little Thing About You – SyreetaI Wish My Cherie AmourThe Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesI Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) Village Ghetto LandLiving for the City Golden Lady  You Are the Sunshine of My Life Uptight (Everything’s Alright) High Heel Sneakers (live in Paris, 1965)Do I Do

A show wondering if there'll come a day when we won't need love, then offering some unsolicited advice at the end. Good Morning – Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'ConnerGood Morning, How Are You, Shut Up – Ivor Cutler Trio Psycho Killer (September 1975 demo) – Talking HeadsThe Book I Read (CBS/Columbia 1976 demo) – Talking HeadsI'm Not in Love (1976 demo) – Talking Heads Hanging on the Telephone – The Nerves Forgive and Forget – The MarblesMy Three Sons (Revolve Around the Earth) – The Individuals Is It Better – Sharp PinsShe Calls Me Love – Banda AL9I've Got a Broken Heart – The Lemon Twigs You Bring the Summer – The MonkeesMe & Magdalena – The Monkees The Old Law – Father John MistyReal Deal – Endearments Steel Reserve – Cass McCombs & Chris Cohen To Love Somebody – Al Green Kentucky Too Long – Charley CrockettDiggin' In the Coal – Leah BlevinsIt's Been Too Long – Ringo Starr Here You Come Again – Dolly PartonI Can't Stay Mad at You – Skeeter DavisThe Dean and I – 10ccThat's When the Music Takes Me – Neil Sedaka  Unsolicited Advice – Charles Spearin

I hope the "title" of this episode isn't too on the nose. But that line has been stuck in my head since he passed this weekend. The Masked Marauder – Country Joe & the Fish   I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (1965 version) – Country Joe & the Fish Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine – Country Joe & the FishSilver and Gold – Country Joe & the FishComing Into Los Angeles – Arlo Guthrie Hesitation Blues – Hot Tuna Tamalpais High (At About 3) – David CrosbyHave You Seen the Stars Tonite – Paul Kantner and Jefferson StarshipStrawberry Letter 23 –  Shuggie Otis After the Gold Rush – k.d. langOnly Love Can Break Your Heart – Neil Young Junk – Paul McCartneyWu-Tang – They Might Be Giants Eyeball – They Might Be GiantsGoodbye Mr. Blue – Father John MistyShooting Star – Sunflower Bean The Monsters of Pig Alley – Morrissey Fresh Air for My Mama – 10ccSolitude Is Exhausting – Paulzon Fire Senses Working Overtime – XTC I Wanna Go with Dignity – Peter Perrett 2468 – Horsegirl 

Watch this space: my goal is to combine this Tuesday March 3rd 2026 Snap Crackle POP! 7-9 am episode (which is 95% dedicated to Neil music) with the previous Monday March 2nd Snap Crackle POP! 7-9 am episode (which is 100% dedicated to Neil music and is co-hosted by the great Dawn Eden Goldstein), and neaten it all up somehow, so you can get all yer NEIL SEDACKY [tm Carole King] in one place. Stay tun-ed. (And if anyone wonders how my daughter's fabulous new single made the set list, I would argue she's following a Brill Building-path and has major-league songwriting chops - like, yes, Neil - and that her track can stand with the others on this show. Seriously.) Working On a Groovy Thing– The 5th Dimension  Let the Good Times In – The Love GenerationLet the Good Times In – The Partridge FamilyRainy Jane – Davy JonesSugar (demo) – Neil SedakaWe Had a Good Thing Goin' – The Cyrkle  (Is This The Way To) Amarillo – Tony ChristieI'm a Song, Sing Me – Neil Sedaka  Superbird – Neil Sedaka Solitaire – Neil SedakaIt Hurts to Be in Love – Gene Pitney Donna – 10cc Love Will Keep us Together – The Captain & TenillePuppet Man – The 5th Dimension   Don't Let It Mess Your Mind The Hungry Years – Neil Sedaka  The Immigrant – Neil Sedaka  Just Once In My Life (demo) – Carole KingOcean In His Eyes – Glen CambellMy Life – Julia Cumming Everything Put Together Falls Apart – Paul Simon  Beginning to Breathe Again – Neil Sedaka

I am probably going to re-upload this show shortly, vut for the time being here's this morning's Snap Crackle POP! tribute to Neil Sedaka, with my amazing co-host Dawn Eden Goldstein! [All songs are performed by Neil Sedaka unless otherwise noted.] That's When the Music Takes Me Stupid Cupid – Connie Francis  The Diary I Go Ape One Way Ticket (To the Blues) Oh! Carol Oh! Neil – Carole King  Where The Boys Are – Connie Francis Personality – Lloyd Price  Calendar Girl Breaking Up Is Hard to Do I Can't Stay Mad at You – Skeeter Davis  Magic Colors –  Lesley GoreKissin' My Life Away (excerpt) – The Hondells When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) – The Monkees Oh, Don't Come Crying Back To Me – Something Young Just to Let You Know (I Love You So) – California (Curt Boettcher)Beautiful You Love Will Keep Us TogetherLaughter In the Rain Bad Blood Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Slow Version) Anywhere You're Gonna Be (Leba's Song) 

Snowhaustion? These g-ddamn blizzards keep happening on Sunday nights, which means these days that the Monday- and Tuesday- wee hours commute to WPKN's Fairfield Avenue studios in downtown Bridgeport becomes impossible, so I have to pre-record these shows, which often improves the quality of the show (yay!) but it takes me too much damn time to prepare (boo!_ because I fuss over them too much. (Did I write about this about yesterday's show? I'm losing it, people. A mind is a terrible thing.)This was actually a re-jiggered - and, franky, improved - January 26th show. I think it came out well. My apologies to Steve Di Costanzo for  my forgetting to mention that I was filling in for his RADIO BASE CAMP SHOW, as I will continue to do until April. Enjoy your world travels, Steve, but get back here safely and soonly! Cold, Cold, Cold – Little FeatBlizzard of '77 – Nada SurfCold Hands, Warm Heart – Brendan BensonSnowglobe – Sugar Fight Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandColdest Winter EVER! – Lewis BlackShe’s So Cold – The Rolling StonesIce Cold Daydream – Shuggie Otis  Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul SimonThe Blizzard – Camera ObscuraCold, Cold Heart – Norah Jones (Hank Williams cover)Out In the Cold Again – Sam CookeSnow – Claudine Longet (Randy Newman cover) Snowfall – EisleyLooks Like a Cold, Cold Winter – Ingrid MichaelsonSong for a Winter’s Night – Gordon LightfootHazy Shade of Winter – Simon & GarfunkelAvenue – Saint Etienne The Fox in The Snow – Belle & Sebastian Cold Light of Day – Lewisburg Howlin’ Wind – Graham Parker & The Rumour (R.I.P. & thank you Andrew Bodnar)Ice Cold Ice – Hüsker DüWhen It Touches You, A Snowflake Dies – Norma TanegaSoon It Will Be Cold Enough – Emancipator It’s a Cold Night for Alligators – Roky EricksonThe Blizzard – Jim Reeves Amid the Falling Snow – EnyaThe Frozen Man – James Taylor  Walking On Thin Ice – Yoko OnoSometimes in Winter – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Hey, you guys know that you can friend me on Facebook so you can get the latest info on upcoming SCP broadcasts, right??)

Today was the crazy-ass "Calvin" blizzard day - still happening as I post this - so for this morning it was time for another last-minute Sunday pre-recorded Snap Crackle POP! show for a Monday morning. And yeah, yada yada I like to do these shows live, weather traffic yada yada, and pre-recording is such a pain because I fuss over the shows too much (tho grateful to have an opportunity to delete all my ummms and ahhhs and delete my word-retrieval shenanigans). But this show gets to the point, PLUS I get to play my daughter Julia's first-ever solo single. I'm enjoying the re-listen, especially after last week's live fiascoes. Valhalla, I am coming!=================Cold Rain and Snow (live at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 2/21/1971) – Grateful Dead  Angel In the Snow – Elliot Smith Valley Winter Song – Fountains of Cold As Ice – Foreigner Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles Wu Tang – They Might Be GiantsGoodbye Girl – The Shins Junior’s Farm (live BBC 2) – Squeeze Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five – Paul McCartney and Wings The Immigrant Song – Led ZeppelinSnow Blind – Black SabbathHeavy Snow – Lightnin’ HopkinsCold, Cold Heart – Hank WilliamsHold Steady – Queen Esther Headless Heroes – Eugene McDaniels My Life – Julia Cumming  Anyone Who Ever Had a Heart (live) – Wynonna So Far Away – Carole KingThat’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon American Obituary – U2How Much Did You Get for Your Soul? – Lucinda WilliamsA Plea – Flea The Windows of the World – Dionne WarwickWinter (Giles Martin 2020 mix) – The Rolling StonesFrozen Pines – Lord Huron White Winter Hymnal – Fleet FoxesFreeing Wheels – Souled American

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Yes, this is a fundraiser for our dear radio station, but the music is SO GOOD and I had SO MUCH FUN. Christine Ohlman (The Beehive Queen!) and Amy Wachtel (The Night Nurse!) and I had never hung out - heck, I hadn't even met Christine, a legendary and soulful vocalist/performer who fronts NBC's Saturday Night Live, whom I was hoping I could someday meet, until 10 minutes to air. (I was 50 minutes late!!! So sorry ladies.) It was such a pleasure doing this show, and - you know - I really do miss New Orleans. I gotta get back there, tout de suite!!!Barefootin' – Robert ParkerEnjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) – The Specials504 – Soul Rebels Brass Band  Meet De Boys On The Battlefront - The Wild TchoupitoulasIko, Iko – The Dixie CupsJa Funmi – King Sunny Ade 79rs Bout to Blow – 79rs Gang Holy Cow – Lee DorseyLet the Four Winds Blow – Toots & The MaytalsHey Pocky Way – The Neville Brothers She Put the Hurt on Me – Prince La LaWho Shot the Lala – Oliver MorganThey All Ask'd for You – The MetersParty Time – Lee “Scratch” Perry  Tell It Like It Is – Aaron NevilleYou Talk Too Much – Joe Jones Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini KamozeTime Is On My Side – Irma ThomasHouse Of The Rising Sun – Gregory Isaacs Tell The Truth (Uptown Remix) – Jon Batiste feat. Big Chief RomeoLady Marmalade – LaBelleTrick Bag – Earl KingI'm Gone – Jon Cleary One Scotch – Admiral Bailey & Chaka DemusSophisticated Cissy – The MetersOoh Poo Pah Do – Jessie HillMy People – Cha Wa Right Place Wrong Time – Dr. JohnLife (Is What You Make of It) – Frighty Ride Your Pony – Lee DorseySay Hey [I Love You] – Michael Franti & Spearhead Feat. Cherine AndersonBony Moronie –  Larry WilliamsWalking To New Orleans – Fats Domino Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? -  Louis Armstrong

As part WPKN's Black History Month celebration, I focus here on the type of music Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell made - something I'm here calling "Black Orchestral Pop", and what some others would call "Champagne Soul" (although that can be a problematic phrase to the creators themselves). Ironically, this music is such a focus of love and a huge topic for me... it was ridiculous that I dedicated a 2-hour show to it - I only played one Thom Bell song, right at the end. I HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ONE. There Goes My Baby – The DriftersSmoke Gets In Your Eyes – The PlattersI Only Have Eyes For You – The FlamingosDon't Make Me Over – Dionne WarwickMake It Easy On Yourself – Jerry ButlerBaby I'm Yours – Barbara LewisAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) – Chuck JacksonI Hear a Symphony – The SupremesReach Out (I'll Be There) –The Four TopsMy Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David RuffinGive Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen of the BoardStay with Me – Lorraine EllisonThe Last One to Be Loved – Lou JohnsonGoin' Out of My Head – Little Anthony & the ImperialsAin't Nothing Like the Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellSomeday We'll Be Together – Diana Ross & the SupremesCalifornia Soul – The 5th DimensionWhere Is the Love – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Groovefunkel Extended Remix)A Song for You – Donny HathawayI'm Going Down – Rose RoyceJust My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – The TemptationsKeep On Truckin' (part 1) – Eddie KendricksRainy Night In Georgia – Brook BentonDidn't I Blow Your Mind This Time – The Delfonics

Today’s Snap Crackle POP! was a tribute to the epic production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare. Sly passed away on January 26th 2026 at the age of 73.============================== Double Barrel – Dave & Ansell CollinsRight Time – The Mighty DiamondsTwo Sevens Clash – CultureGet Up Stand Up – Peter Tosh Sponji Reggae – Black UhuruGreetings – Half PintDon't Stop the Music – Bits & Pieces Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace JonesPadlock (Larry Levan Mix) – Gwen Guthrie Jokerman – Bob DylanSo Good, So Right – Joe CockerGirls Watching – Ian Dury Breakdown – Grace JonesJust Another Night – Mick Jagger Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & PliersHere Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze

In tribute to, and in acknowledgement of, the Battle of '26 in wintry Minneapolis. Enclosed photo is by Philip Cheung for The New Yorker.====================================Why Can't We Live Together – Timmy ThomasStreets of Minneapolis – Bruce SpringsteenHow Much Did You Get for Your Soul? – Lucinda WilliamsKnow Your Rights – The ClashCity of Heroes – Billy BraggJoin Ice – Jesse WellesIt Isn't Nice – Malvina ReynoldsWhat It Means – Drive-By TruckersBradley Manning – Cass McCombsCome Out You Cowrads ICE – Carsie BlantonI Hate the Capitalist System – Barbara DaneMan In Black – Johnny CashWe Shall Not Be Moved – Mavis StaplesBlack Boys on Mopeds – Sinead O'ConnerMinnesota Nazis – NOFXWho'll Stand With Us? – Dropkick Murphys(It Takes All Kinds To) Make a World – Gail Ann DorseyEverybody Hurts – Al GreenPower to the People – John LennonBring Down the Government – LindisfarneRockin' In The Free World – Neil YoungNew World Coming – Mama Cass 

I've been doing two "drivetime" 7 - 9 am airshifts lately on WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport lately  - my regular Monday morning one and, for a bit, the Tuesday morning slot too, covering for a world-wandering Steve Di Costanzo. I like doing these shows live, as I can announce times and give weather reports and even traffic news if I can find and organize it (which I'm not too good at yet). But I live in Mystic CT these days, and because of the massive Sunday snowstorm, I was asked to pre-record my Monday and Tuesday shows, and...While I like how the pre-recorded shows come out, I spend too much time on them, trying to make them "perfect", and prepping Monday's "blizzard" show was exhausting. So when I finished that one, I decided I would do a replay of a REVOLVER thing I did at the time the massive (and expensive) REVOLVER box set came out, in fall 2022, using - as its base - a syndicated radio special created by NYC FM radio hero Dan Neer. What you hear here is a greatly expanded 80-minute-ish version of that special, featuring many of the re-mixes and outtakes from the original 1966 sessions, plus interviews with the Beatles themselves and both George and Giles Martin (many from a cool crowdsourced internet-only audio series called "The Beatles Anthology Revisited") plus additional commentary from... Beatle nerd me. The remaining half-an-hour of the show is a melange of interesting basic tracks, overdubs and pieces from 1969's ABBEY ROAD sessions, plus a John Lennon run-through of "Julia" from 1968's WHITE ALBUM sessions, all intersperesed with soundbites and noises from John, Paul, George and producer George Martin. Not everyone will agree, but for me and (I know) for some of you - this stuff is endlessly fascinating. I listened to the whole shebang this morning on an Amazon Dot and I was shocked - not only at how good the remixes sounded through that little speaker, coming from its tiny compressed WPKN signal - but how much astonishing energy, creativity and brilliance is captured in all those tracks. In 1966, they were more united and ambitious than ever, and they were untouchable.(Oh - we started off with the new remix of "Free As a Bird", which I think is just fine.)===================Free As a Bird (2025 mix) Paperback Writer (excerpts from takes 1 & 2 + 2022 mix)Taxman (2022 mix)Eleanor Rigby (strings session + partial 2022 mix)I’m Only Sleeping (Take 2 + Mono mix RM1)Love You To (Take 7)Here, There and Everywhere (Take 6)She Said She Said (Mono mix)Rain (2022 mix) Good Day Sunshine (2022 mix) And Your Bird Can Sing (Second version/Take 5 + 2022 mix)For No One (Take 10 + 2022 mix)Doctor Robert (Take 7)I Want To Tell You (Take 4 + partial 2022 mix)Got To Get You Into My Life (second version + partial 2022 mix)Tomorrow Never Knows (2022 mix) The Ballad of John & Yoko (John speech + basic track)Julia (Paul speech + John rehearsal performances)Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Her Majesty (medley in progress)Come Together (George Martin speech + Take 5) You Never Give Me Your Money (basic track)Something (George speech + Take 39 – strings only instrumental)Ain’t She Sweet (7/24/69 impromptu version)

This Morning’s Backstory: though I always want to do these “Snap Crackle POP!” drivetime programs live, so I can give out weather and traffic (lol) reports, I had to pre-record this one because of the blizzard-y weather, considering that I was snowed as of Sunday evening, the night before the show, way out here in Mystic.  Why my time announcements may be off here and there: uhhh... it's too esoteric to explain. Plus this is the podcast version, anyways. That said, I do TRY. Take it all with a grain of salt. And then throw that salt on the ground, will ya?Today’s theme: it’s friggin' COLD. 🥶Today's picture: my car in the driveway this morning.==========================Cold, Cold, Cold – Little FeatCold As Ice – Foreigner  Blizzard of '77 – Nada SurfCold Hands, Warm Heart – Brendan BensonSnowglobe – Sugar Fight Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandColdest Winter Ever – Lewis BlackShe’s So Cold – The Rolling StonesIce Cold Daydream – Shuggie Otis  Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul SimonThe Blizzard – Camera ObscuraCold Cold Heart – Norah JonesOut In the Cold Again – Sam CookeSnow – Claudine Longet  Snowfall – EisleyLooks Like a Cold, Cold Winter – Ingrid MichaelsonSong for a Winter’s Night – Gordon LightfootHazy Shade of Winter – Simon & Garfunkel The Fox in The Snow – Belle & Sebastian Cold Light of Day – Lewsberg Howlin’ Wind – Graham Parker & The RumourIce Cold Ice – Hüsker DüWhen It Touches You, A Snowflake Dies – Norma TanegaSoon It Will Be Cold Enough – Emancipator It’s a Cold Night for Alligators – Roky EriksonThe Blizzard – Jim Reeves Amid the Falling Snow – EnyaThe Frozen Man – James Taylor  Walking On Thin Ice – Yoko OnoSometimes in Winter – Blood, Sweat & Tears Comin’ In From the Cold – Bob Marley & The Wailers 

I talked a lot about and played some Life In a Blender, a fantasticly creative band from NYC who are coming up to Milford this Friday, January 23rd, 2026. And I also played some music that I'd consider twee, although I don't think that's a bad word. (Google's "AI Overview" is telling me "'Twee' describes something overly cute, sweet, quaint, or sentimental, often in an affected or delicate way, originating from a baby's pronunciation of 'sweet,' and also refers to a subgenre of innocent, simple indie pop music and an aesthetic featuring childlike whimsy, though it can sometimes be used as a mild insult" (cf. SNL's "Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel").I actually do not consider LIAB "twee". Well, possibly, at moments, but not really. Anyway, this show was a melange of intelligent pop music I like, and I hope you like it too. ===================Something's Gonna Happen – Ronnie SpectorSave It For Later – The English BeatTo Love Somebody – Al GreenHow Much I Really Love You – June & The Exit WoundsThe Old Law – Father John MistyBaby Please Come Home – BubbleOh Gilbert (I Need Help) – The JunipersSnowglobe – Sugar FightVacancy for a Bluebird – Life In a BlenderMobile Wash Unit – Life In a BlenderThe Church of Laundry – Kelley RyanI Want You to Give Me Enough Time – Sunflower BeanFountains of Bellagio – Life In a BlenderZoo – AltimeterMagic Touch – Courtney Marie AdamsHere I Am – Dionne WarwickKaze Wo Atsumete – Happy EndMultiply – Dora JarMy Bar – British BirdsKarate Dentist – Ward WhiteUntil You Come Back to Me – Stevie WonderSend It To Zoom! - the cast of ZoomMemo To My Son – Randy Newman

In a recent interview with the New York Times, President Donald J. Trump said he felt the Civil Rights Movement and its reforms were harmful to white people, who “were very badly treated.” Also, the administration made sure that Martin Luther King Jr. Day - still a national holiday (for now) - would not be a day where people could visit America's national parks for free. Trump did, however, make his own birthday as a day for National Parks free admissions. For Christ's sake.  I usually steer away from political commentary on the Snap Crackle POP! show, but I wanted to do my part (as infintesimly small as it may be) to celebrate this important American holiday. I am hearing there are more-than-usual MLK Jr. day celebtations happening today, which I'm grateful for. I remember his assasination day and I was so confused by it - why? Just... why? And why are some sh*tty. powerful, hate-filled people trying to erase this day in 2026? Happy Birthday, Martin. And thank you for your brilliance and bravery. Our lonely nation (still) turns its eyes to you.====================Happy Birthday – Stevie WonderHarvest For the World – The Isley BrothersLike a Ship (Without a Sail) – Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ ChoirMany Rivers to Cross – Jimmy CliffThe Harder They Come – Jimmy CliffA Change Is Gonna Come – Sam CookeThis Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap–kingsThis World (Is Going Up in Flames) – Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street BandTell Me Mr. President – Eugene McDanielsImpeach The President – The Honey DrippersMorning Matters – Yazmin LaceyWarning Sign – Hannah JagaduMemory Be a Blade – waterbabyHold Steady – Queen EstherI'm Going Down – Rose RoyceMississippi Goddam – Nina SimoneThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott–HeronInner City Blues – Marvin GayeScripto Labor Strike speech (Atlanta GA, 1964) – Martin Luther King Jr.Give the People What They Want – PJ Morton, YolaWe Shall Overcome speech (Southern Methodist University, on March 17, 1966) – Martin Luther King Jr.We Shall Overcome – Mahalia Jackson

The title of this podcast is influenced by a Reds, Pinks and Purples song lyric. Lotsa good new/new-ish music here, much in the tradition of the show I'm filling in for - Steve Di Costanzo's RADIO BASE CAMP.Hard Livin' – Railroad EarthSave Your Soul – Kathleen EdwardsPick Up That Knife – WednesdayFrontrunner – Horsegirl Gimme Time – Hannah Jagadu All We Ever Do Is Talk– Del Water GapOh Dorian – Ben Kweller (feat. MJ Lenderman)Dancing in the Club – This Is Lorelei (MJ Lenderman Version) Summer Seizures – The CribsHot Wheels – The Wedding PresentBrassneck – The Wedding PresentTherapy II – Viagra Boys Heroes – David BowieWarning Sign – Talking Heads Miss Modular – Stereolab Wreck – Neko Case I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail – The Reds, Pinks and Purples Cruise Ship Designer – Dry CleaningSo Long – Fischer–Z Popsicle – Juliana HatfieldForgotten Dreams – Leroy Anderson

On this morning's show, I did a tribute of sorts to the great Bob Weir, who passed away over the weekend. A great big thanks to Lane Steinberg for writing insightfully about what Bob could really make happen on guitar. But before that we started off with some sexy mornin' Dusty.Just a Little Lovin' – Dusty Springfield Some of Your Lovin' – Dusty Springfield Pussywillow, Cattails – Gordon LightfootLittle Bird – The Beach Boys Glad and Sorry – The facesMy Friend the Sun – Family  How To Live – Del Water GapLose – Hannah JadaguSmall Town Joan of Arc – Del Water GapNever Ending Game (Panda Bear Remix) – Angel Du$t Holo Boy – This is LoreleiPopafangout – Sharp Pins Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand – The Who  Truckin' – Grateful DeadPlaying in the Band (Live at Manhattan Center NYC 4/6/71) – Grateful Dead Jack Straw (Live in Paris 1972) – Grateful DeadCassidy (Live at Radio City Music Hall, 1980) – Grateful Dead  Don't Let It Bring You Down – Neil YoungHere She Comes Now – The Velvet Underground Sally, Go 'Round the Roses – The Jaynetts Damn – Del Water GapSugar Magnolia (demo) – Grateful Dead

In which I finally give up and acceptance the consensus worship of my friends re: Sharp Pins. Life Is – Jessica PrattGuess I'm Dumb – Glen CampbellMock The Hours – David NanceSay It On – J MascisCoke, Suede and Waterbeds – Sopwith Camel Not Enough – Benny Sings Cruise Ship Designer – Dry CleaningWreck – Neko CaseEdge of the Ocean – Ivy Keep On Movin' – Soul II Soul Hold Steady – Queen EstherVague Utopia – Tia GostelowI Knew Love – Sunflower Bean Under the Milky Way – The Church Astor Place – Edward RogersDominoes – Mary Timony Traffic and Weather – Fountains of Wayne  Popsicle – Juliana Hatfield Is It Better – Sharp PinsQueens of Globes and Mirrors – Sharp Pins Queens of Cans and Jars – Guided By Voices But You Just Woke Me Up – This Is Lorelei Elderberry Wine – Wednesday Baby, Now That I've Found You – Alison Krauss

For the first show of a precarious new year, I chose to focus on a theme of reletively obscure 1970's "deep cuts", apropos of... nothing. Some great songs, though. The first song isn't all that obscure, but the movie it served as the theme song for is deeply quaint; it's about a late '70s commercial rock radio station being forced (gasp) into using a format and playing from a songs list , and the outrage that then ensues - how dare they take away the deejay's rights to play whatever the hell they want? Like I said, quaint... in terms of commercial radio, of course... but not so much for our beloved WPKN.FM – Steely DanShe Might Have Been a Nice Girl – The Guess WhoGramophone Man – SpiritBluebird – Leon RussellShe Wandered Through the Garden Fence – Procol HarumHeart To Hang Onto – Ronnie Lane & Pete TownsendLily (Are You Happy) – Darryl Hall & John OatesLook What You've Done – BreadStrawberry Flats – Little FeatO Lucky Man! – Alan PriceGrey Seal – Elton JohnFriends – Elton JohnRunning Back – Phil LynottSuite: Clouds, Rain – David GatesThatcherie (from "Inner Space") – Sven LibaekStrawberry Letter 23 – Shuggie OtisReal Thing – Drugdealer (feat. Weyes Blood)Keep It Warm – Flo & EddieCritics Choice – ChicagoLet's Pretend – The Lemon TwigsOvernight Sensation – The RaspberriesFriends – Buzzy Linhart

This was a fill-in episode for Steve Di Costanzo's classin WPKN morning show, RADIO BASE CAMP. I should be doing a lot of these Tuesday shows as well as the Monday shows, and that's good because I can get better at this. Because it's the Eve of New Year's Eve, I went with that as the theme; hour 1 is more of a downer than hour 2. Millennium – Robbie Williams  Auld Lang Syne – Guy Lombardo Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think) – Guy LombardoIn These Shoes? – Kirsty MacCollHappy New Year Next Year – Violent Femmes Getting Ugly Out There – Wille NileA Town Called Malice – The Jam New Year – SVTTogether We'll Ring In the New Year – Motion City Soundtrack  The New Year (demo) – Death Cab For CutieMy New Year's Resolutions – Mae West Resolution Blues – Dinah WashingtonBrand New Year – Eric Carmen Better Things – The Kinks Life Gets Better – Graham Parker Shooting Star – Sunflower Bean Happy New Year – Camera Obscura Walk Out to Winter – Aztec Camera  Romeo – Edward Rogers This Will Be My Year – Semisonic A Little Bit of Light Banter – SparksGlad Tidings – Van Morrison Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder This Will Be Our Year – The Zombies Auld Lang Syne – The Beach Boys Wake The World – The Beach Boys

There's been a lot of CBGBs in the air lately at WPKN, courtesy of programmers Dave Schneider (The Zambonis), Chris Frantz (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) - yes, THE Chris Frantz -and Rob Tannenbaum, a great music journalist who produced a must-have (IMHO) new box set for Cherry Red Records named "CBGB: A New York City Soundtrack 1975-1986". Inspired by the annual CTBGs show at the Fairfield Theater Company, I programmed a mainly-early CBGBs music set. This music is so important to me - and to many many other musicians and fans, whether they realize it or not.  Punk Rock, "New Wave" and Alternative Rock STARTS HERE. In The Congo – The BongosMy Three Sons (Revolve Around the Earth) – The IndividualsFa cé-La – The FeeliesJealousy – The ColorsLove & Emotion – Mink DeVilleTrapped Again – Southside Johnny & the Asbury JukesTeenage News – Sylvain SylvainTwo Tub Man – The DictatorsI Need a Million – The Laughing DogsBeat On the Brat – The RamonesRed Lights – The MarblesBlack and White (Don Dixon Mix) – The dBsTell Me Your Plans – The ShirtsPretty Dress – Cryptic SoupPicture This – BlondieFrederick – Patti Smith GroupDays – TelevisionThe Book I Read – Talking HeadsGreen For Go – PolyrockThere She Goes – Nervus RexChristmas Weather – Student TeachersDecember 26th – Alicia Witt (feat. John Paul White)(I'll Be Glad When) Christmastime Is Done – Bite the Wax Godhead

It's a Christmas week episode - what a concept! I owe my friend Al Quagliari a huge thank for providing me with lots of wondrous and oft silly Christmas and New Year's songs and soundbites, and for turning me on to Bob Rivers, the Weird Al of Christmas music. It may have been a bit self-indulgent to play my own Christmas song at the end, but I'm working on a larger Bite the Wax Godhead project at the moment, so I'm hoping to give my and Cynthia's old band just a bit of additional visibilty in the next few months before we return to obscurity. And the song isn't half-bad. This was a fun show to prepare and pull off. Happy Holidays!Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding O Little Town of Bethlehem – Bob RiversBounce of the Sugar Plum Fairy – John Kirby and His Orchestra Joy To the World – The ButtiesI Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You – Margo GuryanTchotchkes– Tchotchke & The Lemon Twigs  Decorations – Bob Rivers (Yes It's) Christmas – War Christmas In Suburbia – The Cleaners from Venus Bellringers Are Hungover – Lorraine BowenThe Christmas Song – Big Dee Irwin & Little EvaOld Toy Trains – Roger MillerChristmas At the Airport – Nick Lowe  How Do You Spell Channukkahh? – The LeeveesI Saw Hanukkah Harry Beat Up Santa Claus – Hal Singer Sled Zeppelin – Bob Rivers Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town – John DavidsonWhat Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Carol of the Bells – Robert Glasper & Cynthia ErivoChristmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version – studio chatter + Takes 6 & 7) – Vince Guaraldi & St. Paul's Episcopal Church Youth ChoirSanta Don't Go – FarrahYou Trashed My Christmas – The PrimitivesXmasploitation (Santa's Badass Revenge) – monochronic All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) – Nat King Cole (MJ Cole Remix)  Father Christmas – The Kinks Silver and Gold – Rosine (featuring Nancy Howell and Mark Lerner)  (I'll Be Glad When) Christmastime is Done – Bite the Wax Godhead

In which we hear from The Elbow Patches (aka John Dunbar), Downtown Mystic, Guerilla Toss, Drugdealer (fronted by Weyes Blood!),The Belair Lip Bombs, a ridiculously hot early take of Vince Guaraldi's "Skating" from 1965, and many more fine performers and combos.Add Some Music To Your Day – The Beach Boys Eyes of the World (Shorefire Remix) – Downtown Mystic You Can't Kid Yourself Anymore – The Elbow Patches Play On – The Lemon TwigsLet's Pretend – The RaspberriesCuddly Toy – The MonkeesRed Flag to Angry Bull – Guerilla TossHeartthrob – Indigo De SouzaChocolates – The Aluminum GroupTwiggy Twiggy/Twiggy vs James Bond – Pizzicato 5Real Thing – Drugdealer, Weyes Blood Love Me or Let Me Be Lonely – The Friends of DistinctionSay My Name – The Belair Lip BombsTry To Make It – SloanTeenage FBI – Guided By Voices Quite the Opposite – Dominic FikeTomorrow Tomorrow – Brad Mehldau & Daniel Rossenclassic love – Luke Roberts & Kurt Vile Grocery Store – Kate MicucciThe Crumble Song (brown sugar remix) – Lorraine BowenBaby Doll – JuniperAnnie Almond – The JunipersLooking For Santa – The Hungry Dutchmen Southhold Santa – The HunkerdownsSkating  (#7, Take 2/September 22, 1965) – Vince Guaraldi Trio

My apologies for struggling to try to do the "morning drive traffic". I shouldn't even bother until I get a solid way of doing it that doesn't mess up the flow of the show. Then again, here I am complaining again about how I do the show, and everybody's telling me NOT to do that. I'm trying. I'M TRYING!! Anyways, I hope you find the Black Lodge Singers' rendition of "Mighty Mouse" as silly and life-affirming as I do. I was also happy to hear that Zoos of Berlin track, which I discovered somehow when I started at the station in 2016. I know nothing about them, but "Electrical Way" is slammin'. And Finn Wolfhard - who knew? Immortal Hands – StereolabTPA – Bad Bad HatsElectrical Way – Zoos of BerlinChoose The Latter – Finn WolfhardApples (Radio effect intro) – PugwashFree Fallin' – Imaginary Future (feat. Kina Grannis)Turning Point (Original Drums Version) – Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersAll My Black Tomorrows – Pulling Weeds/Pete CenedellaJokerman (live on David Letterman 3/22/84) – Bob Dylan & The PlugzShook Loose – Dan Jones and The SquidsSay My Name – The Belair Lip BombsNight Birds – Mike ViolaCan't Wait Too Long – The Beach BoysMind Games (Ultimate Mix) – John LennonIf I Fell (Take 11) – The BeatlesI've Got a Broken Heart – The Lemon TwigsHave You Seen Her Face – The ByrdsHyacinth House – SupergrassSunday Love – Bruce SpringsteenReach Out for Me – Dionne WarwickThis Guy’s in Love with You – Herb AlpertMighty Mouse – The Black Lodge SingersHarvest – Rufus Wainwright (feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Thile)September Song – Rufus Wainwright & The Pacific Jazz OrchestraStray Cats in Spain – Jeff Tweedy

Heavy Music – Bob Seger & The Last HeardNo Bills in Heaven – Sunflower Bean  Straight Line Was a Lie – The Beths Bloom Baby Bloom – Wolf AliceHere We Go Crazy – Bob MouldAlways Reaching – The Mommyheads  Jaded – The Mommyheads Unsatisfied – The Replacements 2468 – HorsegirlWhere Evil Grows – The Poppy FamilyLittle Green Bag – The George Baker Selection  Let's Pretend – The Lemon Twigs Friday (I'm Gonna Love You) – The Lemon TwigsI Wonder What She's Doing Tonight – Tommy Boyce & Bobby HartThe Door into Summer – The Monkees Be Like Him – Darian Sahanaja & Probyn GregoryWitchi Tai To – Harpers BizarrePrelude/To Claudia on Thursday – The MillenniumLooking for the Magic – The Dwight Twilley Band Glad – Saint Etienne  Can I Talk My Sh*t – Vagabon Northern Star – Aggie Miller Believe – Kashus Culpepper T-Shirt – David Byrne  Transportation (1990 version) – Bite the Wax GodheadGetting Away with It – Electronic

Radio history in the making! (LOL) Starting with this show, I am now the regular Monday "morning drive" 7-9 am deejay at WPKN. I've long wanted to be a cheerful get-your-morning-started announcer, and watch out for what you wish for... but I love it anyways. I finally get my shot, right here, right then. Apologies in advance for all the apologies. And Rest In Peace, Jimmy Cliff. And thank you.  I Wanna Be With You – Vicki and Debbie Peterson First Day – Far Caspian Just Like a Flower – Winter Little Bird – Famous Groupies The Fool on the Hill (Take 5 – Instrumental) – The Beatles Tell Me Why (Takes 12 And 13) – The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Third Version/Take 27) – The Beatles Let's Pretend – The Lemon Twigs Cruisin' Music – Ronnie D’Addario Not Today – The Lemon Twigs (Ronnie D’Addario cover) This Whole World – The Beach Boys I Like Girls (Bearsville Version) – Sparks Dick Around – Sparks Deuce – Kiss Black Diamond – The Replacements I Will Dare – The Replacements Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff Wonderful World, Beautiful People – Jimmy Cliff Hard Road to Travel – Jimmy Cliff Rivers of Babylon – The Melodians Reconsider Me – Warren Zevon Crying Inside – Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets Tomorrow Tomorrow – Brad Mehldau (feat. Daniel Rossen & Chris Thile) God Knows – Tunde Adebimpe Ankles – Lucy Dacus

This was the last of my series of late-summer 2025 fill-ins for Steve DiCostanzo's Radio Base Camp shows; he would shortly return the favor in November 2025 by filling in for several of the new 7-9 AM morning shows that I was assigned to that I couldn't pull off quite yet because my right foot was healing from (successful) surgery. Thanks, Steve!As a shortwave radio fan and historian, I was absolutely horrified by the current administration's takedown of our hisroric and essential international broadcasting stations, including the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe. So I was glad to see that mu eternal heroes R.E.M. OK'd the use of their debut song to the world, 1981's "Radio Free Europe", in a new EP that included an excellent new remix of the mysterious, propulsive and soaring original track - the Hibtone one, which came out before the first EP, which I also played. Profits from their new "Radio Free Europe" EP are going towards keeping the actual Radio Free Europe broadcast operations alive, although (as I write this) they are still barely managing to survive. Radio Free Europe (Jacknife Lee Remix) – R.E.M. Radio Free Europe (Original Hibtone 45) – R.E.M. Lament – Blake BabiesSo Long – Fischer-ZThis Time – INXS  Block of Wood – The BatsPink Frost – The ChillsMap Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees – Wire First Day – Far CaspianMetal – The Beths You Didn't See – Andy Shauf F.O.O.F. – Frankie CosmosSave Your Soul – Kathleen Edwards  Cryin' Inside – Nick LoweAmerican Squirm – Nick Lowe Everyday I Write the Book – Elvis Costello & The AttractionsMayor of Simpleton – XTC Here, There and Everywhere (Take 6) – The BeatlesStray Cats in Spain – Jeff Tweedy As We Go Along – The Monkees  Glad – Saint Etienne Can I Talk My Sh*t? – Vagabon Shooting Star – Sunflower BeanTomorrow Tomorrow – Brad Mehldau feat. Daniel Rossen Porcupine – Sparks The Summer's Over (solo acoustic) – Alec Cumming

If you're an avid listener of the show*, you'd know that a big fave "genre" of mine to play on Snap Crackle POP! is (are?) backing tracks... that is, the sound of a finished track minus the vocals, so one can hear the instruments and the musicians and the musician's/producer's/arranger's artistry much more clearly. You can see the sausage/donuts/magic being made, in other words. So I decided to dedicate a whole show to these kind of tracks, because... well, I probably listen to Beatles and Beach Boys session tracks much more now than I do to their actual finished tracks. (This is why that, for the life of me, I don't care at all about the whole "mono mixes versus today's remastered crap" thing. As long as I can hear an elctrifying/life-affirming piece of music played in a ass-kicking, classic and/or deconstrucrted way, as long as the "magic" of the art-being-made is still thrillingly evident, I'm there.)Yes, many of these tracks are actually outtakes, alternate versions, rarities or covers in addition to actual backing tracks, but... well, you can deal.  Jackson 5Never Can Say Goodbye (DJ Moch's Extended Reconstruction)I Want You Back (backing track)The Rolling StonesDead Flowers (alternate version)Brown Sugar (alternate version w/ Eric Clapton)Rice Krispies jingle When the Whip Comes Down (live 1978, Sucking In The Seventies version)The WhoI Can See For Miles (mono mix w/ session noises)Little BillyKids! Do You Want Kids (Pete Townsend demo)Christmas (Pete Townsend Tommy demo)The KinksWaterloo Sunset (session excerpt + backing track take 2)Starstruck (alternate mix with session chat) Phenomenal Cat (alternate mix with session chat)Do You Remember Walter (backing track)People Take Pictures of Each Other (cover by Steady Water & Bedouine)Misty Water (Village Green Preservation Society outtake)The Beach BoysLet Him Run Wild (Stack-o-Tracks instrumental version) Can't Wait Too Long (1993 mix) With a Little Help from My Friends Walk On ByLonely Days SMiLE backing vocals montage Good Vibrations (45 backing track)The AssociationWindy (backing track)Never My Love (w/ extended Larry Knechtel end solo)Are You There with Another Girl (backing track) – Dionne Warwick/Burt BacharachBlackbird – Brad MehldauThe BeatlesYou Only Give Me Your Money (take 36)Yes It Is (takes 2 & 14)It's Only Love (takes 3 & 2)Getting Better (take 1/instrumental)Getting Better (take 12/instrumental)I'll Be Back (take 2)I'll Be Back (take 3)No Reply (demo)No Reply (take 2)This Boy (takes 12 & 13)Eleanor Rigby (session chat + take 2/instrume)She's Leaving Home (take 6/instrumental)Here Comes The Sun (take 9) * you are? for reals? THANK YOU!

This show is an unashamedly gooey look at a wonderful if greatly underrated genre of music - BUBBLEGUM. That is, the stuff you heard from the mid-60s through the early '70s.Bubble Gum Music – The Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia 19141 Hello Hello – Sopwith Camel Popsicles And Icicles – The Murmaids Can't Get Used to Losing You – Andy Williams Dance On Through – The Human Beinz Let Her Dance – Bobby Fuller Let's Dance – Chris Montez California Sun – The Rivieras Count Me In – Gary Lewis & The Playboys I'm Into Something Good – Earl–Jean Dizzy – Tommy Roe I Think We're Alone Now – Tommy James & The Shondells Sugar, Sugar – The Archies Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.) – The Archies Comes The Sun – The Archies Who Loves the Sun – The Velvet Underground I’m a Believer (w/ studio chat) – The Monkees Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow (w/ studio chat & Peter VO) – The Monkees I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight – Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’ – Crazy Elephant Cherry, Cherry – Neil Diamond How She Boogalooed It – The Beach Boys Shake – The Shadows of Knight Valleri – The Pineapple Heard 2-4-6-8 – The Jackson 6 Bouncin' All over the World – The Globetrotters (1970 animated series) Michael & His Slipper Tree – The Equals I'd Like to Talk to You – Mark Eric Things (Goin' Round My Head) – Merrell Fankhauser & H.M.S. Bounty Baby, Now That I've Found You – The Foundations Baby's Coming Back – JellyfishNanny & The Professor theme – Swan Dive

I had to pre-record this episode, because on September 2nd I was actually in London on a wonderful honeymoon (which had been delayed for 9 months!). I rarely pre-record shows these days - it takes me too much time because I fuss over them way too much - but I had to do it for this one, and I'm suprised at how tired and unenthusiastic I sound. I *think* that was because I was rushing to get it done before getting on the plane. Lotsa power-pop on this one. Radio Wam Bam Boom – The Peppermint Kicks Like I Do – Tim Heidecker Round – Personal Trainer Doing Now – Hannah Judagu Float – Jaysom Heartthrob – Indigo DeSouzaDotted Line – Why Bonnie  Save Your Soul – Kathleen EdwardsIt’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody - Weyes Blood Caves – Bonzie  There She Goes - Curtis HardingAnswer Me, My Love – Swamp Dogg God Knows – Tunde Adebimpe Have U Ever Been 2 Wales – The Bug ClubEverybody Cares, Everybody Understands – Brad Mehldau  Lonely Night in the Park – Bruce Springsteen Can’t Wait – PiperStarry Eyes – The Records  Sweet Spot – The FlashcubesPathetic – Graham Parker & Mike Gent Bitter Blue – Smash Palace  Long Live Rock – The Who With Love from A to Z – Counting Crows Bootleg (John’s Version) – John FogertyIs It Making You Feel Good – Superchunk Harness Your Hopes (Live at Cirkus, Stockholm, 2022) – Pavement Sea of Heartbreak – Paul Carrack Bloom Baby Bloom – Wolf Alice Who’ll Stand With Us – Dropkick Murphys 

Occasionally I do shows like this, and it's both an honor and something quite sad when I do. My buddy from Syracuse University, Jim Van Norstrand, passed away a few days before this broadcast, so I did this show in honor of him. Love you, Jim. Miss you. Free As a Bird (2025 Mix) – The Beatles1979 – Smashing PumpkinsSweet Jane – The Velvet UndergroundOnce In a Lifetime – Talking HeadsAccidents Will Happen (live 1978) – Elvis Costello & Steve NieveCumberland Blues (live 1972) – Grateful DeadDear Prudence – The BeatlesLook at Me – John LennonLullaby – Emitt RhodesThe Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The BandLost In the Supermarket – The ClashYou Ain't Goin' Nowhere – Bob DylanYou Just May Be the One – The MonkeesEverything I Own – BreadSave It for Later – The English BeatCan't Find My Way Home – Blind FaithA Dream Goes On Forever – Todd RundgrenHungry Heart – Bruce SpringsteenLove My Way – The Psychedelic FursMelissa – The Allman BrothersOnly Love Can Break Your Heart – Neil YoungDays – Kirsty MacCollWaterloo Sunset – Ray Davies & Damon AlbarnWho Knows Where The Times Goes? – Fairport ConventionAll Things Must Pass – George HarrisonI Wave Bye–Bye – Jimmy BuffettSalt Of the Earth – The Rolling StonesAstral Weeks – Van MorrisonBlue Red and Grey – The WhoWaiting on a Friend – The Rolling Stones

I'm not sure what to write about shows like this... this is just me putting together a set on the fly. Some new stuff, some old stuff, a small Joni tribute at the top, a Cornershop two-fer later. It works (I think).Chelsea Morning – Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66Night in the City – Joni MitchellAll I Want – The Supremes Pleasant Valley Sunday (demo) – Carole KingPressed Flower – Frankie Cosmos It's All I Can Do – The CarsHome – Mac DeMarcoFeel You Around Me – NRBQ A Little Bit of Banter – SparksBrimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) – CornershopNo Rock: Save In Roll – Cornershop Astroboy (and the Proles on Parade) – The Buggles Immortal Hands – StereolabTake Out Your Insides – Sunflower BeanTomorrow Tomorrow – Brad Mehldau & Daniel Rossen Molly – Biff RoseNight Birds – Mike Viola Through The Long Night – Billy Joel Romeo – Edward RogersPorterville (John’s version) – John FogertyThat Kind of Guy – Peter HolsappleI'd Be Lost Without You – Chris Stamey Forgotten Dreams – Leroy Anderson

This is a fave recent episode of mine. For the first half of the show, my dear friend Dawn Eden Goldstein (who now resides in Milford and whom I would love to hear on the air at WPKN, and I'll do whaterver I can to make that happen) stopped in and co-hosted the show with me, pulling *so* many great, obscure '60s records out of our legendary stacks and then talking about them brilliantly. Although she's obviously a one of a kind, the world needs more Dawn Eden Goldsteins!!!And for the second half, another dear friend - Jesse Krakow, a brilliant bassist/composer/producer/thinker - called in from The Garden State (my old neck of the woods) to talk about his new project KRAKHOUSE... as well as The Shaggs, Supercute!, and his extraordinary interactions with one Corey Feldman. He's an extraordinary musician, a great guy, amazing Dad and the founder of MANDONNA - the all-male Madonna tribute band that I sing background vocals for. ==================================Free To Be...You and Me – The New Seekers  Green Tambourine – The Lemon Pipers I've Been a Bad Bad Boy – Paul JonesRattler – The SeekersBack Street Mirror – David Hemmings Go To the Mirror! – The Who Morning Dew – Tim RoseToo Much Talk – Paul Revere & The RaidersShadow In the Corner of Your Mind – The First Edition Sing Little Bird Sing – The Left Banke  I Don't Know Anything at All – The Trouble Dolls Feel Some Love – Edward O'Connell You Were Near Me – Cindy Malone  Cut And Come Again – Del ShannonIt's So Easy Falling – Manfred MannJubilation – Norma TanegaThe Earth Won't Hold Me – Kathy HeidemanDisappearing – The Sinceros  We Go Blam Blam – KrakhouseTwo Five Fun – KrakhouseOn The Mind Of A Bangle – Krakhouse  Philosophy of the World – The ShaggsBanana Bike – The Dot Wiggin BandThe Hula-Hoop Song – Jesse KrakowCigarettes – Julia Cumming (live on WFMU)Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles – Nona Hendryx & Gary LucasThe Potato Song – Krakhouse

At some point in the earty aughts, when I was going through a divorce and saw my daughter mainly on the weekends, I discovered a Saturday morning show on the classic freeform station WFMU called "Greasy Kids Stuff". She and I both LOVED it. It was a music show for kids, but it wasn't cheesy kids music. No offense to The Wiggles and Baby Beluga and all that, but that stuff's aimed at a 5-year-old and younger audience; Greasy Kids Stuff, hosted by by Belinda Miller and Hova Najarian, was aimed at smart-ass 7 to 11 year olds with music that DIDN'T SPEAK DOWN TO THEM. It was wonderful music that kids and adults could both fall in love with. So this was my first attempt at doing a sort-of tribute show to GKS. I did a few! (Later on, I started calling these shows "Snap Crackle Pop Jr."... kind of like Nick Jr. ) Rod Ross, a classic WPKN DJ with a regular 6 - 9 am Saturday morning slot, was taking time off in the summer of '24, so I volunteered to fill in - and then decided I would try to do a kid-friendly show thast was also a tribute to Hova and Belinda's GKS. Whether any kid (of any age) ever listened to these shows is something I'll never know, but I had THE BEST TIME doing these and would do them again.Come Saturday Morning – The SandpipersThe Crumble Song – Lorraine Bowen I Wanna Eat Chocobars – Shonen KnifeI Want Candy – Bow Wow WowBanana Bike – The Dot Wiggin BandHappy Noodle vs. Sad Noodle – Logan Whitehurst & the Junior Science ClubHappiness Pie – Death Lurks Good Morning! How Are You? Shut Up! – Ivor CutlerJollity Farm – The Bonzo Dog Doo–Dah BandThe Man on the Flying Trapeze – Spike Jones & his City Slickers w/ Doodles WeaverBeans In My Ears – The Serendipity SingersI Am an Astronaut – Ricky WildeEyeball Skeleton – Eyeball SkeletonThe Sound of Worms – Tony BurrelloChirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep – Middle of the RoadKitty Kat Max – 1000 ClownsTwiggy Twiggy/Twiggy vs. James Bond – Pizzicato 5 Bulbous Bouffant – The VestibulesHockey Monkey – The Zambonis w/ James Kochalka SuperstarI Got a Camera – Wild Man FischerDaves I Know – Bruce McCullochMy Dad's a Lawyer – Geoff BernerDad, I'm In Jail – Was (Not Was)I'd Like to Get To Know You – Spanky & Our Gang (Oh Gilbert) I Need Help – The JunipersOut of the Question – Gilbert O'SullivanAnnie Almond – The JunipersLoop De Loop (Flip Flop Flyin' In an Aeroplane) – The Beach BoysNo, You Can't Take Them – The CloudsFigure Eight – Blossom Dearie (Multiplication Rock) Three Is a Magic Number – Bob Dorough (Multiplication Rock)The Magic Number – De La SoulGreen Tambourine – The Lemon Pipers2-4-6-8 – The Jackson 5That's Where the Plaque Is – Michael ShelleyShe Steals Candy – JuniperA Hard Day's Night – Peter Sellers A Hard Day's Night – The BeatlesCuddly Toy – The Monkees Gimme – Fatcat & FishfaceThe French Toast Man – Fred LaneDang Me – Roger MillerAlley Oop – The Hollywood ArgylesFish Heads – Barnes & BarnesAlways Check For Holes – ChannelsFluffy – Gloria Balsam Where Do They Make Balloons? – They Might Be Giants (feat. Danny Weinkauf)Making with The Magilla – Little EvaGovernment Center – Jonathan Richman & The Modern LoversBusey Boy – Corn MoLet's Not Have the Same Weight in 1978 (Let's Have More) – The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow PlayersGimme Little Sign – Brenton WoodIf You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out – Cat Stevens

Saddened by all the ugly Hall & Oates break-up news coming out around Thanksgiving 2023, I wanted to try to understand their story and their music better, f*ck the derision. So I did a my own deep dive into their music and history, and turned a vast new appreciation of Darryl and John's duo/band into a proper radio special, with soundbites I snagged here and there. (It's funny that such a brilliant, artistic yet vastly popular pop/rock 'n' roll act - with genuine Pilly soul roots - gets so little recognition and appreciation.)About 2 hours and 13 minutes in, the show goes "live" - previous to that it's a tightly edited special, but I ran out of steam in early 2024 to finish the show properly, in part because of an auto incident that had happened that freaked me out. So I did the remaining part live ("WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!!") so the announcements get much more loosey-goosey from that point onwards. I got a lot of nice feedback about this one, and it's one of my favorite shows! Hall and Oates are dead; love live Hall & Oates.All songs are performed by Daryl Hall & John Oates unless otherwise noted.All The Way From Philadelphia (2002 rough mix)Girl Don't Make Me Wait (Daryl Hall) [unreleased single - 1968?]Perkiomen (demo)Fall In Philadelphia (demo)Lilly (Are You Happy)WaterwheelHad I Known You Better ThenLas Vegas TurnaroundShe's GoneCan’t Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)Beanie G. And The Rose TattooGrounds For SeparationSara SmileCamellia Back Together AgainRich GirlBad Habits and InfectionsThe Farther Away I Am (Daryl Hall w/ Robert Fripp)Something In 4/4 Time (Daryl Hall w/ Robert Fripp)Why Was It So Easy (Daryl Hall w/ Robert Fripp)August DayIt's a LaughNorth Star – Robert Fripp w/ Daryl HallYou Burn Me Up I'm A Cigarette – Robert Fripp w/ Daryl Hall IntrovinoHow Does It Feel To Be BackKiss On My ListEvery Time You Go Away (Paul Young)Did It In A MinuteI Can't Go for That (No Can Do)One On OneFamily ManSome Things Are Better Left UnsaidOut of TouchDowntown LifeSomeday We'll Know (feat. Todd Rundgren)Can We Still Be Friends (Todd Rundgren & Daryl Hall)Without Tears (Daryl Hall w/ Robert Fripp)

Can't Get Used to Losing You – Andy WilliamsThere's A Place - The BeatlesAt the Zoo – Simon & GarfunkelThe Only Living Boy in New York – Simon & Garfunkel/For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (live) – Simon & Garfunkel Our Prayer – The Beach Boys/ Colour of Anyhow – Beverly-Glenn Copeland Love's Theme – The Love Unlimited OrchestraSun 100 – Bite the Wax GodheadRam On – Paul & Linda McCartneyBled White – Elliott Smith Gentle On My Mind – Glen CampbellRuby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town – Kenny Rogers & The First EditionThirteen – Big Star1,000,000 – R.E.M. I Will Dare – The Replacements/John, I'm Only Dancing – David Bowie I Forgot – The Moldy PeachesDon't Let the Record Label Take You Out to Lunch – Jeffrey LewisRobert Holiday – Corn Mo Don't Worry About the Government – Talking HeadsOld World – The Modern LoversBusy Doin’ Nothin’ – The Beach BoysUglatto – Devo 

Love Me Like You – The Magic Numbers Tiny Spark – Brendan BensonWatching The Credits – The BethsThere She Goes Again – The Las Thinking About You – BeckBreathe In – Frou FrouAngelnumber 1210 – Goon A 1000 Times – Hamilton Leithauser + RostamOtherside – Sunflower BeanWaltz for Koop – Koop Aquarius – Boards of CanadaTonight – Phoenix (ft. Ezra Koenig)Come On Let's Go – Broadcast Who Put You Up To This? – Sunflower BeanMandocello – Cheap TrickPromises I've Made – Emitt Rhodes Any Time Of Day – The Lemon TwigsHere You Come Again – Dolly Parton The Book of Love – The Magnetic FieldsSummer Fool – Paul Bender Mountain Top – Daniel JohnstonThat I Remember – Dwight Twilley Band (feat. Phil Seymour) Sweet Dreams – StilLiJacques Lamure – of Montreal Birthday – The Sugarcubes

This is my WPKN Peter Noone interview and special from April 2023. At the time, I was interviewing Peter at the time for gig he was promoting in Norwalk CT, and he was charming and funny and oh-so-British. You'll hear lots and lots of Herman’s Hermits (and even a bit of Beatles) music as I tell this relentlessly cheerful chappie's fascinating back story with this interview plus soundbites and songs, with Peter's cheerfulness as a constant. (Even though he didn't want to talk too much about The Tremblers.) What a lovely man. (All songs are performed by "Herman's Hermits" unless otherwise indicated.)I'm Into Something GoodCan't You Hear My HeartbeatSilhouettesJust A Little Bit BetterEight Days a Week – The Beatles Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterI’m Henry the VIII, I AmListen PeopleA Must To Avoid DandyNo Milk TodayThere’s a Kind of HushMuseum For LoveMoonshine ManIt's Nice to Be Out in the Morning Oh! You Pretty Things – Peter NooneShe Was Something Else – The TremblersOoh Girl – The Red Button with Peter NooneWonderful World

I've done this more than once - and I really went to town on the REVOLVER one (1/27/26) - but here I take a syndicated radio special, created by classic NYC FM deejay Dan Neer, about The Beatles WHITE ALBUM, and played it whilst surrounding it with even more tracks from the then-new re-release. ================================A Beginning (Anthology 3 version) Blackbird - Brad MehldauBack In The USSR (Take 5 instrumental) Back In The USSR (2018 mix)DAN NEER SPECIAL PART 1 Birthday (2018 mix)  While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Esher demo excerpt)While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2018 mix excerpt)Glass Onion (2018 Mix)Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da (demo excerpt) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da (take 3 excerpt)Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da (2018 mix excerpt) Dear Prudence (2018 mix) Blackbird (2018 mix)Across the Universe (Take 6)Child Of Nature (Esher demo excerpt)Jealous Guy (Ultimate Mix) - John LennonMother Nature's Son (Take 15) Mother Nature's Son (2018 Mix)Junk (Esher demo excerpt)Glass Onion (early mix - Anthology 3 version)DAN NEER SPECIAL PART 2 Revolution (Esher demo excerpt)Revolution (2018 mix excerpt)Don't Pass Me By (2018 Mix)Julia (2018 Mix)Yer Blues (2018 Mix)Helter Skelter (2018 Mix)Revolution (Take 18) Revolution 9 (excerpt) What's the New Mary Jane (take 1) Cry Baby Cry (unnumbered take) Can You Take Me Back I Will (2018 mix)Let It Be (outtake)Good Night - unnumbered rehearsalGood Night - Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)Good Night - Take 22 Julia (two rehearsals)While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Take 2)

My first try at one of these - I've done the One-Hit Wonders thing a few times since, and absolutely love these. The phones really lit up for this one, with callers - mostly from Long Island, fwiw - either cheering me on or correcting me. There is SO MUCH GREAT MUSIC HERE that is far too overlooked... but these tracks are ALL stone-cold classics and important parts of pop/rock history, even though pop/rock historians don't know how to deal with them. Joy - Apollo 100Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies  That Thing You Do - The Wonders Judy In Disguise With Glasses - John Fred & his Playboy Band The Rapper - The Jaggerz Ah, Leah! - Donnie Iris  More, More, More - The Andrea True Connection Steal My Sunshine - Len Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf* Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead - The Fifth Estate  Ça Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand Turning Japanese - The Vapors Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles Girl of My Dreams - Bram Tschaikovsky  Brandy - Looking Glass Couldn't See the Light - Climax Blues Band Ride Captain Ride - Blues ImageMagic - Pilot Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith Time Won't Let Me - The OutsidersPrecious and Few - Climax Rock On - David Essex  Love Jones - Brighter Side of DarknessBasketball Jones - Cheech & ChongConcrete & Clay - Unit 4 +2 Come on Down to My Boat Baby - Every Mothers Son Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids Goodbye Girl - David GatesTubthumping - Chumbawumba  Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye (feat. Kimbra)Under the Milky Way - The Church Ariel - Dean Friedman In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry * It turn out Sugarloaf is a two-hit wonder. "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You". I got a call and an FB message about it!