Favoriting Rotations: Playlist from January 26, 2023 Favoriting

Rotating like a spinning record, this eclectic group of DJs based out of New York City, Washington DC and Copenhagen trade-off every week to bring you an hour of music straight out of their personal collections.

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Favoriting January 26, 2023: Rotations with Les The DJ #9

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Artist Track Label Approx. start time
Tres Rosas  Giik Giik Twist   Favoriting Villar  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Sylvia La Torre  Dankasi'y Tuwis Ka Ng Tuwis   Favoriting Villar  0:02:28 (Pop-up)
RJ & The Riots  Fuzzed   Favoriting J Records/Guerssen  0:05:11 (Pop-up)
The Fabulous Echoes  Satisfaction   Favoriting Diamond  0:07:09 (Pop-up)
The Ghost Squad  Mony Mony   Favoriting Top Six  0:09:30 (Pop-up)
Ronnie Villar & The Firedons  Forty Days   Favoriting Mabuhay Records  0:12:14 (Pop-up)
Jeanne Young  Poppin Peas   Favoriting Jonal Records  0:15:00 (Pop-up)
 
The Quests  Come On Down To My Boat   Favoriting Columbia/EMI  0:18:08 (Pop-up)
Louise Kennedy  Puyai Lee   Favoriting Private Press  0:20:34 (Pop-up)
Rudyn Al-Haj  Mama Papa Main Musik   Favoriting Eagle  0:24:44 (Pop-up)
The Danny Diaz Trio  A Little Bit of Lovin'   Favoriting Regal  0:28:03 (Pop-up)
Nancy Sit Ka Yin  I'm A Believer   Favoriting Pilana  0:31:02 (Pop-up)
สดใส แจ้งกิจ  โอ้ยปวด   Thai Nakorn Records  0:33:13 (Pop-up)
M. Sharif* Dan The Zurah  Puja'an Hati   Favoriting Top  0:35:12 (Pop-up)
Doris Ang and The Sandboys  我們來玩遊戲   White Cloud  0:38:36 (Pop-up)
 
Yao Su Rong  淚的衣裳   樂風  0:41:29 (Pop-up)
Nam Hong  不要躱着我   Radar Enterprise  0:44:45 (Pop-up)
Louise Kennedy (& The Sonics)  Instrumentals   Favoriting Private Press  0:46:49 (Pop-up)
The Crescendos  In The Good Old Summertime   Favoriting Philips  0:50:36 (Pop-up)
Hamidah  Sudah Lah Tiada Lagi   Favoriting EMI/Parlophone  0:52:21 (Pop-up)
 
Tres Rosas  Magsayaw Tag Twist   Favoriting Villar  0:55:44 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 7:58pm
MOM WHIG:

Good Evening Les
  8:00pm
kev:

Hi
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Christina Ginger:

Hi Les! Hi MOM!
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Gaylord Fields:

Happy Lunar New Year to you, Les!
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meesterenriquez:

Hi Les, Hi Everyone!
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nnaavvaall:

Great to be here! Hi there everybody! Fab start Les!
Avatar 8:02pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Cheers Les and everyone!!
Avatar 8:02pm
MOM WHIG:

Hi Kev - Gaylord - meesterenriquez - nnaavvaall - TMG
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Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Happy Lunar New Year!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

go go go Les!!
Avatar 8:03pm
Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Dankasi'y Tuwis Ka Ng Tuwis" by "Sylvia La Torre"
This is a fun one.
Avatar 8:03pm
MOM WHIG:

Hi again GGGG - Christina ginger
  8:04pm
Les The DJ:

Aww! Thanks, everyone for tuning in! Happy Lunar New Year! Glynis, I hope you had a good show! Will check out later 🖤
Avatar 8:05pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Wow have been in heaven since 7 with GGGG and loving more heaven now!!! Yesss
  8:05pm
Les The DJ:

I love Sylvia!
  8:05pm
Crypt digger:

Hey les the DJ
Avatar 8:05pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Crypt digger @8:05
hi
  8:05pm
Les The DJ:

Sorry, I don’t have photos on my playlist but some of the record covers are here: https://instagram.com/p/Cn3q3MMON_V/
Avatar 8:06pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

↳ Song: "Dankasi'y Tuwis Ka Ng Tuwis" by "Sylvia La Torre"
❤️❤️❤️❤️
  8:06pm
Les The DJ:

CG! TMG! Hello!
  8:06pm
Les The DJ:

Gaylord, good to see you! You might dig this one :)
  8:07pm
rychurd:

oh great fuzz instro!! ♥️
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Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Hello Les!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
nnaavvaall:

They're beautiful, Les.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:06
You called that right!
Avatar 8:07pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ rychurd @8:07
hi
  8:08pm
Les The DJ:

Aww! Thanks nnaavv! Hi, Rychrd!
  8:10pm
Les The DJ:

Christina 🖤🖤🖤
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Song: "Satisfaction" by "The Fabulous Echoes"
A few years ago I fell hard for Sixties HK rock! If it's cam eoit Diamond and it didn't cost the equivalent of a diamond, I pretty much bought it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
Gaylord Fields:

*If it came out…
  8:11pm
Les The DJ:

Oh! I have a HK-based Filipino band on this episode!
Avatar Rotations Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Frank In Queens:

↳ Song: "Mony Mony" by "The Ghost Squad"
Great band name
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OsakaJon:

hey all!
  8:12pm
Les The DJ:

Hi Frank! Hey OsakaJon! Are you in Osaka right now? Going there next month!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:13pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:11
Yay! I especially enjoy the HK-based Filipino groups!
Avatar 8:13pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ OsakaJon @8:11
hi
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Frank In Queens @8:11
hey again
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OsakaJon:

I wish. Stuck here at the Jersey Shore. Where are you going to stay? I lived near Kansai airport, but went to school downtown.
Avatar 8:13pm
Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Forty Days" by "Ronnie Villar & The Firedons"
I have a soft spot for this song in all of its forms.
  8:14pm
Jo:

Hi Les and all!!!
  8:15pm
Les The DJ:

Hi hi Jo! Christina - this version is a fave
  8:16pm
Les The DJ:

OsakaJon ahhhh I have not booked that part 😅
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Song: "Poppin Peas" by "Jeanne Young"
LOVE this one!!
  8:16pm
Jo:

Les, is Meesterenriquez here?
Avatar 8:17pm
OsakaJon:

Have you been before? Great town, amazing food and super funky downtown.
  8:17pm
Les The DJ:

Yes! Unless he fell asleep, Jo! LOL
  8:17pm
Les The DJ:

Glynis, Filipino cover!
  8:18pm
Jo:

Lol. Hi meesterenriquez!
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meesterenriquez:

Hi Jojo!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Jo @8:18
hi there
  8:18pm
Les The DJ:

LOL still feels weird to hear my voice
Avatar 8:19pm
Max Dangerman:

Cool to hear that cover by The Fabulous Echoes. Had never heard of them, but learned they were a mixed nationality band that was very popular in Hong Kong in the early 60s. Fronted by "Cliff Foenander, their lead singer, who was Sri Lanka's "crooner king" in the late 50's and 60s." How cool!
  8:19pm
Jo:

Hi Meesterenriquez and Mom Whig!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Max Dangerman @8:19
hi there
Avatar 8:20pm
Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Come On Down To My Boat" by "The Quests"
Ah, another hit! Jerry Goldstein has such a great sense of catchy rhythm and melody.
Avatar 8:20pm
Max Dangerman:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:19
Hi Mom Whig!
  8:20pm
Les The DJ:

Yes, Max! I have a few of their records, including ones with Kong Ling. So good!
Avatar 8:21pm
meesterenriquez:

This is amazing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:18
If you're like me, you'll get used to in in 20-25 years lol!
  8:21pm
Les The DJ:

Hahaha you mad I got this 7”? @meesterenriquez?
Avatar 8:21pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Magnifique
  8:22pm
Jo:

Lol. Did you get this from one of the recent trips?
  8:23pm
Les The DJ:

Jo, yes! This one from Mr. M in Chinatown
Avatar 8:23pm
Max Dangerman:

I just saw Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love (2000) last night set in 1962. I can totally picture The Fabulous Echoes as a part of the scene there at that time.
  8:24pm
Les The DJ:

Gaylord, I’ve been DJing for over 25 years, but this talking part is NEW! 😅
  8:24pm
Les The DJ:

Max, I’m DJing in Hong Kong next month! So excited to dig when I’m there
  8:25pm
Jo:

↳ Max Dangerman @8:23
Such a good movie!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:24
Oh, I get you, Les! When I DJ out, do not put a mic anywhere near me!
  8:27pm
Crypt digger:

Hello
  8:27pm
Les The DJ:

LOL! Can’t wait to see you DJ IRL, Gaylord!!
  8:28pm
Les The DJ:

Crypt digger!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
Gaylord Fields:

Likewise, Les! Next time you're in NYC, I will RUN there!
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Les, tuned in a few minutes ago. Enjoying the show!
  8:30pm
Les The DJ:

Gaylord, did you hear about when I DJ’d a block party in Chinatown in the sweltering heat last summer? Frank, Christina, Matt & VeeVee came out! It was so sweet! I was also thankful that my records did not melt ‼️
  8:30pm
Les The DJ:

Aw! Thanks for tuning in, Candy!
Avatar 8:32pm
Christina Ginger:

↳ Les The DJ @8:30
One of the hottest days of the summer, but still fun!
Avatar 8:33pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @8:29
hi good to see you
  8:34pm
Les The DJ:

That was so fun! And seeing the elders dancing with their groceries was so cute!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:36pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:30
I did hear all about it, and I wish I was there listening to you while sweating alongside some of my favorite people!
  8:37pm
Les The DJ:

It will happen again, Gaylord!
  8:37pm
Les The DJ:

Sorry about the G+ records LOL
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:37pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:37
<3
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Max Dangerman:

↳ Les The DJ @8:24
Wow, very cool, Les! And I loved hearing that Thai song just now. I lived in Thailand for 8 years in the 80s and 90s.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:38pm
Fatherflot:

Les, you are transporting me in every way tonight!
  8:39pm
Les The DJ:

AHHH FATHERFLOT! I was just wondering where you were haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:39pm
Fatherflot:

I loved that Tom Petty Album, Dan The Zurah!
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meesterenriquez:

@Les The DJ loving this version!
  8:39pm
Les The DJ:

Max, ahhh! I wish I was able to visit Thailand around then. I was just in Bangkok digging, DJing, and EATING
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:39
I was listening while trying to install a new-used dishwasher rack in a Maytag dishwasher from about 1995. Too much information??
  8:40pm
Les The DJ:

Yehey, meesterenriquez! Are you fully awake now?
Avatar 8:40pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Wow that was powerful! Agreeing with FF! 🛸🛸🛸
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:33
You too, Mom! Happy early birthday! Do you have any big plans tomorrow?🎂🎉🎈🎊
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @8:40
Nothing special - family thing is SAT
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Fatherflot @8:40
🤣😄
  8:41pm
Les The DJ:

LOL what Tom Petty album, FF?!
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Max Dangerman:

↳ Les The DJ @8:39
Eating is the BEST in BKK! I miss it so much.
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Thee Mystery Gyrl:

I am going to have a long visit my brother in Thailand later this year when he goes back for work. L
  8:42pm
Les The DJ:

Ohhh! Happy Early Birthday, Mom!!!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Les The DJ @8:42
thank you
  8:42pm
Les The DJ:

How did the installation go, FF? Be careful!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:42pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:41
That's good you get to celebrate with the fam on Saturday. You'll be partying with your FMU family tomorrow!🥳🥳🥳
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:43pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:41
a poor joke on my part. The Tom Petty Album was called "Damn the Torpedoes" from '79
  8:43pm
Les The DJ:

LOL FF
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @8:42
For sure - there's a Crescent Moon outside my window here - anything there yet?
  8:43pm
Les The DJ:

TMG - you must!! I wanna go back
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:43pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:42
Well, I got it in, but I did break one small plastic bracket part. I hope it will still work!
  8:43pm
Les The DJ:

Oh no, FF!
  8:44pm
Les The DJ:

I try not to mess with kitchen appliances. Only audio systems haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:44pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:43
Lemme go check. We had a beautiful sunset tonight. Really clear day
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:45pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Song: "淚的衣裳" by "Yao Su Rong"
one of my favorite singers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:45pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:43
Yep, Mom! Clear as a bell here and bright!!🌙🌛✨
  8:45pm
Les The DJ:

Ahhh yess Nam Hong🖤
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:46pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:44
Trying to squeeze a few years out of the old dishwasher. It's a legendary unit that goes forever, but the metal tines on the racks rust out long before the rest of it goes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:47pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey Glynis, FF, TMG, Gaylord, Max, meesterenriquez, CG, Jo, Osaka, Frank!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:48pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Candy-O'67 @8:47
Hey Candygurl!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:48pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:44
I would pay cash money to watch you chop up food on a spinning turntable.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:49pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Gaylord Fields @8:48
Let's make this happen!
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Max Dangerman:

What a great show! Thanks so much for the trip, Les The DJ. I look forward to the next time and who knows, maybe sometime in SE Asia!
  8:49pm
rychurd:

thee best version of what'd I say since menster phip!
  8:49pm
Les The DJ:

LOL like a lazy susan, Gaylord?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:51pm
Fatherflot:

"Kiss my tootsie-wootsie"??? I thought this was a family show?
  8:52pm
rychurd:

FF...depends on the family!
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MOM WHIG:

Les the DJ--Thanks for this wonderful hour here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
Fatherflot:

↳ rychurd @8:52
True, WFMU listernership proudly reps the Addams-Manson clan!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Song: "Sudah Lah Tiada Lagi" by "Hamidah"
I collect weird versions of this song!!! Love this!
  8:54pm
Les The DJ:

LOLL
  8:55pm
Les The DJ:

Thank you so much for tuning in, everyone! A handful of these records were from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
Gaylord Fields:

↳ Les The DJ @8:49
This could be your ticket to $$$! Les the DJ's Kitchen Wheel of Steel!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
Fatherflot:

Google translate gives "it's gone no more" "Sudah Lah Tiada Lagi"
  8:55pm
Alfred:

I am the secret sauce in this one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Alfred @8:55
Alfredo?
Avatar 8:55pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Glynis GirlGroupGirl @8:53
Good one to collect
  8:55pm
Jo:

Salamat, LES!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
Fatherflot:

LOVED IT!!!!!
  8:56pm
Les The DJ:

Fatherflot!!! I gave you a shoutout!
Avatar 8:56pm
Thee Mystery Gyrl:

Thanks Les! Nice seeing all of you!
  8:56pm
Les The DJ:

Hahahaha
  8:56pm
rychurd:

thanks Les! great show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
Gaylord Fields:

Thanks for a great hour, Les! See you in a month!
  8:56pm
Les The DJ:

Maraming Salamat, everyone!
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meesterenriquez:

@Les The DJ awesome show!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:56
I heard. Thanks so much!!!!!!!
  8:56pm
Les The DJ:

Thanks Christina for helping me out today and to meesterenriquez for tech support earlier LOL
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Les The DJ @8:56
You too!!
  8:56pm
Simon:

Alfred! quit taking credit for my work!
  8:58pm
Les The DJ:

Have a great show, FF!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58pm
nnaavvaall:

What a great show! Thanks Les!
Avatar 8:03pm
meesterenriquez:

Hi Les! Good evening everyone!
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