WFMU: Honky Tonk Radio Girl with Becky: Playlist from January 29, 2025

Listener comments!
	8:03pm ultradamno: Becky! Tonkies!
	8:04pm bill hanke: get this party started!
	👻 8:04pm Handy Haversack: Becky! Tonkers!
	8:04pm loveless: Howdy all.
	8:04pm Audiocarp: Hello honkies!
	8:07pm Becky: Not legal advice: I don't recommend immediately admitting your crime
	8:09pm bill hanke: ↳ Becky @8:07 us criminals can't help it. involuntary
	8:10pm Chris in Kensington Bklyn: Greetings, Becky and all youse.
	8:10pm Becky: I GOT PIG IRON
	8:10pm ultradamno: The trick is to frame it as 'if I did it'
	8:11pm Becky: Actually - why didn't he just say he had pigs? Plausible deniability
	8:11pm Becky: Pigs were mentioned, he didn't have to go sheep and cows and mules
	👻 8:12pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Becky @8:11 Yeah, but you want to feel like a big man.
	8:13pm ultradamno: I just noticed that's Veronica Lake...historically, also, the best witch www.vintag.es...
	8:14pm Becky: ↳ ultradamno @8:13 I think you're the first person to notice without me pointing it out!
	8:17pm bill hanke: ↳ Song: "Big Guitar" by "David Hill with Mort Garson's Orc... this is GREAT!!!
	👻 8:19pm PigeonsAndRust: Sitting here reading in front of my coal stove with the wind howling outside and dinner simmering in the pot, I looked up at the clock on the wall and realized it's time to listen in! And it's kind of life imitating art, as I'm reading a book on 1920s radio history full of pictures of people sitting around staring at radios. I turned on the phone to say Howdy Y'all's!
	8:20pm Mark T: Awesome music so far. Thank you
	👻 8:21pm DanFA: Howdy Becky
	8:22pm ultradamno: So not a precog PiL cover, good to know
	👻 8:23pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:22 Have you ever seen PIL on American Bandstand performance?
	8:23pm Becky: ↳ PigeonsAndRust @8:19 You sound like a time traveler!
	8:24pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:23 I have! Big PiL fan
	8:25pm ultradamno: ↳ Song: "Dark Moon" by "Bonnie Guitar" A play on Johnny Guitar? Which includes Joan in an avatar candidate media.newyorker.com...
	8:27pm ultradamno: ↳ DanFA @8:23 Yeah...Ashley Simpson should have thought to do that stuff during her SNL kerfuffle (brought to mind by the special on Monday)...I liked the Snyder appearance too
	8:27pm Listener Bop Monroe: greetings from snowy Tannersville HTRGB and all. warming up here.
	8:28pm Becky: ↳ ultradamno @8:25 I LOVE Johnny Guitar! Incredible saloon set
	👻 8:28pm DanFA: ↳ Becky @8:28 Joan Crawford was never better.
	👻 8:29pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:27 Ashlee Simpson is nowhere near as cool as PIL was. John Lydon's recent politics not withstanding.
	👻 8:30pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:27 How was the special?
	8:31pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:29 Hear, hear.
	8:32pm ultradamno: No, but it would have served her better than just doing a jig It takes some FFWDing, for sure, but it had a whole segment on Fear, nice clips of Beefheart, Patti, Costello, Devo, maddening short snippet of Sun Ra (no mention of Ornette)...the Sandler/Samberg comedy don't interest me that much, but that they didn't mention the Natalie Portman rapping one was an oversight
	8:33pm ultradamno: *maddeningly, rather, I guess
	👻 8:34pm DanFA: ↳ Song: "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" by "The Ventures" Giddyup
	8:34pm neuropsychology: The first five minutes of the special was so creatively edited that it should be nominated for a production Emmy.
	8:34pm Listener Bop Monroe: stanton comma archer
	8:36pm Dano59: y'know when the M:I theme came on at the top of the show I was half-expecting a Homer & Jethro parody. Dunno if they ever did that one, but they were excellent players, after all.
	8:36pm ultradamno: ↳ neuropsychology @8:34 Yeah, I have to agree with that.
	8:38pm ultradamno: Sounds like After Midnight...which had an opened jar of pickles as prize the other night.
	👻 8:38pm DanFA: If you're looking for some great Bill Bailey content, I cannot recommend enough the series Black Books.
	8:39pm drew: Bill Bailey is 60. Which makes me older than I had thought . . .
	8:40pm Dano59: ↳ DanFA @8:28 i have a friend who retrofits (?) a bluetooth FM receiver into vintage radio cabinets, for the more total time-travel experience.
	8:41pm Becky: ↳ Dano59 @8:40 This is decades ago, but I worked with someone who would retrofit old beautiful TVs to be usable again
	8:43pm Dano59: sorry that was for P&Rust. For DanFA: But Mercedes McCambridge was the sizzle in Johnny Guitar. Some say it was all lesbian subtext but it isn't so sub- ... and can be appreciated as an other-worldly fiery performance or just plain hilarious.
	8:43pm Dano59: ↳ Song: "The Bottle Or Me" by "Connie Hall" I luv the spoken interlude.
	👻 8:44pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "The Bottle Or Me" by "Connie Hall" Is there an answer song from the bottle's POV?
	👻 8:44pm DanFA: ↳ Dano59 @8:43 I haven't seen it in years. I saw it in the late 00s at Film Forum.
	8:45pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:44 Strong chance I was in the theatre too! That's when I last saw it!
	👻 8:45pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "I Believe In The Sunshine (live on the Burt Reyno... Computer thing working!
	8:45pm greg g: Real gem here. Thanks Betty!
	8:47pm Listener Bop Monroe: really enjoying this set
	👻 8:49pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Becky and all!
	8:50pm retro rooney: This is amazing
	8:51pm Dave V: Great set tonite. And great listener tip. of PIL on AB!
	👻 8:51pm DanFA: Greetings Mongolia
	8:51pm The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door: these tunes are sending me back, tears in my eyes, shout-out and love to my loving grandparents 💖🕊️ in spirit. my love and I are dancing in the living room 💖
	8:52pm Listener Bop Monroe: yes, gonna watch it after this. thnx 4 the PIL.
	8:53pm Becky: ↳ The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door @8:51 What a lovely message! Glad to have you from the great state of Michigan
	8:55pm Chris in Kensington Bklyn: What an amazing bunch of selections. Thanks, DJ Becky.
	8:55pm neuropsychology: Thank you! Have a fine evening!
	👻 8:57pm Handy Haversack: Just a very fine time. Thanks, Becky!
	8:59pm The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door: ↳ Becky @8:53 thank you thank you for the amazing show, much love 💗🔊
	8:59pm Listener Bop Monroe: thank you again until next week B safe HTRGB and all.
	9:00pm Mark T: Thanks
	9:00pm greg g: Thanks Becky! Take care all

Honky Tonk Radio Girl with Becky: Playlist from January 29, 2025

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January 29, 2025: Mission: Impossible

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Approx. start time
Music behind DJ: The Ventures	Mission: Impossible "Mission: Impossible" by "The Ventures"	single	Liberty	EP	0:00:00 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Johnny Horton	Rock Island Line "Rock Island Line" by "Johnny Horton"	single	Columbia	7"	0:05:38 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Hank Snow	The Rhumba Boogie "The Rhumba Boogie" by "Hank Snow"	single	RCA Victor	7"	0:07:58 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Clyde & Sue Bowling & Southern Bluegrass Boys	I Know Your Married But I Love You Still	single	Bowling Records	7"	0:11:34 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Red Sovine	Kiss and the Keys "Kiss and the Keys" by "Red Sovine"	single	Starday	7"	0:12:42 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
David Hill with Mort Garson's Orch. and Chorus	Big Guitar	single	RCA Victor	7"	0:14:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Ventures	Swan Lake "Swan Lake" by "The Ventures"	EP	Liberty	EP	0:17:23 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Bonnie Guitar	Dark Moon "Dark Moon" by "Bonnie Guitar"	single	Dot	7"	0:21:18 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Uncle Jack Hilsinger with Miss Joy Jean	Detroit to Nashville	single	Cupid	7"	0:23:53 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Charlie Feathers	Nobody's Darling	single	Holiday Inn Records	7"	0:27:57 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Sharon Haley	Shooting Star "Shooting Star" by "Sharon Haley"	single	Sharon	7"	0:30:16 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Vera Blum	Take Care of Your Other Business	single	Country Stream	7"	0:31:11 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Ventures	The Good, The Bad And The Ugly	EP	Liberty	EP	0:33:16 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Whitey Gallagher	Gotta Roam "Gotta Roam" by "Whitey Gallagher"	single	Republic	7"	0:37:05 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Ronnie Hawkins	Nobody's Lonesome For Me	single	Roulette	7"	0:38:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Connie Hall	The Bottle Or Me "The Bottle Or Me" by "Connie Hall"	single	Mercury	7"	0:41:27 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Roger Miller	I Believe In The Sunshine (live on the Burt Reynolds Late Show)	single	N/A	7"	0:43:48 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Barbara B	All Shook Up "All Shook Up" by "Barbara B"	single	Peach	7"	0:45:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Ventures	Swan Lake "Swan Lake" by "The Ventures"	EP	Liberty	EP	0:49:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Pamela Goodwin	Your Cheating Heart	single	AAP	7"	0:52:43 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Charlie Albertson	The Ballad Of Frisco Bay	single	Little Cowboy	7"	0:55:29 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Ventures	The Good, The Bad And The Ugly	EP	Liberty	EP	0:58:21 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	8:03pm ultradamno: Becky! Tonkies!
	8:04pm bill hanke: get this party started!
	👻 8:04pm Handy Haversack: Becky! Tonkers!
	8:04pm loveless: Howdy all.
	8:04pm Audiocarp: Hello honkies!
	8:07pm Becky: Not legal advice: I don't recommend immediately admitting your crime
	8:09pm bill hanke: ↳ Becky @8:07 us criminals can't help it. involuntary
	8:10pm Chris in Kensington Bklyn: Greetings, Becky and all youse.
	8:10pm Becky: I GOT PIG IRON
	8:10pm ultradamno: The trick is to frame it as 'if I did it'
	8:11pm Becky: Actually - why didn't he just say he had pigs? Plausible deniability
	8:11pm Becky: Pigs were mentioned, he didn't have to go sheep and cows and mules
	👻 8:12pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Becky @8:11 Yeah, but you want to feel like a big man.
	8:13pm ultradamno: I just noticed that's Veronica Lake...historically, also, the best witch www.vintag.es...
	8:14pm Becky: ↳ ultradamno @8:13 I think you're the first person to notice without me pointing it out!
	8:17pm bill hanke: ↳ Song: "Big Guitar" by "David Hill with Mort Garson's Orc... this is GREAT!!!
	👻 8:19pm PigeonsAndRust: Sitting here reading in front of my coal stove with the wind howling outside and dinner simmering in the pot, I looked up at the clock on the wall and realized it's time to listen in! And it's kind of life imitating art, as I'm reading a book on 1920s radio history full of pictures of people sitting around staring at radios. I turned on the phone to say Howdy Y'all's!
	8:20pm Mark T: Awesome music so far. Thank you
	👻 8:21pm DanFA: Howdy Becky
	8:22pm ultradamno: So not a precog PiL cover, good to know
	👻 8:23pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:22 Have you ever seen PIL on American Bandstand performance?
	8:23pm Becky: ↳ PigeonsAndRust @8:19 You sound like a time traveler!
	8:24pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:23 I have! Big PiL fan
	8:25pm ultradamno: ↳ Song: "Dark Moon" by "Bonnie Guitar" A play on Johnny Guitar? Which includes Joan in an avatar candidate media.newyorker.com...
	8:27pm ultradamno: ↳ DanFA @8:23 Yeah...Ashley Simpson should have thought to do that stuff during her SNL kerfuffle (brought to mind by the special on Monday)...I liked the Snyder appearance too
	8:27pm Listener Bop Monroe: greetings from snowy Tannersville HTRGB and all. warming up here.
	8:28pm Becky: ↳ ultradamno @8:25 I LOVE Johnny Guitar! Incredible saloon set
	👻 8:28pm DanFA: ↳ Becky @8:28 Joan Crawford was never better.
	👻 8:29pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:27 Ashlee Simpson is nowhere near as cool as PIL was. John Lydon's recent politics not withstanding.
	👻 8:30pm DanFA: ↳ ultradamno @8:27 How was the special?
	8:31pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:29 Hear, hear.
	8:32pm ultradamno: No, but it would have served her better than just doing a jig It takes some FFWDing, for sure, but it had a whole segment on Fear, nice clips of Beefheart, Patti, Costello, Devo, maddening short snippet of Sun Ra (no mention of Ornette)...the Sandler/Samberg comedy don't interest me that much, but that they didn't mention the Natalie Portman rapping one was an oversight
	8:33pm ultradamno: *maddeningly, rather, I guess
	👻 8:34pm DanFA: ↳ Song: "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" by "The Ventures" Giddyup
	8:34pm neuropsychology: The first five minutes of the special was so creatively edited that it should be nominated for a production Emmy.
	8:34pm Listener Bop Monroe: stanton comma archer
	8:36pm Dano59: y'know when the M:I theme came on at the top of the show I was half-expecting a Homer & Jethro parody. Dunno if they ever did that one, but they were excellent players, after all.
	8:36pm ultradamno: ↳ neuropsychology @8:34 Yeah, I have to agree with that.
	8:38pm ultradamno: Sounds like After Midnight...which had an opened jar of pickles as prize the other night.
	👻 8:38pm DanFA: If you're looking for some great Bill Bailey content, I cannot recommend enough the series Black Books.
	8:39pm drew: Bill Bailey is 60. Which makes me older than I had thought . . .
	8:40pm Dano59: ↳ DanFA @8:28 i have a friend who retrofits (?) a bluetooth FM receiver into vintage radio cabinets, for the more total time-travel experience.
	8:41pm Becky: ↳ Dano59 @8:40 This is decades ago, but I worked with someone who would retrofit old beautiful TVs to be usable again
	8:43pm Dano59: sorry that was for P&Rust. For DanFA: But Mercedes McCambridge was the sizzle in Johnny Guitar. Some say it was all lesbian subtext but it isn't so sub- ... and can be appreciated as an other-worldly fiery performance or just plain hilarious.
	8:43pm Dano59: ↳ Song: "The Bottle Or Me" by "Connie Hall" I luv the spoken interlude.
	👻 8:44pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "The Bottle Or Me" by "Connie Hall" Is there an answer song from the bottle's POV?
	👻 8:44pm DanFA: ↳ Dano59 @8:43 I haven't seen it in years. I saw it in the late 00s at Film Forum.
	8:45pm Becky: ↳ DanFA @8:44 Strong chance I was in the theatre too! That's when I last saw it!
	👻 8:45pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "I Believe In The Sunshine (live on the Burt Reyno... Computer thing working!
	8:45pm greg g: Real gem here. Thanks Betty!
	8:47pm Listener Bop Monroe: really enjoying this set
	👻 8:49pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Becky and all!
	8:50pm retro rooney: This is amazing
	8:51pm Dave V: Great set tonite. And great listener tip. of PIL on AB!
	👻 8:51pm DanFA: Greetings Mongolia
	8:51pm The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door: these tunes are sending me back, tears in my eyes, shout-out and love to my loving grandparents 💖🕊️ in spirit. my love and I are dancing in the living room 💖
	8:52pm Listener Bop Monroe: yes, gonna watch it after this. thnx 4 the PIL.
	8:53pm Becky: ↳ The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door @8:51 What a lovely message! Glad to have you from the great state of Michigan
	8:55pm Chris in Kensington Bklyn: What an amazing bunch of selections. Thanks, DJ Becky.
	8:55pm neuropsychology: Thank you! Have a fine evening!
	👻 8:57pm Handy Haversack: Just a very fine time. Thanks, Becky!
	8:59pm The Frasier Crane of Ypsilanti // Red Door: ↳ Becky @8:53 thank you thank you for the amazing show, much love 💗🔊
	8:59pm Listener Bop Monroe: thank you again until next week B safe HTRGB and all.
	9:00pm Mark T: Thanks
	9:00pm greg g: Thanks Becky! Take care all

Honky Tonk Radio Girl with Becky: Playlist from January 29, 2025

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