The Evan "Funk" Davies Show:
Playlist
from March 5, 2025
 |
View efd's profile
|
Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
<-- Previous playlist | Back to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show playlists |
Upcoming events:
- Wed. Mar 12th, Noon - 3pm:
Evan "Funk" Davies and his Co-Host Mark Hurst
March 5, 2025: MARATHON WEEK ONE! With special guest MC Amanda Nazario!
Listen to this show:
MP3 - 128K | 
Pop-up player!
 My marathon premium mix for this year (available as a CD or download): Volume two of the response to my popular Starting With The '70s series: What About The '80s?, yours with a pledge of $75 or more! Contains 21 assorted mostly obscure songs spanning the decade, from my personal collection. |
 Pledge $20 or more DURING THE SHOW and you could win one of these great prizes! And if you pledge $75 or more DURING THE SHOW then not only do you get my premium shown above, you'll also be in the running to win the dB's REMASTER GRAND PRIZE: Stands For Decibels on CD, and Repercussion on special Yellow Sunrise vinyl! Both remastered by Bob Weston and released last year by Propeller Sound Recordings, who kindly donated these copies for us to give away |
| click images to enlarge! |
| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | Approx. start time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bay city rollers |
money honey
|
rock n' roll love letter | arista | 1976 | 0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| ac/dc |
down payment blues
|
powerage | atlantic | 1978 | 0:03:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| les sans culottes |
what people do for money
|
the gods have thirst | disque escargo-go | 2014 | 0:09:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| chime school |
wandering song
|
the boy who ran the paisley hotel | slumberland | 2024 | FIRST PRIZE OF THE SHOW! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 0:13:45 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||
| kids in the kitchen |
a change in mood
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 | My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more! | 0:18:12 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| boston |
amanda
|
third stage | mca | in honor of my delightful MC today! | 0:21:13 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| lordz of brooklyn |
saturday nite fever (radio edit)
|
12" | ventrue | 1995 | 0:25:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| chime school |
desperate days
|
the boy who ran the paisley hotel | slumberland | FIRST PRIZE OF THE SHOW, on winter sky blue vinyl! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 0:37:53 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| private sector |
she thinks the world spins around her
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 |
My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1987 |
0:41:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| chime school |
give your heart away
|
the boy who ran the paisley hotel | slumberland | FIRST PRIZE OF THE SHOW, on winter sky blue vinyl! Giving it away in four minutes! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 0:46:29 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| motorists |
the folded plan
|
touched by the stuff | we are time / bobo integral | 0:57:33 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| the dB's |
ask for jill
|
repercussion (2024 remaster) | Propeller Sound Recordings | Part of today's Grand Prize, along with the remastered CD of Stands For Decibels! Pledge $75 or more to get in the running! | 1:00:22 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| home service |
only men fall in love
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 |
My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1981 |
1:03:37 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| motorists |
phone booth in the desert of the mind
|
touched by the stuff | we are time / bobo integral | 1:07:11 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| dr. john |
jet set
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 |
My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1984 |
1:18:03 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| patrick cowley |
shakin' all over
|
from behind | dark entries | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 1:22:46 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| patrick cowley |
ride my see-saw
|
from behind | dark entries | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 1:27:38 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| patrick cowley |
pushin' too hard
|
from behind | dark entries | Last chance to get in on this prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 1:45:02 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| kool moe dee |
i go to work
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 | My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1989 | 1:50:54 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| the paranoid style |
the ballad of pertinent information (turn it on)
|
the interrogator | bar/none | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 2:10:15 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| the dB's |
black and white
|
stands for decibels (2024 remaster) | propeller sound recordings | This CD is part of today's Grand Prize, along with the remastered LP of Repercussion on yellow sunrise colored vinyl! Pledge $75 or more to get in the running! | 2:13:35 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| harlequin |
sayin' goodbye to the boys
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 |
My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1980 |
2:16:37 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| the paranoid style |
that drop is steep
|
the interrogator | bar/none | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! Giving it away after this song! | 2:20:34 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| crumbs |
too many creeps
|
you're just jealous | skep wax | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 2:33:44 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| eyelids |
good times roll
|
no jigsaw | jealous butcher | The other current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 2:36:54 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| missing link |
too young to rock and roll
|
what about the '80s vol. 2 | My premium for this year's marathon! Available as a CD or download with your pledge of $75 or more, and you'll also be entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the show for the two remastered dB's albums! Orig 1981 | 2:41:12 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| eyelids |
bound to let you down
|
no jigsaw | jealous butcher | Current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 2:50:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
| the dB's |
living a lie
|
repercussion (2024 remaster) | Part of today's Grand Prize, on sunrise vinyl no less, along with the remastered CD of Stands For Decibels! Pledge $75 or more to get in the running! | 2:53:14 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||||||
| crumbs |
rest in pieces
|
you're just jealous | skep wax | The other current prize! Pledge $20 or more now to get in the running! | 2:56:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
<-- Previous playlist | Back to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show playlists |
RSS feeds for The Evan "Funk" Davies Show:
Playlists feed | 
MP3 archives feed
| E-mail Evan Davies | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by The Evan "Funk" Davies Show |Listen on the Internet | Contact Us | Music & Programs | WFMU Home Page | Support Us | FAQ
Live Audio Streams for WFMU: Pop-up | 128k AAC | 128k MP3 | 32k MP3 (More streams: [+])
Listener comments!
Figgsrock:
listener james from westwood:
Amanda:
prof.fuzz:
Handy Haversack:
tim:
Pledge the hell out of those pledges, you guys!
Feldy:
bradford:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Amanda:
Ochre Ogre:
sleepy:
B R M:
Paulo AD:
honest Bernardo from Argentina:
Scott From Boston:
Figgsrock:
efd:
tim:
DonJuanTijuana:
Matt Fiveash:
efd:
Crafty:
prof.fuzz:
Will thee SG OCNY:
Yes:
tim:
Dan S:
Jim the Poet:
listener james from westwood:
prof.fuzz:
PKNY:
tim:
BillyLundun:
Scott From Boston:
Jim the Poet:
tim:
Will thee SG OCNY:
💻 Pledge Online pledge.wfmu.org...
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show!!!
☎️ Pledge via phone 1 800-989-9368
📭👕💿🤘
Yes:
BillyLundun:
Figgsrock:
Steve from Stag!:
prof.fuzz:
B R M:
egould:
Amanda:
Maggie Hertz!:
efd:
Stevel:
Steve Harsh:
Figgsrock:
prof.fuzz:
make it rain $100 bills all afternoon EFD and amanda!
tim:
B R M:
Figgsrock:
Hoboken Jack:
Gregosaurus:
Spikey BXL:
taryninstereo:
tim:
efd:
Figgsrock:
BillyLundun:
Amanda:
Handy Haversack:
Dan S:
Crafty:
Figgsrock:
Handy Haversack:
Scott From Boston:
Mona:
egould:
Hoboken Jack:
Jim the Poet:
tim:
Crafty:
Figgsrock:
BillyLundun:
mariano:
mariano:
Amanda:
Handy Haversack:
Handy Haversack:
Spikey BXL:
listener james from westwood:
Gregosaurus:
Greg from ZONE 5:
BillyLundun:
B R M:
egould:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Amanda:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Savage in Brooklyn:
efd:
Beast of Boonton:
Will thee SG OCNY:
egould:
Hunterian:
Paulo AD:
Ciggy:
EFD - Checking in at MSK
tim:
Will thee SG OCNY:
Paulo AD:
Joe Castrianni:
Paulo AD:
JimiDean:
Beast of Boonton:
Gregosaurus:
Amanda:
Amanda:
tim:
efd:
Paulo AD:
tim:
Hoboken Jack:
Erin in TO:
Amanda:
Paulo AD:
Ciggy:
Hopefully gonna watch the Champions League today 🏆 ⚽️
Carmichael:
Carmichael:
Paulo AD:
rsj:
tim:
Lyle:
efd:
Gregosaurus:
rsj:
paddy in matawan:
14 years ago. I saw Dr. John at Sullivan Hall. It was one of the best shows I ever saw.
tim:
Lyle:
JDub:
Ciggy:
Far from Europe
I'm on 67th St - NYC
efd:
Carmichael:
Paulo AD:
Amanda:
Figgsrock:
ThunderDumplin' (MW in Baltimore):
tim:
Handy Haversack:
Handy Haversack:
paddy in matawan:
Jim the Poet:
Jim the Poet:
Bob Tankenstein:
clapper:
sugarbear:
sugarbear:
sleepy:
Paulo AD:
sleepy:
Amanda:
efd:
Handy Haversack:
80sZuulScully:
Amanda:
tim:
Crafty:
Deano de los Muertos:
Ana:
Amanda, I MISS BAD ANIMAL!!! PLS bring it back! I'll be pledging in YOUR NAME, Ms. Amanda! 💜✌🏼
Toothgrinder Tom:
Handy Haversack:
Jim the Poet:
newton:
Handy Haversack:
Jim the Poet:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
newton:
newton:
Nate K.:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
80sZuulScully:
Toothgrinder Tom:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Michael Shelley:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Paulo AD:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Amanda:
80sZuulScully:
HyperDose:
Joe B:
Paulo AD:
Paulo AD:
80sZuulScully:
Paulo AD:
egould:
Amanda:
80sZuulScully:
Amanda:
Jim the Poet:
efd:
Michael Shelley:
Gregosaurus:
80sZuulScully:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
80sZuulScully:
80sZuulScully:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Joe B:
Joey C says:
There it goes!
?:
Joe B:
Paulo AD:
Dan S:
egould:
Dan S:
B R M:
Andrew_in_WI:
efd:
Amanda:
B R M:
Amanda:
efd:
listener 126464:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Dan S:
80sZuulScully:
Toothgrinder Tom:
80sZuulScully:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
efd:
efd:
Amanda:
No Big Thing in Chicago:
Dan S:
Dan S:
Ochre Ogre:
morphe':
Amanda:
efd:
Dan S:
Paulo AD:
Paulo AD:
newton:
Krull Sagan:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Ochre Ogre:
Amanda yeah, you did do a fun stand out Faces cover at the H & M S last/couple years ago!
lemoncurd:
Handy Haversack:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Dan S:
Paulo AD:
Amanda:
swivs:
bradford:
efd:
Roberto:
efd:
Jim the Poet:
Handy Haversack:
Thanks for a great show! Thanks phone peeps, food peeps, and most especially the pledgers!
efd:
Amanda:
Dan S:
Amanda:
Ochre Ogre:
Cheers
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Paulo AD:
egould:
Paulo AD:
paddy in matawan:
KWilde:
Dan S:
Will thee SG OCNY: