WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from April 29, 2012

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from April 29, 2012

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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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Mon. Jan 27th, 9am - Noon: Surface Noise (Almost) Live from Lincoln Center with Special Guest Don Fleming (More info...)
On January 13th, Surface Noise was poised to do a special live remote broadcast from Lincoln Center's Library of the Performing Arts with special guest Don Fleming . Unfortunately, technical problems prevented the show from being broadcast. While still at the library, surrounded by the music they had selected from the library's collection, Joe and Don decided to do the show anyway. The show that they recorded will be broadcast in full on today's Surface Noise.

April 29, 2012: Poor Fool

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Benny Carter and His Orchestra with Maxine Sullivan	Midnight	Maxine Sullivan	Flapper	1996	CD	From 1941			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight	Don't Worry 'Bout Me	75th Anniversary Birthday Celebration: The Original Decca Recordings	GRP	1993	CD	From 1939			0:05:18 (Pop-up)
Connee Boswell	The River's Taking Care of Me	The 1930s - The Singers	Columbia	1987	LP	From 1933			0:08:24 (Pop-up)
Nat "King" Cole and June Christy with the Metronome All-Stars	Nat Meets June	The 1940s - The Singers	Columbia	1987	LP	From 1946			0:11:24 (Pop-up)
Lucille Bogan	Groceries on the Shelf	News & the Blues - Telling It Like It Is	Columbia	1990	CD	From 1933			0:15:06 (Pop-up)
Robert Wyatt	'Round Midnight "'Round Midnight" by "Robert Wyatt"	Mid-Eighties	Gramavision	1993	CD	From 1982			0:18:26 (Pop-up)
Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro	Look Around the Corner	Look Around the Corner	Tru Thoughts	2012	CD			*	0:22:07 (Pop-up)

Mickey Murray	I Don't Know Why "I Don't Know Why" by "Mickey Murray"	People Are Together	Secret Stash	2012	LP	From 1970		*	0:32:58 (Pop-up)
Lou Ragland	What Happened to the Feeling	I Travel Alone	Numero Group	2012	CD	early 70s		*	0:35:19 (Pop-up)
Eddie and Ernie	Lost Friends "Lost Friends" by "Eddie and Ernie"	Lost Friends	Kent/Ace	2002	CD	From 1966			0:40:49 (Pop-up)
The Brockingtons	Natural Woman "Natural Woman" by "The Brockingtons"	The Brockingtons	Today	1971	LP				0:43:12 (Pop-up)
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham	Lover and a Friend	Mr. Joe's Jambalaya & Loaded Down with the Blues	Charly	2012	CD	From 1968		*	0:47:07 (Pop-up)
Clyde McPhatter	Without Love (There Is Nothing)	The Forgotten Angel	32 Jazz	1998	CD	From 1956			0:49:34 (Pop-up)
Clyde McPhatter	Without Love (There Is Nothing)	The Forgotten Angel	32 Jazz	1998	CD	let's hear it again live at the Apollo, 1964			0:52:39 (Pop-up)

Meat Puppets	Up on the Sun "Up on the Sun" by "Meat Puppets"	Up on the Sun	SST	1985	LP				1:01:03 (Pop-up)
Glen Campbell	One More Time "One More Time" by "Glen Campbell"	Glen Travis Campbell	Capitol	1972	LP				1:05:05 (Pop-up)
Tammy Wynette	With Child "With Child" by "Tammy Wynette"	Another Lonely Song	Epic	1974	LP				1:08:21 (Pop-up)
Linda Leigh	The Scent "The Scent" by "Linda Leigh"	Twisted Tales from the Vinyl Wastelands, Volume 10: Pancho Lopez Walks the Line	Trailer Park	2012	CD	From 1960		*	1:11:42 (Pop-up)
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra	Misirlou	Rumba Rumba	Acrobat	2008	CD	From 1941			1:13:22 (Pop-up)
Breakout	Sluchaj rytmu "Sluchaj rytmu" by "Breakout"	Eastern Bloc Funk Experience	Nascent	2011	CD	From 1976		*	1:17:11 (Pop-up)
Jugoslavensko Tamburasko Drustvo (Jugo-Slav Tamburitza Orchestra)	Nataligino kolo (Natalie's dance)		Edison	1924	MP3	Download for free here			1:20:20 (Pop-up)
Millie Foster	Bitterness "Bitterness" by "Millie Foster"	What Does a Girl Do? Femme Pop from the President Vault	President	2004	CD	From 1962			1:24:08 (Pop-up)
Holly and the Italians	Unoriginal Sin	Holly Beth Vincent	Epic	1982	LP				1:26:10 (Pop-up)

Single File: A bunch of random 45s lined up in a row
Charimen of the Board	Pay to the Piper		Invictus	1970	45				1:36:24 (Pop-up)
Willie Mitchell	Soul Serenade "Soul Serenade" by "Willie Mitchell"		Hi	1968	45				1:39:08 (Pop-up)
Bill Carlisle	No Help Wanted "No Help Wanted" by "Bill Carlisle"		Hickory	1966	45				1:41:25 (Pop-up)
The Crackerjack Society	Walk in the Sky		Columbia	1967	45				1:43:56 (Pop-up)
Mary Hopkin	International "International" by "Mary Hopkin"		Apple	1972	45				1:46:36 (Pop-up)
The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy "Bad Boy" by "The Jive Bombers"		Savoy	1957	45	crackly!			1:50:08 (Pop-up)
The G.T.'s	Boys Have Feelings Too		Stiff	1979	45				1:53:31 (Pop-up)
Isaac Hayes	Rock Me Easy Baby (Pt. i)		HBS/abc	1976	45				1:56:07 (Pop-up)

The Crackerjack Society	Listen to This Side		Columbia	1967	45	far out!			2:05:40 (Pop-up)

The Pogues	And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda	Rum, Sodomy & the Lash	Stiff	1986	LP				2:12:24 (Pop-up)
Nick Drake	Poor Boy "Poor Boy" by "Nick Drake"	Bryter Layter	Island		CD	From 1970			2:20:03 (Pop-up)
Frankie Valli	Poor Fool "Poor Fool" by "Frankie Valli"	Frankie Valli and the Four Season: The Motown Years	Motown	2008	CD	From 1972			2:26:05 (Pop-up)
Plus	Pride "Pride" by "Plus"	The Seven Deadly Sins	Probe/abc	1969	LP				2:30:17 (Pop-up)
Terry Reid	Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace	Superlungs	Astralwerks	2005	CD	From 1969			2:33:41 (Pop-up)
The Hot Dogs	Let Me Look at the Sun	Say What You Mean	Ardent	1973	LP				2:37:29 (Pop-up)
Pussy	Come Back June "Come Back June" by "Pussy"	House of Many Windows: A Morgan Blue Town Compilation	Castle Music/Sanctuary	2003	CD	From 1969			2:40:15 (Pop-up)
Nude Beach	You Make It So Easy "You Make It So Easy" by "Nude Beach"	Nude Beach II	Nude Beach Records	2012	LP			*	2:43:54 (Pop-up)
John Eddie	Let Me Down Hard "Let Me Down Hard" by "John Eddie"	Who the Hell Is John Eddie?	Lost Highway/UMG	2003	CD				2:47:24 (Pop-up)

John Jacob Niles	I'm Going Away "I'm Going Away" by "John Jacob Niles"	The Boone-Tolliver Recordings	LM Dupli-Cation	2012	CD	1952 home recordings		*	2:56:29 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:11am G: alternate title: "Young Man River"
	12:11am Chop Scott: JOE! The perfect remedy tonight.. as always
	12:12am Joe McG: Hello, fellows!
	12:17am G: A heartfelt ode to self-serve groceries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	12:18am G: Uh, I think there is a SUBTEXT here...
	12:36am Matt from Springfield: The campout I was going on got rained out, so now I'm actively seeking soul! Is your MoJoe workin' tonight?
	12:38am Joe McG: Sorry to hear that, Matt! I'm trying to get my Mo'Joe in gear here...
	12:38am Nursing Station Staff: No tributes? Well, Robin Gibbs really doesn't look so good, but it's better than 50/50 he'll make till past 3...
	12:40am Joe McG: Fingers crossed!
	12:40am Matt from Springfield: MoJoe Rising!
	12:43am 12539: Eddie and Ernie have obviously not found Facebook.
	12:43am Joe McG: Ha ha ha!
	12:45am Matt from Springfield: Lively "Natural Woman"! Hi hat and electric piano will spruce up most any anthem!
	12:54am Matt from Springfield: Live at the Apollo!
	12:55am G: This could be a tribute. Poor Clyde died before 40 of the effects of alcohol abuse that got out of hand after his popularity waned badly.
	12:57am Matt from Springfield: @G: You're right, a sad young death. Didn't know about him, but check this: "perhaps the most widely imitated R&B singer of the 1950s and 1960s, making him a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. He had high-pitched tenor, that was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his younger life. He is best known for his solo hit "A Lover's Question"."
	12:59am Matt from Springfield: Carole King, also recorded that herself on the Tapestry album.
	1:02am glenntern: Good evening joe!
	1:03am Joe McG: O' course, Carol herself done did it. Hey, Glenn! Hope you're enjoying a burger somewhere in New Jersey.
	1:05am glenntern: Actually in Williamsburg hoping no one towed my car from the lot!
	1:06am kris: I have been obsessed with this song (up on the sun) lately, happy to hear it as soon as I turn on my car
	1:06am Tow Truck Operator: Guy's gotta make a livin', man.
	1:07am Joe McG: @glenntern: Fingers crossed, second time tonight!
	1:09am Joe McG: Hey, kris, happy to oblige! That guitar bit is addictive.
	1:10am Matt from Springfield: Get yer hankies out, cover your cups of beer, Tammy is a woman wronged!
	1:14am Matt from Springfield: You're playing music of "both kinds--Country AND Western!" I love that quote, though I only think of that when I hear a song that is much more Western, than country :)
	1:15am Joe McG: Hillbilly!
	1:15am Trailer Park Doll: Tell it, Tammy! Men is dawgs!
	1:17am Matt from Springfield: Thanks for this "traditional" Misirlou--you hear Dick Dale's wild version and you can imagine how it was once a Greek/Med folk song, but this is an ear-opener as to how the original folk song must have sounded: slow, swaying shuffling dance.
	1:18am Matt from Springfield: Eastern Bloc Funk Experience! Many MANY more encores to that comp!!
	1:21am Matt from Springfield: TAMBURITZA TAMBURITZA TAMBURITZA TAMBURITZA TAMBURITZA!!!!....
	1:22am Joe McG: @Matt: Almost went into Misirlou mode, but I'll save that for another time....
	1:22am Matt from Springfield: ...TAMBURITZA! Did I mention I'm thrilled you're playing Tamburitza music??! My heritage is part Slovenian, but THIS is exactly the music that represents that!! 7.8 out of 5 stars!!!
	1:25am Matt from Springfield: I saved various LPs at my grandmother's house from oblivion and obscurity, and now secure all the locally (Steelton PA area) produced tamburitza records at my home now! (When you see an album cover of 4 aging guys, in traditional garb, on a street corner in Steelton, with the name "Joey and the Slovenians"...well you just have to grab it!)
	1:26am Matt from Springfield: Incidentally, there are so many different versions and styles of "Misirlou", that would be a good candidate for a Joy in Repetition show, or at least a whole set.
	1:29am Joe McG: @Matt: Love the tamburitza story, Matt, and I like the Misirlou idea very much. I think I've only done 2 or 3 versions in a row, but a whole show would be outstanding.
	1:40am Matt from Springfield: Always appreciate a ChOTB song other than their big hit, thanks.
	1:41am Joe McG: I like that one, despite the fact that it's basically "I bought you dinner, so you have to have sex with me" song.
	1:51am Matt from Springfield: The always pretty voice of Mary Hopkin, but wow what a weird song. Vaguely anti-war, I suppose?
	1:52am Joe McG: Yes, I'd say so. Not sure who is singing the song, exactly. A general?
	1:53am Matt from Springfield: Well worn 45, limping to the Grooveyard! I always thought that lead/backing vocal combination was an interesting innovation--I don't know of anyone who's copied that particular "Bad Boy..." since then.
	1:54am Joe McG: That may be the roughest 45 I've ever played on the air. Jeez, it didn't sound so lousy at home! Just goes to show what good equipment can do: Make something sound worse!
	1:56am Matt from Springfield: Ha ha, Joe! I thought the subject of "International" would be a "end is nigh" prophet having a vision, but I'll have to go back and see what I think.
	1:56am Matt from Springfield: Yes, we DO have feelings, too! What a danceable way of communicating that!
	1:57am 12539: This song makes me...I can't put it into words.
	1:59am Matt from Springfield: If the record doesn't say so, "International" was composed by Gallagher and Lyle (Benny and Graham), the Scottish folk duo.
	2:01am Matt from Springfield: A successful Single File! A wild swerving flight through space and time!
	2:08am Matt from Springfield: WOW! Another FMU triumph over good taste!! ;)
	2:10am Matt from Springfield: I DID like to hear that, thanks! :) My guess is he over-saturated a tape with a sequence of tones, then sped up the tape. That definitely beats out Napoleon XIV's reverse-tape B-side for most avant garde and irritating 45!
	2:13am Matt from Springfield: THANK YOU JOE! In honor of the anniversary of Gallipoli (April 25)
	2:16am Lasser Of 2 Evils: Mary Hopkin, Mary Hopkin!
	2:16am Joe McG: Ha ha ha!
	2:22am Matt from Springfield: Thank you again (ad infinitum at this point) for the Bryter Layter cut! One of my personal faves.
	2:25am Joe McG: Thanks for keeping me company, Matt.
	2:33am Matt from Springfield: It's like listening in your living room, Joe! Studio A lets you bring that experience to the world! :) Nice Plus song, with "The Seven Deadly Sins", there must be songs titled after the other sins too!
	2:34am Joe McG: Sure are, Matt, a whole album full!
	2:36am 12539: Makes me wonder what Sloth sounds like.
	2:37am Joe McG: @12539: I can take a spin through the sins, maybe, although I'm running out of time...
	2:37am Marmalade ktty: good morning Joe! Matt! love the tunes ..I'm restless, need more sleep but..
	2:38am Joe McG: Hey, Restless Kitty!
	2:38am Matt from Springfield: Good morning, Kitty! Oh, but you should know that the urge to sleep and WFMU do not mix... :)
	2:39am 12539: Any minute now I'll find out the sound of sloth whether you play it or not...the end of Single File is usually my bedtime.
	2:41am Joe McG: Ha ha ha!
	2:52am DaveInSoDak: I have two links I use when I go to bed. One is an obscure Saami thing and the other is WFMU. Solid. Best go-to-bed-and-chill station/music ever...
	2:55am Brian in UK: Now that's what I call late. Hello Joe.
	2:56am Marmalade ktty: Gallipoli - legs used to be.. great rhyme there. I haven't heard the original written by Eric bogle have to check it!
	2:57am Matt from Springfield: @MK: Eric Bogle's version is excellent. It's more minimalist folk, less of an arrangement but very emotional vocals.
	2:59am Matt from Springfield: Good night Joe! Everybody! Hear ya next week! (Don't worry Joe, there ain't no such thing as a License to Freeform!)
	5:03am Elaine Cross: Hey Joe, finally listening live, and loving it! e
	3:08pm Holly in NC: Joe! I miss you! Been working late Saturdays & early Sundays. But I always, always peruse the archives. Hopefully this week can listen in real time. Thanks for playing Connee Boswell.

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