WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 29, 2017

Listener comments!
	9:05pm Cooh John: Good evening, efd.
	9:07pm fleep: Greetings, efd and dance dance dancers.
	9:08pm Alex of Chicago: i am here
	9:09pm nardo: primo cars
	9:09pm Bootsie: Not just the Cars, but a PANORAMA cut! <3 <3 <3
	9:09pm Cooh John: Dancing like a fool, fleep. Arms and fins flailing.
	9:11pm Bootsie: Instant time travel back to the '80s...
	9:15pm Cooh John: There's some funk, comin' atcha!
	9:15pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight- glad you're enjoying the early '80s, but don't get too used to it...
	9:18pm chris_in_space: Greetings @efd and fellow Funkosapiens! It's really good to be here on another Wednesday night.
	9:18pm andrewb: for bad or good the cars might be the quintessential american new wave band.
	9:19pm chris_in_space: @efd I guess with the CanCon requirement already met, there's no chance of hearing some Headpins tonight, eh?
	9:21pm Andal: Really enjoying the show so far, but I won't get too comfortable ;)
	9:21pm efd: @chris_in_space I'm gonna say that the chance of hearing some Headpins is unchanged.
	9:22pm chris_in_space: @efd ok then!
	9:23pm Switchblade Batman: what up people
	9:23pm Loretta: good evening Evan ........ & fellow listeners. early 80's wasn't my fav. but I'm willing to give it a try. LOL!!
	9:25pm Bootsie: What about thee chances of hearing "The Bedazzler"?
	9:27pm Scraps: h'lo
	9:27pm JakeGould: Delayed Snark: Nothing speaks to the world of “Double Dutch” more than some guy who sounds like Wolfman Jack.
	9:28pm Scraps: funk!
	9:31pm shpilkis: Awesome show this Wed. As always.
	9:32pm Switchblade Batman: I used to HATE "I'm Free" when it first came out. But I ended up having this nostalgia for it.
	9:35pm Uncle Michael: What about KanCon, eh?
	9:41pm efd: @Bootsie, chances of hearing "The Bedazzler" are HIGH.
	9:43pm Julie M Brooklyn: Hey, Evan, don't string us along willya? I love my Bedazzler. Forget Prince Spagetti Day, Wednesday can be The Bedazzler Day!
	9:44pm efd: greetings Scraps, Loretta, Switchblade B, JakeG, shpilkis, andrew, cooh john, UM, fleep, Alex, and nardo! Thanks for listening and commenting tonight!
	9:44pm efd: haha, you won't have to stay up past your bedtime Julie!
	9:46pm Julie M Brooklyn: You are a gentleman, efd. I wish I could stay up later than I do, and I don't know how you do it.
	9:47pm efd: Fear of dead air. That's how I do it. Most other nights I'm in bed by 10 or 10:30!
	9:49pm efd: speaking of which...
	9:49pm efd: (dead air I mean)
	9:50pm Scraps: oh yeah!
	9:50pm Uncle Michael: That was a pregnant pause.
	9:51pm Hanley Ramírez: my jam
	9:51pm efd: it gave birth to "The Bedazzler"
	9:53pm Julie M Brooklyn: Oh, Bedazzler, will you marry me? And hey, what's Hanley Ramirez doing commenting?
	10:00pm efd: I'm very popular with the sports crowd.
	10:01pm chris_in_space: I love Eyelids too, and with the GbV connection, and a new record out by said band... just sayin'
	10:03pm Cooh John: @chris_in_space: what is the Eyelids/GBV connection? I plan on seeing Ron & company next month.
	10:05pm Cooh John: Sorry about my typing, chris_in_space. I meant Rob.
	10:08pm efd: @scraps, if you're still out there, I think the next song will be of particular interest.
	10:09pm efd: @Cooh John, Chris from Eyelids was in a later GBV lineup and also played with Pollard in Boston Spaceships.
	10:10pm chris_in_space: @Cooh John: Connection is with two members of eyelids–John Moen was in Boston Spaceships, a wicked Pollard-fronted band, and Chris Slusarenko was in GbV for a couple years near the end of the 2004 version.
	10:11pm Bootsie: The Puppets!!!
	10:11pm Cooh John: Thank you, my music mentors.
	10:12pm Bootsie: I was obsessed with this when it was in rotation on WLIR.
	10:12pm andrewb: the harmonica on the fancey song was very little stevie
	10:15pm Bootsie: @Julie, I feet your pain..I can't hang til the end either anymore. New shift at work. Happily, I can listen to the archives at work!
	10:15pm efd: @Bootsie, funny you should mention WLIR as I'll explain presently.
	10:15pm Scraps: Thank you, yes!
	10:19pm Bootsie: OK, I'm listening...
	10:20pm Julie M Brooklyn: Yes, Bootsie, there's nothing like being there when it's goin' on, but it's good to have the archives.
	10:23pm manchester lad: that puppets song, the lyrics feel like theyre a quote from a wwll documentary, i see some old lady staring into the distance as she talks about being a little girl in france in the early 40's. Nadam' sayin?
	10:24pm Bootsie: OH, yeah, I'm.looking forward to seeing that doc! They have a Facebook page for it.
	10:25pm Scraps: Yes! awesome, Evan
	10:27pm Bootsie: daretobedifferentthemovie.com
	10:28pm Switchblade Batman: I kinda liked it that way @EFD
	10:28pm Switchblade Batman: But I'm loopy this sec @EFD
	10:30pm Eric Hat: Not to be too picky, but that Fancey track you played was actually called 'Baby Sunshine'...I believe.
	10:30pm herb.nyc: WLIR? Docu? I wish I still had my tee, gotten when they used my song segué idea. Didn't ex wnyu dj Hugh Foley work there for awhile?
	10:31pm efd: oh whoops! Thanks Eric, you're probably right - the LP doesn't have track numbers and I either miscounted or the titles aren't in sequence. Thanks!
	10:35pm Marc15: I listened to the WDRE Version of WLIR in the late 1980s-Early 1990s
	10:35pm Marc15: I still have my WDRE bumper sticker
	10:39pm efd: thanks for the movie link, @Bootsie. @Herb, there were a few ex-WNYUers at WLIR over the years, don't recall if Hugh was one of them.
	10:40pm Chop Scott: Cheers EFD!!! Always listening...
	10:40pm efd: Always appreciate it, Scott!
	10:44pm Bootsie: I think I still have an LIR bumpersticker
	10:46pm Matt Warwick: \m/
	10:47pm efd: Kim and Emily aren't here, Matt.
	10:47pm efd: ^^ the insiderest of inside jokes
	10:48pm Ken From Hyde Park: If it pleases the Social Media Airhorn, the Seven Second Delay Snapchat video is available at "sevensecdelay". My daughter showed it to me, since I don't have an account.
	10:49pm johnk77: best WLIR live remote i worked on https://www.mixcloud.com/dubwisegaragecollection/peter-tosh-1979-03-15-my-fathers-place-roslyn-ny-pre-fm-complete-show/
	10:49pm Switchblade Batman: Oh I watched it earlier @Ken. It was pretty funny
	10:50pm Matt Warwick: It doesn't get more insidery than that, Lord Inside.
	10:51pm Switchblade Batman: Oh what up @Matt
	10:52pm Switchblade Batman: I still don't get the point of snapchat, why make a video that's going to fade away?
	10:52pm wakka wakka: respect!
	10:53pm JakeGould: Someone connected to WLIR lived in Manhattan Brach in Brooklyn in the early 1980s. I lived nearby (in junky Brighton Beach) and me and friends would ride past this house that always seemed to have a WLIR van parked in the driveway. That’s all past saying the obvious: WLIR blew my JHS kid’s mind. Shout out to DJ Donna Donna!
	10:54pm Switchblade Batman: Oh that's so cool @jake, I'm from near there originally
	11:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: Good night, Evan. Good show. It's not just about The Bedazzler, not by any means! Among many other nice things to listen to, I like The Fallen Leaves, and I know you've played them often, but tonight that stood out for me. And I guess I'm going out on a high note with a Sundazed cut. Bye all!
	11:07pm efd: goodnight Julie, thanks for listening!
	11:27pm Aharon: Glad I got my Lambchop concert attending taken care of in the 90s so I can focus on tomorrow night's draft, for which I have not yet prepared! Is A-Rod still playing?
	11:30pm Scraps: ah ah ah the wonder stuff
	11:38pm efd: he absolutely is, Aharon, and you shouldn't pick any other players until you see his name come up.
	11:58pm Switchblade Batman: Good show @EFD have a great night

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 29, 2017

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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.

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March 29, 2017

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
streetheart	star "star" by "streetheart"	under heaven over hell	atlantic	1979	CanCon requirement: MET		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
mirrors	dance dance dance "dance dance dance" by "mirrors"	7"	aura	1983	probably not the Mirrors you're thinking of		0:03:18 (Pop-up)
the cars	gimme some slack "gimme some slack" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra	1980			0:06:40 (Pop-up)
frankie smith	double dutch bus "double dutch bus" by "frankie smith"	12"	pbi	1981			0:10:37 (Pop-up)
the soupdragons	i'm free (featuring junior reid)	lovegod	big life	1990	reclaiming this from Pitbull and Norwegian Cruise Lines.		0:19:10 (Pop-up)
the fallen leaves	all that glitters	what we've all been waiting for	parliament			*	0:22:53 (Pop-up)

somerset meadows	she is waiting "she is waiting" by "somerset meadows"	we will rock 7" ep	brain genius				0:36:52 (Pop-up)
king khan featuring natalia avelon	upset the night	7"	moon studios			*	0:39:03 (Pop-up)
the rebel set	jorge miguel "jorge miguel" by "the rebel set"	7" ep	hidden volume			*	0:43:05 (Pop-up)
christmas pets	hipbone "hipbone" by "christmas pets"	7"	self-released			*	0:45:53 (Pop-up)
stag	the bedazzler "the bedazzler" by "stag"	7"	hockey talkter			*	0:49:00 (Pop-up)

eyelids	my caved in mind "my caved in mind" by "eyelids"	or	jealous butcher			*	0:57:10 (Pop-up)
sloppy heads	plane to see "plane to see" by "sloppy heads"	useless smile	shrimper			*	1:00:58 (Pop-up)
fancey love mirage	carrie "carrie" by "fancey love mirage"	s/t	stoner disco			*	1:06:31 (Pop-up)
the puppets	the way of life "the way of life" by "the puppets"	7"	moonglow	1983			1:10:04 (Pop-up)
moon duo	the death set "the death set" by "moon duo"	occult architecture vol. 1	sacred bones			*	1:14:29 (Pop-up)

biznaga	mediocridad y confort "mediocridad y confort" by "biznaga"	sentido del espectacule	slovenly			*	1:27:52 (Pop-up)
group doueh & cheveu	je penche "je penche" by "group doueh & cheveu"	dakhla sahara session	born bad			*	1:31:29 (Pop-up)
john foxx	europe after the rain "europe after the rain" by "john foxx"	7"	metal beat/virgin	1981			1:35:36 (Pop-up)
sohn	hard liquor "hard liquor" by "sohn"	rennen	4ad			*	1:39:07 (Pop-up)
electric citizen	golden mean "golden mean" by "electric citizen"	higher time	riding easy			*	1:43:08 (Pop-up)

the godfathers	miss america "miss america" by "the godfathers"	a big bad beautiful noise	metropolis			*	1:56:49 (Pop-up)
protex	truth "truth" by "protex"	tightrope	bachelor			*	2:00:38 (Pop-up)
the pleasure seekers	light of love	what a way to die	sundazed		orig mid/late '60s; new collection	*	2:04:23 (Pop-up)
aquarian blood	funeral moon "funeral moon" by "aquarian blood"	lost nite in paradise	goner			*	2:07:28 (Pop-up)
sleaford mods	britain thirst "britain thirst" by "sleaford mods"	t.c.r. 12" ep	rough trade			*	2:10:15 (Pop-up)

meatbodies	kings "kings" by "meatbodies"	alice	in the red			*	2:20:49 (Pop-up)
wonder stuff	a wish away "a wish away" by "wonder stuff"	the eight legged groove machine	polydor	1988			2:24:51 (Pop-up)
wonder stuff	grin "grin" by "wonder stuff"	the eight legged groove machine					2:28:52 (Pop-up)
sailor	don't look a gift horse "don't look a gift horse" by "sailor"	dressed for drowning	caribou	1980			2:30:17 (Pop-up)
sparks	the number one song in heaven	no. 1 in heaven	elektra	1979			2:35:35 (Pop-up)
the proper ornaments	bridge by a tunnel	foxhole	slumberland			*	2:43:04 (Pop-up)

the pacifics	when i'm gone "when i'm gone" by "the pacifics"	quadrafenians 7" ep	mistkafer			*	2:49:58 (Pop-up)
so what	i just can't "i just can't" by "so what"	hard gum	just add water / surfin' ki			*	2:52:23 (Pop-up)
pow!	back on the grid "back on the grid" by "pow!"	crack an egg	castle face			*	2:55:31 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:05pm Cooh John: Good evening, efd.
	9:07pm fleep: Greetings, efd and dance dance dancers.
	9:08pm Alex of Chicago: i am here
	9:09pm nardo: primo cars
	9:09pm Bootsie: Not just the Cars, but a PANORAMA cut! <3 <3 <3
	9:09pm Cooh John: Dancing like a fool, fleep. Arms and fins flailing.
	9:11pm Bootsie: Instant time travel back to the '80s...
	9:15pm Cooh John: There's some funk, comin' atcha!
	9:15pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight- glad you're enjoying the early '80s, but don't get too used to it...
	9:18pm chris_in_space: Greetings @efd and fellow Funkosapiens! It's really good to be here on another Wednesday night.
	9:18pm andrewb: for bad or good the cars might be the quintessential american new wave band.
	9:19pm chris_in_space: @efd I guess with the CanCon requirement already met, there's no chance of hearing some Headpins tonight, eh?
	9:21pm Andal: Really enjoying the show so far, but I won't get too comfortable ;)
	9:21pm efd: @chris_in_space I'm gonna say that the chance of hearing some Headpins is unchanged.
	9:22pm chris_in_space: @efd ok then!
	9:23pm Switchblade Batman: what up people
	9:23pm Loretta: good evening Evan ........ & fellow listeners. early 80's wasn't my fav. but I'm willing to give it a try. LOL!!
	9:25pm Bootsie: What about thee chances of hearing "The Bedazzler"?
	9:27pm Scraps: h'lo
	9:27pm JakeGould: Delayed Snark: Nothing speaks to the world of “Double Dutch” more than some guy who sounds like Wolfman Jack.
	9:28pm Scraps: funk!
	9:31pm shpilkis: Awesome show this Wed. As always.
	9:32pm Switchblade Batman: I used to HATE "I'm Free" when it first came out. But I ended up having this nostalgia for it.
	9:35pm Uncle Michael: What about KanCon, eh?
	9:41pm efd: @Bootsie, chances of hearing "The Bedazzler" are HIGH.
	9:43pm Julie M Brooklyn: Hey, Evan, don't string us along willya? I love my Bedazzler. Forget Prince Spagetti Day, Wednesday can be The Bedazzler Day!
	9:44pm efd: greetings Scraps, Loretta, Switchblade B, JakeG, shpilkis, andrew, cooh john, UM, fleep, Alex, and nardo! Thanks for listening and commenting tonight!
	9:44pm efd: haha, you won't have to stay up past your bedtime Julie!
	9:46pm Julie M Brooklyn: You are a gentleman, efd. I wish I could stay up later than I do, and I don't know how you do it.
	9:47pm efd: Fear of dead air. That's how I do it. Most other nights I'm in bed by 10 or 10:30!
	9:49pm efd: speaking of which...
	9:49pm efd: (dead air I mean)
	9:50pm Scraps: oh yeah!
	9:50pm Uncle Michael: That was a pregnant pause.
	9:51pm Hanley Ramírez: my jam
	9:51pm efd: it gave birth to "The Bedazzler"
	9:53pm Julie M Brooklyn: Oh, Bedazzler, will you marry me? And hey, what's Hanley Ramirez doing commenting?
	10:00pm efd: I'm very popular with the sports crowd.
	10:01pm chris_in_space: I love Eyelids too, and with the GbV connection, and a new record out by said band... just sayin'
	10:03pm Cooh John: @chris_in_space: what is the Eyelids/GBV connection? I plan on seeing Ron & company next month.
	10:05pm Cooh John: Sorry about my typing, chris_in_space. I meant Rob.
	10:08pm efd: @scraps, if you're still out there, I think the next song will be of particular interest.
	10:09pm efd: @Cooh John, Chris from Eyelids was in a later GBV lineup and also played with Pollard in Boston Spaceships.
	10:10pm chris_in_space: @Cooh John: Connection is with two members of eyelids–John Moen was in Boston Spaceships, a wicked Pollard-fronted band, and Chris Slusarenko was in GbV for a couple years near the end of the 2004 version.
	10:11pm Bootsie: The Puppets!!!
	10:11pm Cooh John: Thank you, my music mentors.
	10:12pm Bootsie: I was obsessed with this when it was in rotation on WLIR.
	10:12pm andrewb: the harmonica on the fancey song was very little stevie
	10:15pm Bootsie: @Julie, I feet your pain..I can't hang til the end either anymore. New shift at work. Happily, I can listen to the archives at work!
	10:15pm efd: @Bootsie, funny you should mention WLIR as I'll explain presently.
	10:15pm Scraps: Thank you, yes!
	10:19pm Bootsie: OK, I'm listening...
	10:20pm Julie M Brooklyn: Yes, Bootsie, there's nothing like being there when it's goin' on, but it's good to have the archives.
	10:23pm manchester lad: that puppets song, the lyrics feel like theyre a quote from a wwll documentary, i see some old lady staring into the distance as she talks about being a little girl in france in the early 40's. Nadam' sayin?
	10:24pm Bootsie: OH, yeah, I'm.looking forward to seeing that doc! They have a Facebook page for it.
	10:25pm Scraps: Yes! awesome, Evan
	10:27pm Bootsie: daretobedifferentthemovie.com
	10:28pm Switchblade Batman: I kinda liked it that way @EFD
	10:28pm Switchblade Batman: But I'm loopy this sec @EFD
	10:30pm Eric Hat: Not to be too picky, but that Fancey track you played was actually called 'Baby Sunshine'...I believe.
	10:30pm herb.nyc: WLIR? Docu? I wish I still had my tee, gotten when they used my song segué idea. Didn't ex wnyu dj Hugh Foley work there for awhile?
	10:31pm efd: oh whoops! Thanks Eric, you're probably right - the LP doesn't have track numbers and I either miscounted or the titles aren't in sequence. Thanks!
	10:35pm Marc15: I listened to the WDRE Version of WLIR in the late 1980s-Early 1990s
	10:35pm Marc15: I still have my WDRE bumper sticker
	10:39pm efd: thanks for the movie link, @Bootsie. @Herb, there were a few ex-WNYUers at WLIR over the years, don't recall if Hugh was one of them.
	10:40pm Chop Scott: Cheers EFD!!! Always listening...
	10:40pm efd: Always appreciate it, Scott!
	10:44pm Bootsie: I think I still have an LIR bumpersticker
	10:46pm Matt Warwick: \m/
	10:47pm efd: Kim and Emily aren't here, Matt.
	10:47pm efd: ^^ the insiderest of inside jokes
	10:48pm Ken From Hyde Park: If it pleases the Social Media Airhorn, the Seven Second Delay Snapchat video is available at "sevensecdelay". My daughter showed it to me, since I don't have an account.
	10:49pm johnk77: best WLIR live remote i worked on https://www.mixcloud.com/dubwisegaragecollection/peter-tosh-1979-03-15-my-fathers-place-roslyn-ny-pre-fm-complete-show/
	10:49pm Switchblade Batman: Oh I watched it earlier @Ken. It was pretty funny
	10:50pm Matt Warwick: It doesn't get more insidery than that, Lord Inside.
	10:51pm Switchblade Batman: Oh what up @Matt
	10:52pm Switchblade Batman: I still don't get the point of snapchat, why make a video that's going to fade away?
	10:52pm wakka wakka: respect!
	10:53pm JakeGould: Someone connected to WLIR lived in Manhattan Brach in Brooklyn in the early 1980s. I lived nearby (in junky Brighton Beach) and me and friends would ride past this house that always seemed to have a WLIR van parked in the driveway. That’s all past saying the obvious: WLIR blew my JHS kid’s mind. Shout out to DJ Donna Donna!
	10:54pm Switchblade Batman: Oh that's so cool @jake, I'm from near there originally
	11:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: Good night, Evan. Good show. It's not just about The Bedazzler, not by any means! Among many other nice things to listen to, I like The Fallen Leaves, and I know you've played them often, but tonight that stood out for me. And I guess I'm going out on a high note with a Sundazed cut. Bye all!
	11:07pm efd: goodnight Julie, thanks for listening!
	11:27pm Aharon: Glad I got my Lambchop concert attending taken care of in the 90s so I can focus on tomorrow night's draft, for which I have not yet prepared! Is A-Rod still playing?
	11:30pm Scraps: ah ah ah the wonder stuff
	11:38pm efd: he absolutely is, Aharon, and you shouldn't pick any other players until you see his name come up.
	11:58pm Switchblade Batman: Good show @EFD have a great night

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 29, 2017

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