WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from June 7, 2017

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from June 7, 2017

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.

June 7, 2017

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
10cc	sily love "sily love" by "10cc"	sheet music	phonogram	1974			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
willie loco alexander	you got a hard time coming	7"	stanton park	1988			0:03:36 (Pop-up)
cute lepers	young hearts "young hearts" by "cute lepers"	smart accessories	1-2-3-4-go! records	2010			0:06:19 (Pop-up)
pablo cruise	a place in the sun "a place in the sun" by "pablo cruise"	7"	a&m	1977			0:09:11 (Pop-up)
change	a lover's holiday "a lover's holiday" by "change"	the glow of love	warner bros/rfc	1980			0:12:38 (Pop-up)
terry brooks & strange	bottom line	to earth with love	star people	1980			0:18:53 (Pop-up)
dream machine	i walked in the fire	the illusion	castle face		Matthew Melton's new band!	*	0:22:57 (Pop-up)

sizzle	radio (slight return) "radio (slight return)" by "sizzle"	12"	taypro	1976			0:33:36 (Pop-up)
dirty angels	radio "radio" by "dirty angels"	kiss tomorrow goodbye	private stock	1976			0:34:17 (Pop-up)
baby shakes	crazy "crazy" by "baby shakes"	turn it up	lil chewy			*	0:37:51 (Pop-up)
eyelids	my caved in mind "my caved in mind" by "eyelids"	or	jealous butcher/schizophonic			*	0:40:11 (Pop-up)
tomorrows tulips	certain frantic quality make it hard to breathe	split 7" with savants	narnack			*	0:44:36 (Pop-up)
ötzi	gong show "gong show" by "ötzi"	7"	long way to go			*	0:47:33 (Pop-up)

animal masks	for real "for real" by "animal masks"	s/t ep	animal masks		they are on bandcamp	*	0:55:18 (Pop-up)
the flywheels	red tail lights "red tail lights" by "the flywheels"	i'm for the flowers	mystery lawn music			*	1:00:10 (Pop-up)
lulu	bury me down by the river "bury me down by the river" by "lulu"	va-to love somebody: the songs of the bee gees 1966-1970	ace			*	1:03:56 (Pop-up)
cait brennan	he knows too much "he knows too much" by "cait brennan"	third	omnivore			*	1:07:16 (Pop-up)
the triffids	kathy knows "kathy knows" by "the triffids"	in the pines	pias		new cd reissue		1:10:51 (Pop-up)

duncan reid & the big heads	the man on the desk	bombs away	little big head		hear Duncan Reid on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show this coming Saturday!	*	1:25:02 (Pop-up)
spoon	whisperi'lllistentohearit "whisperi'lllistentohearit" by "spoon"	hot thoughts	matador			*	1:28:09 (Pop-up)
kindling	someday soon "someday soon" by "kindling"	no generation ep	old flame		another bandcamper	*	1:32:37 (Pop-up)
guided by voices	goodbye note "goodbye note" by "guided by voices"	august by cake	gbv inc			*	1:36:52 (Pop-up)
king gizzard & the lizard wizard	sleep drifter	flying microtonal banana	ato records			*	1:39:26 (Pop-up)

le prince harry	chat bot "chat bot" by "le prince harry"	synthetic love	teenage menopause	2012			1:51:26 (Pop-up)
white hills	a trick of the mind "a trick of the mind" by "white hills"	stop mute defeat	thrill jockey			*	1:54:19 (Pop-up)
kas product	take me tonight "take me tonight" by "kas product"	black & noir	soul jazz		orig 1980ish; new cd reissue	*	2:00:08 (Pop-up)
cyclone 60	chocolat "chocolat" by "cyclone 60"	instant classic	cyclone 60	2009			2:04:25 (Pop-up)

endless boogie	high drag, hard doin'	vibe killer	no quarter			*	2:15:57 (Pop-up)
love battery	between the eyes "between the eyes" by "love battery"	between the eyes	sub pop	1991			2:24:34 (Pop-up)
the who	join together "join together" by "the who"	7"	track	1972			2:28:48 (Pop-up)
the renegades	thirteen women "thirteen women" by "the renegades"	7"	norton				2:33:03 (Pop-up)
blondie	my monster "my monster" by "blondie"	pollinator	bmg			*	2:36:29 (Pop-up)

control freaks	control freaks "control freaks" by "control freaks"	mindless entertainment	slovenly			*	2:42:33 (Pop-up)
midnight reruns	birthmarks/fingerprints	spectator sports	dusty medical			*	2:44:46 (Pop-up)
the intelligence service	school me	transgressors	self-released			*	2:47:59 (Pop-up)
moon duo	mirror's edge "mirror's edge" by "moon duo"	occult architecture vol 2	sacred bones			*	2:52:03 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:01pm Switchblade Batman: What up EFD and pals
	9:03pm JakeGould: Secondsies!
	9:03pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Amazing start. Unfortunately, can only be downhill from here.
	9:04pm Switchblade Batman: Hey ya @Todd
	9:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: OK, thanks, hi Evan. Willie Alexander is always welcome.
	9:07pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: You are rising to the challenge though.
	9:13pm efd: I knew you'd come around, Todd. And greetings to you Julie, Jake, and Switchblade!
	9:13pm Greg from ZONE 5: E! F! D!
	9:14pm Figgsrock: Man. I about fell out of my chair when the Pablo Cruise came on.
	9:14pm johnk77: bud cockrell was a soulful guy
	9:16pm Mailman Tom: They played "Lover's Holiday" a lot at Village Skating NYC back in 1980.
	9:18pm chris_in_space: Hey now, @efd, and all y'all Usual Funkspects. It's great to be here for another Wednesday night.
	9:18pm JakeGould: @MailmanTom: Was Village Skating the place on Waverly Place? Like 2nd or 3rd floor of the building?
	9:21pm Mailman Tom: Waverly Place, yes, but Village Skating was located in the basement!
	9:21pm chad from oregon: I appreciate that the Wednesday night party is getting started, but I wish that it would have come with a warning label that the top notch was going to be even higher than we are already used to!
	9:24pm medson: That album is so so good
	9:25pm efd: will try to issue a warning next time, chad.
	9:25pm chad from oregon: Thank you! Safety first!
	9:30pm JakeGould: @MailmanTom: Oh! I guess that’s it. I just remembered it wasn’t on ground level.
	9:37pm Stevel: Disco definitely lost that challenge.
	9:38pm efd: yeah, no contest really.
	9:42pm Stevel: My younger self is cheering this victory for rock and roll. (It mattered greatly, once. )
	9:43pm Power Papi: Saw Eyelids in Portland last month. They were pretty fabulous.
	9:48pm efd: yes, they are great live! Hope they get out this way again sometime soon.
	10:00pm Cooh John: Good evening efd and the usual suspects.
	10:04pm coelacanth∅: hello efd and all
	10:05pm Kat in Chicago: hey errybody.
	10:06pm efd: howdy coel, Kat, and John!
	10:08pm listener #126464: that was a nice show at the supper club last week
	10:08pm efd: It was indeed!
	10:14pm Ignore Function: Good stuff, EFD.
	10:14pm medson: EFD, if you cloud get to any Frankie & the Witch fingers tonight that would be awesome.
	10:34pm efd: don't really know them, Medson, but will try to check them out later in the week.
	10:37pm medson: sounds good.
	10:38pm herb.nyc: Hi all, tuning in now. For I caught Martin Phillipps solo at Record Grouch earlier. I saw him at Pianos on Sunday. Sat afternoon will be Rough Trade. Let's go. / Triffids were played? They're Martin's neighbors.
	10:45pm A.T.F.: KG&LW This band is trip.....
	10:46pm manpilot: The flying microtonal banana is a guitar that the lead singer made for himself because he didn't think normal guitars had enough frets
	10:52pm coelacanth∅: haha! i don't think it's the same thing Evan!
	10:54pm Bootsie: I didn't know Plastic Bertrand was from Belgium!
	10:54pm coelacanth∅: (& sorry; i wont be your 4000th, or 3999th, or anybody else's, most likely.)
	10:54pm herb.nyc: I predict 4000 by midnight, or I am not hurb.nyc.
	10:56pm Bootsie: Now that I know that, I want to post onnFB a band a day from a country of my heritage.
	11:02pm efd: I think The Kids were also from Belgium, but after that I'm pretty much out of Belgian bands.
	11:10pm Bootsie: @efd you just gave me a French band I'd never heard of!
	11:18pm Ken From Hyde Park: Good evening, efd and funkadaisicals.
	11:21pm Ignore Function: This is a really good Endless Boogie record.
	11:26pm chad from oregon: Not to make things weird, but while I am a follower on Twitter, I haven't logged into Twitter in years. So... it might be one of those "if a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it, does it make a sound" kind of things.
	11:31pm efd: as long as your account is active it still counts!! :D
	11:56pm efd: thanks for tuning in, everyone! Catch you next week.
	11:57pm medson: good night EFD
	12:36am coelacanth∅: (belated) Thanks Evan

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
10cc	sily love "sily love" by "10cc"	sheet music	phonogram	1974			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
willie loco alexander	you got a hard time coming	7"	stanton park	1988			0:03:36 (Pop-up)
cute lepers	young hearts "young hearts" by "cute lepers"	smart accessories	1-2-3-4-go! records	2010			0:06:19 (Pop-up)
pablo cruise	a place in the sun "a place in the sun" by "pablo cruise"	7"	a&m	1977			0:09:11 (Pop-up)
change	a lover's holiday "a lover's holiday" by "change"	the glow of love	warner bros/rfc	1980			0:12:38 (Pop-up)
terry brooks & strange	bottom line	to earth with love	star people	1980			0:18:53 (Pop-up)
dream machine	i walked in the fire	the illusion	castle face		Matthew Melton's new band!	*	0:22:57 (Pop-up)

sizzle	radio (slight return) "radio (slight return)" by "sizzle"	12"	taypro	1976			0:33:36 (Pop-up)
dirty angels	radio "radio" by "dirty angels"	kiss tomorrow goodbye	private stock	1976			0:34:17 (Pop-up)
baby shakes	crazy "crazy" by "baby shakes"	turn it up	lil chewy			*	0:37:51 (Pop-up)
eyelids	my caved in mind "my caved in mind" by "eyelids"	or	jealous butcher/schizophonic			*	0:40:11 (Pop-up)
tomorrows tulips	certain frantic quality make it hard to breathe	split 7" with savants	narnack			*	0:44:36 (Pop-up)
ötzi	gong show "gong show" by "ötzi"	7"	long way to go			*	0:47:33 (Pop-up)

animal masks	for real "for real" by "animal masks"	s/t ep	animal masks		they are on bandcamp	*	0:55:18 (Pop-up)
the flywheels	red tail lights "red tail lights" by "the flywheels"	i'm for the flowers	mystery lawn music			*	1:00:10 (Pop-up)
lulu	bury me down by the river "bury me down by the river" by "lulu"	va-to love somebody: the songs of the bee gees 1966-1970	ace			*	1:03:56 (Pop-up)
cait brennan	he knows too much "he knows too much" by "cait brennan"	third	omnivore			*	1:07:16 (Pop-up)
the triffids	kathy knows "kathy knows" by "the triffids"	in the pines	pias		new cd reissue		1:10:51 (Pop-up)

duncan reid & the big heads	the man on the desk	bombs away	little big head		hear Duncan Reid on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show this coming Saturday!	*	1:25:02 (Pop-up)
spoon	whisperi'lllistentohearit "whisperi'lllistentohearit" by "spoon"	hot thoughts	matador			*	1:28:09 (Pop-up)
kindling	someday soon "someday soon" by "kindling"	no generation ep	old flame		another bandcamper	*	1:32:37 (Pop-up)
guided by voices	goodbye note "goodbye note" by "guided by voices"	august by cake	gbv inc			*	1:36:52 (Pop-up)
king gizzard & the lizard wizard	sleep drifter	flying microtonal banana	ato records			*	1:39:26 (Pop-up)

le prince harry	chat bot "chat bot" by "le prince harry"	synthetic love	teenage menopause	2012			1:51:26 (Pop-up)
white hills	a trick of the mind "a trick of the mind" by "white hills"	stop mute defeat	thrill jockey			*	1:54:19 (Pop-up)
kas product	take me tonight "take me tonight" by "kas product"	black & noir	soul jazz		orig 1980ish; new cd reissue	*	2:00:08 (Pop-up)
cyclone 60	chocolat "chocolat" by "cyclone 60"	instant classic	cyclone 60	2009			2:04:25 (Pop-up)

endless boogie	high drag, hard doin'	vibe killer	no quarter			*	2:15:57 (Pop-up)
love battery	between the eyes "between the eyes" by "love battery"	between the eyes	sub pop	1991			2:24:34 (Pop-up)
the who	join together "join together" by "the who"	7"	track	1972			2:28:48 (Pop-up)
the renegades	thirteen women "thirteen women" by "the renegades"	7"	norton				2:33:03 (Pop-up)
blondie	my monster "my monster" by "blondie"	pollinator	bmg			*	2:36:29 (Pop-up)

control freaks	control freaks "control freaks" by "control freaks"	mindless entertainment	slovenly			*	2:42:33 (Pop-up)
midnight reruns	birthmarks/fingerprints	spectator sports	dusty medical			*	2:44:46 (Pop-up)
the intelligence service	school me	transgressors	self-released			*	2:47:59 (Pop-up)
moon duo	mirror's edge "mirror's edge" by "moon duo"	occult architecture vol 2	sacred bones			*	2:52:03 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:01pm Switchblade Batman: What up EFD and pals
	9:03pm JakeGould: Secondsies!
	9:03pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Amazing start. Unfortunately, can only be downhill from here.
	9:04pm Switchblade Batman: Hey ya @Todd
	9:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: OK, thanks, hi Evan. Willie Alexander is always welcome.
	9:07pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: You are rising to the challenge though.
	9:13pm efd: I knew you'd come around, Todd. And greetings to you Julie, Jake, and Switchblade!
	9:13pm Greg from ZONE 5: E! F! D!
	9:14pm Figgsrock: Man. I about fell out of my chair when the Pablo Cruise came on.
	9:14pm johnk77: bud cockrell was a soulful guy
	9:16pm Mailman Tom: They played "Lover's Holiday" a lot at Village Skating NYC back in 1980.
	9:18pm chris_in_space: Hey now, @efd, and all y'all Usual Funkspects. It's great to be here for another Wednesday night.
	9:18pm JakeGould: @MailmanTom: Was Village Skating the place on Waverly Place? Like 2nd or 3rd floor of the building?
	9:21pm Mailman Tom: Waverly Place, yes, but Village Skating was located in the basement!
	9:21pm chad from oregon: I appreciate that the Wednesday night party is getting started, but I wish that it would have come with a warning label that the top notch was going to be even higher than we are already used to!
	9:24pm medson: That album is so so good
	9:25pm efd: will try to issue a warning next time, chad.
	9:25pm chad from oregon: Thank you! Safety first!
	9:30pm JakeGould: @MailmanTom: Oh! I guess that’s it. I just remembered it wasn’t on ground level.
	9:37pm Stevel: Disco definitely lost that challenge.
	9:38pm efd: yeah, no contest really.
	9:42pm Stevel: My younger self is cheering this victory for rock and roll. (It mattered greatly, once. )
	9:43pm Power Papi: Saw Eyelids in Portland last month. They were pretty fabulous.
	9:48pm efd: yes, they are great live! Hope they get out this way again sometime soon.
	10:00pm Cooh John: Good evening efd and the usual suspects.
	10:04pm coelacanth∅: hello efd and all
	10:05pm Kat in Chicago: hey errybody.
	10:06pm efd: howdy coel, Kat, and John!
	10:08pm listener #126464: that was a nice show at the supper club last week
	10:08pm efd: It was indeed!
	10:14pm Ignore Function: Good stuff, EFD.
	10:14pm medson: EFD, if you cloud get to any Frankie & the Witch fingers tonight that would be awesome.
	10:34pm efd: don't really know them, Medson, but will try to check them out later in the week.
	10:37pm medson: sounds good.
	10:38pm herb.nyc: Hi all, tuning in now. For I caught Martin Phillipps solo at Record Grouch earlier. I saw him at Pianos on Sunday. Sat afternoon will be Rough Trade. Let's go. / Triffids were played? They're Martin's neighbors.
	10:45pm A.T.F.: KG&LW This band is trip.....
	10:46pm manpilot: The flying microtonal banana is a guitar that the lead singer made for himself because he didn't think normal guitars had enough frets
	10:52pm coelacanth∅: haha! i don't think it's the same thing Evan!
	10:54pm Bootsie: I didn't know Plastic Bertrand was from Belgium!
	10:54pm coelacanth∅: (& sorry; i wont be your 4000th, or 3999th, or anybody else's, most likely.)
	10:54pm herb.nyc: I predict 4000 by midnight, or I am not hurb.nyc.
	10:56pm Bootsie: Now that I know that, I want to post onnFB a band a day from a country of my heritage.
	11:02pm efd: I think The Kids were also from Belgium, but after that I'm pretty much out of Belgian bands.
	11:10pm Bootsie: @efd you just gave me a French band I'd never heard of!
	11:18pm Ken From Hyde Park: Good evening, efd and funkadaisicals.
	11:21pm Ignore Function: This is a really good Endless Boogie record.
	11:26pm chad from oregon: Not to make things weird, but while I am a follower on Twitter, I haven't logged into Twitter in years. So... it might be one of those "if a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it, does it make a sound" kind of things.
	11:31pm efd: as long as your account is active it still counts!! :D
	11:56pm efd: thanks for tuning in, everyone! Catch you next week.
	11:57pm medson: good night EFD
	12:36am coelacanth∅: (belated) Thanks Evan

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from June 7, 2017

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