WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 23, 2017

Listener comments!
	9:01pm Weems: Let's go!!!!
	9:02pm medson: The time has finally arrived.
	9:03pm JakeGould: Thirdsies!
	9:04pm steve: hello!
	9:04pm lutrablue: 'ello!
	9:06pm Ken From Hyde Park: Time for the big-collared shirts, bell bottom pants and platform shoes!
	9:06pm melinda: Ready to boogie.
	9:07pm medson: My wide collared shirt is way too tight these days.
	9:10pm LCBD: Excellent choice! Brings me back I'm a first time listener to this show. I'm hooked for life!
	9:11pm Weems: Whoa BB
	9:11pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in early, this is going to be a fun one!
	9:11pm fleep: Woot!
	9:12pm JakeGould: Disco Power Nap
	9:15pm medson: I just need to hear the Mr. Softee Truck now
	9:18pm Weems: My post got edited!? I was saying, BB
	9:20pm fleep: App doesn't like certain characters, you used one, Weems.
	9:20pm efd: i think you're editing yourself Weems, I'm not doing anything!
	9:21pm Figgsrock: Hey EFD, Did that BB&Q track have Nile Rodgers on guitar?
	9:21pm Alex of Chicago: hey party people
	9:21pm spodiodi: Nice Summertime Disco/Dance Party, EFD! :D
	9:22pm JakeGould: The app chokes on ampersands (&) when posting comments.
	9:24pm Weems: Got it. BB and Q Band...so glad I didn't plead for 70s only. A friend posted to my fb wall 2 months ago. Been jamming it ever since!
	9:27pm cheri: hey efd and everybody! i'm dancing my butt off tonight!!!
	9:29pm cheri: got my disco boots and hot pants on!
	9:32pm LCBD: ❤️
	9:33pm lutrablue: Getting high and listening to WFMU is better than television.
	9:33pm medson: This one brings back memories
	9:34pm steve: its always fun to search "disco shirt" on ebay
	9:40pm Mike Sin: Diggin' it as usual! Just wondering -- what was the hottest disco in Jersey City back in the day?
	9:42pm fleep: Tonight's music comes to us via a combination of hand truck, plastic crates, and several strategically placed bungee cords. Wow. Follow @efd on Twitter.
	9:42pm efd: good question, Mike! I'll leave that one for the listeners...
	9:42pm efd: @fleep And an automobile (not pictured). Very important.
	9:44pm JakeGould: This list looks pretty good, but it’s mostly NYC. www.streetswing.com...
	9:50pm herb.nyc: Related- As per a Simpsons, "il pleut les hommes" est le fave chanson de Homer Simpson (pardon the French)
	9:50pm Figgsrock: Oh man, I haven't heard this Miquel Brown track since I listened to Fly 92 in Albany in 1983.
	9:57pm Weems: Gary Toms, featuring Warren Tesoro of legendary NYC record shop, Downstsirs Records
	9:58pm efd: That's right! I didn't know that until you pointed it out to me a few years ago.
	10:01pm medson: What an amazing selection of records efd
	10:03pm efd: thanks medson, glad you're enjoying it!
	10:03pm lutrablue: Ouch. My head is nodding too much. Good tunes, efd.
	10:19pm zoot allors: summer disco dance a palooza - thank you EFD - love it all - do you have rosebud's have a cigar a la pink floyd - no worries if not - keep them coming!!!
	10:20pm Ken From Hyde Park: Just for fun, leave a few records for Medson and Clay to play tomorrow morning, efd. Keep the party rolling!
	10:22pm Ken From Hyde Park: Speaking of which, I believe Clay played "The Bedazzler" one day this week.
	10:29pm efd: why in the world did I say "mister?!"
	10:32pm John in Bklyn: Bringin' the ruckus!!! Yeah, Evan!!!
	10:36pm JakeGould: @efd: I’m happy I missed the “Mister.”
	10:42pm John in Bklyn: Damn, seems like just yesterday my friends and I were lip synching the chipmunk part when this tune would come on at a party... 1982?!!!
	10:42pm efd: hopefully everyone did!
	10:43pm efd: 1982 sounds about right John!
	10:44pm Weems: 92 KTU with Paco (baby), Rosko and Funko.
	10:44pm John in Bklyn: @efd Do you happen to have any D-Train on hand?
	10:45pm efd: oh yes I do John!
	10:45pm John in Bklyn: @efd This is such a fun ride back. Thanks, man!
	10:46pm wittsend: so what if i missed the lounge lizard days of the mudd club. these songs remind me of my days in the 90s at the (roller) RINK! had every birthday party at the RINK growing up.
	10:50pm John in Bklyn: @wittsend I wasn't in NYC in the Mudd Club days either, but I went to roller rinks in the 70s! haha It's universal! They played B.T. Express, Stevie, Kool and the Gang, et al
	10:58pm John in Bklyn: Yeeeeaaauh! Thanks, Evan! (synth bass!)
	11:03pm Dion Chalksee: Brother Funk- Have you seen the tag wrestling legends The Fabulous Ones video that uses a slowed down version of the Skatt Brothers "Life At The Outpost" as the backing track? If not drohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w everything your doing now and watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w
	11:04pm Dion Chalksee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w
	11:06pm efd: will check it later, Dion! You know I'm all about the Skatt Brothers!
	11:12pm steve: GREAT show so far efd... ill probably relisten to the whole thing tomorrow!
	11:13pm John in Bklyn: When I came home from work tonight my existential battery was at 3%. After tuning in, I'm back up to 100%! Molto grazie, mio fratello!
	11:13pm efd: nice, thanks steve!
	11:14pm efd: glad I could help, John!
	11:17pm Weems: Visit to NYC summer of 78. What a smorgasbord Disc O Mat was for 12 inch disco platters!
	11:18pm Hoboken Jack: Hey EFD and all! Checking in from West Orange.
	11:20pm efd: hey Jack, happy to see you here! Hope everything is progressing as expected if not better.
	11:21pm kimzilla: I'm having so much fun dancing in my car. (Written at a Ted light)
	11:21pm efd: @Weems and those 12-inches were probably all $2.99 or something back then!
	11:22pm efd: @kimzilla I'll let that typo go since I know you were trying to write your comment before the light changed to breen.
	11:27pm Weems: Probably 1.99, inflation calculator says 2.99 in 78 would be 11.14 today!
	11:28pm efd: ouch my wallet!
	11:31pm John in Bklyn: A TED light would be pretty cool. In 12 seconds an astrophysicist or tech entrepreneur could come up to your car window and tell you how to help save the planet. A new millennial squeegee.
	11:34pm kimzilla: It was a very quick light.
	11:36pm John in Bklyn: @kimzilla Please be careful out there! In fact, don't read this!
	11:44pm Ken From Hyde Park: While driving, your left foot isn't too busy. I need to invent a foot-operated computer interface for this. What could possibly go wring?
	11:48pm John in Bklyn: The B A S S in these tunes. Holy cow! I'd like to take this moment to apologize to my neighbors.
	11:54pm Alex of Chicago: what a groove
	11:57pm Weems: Good job Funk! See ya next year!
	11:58pm efd: thanks for playing, Weems!
	11:58pm John in Bklyn: Classic! @efd Thanks for the great tunes! How am I gonna chill out after this??
	11:09am Cecile: You closed out with three of my favorite songs ever.

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 23, 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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August 23, 2017: The 9th Annual Evan "Funk" Davies Summertime Disco/Dance Party!

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Summertime always reminds me of listening to Ken "Spider" Webb and Ricky Ricardo and, of course the Chief Rocker Frankie Crocker on WBLS. So when summer rolls around I start itching to play my favorite records from that era (give or take a few years) -- favorites I loved back then, and new favorites that I never heard back in the day.

In that spirit, I'm excited to bring you the 9th annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Disco and/or Dance Party! It's three hours of classic dance and disco jams from the '70s and early '80s, plus some lost shoulda-been-hits that just might become your new faves. Hook up the disco ball, pull the rug back, and tell the downstairs neighbors to go out to the movies (or just invite them up!) and get ready to get up and boogie. That's right!

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Disco/dance disclaimer! I'm keeping the lines blurry and using "disco" and "dance" as catch-all terms for my own take on fun dance music from the mid-70s to the early '80s, expanding the boundaries (and sound) of the traditional disco era. Don't @ me!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
j.a.l.n. band	disco music "disco music" by "j.a.l.n. band"	7"	magnet	1976	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
jimmy james & the vagabonds	i'll go where your music takes me	7"	pye	1975	0:03:07 (Pop-up)
b. b. & q. band	on the beat "on the beat" by "b. b. & q. band"	12"	capitol	1981	0:08:02 (Pop-up)
c.d. band	music are you ready "music are you ready" by "c.d. band"	hoodoo voodoo	casablanca	1979	0:13:55 (Pop-up)
the futures	party time man "party time man" by "the futures"	12"	phila. int'l	1978	0:20:09 (Pop-up)
moment of truth	you got me hummin'	12"	salsoul	1977	0:25:16 (Pop-up)
mcfadden & whitehead	ain't no stoppin' us now	7"	phila int'l	1979	0:29:37 (Pop-up)
empress	take a risk "take a risk" by "empress"	12"	prelude	1982	0:33:14 (Pop-up)
siren	open up for love "open up for love" by "siren"	12"	midsong	1979	0:39:02 (Pop-up)
miquel brown	so many men, so little time	12"	tsr	1983	0:45:54 (Pop-up)
gary toms empire	7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (blow your whistle)	7-6-5-4-3-2-1 blow your whistle	pickwick int'l	1975	0:52:13 (Pop-up)
southroad connection	just laying it down	12"	mahogany	1977	0:57:20 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: silvetti	spring rain "spring rain" by "silvetti"	7"	salsoul	1977	1:04:11 (Pop-up)
jimmy "bo" horne	i wanna go home with you	dance across the floor	sunshine sound	1978	1:07:30 (Pop-up)
sister power	gimme back my love affair	12"	ocean/ariola	1979	1:10:15 (Pop-up)
larry santos	can't get you off my mind	7"	casablanca	1975	1:15:27 (Pop-up)
lamont dozier	boogie business "boogie business" by "lamont dozier"	7"	warner bros	1979	1:18:45 (Pop-up)
the three degrees	giving up giving in	7"	ariola america	1978	1:22:32 (Pop-up)
wardell piper	super sweet "super sweet" by "wardell piper"	12"	midsong int'l	1978	1:26:54 (Pop-up)
patrick juvet	lady night "lady night" by "patrick juvet"	lady night	barclay	1979	1:32:56 (Pop-up)
cheri	murphy's law "murphy's law" by "cheri"	12"	venture	1982	1:38:06 (Pop-up)
donald byrd & 125th st nyc	love has come around	love byrd	elektra	1981	1:44:21 (Pop-up)
biddu orchestra	rock me with your love	rain forest	epic	1975	1:52:42 (Pop-up)
d train	keep on "keep on" by "d train"	you're the one for me	prelude	1982	1:55:31 (Pop-up)
teddy pendergrass	i don't love you anymore	7"	phila int'l	1977	2:01:44 (Pop-up)
forrest	rock the boat "rock the boat" by "forrest"	12"	profile	1981	2:05:06 (Pop-up)
first choice	great expectations "great expectations" by "first choice"	12"	gold mind	1979	2:12:03 (Pop-up)
gonzalez	haven't stopped dancing yet	haven't stopped dancin'	capitol	1978	2:18:17 (Pop-up)
the jacksons	shake your body (down to the ground)	12"	epic	1978	2:22:51 (Pop-up)
len boone	there's no me without you	12"	chrysalis	1979	2:28:37 (Pop-up)
gino soccio	try it out "try it out" by "gino soccio"	closer	atlantic	1981	2:33:33 (Pop-up)
dorothy moore	let the music play "let the music play" by "dorothy moore"	12"	tk	1977	2:39:43 (Pop-up)
s.o.s. band	just be good to me "just be good to me" by "s.o.s. band"	7"	tabu	1983	2:45:11 (Pop-up)
the isley brothers	livin' in the life	7"	t-neck	1977	2:50:44 (Pop-up)
yarbrough & peoples	don't stop the music	7"	mercury	1980	2:54:44 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:01pm Weems: Let's go!!!!
	9:02pm medson: The time has finally arrived.
	9:03pm JakeGould: Thirdsies!
	9:04pm steve: hello!
	9:04pm lutrablue: 'ello!
	9:06pm Ken From Hyde Park: Time for the big-collared shirts, bell bottom pants and platform shoes!
	9:06pm melinda: Ready to boogie.
	9:07pm medson: My wide collared shirt is way too tight these days.
	9:10pm LCBD: Excellent choice! Brings me back I'm a first time listener to this show. I'm hooked for life!
	9:11pm Weems: Whoa BB
	9:11pm efd: hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in early, this is going to be a fun one!
	9:11pm fleep: Woot!
	9:12pm JakeGould: Disco Power Nap
	9:15pm medson: I just need to hear the Mr. Softee Truck now
	9:18pm Weems: My post got edited!? I was saying, BB
	9:20pm fleep: App doesn't like certain characters, you used one, Weems.
	9:20pm efd: i think you're editing yourself Weems, I'm not doing anything!
	9:21pm Figgsrock: Hey EFD, Did that BB&Q track have Nile Rodgers on guitar?
	9:21pm Alex of Chicago: hey party people
	9:21pm spodiodi: Nice Summertime Disco/Dance Party, EFD! :D
	9:22pm JakeGould: The app chokes on ampersands (&) when posting comments.
	9:24pm Weems: Got it. BB and Q Band...so glad I didn't plead for 70s only. A friend posted to my fb wall 2 months ago. Been jamming it ever since!
	9:27pm cheri: hey efd and everybody! i'm dancing my butt off tonight!!!
	9:29pm cheri: got my disco boots and hot pants on!
	9:32pm LCBD: ❤️
	9:33pm lutrablue: Getting high and listening to WFMU is better than television.
	9:33pm medson: This one brings back memories
	9:34pm steve: its always fun to search "disco shirt" on ebay
	9:40pm Mike Sin: Diggin' it as usual! Just wondering -- what was the hottest disco in Jersey City back in the day?
	9:42pm fleep: Tonight's music comes to us via a combination of hand truck, plastic crates, and several strategically placed bungee cords. Wow. Follow @efd on Twitter.
	9:42pm efd: good question, Mike! I'll leave that one for the listeners...
	9:42pm efd: @fleep And an automobile (not pictured). Very important.
	9:44pm JakeGould: This list looks pretty good, but it’s mostly NYC. www.streetswing.com...
	9:50pm herb.nyc: Related- As per a Simpsons, "il pleut les hommes" est le fave chanson de Homer Simpson (pardon the French)
	9:50pm Figgsrock: Oh man, I haven't heard this Miquel Brown track since I listened to Fly 92 in Albany in 1983.
	9:57pm Weems: Gary Toms, featuring Warren Tesoro of legendary NYC record shop, Downstsirs Records
	9:58pm efd: That's right! I didn't know that until you pointed it out to me a few years ago.
	10:01pm medson: What an amazing selection of records efd
	10:03pm efd: thanks medson, glad you're enjoying it!
	10:03pm lutrablue: Ouch. My head is nodding too much. Good tunes, efd.
	10:19pm zoot allors: summer disco dance a palooza - thank you EFD - love it all - do you have rosebud's have a cigar a la pink floyd - no worries if not - keep them coming!!!
	10:20pm Ken From Hyde Park: Just for fun, leave a few records for Medson and Clay to play tomorrow morning, efd. Keep the party rolling!
	10:22pm Ken From Hyde Park: Speaking of which, I believe Clay played "The Bedazzler" one day this week.
	10:29pm efd: why in the world did I say "mister?!"
	10:32pm John in Bklyn: Bringin' the ruckus!!! Yeah, Evan!!!
	10:36pm JakeGould: @efd: I’m happy I missed the “Mister.”
	10:42pm John in Bklyn: Damn, seems like just yesterday my friends and I were lip synching the chipmunk part when this tune would come on at a party... 1982?!!!
	10:42pm efd: hopefully everyone did!
	10:43pm efd: 1982 sounds about right John!
	10:44pm Weems: 92 KTU with Paco (baby), Rosko and Funko.
	10:44pm John in Bklyn: @efd Do you happen to have any D-Train on hand?
	10:45pm efd: oh yes I do John!
	10:45pm John in Bklyn: @efd This is such a fun ride back. Thanks, man!
	10:46pm wittsend: so what if i missed the lounge lizard days of the mudd club. these songs remind me of my days in the 90s at the (roller) RINK! had every birthday party at the RINK growing up.
	10:50pm John in Bklyn: @wittsend I wasn't in NYC in the Mudd Club days either, but I went to roller rinks in the 70s! haha It's universal! They played B.T. Express, Stevie, Kool and the Gang, et al
	10:58pm John in Bklyn: Yeeeeaaauh! Thanks, Evan! (synth bass!)
	11:03pm Dion Chalksee: Brother Funk- Have you seen the tag wrestling legends The Fabulous Ones video that uses a slowed down version of the Skatt Brothers "Life At The Outpost" as the backing track? If not drohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w everything your doing now and watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w
	11:04pm Dion Chalksee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raed4-Wn79w
	11:06pm efd: will check it later, Dion! You know I'm all about the Skatt Brothers!
	11:12pm steve: GREAT show so far efd... ill probably relisten to the whole thing tomorrow!
	11:13pm John in Bklyn: When I came home from work tonight my existential battery was at 3%. After tuning in, I'm back up to 100%! Molto grazie, mio fratello!
	11:13pm efd: nice, thanks steve!
	11:14pm efd: glad I could help, John!
	11:17pm Weems: Visit to NYC summer of 78. What a smorgasbord Disc O Mat was for 12 inch disco platters!
	11:18pm Hoboken Jack: Hey EFD and all! Checking in from West Orange.
	11:20pm efd: hey Jack, happy to see you here! Hope everything is progressing as expected if not better.
	11:21pm kimzilla: I'm having so much fun dancing in my car. (Written at a Ted light)
	11:21pm efd: @Weems and those 12-inches were probably all $2.99 or something back then!
	11:22pm efd: @kimzilla I'll let that typo go since I know you were trying to write your comment before the light changed to breen.
	11:27pm Weems: Probably 1.99, inflation calculator says 2.99 in 78 would be 11.14 today!
	11:28pm efd: ouch my wallet!
	11:31pm John in Bklyn: A TED light would be pretty cool. In 12 seconds an astrophysicist or tech entrepreneur could come up to your car window and tell you how to help save the planet. A new millennial squeegee.
	11:34pm kimzilla: It was a very quick light.
	11:36pm John in Bklyn: @kimzilla Please be careful out there! In fact, don't read this!
	11:44pm Ken From Hyde Park: While driving, your left foot isn't too busy. I need to invent a foot-operated computer interface for this. What could possibly go wring?
	11:48pm John in Bklyn: The B A S S in these tunes. Holy cow! I'd like to take this moment to apologize to my neighbors.
	11:54pm Alex of Chicago: what a groove
	11:57pm Weems: Good job Funk! See ya next year!
	11:58pm efd: thanks for playing, Weems!
	11:58pm John in Bklyn: Classic! @efd Thanks for the great tunes! How am I gonna chill out after this??
	11:09am Cecile: You closed out with three of my favorite songs ever.

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 23, 2017

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