WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 18, 2019

Listener comments!
	9:01pm Folsom: Nice start
	9:02pm Fuzzy: Yes
	9:03pm Kat in Chicago: Locked!
	9:03pm John from Florham park: @EFD thanks
	9:05pm Ken From Hyde Park: I could go for a couple hours of The Cars and other R.O. material, but sad it's under these circumstances.
	9:07pm P-90: Oh yeah
	9:07pm gregory: Here we go . Thanks Evan !
	9:07pm JakeGould: Woooo!!!!
	9:07pm Bootsie: I'm already favoriting this episode.
	9:08pm Dr. Goot: Nice, Evening All!
	9:08pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone
	9:09pm van chinski: Sad for the reason, but looking forward to the show. Candy-O is a favorite!
	9:09pm ratty: i'm on mexican radio?
	9:11pm Bootsie: I was hoping for some Suicide and Vega tracks!
	9:11pm Third World Man: Candy O was the first album I purchased with my own cash from mowing lawns but I actually went to buy the First Album and didn't know a new one was out. SO I had to mow more lawns. 8 Tracks both. Very underrated format.
	9:13pm P-90: I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this demo
	9:13pm Alex of Chicago: mmm, mmm, mmm...
	9:13pm Figgsrock: Those Cars reissues of the past few years had some solid bonus tracks. This demo was an excellent choice EFD.
	9:14pm Third World Man: Very pleased they had the chance to make one last album as the Cars
	9:16pm efd: ha, first tech flub of the night. Probably not the last.
	9:17pm phat: Slack!
	9:17pm Li'l Funk: Now I want to hear the Bye Bye Love demo!
	9:18pm Bootsie: I know "underrated" is an overused word, but I definitely think Panorama was underrated.
	9:18pm Bootsie: @Li'l Funk, me, too!
	9:19pm Kat in Chicago: I always liked "Gimme Some Slack", it sounded so weird at the time!
	9:20pm JakeGould: When I think of junior high school, I think “Shake It Up.”
	9:21pm Kat in Chicago: I remember Panorama didn't get very good reviews
	9:23pm JakeGould: “Panorama” was in every “Nice Price” bin ever.
	9:23pm jmd: Enjoying and looking forward to the show, technical errors and all. Bye, Ric.
	9:23pm efd: damn them and their tight transitions!
	9:25pm Bootsie: I had Panorama on 8-track!
	9:25pm Fuzzy: But Panorama has "Touch and Go," one of my fave Cars tracks! High School memories!
	9:25pm Bootsie: @Kat I liked it, too. Still do!
	9:26pm Bootsie: Wow, I like "Heartbeat City" a lot better in retrospect.
	9:27pm phat: Heartbeat City is my favorite off that album.
	9:27pm Bootsie: @Fuzzy, yes, another gem!
	9:27pm jmd: The only song that wasn’t played into the ground from HB City.
	9:31pm drowsy: well done, man.
	9:32pm @radiofreebronx: Perfection so far. No surprise.
	9:33pm dug: thanks for the cars set. WBCN! used to listen to that alot in college in the 90s. WBCN, whos this? this is brad adams.
	9:36pm phat: they got a lot of airplay on WAAF when I lived in Western MA in the 80s, too. Baystate rock!
	9:36pm Fuzzy: And let's not forget WCOZ!
	9:37pm patrick321: Great stuff EFD keep it coming.
	9:38pm P-90: Really fine first set!
	9:38pm sweetpurplejune: Panorama is my all-time fave!
	9:41pm Fuzzy: An Ohio-Massachusetts mix, like Pixies.
	9:46pm Figgsrock: The “Hello Again” video directed by Andy Warhol is excellent, as is the remix on the expanded edition of Heartbeat City.
	9:48pm Third World Man: Ric and Phil Lesh look like brothers.
	9:50pm Third World Man: shnflac.net bumped a huge amount of Cars like performances and bootlegs to the front page. Bit torrent site.
	9:50pm Third World Man: *live
	9:50pm Third World Man: Moving in Stereo
	9:51pm JakeGould: “Hello Again” music video right here. youtu.be...
	9:51pm sweetpurplejune: Thankful for Annie's participation. I admire both her and her husband as writers.
	9:54pm Dr. Goot: youtu.be...
	9:54pm JakeGould: And the video for “You Might Think” is what beat out “Thriller” kin the first VMAs. youtu.be...
	9:57pm Bootsie: @Jake that's a cool bit of trivia!
	9:58pm EJ @ Loudersoft: I'm curious about this quote attributed to Ric about people not understanding them. They always seemed so cool and calculated, what could he have meant?
	9:59pm Bootsie: My song!! And a version I've not heard before, to boot! :-D
	10:00pm JakeGould: @Bootsie: And “Hello Again” was directed by Andy Warhol. He also plays a bartender in the video. And the opening “Rocktalk” is great, “Phallic symbols… Big buildings look like phallic symbols…”
	10:03pm Bootsie: @Jake I think I remember seeing that!
	10:08pm JakeGould: And here is Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora as Beatniks in “Hairspray.” youtu.be...
	10:09pm Third World Man: This sounds like something on Panorama
	10:10pm RobinSays: Any song that mentions Fiorucci is awesome in my book. Love Ric Ocasek and The Cars. Stellar show Evan!
	10:12pm Motobro: That Slipaway is a classic. I actually forgot about it until now. Thanks for the brain jarr Evan.
	10:24pm loudersoft: Recommended reading for anyone who's never read the Jon Pareles piece on The Cars from Rolling Stone 1979 www.rollingstone.com...
	10:24pm Kat in Chicago: Very interested to hear Debora Iyall!
	10:24pm Bootsie: Ugh, I didn't get to that Suicide tribute, either.
	10:25pm Third World Man: I have the complete Rolling Stone Installed on my PC. If anyone wants PDFs of the Cars Cover issues, request my email and I will forward.
	10:25pm charles laquidera: Duane Ignalls is listening and in tears
	10:25pm Bootsie: The only time I actually got to see Ric live was when he played with Suicide at the Limelight. What a fab surprise THAT was!
	10:26pm Bootsie: @ Loudersoft, Thanks for the tip!
	10:27pm Bootsie: @Third World Man, I'd love a copy, thanks! Will message you. :-)
	10:28pm drowsy: Did not know RO had a hand in this one. Very cool.
	10:28pm steveL: The Cars eponymous album, in my view, a nearly perfect rock album. Lush and sparse, top level pop lyrics, all great. ROMEO VOID!!!!!!!!’
	10:30pm cee dubbles: my better half spent the entire 9/19/93 Dylan Supper Club show jammed into Ric's ribs, Paulina tucked under his other arm
	10:31pm loudersoft: There are a world of songs I don't think people realize Ric produced & as you dig deeper into discographies you discover songs by Cake Like and Guided By Voices and Stratford 4 (as Evan mentioned) and so on. The look on people's faces when they learn he produced two seminal Bad Brains albums is priceless.
	10:32pm steveL: Wow.
	10:42pm phillippe bastille: thanks for putting this together efd, I'm sure it was a lot of work. I'll catch the rest on the archive.drive on everybody!
	10:45pm Bootsie: Oh, I love this one!
	10:47pm medson: Couldn't chime in until now, great tribute efd
	10:49pm Bootsie: I need to go to bed but I can't stop listening.
	10:49pm efd: thanks meds and thanks everyone, juggling a lot tonight so not able to comment as much but I'm enjoying reading them at least!
	10:51pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, this is awesome. The Cars may have been a bit droll live, but their music lives on in high fi stereo.
	10:51pm dB from Oakland: Hi everybody, just joining in, but "It's All I Can Do" is a beautiful, beautiful song. Hi everybody.
	10:54pm sweetpurplejune: Deep cut -- love it! "Let's never answer the novelty knock."
	10:57pm Ojai John: Great interviews. Learning a bunch and appreciating Ocasek more.
	11:00pm Joe: The “wait he did that ?” Discovery for me is the Iggy Pop track Fire Engine. Which is basically Iggy fronting Ministry with Ric producing.
	11:03pm Carmichael: You cant play everything, but moving in stereo is epic.
	11:07pm Bootsie: Ok I'm making a break for it. Fantastic tribute, Evan! Looking forward to catching up on the archive tomorrow. The Cars — along with Sparks — were basically my intro into alternative Music, back when alternative meant something totally different than it does now. And I love both to this day. Thanks again for this show. G'night, all!
	11:10pm efd: @Carm you'll hear that before the night is out
	11:10pm P-90: The joke (?) about Roy Thomas Baker in the record business is that inevitably the drums sound the same on all his records. (The drums, not the drumming)
	11:10pm dB from Oakland: I've never gotten any traction on this theory, but I'm pretty sure Ric used this song as a jumping-off point for "Just What I Needed" www.youtube.com...
	11:11pm steveL: These demos are pretty fully realized. You’d think the guy was a good producer.
	11:11pm Kat in Chicago: Yay, my ears are craving Moving in Stereo too
	11:12pm dB from Oakland: ... the song I just posted is "yummy yummy yummy" by the 1910 fruit gum company. The borrowed part is just the opening riff ...
	11:14pm dB from Oakland: ... another opening bit i noticed in the last couple of days is the drum intro to "Gimme Some Slack", which is an amazing song. But I think Ric riffed on devo's drum opener from "Whipit" to start that song off
	11:14pm medson: @carmichael yes it is.
	11:15pm steveL: “So bleed me.” So punk.
	11:15pm Danne D: hey EFD and everyone! RIP to a legendary talent :(
	11:15pm McGreivey: It's interesting how the demo isn't really missing anything, but the RTB version just has more if it.
	11:16pm steveL: Moving In Stereo is a strong contributor to the best-album thing.
	11:17pm Fuzzy: A sexy song that isn't about sex. Hi Phoebe!
	11:17pm Motobro: D Generation, No Way Out is AA, love it.
	11:18pm Joe: Give the man credit he took an already amazing band in D Generation and made him just a little bit better with out us not even really noticing he did it
	11:18pm Joe: Them not him better
	11:20pm JakeGould: Just reading up on something I might have shared on this show in the past: Elliot Gilbert, the artist who designed the Cars’ first album cover. He also did the first Van Halen album cover. www.coverourtracks.com...
	11:25pm Ojai John: Pardon the mono recording but I grabbed this “Moving in Stereo” In 1982 at the US Festival. https://soundcloud.com/user544599949/moving-in-stereo-live-at-the-us-festival
	11:25pm neilwarren: Our band covered a bunch of Cars songs, including “Gimme some Slack” and “Touch and Go”, in the 80s. Boy does this bring back memories!
	11:25pm Carmichael: @efd, ya buddy!
	11:28pm Carmichael: The verse guitar sound to Best Friends Girl was lifted completely from the Beatles I Will.
	11:30pm the noggin: who's on the phone right now?
	11:31pm Carmichael: Danny Sage from D Generation.
	11:33pm zenkoan: Did I miss "Drive", or are you saving it for last?
	11:34pm steveL: Jake: Very cool! Life goes on, but I miss good album covers. That guy was strong.
	11:34pm Danne D: Thanks so much for this Evan. An incredible job making a show that's such a worthy tribute to such an immense talent.
	11:34pm efd: I gotta say, "Drive" is ...not guaranteed
	11:34pm medson: this is one of my all time fav cars songs
	11:36pm Carmichael: Elliott Easton is left handed. Just sayin’ ...
	11:36pm Fuzzy: #metoo
	11:36pm steveL: Such great songs.
	11:37pm Joe: What I also found really cool was how much he worked with Darryl Jennifer outside of Bad Brains.
	11:38pm Fuzzy: But Elliott Easton is an awesome guitar player. #NotMe
	11:39pm efd: Easton is amazing, and overshadowed by O&O I think
	11:39pm Alex of Chicago: I love bye bye
	11:39pm dB from Oakland: you think you'r so illustrious, you call yourself intense
	11:39pm Carmichael: That was a guitar player joke.
	11:40pm Fuzzy: Only because he doesn't sing lead.
	11:40pm dB from Oakland: always it's some other guy
	11:41pm Fuzzy: always!
	11:41pm zenkoan: Aw c'mon--"Drive" is great in its own, over the top way. And a significant part of the Cars legacy. Let's do hear the studio version of "Bye Bye Love" after the demo--that's my big fave
	11:41pm P-90: Interesting how the Bye Bye demo sounds just a bit more Talking Heads-ish
	11:41pm dB from Oakland: it's an orange-ade sky
	11:41pm Carmichael: His playing was a little plowed under, IMO. Producers ...
	11:42pm Kat in Chicago: that's a good observation P-90
	11:42pm steveL: Almost note on.
	11:43pm steveL: Demo to album on Bye bye
	11:45pm Third World Man: What was the problem with the Door to Door album? I think it was fine, just not another Heartbreak City.
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for the Ian Lloyd “driveway moment,” efd! I just may be stuck in my car for the duration of your show.
	11:46pm efd: @Third World honestly I'm just not very familiar with it. In fact I just picked it up earlier this year!
	11:47pm Motobro: Great show and tribute. Goodnight. Thank you Evan.
	11:48pm efd: ha, my pleasure Gaylord!
	11:48pm chad from oregon: The Door To Door title track is a stomper.
	11:49pm Danne D: EFD is a good man :)
	11:49pm steveL: You sly motherfucker
	11:50pm Carmichael: You gave in, Evan HA HA
	11:50pm Alex of Chicago: yeah, that's how it had to end
	11:50pm steveL: Also, Dianne D said.
	11:50pm dB from Oakland: who gonna drive me home tonight
	11:50pm efd: I do like how he wrote this monster hit and gave it to Ben Orr to sing
	11:50pm steveL: You know what I mean.
	11:51pm steveL: I remember this video being a big deal.
	11:52pm Joe: This has been great. This was one of those passing I did feel the punch in the gut to hear. Thank you so much EFD. As I said second to none.
	11:52pm BrassKnuckles: I remember why some blonde guy was singing instead of Ric. I didn't know the bassist sang on a lot of their hits.
	11:53pm Fuzzy: Hi Brad...
	11:53pm Carmichael: YESSSSSS
	11:53pm Third World Man: Every Cars fan needs to relisten to Door to Door. It's the Cars trying to be a band after their "Back In Black" sample to death period. It's a solid album with no filler. It's just not the Cars or Candy O. I find it better than heartbreak City in consistency.
	11:53pm medson: @efd didn't you once say you've never seen Fast Times?
	11:55pm P-90: Awesome RO special show tonight, even before considering how astonishingly little time there was to put it together. Bravo, Dude.
	11:55pm Joe: As much as I love Fast Times I have made it my personal mission to get people to listen to the greatness of this song outside of its intro.
	11:55pm Third World Man: EFD I now have my own show locally for four hours locally you and three other FMU DJ's are my influences. I just wanted you to know.
	11:55pm steveL: Ben Oor had the smooth melodic voice. Might have made the difference. So many good songs!
	11:55pm efd: @medson I don't recall saying that but it's true that I haven't seen it
	11:55pm Carmichael: If you want some good Easton, listen to Touch and Go.
	11:56pm Spicoli-bro: Oh yeah dude! This is a radical tubation ride.
	11:56pm Third World Man: easily the best produced Cars Track
	11:56pm Fuzzy: Right into All Mixed Up, as it should be (I hope)
	11:56pm efd: @TWMan thanks, that's nice to hear
	11:58pm Third World Man: perfect end to the show
	11:58pm medson: perfect tribute to a great talent
	11:58pm Fuzzy: Yup! Thanks efd!
	11:58pm dB from Oakland: it's all mixed up
	11:58pm Danne D: one of the all time great rolls from one song into another. And All Mixed Up is def in my top 2 Cars songs.
	11:58pm Kat in Chicago: Lovely. Well done, Evan!
	11:58pm Third World Man: this show goes on my ipod
	11:58pm steveL: Damn, Fuzzy!
	11:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, efd. Quite a lot of ground covered tonight. Will miss Ric Ocasek. Glad you're ending with this pair. I like how the songs on this album fit together, one after the next.
	11:59pm jt: Thanks for this tribute - well done.
	11:59pm Carmichael: I love he sings Itsallmixedup, all at once
	11:59pm P-90: Poor Eddie Money’s tribute got completely blown off the map by a much bigger star’s. “Story of my life...” he’d say.
	11:59pm Alex of Chicago: Thanks, EFD!
	11:59pm Fuzzy: I didn't do it!
	12:00am KidProJoe: Brilliant show!
	12:00am Carmichael: And THERE was Easton.
	12:00am efd: thanks everyone, really appreciate the comments and warmth tonight
	12:01am Third World Man: To think they started as a CSNY type group
	12:01am jt: heard the Cars songs when they were new on WBCN with thirteen year old ears...
	12:01am On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.. Good stuff
	12:01am Carmichael: Epic show, Evan.
	12:01am Danne D: wow this brings me back - will have this in my head for days
	12:02am Danne D: thanks again Evan you are the best!
	1:07am shootybiscuits: enjoying the show. feel like we're heading toward psychedelic cumbia.
	8:58am TracyD: This ruled- thanks EFD!
	1:59pm Eddy in Australia: Just finished listening to the archive. Simply put, this was great radio.
	11:35pm Ken From Hyde Park: I forgot last night to post a link to the Morricone Island show with a Ric Ocasek tribute. www.wfmu.org... (Includes bonus Eddie Money and Daniel Johnston tributes — no extra charge!)
	10:30am Marie: Really great show--thanks. Evan.
	6:22pm Ajax: Great show, wow - the JWIN demo was insane, thanks for that and the interviews too!
	3:40pm Miss Georgia Peach: Great interviews - thanks!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 18, 2019

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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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September 18, 2019: remembering Ric Ocasek

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
the cars	double life "double life" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the cars	shoo be doo "shoo be doo" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:03:45 (Pop-up)
the cars	candy-o "candy-o" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:05:28 (Pop-up)
suicide	fast money music "fast money music" by "suicide"	alan vega - martin rev	antilles	1980	produced by ric ocasek	0:07:51 (Pop-up)
the cars	you're all i've got tonight (demo version)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			0:10:54 (Pop-up)
the cars	gimme some slack "gimme some slack" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra	1980		0:15:06 (Pop-up)
the cars	night spots "night spots" by "the cars"	candy-o expanded edition	rhino/elektra			0:18:39 (Pop-up)
la peste	i don't know right from wrong	s/t	matador		produced by Ric Ocasek. Greg Hawkes on keys!	0:22:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	heartbeat city "heartbeat city" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra	1984		0:24:52 (Pop-up)

annie zaleski	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "annie zaleski"					0:35:45 (Pop-up)

the stratford 4	just sad really "just sad really" by "the stratford 4"	keep your crazy head on			produced by Ric Ocasek	0:51:26 (Pop-up)
the cars	getting through "getting through" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra	1980		0:54:57 (Pop-up)
the fast	these boots are made for walking	the best of the fast: 1976-1984	munster		produced by Ric Ocasek	0:57:46 (Pop-up)
the fast	kids just wanna dance '79	the best of the fast: 1976-1984			produced by Ric Ocasek	1:01:38 (Pop-up)
the cars	slipaway "slipaway" by "the cars"	just what i needed: the cars anthology				1:04:54 (Pop-up)

paul zone	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "paul zone"				former member of The Fast	1:10:36 (Pop-up)

the cars	let the good times roll "let the good times roll" by "the cars"	s/t				1:22:28 (Pop-up)
romeo void	never say never "never say never" by "romeo void"	benefactor	columbia		Produced by Ric Ocasek; the short/edited version, sorry/not sorry.	1:26:04 (Pop-up)

debora iyall	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "debora iyall"				of Romeo Void	1:31:08 (Pop-up)

the cars	i'm not the one "i'm not the one" by "the cars"	shake it up	elektra	1981		1:45:42 (Pop-up)
the cars	it's all i can do "it's all i can do" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		1:46:29 (Pop-up)
the cars	they won't see you (demo)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			1:50:12 (Pop-up)
guided by voices	surgical focus "surgical focus" by "guided by voices"	do the collapse	tvt	1999	produced by Ric Ocasek	1:54:08 (Pop-up)
the cars	up and down "up and down" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra			1:57:45 (Pop-up)

the cars	just what i needed (demo version)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			2:07:09 (Pop-up)
the cars	just what i needed "just what i needed" by "the cars"	7"	elektra	1978	on red vinyl, suckers!	2:10:14 (Pop-up)
d generation	no way out "no way out" by "d generation"	no lunch	columbia	1996		2:13:57 (Pop-up)

danny sage	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "danny sage"				from D Generation	2:19:09 (Pop-up)

the cars	got a lot on my head "got a lot on my head" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra			2:31:32 (Pop-up)
the cars	you might think "you might think" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra			2:33:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	bye bye love (demo) "bye bye love (demo)" by "the cars"	s/t (deluxe edition)	elektra			2:37:24 (Pop-up)
ian lloyd	slipaway "slipaway" by "ian lloyd"	7"	scotti bros.		produced and written by Ric Ocasek; we heard the Cars' demo version earlier in the show	2:41:37 (Pop-up)
third rail	it's over now "it's over now" by "third rail"	7"	spoonfed	1978	produced by Ric Ocasek	2:44:57 (Pop-up)
the cars	drive "drive" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra	1984		2:48:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	moving in stereo "moving in stereo" by "the cars"	s/t	elektra	1978		2:51:56 (Pop-up)
the cars	all mixed up "all mixed up" by "the cars"	s/t	elektra	1978		2:56:42 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:01pm Folsom: Nice start
	9:02pm Fuzzy: Yes
	9:03pm Kat in Chicago: Locked!
	9:03pm John from Florham park: @EFD thanks
	9:05pm Ken From Hyde Park: I could go for a couple hours of The Cars and other R.O. material, but sad it's under these circumstances.
	9:07pm P-90: Oh yeah
	9:07pm gregory: Here we go . Thanks Evan !
	9:07pm JakeGould: Woooo!!!!
	9:07pm Bootsie: I'm already favoriting this episode.
	9:08pm Dr. Goot: Nice, Evening All!
	9:08pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone
	9:09pm van chinski: Sad for the reason, but looking forward to the show. Candy-O is a favorite!
	9:09pm ratty: i'm on mexican radio?
	9:11pm Bootsie: I was hoping for some Suicide and Vega tracks!
	9:11pm Third World Man: Candy O was the first album I purchased with my own cash from mowing lawns but I actually went to buy the First Album and didn't know a new one was out. SO I had to mow more lawns. 8 Tracks both. Very underrated format.
	9:13pm P-90: I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this demo
	9:13pm Alex of Chicago: mmm, mmm, mmm...
	9:13pm Figgsrock: Those Cars reissues of the past few years had some solid bonus tracks. This demo was an excellent choice EFD.
	9:14pm Third World Man: Very pleased they had the chance to make one last album as the Cars
	9:16pm efd: ha, first tech flub of the night. Probably not the last.
	9:17pm phat: Slack!
	9:17pm Li'l Funk: Now I want to hear the Bye Bye Love demo!
	9:18pm Bootsie: I know "underrated" is an overused word, but I definitely think Panorama was underrated.
	9:18pm Bootsie: @Li'l Funk, me, too!
	9:19pm Kat in Chicago: I always liked "Gimme Some Slack", it sounded so weird at the time!
	9:20pm JakeGould: When I think of junior high school, I think “Shake It Up.”
	9:21pm Kat in Chicago: I remember Panorama didn't get very good reviews
	9:23pm JakeGould: “Panorama” was in every “Nice Price” bin ever.
	9:23pm jmd: Enjoying and looking forward to the show, technical errors and all. Bye, Ric.
	9:23pm efd: damn them and their tight transitions!
	9:25pm Bootsie: I had Panorama on 8-track!
	9:25pm Fuzzy: But Panorama has "Touch and Go," one of my fave Cars tracks! High School memories!
	9:25pm Bootsie: @Kat I liked it, too. Still do!
	9:26pm Bootsie: Wow, I like "Heartbeat City" a lot better in retrospect.
	9:27pm phat: Heartbeat City is my favorite off that album.
	9:27pm Bootsie: @Fuzzy, yes, another gem!
	9:27pm jmd: The only song that wasn’t played into the ground from HB City.
	9:31pm drowsy: well done, man.
	9:32pm @radiofreebronx: Perfection so far. No surprise.
	9:33pm dug: thanks for the cars set. WBCN! used to listen to that alot in college in the 90s. WBCN, whos this? this is brad adams.
	9:36pm phat: they got a lot of airplay on WAAF when I lived in Western MA in the 80s, too. Baystate rock!
	9:36pm Fuzzy: And let's not forget WCOZ!
	9:37pm patrick321: Great stuff EFD keep it coming.
	9:38pm P-90: Really fine first set!
	9:38pm sweetpurplejune: Panorama is my all-time fave!
	9:41pm Fuzzy: An Ohio-Massachusetts mix, like Pixies.
	9:46pm Figgsrock: The “Hello Again” video directed by Andy Warhol is excellent, as is the remix on the expanded edition of Heartbeat City.
	9:48pm Third World Man: Ric and Phil Lesh look like brothers.
	9:50pm Third World Man: shnflac.net bumped a huge amount of Cars like performances and bootlegs to the front page. Bit torrent site.
	9:50pm Third World Man: *live
	9:50pm Third World Man: Moving in Stereo
	9:51pm JakeGould: “Hello Again” music video right here. youtu.be...
	9:51pm sweetpurplejune: Thankful for Annie's participation. I admire both her and her husband as writers.
	9:54pm Dr. Goot: youtu.be...
	9:54pm JakeGould: And the video for “You Might Think” is what beat out “Thriller” kin the first VMAs. youtu.be...
	9:57pm Bootsie: @Jake that's a cool bit of trivia!
	9:58pm EJ @ Loudersoft: I'm curious about this quote attributed to Ric about people not understanding them. They always seemed so cool and calculated, what could he have meant?
	9:59pm Bootsie: My song!! And a version I've not heard before, to boot! :-D
	10:00pm JakeGould: @Bootsie: And “Hello Again” was directed by Andy Warhol. He also plays a bartender in the video. And the opening “Rocktalk” is great, “Phallic symbols… Big buildings look like phallic symbols…”
	10:03pm Bootsie: @Jake I think I remember seeing that!
	10:08pm JakeGould: And here is Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora as Beatniks in “Hairspray.” youtu.be...
	10:09pm Third World Man: This sounds like something on Panorama
	10:10pm RobinSays: Any song that mentions Fiorucci is awesome in my book. Love Ric Ocasek and The Cars. Stellar show Evan!
	10:12pm Motobro: That Slipaway is a classic. I actually forgot about it until now. Thanks for the brain jarr Evan.
	10:24pm loudersoft: Recommended reading for anyone who's never read the Jon Pareles piece on The Cars from Rolling Stone 1979 www.rollingstone.com...
	10:24pm Kat in Chicago: Very interested to hear Debora Iyall!
	10:24pm Bootsie: Ugh, I didn't get to that Suicide tribute, either.
	10:25pm Third World Man: I have the complete Rolling Stone Installed on my PC. If anyone wants PDFs of the Cars Cover issues, request my email and I will forward.
	10:25pm charles laquidera: Duane Ignalls is listening and in tears
	10:25pm Bootsie: The only time I actually got to see Ric live was when he played with Suicide at the Limelight. What a fab surprise THAT was!
	10:26pm Bootsie: @ Loudersoft, Thanks for the tip!
	10:27pm Bootsie: @Third World Man, I'd love a copy, thanks! Will message you. :-)
	10:28pm drowsy: Did not know RO had a hand in this one. Very cool.
	10:28pm steveL: The Cars eponymous album, in my view, a nearly perfect rock album. Lush and sparse, top level pop lyrics, all great. ROMEO VOID!!!!!!!!’
	10:30pm cee dubbles: my better half spent the entire 9/19/93 Dylan Supper Club show jammed into Ric's ribs, Paulina tucked under his other arm
	10:31pm loudersoft: There are a world of songs I don't think people realize Ric produced & as you dig deeper into discographies you discover songs by Cake Like and Guided By Voices and Stratford 4 (as Evan mentioned) and so on. The look on people's faces when they learn he produced two seminal Bad Brains albums is priceless.
	10:32pm steveL: Wow.
	10:42pm phillippe bastille: thanks for putting this together efd, I'm sure it was a lot of work. I'll catch the rest on the archive.drive on everybody!
	10:45pm Bootsie: Oh, I love this one!
	10:47pm medson: Couldn't chime in until now, great tribute efd
	10:49pm Bootsie: I need to go to bed but I can't stop listening.
	10:49pm efd: thanks meds and thanks everyone, juggling a lot tonight so not able to comment as much but I'm enjoying reading them at least!
	10:51pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, this is awesome. The Cars may have been a bit droll live, but their music lives on in high fi stereo.
	10:51pm dB from Oakland: Hi everybody, just joining in, but "It's All I Can Do" is a beautiful, beautiful song. Hi everybody.
	10:54pm sweetpurplejune: Deep cut -- love it! "Let's never answer the novelty knock."
	10:57pm Ojai John: Great interviews. Learning a bunch and appreciating Ocasek more.
	11:00pm Joe: The “wait he did that ?” Discovery for me is the Iggy Pop track Fire Engine. Which is basically Iggy fronting Ministry with Ric producing.
	11:03pm Carmichael: You cant play everything, but moving in stereo is epic.
	11:07pm Bootsie: Ok I'm making a break for it. Fantastic tribute, Evan! Looking forward to catching up on the archive tomorrow. The Cars — along with Sparks — were basically my intro into alternative Music, back when alternative meant something totally different than it does now. And I love both to this day. Thanks again for this show. G'night, all!
	11:10pm efd: @Carm you'll hear that before the night is out
	11:10pm P-90: The joke (?) about Roy Thomas Baker in the record business is that inevitably the drums sound the same on all his records. (The drums, not the drumming)
	11:10pm dB from Oakland: I've never gotten any traction on this theory, but I'm pretty sure Ric used this song as a jumping-off point for "Just What I Needed" www.youtube.com...
	11:11pm steveL: These demos are pretty fully realized. You’d think the guy was a good producer.
	11:11pm Kat in Chicago: Yay, my ears are craving Moving in Stereo too
	11:12pm dB from Oakland: ... the song I just posted is "yummy yummy yummy" by the 1910 fruit gum company. The borrowed part is just the opening riff ...
	11:14pm dB from Oakland: ... another opening bit i noticed in the last couple of days is the drum intro to "Gimme Some Slack", which is an amazing song. But I think Ric riffed on devo's drum opener from "Whipit" to start that song off
	11:14pm medson: @carmichael yes it is.
	11:15pm steveL: “So bleed me.” So punk.
	11:15pm Danne D: hey EFD and everyone! RIP to a legendary talent :(
	11:15pm McGreivey: It's interesting how the demo isn't really missing anything, but the RTB version just has more if it.
	11:16pm steveL: Moving In Stereo is a strong contributor to the best-album thing.
	11:17pm Fuzzy: A sexy song that isn't about sex. Hi Phoebe!
	11:17pm Motobro: D Generation, No Way Out is AA, love it.
	11:18pm Joe: Give the man credit he took an already amazing band in D Generation and made him just a little bit better with out us not even really noticing he did it
	11:18pm Joe: Them not him better
	11:20pm JakeGould: Just reading up on something I might have shared on this show in the past: Elliot Gilbert, the artist who designed the Cars’ first album cover. He also did the first Van Halen album cover. www.coverourtracks.com...
	11:25pm Ojai John: Pardon the mono recording but I grabbed this “Moving in Stereo” In 1982 at the US Festival. https://soundcloud.com/user544599949/moving-in-stereo-live-at-the-us-festival
	11:25pm neilwarren: Our band covered a bunch of Cars songs, including “Gimme some Slack” and “Touch and Go”, in the 80s. Boy does this bring back memories!
	11:25pm Carmichael: @efd, ya buddy!
	11:28pm Carmichael: The verse guitar sound to Best Friends Girl was lifted completely from the Beatles I Will.
	11:30pm the noggin: who's on the phone right now?
	11:31pm Carmichael: Danny Sage from D Generation.
	11:33pm zenkoan: Did I miss "Drive", or are you saving it for last?
	11:34pm steveL: Jake: Very cool! Life goes on, but I miss good album covers. That guy was strong.
	11:34pm Danne D: Thanks so much for this Evan. An incredible job making a show that's such a worthy tribute to such an immense talent.
	11:34pm efd: I gotta say, "Drive" is ...not guaranteed
	11:34pm medson: this is one of my all time fav cars songs
	11:36pm Carmichael: Elliott Easton is left handed. Just sayin’ ...
	11:36pm Fuzzy: #metoo
	11:36pm steveL: Such great songs.
	11:37pm Joe: What I also found really cool was how much he worked with Darryl Jennifer outside of Bad Brains.
	11:38pm Fuzzy: But Elliott Easton is an awesome guitar player. #NotMe
	11:39pm efd: Easton is amazing, and overshadowed by O&O I think
	11:39pm Alex of Chicago: I love bye bye
	11:39pm dB from Oakland: you think you'r so illustrious, you call yourself intense
	11:39pm Carmichael: That was a guitar player joke.
	11:40pm Fuzzy: Only because he doesn't sing lead.
	11:40pm dB from Oakland: always it's some other guy
	11:41pm Fuzzy: always!
	11:41pm zenkoan: Aw c'mon--"Drive" is great in its own, over the top way. And a significant part of the Cars legacy. Let's do hear the studio version of "Bye Bye Love" after the demo--that's my big fave
	11:41pm P-90: Interesting how the Bye Bye demo sounds just a bit more Talking Heads-ish
	11:41pm dB from Oakland: it's an orange-ade sky
	11:41pm Carmichael: His playing was a little plowed under, IMO. Producers ...
	11:42pm Kat in Chicago: that's a good observation P-90
	11:42pm steveL: Almost note on.
	11:43pm steveL: Demo to album on Bye bye
	11:45pm Third World Man: What was the problem with the Door to Door album? I think it was fine, just not another Heartbreak City.
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for the Ian Lloyd “driveway moment,” efd! I just may be stuck in my car for the duration of your show.
	11:46pm efd: @Third World honestly I'm just not very familiar with it. In fact I just picked it up earlier this year!
	11:47pm Motobro: Great show and tribute. Goodnight. Thank you Evan.
	11:48pm efd: ha, my pleasure Gaylord!
	11:48pm chad from oregon: The Door To Door title track is a stomper.
	11:49pm Danne D: EFD is a good man :)
	11:49pm steveL: You sly motherfucker
	11:50pm Carmichael: You gave in, Evan HA HA
	11:50pm Alex of Chicago: yeah, that's how it had to end
	11:50pm steveL: Also, Dianne D said.
	11:50pm dB from Oakland: who gonna drive me home tonight
	11:50pm efd: I do like how he wrote this monster hit and gave it to Ben Orr to sing
	11:50pm steveL: You know what I mean.
	11:51pm steveL: I remember this video being a big deal.
	11:52pm Joe: This has been great. This was one of those passing I did feel the punch in the gut to hear. Thank you so much EFD. As I said second to none.
	11:52pm BrassKnuckles: I remember why some blonde guy was singing instead of Ric. I didn't know the bassist sang on a lot of their hits.
	11:53pm Fuzzy: Hi Brad...
	11:53pm Carmichael: YESSSSSS
	11:53pm Third World Man: Every Cars fan needs to relisten to Door to Door. It's the Cars trying to be a band after their "Back In Black" sample to death period. It's a solid album with no filler. It's just not the Cars or Candy O. I find it better than heartbreak City in consistency.
	11:53pm medson: @efd didn't you once say you've never seen Fast Times?
	11:55pm P-90: Awesome RO special show tonight, even before considering how astonishingly little time there was to put it together. Bravo, Dude.
	11:55pm Joe: As much as I love Fast Times I have made it my personal mission to get people to listen to the greatness of this song outside of its intro.
	11:55pm Third World Man: EFD I now have my own show locally for four hours locally you and three other FMU DJ's are my influences. I just wanted you to know.
	11:55pm steveL: Ben Oor had the smooth melodic voice. Might have made the difference. So many good songs!
	11:55pm efd: @medson I don't recall saying that but it's true that I haven't seen it
	11:55pm Carmichael: If you want some good Easton, listen to Touch and Go.
	11:56pm Spicoli-bro: Oh yeah dude! This is a radical tubation ride.
	11:56pm Third World Man: easily the best produced Cars Track
	11:56pm Fuzzy: Right into All Mixed Up, as it should be (I hope)
	11:56pm efd: @TWMan thanks, that's nice to hear
	11:58pm Third World Man: perfect end to the show
	11:58pm medson: perfect tribute to a great talent
	11:58pm Fuzzy: Yup! Thanks efd!
	11:58pm dB from Oakland: it's all mixed up
	11:58pm Danne D: one of the all time great rolls from one song into another. And All Mixed Up is def in my top 2 Cars songs.
	11:58pm Kat in Chicago: Lovely. Well done, Evan!
	11:58pm Third World Man: this show goes on my ipod
	11:58pm steveL: Damn, Fuzzy!
	11:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, efd. Quite a lot of ground covered tonight. Will miss Ric Ocasek. Glad you're ending with this pair. I like how the songs on this album fit together, one after the next.
	11:59pm jt: Thanks for this tribute - well done.
	11:59pm Carmichael: I love he sings Itsallmixedup, all at once
	11:59pm P-90: Poor Eddie Money’s tribute got completely blown off the map by a much bigger star’s. “Story of my life...” he’d say.
	11:59pm Alex of Chicago: Thanks, EFD!
	11:59pm Fuzzy: I didn't do it!
	12:00am KidProJoe: Brilliant show!
	12:00am Carmichael: And THERE was Easton.
	12:00am efd: thanks everyone, really appreciate the comments and warmth tonight
	12:01am Third World Man: To think they started as a CSNY type group
	12:01am jt: heard the Cars songs when they were new on WBCN with thirteen year old ears...
	12:01am On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.. Good stuff
	12:01am Carmichael: Epic show, Evan.
	12:01am Danne D: wow this brings me back - will have this in my head for days
	12:02am Danne D: thanks again Evan you are the best!
	1:07am shootybiscuits: enjoying the show. feel like we're heading toward psychedelic cumbia.
	8:58am TracyD: This ruled- thanks EFD!
	1:59pm Eddy in Australia: Just finished listening to the archive. Simply put, this was great radio.
	11:35pm Ken From Hyde Park: I forgot last night to post a link to the Morricone Island show with a Ric Ocasek tribute. www.wfmu.org... (Includes bonus Eddie Money and Daniel Johnston tributes — no extra charge!)
	10:30am Marie: Really great show--thanks. Evan.
	6:22pm Ajax: Great show, wow - the JWIN demo was insane, thanks for that and the interviews too!
	3:40pm Miss Georgia Peach: Great interviews - thanks!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 18, 2019

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