Fake THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Playlist: Hey, I Did That Song Too! # 4

One more fake This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio playlist, the final (for now) entry in the Hey, I Did That Song Too! series. These have been fun to do, and I may return to the concept at some point in the future. Hope you've enjoyed 'em, as well.

The biggest ongoing challenge (and reward) in compiling these has been making sure that the resulting playlists would create a compelling listening experience, from start to finish. It's not enough for a track to fit the concept (which calls for a track recorded by an artist who also recorded a version of the song that preceded it); each track's gotta be good, too. Just like on the genuine TIRnRR, if I don't like a track, I ain't a-gonna play it. That doesn't prevent us from using lesser tracks to forge a path to what we want. I mean, The Hollies' cover of "Purple Rain" borders on torture, but the fact that it exists allows us to segue from Prince's fine original version into The Hollies' irresistible "Look Through Any Window." I would listen to this playlist, man, and I would turn it up.

The weekend draws near! That's when we return to real playlists from This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl, so join us Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at 93.7 and 103.3 WSPJ-LP Spark Syracuse, and on the web at www.westcottradio.org.



Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Hey, I Did That Song Too! # 4

THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
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KISS: 2000 Man
THE ROLLING STONES: Wild Horses
GRAM PARSONS & EMMYLOU HARRIS: Love Hurts
JOAN JETT: Be My Lover
ALICE COOPER: Pretty Ballerina
THE LEFT BANKE: Walk Away, Renee
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THE FOUR TOPS: Eleanor Rigby
THE BEATLES: Rain
TODD RUNDGREN: Couldn't I Just Tell You
GAME THEORY: You Can't Have Me
BIG STAR: In The Street
CHEAP TRICK: California Man
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THE MOVE: I Can Hear The Grass Grow
THE FLASHCUBES: Boogie City
CHRIS SPEDDING: The Crying Game
DAVE BERRY: This Strange Effect
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: Time Will Tell
THE KINKS: She's Got Everything
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THE ROMANTICS: Midnight To Six Man
THE PRETTY THINGS: Don't Bring Me Down
DAVID BOWIE: 1984
TINA TURNER: Acid Queen
THE WHO: The Kids Are Alright
THE PLEASERS: My Girlfriend's Back
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MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS: Dancing In The Streets
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS: California Dreaming
THE BEACH BOYS: Girl Don't Tell Me
THE SMITHEREENS: Slow Down
THE YOUNG RASCALS: Love Is A Beautiful Thing
WILSON PICKETT: Hey Jude
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PAUL McCARTNEY: Don't Get Around Much Anymore
THE STYLISTICS: Cupid
SAM COOKE: Bring It On Home To Me
THE SUPREMES: I Hear A Symphony
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
EDDIE HOLLAND: Leaving Here
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THE RATIONALS: Respect
ARETHA FRANKLIN: Spanish Harlem
BEN E. KING: Stand By Me
JOHN LENNON: Gimme Some Truth
GENERATION X: Dancing With Myself
THE DONNAS: Living After Midnight
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JUDAS PRIEST: Diamonds And Rust
FIRST AID KIT: America
SIMON & GARFUNKEL: A Hazy Shade Of Winter
THE BANGLES: Manic Monday
PRINCE: Purple Rain
THE HOLLIES: Look Through Any Window
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MICHAEL CARPENTER: She Don't Care About Time
THE BYRDS: My Back Pages
THE RAMONES: Take It As It Comes
THE DOORS: Soul Kitchen
X: Beyond And Back
THE RAMONETURES: Babysitter



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