Fake THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Playlist: Biography On TIRnRR

This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.

Today's phony TIRnRR playlist collects a bunch of songs with titular references to famous people. Yes, it's Biography on TIRnRR. 

The resulting list certainly favors songs about songsters (The Ramones, Levis Stubbs, Suzi Quatro, Ray Davies, Emmylou Harris, Ray Charles, Joan Jett, Bo Diddley, Micky Dolenz, The Monkees, David Cassidy, King Elvis I, The Bay City Rollers, John & Yoko, Paul McCartney & Wings, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Carly Simon, Debbie Harry, Otis Redding, Paul Revere and his Raiders, The Beatles, Eddie Cochran, Joe Meek, Jackie Wilson, Robin Zander, Syd Barrett, Alex Chilton, Joey Ramone, and The Shadows). But we found time for actors (Marie Provost, Robert DeNiro), painters (Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh), writers (Richard Brautigan, Sylvia Plath, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jack Kerouac), historical figures (King Henry VIII, Queen Victoria, The Red Baron, Jim Bowie, James K. Polk, Lewis and Clark, George Washington, Robert Ford, Alexander Graham Bell), and convicted killers (Gary Gilmore, Charles Manson), plus one wrestler (Captain Lou Albano), and LBJ's daughter Luci Baines, and TV personality Maria Bartoromo. We are the world! Everything is as it was then, except YOU ARE THERE! 

Wait--wrong TV show. Stay tuned for Biography on TIRnRR.

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Hey, Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made will contain 100 essays (and then some) about 100 tracks, plus two bonus instrumentals, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1)THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1)

Fans of pop music will want to check out Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, a new pop compilation benefiting SPARK! Syracuse, the home of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. TIR'N'RR Allstars--Steve Stoeckel, Bruce Gordon, Joel Tinnel, Stacy Carson, Eytan Mirsky, Teresa Cowles, Dan Pavelich, Irene Peña, Keith Klingensmith, and Rich Firestone--offer a fantastic new version of The Kinks' classic "Waterloo Sunset." That's supplemented by eleven more tracks (plus a hidden bonus track), including previously-unreleased gems from The Click Beetles, Eytan Mirsky, Pop Co-Op, Irene Peña, Michael Slawter (covering The Posies), and The Anderson Council (covering XTC), a new remix of "Infinite Soul" by The Grip Weeds, and familiar TIRnRR Fave Raves by Vegas With Randolph, Gretchen's Wheel, The Armoires, and Pacific Soul Ltd. Oh, and that mystery bonus track? It's exquisite. You need this. You're buying the digital download from Futureman and/or the CD from Kool Kat Musik.

Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Biography On TIRnRR

MOTORHEAD: Ramones
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BILLY BRAGG: Levi Stubbs' Tears
NICK LOWE: Marie Provost
SCREEN TEST: Richard Brautigan
NRBQ: Captain Lou
THE BLONDES: Suzi Quatro
HERMAN'S HERMITS: I'm Henry VIII, I Am
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THE KINKS: Victoria
DOUG POWELL: A Prayer For Ray Davies
GIRLS SAY YES: Sylvia Plath
THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN: Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
THE DICKIES: Jim Bowie
FIRST AID KIT: Emmylou
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: James K. Polk
JOE TEX: You're Right, Ray Charles
THE LAUNDERETTES: What Would Joan Jett Do?
THE ADVERTS: Gary Gilmore's Eyes
THE JOHNNY POPSTAR LUV EXPLOSION: Charlie Manson Eyes
BO DIDDLEY: Bo Diddley 1969
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ADAM MARSLAND: The Night I Bought Micky Dolenz A Beer
THE MONKEES: (Theme From) The Monkees
JOEY RAMONE: Maria Bartoromo
THE AMERICAN FOUR: Luci Baines
THE LONG RYDERS: Looking For Lewis And Clark
BANANARAMA: Robert DeNiro's Waiting
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KEN SHARP: I Wanna Be David Cassidy
THE MODERN LOVERS: Pablo Picasso
DON McLEAN: Vincent
THE RINGLING SISTERS: Garden Of Allah (Once Again For Zelda)
WILLIE ALEXANDER & THE BOOM BOOM BAND: Kerouac
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS: Who Died And Made You Elvis?
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THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Washington's Birthday
THE TARTAN HORDE: Bay City Rollers, We Love You
ELTON JOHN: I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)
THE BEATLES: Ballad Of John & Yoko
HANNAH CRANNA: Paul McCartney And Wings
REDD KROSS: Janus, Jeanie And George Harrison
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CANDI SLICE: Gimme Mick
THE GROOVIE GHOULIES: Carly Simon
SWEET: Alexander Graham Bell
THE B-52'S: Debbie
DON DIXON & THE JUMP RABBITS: The Night That Otis Died
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: The Legend Of Paul Revere
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LIQUOR GIANTS: Beatles Please Come Back
HEINZ: Just Like Eddie
GRAHAM PARKER: Just Like Joe Meek's Blues
VAN MORRISON: Jackie Wilson Said
THE BREAKUP SOCIETY: Robin Zander
THE DIPSOMANIACS: Syd Barrett
THE REPLACEMENTS: Alex Chilton
AMY RIGBY: Dancing With Joey Ramone
THE BEATLES: Cry For A Shadow