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.
My book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) contains a little over 100 essays celebrating a little over 100 songs, each one The Greatest Record Ever Made (because an infinite number can be the greatest, as long as they take turns). There are, of course, far more than a mere 100 or so songs that could capture my fancy to that extent.
And, in discussing those 100+ individual great songs, a number of other great songs inevitably come up in the conversation, all helping to establish context, influence, comparative notes, and ever-changing mood.
This fake TIRnRR playlist is made from songs mentioned in the book, but not given their own chapter. It omits additional songs by artists covered in individual chapters, and it omits other recorded versions of songs covered in those individual chapters. This playlist is drawn only from songs mentioned in one or more of the main GREM! chapters, skipping any tracks that are mentioned only in the book's supplemental material. Some of the mentions are made merely in passing, but each of them is mentioned.
And each of 'em is pretty damned good.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--plays Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse on The Spark WSPJ-LP 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/
Spark Syracuse is supported by listeners like you. Tax-deductible donations are welcome at http://sparksyracuse.org/support/
You can follow Carl's daily blog Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) at
https://carlcafarelli.blogspot.com/
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:
SCREEN TEST: Sound Of The Radio--
THE FOUNDATIONS: In The Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)
THE RECORDS: Starry Eyes
BLUE ANGEL: I'm Gonna Be Strong
EDDIE COCHRAN: Nervous Breakdown
THE BEAS: International Girl
GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR: Hold Back The Night
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AMII STEWART: Knock On Wood
THE VOGUES: Five O'Clock World
THE RUBBER CITY REBELS: Paper Dolls
THE KNACK: My Sharona
CHARLIE: She Loves To Be In Love
THE TEMPTATIONS: My Girl
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STARZ: Cherry Baby
STYX: Lorelei
THE TOYS: May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone
THE "5" ROYALES: Dedicated To The One I Love
TOMMY ROE: Sheila
THE BABYS: Isn't It Time
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THE ZOMBIES: This Could Be Our Year
THE COASTERS: Charlie Brown
ARTHUR "BIG BOY" CRUDUP: That's All Right
EVIE SANDS: Any Way That You Want Me
LINDA RONSTADT: That'll Be The Day
TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS: I Think We're Alone Now
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MERRILEE RUSH & THE TURNABOUTS: Angel Of The Morning
THE BEAU BRUMMELS: Laugh, Laugh
NICK LOWE: Switchboard Susan
PHIL SEYMOUR: Let Her Dance
SANDIE SHAW: (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
THE WONDERS: That Thing You Do!
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THE RUNAWAYS: Rock And Roll
MOTT THE HOOPLE: Sweet Jane
THE BOX TOPS: The Letter
BILLY BRAGG: Levi Stubbs' Tears
THE GLADIOLAS: Little Darlin'
THE ANIMALS: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
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THE SOUL CLAN: Soul Meeting
STEPPENWOLF: Born To Be Wild
THE STANDELLS: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
HERMAN'S HERMITS: I'm Henry The VIII, I Am
THE DIXIE CUPS: Iko Iko
THE CRYSTALS: He's A Rebel
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THE CONTOURS: Do You Love Me
THE MOVING SIDEWALKS: 99th Floor
THE OHIO EXPRESS: Had To Be Me
DIONNE WARWICK: I Say A Little Prayer
JAN & DEAN: (Here They Come) From All Over The World
THE CASTAWAYS: Liar, Liar
GLORIA JONES: Tainted Love
THE CHOIR: It's Cold Outside
THE SEEDS: Pushin' Too Hard
THE KINGSMEN: Louie, Louie
THE JAM: The Batman Theme
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