Fake THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Playlist: TV Songs (Video Filled The Radio Show)

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.

Actually, I like TV.

I have achieved the paradox of being both an elitist and a Philistine, maybe even at the same time. When I was in high school, my pal Mary and I wound up guesting on a public access cable talk show, discussing the state of television programming. We agreed that TV could be better than it was; Mary mentioned I Love Lucy as an example of an old-fashioned standard of good, clean fun lacking in '70s TV, while I insisted there should be more higher-quality shows like, y'know...Star Trek. Elitist and Philistine in one man...boy. I am as God made me.

Today's phony TIRnRR playlist is built of songs connected to television. We have songs used as themes for TV shows, covers of songs used as themes for TV shows, songs about specific TV shows, songs heard on TV shows, covers of songs heard on TV shows, songs about watching TV, and songs about TV. Radio and TV, their forces combined as one. And that's the way it is. To the Batpoles!

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/ You can read about our history here. TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome.

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Hey, Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 124 essays about 124 songs, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of songs can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here.

TV SONGS (Video Filled The Radio Show)

THE MONKEES: (Theme From) The Monkees [The Monkees]
THE DANDY WARHOLS: We Used To Be Friends [Veronica Mars]
THE TORIES: Time For You [Jessie]
MICHAEL LYNCH: He's A Loser [Gilligan's Island]
THE TIMES: I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape [The Prisoner]
THE WAITRESSES: Square Pegs [Square Pegs]
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THE MARKETTS: Theme From The Avengers [The Avengers]
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THE HONEYBEES: You Need Us [Gilligan's Island]
BIS: Powerpuff Girls [End theme] [The Powerpuff Girls]
REMY ZERO: Save Me [Smallville]
THE COWSILLS: Love American Style [Love American Style]
THE DICKIES: Banana Splits [The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]
THE RAMONES: Spider-Man [The Amazing Spider-Man]
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JAN HAMMER: Miami Vice Theme [Miami Vice]
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THE DICTATORS: Sleepin' With The TV On
THE BEACH BOYS: Johnny Carson [The Tonight Show]
SHOES: The Tube
SAMMY DAVIS JR: Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow [Baretta]
ANDY BROWN: Supersonic [Supersonic]
GENERATION X: Ready, Steady, Go [Ready, Steady, Go]
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THE WHO: The Batman Theme [Batman]
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FRANK GORSHIN: The Riddler [Batman]
PUFFY AMIYUMI: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi [Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: Love Makes The World Go 'Round [The Powerpuff Girls]
THE RUBINOOS: Saturday Morning Cartoons
MATTHEW SWEET: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? [Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]
THE REMBRANDTS: I'll Be There For You [Friends]
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AL HIRT: The Green Hornet Theme [The Green Hornet]
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JOHN SEBASTIAN: Welcome Back [Welcome Back, Kotter]
JULIANA HATFIELD & TANYA DONELLY: Josie & the Pussycats [Josie & the Pussycats]
JOHNNY RIVERS: Secret Agent Man [Secret Agent Man]
THE SPONGETONES: TV Talks
THE FOREIGN AGENTS: Secret Mission To Your Heart [The Monkees]
BARON DAEMON & THE VAMPIRES: The Transylvania Twist [The Baron's Buddies]
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BILLY STRANGE: The Munsters [The Munsters]
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CAROLE KING & LOUISE GOFFIN: Where You Lead, I Will Follow [Gilmore Girls]
CHEAP TRICK: That '70s Song [That '70s Show]
KURSAAL FLYERS: Television Generation
THE DEL FUEGOS: When The News Is On
HAWAII MUD BOMBERS: MTV
NILSSON: Best Friend [The Courtship Of Eddie's Father]
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THE NEW YORK DOLLS: Courageous Cat Theme [Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse]
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KEN SHARP: I Wanna Be David Cassidy [The Partridge Family]
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS: Love Is All Around [The Mary Tyler Moore Show]
THE RUTLES: I Must Be In Love [All You Need Is Cash]
CANDI SLICE: Gimme Mick [Saturday Night Live]
THE MASTICATORS: Electra Woman And Dyna Girl [Electra Woman And Dyna Girl]
BLACK FLAG: TV Party
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MIKE POST: The Rockford Files [The Rockford Files]
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THE NEW MONKEES: Burning Desire [The New Monkees]
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Action [Where The Action Is!]
THE CORTINAS: Ask Mr. Waverly [The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]
THE BODEANS: Closer To Free [Party Of Five]
THE CLASH: I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.THE CLICHES: Television Addict
THE CLICK BEETLES: Shut The TV Down
RADIO BIRDMAN: Aloha Steve And Danno [Hawaii Five-0]
THE MONKEES: For Pete's Sake [The Monkees]
DANA & CARL [with DAVE MURRAY]: The Ballad Of Jah Clampett [The Beverly Hillbillies]
THE T-BONES: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) [Alka Seltzer commercial]