We begin our show this Thanksgiving week with expressions of gratitude from Sly and the Family Stone and Big Star (though I may question the sincerity of the latter), and conclude with two songs by The Beatles. In between, we skip across decades and styles, from The Drifters' 1962 gem "Sweets For My Sweet" through 2020 offerings from Icecream Hands, Dear Stella, Coke Belda, Kid Gulliver, The Neighborhoods, Pop Co-Op, The Junior League, Irene Peña, Gretchen's Wheel, Orbis Max with Emperor Penguin, Evie Sands, Jim Basnight, The Gold Needles, and The Midnight Callers. The Monkees from 2016. The Ramones from 1978. Jordan Siwek from 2018. P. P. Arnold. The First Class. Cockeyed Ghost. The Kinks. More, and more, and more, from whenever and whomever our hearts and ears reveal to be right in that exact moment.
This year, it can be difficult to feel thankful. We can't wish away the troubles, can't pretend things are as they should be. They are not. For now, we have each other, and we have our music. Thank you for that.
This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO). 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 165 essays about 165 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. My weekly video series The Greatest Record Ever Made! on YouTube has posted my rants about The Ramones' "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?," Badfinger's "Baby Blue," Baron Damon and the Vampires' "The Transylvania Twist," Chuck Berry's "Promised Land," Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want To Be With You," and The Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen."
TIRnRR # 1052: 11/22/2020
THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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