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.
Following recent fabricated TIRnRR playlists celebrating the music of 1966 and 1977 (and, of course, our now-classic real-world special THIS IS 1965!), I started thinking about my good fortune in happening to live at a time when some of this great stuff was new.
That thought led to today's exercise. These are songs I remember digging when they were current or recent releases, whether they were on the radio, on TV, or on someone's turntable. I tried to avoid duplicating tracks from the above-mentioned 1965, '66, and '77 playlists. I reluctantly skipped "The Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles; even though it was one of my very favorite tracks on AM Top 40 in 1970, it actually dates from 1967 and doesn't qualify for this list.
But any record you ain't heard is a new record. We'll be back (probably on Saturday) with a sequel, celebrating '50s, '60s, and '70s gems I discovered at least ten years after the fact. Pop music has no expiration date. For today, we start our virtual radio party with a few records I discovered at the right time.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--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 westcottradio.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.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
Fake TIRnRR Playlist: At The Right Time!
THE BEATLES: I Want To Hold Your Hand
THE RAMONES: I Wanna Be Sedated
RICK JAMES: Super Freak
THE GO-GO'S; We Got The Beat
JOHNNY NASH: I Can See Clearly Now
MARY HOPKINS: Goodbye
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THE RASPBERRIES: Tonight
JUICE NEWTON: Queen Of Hearts
THE ROLLING STONES: Get Off Of My Cloud
JEANNIE C. RILEY: Harper Valley PTA
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Raspberry Beret
THE FOUR TOPS: Are You Man Enough
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SOFT CELL: Tainted Love
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Somebody To Love
THE JAM: I Need You (For Someone)
WAR: Why Can't We Be Friends?
THE MONKEES: I'm A Believer
DONNA SUMMER: She Works Hard For The Money
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CULTURE CLUB: Church Of The Poison Mind
BILLY JOE ROYAL: Down In The Boondocks
THE UNDERTONES: Teenage Kicks
THE RECORDS: Starry Eyes
DIONNE WARWICK: Do You Know The Way To San Jose
R.E.M.: Radio Free Europe
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SLADE: Gudbuy T' Jane
AC/DC: You Shook Me All Night Long
THE ARCHIES: Sugar Sugar
THE DAVE CLARK FIVE: Bits And Pieces
KISS: Calling Dr.Love
THE DAZZ BAND: Let It Whip
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THE AMERICAN BREED: Bend Me Shape Me
NICK LOWE: So It Goes
FLEETWOOD MAC: Hold Me
JOAN ARMATRADING: Eating The Bear
THE RUNAWAYS: Wasted
THE ORIGINAL CASTE: One Tin Soldier
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THE 5th DIMENSION: Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In (The Flesh Failures)
GENERATION X: Ready Steady Go
TRACEY ULLMAN: They Don't Know
THE GAP BAND: You Dropped A Bomb On Me
THE SEX PISTOLS: Pretty Vacant
THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN: Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
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ALICE COOPER: Department Of Youth
MICHAEL JACKSON: Beat It
THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN: Fire
PETULA CLARK: Downtown
THE BANGLES: Going Down To Liverpool
FREDA PAYNE: Band Of Gold
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THE GRATEFUL DEAD: A Touch Of Grey
THE RUBINOOS: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
HERMAN'S HERMITS: Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter
THE FIVE AMERICANS: Western Union
THE POLICE: Roxannne
WHAM: Freedom
THE SMITHEREENS: Behind The Wall Of Sleep
THE FLASHCUBES: Wait Till Next Week
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: Wishin' And Hopin'
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THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Rock And Roll Love Letter
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