First off: a MILLION thanks to America's Sweetheart Irene Peña for asking Dana & Carl to appear as live guests Sunday on her Twitch TV channel Irene Peña Music. Extra thanks to Irene's surprise guests Dolph Chaney, Bruce Gordon, and Steve Stoeckel, and super extra thanks for their outpouring of support for this little mutant radio show. We felt special! And we are very nearly humbled.
Naturally, we opened our own show this week with a shot of Irene's music. "Must've Been Good" was the first Irene Peña track we ever heard, thanks to a heads-up from our longtime pal John M. Borack. John plays drums on the track, from Irene's 2016 EP Trying Not To Smile, and it was the start of a long and percolatin' connection with Irene and her peerless pop performances. In 2017, Irene allowed us to use "Must've Been Good" on our compilation album This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4. To us, she's been America's Sweetheart ever since.
As This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio heads into the third month of its 25th year, and the Dana & Carl radio partnership has already blitzkrieg-bopped past its 31st anniversary, we realize we're still here in large part because of the friends we've made along the way.
So gather 'round and turn it up, friends. We have another invigmoratin' batch of tunes slapped together for our mutual listening pleasure. Here's to all of you, all of us.
Must've been good? No. Must've been GREAT. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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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, streaming at SPARK stream, and on the Radio Garden app as WESTCOTT RADIO. Recent shows are archived at Westcott Radio
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).
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TIRnRR # 1170: 2/26/2023
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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THE SUGARCUBES: Motorcrash (Elektra, Life's Too Good)
OSCAR TONEY JR: Moon River (Westside, Oscar's Winners)
THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP: Hangin' Around (Epic, They Only Come Out At Night)
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BADFINGER: Love Is Easy (Real Gone Music, Badfinger)
THE FOUR TOPS: If I Were A Carpenter (Hip-O Select, 50th Anniversary--The Singles Collection)
NEW ORDER: Working Overtime (Warner Brothers, Waiting For The Sirens' Call)
THE CYNZ: Tell That Girl To Shut Up (Jem, single) TRANSVISION VAMP: Born To Be Sold (MCA, Velveteen)
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STEVE STOECKEL: Mod Girl [a cappella mix] (unreleased; full-band version available on the Big Stir Records album The Power Of And) MAJOR LANCE: It's The Beat (Epic, Everybody Loves A Good Time!)
HOLLY & THE ITALIANS: Just For Tonight (Wounded Bird, The Right To Be Italian)
AIMEE MANN: Choice In The Matter (DGC, I'm With Stupid)
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THE MONKEES: You Told Me (Rhino, Headquarters)
EDDIE FLOYD: But It's Alright (Stax. Knock On Wood)
THE RAMONES: Any Way You Want It (Radioactive, Greatest Hits Live)
BEN VAUGHN: Sundown, Sundown (Bar/None, Mono USA)
EYTAN MIRSKY: If I Could Only Draw (single) DAVE MASON: Waitin' On You (Rev-Ola, Alone Together)
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RANSOM & THE SUBSET: Don't Remember What Was Her Name (Futureman, Perfect Crimes)
HERMAN'S HERMITS: Searching For The Southern Sun (Repertoire, Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter OST [expanded])
LITTLE RICHARD: Bama Lama, Bama Loo (Specialty, The Very Best Of Little Richard)
THE BEATLES: I'm Down (Apple, Past Masters)
THE WHO: The Good's Gone (MCA, My Generation)
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ROY LONEY & THE LONGSHOTS: Don't You Think My Heart (Sound Asleep, VA: Hit The Hay--Volume 12)
DONNA SUMMER: He's A Rebel (Mercury, She Works Hard For The Money)
THE YARDBIRDS: Little Games (Rhino, Ultimate!)
AMOS MILBURN: Down The Road Apiece (EMI, The Best Of Amos Milburn--Down The Road Apiece)
WARREN ZEVON: Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Rhino, Genius)
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THE CLASH: Train In Vain (Epic, Clash On Broadway)
THE PRETENDERS: Brass In Pocket (Sire, The Singles)
RANDY KLAWON & JIM BONFANTI: Marlo Maybe (single) WET LEG: Chase Longue (Domino, Wet Leg)
WILSON PICKETT: In The Midnight Hour (Rhino, A Man And A Half)
LINDA RONSTADT: How Do I Make You (Rhino, Greatest Hits
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KISS: Easy As It Seems (Mercury, Unmasked)
THE SPONGETONES: Got Nothing Left To Hide (Black Vinyl, Oh Yeah!)
THE MILKSHAKES: You Can Only Lose (Damaged Goods, Talkin' Bout...Milkshakes!/After School Session)
THE CRICKLE: Place In My Heart (ROIR, VA: Garage Sale)
BILLY SCOTT & THE GEORGIA PROPHETS: I Got The Fever (Ripete, VA: The Beach Music Anthology)
LAURIE & THE SIGHS: Face To Face (Wounded Bird, Laurie and the Sighs)
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THE RAMONES: I Believe In Miracles (Sire, Brain Drain)
LES HANDCLAPS: Shake Your Tailfeather (Handclaps, Ouh Ouh Ah!)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Better Things (Rykodisc, VA: This Is Where I Belong)
THE KINKS: Destroyer (Velvel, Give The People What They Want)
JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS: One Track Mind (Jungle, L.A.M.F.)
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: I Say Love (Varese Sarabande, Shake It Up, Baby!)
THE JAYHAWKS: She Walks In So Many Ways (Rounder, Mockingbird Time)
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JUNIPER: I Cry Cause I Care (Confidential, She Steals Candy)
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