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.
When Dana and I were planning our recent real-world all-covers edition of TIRnRR, our friend Dave Murray suggested we consider also doing a show devoted to the definitive versions of individual songs. You know, ignoring whether a track is a cover or an original, a hit or an obscurity, and picking the version that oughta stand alone as THE version.
It's a great idea. And while there's no plausible way we could pull it off as an actual TIRnRR, it provides ideal fodder for another imaginary playlist.
A previous fake TIRnRR playlist took a stab at picking definitive covers; today's exercise folds in some originals, too. There's a lot of overlap between this last and that list. If you compare the two, you'll see I've changed my mind about which act executed the definitive "Eight Miles High," though it remains a close call in my mind. Your own definitive mileage may vary, but these are the versions that define each song for me.
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FAKE TIRnRR PLAYLIST: Definitive Versions
THE KINKS: You Really Got Me
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY: Piece Of My Heart
BIG MAMA THORNTON: Hound Dog
THE FLASHCUBES: Forget About You
THE SPINNERS: My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
MARVIN GAYE: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
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P. P. ARNOLD: The First Cut Is The Deepest
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Rock And Roll Love Letter
JUICE NEWTON: Queen Of Hearts
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?
DAVID RUFFIN: I Want You Back
THE SEARCHERS: Hearts In Her Eyes
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THE BYRDS: Eight Miles High
STIV BATORS: It's Cold Outside
SAMMY AMBROSE: This Diamond Ring
THE RAMONES: Do You Wanna Dance
THE BANGLES: Hazy Shade Of Winter
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Summer Breeze
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THE FOUR TOPS: If I Were A Carpenter
EDDIE COCHRAN: Summertime Blues
THE HOLLIES: I Can't Let Go
LINDA RONSTADT: You're No Good
NAZARETH: Love Hurts
ARETHA FRANKLIN: Respect
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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: I Only Want To Be With You
PATTI SMITH GROUP: Because The Night
THE HEARTBREAKERS: Chinese Rocks
HEADGIRL: Please Don't Touch
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS: Pressure Drop
MILLIE SMALL: Killer Joe
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HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES: Don't Leave Me This Way
JUDY COLLINS: Both Sides Now
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: The Tears Of A Clown
WILSON PICKETT: In The Midnight Hour
WILSON PICKET: Sugar, Sugar
THE DAVE CLARK FIVE: Any Way You Want It
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THE KINGSMEN: Louie Louie
THE ROLLING STONES: I Wanna Be Your Man
RITCHIE VALENS: La Bamba
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: If Not For You
RONNIE SPECTOR & THE E STREET BAND: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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THE BEATLES: Rock And Roll Music
CHUCK BERRY: Johnny B. Goode
NELSON RIDDLE: Batman Theme [TV version]
THE COWSILLS: Hair
THE VELVELETTES: He Was Really Sayin' Something
THE BEACH BOYS: I Can Hear Music
TAVARES: Free Ride
THE ANIMALS: House Of The Rising Sun
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THE MONKEES: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
THELMA HOUSTON: I've Got The Music In Me
THE DRIFTERS: On Broadway
GEORGE JONES: You're Still On My Mind
THE BOX TOPS: The Letter
THE STONE PONEYS: Different Drum
THE RAMONES: I Don't Want To Grow Up
THE FLASHCUBES: Do Anything You Wanna Do
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BIG STAR: September Gurls
THE STALLIONS: Why
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