Love makes the world go 'round.
It's a simple notion. Many would say it's a simplistic notion, but they are wrong. It's not the same as saying that all we need is love, nor that love will conquer all; those are simplistic notions. No, it's just recognizing love as motivation, and love as aspiration. We can't get by on love alone. Love isn't everything.
But without love, well, what is there left for us to care about?
We have our love of the music. If we're lucky, we have the love of and for those we cherish. In darker times, we have memories of love, recollections to hold closely and dearly for as long as we draw breath.
I scan some of the song titles in this week's playlist. Let's get started. Everybody's got the right to love. Shiny happy people. One more night. See no evil. Hear my prayer. Place in my heart. Moments fly. Litany (Life goes on).
And, of course, gimme gimme shock treatment.
Each October brings a potent and not always welcome mix of memories, some pleasant, others absolutely devastating. There are pains that linger, aches that will never heal.
But there is the promise of more. The promise of better. Not all promises are kept. But belief in the promise of possibility keeps us going. Each promise starts with love.
Love makes the world go 'round. Let's work toward that. Together.
This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1201: 10/1/2023
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
SOMERDALE: Let's Get Started (Kool Kat Musik, Let's Get Started)
THE SOFT BOYS: Give It To The Soft Boys (Rykodisc, 1976-81)
RICH FIRESTONE: If The Sun Doesn't Shine (The TM Collective, VA: Green Thoughts)
WILLIAM PEARS: Big Bang (Permanent Press, Big Bang!)
THE SUPREMES: Everybody's Got The Right To Love (Motown, The '70s Anthology)
XTC: Earn Enough For Us (Virgin, Upsy Daisy Assortment)
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JAMIE HOOVER: Repo Man (Martini Time Music, Top Banana)
IGGY POP: Five Foot One (Arista, New Values)
MICKY DOLENZ: Shiny Happy People (7A, Dolenz Sings R.E.M.)
THE ASSOCIATION: Windy (Rhino, Just The Right Sound)
TEGAN & SARA: Speak Slow (Sire, So Jealous)
THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR: Vanishing Girl (Rhino, VA: Children Of Nuggets)
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RINEHEARTS: Delilah (Kool Kat Musik, Full Bloom)
THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS: Max's Kansas City (MVD, VA: Nightclubbing: The Birth Of Punk Rock In NYC OST)
IRENE PEÑA: One More Night (Big Stir, single)
TELEVISION: See No Evil (Elektra, Marquee Moon)
THE FLASHCUBES: Forget About You (Big Stir, Pop Masters)
JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS: I Love You (Junk, L.A.M.F.)
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THE EVENING SONS: I Gotta Gurl (Curation, single)
THE FLESHTONES: Girl From Baltimore (Raven, It's Super Rock Time!)
THE WHIFFS: Wanted (n/a, Scratch 'N' Sniff)
NEW ORDER: Dreams Never End (Factory, Movement)
THE CATHOLIC GIRLS: Hear My Prayer (single)
THEE HEADCOATEES: Teenage Kicks (Sympathy For The Record Industry, Punk Girls)
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BUR: Counting Sheep (Kool Kat Musik, We Are Bur)
THE VELVELETTES: Needle In A Haystack (Motown, The Very Best Of The Velvelettes)
THE DIFF: Tanya (Cheap Kiss, single)
THE MOSQUITOS: Darn Well (Kool Kat Musik, This Then Are The Mosquitos)
ABBA: S.O.S. (Polydor, Gold)
THE CRICKLE: Place In My Heart (ROIR, VA: Garage Sale)
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ROXANNE FONTANA: Don't Leave Me (single)
BADFINGER: Look Out California (Permanent Press, Airwaves)
NICK BERTLING: The Heckler (Futureman, Process And Contact)
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: I Only Want To Be With You (Arista, The Definitive Collection)
THE FOUR TOPS: If I Were A Carpenter (Motown, 50th Anniversary--The Singles Collection)
THE RASPBERRIES: I'm A Rocker (RPM, Power Pop Volume Two)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL: Summer In The City (Buddha, Greatest Hits)
SERGE GAINSBOURG: Docteur Jekyll Et Monsieur Hyde (Mercury, Comic Strip)
THE RAMONES: Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment (Rhino, Leave Home)
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: Geno (EMI, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels)
THE CYNZ: I Need You (Jem, VA: Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies)
GAME THEORY: Re-Make/Re-Model [live] (Omnivore, The Big Shot Chronicles)
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THE KINKS: Days (Sanctuary, The Anthology 1964-1971)
THE ZOMBIES: What More Can I Do (Big Beat, Zombie Heaven)
MIKE BROWNING: Moments Fly (single)
THE MILKSHAKES: You Can Only Lose (Damaged Goods, Talkin' 'Bout...Milkshakes!/After School Session)
THE HUDSON BROTHERS: If You Really Need Me (Varese Sarabande, So You Are A Star)
THE PRIMITIVES: She Don't Need You (Castle, Buzz Buzz Buzz--The Complete Lazy Recordings)
DOLPH CHANEY: Ice Cream Embers (Big Stir, Mug)
LULU: Forget Me Baby (RPM, Shout! The Complete Decca Recordings)
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SLD: A Perfect Day (Kool Kat Musik, Like Sunshine)
GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR: Pouring It All Out (Spectrum, The Very Best Of Graham Parker & The Rumour)
WAR: Low Rider (Hip-O, Icon 2: The Hits & More)
THE MUFFS: Weird Boy Next Door (Burger, Whoop De Doo)
THE MONKEES: You Just May Be The One (Rhino, Headquarters)
THE NAZZ: Forget All About It (Rhino, Nazz Nazz)
GUADALCANAL DIARY: Litany (Life Goes On) (Elektra, 2 x 4)
THE BEATLES: I'm Looking Through You (Capitol, Rubber Soul)
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THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: Love Makes The World Go 'Round
GEEK MUSIC: The Powerpuff Girls End Title Theme
That’s a set list!
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