Another week, another powerful bit of evidence on behalf of our claim as The Best Three Hours Of Radio On The Whole Friggin' Planet.
Now, even as avowedly humility-challenged as we're known to be, we do recognize that there are lots and lots of other fantastic radio shows out here. We are not the only ones doing this, and we are not the only ones doing it well.
If you're a part of one of those other fantastic radio shows, I sincerely hope you believe in your program just as much as Dana and I believe in This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio. You should. Hell, I believe in you. "The Best Three Hours yadda yadda Friggin' Planet" is an absolute, but I view it as a shared and mobile absolute. It's just like The Greatest Record Ever Made: An infinite number of tracks can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns.
The same goes for the best in rockin' pop radio. We are legion. We are infinite. And we are each the greatest, in our turn. And if we're gonna believe in something, well, music seems a pretty good choice. Belief feeds inspiration. Inspiration sparks action.
And if action speaks louder than words...man, what kind of joyful noise can action make when it SINGS?
I bet it's the best.
Let's all find out. For our part: This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
This show is available as a podcast.
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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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:
TIRnRR # 1229: 4/14/2024
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold.
THE MASTICATORS: Real Nice Time (Crab Apple, VA: I 🖤 sparkle*jets u.k.)
WEEZER: My Best Friend (Geffen, Make Believe)
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P. P. ARNOLD: If You See What I Mean (Immediate, The First Cut)
THE SWANKY MODES: Ordinary Man (Island, VA: Tapeheads: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SAM AND DAVE: Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody (Atlantic, The Best Of Sam & Dave)
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SHONEN KNIFE: Boys (Virgin, The Birds And The B-Sides)
DEVO: Baby Doll [sung in Swedish] (Island, VA: Tapeheads: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
XTC: Respectable Street (Virgin, Upsy Daisy Assortment)
THE KINKS: The Village Green Preservation Society (Universal, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society)
YO LA TENGO: I Should Have Known Better (Matador, I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass)
HEADGIRL: Please Don't Touch (Lemon, GIRLSCHOOL: The Singles)
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TOM PETTY: Flirting With Time (MCA, Highway Companion)
THE JIVE FIVE: What Time Is It (Collectables, Their Greatest Hits)
THE SUPREMES: All I Want (Motown, The '70s Anthology)
DAVE COPE AND THE SASS: Precious Heart (Kool Kat Musik, Hidden From The World)
THE SOFT BOYS: I Wanna Destroy You (Matador, Underwater Moonlight)
-- THE REZILLOS: I Like It (Sire, Can't Stand The Rezillos)
THE PRETENDERS: Message Of Love (Sire, The Singles)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE RAMONES: Swallow My Pride (Rhino, Leave Home)
THE MONKEES: You Told Me (Rhino, Headquarters)
THE WONDERS: That Thing You Do! (Play-Tone, VA: That Thing You Do! OST)
THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS: She Loves You (Music Brokers, VA: The Many Faces Of The Beatles)
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MARY WEISS: Stop And Think It Over (Norton, Dangerous Game)
THE PRIMITIVES: Out Of Reach (RCA, Bombshell)
THE POPPEES: She's Got It (Bomp!, Pop Goes The Anthiology)
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KISS: Calling Dr. Love (Mercury, Rock And Roll Over)
LITTLE RICHARD: Keep A Knockin' (Specialty, The Georgia Peach)
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS: You Belong To Me (Rykodisc, This Year's Model)
THE BEATLES: Glass Onion (Apple, The Beatles)
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