Been meaning to do this one for years.
This week's programming draws exclusively from a list of our friend and intrepid TIRnRR stats man Fritz Van Leaven's 100 all-time favorite individual tracks. Fritz updates his list every year at the end of May, so we used last year's list to compile the rockin' pop extravaganza detailed below.
(Or rather, we WOULD have used last year's list; I didn't realize until after the show was done that I grabbed Fritz's 2022 tally instead. Listen: Our hearts are in the right place, even if my head ain't. And for our encore, we played a few tracks featuring Fritz on bass, including his lead vocal with the Trees on a cover of Men At Work's "Be Good Johnny.")
Surprise, Fritz! Thanks for all you do to maintain whatever the hell this little mutant radio show is supposed to be. Let's celebrate that with some songs we know you like. And this is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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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 # 1235: 5/26/2024
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold.
BADFINGER: Baby Blue (Apple, Straight Up)
THE SEX PISTOLS: God Save The Queen (Virgin, Kiss This)
THE STATLER BROTHERS: Flowers On The Wall (Time-Life, VA: Classic Country)
THE ANIMALS: The Night (IRS, Ark)
BROOK BENTON: Rainy Night In Georgia (Rhino, VA: Can You Dig It. The '70s Soul Experience)
ROXY MUSIC: More Than This (E.G., Avalon)
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BRUCE COCKBURN: Lovers In A Dangerous Time (True North, Greatest Hits [1970-2020])
STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: Incense And Peppermints (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
SQUEEZE: Hits Of The Year (A & M, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti)
BLACK SABBATH: Looking For Today (Vertigo, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath)
U2: Vertigo (Interscope, How To Dismantle An Atom Bomb)
THE BEATLES: I Need You (Capitol, Help!)
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THE BEATLES: Strawberry Fields Forever (Apple, Magical Mystery Tour)
THE ROLLING STONES: 2000 Light Years From Home (Abkco, Their Satanic Majesties Request)
THE EX-PISTOLS: Judging Minds (VAP, The Swindle Continues)
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: Burnin' For You (Columbia, Workshop Of The Telescopes)
LESLEY GORE: California Nights (Mercury, It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology)
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THE PLIMSOULS: A Million Miles Away (Geffen, Everywhere At Once)
ROY CLARK: Yesterday When I Was Young (Intersound, The Best Of Roy Clark)
R.E.M.: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (IRS, Reckoning)
PINK FLOYD: Julia Dream (Capitol, Relics)
DEVO: Girl U Want (Rhino, Pioneers Who Got Scalped)
THE LEFT BANKE: Pretty Ballerina (Mercury, There's Gonna Be A Storm)
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SLADE: Little Sheila (RCA, Rogues Gallery)
SWEET: Ballroom Blitz (Capitol, The Best Of Sweet)
THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND: Little Girl (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
THE COUNT FIVE: Psychotic Reaction (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
ROXY MUSIC: Love Is The Drug (E.G., Siren)
THE MERRY-GO-ROUND: You're A Very Lovely Woman (Varese Saraband, EMITT RHODES: Listen, Listen: The Best Of Emitt Rhodes)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE KINKS: (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (Arista, Low Budget)
RATT: Round And Round (Rhino, Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt)
THE TROGGS: Love Is All Around (Fontana, Archeology [1966-1976])
BIG STAR: For You (Rykodisc, Third/Sister Lovers)
THE COWSILLS: The Rain, The Park And Other Things (Rebound, The Best Of The Cowsills)
DEVO: The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise (Rhino, Pioneers Who Got Scalped)
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THE YARDBIRDS: Evil Hearted You (Rhino, Ultimate!)
THE PRODUCERS: I Love Lucy (One Way, The Producers/You Make The Heat)
THE CASTAWAYS: Liar, Liar (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
PINK FLOYD: See Emily Play (Capitol., Relics)
ROXY MUSIC: Avalon (E.G., Avalon)
THE BLUES MAGOOS: (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (Mercury, Kaleidoscopic Compendium)
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THE SMALL FACES: Itchykoo Park (Recall, The Definitive Collection)
DAVID BOWIE: Fame (Virgin, Best Of Bowie)
B. B. KING: The Thrill Is Gone (Time-Life, VA: Classic Rock 1969--Shakin' All Over)
ALIVE 'N KICKING: Tighter, Tighter (Collectables, Alive 'N Kicking)
NAPOLEON XIV: They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! (Rhino, VA: The Very Best Of Dr. Demento)
THE BEATLES: Think For Yourself (Capitol, Rubber Soul)
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THE TREES: Be Good Johnny [live] (unreleased)
restlessREVIEW: I Wanna Know (Buffalo Music Vault, VA: This Is It Volume 3)
MINISTERS OF LOVE: Times Like This (unreleased)
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