The only Jill Sobule album I've ever owned was Pink Pearl, released in 2000. This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio had been on the air for a little over a year, and a promo copy of the then-recent Pink Pearl CD was passed on to me by another programmer, the late Larry Hoyt. Larry mentioned that the track "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" was (in his words) "sort of power poppish," and he thought it might be suitable for our little mutant radio show.
He was right, of course. I have no idea why it took us more than 25 years to get around to playing it.
"Claire" was the Pink Pearl track awarded with TIRnRR airplay, another good choice, but not really a better choice than "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart," or "Rainy Day Parade," or "Heroes," all of which we're playing for the first time this week (along with "Supermodel" from the Jill Sobule album). Until now, the only Jill Sobule selections to ever make it to our playlists have been "Claire" and "I Kissed A Girl" (Sobule's best-known track, and a better song than the unrelated Katy Perry hit that swiped its title).
I can't explain or justify why we haven't been playing Jill Sobule all along. I still have my copy of Pink Pearl, which has survived the many periodic purges of my CD collection. It's a wonderful record, well suited to whatever format it is that we do, and I'm way overdue for a deeper dive into Sobule's canon. I regret that it took the sad shock of the artist's death to prompt more airplay.
But I feel the sadness of friends, for whom the loss of Jill Sobule is an awful and immediate ache, a gut punch felt by fans of her work and by folks who knew her or worked with her. Such a major talent, and I mourn along with the many who already appreciated the wonder of her artistic force.
Time wounds all heels. Time waits for no one. Time is the enemy. Someone is gonna break your heart. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1285: 5/11/2025
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
JILL SOBULE: Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart (Beyond, Pink Pearl)
JAMIE AND STEVE: Fly Girl (Loaded Goat, English Afterthought)
JILL SOBULE: Supermodel (Lava, Jill Sobule)
MOON MARTIN: Hot House Baby (Capitol, Escape From Domination)
PEARL HARBOR AND THE EXPLOSIONS: You Got It (Release It) (Blixa Sounds, Pearl Harbor & The Explosions)
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THE BONGOS: In The Congo (Jem, The Shroud Of Touring: Live In 1985)
PETER GABRIEL: Solsbury Hill (Geffen, Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats)
PHIL SEYMOUR: Let Her Dance (The Right Stuff, Precious To Me)
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THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS: Dedicated To The One I Love (MCA, All The Leaves Are Brown: The Golden Era Collection)
REPARATA AND THE DELRONS: Do Wah Diddy (Collectables, Whenever A Teenager Cries)
MIKE BROWNING: Four Days Of Rain (single) --
SONNY: Laugh At Me (Atco, SONNY AND CHER: The Beat Goes On: The Best Of Sonny And Cher)
THE SKELETONS: Trans Am (ESD, In The Flesh!)
ROBIN LANE AND THE CHARTBUSTERS: When Things Go Wrong [Deli Platters single] (Blixa Sounds, Many Years Ago: The Complete Robin Lane & the Chartbusters)
SAM AND DAVE: Soul Man (Atlantic, The Best Of Sam & Dave)
THE ASSOCIATION: Along Comes Mary (Collectors' Choice Music, And Then...Along Comes The Association)
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TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: I Need To Know (MCA, Anthology: Through The Years)
THE SPINNERS: My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (Motown, The Best Of The Spinners)
SUPER 8: Get On The Bus (single) THE REPLACEMENTS: Kiss Me On The Bus (Sire, For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986)
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BEN VAUGHN: Magdalena (Bar/None, Mono USA)
AIMEE MANN: Baby Blue (Hip-O, Ultimate Collection)
THE RAMONES: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Rhino, Rocket To Russia)
THE MONKEES: Me & Magdalena [Version 2] (Rhino, Good Times! [digital edition])
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS: O-o-h Child (Rhino, VA: Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience)
BETTY LAVETTE: My Train's Comin' In (Sundazed, Do Your Duty)
BLONDIE: Will Anything Happen (Chrysalis, The Platinum Collection)
THE BUZZCOCKS: Fast Cars (EMI, Operators Manual)
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BARON DAEMON AND THE VAMPIRES: The Transylvania Twist (WSEN, VA: The Syracuse History Of Rock-N-Roll)
THE BROGUES: I Ain't No Miracle Worker (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
JILL SOBULE: Rainy Day Parade (Beyond, Pink Pearl)
THE ENGLISH BEAT: Click Click (IRS, I Just Can't Stop It)
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DAVE EDMUNDS: Trouble Boys (Rhino, The Dave Edmunds Anthology [1968-1990])
THE KNICKERBOCKERS: Lies (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
THE CASTAWAYS: Liar, Liar (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
THE LEAVES: Too Many People (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
JILL SOBULE: Heroes (Beyond, Pink Pearl)
THE BEATLES: I Want To Tell You (Apple, Revolver)
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