Somewhere in the middle of an overwhelming everything, all but obscured by the weight of drudgery and the sting of mortality, a certain delight prevails. Wait, let's amend that: A certain delight can prevail. Its success is not assured. It can stumble in shadow, fall silent in despair. It can die alone in the dark, unnoticed, unheard.
But sometimes delight can indeed prevail. Perhaps not for long, certainly not for sure. But we can't give up on it. Man, without delight, what's left?
So we try to nurture delight in all its myriad fleeting splendor. If we're lucky, we can delight in family and friends, in love, in hope, in faith if we have it, in belief if we can muster it. We find delight in sparkle and substance alike. As one of our heroes warned us: All things must pass. But as another hero reassured us: We all shine on. Like the moon and the stars and the sun. We shine on for as long as we can.
Here's a soundtrack for shining. We wish you as much delight as you can secure, for you and yours. Delight doesn't take our eyes off the prize. Delight reminds us of what the prize can be. Drudgery? Mortality? My delight's gonna shine just to spite those guys.
Shine with us. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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.
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). You can follow Carl's daily blog at Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do).
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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 # 1288: 6/1/2025
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
GRAHAM PARKER: Back To Schooldays (Hip-O, Ultimate Collection)
THE RAMONES: I Wanna Be Sedated (Rhino, Road To Ruin)
THE BYRDS: The Times They Are A-Changin' [First Version] (Columbia, Turn! Turn! Turn!)
RICK DERRINGER: Rock And Roll, Hoochie Coo (Blue Sky, All American Boy)
THE SMALL FACES: I Can't Make It [acoustic mix] (UNCUT, Something Nice)
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JIM BASNIGHT: All Summer Long (single) THE CANDY BUTCHERS: You Belong To Me Now (RPM, Play With Your Head)
SLYBOOTS: If We Could Let Go (single) XTC: Statue Of Liberty (Virgin, White Music)
RARE EARTH: Chained (Motown, Greatest Hits And Rare Clsssics)
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ELASTICA: Smile (DGC, Elastica)
THE JAYHAWKS: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Columbia, Smile)
SPIRIT: I Got A Line On You (Epic, The Best Of Spirit)
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ROB MOSS AND SKIN-TIGHT SKIN: Why Can't You Come (single) ARTHUR ALEXANDER: Red Beans And Gasoline (single) BOB SEGER AND THE LAST HEARD: Chain Smokin' (Abkco, Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967)
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Hot Fun In The Summertime (Epic, Greatest Hits)
THE GANTS: Summertime Blues (Sundazed, Road Runner! The Best Of The Gants)
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DEAN LANDEW: Summertime Friday Night (single) THE WHO: The Good's Gone (MCA, My Generation)
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JILL SOBULE: Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart (Beyond, Pink Pearl)
WIRE: Ex Lion Tamer (Pinkflag, Pink Flag)
THE BANDWAGON: People Got To Be Free (Kent Soul, Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE MONKEES: I Never Thought It Peculiar (Rhino, Changes)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: It Came Out Of The Sky (Fantasy, Chronicle, Vol. 2)
PRINCE: I Feel For You (Warner Brothers, The Hits/The B-Sides)
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HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS: Little Bitty Pretty One (Elektra, Four Chords & Several Years Ago)
CHANTS R&B: I'm Your Witch Doctor (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
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THE TEARDROP EXPLODES: Pure Joy (Mercury, Wilder)
THE McCOYS: Hang On Sloopy (Time-Life. VA: Classic Rock: 1965)
THE BEATLES: I'm A Loser (Capitol, Beatles '65)
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