One foot in front of the other.
There are so many reasons to lose heart, to lose focus, to lose our way in the darkness all around us. There are so many reasons to just give up.
Still, we keep on keepin' on for as long as we retain the ability to do so. One foot in front of the other. We try to draw strength from our passions, our delights, our embrace of art and family and community. We take comfort in what we love, and commit to fight on behalf of what we love. We hope for a future better than today. One foot in front of the other.
It's so hard, and it's not enough. If we're trying to advance, even by just one footstep at a time, how can it be that we're losing ground? How can one hold on to hope in hopeless times?
I guess the best we can do is keep pushing forward. Music turned up louder than our doubts. Hands held or raised as we see fit. Eyes on...well, if not on the prize, at least on our next step in the direction of the prize. We may feel like we'll never arrive, and that fear may prove correct.
But that final failure hasn't happened yet. It won't until we're beaten, or until we give up.
So I guess we better keep walking. One foot in front of...you know.
This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week. Hang on to yourself. Consider this our soundtrack to not giving up just yet.
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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TIRnRR # 1297: 8/3/2025
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
CAST [FEATURING P. P. ARNOLD]: Poison Vine (Scruff Of The Neck, single)
WIRE: Mannequin (Pinkflag, Pink Flag)
XTC: Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (Virgin, Black Sea)
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THE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS: Picky Piggy (Frontier, Totally Lost)
THE WHITE STRIPES: Hotel Yorba (Legacy, Greatest Hits)
HINDU LOVE GODS: Raspberry Beret (Rhino, WARREN ZEVON: Genius)
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THE EASYBEATS: Friday On My Mind (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time: The Complete US & UK Singles Collection)
THE ZOMBIES: I Love You (Big Beat, Zombie Heaven)
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: When Doves Cry (Warner Brothers, PRINCE: The Hits/The B-Sides)
THE YARDBIRDS: Heart Full Of Soul (Rhino, Ultimate!)
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ARROGANCE: Praying Mantis (Gaff Music, The 5' 11" Album)
THE NON-PROPHETS: Alibi (single)
ASTROPUPPEES: On My Way (Manatee, Sugar Beat)
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SWEET: Peppermint Twist (RCA, Action! The Ultimate Story)
CHUBBY CHECKER: Slow Twistin' (Abkco, Dancin' Party: The Chubby Checker Collection [1960-1966])
SYLVAIN SYLVAIN: Teenage News (Wounded Bird, Sylvain Sylvain)
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THE BYRDS: Eight Miles High (Columbia, Fifth Dimension)
THE VIBEKE SAUGESTAD BAND: Hey Now Sunshine (Rum Bar, The Sun Sessions)
KATRINA AND THE WAVES: Walking On Sunshine (Bongobeat, The Original Recordings 1983-1984)
THE BANGLES: Anna Lee (Sweetheart Of The Sun) (Down Kiddie, Sweetheart Of The Sun)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE JACKSON 5: I'll Be There (Motown, VA: Hitsville USA)
CHEAP TRICK: Hello There (Epic, In Color)
THE LA DE DAS: How Is The Air Up There? (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
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BIG STAR: ST/100-6 (Ardent, # 1 Record/Radio City)
SEX CLARK FIVE: Valerie (Beehive Rebellion, Strum & Drum!)
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THE NAZZ: Forget All About It (Rhino, Nazz Nazz)
THE RAMONES: I Remember You (Rhino, Leave Home)
LITTLE RICHARD: I Saw Her Standing There (Warner Brothers, VA: Glass Onion)
THE BEATLES: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Apple, Abbey Road)
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DAVE EDMUNDS: Almost Saturday Night (Rhino, The Dave Edmunds Anthology [1968-90])
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