This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.
In the course of recording this coming Sunday night's real-world radio show, I made a few references to Slyboots' fantastic song "If We Could Let Go," naming it as my favorite individual track of 2024, one of my top five (at least!) tracks of the 2020s so far, and certainly on my all-time Hot 200.
Afterward, it occurred to me that "Hot 200" could be interpreted as faint praise, but it's not. I love a lot of songs, and I consider "If You Could Let Go" one of my many toppermost of the poppermost picks. And it then occurred to me that was a ripe subject for another imaginary TIRnRR playlist.
So! Avoiding tracks and artists listed in my recently-posted All-Time Hot 125, here's a primo playlist of still more Fave Raves. Would all of them make my all-time Hot 200? Many of them absolutely would, and each is at the very least a legit contender. We play the HITS! And here they are....
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Fake TIRnRR Playlist: These are a few (more) of my favorite things
SLYBOOTS: If We Could Let Go
STYX: Kiss Your Ass Goodbye
THE RICHARDS: Five Personalities
DAVID RUFFIN: I Want You Back
MARY LOU LORD: Aim Low
THE STALLIONS: Why
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THE SEARCHERS: Hearts In Her Eyes
THE FLIRTATIONS: Nothing But A Heartache
SEX CLARK FIVE: Fool I Was
SCRUFFY THE CAT: My Baby She's Alright
TWINKLE: Golden Lights
CYNDI LAUPER: I Drove All Night
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THE GREG KIHN BAND: The Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
RIHANNA: Shut Up And Drive
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH: Hold Tight
THE MARVELETTES: I'll Keep On Holding On
THE CREATION: Making Time
THE MC5: Kick Out The Jams
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THE TOYS: May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone
RONNIE SPECTOR AND THE E STREET BAND: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
BILLY JOEL: An Innocent Man
SAM AND DAVE: Soul Man
DON HENLEY: Boys Of Summer
BLONDIE: (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
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MARYKATE O'NEIL: I'm Ready For My Luck To Turn Around
FIRST AID KIT: America
CAST OF WEST SIDE STORY: America
PINK FLOYD: Wish You Were Here
MERLE HAGGARD: Mama Tried
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS: Pressure Drop
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THE LITTLE GIRLS: How To Pick Up Girls
LYRES: You Won't Be Sad Anymore
THE OHMS: License To Kill
MELANIE WITH THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS: Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
THE HUMAN SWITCHBOARD: (Say No To) Saturday's Girl
ARTHUR CONLEY: Sweet Soul Music
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THE ZOMBIES: She Does Everything For Me
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS: Midnight Train To Georgia
DAVID BOWIE: Life On Mars?
THE ROMANTICS: What I Like About You
THE SHIRTS: Reduced To A Whisper
JAY AND THE AMERICANS: Only In America
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SQUEEZE: Goodbye Girl
THE HOODOO GURUS: Bittersweet
THE POLICE: Roxanne
SUGAR: If I Can't Change Your Mind
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Got To Have You Back
JUICE NEWTON: Queen Of Hearts
THE SOFT BOYS: Queen Of Eyes
SUZI QUATRO: Tear Me Apart
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BIG MAMA THORNTON: Hound Dog
THE ARCHIES: Jingle Jangle
THE BOB SEGER SYSTEM: 2 + 2 = ?
STARZ: Cherry Baby
THE CICHLIDS: Did You Ever
THE ROLLING STONES: Jumpin' Jack Flash
THE ENGLISH BEAT: Save It For Later
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THE BREAKAWAYS: Walkin Out On Love
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