The world outside our window is not outside of us. We are in it, we are part of it, in our anger, our sorrow, our desperate longing for peace, our stubborn pursuit of hope. We stand, we unite, and we try to believe a better world could be ours if we could be free of the darkness holding us back.
If we could let go.
We acknowledge that when things go wrong, playing pop music on the radio doesn't do much of anything to correct what's wrong. But we channel our outrage, our dedication, our belief that we CAN change, for the better.
Belief is hope. Hope is joy.
On this show, and in this life, we embrace the audacity of joy. We've all come to look for America. The America I have in mind is still out there somewhere.
I still believe in its promise.
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.
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TIRnRR # 1322: 2/1/2026
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
SLYBOOTS: If We Could Let Go (single) THE RAMONES: I Believe In Miracles (Sire, Brain Drain)
THE BURNS SISTERS: I Am A Patriot (Philo, Close To Home)
BUDDY LOVE: Why Can't We Make Believe We're In Love? (Big Deal, VA: Yellow Pills: The Best Of American Pop! Vol. 1)
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WILCO JOHNSON: Down By The Waterside (MOJO, VA: Up The Junction)
GARY FRENAY: Dancin' At The U.N. (Northside, Jigsaw People)
ANDY PARTRIDGE: Earn Enough For Us [demo] (MOJO, VA: Up The Junction)
CHUCK BERRY: Johnny B. Goode (MCA, The Anthology)
PHILLIP RAMBOW AND KIRSTY MACCOLL: There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Swears He's Elvis [demo] (MOJO, VA: Up The Junction)
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ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: Do It Clean (Sire, Crocodiles)
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS: One Love/People Get Ready (Island, Legend)
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THE SMITHEREENS: Behind The Wall Of Sleep (Capitol, Blown To Smithereens: The Brest Of The Smithereens)
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Stand! (Epic, Greatest Hits)
THE PRIMITIVES: Way Behind Me [acoustic] (RCA, Bombshell)
LANNIE FLOWERS: Doin' Fine (SpyderPop/Big Stir, Flavor Of The Month)
SUGAR: If I Can't Change Your Mind [solo mix] (Rykodisc, single)
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THE CLASH: Clampdown (Epic, Clash On Broadway)
THE BANDWAGON: People Got To Be Free (Kent Soul, Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache: The Best Of 1968-1975)
ASTROPUPPIES: On My Way (Manatee, Sugarbeat)
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ANGIE PEPPER: Baby Don't Go (Career, Res Ipsa Loquitor)
THE FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There (Motown, The Ultimate Collection)
THE SMALL FACES: Baby Don't You Do It (Audio Vaults, Transmissions 1965-1968)
SQUIRE: Boys Don't Lie (Tangerine, Big Smashes)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? (Rykodisc, Armed Forces)
ELVIS PRESLEY: Suspicious Minds (RCA, The Top Ten Hits)
THE CURE: Boys Don't Cry (Elektra, Boys Don't Cry)
THE LITTLE GIRLS: Not A Perfect World (ValleyPop, Thank Heaven For ValleyPop)
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THE BEACH BOYS: Our Prayer (Capitol, The SMiLE Sessions)
GUIDED BY VOICES: Teenage FBI (Matador, The Best Of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At Hourly Rates)
MELANIE WITH THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS: Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) [single version] (Buddha, VA: Dick Clark 20 Years Of Rock N' Roll)
THE ZOMBIES: What More Can I Do (Big Beat, Zombie Heaven)
THE JAM: In The City (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
LULU: Forget Me Baby (RPM, Shout! The Complete Decca Recordings)
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APOLLO 100: Joy (Mega, Joy)
TINY TIM: Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You (Now Sounds, The Complete Singles Collection [1966-1970])
WAR: Why Can't We Be Friends? (Rhino, VA: Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience)
MARY WEISS: Don't Come Back (Norton, Dangerous Game)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Volunteers (RCA, The Essential Jefferson Airplane)
THE MONKEES: Zor And Zam (Rhino, The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees)
THE BEATLES: Revolution [promo video version]
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