Tuesday, January 29, 2013

This Week's Top Five List

We generated a little controversy with the Top Five List this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf.  Art Vandalay was quite upset with the results...


Monday, January 28, 2013

Record Shelf Playlist, January 27, 2013

Here's a list of the music played last night on Dr. John's Record Shelf, with a few hot links to versions found on YouTube: 

Take the Skinheads Bowling, Camper Van Beethoven
Stuck Between Stations, Hold Steady
She's the One, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

One Big Holiday, My Morning Jacket
Crazy On You, Heart
Burn It Down, Los Lobos

Don't Make Promises, Tim Hardin
Stop Showing Up in My Dreams, Amy Rigby
Let's Rave On, Raveonettes
Higher and Brighter, High Dials

Talk the Flyer Down, Helicopter Helicopter
Mississippi, John Phillips
Silo Song, Laura Veirs

Suzie Baby, Bobby Vee
Say Goodbye, Norah Jones
I Love How You Love Me, Bobby Vinton
Head On, Pixies

White Honey, Graham Parker & the Rumour
Stuck in the Middle With You, Stealer's Wheel
Outsmartener, Yo La Tengo

Destruction, Willowz
Tube Snake Boogie, ZZ Top
If You Gotta Go Go Now, Cowboy Junkies
Junk Maker Shoppe, The Yellow Balloon

Waste of Time, Coolies
No Silver Bird, The Hooterville Trolley
De Dia y De Noche, Los Straitjackets w/Big Sandy

So Long, Ruth Brown

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

This Week's Top Five List

I know I'm a little biased, but I think we rebounded nicely from last week's rather mundane Top Five list on Dr. John's Record Shelf this past Sunday.  I'm pretty sure at least some of this edition will surprise you...


Monday, January 21, 2013

Playlist: January 20, 2013

Here's what we played on Dr. John's Record Shelf last night.  Once again, I've added links to some of the songs on YouTube so you can get some idea of what the program sounded like (some of the links are to live performances, which differ a bit from those we played). 

700 Miles, Mary Lee's Corvette
Way It Goes, Alejandro Escovedo
Looking Through, Nada Surf

Love is a Train, Willie Nile
Guaranteed, Todd Snider
Amerigo, Patti Smith

Awake in a Dream, Critters
American Way, The Charms
Engine Engine #9, Roger Miller
Somewhere Nowhere, Chesterfield Kings

Make It Me, The Premieres
California Angel, Derailers
Mirror Star, The Fabulous Poodles
She Said She Said, Beatles

One of the Good Ones, Redd Kross
Tennessee Saturday Night, Robinella & the CC String Band
Girl From the NorthCountry, Bob Dylan w/ Johnny Cash
Ooh La La, Faces

If This Is Love Can I GetMy Money Back, Charlie Pickett & the Eggs
Tore Down, Wanda Jackson
A Natural Man, Lou Rawls
I'm Tired, Bettye Lavette

She's Not There, Zombies
Your Time, Captain Soul
When You Walk in the Room, Jackie DeShannon
Yonder Comes a Freight Train, Laura Cantrell

Favorite Thing, Replacements
So Long, Ruth Brown

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

This Week's Top Five

I have to admit that the long layoff for Dr. John's Record Shelf over the holidays contributed to this week's Top Five List being rather flat (I can't quite get Art to crack-up, which is my usual goal), but I'm going to share it anyway.  Let's hope the crack staff is back on its game by next week:

Playlist: January 13, 2013

After a holiday hiatus of several weeks, Dr. John's Record Shelf was back on the air last night.  Here's the playlist. At the suggestion of my sister Liz (thanks Liz!), I've made several of the titles hot links to YouTube versions of the song, so you can hear some of what we played (unfortunately, this might mean also having to sit through some ads. Sorry about that).  I hope you enjoy at least some of them.

Keep Believing, Bob Mould
Reggie Song, Public Image Ltd.
Semi-Pseudo-Sort-Of Plan, Mission of Burma

The National Health, Maximo Park
Young Hearts Spark Fire, Japandroids
So Hard to See, Violens

Reconsider Me, Margaret Lewis
Shake Your Hips, Lou Ann Barton
Radio, Yukon Blonde

Mr. Jones, Psychedelic Furs
Hard Makin' Money, The Joys
Hold On, Hold On, Neko Case
I Can't Control Myself, Troggs

Rue de Lis, Essex Green
Come On In, Even Dozen Jug Band
Stay Up Late, Talking Heads
Living in the Past, Jethro Tull 

Faithful Brother (Scourge of the Land), Mendoza Line
Let Your Light In, Babe, Robert Forster
Tramp, Carla & Otis
Northern Soul, Darker My Love

I Will Arrive, Melissa Ferrick
Words, Monkees
Like I Needed, Rogue Wave
Starry Eyes, Roky Erickson & Blieb Alien

So Long, Ruth Brown 1

Saturday, January 12, 2013