I played two shows from the archive while I took a Saturday off to gather my thoughts. I should have brought a leaf rake. First up was “All Talk Radio!” a show from last fall after an exciting two weeks at Pundit Training Camp where I learned the valuable lessons all pundits and news commentators know, such as: it’s not what you have to say, but how long it takes you to say it. Oh, I could have talked on and on and on and on about this, but I filled up most of the hour with some great songs about talking.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- HAPPY TALK / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley/ “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
- TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME / Freddie Cole / “Talk To Me”
- TALK TO ME BABY / Cleo Laine / “Quintessential Cleo”
- YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION / Mose Allison / “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”
- GIRL TALK / Holly Cole / “Girl Talk”
- TALK TO ME / Frank Sinatra / “The Complete Capitol Singles”
- TOO HOT FOR WORDS / Lily Frost / “Too Hot For Words”
- THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bernie Sanders
- SHOW ME / Karrin Allyson / “Daydream”
- CAN WE TALK / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
- EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ AT ME / Donna Lewis / “Brand New Day”
- I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE / Mark Jennett / “The Way I Am”
- WORDS / The Real Group / “Live In Japan”
The second show, “The Complaint Department,” first aired 3 years ago. The only complaint I want to hear after the show is from your neighbors because you were playing the music too loud.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title
- BUT NOT FOR ME / Gladys Knight / “Before Me”
- HOW COULD YOU DO A THING LIKE THAT / Frank Sinatra / “Come Swing With Me”
- RAIN JUST RAIN / Rigmor Gustafsson Quintet / “In The Light Of Day”
- I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
- KISSING BUG / Hetty Kate / “Kissing Bug”
- YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD / Dave Tull / “I Just Want To Get Paid”
- TELEPHONE SONG / Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto / “The Girl From Ipanema”
- WHININ’ BOY BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Hugh Laurie / “Let Them Talk”
- WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
- CAUGHT YOU SPREADING YOUR LOVE AROUND / Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet / “Hustlin’ For A Gig”
- EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Hello Love”
- SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Mark Murphy & The Metropole Orch. / “The Dream”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
I’ll be back live next Saturday, but if you want to listen to more “canned music” (in tribute to the late Dan Hicks), try a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Click the link below:
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