March 2, 2007

Theme: Hard to listen to songs On Air: Frank

I started out in a funky groove beginning with the top song by Ruth Brown. The set also included a song from the Light in the Attic release "From Jamaica to Toronto", it is a compilation that was released last year featuring acts that came from the West Indies and settled in Toronto. The morning of the show I saw a performance by some of the acts from the CD on Breakfast Television publicising a show that they were doing that night in Toronto, I couldn't make it but that would have been cool to see. Another Light in the Attic release I'm looking forward to is their collection of music from Bollywood movies of the 60s and 70s. I ended up playing more songs that I had planned in the "hard to listen to" set, see if you are able get through the 7 song endurance test. After that set the rest of show was pretty laid back, I promise more happy, poppy stuff for the next show. I know it is buried near the end, but the song by Keren Ann "Lay Your Head Down" is a really great song that has really grown on me since the show. It was fighting for the top song spot but didn't quite make it, however do yourself a favour and make sure you give it a listen. TALK - Theme Ruth Brown - 5,10,15 Hours B'Ham Rhythmn Section - I've Been Lonely For So Long Howard Tate - She's a Burglar Wayne McGhie and the Sounds of Joy - Fire (She Need Water) (C) Professor Longhair - Go To The Mardi Gras TALK Bellevue - KC Thugs (C) The Gruesomes - You Were Not Using Your Head (C) The Fussy Part - Dog Food Thumb Jim Ried - I'm Stranded The Organ - Memorize The City (C) TALK (The hard to listen to set) Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind The Sixth with Odetta - Waltzing Me All The Way Home Geoff Berner - Can't Stay Dry (C) Daniel Johnston - Mind Contorted Calvin Johnson - When You Are Mine Tom Waits - Filipino Box Spring Hog The Comedian Harmonists - Wenn ich vergnugt bin, muss ich singen **Suggested by Derek TALK Ron Sexsmith with Bob Wiseman - Trains (C) Steven McKay - The Other Bums (C) Friday Morning's Regret - When Lost at Sea (C) Jeremy Fisher - American Girls (C) Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down - Say It All TALK Dean and Britta - Teen Angel Airport Girl - Show Me The Way Keren Ann - Lay Your Head Down **Almost the top song of the week Holden - Ce Que Je Suis Ukjent - My New Hang Up The Pipettes - A Winter's Sky **See Note 1 TALK Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time (C) Denotes Canadian Content Note 1: I saw the Pipettes at their first ever North American show at the Rivoli in Toronto on March 9. They were totally awesome, they only allowed 100 people into the venue because of a violation the night before. So although the show was "sold-out" the venue was only about half full. See another review with pictures here. You can also see many different videos from the show on youtube.com.