Playlist: 12-17-2023

Here’s the playlist for 12-17-2023, a show which I started late because of technical difficulties and had to reboot the streaming computer (I also ran overtime; apologies for that):

Hour 1

  1. The Kinks, “Destroyer” [Give the People What They Want (1981)]
  2. Status Quo, “Paper Plane” [Official Archive Series Vol. 2 (Live in London 2012) (2023)]
  3. Thin Lizzy, “The Rocker” [Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)]
  4. The J. Geils Band, “Christmas Wrapping” [Just Desserts: The Complete Waitresses (1982/2013)]
  5. The Cinnamon Bear, “Roly-Poly Policeman” [OTR (1937)]
  6. The Rolling Stones, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” [It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (1974)]
  7. Paul Butterfield Blues Band, “One More Heartache” [The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw (1967)]

Hour 2

  1. R.E.M., “Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)” [Chronic Town EP (1981)]
  2. Slade, “Merry Xmas Everybody” [Now That’s What I Call Christmas (1973/2013)]
  3. Big Star, “Jesus Christ” [Complete Third (1978/2016)]

New Music Express

  1. Ambrose Akinmusire, “Owl Song I” [Owl Song (2023)]
  2. Therion, “Meleficium” [Leviathan III (2023)]
  3. Graham Parker & The Goldtops Featuring The Ladybugs, “That’s Life (Live)” [Sun Valley EP (2023)]

Top 25 of 2023 (part three)

  1. The Nude Party, “Hard Times (All Around)” [Rides On (2023)] #15
  2. Nick Frater, “The Town of Opportunities Pt. 1 and Pt. 2” [Bivouac (2023)] #14
  3. Dolph Chaney, “Nice” [Mug (2023)] #13
  4. Graham Parker & The Goldtops, “It Mattered to Me” [Last Chance to Learn the Twist (2023)] #12
  5. The Feelies, “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (Live)” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)] #11

Hour 3

  1. Three Wise Men (a.k.a. XTC), “Thanks for Christmas” [Single (1983)]
  2. Stan Freberg, “Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 and 2)” [The Best of Stan Freberg (1953/1963)]

Tribute to Myles Goodwyn

  1. April Wine, “Weeping Widow” [Electric Jewels (1973)]
  2. April Wine, “Just Like That” [Electric Jewels (1973)]
  3. April Wine, “I’m on Fire for You Baby” [Live (1974)]
  4. April Wine, “Oowatanite” [Stand Back (1975)]

Live segment: Christmas at the Patti (part one)

  1. Flying Aces, “Welcome to the Party” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  2. Ducks Deluxe, “Boogaloo Babe” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  3. The Jets, “My Way” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  4. The Jets, “Jambalaya” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  5. Plum Crazy with Dave Edmunds, “Jingle Bells” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  6. Plum Crazy with Dave Edmunds, “Run Run Rudolph” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]
  7. Help Yourself with Deke Leonard and BJ Cole, “Mona” [Christmas at the Patti (1973)]

And here’s the show: