#5: Giving Thanks with Two Special Ladies

Where does Mary J. Blige buy towels? Danya, one of this week's guests, will tell you all about it. Elise unearths gems from Cameo and Chaka Khan. And I open up about how a misanthrope taught me about electronic music.

The House that Jack Built - Thelma Jones
Didn't I - Darondo
Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
Let the Music Play - Shannon
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - The Swingin' Medallions
Biological Speculation - Funkadelic
Girl Callin' - Chocolate Milk
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan
Back and Forth - Cameo
Sending All My Love Out - Emerson
Adult Education - Hall and Oates
Phiesope - uZiq
Roygibiv - Boards of Canada
Think (About It) - Lyn Collins
Tell Me - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

#4: Who Knew Broken Harmoniums Could Sound So Sexy?

Thanks to the generous citizens of Park Slope, my roommate's VCR, and my own tendency to gravitate towards free stuff on the street, this week we all learn about The Pointer Sisters' "Pinball Number Count." Apparently, for years, kids all over the world got down to it while learning to count. This is something to be proud of, Pointer Sisters!!

Trust Your Child- Patrizia and Jimmy
Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) - Duke Ellington
Les Fleurs - Minnie Riperton
You Showed Me - The Turtles
Redondo Beach - Patti Smith
Pinball Number Count - The Pointer Sisters
To Love Someone (That Don't Love You) - The Kaldirons
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Wilson Pickett
Ivy League Circus - Gordon Voidwell
Rolling Down the Hills - Glass Candy
The Better House - Behavior
Life of Love - Callers
Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath
Satori Part II - Flower Travellin' Band
The True Wheel - Brian Eno

#3: Sunny Sets the Moog

Thanks to Ms. Piper's curiosity, we all get a lesson about the Moog, which was developed by Dr. Robert Moog. After I finish this post, I am going to research who the most eligible Mr. Moog is nowadays, and hopefully become Sunny Moog. If that plan fails, I will try the Theramin family.

Shotgun - Jr. Walker and the All-Stars
Walk on By - Christopher Scott
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
2, 4, 6, 8 - The Jackson 5
I'd Rather Be with You - Bootsy Collins
Make the Road by Walking - Menahan Street Band
The World (Is Going Up in Flames) - Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band
My Ancestors - Chrissy Zebby Tembo and Ngozi Family
Beverly Kills - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Make 1, 2 - Arthur Russell
Short Little Shorts - Mighty Sparrow
Naked Cities - Buke and Gass
See a Penny (Pick it Up) - YACHT
Ahab - Here We Go Magic
Let's Hear It For the Boy - Deniece Williams

#2: You cannot contract colds through sound waves

Did a funky lady spur Miles Davis' path to fusion? Would teleportation spawn hedonism? Is it wrong to dance to songs about incest if they've got a mean beat? All of these questions and more were explored this week.

Inspiration Information - Shuggie Otis
Can You Get to That - Funkadelic
Gimme Pizza! - The Olsen Twins and Friends
Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him - Betty Davis
Yassassin - David Bowie
In My House - The Mary Jane Girls
Head - Prince
Demorou - Grupo Batuque
Vibrationz - Javelin
Leave Everywhere - Toro y Moi
Fa La Fa Lee - Sparks
Jealous Guy - Donny Hathaway
Shoeshine Boy - Eddie Kendricks
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
Beechwood Park - The Zombies

Oran Juice Jones! Where were you for episode #1?

Sometimes, after you finish projects, you discover other things that should have been included in those projects. Take, for instance, this song, which should have been included in episode #1.

Premiere Episode: A Foreshadowing: Rain!

Rain is a ubiquitous theme in music, and has many applications. Most conveniently, rain camouflages our tears when we're heartbroken. It often symbolizes melancholy points in life, but, dynamically, also symbolizes redemption and fulfillment. Why else would we pray for rain? Rain makes us quiet, contemplative, or else resentful that we're indoors and contained, though it can work to our advantage if we're with a sweetie.  Sometimes, we aren't talking about rain at all. What we literally mean is conflict, pain, violence, passion. Whatever rain is intended to mean, we've surely all been there.

Little Bit of Rain - Karen Dalton
It's Raining - Irma Thomas
Rain from the Sky - Horace Andy
Clouds - Chaka Khan
In the Rain - The Dramatics
I Wish It Would Rain - Marvin Gaye
All I Needed Was the Rain - Elvis Presley
Rain Rain Go Away - Lee Dorsey
It Never Rains in Southern California - Poev Vannary
Hey Mr. Rain - The Velvet Underground
Morning Rain - Coldreams
Walking in the Rain with the One I Love - Love Unlimited
Let It Rain - Heavy D and the Boyz
It's Gonna Rain - The Violent Femmes

Mission statement, etc.

This is my very second music blog, and I am so excited that you chose to click here! On this blog, you will find links to my radio show on, words I have written about the shows, and song lists, so that you don't have to listen in darkness. Although, if you want, go ahead and listen in (actual) darkness. All I do is provide the soundtrack here; what you choose to do with it is your business.