Wednesday, December 16, 2015
WACKY WEDNESDAY: Merry Christmas, You Animals!
Here's some Yuletide cheer from some of our friends in the animal kingdom.
For this first one I'll give a hat tip to my friend Chuck who recently posted this on Facebook. It may be the scariest Christmas song I've ever heard, (You can learn more about about the album HERE)
I think this one is fake. But the horn section is pretty good.
And then there is this classic ...
Finally, Richard Cheese does it doggy style
Sunday, December 13, 2015
TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST
Sunday, December 13, 2015
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
Webcasting!
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's the playlist
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Turned Out Light by Thee Oh Sees
Gimme Danger by Iggy & The Stooges
Dan Dare by The Mekons
Two Sided Triangle by Any Dirty Party
I Guess You're My Girl by The Vagoos
Long Distance Call by Super Super Blues Band
Everybody Loves a Train by Tom Jones
Don't Mess With My Toot Toot by Jello Biafra & The Raunch and Soul All Stars
Fake This One by Churchwood
Sit Down Baby by Dave & Phil Alvin
Rat Time by King Mud
Love is Like a Blob by Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Daisy Mae by The Seeds
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindoor by Tiny Tim
Boston Blackie by Chuck E. Weiss
Rock 'n' Roll Baby by Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
Rollin' and Tumblin' by Canned Heat
Backstreet Girl by Social Distortion
We Live Dangerous by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Crossroad Hop by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Boner by Santa Geil & His Red Nose Pimps
Oh No / The Orange County Lumber Truck by The Mothers of Invention
Notoryczna narzeczona (Notorious Bride) by Kazik & Kwartet ProForma
Break the Spell by Gogol Bordello
Soy de Sagitario by Rolando Bruno
Cry About the Radio by Mary Weiss
Cheryl's Going Home by Miriam
The Kiss by Judee Sill
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
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Friday, December 11, 2015
THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST
Friday, December 11, 2015
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens
White Lightnin' by The Waco Brothers
Stay a Little Longer by Willie Nelson
I Gotta Get Drunk by Gas Huffer
Hey Warden by Audrey Auld
Western Union Wire by Kinky Friedman & His Texas Jewboys
Askin' For Disaster by Banditos
Step Down by Jack Barlow
All You Facsists by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Opportunity to Cry by Tom Jones
Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets by DM Bob & The Deficits
Here Comes My Ball and Chain Again by Cornell Hurd
Run 'em Off by Brennen Leigh
Shine, Shave, Shower by Lefty Frizzell
Bad Dog by Danny Barnes
Santa Loves to Boogie by Asleep at the Wheel
Single Girl Again by Oh Lazarus
The Bottle Never Let Me Down by Dale Watson
Mystery Mountain by Porter Wagoner
Banks of the Brazos by James Hand
Let's Hop a Train by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
The One That Got Away by Legendary Shack Shakers
Santa Gotta Choo Choo by Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Needle and Thread by Eilen Jewell
Sloppy Drunk Blues by Devil in a Woodpile
Another Clown by Mose McCormack
California Hills by Nathan Payne & The Wild Bores
She's Got My Car by Electric Rag Band
Evicted by Peter Case
Runnin' From the Ghost of Your Past by Stevie Tombstone
Midnight Sun by Rolf Cahn
Bolshevik and Bollweevil by Freakwater
Angels Dancing 'cross the Moon by Chip Taylor & John Prine
Merry Christmas from the Family by Robert Earl Keen
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
THROWBACK THURSDAY: It's Almost Spike Jones' Birthday
Lindley Armstrong Jones was born Dec. 14, 1911 in Long Beach, California. The son of a railroad man, young Lindley was nicknamed "Spike" at an early age. His unusual musical talent began to emerge early on.
And here is one of Jones' best known songs from the 1940s.
Happy birthday, Spike!
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
WACKY WEDNESDAY: This One's For the Birds!
Here's a high-flying tune by Jay Wilbur & His Metropole Players from 1932
The great Mel Blanc had a big hit with his tribute to this feathered celebrity in 1948
The Holy Modal Rounders did this bird ode in Easy Rider
The Trashmen had a big one-hit wonder with "Surfin' Bird." That that actually was a medley of sorts of two R&B songs by The Rivingtons, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and this one, "The Bird's the Word"
Warning: DO NOT WATCH THIS WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS! (You might see gooney birds! But I love this lady's voice.)
If, for some strange reason you like these tunes, you might like my Duck Songs post from earlier this year.
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
John Lennon: 35 Years Gone
Hard to believe it's been that long since John Lennon was gunned down in New York City. This grim anniversary always brings back a flood of memories. I might have shared some (all?) of these thoughts before on this blog. But please indulge an old man.
Like most of us who were alive at the time, I found out about the killing on TV. I was in bed with my then wife, who was nearly eight months pregnant with our daughter. I'm not one of those to do much hand-wringing over "how can I bring a child into a world like this?" But that night was one of the few times I ever indulged in such despair.
The next day, I had a gig to sing some songs on KUNM's Home of Happy Feet. while driving down to Albuquerque we were listening to the radio. There was a news report talking about Lennon's autopsy. We switched the channel. On that station they were playing The Beatles' "A Day in the Life." We tuned in right as Lennon was singing, "And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all ..."
That's a true story.
On Happy Feet, even though it wasn't part of my normal repertoire, I spat out one of the angriest versions of "Working Class Hero" imaginable. Years later my pal Erik Ness gave me a cassette tape of that radio performance. It brought back all that horror.
Thrirty five years ... My ex-wife Pam has passed. Erik has passed. Marilyn from Home of Happy Feet has passed. So these songs below are for them. Let's remember Lennon as the rocker who started his career entertaining drunken sailors in Hamburg, performing with a toilet seat around his neck. Let's remember his rage and humor. Let's remember Lennon!
Sunday, December 06, 2015
TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST
Sunday, December 6, 2015
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
Webcasting!
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's the playlist
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Down and Out by The Vagoos
Love by Country Joe & The Fish
All Action Man by The Coyote Men
Trouble Hurricane by The Grannies
Love is What We Were Made For by Alex Maryol
Possessed by Robert Johnson by Dead Cat Stimpy
Ice Queen by JJ & The Real Jerks
Hot Head by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Speak Now Woman by Howlin' Wolf
Do Me a Favor by The Arctic Monkeys
Gun by The Stooges
Games by Husker Du
Covered with Flies by The Grifters
Sausage and Sauerkraut for Santa by The Polkaholics
Fruit Fly by Hickoids
Again and Again by The Black Lips
How Could I Be Such a Fool by Ruben & The Jets
Heart Attack and Vine by Lydia Lunch
Bad as Me by Tom Jones
Don't Be Taken In by Miriam
Lover's Curse by Bracey Everett
My Generation by Patti Smith
Walking Down Lonely Street by Ty Wagner
Bury Our Friends by Sleater-Kinney
Big Fanny by Big John Hamilton
Rock Me by Steppenwolf
Christmas Island by Leon Redbone
Katy Didn't by Barrence Whitfoield & The Savages
Web by Thee Oh Sees
Can't Seem to Make You Mine by The Seeds
The Kindness of Strangers by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Act of Faith by Stan Ridgway
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
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Friday, December 04, 2015
THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST
Friday, December 4, 2015
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens
If We Make It Through December by Merle Haggard
Free Born Man by Jimmy Martin
I Play with Girls My Own Age by Cornell Hurd
My Baby is a Tramp by Brennen Leigh
All Men Are Liars by Nick Lowe
You Wanna Give Me a Lift by Eilen Jewell
Feudin' and Fightin' by Marti Brom
Jack's Red Cheetah by Cathy Faber's Swingin' Country Band
Payday Blues by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Too Drunk to Fuck by Elizabeth Cook
Elvis Presley Blues by Tom Jones
Lonesome Grave by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Mr. Musselwhite's Blues by Ray Wylie Hubbard
Darlin' Corey by Oh Lazarus
It Wasn't You by Slackeye Slim
Dead Bury the Dead by Legendary Shack Shakers
Wild Cat Boogie by Forest Rye
No Disappointment in Heaven by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Come Back When You're Younger by Jerry Reed
Two Rons Don't Make It Right by Junior Brown
I Found Somebody to Love by The Malpass Brothers
Country Funk by Southern Culture on the Skids
Perfect Sea by Mose McCormack
If I Should Fall From the Face of God by Deertick
Whole Lotta Women by Steve James
As Long As I Can See the Light by Ted Hawkins
If I Go Crazy by Peter Case
Troubador Blues Stevie Tombstone
Papa by Cynthia Becker
I Don't Hurt Anymore by Hank Snow
Keep Smiling Old Pal by Norman Blake
One for the Road by Chip Taylor with Jon Langford and Carrie Rodriguez
December Day by Willie Nelson
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets
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Thursday, December 03, 2015
THROWBACK THURSDAY: It's Almost Sammy's Birthday!
Only five more shopping days until Sammy Davis, Jr.'s birthday!
Yes Sammy was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem. He would have been 90 had he lived.
You don't know who Sammy was? Sammy did it all, baby. He sang, he danced, he told jokes, he acted in movies, he marched with Martin Luther King, he embraced Richard Nixon, he dabbled in Satanism, he was an OG in the Rat Pack with Frank and Dino.
He was Sammy!
And he started young. At the age of seven, he was cast in the title role in a short called Rufus Jones for President, in which he sang this classic tune:
But of course Sammy only got more amazing as he grew older. Here's a starry-eyed song from 1954.
Some of my favorite Sammy songs were written by Anthony Newley. Dig these
At Sammy's funeral in 1990, his longtime pal Jesse Jackson gave the eulogy and frequently told those who loved the man to "let Bojangles rest."
And while I respect that thought, a talent like Sammy's never truly rests.
Sammy, we love ya, baby. Happy birthday,
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
WACKY WEDNESDAY: Worldwide Beatles
The Beatles didn't just conquer America in 1964.
They conquered the world.
And this is how the world showed its gratitude: I give you a sampling of Beatles covers from all around the globe.
Let's start with a Chinese cover of "And I Love Her" by Techniques Band.
Enjoy a "Yellow Submarine" by Simo Ja Spede from Finland.
Let's "Carry That Weight" with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia.
Cambodian superstar Sinn Sisamouth covers "Hey Jude."
Also from southeast Asia, a version of "Day Tripper" by a band called Starlight, from the glorious Thai Beat a Go-Go compilations.
Charlotte Dada of Ghana sings "Don't Let Me Down."
From Mexico comes Los Apson with their version of "Mr. Moonlight" (which they call "Triste Luna," or "Sad Moon.")
Here's some reggae Beatles by The Heptones from Jamaica.
And some Bollywood Beatles singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Hindi.
Finally, here is described by the guy who posted it called "The worst cover of a Beatles song ever!" I'm not sure who the person who posted called him a "Fat Russian singer who looks like Newt Gingrich." I'm not sure whether this is the Russian Navy behind him, but you've been warned.
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