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Found Gems Ep 18

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Not every song on your favorite record was a hit. Some tunes belong on Side Two. Your friends at Balcony Radio are the Side Two type. This week on Found Gems — our testament to forgotten songs by your favorite artists — we muddle through some of the greatest records of all time to find tunes that still managed to get lost in the shuffle.

PLAYLIST:
GOOD TIMES: ARETHA FRANKLIN (I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE)
GUILTINESS: BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (EXODUS)
WHAT’S HAPPENING BROTHER: MARVIN GAYE (WHAT’S GOING ON)
SEEN AND NOT SEEN: TALKING HEADS (REMAIN IN LIGHT)
POORBOY SHUFFLE: CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (WILLIE & THE POORBOYS)
LUCKY: RADIOHEAD (OK COMPUTER)
HANG ON TO YOUR EGO: THE BEACH BOYS (PET SOUNDS)
MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL: R.E.M. (AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE)
OH DADDY: FLEETWOOD MAC (RUMOURS)
EASY GOING EVENING (MY MOTHER’S CALL): STEVIE WONDER (SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE)
THIS SONG HAS NO TITLE: ELTON JOHN (GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD)
PURE AND EASY: THE WHO (WHO’S NEXT)
TERRITORIAL PISSINGS: NIRVANA (NEVERMIND)
I KNOW WHAT I KNOW: PAUL SIMON (GRACELAND)
TRYING TO THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND THE WORLD: U2 (ACTUNG BABY)
MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (BORN TO RUN)
I LOOKED AT YOU: THE DOORS (THE DOORS)
I DON’T WANNA WALK AROUND WITH YOU: THE RAMONES (RAMONES)
LOVE OR CONFUSION: JIMI HENDRIX (ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?)
THE GOLD IT’S IN THE…:PINK FLOYD (OBSCURED BY CLOUDS)
IN THE CITY: THE EAGLES (THE LONG RUN)

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BalconyRadio presents The Best of 2022

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Another year is down and what do we have to show for it? Just some good ass music. (Yes, it was out there in 2022.) Join your pals at Balcony Radio as we galavant though the tunes of 2022. It might not have been the best year in music, but we still manage dig out a couple dozen songs that would be the highlight of any year.

PLAYLIST:
WILD CHILD: THE BLACK KEYS (DROPOUT BOOGIE)
CONSTANT REPEAT: CHARLI XCX (CRASH)
LESS THAN ZERO: THE WEEKEND (DAWN FM)
WET DREAM: WET LEG (WET DREAM)
BELINDA SAYS: ALVVAYS (BLUE REX)
ABOUT DAMN TIME: LIZZO (ABOUT DAWN TIME)
ANTI-HERO: TAYLOR SWIFT (MIDNIGHTS)
BAD HABIT: STEVE LACY (BAD HABIT)
SHOTGUN: SOCCER MOMMY (SHOTGUN)
N95: KENDRICK LAMARR (MR. MORALE AND THE BIG STEPPERS)
PROBLEM WITH IT: PLAINS (I WALKED WITH YOU AWAYS)
THERE’D BETTER BE A MIRRORBALL: ARCTIC MONKEYS (THERE’S BETTER BE A MIRRORBALL)
BIG HEART SICK MIND: THE WHITMORE SISTERS (GHOST STORIES)
EDGE OF THE EDGE: PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM (EDGE OF THE EDGE)
SIDELINES: PHOEBE BRIDGERS (SIDELINES)
ANYTHING: SHARON VAN ETTEN (WE’VE BEEN GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG)
SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE: ZACH BRYAN (SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE)
CIRCLES AROUND THIS TOWN: MAREN MORRIS (CIRCLES AROUND THIS TOWN)
BIG TIME: ANGEL OLSEN (BIG TIME)
FEVER: ALDOUS HARDING (WARM CHRIS)
CERTAINTY: BIG THIEF (DRAGON NEW WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOU)
AMERICAN TEENAGER: ETHEL CAIN (RANCHER’S DAUGHTER)
THAT’S WHERE I AM: MAGGIE ROGERS (SURRENDER)

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BalconyRadio Christmas Party 2022

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Gather ’round, everyone, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Finally. Join the egg noggers at Balcony Radio for our 81st Annual Christmas Music Extravaganza. Let us stuff your ear stocking with a couple dozen of the best Christmas songs to bring all that holiday and good cheer. No humbugs allowed!

PLAYLIST:
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY: ROBERT EARL KEENE
CHRISTMAS WRAPPING: THE WAITRESSES
ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS: LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY: ELLA FITZGERALD
MAYBE THIS CHISTMAS: RON SEXSMITH
JESUS CHIRST: BIG STAR
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING: THE CARPENTERS
MAY EVERYDAY BE CHRISTMAS: IRMA THOMAS
SPACE CHRISTMAS: SHONEN KNIFE
MISTRESS FOR CHRISTMAS: AC/DC
FATHER CHRISTMAS: THE KINKS
I’LL BE STONED FOR CHRISTMAS: DENT MAY
SANTA, TEACH ME TO DANCE: THE DARNELS
WHAT WILL SANTA CLAUS SAY?: LOUIS PRIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY: SQUEEZE
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU: VINCE VAUGHN & THE VALIANTS
JUST ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SONG: SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS
PAPA NOEL: BRENDA LEE
SANTA CLAUS: THE SONICS
THAT WAS THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER: SUFJAN STEVENS
MERRY CHRISTMAS LOOPY LU: THE KAISERS
CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) DARLENE LOVE
MY DEAR AQUAINTANCE (A HAPPY NEW YEAR): REGINA SPEKTOR

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Embryonic Ep 18

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Did you ever have that one student in class that always gave the best answers, always understood the subject and got A’s on pop quizzes? Did you ever want to just peek at their work? We at Balcony Radio are not above looking over someone’s shoulder to see what they’re working on. And now we’ve got a show dedicated to snooping through work in progress: Embryonic. In episode 18, we spin some of the best demos we could find in the deep, dark interwebs. Rarities and unreleased goodies abound!

PLAYLIST:
SUNSET DRIVER: MICHAEL JACKSON
IF YOU MUST: NIRVANA
MOTION SICKNESS; PHOEBE BRIDGERS
DON’T CRY: GUNS N’ ROSES
WE’RE GOING WRONG: CREAM
POKER FACE: LADY GAGA
SPOONMAN: SOUNDGARDEN
ANGEL: AEROSMITH
POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN: HARRY NILSSON
THE BITTEREST PILL: THE JAM
1977: THE CLASH
HERE SHE COMES NOW: VELVET UNDERGROUND
BELLYACHE: BILLIE EILISH
DON’T GO LOOKING: TEGAN & SARA
THE FALL: DOLLY PARTON
MANIC MONDAY: PRINCE AND APOLLONIA
MY NAME IS: EMINEM
RING MY BELL: THE BEE GEES
TEMPTATION: BILLY JOEL
GOD ONLY KNOWS: THE BEACH BOYS
PRETTY GOOD YEAR: TORI AMOS

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Dusty Gems Ep 18 – Songwriter’s Showcase

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Pull up a stool at the coffeehouse, it’s songwriter’s open mic night at Balcony Radio. This time out on Episode 18 of Dusty Gems — our tribute to singers that fell between the cracks of fame — we’re showcasing a few of our favorite non-stars. Check out some songs that were hits in a different, probably better dimension.

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PLAYLIST:
EMMITT RHODES:
WITH MY FACE ON THE FLOOR (THE EMMITT RHODES RECORDINGS 1969-1973)
SOMEBODY MADE FOR ME (THE EMMITT RHODES RECORDINGS 1969-1973)
LULLABYE (THE EMMITT RHODES RECORDINGS 1969-1973)
PROMISES I’VE MADE (THE EMMITT RHODES RECORDINGS 1969-1973)
JUDEE SILL:
THE KISS (HEART FOOD)
JESUS WAS A CROSS MAKER (JUDEE SILL)
LOPIN’ ALONG THE COSMOS (JUDEE SILL)
THE LAMB RAN AWAY WITH THE CROWN (JUDEE SILL)
KATE BOLLINGER:
UNTITLED (I DON’T WANNA LOSE)
A COUPLE THINGS (A WORD BECOMES A SOUND)
I DON’T WANNA LOSE (I DON’T WANNA LOSEA0
CANDY (I DON’T WANNA LOSE)
JONATHAN RICHMAN:
TRUE LOVE IS NOT NICE (I’M SO CONFUSED)
VELVET UNDERGROUND (I, JONATHAN)
THE GIRL STANDS UP TO ME NOW (HAVING A PARTY WITH JONATHAN RICHMAN)
I LOVE HOT NIGHTS (W/THE MODERN LOVERS) (MODERN LOVERS 88)
ALEX CHILTON:
EVERYDAY WE GROW CLOSER (FREE AGAIN: THE “1970” SESSION)
CAN’T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE (STUFF)
NO MORE THE MOON SHINES ON LORENA (LIKE FLIES ON SHERBERT)
LIKE FLIES ON SHERBERT (LIKE FLIES ON SHERBERT)
JONATHAN RICHAMN: I WAN DANCING IN THE LESBIAN BAR (I, JONATHAN)

BalconyRadio Halloween In Quarantine III 2022

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Gather ’round all ye ghoulies, it’s time for one of the best annual traditions: the Balcony Radio Halloween Spooooooky Song Extravaganza! This time out, we crank out a playlist of songs that will rattle your chains and zap your neck bolts. Keep all the candy for yourself, it’s time to boooooogie.

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PLAYLIST:
MONSTER MASH: BOBBY “BORIS” PICKETT & THE CRYPT-KICKERS (SINGLE)
TERROR!: THE RAKES (CAPTURE/RELEASE)
SPOOKS: LOUIS ARMSTRONG (SATCHMO IN STYLE)
THE WITCH: THE SONICS (INTRODUCING THE SONICS)
THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LEATHER LAGOON: THE CRAMPS (STAY SICK!)
THE MONSTER HOP: BERT CONVEY (MONSTER BOP)
HE’S A VAMPIRE: ARCHIE KING (MONSTER PARTY: HALLOWEEN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL OLDIES VOL. 1)
RIBOFLAVIN-FLAVORED, NON-CARBONATED, POLYUNSTATURATED BLOOD: DON HINSON & THE RIGORMORTICIANS (MONSTER DANCE PARTY)
HORROR MOVIES: DICKIE GOODMAN (THE MONSTER ALBUM – DICKIE GOODMAN’S HALLOWEEN)
AT THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN: BIG BEE KORNEGAY (HORROR HOP)
IGOR’S PARTY: TONY & THE MONSTROSITIES (IGOR’S PARTY)
HAUNTED HOUSE: GENE SIMMONS (JUMPIN’ GENE SIMMONS)
HALLOWEEN: THE MISFITS (BOX SET)
HEADLESS HORSEMAN: KAY STARR (THE BEST)
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE: ROKY ERICKSON (THE EVIL ONE)
YOU’RE DEAD: NORMA TANEGA (WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG)
IT’S HALLOWEEN: THE SHAGGS (PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD)
HALLOWEEN: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (JUJU)
THE HALLOWEEN DANCE: THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT (HALLOWEEN HOOTENANY)
KEEPIN’ HALLOWEEN ALIVE: ALICE COOPER (SINGLE)
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE: THE DEAD SOUTH

Deez Rhymes Ep 18 – HipHop ’88

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Hey-OOOOOHHHH, it’s time!!! The boys at Balcony Radio have laced up the Chucks and tightened up our fades, we are ready officially ready to hit the streets. And there is no better soundtrack than that O.G. shiiiiit. This time out, we spin the hardest beats of 1988. Just say no to crack, just say yes to this show.

PLAYLIST:
MAKE THE MUSIC WITH YOUR MOUTH, BIZ: BIZ MARKIE (GOING OFF)
PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND: DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE (HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER)
RUN’S HOUSE: RUN-D.M.C. (TOUGHER THAN LEATHER)
MY PHILOSOPHY: BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS (BE ALL MEANS NECESSARY)
YOU GOTS TO CHILL: EPMD (STRICTLY BUSINESS)
SUPERSONIC: J.J. FAD (SUPERSONIC THE ALBUM)
AIN’T NO HALF-STEPPIN’: BIG DADDY KANE (LONG LIVE THE KANE)
LOUDER THAN A BOMB: PUBLIC ENEMY (IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK)
LYRICS OF FURY: ERIC B. & RAKIM (FOLLOW THE LEADER)
SHAKE YOUR THANG (IT’S YOUR THING): SALT-N-PEPA (A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA)
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: N.W.A. (STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON)
DO WAH DIDDY: 2 LIVE CREW (MVE SOMETHIN’)
I CRAM TO UNDERSTAND U: MC LYTE (LYTE AS A ROCK)
EAZY-ER SAID THAN DUNN: EAZY-E (EAZY-DUZ-IT)
IT TAKES TWO: ROB BASE & DJ EZ ROCK (IT TAKES TWO)
INTRO:TURN THIS MUTHA PUT: MC HAMMER (LET’S GET IT STARTED)
CRITICAL BEATDOWN: ULTRAMAGNETIC MC’S (CRITICAL BEATDOWN)
ROLLIN’ WITH KID ‘N PLAY: KID ‘N PLAY (2 HYPE)
CHILDREN’S STORY: SLICK RICK (THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK)
BLACK IS BLACK: JUNGLE BROTHERS (STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE)
GOING BACK TO CALI: LL COOL J (WALIKING WITH A PANTHER)

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Blue Highway Ep 18 – New Weird Country

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Music historian Greil Marcus called music of the 19th and early 20th century songs of “the old, weird America.” Your friends at Balcony Radio are starting this new Season 18 of programs finding tunes from the new, weird America. Welcome to the Blue Highway EP 18, our show dedicated to all the dusty roads of Country music. This time out, we hit up all the hollers, truck stops, trailer parks, and Wal-Mart parking lots of ‘Merica for some the best artists Nashville just don’t get.

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PLAYLIST:
WORKIN’ FOR SOMEBODY ELSE: THE BROTHERS COMATOSE
FEATHERED INDIANS: TYLER CHILDERS
TOO OLD TO DREAM: NICK SHOULDERS
THE BALLAD OF SISSY AND PORTER: THE WHITMORE SISTERS
SLEEPING ON THE BLACKTOP: COLTER WALL
DUST IN A BAGGIE: BILLY STRINGS
SEND THE SUN: NIKKI LANE
AND IT’S STILL ALRIGHT: DANIEL RATELIFF
CATTAILS: BIG THIEF
DUMP ROAD YODEL: THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS
ALL AROUND YOU: STURGILL SIMPSON
EMPTY CUPS: AMANDA SHIRES (FEAT. MAREN MORRIS)
LETTING ME DOWN: MARGO PRICE
ONLY CHILDREN: JASON ISBELL
SILVER DOLLAR: SIERRA FERRELL
WHAT THE ROCKS DON’T KNOW: WILLI CARLISLE
THE LAST PHARAOH: DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE
FAR AWAY SKIES: DEAN JOHNSON
BIG TIME: ANGEL OLSEN
TIME TO SWITCH TO WHISKEY: CORB LUND
IT’S SO HARD TO HOLD ON: TRAMPLED BY TURTLES

101 Series Lesson 158 – The Year 1982

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Pick out your best skinny tie and Aquanet that hair up high, it’s time to cruise into ’82. Join your she-boppers at Balcony Radio at the roller rink while we spin the best music of 1982. Put your Atari joystick down and crank it up for Lesson 158 of the 101 Series. This time out, we spin the best rock, country, r&b and new wave produced during the year. We’ll be listening in chronolgical order so mark it off your calendar with a magenta marker and step into the Time Zone!

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PLAYLIST:
SENSES WORKING OVERTIME: XTC (ENGLISH SETTLEMENT)
MOUNTAIN MUSIC: ALABAMA (MOUNTAIN MUSIC)
IN THE NAME OF LOVE: THOMPSON TWINS (PLATINUM & GOLD COLLECTION)
CHANT NO. 1(I DON’T NEED THIS PRESSURE ON): SPANDAU BALLET (DIAMOND)
HEAT OF THE MOMENT: ASIA (ASIA)
DO RIGHT WOMAN, SO RIGHT MAN: WILLIE NELSON (ALWAYS ON MY MIND)
ONLY THE LONLEY: THE MOTELS (80S ALTERNATIVE)
HURTS SO GOOD: JOHN MELLENCAMP (AMERICAN FOOL)
I RAN (SO FAR AWAY): A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS)
I MELT WITH YOU: MODERN ENGLISH (AFTER THE SHOW)
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF: DURAN DURAN (RIO)
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO: THE CLASH (COMBAT ROCK)
MORE THAN THIS: ROXY MUSIC (AVALON)
FOOL HEARTED MEMORY: GEORGE STRAIT (STRAIT FROM THE HEART)
STRAY CAT STRUT: THE STRAY CATS (BUILT FOR SPEED)
COME ON EILEEN: DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS (TOO RYE AY)
VACATION: THE GO-GOS (VACATION)
SHOCK THE MONKEY: PETER GABRIEL (SECURITY)
LITTLE RED CORVETTE: PRINCE (1999)
I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA: CULTURE CLUB (KISSING TO BE CLEVER)
BILLIE JEAN: MICHAEL JACKSON (THRILLER)

101 Series – Lesson 157 – The Year 1972

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Let’s take it back an even 50 years when the only way to escape a little thing called Watergate was Top 40 radio. Pull up some space on the shag carpeting next to your buddies at Balcony Radio for Lesson 157 of the 101 Series. This time out, we’re scanning the dial for the best music of the year 1972. You won’t need a pardon to enjoy this one.

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PLAYLIST:
MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION: PAUL SIMON (PAUL SIMON)
ROCK STEADY: ARETHA FRANKLIN (YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK)
EVERYTHING I OWN: BREAD (BABY IM-A WANT YOU)
I SAW THE LIGHT: TODD RUNDGREN (SOMETHING/ANYTHING)
MELISSA: ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (EAT A PEACH)
YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM: JIM CROCE (YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM)
LET’S STAY TOGETHER: AL GREEN (LET’S STAY TOGETHER)
RIP THIS JOINT: ROLLING STONES (EXILE ON MAIN STREET)
ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG,LONG TIME): ELTON JOHN (HONKEY CHATEAU)
TAKE IT EASY: THE EAGLES (THE EAGLES)
SUFFRAGETTE CITY: DAVID BOWIE (THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS)
SCHOOL’S OUT: ALICE COOPER (SCHOOL’S OUT)
THE HARDER THEY COME: JIMMY CLIFF (THE HARDER THEY COME OST)
YOU WEAR IT WELL: ROD STEWART (NEVER A DULL MOMENT)
SUPERFLY: CURTIS MAYFIELD (SUPERFLY OST)
BEN: MICHAEL JACKSON (SINGLE)
IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY KNOW: HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES FEAT. TEDD PENDERGAST)
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES: MOTT THE HOOPLE (ALL THE YOUNG DUDES)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: JOHN DENVER (ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH)
JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN (OWED TO JOHN PRINE): KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN)
TROUBLE MAN: MARVIN GAYE (TROUBLE MAN OST)
ACROSS 110TH STREET: BOBBY WOMACK (THE BEST OF BOBBY WOMACK – THE SOUL YEARS)
I BELIEVE (WHEN I FALL IN LOVE IT WILL BE FOREVER): STEVIE WONDER (TALKING BOOK)