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101 Series Lesson 160 – Natural And Unnatural Disaters

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We at Balcony Radio know who the ultimate heartbreaker is: Mother Nature. She always comes out on top. In Lesson 160 of the 101 Series, we take a look at songs about natural disasters, bad weather, and situations beyond (y)our control. Dig in, the best course is to ride it out while blasting this show.

PLAYLIST:
HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN: EURYTHMICS (TOUCH)
STORMY WEATHER: THE PIXIES (BOSSANOVA)
THE APOCALYPSE SONG: ST. VINCENT (MARRY ME)
NEW WORLD WATER: MOS DEF (BLACK ON BOTH SIDES)
FAULT LINE: DEEP PURPLE (DEEP PURPLE)
EARTHQUAKE: 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (EASTER EVERYWHERE)
4 DEGREES: ANOHNI (HOPELESSNESS)
THE BLIZZARD: JIM REEVES (THE ESSENTIAL JIM REEVES)
EARTHQUAKE WEATHER: BECK (GUERO)
THE EARTHQUAKE SONG: THE LITTLE GIRLS (POSH BOY RECORDS PRESENTS AT THE WHISKEY)
HURRICANE: PLAINS (I WALKED WITH YOU AWAYS)
HERE COMES THE FLOOD: PETER GABRIEL (1: CAR)
MONSOON: THE BOMBORAS (SAVAGE ISLAND)
WILD IS THE WIND: JOHNNY MATHIS (GREATEST HITS)
THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU: NEKO CASE (MIDDLE CYCLONE)
RIDERS ON THE STORM: THE DOORS (L.A. WOMAN)
DOWN IN THE FLOOD: BOB DYLAN (GREATEST HITS VOL. 2)
TORNADOS: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (THE DIRTY SOUTH)
DANCING ON THE LIP OF A VOLCANO: THE NEW YOR DOLLS (ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US EVEN TO REMEMBER THIS)
VOLCANO: JIMMY BUFFETT (SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART)
WASN’T THAT A MIGHTY STORM: NANCI GRIFFITH (OTHER VOICES TOO-A TRIP BACK TO BOUNTIFUL)

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Gimme Back My Song Ep 18

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Possession is 9/10 the law, so . . . Covering a song isn’t stealing. Just long-term borrowing. We at Balcony Radio have no problem with musical thievery. That’s why we have a cover song show called Gimme Back My Song. For Episode 18, we put on the miner’s hat and dig deep into the crates for some of the most obscure covers we’ve ever spun.

PLAYLIST:
EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’: BILL WITHERS (JUST AS I AM)
96 TEARS: ARETHA FRANKLIN (ARETHA ARRIVES)
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH: CHER (3614 JACKSON HIGHWAY)
BORN TO BE WILD: WILSON PICKETT (HEY JUDE)
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: SANDIE SHAW (REVIEWING THE SITUATION)
WICHITA LINEMAN: THE METERS (STRUTTIN’)
SUSPICIOUS MINDS: THE HEPTONES (BETTER DAYS)
NATURE BOY: GRACE SLICK (GRACE SLICK & THE GREAT SOCIETY)
YOU’RE SO VAIN: DAVID AXELROD (HEAVY AXE)
DOCK OF THE BAY: PEGGY LEE (A NATURAL WOMAN)
SPINNING WHEEL: SHIRLEY BASSEY (SOMETHING)
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE: THE 5TH DIMENSION (THE AGE OF AQUARIUS)
BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN: NINA SIMONE (HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL)
USE ME: LIZA MINNELLI (THE SINGER)
FEELING ALRIGHT: GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN)
HIT THE ROAD, JACK: HELEN REDDY (I AM WOMAN)
THE WEIGHT: JACKIE DESHANNON (LAUREL CANYON)
FIRE AND RAIN: BOBBY WOMACK (THE BEST OF…)
LIGHT MY FIRE: ERMA FRANKLIN (BRUNSWICK ESSENTIALS)
I GOT YOU BABE: ETTA JAMES (TELL MAMA: THE COMPLETE MUSCLE SHOALS SESSIONS)
THAT’S LIFE: JAMES BROWN (GETTIN’ DOWN TO IT)

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From The Board Ep 18

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Time to plug in and tune out . . . Balcony Radio is ready to kick out the jams – LIVE. It’s time for From the Board, our testament to being in the room with the guitar, drums, and bass. Buy the ticket and take the ride through a couple dozen of the rockingest live music performances you’ll hear maybe ever. Ever. Ever? EVER!!!

PLAYLIST:
LEFT OF THE DIAL: THE REPLACEMENTS (MAXWELL’S HOBOKEN, NJ 2/4/1986) (FOR SALE: LIVE AT MAXWELLS’S 1986)
WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?: R.E.M (R.E.M LIVE)
MAKING FLIPPY FLOPPY: TALKING HEADS (STOP MAKING SENSE)
COMMOTION: CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL APRIL 14, 1970)
DEANNA: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (LIVE SEEDS)
WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO)
SPOONMAN: SOUNDGARDEN (LIVE FROM THE ARTIST’S DEN)
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?: THE CLASH (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY)
FREEDOM OF CHOICE: DEVO (LIVE 1981)
GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMENT: THE RAMONES (IT’S ALIVE!)
BRICK BY BRICK: IGGY POP (LIVE OLYMPIA: PARIS, FRANCE 1991)
PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (LIVE AT THE FILMORE AUDITORIUM)
DEEP ELEM BLUES: GRATEFUL DEAD (RECKONING)
EMOTIONAL WEATHER REPORT: TOM WAITS (NIGHTHAWKS AT THE DINER)
THE BORDER SONG: SIR ELTON JOHN (HERE AND THERE)
WISH YOU WERE HERE: PINK FLOYD (LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 1990)
INTRO: BRIAN JONES/KILLING FLOOR: JIMI HENDRIX (LIVE AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL)
MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION (STAR CHILD): PARLIAMENT (LIVE: P-FUNK EARTH TOUR)
FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB: LITTLE FEAT (WAITING FOR COLOMBUS)
ALABAM SONG: THE DOORS (ABSOLUTELY LIVE)
20TH CENTURY MAN: THE KINKS (ONE FOR THE ROAD)

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101 Series Lesson 159 – Phil Spector Productions

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We at The Balcony can sometimes seperate the artist from the art. Even if that line is very, very blurry! For Lesson 159 of the 101 Series we set aside the personal from the professional once again and take a look at the career of Phil Spector. Join us as we take a tour through the life’s work of a man who faced a life sentence. In this episode we climb the Wall of Sound and try to avoid the ricochet of bullets.

PLAYLIST:
To Know Him Is To Love Him: The Teddy Bears
Twist and Shout: Top Note
Corinna, Corinna: Ray Peterson
I Love How You Love Me: The Paris Sisters
Second Hand Love: Connie Francis
He’s A Rebel: The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home): The Crystals
Then He Kissed Me: The Crystals
Be My Baby: The Ronettes
Baby, I Love You: The Ronettes
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’: The Righteous Brothers
Just Once In My Life: The Righteous Brothers
River Deep Mountain High: Ike & Tina Turner
Black Pearl: Sonny Charles & The Checkmates
Instant Karma (We All Shne On): John Lennon
My Sweet Lord: George Harrison
True Love Leaves No Traces: Leonard Cohen
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Ramones
Silence Is Easy: Starsailor

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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