AnalogPlanet Radio

AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 Election Eve Show

Michael Fremer  |  Nov 7, 2016

Today's AnalogPlanet Radio Show makes a great soundtrack for tonight and tomorrow. All of the songs are either obliquely or directly political. Many are Rorschach test type tunes that can be taken "either way" while others are clearly targeted.

Something odd happened during the broadcast and one channel got chopped off on about six tunes, so they've been "reconstructed" here and all should sound "seamless".

Regardless of your politics, I hope you enjoy the show and: all of the tracks were transferred using the Schroeder arm/Lyra Etna cartridge/Doehmann Helix 1 turntable into the CH Precision P1 phono preamplifier with outboard power supply. The P1 has two current amplifier inputs and one voltage amplification input. For this show I used the voltage amplification input. I am sure that despite the digital compression you will hear the performance of this phono preamplifier currently under review.

The Election Eve Set List (if you're offending by any of this, please tell your friends):

1)The Castaways: Liar, Liar
2) The Beatles: Baby You’re a Rich Man
3) The Flying Burrito Brothers: Christine’s Tune
4) Serj Tarkian: The Unthinking Majority
5) Gil Scott Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
6) Bob Marley and The Wailers: Top Ranking
7) The Byrds: Deportee
8) The Clash: Dictator
9) Loudon Wainright: Dead Skunk
10) Byrne-Eno: America Is Waiting
11) Green Day: American Idiot
12) NoFX US Aholes
13) John Lennon: Instant Karma
14) Bob Dylan: Please Quit Your Low Down Ways
15) Paul Revere and The Raiders: Our Candidate
16) The Beatles: Nowhere Man
17) Greg Holden: I Don’t Believe In You
18) Ani DiFranco: Which Side Are You On?
19) Bob Dylan: Idiot Wind
20) Don Was: A Thousand Points of Light
21) Ry Cooder: Cold, Cold Feeling
22) The Producers: Springtime For Hitler
23) Richard Hell and the Voidoids Liars Beware
24) Ramones: Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
25) Bob Dylan: Jokerman
26) Fleetwood Mac: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

COMMENTS
volvic's picture
Submitted by volvic on Tue, 2016-11-08 06:26

Has nothing to do with voting, and the tune's subject matter is totally NOT about elections, but I always sing it when I go and vote - I am talking about the Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell track when the question gets asked; "what's it gonna be boy; Yes or No".

mraudioguru's picture
Submitted by mraudioguru on Tue, 2016-11-08 06:51

... is from the song "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", not "Bat Out Of Hell". It is on the Bat Out Of Hell album, but different song.

volvic's picture
Submitted by volvic on Tue, 2016-11-08 08:08

thanks for the correction, haven't heard it in years. CD is sitting somewhere in the apt.

funambulistic's picture
Submitted by funambulistic on Tue, 2016-11-08 13:49

To hurry up and arrive
'Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don't think that I can really survive"

Now I will leave it to the reader...

BillHart's picture
Submitted by BillHart on Tue, 2016-11-08 09:03

from either Sailin' Shoes or (with Mick Taylor) Waiting For Columbus.
Have fun.

jerroot's picture
Submitted by jerroot on Tue, 2016-11-08 09:53

It's The End Of The World As We Know It.

Be very careful, history has its eye on us.

Michel Vondenhoff's picture
Submitted by Michel Vondenhoff on Tue, 2016-11-08 13:46

Not audiophile but a great song:

Dead Kenndys We've Got a Bigger Problem Now.

funambulistic's picture
Submitted by funambulistic on Tue, 2016-11-08 13:51

"California Über Alles" as it was about Jerry Brown, then they switched it to Ronald Reagan and now it is Jerry Brown again...

funambulistic's picture
Submitted by funambulistic on Tue, 2016-11-08 14:02

They renamed the song for Renaldus Magnus. Been a long time since my punk rock days...

recordhead's picture
Submitted by recordhead on Tue, 2016-11-08 18:31

Given Mikey's usual disdain for those who lean to the right on non political AP shows, I think I'll sit this one out.

PeterPani's picture
Submitted by PeterPani on Wed, 2016-11-09 00:05

you can listen to the show without any regrets.

Michael Fremer's picture
Submitted by Michael Fremer on Thu, 2016-11-10 08:41
Political comments on other shows! but you missed "Christine's tune" AKA "She's the devil in disguise".... your loss.
recordhead's picture
Submitted by recordhead on Thu, 2016-11-10 09:01

I'm a big fan and supporter of yours. My wife gets sick of hearing me talk about you. Hell I'd marry you if it wasn't for your politics! :) Here's a perfect example. You played 'Eat The Rich' by Aerosmith. You then made a remake about how ironic that Steven Tyler would write than considering he's a Republican. Really? Wouldn't it have been more ironic since he's rich? No rich Dems? With all that said, not an R or D. Still love the show.

sandyu's picture
Submitted by sandyu on Thu, 2016-12-15 21:54

“Dick Nixon, for the red white and blue,
Dick Nixon before he does you
That’s right, before he dicks you.” -- from Johnny Rivers L.A. Reggae

Wimbo's picture
Submitted by Wimbo on Fri, 2016-11-11 01:15

and you guys got these 2.Great list Mike, great to hear "Jokerman" again.One of Bob's best.

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