AnalogPlanet Radio

Analogplanet Radio's President's Day Show is now available for streaming here and on the WFDU.fm website.

The musical theme is President's Day even though February is pledge month, so expect the usual barrage of money-begging. And this show is more politically oriented than usual, both because of President's Day, and because of the passing of Judge Antonin Scalia and the campaign fallout.

I tried to find political balance but the fact is, there are few conservative songs—at least that I could find. The only one I know is "I'm For Barry, and I'm for freedom", which was sung at a Young Americans For Freedom event I attended back in 1964 when I supported Goldwater (as did Hillary Clinton). So I sang it A cappella. Yes,I actually remembered the tune!

I also found a very old David Bowie song that start's the show, and the Ferit Odman "On a Misty Night" that's also on my YouTube channel and another jazz track you'll find interesting. And then it's on to President's Day! (Note: I forgot to start the CD-R recorder at the beginning of the show so I recorded the first minute or so using a microphone from the station's stream. All of the music though, was recorded to CD-R and so sounds fine.

I hope you make it to "America" by Simon and Garfunkel (not to be taken as a Bernie endorsement) because this original pressing sounds magnificent even as an MP3.

Set List President’s Day:

David Bowie: Can’t Help Thinking About Me
Ferit Odman: On a Misty Night
TV All Stars: Peter Gunn Theme
Henry Mancini: Baby Elephant Walk
Dion: Abraham, Martin and John
Greg Brown: ’64 Dodge
Ry Cooder: FDR in Trinidad
Elvis Costello: Eisenhower Blues
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Our Candidate
Randy Newman: Mr. President (Have Pity on the Poor)
Byrne/Eno: America is Waiting
1000 Points of Light: Don Was
Cream: Politician
Ramones: Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Ani DiFranco: Which Side Are You On?
CSN&Y: Ohio (live)
Neil Young: Campaigner
Stevie Wonder: You Haven’t Done Nothing
James Taylor: Let it All Fall Down
Robyn Hitchcock: The President
America: Simon and Garfunkel
NoFX: Leaving Jesusland
Greg Holden: I Don’t Believe You
Loudon Wainright III: Dead Skunk