The Drive, week of 8/4/14

[CapnJack]

Mon 8/4/14: 1979

Supertramp   Breakfast in America     7.4%
The Boomtown Rats   I Don't Like Mondays     17.3%
Robert Palmer   Bad Case of Loving You     6.2%
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers   Even the Losers     8.6%
Eagles   I Can't Tell You Why     12.3%
Led Zeppelin   In the Evening     8.6%
AC/DC   Girl's Got Rhythm     3.7%
Rupert Holmes   Escape (The Pina Colada Song)     9.9%
ZZ Top   Cheap Sunglasses     7.4%
Pink Floyd   The Wall Medley     18.5%

[CapnJack]

Tue 8/5/14: 1969

Blind Faith   Can't Find My Way Home     14.3%
The Temptations   I Can't Get Next To You     8.8%
Santana   Evil Ways     2.2%
The Who   I'm Free     1.1%
Crosby, Stills and Nash   Wooden Ships     15.4%
The Beatles   Come Together     6.6%
Rare Earth   Get Ready     8.8%
Creedence Clearwater Revival   Bad Moon Rising     8.8%
B.B. King   The Thrill is Gone     7.7%
The Ventures   Hawaii Five-O     26.4%

[CapnJack]

Wed 8/6/14: 1982

Steve Winwood   Valerie     13.3%
Billy Idol   White Wedding     9.0%
Asia   Heat of the Moment     16.5%
Pat Benatar   Shadows of the Night     5.9%
The Who   Athena     7.4%
Modern English   I Melt with You     15.4%
John Mellencamp   Hurts So Good     5.9%
The Rolling Stones   Going to a Go-Go     5.9%
Santana   Hold On     11.7%
Phil Collins   I Don't Care Anymore     9.0%

[CapnJack]

Thur 8/7/14: Covers

The Doobie Brothers   Jesus is Just Alright     17.5%
Van Halen   You Really Got Me     7.8%
The Blues Brothers   Soul Man     10.7%
Bruce Springsteen   War (live)     4.9%
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Little Wing     13.6%
John Mellencamp   Like a Rolling Stone     6.8%
Joe Cocker   You Can Leave Your Hat On     8.7%
David Lee Roth   California Girls     7.8%
Styx   I Am the Walrus     12.6%
Foo Fighters   Baker Street     9.7%

[Big Fingers McGee]

Thur 8/7/14: Covers

The Doobie Brothers   Jesus is Just Alright     17.5%
Van Halen   You Really Got Me     7.8%
The Blues Brothers   Soul Man     10.7%
Bruce Springsteen   War (live)     4.9%
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Little Wing     13.6%
John Mellencamp   Like a Rolling Stone     6.8%
Joe Cocker   You Can Leave Your Hat On     8.7%
David Lee Roth   California Girls     7.8%
Styx   I Am the Walrus     12.6%
Foo Fighters   Baker Street     9.7%

Now, this one is interesting. Didn't realize the Doobs was a cover.

[CapnJack]

Thur 8/7/14: Covers

The Doobie Brothers   Jesus is Just Alright     17.5%
Van Halen   You Really Got Me     7.8%
The Blues Brothers   Soul Man     10.7%
Bruce Springsteen   War (live)     4.9%
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Little Wing     13.6%
John Mellencamp   Like a Rolling Stone     6.8%
Joe Cocker   You Can Leave Your Hat On     8.7%
David Lee Roth   California Girls     7.8%
Styx   I Am the Walrus     12.6%
Foo Fighters   Baker Street     9.7%

Now, this one is interesting. Didn't realize the Doobs was a cover.

The Byrds covered it in 1969 (originally done in 1966 by the Art Reynolds Singers).  I'll probably use the '66 version in my next Good Friday/Easter set.

[Here'sToYa!]

Thur 8/7/14: Covers
Bruce Springsteen   War (live)     4.9%

Alert the 'snipes to the Drive poll.

[CapnJack]

Fri 8/8/14: 1975

Wow, Bob is playing Wings "Medicine Jar", a far from obvious choice from Venus And Mars.  Well played.

Bachman Turner Overdrive   Roll on Down the Highway     7.5%
Elton John   Philadelphia Freedom     5.0%
Aerosmith   Sweet Emotion     8.8%
Fleetwood Mac   Over My Head     12.5%
Electric Light Orchestra   Fire on High     7.5%
Nazareth   Love Hurts     8.8%
Sweet   Fox on the Run     17.5%
Wings   Medicine Jar     11.3%
Queen   Killer Queen     7.5%
War   Why Can't We Be Friends     13.8%

[Here'sToYa!]

Fri 8/8/14: 1975

Wow, Bob is playing Wings "Medicine Jar", a far from obvious choice from Venus And Mars.  Well played.

Bachman Turner Overdrive   Roll on Down the Highway     7.5%
Elton John   Philadelphia Freedom     5.0%
Aerosmith   Sweet Emotion     8.8%
Fleetwood Mac   Over My Head     12.5%
Electric Light Orchestra   Fire on High     7.5%
Nazareth   Love Hurts     8.8%
Sweet   Fox on the Run     17.5%
Wings   Medicine Jar     11.3%
Queen   Killer Queen     7.5%
War   Why Can't We Be Friends     13.8%

I've been trying to discern patterns in the Drive BOS voting, and I am coming up with nothing. Time to call in the 538 pros.