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20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2006, 10:28:56 AM »
is this Wang Chung?  also a rarity -- this is turning out to be one of Dave's most interesting mid-'80s sets.
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« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2006, 10:29:46 AM »
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I'm not remembering having heard this REM tune at all (on 10@10, that is).


And ditto for this Wang Chung tune. I don't know if I've ever heard it, actually.
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20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2006, 10:29:47 AM »
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is this Wang Chung?  also a rarity -- this is turning out to be one of Dave's most interesting mid-'80s sets.

I was thinking the same thing.  Was struggling to ID the group, but decided it was them, just before I read your post.
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lyrics had me wondering
« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2006, 10:30:31 AM »
from wikipedia:

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking was a song released as a single by Roger Waters from the album of the same name. It was not a hit. Its meaning consists of the lasting memories of the main character, Reg. During the song, Waters mentions such popular icons as Dick Tracy, Shane, and Yoko Ono. The lyrics have been criticised as misogynistic (referring to an adulterous housewife) and racist (one line, referencing Yoko Ono's Japanese accent, says "The bitch said something mystical: 'Herro'").
Although the song is unquestionably the "catchiest" on the album (hence its choice for release as a single), its lyrics are quite oblique, particularly outside of the context of the album.
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« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2006, 10:32:11 AM »
Ooh, and a rarely heard Bruce Cockburn track too.  Whodathunkit?
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« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2006, 10:33:26 AM »
and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.
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Re: Roger Waters
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2006, 10:33:59 AM »
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these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.

not exactly sure about the pros of this song.


oh, but it's such a fun song! in a rocky horror kinda way. and the shane sample is fab.
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« Reply #22 on: December 20, 2006, 10:34:36 AM »
Ah, the Cuomo "City on a Hill" clip from the 84 Democractic convention, right here in SF.

Wish I knew what skeletons kept him from accepting the nomination. If he'd run in 88 he coulda taken it to Bush Sr. bigtime.
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« Reply #23 on: December 20, 2006, 10:35:30 AM »
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and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.


chanelling "young americans," to be sure.

ack! the cars.
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Re: lyrics had me wondering
« Reply #24 on: December 20, 2006, 10:35:33 AM »
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from wikipedia:

 The lyrics have been criticised as misogynistic (referring to an adulterous housewife) and racist (one line, referencing Yoko Ono's Japanese accent, says "The bitch said something mystical: 'Herro'").


Wow, I didn't even catch that line. Now I'm positive it didn't get played in NYC for Yoko-related reasons.
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Re: Roger Waters
« Reply #25 on: December 20, 2006, 10:38:34 AM »
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these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.

not exactly sure about the pros of this song.


oh, but it's such a fun song!


Unless you're Yoko :wink:
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« Reply #26 on: December 20, 2006, 10:38:58 AM »
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and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.


And then the buzzer steps on the end of the Cars tune. This set, for all its nuggets, has been a tutorial on bad editing.
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« Reply #27 on: December 20, 2006, 10:40:22 AM »
OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.
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« Reply #28 on: December 20, 2006, 10:52:36 AM »
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OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.

too much rebuffering
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« Reply #29 on: December 20, 2006, 11:36:50 AM »
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OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.

too much rebuffering


I'm having no problems at all. It's killer -- Mr. Garrison's "Merry F---ing Xmas" from South Park. Brilliant.
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