12 Jan 2011: it's... Capricorn Kids Of Rock (Part I)

[RGMike]

1/12/11- Wednesday! A Happy Birthday set for some Capricorn Kids of Rock ! (Part one)

 1.  Elvis Presley- Viva Las Vegas
 2.  David Bowie- John, I'm Only Dancing
 3.  Bee Gees- You Should Be Dancing
 4.  Patti Smith- Dancing Barefoot
 5.  Replacements- Achin' To Be
 6.  Bangles- If She Knew What She Wants (BOS-Tie!)
 7.  Monkees- (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
 8.  Pink Floyd- See Emily Play
 9.  Faces- Ooh La La
10. Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey- History Repeating (BOS-Tie!)

Thanks to cow orkers, I missed both the Bowie and the Bangles, both rarities if not bustouts. So this set was even better than I thought it was! 

Jesus was a Capricorn; but Kris Kristofferson wasn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEccLl9Xz4c

[sundaygal]

I'm glad AL played If She Knew What She Wants.  Such a lovely tune and worthy of Best of Set.  Can't wait for the replay on Saturday! 

[Tinka Cat]

Capricorny Birthdays, ver 1.0

1.  Elvis Presley- Viva Las Vegas ----------  January 8, 1935
 
 2.  David Bowie- John, I'm Only Dancing ----------  January 8, 1947
 
 3.  Bee Gees- You Should Be Dancing --------  Maurice (younger by 35 minutes) & Robin Gibb, December 22, 1949
 
 4.  Patti Smith- Dancing Barefoot ---------- December 30, 1946
 
 5.  Replacements- Achin' To Be --------- Paul Westerberg,  December 31, 1959
 
 6.  Bangles- If She Knew What She Wants (BOS-Tie!) ---------- Susanna Hoffs,  January 17, 1959
 
 7.  Monkees- (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone --------- two Monkees born on December 30th: Mike Nesmith (1942) & Davy Jones (1946)
 
 8.  Pink Floyd- See Emily Play --------- Syd Barret, January 6, 1946
 
 9.  Faces- Ooh La La -------- Rod Stewart, January 10, 1945

10. Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey- History Repeating (BOS-Tie!) ---- Shirley Veronica Bassey, January 8, 1937

[mshray]

perhaps worth noting that I missed the first song & came in to the set halfway through the 2nd.  And from tune 2 to 3 to 4 all I kept hearing was that this was a "Happy Birthday set", and I'm thinking "No, this seems to be a 'Dancing' set."  It wasn't until tune 5 or 6 that the KFOG voice guy said it was a Happy Birthday Capricorn set.


Oooh, NOW I get it!

ETA: and now I see that my son Adrian shares his b-day with (most of) the Bee Gees!  Woo Hoo!

[Big Fingers McGee]

Capricorny Birthdays, ver 1.0

1.  Elvis Presley- Viva Las Vegas ----------  January 8, 1935
 
 2.  David Bowie- John, I'm Only Dancing ----------  January 8, 1947
 
 3.  Bee Gees- You Should Be Dancing --------  Maurice (younger by 35 minutes) & Robin Gibb, December 22, 1949
 
 4.  Patti Smith- Dancing Barefoot ---------- December 30, 1946
 
 5.  Replacements- Achin' To Be --------- Paul Westerberg,  December 31, 1959
 
 6.  Bangles- If She Knew What She Wants (BOS-Tie!) ---------- Susanna Hoffs,  January 17, 1959
 
 7.  Monkees- (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone --------- two Monkees born on December 30th: Mike Nesmith (1942) & Davy Jones (1946)
 
 8.  Pink Floyd- See Emily Play --------- Syd Barret, January 6, 1946
 
 9.  Faces- Ooh La La -------- Rod Stewart, January 10, 1945

10. Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey- History Repeating (BOS-Tie!) ---- Shirley Veronica Bassey, January 8, 1937

So none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

[RGMike]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

[sundaygal]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

You're forgetting Mary J. Blige and Ricky Martin. 

[RGMike]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

You're forgetting Mary J. Blige and Ricky Martin. 

Mary J turned 40 yesterday!

[Big Fingers McGee]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

You're forgetting Mary J. Blige and Ricky Martin.  

Mary J turned 40 yesterday!

Frightening "we're really old" stat: Folks born on or before January 12, 1990 are old enough to legally purchase alcohol.

[Tinka Cat]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

You're forgetting Mary J. Blige and Ricky Martin.  

Mary J turned 40 yesterday!

Frightening "we're really old" stat: Folks born on or before January 12, 1990 are old enough to legally purchase alcohol.

dang, by that date, I had sworn off alcohol for the forty-seventh time!  (mixed drinks only)

[sundaygal]

none of these people are on the sunny side of 50... I wonder if Part 2 will include the 'youngsters'

Ha! the only "youngsters" on the list Tinka posted earlier were Zooey Deschanel and Kid Rock.

You're forgetting Mary J. Blige and Ricky Martin. 

Mary J turned 40 yesterday!

Well, Happy Birthday Mary J!  Always loved her duet with Elton John on I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues.  SING IT, girl!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7xn3zG0iA

[mshray]

Frightening "we're really old" stat: Folks born on or before January 12, 1990 are old enough to legally purchase alcohol.

YIKES!  That means I can start drinking with my oldest nephew in about a year and a half! 

Come to think of it, that might be more of a 'YIKES!' for my sister-in-law than for me.   

(My nephew is pretty cool & very much inclined to the musical/performing arts.)

[Gazoo]

KFOG didn't replay this tonight!  OTOH, it was nice to find "I Learned the Hard Way" and "How You Like Me Now?" still in rotation.

[RGMike]

KFOG didn't replay this tonight!  OTOH, it was nice to find "I Learned the Hard Way" and "How You Like Me Now?" still in rotation.

Last nite was VERY weird at that hour. I've grown accustomed to tuning in around 9:45 in advance of the replay, and hearing some of the "new" stuff they're playing (the last 2 hours of Big Rick is virtually all "new"). I turned on the radio at 9:50 and they were playing the loooong live version of "Freebird" (!) -- at first I thought I accidentally punched up The Bone; KFOG *never* plays "Freebird" (despite running "Sweet Home" into the ground) and certainly not the 15 minute version. That song ended at 10:05 and was followed by 7 minutes of commercials (they *never* play that many cmmls in a row) and then a bunch of "new" stuff and as Gaz said 10@10 was MIA.  Computer glitch, presumably, and Big Rick probably went home early again.

The station really seems quite schizoid to me, since the new stuff Rick plays at nite is rarely heard the other 22 hours of the day.

Weirdness addendum: Someone posted this on the KFOG FB page:

"Big Rick signing off with Freebird, how cool! U will b sorely missed"

WTFF?? Was last nite Big Rick's last show? Anybody know what's up?

addendum to addendum: Big Rick Tweeted this earlier today: "I'll be back somewhere fairly soon but can't say. What happened? In NASCAR they'd say nobodys fault, it was just one of those things"  Guess we'll be hearing him on The Band soon?

[Gazoo]