The Whale, week of 1/11/16

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Mon 1/11/16: David Bowie

"Today we lost a songwriter, producer and artist. He had many different names. Ziggy, David Jones and David Bowie."

 1. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
 2. David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
 3. Queen featuring David Bowie - Under Pressure
 4. David Bowie - Life On Mars?
 5. David Bowie - Golden Years
 6. David Bowie - Sound And Vision
 7. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
 8. David Bowie - Space Oddity
 9. David Bowie - Blue Jean
10. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

ETA: Which 10@10s/9@9s have done David Bowie sets? The Tide, The Drive, The Arrow, The Sound, The Whale, and KFOG tomorrow.

 

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Tue 1/12/16: Famous backing vocals

"Some songs have some unexpected guests....here are 10."

 1. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (James Taylor/Linda Ronstadt)
 2. Elton John - The Bitch Is Back (Dusty Springfield)
 3. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally (Marcy Levy/Yvonne Elliman)
 4. David Bowie - Young Americans (Luther Vandross)
 5. Rush - Time Stands Still (Aimee Mann)
 6. Tempted - Squeeze (Elvis Costello)
 7. Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry (Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon))
 8. Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel (Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham)
 9. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Sting)
10. Steely Dan - Peg (Michael McDonald)

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Wed 1/13/16: TBD - my guess it's going to be a year...

...1991!

 1. The Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels
 2. Tesla - Signs (live)
 3. Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home
 4. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
 5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
 6. Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy
 7. Van Halen - Right Now
 8. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying
 9. Guns N' Roses - Civil War
10. U2 - Mysterious Ways

First classic rock station to visit 1991 - and, of course, we get Tesla... 

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Thur 1/14/16: Brushes with death

"Lots of singers have crazy brushes with death. Here is 10 of them."

 1. Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart (Nikki Sixx died for 2 minutes from heroin)
 2. U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky (Bono plane almost shot down in Jamaica thinking they were smugglers)
 3. The Rolling Stones - Playing With Fire (Keith Richards..Fire while on Heroin)
 4. Def Leppard - Hysteria (Rick Allen, drummer, Corvette crash)
 5. Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (Flipped his ATV over, broke 8 ribs, collarbone and more)
 6. Guns N' Roses - Mr. Brownstone (Slash died for 8 minutes from drug related cardiac arrest)
 7. Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die Live and Let Die (Helicopter almost crashed)
 8. Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (Don Powell serious car accident, coma for 6 days)
 9. Aerosmith - Dream On (Should have been on Skynyrd's plane)
10. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Brett Michaels brain hemorrhage)

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Fri 1/15/16: 1980

"It was the year you asked the question.." Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?"...We also lost John Lennon, John Bonham and Bon Scott."

 1. Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
 2. The Clash - London Calling
 3. Pink Floyd - Hey You
 4. Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
 5. Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
 6. AC/DC - Have A Drink On Me
 7. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Her Strut
 8. Joe Walsh - All Night Long
 9. The Rolling Stones - She's So Cold
10. The Police - Canary In A Coalmine