The Drive, week of 3/28/11

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Mon 3/28/11: 1977

"Swingtown" -- how many '77 sets has this been the leadoff track on?

VHM Ms Ronstadt's cover of "Tumbling Dice" with diff lyrics -- "people try to rape me" indeed.

Cheeze for Breakfast: Styx have illusions.

Dude! it's prog rock's last gasp! Or at least Yes's: BOS "Wondrous Stories".  And I'll peg this Dan track as a proxy of cairo.

Mr Browne's running on empty. And so is Crapton.

We Will Katrina You/We Are the Champtrinas

Santana gets Zombie-fied, or vice-versa.

Steve Miller Band - Swingtown 
Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice 
Styx - The Grand Illusion 
Yes - Wondrous Stories 
Steely Dan - Peg 
Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talking Woman 
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty 
Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally 
Queen - We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions 
Santana - She's Not There 

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Tue 3/29/11: 1985

Talking Heads - And She Was 
ZZ Top - Woke Up With Wood 
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 
Dire Straits - So Far Away 
David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo 
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More 
Heart - Nothing at All 
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. 
Pete Townshend - Give Blood 

Always happy to miss a Bob-does-the-'80s set; nonetheless kudos on the ZZT and DLR.

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Wed 3/30/11: 1967!!

woo hoo -- a year that cannot possibly suck.

on the corner is a banker with a motorcar...  looking for fish'n'finger pie, no doubt.

Ree-Ree gets some B-O-S-P-E-C-T. Rascals get BOS2 with the fab "Ah Bin Lonely Too Lawng"

LAWD! Kurt Weill helps Jim look for a whiskey bar --oh, don't ask why. BOS3.

Least necessary: "For What It's Worth". VHM Sam & Dave just for not being the Blues Brothers.

Now dig this, baby: BOS4 Jimi on "Fire". Stop actin' so crazy!

uber-BOS5 and proxy of gaz: the pre-fab four, "Sheeeee"!

Listen, baby! Marvin'N'Tammi will be here on the double. VHM "ANMHE"

Let's spend some time together with the eager-to-please-Ed Sullivan Mick.

Beatles - Penny Lane 
Aretha Franklin - Respect 
Rascals - I've Been Lonely Too Long 
Doors - Alabama Song 
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 
Sam & Dave - Soul Man 
Jimi Hendrix - Fire 
Monkees - She 
Marvin Gaye - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 
Rolling Stones - Let's Spend The Night Together 

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Thur 3/31/11: 1978

prepare for "Thunder Dreadlock Island Holiday"!

Meanwhile, I'm shocked to see that Bob is NOT doing a "Fool" set tomorrow -- it's a theme set of songs about dancing instead. Hrm, wonder how many actual, y'know DANCE tunes there'll be...

But back to '78: the Cars wave "Bye Bye" to an orangeade sky.



But Foreigner say it's a blue morning -- VHM "BM, BD". And VHM VH, gettin' Kink(s)y and Frankie V gettin' "Grease"y.

Sting and Co. are "So Lonely" -- this was before tantric sex, obviously.  BOS LRB, remembering Glenn Miller and Cole Porter.



AAACK! a double-shot of Journey!

Brooooce wants "Candy". or her room. or both. BOS2. And the 'oo say: 'oo the fook are yoo?

Doobs live their lives with Mr McDonald minute by minute by...

Cars - Bye Bye Love 
Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day 
Van Halen - You Really Got Me 
Frankie Valli - Grease 
Police - So Lonely 
Little River Band - Reminiscing 
Journey - Feeling That Way/Anytime 
Bruce Springsteen - Candy's Room 
Who - Who Are You 
Doobie Bros - Minute By Minute 

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Fri 4/1/11: Bob's a Dancin' Machine

No foolin'.

BB's "dance dance dance", VH Dances the nite ay-way.

Sly's gonna add some bottoms!

VHM da Feats. But Orleans is not really what I had in mind, Bob.

But BOS Thin Lizzy, "Dancing in the Moonlight". Chocolate stains optional. It's so god-damn HOT-ah! VHM The Mighty Zep.

Fo' goodness sakes! Bob's got da hippy hippy shakes! VHM for goofiness alone.

Henley's politics are clashing with the theme here.

No surprise that we get "Come Dancing". Damn, this song must test well in focus groups. You'd think people would be  sick of it by now.

Beach Boys - Dance Dance Dance 
Van Halen - Dance the Night Away   
Sly and The Family Stone - Dance To The Music 
Little Feat - Old Folk's Boogie 
Orleans - Dance With Me 
Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the Moonlight 
Led Zeppelin - Dancing Days 
Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake 
Don Henley - All She Wants To Do is Dance 
Kinks - Come Dancing 

And not a disco tune in the bunch. Imagine what AL could do with this concept.