The Sound, week of 1/3/11

[RGMike]

Mon 1/3/11: 1985

So Far Away - Dire Straits
Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
Never - Heart
Stay Up Late - Talking Heads
Radioactive - The Firm
Take Me Home - Phil Collins
Would I Lie to You - Eurythmics
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Centerfield - John Fogerty
Bang a Gong - Power Station

No "Lovergirl" here either. But hey, gotta make room for Phil Collins and John Fogerty -- ya *never* hear those guys! 

[RGMike]

Tue 1/4/11: 1974

and speaking of songs we never need to hear again: "Sweet Home Ala-bummer"!

Long Live Rock - The Who
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Clap for the Wolfman - Guess Who
Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk
The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
If You Wanna Get to Heaven - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
The Bitch is Back - Elton John

[RGMike]

Wed 1/5/11: 1980

Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
Rock n' Roll High School - Ramones
Misunderstanding - Genesis
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
Love Stinks - J. Geils
Late in the Evening - Paul Simon
Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
I Will Follow - U2
Don't Let Him Go - REO Speedwagon
Canary In a Coalmine - Police

[RGMike]

Thur 1/6/11: Cover Me, babe!

California Girls - David Lee Roth
Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann
Rock and Roll Music - Beatles
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
Here Comes the Sun - Richie Havens
Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt
Heard it Through the Grapevine - CCR
You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin

rather a motley bunch, IMHO

[sundaygal]

Thur 1/6/11: Cover Me, babe!

California Girls - David Lee Roth
Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann
Rock and Roll Music - Beatles
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
Here Comes the Sun - Richie Havens
Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt
Heard it Through the Grapevine - CCR
You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin

rather a motley bunch, IMHO

I actually like Diamond Dave's cover of California GurlsGirls.  But, Lenny Kravitz's American Woman?  Yikes.  Another song we don't need to hear again.  Ever.  

[RGMike]

Fri 1/7/11: 1965!

Gloria - Them
Get Off My Cloud - Rolling Stones
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
Help! - Beatles
Go Now - Moody Blues
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey & The Miracles
My Generation - The Who
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas
Do You Believe in Magic? - Lovin' Spoonful

[Tinka Cat]

Fri 1/7/11: 1965!

Gloria - Them
Get Off My Cloud - Rolling Stones
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
Help! - Beatles
Go Now - Moody Blues
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey & The Miracles
My Generation - The Who
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas
Do You Believe in Magic? - Lovin' Spoonful

great year, but geez loo-eeze... nothing very extraordinary. then again, that's just me, and I listen to oldies stations probably more than the average Sound listener.

[RGMike]

Fri 1/7/11: 1965!

Gloria - Them
Get Off My Cloud - Rolling Stones
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
Help! - Beatles
Go Now - Moody Blues
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey & The Miracles
My Generation - The Who
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas
Do You Believe in Magic? - Lovin' Spoonful

great year, but geez loo-eeze... nothing very extraordinary. then again, that's just me, and I listen to oldies stations probably more than the average Sound listener.

Indeed. But I have to chuckle that it seems to have become de rigeur on both the Drive and the Sound for '65 and '66 sets to "go to 11".