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Uneasy Listening

Jan 15, 2022 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

With Commie Francis

300th episode!

It's my 300th episode! To celebrate, I made a spreadsheet!! That was really fun, thank you for the opportunity to make spreadsheets, now here's a normal episode.

JUST KIDDING i added up all the songs I played and am counting down the artists I played the most in my first 299 episodes! And playing the song (or one of the songs) I played the most by them. and talking about dorky statistics and trends. ROCK N ROLL.

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some notes for my fellow nerds:
- i didn't include tribute shows to single artists (i have done ones for chumbawamba, the monkees/mike nesmith and the ramones)
- themed shows only so no transistor sister
- i added comparisons to rankings from the last time i did this (my 100th episode in 2017) but i only have a record of my top 43 songs from that.
- i am pretty sure i fucked things up so the numbers aren't 100% accurate SO BE IT

8:01 PM		Bay City Rollers Saturday Night Rollin' Legacy Recordings 1974 played this one approx. 283 times
8:04 PM		Red Cross Annette's Got the Hits Red Cross 1981 jumping ahead a little - played red cross 24 times and this song 5 times. 300th episode: 20th place 100th episode: 9th place
8:04 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
8:08 PM		Ohio Express 1,2,3 Red Light Chewy, Chewy Legacy Recordings 1968 played ohio express 22 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 22nd place 100th episode:10th place
8:11 PM		Zounds Deportee The Redemption of Zounds Overground Records 2011 played zounds 22 times and this song three times. 300th episode: 22nd place 100th episode: did not place
8:14 PM		Lou Reed How Do You Think It Feels Berlin RCA Victor 1973 played lou reed 22 times and this song twice.300th episde: 22nd place 100th episode: 14th place
8:17 PM		Thee Headcoats Comanche Headcoat Lane Damaged Goods 1992 played Billy Childish's various project (at least) 23 times but I have never repeated a song! 300th episode: 21st place 100th episode: did not place
8:19 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
8:21 PM		Lead Belly In the Pines Folkways: The Original Vision Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2005 recorded late 40s with Mose Asch. Played Lead Belly 23 times and this song twice. 300th episode 21st place, 100th episode did not place
8:23 PM		The Poppy Family There's No Blood in Bone Which Way You Going Billy? London 1969 played the poppy family 23 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 21st place 100th episode: did not place??? i'm surprised!
8:26 PM		Black Sabbath Snowblind Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 Vertigo 1972 played black sabbath 24 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode 20th place 100th episode 13th place
8:31 PM		The Archies Truck Driver The Archies Calendar Records 1968 played the archies 24 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode 20th place 100th episode 15th place
8:34 PM		Bikini Kill New Radio New Radio Kill Rock Stars 1993 played bikini kill 24 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode 20th place 100th episode 8th place
8:36 PM		The Ex Mother Starters Alternators The Ex 1998 played the ex 24 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 20th place 100th episode: did not place
8:40 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
8:43 PM		Oi Polloi Bash the Fash Guilty Ruptured Ambitions 1994 played oi polloi 25 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 19th place 100th episode: 10th place
8:48 PM		Heavenly P.U.N.K. Girl Atta Girl - EP Sarah Records 1993 played heavenly 25 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 19th place 100th episode: 12th place
8:51 PM		XTC Wash Away The Big Express Virgin Records 1984 played xtc 25 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 19th place 100th episode: did not place
8:53 PM		Discharge Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing Clay Records 1982 played discharge 25 times and this song twice. episode 300: 19th place episode 100: 13th place
8:55 PM		The Freeze Freeway To Fire Misery Loves Company Taang! Records 1991 played the freeze 25 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 19th place 100th episode: 13th place
8:58 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
9:00 PM		Half Japanese Penny In the Fountain Charmed Life 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records 1986 played half japanese 25 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 19th place 100th episode: did not place
9:02 PM		Crass Where Next Columbus Penis Envy Crass Records 1981 played crass 26 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 18th place 100th episode: 14th place
9:05 PM		T. Rex One Inch Rock T. Rex fly records 1970 played t rex (including tyrannosaurus rex and marc bolan) 26 times and played this song twice. 300th episode: 18th place 100th episode: did not place
9:07 PM		Sweet Set Me Free Sweet Fanny Adams RCA Victor 1974 played sweet 26 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 18th place 100th episode: 12th place
9:11 PM		The Jam 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street All Mod Cons (Remastered) Polydor Records 1978 played the jam 27 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 17 place 100th episode: 11th place
9:14 PM		Neil Young Four Strong Winds Comes a Time Reprise 1978 played neil young 27 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 17th place 100th episode: 14th place
9:18 PM		Burning Kitchen Kitchens On Fire Confrontation Communichaos 1999 played burning kitchen 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: 12th place
9:20 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
9:23 PM		Woody Guthrie Dirty Overalls (My Dirty Overhauls) Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1962 played woody guthrie 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: did not place
9:25 PM		Wire 12XU (Live, 1st April, 1977) Live At the Roxy, London (1977) / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York (1978) pinkflag 2007 played wire 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode 14th place
9:27 PM		Alice Cooper Second Coming Love It to Death Straight Records 1971 played alice cooper 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: 13th place
9:30 PM		David Bowie Moonage Daydream (Live) Live Santa Monica '72 Parlophone UK 2008 played david bowie 28 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: 8th place
9:34 PM		Subhumans Rats Time Flies but Aeroplanes Crash + Rats Bluurg Records 1983 played subhumans (the uk one nothing against canada!) 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: 13th place
9:38 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
9:40 PM		Fastbacks In the Summer Very, Very Powerful Motor Popllama Records 1990 played fastbacks 28 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 16th place 100th episode: did not place
9:43 PM		Brian Eno Spider and I Before and After Science Polydor 1977 played brian eno 29 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 15th place 100th episode: 13th place
9:47 PM		Gang of Four 5.45 Entertainment! Warner Bros 1979 played gang of four 30 times and this song 4 times. 300th show: 14th place 100th show: 10th place
9:51 PM		Big Boys Hollywood Swinging Fun Fun Fun Moment Productions 1982 played big boys 31 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 13th place 100th episode: 14th place
9:55 PM		Motorhead 1916 1916 WTG 1991 played motorhead 31 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 13th place 100th episde: 10th place
9:59 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
10:01 PM		Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Three Miles Down Secrets Arista 1978 played gil scott heron and/or brian jackson 31 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 13th place 100th episode: did not place
10:05 PM		Rudimentary Peni Poppycock Death Church corpus christi 1983 played rudimentary peni 33 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 12th place 100th episode: did not place!
10:06 PM		Donovan The Fat Angel Sunshine Superman Epic 1966 played donovan 34 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 11th place 100th episode: 9th place
10:10 PM		Devo Pink Pussycat Duty Now for the Future Warner Records 1979 played devo 34 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 11th place 100th episode: 8th place
10:13 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
10:16 PM		The Cowsills Anything Changes II X II Polydor 1969 played the cowsills 39 times and this song 4 times. 300th episode: 10th place, 100th episode 6th place
10:18 PM		Bee Gees Cucumber Castle (Early Version) Bee Gees 1st (Deluxe Version) Bee Gees Catalog 2006 played the bee gees 39 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 9th place, 100th episode: also 9th place
10:20 PM		The Carter Family Hello Stranger Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You / Hello Stranger Decca 1938 played the carter family 44 times and this song twice.300th episode: 8th place 100th episode: 13th place
10:23 PM		The Louvin Brothers The River of Jordan Satan Is Real Capitol 1959 played the louvin brothers 45 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 7 the place 100th episode: 5th place
10:25 PM		The Fall It's the New Thing (Live) Live from the Vaults, Oldham 1978 Cherry Red Records 2015 played the fall 48 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 6th place 100th episode: 11th place
10:29 PM		Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Fly Into Mystery Harvard 1971 played jonathan richman/modern lovers 49 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 5th place 100th episode:7th place
10:35 PM		Ramones California Sun (Live) It's Alive (Live) Sire 1978 played the ramones 52 times and this song 3 times. 300th show: 4th place 100th show: 3rd place
10:37 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
10:41 PM		The Monkees Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head") Head Colgems 1968 played the monkees 57 times and this song 3 times. 300th episode: 3rd place 100th episode: 4th place
10:45 PM		The Kinks Strangers Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Pye Records 1970 played the kinks 73 times and this song twice. 300th episode: 2nd place 100th episode: 2nd place
10:48 PM		Chumbawamba So Long, So Long In Memoriam Margaret Thatcher self-released 2012 played chumbawamba 115 times and this song 4 times. chumbawamba #1 foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
10:50 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Holly Golightly - Grandstand
10:54 PM		Poison Girls Persons Unknown Split with Crass V/A Crass Records 1980 tied for #21 with 23 songs played but this is one of very few songs that i have played FIVE times and well i like to end with it when i can. GOOD NIGHT HERE's TO 300 MORE!!!!

Chat is archived.

Happy 300th CF! Seems like yesterday you had your 200th gala event, complete with my audio tribute. Congratulation!!!

seems like only yesterday and also 100 million years ago

300 in Roman numerals is CCC for C-C-COMMIE!

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Commie I need to drop some sleep, but this is treat. Nice things...

but you

oops. but then you'll never know who is #1!

On my Bluetooth in bedroom!

My cousin met Lou Reed. He was drilling a water well on his property. He said he was cool.

Good evening Commie and uneasy listeners. I rank this show in the top 10 of Uneasy Listening shows I've heard

Rob, I'm with you. I would put the "Explosions" theme show at #1 or #2.

I last saw Billy Childish (with the Buff Medways) at Warsaw in 2001. I don't think he's been to the US since. Not the east coast, anyway.

Maybe some Howlin' Wolf or Robert Johnson later?

the 300th show thing is the full 3 hours so it's all predetermined!

such is life

oh black sabbath

Potpourri of songs ..... which one do i choose??

You are playing TWO SONGS!!

Oh the humanity!!!

Turn down the other fader!

Well, I tried....

My apologies. It was another webpage that I had opened. I feel like shxx

i know i did that briefly when i was transitioning from the break to poppy family but did it happen during black sabbath too>

ohhh. phew

You are golden

And I thought it was like an "intervention" LOL

my mom is listening appropriately enough

I wonder how many Archies also played in the Groovie Goolies (not to be confused with the Groovie Ghoulies) or the Hardy Boys or any other Filmation “band”.

i have so much to say about that but have to talk in seconds.

my guess would be possibly all the same people (although not ron dante at least not as a singer) in the groovie goolies and not many in the hardy boys

probably some overlap with josie and the pussycats obvs

The television program “Josie and the Pussycats” was produced by Hanna-Barbera however. They, instead of Filmation, somehow acquired the TV animation rights to those particular Archieverse characters.

oh yeah the pussycats guested on scooby doo

This episode is like a wild horse that I need to tame. Horse whispering right now..

Let it run wild, Jeff!

What I want to know, Jeff, is why the hell was Lou Reed drilling a water well on your cousin’s property?

Haha, Cuz was drilling a well on his NJ property about twenty years ago

His= Lou Reed

Ah, pronoun trouble! (To quote the duck in Chuck Jones’ “Rabbit Seasoning”)

one of the 7 songs i played 5 times was CRAZY HORSES so it's fitting

Are you gonna share the spreadsheet/graphs/charts/pie tables?

yes probably

I'm just imagining a messy workable and dry erase board:)

map with pins

Yessss!

fact if you connect the geographic locations of all bands i've played with string it makes a snorlax

Can't wait for the white paper!

jeff i believe i played this on your favorite episode

Thanks

you're welcome!

Thank you 2X

Math was never in my skill clusters. I'll trust you CF

Summer will be here soon. I just know it!

Hello! Happy 300th!

hello! you followed my instructions!

yeah this is a good song for when it's 15 degrees out

15F or 15C

I felt compelled

Hi Danosaur, are you being brainwashed? ;-)

fastbacks 💚💚💚

i knew I'd hear them at some point tonight

it's my fault, i sent out electric radiation via radio waves

And now Brian Eno!!

If not washed at least lightly rinsed, Rob

Two of my favorite musical acts, back to back!

i definitely want to hear people's guesses about who's still to come! we are well into the top 20!

it's actually 14 fahrenheit in my neighborhood presently

I wish I'd tuned in earlier. I missed some good stuff

I can't possibly guess, plus I haven't even been listening to your show for a year

@Danosaur, yeah, you should have been here earlier! ☺️☺️

It's 19F in my neighborhood, going down to 11 by sunrise

Ooh, that's chilly. Brr 🥶

Cold evening all, freezing like Freezy Peak from BanjoKazooie 🥶

I'm going to guess that The Boys are Back by Thin Lizzy is coming up

Kool n The Gang homage

i love thin lizzy but they didn't make the list!

big boys were awesome, they were a hc/punk band also did these very straightforward funk songs

their song "fun fun fun" is about how it's ok to like both punk and post punk

Hmm, how about Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry 🍒?

haha i just heard the second wild cherry song i have ever heard a few weeks ago on someone else's show! it was good but also sounded a lot like play that funky music

on the edge of my seat for the top ten!

now it is time for the saddest motorhead song

Aw, sad Mötorhead 😢

Yeah, I'm guessing Wild Cherry didn't have a lot of range

Sö säd indeed

All the umlauts were crying

😭😭😭😭

if i die before bill i plan to go to heaven and marry gil scott heron

i kinda wanna guess funkadelic for top 10

Gil Scott Heron? You're full of surprises

So much soul

i don't actually know where this version comes from, i don't think it's the lp version

funkadelic would have made it if i counted all pfunk together but i didn't :(

The Archies and Gil Scott Heron, this show has range. I like it!

Very groovy. I can almost smell the pachouli.

It was very kind of Donovan to reference Jefferson Airplane during the group’s pre-Grace non-fame!

he seems like he is a super nice guy!

he just randomly sang on billion dollar babies because he was in the building and alice cooper asked him if he could sing the high parts

That's interesting

Wow! The Cowsills! Can't remember the last time I heard them. I love bubble gum rock.

me too!

Bee Gees! You are full of surprises, Commie!

all the country music got clumped together

i used to sing this song with my sister all the time when i was little

Emmylou Harris covered "Hello Stranger" on an early album. I've not heard this version (original?)

It's a good singalong kind of song

Love LOVE Carter fam!

yeah it was written by a.p. carter i believe and this is the first recording of it

Country at night gives you a relax of mind

this song takes the form of a sermon: first verse is new testament, second is old and third is bringing it to the modern day

We're glad we stayed up to hear the 6th place group :-)))

the fall the fall the fall the fall the fall the fall the fall

"We are...THE FAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!"

Fall in to The Fall

Modern Luvahs

Is there anything creepier than calling someone your "lover"?

i'd be curious to see wprb as a whole's top 10 too. i think the fall and jojo would be on there too

are you ready... for a lovahh

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

This is a great song. So much energy!

I'd get up and dance if I wasn't so lazy

They bestride the Uneasy Listening show like a Colossus

ok this song and next are tears time for me

This is the closest to tissue I could find: 🧻🧻🧻🧻

hey it's the same thing just marketed differently

Better than Ezra?

This is a sweeeeeet one...

surprise!

I wouldn't have guessed this would be number one

This band I knew would be in the countdown. And I even guessed the position 😇

that's cause you haven't heard the show before!

congrats on 300 shows!

I didn't realize you were a Chumbawumbian

Yes, congratulations on 300 shows!!!

Thank you. Glad to be here 😊

I'll be back for more monkeying around

thanks everyone!

Excellent show Ms Francis!

That Chumbawamba track is of course a revision of the Chords’ “Sh-Boom”, which was later covered by the Crew-Cuts.

Goodnight everyone

Thanks David. I thought it sounded like that

Good night!

it's so contrary to my normal behavior to do "greatest hits" but it was fun!

btw bill informs me that we have a coverless "it's alive"

Yessss...Poison Girls! Excellent show Commieeeee!

Night freeze all, gotta look more into Chumbawamba 🔥

you definitely do ossy! check out my mixcloud for the all chumbawamba show from february 2020

Stay warm tomorrow everybody, especially you northeasterners