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Uneasy Listening

Nov 5, 2022 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

With Commie Francis

Music from all different genres from the 1910s to the 2020s. On a lyrical theme for the first two hours, FREEFORM MADNESS for the last hour.

Uneasy Listening Greatest Hits!

it's time to acknowledge the STARMAKING POWER of WPRB and the Uneasy Listening universe of shows!

ok these artists may have already been stars or may be stars only in my heart but they all made songs that hit me (or my listeners) right at that moment. songs we got obsessed with, songs that made us realize we needed more from that artist or genre, songs that rekindled long dormant interests, songs associated with special radio moments of all sorts.

That's the magic of real, human-curated, independent community radio that values being different from what we've come to expect from 99% of radio in the 2020s - with every new song something may totally come out of left field and hit you in that SPOT. It might be nothing like what came immediately before it, but on a station like this you know you have to just keep listening because anything, ANYTHING can be next. WPRB is a special place and we need to do all we can to preserve it in the world. That is why I am a monthly donor! I hope you will consider joining me to support more of this sort f thing with a one-time or recurring tax deductible gift!

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8:01 PM		Bay City Rollers Saturday Night Rollin' Legacy Recordings 1974
8:04 PM		Les Poppys Non non rien n'a changé Poppys Barclay 1971 artists under 18 Jan 15 2015
8:07 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat
8:10 PM		The Louvin Brothers When I Stop Dreaming When I Stop Dreaming / Pitfall Capitol Records 1955 love gone wrong, love gone right february 15 2014 (first show!!)
8:12 PM		The Undertones You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!) The Undertones Sire 1979 Telephones Sept 20 2014
8:15 PM		The Nite-Liters Con-Funk-Shun The Nite-Liters RCA/Legacy 1970 band names oct 24 2015. aka the new birth
8:20 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale - Joker Is Wild
8:23 PM		Mary Monday I Gave My Punk Jacket To Rickie I Gave My Punk Jacket To Rickie - Single Hozac 1977 punks on punk sept 19 2015
8:26 PM		The Street Cleaners Garbage City That's Cool, That's Trash / Garbage City Amy 1964 trash dec 12 2015
8:28 PM		LUV Trojan Horse R Trojan Horse/Life is on My Side Philips 1978 horses dec 18 2021, requested by Rob from Maryland
8:31 PM		Skinned Teen Double D Bazooka Smooth! V/A Wiiija 1993 split with Raooul. double your money pledge drive special nov 14 2015
8:33 PM		The Records All Messed Up and Ready to Go The Records Virgin 1979 goodbye/last vfr show jan 16 2016
8:36 PM		Sparks Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth Propaganda Island 1974 pollution nov 22 2014
8:39 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over The Mar-Keys - Philly Dog
8:46 PM		Members of the Ann Ree Colton Foundation of Niscience The Guna Song A Holy Kiss religion nov 1 2014
8:48 PM		Various Artists One Big Union for Two Pins and Needles (Original Cast Recording) Masterworks Broadway 1962 labor day 2015. Sung by Rose Marie Jun and Jack Carroll
8:51 PM		Mr. Lif Home of the Brave Emergency Rations Definitive Jux 2002 politicians april 12 2014
8:54 PM		UXA UXA Illusions of Grandeur Posh Boy 1980 band names nov 7 2015
8:57 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Slim Gaillard - Riff City
9:00 PM		Chumbawamba Lord Bateman's Motorbike The Boy Bands Have Won Trade Root Music Group Llc 2008 aristocracy may 30 2015
9:04 PM		Tommy James & The Shondells I Am a Tangerine Crimson & Clover Roulette 1969 fruit Dec 19 2015
9:08 PM		Molto Brutto Surfing R Die Tödliche Dosis V/A Die Tödliche Dosis 1981 summer 2022 episode. requested by Richard in Portland OR
9:11 PM		Minnie Riperton Les Fleurs Come to My Garden CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 1970 plants august 15 2015
9:14 PM		Pariapunk Double Face Pariapunk Episodisc 1988 double your money pledge drive special nov 14 2015
9:16 PM		The Pyramids All Change on the Bakerloo Line The Pyramids President Records 1968 songs about england may 17 2014
9:18 PM		Hates houston Panacea Faceless Records 1982 recent acquisitions sept 26 2015
9:19 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Brian Eno - Sombre Reptiles
9:25 PM		Bobby Conn Never Gonna Get Ahead Chic-a-Go-Go Soundtrack Roctober Records 2000 kid friendly version from Cynthia Plaster Caster memorial show, requested by Brian from Dublin (PA)
9:30 PM		Bobby Womack Arkansas State Prison My Prescription Minit Records 1970 america july 5 2014
9:33 PM		The Rattles The Witch Geraldine / The Witch Parade 1969 first anniversary show feb 28 2015
9:36 PM		P.M. Dawn Plastic The Bliss Album (Vibrations Of Love And Anger And The Ponderance Of Life And Existence) Gee Music 1993 plastic nov 21 2015
9:39 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Bo Diddley - Scuttle Bug
9:46 PM		The New Singers The Internationale The Internationale / Forward! We've Not Forgotten Timely Records 1936 labor day 2014. my first internationale!!
9:48 PM		The Magnetic Fields How to Say Goodbye 69 Love Songs Merge Records 1999 last vfr show jan 16 2016
9:51 PM		The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale Robin's Theme Batman and Robin Tifton 1966 Superheroes fill in by DJ Slack Kerouac July 25 2015. later played it on my show about comic books on WPPM! UN CLASSIQUE
9:54 PM		Los Microwaves Time to Get Up Life After Breakfast Posh Boy Music 1981 time jun 6 2015
9:57 PM		Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Time Changes Everything Time Changes Everything Okeh 1940 last vfr show jan 16 2016
9:59 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Shocking Blue - Blue Jean
10:04 PM		The Business Harry May Harry May Secret Records 1981 men's names may 2 2015
10:05 PM		The Lurkers Jenny Fulham Fallout Beggars Banquet 1978 women's names april 11 2015
10:08 PM		The Mamas & The Papas Twelve Thirty The Papas & The Mamas Geffen 1968 heart attacks march 1 2014
10:11 PM		O.C. Constables Word...Life Wild Pitch 1994 cops aud 23 2014
10:15 PM		Tres and Kitsy Dandelions Dandelions KBK Records 1971
10:17 PM		Patrick D. Martin I Like 'Lectric Motors Patrick D. Martin IRS 1981 technology oct 3 2015
10:20 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Prince Buster - 127 Orange St.
10:25 PM		Badfinger Apple of My Eye Ass Apple 1973 fruit dec 19 2015
10:28 PM		Shades Of Brown Garbage Man S.O.B Geffen 1970 trash dec 12 2015
10:32 PM		The Levellers Julie R The Julie EP China 1994 request from Bo!
10:36 PM		Nico Fidenco Arnold Arnold / Ma le Gambe Flash Cinema TV 1980 TV may 16 2015. Italian theme for Diff'rent Strokes
10:39 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over King Oliver - Snake Rag
10:42 PM		Kate Bush Breathing Never for Ever Parlophone UK 1980 nuclear apocalypse april 19 2014
10:48 PM		The Sods No Pictures No Pictures/Plaything Stortbeat Records 1979 no! march 21 2015
10:50 PM		April Stevens & Nino Tempo & April Stevens I've Been Carrying a Torch for You So Long That I Burned a Great Big Hole In My Heart Deep Purple ATCO 1963 anatomy june 20 2015
10:53 PM		Plasmatics Tight Black Pants New Hope For the Wretched Salvo 1980 clothes feb 7 2015
10:54 PM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae
10:56 PM		The Kinks This Time Tomorrow Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Sanctuary Records 1970 last vfr show jan 16 2016

Chat is archived.

Hi!

hi!!

Bon soir

Ayeeee

Hello Commie!

that fill-in should be a blast

yes i would listen if i were you!!

It was fun to hear Mike Watt and DJ Esoterica chat!

😯😁😍

Thanks Rob for requesting this, lovely song <3

nice

dog bless you

TAndy, 😳. It is a lovely song, and the official video is amusing too

This is an awesome song (One Big Union)!

this is what my mom played me as a kid, explains a lot. it's from the musical revue written and performed by the ILGWU in the 30s

Mr. Lif Mr. Lif Mr. Lif

COMMMMMMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

soooogoood

Fave Uneasy Listening moment of recent years is def Bobby Conn "Never Get Ahead " live on public access tv. Thanks for turning me onto that!

yep and yep

oooh yes i can play that. i love that so much

brian sorry i forgot where you are

Dublin PA!

thumbs up emoji!!!

'Ello banana

Surfinggggggggggggg

another $25 headed your way:]

thank you richard super pledger!!!

this is a bop

THIS

Minnnnniiiiieeeee❤️❤️❤️❤️🌈💥💥💥

yay

Cranking THIS

Pretty sure this was in an episode of Atlanta last season!

it was in us (the jordan peele film)!

i was very excited to hear it. it is truly a jam

I would love to see a J. Peele and D. Glover directorial collaboration

I've been listening during my drive up to Clifton to see Adrenalin O.D., but I must tune out now. Bye.

thanks for listening David!

fun!!

Thank you! Everyone needs to watch the YouTube vid of this. And read Bobby's commentary

he commented on it???

the video is amazing, he is BRINGING IT

i definitely had to edit this a little because he messes up

The words "saying yes " are part of the safe -for-tv thing ha

Yes Bobby answered some questions, gave the back story on this appearance years later

and "laying in the grass"

He pre taped the music & the band play -synced along but i think his mic was live for vocals maybe

yeah he says "giving head" once and then says "i'm sorry", then saying "giving - saying yes to the man" so if that wasn't live he is a comedy genius

I do not know this version!

This is jazzzzzzzier

yeah there are a lot of different versions, honestly i don't know which specific one this is

i thought this was a gorillaz song at first hahah, this is nice

I do that all the time :)

ty cf:)

tandy i played plastic beach too!

Sorry, a bit preoccupied and forgetting chats

oooohh yes

it's fine tandy!

aahhh

nice

We enjoyed the show, Commie. Goodnight everyone!

good night, rob :)

night Rob, thanks for listening! happy birding!

gn! so good

Thanks Commie! We're actually leading a birdwalk tomorrow (it starts at 8 but we have to get up and moving early). Goodnight TAndy!

@Commie, got room for a request?

If it's something i played before then yes probably!

oh wow, phillies winning rn. pls

oh dang!

i was so confused cause at 7 a bunch of my friends were all like they lost nooooo and i was like did the game happen? but it was the union game

poor union but they went out swinging apparently

Yeah I was very upset at the quality of their penalty kicks

Oh jeez ... Julie by The Levellers?

So much for a philly domination

i never played it but what the hell ok

You Da BEST COMMIE F!

The Mamas and the Papas? Are you my age?

@TAndy, chill bro!

i played something from 1940 10 minutes ago!

the magic of recording!

hell. mike

this is sick

@ TAndy, 🙈

lectric motor idnit?

...

Buster Blood Vessels real name is Harry May I believe also.

is that where the song comes from???

Mm, quite possibly

obsessed with Dandelions 🌼🌼🌼💥💥💥

@jimbeaux, nothin' wrong with your kidneys then?

All clear, Bo!

😍Commie

yep

yes sir

This is outta control

omg my sister is giving birth like, any moment and this song is killing even more than usual tonight

i did not anticipate this

i mean she's not in labor or anything but she will be any day now

awww

and the whole thing of this song is like "just stay inside baby, it's dangerous out here"

Kate Bush <3

sound advice from KB

@Commie, if it's a girl then Kate might be her name?

i was looking up info about skinned teen and one of them is named flossy and i decided that is a good name

BTW, Kate Bush is in a new band, Lunge, and they are quite good imho.

Wow, talk about by the skin on ones teeth..

roffle, for your consideration: sonar donar

reminds me of the last poets "radar sonar lasar beams

Love April Stevens, this RULES!

i second that request

The actual meaning of the acronym broght it home for me. :)

As Wendy O!😍

W.O.W.

Black Electric tape and not much else

Plasmatics took no prisoners.

Thanks for the show tonight Commie Francis :)

About 9 you mentioned a band,

gn all

night richard! Anthony i need a little more info ;)

thank you tandy monthly donner kebab

favorite part of uneasy listening is we don't know what is coming next, and we love it! thanks for the show!

Fab Show Commie, thank you very much, F off fascists!

yeah i've said this before but my favorite thing about legit community/college radio is you might not like what's on but you gotta stay tuned cause who knows what will be next

super fantastic showwwewe 🌈🌈🌈

F off fascists!

i'm so curious what anthony was going to say :(

this time tomorrow the nazi will have died

👍👏❤

College radio is strange magic indeed.