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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Uneasy Listening

Jun 3, 2023 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.

Return to Saturday!! Songs About Imagination

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Hi everyone it's me Commie Francis back on Saturday nights for the summer and coming to you live from the Barge for the very first time! Wait til you hear how scratchy my Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon 45 is at 10!

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Uneasy Listening
8:02 PM
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Bay City Rollers Saturday Night
Rollin' Legacy Recordings 1974
8:04 PM
John Boswell - Garden of Your Mind (Mr. Rogers)
John Boswell Garden of Your Mind (Mr. Rogers)
PBS Remixed PBS 2013
8:07 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

Dj speaks over Curt Boettcher - Dreamworld Fantasy No. 1

8:10 PM
Will Powers - Adventures In Success
Will Powers Adventures In Success
Dancing for Mental Health Lynn Goldsmith 1983
8:18 PM
The Red Krayola with Art & Language - Imagination I & II
The Red Krayola with Art & Language Imagination I & II
Corrected Slogans Rough Trade 1982
8:19 PM
Raspberries - Let's Pretend
Raspberries Let's Pretend
Fresh Capitol Records 1972
8:22 PM
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DJ speaks over The Pops - Son Imaginario de Jimmi Hendrix

8:25 PM
Teenage Head - Picture My Face
Teenage Head Picture My Face
Teenage Head Warner Music Canada 1979
8:28 PM
Dark Thoughts - Imaginary Lines
Dark Thoughts Imaginary Lines
Must Be Nice 4182914 Records DK 2022
8:29 PM
Buzzcocks - Harmony in My Head
Buzzcocks Harmony in My Head
Singles Going Steady IRS 1979
8:33 PM
The Wind - Make Believe
The Wind Make Believe
Make Believe / Groovin' with Mister Bloe Life 1969
8:34 PM
The Ink Spots - Stop Pretending
The Ink Spots Stop Pretending
Stop Pretending (So Hep You See) / You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again Decca 1940
8:37 PM
Ami Aspelund - Fantasiaa
Ami Aspelund Fantasiaa
Fantasiaa / Fantasy Dream Polarvox 1983
Finland's 1983 Eurovision entry, came in 11th
8:40 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Curt Boettcher - Dreamworld Fantasy No. 1

8:43 PM
The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
The Cure Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry Polydor Records 1979
8:47 PM
Freestyle Fellowship - My Fantasy
Freestyle Fellowship My Fantasy
To Whom It May Concern Beats and Rhymes Records 1991
8:50 PM
The Saints - Love or Imagination
The Saints Love or Imagination
All Fools Day WM Australia 1986
8:53 PM
Latitude - Dead End Fantasy
Latitude Dead End Fantasy
Mystic Hotline Emotional Response 2020
8:56 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over The Pops - Son Imaginario de Jimmi Hendrix

9:00 PM
Hank Snow - Let's Pretend
Hank Snow Let's Pretend
The Old and Great Songs RCA 1964
9:03 PM
Shoes - Your Imagination
Shoes Your Imagination
Tongue Twister Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group 1981
9:06 PM
Kaleidoscope - Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope Keep Your Mind Open
Side Trips (Expanded Edition) Legacy Recordings 1967
9:07 PM
The Shifters - Scott Morrison Has an Imaginary Friend
The Shifters Scott Morrison Has an Imaginary Friend
Open Vault Adagio830 2022
9:11 PM
Ballast - Imagine
Ballast Imagine
Sound Asleep Profane Existence 2005
9:14 PM
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger - Let's Pretend
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger Let's Pretend
At the Present Moment Rounder Records 1973
9:17 PM
Reality Crisis - Stay Free
Reality Crisis Stay Free
Open the Door and Into the New Chaotic World Answer Records 2003
9:20 PM
Karma Sutra - Fantasy Ball
Karma Sutra Fantasy Ball
Be Cruel with Your Past and All Who Seek to Keep You There Sealed Records 2022
orig mid 80s
9:21 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Curt Boettcher - Dreamworld Fantasy No. 1

9:24 PM
Wanda Jackson - Making Believe
Wanda Jackson Making Believe
Two Sides Of Wanda EMI Music Nashville (ERN) 1964
9:27 PM
Rigid with Desire - Make Believe
Rigid with Desire Make Believe
Life at Night 1982-1984 Method Records & Music 2021
9:30 PM
Annihilation Time - Imaginary Mirror
Annihilation Time Imaginary Mirror
II Manic Ride Records 2004
9:33 PM
Fox - Imagine Me Imagine You
Fox Imagine Me Imagine You
Fox GTO 1975
9:37 PM
Toxic Reasons - Dreamer
Toxic Reasons Dreamer
Within These Walls T-Reason 1985
9:40 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over The Pops - Son Imaginario de Jimmi Hendrix

9:44 PM
The Safaris (with the Phantom's Band) - Image of a Girl
The Safaris (with the Phantom's Band) Image of a Girl
Image of a Girl - Single Eldo Records 1960
9:46 PM
Rudimentary Peni - Sublime Fantasy No. 1
Rudimentary Peni Sublime Fantasy No. 1
No More Pain Southern Records 2008
9:48 PM
Smirk - Imaginary Harry
Smirk Imaginary Harry
EP Total Punk 2021
9:50 PM
The Poets - In Your Tower
The Poets In Your Tower
Wooden Spoon Decca 1967
9:52 PM
Mutating Meltdown - Fantasy
Mutating Meltdown Fantasy
LP Skrot Up 2009
9:56 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over Curt Boettcher - Dreamworld Fantasy No. 1

9:58 PM
Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Status Quo Pictures of Matchstick Men
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Pye Records 1968
10:01 PM
Freddy Cannon - Transistor Sister
Freddy Cannon Transistor Sister
Transistor Sister - Single Swan Records 1961
10:04 PM
No Hope For The Kids - Treblinka
No Hope For The Kids Treblinka
Public Safety V/A Maximumrocknroll 2006
10:04 PM
Rata Negra - Bien Triste
Rata Negra Bien Triste N
Bien Triste - Single La Vida es en Mus Discos 2023
10:07 PM
Toxic Rites - World for Sale
Toxic Rites World for Sale N
demo Symphony of Destruction 2023
10:10 PM
Disaffect - The Forest
Disaffect The Forest N
Fuck All Borders V/A Armageddon Label 2023
split with Sanctus Iuda
10:13 PM
The Suburban Homes - Barbie & Ken
The Suburban Homes Barbie & Ken
...Are Bored E.P. Total Punk 2016
10:16 PM
Uzu - Chafa El Hawiya
Uzu Chafa El Hawiya N
Uzu Symphony of Destruction 2023
originally online release from 2022
10:19 PM
Sentimiento Fatal - Todo esta Mal
Sentimiento Fatal Todo esta Mal
demo self released 2022
10:20 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over X-Ray Spex - Warrior in Woolworths (instrumental)

10:26 PM
Melenas - Bang
Melenas Bang N
Ahora Trouble in Mind 2023
10:30 PM
D.O.V.E - Societal Life
D.O.V.E Societal Life N
D.O.V.E. Grow Your Own Records 2023
10:36 PM
Candy Machine - John Law
Candy Machine John Law
Tune International DeSoto Records 1996
10:38 PM
Xpozez - Seditionaries
Xpozez Seditionaries
Anthology Westworld 2013
orig 1983
10:40 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over X-Ray Spex - Warrior in Woolworths (instrumental)

10:42 PM
Blemish - Bankrupt
Blemish Bankrupt
Blemish Not for the Weak 2022
10:45 PM
The Freeze - Bloodlights
The Freeze Bloodlights
Misery Loves Company Taang! Records 1991
10:49 PM
Bruce Haack - Program Me
Bruce Haack Program Me
The Electric Lucifer Columbia 1970
10:52 PM
Tiikeri - Punk on Rakkaus
Tiikeri Punk on Rakkaus N
Punk Rock Pamaus Open Up and Bleed / Vox Populi / Tiikeri 2023
10:53 PM
Rai Ko Ris - Jaro Maina Ayo
Rai Ko Ris Jaro Maina Ayo
Himalayan Frostbite Batattak Records 2003
10:56 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------

DJ speaks over X-Ray Spex - Warrior in Woolworths (instrumental)

10:58 PM
Chumbawamba - The Day the Nazi Died
Chumbawamba The Day the Nazi Died
Uneasy Listening
Chat is archived.
Commie Francis (host) 8:02:23 PM
aieee
Commie Francis (host) 8:02:29 PM
slash hello
richard lyons:) 8:02:30 PM
Commmmmmmmieeeeeeeee! helloooooooo
richard lyons:) 8:03:26 PM
S A T U R D A Y N I G H T!!!
Rob from Maryland 8:04:14 PM
Hello everyone
Commie Francis (host) 8:06:03 PM
hi Rob and Richard!
richard lyons:) 8:06:19 PM
Hi! This is awesome! I haven't heard this.
Rob from Maryland 8:08:13 PM
Hi Commie and richard! That Boswell piece was quite interesting
richard lyons:) 8:08:20 PM
ROCK!
richard lyons:) 8:09:07 PM
Hey Rob!
Commie Francis (host) 8:10:28 PM
my first record on the air in 3 years!!!!
Rob from Maryland 8:11:57 PM
Rock and roll, Commie!
Rob F 8:15:53 PM
This song is memorizing
jimboo 8:16:57 PM
Saturday night is ALL RIGHT!
Rob from Maryland 8:35:34 PM
I don't think I've ever heard the original "Make Believe", I only know it through Joan Jett's version. Thanks for playing this, Commie!
richard lyons:) 8:35:56 PM
The Ink Spots💕💕
Commie Francis (host) 8:36:10 PM
yeah i considered both versions, i love joan's!
richard lyons:) 8:37:19 PM
love the scratchy vinyl. Speaking of, Tim's show is a great lead in.
Rob from Maryland 8:39:23 PM
That first Joan Jett album is still one of my all-time favorites!
Commie Francis (host) 8:39:46 PM
i was thinking of making a scratchy vinyl with commie francis joke
Rob from Maryland 8:42:20 PM
The Wind's singer was Tony Orlando!
richard lyons:) 8:43:16 PM
dang!
richard lyons:) 8:48:31 PM
shut the funk up
Sugar Sidious 8:49:10 PM
Hahahaha nice
richard lyons:) 8:53:46 PM
RIP Chris Bailey 🎺🎺🎺
jimboo 9:15:34 PM
Ballast, DANG 🫨🫨🫨
Ambrose Hughes 9:27:17 PM
HELLO COMMIE F.!
Ambrose Hughes 9:28:34 PM
Hi all in the chat!
David Shortell 9:28:56 PM
I'm glad I got to see Wanda once before she quit.
Ossy 9:29:09 PM
Hi Commy!
Commie Francis (host) 9:32:15 PM
hi Ossy and Bo and David and everyone
jimboo 9:37:14 PM
Wow Foxy 🦊🦊🦊💥💥💥
Rofflestomp 9:39:42 PM
Hey Commie! Is this a sign that Saturday returning to normal and the planet is pulling back from the brink of chaos?
Commie Francis (host) 9:40:09 PM
perhaps!
Rofflestomp 9:40:25 PM
I'll take it.
David Shortell 9:42:45 PM
Will we hear "Can You Picture That?" by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem?
Commie Francis (host) 9:48:37 PM
i don't think i will have time unfortunately!
Rob from Maryland 9:58:50 PM
One of my fave songs from when I was a kid! (Status Quo)
David Shortell 10:00:00 PM
"In My Mind's Eye" by Small Faces! How could we forget?
Commie Francis (host) 10:01:06 PM
extra crackle!!!!
richard lyons:) 10:01:28 PM
scratchy "Boom Boom" 🧨💥
richard lyons:) 10:09:04 PM
THIS!
richard lyons:) 10:09:17 PM
IS
Commie Francis (host) 10:09:21 PM
this demo BLEW ME AWAY
richard lyons:) 10:09:29 PM
GOOD
Commie Francis (host) 10:09:44 PM
most of the songs on this demo have way too many swears in them to play though
richard lyons:) 10:10:34 PM
Unfortunately the title is spot on :(
richard lyons:) 10:11:40 PM
👀
Ambrose Hughes 10:15:33 PM
@Commie, are Toxic Rites an Irish group?
Commie Francis (host) 10:17:20 PM
no they're french but they really remind me of mid 80s belfast bands
richard lyons:) 10:17:53 PM
Uzu. Hell yeah! A bit Biafra-ish
Commie Francis (host) 10:18:47 PM
that vibrato!
Ambrose Hughes 10:19:15 PM
Aha ...that's probably what threw me off, great song!
richard lyons:) 10:25:15 PM
Toxic Rites is name your price!!!
Rob from Maryland 10:26:39 PM
New Melenas??!!
iamthelabhras 10:27:36 PM
What's up WPRB people? Hold your breath ... make a wish ... count to three.
Commie Francis (host) 10:27:41 PM
yeah it's not out til september though
Rob from Maryland 10:28:39 PM
I know!! But I can wait! Even if have to become an ice bear
Colin 10:29:59 PM
i did hold my breath and count to three but i forgot to make a wish....
Commie Francis (host) 10:30:13 PM
oh no! wasted breath!
Colin 10:30:35 PM
in three minutes it's gonna be 10:33 aka 103.3,
Colin 10:31:16 PM
if we all wink at that moment new jersey will be awesome.
iamthelabhras 10:31:34 PM
Colin ... I don't want to alarm you but you now you'll have to deal with the ghost of Gene Wilder.
richard lyons:) 10:32:22 PM
🤣
Colin 10:32:46 PM
if that's the first ghost i ever meet then #bosslevelsupernaturalmove
Commie Francis (host) 10:33:04 PM
the ghost of gene wilder has had a lot of practice being a ghost
Rob from Maryland 10:34:12 PM
Thank you for playing the Melenas song, Commie. I can hardly wait for September 29 to arrive.
Rob from Maryland 10:34:23 PM
And goodnight everyone
Commie Francis (host) 10:34:29 PM
night rob!
Colin 10:34:50 PM
omg i missed 10:33!🤦‍♂️
Ossy 10:37:26 PM
Later Rob
richard lyons:) 10:46:36 PM
I missed this one too! Love it!
Colin 10:50:42 PM
i just thought to myself for like the 10th time this eve, good to uneasy listening/transistor sister back on saturdaze!
Commie Francis (host) 10:51:34 PM
quinneth did a good job but i am glad to be back!
jimboo 10:52:30 PM
Thank youuuuuuuuu Commieeeeeee💥💥💥
richard lyons:) 10:54:14 PM
Second
richard lyons:) 10:54:29 PM
cheers everyone!!!!
Colin 10:54:40 PM
yeah quinneth put together great shows
Colin 10:56:52 PM
oop i just noticed the time! happy saturday everybody.
Ambrose Hughes 10:57:48 PM
@Colin, thanks, same to you!
Colin 10:58:37 PM
oh I was the danbert show!
David Shortell 10:58:41 PM
Who illustrated that picture on top?
Ossy 10:59:08 PM
😊🌟 = Just like old closing times, every Saturday!
Ambrose Hughes 10:59:31 PM
Thanks Commie F. Nice surprise to hear you again on Saturday night, liked all the new music tonight, thank you!