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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The Kids Just Don't Understand

Jan 12, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With Commie Francis

Music from all different genres from the 1910s to the 2020s.

The Kids Just Don't Understand
7:02 AM
Carole King - Pleasant Valley Sunday (Demo)
Carole King Pleasant Valley Sunday (Demo)
The Legendary Demos Legacy Recordings 2012
7:04 AM
Gilberto Gil - No norte da saudade
Gilberto Gil No norte da saudade
Refavela WM Brazil 1977
7:08 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

7:11 AM
The Dentists - I Had an Excellent Dream
The Dentists I Had an Excellent Dream
Some People Are On the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now Rev-Ola 1984
7:14 AM
Cult Objects - Camellia
Cult Objects Camellia L N
Amulet World Gone Mad 2026
https://worldgonemadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/025-amulet-lp
7:18 AM
Rebby Sharp - Hollow Earth
Rebby Sharp Hollow Earth
Green Street 1982
7:20 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

7:23 AM
Joachim Witt - Goldener Reiter
Joachim Witt Goldener Reiter
Goldener Reiter - Single Warner Music Central Europe 1981
7:28 AM
mangled - gay horse
mangled gay horse L N
bean demon self released 2026
https://mangledpa.bandcamp.com/album/bean-demon
7:30 AM
LÁZ - AHONNAN MÁR NINCS VISSZA
LÁZ AHONNAN MÁR NINCS VISSZA
LASSAN ÁTJÁRÓ ZAVAR Urban Lurk 2025
7:34 AM
Clothilde - Fallait pas écraser la queue du chat
Clothilde Fallait pas écraser la queue du chat
French Swinging Mademoiselle Legacy Recordings 1967
7:38 AM
The Police - Spirits in the Material World
The Police Spirits in the Material World
Ghost in the Machine A&M 1981
7:40 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

7:45 AM
Beth Anderson - Torero Piece
Beth Anderson Torero Piece
I Can't Stand It Finders Keepers 2024
reprise! orig early 80s
7:53 AM
Manufactured Romance - Chameleon
Manufactured Romance Chameleon
Manufactured Romance CD-R 2008
recorded late 70s/early 80s
7:56 AM
Itchy and the Nits - Smelly Boys
Itchy and the Nits Smelly Boys N
Greetings from Itchy and the Nits Total Punk & Anti Fade 2026
https://totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/greetings-from
7:57 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

8:01 AM
La Peste - I Don't Know Right From Wrong
La Peste I Don't Know Right From Wrong N
I Don't Know Right From Wrong: Lost La Peste 1976 - 1979 Vol. 1 Wharf Cat Records 2026
https://lapesteband.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-know-right-from-wrong-lost-la-peste-1976-1979-vol-1
8:04 AM
Red Cross - I Hate My School
Red Cross I Hate My School
Red Cross Posh Boy 1981
8:05 AM
Hurrah! - Around and Around
Hurrah! Around and Around
Sweet Sanity Kitchenware 1986
8:10 AM
Young Team - Oh Death
Young Team Oh Death
Demo Billo 2024
https://billotontraeger.bandcamp.com/album/young-team-2
8:15 AM
Urge - Teach Yourself Dutch
Urge Teach Yourself Dutch
Bobby / Teach Yourself Dutch Cönsumer Disk 1980
8:19 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae
8:21 AM
L-Seven - Clear Vision
L-Seven Clear Vision
L-Seven EP Touch And Go Special Forces 1982
8:24 AM
Tauchen-Prokopetz - Codo
Tauchen-Prokopetz Codo
Codo (... Düse Im Sauseschritt) WEA 1983
8:28 AM
Ruth Etting - Hey! Young Fella
Ruth Etting Hey! Young Fella
Ruth Etting, The Singing Queen Vol 1 Orange Dream 2003
orig 20s
8:31 AM
Stars in the Sky - Baby Hold On
Stars in the Sky Baby Hold On
Baby Hold On / Love (What a Feeling) Stars in the Sky Records 1976
8:36 AM
Bushido - High Rise
Bushido High Rise
Deliverance Third Mind Records Records 1985
8:40 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

8:42 AM
Fog Lamp - Library Cop
Fog Lamp Library Cop N
Still Entangled Siltbreeze Records 2026
https://siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/album/fog-lamp-still-entangled-lp
8:46 AM
Monnone Alone - Feel It Disappearing
Monnone Alone Feel It Disappearing
Feel It Disappearing - Single Emotional Response 2021
https://monnonealone.bandcamp.com/album/feel-it-disappearing-single
8:49 AM
R.E.M. - First We Take Manhattan
R.E.M. First We Take Manhattan
I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen By... V/A Columbia 1991
8:55 AM
Flower Power - The Flower
Flower Power The Flower N
Raw Power Urticaria Records 2026
https://urticariarecords.bandcamp.com/album/raw-power
8:56 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

9:01 AM
Tall Dwarfs - Dog
Tall Dwarfs Dog
Dogma - EP Flying Nun Records 1987
9:05 AM
Janet Armstrong - Inadequate
Janet Armstrong Inadequate
East of Croydon V/A Nothing Shaking 1981
9:09 AM
Crow - Thoughts
Crow Thoughts
Crow Music Amaret 1969
9:14 AM
Borden's - Shake It
Borden's Shake It
Product Music Vol. 1: Industrial Show Tunes In Praise Of Products We Trust Honest Abe-Disc 1996
9:16 AM
Rain Parade - Saturday's Asylum
Rain Parade Saturday's Asylum
Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Ryko/Rhino 1983
9:19 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

9:23 AM
Zoff - Sauerland
Zoff Sauerland
Zoff JuipterRecords 1981
9:27 AM
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
Tracey Ullman They Don't Know
You Broke My Heart In Seventeen Places Stiff Records 1983
9:30 AM
José Salcy - J’En Parlerai À Mon Cheval
José Salcy J’En Parlerai À Mon Cheval
J’En Parlerai À Mon Cheval Philips 1966
9:33 AM
Collate - The Product
Collate The Product
Generative Systems Domestic Departure 2023
https://collate.bandcamp.com/album/generative-systems
9:36 AM
Viha - Painajainen
Viha Painajainen
10-kappaletta self released 2015
https://viha.bandcamp.com/album/10-kappaletta
9:38 AM
Big Flame - Why Popstars Can't Dance
Big Flame Why Popstars Can't Dance
Why Popstars Can't Dance Ron Johnson Records 1986
9:40 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

9:44 AM
The Rhythm Methodists - The Peanut Gang
The Rhythm Methodists The Peanut Gang
Compilation N.E. 1 - Sunderland Musicians Collective V/A Guardian Records 'n Tapes 1981
9:48 AM
The Primitives - Keep Me In Mind
The Primitives Keep Me In Mind
Pure RCA Records Label 1988
9:51 AM
Lime Crush - Timewaster
Lime Crush Timewaster
Timewaster - Single Fettkakao 2022
https://fettkakao.bandcamp.com/album/timewaster
9:52 AM
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DJ speaks over Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae

9:55 AM
Dogma Probe - Thirteen
Dogma Probe Thirteen
Thirteen / A Word Of Warning Arachnid Records 1982
Chat is archived.
Dale Hazelton 7:03:45 AM
good morning. took me most of my life to know she wrote this.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:05:03 AM
morning! yep! her demos for other bands are some of my favorite things she did.
TAndy 7:10:46 AM
Hey hey hey!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:11:05 AM
HE'S CIRCLING BACK AGAIN PERCY NO
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:12:19 AM
hi tandy, good morning/good night!
TAndy 7:19:42 AM
Grey time! I had to endure overtime last night, just got out a few minutes ago.
Dale Hazelton 7:26:19 AM
this is a toe tapper!!
michael gudgeon 7:29:55 AM
gm commie chat!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:31:18 AM
welcome michael! what's everyone having for breakfast or in tandy's case dinner?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:31:43 AM
i'm having cardamom black tea and avocado on a bagel.
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:32:39 AM
Good morning Commie and everyone. I'm about to have a bowl of cereal and then a banana. I have already finished my coffee
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:33:00 AM
Avocado on a bagel sounds yummy
TAndy 7:35:05 AM
Sup Dale, Mike G, Rob!
TAndy 7:36:02 AM
Im gonna get a pizza in like 3 hours and continue binging my better call saul rewatch. But first, coffee with my old man.
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:37:29 AM
Hola TAndy
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:37:42 AM
Pizza at 11 am? Nice
TAndy 7:40:29 AM
That woulda been the plan whether I was at work or not ;)
Larry Tenders 7:46:07 AM
I've chosen the nuclear option this morning with vegan chikn nuggets. What an entertaining selection of Monday morning food choices, everyone!
dan Cochrane 7:47:46 AM
Good morning Commie, listeners, etc. Laurie Anderson must have heard this.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:48:13 AM
i think this was happening kind of concurrently with what laurie anderson was doing but yeah!
dan Cochrane 7:48:38 AM
Or Henry Higgins, Eliza P. Doolittle
dan Cochrane 7:50:56 AM
Letters?!? I miss them
dan Cochrane 7:51:21 AM
Only Santa gets them
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:51:32 AM
me too, i used to have so many penpals from the back of maximum rocknroll
TAndy 7:52:34 AM
Mornin Larry and Dan
dan Cochrane 7:52:38 AM
Maybe they’ll come back, even A.I., like cassettes, 8 tracks, well, not 8 tracks.
Dale Hazelton 7:53:14 AM
this reminds me of art linkletter's letter to his daughter.
dan Cochrane 7:54:23 AM
She sounded like Sissy Spacek’s character in “Badlands” film
Commie Francis (1) (host) 7:55:06 AM
she's from kentucky
dan Cochrane 7:55:27 AM
“Deep in my heart, I knew that Kip would fry soon…”
dan Cochrane 7:58:52 AM
Have you noticed how the top 10 grossing films, rarely are in top 10 films of the year lists? Why our little theater rarely gets anything worth seeing.
Rob from Maryland 🦀 8:00:00 AM
It was great to hear the new Itchy and the Nits song!
dan Cochrane 8:05:04 AM
Plenty of examples, wrong, lately it seems.
jim haku 👏 8:25:02 AM
Good morning fellow adults (^_^;)))
Mok and The Muffins 8:35:48 AM
Hello Earth
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:36:36 AM
hello mok wherever you are
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:36:45 AM
and good morning jim!
dan Cochrane 8:52:57 AM
I always confuse this with, “If I Had A Rocket Launcher” Bruce Cockburn. Is Moby doing backing vocal? Seriously.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:56:49 AM
not that i can tell from the credits
dan Cochrane 8:57:45 AM
It just sounded similar to Moby’s Bourne movie credits song
dan Cochrane 8:58:49 AM
Watch “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” film, all L. Cohen music soundtrack.
dan Cochrane 8:59:29 AM
Funny!
dan Cochrane 9:01:08 AM
Subbing HS Science, er…kids trying to understand, well, some of them.
Dale Hazelton 9:02:25 AM
i have that i'm your fan cd but don't recall what nick cave did. i know the birthday party did avalanche....did he do another cover for that?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:02:37 AM
nick cave did tower of song
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:02:54 AM
might be a different comp, some french band did avalanche in french
Dale Hazelton 9:04:57 AM
ah..bithday party did avalanche in the early 80s.
Dale Hazelton 9:05:18 AM
wasn't on a comp, maybe kicking against the pricks.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:05:24 AM
ah gotcha!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:05:50 AM
i didn't realize they did that, i will have to check it out
Tyler B. 9:10:38 AM
Commie! You're on early!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:15:33 AM
morning yeah my alarm clock went off early!
dan Cochrane 9:16:04 AM
Fake whip cream, Krylon, my best guesses.
Dale Hazelton 9:16:13 AM
look for the documentary 'bathtubs over broadway' to see more about industrial show tunes.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:16:28 AM
yes i was gonna recommend that on air (and still will). really well done doc
dan Cochrane 9:16:28 AM
Love it
dan Cochrane 9:17:56 AM
Is “Thoughts” longer than that sound-a-like tune?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:18:29 AM
taurus?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:18:54 AM
or stairway to heaven hahah
dan Cochrane 9:19:29 AM
Bingo
dan Cochrane 9:20:07 AM
New category. Almost A One Hit Wonder.
dan Cochrane 9:22:21 AM
“I’d Like To Teach The World (to drink Coke)” I saw the duet who wrote that live. FL hotel lounge. It was their encore!
John Coffey 9:30:07 AM
Thank you @Commieand all the other DJ's filling in during the break. The last hour of Commie is better than no Commie.
Dale Hazelton 9:33:35 AM
@dan - you should listen to the 21 lounge on wfmu wednesday night at 7:00. an hour or private press lounge acts, many of them from florida, presented by don fleming.
Dale Hazelton 9:34:05 AM
....mostly 1970s.
dan Cochrane 9:34:45 AM
I will, thank you!
dan Cochrane 9:36:27 AM
Not Jimmy Buffet heavy I’ll assume.
Dale Hazelton 9:37:33 AM
lot of husband and wife duos, guys in powder blue leisure suits....that sort of stuff.
Richard Mitnick 9:37:47 AM
Wow. Late arrival. Stayed up late watching the Golden Globes. But I have just clicked in. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you are having a great show. I will be here all day.
dan Cochrane 9:38:42 AM
Her monologue killed, as much as I liked Gervais.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:39:16 AM
morning! i'm about to stop doing radio and go to work in 20 minutes! i would prefer a nap
dan Cochrane 9:39:51 AM
Great set Commie
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:44:20 AM
thanks Dan!
Tony Escargot 9:45:44 AM
Great set
Tony Escargot 9:45:53 AM
Can we make requests?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:46:31 AM
usually yes but with 14 minutes left i probably won't have time
Tony Escargot 9:46:47 AM
All good! we rockin
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:46:54 AM
if your song has no swears and is either 2 or 4.5 mintues long and you make it fast, possibly
Tony Escargot 9:47:38 AM
I heard this yesterday - I think the group is from Trenton: https://open.spotify.com/track/4LIwqCvV7Rd8sKpPrnpch0?si=842d2a11f81a48b3
Dale Hazelton 9:50:04 AM
i didn't realize tracey ullman was on stiff records. if it ain't stiff....
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:52:01 AM
not the right length Tony but I'll check it out for Saturday!
Tony Escargot 9:53:49 AM
sick! my uncle sent it to me lol. surprised they're from Trenton - at least according to Bandcamp they are
Tony Escargot 9:56:01 AM
or maybe actually it's just one person? just reminded me of talking heads/b52s
Dale Hazelton 9:56:05 AM
thanks for the well-curated show!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:56:13 AM
thanks for listening!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:56:34 AM
sounds cool Tony! i don't know why someone would pretend to be from trenton haha
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:59:07 AM
woulda been kinda cool if this was a big star cover
Tony Escargot 9:59:29 AM
LOL
Tony Escargot 9:59:35 AM
great show
TAndy 10:01:57 AM
Totally didn't overshoot my nap. Thanks for the tunes!!