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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The Kids Just Don't Understand

Mar 5, 2026 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

With Commie Francis

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

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The Kids Just Don't Understand
8:01 PM
Carole King - Pleasant Valley Sunday (Demo)
Carole King Pleasant Valley Sunday (Demo)
The Legendary Demos Legacy Recordings 2012
8:03 PM
Dance Attack (X) - Keep On Moving
Dance Attack (X) Keep On Moving
South Specific V/A Brain Boosters Records 1980
8:07 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

8:10 PM
The Mekon - Must Have More Wheels
The Mekon Must Have More Wheels
Unzipping the Abstract: Songs of the Manchester Musician's Collective V/A MMC Records 1980
8:13 PM
Post Regiment - Wstyd
Post Regiment Wstyd
Post Regiment Post Regiment 1992
8:16 PM
Monda - Can't Fall Asleep
Monda Can't Fall Asleep L N
Waiting for Your Mistake self released 2026
our March 20 https://monda-nj.bandcamp.com/album/waiting-for-your-mistake
8:18 PM
Schund - Schund
Schund Schund
Schund self released 1982
8:19 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

8:22 PM
Mekons - Dan Dare
Mekons Dan Dare
The Quality of Mercy is not Strnen Mekons 1979
8:25 PM
Tappi Tikarrass - Iltí Ebni
Tappi Tikarrass Iltí Ebni
Bítið Fast Í Vítið Spor 1982
8:27 PM
OTD - punk delire caca you part 1
OTD punk delire caca you part 1
Blank Destruction Tape V/A OTD 1986
8:28 PM
Daisuck & Prostitute - M.U.R.A.
Daisuck & Prostitute M.U.R.A.
死ぬまで踊りつづけて Japan Record 1981
8:36 PM
Futuro Pelo - Stromboli
Futuro Pelo Stromboli N
Sketches of Loss Exag' 2026
https://futuropelo.bandcamp.com/track/stromboli
8:40 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

8:43 PM
Mano Negra - Sidi H'Bibi
Mano Negra Sidi H'Bibi
In the Hell of Patchinko (Live Kawasaki) Because Music 1992
8:46 PM
Violators - Revenge
Violators Revenge
The No Future Years Harry May Record Company 1994
orig early 80s?
8:49 PM
Black Blood - A.I.E. (A Mwana)
Black Blood A.I.E. (A Mwana)
A.I.E. A Mwana - Single DAD Productions 1974
8:52 PM
Heavy Petting - Tanke
Heavy Petting Tanke N
Ich will doch einfach nur Splitter Records 2026
https://heavypetting.bandcamp.com/album/ich-will-doch-einfach-nur
8:56 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

9:00 PM
The Astronauts - Behave Yourself
The Astronauts Behave Yourself
It's All Done by Mirrors All the Madmen Records 1983
9:03 PM
Tubeway Patrol - Do Eyes Ever Meet?
Tubeway Patrol Do Eyes Ever Meet?
Welcome to the Station Boys Mercurial Music 2014
9:07 PM
Little Ann - Possession
Little Ann Possession
Detroit's Secret Soul Kent Soul 2019
recorded late 60s
9:09 PM
The Pinkies - Open Commune
The Pinkies Open Commune
Open Commune 021 Records 1981
9:13 PM
Rotzkotz - Kein Problem
Rotzkotz Kein Problem
Lebensfroh + Farbenfroh No Fun 1981
9:18 PM
Hans-A-Plast - Lemminger Punks
Hans-A-Plast Lemminger Punks
Sex Sex Sex No Fun 1981
9:19 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

9:25 PM
The Ex - Balcony
The Ex Balcony
Exclusion V/A Nabate 1989
9:27 PM
Terry Jacks - Saginaw Michigan
Terry Jacks Saginaw Michigan
Y' Don't Fight The Sea Goldfish Records 1975
9:31 PM
Die Form - Rain of Blood
Die Form Rain of Blood
Duality DIE FORM 1997
9:35 PM
Disco Nation - Kick Da Disco Nation
Disco Nation Kick Da Disco Nation
Kick Da Disco Nation Mighty 1996
9:40 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

9:43 PM
Anarchia Futura - Anarchia Futura
Anarchia Futura Anarchia Futura N
Vivi Nella Morte Sentiero Futuro Autoproduzione 2026
https://sentierofuturoautoproduzioni.bandcamp.com/album/vivi-nella-morte
9:45 PM
F-Systems - Naked Kiss
F-Systems Naked Kiss
People/ Naked kiss 7" Classified Records 1980
9:49 PM
The Dancing Did - The Lost Platoon
The Dancing Did The Lost Platoon
The Lost Platoon Stiff Records 1981
9:52 PM
Giant Crab - It Started With a Little Kiss
Giant Crab It Started With a Little Kiss
A Giant Crab Comes Forth UNI Records 1968
9:54 PM
Final Blast - Minority
Final Blast Minority
Final Blast self released 1985
9:57 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

10:00 PM
Inflatable Boy Clams - I'm Sorry
Inflatable Boy Clams I'm Sorry
Inflatable Boy Clams - EP Subterranean Records 1981
10:03 PM
A Flock of Seagulls - Modern Love Is Automatic
A Flock of Seagulls Modern Love Is Automatic
A Flock of Seagulls Jive 1982
10:07 PM
Carl Sandburg - Woven Spirituals
Carl Sandburg Woven Spirituals
Carl Sandburg Sings Americana Archive of Folk & Jazz Music 1965
10:10 PM
Height/Dismay - The Tinning Test (AS1125)
Height/Dismay The Tinning Test (AS1125)
Height/Dismay - Single Efficient Space 2022
unreleased
10:14 PM
Mangled - Doug Is My Jug
Mangled Doug Is My Jug L N
bean demon self released 2026
https://mangledpa.bandcamp.com/album/bean-demon
10:18 PM
Chester - Seasons in the Sun
Chester Seasons in the Sun
Sifl and Olly
10:19 PM
The Berlin Wall - Toneel
The Berlin Wall Toneel
Where's the Limit? Midas 1983
10:21 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

10:24 PM
Sado Nation - Mom and Pop Democracy
Sado Nation Mom and Pop Democracy
S/T EP Trap Records 1980
10:26 PM
Yeah Yeah Noh - Cottage Industry
Yeah Yeah Noh Cottage Industry
The Cottage Industry EP In Tape 1984
10:31 PM
Miss TK & The Revenge - No Biterz
Miss TK & The Revenge No Biterz
No Biterz Ernest Jenning Record Co. 2008
i believe krista requested this for my NYE dance party
10:34 PM
Dona Nobis Pacem - Ballade of Nature
Dona Nobis Pacem Ballade of Nature
Exclusion V/A Nabate 1989
10:38 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

10:41 PM
Rüya Çağla - Odana Serdim Hali
Rüya Çağla Odana Serdim Hali
Naciye Nurtaç Yapım 1983
10:44 PM
The Flowers - Ballad of Miss Demeanour
The Flowers Ballad of Miss Demeanour
Ballad of Miss Demeanour Pop:Aural 1980
10:48 PM
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester - St. Nicholas Hall
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester St. Nicholas Hall
Farewell Aldebaran TTW 1968
10:52 PM
Fantasma - Eu No Sai
Fantasma Eu No Sai N
Quase Drunken Sailor 2025
10:53 PM
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DJ speaks over The Shocking Blue - Blue Jean

10:57 PM
Kenickie - Millionaire Sweeper
Kenickie Millionaire Sweeper
At the Club Parlophone UK 1997
Chat is archived.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:02:10 PM
see mrs gray she's proud today because her roses are in bloom
0x7EA Roffle 8:03:23 PM
I want to go to Home Depot and bye white picket fence. :0
ears 8:05:43 PM
What would the Wierd Al version of Pleasant Valley Sunday be called?
ears 8:08:22 PM
Good eve & such, & hi
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:10:29 PM
well that was easy, a mekon is an alien being from dan dare
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:10:46 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mekon
Liz Bot 8:12:51 PM
Always wondered about Mekons too
Liz Bot 8:15:08 PM
I have a feeling we weren’t meant to find Rik, the People’s Poet, attractive, but I had a bit of a crush on him as a teen, spotty and forever obsessed with Cliff Richards as he was. I like a spazz I guess!
Liz Bot 8:16:01 PM
I mentioned The Young Ones sometime halfway through my show today, I don’t remember w…oh yeah, cuz of Neil’s lentils!
Liz Bot 8:17:27 PM
Though I never did name any of my pets Special Patrol Unit or Total Fucking Destruction like I swore I would…There’s still time!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:17:33 PM
the lentils are escaping!
Richard Mitnick 8:18:11 PM
I have been clicked in all day. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you have a great show.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:20:04 PM
happy to have you here!
Amy Lee 8:24:15 PM
Really liked the Monda track
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:24:26 PM
monda is great!
Liz Bot 8:26:19 PM
About to escape Princeton, but I think often of Neil when I encounter lentils
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:28:57 PM
have a safe drive home!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:29:12 PM
i encounter lentils so often i might as well be a neil
jimbooooo 8:34:49 PM
well well well
Commie Francis (1) (host) 8:34:55 PM
fancy seeing you here
jimbooooo 8:35:24 PM
happenstance
ears 8:44:21 PM
I had to show my phone to someone else when I saw that number to make sure I wasn't hallucinating
0x7EA Roffle 8:45:00 PM
80 degrees! I still have winter coats I haven't worn yet. Guess I'll rough it.
jimbooooo 8:45:45 PM
Dang thats hawt
jimbooooo 8:48:20 PM
Predicting some highs in the low 60s where I'm at. Kinda fucking up maple season
Ossy 9:04:59 PM
hi commy!
Richard Mitnick 9:05:06 PM
Asking many hosts since I am interested to know, how long have you been hosting on WPRB? And d you or have you ever had a connection to the university?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:06:05 PM
hey, i've been on wprb since 2018! and no connection besides the station
jimbooooo 9:18:10 PM
I thought 1984 was your premiere :0
jimbooooo 9:20:32 PM
Hansaplast... OUTRAGEOUS
Richard Mitnick 9:23:55 PM
Thanks so much. You do a great program, and, you have a great radio voice.
jimbooooo 9:25:10 PM
Wait did you got that mekons fest
jimbooooo 9:25:21 PM
Go to*
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:25:29 PM
it's in october i'm contemplating going
jimbooooo 9:25:41 PM
go go go
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:27:53 PM
thanks Richard!
jimbooooo 9:30:10 PM
It's fishing/prospecting ballad time...
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:30:52 PM
as is traditional
0x7EA Roffle 9:43:30 PM
Seasons in the sun? That was unexpected, as it should be. :)
0x7EA Roffle 9:44:18 PM
If there is a dark flipside to that I'm now curious.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:44:51 PM
seasons in the sun is pretty dark!
0x7EA Roffle 9:46:44 PM
I really did not deep dive that song for obvious reasons. I'll have another look.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:48:25 PM
it's also a cover of jacques brel "le moribund"
jimbooooo 9:48:29 PM
This is WOW
0x7EA Roffle 9:48:30 PM
Oh
0x7EA Roffle 9:49:16 PM
yea, that is not the poppy thing I remember as a kid.
0x7EA Roffle 9:49:45 PM
The modulation was still hokey though.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 9:49:52 PM
it's born in the usa syndrome, people just remember the first bit of the chorus
0x7EA Roffle 9:50:12 PM
Guilty
jimbooooo 9:54:58 PM
Now with EXTRA percussion
jimbooooo 9:56:42 PM
This has extra, too
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:01:18 PM
wprb now with extra funky drummers
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:04:14 PM
https://youtu.be/RC6BCJwJ2Rk?si=KCFoCN1S36NiQKXN
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:04:21 PM
f-systems on public access
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:04:50 PM
f-systems bandcamp https://f-systems.bandcamp.com/album/four-flies-on-grey-velvet-remastered-2024
Liz Bot 10:05:11 PM
Just got home. I love “I’m sorry”! Clam/Crab-forward set
0x7EA Roffle 10:06:54 PM
Windshield wiper drive or no?
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:18:32 PM
sorry roffle i had to
0x7EA Roffle 10:19:54 PM
The world is only slightlt off axis. All good. Quite funny too.
0x7EA Roffle 10:20:28 PM
*slightly*
Zach 10:21:09 PM
This guitar riff makes you wanna break things - in a good way
0x7EA Roffle 10:22:01 PM
Like royal seals. :)
Zach 10:22:39 PM
Oh it’s called the Berlin Wall. Literally a theme for breaking things.
0x7EA Roffle 10:23:02 PM
Dog wiil hunt
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:24:39 PM
does this count as extra drums
Zach 10:26:25 PM
All drums, no brakes
0x7EA Roffle 10:26:48 PM
What is that time signature for beat into dust?
Zach 10:34:09 PM
This feels like a near future neon-noire cityscape soundtrack. Like Batman beyond club music. Again in a good way.
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:42:39 PM
here comes my cat trying to walk on my mixing board again
Richard of Rocky Hill 10:42:59 PM
@ Commie Francis (1) (host) Hi! Could you please play some funky Turkish psychedel ... wait ... Wait! ... WOW!!! THANK YOU!!!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:43:10 PM
yessssss
Richard of Rocky Hill 10:43:45 PM
U R D Best! :-D
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:46:01 PM
my cat is fully activated, now hes trying to catch the soundwaves on the monitor
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:46:14 PM
he's stepping all over my airhorn buttons but luckily the volume is down
Liz Bot 10:52:02 PM
Shocker: Judy Henske was sent to Catholic school. Later she worked in a Quaker co-op in. Philly!
Liz Bot 10:53:26 PM
Also, that Henske & Yester song makes me think Stephin Merritt listened to their records as a kid. Some of his more baroque pop stuff sounds like it and the humor really reminds me of his
0x7EA Roffle 10:55:12 PM
Parochial schools take their toll.
0x7EA Roffle 10:57:33 PM
Thanks for keeping the radio on! See ya's
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:57:34 PM
yeah i would not be surprised at all if they were an influence on him! good full circle for the evening
Commie Francis (1) (host) 10:57:44 PM
thanks for listening and chatting roffle!
Richard of Rocky Hill 10:58:10 PM
@ Commie Francis (1) (host) Thank you, as always
Liz Bot 10:58:40 PM
@0x7EA Roffle - my dad regaled me with many stories of terrifying nuns at St Mary’s School and St Thomas More. One math nun thwacked you hard on the knuckles when you spoke up or got a math problem wrong. Another nun allegedly dropped a kid out of a first floor window, which had some sort of drop, but I find that one hard to believe! He also had some cool nuns who helped him
Richard of Rocky Hill 10:59:13 PM
PS I'm definitely going to share the playlist about Trotsky and other rhymes useful in poetry ...
Richard of Rocky Hill 10:59:34 PM
that is .. playlist items ... :-D
Liz Bot 10:59:38 PM
@Commie Francis - Thanks for the show! Could not turn it off. Ate my dinner to it.
Liz Bot 10:59:54 PM
Dig the Carl Sandburg recording. Of course that had major dad vibes!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 11:00:01 PM
<3 liz. good night everyone!
Commie Francis (1) (host) 11:00:21 PM
also it's pouring out!!