Radio Fragments

Until recently, the show that followed mine was "Recycled Music" with DJ Chairman Moe. It was two hours of cover versions of songs, every week. I have a soft spot for cover versions -- the crazier the better -- and I always enjoyed listening to his show as I drove home from the station after my own show. The Chairman retired his show a couple weeks back, and in tribute to it, I present two hours of my favorite covers.

Sometimes they are earnest, heart-felt tributes to the originals. Some times they have their tongues lodged so firmly in their cheeks it's hard to imagine how they can possibly sing. Other times they take the song and put it in such a strange new context it's practically unrecognizable. And I love them all.

The show is available from the streaming archive, or you can download the podcast/mp3 version by hour (below).

Hour 1 – 1-2 am (Download - 57 Mb)

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”
Sebastian Cabot, “Like a Rolling Stone”
The Bad Plus, “Comfortably Numb”
Big Daddy, “Once in a Lifetime”
Ladysmith Black Mambazzo w/ Des’ree, “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Senor Coconut, “Home Computer”
Harry James, “Shine (DJ Spooky Subliminal Big Band Remix)”
Cowboy Junkies, “State Trooper”
Harry Connick, Jr. “Don’t Get Around Much Any More”
Depeche Mode, “Route 66”
Bauhaus, “Ziggy Stardust”
Love and Rockets, “Ball of Confusion”

Hour 2 – 2-3 am (Download - 57 Mb)

Gary Jules, “Mad World”
Devo, “RU Experienced?”
Snake River Conspiracy, “How Soon Is Now?”
Richard Cheese, “Hot For Teacher”
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, “California Uber Alles”
William Shatner, “Common People”
Starchildren, “Isolation”
Styrofoam & Sarah Shannon, “I Found Love”
Rayzd, “Tank”
The Squirrels, “Time”
801, “TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows)”
Led Zeppelin, “Traveling Riverside Blues”
Dread Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”