WFMU: Irene Trudel: Playlist from February 25, 2013

Listener comments!
	12:04pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Hi Irene, hello one and all
	12:04pm pierre: Bonjour Irene !
	12:04pm Van in DC: Wonderful start...really looking forward to the show today! Hi Irene and Sean and Pierre and everyone
	12:05pm Cheri Pi: Nice beginnings.
	12:05pm SheWolf: Ooh ahhh
	♥ 12:05pm Rev. Turnip Druid: g'morning. & thanks for Lady Rachel -- Sad to admit I wasn't very familiar with Ayers' solo stuff until all the tributes here (mostly knew the early Soft Machine). But have been seriously digging this...
	12:06pm doca: hi irene and all listeners, great start indeed. sad loss though.
	12:07pm doca: i was surprised i received a wfmu letter on saturday! i didn't knew wfmu reached its listeners even though they're in brazil, it made my day.
	12:09pm pierre: I've been feeling what Rev. Turnip Druid has described too, so thanks WFMU DJs to have been playing (not sure if i'm correct here) many of his solo work. @ Cheri Pi : (from last comment board) I use the powers of my japanese culture addict roomate to understand those songs
	🥁 ♥ 12:11pm KevinfromBayRidge: Hello all, The FMU Grim Reaper... Multiple songs by an artist! I very much wish that i focused more on Mr. Ayers when he was still with us. Like the Rev, I did enjoy early Soft Machine in the day.
	12:13pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Great Kevin Ayers tribute, Irene
	♥ 12:19pm Sem Chumbo: Gratitude overflowing. Thank you, FMU.
	♥ 12:20pm Irene Trudel: Kevin Ayers is one of the musicians that had a big influence on my Early WFMU listening. Very sad that he's gone. In my tape collection I have a concert I recorded in 1993 at Maxwell's in Hoboken that I had permission to air. It was pre-archives. When I find the DAT (only the cassette has surfaced) I'll make the archive available online.
	12:21pm paula pc: thanks for this set Irene
	12:21pm SheWolf: Same here Rev Turnip. I'm enjoying the Ayers education I've received the past few days though.
	🥁 ♥ 12:21pm BDR: George would have been 70 today. HINT! And thanks much for the Ayers.
	12:24pm paula pc: this is stunning
	♥ 12:26pm Irene Trudel: Thanks BDR! I think I can work a little Georgie in there.
	🥁 ♥ 12:31pm YETI BOB: hooray for Vinyl! Fabulous set Irene!
	12:33pm ?: ...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work - to try & catch even a minute Live (??...Live is usually Later in Shows...) ...w/ Comments... - & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... : - I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!! ...There be many worthwhile Artists - but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things ...like a Significant Painter (- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??) (...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly... - just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it real nice like ...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom ...mm'kay - ???...) - A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) : a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se. b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist ...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ; ...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch - & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album - & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??) - How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ?? - Elaborations - ??
	12:37pm RevolutionRabbitNov63: ...I hate Mercury Retrograde - !!! ...Deffo want my 'Name' on this - ! : ) - Sorry for Repeat - ! ...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work - to try & catch even a minute Live (??...Live is usually Later in Shows...) ...w/ Comments... - & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... : - I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!! ...There be many worthwhile Artists - but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things ...like a Significant Painter (- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??) (...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly... - just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it real nice like ...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom ...mm'kay - ???...) - A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) : a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se. b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist ...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ; ...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch - & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album - & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??) - How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ?? - Elaborations - ?? - & ! : - Thanx, Kevin Ayers. ...Hey - !: Prog like any other Genre: Gotta Pick & Choose...
	12:37pm kiemzi: that was a great tribute set, thanks Irene!
	12:41pm RevolutionRabbitNov63: ...Okay!: Actually feel better then about having to go back to Work - ! (...It's already 'Archived'...) - Thanx for bringing the Hitchcock - WFMU - !!!
	12:42pm uuee: Hi Irene, Thanks for the tribute to Kevin...as for myself, at 66, I can assure you the 68 is NOT old!
	12:45pm paula pc: doesn't get better than this one
	12:45pm Van in DC: Really nice
	♥ 12:46pm Mike East: I was playing some George Harrison on guitar for my baby yesterday. Surprisingly, she's a very attentive audience
	♥ 12:46pm Matt from Springfield: Agree wholeheartedly with paula! Lovely! The drumbeat has interesting interplay on the album version of this, but what a nice, laid back early version without it.
	12:47pm don: 1st single by Soft Machine, pre 1st album ,is a double-sided gem of early Ayers.
	♥ 12:48pm Matt from Springfield: Hi there Irene and everyone! Thrilled about Robyn - what a good arrival of Spring! Great tribute to Kevin Ayers too.
	12:48pm Yair Yona (Tel Aviv, Israel,Earth,Milky Way): My Enemy is one amazing song Hi Irene
	12:49pm Sean in Bristol, UK: @Mike, I was listening to Clay Pigeon's podcast last week, were you one of the callers?
	12:50pm Chris from DC: Agreed, this is fantastic.
	♥ 12:50pm Mike East: @Sean - Yes!
	12:54pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Great set, Irene
	♥ 12:55pm Matt from Springfield: @Sean: Check Fabio's list for the comments. @6:31 I said: "Angel in Levi's Mike and Luciana East! Thanks for calling!" Based off what Clay called Mike earlier--he started to read that on the Air, but was cut off! :)
	♥ 12:57pm Irene Trudel: Hi Yair! Totally agreed on the RT song. And Yes, Matt, Robyn means spring is coming. Literally-- he seems to schedule time in NYC at the start of spring.
	♥ 12:58pm Mike East: @Matt - that freaked me out a little, because I actually was wearing Levi's at the time, and wondered how Clay knew. Maybe I'm just a predictable dude.
	1:02pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Love this and the track you played last week,
	1:09pm seang: Hello Robyn Hitchcock!
	♥ 1:09pm Matt from Springfield: Wooooohoooooo! And so it begins...!
	♥ 1:12pm Matt from Springfield: I recently bought Invisible Hitchcock on vinyl, still need to listen to that. Apparently it's out-takes and B-sides from 1981–1985, so should be interesting. There weren't many of his LPs available, so I bought it partially based on the great US release cover art! ;) eil.com...
	♥ 1:14pm Matt from Springfield: 'Ullo, Robyn! "The Gong of Sixty" is about to hit my Dad, as well!
	♥ 1:14pm Mike East: @Matt - I've never seen someone look so badass plucking a radish.
	🥁 ♥ 1:15pm YETI BOB: Matt: "Invisible" has some of my faves ... "IMy Favorite Buildings", "I've Got a Message For You" - give that platter a spin! (And eat a radish while you listen to it)
	1:18pm ~L: Wonderful!
	♥ 1:19pm Matt from Springfield: @Mike: I know, and while in a garden dressed like that! And flaunting nice looking radishes! Magnifique! Thanks Yeti Bob! (Chomping a radish goes w/o saying!)
	♥ 1:23pm Matt from Springfield: Lisa S: "There'd be a lot less sadness if more people listened to the blues".
	♥ 1:25pm Matt from Springfield: Oh WOW! "Visions of Johanna" is a great one, and Robyn playing a stripped down acoustic of it??! WOW! :D
	1:27pm Jennique: Oh boy, two of my all-time favorites combined! SO wonderful to hear Robyn singing one of the best Dylan songs. Thank you Mr. Hitchcock!
	♥ 1:31pm slugluv1313: greetings Irene and Robyn and everyone in WFMU land! yes, THANK YOU for wonderful Kevin Ayers tribute (i agree, 68 is NOT old at all! and i am not just saying that b/c i am 54!) and LOVING Robyn's visit! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
	1:31pm bill: clap clap clap clap!!
	♥ 1:31pm Matt from Springfield: STANDING O!!! workplace stares at me
	♥ 1:35pm Matt from Springfield: Mmm, Phantom 45s! RSD is in mid-April, have to look out for those. "Our phones are aging quicker than we are"!!
	1:36pm hellosmith: just logged on after hearing visions of johanna in the car, A-MAZ-INGG
	♥ 1:37pm Matt from Springfield: Radio Free Culture, today @6: "Understanding Artist Revenue Streams"--prob relevant to the "music/music business" comment.
	1:38pm Jennique: Such a sultry voice. Ay-YI YI! Hard to concentrate here at work.
	♥ 1:41pm Irene Trudel: So many great quotes from Robyn!
	♥ 1:42pm Matt from Springfield: @Irene: Trying to transcribe some of them, for quick Googling! :)
	♥ 1:42pm Mike East: I was literally thinking this morning about making mixtapes in real time. I miss that. I was doing it for a while (recording records into the computer), but its just not quite the same.
	1:42pm Van in DC: Irene the Engineer :)
	♥ 1:46pm Matt from Springfield: I think people don't like the clinging of change--I don't. Paper bills fit nicely and fold. Though when I was last in the UK I enjoyed the £1 coins, for small expenses that was convenient (and probably cost less to mint than a paper note).
	1:46pm seang: 68 is not young or middle-aged so it's kinda old
	1:47pm Droll: The root problem with the music business today is the "customers" won't pay for music. The problem is social, not a business or technical. Attention is not a substitute for being paid, and it makes no sense to master songwriting and performance so you can earn a living selling apparel and stickers.
	♥ 1:47pm Matt from Springfield: There have been limited edition Half Dollars mainly for numismatists, not really in circulation.
	♥ 1:47pm Irene Trudel: Thanks Van!! It's an honor to engineer for Robyn.
	1:47pm Jennique: I still have a double cassette player at home with all my mixtapes of my youth. Read that a dad gave his son a cassette walkman to use. Not only did the son not know what the buttons were meant to do, he thought the switch for "Metal" was meant for heavy metal music.
	♥ 1:50pm Matt from Springfield: And Irene's great engineering of other sessions too!
	♥ 1:50pm Mike East: I was also thinking about my old fisher price record player. Do they still make crappy record players for kids? I still have a lot of old storytelling 45's that I'd love my kid to mess around with...but I don't want her touching my stereo system.
	1:51pm Sean in Bristol, UK: I kept some dollar coins from a trip a few years ago, worth hanging onto?
	♥ 1:53pm Matt from Springfield: @Sean: If you're a numismatist, certainly! If you intend to cross the pond here again, they're still legal tender if you want to use them.
	1:54pm Sean in Bristol, UK: I miss recording compilation tapes and I totally agree, Irene, as much as downloads are quick and convenient I miss gatefolds, sleeve notes etc. Great set from Robyn
	1:54pm Cory: Thanks Robyn and Irene!
	♥ 1:55pm Matt from Springfield: Nice pose you two! Nice "rat top" from Robyn :)
	♥ 1:55pm 12539: That was wonderful. Thanks Irene!
	1:55pm Lewis: @Vann - was just thinking the same thing...
	1:55pm Van in DC: That was fantastic, many thanks Irene and Robyn!
	♥ 1:56pm Matt from Springfield: Thanks for stopping by Robyn! Truly an honor! Have a nice birthday too! (gonggggggggg) Thanks Irene and WFMU!
	🥁 ♥ 1:57pm YETI BOB: .... made my day
	1:58pm andymorphic: amazing rendition....easily one of my favorite voices in music....and black snake diamond roll is one of my favorite records! thanks
	♥ 1:58pm Mike East: great set, cool hat!
	2:03pm Cory: yeah, the hat is okay, but that cardigan is awesome!
	2:08pm Van in DC: Wow. Cat!
	♥ 2:21pm Irene Trudel: I've posted a few pics of Robyn, including one jowly one of me trying to take a snap with my own camera.
	♥ 2:24pm Planet Tyler: Why isn't Robyn wearing the polka dots in the last pic so he can match the floor? :)
	♥ 2:27pm Irene Trudel: He switched to a warmer shirt before he left. It was a very cold day when he came in to the studio. And he can't be expected to be a fashionista as well as a great musician. ;D
	2:29pm don: Why don't more people know about Bridget St. John, still going strong today. Sounds like Nico, doesn't it?
	♥ 2:30pm slugluv1313: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THANK YOU, MR. ROBYN HITCHCOCK!!!!!
	2:33pm daniel kirk: Bridget is like Nico and Nick Drake put into a musical blender. She's got the ghost-like quality of Nico's voice, but lots of warmth and gentleness. Beauty and sadness...
	♥ 2:43pm Matt from Springfield: Hypnotic Cyclone of Sound!
	♥ 2:44pm S.A. from S.F.: Ah well... here for the last 15 minutes... archives, ho!
	♥ 2:50pm S.A. from S.F.: Edging toward 60 myself -- wish I still had the hair of Robyn (or Nick Lowe)!
	2:52pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Loving this track from Eric
	2:53pm Van in DC: Archives for sure S.A! I plan to revisit the live set again myself, even after hearing it "live" here already :)
	♥ 2:54pm S.A. from S.F.: Yeh, you could listen to this in a dim bar or cafe for hours, couldn't you?
	♥ 2:55pm Mike East: Acoustastic!
	♥ 2:56pm S.A. from S.F.: Mark Fosson has a bit of a Leo Kottke sound in his hands.
	♥ 2:57pm Matt from Springfield: "Gorilla Mountain", curious name for this track, but a great performance!
	2:58pm Van in DC: Thanks for an amazing show Irene! What a way to spend a Monday! :)
	2:59pm KP: Great show, Irene. Thanks.
	♥ 3:00pm Irene Trudel: Thanks everyone! Catch you next week.
	♥ 3:00pm Matt from Springfield: Great selections, and GREAT live set! Amazing show, one for the ages! Thanks Irene! Great a great afternoon everyone!
	🥁 ♥ 7:51pm woj: thanks for bringing robyn in, irene -- nice to hear him as always and looking forward to the show at webster hall...
	12:02am Jorge Reyes: I like the design of the webpage, raw html like in the old times!

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February 25, 2013: Sighting a Robin is the first sign of Spring. Sighting Robyn Hitchcock means it will be doubly good.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Approx. start time
Kevin Ayers	Lady Rachel "Lady Rachel" by "Kevin Ayers"	Joy of a Toy		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers	May I? "May I?" by "Kevin Ayers"	Shooting at the Moon		0:04:59 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers	Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All the Time Blues	June 1, 1974	Island	0:08:43 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers	City Waltz "City Waltz" by "Kevin Ayers"	Sweet Deceiver		0:13:07 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers	Blue "Blue" by "Kevin Ayers"	Yes We Have No Mananas	Island	0:16:38 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers	It Begins With a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends With a Curse	The Confessions of Dr. Dream & Other Stories	Island (UK)	0:23:04 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Robyn Hitchcock	College of Ice "College of Ice" by "Robyn Hitchcock"	Eye		0:32:27 (Pop-up)
George Harrison	I'd Have you Anytime [Early Take]	Early Takes, Vol. 1		0:41:09 (Pop-up)
Richard Thompson	My Enemy "My Enemy" by "Richard Thompson"	Electric	New West Records	0:44:17 (Pop-up)
Billy Bragg	Distant Shore "Distant Shore" by "Billy Bragg"	England, Half English	Elektra	0:49:54 (Pop-up)
The Reverend John DeLore	Morning is a Ghost Town	Sweet Talk for Pretty Daughters	John DeLore	0:52:19 (Pop-up)
Trixie Whitley	Gradual Return "Gradual Return" by "Trixie Whitley"	Fourth Corner	Strong Blood Records	0:55:37 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Robyn Hitchcock	College of Ice "College of Ice" by "Robyn Hitchcock"	Eye		1:00:08 (Pop-up)
Live performance and chat with Robyn Hitchcock
Irene, self-photographing with Robyn On the eve of a brand new album, a tour and a significant birthday, Robyn Hitchcock was dropping by some of his favorite radio stations to perform some solo sessions. Mr. Hitchcock is no stranger to Irene's show, having been on twice before, and said he felt it was important that WFMU not be left out. In advance of the new album, Robyn was ensconced in WFMU's Love Room to play songs from his newest disc, "Love from London," to be released in March 5th, 2013.
Robyn Hitchcock	Harry's Song "Harry's Song" by "Robyn Hitchcock"	Love from London	Yep Roc Records	1:05:42 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat	"Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat"			1:10:41 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock	Fix You "Fix You" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			1:12:45 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat	"Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat"			1:16:23 (Pop-up)
""
Robyn Hitchcock	Visions of Johanna (Dylan)			1:22:00 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat	"Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat"			1:28:21 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock	My Rain "My Rain" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			1:34:44 (Pop-up)
""
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat	"Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat"			1:37:57 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock	Be Still "Be Still" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			1:47:04 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat	"Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat"			1:51:23 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock	Stupefied "Stupefied" by "Robyn Hitchcock"	Love from London	Yep Roc Records	1:52:27 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock	I Love You "I Love You" by "Robyn Hitchcock"	Love from London	Yep Roc Records	1:56:17 (Pop-up)
""
Music behind DJ: Robyn Hitchcock	College of Ice "College of Ice" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			1:59:17 (Pop-up)
Cat Stevens	Angelsea "Angelsea" by "Cat Stevens"	Catch Bull At Four	A & M Records	2:05:06 (Pop-up)
Jenn Grant	One More Night "One More Night" by "Jenn Grant"	The Beautiful Wild		2:09:32 (Pop-up)
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison	But I Do	Cheater's Game	Premium Records	2:14:04 (Pop-up)
Nataly Dawn	Back to the Barracks "Back to the Barracks" by "Nataly Dawn"	How I Knew Her	Nonesuch	2:17:11 (Pop-up)
Rebecca Martin	In the Early Winter Trees	Twain	Sunnyside	2:19:36 (Pop-up)
Bridget St. John	The Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity	Ask Me No Questions / Songs For The Gentle Man*		2:23:17 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Robyn Hitchcock	College of Ice "College of Ice" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			2:27:23 (Pop-up)
Nico	Evening of Light "Evening of Light" by "Nico"	The Marble Index		2:36:47 (Pop-up)
Eric Carbonara	Charles Smokes a Cigarette	The Paradise Abyss	Eric Carbonara	2:42:21 (Pop-up)
Mark Fosson	Gorilla Mountain "Gorilla Mountain" by "Mark Fosson"	Digging in the Dust	Tompkins Square	2:51:40 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Robyn Hitchcock	College of Ice "College of Ice" by "Robyn Hitchcock"			2:57:27 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:04pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Hi Irene, hello one and all
	12:04pm pierre: Bonjour Irene !
	12:04pm Van in DC: Wonderful start...really looking forward to the show today! Hi Irene and Sean and Pierre and everyone
	12:05pm Cheri Pi: Nice beginnings.
	12:05pm SheWolf: Ooh ahhh
	♥ 12:05pm Rev. Turnip Druid: g'morning. & thanks for Lady Rachel -- Sad to admit I wasn't very familiar with Ayers' solo stuff until all the tributes here (mostly knew the early Soft Machine). But have been seriously digging this...
	12:06pm doca: hi irene and all listeners, great start indeed. sad loss though.
	12:07pm doca: i was surprised i received a wfmu letter on saturday! i didn't knew wfmu reached its listeners even though they're in brazil, it made my day.
	12:09pm pierre: I've been feeling what Rev. Turnip Druid has described too, so thanks WFMU DJs to have been playing (not sure if i'm correct here) many of his solo work. @ Cheri Pi : (from last comment board) I use the powers of my japanese culture addict roomate to understand those songs
	🥁 ♥ 12:11pm KevinfromBayRidge: Hello all, The FMU Grim Reaper... Multiple songs by an artist! I very much wish that i focused more on Mr. Ayers when he was still with us. Like the Rev, I did enjoy early Soft Machine in the day.
	12:13pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Great Kevin Ayers tribute, Irene
	♥ 12:19pm Sem Chumbo: Gratitude overflowing. Thank you, FMU.
	♥ 12:20pm Irene Trudel: Kevin Ayers is one of the musicians that had a big influence on my Early WFMU listening. Very sad that he's gone. In my tape collection I have a concert I recorded in 1993 at Maxwell's in Hoboken that I had permission to air. It was pre-archives. When I find the DAT (only the cassette has surfaced) I'll make the archive available online.
	12:21pm paula pc: thanks for this set Irene
	12:21pm SheWolf: Same here Rev Turnip. I'm enjoying the Ayers education I've received the past few days though.
	🥁 ♥ 12:21pm BDR: George would have been 70 today. HINT! And thanks much for the Ayers.
	12:24pm paula pc: this is stunning
	♥ 12:26pm Irene Trudel: Thanks BDR! I think I can work a little Georgie in there.
	🥁 ♥ 12:31pm YETI BOB: hooray for Vinyl! Fabulous set Irene!
	12:33pm ?: ...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work - to try & catch even a minute Live (??...Live is usually Later in Shows...) ...w/ Comments... - & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... : - I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!! ...There be many worthwhile Artists - but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things ...like a Significant Painter (- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??) (...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly... - just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it real nice like ...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom ...mm'kay - ???...) - A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) : a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se. b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist ...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ; ...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch - & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album - & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??) - How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ?? - Elaborations - ??
	12:37pm RevolutionRabbitNov63: ...I hate Mercury Retrograde - !!! ...Deffo want my 'Name' on this - ! : ) - Sorry for Repeat - ! ...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work - to try & catch even a minute Live (??...Live is usually Later in Shows...) ...w/ Comments... - & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... : - I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!! ...There be many worthwhile Artists - but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things ...like a Significant Painter (- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??) (...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly... - just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it real nice like ...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom ...mm'kay - ???...) - A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) : a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se. b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist ...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ; ...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch - & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album - & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??) - How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ?? - Elaborations - ?? - & ! : - Thanx, Kevin Ayers. ...Hey - !: Prog like any other Genre: Gotta Pick & Choose...
	12:37pm kiemzi: that was a great tribute set, thanks Irene!
	12:41pm RevolutionRabbitNov63: ...Okay!: Actually feel better then about having to go back to Work - ! (...It's already 'Archived'...) - Thanx for bringing the Hitchcock - WFMU - !!!
	12:42pm uuee: Hi Irene, Thanks for the tribute to Kevin...as for myself, at 66, I can assure you the 68 is NOT old!
	12:45pm paula pc: doesn't get better than this one
	12:45pm Van in DC: Really nice
	♥ 12:46pm Mike East: I was playing some George Harrison on guitar for my baby yesterday. Surprisingly, she's a very attentive audience
	♥ 12:46pm Matt from Springfield: Agree wholeheartedly with paula! Lovely! The drumbeat has interesting interplay on the album version of this, but what a nice, laid back early version without it.
	12:47pm don: 1st single by Soft Machine, pre 1st album ,is a double-sided gem of early Ayers.
	♥ 12:48pm Matt from Springfield: Hi there Irene and everyone! Thrilled about Robyn - what a good arrival of Spring! Great tribute to Kevin Ayers too.
	12:48pm Yair Yona (Tel Aviv, Israel,Earth,Milky Way): My Enemy is one amazing song Hi Irene
	12:49pm Sean in Bristol, UK: @Mike, I was listening to Clay Pigeon's podcast last week, were you one of the callers?
	12:50pm Chris from DC: Agreed, this is fantastic.
	♥ 12:50pm Mike East: @Sean - Yes!
	12:54pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Great set, Irene
	♥ 12:55pm Matt from Springfield: @Sean: Check Fabio's list for the comments. @6:31 I said: "Angel in Levi's Mike and Luciana East! Thanks for calling!" Based off what Clay called Mike earlier--he started to read that on the Air, but was cut off! :)
	♥ 12:57pm Irene Trudel: Hi Yair! Totally agreed on the RT song. And Yes, Matt, Robyn means spring is coming. Literally-- he seems to schedule time in NYC at the start of spring.
	♥ 12:58pm Mike East: @Matt - that freaked me out a little, because I actually was wearing Levi's at the time, and wondered how Clay knew. Maybe I'm just a predictable dude.
	1:02pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Love this and the track you played last week,
	1:09pm seang: Hello Robyn Hitchcock!
	♥ 1:09pm Matt from Springfield: Wooooohoooooo! And so it begins...!
	♥ 1:12pm Matt from Springfield: I recently bought Invisible Hitchcock on vinyl, still need to listen to that. Apparently it's out-takes and B-sides from 1981–1985, so should be interesting. There weren't many of his LPs available, so I bought it partially based on the great US release cover art! ;) eil.com...
	♥ 1:14pm Matt from Springfield: 'Ullo, Robyn! "The Gong of Sixty" is about to hit my Dad, as well!
	♥ 1:14pm Mike East: @Matt - I've never seen someone look so badass plucking a radish.
	🥁 ♥ 1:15pm YETI BOB: Matt: "Invisible" has some of my faves ... "IMy Favorite Buildings", "I've Got a Message For You" - give that platter a spin! (And eat a radish while you listen to it)
	1:18pm ~L: Wonderful!
	♥ 1:19pm Matt from Springfield: @Mike: I know, and while in a garden dressed like that! And flaunting nice looking radishes! Magnifique! Thanks Yeti Bob! (Chomping a radish goes w/o saying!)
	♥ 1:23pm Matt from Springfield: Lisa S: "There'd be a lot less sadness if more people listened to the blues".
	♥ 1:25pm Matt from Springfield: Oh WOW! "Visions of Johanna" is a great one, and Robyn playing a stripped down acoustic of it??! WOW! :D
	1:27pm Jennique: Oh boy, two of my all-time favorites combined! SO wonderful to hear Robyn singing one of the best Dylan songs. Thank you Mr. Hitchcock!
	♥ 1:31pm slugluv1313: greetings Irene and Robyn and everyone in WFMU land! yes, THANK YOU for wonderful Kevin Ayers tribute (i agree, 68 is NOT old at all! and i am not just saying that b/c i am 54!) and LOVING Robyn's visit! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
	1:31pm bill: clap clap clap clap!!
	♥ 1:31pm Matt from Springfield: STANDING O!!! workplace stares at me
	♥ 1:35pm Matt from Springfield: Mmm, Phantom 45s! RSD is in mid-April, have to look out for those. "Our phones are aging quicker than we are"!!
	1:36pm hellosmith: just logged on after hearing visions of johanna in the car, A-MAZ-INGG
	♥ 1:37pm Matt from Springfield: Radio Free Culture, today @6: "Understanding Artist Revenue Streams"--prob relevant to the "music/music business" comment.
	1:38pm Jennique: Such a sultry voice. Ay-YI YI! Hard to concentrate here at work.
	♥ 1:41pm Irene Trudel: So many great quotes from Robyn!
	♥ 1:42pm Matt from Springfield: @Irene: Trying to transcribe some of them, for quick Googling! :)
	♥ 1:42pm Mike East: I was literally thinking this morning about making mixtapes in real time. I miss that. I was doing it for a while (recording records into the computer), but its just not quite the same.
	1:42pm Van in DC: Irene the Engineer :)
	♥ 1:46pm Matt from Springfield: I think people don't like the clinging of change--I don't. Paper bills fit nicely and fold. Though when I was last in the UK I enjoyed the £1 coins, for small expenses that was convenient (and probably cost less to mint than a paper note).
	1:46pm seang: 68 is not young or middle-aged so it's kinda old
	1:47pm Droll: The root problem with the music business today is the "customers" won't pay for music. The problem is social, not a business or technical. Attention is not a substitute for being paid, and it makes no sense to master songwriting and performance so you can earn a living selling apparel and stickers.
	♥ 1:47pm Matt from Springfield: There have been limited edition Half Dollars mainly for numismatists, not really in circulation.
	♥ 1:47pm Irene Trudel: Thanks Van!! It's an honor to engineer for Robyn.
	1:47pm Jennique: I still have a double cassette player at home with all my mixtapes of my youth. Read that a dad gave his son a cassette walkman to use. Not only did the son not know what the buttons were meant to do, he thought the switch for "Metal" was meant for heavy metal music.
	♥ 1:50pm Matt from Springfield: And Irene's great engineering of other sessions too!
	♥ 1:50pm Mike East: I was also thinking about my old fisher price record player. Do they still make crappy record players for kids? I still have a lot of old storytelling 45's that I'd love my kid to mess around with...but I don't want her touching my stereo system.
	1:51pm Sean in Bristol, UK: I kept some dollar coins from a trip a few years ago, worth hanging onto?
	♥ 1:53pm Matt from Springfield: @Sean: If you're a numismatist, certainly! If you intend to cross the pond here again, they're still legal tender if you want to use them.
	1:54pm Sean in Bristol, UK: I miss recording compilation tapes and I totally agree, Irene, as much as downloads are quick and convenient I miss gatefolds, sleeve notes etc. Great set from Robyn
	1:54pm Cory: Thanks Robyn and Irene!
	♥ 1:55pm Matt from Springfield: Nice pose you two! Nice "rat top" from Robyn :)
	♥ 1:55pm 12539: That was wonderful. Thanks Irene!
	1:55pm Lewis: @Vann - was just thinking the same thing...
	1:55pm Van in DC: That was fantastic, many thanks Irene and Robyn!
	♥ 1:56pm Matt from Springfield: Thanks for stopping by Robyn! Truly an honor! Have a nice birthday too! (gonggggggggg) Thanks Irene and WFMU!
	🥁 ♥ 1:57pm YETI BOB: .... made my day
	1:58pm andymorphic: amazing rendition....easily one of my favorite voices in music....and black snake diamond roll is one of my favorite records! thanks
	♥ 1:58pm Mike East: great set, cool hat!
	2:03pm Cory: yeah, the hat is okay, but that cardigan is awesome!
	2:08pm Van in DC: Wow. Cat!
	♥ 2:21pm Irene Trudel: I've posted a few pics of Robyn, including one jowly one of me trying to take a snap with my own camera.
	♥ 2:24pm Planet Tyler: Why isn't Robyn wearing the polka dots in the last pic so he can match the floor? :)
	♥ 2:27pm Irene Trudel: He switched to a warmer shirt before he left. It was a very cold day when he came in to the studio. And he can't be expected to be a fashionista as well as a great musician. ;D
	2:29pm don: Why don't more people know about Bridget St. John, still going strong today. Sounds like Nico, doesn't it?
	♥ 2:30pm slugluv1313: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THANK YOU, MR. ROBYN HITCHCOCK!!!!!
	2:33pm daniel kirk: Bridget is like Nico and Nick Drake put into a musical blender. She's got the ghost-like quality of Nico's voice, but lots of warmth and gentleness. Beauty and sadness...
	♥ 2:43pm Matt from Springfield: Hypnotic Cyclone of Sound!
	♥ 2:44pm S.A. from S.F.: Ah well... here for the last 15 minutes... archives, ho!
	♥ 2:50pm S.A. from S.F.: Edging toward 60 myself -- wish I still had the hair of Robyn (or Nick Lowe)!
	2:52pm Sean in Bristol, UK: Loving this track from Eric
	2:53pm Van in DC: Archives for sure S.A! I plan to revisit the live set again myself, even after hearing it "live" here already :)
	♥ 2:54pm S.A. from S.F.: Yeh, you could listen to this in a dim bar or cafe for hours, couldn't you?
	♥ 2:55pm Mike East: Acoustastic!
	♥ 2:56pm S.A. from S.F.: Mark Fosson has a bit of a Leo Kottke sound in his hands.
	♥ 2:57pm Matt from Springfield: "Gorilla Mountain", curious name for this track, but a great performance!
	2:58pm Van in DC: Thanks for an amazing show Irene! What a way to spend a Monday! :)
	2:59pm KP: Great show, Irene. Thanks.
	♥ 3:00pm Irene Trudel: Thanks everyone! Catch you next week.
	♥ 3:00pm Matt from Springfield: Great selections, and GREAT live set! Amazing show, one for the ages! Thanks Irene! Great a great afternoon everyone!
	🥁 ♥ 7:51pm woj: thanks for bringing robyn in, irene -- nice to hear him as always and looking forward to the show at webster hall...
	12:02am Jorge Reyes: I like the design of the webpage, raw html like in the old times!

Irene Trudel: Playlist from February 25, 2013

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