WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 31, 2017

Listener comments!
	9:02pm fleep: HIT ME
	♥ 9:03pm Kat in Chicago: I'm stuck late at work and a "SURPRISE PUNK/POSETPUNK[sic]/POWERPOP PARTY!!!" is just what I need right now!
	♥ 9:04pm Ken From Hyde Park: Howdy, efd and assorted blockheads!
	♥ 9:04pm efd: i swear i'd cued up this Normal record already!
	♥ 9:05pm Uncle Michael: I LOVE WARM LEATHERETTE!
	♥ 9:06pm Bootsie: YESSSSS! I've already favorited this episode.
	♥ 9:10pm chad from oregon: This week is already a hit.
	9:11pm Bobby: I am with you.
	9:12pm Parq: Mayhemsville?
	♥ 9:13pm Figgsrock: Oh EFD, that uptempo break took me back to being on air in the 80s. Bless you sir.
	♥ 9:14pm efd: there's more where that came from, figgs!
	♥ 9:16pm Barkevious Shabazz: As a matter of fact, I Do wanna buy a bridge.
	♥ 9:17pm Figgsrock: I would expect nothing less sir!
	♥ 9:18pm Figgsrock: Also, what is "Posetpunk?"
	♥ 9:18pm efd: @Parq, Mayhem has gone the way of JM
	♥ 9:19pm efd: haha, it's me typing fast! Thanks, will correct!
	♥ 9:19pm Switchblade Batman: Oh is it an 80s throwback show tonight?
	♥ 9:20pm Barkevious Shabazz: There's Manicured Noise in that pile somewhere.
	9:21pm andrewb: 'where's captain kirk?" by then spizz80 might be my favorite single ever. lost it of course.
	9:22pm Parq: If I click-star every track I love tonight, I will double the size of my favorite list and wear out my clicking hand.
	♥ 9:23pm Joel: Is Vic there, perchance ?
	♥ 9:24pm Kat in Chicago: Posetpunk > covfefe
	9:24pm miles: " hello fellow ...."
	9:24pm Mister Dobalina: Playing some awesome tunes.
	9:26pm upsetter5001: Are you only playing #1 hits like Michael Shelley?
	9:29pm JakeGould: Covfefe, this playlist tonight. It is wonderful! It is a gift!!!
	9:29pm Mister Dobalina: Wow, what an amazing track!
	♥ 9:29pm Switchblade Batman: Praise #Covfefe you're right @JakeGould
	♥ 9:30pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: No tears for the crefeatfures of the night.
	♥ 9:31pm Kat in Chicago: I forgot what an excellent cover this is
	♥ 9:32pm Barkevious Shabazz: BEF on backup?
	♥ 9:33pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: It's nothing on Love&Rockets' version.
	♥ 9:34pm efd: I maintain that without that Ball of Confusion cover you don't get to "What's Love Got To Do With It" and the rest of her big '80s comeback.
	♥ 9:34pm efd: yes BEF backing Tina
	9:40pm miles: no 4" be 2" (whoever they r) on Rhapsody/Napster
	♥ 9:41pm efd: 4" be 2" had John Lydon's brother Jimmy in the band just btw
	9:41pm JakeGould: @miles: That why you need to throw your money at WFMU on a regular basis; they keep the good stuff alive!
	♥ 9:42pm Gaylord Fields: efd, this is such a perfect re-reation of your New Afternoon Show days that I can almost picture Mykel Board working in the NYU bursar's office!
	♥ 9:43pm efd: HAHAHA, thank you Gaylord! That is high praise indeed!
	9:43pm Cheri Pi: Evan this show gives me life!! I was raised by Seattle's KYYX (early 80's) featuring later Subpop people, and this is BETTER!!!
	9:45pm fleep: It also totally sounds like KROQ, The Rock of the 80s, in Los Angeles. Flashbacks!
	♥ 9:45pm medson: efd, taking me back !!!! thanks
	9:47pm bob: Was that the album version of We Got The Beat that still gets mainstream FM play? It sounded more organic-
	9:47pm JakeGould: @bob: That was the original Stuff Records version.
	9:49pm Mister Dobalina: Suburban Lawns, Janitor! █▬█ █ ▀█▀
	♥ 9:49pm Gaylord Fields: I'd seen my share of shows at Loeb, but don't recall why I didn't attend that one. It wasn't because of a lack of interest, as I owned and loved the Stiff 45. Probably had to choose between the show and a veggie burger at Dojo.
	9:49pm herb.nyc: Fun show! And Loeb has become Kimmel Student Center. A wnyu dj learned me of students saying Bob's Library and not Bobst. I used to "hang around" those 2 places despite not being a student.
	9:50pm melinda: Hi efd and everyone! I'm spending the night in the Charlotte NC airport, nice to have FMU company.
	♥ 9:50pm Gaylord Fields: @Cheri Pi: <3 (a la mode)!
	9:52pm miles: stiff version sounded cool. I saw the gogos in 81 at "Chicagofest" before they had a big hit w "beat"
	9:52pm Julie M Brooklyn: Huh. How often is Mykel Board mentioned on this or any comment board?
	9:52pm Michael from the Left Coast: ah, the single version of Don't Look--stupidly I bought the album--the single is so much better
	♥ 9:52pm Gaylord Fields: @herb.nyc: Loeb basement level was my favorite place to nap between my AM shift in the Macy's sock dept. and my late-afternoon classes.
	♥ 9:53pm medson: screamer of the week ? : )
	♥ 9:54pm efd: JULIE! I'm glad you're here, I've been saving something for you.
	♥ 9:54pm efd: this all pre-dates the screamers of the week, medson!
	9:55pm Julie M Brooklyn: Ooh. OK efd, thanks. Loving the show so far.
	9:55pm xander bogaerts: Jammin'
	♥ 9:56pm medson: great set !!
	9:56pm sugarwolf: Ok, so it's not just me who noticed that version of We Got The Beat sounded different!
	♥ 9:57pm Gaylord Fields: And the Escher-esque so-called suicide-proof tile on the Bobst floor was clearly an urban legend (as it didn't deter jumpers at all, sadly).
	♥ 9:59pm Barkevious Shabazz: Someone needs to do a show comprised of great singles that were wrecked by record company meddling on subsequent versions, like We Got the Beat, X's White Girl and Uncertain Smile.
	10:04pm Julie M Brooklyn: Oh boy. That hits the spot Evan.
	10:04pm JakeGould: So as long as NYU is being discussed: What was that corner coffee counter that was on Greene Street and Washington Place? Hank’s? Or Henry’s?
	10:04pm JakeGould: Back in the 1980s that is…
	♥ 10:05pm efd: get ready for the SCREEEEEAAAAAM!!
	10:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: I'm ready. ZerOOOOOO!
	10:06pm Cheri Pi: @fleep, they would broadcast certain KROQ shows on KYYX, I learned so much
	10:07pm Stevel: Jesus. John Cale.
	10:07pm Cheri Pi: @gaylord!!!!
	10:08pm Robert: Hi EFD. Thank you for the memories. Used to listen to you on WNYU when I was in high school. Great to hear Polyrock, Blue Orchids et al again. I've a sudden urge to hear Six by the Neats. Did you happen to bring that along in your grab bag?
	♥ 10:10pm efd: thanks Robert, I'm sure you're looking forward to finishing college soon. :D will try to get the Neats on for you.
	10:11pm Stevel: Jesus. What a show I've been missing. In the day, I would have called much of this music "Punk". Then again, I lived in Denver. We were not up on the cutting edge.
	♥ 10:11pm efd: much of this music WAS called punk at the time, Stevel!
	10:15pm krissy b: This is the best show thnx
	10:17pm Stevel: Always a surprise in the New Wave bin. I'd successfully buy albums based entirely on the cover. The Clash/Give 'me Enough Rope, Stranglers/Black and White, T Heads/More Songs..., Not so much 80s, I know, but so much originality was available, seemingly via one scene.
	♥ 10:17pm efd: one of my very most favorite keyboard solos coming up in this Celia & the Mutations song
	10:17pm Mister Dobalina:
	10:18pm Robert: Thx EFD. If you can't dig up the Neats, I'd settle for Tribes by Soul. I think that was definitely a top 40 hit at the time. College?!!? That's a whole 'nother time with a whole bunch of other bands!
	10:20pm Stevel: Yes. Best keyboard solo. Who originated Mean to Me? This take is a bunch like the aforementioned Stranglers b
	♥ 10:20pm efd: TOO LATE IT'S ALREADY DUG UP!
	10:20pm Robert: Wow - you found the Neats. Thank you!
	10:20pm Michael from the Left Coast: Any Fall singles hanging around over there?
	10:21pm Michael from the Left Coast: and since (as I recall) you're not on the Wild Moose Party single, it wouldn't be self promotion to play the Cosmopolitans now would it?
	10:24pm Robert: Human League should be followed by Peace of Mind by the Swinging Laurels ...
	10:28pm mike: evan, play the flip of thr nervus rex single, I think it's called 'love affair'' I haven't heard it in decades and if I remember properly, it's great
	10:29pm herb.nyc: When I pass Kimmel, I still see a guard who was there in 80s! I think Bob's Library has Fales Collection, and I think a Riot Grrl (KHanna?)left memorabilia there. Wonder what else they have. / Wednesday sked unchanged? Ugh, that means Andy Breckman on 7SD? I joke, I adopted him. He's a nice Jewish boy.
	♥ 10:29pm efd: not a bad thought, Robert. Michael - solid requests, but weirdly I never got around to picking up any Fall records. And I still feel a little funny about playing that Cosmopolitans single tbh, even though I don't play on it (and certainly don't stand to make any sort of gain from airing it in any case). It's not even in my 70s/80s boxes in fact, I should move it in there.
	10:30pm bob: John cale produced a song called I'm afraid of the Russians. Do you have that? Also Johnny thunders produced justin trouble ponytsil which would also be great to hear. Do you know a sibgle called baby baby that had a picture label and no other info? A porky prime cut was in the matrix. Great show!
	♥ 10:31pm efd: mike, your memory is correct but I'm not going to go back to it tonight. I've played it before though if you feel like searching the WFMU archives
	10:32pm Parq: Dombie doobie dumbie lips.
	♥ 10:34pm coelacanth∅: greetings efd and all - hearing "mean to me" and "6" again was a treat...and excellent driving 55 through the pouring rain music.
	10:36pm Michael from the Left Coast: Absolute Beginners has lost none of its power and oomph over the years
	♥ 10:38pm Barkevious Shabazz: I LOVE this 999 track! Thanks.
	10:40pm A.T.F.: What no hawaiian pups????
	♥ 10:40pm efd: the what now?
	10:40pm Parq: The Jam had a kind of magnificence that was nearly literary.Not surprising that they quoted Shelley on the back of Sound Affects.
	10:42pm A.T.F.: their mega hit punch and judy.....
	♥ 10:42pm coelacanth∅: bob, not "so afraid of the russians" by made for tv?
	10:45pm bob: Yes
	♥ 10:45pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...or was it 'Setting Sons' ?
	♥ 10:46pm coelacanth∅: was John Cale involved with that song? i never knew.
	♥ 10:48pm coelacanth∅: jeez this album blew my mind when i first heard it. i was like "no echo?no reverb?...WHAT A CONCEPT!"
	10:48pm Kate: lovin this surprise party EFD!
	10:49pm bob: He produced it
	♥ 10:50pm Barkevious Shabazz: Midge Ure's moustache.
	10:50pm Stevel: Bark: Way to visual!
	10:51pm A.T.F.: It would really feel like the 80's if we had some bad brick weed and a few 714's.....o the past....
	10:53pm McGreivey: three thumbs up to tonight's selections!
	♥ 10:56pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...nope 'Sound Affects' yer right - tho' 'Wasteland' is on Sons...
	♥ 10:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: How perfect are those 1st Undertones - I ask you.
	♥ 11:01pm efd: pretty perfect!
	11:03pm A.T.F.: The first S.H.A.R.P. Band.....efd you must have had your wheaties today...
	♥ 11:04pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: So many stone Classics these couple years right here.
	11:05pm andrewb: i was living in and attending highschool in scotland when gangsters was released. hard to overstate the impact it had.
	11:06pm Michael from the Left Coast: Much more echo on the 12 inch version of Too Nice to Talk To--I had forgotten that
	♥ 11:06pm coelacanth∅: everybody was alive. it hadn't turned to derivitive shortcut synthesizer shit yet.
	♥ 11:10pm Gaylord Fields: A few years ago, The (English) Beat and the (Paul Collins) Beat — each of which ca. 1980 was forced to affix the respective qualifiers to their identical band names — played together under the tour name "Two Beats Hearting as One"! If only all contentious parties could settle their differences so amicably and to the benefit of all!
	♥ 11:10pm coelacanth∅: first heard this on wfmu c.1980. probably Irwin played it, but...? i recorded it but i didn't record the mic break.
	♥ 11:11pm efd: @Gaylord I'm surprised they didn't get sued by Bono!
	♥ 11:12pm coelacanth∅: you mean Sonny Bono?! ("the beat goes on")
	11:13pm Carmichael: Evan! Normally reserved for Todd, I say Pow Pow POW!!!
	11:13pm A.T.F.: Pat dunkin had a good fmu show in the 80's...where is he now?
	11:16pm grace gold way: haha yer fabulouse
	♥ 11:17pm coelacanth∅: speaking of Pat Dunkin - i see you haven't played any "exploited"... (one of whose song titles i quoted the name of in a bar, resulting in me getting attacked physically)
	♥ 11:17pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: You mean Cher U.K.!
	11:18pm Stevel: dbs. Guessing your love for this record is not hindered by the drumming.
	♥ 11:20pm efd: @Stevel in fact my love for that dB's record is FACILITATED by the drumming. Will Rigby is the best.
	♥ 11:21pm Gaylord Fields: @A.T.F.: I couldn't tell you where Pat Duncan is right this second, but a couple of hours ago he was most likely at Citi Field.
	11:23pm Roberto: Every time I hear this song I'm amazed at how little the sounds of the NYC subways have changed since 1979.
	11:24pm A.T.F.: Just wanted to know if he was still into the music he used to play as most peoples music tastes mature...
	♥ 11:24pm Gaylord Fields: @Stevel: It reads as if you don't agree with Will Rigby's drumming om "Black and White," an opinion that honestly leaves me nonplussed. I'm with efd: He's the best.
	11:26pm A.T.F.: Was that the senders from nyc???
	♥ 11:27pm Gaylord Fields: I ran into Pat D. a few times last year at the aforementioned ballpark. Rest assured he's still the godfather of punk.
	♥ 11:27pm efd: sure enough, A.T.F.
	♥ 11:27pm Switchblade Batman: I was feeling that this party needed some Clash, nice one @EFD
	♥ 11:28pm efd: @Gaylord knowing Stevel I think he was doing that thing where you understate a point to make it more emphatic. I believe he's on board with Will Rigby.
	♥ 11:28pm coelacanth∅: weird to recall how dangerously radical this album was when it was released.
	11:29pm A.T.F.: Went to high school with the senders....they where a ugly bunch....Glad pats still in the game....OI!...
	11:29pm ?: Late to the surprise party tonight. I need cheering up so I'll be listening again on the archives. Some belated comments ... @JakeGould: Congrats on the first covfefe reference of the night! @EFD: Agreed on Tina Turner. There are some other lost gems on that BEF album/box set. Also, if you can play The Jam twice in a month, you can play Teardrop Explodes again! @Fleep: Rodney on the ROQ ends his long reign this weekend. @Stevel: We had a New Wave bin at my local suburban record shop. If I'd bought every album in it, I'd be cashed up now, i.e. many subsequent rarities. @herb.nyc: I think the Richard Hell collection is at Fales too.
	11:29pm KP: Hey, Evan!
	11:30pm Eddy in Australia: Ooops, I did it again. Long comment is from me. Sorry, not all there today.
	♥ 11:30pm Aitch: Loving this show. Have many of these on vinyl
	♥ 11:32pm Aitch: Also in Australia
	11:32pm Ignore Function: Great stuff EFD.
	♥ 11:32pm coelacanth∅: it's not all that long ago that Pat stopped doing his show, and he was already old enough that it was clear his tastes wouldn't become closed-minded. (or "mature", as some might say)
	11:34pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This should have been a live remote from Hitsville in Passaic, New Jersey.
	♥ 11:36pm efd: hey Eddy! Fair point re Teardrop, but not sure if I'll be able to squeeze them in at this point. Sorry you need some cheering up but hope this show/archive will help!
	11:36pm Parq: ODW was what 80s street comedian Albert Owens had in mind when he described this music as "a bunch of guys standing around playing video games."
	♥ 11:36pm Hoboken Jack: A late hello, EFD and all!
	♥ 11:37pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: @Stevel: Well, then I was doing a similar thing where I extol someone's greatness because I actually think they're terrible. :)
	11:37pm A.T.F.: My brain hurts from the memory blast....whats left of it....
	♥ 11:37pm Tome: GREAT set EFD was not expecting ,, brings back those Transitional years late 70's Early 80's ,,, OMD one of my faves and this number !
	♥ 11:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: A couple times efd has positively id'd for me earworms I've had for 35 years or something.
	11:42pm Eddy in Australia: @T-O-P Todd: Hitsville is one of the best names ever for a club. My friend had a hot sauce store in Melbourne called Hotsville.
	♥ 11:43pm Mike Sin: For me, and those of a certain age and a certain region, this is a "WPIX FM 102" party!
	11:48pm miles: secret affair - Mod ...tried to like them then. trying now too. hmmm..
	11:52pm Tommy Jack Haynes: EC's band is certifiably insane
	11:52pm Stevel: Hey there, Eddy! Best to you!
	♥ 11:53pm coelacanth∅: big tears came out on "taking liberties" in 1980
	11:53pm A.T.F.: Is that a bad thing for elvis????
	♥ 11:54pm efd: ah, right coel! I forgot about that record!
	♥ 11:55pm Hoboken Jack: I believe "Big Tears" first LP appearance was on the Taking Liberties compilation. At least, that's where I first heard it.
	11:55pm A.T.F.: most good musicians have a touch of crazy....
	11:55pm Tommy Jack Haynes: "Taking Liberties" is quite excellent ..no filler....which is par for the course with EC
	♥ 11:56pm Hoboken Jack: @coel: You beat me to the punch (the clock)
	11:56pm Julie M Brooklyn: Good show, efd. Thanks!
	11:57pm Tommy Jack Haynes: EFD brought it ...again
	♥ 11:57pm efd: thanks everyone, hope this was as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to do!
	♥ 11:58pm medson: @EFD. Bravo !!!! Amazing Show
	11:58pm A.T.F.: thanks for the memories efd....
	♥ 11:59pm coelacanth∅: Extraordinary program Evan! Thanks!
	♥ 11:59pm Gaylord Fields: efd: Several times I flashed back to the early 80s, and I can't be the only one here who did. Thank you for such a pleasant surprise!
	12:01am Stevel: Top notch show!
	♥ 12:01am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Fun is the word - TY.
	12:01am Eddy in Australia: Thanks!
	9:24am Carl G: I thought it was called Post -punk, progressive, Pop Party. but it has been a long time since i have listened to the "New Afternoon Show"
	6:34pm james8: Finally catching up. Great show

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 31, 2017

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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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May 31, 2017: SURPRISE PUNK/POSTPUNK/POWERPOP PARTY!!!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
ian dury	hit me with your rhythm stick	7"	stiff	1978	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the normal	warm leatherette "warm leatherette" by "the normal"	7"	mute		0:04:08 (Pop-up)
john foxx	miles away "miles away" by "john foxx"	7"	metal beat/virgin	1980	0:07:40 (Pop-up)
eddie & the hot rods	do anything you wanna do	7"	island	1977	0:10:36 (Pop-up)
spizzenergi	soldier soldier "soldier soldier" by "spizzenergi"	7"	rough trade	1979	0:13:21 (Pop-up)
rudi	crimson "crimson" by "rudi"	7"	jammin!	1982	0:17:04 (Pop-up)
siouxsie & the banshees	hong kong garden	the scream	polydor	1978	0:19:53 (Pop-up)
echo & the bunnymen	do it clean "do it clean" by "echo & the bunnymen"	7"	korova	1980	0:23:06 (Pop-up)
polyrock	romantic me "romantic me" by "polyrock"	7"	rca	1980	0:25:36 (Pop-up)
tina turner	ball of confusion (that's what the world is today)	7"	bef/virgin	1982	0:29:20 (Pop-up)
4" be 2"	frustration "frustration" by "4" be 2""	7"	wea	1980	0:32:22 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: 4" be 2"	all of the lads "all of the lads" by "4" be 2""	12"	wea		0:35:25 (Pop-up)
the fast	kids just wanna dance "kids just wanna dance" by "the fast"	7"	ram	1978	0:38:18 (Pop-up)
the go-gos	we got the beat "we got the beat" by "the go-gos"	7"	stiff	1980	0:41:35 (Pop-up)
mood 6	hanging around "hanging around" by "mood 6"	7"	emi	1982	0:44:14 (Pop-up)
altered images	see those eyes "see those eyes" by "altered images"	7"	epic uk	1982	0:47:19 (Pop-up)
nervus rex	don't look "don't look" by "nervus rex"	7"	the cleverly named record company	1979	0:50:24 (Pop-up)
svt	heart of stone "heart of stone" by "svt"	va-declaration of independents	ambition/stiff	1980	0:54:09 (Pop-up)
blue orchids	the flood "the flood" by "blue orchids"	7"	rough trade	1980	0:57:51 (Pop-up)
john cale	mercenaries (ready for war)	7"	irs	1979	1:01:37 (Pop-up)
fad gadget	ricky's hand "ricky's hand" by "fad gadget"	7"	mute	1980	1:06:05 (Pop-up)
orange juice	simply thrilled honey	7"	postcard	1980	1:10:32 (Pop-up)
buzzcocks	are everything "are everything" by "buzzcocks"	7"	irs	1980	1:12:44 (Pop-up)
celia & the mutations	mean to me "mean to me" by "celia & the mutations"	7"	ua	1977	1:16:40 (Pop-up)
neats	six "six" by "neats"	va-propeller product 7" ep	propeller	1981	1:18:42 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: human league	non-stop "non-stop" by "human league"	7"	virgin	1981	1:21:13 (Pop-up)
human league	hard times "hard times" by "human league"	7"	virgin	1981	1:25:40 (Pop-up)
the mo-dettes	white mice "white mice" by "the mo-dettes"	7"	rough trade	1979	1:30:08 (Pop-up)
the jam	absolute beginners "absolute beginners" by "the jam"	7"	polydor	1981	1:33:55 (Pop-up)
999	boys in the gang "boys in the gang" by "999"	the biggest prize in sport	polydor	1980	1:36:30 (Pop-up)
the method actors	do the method "do the method" by "the method actors"	7"	armageddon records	1980	1:39:41 (Pop-up)
gang of four	i found that essence rare	entertainment	warner bros	1979	1:44:35 (Pop-up)
ultravox	sleepwalk "sleepwalk" by "ultravox"	vienna	chrysalis	1980	1:48:07 (Pop-up)
snips	9 o'clock "9 o'clock" by "snips"	7"	emi	1980	1:50:58 (Pop-up)
shambeko say wah!	remember "remember" by "shambeko say wah!"	7"	eternal	1982	1:53:59 (Pop-up)
the undertones	get over you "get over you" by "the undertones"	7"	sire	1979	1:56:36 (Pop-up)
the specials	gangsters "gangsters" by "the specials"	7"	chrysalis/two tone	1979	1:59:30 (Pop-up)
the english beat	too nice to talk to	12"	sire	1980	2:02:03 (Pop-up)
killing joke	change "change" by "killing joke"	12"	eg	1980	2:07:24 (Pop-up)
uk decay	unexpected guest "unexpected guest" by "uk decay"	7"	fresh	1981	2:10:57 (Pop-up)
the db's	black and white "black and white" by "the db's"	7"	shake	1980	2:15:27 (Pop-up)
the yachts	yachting type "yachting type" by "the yachts"	s/t	polydor	1979	2:17:48 (Pop-up)
sylvain sylvain	14th street beat "14th street beat" by "sylvain sylvain"	s/t	rca	1979	2:20:58 (Pop-up)
the senders	6th street "6th street" by "the senders"	seven song super single	max's kansas city	1980	2:23:44 (Pop-up)
the clash	i fought the law "i fought the law" by "the clash"	cost of living ep	cbs		2:26:12 (Pop-up)
tubeway army	do you need the service	7"	beggars banquet	1979	2:29:00 (Pop-up)
our daughter's wedding	nightlife "nightlife" by "our daughter's wedding"	7"	design	1980	2:32:29 (Pop-up)
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark	messages	7"	dindisc	1980	2:35:34 (Pop-up)
delta 5	mind your own business "mind your own business" by "delta 5"	7"	rough trade		2:39:42 (Pop-up)
lovely previn	i'll never get over you	7"	secret	1981	2:42:30 (Pop-up)
secret affair	shake and shout "shake and shout" by "secret affair"	glory boys	sire	1980	2:45:06 (Pop-up)
elvis costello	big tears "big tears" by "elvis costello"	7"	columbia	1978	2:47:58 (Pop-up)
fingerprintz	dancing with myself "dancing with myself" by "fingerprintz"	7"	virgin	1979	2:51:23 (Pop-up)
the professionals	1-2-3 "1-2-3" by "the professionals"	7"	virgin	1980	2:54:13 (Pop-up)
apb	shoot you down "shoot you down" by "apb"		OILY	1981	2:57:21 (Pop-up)

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	9:02pm fleep: HIT ME
	♥ 9:03pm Kat in Chicago: I'm stuck late at work and a "SURPRISE PUNK/POSETPUNK[sic]/POWERPOP PARTY!!!" is just what I need right now!
	♥ 9:04pm Ken From Hyde Park: Howdy, efd and assorted blockheads!
	♥ 9:04pm efd: i swear i'd cued up this Normal record already!
	♥ 9:05pm Uncle Michael: I LOVE WARM LEATHERETTE!
	♥ 9:06pm Bootsie: YESSSSS! I've already favorited this episode.
	♥ 9:10pm chad from oregon: This week is already a hit.
	9:11pm Bobby: I am with you.
	9:12pm Parq: Mayhemsville?
	♥ 9:13pm Figgsrock: Oh EFD, that uptempo break took me back to being on air in the 80s. Bless you sir.
	♥ 9:14pm efd: there's more where that came from, figgs!
	♥ 9:16pm Barkevious Shabazz: As a matter of fact, I Do wanna buy a bridge.
	♥ 9:17pm Figgsrock: I would expect nothing less sir!
	♥ 9:18pm Figgsrock: Also, what is "Posetpunk?"
	♥ 9:18pm efd: @Parq, Mayhem has gone the way of JM
	♥ 9:19pm efd: haha, it's me typing fast! Thanks, will correct!
	♥ 9:19pm Switchblade Batman: Oh is it an 80s throwback show tonight?
	♥ 9:20pm Barkevious Shabazz: There's Manicured Noise in that pile somewhere.
	9:21pm andrewb: 'where's captain kirk?" by then spizz80 might be my favorite single ever. lost it of course.
	9:22pm Parq: If I click-star every track I love tonight, I will double the size of my favorite list and wear out my clicking hand.
	♥ 9:23pm Joel: Is Vic there, perchance ?
	♥ 9:24pm Kat in Chicago: Posetpunk > covfefe
	9:24pm miles: " hello fellow ...."
	9:24pm Mister Dobalina: Playing some awesome tunes.
	9:26pm upsetter5001: Are you only playing #1 hits like Michael Shelley?
	9:29pm JakeGould: Covfefe, this playlist tonight. It is wonderful! It is a gift!!!
	9:29pm Mister Dobalina: Wow, what an amazing track!
	♥ 9:29pm Switchblade Batman: Praise #Covfefe you're right @JakeGould
	♥ 9:30pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: No tears for the crefeatfures of the night.
	♥ 9:31pm Kat in Chicago: I forgot what an excellent cover this is
	♥ 9:32pm Barkevious Shabazz: BEF on backup?
	♥ 9:33pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: It's nothing on Love&Rockets' version.
	♥ 9:34pm efd: I maintain that without that Ball of Confusion cover you don't get to "What's Love Got To Do With It" and the rest of her big '80s comeback.
	♥ 9:34pm efd: yes BEF backing Tina
	9:40pm miles: no 4" be 2" (whoever they r) on Rhapsody/Napster
	♥ 9:41pm efd: 4" be 2" had John Lydon's brother Jimmy in the band just btw
	9:41pm JakeGould: @miles: That why you need to throw your money at WFMU on a regular basis; they keep the good stuff alive!
	♥ 9:42pm Gaylord Fields: efd, this is such a perfect re-reation of your New Afternoon Show days that I can almost picture Mykel Board working in the NYU bursar's office!
	♥ 9:43pm efd: HAHAHA, thank you Gaylord! That is high praise indeed!
	9:43pm Cheri Pi: Evan this show gives me life!! I was raised by Seattle's KYYX (early 80's) featuring later Subpop people, and this is BETTER!!!
	9:45pm fleep: It also totally sounds like KROQ, The Rock of the 80s, in Los Angeles. Flashbacks!
	♥ 9:45pm medson: efd, taking me back !!!! thanks
	9:47pm bob: Was that the album version of We Got The Beat that still gets mainstream FM play? It sounded more organic-
	9:47pm JakeGould: @bob: That was the original Stuff Records version.
	9:49pm Mister Dobalina: Suburban Lawns, Janitor! █▬█ █ ▀█▀
	♥ 9:49pm Gaylord Fields: I'd seen my share of shows at Loeb, but don't recall why I didn't attend that one. It wasn't because of a lack of interest, as I owned and loved the Stiff 45. Probably had to choose between the show and a veggie burger at Dojo.
	9:49pm herb.nyc: Fun show! And Loeb has become Kimmel Student Center. A wnyu dj learned me of students saying Bob's Library and not Bobst. I used to "hang around" those 2 places despite not being a student.
	9:50pm melinda: Hi efd and everyone! I'm spending the night in the Charlotte NC airport, nice to have FMU company.
	♥ 9:50pm Gaylord Fields: @Cheri Pi: <3 (a la mode)!
	9:52pm miles: stiff version sounded cool. I saw the gogos in 81 at "Chicagofest" before they had a big hit w "beat"
	9:52pm Julie M Brooklyn: Huh. How often is Mykel Board mentioned on this or any comment board?
	9:52pm Michael from the Left Coast: ah, the single version of Don't Look--stupidly I bought the album--the single is so much better
	♥ 9:52pm Gaylord Fields: @herb.nyc: Loeb basement level was my favorite place to nap between my AM shift in the Macy's sock dept. and my late-afternoon classes.
	♥ 9:53pm medson: screamer of the week ? : )
	♥ 9:54pm efd: JULIE! I'm glad you're here, I've been saving something for you.
	♥ 9:54pm efd: this all pre-dates the screamers of the week, medson!
	9:55pm Julie M Brooklyn: Ooh. OK efd, thanks. Loving the show so far.
	9:55pm xander bogaerts: Jammin'
	♥ 9:56pm medson: great set !!
	9:56pm sugarwolf: Ok, so it's not just me who noticed that version of We Got The Beat sounded different!
	♥ 9:57pm Gaylord Fields: And the Escher-esque so-called suicide-proof tile on the Bobst floor was clearly an urban legend (as it didn't deter jumpers at all, sadly).
	♥ 9:59pm Barkevious Shabazz: Someone needs to do a show comprised of great singles that were wrecked by record company meddling on subsequent versions, like We Got the Beat, X's White Girl and Uncertain Smile.
	10:04pm Julie M Brooklyn: Oh boy. That hits the spot Evan.
	10:04pm JakeGould: So as long as NYU is being discussed: What was that corner coffee counter that was on Greene Street and Washington Place? Hank’s? Or Henry’s?
	10:04pm JakeGould: Back in the 1980s that is…
	♥ 10:05pm efd: get ready for the SCREEEEEAAAAAM!!
	10:06pm Julie M Brooklyn: I'm ready. ZerOOOOOO!
	10:06pm Cheri Pi: @fleep, they would broadcast certain KROQ shows on KYYX, I learned so much
	10:07pm Stevel: Jesus. John Cale.
	10:07pm Cheri Pi: @gaylord!!!!
	10:08pm Robert: Hi EFD. Thank you for the memories. Used to listen to you on WNYU when I was in high school. Great to hear Polyrock, Blue Orchids et al again. I've a sudden urge to hear Six by the Neats. Did you happen to bring that along in your grab bag?
	♥ 10:10pm efd: thanks Robert, I'm sure you're looking forward to finishing college soon. :D will try to get the Neats on for you.
	10:11pm Stevel: Jesus. What a show I've been missing. In the day, I would have called much of this music "Punk". Then again, I lived in Denver. We were not up on the cutting edge.
	♥ 10:11pm efd: much of this music WAS called punk at the time, Stevel!
	10:15pm krissy b: This is the best show thnx
	10:17pm Stevel: Always a surprise in the New Wave bin. I'd successfully buy albums based entirely on the cover. The Clash/Give 'me Enough Rope, Stranglers/Black and White, T Heads/More Songs..., Not so much 80s, I know, but so much originality was available, seemingly via one scene.
	♥ 10:17pm efd: one of my very most favorite keyboard solos coming up in this Celia & the Mutations song
	10:17pm Mister Dobalina:
	10:18pm Robert: Thx EFD. If you can't dig up the Neats, I'd settle for Tribes by Soul. I think that was definitely a top 40 hit at the time. College?!!? That's a whole 'nother time with a whole bunch of other bands!
	10:20pm Stevel: Yes. Best keyboard solo. Who originated Mean to Me? This take is a bunch like the aforementioned Stranglers b
	♥ 10:20pm efd: TOO LATE IT'S ALREADY DUG UP!
	10:20pm Robert: Wow - you found the Neats. Thank you!
	10:20pm Michael from the Left Coast: Any Fall singles hanging around over there?
	10:21pm Michael from the Left Coast: and since (as I recall) you're not on the Wild Moose Party single, it wouldn't be self promotion to play the Cosmopolitans now would it?
	10:24pm Robert: Human League should be followed by Peace of Mind by the Swinging Laurels ...
	10:28pm mike: evan, play the flip of thr nervus rex single, I think it's called 'love affair'' I haven't heard it in decades and if I remember properly, it's great
	10:29pm herb.nyc: When I pass Kimmel, I still see a guard who was there in 80s! I think Bob's Library has Fales Collection, and I think a Riot Grrl (KHanna?)left memorabilia there. Wonder what else they have. / Wednesday sked unchanged? Ugh, that means Andy Breckman on 7SD? I joke, I adopted him. He's a nice Jewish boy.
	♥ 10:29pm efd: not a bad thought, Robert. Michael - solid requests, but weirdly I never got around to picking up any Fall records. And I still feel a little funny about playing that Cosmopolitans single tbh, even though I don't play on it (and certainly don't stand to make any sort of gain from airing it in any case). It's not even in my 70s/80s boxes in fact, I should move it in there.
	10:30pm bob: John cale produced a song called I'm afraid of the Russians. Do you have that? Also Johnny thunders produced justin trouble ponytsil which would also be great to hear. Do you know a sibgle called baby baby that had a picture label and no other info? A porky prime cut was in the matrix. Great show!
	♥ 10:31pm efd: mike, your memory is correct but I'm not going to go back to it tonight. I've played it before though if you feel like searching the WFMU archives
	10:32pm Parq: Dombie doobie dumbie lips.
	♥ 10:34pm coelacanth∅: greetings efd and all - hearing "mean to me" and "6" again was a treat...and excellent driving 55 through the pouring rain music.
	10:36pm Michael from the Left Coast: Absolute Beginners has lost none of its power and oomph over the years
	♥ 10:38pm Barkevious Shabazz: I LOVE this 999 track! Thanks.
	10:40pm A.T.F.: What no hawaiian pups????
	♥ 10:40pm efd: the what now?
	10:40pm Parq: The Jam had a kind of magnificence that was nearly literary.Not surprising that they quoted Shelley on the back of Sound Affects.
	10:42pm A.T.F.: their mega hit punch and judy.....
	♥ 10:42pm coelacanth∅: bob, not "so afraid of the russians" by made for tv?
	10:45pm bob: Yes
	♥ 10:45pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...or was it 'Setting Sons' ?
	♥ 10:46pm coelacanth∅: was John Cale involved with that song? i never knew.
	♥ 10:48pm coelacanth∅: jeez this album blew my mind when i first heard it. i was like "no echo?no reverb?...WHAT A CONCEPT!"
	10:48pm Kate: lovin this surprise party EFD!
	10:49pm bob: He produced it
	♥ 10:50pm Barkevious Shabazz: Midge Ure's moustache.
	10:50pm Stevel: Bark: Way to visual!
	10:51pm A.T.F.: It would really feel like the 80's if we had some bad brick weed and a few 714's.....o the past....
	10:53pm McGreivey: three thumbs up to tonight's selections!
	♥ 10:56pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...nope 'Sound Affects' yer right - tho' 'Wasteland' is on Sons...
	♥ 10:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: How perfect are those 1st Undertones - I ask you.
	♥ 11:01pm efd: pretty perfect!
	11:03pm A.T.F.: The first S.H.A.R.P. Band.....efd you must have had your wheaties today...
	♥ 11:04pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: So many stone Classics these couple years right here.
	11:05pm andrewb: i was living in and attending highschool in scotland when gangsters was released. hard to overstate the impact it had.
	11:06pm Michael from the Left Coast: Much more echo on the 12 inch version of Too Nice to Talk To--I had forgotten that
	♥ 11:06pm coelacanth∅: everybody was alive. it hadn't turned to derivitive shortcut synthesizer shit yet.
	♥ 11:10pm Gaylord Fields: A few years ago, The (English) Beat and the (Paul Collins) Beat — each of which ca. 1980 was forced to affix the respective qualifiers to their identical band names — played together under the tour name "Two Beats Hearting as One"! If only all contentious parties could settle their differences so amicably and to the benefit of all!
	♥ 11:10pm coelacanth∅: first heard this on wfmu c.1980. probably Irwin played it, but...? i recorded it but i didn't record the mic break.
	♥ 11:11pm efd: @Gaylord I'm surprised they didn't get sued by Bono!
	♥ 11:12pm coelacanth∅: you mean Sonny Bono?! ("the beat goes on")
	11:13pm Carmichael: Evan! Normally reserved for Todd, I say Pow Pow POW!!!
	11:13pm A.T.F.: Pat dunkin had a good fmu show in the 80's...where is he now?
	11:16pm grace gold way: haha yer fabulouse
	♥ 11:17pm coelacanth∅: speaking of Pat Dunkin - i see you haven't played any "exploited"... (one of whose song titles i quoted the name of in a bar, resulting in me getting attacked physically)
	♥ 11:17pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: You mean Cher U.K.!
	11:18pm Stevel: dbs. Guessing your love for this record is not hindered by the drumming.
	♥ 11:20pm efd: @Stevel in fact my love for that dB's record is FACILITATED by the drumming. Will Rigby is the best.
	♥ 11:21pm Gaylord Fields: @A.T.F.: I couldn't tell you where Pat Duncan is right this second, but a couple of hours ago he was most likely at Citi Field.
	11:23pm Roberto: Every time I hear this song I'm amazed at how little the sounds of the NYC subways have changed since 1979.
	11:24pm A.T.F.: Just wanted to know if he was still into the music he used to play as most peoples music tastes mature...
	♥ 11:24pm Gaylord Fields: @Stevel: It reads as if you don't agree with Will Rigby's drumming om "Black and White," an opinion that honestly leaves me nonplussed. I'm with efd: He's the best.
	11:26pm A.T.F.: Was that the senders from nyc???
	♥ 11:27pm Gaylord Fields: I ran into Pat D. a few times last year at the aforementioned ballpark. Rest assured he's still the godfather of punk.
	♥ 11:27pm efd: sure enough, A.T.F.
	♥ 11:27pm Switchblade Batman: I was feeling that this party needed some Clash, nice one @EFD
	♥ 11:28pm efd: @Gaylord knowing Stevel I think he was doing that thing where you understate a point to make it more emphatic. I believe he's on board with Will Rigby.
	♥ 11:28pm coelacanth∅: weird to recall how dangerously radical this album was when it was released.
	11:29pm A.T.F.: Went to high school with the senders....they where a ugly bunch....Glad pats still in the game....OI!...
	11:29pm ?: Late to the surprise party tonight. I need cheering up so I'll be listening again on the archives. Some belated comments ... @JakeGould: Congrats on the first covfefe reference of the night! @EFD: Agreed on Tina Turner. There are some other lost gems on that BEF album/box set. Also, if you can play The Jam twice in a month, you can play Teardrop Explodes again! @Fleep: Rodney on the ROQ ends his long reign this weekend. @Stevel: We had a New Wave bin at my local suburban record shop. If I'd bought every album in it, I'd be cashed up now, i.e. many subsequent rarities. @herb.nyc: I think the Richard Hell collection is at Fales too.
	11:29pm KP: Hey, Evan!
	11:30pm Eddy in Australia: Ooops, I did it again. Long comment is from me. Sorry, not all there today.
	♥ 11:30pm Aitch: Loving this show. Have many of these on vinyl
	♥ 11:32pm Aitch: Also in Australia
	11:32pm Ignore Function: Great stuff EFD.
	♥ 11:32pm coelacanth∅: it's not all that long ago that Pat stopped doing his show, and he was already old enough that it was clear his tastes wouldn't become closed-minded. (or "mature", as some might say)
	11:34pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This should have been a live remote from Hitsville in Passaic, New Jersey.
	♥ 11:36pm efd: hey Eddy! Fair point re Teardrop, but not sure if I'll be able to squeeze them in at this point. Sorry you need some cheering up but hope this show/archive will help!
	11:36pm Parq: ODW was what 80s street comedian Albert Owens had in mind when he described this music as "a bunch of guys standing around playing video games."
	♥ 11:36pm Hoboken Jack: A late hello, EFD and all!
	♥ 11:37pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: @Stevel: Well, then I was doing a similar thing where I extol someone's greatness because I actually think they're terrible. :)
	11:37pm A.T.F.: My brain hurts from the memory blast....whats left of it....
	♥ 11:37pm Tome: GREAT set EFD was not expecting ,, brings back those Transitional years late 70's Early 80's ,,, OMD one of my faves and this number !
	♥ 11:39pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: A couple times efd has positively id'd for me earworms I've had for 35 years or something.
	11:42pm Eddy in Australia: @T-O-P Todd: Hitsville is one of the best names ever for a club. My friend had a hot sauce store in Melbourne called Hotsville.
	♥ 11:43pm Mike Sin: For me, and those of a certain age and a certain region, this is a "WPIX FM 102" party!
	11:48pm miles: secret affair - Mod ...tried to like them then. trying now too. hmmm..
	11:52pm Tommy Jack Haynes: EC's band is certifiably insane
	11:52pm Stevel: Hey there, Eddy! Best to you!
	♥ 11:53pm coelacanth∅: big tears came out on "taking liberties" in 1980
	11:53pm A.T.F.: Is that a bad thing for elvis????
	♥ 11:54pm efd: ah, right coel! I forgot about that record!
	♥ 11:55pm Hoboken Jack: I believe "Big Tears" first LP appearance was on the Taking Liberties compilation. At least, that's where I first heard it.
	11:55pm A.T.F.: most good musicians have a touch of crazy....
	11:55pm Tommy Jack Haynes: "Taking Liberties" is quite excellent ..no filler....which is par for the course with EC
	♥ 11:56pm Hoboken Jack: @coel: You beat me to the punch (the clock)
	11:56pm Julie M Brooklyn: Good show, efd. Thanks!
	11:57pm Tommy Jack Haynes: EFD brought it ...again
	♥ 11:57pm efd: thanks everyone, hope this was as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to do!
	♥ 11:58pm medson: @EFD. Bravo !!!! Amazing Show
	11:58pm A.T.F.: thanks for the memories efd....
	♥ 11:59pm coelacanth∅: Extraordinary program Evan! Thanks!
	♥ 11:59pm Gaylord Fields: efd: Several times I flashed back to the early 80s, and I can't be the only one here who did. Thank you for such a pleasant surprise!
	12:01am Stevel: Top notch show!
	♥ 12:01am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Fun is the word - TY.
	12:01am Eddy in Australia: Thanks!
	9:24am Carl G: I thought it was called Post -punk, progressive, Pop Party. but it has been a long time since i have listened to the "New Afternoon Show"
	6:34pm james8: Finally catching up. Great show

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 31, 2017

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