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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Wed. Nov 6th, Noon - 3pm: The Metal District III: Kicked Out Of The Hellraiser! (More info...)
EFD’s hair-metal-loving cousin Evan “Snake” Davies was dying to return to the airwaves in October after a four-year absence. However, this request was vetoed over concerns that his appearance might have had a deleterious effect on our Hellraiser efforts. He’s back today, though, spinning his favorite ‘80s (mostly) hard rock and hair metal just for you. Don’t (or maybe do) miss it!

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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