WFMU: Marty McSorley: Playlist from May 18, 2019

Listener comments!
	9:02pm northguineahills: TIL Monaco once was runner up for the Eurovision in 1962, but maybe it was just upside-down Poland,,,,,,
	♥ 9:03pm Michael 98145: Hola
	9:04pm northguineahills: I found this record in the streets (literally) in Astoria in the rain about 6 years ago....
	♥ 9:05pm chresti: Hellos muchachos y muchachas!
	♥ 9:10pm chresti: y chicharrones
	♥ 9:10pm Michael 98145: probably should avoid the Chin Tiki ...
	♥ 9:12pm chresti: So the eurovision spectacle has been a long standing event
	♥ 9:13pm Michael 98145: ... no longer www.detroityes.com...
	♥ 9:16pm Michael 98145: this is pretty great
	9:20pm northguineahills: @chresti: if 1956 is a long time ago (my parents were in grade school, so to my perspective, yes).
	♥ 9:25pm Ken From Hyde Park: Bluh, NASA says the space station is passing over southern New York at 9:28 PM, but it's all clouded up in this sector tonight.
	9:38pm Johnzon: yeuuuh shuggie
	9:40pm Sean d: O h yeah! Love this
	9:45pm Bill C: This music is making me forget about the abominable Mets. Almost.
	9:47pm John from Florham Park: @Bill c you could root for the Yankees:)
	9:48pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Superb mix.
	9:51pm Bill C: True John. That would be the easy way out haha
	9:52pm Z-pulpa: Salt 'N' Pepa SPEAK TRUTH!!!
	9:54pm John from Florham Park: @Bill C I am a yankee fan
	♥ 9:58pm adampsyche: <3
	10:00pm elgaree rayo l'amour: The "surface noise" just adds to this monster music mix. Great audio...And in further news, the "Devil" Rays stung the Yanks. In !st place? Abide.
	10:11pm northguineahills: El ruido de la superficie es parte de diversion de la WFMU (are radio call letters feminine or masculine en espanol, never thought about it....?)
	10:11pm CC: I'll have a chicken sandwich with a live chicken!!!...:)0(:
	10:12pm sweet cheri: hey, good evening marty jffp and everybody, how's everyone's weekend going??
	10:15pm Bill C: I think there’s an Elvis C song in The Godfather 3
	10:17pm northguineahills: @sweet cheri: better now that you're here! :) I thought Gdfthr III was mostly Nino Rota comps, but there may be other stuff sprinkled in there....
	10:19pm northguineahills: Never heard this Shuggie cover!!!
	10:21pm Johnzon: really? they had a hit with this... Ive heard it playing in a cvs before. or a grocery store... something like that
	♥ 10:23pm Ken From Hyde Park: I'm pretty sure the rock station I listened to back then played this version all the time and never said it was a Shuggie Otis cover.
	10:23pm northguineahills: @Johnzon: The amount of stuff I've never heard is larger then what I have heard. laters, Marty y friends, I got to peace out, salud!
	10:24pm elgaree rayo l'amour: 'Strawberry' is a real pop fave on BBC 6... Bros Johnson version is monster. But Shuggie rules. Just makes the day ok whenever it pops up. Thanx for the mix DJ
	10:25pm northguineahills: (I didn't start listening music until the early 90s, and worked my way backwards).
	10:26pm northguineahills: que chinga, it's el WFMU (just got a text back from the missus).
	10:27pm northguineahills: Not only can I not English, I can't Spanglish!
	10:28pm elgaree rayo l'amour: northguineahills: Not to worry. Made the same mistake and even had Shuggie on vinyl.
	10:31pm Johnzon: I just knew about the bj version from the liner notes of inspiration information... until I heard it in a cvs. believe it was the closest he ever got to having a hit... until people rediscovered him decades later.
	10:32pm CC: In my memory I remember alley-oop that impressed me the most as a young child?!?...:)0(:
	10:32pm Johnzon: he finally released a new album recently... I couldn't get into it...
	10:35pm Bill C: The Hollywood Argyles. K-Tel used to release compilations of novelty records. Goofy Greats, Kooky Tunes, etc.
	♥ 10:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: The Revenge of the Nerds movie sung the "clap your hands" line in the fraternity talent competition.
	10:39pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Shuggie was hard to ignore at the time as the son of Johnny Otis. Still have his first on vinyl.
	10:44pm Nate K: Making this cab ride a good one, my dude.
	10:46pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Not sure about anyone still listening but "Strawberry Letter" was just a magical and positive song. Never understood what the '23' reference. Maybe it took 23 takes to do the guitar part.
	♥ 10:56pm Blacktooth: Remembering when Skee-Lo was in regular rotation on MTV.... uuhhhh 1994??????? I wish I was a little bit younger.....
	11:00pm CC: Yeah Bill.... the very first Punk group!!!...:)O(:
	11:08pm CC: Some people might think these guys are from Japan!?!...:)O(:
	11:13pm RomanDogBird: you're the man, schoolly, live with it
	11:13pm CC: This ain't America, you can't fool me... home of the shaft... land of debris!!!...etc...:)O(:
	11:14pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Turn on a dime DJ... Nice change-up. Right at 11. Like the news that we don't watch. Welcome to america.
	11:20pm Greg from ZONE 5: Yeeeeeah Liars!
	♥ 11:26pm Jinx: good luck to your niece, Ken From Hyde Park.
	11:28pm steveL: Always so good. Go Marty, go!
	11:29pm CC: Back in 69 my stepdad used to commute from Ridgewood New Jersey over to New York City over the George Washington Bridge... the traffic was terrible ...I can't imagine what it is like today!?!...:)O(:
	11:31pm CC: Highway 17 is what I'm thinking?!?...:)O(:
	11:32pm Roberto: Speaking of tunnels -- more than an hour to get from 52nd and 11th to the Lincoln Tunnel yesterday afternoon.
	11:32pm Agent Peter: They're called Routes
	♥ 11:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: Haha, thanks Jinx. Running at that altitude must be strenuous.
	11:36pm steveL: Hey, but I’m SteveL. Still. Amazing set.
	11:37pm steveL: Jesus. I didn’t remember posting earlier. This is either awesome or a call for help. Carry on.
	11:39pm Philthy woman: This is a fucking delicious show. Right ON!
	11:39pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Jeez, this mix is ripping good. The 'FMU powerhouse is cranking and you're the engineer.
	♥ 11:39pm Jinx: absolutely, Ken. much respect to her.
	11:41pm CC: Oh man..!.. this is great music to kiss by!!!!...:)O(:
	11:51pm CC: This is some good music to do some abstract dancing to!!!...:)O(:
	11:54pm CC: like John Travolta and that strange chick in that weird movie!!!
	♥ 11:57pm Jinx: thanks, Marty!
	11:58pm Alex from LA: WOWEE I LOVE tonight's show! good times. thank you Marty
	12:00am CC: Peace!!!...

Marty McSorley: Playlist from May 18, 2019

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May 18, 2019
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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Approx. start time
Fania All Stars	El Raton "El Raton" by "Fania All Stars"	Latin - Soul - Rock	Fania	1974	LP	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lyman Woodard Organization	Cheeba	Saturday Night Special	Wax Poetics	2009/1975	2LP	0:07:17 (Pop-up)
Beastie Boys	Futterman's Rule "Futterman's Rule" by "Beastie Boys"	The In Sound From Way Out!	Grand Royal	1996	LP	0:17:05 (Pop-up)
Ohio Players	Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved?	Skin Tight	Mercury	1974	LP	0:21:18 (Pop-up)
Curtis Mayfield	Right On For The Darkness	Back to the World	Curtom	1973	LP	0:25:51 (Pop-up)
X-Clan	Verbs Of Power "Verbs Of Power" by "X-Clan"	To The East, Blackwards	4th & Broadway	1990	LP	0:33:07 (Pop-up)
Shuggie Otis	Sparkle City "Sparkle City" by "Shuggie Otis"	Inspiration Information	Epic	1974	LP	0:37:00 (Pop-up)
The Trammps	Rubber Band "Rubber Band" by "The Trammps"	The Legendary ZING Album	Buddha	1975	LP	0:42:46 (Pop-up)
Salt 'N' Pepa	None Of Your Business	Very Necessary	London	1993	LP	0:48:56 (Pop-up)
BWP	Two Minute Brother (radio friendly edit)	12"	Columbia	1990	12"	0:52:03 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Above The Law	Black Superman (Inst)	12"	Ruthless Records	1994	12"	0:56:23 (Pop-up)
Suburban Lawns	Janitor "Janitor" by "Suburban Lawns"	Suburban Lawns	IRS	1981	LP	0:59:23 (Pop-up)
La Lupe	Bembe Pata Pata "Bembe Pata Pata" by "La Lupe"	La Lupe's Era / La Era De La Lupe	Tico	1968	LP	1:01:51 (Pop-up)
Orquesta Zodiac	Vive La Realidad "Vive La Realidad" by "Orquesta Zodiac"	El Adios	Horoscopo	1972	LP	1:07:05 (Pop-up)
Souls Of Mischief	93 'til Infinity (LP Version Clean)	12"	Jive	1993	12"	1:12:48 (Pop-up)
The Brothers Johnson	Strawberry Letter 23	Blast!	A&M	1982	LP	1:17:29 (Pop-up)
Kool G Rap ft Capone-n-Noreaga	My Life (Remix) (Clean)	12"	Rawkus	2001	12"	1:20:53 (Pop-up)
Medium Medium	Further Than Funk Dream	Hungry, So Angry	Cherry Red	1981	12"	1:25:08 (Pop-up)
Joe Bataan	El Rap-O Clap-O "El Rap-O Clap-O" by "Joe Bataan"	12"	Salsoul Records	1979	12"	1:31:20 (Pop-up)
Marvin Gaye	Got to Give It Up "Got to Give It Up" by "Marvin Gaye"	Live at the London Palladium	Tamla	1977	2LP	1:36:36 (Pop-up)
Wganda Kenya	Tifit Hayed "Tifit Hayed" by "Wganda Kenya"	Africa 5.000	Discos Fuentes	1975	LP	1:48:57 (Pop-up)
Skee-Lo	I Wish (radio edit) "I Wish (radio edit)" by "Skee-Lo"	12"	Sunshine Entertainment	1995	12"	1:52:42 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Above The Law	Black Superman (Inst)	12"	Ruthless Records	1994	12"	1:56:36 (Pop-up)
Iggy Pop	The Passenger "The Passenger" by "Iggy Pop"	Lust For Life	RCA Victor	1977	LP	2:00:09 (Pop-up)
Fugazi	Cashout "Cashout" by "Fugazi"	The Argument	Dischord	2001	LP	2:04:42 (Pop-up)
Schoolly D	No Good Nigga "No Good Nigga" by "Schoolly D"	Welcome to America (Radio Edit)	Ruff House	1994	LP	2:09:14 (Pop-up)
K-Solo	Spellbound "Spellbound" by "K-Solo"	Tell The World My Name	Atlantic	1990	LP	2:13:04 (Pop-up)
Liars	Tumbling Walls Buried me in the Debris - With ESG	They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top	Gern Blandsten	2001	LP	2:15:55 (Pop-up)
Caifanes	La Bestia Humana "La Bestia Humana" by "Caifanes"	Matenme Porque Me Muero	RCA Victor	1988	12"	2:20:32 (Pop-up)
impLOG	Holland Tunnel Dive "Holland Tunnel Dive" by "impLOG"	Holland Tunnel Dive	Infidelity	1980	12"	2:24:12 (Pop-up)
Frank Ski	Whores In This House "Whores In This House" by "Frank Ski"	12"	Deco Records	1992	12"	2:31:02 (Pop-up)
A Certain Ratio	Do the Du (Casse)	The Graveyard and The Ballroom	Universal Sound	1980/2004	2LP	2:34:13 (Pop-up)
Slug	Kayamba Dance "Kayamba Dance" by "Slug"	The 3 Man Themes	PCP Entertainment/Matador	1996	2LP	2:37:12 (Pop-up)
Parts and Labor	Knives and Pencils	Mapmaker	Jagjaguwar / Brah	2007	LP	2:42:18 (Pop-up)
Autolux	Turnstyle Blues "Turnstyle Blues" by "Autolux"	Future Perfect	Red ink	2004	2LP	2:48:04 (Pop-up)
Ataque de Caspa	La Pesca "La Pesca" by "Ataque de Caspa"	Sol	Garibaldi	2013	LP	2:53:51 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Above The Law	Black Superman (Inst)	12'	Ruthless Records	1994	12"	2:56:58 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02pm northguineahills: TIL Monaco once was runner up for the Eurovision in 1962, but maybe it was just upside-down Poland,,,,,,
	♥ 9:03pm Michael 98145: Hola
	9:04pm northguineahills: I found this record in the streets (literally) in Astoria in the rain about 6 years ago....
	♥ 9:05pm chresti: Hellos muchachos y muchachas!
	♥ 9:10pm chresti: y chicharrones
	♥ 9:10pm Michael 98145: probably should avoid the Chin Tiki ...
	♥ 9:12pm chresti: So the eurovision spectacle has been a long standing event
	♥ 9:13pm Michael 98145: ... no longer www.detroityes.com...
	♥ 9:16pm Michael 98145: this is pretty great
	9:20pm northguineahills: @chresti: if 1956 is a long time ago (my parents were in grade school, so to my perspective, yes).
	♥ 9:25pm Ken From Hyde Park: Bluh, NASA says the space station is passing over southern New York at 9:28 PM, but it's all clouded up in this sector tonight.
	9:38pm Johnzon: yeuuuh shuggie
	9:40pm Sean d: O h yeah! Love this
	9:45pm Bill C: This music is making me forget about the abominable Mets. Almost.
	9:47pm John from Florham Park: @Bill c you could root for the Yankees:)
	9:48pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Superb mix.
	9:51pm Bill C: True John. That would be the easy way out haha
	9:52pm Z-pulpa: Salt 'N' Pepa SPEAK TRUTH!!!
	9:54pm John from Florham Park: @Bill C I am a yankee fan
	♥ 9:58pm adampsyche: <3
	10:00pm elgaree rayo l'amour: The "surface noise" just adds to this monster music mix. Great audio...And in further news, the "Devil" Rays stung the Yanks. In !st place? Abide.
	10:11pm northguineahills: El ruido de la superficie es parte de diversion de la WFMU (are radio call letters feminine or masculine en espanol, never thought about it....?)
	10:11pm CC: I'll have a chicken sandwich with a live chicken!!!...:)0(:
	10:12pm sweet cheri: hey, good evening marty jffp and everybody, how's everyone's weekend going??
	10:15pm Bill C: I think there’s an Elvis C song in The Godfather 3
	10:17pm northguineahills: @sweet cheri: better now that you're here! :) I thought Gdfthr III was mostly Nino Rota comps, but there may be other stuff sprinkled in there....
	10:19pm northguineahills: Never heard this Shuggie cover!!!
	10:21pm Johnzon: really? they had a hit with this... Ive heard it playing in a cvs before. or a grocery store... something like that
	♥ 10:23pm Ken From Hyde Park: I'm pretty sure the rock station I listened to back then played this version all the time and never said it was a Shuggie Otis cover.
	10:23pm northguineahills: @Johnzon: The amount of stuff I've never heard is larger then what I have heard. laters, Marty y friends, I got to peace out, salud!
	10:24pm elgaree rayo l'amour: 'Strawberry' is a real pop fave on BBC 6... Bros Johnson version is monster. But Shuggie rules. Just makes the day ok whenever it pops up. Thanx for the mix DJ
	10:25pm northguineahills: (I didn't start listening music until the early 90s, and worked my way backwards).
	10:26pm northguineahills: que chinga, it's el WFMU (just got a text back from the missus).
	10:27pm northguineahills: Not only can I not English, I can't Spanglish!
	10:28pm elgaree rayo l'amour: northguineahills: Not to worry. Made the same mistake and even had Shuggie on vinyl.
	10:31pm Johnzon: I just knew about the bj version from the liner notes of inspiration information... until I heard it in a cvs. believe it was the closest he ever got to having a hit... until people rediscovered him decades later.
	10:32pm CC: In my memory I remember alley-oop that impressed me the most as a young child?!?...:)0(:
	10:32pm Johnzon: he finally released a new album recently... I couldn't get into it...
	10:35pm Bill C: The Hollywood Argyles. K-Tel used to release compilations of novelty records. Goofy Greats, Kooky Tunes, etc.
	♥ 10:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: The Revenge of the Nerds movie sung the "clap your hands" line in the fraternity talent competition.
	10:39pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Shuggie was hard to ignore at the time as the son of Johnny Otis. Still have his first on vinyl.
	10:44pm Nate K: Making this cab ride a good one, my dude.
	10:46pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Not sure about anyone still listening but "Strawberry Letter" was just a magical and positive song. Never understood what the '23' reference. Maybe it took 23 takes to do the guitar part.
	♥ 10:56pm Blacktooth: Remembering when Skee-Lo was in regular rotation on MTV.... uuhhhh 1994??????? I wish I was a little bit younger.....
	11:00pm CC: Yeah Bill.... the very first Punk group!!!...:)O(:
	11:08pm CC: Some people might think these guys are from Japan!?!...:)O(:
	11:13pm RomanDogBird: you're the man, schoolly, live with it
	11:13pm CC: This ain't America, you can't fool me... home of the shaft... land of debris!!!...etc...:)O(:
	11:14pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Turn on a dime DJ... Nice change-up. Right at 11. Like the news that we don't watch. Welcome to america.
	11:20pm Greg from ZONE 5: Yeeeeeah Liars!
	♥ 11:26pm Jinx: good luck to your niece, Ken From Hyde Park.
	11:28pm steveL: Always so good. Go Marty, go!
	11:29pm CC: Back in 69 my stepdad used to commute from Ridgewood New Jersey over to New York City over the George Washington Bridge... the traffic was terrible ...I can't imagine what it is like today!?!...:)O(:
	11:31pm CC: Highway 17 is what I'm thinking?!?...:)O(:
	11:32pm Roberto: Speaking of tunnels -- more than an hour to get from 52nd and 11th to the Lincoln Tunnel yesterday afternoon.
	11:32pm Agent Peter: They're called Routes
	♥ 11:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: Haha, thanks Jinx. Running at that altitude must be strenuous.
	11:36pm steveL: Hey, but I’m SteveL. Still. Amazing set.
	11:37pm steveL: Jesus. I didn’t remember posting earlier. This is either awesome or a call for help. Carry on.
	11:39pm Philthy woman: This is a fucking delicious show. Right ON!
	11:39pm elgaree rayo l'amour: Jeez, this mix is ripping good. The 'FMU powerhouse is cranking and you're the engineer.
	♥ 11:39pm Jinx: absolutely, Ken. much respect to her.
	11:41pm CC: Oh man..!.. this is great music to kiss by!!!!...:)O(:
	11:51pm CC: This is some good music to do some abstract dancing to!!!...:)O(:
	11:54pm CC: like John Travolta and that strange chick in that weird movie!!!
	♥ 11:57pm Jinx: thanks, Marty!
	11:58pm Alex from LA: WOWEE I LOVE tonight's show! good times. thank you Marty
	12:00am CC: Peace!!!...

Marty McSorley: Playlist from May 18, 2019

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