WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 16, 2019

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02am 12539: HappyHappyBoingBoing, Ray-Dee-O!
	♥ 9:02am Krys O.: Greetings!
	♥ 9:03am LastWhiteRhino: Hi there Joe.
	9:03am northguineahills: Carroll Spinney!
	♥ 9:03am Hoboken Jack: Hello Joe, whaddya know?
	9:03am zopa: Ha ha! Joe, have you ever thought of making this the new theme song for the show?
	♥ 9:04am The Oscar: Mornin'! I feel obligated to show my avatar-- RIP Carroll
	♥ 9:04am The Oscar: This and "I Love Trash" are basically punk anthems.
	♥ 9:05am steveo: good morning; lovely segue :)
	9:05am Karen in Sleepy Hollow: Aw, Mr. Spinney...
	9:05am Malcolm: word em up
	9:05am northguineahills: tru dat the oscar
	9:06am Karen in Sleepy Hollow: Good morning everyone, thanks for that Joe
	♥ 9:06am pantz: John Zorn's Naked City has lots of noise.
	♥ 9:07am Webhamster Henry: The love Oscar shows for trash and noise makes him so happy. RIP Carroll Spinney!
	♥ 9:09am Stephen O: I like where this is going, Joe.
	9:09am northguineahills: ….so does Merzbow….
	♥ 9:11am LW Rhino: Do I detect some harp in the background in this selection?
	♥ 9:12am Joe McG: Wakey-wakey! Happy Monday, everybody.
	9:12am jmcg: Wow! Stooges then Branca! Can’t wait to hear what’s next
	♥ 9:14am Phillippe Bastille: good morning
	9:15am V Priceless: heya Joe!
	♥ 9:24am Ken From Hyde Park: Twangy good morning to you all!
	9:25am Kat in Chicago in the app: Digging this set
	9:25am Malcolm: heavy set :D
	♥ 9:25am LW Rhino: Twang= official breakfast drink of the Surface Noise show?
	9:25am slugluv1313: Good Morning, Joe and everyone! Oscar the Grouch, Stooges, Glenn Branca -- already a killer show! the more i hear Lumen Drones, the more i want to hear MORE
	9:28am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Good morning Joe, long time, no lurk!
	♥ 9:29am Ken From Hyde Park: @LW Rhino - Yes, market that to the high strung crowd.
	♥ 9:30am steveo: louder = more droney magic
	♥ 9:30am rsj: just tuned in, sounded like ken filling in
	♥ 9:31am Joe McG: This is my Ken one-note tribute.
	♥ 9:36am Webhamster Henry: Are we getting a little Metal Machine Music later on?
	♥ 9:37am steveo: oh no i think it's going to stop soon
	♥ 9:37am Joe McG: Look at the bright side: I could've played the 30 minute version. :)
	9:38am VincentNifigance: @Joe McG: Oh, you're not?
	♥ 9:38am LW Rhino: @JoeM: Your "Listeners Comments" pumpkin is only half the pumpkin it used to be.
	♥ 9:39am Joe McG: @Vince: Only 16:27!
	9:39am Brendan: I see you working.
	♥ 9:40am steveo: I was sort of hoping it would go on until noon, Joe :) "Chatham also performs [...] his 20-minute solo work Le Possédé for bass flute."
	♥ 9:40am pantz: Gordon was my favorite! Now my dome resembles his.
	9:40am djsheilab: Haha! Sending much appreciation for that segue. Morning Joe!
	♥ 9:41am LW Rhino: Did the Dwayne Train have a stop at Sesame Street?
	♥ 9:41am The Oscar: Man, this brings me back. As a kid in the '80s, they still had a lot of '70s Sesame Street in rotation, and because the rest of pop culture had already moved on this was pretty much only the sound of Sesame Street to me.
	9:42am PKNY: The OG Gordon aka Matt Robinson aka Holly Robinson Peete's dad!
	♥ 9:44am The Oscar: Losing Carroll Spinney, Anna Karina, and Lil' Bub in the space of a month is some 2016 shit.
	9:46am Brendan: That’s approaching Molly Hatchet guitar count.
	♥ 9:48am steveo: thanks for doing what you want Joe; always great to be along for the ride
	9:48am zopa: Manah Manah!
	♥ 9:48am Brian in UK: Hey Joe. I am here just because I can be here.
	♥ 9:48am The Oscar: OK this is awesome
	♥ 9:49am Joe McG: @djsheilab: Good morning, Sheila B.! I expect to hear some NOISE on your next show. :)
	♥ 9:49am Webhamster Henry: A little Sesame St. / freeform response to Sesame St. would be nice this morning. Greasy Kid Stuff used to play a cover of "Up and Down" from Mr. T Experience.
	9:49am Brendan: I’m here and there, now and then.
	9:49am chresti : phone: Good morning to joe and noisy surfaces!
	9:50am kev: Hi Joe,I love you for all you do
	♥ 9:51am Joe McG: Thank you, kev, much love back to you!
	9:51am fleep: Greetings to all dimensions
	♥ 9:51am Krys O.: Yes! I loved this Osibisa song. They were huge in my childhood listening.
	♥ 9:52am pantz: Joe, I know it's the Muppets and not Sesame Street, but do you have "You Don't Want My Love"?
	♥ 9:53am Brian in UK: Woyaya was the name of an album by Osibisa. One of the earliest 'world' bands though they were not catagorised by that moniker at the time.
	♥ 9:53am Joe McG: @pantz: Not handy, but maybe I'll play it next week.
	9:54am DonS: Best opening set! And another shout out for Osibisa. Woyaya with the classic Roger Dean cover.
	9:57am V Priceless: Fruitman! Woo! Love this!!
	♥ 9:58am Joe McG: Nice to see everybody, thanks for saying hello! Glad you dug that Osibisa cover by the great 5D.
	9:58am slugluv1313: Osibisa is freakin' amazing! remember them from when i was a kid too @ Brian in UK -- yup! back then, it was all called "international" music :)
	♥ 9:58am Joe McG: Listen to Kool and the Gang and eat properly.
	♥ 9:58am Brian in UK: @DonS seen pigs fly but not elephants. More drugs.
	9:58am franny: As a raw foodist I appreciate the fruit man.
	9:59am franny: Instead of subsidizing sugar - can we subsidize the fruit man? Also Krampus.
	♥ 10:00am Joe McG: @franny: Agree to both points.
	♥ 10:00am pantz: Was Fruitman an Avenger?
	10:00am franny: Krampus works hard to make sure badass kids like my daughter are dealt with. And that matters.
	10:03am slugluv1313: Jersey City's own :) not a raw foodist! but as a vegan i, too, appreciate the Fruit Man
	10:03am melinda: Hi Joe and all
	♥ 10:06am Joe McG: @slugluv: True! Kool and the Gang from right here in JC. Hi, melinda!
	10:10am slugluv1313: yes! have a street named after them too (as does Flip Wilson)
	♥ 10:11am Joe McG: @slugluv: They do? Where is it?
	♥ 10:15am Joe McG: That was a pretty smooth LP flip, btw. :)
	10:15am VincentNifigance: Speaking of Flips, good job!
	♥ 10:16am Joe McG: Thanks! :)
	10:22am queems: hey joe & all! i’m driving with my mom down to baltimore- thanks for being our road trip soundtrack
	♥ 10:23am Joe McG: @queems: You must have pulled over the car by now to dance to this song!
	10:24am slugluv1313: Kool & the Gang Way is the part of Maple Strett between Pacific Avenue and Whiton Street, Flip Wilson Court is the part of Kearney Avenue between Bergen Avenue and MLK Drive
	10:25am queems: @joe thankfully we stopped for gas so we have a perfect opportunity for a dance break
	♥ 10:26am mariano: Hey Joe, everyone. Flip Wilson is a name I haven't heard in a long time, @slugluv. His show is one of my earliest childhood memories, my mom was a huge fan.
	10:27am VincentNifigance: @queems How did your Mum enjoy the opening set?
	♥ 10:27am Asheville Jon: the instructions would be DUCK AND COVER!
	10:28am Hubig Pie: WFMU would be all talk format
	10:29am queems: @vincent she liked it! she never fights me when i ask to put wfmu on
	♥ 10:29am steveo: [hangs up]
	10:30am VincentNifigance: @queems: Nice one, your mum is cool, tell her we said so!
	♥ 10:31am steveo: did you say "salmon shop"?
	10:32am VincentNifigance: The Emegency Alert system instructions won;t be forthcoming in the event of a real emergency, because everyone would just erupt into a living Heironymous Bosch painting.
	♥ 10:33am mariano: As some comedian pointed out back in the day, where was the Emergency Broadcast System on 9/11? I was in NYC that day, I sure as hell don't remember the EBS doing anything.
	♥ 10:34am steveo: afaik there was no emergency alert on 9/11; also my motorola flip phone was useless
	10:34am slugluv1313: hiya, mariano! yes! i LOVED The Flip Wilson Show when i was a kid -- Geraldine was hysterical! and of course, "The Church of What's Happening Now" :)
	10:35am VincentNifigance: @mariano: Fair point! I suppose when it began it wasn't perceived as an emergency and when it became clear it was, everyone was watching TV, fleeing, or flipped the fuck out.
	10:35am queems: @vincent i will!!
	♥ 10:35am Phillippe Bastille: Nice TC
	10:35am Listener Alexandra: Good morning, Joe! And I just used this Thievery song on a yoga playlist :)
	10:36am slugluv1313: right??? same here, was on my way into Manhattan, had no idea WTF was going on until i got home
	♥ 10:37am Joe McG: @Alex: Nice song to get centered to. :)
	10:37am Mike Wolf: @mariano When the first plane hit, the news etc were still treating it as an accident. When the second plane hit and it became instantly clear it wasn’t an accident, the actual emergency of it became everyone’s awareness in the city. Anyone watching TV or listening to radio was hearing nothing but Twin Towers, an emergency alert would’ve just interrupted whatever reporting was going on moment to moment.
	♥ 10:38am steveo: jo,e what shop was it with the kool n gang photo?
	10:38am Listener Alexandra: TC are yoga playlist gold--they just get overused a bit :(
	♥ 10:39am Joe McG: @steveo: I think it's called Potbelly. Like the stove or pig.
	10:39am queems: my mom is psyched about the bread
	10:39am melinda: Ahh, Bread. Warming us up for the eventual soft rock show.
	10:39am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: I LOVE Bread, 110% Non-Ironically.
	♥ 10:40am steveo: thanks!
	♥ 10:40am Joe McG: @queems: My show appeals to moms everywhere.
	10:42am Listener Alexandra: Including us dog moms :-)
	10:42am queems: LOL THE MOODY BLUES ARE HER FAVE BAND SHE’S FREAKING OUT
	10:42am VincentNifigance: My mum loved Bread!
	♥ 10:42am mariano: "In the event of an actual emergency, we'll quietly bow out and let the news media handle it, after which we'll go back to interrupting your favorite shows once the smoke clears."
	10:42am Roberto: Bloody moos! Noyce.
	♥ 10:42am Phillippe Bastille: @queems you ask to put on FMU? I ask "Do you want a ride or not?"
	10:43am VincentNifigance: @queems get her in an FMU T-shirt.
	10:43am queems: especially 80s moody blues. so so good.
	10:43am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Just curious; do you (WFMU) select the "thumbnail" images that accompany the streaming playlist? I clicked the one for "Bread" and... well, NOT Bread. Not Bread at ALL.
	♥ 10:43am Joe McG: @queems: HA HA HA
	♥ 10:43am Joe McG: @Itzall: Naw, I have nothing to do with it. Does it show a picture of a loaf?
	♥ 10:44am Dominick: nice one
	10:44am queems: @phillippe she’s driving!!! i have to be nice :)
	10:44am melinda: @Itzall I love Bread non-ironically too
	10:45am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: No- (Haha) it went directly to a CD available on Amazon called "Bread and Buddah"! WHUH?!? AND, it was FORTY-EIGHT dollars! I only bought one.
	♥ 10:46am Joe McG: This Country Funk has a loud piercing dentist drill noise on it I didn't notice before. It's not your radio sets, don't worry.
	10:47am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Dear melinda, their song "If" still kills me (maudlin memories). I mean--- "If a man could be two places at one time, I'd be with you.Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way." That's a heady brew!
	♥ 10:47am steveo: I think i found the kool a.t. gang photo on google maps tinyurl.com... (oh sandwich, not salmon haha)
	♥ 10:47am steveo: holy odelay samples, batman!
	10:47am zopa: Ah... so that's where Beck got that guitar figure.
	10:48am Todd-o-phonic Todd: Sounds like the music of the 70's got started with this Country Funk single.
	♥ 10:49am Brian in UK: @zopa, good spot, was playing Odelay only the other day.
	10:50am melinda: I have to say I think it’s possible to enjoy something in earnest and still appreciate any qualities about it that make others like it “ironically “.
	♥ 10:50am Joe McG: @Todd: Maybe so! Or at least the music of the '90s. :)
	♥ 10:54am tim from champaign (now washington): Hey Joe and everybody! Dion's definitely got some 70s smooth moves on this one! This is right up there with Bob Seger's "We Got Tonight".
	♥ 10:55am Hughie Considine: Ha, my FMU live stream is showing me a picture of the other Dion -- Celine.
	♥ 10:55am Hughie Considine: Her early stuff with the Belmonts was great though.
	♥ 10:57am Krys O.: Yay, Jona!
	♥ 10:57am Joe McG: @tim: I like pleas to the Lord, esp. ones that ask Him to make the girl love me.
	♥ 10:58am Brian in UK: So did Dion de Mucchio represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest?
	♥ 11:00am The Oscar: Hahaha-- 11:00 Hagar!!
	11:01am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Dear melinda, case in point (irony/true appreciation)- Herb Alpert. I realize his classic "Whipped Cream, etc.." has become a thrift store joke but I listen to him all the time and NOT because of anything other than enjoyment.
	♥ 11:01am nortonjutland: !!!!!!..all morning Joe
	♥ 11:01am Krys O.: Thought that was Andy Fairweather Low's voice. Had me stumped.
	11:02am Roberto: That should be try TO catch the wind.
	♥ 11:02am Joe McG: Incidentally, I like this Donovan cover unironically.
	♥ 11:02am Krys O.: @Roberto, We should tell Donovan.
	♥ 11:02am Ken From Hyde Park: Hagar!
	♥ 11:03am tim from champaign (now washington): Whoa!!!!!!!! Meatloaf City!
	11:03am slugluv1313: holy crap that is Sammy Hagar?!?!?! yes i actually like this version too!
	11:03am Roberto: I'm activating my Donovan distress signal at this very moment.
	♥ 11:03am Brian in UK: @Krys O. No quite so whiny as AFLs
	11:04am P-90: A perfectly decent Single File.
	11:05am Roberto: I'll try TO tune in for that, Joe!
	♥ 11:07am The Oscar: I feel like WFMU Christmas specials are the antidote for standard-issue holiday music. Looking forward to Double Dip Recess this weekend too!
	♥ 11:07am Brian in UK: Joe, still miss Frank O'Toole around this time on Mondays.
	11:08am melinda: @Itzall I love Herb too, I used to listen to Lonely Bull every day before school as a teen. Tijuana Taxi makes me laugh, though.
	♥ 11:09am Ken From Hyde Park: @The Oscar - It's also the time of year for one of Gaylord's semi-annual Souuuulstice programs, next Sunday.
	♥ 11:09am Asheville Jon: NO JOE, DON'T DO IT!!!
	♥ 11:10am Brian in UK: Talking of bread, just made a fresh loaf and someone has filtched the crust.
	♥ 11:10am steveo: when I was 4 I thought I was the only one who knew about Bread
	♥ 11:10am tim from champaign (now washington): A few years back I was digging through the tapes at a record store in Champaign IL and found a mixing board recording of a Moody Blues show that was recorded in the mid 90s at the university basketball stadium. It was fun to listen to.
	11:11am VincentNifigance: @BrianInUk: I think in the US they call it 'the heel', is that right people?
	11:12am Roberto: Brian, would that someone be of a feline nature?
	♥ 11:12am tim from champaign (now washington): Joe Belock pre-gaming? I find that hard to believe ;)
	11:12am Hubig Pie: My favorite version of Mockingbird was sung by Clark and Ellen Griswold
	♥ 11:13am Brian in UK: @Roberto, no they cannot use the knife (yet), t'was my wife.
	♥ 11:14am tim from champaign (now washington): @Hubig - hahaha!
	11:15am Roberto: Heh, my big boi is quite the bread filcher lately. He recently discovered croissants.
	♥ 11:17am Brian in UK: Croissants, easy pickings. If long-haired, the crumbs will be a giveaway of thievery.
	♥ 11:17am Joe McG: @Brian: Yes, we all miss FXO.
	♥ 11:17am mariano: Ooooh, Pentangle, nice!
	♥ 11:18am tim from champaign (now washington): Pentangle!
	11:26am melinda: @Vincent we do refer to the end piece of the loaf as the heel.
	♥ 11:26am Brian in UK: Joe, this track put me in mind of this stunning set, especially the opening song on the FMU organ. freemusicarchive.org...
	♥ 11:27am Joe McG: @Brian: Stunning is right! Perhaps my favorite WFMU live session of all-time. I encourage everyone to check it out. We put one track from it on our LP this year.
	♥ 11:28am Brian in UK: Thanks Vincertnifigance and Melinda.
	11:29am slugluv1313: lovely, all of this -- especially Pentangle
	♥ 11:32am Andrew_in_WI: Free-formiest show I've ever heard from Joe McG
	11:34am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Joe just "made me" spend more money (Pentangle CD, "Light Flight"/Anthology) on music. This show's expensive.
	♥ 11:34am pantz: When it comes to road-trip music, choosy moms choose Joe McGasko.
	♥ 11:36am Brian in UK: Everyone sit on their hands when listening to this show. It is cheaper.
	♥ 11:36am Joe McG: @Itzall: An almost perfect anthology, you did well and won't be sorry! :)
	♥ 11:38am mariano: Fotheringay! The set just got that much more amazing.
	♥ 11:39am tim from champaign (now washington): I'm spacing at the moment but who was in Fotheringay? Where's Bob Brainen when I need hom?
	♥ 11:40am Brian in UK: Joe McGasko, raising the bar, so how do we reach the beer?
	11:40am slugluv1313: what mariano said :) Sandy Denny was in Fotheringay
	11:40am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Merry Christmas to ME, I'll just say "JOE sent it"!
	♥ 11:42am Joe McG: Aww, shucks!
	♥ 11:43am tim from champaign (now washington): That's about the best samba title ever.
	♥ 11:43am Summer and Michael and Sylvia: Good morning, Joe!
	11:45am Carmichael: I believe Trevor Lucas and John Kirkpatrick were also in Fotheringay. Good morning, Joe!
	♥ 11:46am Joe McG: @carm: Just Trevor, actually! Hi, S&M!
	♥ 11:47am Yes: this is nice. hi all
	♥ 11:49am mariano: @tim: Fotheringay was Sandy Denny's group after Fairport.
	♥ 11:49am mariano: Oops, @slugluv already answered that one I see!
	♥ 11:50am tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks for the Fotheringay info!
	11:50am melinda: Love this set
	♥ 11:55am Joe McG: Hey everybody, thanks for listening and commenting. I'll see you next week with a Christmas Single File. It won't be painful, I promise. :)
	11:55am queems: thanks joe!! this has been so excellent!
	11:56am P-90: Thanks, Joe McG!
	♥ 11:56am 12539: Thanks, Joe!
	11:56am David: wow this Ernie Graham song... Haven't heard of him, but just wow this song alone we all should know who he is.
	♥ 11:57am pantz: Great show, Joe. I look forward to some offbeat Xmas songs next week.
	♥ 11:58am mariano: Thank you Joe, bye everyone!
	♥ 11:58am Yes: thank you, joe. love this ernie track , too
	♥ 11:59am tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks Joe!
	♥ 12:00pm steveo: Wonderful! Thanks for the show!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 16, 2019

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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Oscar the Grouch	Noise "Noise" by "Oscar the Grouch"	The Best of Oscar the Grouch	CTW	1983	LP	RIP Carroll Spinney		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Stooges	L.A. Blues "L.A. Blues" by "The Stooges"	Fun House	Elektra	1970	LP	Oscar's favorite song		0:11:48 (Pop-up)
Glenn Branca	Lesson No. 4 "Lesson No. 4" by "Glenn Branca"	The Third Ascension	Systems Neutralizers	2019	CD		*	0:16:35 (Pop-up)
Lumen Drones	Droneslag "Droneslag" by "Lumen Drones"	Umbra	Hubro	2019	CD		*	0:23:17 (Pop-up)
Rhys Chatham	Guitar Trio, Pt. 2, Brooklyn	"Guitar Trio Is My Life!"	Radium	2008	CD	live in 2007		0:29:15 (Pop-up)
Susan and Gordon	Picture a World "Picture a World" by "Susan and Gordon"	Sesame Street 2	CTW	1971	LP			0:45:03 (Pop-up)

Susan and The Kids	Someday, Little Children	Sesame Street 2	CTW	1971	LP			0:54:34 (Pop-up)
The 5th Dimension	Woyaya "Woyaya" by "The 5th Dimension"	Living Together, Growing Together	Bell	1973	LP			0:57:00 (Pop-up)
Valerie Carter	Ooh Child "Ooh Child" by "Valerie Carter"	Just a Stone's Throw Away	Columbia	1977	LP			1:00:42 (Pop-up)
Kool & the Gang	Fruitman "Fruitman" by "Kool & the Gang"	Light of Worlds	De-Lite	1974	LP			1:03:39 (Pop-up)
Karate Boogaloo	Love, Need and Want You	KB's Mixtape No. 2	Hopestreet	2019	CD		*	1:09:14 (Pop-up)
Dobie Gray	Drive On, Ride On "Drive On, Ride On" by "Dobie Gray"	A New Ray of Sunshine	Capricorn	1975	LP			1:14:37 (Pop-up)
Lulu	Take Your Mama for a Ride, Part 1	Heaven and Earth and The Stars	Chelsea	1976	LP			1:17:16 (Pop-up)
Lulu	Take Your Mama for a Ride, Part 2	Heaven and Earth and The Stars	Chelsea	1976	LP			1:21:43 (Pop-up)
Mystique	What Would the World Be Without Music	Cook Book	Warner Bros.	1977	LP	From 1976		1:26:22 (Pop-up)

Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a neat and tidy row
Inez Foxx	Mockingbird "Mockingbird" by "Inez Foxx"	single	Symbol	1963	45	"accompaniment by Charlie Foxx"		1:38:30 (Pop-up)
Thievery Corporation	Language Symbolique	single	ESL Music	2005	45	vocal by Loulou; I've finally moved into the 2000s with Single File		1:41:38 (Pop-up)
Bread	Aubrey "Aubrey" by "Bread"	single	Elektra	1973	45			1:44:49 (Pop-up)
The Moody Blues	Your Wildest Dreams	single	Polydor	1986	45			1:48:27 (Pop-up)
Country Funk	Apart of Me "Apart of Me" by "Country Funk"	single	Polydor	1970	45			1:52:14 (Pop-up)
The Present	Many's the Slip Twixt the Cup and the Lip (Or Baby the World Really Turns)	single	Philips	1966	45			1:55:42 (Pop-up)
Dion	Make the Woman Love Me "Make the Woman Love Me" by "Dion"	single	Warner-Spector	1975	45			1:58:36 (Pop-up)
Jona Lewie	God Bless Whoever Made You	single	Stiff	1979	45			2:02:49 (Pop-up)
Sammy Hagar	Catch the Wind "Catch the Wind" by "Sammy Hagar"	single	Capitol	1977	45	close enough to 11?		2:06:16 (Pop-up)

The Stone Poneys	Sweet Summer Blue and Gold	The Stone Poneys	Capitol	1967	LP			2:21:20 (Pop-up)
The Pentangle	Rain and Snow "Rain and Snow" by "The Pentangle"	Reflection	Reprise	1971	LP			2:23:03 (Pop-up)
Joseph Allred	Mark's Overature "Mark's Overature" by "Joseph Allred"	Traveler	Feeding Tube	2019	LP		*	2:26:53 (Pop-up)
Richard Youngs & Raül Refree	Time Is an Avalanche	All Hands Around the Moment	Soft Abuse	2019	LP		*	2:30:17 (Pop-up)
Ryley Walker	Primrose Green "Primrose Green" by "Ryley Walker"	Primrose Green	Dead Oceans	2015	CD			2:38:36 (Pop-up)
Fotheringay	The Way I Feel "The Way I Feel" by "Fotheringay"	Nothing More: The Collected Fotheringay	Universal	2015	CD	alternate take from 1970		2:42:53 (Pop-up)
Linda Cohen	Madman Samba "Madman Samba" by "Linda Cohen"	Leda	Poppy	1972	LP	Thanks, Jim!		2:46:35 (Pop-up)
Zachary Hay	Fifth Song on the Second Side	Zachary Hay	Scissor Tail Editions	2019	LP		*	2:49:43 (Pop-up)
Indianna Hale	Stars Above Me "Stars Above Me" by "Indianna Hale"	Indianna Hale	Fur Tuxedo	2016	LP			2:52:21 (Pop-up)
Graham Reynolds	Sunset on the West Edge of Town	Marfa: A Country & Western Big Band Suite	Golden Hornet	2019	CD		*	2:56:08 (Pop-up)
Ernie Graham	For a Little While "For a Little While" by "Ernie Graham"	Ernie Graham	United Artists	1971	LP			2:59:37 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:02am 12539: HappyHappyBoingBoing, Ray-Dee-O!
	♥ 9:02am Krys O.: Greetings!
	♥ 9:03am LastWhiteRhino: Hi there Joe.
	9:03am northguineahills: Carroll Spinney!
	♥ 9:03am Hoboken Jack: Hello Joe, whaddya know?
	9:03am zopa: Ha ha! Joe, have you ever thought of making this the new theme song for the show?
	♥ 9:04am The Oscar: Mornin'! I feel obligated to show my avatar-- RIP Carroll
	♥ 9:04am The Oscar: This and "I Love Trash" are basically punk anthems.
	♥ 9:05am steveo: good morning; lovely segue :)
	9:05am Karen in Sleepy Hollow: Aw, Mr. Spinney...
	9:05am Malcolm: word em up
	9:05am northguineahills: tru dat the oscar
	9:06am Karen in Sleepy Hollow: Good morning everyone, thanks for that Joe
	♥ 9:06am pantz: John Zorn's Naked City has lots of noise.
	♥ 9:07am Webhamster Henry: The love Oscar shows for trash and noise makes him so happy. RIP Carroll Spinney!
	♥ 9:09am Stephen O: I like where this is going, Joe.
	9:09am northguineahills: ….so does Merzbow….
	♥ 9:11am LW Rhino: Do I detect some harp in the background in this selection?
	♥ 9:12am Joe McG: Wakey-wakey! Happy Monday, everybody.
	9:12am jmcg: Wow! Stooges then Branca! Can’t wait to hear what’s next
	♥ 9:14am Phillippe Bastille: good morning
	9:15am V Priceless: heya Joe!
	♥ 9:24am Ken From Hyde Park: Twangy good morning to you all!
	9:25am Kat in Chicago in the app: Digging this set
	9:25am Malcolm: heavy set :D
	♥ 9:25am LW Rhino: Twang= official breakfast drink of the Surface Noise show?
	9:25am slugluv1313: Good Morning, Joe and everyone! Oscar the Grouch, Stooges, Glenn Branca -- already a killer show! the more i hear Lumen Drones, the more i want to hear MORE
	9:28am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Good morning Joe, long time, no lurk!
	♥ 9:29am Ken From Hyde Park: @LW Rhino - Yes, market that to the high strung crowd.
	♥ 9:30am steveo: louder = more droney magic
	♥ 9:30am rsj: just tuned in, sounded like ken filling in
	♥ 9:31am Joe McG: This is my Ken one-note tribute.
	♥ 9:36am Webhamster Henry: Are we getting a little Metal Machine Music later on?
	♥ 9:37am steveo: oh no i think it's going to stop soon
	♥ 9:37am Joe McG: Look at the bright side: I could've played the 30 minute version. :)
	9:38am VincentNifigance: @Joe McG: Oh, you're not?
	♥ 9:38am LW Rhino: @JoeM: Your "Listeners Comments" pumpkin is only half the pumpkin it used to be.
	♥ 9:39am Joe McG: @Vince: Only 16:27!
	9:39am Brendan: I see you working.
	♥ 9:40am steveo: I was sort of hoping it would go on until noon, Joe :) "Chatham also performs [...] his 20-minute solo work Le Possédé for bass flute."
	♥ 9:40am pantz: Gordon was my favorite! Now my dome resembles his.
	9:40am djsheilab: Haha! Sending much appreciation for that segue. Morning Joe!
	♥ 9:41am LW Rhino: Did the Dwayne Train have a stop at Sesame Street?
	♥ 9:41am The Oscar: Man, this brings me back. As a kid in the '80s, they still had a lot of '70s Sesame Street in rotation, and because the rest of pop culture had already moved on this was pretty much only the sound of Sesame Street to me.
	9:42am PKNY: The OG Gordon aka Matt Robinson aka Holly Robinson Peete's dad!
	♥ 9:44am The Oscar: Losing Carroll Spinney, Anna Karina, and Lil' Bub in the space of a month is some 2016 shit.
	9:46am Brendan: That’s approaching Molly Hatchet guitar count.
	♥ 9:48am steveo: thanks for doing what you want Joe; always great to be along for the ride
	9:48am zopa: Manah Manah!
	♥ 9:48am Brian in UK: Hey Joe. I am here just because I can be here.
	♥ 9:48am The Oscar: OK this is awesome
	♥ 9:49am Joe McG: @djsheilab: Good morning, Sheila B.! I expect to hear some NOISE on your next show. :)
	♥ 9:49am Webhamster Henry: A little Sesame St. / freeform response to Sesame St. would be nice this morning. Greasy Kid Stuff used to play a cover of "Up and Down" from Mr. T Experience.
	9:49am Brendan: I’m here and there, now and then.
	9:49am chresti : phone: Good morning to joe and noisy surfaces!
	9:50am kev: Hi Joe,I love you for all you do
	♥ 9:51am Joe McG: Thank you, kev, much love back to you!
	9:51am fleep: Greetings to all dimensions
	♥ 9:51am Krys O.: Yes! I loved this Osibisa song. They were huge in my childhood listening.
	♥ 9:52am pantz: Joe, I know it's the Muppets and not Sesame Street, but do you have "You Don't Want My Love"?
	♥ 9:53am Brian in UK: Woyaya was the name of an album by Osibisa. One of the earliest 'world' bands though they were not catagorised by that moniker at the time.
	♥ 9:53am Joe McG: @pantz: Not handy, but maybe I'll play it next week.
	9:54am DonS: Best opening set! And another shout out for Osibisa. Woyaya with the classic Roger Dean cover.
	9:57am V Priceless: Fruitman! Woo! Love this!!
	♥ 9:58am Joe McG: Nice to see everybody, thanks for saying hello! Glad you dug that Osibisa cover by the great 5D.
	9:58am slugluv1313: Osibisa is freakin' amazing! remember them from when i was a kid too @ Brian in UK -- yup! back then, it was all called "international" music :)
	♥ 9:58am Joe McG: Listen to Kool and the Gang and eat properly.
	♥ 9:58am Brian in UK: @DonS seen pigs fly but not elephants. More drugs.
	9:58am franny: As a raw foodist I appreciate the fruit man.
	9:59am franny: Instead of subsidizing sugar - can we subsidize the fruit man? Also Krampus.
	♥ 10:00am Joe McG: @franny: Agree to both points.
	♥ 10:00am pantz: Was Fruitman an Avenger?
	10:00am franny: Krampus works hard to make sure badass kids like my daughter are dealt with. And that matters.
	10:03am slugluv1313: Jersey City's own :) not a raw foodist! but as a vegan i, too, appreciate the Fruit Man
	10:03am melinda: Hi Joe and all
	♥ 10:06am Joe McG: @slugluv: True! Kool and the Gang from right here in JC. Hi, melinda!
	10:10am slugluv1313: yes! have a street named after them too (as does Flip Wilson)
	♥ 10:11am Joe McG: @slugluv: They do? Where is it?
	♥ 10:15am Joe McG: That was a pretty smooth LP flip, btw. :)
	10:15am VincentNifigance: Speaking of Flips, good job!
	♥ 10:16am Joe McG: Thanks! :)
	10:22am queems: hey joe & all! i’m driving with my mom down to baltimore- thanks for being our road trip soundtrack
	♥ 10:23am Joe McG: @queems: You must have pulled over the car by now to dance to this song!
	10:24am slugluv1313: Kool & the Gang Way is the part of Maple Strett between Pacific Avenue and Whiton Street, Flip Wilson Court is the part of Kearney Avenue between Bergen Avenue and MLK Drive
	10:25am queems: @joe thankfully we stopped for gas so we have a perfect opportunity for a dance break
	♥ 10:26am mariano: Hey Joe, everyone. Flip Wilson is a name I haven't heard in a long time, @slugluv. His show is one of my earliest childhood memories, my mom was a huge fan.
	10:27am VincentNifigance: @queems How did your Mum enjoy the opening set?
	♥ 10:27am Asheville Jon: the instructions would be DUCK AND COVER!
	10:28am Hubig Pie: WFMU would be all talk format
	10:29am queems: @vincent she liked it! she never fights me when i ask to put wfmu on
	♥ 10:29am steveo: [hangs up]
	10:30am VincentNifigance: @queems: Nice one, your mum is cool, tell her we said so!
	♥ 10:31am steveo: did you say "salmon shop"?
	10:32am VincentNifigance: The Emegency Alert system instructions won;t be forthcoming in the event of a real emergency, because everyone would just erupt into a living Heironymous Bosch painting.
	♥ 10:33am mariano: As some comedian pointed out back in the day, where was the Emergency Broadcast System on 9/11? I was in NYC that day, I sure as hell don't remember the EBS doing anything.
	♥ 10:34am steveo: afaik there was no emergency alert on 9/11; also my motorola flip phone was useless
	10:34am slugluv1313: hiya, mariano! yes! i LOVED The Flip Wilson Show when i was a kid -- Geraldine was hysterical! and of course, "The Church of What's Happening Now" :)
	10:35am VincentNifigance: @mariano: Fair point! I suppose when it began it wasn't perceived as an emergency and when it became clear it was, everyone was watching TV, fleeing, or flipped the fuck out.
	10:35am queems: @vincent i will!!
	♥ 10:35am Phillippe Bastille: Nice TC
	10:35am Listener Alexandra: Good morning, Joe! And I just used this Thievery song on a yoga playlist :)
	10:36am slugluv1313: right??? same here, was on my way into Manhattan, had no idea WTF was going on until i got home
	♥ 10:37am Joe McG: @Alex: Nice song to get centered to. :)
	10:37am Mike Wolf: @mariano When the first plane hit, the news etc were still treating it as an accident. When the second plane hit and it became instantly clear it wasn’t an accident, the actual emergency of it became everyone’s awareness in the city. Anyone watching TV or listening to radio was hearing nothing but Twin Towers, an emergency alert would’ve just interrupted whatever reporting was going on moment to moment.
	♥ 10:38am steveo: jo,e what shop was it with the kool n gang photo?
	10:38am Listener Alexandra: TC are yoga playlist gold--they just get overused a bit :(
	♥ 10:39am Joe McG: @steveo: I think it's called Potbelly. Like the stove or pig.
	10:39am queems: my mom is psyched about the bread
	10:39am melinda: Ahh, Bread. Warming us up for the eventual soft rock show.
	10:39am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: I LOVE Bread, 110% Non-Ironically.
	♥ 10:40am steveo: thanks!
	♥ 10:40am Joe McG: @queems: My show appeals to moms everywhere.
	10:42am Listener Alexandra: Including us dog moms :-)
	10:42am queems: LOL THE MOODY BLUES ARE HER FAVE BAND SHE’S FREAKING OUT
	10:42am VincentNifigance: My mum loved Bread!
	♥ 10:42am mariano: "In the event of an actual emergency, we'll quietly bow out and let the news media handle it, after which we'll go back to interrupting your favorite shows once the smoke clears."
	10:42am Roberto: Bloody moos! Noyce.
	♥ 10:42am Phillippe Bastille: @queems you ask to put on FMU? I ask "Do you want a ride or not?"
	10:43am VincentNifigance: @queems get her in an FMU T-shirt.
	10:43am queems: especially 80s moody blues. so so good.
	10:43am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Just curious; do you (WFMU) select the "thumbnail" images that accompany the streaming playlist? I clicked the one for "Bread" and... well, NOT Bread. Not Bread at ALL.
	♥ 10:43am Joe McG: @queems: HA HA HA
	♥ 10:43am Joe McG: @Itzall: Naw, I have nothing to do with it. Does it show a picture of a loaf?
	♥ 10:44am Dominick: nice one
	10:44am queems: @phillippe she’s driving!!! i have to be nice :)
	10:44am melinda: @Itzall I love Bread non-ironically too
	10:45am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: No- (Haha) it went directly to a CD available on Amazon called "Bread and Buddah"! WHUH?!? AND, it was FORTY-EIGHT dollars! I only bought one.
	♥ 10:46am Joe McG: This Country Funk has a loud piercing dentist drill noise on it I didn't notice before. It's not your radio sets, don't worry.
	10:47am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Dear melinda, their song "If" still kills me (maudlin memories). I mean--- "If a man could be two places at one time, I'd be with you.Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way." That's a heady brew!
	♥ 10:47am steveo: I think i found the kool a.t. gang photo on google maps tinyurl.com... (oh sandwich, not salmon haha)
	♥ 10:47am steveo: holy odelay samples, batman!
	10:47am zopa: Ah... so that's where Beck got that guitar figure.
	10:48am Todd-o-phonic Todd: Sounds like the music of the 70's got started with this Country Funk single.
	♥ 10:49am Brian in UK: @zopa, good spot, was playing Odelay only the other day.
	10:50am melinda: I have to say I think it’s possible to enjoy something in earnest and still appreciate any qualities about it that make others like it “ironically “.
	♥ 10:50am Joe McG: @Todd: Maybe so! Or at least the music of the '90s. :)
	♥ 10:54am tim from champaign (now washington): Hey Joe and everybody! Dion's definitely got some 70s smooth moves on this one! This is right up there with Bob Seger's "We Got Tonight".
	♥ 10:55am Hughie Considine: Ha, my FMU live stream is showing me a picture of the other Dion -- Celine.
	♥ 10:55am Hughie Considine: Her early stuff with the Belmonts was great though.
	♥ 10:57am Krys O.: Yay, Jona!
	♥ 10:57am Joe McG: @tim: I like pleas to the Lord, esp. ones that ask Him to make the girl love me.
	♥ 10:58am Brian in UK: So did Dion de Mucchio represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest?
	♥ 11:00am The Oscar: Hahaha-- 11:00 Hagar!!
	11:01am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Dear melinda, case in point (irony/true appreciation)- Herb Alpert. I realize his classic "Whipped Cream, etc.." has become a thrift store joke but I listen to him all the time and NOT because of anything other than enjoyment.
	♥ 11:01am nortonjutland: !!!!!!..all morning Joe
	♥ 11:01am Krys O.: Thought that was Andy Fairweather Low's voice. Had me stumped.
	11:02am Roberto: That should be try TO catch the wind.
	♥ 11:02am Joe McG: Incidentally, I like this Donovan cover unironically.
	♥ 11:02am Krys O.: @Roberto, We should tell Donovan.
	♥ 11:02am Ken From Hyde Park: Hagar!
	♥ 11:03am tim from champaign (now washington): Whoa!!!!!!!! Meatloaf City!
	11:03am slugluv1313: holy crap that is Sammy Hagar?!?!?! yes i actually like this version too!
	11:03am Roberto: I'm activating my Donovan distress signal at this very moment.
	♥ 11:03am Brian in UK: @Krys O. No quite so whiny as AFLs
	11:04am P-90: A perfectly decent Single File.
	11:05am Roberto: I'll try TO tune in for that, Joe!
	♥ 11:07am The Oscar: I feel like WFMU Christmas specials are the antidote for standard-issue holiday music. Looking forward to Double Dip Recess this weekend too!
	♥ 11:07am Brian in UK: Joe, still miss Frank O'Toole around this time on Mondays.
	11:08am melinda: @Itzall I love Herb too, I used to listen to Lonely Bull every day before school as a teen. Tijuana Taxi makes me laugh, though.
	♥ 11:09am Ken From Hyde Park: @The Oscar - It's also the time of year for one of Gaylord's semi-annual Souuuulstice programs, next Sunday.
	♥ 11:09am Asheville Jon: NO JOE, DON'T DO IT!!!
	♥ 11:10am Brian in UK: Talking of bread, just made a fresh loaf and someone has filtched the crust.
	♥ 11:10am steveo: when I was 4 I thought I was the only one who knew about Bread
	♥ 11:10am tim from champaign (now washington): A few years back I was digging through the tapes at a record store in Champaign IL and found a mixing board recording of a Moody Blues show that was recorded in the mid 90s at the university basketball stadium. It was fun to listen to.
	11:11am VincentNifigance: @BrianInUk: I think in the US they call it 'the heel', is that right people?
	11:12am Roberto: Brian, would that someone be of a feline nature?
	♥ 11:12am tim from champaign (now washington): Joe Belock pre-gaming? I find that hard to believe ;)
	11:12am Hubig Pie: My favorite version of Mockingbird was sung by Clark and Ellen Griswold
	♥ 11:13am Brian in UK: @Roberto, no they cannot use the knife (yet), t'was my wife.
	♥ 11:14am tim from champaign (now washington): @Hubig - hahaha!
	11:15am Roberto: Heh, my big boi is quite the bread filcher lately. He recently discovered croissants.
	♥ 11:17am Brian in UK: Croissants, easy pickings. If long-haired, the crumbs will be a giveaway of thievery.
	♥ 11:17am Joe McG: @Brian: Yes, we all miss FXO.
	♥ 11:17am mariano: Ooooh, Pentangle, nice!
	♥ 11:18am tim from champaign (now washington): Pentangle!
	11:26am melinda: @Vincent we do refer to the end piece of the loaf as the heel.
	♥ 11:26am Brian in UK: Joe, this track put me in mind of this stunning set, especially the opening song on the FMU organ. freemusicarchive.org...
	♥ 11:27am Joe McG: @Brian: Stunning is right! Perhaps my favorite WFMU live session of all-time. I encourage everyone to check it out. We put one track from it on our LP this year.
	♥ 11:28am Brian in UK: Thanks Vincertnifigance and Melinda.
	11:29am slugluv1313: lovely, all of this -- especially Pentangle
	♥ 11:32am Andrew_in_WI: Free-formiest show I've ever heard from Joe McG
	11:34am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Joe just "made me" spend more money (Pentangle CD, "Light Flight"/Anthology) on music. This show's expensive.
	♥ 11:34am pantz: When it comes to road-trip music, choosy moms choose Joe McGasko.
	♥ 11:36am Brian in UK: Everyone sit on their hands when listening to this show. It is cheaper.
	♥ 11:36am Joe McG: @Itzall: An almost perfect anthology, you did well and won't be sorry! :)
	♥ 11:38am mariano: Fotheringay! The set just got that much more amazing.
	♥ 11:39am tim from champaign (now washington): I'm spacing at the moment but who was in Fotheringay? Where's Bob Brainen when I need hom?
	♥ 11:40am Brian in UK: Joe McGasko, raising the bar, so how do we reach the beer?
	11:40am slugluv1313: what mariano said :) Sandy Denny was in Fotheringay
	11:40am Itzall ClearD'me Nåu: Merry Christmas to ME, I'll just say "JOE sent it"!
	♥ 11:42am Joe McG: Aww, shucks!
	♥ 11:43am tim from champaign (now washington): That's about the best samba title ever.
	♥ 11:43am Summer and Michael and Sylvia: Good morning, Joe!
	11:45am Carmichael: I believe Trevor Lucas and John Kirkpatrick were also in Fotheringay. Good morning, Joe!
	♥ 11:46am Joe McG: @carm: Just Trevor, actually! Hi, S&M!
	♥ 11:47am Yes: this is nice. hi all
	♥ 11:49am mariano: @tim: Fotheringay was Sandy Denny's group after Fairport.
	♥ 11:49am mariano: Oops, @slugluv already answered that one I see!
	♥ 11:50am tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks for the Fotheringay info!
	11:50am melinda: Love this set
	♥ 11:55am Joe McG: Hey everybody, thanks for listening and commenting. I'll see you next week with a Christmas Single File. It won't be painful, I promise. :)
	11:55am queems: thanks joe!! this has been so excellent!
	11:56am P-90: Thanks, Joe McG!
	♥ 11:56am 12539: Thanks, Joe!
	11:56am David: wow this Ernie Graham song... Haven't heard of him, but just wow this song alone we all should know who he is.
	♥ 11:57am pantz: Great show, Joe. I look forward to some offbeat Xmas songs next week.
	♥ 11:58am mariano: Thank you Joe, bye everyone!
	♥ 11:58am Yes: thank you, joe. love this ernie track , too
	♥ 11:59am tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks Joe!
	♥ 12:00pm steveo: Wonderful! Thanks for the show!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from December 16, 2019

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