Serious Moonlight Sonatas with Carol: Playlist from October 18, 2020

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Men Without Hats	Pop Goes The World   → "Pop Goes The World" by "Men Without Hats"	A-side single	Mercury	1987		also the title of 3rd album by this Montreal band with brothers Ivan Doroschuk (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming) & Stefan Doroschuk (backing vocals, bass)			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Kraftwerk	Autobahn   → "Autobahn" by "Kraftwerk"	7" single	Vertigo	1974		The 7" single version of "Autobahn" became an international hit, reaching # 11 in the UK, # 12 in both Canada and the Netherlands, & # 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart / The song "Autobahn" features both untreated and vocoded vocals; the remaining tracks on the "Autobahn" album are purely instrumental. For the album, they used a Minimoog, an ARP Odyssey, an EMS Synthi AKS, a Farfisa Professional Piano and various devices of their own design, such as their electronic drums. / Germany’s Autobahn, or Bundesautobahn, specifically the 555, is known for its near-straight path and high speeds. Completed in 1932, the freeway connects Cologne and Bonn, and was the first of its kind. Like the rest of the Autobahn network, it is a flat and efficient monument to wheeled machines.			0:03:30 (Pop-up)
Donna Summer	I Feel Love   → "I Feel Love" by "Donna Summer"	7" single	Casablanca	1977		orig released as the B-side of "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over" - only later was it switched to the A-side / Whereas most disco recordings had been backed by orchestras, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Belotte produced "I Feel Love" with a Moog Modular 3P synthesizer borrowed from the classical composer Eberhard Schoener. It was recorded on a 16-track tape recorder, with the various parts played on a sequencer. As the Moog went out of tune quickly, it had to be recorded in bursts of 20 or 30 seconds before being retuned. To create the hi-hat sound, they took white noise generated by the Moog and processed it with an envelope. As the Moog could not create a satisfactory kick drum sound, the kick was played on a drum kit by session drummer Keith Forsey. Aside from Summer's vocals, the kick drum is the only element of the song not played by a machine. Moroder composed the backing track and bassline before the melody. He introduced variety by altering the key at regular intervals and layering Summer's vocals. / The track was co-written by Moroder (music) & Belotte (lyrics).			0:06:51 (Pop-up)
John Foxx	Underpass   → "Underpass" by "John Foxx"	7" single	Virgin	1980		Foxx used several synths and other keyboards on his debut solo album, "Metamatic," of which "Underpass" was one of the tracks: The main synths used were the Arp Odyssey & Roland CR-78. He also used: Farfisa String Synth; MiniMoog; Hammond B-3; Hohner Clavinet; & Upright piano (out of tune Pathway monster)			0:10:53 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Art Decade   → "Art Decade" by "David Bowie"	B-side single	RCA Victor	1977		b-side to "Breaking Glass" / with Eduard Meyer (on cello), David Bowie (on percussion [Pre-arranged], piano, chamberlin [Chamberlain], guitar, synthesizer [Synthetic Strings]), & Brian Eno (on piano, synthesizer [Mini-Moog], chamberlin [Chamberlain], synthesizer [E.M.I.])			0:14:19 (Pop-up)
Duran Duran	Save A Prayer   → "Save A Prayer" by "Duran Duran"	7" single	EMI	1982		Duran Duran was formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978 by Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor. Duffy left in 1979. With the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related) and lead singer Simon Le Bon, the band formed. / Nick Rhodes played the Roland SH-2 and CSQ-100 synths on this track			0:17:47 (Pop-up)
Harold Faltermeyer	Axel F   → "Axel F" by "Harold Faltermeyer"	7" single	MCA	1984		This track's melody line was originally played on a Roland Jupiter-8 combined with the counterpoint/contrary motion Moog Modular bassline and Linndrum beat			0:21:11 (Pop-up)
Herbie Hancock	Rockit   → "Rockit" by "Herbie Hancock"	7" single	CBS	1983		A Rhodes Chroma synth was used for the lead and phasey lines on this track. Also used a Fairlight CMI (this video shows how this is "played": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOlPCpSmhRM), & the Oberheim DMX and Roland TR-808 drum machines			0:24:12 (Pop-up)
Robert Görl	Mit Dir (With You)   → "Mit Dir (With You)" by "Robert Görl"	7" single	Mute	1983					0:27:50 (Pop-up)
Gershon Kingsley	Pop Corn   → "Pop Corn" by "Gershon Kingsley"	7" single	Audio Fidelity	1969		Kingsley was most famous for this 1969 song “Popcorn,” which was one of the first electronic singles to hit the airwaves. The song became a hit for the group Hot Butter in 1972, and Crazy Frog revived it again in 2005. (Aphex Twin and Muse have covered it, too). In 1967, Kingsley staged a performance with John Cage where he improvised tape-recorder sounds while Cage read work by Buckminster Fuller. Kingsley went on to form the First Moog Quartet in 1970—the first ensemble of synthesizers. Their October 1970 performance at Carnegie Hall was the venue’s first live performance of synthesized music. In the 1980s, Kingsley moved from the Moog to digital synthesizers like the Fairlight CMI and the Synclavier II.			0:31:22 (Pop-up)
Yello	I Love You   → "I Love You" by "Yello"	7" single	Stiff	1983					0:33:38 (Pop-up)
Yellow Magic Orchestra	Behind The Mask   → "Behind The Mask" by "Yellow Magic Orchestra"	7" single	A&M	1980					0:36:53 (Pop-up)
The Cars	Why Can't I Have You   → "Why Can't I Have You" by "The Cars"	7" single	Elektra	1984					0:40:29 (Pop-up)
Howard Jones	New Song   → "New Song" by "Howard Jones"	7" single	WEA	1983					0:44:23 (Pop-up)
Eurythmics	Love Is A Stranger   → "Love Is A Stranger" by "Eurythmics"	7" single	RCA	1982					0:48:33 (Pop-up)
A-ha	Take On Me   → "Take On Me" by "A-ha"	7" single	Warner	1985		trio formed in Oslo / Morten Harket : vocals; Paul Waaktaar-Savoy: guitar, vocals; & Magne Furuholmen : keyboards, vocals / Mags played a Yamaha DX7 on this track			0:52:07 (Pop-up)
Fad Gadget	Life On The Line   → "Life On The Line" by "Fad Gadget"	7"	Mute	1982					0:56:03 (Pop-up)
Japan	Ghosts   → "Ghosts" by "Japan"	7" single	Virgin	1981					1:00:00 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Tangerine Dream	Grind   → "Grind" by "Tangerine Dream"	7" single	MCA	1977					1:02:52 (Pop-up)
Goblin	Profondo Rosso   → "Profondo Rosso" by "Goblin"	7" single	Cinevox	1975					1:12:52 (Pop-up)
Telex	Moscow Diskow   → "Moscow Diskow" by "Telex"	7" single	Vogue	1979					1:15:35 (Pop-up)
Cybotron	Alleys Of Your Mind   → "Alleys Of Your Mind" by "Cybotron"	7" single	Deep Space	1981		First record by Detroit-based duo Juan Atkins and Richard (Rik) Davis (AKA 3070)			1:18:52 (Pop-up)
Peter Gabriel	Shock The Monkey   → "Shock The Monkey" by "Peter Gabriel"	7" single	Geffen	1982					1:22:23 (Pop-up)
Kim Wilde	Chequered Love   → "Chequered Love" by "Kim Wilde"	7" single	EMI	1981					1:26:23 (Pop-up)
Sigue Sigue Sputnik	Love Missile F1-11   → "Love Missile F1-11" by "Sigue Sigue Sputnik"	7" single	Parlophone	1986					1:29:44 (Pop-up)
Dead Or Alive	What I Want   → "What I Want" by "Dead Or Alive"	7" single	Epic	1983					1:33:53 (Pop-up)
Vangelis	Dervish D   → "Dervish D" by "Vangelis"	7" single	RCA	1977					1:37:29 (Pop-up)
Almost Alone / Les Nessman	Blue City / Rod-Riguez   → "Blue City / Rod-Riguez" by "Almost Alone / Les Ne...	7" single / WKRP In Cincinnati (tv series)	Family	1984					1:40:34 (Pop-up)
The Psychedelic Furs	Love My Way   → "Love My Way" by "The Psychedelic Furs"	7" single	CBS	1982		this was the 1st single from their 3rd studio album, "Forever Now." The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, who you also hear playing marimba on "Love My Way" / Richard Butler had a specific audience in mind when he penned the lyrics to this song. He explained this in an interview with Creem in 1983: "It's basically addressed to people who are fucked up about their sexuality, and says 'Don't worry about it.' It was originally written for gay people." (Holdship, Bill (Creem, February 1983). "The Psychedelic Furs: Sugar Cubes For The New Depression".)			1:44:42 (Pop-up)
Tin Tin	Kiss Me (1982 version)   → "Kiss Me (1982 version)" by "Tin Tin"	7" single		1982					1:47:54 (Pop-up)
Pseudo Echo	Listening   → "Listening" by "Pseudo Echo"	7" single	EMI	1983					1:51:13 (Pop-up)
Prince / Johnny Fever	1999 / I'd Prefer An All-Hawaiian Format   → "1999 / I'd Prefer An All-Hawaiian Format" by "Pri...	7" single / WKRP In Cincinnati (tv series)	Warner	1982					1:54:03 (Pop-up)
Sparks	The Number One Song In Heaven   → "The Number One Song In Heaven" by "Sparks"	7" single	Virgin	1979					1:58:19 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Pet Shop Boys	West End Girls   → "West End Girls" by "Pet Shop Boys"								2:00:40 (Pop-up)
Dali's Car	The Judgement is the Mirror   → "The Judgement is the Mirror" by "Dali's Car"	7" single	Paradox	1984		AKA Peter Murphy & Mich Karn / Although he did not drive (Dali's wife Gala or his chauffeur Artur Caminada drove for him), Salvador Dalí felt a great fascination for cars. They appear in many of his works such as Bather (1924), Imperial Monument to the Woman-Child (1929), Paranoiac-Critical Solitude (1935), Debris of an Automobile Giving Birth to a Blind Horse Biting a Telephone (1938) or Cars dressed (1941). In the 1970s, the Japanese carmaker Datsun Motor Company commissioned 4 contemporary artists to publicize their models in the US market, one of the chosen painters was Salvador Dalí who created a drawing with ink, watercolor, and collage that was reproduced in the press of the time. Currently, this painting can be seen at the Salvador Dalí Museum of St. Petersburg, Florida (on loan by its owner Nissan North America Inc.). As part of the payment, Dalí received a Datsun 180B Wagon, an extremely rare car in those years in Spain, and which is currently exhibited in the courtyard of Púbol Castle. This vehicle was used by the service to go to make orders and remained for many years closed in a barn until the Fundació Gala i Salvador Dalí bought it and restored it. Also, an advertisement for television was filmed, inspired by the Persistence of Memory picture, in which a Datsun appears inside the painting with a Dalí as a passenger, while a voice-over explains the properties of the vehicle combined with the painter's comments. See the ad here: https://vimeo.com/289509453			2:09:18 (Pop-up)
The Human League	Being Boiled   → "Being Boiled" by "The Human League"	7" single	Fast Product	1978					2:13:10 (Pop-up)
Gary Numan	Cars   → "Cars" by "Gary Numan"	7" single	Beggars Banquet	1979					2:16:56 (Pop-up)
Simple Minds	I Travel   → "I Travel" by "Simple Minds"	7" single	Arista	1980					2:20:37 (Pop-up)
Yaz/Yazoo	Don't Go   → "Don't Go" by "Yaz/Yazoo"	7" single	Mute	1982		written by Vince Clarke			2:24:32 (Pop-up)
Berlin	Metro   → "Metro" by "Berlin"	7" single	M.A.O.	1981					2:27:53 (Pop-up)
Visage	Fade To Grey   → "Fade To Grey" by "Visage"	7" single	Polydor	1981					2:31:42 (Pop-up)
Michael Jackson	Thriller   → "Thriller" by "Michael Jackson"	7" single	Epic	1982		track written by Rod Temperton / A Roland Jupiter 8 synth was used for the intro to this track. In addition, the Synclavier II (released in the late 70s) was for the church organ sound in this song. This synth was manufactured by Vermont company New England Digital and cost a massive $200,000.			2:38:52 (Pop-up)
Les Rita Mitdouko	Marcia Baila   → "Marcia Baila" by "Les Rita Mitdouko"	7" single	Virgin	1984		this single was produced by Conny Plank & Les Rita Mitdouko (French duo Catherine Ringer & Fred Chichin) and went to # 2 in the French singles chart in 1984 / "Marcia Baila" is an homage to the Argentine choreographer and dancer Marcia Moretto, with whom Catherine Ringer had studied and performed in the 1970s.			2:39:36 (Pop-up)
OMD	Enola Gay   → "Enola Gay" by "OMD"	7" single	Epic	1980					2:43:55 (Pop-up)
Thompson Twins	Runaway   → "Runaway" by "Thompson Twins"	7" single	T	1982					2:47:15 (Pop-up)
Peter Howell And The BBC Radiophonic Workshop	Doctor Who   → "Doctor Who" by "Peter Howell And The BBC Radiopho...	7" single	BBC	1980		for Ruth!!			2:50:39 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Talk Talk	Talk Talk   → "Talk Talk" by "Talk Talk"	7" single							2:57:18 (Pop-up)
Depeche Mode	Shake The Disease   → "Shake The Disease" by "Depeche Mode"	7" single	Mute	1985		written by Martin Gore			2:58:08 (Pop-up)