WFMU: Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 24, 2020

Listener comments!
	♥ 3:01pm Sem: Hello, Larry. Ears wide open to receive the spirit.
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Sem!
	♥ 3:02pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Larry and everyone
	3:02pm Erica: Happy holidays Testifiers!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Matt!
	♥ 3:02pm doctorjazz: Hello Testifiers!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Erica!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	♥ 3:03pm WR: Funky16Corners in the house!
	♥ 3:03pm Funky16Corners: WR!
	♥ 3:04pm Matt from New Orleans: I prefer the longer album version that was released later on
	🥁 ♥ 3:04pm dutchtheo: Testify! Larry! Hip hoppers!
	♥ 3:04pm Funky16Corners: Theo!
	♥ 3:06pm Matt from New Orleans: Starting out strong
	♥ 3:06pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I have a Euro Best Of that has Hot Pants Pts 1-3
	3:07pm Erica: My stomach hurts.
	♥ 3:07pm Matt from New Orleans: The version I’m referring to is on In The Jungle Groove
	♥ 3:07pm Funky16Corners: From the music???
	3:07pm Erica: Not feeling too well. I hope to feel better on Christmas day.
	♥ 3:08pm Funky16Corners: I hope you feel better for Christmas.
	3:08pm rich the greeb: Hell yeah!! Eddie Bo!!
	♥ 3:09pm Funky16Corners: Hey Rich!
	♥ 3:10pm coelacanth∅: greetings Larry and all
	♥ 3:11pm Funky16Corners: C! Long time no C!
	♥ 3:11pm Funky16Corners: Is that one of those crazy four horned goats?
	♥ 3:12pm coelacanth∅: great to be here!
	3:12pm Erica: Me too Larry.
	♥ 3:15pm coelacanth∅: jacob sheep Larry, but an especially badass one! most people call it a goat
	3:16pm Erica: I don't blame you for not being in the spirit this year Larry. 2020 has been an awful year. And it's taking too long to end.
	♥ 3:16pm coelacanth∅: i Love Odetta
	3:17pm Jeff g. via app: Don’t touch the DJ!
	♥ 3:17pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - This year has been a DRAG
	♥ 3:18pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:18pm CupcakeJenny: Hi everyone! Merry Xmas!
	♥ 3:19pm Funky16Corners: Hi Jenny! (tuning in on the second floor of the Testify! broadcast compound)
	♥ 3:19pm Funky16Corners: here it comes...
	3:19pm Jeff g. via app: Should we still jump on it, or nah?
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from New Orleans: Hi Jenny
	♥ 3:20pm Funky16Corners: If you feel the spirit, jump!
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from New Orleans: Also Kris Holmes’ theme music
	♥ 3:21pm Funky16Corners: Speaking of theme music...
	♥ 3:22pm coelacanth∅: show's ending early!
	♥ 3:22pm Funky16Corners: I said I was saving some of the heavy shit for this week!
	♥ 3:23pm Funky16Corners: One of the main parts of Uncle Michael's intro
	3:23pm βrian: Makes for good compost.
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Hi Larry! What a fun show this is. And this Honeydrippers sounds familiar. Doesn’t Uncle Michael use this riff as a bumper?
	♥ 3:24pm Funky16Corners: Hi Wendy! Yes indeed!
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Oops. You answered as I was asking! Thank you.
	♥ 3:25pm Funky16Corners: No probs!
	♥ 3:28pm coelacanth∅: hmm now i'm confused. that song was someone's closing song every week, and i misremembered it as testify! ...but what show is it? - i'm usually good at this!
	♥ 3:28pm Matt from New Orleans: Babe Ruth is always such a random sample to me but cool that material can be found anywhere I guess
	♥ 3:28pm coelacanth∅: ...oh i think Kris Holmes
	♥ 3:28pm Funky16Corners: The early DJs were masters of pulling funky sounds from all over the map, especially David Mancuso
	♥ 3:29pm coelacanth∅: (impeach the president)
	♥ 3:29pm Funky16Corners: There's a 45 length edit of this part of the song, pulled from the soundtrack music of For a Few Dollars More
	♥ 3:31pm coelacanth∅: ha! so you actually played Kris' opening and closing songs back to back!
	3:32pm Erica: I'm back. Had to get my Chinese food.
	♥ 3:32pm Funky16Corners: Don't tell him! He'll set his NZ/TX posse on me!
	3:33pm wendy del formaggio: Whenever I hear “Scorpio,” images of hip 70s people dancing on Soul Train scroll through my mind. It’s lovely.
	♥ 3:34pm Funky16Corners: I was 9 when this came out and loved hearing it on the radio!
	♥ 3:34pm Funky16Corners: Funk Brother Bob Babbitt getting the shout-out there
	♥ 3:35pm WR: For some reason Kris stopped playing Impeach the President for closing his show several months ago.
	3:36pm wendy del formaggio: Yes! I love “Machine Gun”! The funkiest.
	3:36pm CupcakeJenny: Cue Boogie nights montage
	♥ 3:36pm Funky16Corners: This Commodores jam used to great effect in Boogie Nights
	♥ 3:36pm Funky16Corners: I see my wife beat me to the punch!
	3:37pm CupcakeJenny: Mind meld we cross posted
	♥ 3:37pm Funky16Corners: Yes!
	♥ 3:37pm coelacanth∅: WR maybe he realised impeaching him wasn't nearly as much as he deserved!
	♥ 3:38pm coelacanth∅: (deserves)
	♥ 3:38pm Funky16Corners: Does anyone have a record called Send the President to Mars?
	♥ 3:39pm Funky16Corners: Another one used to great effect in a soundtrack (this one in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood)
	♥ 3:41pm Funky16Corners: As sampled in several Arby's commercials...
	♥ 3:41pm coelacanth∅: Larry haha! - he's not worth the energy though
	3:44pm Otto: Did I miss the egg nog?
	♥ 3:44pm Funky16Corners: Hey Otto!
	♥ 3:45pm Funky16Corners: Plenty of tasty Christmas Eve jams on the way!
	♥ 3:46pm Funky16Corners: I had something pop up this afternoon that made me think I'll have to do a Volume 3 of Freed Samples
	♥ 3:51pm Funky16Corners: Lafayette Afro Rock Band, originated in Long Island, recorded this in Paris!
	♥ 3:54pm Sem: Smokin' set, Larry. Gotta sit down and rehydrate.
	♥ 3:54pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Sem!
	3:56pm Erica: Funky Fanfare (Small group) was featured in redrawn colorized cartoons by Radio and Television Packagers.
	♥ 3:57pm Funky16Corners: That was it's original appearance under that title. It was out as Soul Thing in 1968 by Keith Mansfield and then by Tony Newman. There's actually another KPM version,
	♥ 3:58pm Matt from New Orleans: Lots of hard hitters today
	3:58pm Erica: I believe it was a redrawn colorized Mutt and Jeff cartoon. It was how I discovered KPM music.
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: They used some KPM themes in Spongebob
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - More to come!
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: The last four songs in this set out to set your hair on fire.
	4:02pm Heave Starris: I'll be the judge of that,pal. Now, wait; i've gotta get myself connected.
	4:02pm Heave Starris: I'll be the judge of that,pal. Now, wait; i've gotta get myself connected.
	♥ 4:03pm Funky16Corners: The first time I heard this record it blew my mind. I had no idea that Connected was built on a sample (and hi Heave!)
	4:03pm Erica: I think the stock music was intentional for Spongebob though. But that's just a guess.
	4:04pm Heave Starris: No group who looked as scruffy and homeless as Stereo MCs could ever have come up with a groove like this
	4:04pm Erica: Might be to cut costs on original music too.
	♥ 4:06pm Funky16Corners: I wish the vibes were higher in the mix on this one. They really add a nice bit of texture.
	4:06pm SquigY0: Merry XMAS eve Larry and All!
	♥ 4:06pm Funky16Corners: SquigY0!
	♥ 4:07pm Funky16Corners: Dancing in my seat!
	♥ 4:08pm coelacanth∅: people who look scruffy and homeless to some other people can't possibly have talent. - i learn something new every day.
	♥ 4:10pm WR: Did not realize that the "it takes two" phrase was from a sample!
	♥ 4:10pm Funky16Corners: Oh yeah!
	4:10pm SquigY0: yooooooooou
	4:11pm Heave Starris: i was actually trying to entice coel from out of his dirty little crevice; low and behold, up he pops with anutha of his world renowned spiteful comments. I am truly honoured
	♥ 4:11pm Funky16Corners: Play nice everyone...
	4:13pm Heave Starris: yeah coel, it's xmas!!! didnt noone buy u any presents this year?
	♥ 4:21pm Funky16Corners: Idris Muhammad on the drums on this classic!
	4:21pm Erica: I love Bob James's music.
	♥ 4:21pm Funky16Corners: The theme from TAXI!
	♥ 4:22pm Funky16Corners: I wanted to play this on the CTI special but I knew I had to save it for this show
	🥁 ♥ 4:23pm Jeff Golick: Did you play "Mardi Gras" on that show?
	♥ 4:24pm Funky16Corners: I did not, but I think that's another vote for Volume 3!
	♥ 4:24pm Funky16Corners: Great record, too!
	🥁 ♥ 4:25pm Jeff Golick: Oh yeah! (Though "Nautilus" is probably the better overall song/performance.)
	♥ 4:26pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry & Santa seekers.
	♥ 4:27pm Funky16Corners: Hey Brian!
	♥ 4:28pm Matt from New Orleans: Cardova going to make an appearance?
	♥ 4:28pm Funky16Corners: Not today. More Volume 3 material
	4:29pm SquigY0: wow sometimes these shows make themselves eh? :D
	♥ 4:30pm Matt from New Orleans: I just like the title to the MC Lyte song that samples it but it definitely is NSFW plus it’s a great groove
	♥ 4:30pm Funky16Corners: NSFW is SFGTDR
	♥ 4:31pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - It works if I have the records in question!
	4:31pm SquigY0: Larry you have EVERYTHING :D
	4:31pm Erica: Sounds like Carl Wheezer from Jimmy Neutron when the guy sings the high notes. hahaha!
	♥ 4:31pm Funky16Corners: Not yet...not yet.
	♥ 4:32pm Matt from New Orleans: Here’s a list that Kon & Amir did ten years ago with what they thought are the 50 greatest samples www.complex.com...
	♥ 4:32pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'll have to play it for Miles to see what he thinks
	4:34pm Erica: Speaking of Miles, will you watch his Christmas video tomorrow?
	♥ 4:35pm Funky16Corners: Of course! I await it eagerly!
	4:36pm Erica: The Thanksgiving one with the monkeys was weirdly entertaining.
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I've only played five of those!
	♥ 4:37pm coelacanth∅: got to sign off early Larry Great to hear you again! have a happy whatever you have!
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - Did you watch it with the subtitles on?
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: Bye C! Merry Christmas!
	4:37pm Erica: Yes I did.
	♥ 4:38pm Funky16Corners: Good!
	♥ 4:38pm coelacanth∅: ... and as long as no one mentions his role model ronaldwhackdonald trump you wont be hearing from the troll again today
	♥ 4:38pm coelacanth∅: (except i just did. sorry)
	♥ 4:39pm Funky16Corners: No probs!
	♥ 4:40pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'm very proud of Miles. He's talented and has a great sense of humor, highly developed for a 16 year old
	4:40pm Erica: Indeed. He has a career ahead of him.
	♥ 4:41pm Funky16Corners: Did you see, he did the art for the Christmas Special?
	4:42pm Erica: Saw that too Larry.
	♥ 4:43pm Funky16Corners: This is another CTI/Kudu gem I saved for today's show
	♥ 4:46pm WR: I've always liked that Timmy Thomas song, since I first heard it in the 70s. Surprised I never got his album.
	♥ 4:47pm Funky16Corners: Big fave of mine, too. His early 45s for Goldwax are amazing. Very different from that one
	4:52pm SquigY0: NOBODY LOOOOVES MEEEEEE
	♥ 4:52pm Funky16Corners: WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
	♥ 4:52pm WR: Will look those up. Don't know other early material by him.
	♥ 4:53pm Matt from New Orleans: If we ever get to the Ts WR, I’m sure you’ll hear one
	♥ 4:54pm Matt from New Orleans: Thanks Larry. Part 2 was great. Happy Holidays everyone.
	♥ 4:56pm WR: I'm surprised Julie left the 2 hours before Explorers Room open but I'm sure she would have given you 30 minutes if you asked.
	♥ 4:56pm Brian in UK: Good work, Larry. Happy days.
	♥ 4:57pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Brian! Matt!
	4:58pm SquigY0: /me do the boogaloo
	4:58pm SquigY0: Thanks Larry! Merry Christmas all!
	🥁 ♥ 4:58pm Jeff Golick: Thanks! Happy! Merry!
	♥ 4:58pm Funky16Corners: Thanks SquigY0! Jeff!
	♥ 4:59pm Funky16Corners: Stick around!
	4:59pm Erica: Im ready for the Christmas music.
	🥁 ♥ 4:59pm dutchtheo: Thanks, Larry, go ahead!
	♥ 5:00pm Funky16Corners: Here we go!
	♥ 5:03pm Brian in UK: Best Otis for me. Less is more.
	♥ 5:04pm Funky16Corners: Great 45, too, with Merry Christmas Baby on the flip
	5:05pm Erica: Bah humbug haha!
	♥ 5:06pm Funky16Corners: I love that it's Jacob and Robert Marley!
	♥ 5:08pm Funky16Corners: BTW that's Phil Crosby, not Bill Cosby
	5:09pm Erica: Frosty the Snowman
	♥ 5:09pm Funky16Corners: Yes! Jimmy Durante!
	🥁 ♥ 5:10pm Jeff Golick: Still my favorite show on TV.
	♥ 5:10pm Funky16Corners: One of mine, too!
	♥ 5:10pm WR: Amazing artifact, vintage Bob Hope Xmas special, have not heard or seen since the 60s. Likely what they showed us on TV was much tamer than what they did for the troops.
	♥ 5:10pm Funky16Corners: They probably had to keep Raquel Welch under armed guard
	♥ 5:11pm Funky16Corners: Coming up, my favorite line in A Christmas Carol, 'I am mortal, I may fall...'
	♥ 5:12pm Funky16Corners: Apparently Herbie doesn't like to make toys
	♥ 5:16pm Funky16Corners: I added Miles's artwork!
	5:16pm ratso: This is a Christmas Eve Highlight!
	♥ 5:17pm Funky16Corners: Hey Ratso! Glad you're digging it!
	5:17pm CupcakeJenny: A choo choo!
	♥ 5:17pm Funky16Corners: I've loved that line since I first heard it as an 8 year old
	♥ 5:18pm Funky16Corners: For the Schitt's Creek fans in the room!
	5:18pm CupcakeJenny: How could you Mrs Dingle!!!!
	♥ 5:19pm Funky16Corners: DINKY!
	5:19pm CupcakeJenny: Oh yeah dinky
	5:19pm ratso: She's always been able to nail parody! I love her in so many roles. Especially as Gail in After Hours, though.
	♥ 5:20pm Funky16Corners: Great comedian and actress!
	♥ 5:21pm Funky16Corners: Despite what I used to hear, this is apparently bassist/producer Chip Douglas sounding like Gram Parsons (with Linda Ronstadt)
	♥ 5:22pm Brian in UK: Really?
	♥ 5:23pm Funky16Corners: Yes, I used to swear it was Gram, but the liner notes to the Turtles Complete 45s says it's Chip singing
	♥ 5:24pm Funky16Corners: Right in the feels, every single time for like 55 years...
	5:24pm ratso: Interesting tidbit
	5:24pm ratso: That's what christmas is all about charlie brown.
	♥ 5:25pm Funky16Corners: Gotta watch that again this weekend.
	5:26pm ratso: OK, Larry, you have a new fan. A Monkees deep cut. nice.
	♥ 5:26pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Ratso! Welcome aboard!
	♥ 5:29pm Funky16Corners: That's it! Merry Christmas everyone! See you next week!
	5:29pm Erica: The show is over already?
	5:29pm ratso: Cheers and Happy Hollow Days!
	5:30pm CupcakeJenny: Merry Christmas all!!!!
	♥ 5:30pm WR: Thank you Larry!
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: 30 minutes!
	♥ 5:30pm Brian in UK: Phew
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: Thanks WR!
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: That's how I'm doing it from now on. 30 minutes.

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 24, 2020

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December 24, 2020: Testify! - Freed Samples Part Two - Plus!! The First Annual Testify! 30 Minute Christmas Special!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Approx. start time
Funky16Corners	Testify! Intro "Testify! Intro" by "Funky16Corners"	Best of Funky16Corners Volume One	Funky16Corners	2017	MP3		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
James Brown	Hot Pants "Hot Pants" by "James Brown"	45RPM Single	People	1971	45	Sampled in: Eric B and Rakim’s “Paid in Full”	0:01:25 (Pop-up)
Syl Johnson	Different Strokes "Different Strokes" by "Syl Johnson"	45RPM Single	Twilight	1967	45	Public Enemy’s “Fear of a Black Planet” and dozens more	0:04:30 (Pop-up)
Eddie Bo	Hook and Sling Pt1 "Hook and Sling Pt1" by "Eddie Bo"	45RPM Single	Scram	1969	45	Schoolly D’s “Am I Black Enough for You?”	0:06:45 (Pop-up)
Odetta	Hit Or Miss "Hit Or Miss" by "Odetta"	Odetta Sings	Polydor	1970	LP	DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist ‘Brainfreeze’	0:09:21 (Pop-up)

Incredible Bongo Band	Apache "Apache" by "Incredible Bongo Band"	Bongo Rock	Pride	1970	LP	Sugarhill Gang ‘Apache Rap’ and dozens more	0:17:00 (Pop-up)
Honeydrippers	Impeach the President	45RPM Single	Alaga	1973	45	Digable Planets’s “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) dozens more	0:21:37 (Pop-up)
Babe Ruth	The Mexican "The Mexican" by "Babe Ruth"	First Base	Harvest	1972	LP	Afrika Bambaata ‘Planet Rock’	0:25:36 (Pop-up)
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band	Scorpio	45RPM Single	Sussex	1971	45	Public Enemy’s “Night of the Living Baseheads” and many more	0:31:16 (Pop-up)
Commodores	Machine Gun "Machine Gun" by "Commodores"	The Commodores	Motown	1974	LP	Beastie Boys ‘Hey Ladies’	0:35:34 (Pop-up)
Village Callers	Hector "Hector" by "Village Callers"	45RPM Single	Rampart	1968	45	Beastie Boys ‘Blue Nun’ / Ice Cube ‘Jackin’ For Beats’	0:38:09 (Pop-up)
Dave and Ansil Collins	Double Barrel	45RPM Single	Techniques	1970	45	Special Ed ‘I’m The Maginificent’	0:40:41 (Pop-up)
Johnny Hammond Smith	Shifting Gears	45RPM Single	Milestone	1975	45	Jungle Brothers ‘Sunshine’ / Stetsasonic ‘In Full Gear’	0:43:25 (Pop-up)
Lafayette Afro Rock Band	Hihache "Hihache" by "Lafayette Afro Rock Band"	12" Single	Editions Makossa	1974	12"	Biz Markie’s “Nobody Beats the Biz”/ LL Cool J’s “Jinglin' Baby” 2 dozen more	0:47:50 (Pop-up)
Keith Mansfield and Alan Hawkshaw	Funky Fanfare	KPM 1043 Beat Incidental	KPM	1969	LP	Danger Doom “Old School”	0:54:43 (Pop-up)
Cymande	Bra "Bra" by "Cymande"	45RPM Single	Janus	1972	45	De la Soul’s “Change in Speak”/ DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat”	0:56:10 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Bo Horne	Let Me Be Your Lover	45RPM Single	Sunshine Sound	1978	45	Stereo MCs Connected	1:01:10 (Pop-up)
Grant Green	Sookie Sookie "Sookie Sookie" by "Grant Green"	45RPM Single	Blue Note	1970	45	US3 Tukka Yoots Riddim	1:04:22 (Pop-up)
Lyn Collins (the Female Preacher)	Think (About It)	45RPM Single	People	1972	45	Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock’s “It Takes Two” and about 100 others	1:06:52 (Pop-up)
Freddie Scott	You Got (What I Need)	45RPM Single	Shout	1968	45	Biz Markie ‘Just a Friend’	1:10:04 (Pop-up)

Bob James	Nautilus "Nautilus" by "Bob James"	One	CTI	1970	LP	Soul II Soul “Jazzie’s Groove” / Eric B and Rakim’s “Follow the Leader”	1:20:22 (Pop-up)
Melvin Bliss	Synthetic Substitution	45RPM Single	Sunburst	1973	45	Naughty by Nature’s “O.P.P.” and dozens more	1:25:18 (Pop-up)
20th Century Steel Band	Heaven And Hell Is On Earth	Warm Heart Cold Steel	United Artists	1975	LP	Jennifer Lopez ‘Jenny From the Block’	1:28:43 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Smith	8 Counts For Rita "8 Counts For Rita" by "Jimmy Smith"	Unfinished Business	Mercury	1978	LP	DJ Shadow ‘The Numbers Song’	1:33:35 (Pop-up)
Timmy Thomas	Why Can't We Love Together	45RPM Single	Glades	1972	45	Drake 'Hotline Bling'	1:38:51 (Pop-up)
Johnny Hammond Smith	Big Sur Suite	Higher Ground	Kudu	1974	LP	Beastie Boys ‘Pass The Mic’	1:42:19 (Pop-up)
Lao Schifrin	Danube Incident "Danube Incident" by "Lao Schifrin"	More Mission Impossible	Paramount	1969	LP	Portishead ‘Sour Times’	1:51:20 (Pop-up)

Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers	I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)	45RPM Single	Like	1966	45		1:57:29 (Pop-up)
Testify! First Annual 30 Minute Christmas Special!
Miles Grogan	Testify! 30 Minute Christmas Special!		Funky16Corners	2020	MP3		2:15:24 (Pop-up)
Otis Redding	White Christmas "White Christmas" by "Otis Redding"	45RPM Single	Atco	1968	45		2:01:25 (Pop-up)
Kevin Kline (as Calvin Fischoeder)	Bourbon	Bob's Burgers	Bootleg	2016	MP3		2:08:59 (Pop-up)
Soulful Strings	Jingle Bells "Jingle Bells" by "Soulful Strings"	The Magic of Christmas	Cadet	1968	LP		2:12:38 (Pop-up)
Catherine O'Hara (as Dusty Towne)	The Dusty Towne Holiday Special	SCTV	Bootleg	1978	MP3		2:17:23 (Pop-up)
The Christmas Spirit	Will You Still Believe In Me	45RPM Single	White Whale	1968	45		2:20:25 (Pop-up)
Monkees	Riu Chiu "Riu Chiu" by "Monkees"	Rarities	Colgems	1967	CD		2:24:58 (Pop-up)
Douglas Leedy	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	A Very Merry Electric Christmas To You!	Capitol	1969	LP		2:27:09 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 3:01pm Sem: Hello, Larry. Ears wide open to receive the spirit.
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Sem!
	♥ 3:02pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Larry and everyone
	3:02pm Erica: Happy holidays Testifiers!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Matt!
	♥ 3:02pm doctorjazz: Hello Testifiers!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Erica!
	♥ 3:02pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	♥ 3:03pm WR: Funky16Corners in the house!
	♥ 3:03pm Funky16Corners: WR!
	♥ 3:04pm Matt from New Orleans: I prefer the longer album version that was released later on
	🥁 ♥ 3:04pm dutchtheo: Testify! Larry! Hip hoppers!
	♥ 3:04pm Funky16Corners: Theo!
	♥ 3:06pm Matt from New Orleans: Starting out strong
	♥ 3:06pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I have a Euro Best Of that has Hot Pants Pts 1-3
	3:07pm Erica: My stomach hurts.
	♥ 3:07pm Matt from New Orleans: The version I’m referring to is on In The Jungle Groove
	♥ 3:07pm Funky16Corners: From the music???
	3:07pm Erica: Not feeling too well. I hope to feel better on Christmas day.
	♥ 3:08pm Funky16Corners: I hope you feel better for Christmas.
	3:08pm rich the greeb: Hell yeah!! Eddie Bo!!
	♥ 3:09pm Funky16Corners: Hey Rich!
	♥ 3:10pm coelacanth∅: greetings Larry and all
	♥ 3:11pm Funky16Corners: C! Long time no C!
	♥ 3:11pm Funky16Corners: Is that one of those crazy four horned goats?
	♥ 3:12pm coelacanth∅: great to be here!
	3:12pm Erica: Me too Larry.
	♥ 3:15pm coelacanth∅: jacob sheep Larry, but an especially badass one! most people call it a goat
	3:16pm Erica: I don't blame you for not being in the spirit this year Larry. 2020 has been an awful year. And it's taking too long to end.
	♥ 3:16pm coelacanth∅: i Love Odetta
	3:17pm Jeff g. via app: Don’t touch the DJ!
	♥ 3:17pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - This year has been a DRAG
	♥ 3:18pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:18pm CupcakeJenny: Hi everyone! Merry Xmas!
	♥ 3:19pm Funky16Corners: Hi Jenny! (tuning in on the second floor of the Testify! broadcast compound)
	♥ 3:19pm Funky16Corners: here it comes...
	3:19pm Jeff g. via app: Should we still jump on it, or nah?
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from New Orleans: Hi Jenny
	♥ 3:20pm Funky16Corners: If you feel the spirit, jump!
	♥ 3:20pm Matt from New Orleans: Also Kris Holmes’ theme music
	♥ 3:21pm Funky16Corners: Speaking of theme music...
	♥ 3:22pm coelacanth∅: show's ending early!
	♥ 3:22pm Funky16Corners: I said I was saving some of the heavy shit for this week!
	♥ 3:23pm Funky16Corners: One of the main parts of Uncle Michael's intro
	3:23pm βrian: Makes for good compost.
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Hi Larry! What a fun show this is. And this Honeydrippers sounds familiar. Doesn’t Uncle Michael use this riff as a bumper?
	♥ 3:24pm Funky16Corners: Hi Wendy! Yes indeed!
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Oops. You answered as I was asking! Thank you.
	♥ 3:25pm Funky16Corners: No probs!
	♥ 3:28pm coelacanth∅: hmm now i'm confused. that song was someone's closing song every week, and i misremembered it as testify! ...but what show is it? - i'm usually good at this!
	♥ 3:28pm Matt from New Orleans: Babe Ruth is always such a random sample to me but cool that material can be found anywhere I guess
	♥ 3:28pm coelacanth∅: ...oh i think Kris Holmes
	♥ 3:28pm Funky16Corners: The early DJs were masters of pulling funky sounds from all over the map, especially David Mancuso
	♥ 3:29pm coelacanth∅: (impeach the president)
	♥ 3:29pm Funky16Corners: There's a 45 length edit of this part of the song, pulled from the soundtrack music of For a Few Dollars More
	♥ 3:31pm coelacanth∅: ha! so you actually played Kris' opening and closing songs back to back!
	3:32pm Erica: I'm back. Had to get my Chinese food.
	♥ 3:32pm Funky16Corners: Don't tell him! He'll set his NZ/TX posse on me!
	3:33pm wendy del formaggio: Whenever I hear “Scorpio,” images of hip 70s people dancing on Soul Train scroll through my mind. It’s lovely.
	♥ 3:34pm Funky16Corners: I was 9 when this came out and loved hearing it on the radio!
	♥ 3:34pm Funky16Corners: Funk Brother Bob Babbitt getting the shout-out there
	♥ 3:35pm WR: For some reason Kris stopped playing Impeach the President for closing his show several months ago.
	3:36pm wendy del formaggio: Yes! I love “Machine Gun”! The funkiest.
	3:36pm CupcakeJenny: Cue Boogie nights montage
	♥ 3:36pm Funky16Corners: This Commodores jam used to great effect in Boogie Nights
	♥ 3:36pm Funky16Corners: I see my wife beat me to the punch!
	3:37pm CupcakeJenny: Mind meld we cross posted
	♥ 3:37pm Funky16Corners: Yes!
	♥ 3:37pm coelacanth∅: WR maybe he realised impeaching him wasn't nearly as much as he deserved!
	♥ 3:38pm coelacanth∅: (deserves)
	♥ 3:38pm Funky16Corners: Does anyone have a record called Send the President to Mars?
	♥ 3:39pm Funky16Corners: Another one used to great effect in a soundtrack (this one in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood)
	♥ 3:41pm Funky16Corners: As sampled in several Arby's commercials...
	♥ 3:41pm coelacanth∅: Larry haha! - he's not worth the energy though
	3:44pm Otto: Did I miss the egg nog?
	♥ 3:44pm Funky16Corners: Hey Otto!
	♥ 3:45pm Funky16Corners: Plenty of tasty Christmas Eve jams on the way!
	♥ 3:46pm Funky16Corners: I had something pop up this afternoon that made me think I'll have to do a Volume 3 of Freed Samples
	♥ 3:51pm Funky16Corners: Lafayette Afro Rock Band, originated in Long Island, recorded this in Paris!
	♥ 3:54pm Sem: Smokin' set, Larry. Gotta sit down and rehydrate.
	♥ 3:54pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Sem!
	3:56pm Erica: Funky Fanfare (Small group) was featured in redrawn colorized cartoons by Radio and Television Packagers.
	♥ 3:57pm Funky16Corners: That was it's original appearance under that title. It was out as Soul Thing in 1968 by Keith Mansfield and then by Tony Newman. There's actually another KPM version,
	♥ 3:58pm Matt from New Orleans: Lots of hard hitters today
	3:58pm Erica: I believe it was a redrawn colorized Mutt and Jeff cartoon. It was how I discovered KPM music.
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: They used some KPM themes in Spongebob
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - More to come!
	♥ 3:59pm Funky16Corners: The last four songs in this set out to set your hair on fire.
	4:02pm Heave Starris: I'll be the judge of that,pal. Now, wait; i've gotta get myself connected.
	4:02pm Heave Starris: I'll be the judge of that,pal. Now, wait; i've gotta get myself connected.
	♥ 4:03pm Funky16Corners: The first time I heard this record it blew my mind. I had no idea that Connected was built on a sample (and hi Heave!)
	4:03pm Erica: I think the stock music was intentional for Spongebob though. But that's just a guess.
	4:04pm Heave Starris: No group who looked as scruffy and homeless as Stereo MCs could ever have come up with a groove like this
	4:04pm Erica: Might be to cut costs on original music too.
	♥ 4:06pm Funky16Corners: I wish the vibes were higher in the mix on this one. They really add a nice bit of texture.
	4:06pm SquigY0: Merry XMAS eve Larry and All!
	♥ 4:06pm Funky16Corners: SquigY0!
	♥ 4:07pm Funky16Corners: Dancing in my seat!
	♥ 4:08pm coelacanth∅: people who look scruffy and homeless to some other people can't possibly have talent. - i learn something new every day.
	♥ 4:10pm WR: Did not realize that the "it takes two" phrase was from a sample!
	♥ 4:10pm Funky16Corners: Oh yeah!
	4:10pm SquigY0: yooooooooou
	4:11pm Heave Starris: i was actually trying to entice coel from out of his dirty little crevice; low and behold, up he pops with anutha of his world renowned spiteful comments. I am truly honoured
	♥ 4:11pm Funky16Corners: Play nice everyone...
	4:13pm Heave Starris: yeah coel, it's xmas!!! didnt noone buy u any presents this year?
	♥ 4:21pm Funky16Corners: Idris Muhammad on the drums on this classic!
	4:21pm Erica: I love Bob James's music.
	♥ 4:21pm Funky16Corners: The theme from TAXI!
	♥ 4:22pm Funky16Corners: I wanted to play this on the CTI special but I knew I had to save it for this show
	🥁 ♥ 4:23pm Jeff Golick: Did you play "Mardi Gras" on that show?
	♥ 4:24pm Funky16Corners: I did not, but I think that's another vote for Volume 3!
	♥ 4:24pm Funky16Corners: Great record, too!
	🥁 ♥ 4:25pm Jeff Golick: Oh yeah! (Though "Nautilus" is probably the better overall song/performance.)
	♥ 4:26pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry & Santa seekers.
	♥ 4:27pm Funky16Corners: Hey Brian!
	♥ 4:28pm Matt from New Orleans: Cardova going to make an appearance?
	♥ 4:28pm Funky16Corners: Not today. More Volume 3 material
	4:29pm SquigY0: wow sometimes these shows make themselves eh? :D
	♥ 4:30pm Matt from New Orleans: I just like the title to the MC Lyte song that samples it but it definitely is NSFW plus it’s a great groove
	♥ 4:30pm Funky16Corners: NSFW is SFGTDR
	♥ 4:31pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - It works if I have the records in question!
	4:31pm SquigY0: Larry you have EVERYTHING :D
	4:31pm Erica: Sounds like Carl Wheezer from Jimmy Neutron when the guy sings the high notes. hahaha!
	♥ 4:31pm Funky16Corners: Not yet...not yet.
	♥ 4:32pm Matt from New Orleans: Here’s a list that Kon & Amir did ten years ago with what they thought are the 50 greatest samples www.complex.com...
	♥ 4:32pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'll have to play it for Miles to see what he thinks
	4:34pm Erica: Speaking of Miles, will you watch his Christmas video tomorrow?
	♥ 4:35pm Funky16Corners: Of course! I await it eagerly!
	4:36pm Erica: The Thanksgiving one with the monkeys was weirdly entertaining.
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I've only played five of those!
	♥ 4:37pm coelacanth∅: got to sign off early Larry Great to hear you again! have a happy whatever you have!
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - Did you watch it with the subtitles on?
	♥ 4:37pm Funky16Corners: Bye C! Merry Christmas!
	4:37pm Erica: Yes I did.
	♥ 4:38pm Funky16Corners: Good!
	♥ 4:38pm coelacanth∅: ... and as long as no one mentions his role model ronaldwhackdonald trump you wont be hearing from the troll again today
	♥ 4:38pm coelacanth∅: (except i just did. sorry)
	♥ 4:39pm Funky16Corners: No probs!
	♥ 4:40pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'm very proud of Miles. He's talented and has a great sense of humor, highly developed for a 16 year old
	4:40pm Erica: Indeed. He has a career ahead of him.
	♥ 4:41pm Funky16Corners: Did you see, he did the art for the Christmas Special?
	4:42pm Erica: Saw that too Larry.
	♥ 4:43pm Funky16Corners: This is another CTI/Kudu gem I saved for today's show
	♥ 4:46pm WR: I've always liked that Timmy Thomas song, since I first heard it in the 70s. Surprised I never got his album.
	♥ 4:47pm Funky16Corners: Big fave of mine, too. His early 45s for Goldwax are amazing. Very different from that one
	4:52pm SquigY0: NOBODY LOOOOVES MEEEEEE
	♥ 4:52pm Funky16Corners: WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
	♥ 4:52pm WR: Will look those up. Don't know other early material by him.
	♥ 4:53pm Matt from New Orleans: If we ever get to the Ts WR, I’m sure you’ll hear one
	♥ 4:54pm Matt from New Orleans: Thanks Larry. Part 2 was great. Happy Holidays everyone.
	♥ 4:56pm WR: I'm surprised Julie left the 2 hours before Explorers Room open but I'm sure she would have given you 30 minutes if you asked.
	♥ 4:56pm Brian in UK: Good work, Larry. Happy days.
	♥ 4:57pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Brian! Matt!
	4:58pm SquigY0: /me do the boogaloo
	4:58pm SquigY0: Thanks Larry! Merry Christmas all!
	🥁 ♥ 4:58pm Jeff Golick: Thanks! Happy! Merry!
	♥ 4:58pm Funky16Corners: Thanks SquigY0! Jeff!
	♥ 4:59pm Funky16Corners: Stick around!
	4:59pm Erica: Im ready for the Christmas music.
	🥁 ♥ 4:59pm dutchtheo: Thanks, Larry, go ahead!
	♥ 5:00pm Funky16Corners: Here we go!
	♥ 5:03pm Brian in UK: Best Otis for me. Less is more.
	♥ 5:04pm Funky16Corners: Great 45, too, with Merry Christmas Baby on the flip
	5:05pm Erica: Bah humbug haha!
	♥ 5:06pm Funky16Corners: I love that it's Jacob and Robert Marley!
	♥ 5:08pm Funky16Corners: BTW that's Phil Crosby, not Bill Cosby
	5:09pm Erica: Frosty the Snowman
	♥ 5:09pm Funky16Corners: Yes! Jimmy Durante!
	🥁 ♥ 5:10pm Jeff Golick: Still my favorite show on TV.
	♥ 5:10pm Funky16Corners: One of mine, too!
	♥ 5:10pm WR: Amazing artifact, vintage Bob Hope Xmas special, have not heard or seen since the 60s. Likely what they showed us on TV was much tamer than what they did for the troops.
	♥ 5:10pm Funky16Corners: They probably had to keep Raquel Welch under armed guard
	♥ 5:11pm Funky16Corners: Coming up, my favorite line in A Christmas Carol, 'I am mortal, I may fall...'
	♥ 5:12pm Funky16Corners: Apparently Herbie doesn't like to make toys
	♥ 5:16pm Funky16Corners: I added Miles's artwork!
	5:16pm ratso: This is a Christmas Eve Highlight!
	♥ 5:17pm Funky16Corners: Hey Ratso! Glad you're digging it!
	5:17pm CupcakeJenny: A choo choo!
	♥ 5:17pm Funky16Corners: I've loved that line since I first heard it as an 8 year old
	♥ 5:18pm Funky16Corners: For the Schitt's Creek fans in the room!
	5:18pm CupcakeJenny: How could you Mrs Dingle!!!!
	♥ 5:19pm Funky16Corners: DINKY!
	5:19pm CupcakeJenny: Oh yeah dinky
	5:19pm ratso: She's always been able to nail parody! I love her in so many roles. Especially as Gail in After Hours, though.
	♥ 5:20pm Funky16Corners: Great comedian and actress!
	♥ 5:21pm Funky16Corners: Despite what I used to hear, this is apparently bassist/producer Chip Douglas sounding like Gram Parsons (with Linda Ronstadt)
	♥ 5:22pm Brian in UK: Really?
	♥ 5:23pm Funky16Corners: Yes, I used to swear it was Gram, but the liner notes to the Turtles Complete 45s says it's Chip singing
	♥ 5:24pm Funky16Corners: Right in the feels, every single time for like 55 years...
	5:24pm ratso: Interesting tidbit
	5:24pm ratso: That's what christmas is all about charlie brown.
	♥ 5:25pm Funky16Corners: Gotta watch that again this weekend.
	5:26pm ratso: OK, Larry, you have a new fan. A Monkees deep cut. nice.
	♥ 5:26pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Ratso! Welcome aboard!
	♥ 5:29pm Funky16Corners: That's it! Merry Christmas everyone! See you next week!
	5:29pm Erica: The show is over already?
	5:29pm ratso: Cheers and Happy Hollow Days!
	5:30pm CupcakeJenny: Merry Christmas all!!!!
	♥ 5:30pm WR: Thank you Larry!
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: 30 minutes!
	♥ 5:30pm Brian in UK: Phew
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: Thanks WR!
	♥ 5:30pm Funky16Corners: That's how I'm doing it from now on. 30 minutes.

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 24, 2020

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