NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
ROBERT CRAY . . . . .1040 Blues . . . . . Big Smash!
NASA . . . . . Money . . . . . Spirit of Apollo
THE BRAINS . . . . . Money Changes Everything . . . . . 7-inch single
RANDY NEWMAN . . . . . It’s Money That Matters . . . . . Land of Dreams
THE FLYING LIZARDS . . . . . Money (That’s What I Want) . . . . . The Flying Lizards
WRECKLESS ERIC . . . . . Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) . . . . . Big Smash!
BING CROSBY . . . . . Pennies From Heaven . . . . . Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957
MONTY PYTHON . . . . . The Money Programme . . . . . Monty Python's Previous Record (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks)
THE BEATLES . . . . . Taxman . . . . . Revolver [UK]

THE CLIENTELE . . . . . Somebody Changed . . . . . God Save the Clientele
KEITH . . . . . 98.6 . . . . . Ain't Gonna Lie
THE WANNADIES . . . . . Disko . . . . . Before and After (IMPORT)
THE SLEEPY JACKSON . . . . . This Day . . . . . Lovers
THE BUCKINGHAMS . . . . . Susan . . . . . Buckinghams - Greatest Hits
THE WITCH HAZEL SOUND . . . . . 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her . . . . . This World, Then the Fireworks
IT HUGS BACK . . . . . Unaware . . . . . Inside Your Guitar
YO LA TENGO . . . . . From Black To Blue . . . . . And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
BRIAN ENO . . . . . Golden Hours . . . . . Another Green World

THE CLASH . . . . . Brand New Cadillac . . . . . London Calling
SPOON . . . . . Well Alright . . . . . Dark Was the Night
EDDIE COCHRAN . . . . . Somethin’ Else . . . . . Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits of Eddie Cochran
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . She’s The One . . . . . Born To Run: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Set (CD/2DVD)
THE RAVEONETTES . . . . . Lust . . . . . Lust Lust Lust
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY . . . . . All Around The Houses . . . . . Truly She Is None Other
THE WEBB BROTHERS . . . . . Some Velvet Morning . . . . . Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood
LEE HAZLEWOOD . . . . . Sacrifice . . . . . Cake or Death
GIANT SAND . . . . . Can Do . . . . . proVISIONS
NICK LOWE . . . . . A Man In Love . . . . . At My Age

JOE PUG . . . . . Call It What You Will . . . . . Nation of Heat
BOB DYLAN . . . . . Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind . . . . . The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
ELVIS PERKINS . . . . . Send My Fond Regards To Lonelyville . . . . . Elvis Perkins in Dearland
PETER CASE . . . . . I Hear Your Voice . . . . . Beeline
TIM HARDIN . . . . . While Your On Your Way . . . . . Hang on to a Dream: The Verve Recordings V
AN MORRISON . . . . . Glad Tidings . . . . . Moondance
JACKIE WILSON . . . . . (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher . . . . . The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS . . . . . (Love Is Like A) Heatwave . . . . .Motown: The Classic Years

This program's first set opened and closed with appropriate tunes for April 15 from Robert Cray and the Beatles. In between were a handful of the many tunes recorded over the years about money, which, after all, is what Tax Day is certainly about. So providing insight on that particular subject were NASA, the Brains, Randy Newman, the Flying Lizards, Wreckless Eric, Bing Crosby and Monty Python.

The next section got off to a melancholy start with the Clientele, but that soon changed with a sublime piece of '60s Pop from one-hit wonder Keith. Sweden's Wannadies clearly have an affection for the sounds of that time, as do Australia's Sleepy Jackson. Another late-'60s favorite from the Buckinghams was next, and then it was the Witch Hazel Sound stetching out the form and leading to a new one from It Hugs Back that maintained the the groove, at least until the final minute, when everything slows down and grows more contemplative. That made for a nice segue to Yo La Tengo serving up one of their specialties, which brought us to Brian Eno from one of my all-time favorite albums to finish it off.

As mentioned during the show, I had a hankering for some Clash, which set us off down a path that led directly to the latest Spoon track; the late '50s rockin' feel on that one quite naturally brought on Eddie Cochran, and then it was Bruce Springsteen working that Bo Diddley beat. The Raveonettes got right to the heart of the matter, followed by Holly Golightly waiting patiently for fate to play itself out. The Webb Brothers covering a Lee Hazlewood tune led to one from his last disc before he passed away in 2007, and then it was Giant Sand with one of their Southwest desert-dry country-rock gems leading to Nick Lowe working in a similar vein to close it out.

A heartbroken Joe Pug kicked off this finale and was followed by Bob Dylan trying to convince himself that his feelings weren't coming from the same place. From there it was Elvis Perkins saying goodbye to all that with a superb track from his latest disc, which led to Peter Case under the spell of somebody special. Tim Hardin followed with a full-band version of one of his better-known songs of romantic uncertainty, which brought on a welcoming Van Morrison with a high-energy shot of R&B that fed perfectly into a pair of soul classics from Jackie Wilson and Martha & the Vandellas to put the capper on this one.

Here's another one from the Clash