NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
SONIC YOUTH . . . . . Malibu Gas Station . . . . . The Eternal
MISSION OF BURMA . . . . . Max Ernst’s Dream . . . . . Onoffon
ROBERT POLLARD . . . . . Supernatural Car Lover . . . . . Normal Happiness
LOVE IS CHEMICALS . . . . . Over Land Over Sea . . . . . Song of the Summer Youth Brigade
THE NAZZ . . . . . Open My Eyes . . . . . Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS . . . . . Where Do You Wanna Go . . . . . Dark Days/Light Years
PETER BJORN AND JOHN . . . . . Just The Past . . . . . Living Thing
PAUL MCCARTNEY . . . . . Let ’Em In . . . . . At The Speed Of Sound

BETTYE LAVETTE . . . . . Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby . . . . . Change Is Gonna Come Sessions
T=BONE WALKER . . . . . Why Not . . . . . T-Bone Blues
THE ROLLING STONES . . . . . That’s How Strong My Love Is . . . . . Out of Our Heads
CAMERA OBSCURA . . . . . My Maudlin Career . . . . . My Maudlin Career
MARILYN MONROE . . . . . I’m Through With Love . . . . . Anthology
THE SUPREMES . . . . . You Can’t Hurry Love . . . . . Motown: The Classic Years
EELS . . . . . Beginner’s Luck . . . . . Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
NEIL YOUNG . . . . . Be With You . . . . . Are You Passionate?
BOOKER T. . . . . . Space City . . . . . Potato Hole

MIKE NESS . . . . . Rest Of Our Lives . . . . . Cheating at Solitaire
DEER TICK . . . . . Friday XIII . . . . . Born On Flag Day
THE WHITE STRIPES . . . . . It’s True That We Love One Another . . . . . Elephant
PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON . . . . . Better Move It On Home . . . . .
JOHN DOE . . . . . The Golden State . . . . . A Year in the Wilderness
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . Working On A Dream . . . . . Working on a Dream
GLEN CAMPBELL . . . . . Wichita Lineman . . . . . The Legacy (1961-2002)
RICHARD HAWLEY . . . . . The Nights Are Cold . . . . . Late Night Final
ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN . . . . . Something To Believe . . . . . Sunday at Devil Dirt
ROD STEWART . . . . . Reason To Believe . . . . . Every Picture Tells a Story

GRIZZLY BEAR . . . . . Ready, Able . . . . . Veckatimest
ST. VINCENT . . . . . The Bed . . . . . Actor
PAUL SIMON . . . . . Another Galaxy . . . . . Surprise
JOHN CALE . . . . . Zen . . . . . Hobo Sapiens
THE BEATLES . . . . . Tomorrow Never Knows . . . . . Revolver (Remastered)
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 . . . . . I’m Falling . . . . . Goodnight Oslo
THE KINKS . . . . . Wonder Boy . . . . . The Kink Kronikles

This one opened with a Sonic Youth track from their latest that features some of the dynamic kinetic energy they've managed to maintain for decades; it was followed by tunes from Mission of Burma and Robert Pollard with a similar feel, although Pollard's song has a bit more of a melodic touch. That continued with one from Love Is Chemicals, and then it was back to the '60s for the Nazz, Todd Rundgren's first band to gain any attention, mostly through the tune we heard here. Super Furry Animals increased the brightness quotient, and then it was Peter Bjorn and John with a rhythmically appealing track from their latest that immediately conjured up an old Paul McCartney tune from the Wings days.

The remarkable Bettye LaVette has a new six-song EP that is available only as a digital release, and on it she covers on old Jimmy Reed tune, which was followed here by T-Bone Walker doing that easy swinging blues that he did so well. Then it was the Rolling Stones from the early days covering a tune most associated with Otis Redding followed by Camera Obscura with the title track from their excellent recent album of sad songs about a relationship heading off the rails. Marilyn Monroe took that idea to its logical conclusion with a song she performed in Some Like It Hot, and then it was the Supremes not only not giving up but impatient for love. A new one from Eels features a very similar bass line, and from there we had Neil Young paying homage to Booker T. & the MG's and the Stax sound of Memphis followed by Booker T. from his new disc where he's joined by Neil along with the Drive-By Truckers.

Mike Ness from his first disc without Social Distortion got this section off to a rollicking start with a nice bit of rockabilly, and from there we had a quartet of tunes featuring vocals shared by a man and a woman. They began with Deer Tick joined by Liz Isenberg, moved on to one with a lighthearted touch from the White Stripes with Holly Golightly (actually both Jack and Meg White were on vocals, so a bonus girl on that one), got even dumber with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (sorry, I couldn't resist) and finished with a great rocker from John Doe along with Kathleen Edwards. The loving yet realistic relationship described in that tune could easily be the dream that Bruce Springsteen is working on, and from the first time I heard it something in that one brought up Glen Campbell's late '60s hit. Richard Hawley's tune also works that way as well, and the sadness in that one carried on to the Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan tune that followed before Rod Stewart covering Tim Hardin brought a touch of optimism to the close.

Tracks from the new Grizzly Bear and St. Vincent albums offered a beautifully moody start to this final set, and from there Paul Simon sent us out into the universe and John Cale did the same, although by means of a different path. A song by the Beatles reflecting John Lennon's perusal of the Tibetan Book of the Dead led to Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 in freefall followed by the Kinks celebrating the magic that is life, which seemed like a fine place to bring down the curtain.

Here's another one by Marilyn Monroe