NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
BOB DYLAN . . . . . I Feel A Change Coming On . . . . . Together Through Life
LED ZEPPELIN . . . . . D’yer Mak’er . . . . . Houses of the Holy
GIRLS . . . . . Darling . . . . . Album
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY . . . . . All Around The Houses . . . . . Truly She Is None Other
ROSANNE CASH . . . . . I’m Movin’ On . . . . . The List
JOHN WESLEY HARDING . . . . . I’m Wrong About Everything . . . . . High Fidelity
THE TEMPTATIONS . . . . . Since I Lost My Baby . . . . . The Ultimate Collection
CAMERA OBSCURA . . . . . Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken . . . . . Let's Get Out of This Country

VAMPIRE WEEKEND . . . . . Cousins . . . . . Contra
THE ENGLISH BEAT . . . . . Hands Off She’s Mine . . . . . I Just Can't Stop It
BEBEL GILBERTO . . . . . Chica Chica Boom Chic . . . . . All in One
JACKIE & ROY . . . . . Samba Triste . . . . . Sounds from the Verve Hi-Fi
YO LA TENGO . . . . . You Can Have It All . . . . . And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
THE POSTMARKS . . . . . Let Go . . . . . The Postmarks
THE HIGH LLAMAS . . . . . Literature Is Fluff . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii
THE BEACH BOYS . . . . . Feel Flows . . . . . Sunflower/Surf's Up
NEIL HALSTEAD . . . . . Queen Bee . . . . . Oh! Mighty Engine

IKE REILLY . . . . . The Golden Corner . . . . . The Golden Corner
DAN BERN . . . . . Breathe . . . . . Breathe
RINGO STARR . . . . . Walk With Me . . . . . Y Not
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE . . . . . Love And Only Love . . . . . Weld (2 disc set)
THE CAESARS . . . . . Fools Parade . . . . . Strawberry Weed
THE ROLLING STONES . . . . . Sing This All Together . . . . . Their Satanic Majesties Request

DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES . . . . . Floating On The Lehigh . . . . . In Ear Park
THE BEATLES . . . . . Across The Universe . . . . . Past Masters (Remastered)
PULP . . . . . The Birds In Your Garden . . . . . We Love Life
NEKO CASE . . . . . Magpie In The Morning . . . . . Middle Cyclone
PATSY CLINE . . . . . Sweet Dreams (Of You) . . . . . Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
NICK LOWE . . . . . Lately I’ve Let Things Slide . . . . . The Convincer
CALEXICO FEATURING VALERIE LEULLIOT . . . . . Sundown, Sundown . . . . . Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood
ROY ORBISON . . . . . You Got It . . . . . Mystery Girl
RICHARD HAWLEY . . . . . Serious . . . . . Lady's Bridge

The first show of 2010 began with one from Bob Dylan that should have been in 2009's finale, but was inadvertently put in the discard pile when I was trying to make the pieces fit while covering as much territory from the past year as possible. That song has reminded me of another tune from the first moment I heard it, and it's killing me that I still can't place it, but I thought the Led Zeppelin track that followed created a decent segue. Girls seems to have appropriated John Bonham's infamous trash can drum sound on the track that followed, and the twangy guitar brought to mind Holly Golightly. Then we heard Rosanne Cash covering Hank Snow, also with a bit of twang, and at this point the developing theme of romance on the wane was hammered home by John Wesley Harding, the Temptations and Camera Obscura.

The next section led off with one from Vampire Weekend's upcoming new disc that incorporates some of that ska feel they seem to enjoy so much; from there we heard the English Beat, one of the best ska revival bands of the late '70s, followed by Bebel Gilberto covering a tune associated with the '40s film actress Carmen Miranda. Some mid-'60s bossa nova with lyrics consisting of bom-ba-doms and dee-da-dees from Jackie & Roy slipped nicely into a Yo La Tengo track that starts off in a similar place word wise, but with a more leisurely approach musically. From there the Postmarks flair with '60s pop music sounds gave way to the High Llamas in Beach Boys mode followed by the real deal before Neil Halstead closed out with a nice slice of English folk-pop.

We began this portion of the program with Ike Reilly attempting to create a moment or two of positivity followed by Dan Bern with some excellent advice for everyone. Ringo Starr writing and singing about friends (with Paul McCartney on backing vocals) led to Neil Young & Crazy Horse getting down to the essentials, and from there it was the Caesars searching for an alternative into the Rolling Stones with a proposal that's very much of the late-'60s time period in which it was recorded.

The finale began in a very relaxed place as we made our way down river with Department of Eagles, and then the Beatles helped us expand our horizons to encompass the cosmos. The bird sounds on that tune brought up one from Pulp's final disc with similar effects, and that was followed logically by a tune from Neko Case. The desire to start anew expressed in that track was also offered up by a lovelorn Patsy Cline, and that one segued nicely into Nick Lowe taking stock of his situation. The trumpet on that one conjured up Calexico and Valerie Leulliot covering an old Lee Hazlewood tune, which brought on Roy Orbison in an upbeat mood followed by a bit of rockabilly from Richard Hawley to bring down the curtain.

Here's another one from Neil Young & Crazy Horse