NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
M. WARD . . . . . For Beginners . . . . . Hold Time
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . Maria’s Bed . . . . . Devils & Dust
ROD STEWART . . . . . Mama You’ve Been On My Mind . . . . . Never a Dull Moment
JAMES MADDOCK . . . . . Chance . . . . . Sunrise on Avenue C
JOSH ROUSE . . . . . Under Cold Blue Stars . . . . . Under Cold Blue Stars
GOD HELP THE GIRL . . . . . Come Monday Night . . . . . God Help The Girl
FONTELLA BASS . . . . . Rescue Me . . . . . The Incredible Soul Collection

BRIAN ENO . . . . . The True Wheel . . . . . Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
MAGAZINE . . . . . Talk To The Body . . . . . Secondhand Daylight
THE BIG PINK . . . . . At War With The Sun . . . . . A Brief History of Love
THE RAVEONETTES . . . . . Gone Forever . . . . . In & Out of Control
LESLEY GORE . . . . . She’s A Fool . . . . . Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows: The Best of Lesley Gore
THE RAMONES . . . . . I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend . . . . . Ramones
NEW YORK DOLLS . . . . . Lonely So Long . . . . . 'Cause I Sez So
PETER & GORDON . . . . . I Go To Pieces . . . . . The British Invasion: History of British Rock, Vol. 3

THE ROLLING STONES . . . . . Cherry Oh Baby . . . . . Black and Blue
BUNNY WAILER . . . . . Ballroom Floor . . . . . Rock'n'Groove
UB40 . . . . . Red Red Wine . . . . . Labour of Love
VAMPIRE WEEKEND . . . . . Diplomat’s Sun . . . . . Contra
PETER BJORN AND JOHN . . . . . Just The Past . . . . . Living Thing
THE BEATLES . . . . . Baby You’re A Rich Man . . . . . Magical Mystery Tour (Remastered)
ALL SMILES . . . . . The Ones I Want To Live . . . . . Oh For The Getting and Not Letting Go
NEIL FINN . . . . . Rest Of The Day Off . . . . . One All

IKE REILLY . . . . . Good Work . . . . . Hard Luck Stories
BOB DYLAN . . . . . Most Likely You Go Your Way And I’ll Go Mine . . . . . Blonde on Blonde
PAUL WESTERBERG . . . . . Good As The Cat . . . . . PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (Amazon.com Exclusive)
JOSEPH ARTHUR . . . . . Diamond Ring . . . . . Let's Just Be
LUCINDA WILLIAMS . . . . . Bleeding Fingers . . . . . World Without Tears
THE WATSON TWINS . . . . . U-N-Me . . . . . Talking to You Talking to Me
JIM DICKINSON . . . . .Hungry Town . . . . . Free Beer Tomorrow
THE METERS . . . . . Yeah You’re Right . . . . . Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology

This program began with an M. Ward tune that seems to be about the possibilities that are there for all of us, at least until sex and love enters the picture, and then everything is up in the air. So we moved on to Bruce Springsteen longing to be back in his lover's bed followed by Rod Stewart covering a Bob Dylan tune that's tentatively exploring the possibility of reuniting with an old flame. We left the acoustic rootsy feel of that opening trio of tunes for a James Maddock track that features a bouncy piano and an optimistic take on a current relationship. That slight respite ended with a Josh Rouse tune about missed opportunities followed by God Help The Girl with one that seems more about trying to break free from stultifying circumstances while set to an irresistable bass line borrowed from Fontella Bass's big 1965 hit.

This section began with Brian Eno in search of "a certain ratio" from his second solo disc and continued with Magazine offering some late '70s post-punk synth-dominated rock, which seemed to flow nicely into one from the Big Pink that seems to offer a bit of uplift through the haze. From there it was the Raveonettes with their own brand of hazy, reverb-drenched stuff, which often reveals its roots in the girl group sound of the early '60s that Lesley Gore was a part of. The Postmarks covering the Ramones emphasized that tune's obvious connection to the sound as well, and after hearing from Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee we moved on to the New York Dolls, extending their range with a nice piece of jingle-jangle that fed perfectly into an old favorite from Peter & Gordon to finish up.

Beat and rhythm were the constants in this set, starting with the Rolling Stones indulging their fondness for reggae leading us to the masterful Bunny Wailer and on to UB40 improving reggaefying an old Neil Diamond tune. That one came to mind when I first  heard the new Vampire Weekend track that followed, which also conjured up one from the last Peter, Bjorn and John disc. From there it was on to a Beatles song that began life as a 7-inch B side, which flowed quite naturally into an All Smiles tune that in turn merged beautifully with the Neil Finn track that closed the section.

The final section kicked off with Ike Reilly trying to maneuver through a summetime landscape of poor prospects, which brought on Bob Dylan willing to let a single path split into two. Then we heard a lazy rocker from Paul Westerberg that finds him unhappy with the way his girl treats him, which brought on Joseph Arthur working with a similar rhythm while emphasizing its more bluesy aspects. Lucinda Williams added some Southern slide guitar, and then it was a new one from the Watson Twins that carried us to more of a roots rock sound. We finished in a funky place with Jim Dickinson into the Meters, and that was all she wrote for this show.

Here's another one from Lucinda Williams