You Know Who... Is Trying to Find Time

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Ralph Towner, 1985
I had been sprinting to get a show together for Monday, but I had a last-minute work thing (I swear to the heavens, I just started this job and I so want to quit right now). I had about 36 hours to put together a whole new show. I know, it should be easy. I mean, Walker used to be able to pull a show out of his ass with little to no preparation. I do question sometimes why I feel the need to make things so complicated. That said, it all pretty much worked out in the end. I’m still trying to learn this new set-up, and I’m discovering its advantages and limitations. But enough of that.

The show opened up with a tribute to Ralph Towner, the versatile and imaginative guitarist, who passed away on Sunday. I found a wonderful recording by his group, Oregon, that captures some of his wonderful composition and the group’s improvisation. I also showed some love to Midnight Oil drummer, Rob Hirst, who passed yesterday. I searched for the earliest live recording I could find of The Oils to pull out a lesser known, but killer tune (well, it peaked at number 40 in Australia).

As for the rest of the show, if you’re looking for some consistency genre-wise, you have definitely come to the wrong place, but you’ll get to hear such gems as Ween’s ode to domestic bliss, “Piss Up a Rope,” (one of Walker’s favorite phrases) and Soundgarden covering Spinal Tap. Enjoy.
 
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LIC Radio 1/21/2026
 
 
Oregon
“Opening”/”Brujo”
(Oregon)/(Ralph Towner)
Forum der Volkshochschule, Köln, DE, 3/21/74
Studio version of “Opening” released on Music of Another Present Era  (Vanguard, 1972)
Studio version of “Brujo” released on Oregon/Elvin Jones album, Together  (Vanguard, 1976)
 
 
Midnight Oil
Rob Hirst
Photo by Jackson Flindell

“Don’t Wanna Be the One”
(Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey)
Park West, Chicago, IL, 4/10/84
Studio version released on Place without a Postcard  (Sprint Music/CBS, 1981)
 
 
Chic
“I Want Your Love”
(Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)
From C’est Chic  (Atlantic, 1978)
 
 
The Association
“Windy”
(Ruthann Friedman)
From Insight Out  (Warner Bros., 1967)
 
 
Ten Years After
“I Woke Up This Morning”
(Alvin Lee)
From Ssssh.  (Deram, 1969)
Steve Winwood, 1988
Photo by Brain Brainerd

 
Steve Winwood
“Back in the High Life Again”
(Steve Winwood, Will Jennings)
From Back in the High Life  (Island, 1986)
 
 
Doobie Brothers
“Open Your Eyes”
(Michael McDonald, Lester Abrams, Patrick Henderson)
Festival Hall, Osaka JP,  1/21/79
Studio version released on Minute by Minute  (Warner Bros., 1978)
 
 
The Police
“Truth Hits Everybody”
(Sting)
Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, 1/21/80
Studio version released on Outlandos d'Amour  (A&M, 1978)
 
 
Burning Spear
Burning Spear, 1987
Photo by David Coreo

“Lion”
(Winston Rodney)
Salle des Fêtes du Grand Parc, Bordeaux, FR, 1/21/84
Studio version released on Man in the Hills  (Island, 1976)
 
 
Soundgarden
“Big Bottom”
(Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner)
The Paradise, Boston, MA, 1/21/90
Originally recorded by Spinal Tap; Released on This Is Spinal Tap  (Polydor, 1984)
 
 
Aerosmith
“The Other Side”
(Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Holland-Dozier-Holland*)
Praça da Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro, BR, 1/21/94
Studio version released on Pump  (Geffen, 1989)
 
*The songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland were eventually given songwriting credit on the song after threatening to file suit over similarities between "The Other Side" and their song "Standing in the Shadows of Love.”
 
 
Ween
Ween

“Piss Up a Rope”
(Ween)
Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY, 1/21/95
Studio version released on 12 Golden Country Greats  (Elektra, 1996)
 
 
Los Lobos
“Mas y Mas”
(David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez)
Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA, 1/21/1998
Studio version released on Colossal Head  (Warner Bros., 1996)
 
 
Gregg Allman & Friends
“Demons”
(Gregg Allman, Dan Toler, David Toler) 
Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA, 1/21/05
Studio version released on Just Before the Bullets Fly  (Epic, 1988)
 
 
Billy Ocean
“Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car”
(Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange)
From Tear Down These Walls  (Jive, 1988)
 
 
Richie Havens
“No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed”
(Richie Havens)
From Something Else Again  (Verve, 1968)
 
 
Caravan
Caravan, 1971
(Pye Hastings seated)

“Waterloo Lily”
(Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair)
Casino de Montreux, Montreux, CH, 4/29/72
Studio version released on Waterloo Lily  (Deram, 1972)
 
 
Cream
“Tales of Brave Ulysses”
(Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp)
Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 3/10/68
Released on Live Cream Volume II  (Polydor/Atco, 1972)
Studio version released on Disraeli Gears  (Reaction, 1967)
 
 
Funky Meters
“Cissy Strut”
(Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.)
The Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT, 1/21/01
Studio version released on The Meters  (Josie, 1969)

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