You Know Who... Is a Sloppy Perfectionist

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April fools! Surprised I did a show today?
 
Yeah, well my work schedule is always in flux (I hate my fucking job), and once again I had to throw together a show on the fly. Happily, there are plenty of songs about fools, foolishness, and being fooled. I take a bit of pride in the fact that only one of them was about be deceived in romance.
 
Some great shows from this day in history, even if most of them leaned a bit far into mainstream classic rock (I think most listeners won’t be too upset). The Swedish band, Europe, was a pleasant surprise for me. I forgot that they weren’t just one-hit wonders and the musicianship was much stronger than I remembered. “Rock the Night” is definitely a banger, insipid as the lyrics are.
 
Lastly, a birthday shout-out to the late great drummer, Jeff Porcaro. I’ve heard it said that as one of the most prolific session musicians of his era, he provided the drum sound of the 80s (barring the “gated drum” sound that Phil Collins created with producer Steve Lillywhite and engineer Hugh Padgham, but’s another discussion for another time). Also, Porcaro’s half-time shuffle on his own band’s “Rosanna,” is a thing of legend, so I won’t pretend that was any thought of picking another Toto song.
 
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LIC Radio 4/1/2026
 
 
Larry Coryell & the 11th House
“Cover Girl”
(Alphonse Mouzon)
Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, 4/1/74
Studio version released on Planet End  (Vanguard, 1975)
 
 
Robin Trower
“The Fool and Me”
(James Dewar, Robin Trower)
Bob Harris Session, Langham 1 Studio, London, UK, 2/20/74
Studio version released on Bridge of Sighs  (Chrysalis, 1974)
 
 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
“Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)”
(Tom Petty)
Community Theatre, Sacramento, CA, 7/25/79
Studio version released on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 
Crack the Sky
The best band you've never heard

 
Crack the Sky
“Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)”
(John Palumbo)
The Bottom Line, New York, NY, 10/26/76
Studio version released on Animal Notes  (Lifesong, 1976)
 
 
Pete Townshend & The Deep End
“Won’t Get Fooled Again”
(Pete Townshend)
Rockpalast, MIDEM, Cannes, France, 1/29/86
Originally recorded by The Who; released on Who’s Next
 
 
Led Zeppelin
“Thank You”
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
Paris Theare, London, UK, 4/1/71
Studio version released on Led Zeppelin II  (Atlantic, 1969)
 
 
Faces
“Cindy Incidentally”
(Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood)
Paris Theatre, London UK, 4/1/73
Studio version released on Ooh La La  (Warner Bros., 1973)

 
Members of Little Feat with Robert Plant

Little Feat
“Two Trains”
(Lowell George)
Paul's Mall, Boston, MA, 4/1/73
Studio version released on Dixie Chicken  (Warner Bros., 1973)
 
 
Dire Straits
“In the Gallery”
(Mark Knopfler)
The Boarding House, San Francisco CA, 4/1/79
Studio version released on Dire Straits  (Vertigo/Warner Bros., 1978)
 
 
Huey Lewis and the News
“Workin’ for a Livin’”
(Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis)
Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, Reseda, CA, 4/1/82
Studio version released on Picture This  (Chrysalis, 1982)
 
 
Echo & The Bunnymen
“Rescue”
(Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas)
The Savoy, New York, NY, 4/1/84
Studio version released on Crocodiles  (Korova, 1980)
 
 
Ozzy Osbourne
“Shot in the Dark”
(Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Soussan)
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, 4/1/86
Studio version released on The Ultimate Sin  (CBS/Epic, 1986)
 
 
Europe, 1988
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith

Europe
“Rock the Night”
(Joey Tempest)
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 4/1/89
Studio version released on The Final Countdown  (Epic, 1986)
 
 
Paul McCartney
“My Brave Face”
(Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus)
California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA, 4/1/90
Studio version released on Flowers in the Dirt  (Parlophone/Capitol, 1989)
 
 
Tom Waits
“Downtown Train”
(Tom Waits)
Burbank Airport, Los Angeles, CA, 4/1/99
Studio version released on Rain Dogs  (Island, 1985)
 
Filmed for VH1 Storytellers
 
 
Boz Scaggs
“Lowdown”
(Boz Scaggs, David Paich)
The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, 4/7/76
Studio version released on Silk Degrees  (Columbia, 1976)
 
 
Jeff Porcaro
Photo by Neil Zlozower

Steely Dan
“King of the World”
(Walter Becker, Donald Fagen)
The Sopwith Camel, Glendale, CA, 3/9/74
Studio version released on Countdown to Ecstasy  (ABC, 1973)
 
 
Toto
“Rosanna”
(David Paich)
Budokan, Tokyo, JP, 5/18/82
Studio version from Toto IV  (Columbia, 1982)
 
 
Brand X
“Born Ugly”
(Phil Collins, John Goodsall, Robin Lumley, Percy Jones)
From Unorthodox Behaviour  (Charisma/Passport, 1976)

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