You Know Who... Overdoes It Again

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As usual, as much time as I had to plan the show today, I found ways to make things more difficult and time consuming for myself. I left certain things until the last minute, couldn’t find recordings that I was absolutely certain that I had, and got ideas at the last possible minute for songs and segments that, for some reason, simply could not wait until another week. Could I have simply done a shorter show and finished at a reasonable time? Sure. Could I also keep frantically adding things until I end up starting the show almost an hour and a half late, knowing that I won’t even be half-way through the show before people are done with dinner and passed out on the couch? Yeah, that’s definitely more my style.
 
Their loss, though. I know I say this a lot, and occasionally almost mean it, but today was a killer show. Serendipitously finding an old Motown sampler disc at about the same time rewatching Norm McDonald’s old bit about Germany waging war with the entire world (twice), inspired the segment of English language artists translating their songs into German. Not that weird, but still a little weird, right?
 
The classic “on this day” tracks varied from classic rock to pub rock, to post-punk, to arena rock to post-hardcore. Definitely a good set to go running to if that’s your thing. (My hip still looks like Frankenstein’s monster, so I will not be doing that any time soon.)
 
Lastly, we paid Tribute to birthday boys Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers, and Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum. The latter brought the energy down for a nice dénouement.
 
In short, today was packed to the gills with killer tunes.
 
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LIC Radio 10/19/2026
 
 
Cannonball Adderly Quintet
“Directions” > “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
(Joe Zawinul)
Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, PL, 10/19/72
“Directions” was (as far as I can find) first recorded by Miles Davis on 11/27/68 during the In a Silent Way sessions (which included Zawinul), but remained unreleased until the release of the outtakes compilation, Directions  (Columbia, 1981).
“Mercy, Mercy , Mercy” was first released by the Cannonball Adderly Quintet on Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"  (Capitol, 1967).
 
 
The Temptations
“Mein Girl”
(Smokey Robinson, Ronald White, Rudolf-Günter Loose [German lyrics])
Released as single A-side (CBS, 1965)
 
 
David Bowie
“’Helden’”
(David Bowie, Brian Eno, Antonia Maass [German lyrics])
Released as single A-side (RCA Victor, 1977)
Original English language version, “’Heroes’” released on “Heroes”  (RCA Victor, 1977)
 
 
Peter Gabriel
“Spiel ohne Grenzen”
(Peter Gabriel, Horst Königstein [German translation])
From Ein deutsches Album  (Charisma, 1980)
Original English language version, “Games Without Frontiers,” released on Peter Gabriel 3: Melt  (Charisma/Geffen, 1980)
 
 
The Beatles
“Sie Liebt Dich“
(Lennon-McCartney, Jean Nicolas and Lawrence Montague [German translation])
Released as single B-side (Odeon, 1964)
Original English language version, “She Loves You,” released as single A-side (Parlophone, 1963)
 
 
Die Toten Hosen
“I Feel Fine”
(Lennon – McCartney)
Tempodrom, Berlin, DE, 5/4/89
Originally recorded by The Beatles; released as single A-side (Parlophone, 1964)


Cream
“Crossroads”
(Robert Johnson, arr. Clapton)
The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/19/68
Official version released on Wheels of Fire  (Polydor, 1968)
Originally recorded as “Cross Road Blues” by Robert Johnson; released as single A-side (Vocalion, 1937)
 
 
The Who
“Summertime Blues”
(Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, 10/19/69
Officially released on Live at Leeds  (Track/Decca, 1970)
Originally recorded by Eddie Cochran; released as single A-side (Liberty, 1958)
 
 
Joe Cocker and the Grease Band
“Something's Coming On”
(Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, 10/19/69
Studio version released as single B-side (Regal Zonophone, 1968)
 
 
Johnny Winter
“Johnny B. Goode”
(Chuck Berry)
Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO, 10/19/80
Studio version released on Second Winter  (Columbia, 1969)
Originally recorded by Chuck Berry; released as single A-side (Chess, 1958)
 
 
Ultravox!
“RockWrok”
(John Foxx)
Radiohuset, Studio 4, Stockholm, SE, 10/19/77
Studio version released on Ha! Ha! Ha!  (Island, 1977)
 
 
Dire Straits
“In the Gallery”
(Mark Knopfler)
Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam, NL, 10/19/78
Studio version released on Dire Straits  (Vertigo/Warner Bros., 1978)
 
 
Talking Heads
“Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town”
(David Byrne)
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor MI, 10/19/78
Studio version released on Talking Heads: 77  (Sire, 1977)
 
 
Queen
“Hammer to Fall”
(Brian May)
Sun City, Bophuthatswana, ZA, 10/19/84
Studio version released on The Works  (EMI/Capitol, 1984)
 
 
Die Toten Hosen
“Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder”
(Molinare, Dt.Spez., Trini Trimpop)
Scherenberghalle, Gemünden, DE, 10/19/85
 
 
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (featuring Paul Carrack)
“How Long”
(Paul Carrack)
The Ritz, New York, NY, 10/19/85
Originally recorded by Ace; released on Five-A-Side  (Anchor, 1974)
 
 
The Doobie Brothers
“Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)”
(Holland–Dozier–Holland)
Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, 10/19/92
Studio version released on  Stampede  (Warner Bros., 1975)
Originally recorded by Kim Weston; released as single A-side (Gordy, 1965)
 
 
Fugazi
“Waiting Room”
(Fugazi)
Alter Schlachthof, Wels, AT, 10/19/90
Studio version released on Fugazi  (Dischord, 1988)


The Doobie Brothers
“Clear as the Driven Snow”
(Patrick Simmons)
From The Captain and Me  (Warner Bros., 1973)
 
 
The Doobie Brothers
"Black Water"
(Patrick Simmons)
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, 10/8/75
Studio version released on What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits  (Warner Bros., 1974)
 
 
Procol Harum
“A Whiter Shade of Pale”
(Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher)
Easy Beat, BBC Light Programme, London, UK, 6/14/67
Studio version released as single A-side (Deram, 1967)
 
 
Procol Harum
“A Salty Dog”
(Gary Brooker, Keith Reid)
A&R Studios, New York, NY, 4/12/71
Studio version released on A Salty Dog  (Regal Zonophone, A&M, 1969)
 
 
Santana
“Toussaint L'Overture”
(José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Carlos Santana)
Ginásio do Palmeiras, São Paulo, BR, 10/19/73
Studio version released on Santana III  (Columbia, 1971)

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