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7/2/09 - Thursday!  Today is...The Parade of States!!

   1.  Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
   2.  Beach Boys - California Girls
   3.  B52's - Private Idaho
   4.  Chris Rea - Texas
   5.  Bee Gee's tune Massachusetts - A.M.P.
(Miss Teen Pageant - Miss South Carolina)
   6.  James Taylor - Carolina on My Mind
   7.  Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
   8.  Loretta Lynn & Jack White - Portland, Oregon
   9.  Frank Zappa - Montana (BEST OF SET!)
 10.  John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (BEST OF SET!!!)
 11.  Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind

BONUS TRACK (from Ronnie in Daly City):  Eric Clalpton - 
                                                                        Mainline Florida

 

7/1/09 - Wednesday!  Almost 20 years???  1990!!!

(Movie:  Total Recall)
   1.  World Party - Put the Message in the Box
(News:  Marion Barry/ Dr. Kevorkian)
   2.  Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes (BEST OF SET!)
(TV Ads:  Alf; Newman's Own)
   3.  Happy Mondays - Step On
(TV:  SNL Wayne's World with Tom Hanks)
   4.  Black Crowes - Jealous Again
   5.  Social Distortion - Ball & Chain
(TV:  Twin Peaks)
   6.  Julee Cruise - Falling (BEST OF SET!!)
   7.  Paul Simon - Born at the Right Time
(News:  Presiden Bush-Desert Shield)
   8.  Midnight Oil - Forgotten Years
(TV PSA:  Rock the Vote:  Madonna)
   9.  Public Image Limited - What's it All About?
 10.  Van Morrison - Real Real Gone

BONUS TRACK (From Janelle in Calistoga):  Sinead O'Connor - 
                                                                          Emperor's New Clothes

6/30/09 - Tuesday!  Checkin' in on...1976!!!

(TV:  Lawrence Welk Show)
   1.  Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music, White Boy
   2.  The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Running
(UPI News:  "Peanut Farmer" Jimmy Carter
   3.  Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (BEST OF SET!)
   4.  Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle
(News:  Ford gets heckled)
   5.  Ohio Players - Love Roller Coaster
(TV:  Wonder Woman Theme)
   6.  Blondie - X-Offender
   7.  Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
   8.  Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (BEST OF SET!)
(TV Ad:  1976 Plymouth Volare)
   9.  Steve Miller - Dance, Dance, Dance
 10.  Boz Scaggs - It's Over

BONUS TRACK (From Larry in San Jose):  Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way

 

6/29/09 - Monday!  Back, back, back to...1965!!!

   1.  The Who - My Generation
   2.  Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
(UPI News:  Vietnam/Watts Riots)
   3.  Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
   4.  Castaways - Liar Liar
   5.  Temptations - My Girl
(TV Ads:  Buick/Pepsi)
   6.  Beach Boys - When I Grow Up to Be a Man
   7.  The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn
(News:  Malcolm X)
   8.  Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come (BEST OF SET!!)
   9.  The Mamas & the Papas - Monday, Monday
 10.  The Kinks - Where Have All the Good Times Gone

BONUS TRACK (From Marsha in Richmond):  Dave Clark Five - Any Way You Want it

 

6/26/09 - FRIDAY!!!!!  Today it's the LGBT Pride set!

   1.  Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
(Movie:  Milk)
   2.  Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way
(TV:  Queer As Folk)
   3.  Melissa Etheridge - Yes, I Am
(TV:  Queer As Folk)
   4.  Timbuk 3 - Legalize Our Love
(TV:  Seinfeld)
   5.  Pansy Division - That's So Gay!
(News:  Rob Halford comes out)
   6.  Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
(Movie:  Opposite of Sex)
   7.  Ani DiFranco - In or Out
(Movie:  Transamerica)
   8.  Polyphonic Spree - Wig in a Box
(News:  UPI on the street)
   9.  The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
 10.  Blur - Girls & Boys

BONUS TRACK (from Lenny in SF):  Petshop Boys - Go West

 

6/25/09 - Thursday!  See if you remember...1994!!!

   1.  Eric Clapton - I'm Tore Down
   2.  The Meat Puppets - Backwater
(Sports:  49ers call)
   3.  Jon Mayall - Ain't No Brakeman
   4.  Liz Phair - Supernova
(Movie:  Pulp Fiction)
   5.  Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
   6.  Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
   7.  Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (BEST OF SET!!)
(News:  OJ & the white Bronco chase)
   8.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
   9.  REM - Bang & Blame
(News:  Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding)
 10.  The Eagles - Get Over it!

BONUS TRACK (from Josh in San Carlos):  Stone Temple Pilots - 
                                                                       Interstate Love Song

 

6/24/09 - Wednesday!  Midweek fun in...1971!!!

(News:  Montage)
   1.  David Bowie - Changes
   2.  Yes - Yours is No Disgrace
(Ad:  Coke)
   3.  Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
   4.  Joni Mitchell - California
   5.  Nilsson - Gotta Get Up
(Ad:  Plymouth Duster)
   6.  T. Rex - Jeepster
(Ad:  Smarty Pants Doll)
   7.  Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger
   8.  Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues (Live)
(Movie:  Shaft)
   9.  Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
 10.  James Brown - Make it Funky (Pt. 1)

BONUS TRACK (from John in Livermore):  Lee Michaels - 
                                                               Do You Know What I Mean

6/23/09 - Tuesday!  Time spent in...1987!!!

   1.  U2 - One Tree Hill
(News:  Soviet-U.S. Summit)
   2.  Bodeans - Only Love
   3.  Bruce Springsteen - All That Heaven Will Allow
(News:  PTL & Falwell)
   4.  XTC - Dear God
(News:  Tammy Faye)
   5.  New Order - True Faith (BEST OF SET!!)
(News:  Iran Contra)
   6.  Pink Floyd - One Slip
   7.  Psychedelic Furs - Heartbreak Beat
(Wall Street--The real world & the movie!)
   8.  Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones
(News:  Montage-Pope visits U.S.)
   9.  Los Lobos - One Time One Night in America
 10.  X - 4th of July

BONUS TRACK (from Lisa in Oakland):  Squeeze - Hourglass

 

6/22/09 - Monday..."When Are We???"  Mystery Set (answer at end)!

   1.  Eric Clapton - The Core
(News:  "The King" dies/Son of Sam Caught/Space Shuttle Enterprise)
   2.  Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up
   3.  Talking Heads - Uh Oh, Love Comes to Town
(News:  New President Carter)
   4.  Bob Seger - Night Moves
(Movie:  Annie Hall)
   5.  The Damned - New Rose (BEST OF SET!!!)
   6.  Heart - Kick it Out
(Movie:  Star Wars)
   7.  Roky Erickson - Starry Eyes
(News:  Marin mandatory water rationing)
   8.  Steely Dan - I Got the News
   9.  Television - See No Evil
 10.  Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

BONUS TRACK (John in Tiburon):  Climax Blues Band - 
                                                                 Couldn't Get it Right

Did you guess the year????  1977!!!

 

6/19/09 - FRIDAY!!!!   10@10 salutes Dads and Grads!

   1.  ELO - Hold on Tight
   2.  Bob Dylan - Forever Young
(Alameda Dad)
   3.  John Lennon - Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
(TV Dad:  Bill Cosby)
   4.  Paul Simon - Father & Daughter
(Foghead request for Orlana & Sophia's Dad)
   5.  John Mayer - Daughters
   6.  Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle
(TV Dad:  Mr. Cunningham from Happy Days)
   7.  John Hiatt - Your Dad Did (BEST OF SET!!)
(TV Dad - Peter from Family Guy)
   8.  Adrian Belew - Oh, Daddy
(TV Dad - Leave it to Beaver)
   9.  Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscrean)
(TV Dad - Little House on the Prairie)
 10.  Joey Ramon - What a Wonderful World

BONUS TRACK (from Charlie in San Jose):  Cat Stevens - 
                                                                            Father & Son
  
 

6/18/09 - Thursday!  A quick look at...1999!!

(Leonard Nimoy Y2K Clip)
   1.  Loudon Wainwright III - Y2K
   2.  Moby & Gwen Stefani - Southside
(News:  Ireland-Good Friday agreement)
   3.  Sinead Lohan - Whatever it Takes
   4.  Fat Boy Slim - Praise You
(News:  JFK Jr.)
   5.  Bruce Cockburn - The Last Night of the World
   6.  Tom Waits - Hold On (BEST OF SET!)
(Movie:  Fight Club)
   7.  Old 97's - Murder (Or a Heart Attack) (BEST OF SET!!)
   8.  Ben Harper - Burn to Shine
(TV:  John Stewart joins The Daily Show)
   9.  Blur - Coffee & TV
 10.  Santana - (Da Le) Yaleo

BONUS TRACK (from April in Walnut Creek):  Ziggy Marley - 
                                                                                Beautiful Day

 

6/17/09 - Midweek!!  Remembering...1969!!!

(Nixon Inaugural Speech)
   1.  Iggy Pop & the Stooges - 1969
(Nixon calls for us to stop shouting at each other)
   2.  Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
(TV:  Mayberry RFD interrupted for the live draft lottery)
   3.  CCR - Fortunate Son
   4.  Rolling Stones - Monkey Man
   5.  Toots & the Maytals - Monkey Man
(NASA clip)
   6.  David Bowie - Space Oddity
(Movie:  Midnight Cowboy)
   7.  Nilsson - Everybody's Talking
(TV Spot:  Salem Cigarettes)
   8.  Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (BEST OF SET!)
(Ventures Radio Commercial)
   9.  Ventures - Hawaii Five-Oh (R.I.P. Bob Bogle) (BEST OF SET!)
 10.  John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band - Give a Peace a Chance

BONUS TRACK (from Robin in Petaluma) - Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing

 

6/16/09 - Tuesday!  Good times in...1984!!

   1.  Echo & the Bunnymen - Killing Moon
   2.  Aztec Camera - Oblivious
(Olympics)
   3.  Prince - Let's Go Crazy
   4.  Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want
   5.  Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (BEST OF SET!!)
(Steve Jobs introduces Mac)
   6.  U2 - Wire
   7.  Dwight Twilley - Girls
(Election News:  Geraldine Ferraro)
   8.  Tina Turner - You Better Be Good to Me
   9.  ZZ Top - Legs
 10.  Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

BONUS TRACK (from Scott in Port Costa):  Go Go's - Head Over Heels

 

6/15/09 - Monday!  Steppin' into...1975!!!

   1.  The Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms
   2.  George Harrison - You
(News:  Hoffa Kidnapped/Oil Summit/UAW)
   3.  Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
(TV Ad:  Mercury Cougar/The Sign of the Cat)
   4.  Queen - I'm in Love With My Car
   5.  Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
   6.  Jeff Beck - Cause We've Ended as Lovers (BEST OF SET!)
(SNL - Richard Pryor in Exorcist skit)
   7.  Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
(News:  Subpoena Nixon/TV ad:  Six Million Dollar Man toy)
   8.  The Tubes - What Do You Want From Life?
   9.  10cc - Life is a Minestrone (Honorable Mention)
 10.  The Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms

BONUS TRACK (From Robert in Saratoga):  Steely Dan - Black Friday

 

6/12/09 - Finally FRIDAY!!!  Back, back, back to...1967!!!

   1.  Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
   2.  The Chocolate Watchband - Are You Gonna Be There 
                                                    (at the Love-in)?
(News:  Haight Hippie News)
   3.  Grateful Dead - The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion)
   4.  Jefferson Airplane - The Balad of You, Me & Pooneil
(Movie:  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
   5.  The Turtles - Happy Together
   6.  Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On
(News:  Six Day War in the Middle East)
   7.  Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
(TV Ad:  '67 Pontiac GTO)
   8.  The Blues Magoos - We Ain't Got Nothing Yet
   9.  The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
 10.  The Monkees - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
(Movie:  The Jungle Book)

BONUS TRACK (From Tommy in Hayward):    The Doors - 
                                                                        Back Door Man

 

6/11/09 - Thursday!  A good '80's set...1982!!!

(TV:  Square Pegs)
   1.  Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
(News:  New Soviet Leader-Andropov)
   2.  Rush - New World Man
(Movie:  Ghandi)
   3.  Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
   4.  The Stranglers - Golden Brown
   5.  Huey Lewis - Workin' For a Livin'
(News:  Mr. Reagan, ARE we better off now?)
   6.  Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming
   7.  English Beat - I Confess
(Commercial:  Madge...Palmolive)
   8.  Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
   9.  Kool & the Gang - Get Down On it
(TV:  Smurfs)
  10.  The Jam - Town Called Malice

BONUS TRACK (From Janet in Sonoma):  Roxy Music - More Than This

6/10/09 - Midweek!  Checkin' in to...1974!!!

   1.  Lou Reed - Sweet Jane
(Commercial - Hair Whiz)
   2.  Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
   3.  David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
(Commercial - Barbie Pool Party)
   4.  Rolling Stones - Dance Little Sister
   5.  J. Geils Band - I Musta Got Lost
(Burger Chef)
   6.  Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through the Alley Medley
(Movie:  Young Frankenstein)
   7.  Joni Mitchell - Free Man in Paris
(TV:  Columbo)
   8.  Big Star (with Alex Chilton) - O, My Soul
   9.  Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias
(Movie:  Dirty Mary & Crazy Larry)
 10.  The Eagles - James Dean

BONUS TRACK:  Todd Rundgren - Hello, It's Me

 

6/09/09 - Tuesday!  Good sounds from...1993!!!

   1.  Tears for Fears - Break it Down
   2.  Hothouse Flowers - Thing of Beauty
(Clinton:  "Don't ask, don't tell")
   3.  Bjork - Human Behavior
   4.  Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
(Ad for the first Pentium Processor)
   5.  Wailing Souls - Shark Attack
   6.  Widespread Panic - Pickin' Up the Pieces
   7.  Porno for Pyros - Pets
   8.  John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar
   9.  Cracker - Low
(Power Rangers)
 10.  BoDeans - Closer to Free

BONUS TRACK:  Stone Temple Pilots - Plush

 

6/08/09 - Monday!  Chartbusters from 1972 - 1982!!

   1.  1972 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
(TV:  Zoom)
   2.  1973 - Paul McCartney - Jet
   3.  1974 - Grand Funk Railroad - Locomotion
(TV:  Welcome Back Kotter)
   4.  1975 - Elton John - Philadephia Freedom
(Nadia's Theme/Olympics)
   5.  1976 - Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way
   6.  1977 - Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night
(MOVIE:  Foul Play)
   7.  1978 - Jefferson Starship - Count On Me
   8.  1979 - Earth, Wind & Fire - September
(MOVIE:  Caddyshack)
   9.  1980 - Blondie - Call Me
 10.  1981 - Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

BONUS TRACK:  1982 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger