Sadly we bid farewell this week to the genius singer, songwriter, and guitarist Tom Verlaine. He was the founder and driving force behind the groundbreaking band Television who reshaped music as part of the late 70’s NYC scene. This week’s show features some of Verlaine’s music. Hope you’ll enjoy and look up more of his stuff if it wasn’t already on your radar.
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81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 18: J. G. Ballard
This week’s show comprises songs inspired by the writings of the masterful British sci-fi novelist and story-teller, J. G. Ballard.
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 17: Mummy, Daddy, Look at Me!
Hey you, in the front row
Are you coming backstage after the show? Because I’ve got a chaise longue in my dressing room And a pack of warm beer that we can consume
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 16: Punk and New Wave Classics
This week’s show features music not heard previously on this show, selected from the #PunkandNewWaveClassics tournament on Twitter that can be found on the “Everything 80’s” feed curated by @Oliver_Shergold. Check it out by clicking here!
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 15: Something Better Change
Don’t you like the way I move when you see me?
Don’t you like the things that I say? Don’t you like the way I seem to enjoy it? When you shout things but I don’t care81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 14: Happy New Year!
Walk out to winter, swear I’ll be there
Chill will wake you, high and dry You’ll wonder why Walk out to winter, swear I’ll be there Chance is buried just below the blinding snow81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 13: Into the Valley
Out of concealment
Blank and stark-eyed Why so uncertain? This culture deceives81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 12: So Where the Hell is Memphis?
I had a one-way ticket and a little radio
I turned it on, heard the sound from twenty years ago
Somebody smiled and said, that’s the only way to go
He died at twenty-one, now nobody’s innocent in
Memphis! So where the hell is Memphis?
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 11: Rebel Girl(s)
When she walks, the revolution’s comin’
In her hips, there’s revolution When she talks, I hear the revolution In her kiss, I taste the revolution81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 10: Teenage Beer Drinking Party
Hide all the antiques
And put all the paintings away
Now it’s my turn
To heat up the RCA
Open up the fridge
And put all the food to the rear
Make a lot of room
For another couple boxes of beer
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 9: How to Find True Love
Once I knew a man in love with money
He said it solved his worries and his cares Then one day, I heard him say Something I hear everywhere “Tell me now to find true love and happiness In the present day”81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 8: I Predict
I wonder if they’re dancing disco in Moscow?
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 7: Get Your Kicks on Route 66
You’ll see Amarillo … Gallup New Mexico … Flagstaff Arizona, don’t forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino … (see pics below)


81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 6: For Your Dining and Dancing Pleasure
I’m all lost in the supermarket. I can no longer shop happily.
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 5: Hold on! It’s never enough
It’s never enough until your heart stops beating
The deeper you get, the sweeter the pain Don’t give up the game until your heart stops beating81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 4: Don’t Stop the Dance
Some people speak broken English. Others are watching the clothes go round. And some simply fade away. Include me out.
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 3: Do Right
Always work. Go to church. Respect those with authority over you.
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 2: What Have I Done to Deserve This?
I’m a real wild one.
81 82 83 84 Season 2 Episode 1: Hope for a Heartbeat
“I wanna be your dog”, he said.
“Just drive”, she said.
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 51: Something’s Gone Wrong Again
All we ever wanted was everything. All we ever got was cold.
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 50: I’m Tired of Waking Up Tired
Too much time to kill, it’s killing me.
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 49: You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties
Leave me alone, you psycho killer! You never stop! Who are you?
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 48: What Are Words Worth?
Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don’t go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 47: For Keith
There’s a hole in the sky
Where the sun don’t shine
And a clock on the wall
And it counts my time
81 82 83 84 Season 1 Episode 46: Information … At Your Service …
I’m sure you’ve got some
Information
But it looks as if I
Have to prompt you
I hope I don’t have to
Twist your arm off!