WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 8, 2025

Listener comments!
	12:00pm Handy Haversack: efd! All the other letters!
	12:00pm prof.fuzz: howdy!
	12:00pm Listener Bryan (the Professor): Go, @efd! Nice kickoff.
	12:00pm Triple G: Hi EFD and all!
	12:01pm bradford: Hey there Evan & all!
	12:01pm Figgsrock: @)@$!??????
	12:01pm No Big Thing in Chicago: Good afternoon efd and all. Looking forward to the roundup!
	12:01pm clarke: dynOmite!
	12:01pm Mark T: Good afternoon Evan and everyone.
	12:01pm Kat in the chat: Playlist colors giving nursery vibes!
	12:02pm efd: hi everyone, dealing with a major snafu atm but will be with you shortly!
	12:02pm common: ello
	12:05pm Hoboken Jack: Hello EFD and friends! I'm talking to text in the car so I won't be trading witticisms with you all until later.
	12:06pm rf: ↳ Song: "pushin' too hard" by "patrick cowley" That's quite an album cover
	12:06pm Triple G: Snafu or not, this is a helluva start to the show
	12:06pm tim: Hey efd and everyone!!! Oh cool! An efd best of show!
	12:06pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, heya chatsters. On my way in to my part-time money scheme.
	12:07pm tim: ↳ Hoboken Jack @12:05 Is this Hoboken Jack or Hoboken Siri?!?!
	12:07pm clarke: ↳ Carmichael @12:06 a ponzi scheme
	12:08pm hunterfelt: The melody here is a lot more noticeable than his "Ride My See Saw". Good afternoon all.
	12:08pm ThunderDumplin' (MW in Baltimore): Good Day all!
	12:08pm Andres: Good aft, efd and all. @)@$! represents shock at the sticker price ? ;)
	12:09pm Chris Crash: Hey yo Mr. Funk!
	12:09pm sleepy: Hi EFD and all!
	12:09pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Good pick for a cover
	12:10pm Various Julius: hey all
	12:10pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Great cover!
	12:10pm tim: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Camper Van cover. Pretty coool!
	12:10pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Been too long since there were Eyelids on the airwaves!
	12:10pm amARIS: Hiiiiiiii everyonnnnneeee
	12:10pm tim: ↳ Chris Crash @12:09 Yo Strong Style Chris Crash!!!!!
	12:10pm Clincher16": ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Nice! But now I gotta hear some CVB.
	12:11pm Handy Haversack: ↳ tim @12:10 Tim! Mona filled in for Clay this morning and played the Fatback Band!
	12:11pm Crafty: hi EFD! hi kids! hi everyone!
	12:11pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:11 Oh shit! I gotta check that out!
	12:12pm leshwatt: Hey y’all. Thanks for the Camper cover!
	12:16pm Figgsrock: Ah, that's what @)@$! meant!!!
	12:16pm Carmichael: ↳ clarke @12:07 How did you know my last name?!?
	12:16pm Andres: ↳ Figgsrock @12:01 Mystery solved!
	12:17pm Micheal: ↳ Song: "hey there goes another man" by "yachts" Haven't heard The Yachts on the radio in decades! Thanks, EFD!
	12:17pm Toothgrinder Tom: Oh the places you’ll go efd!
	12:17pm tim: ↳ Song: "hey there goes another man" by "yachts" That sounded mighty good.
	12:19pm full metal monkey: Hello everyone. Happy New Year !!!
	12:19pm clarke: ↳ Carmichael @12:16 ponzi has to be the most used "answer" on jeopardy!
	12:19pm Beast of Boonton: The Casey Kasem of WFMU
	12:20pm leshwatt: I didn’t know Krummenacher was in the Eyelids. EFD has enlightened me yet again.
	12:21pm clarke: dynAmite!
	12:21pm Handy Haversack: It is hard to find time to go fill up the water bottle during this program.
	12:21pm tim: ↳ Micheal @12:17 Michael - I can't find it in efd's previous playlists but he had a member of the Yachts on his show earlier this year. Good interview!
	12:21pm Mister Dobalina: Always spinning the hot tunes, the man who puts the F in Funk !!
	12:22pm clarke: ↳ tim @12:21 wanna say it was in june??
	12:22pm efd: ↳ clarke @12:22 late October
	12:23pm evancuts: I had that dB's White Eagle show in MY top ten live shows of 2024. Chris Stamey also made it onto my list w the Big Star show. Happy new year Evan!
	12:23pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:22 hahaha
	12:24pm leshwatt: dBoKwMe
	12:24pm Micheal: ↳ tim @12:21 Thanks, Tim! I'll track it down!
	12:25pm Hughie Considine: ↳ Song: "neverland" by "the db's" So scrappy!
	12:26pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @12:25 humble and lovable shoeshine boy!
	12:27pm B R M: Tsunami's box was my #1
	12:27pm Hughie Considine: ↳ clarke @12:26 Not plane nor bird nor even frog ...
	12:28pm Deano Bravo: Hemming and hawing is my #1 of the year!
	12:28pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @12:27 but... polly purebred...
	12:28pm Hughie Considine: ↳ Song: "shale" by "fuzzy identities" Woah, my jangle meter just went into the red!
	12:30pm tim: ↳ B R M @12:27 I've been seriously eyeballing the Tsunami box.
	12:30pm clarke: ↳ Song: "shale" by "fuzzy identities" they had a good three-song ep as well
	12:31pm efd: ↳ Song: "hazel hall" by "møtrik" i knew this didn't sound right
	12:31pm efd: ↳ clarke @12:30 officially a 2025 release I think?
	12:31pm Handy Haversack: Unsafe at any speed!
	12:31pm clarke: it ain't right but i like it
	12:32pm leshwatt: Someone should devise a show of tracks that sound good or even better at wrong speed lol
	12:32pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:31 hmm. not sure. i thought it came out before xmas - but that could possibly be.
	12:33pm McGroovey: ↳ Song: "hazel hall" by "møtrik" Sounds like early '80s King Crimson crossed with 2000s Wire.
	12:33pm clarke: it started off a bit slow...
	12:33pm Hughie Considine: ↳ leshwatt @12:32 Haha -- certainly Joe McGasko's bed music of Exile's "Kiss You All Over," played slow, qualifies.
	12:34pm Hughie Considine: ↳ McGroovey @12:33 Was going to say -- definitely Bill Bruford-era KC.
	12:35pm Cosmic: ⚡️⚡️⚡️
	12:35pm Carmichael: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:31 Handy Nader ...
	12:36pm slugluv1313: greetings, EFD! Everyone! listening while i attempt to clean the apartment . . . me: vacuuming cats: we worked very hard to get all our fur everywhere -- you WILL suffer the consequences, lady! loving your selections, as always! and, in case i have not said so already -- Happy 2025, everyone! :) loving the tunes, as always!
	12:36pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Carmichael @12:35 I frequently flip over when I turn left, so I know whereof I speak.
	12:37pm clarke: handy corvair
	12:38pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:36 I've even seen Handy swamp a canoe after making a left turn!
	12:38pm Handy Haversack: ↳ tim @12:38 You take that back!
	12:40pm efd: apologies for not engaging as much here, I somehow forgot to sync my "best of 2024" playlist before I left home so I am scrambling to find / play songs via other means!
	12:40pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "reckless" by "kassie krut" digging this, efd!
	12:40pm tim: Sorry, Handy. I'll take it back. I was just throwing out some misdirection so people don't find out that it's actually me who swamps canoes.
	12:41pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:40 thought it might be something like that. we all pull bonehead moves. i once forgot my headphones when trying to remotely record.
	12:41pm northguineahills: ↳ tim @12:40 you ole swampdog, you!
	12:41pm tim: ↳ efd @12:40 You're doing great, efd!
	12:42pm Harris: I also love the single Elektrøn from Møtrik!
	12:42pm clarke: and she liked it
	12:43pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "i took your mom out for cigarettes" by "dave hill" My mom? But she doesn't smoke, not that I don't know of.
	12:43pm tim: ↳ northguineahills @12:41 Haha!
	12:43pm Various Julius: ↳ Song: "i took your mom out for cigarettes" by "dave hill" lowest common denominator sound system
	12:44pm slugluv1313: ↳ leshwatt @12:20 hi leshwatt! right? somewhere in the back of my senile ol' brain, i had known this -- but agreed, always grateful for EFD's knowledge :)
	12:44pm tim: Man, I took your mom out to Sizzler. And I got her to pay!
	12:44pm Mister Dobalina: PF Changs & Newport 100's, now that sounds like a good time.
	12:44pm northguineahills: ↳ Various Julius @12:43 lultz!
	12:45pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ tim @12:44 Have her take you to Red Lobster next.
	12:46pm clarke: but not Golden Corral
	12:46pm tim: ↳ Mister Dobalina @12:45 Nice! I'll class it up and ask her to take me to the Red Lobster bar.
	12:46pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ tim @12:46 They have unlimited bread sticks, I think.
	12:46pm leshwatt: ↳ slugluv1313 @12:44 Hey slug happy gnu year!
	12:47pm Polyus: Your mom smokes Eve 120s.
	12:47pm sleepy: Yah, Toronto!
	12:47pm UFOspecialist: EFD - I don't think anyone noticed, or cared. We love this show regardless! Mor Donnie Iris plz!
	12:47pm leshwatt: Smoking 100’s Alone (is a good one)
	12:48pm slugluv1313: ↳ efd @12:40 no need to apologize, EFD -- you are doing a fantastic show!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" they won the Rocktober!
	12:49pm tim: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" More rockin than Night Ranger!
	12:49pm slugluv1313: ↳ leshwatt @12:46 thank you, Happy Gnu Year indeed! :)
	12:49pm Deano Bravo: This sounds like rock and or roll, and I think me I like it! 😈🔥😈
	12:49pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Polyus @12:47 Thank you for that. Empowering women to smoke. Reminds me of the Edward Bernays doc, Century Of The Self.
	12:49pm clarke: ↳ tim @12:49 less stanky than Stankfinger
	12:51pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" I worked on this story about who was stealing rock and roll for a year...and they just sung it out.
	12:51pm clarke: ↳ Figgsrock @12:51 spoilers
	12:52pm tim: ↳ Figgsrock @12:51 Damn! That's a Rodney Dangerfield level 'no respect' right there. I'm sure you have a different finger in mind for Night Finger!
	12:54pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "caravaggio" by "bloodwork" Sure wish there were a physical release for this record.
	12:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hello, efd and funktional listeners.
	12:55pm clarke: number nine number nine number nine...
	12:56pm leshwatt: I thought this was going to be a Dirtbombs song….
	1:00pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Song: "speed freak" by "grazia" i was counting on this ep being on the list!
	1:00pm clarke: FuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
	1:01pm prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
	1:01pm clarke: graZZZZZZZZia!!
	1:01pm clarke: boris the spider
	1:03pm clarke: ↳ Song: "connection" by "constant smiles" shares a verse meldoy with an aimee mann song (You Do)
	1:04pm clarke: ↳ clarke @1:03 =melody
	1:06pm winston legthigh: evan! funksters! clarke! nola 💔
	1:06pm clarke: ↳ winston legthigh @1:06 WIN!! been a while. trust all is well!
	1:07pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:06 clarke, I'll drop you a line, but plans are firming up for us to come down in Feb. Going to stay in Bywater. Just gotta get the plane tix.
	1:08pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:07 mardi gras time!
	1:08pm winston legthigh: ↳ clarke @1:06 it's chilly but refreshing. hope your new year is off to a good start.
	1:09pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:08 Yeah, we're staying an extra day just to see Barkus!
	1:10pm Handy Haversack: efd, for what it's worth, it is impossible to tell on this end that you're scrambling or that you "messed up" at all. Even when you tell us, it seems hard to credit. Show is top-notch and smooth funking, as per its usual high standard. Hope you're not suffering too much on the other side of the mic.
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ winston legthigh @1:08 hah, heckuva start
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ Song: "larger than life" by "peter holsapple" check!
	1:12pm Brendan: Wasn't there a kiss song of the same name?
	1:13pm efd: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:10 appreciate that, Handy! If I get through this without having a heart attack I'll consider that a win!
	1:14pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @1:13 Call Irwin early and make him your library runner!
	1:16pm Steve Harsh: Hang in there Evan - sounding great!!!
	1:18pm sleepy: ↳ efd @1:13 You could dead-air-it and we will all be here for it! Please don’t worry.
	1:18pm clarke: internet drop here.. still listening on app, but dout it will be fixed in time to say thanks efd!
	1:19pm medson: Hey Evan and all.
	1:19pm winston legthigh: stream okie dokie in fla.
	1:22pm Figgsrock: Maybe I missed something during my meeting, but I haven't noticed a single issue EFD. And I do know a tiny bit about radio.
	1:23pm Andres: ↳ Song: "untold truths" by "uv-tv" I like the Tubular Bells vibe artwork on this one!
	1:23pm clarke: interwebs in an out, here. should it fail again - enjoying the show!!
	1:26pm leshwatt: The funk stream is solid on the 3rd ring of Saturn
	1:27pm Handy Haversack: I respect the spreadsheet. That's good stuff.
	1:27pm clarke: it's number one, it's top of the pops..
	1:27pm clarke: ↳ leshwatt @1:26 oh, i'm sure - this is a nola problem
	1:30pm David The Splatter: Did I miss something about technical difficulties? Stream has been going just fine even when I left for a half-hour lunch break.
	1:30pm clarke: nothing wrong up there - the issue is my local carrier. been happening a lot lately.
	1:31pm clarke: ↳ clarke @1:30 buildings falling down, etc.
	1:31pm Steven: Peter Holsapple has said the new LP will be called "The Face of 68." (One month too late Maybe you can get an advance copy in time for Frampuary?)
	1:32pm Juli P: Hello friendssssssss
	1:32pm Juli P: I am updating my resume. For WDVR volunteering as I am afraid of Jersey City lol
	1:33pm tim: Yes! Dot Dash Sounds was the label of 2024 for sure! The Weegee and The Sheeves records were at the top of my favorites from last year.
	1:34pm winston legthigh: ↳ Juli P @1:32 new hope is fab, good luck!
	1:37pm tim: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" I first heard this on a Policeman's Other Ball comp way back when.
	1:37pm Andres: ↳ Song: "lovin' you ain't easy" by "the foreign correspond... Now if only we could get a The Foreign Correspondents and Trans-Canada Highwaymen double bill tour.
	1:38pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" Tom Robinson's impact on the culture at the time is overlooked, nobody was singing stuff like this then
	1:40pm BuckyKatt: Tom Robinson Band! Haven't heard them for a long time. I remember hearing them on the old WNEW-FM back in the 20th century!
	1:40pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" really really good song, I remember it well
	1:41pm ike: TRB!! Well Done!👏👏
	1:41pm dave wuz here: lawrence wilmington woburn
	1:43pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "do the things" by "the neats" Yes, but first I drink the coffee
	1:43pm morphe': thanks efd and all ... must step out ...
	1:45pm Clincher16": ↳ Steve Harsh @1:38 Early 80s. Bunch of us straight mooks hanging out in the front yard of our midwestern college-town house cranking tunes out the second story window when the live version of "Glad" from Secret Policeman's Ball comes on. None of us found it necessary to stop it. It felt like we had grown the hell up.
	1:45pm tim: I wonder if Becky from Bubblegum OD is aware of this comp? I'm guessing she has.
	1:46pm Cal Zone!: I like these apples, EFD!
	1:47pm winston legthigh: ↳ Cal Zone! @1:46 heard a different a word there for a sec.
	1:48pm Cal Zone!: ↳ winston legthigh @1:47 Scandalous!
	1:49pm Figgsrock: Glad I wasn't drinking anything when you said "it all comes back to Cherry Red" EFD.
	1:49pm Handy Haversack: Intermittently occurring and much-beloved Kompilation Korner!
	1:51pm Jeff formerly from Rahway: Digging the show EFD!
	1:52pm Carmichael: ↳ Clincher16" @1:45 I have a live version of Glad To Be Gay on vinyl, part of some comp. Amnesty Intl, maybe?
	1:53pm erictheise: had the pleasure of seeing Tom Robinson solo at a small club in San Francisco quite a few years ago. he introduced that song by saying "sing along even if you're not … glad."
	1:53pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:53 woefully underattended show, and I was the only one there who seem to know how to echo back "Martin!" during that song.
	1:54pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:53 long lost Paradise Lounge I believe it was.
	1:54pm Scott from Boston: Great show, thanks Evan!
	1:56pm erictheise: enjoyed today's show, as always, EFD, happy new year all.
	1:56pm prof.fuzz: the evan "fried fish" davies show!
	1:56pm winston legthigh: the fried fish sound amazing!
	1:56pm David The Splatter: Are the fish breaded? Do we get fries, hushpuppies, and secret sauce on the side?
	1:57pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:56 oops, I'm in a new time zone … glad there's another hour to the show!
	1:58pm efd: ↳ erictheise @1:57 I was gonna say, don't leave now!
	1:59pm winston legthigh: ↳ erictheise @1:57 you're in the future 😮
	1:59pm tim: I'd enjoy hearing "almost made its" next week, efd!
	2:00pm Carmichael: ↳ Song: "wind swept world" by "freaky wilderness" I want to give this song 8 clicky stars
	2:00pm efd: ↳ tim @1:59 if I were going to be here I might do that, but I'll be away. And Jan 22 feels too late to still be playing faves of 2024!
	2:01pm tim: ↳ efd @2:00 Of sure. That makes sense.
	2:05pm mrdonutsu: ↳ Song: "clear as day" by "white hills" Best band in the fucking world!!!
	2:05pm erictheise: ↳ winston legthigh @1:59 I'm just less in the past than usual.
	2:05pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @2:00 "I'm still dating my checks 1998!" -- The People's Champ
	2:06pm Juli P: This song is annoying maleness lol
	2:07pm erictheise: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:05 the comic where the check signer's apologizing for still writing B.C. when it's A.D. always makes me laugh.
	2:07pm Juli P: Of j the nihilism
	2:08pm Bklyn_Dutch: This is a good reminder to go back and revisit some of this new and/or re-released music from the past year. EFD has our backs! He could use a few extra hours a week though - too much on the plate.
	2:08pm Garth: Kind of a Mark E. Smith vibe.
	2:08pm efd: ↳ Juli P @2:06 the band is 50% female, fwiw
	2:09pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "i used to be a pretty boy" by "memo pst" This album gets my vote. Love Orville
	2:09pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:05 Hahaha! I was thinking along those lines too. "Well, efd, some DJs are finally catching up to their best of 2023." - haha!
	2:10pm Christopher John: This could be my #1 - Memo PST
	2:10pm efd: ↳ Steve Harsh @2:09 just celebrated a birthday the other day!
	2:11pm tim: ↳ Christopher John @2:10 Oh yeah! This is a doozy! Excellent live set on efd earlier this year too!
	2:11pm ben in ilm: Memo PST Definitely a beat of 2024!
	2:11pm Christopher John: ↳ tim @2:11 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
	2:12pm Bob Barth: Fantastic show today EFD!! Hey everybody!
	2:12pm Alex Fu Sheng: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Yes, one of my top 3! Thank you for a year of great music!
	2:12pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Ah, this is something I forgot to put on my to listen to list!
	2:12pm Handy Haversack: GodDANG it, efd. I got plane tickets to buy. I can't afford all these records!
	2:13pm BuckyKatt: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Lovely eggs? In this economy?!
	2:13pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:12 Better start limbering up those arms then!
	2:13pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:12 Which leaves open the question of why I committed myself to two nights in hotels in freaking TARRYTOWN in order to see Magnetic Fields do all of 69 Love Songs ... No questions! This press conference is over!
	2:16pm morphe': ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" 1978 - Robinson was instrumental in the RAR Vicky Park gig ... is probably in the extended video clips somewhere ... many stray vids of the day on the interwebs...
	2:17pm Figgsrock: I will never, ever tire of hearing "BUHLOOOGA."
	2:18pm sleepy: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" So, efd….do you keep a running tally throughout the year? I am imagining you sliding stuff up and down your list all year.
	2:19pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "after school" by "valley lodge" Had to clicky star this one. No choice.
	2:20pm Mister Dobalina: Thanks for the awesome show, EFD. Cheesin' it now.
	2:21pm efd: ↳ sleepy @2:18 it's mostly an end of year exercise, though I try to make some notes early in the year so I don't forget
	2:22pm leshwatt: It’s all good man Great tuneage!
	2:23pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "the new new age" by "savak" Hey, this was in my Top 10 too!
	2:23pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "the new new age" by "savak" Love these guys.
	2:28pm TomDash: ↳ Song: "you are a star" by "peace de resistance" just got word from a little birdie on this one...unexpected and thanks EFD!
	2:28pm winston legthigh: gotta go feed the cold strays. thanks efd and all!
	2:29pm tim: ↳ Song: "what's in it for you?" by "redd kross" Oh yeah! This is a great record!
	2:29pm leshwatt: Steve Wynn criminally underrated
	2:29pm slugluv1313: ↳ Song: "what were you expecting" by "steve wynn" very cool 🖤🖤🖤
	2:37pm tim: ↳ Song: "boom boom" by "pylon reenactment society" Pylon Reenactment is killer!
	2:41pm Paulie B: EFD is so cool under pressure. I would be having a nervous breakdown over a CD player failure. Great show, Evan!
	2:41pm Ochre Ogre: Thanks Evan, good stuff! We listeners are fortunate too for WFMU.
	2:43pm Carmichael: I love the sound of breaking glass!
	2:44pm B R M: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" This was my #1 or #2 - incredible album!
	2:44pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" And this was my #1 (LP and single).
	2:45pm B R M: ↳ B R M @2:44 (The other being The Cure's SONGS OF A LOST WORLD)
	2:45pm clarke: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" and.. we're baack.. been listening on the app. check on this album!
	2:45pm sleepy: ↳ Carmichael @2:43 Opa!
	2:45pm efd: ↳ Figgsrock @2:44 I didn't count this as a single in order to free up another slot! :)
	2:46pm clarke: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" this particular song was my Single Of The Summer - and well could be my song of the year.
	2:46pm Hughie Considine: ↳ clarke @2:45 You also put this one at no. 3, if memory serves
	2:46pm Bob Barth: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" so great
	2:46pm Matt en Queens: 2025, the year I started listening to nada surf. As a big star fan, I wonder how it took me so long! I’ve put in many hours in this short year and been quite pleased
	2:47pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @2:46 it was a tough battle.
	2:47pm Figgsrock: ↳ efd @2:45 Smart move!
	2:47pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" check!
	2:48pm clarke: ↳ Matt en Queens @2:46 hey, go back and check out their other rekkids.. rewarding.
	2:48pm tim: Oh boy! the suspense is is building!
	2:48pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" there's also a song that didn't make it on to this album that i really like a lot!
	2:49pm B R M: ↳ Song: "untold truths" by "uv-tv" BTW, will someone else add this to Discogs for me, so I don't have to? I wanna log mine. #Lazy
	2:50pm Matt en Queens: @clarke - been on weight is a gift a lot - excellent
	2:50pm Handy Haversack: ↳ B R M @2:49 No way, pal. No one would do it for me for Lulu Lewis or Les Manteez. You're stuck!
	2:50pm B R M: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:50 UGHHHHHHH
	2:50pm clarke: ↳ Matt en Queens @2:50 oh yeah, good one - i need to re-visit, myself. and i need to revisit my self!
	2:52pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" she's really one of me fave guitarists!
	2:52pm Handy Haversack: ↳ B R M @2:50 I'll come by and quibble once it's up.
	2:53pm clarke: what i really like about Keeley's songs is that no back story is required. either way.
	2:54pm Ochre Ogre: ↳ clarke @2:50 Hey clarke, keep in touch... with yerself. :)
	2:54pm BuckyKatt: Great top 10, EFD! Glad to hear the Pylon, need to check that out. They put on a great show at Mercury Lounge a few years back.
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Ochre Ogre @2:54 i try!
	2:54pm Paulie B: Whole lotta Holsapple!
	2:55pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Paulie B @2:54 It's a Holsautumn fruit.
	2:55pm radioronan: Thanks, Evan - great selections, as always! Cheers, y'all!
	2:55pm BuckyKatt: Oops, top 15, that is. (I've been drifting in & out)
	2:56pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "decider" by "motorists" When will the new collage be revealed?
	2:56pm ∫ydniuß: the power of Kasem comells us all Thanks efd!
	2:56pm Chris Crash: Killer lists, Mr. Funk!
	2:56pm Matt en Queens: Fun show today Evan! Your themed shows are the best
	2:56pm listener 126464: Thanks, efd, sweet selections!
	2:57pm clarke: GREAT list, EFD - even if it almost killed you! we appreciate!!
	2:57pm slugluv1313: this has been so much fun, EFD -- thanks so much!
	2:57pm B R M: Great show and fantastic lists as always... thanks @efd!
	2:57pm Steve Harsh: Thank you efd, great stuff!!!
	2:57pm Carmichael: Evan, thanks for a year's worth of great music!
	2:57pm efd: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:56 check the playlist home page!
	2:57pm prof.fuzz: thx EFD!
	2:57pm Brendan: Thanks!
	2:57pm sleepy: Thanks SO much efd. It has been an awesome show! Appreciate you!
	2:57pm clarke: i really enjoy the countdown aspect, even if it might be all subjective. a fave is a fave!!
	2:58pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @2:57 Now that's customer service!
	2:58pm Figgsrock: Great show EFD!
	2:58pm Carmichael: "Remember to keep your head in the sand, and your feet in the air!"
	2:58pm Figgsrock: And if I may quote Casey Kasem, "TWO?!?"
	2:58pm Mark in Columbus OH: They were right. Nada Surf #1.
	2:59pm bradford: Thanks, Evan!
	2:59pm Andres: 2024, we hardly knew ye! Thanks, Evan!
	2:59pm clarke: thanks EFD!! best in 25. !!!
	3:02pm Triple G: Thanks Evan
	3:31pm Mike G: ↳ Song: "wind swept world" by "freaky wilderness" You are a national treasure Evan, thanks for all of you support

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 8, 2025

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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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January 8, 2025: Best* of 2024 countdowns!
*and by "best" I mean "favorite"

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	Approx. start time
BEST SINGLE ARTIST REISSUES / COLLECTIONS OF 2024
talking heads	uh-ho love comes to town (alternate pop version)	talking heads: 77 (super deluxe edition)	rhino	my #5 reissue/compilation of 2024!	0:00:55 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
patrick cowley	pushin' too hard "pushin' too hard" by "patrick cowley"	from behind	dark entries	my #4 reissue/compilation of 2024!	0:02:51 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
eyelids	eye of fatima pt. 1 "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids"	no jigsaw	jealous butcher	my #3 reissue/compilation of 2024!	0:08:31 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
yachts	hey there goes another man	missing in action: the lost tapes 1980-81	4be	my #2 reissue/compilation of 2024!	0:15:00 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

the db's	dynamite "dynamite" by "the db's"	stands for decibels (2024 remaster)	propeller sound recordings	TIED FOR MY FAVORITE REISSUE/COLLECTION OF 2024!	0:21:30 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the db's	neverland "neverland" by "the db's"	repercussion (2024 remaster)	propeller sound recordings	TIED FOR MY FAVORITE REISSUE/COLLECTION OF 2024!	0:23:30 (MP3 \| Pop-up)


BEST SINGLES/EPs OF 2024! "BEST SINGLES/EPs OF 2024!"
fuzzy identities	shale "shale" by "fuzzy identities"	single		my #15 single/EP of 2024!	0:28:11 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
møtrik	hazel hall "hazel hall" by "møtrik"	single	jealous butcher	my #14 single/EP of 2024!	0:30:40 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
dew claw	mouse trap "mouse trap" by "dew claw"	7"	dromedary	my #13 single/EP of 2024!	0:36:51 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
kassie krut	reckless "reckless" by "kassie krut"	s/t	fire talk	my #12 single/EP of 2024!	0:38:53 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
dave hill	i took your mom out for cigarettes	single	dave hill	my #11 single/EP of 2024!	0:42:40 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

night finger	i stole your rock and roll	creepy crawl ep	trophy	my #10 single/EP of 2024!	0:47:28 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
bloodwork	caravaggio "caravaggio" by "bloodwork"	beaucoup dinero	bloodwork	my #9 single/EP of 2024!	0:53:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
darling black	dial "dial" by "darling black"	single	darling black	my #8 single/EP of 2024!	0:55:43 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
grazia	speed freak "speed freak" by "grazia"	in poor taste 7" ep	feel it	my #7 single/EP of 2024!	0:59:51 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
constant smiles	connection "connection" by "constant smiles"	single	living waters	my #6 single/EP of 2024!	1:01:58 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

ultra lights	clockin out "clockin out" by "ultra lights"	7"	chunklet	my #5 single/EP of 2024!	1:08:00 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
peter holsapple	larger than life "larger than life" by "peter holsapple"	single	label 51	my #4 single/EP of 2024!	1:10:24 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
uv-tv	untold truths "untold truths" by "uv-tv"	the optimistic wrench ep	papercup music	my #3 single/EP of 2024!	1:15:15 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
manager	this is how it ends for me (spy balloon)	hot-line ep	texacobra	my #2 single/EP of 2024!	1:19:46 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

the foreign correspondents	lovin' you ain't easy	7"	outer battery	MY #1 SINGLE/EP OF 2024!	1:27:42 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

BEST VARIOUS ARTIST COMPILATIONS OF 2024!
peace de resistance	you are a star	va-dot dash mixtape vol. ii	dot dash	My #5 Various Artist compilation of 2024!	1:32:44 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the tom robinson band	glad to be gay	va-jon savage's the secret public: how the lgbtq+ aesthetic shaped pop culture 1955-1979	ace	My #4 Various Artist compilation of 2024!	1:35:35 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the neats	do the things "do the things" by "the neats"	va-propeller product prop 4-1	lawrence wilmington	My #3 Various Artist compilation of 2024!	1:40:17 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
south amboy port authority	how do you like those apples	va-pour a little sugar on it: the chewy chewy sounds of american bubblegum 1966-1971	cherry red	My #2 Various Artist compilation of 2024!	1:44:33 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

even as we speak	beauty you will break us all	va-under the bridge 2	skep wax	MY #1 VARIOUS ARTIST COMPILATION OF 2024!	1:52:23 (MP3 \| Pop-up)


BEST ALBUMS OF 2024! "BEST ALBUMS OF 2024!"
freaky wilderness	wind swept world	immeasurable heaven	freaky wilderness	My #15 album of 2024!	1:57:54 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
st. jimi sebastian cricket club	golden parachuter	into your heartbeat	beluga	My #14 album of 2024!	2:00:45 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
white hills	clear as day "clear as day" by "white hills"	beyond this fiction	heads on fire	My #13 album of 2024!	2:04:27 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
memo pst	i used to be a pretty boy	s/t	in the red	My #12 album of 2024!	2:09:15 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the lovely eggs	memory man "memory man" by "the lovely eggs"	eggsistentialism	the lovely eggs	My #11 album of 2024!	2:11:41 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

valley lodge	after school "after school" by "valley lodge"	shadows in paradise	tee pee	My #10 album of 2024!	2:18:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
crumbs	you're just jealous "you're just jealous" by "crumbs"	you're just jealous	skep wax	My #9 album of 2024!	2:20:25 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
savak	the new new age "the new new age" by "savak"	flavors of paradise	peculiar works	My #8 album of 2024!	2:22:37 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
steve wynn	what were you expecting	make it right	fire	My #7 album of 2024!	2:24:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
redd kross	what's in it for you? "what's in it for you?" by "redd kross"	s/t	in the red	My #6 album of 2024!	2:28:36 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

pylon reenactment society	boom boom	magnet factory	strolling bones	My #5 album of 2024!	2:36:33 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
the paranoid style	i love the sound of structured class	the interrogator	bar/none	My #4 album of 2024!	2:39:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
nada surf	in front of me now "in front of me now" by "nada surf"	moon mirror	new west	My #3 album of 2024!	2:43:55 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
keeley	inga hauser "inga hauser" by "keeley"	beautiful mysterious	tiny global	My #2 album of 2024!	2:47:36 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

motorists	decider "decider" by "motorists"	touched by the stuff	we are time/bobo integral	MY #1 ALBUM OF 2024!	2:55:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:00pm Handy Haversack: efd! All the other letters!
	12:00pm prof.fuzz: howdy!
	12:00pm Listener Bryan (the Professor): Go, @efd! Nice kickoff.
	12:00pm Triple G: Hi EFD and all!
	12:01pm bradford: Hey there Evan & all!
	12:01pm Figgsrock: @)@$!??????
	12:01pm No Big Thing in Chicago: Good afternoon efd and all. Looking forward to the roundup!
	12:01pm clarke: dynOmite!
	12:01pm Mark T: Good afternoon Evan and everyone.
	12:01pm Kat in the chat: Playlist colors giving nursery vibes!
	12:02pm efd: hi everyone, dealing with a major snafu atm but will be with you shortly!
	12:02pm common: ello
	12:05pm Hoboken Jack: Hello EFD and friends! I'm talking to text in the car so I won't be trading witticisms with you all until later.
	12:06pm rf: ↳ Song: "pushin' too hard" by "patrick cowley" That's quite an album cover
	12:06pm Triple G: Snafu or not, this is a helluva start to the show
	12:06pm tim: Hey efd and everyone!!! Oh cool! An efd best of show!
	12:06pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, heya chatsters. On my way in to my part-time money scheme.
	12:07pm tim: ↳ Hoboken Jack @12:05 Is this Hoboken Jack or Hoboken Siri?!?!
	12:07pm clarke: ↳ Carmichael @12:06 a ponzi scheme
	12:08pm hunterfelt: The melody here is a lot more noticeable than his "Ride My See Saw". Good afternoon all.
	12:08pm ThunderDumplin' (MW in Baltimore): Good Day all!
	12:08pm Andres: Good aft, efd and all. @)@$! represents shock at the sticker price ? ;)
	12:09pm Chris Crash: Hey yo Mr. Funk!
	12:09pm sleepy: Hi EFD and all!
	12:09pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Good pick for a cover
	12:10pm Various Julius: hey all
	12:10pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Great cover!
	12:10pm tim: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Camper Van cover. Pretty coool!
	12:10pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Been too long since there were Eyelids on the airwaves!
	12:10pm amARIS: Hiiiiiiii everyonnnnneeee
	12:10pm tim: ↳ Chris Crash @12:09 Yo Strong Style Chris Crash!!!!!
	12:10pm Clincher16": ↳ Song: "eye of fatima pt. 1" by "eyelids" Nice! But now I gotta hear some CVB.
	12:11pm Handy Haversack: ↳ tim @12:10 Tim! Mona filled in for Clay this morning and played the Fatback Band!
	12:11pm Crafty: hi EFD! hi kids! hi everyone!
	12:11pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:11 Oh shit! I gotta check that out!
	12:12pm leshwatt: Hey y’all. Thanks for the Camper cover!
	12:16pm Figgsrock: Ah, that's what @)@$! meant!!!
	12:16pm Carmichael: ↳ clarke @12:07 How did you know my last name?!?
	12:16pm Andres: ↳ Figgsrock @12:01 Mystery solved!
	12:17pm Micheal: ↳ Song: "hey there goes another man" by "yachts" Haven't heard The Yachts on the radio in decades! Thanks, EFD!
	12:17pm Toothgrinder Tom: Oh the places you’ll go efd!
	12:17pm tim: ↳ Song: "hey there goes another man" by "yachts" That sounded mighty good.
	12:19pm full metal monkey: Hello everyone. Happy New Year !!!
	12:19pm clarke: ↳ Carmichael @12:16 ponzi has to be the most used "answer" on jeopardy!
	12:19pm Beast of Boonton: The Casey Kasem of WFMU
	12:20pm leshwatt: I didn’t know Krummenacher was in the Eyelids. EFD has enlightened me yet again.
	12:21pm clarke: dynAmite!
	12:21pm Handy Haversack: It is hard to find time to go fill up the water bottle during this program.
	12:21pm tim: ↳ Micheal @12:17 Michael - I can't find it in efd's previous playlists but he had a member of the Yachts on his show earlier this year. Good interview!
	12:21pm Mister Dobalina: Always spinning the hot tunes, the man who puts the F in Funk !!
	12:22pm clarke: ↳ tim @12:21 wanna say it was in june??
	12:22pm efd: ↳ clarke @12:22 late October
	12:23pm evancuts: I had that dB's White Eagle show in MY top ten live shows of 2024. Chris Stamey also made it onto my list w the Big Star show. Happy new year Evan!
	12:23pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:22 hahaha
	12:24pm leshwatt: dBoKwMe
	12:24pm Micheal: ↳ tim @12:21 Thanks, Tim! I'll track it down!
	12:25pm Hughie Considine: ↳ Song: "neverland" by "the db's" So scrappy!
	12:26pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @12:25 humble and lovable shoeshine boy!
	12:27pm B R M: Tsunami's box was my #1
	12:27pm Hughie Considine: ↳ clarke @12:26 Not plane nor bird nor even frog ...
	12:28pm Deano Bravo: Hemming and hawing is my #1 of the year!
	12:28pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @12:27 but... polly purebred...
	12:28pm Hughie Considine: ↳ Song: "shale" by "fuzzy identities" Woah, my jangle meter just went into the red!
	12:30pm tim: ↳ B R M @12:27 I've been seriously eyeballing the Tsunami box.
	12:30pm clarke: ↳ Song: "shale" by "fuzzy identities" they had a good three-song ep as well
	12:31pm efd: ↳ Song: "hazel hall" by "møtrik" i knew this didn't sound right
	12:31pm efd: ↳ clarke @12:30 officially a 2025 release I think?
	12:31pm Handy Haversack: Unsafe at any speed!
	12:31pm clarke: it ain't right but i like it
	12:32pm leshwatt: Someone should devise a show of tracks that sound good or even better at wrong speed lol
	12:32pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:31 hmm. not sure. i thought it came out before xmas - but that could possibly be.
	12:33pm McGroovey: ↳ Song: "hazel hall" by "møtrik" Sounds like early '80s King Crimson crossed with 2000s Wire.
	12:33pm clarke: it started off a bit slow...
	12:33pm Hughie Considine: ↳ leshwatt @12:32 Haha -- certainly Joe McGasko's bed music of Exile's "Kiss You All Over," played slow, qualifies.
	12:34pm Hughie Considine: ↳ McGroovey @12:33 Was going to say -- definitely Bill Bruford-era KC.
	12:35pm Cosmic: ⚡️⚡️⚡️
	12:35pm Carmichael: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:31 Handy Nader ...
	12:36pm slugluv1313: greetings, EFD! Everyone! listening while i attempt to clean the apartment . . . me: vacuuming cats: we worked very hard to get all our fur everywhere -- you WILL suffer the consequences, lady! loving your selections, as always! and, in case i have not said so already -- Happy 2025, everyone! :) loving the tunes, as always!
	12:36pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Carmichael @12:35 I frequently flip over when I turn left, so I know whereof I speak.
	12:37pm clarke: handy corvair
	12:38pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @12:36 I've even seen Handy swamp a canoe after making a left turn!
	12:38pm Handy Haversack: ↳ tim @12:38 You take that back!
	12:40pm efd: apologies for not engaging as much here, I somehow forgot to sync my "best of 2024" playlist before I left home so I am scrambling to find / play songs via other means!
	12:40pm northguineahills: ↳ Song: "reckless" by "kassie krut" digging this, efd!
	12:40pm tim: Sorry, Handy. I'll take it back. I was just throwing out some misdirection so people don't find out that it's actually me who swamps canoes.
	12:41pm clarke: ↳ efd @12:40 thought it might be something like that. we all pull bonehead moves. i once forgot my headphones when trying to remotely record.
	12:41pm northguineahills: ↳ tim @12:40 you ole swampdog, you!
	12:41pm tim: ↳ efd @12:40 You're doing great, efd!
	12:42pm Harris: I also love the single Elektrøn from Møtrik!
	12:42pm clarke: and she liked it
	12:43pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "i took your mom out for cigarettes" by "dave hill" My mom? But she doesn't smoke, not that I don't know of.
	12:43pm tim: ↳ northguineahills @12:41 Haha!
	12:43pm Various Julius: ↳ Song: "i took your mom out for cigarettes" by "dave hill" lowest common denominator sound system
	12:44pm slugluv1313: ↳ leshwatt @12:20 hi leshwatt! right? somewhere in the back of my senile ol' brain, i had known this -- but agreed, always grateful for EFD's knowledge :)
	12:44pm tim: Man, I took your mom out to Sizzler. And I got her to pay!
	12:44pm Mister Dobalina: PF Changs & Newport 100's, now that sounds like a good time.
	12:44pm northguineahills: ↳ Various Julius @12:43 lultz!
	12:45pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ tim @12:44 Have her take you to Red Lobster next.
	12:46pm clarke: but not Golden Corral
	12:46pm tim: ↳ Mister Dobalina @12:45 Nice! I'll class it up and ask her to take me to the Red Lobster bar.
	12:46pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ tim @12:46 They have unlimited bread sticks, I think.
	12:46pm leshwatt: ↳ slugluv1313 @12:44 Hey slug happy gnu year!
	12:47pm Polyus: Your mom smokes Eve 120s.
	12:47pm sleepy: Yah, Toronto!
	12:47pm UFOspecialist: EFD - I don't think anyone noticed, or cared. We love this show regardless! Mor Donnie Iris plz!
	12:47pm leshwatt: Smoking 100’s Alone (is a good one)
	12:48pm slugluv1313: ↳ efd @12:40 no need to apologize, EFD -- you are doing a fantastic show!
	12:48pm clarke: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" they won the Rocktober!
	12:49pm tim: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" More rockin than Night Ranger!
	12:49pm slugluv1313: ↳ leshwatt @12:46 thank you, Happy Gnu Year indeed! :)
	12:49pm Deano Bravo: This sounds like rock and or roll, and I think me I like it! 😈🔥😈
	12:49pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Polyus @12:47 Thank you for that. Empowering women to smoke. Reminds me of the Edward Bernays doc, Century Of The Self.
	12:49pm clarke: ↳ tim @12:49 less stanky than Stankfinger
	12:51pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "i stole your rock and roll" by "night finger" I worked on this story about who was stealing rock and roll for a year...and they just sung it out.
	12:51pm clarke: ↳ Figgsrock @12:51 spoilers
	12:52pm tim: ↳ Figgsrock @12:51 Damn! That's a Rodney Dangerfield level 'no respect' right there. I'm sure you have a different finger in mind for Night Finger!
	12:54pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "caravaggio" by "bloodwork" Sure wish there were a physical release for this record.
	12:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: Hello, efd and funktional listeners.
	12:55pm clarke: number nine number nine number nine...
	12:56pm leshwatt: I thought this was going to be a Dirtbombs song….
	1:00pm prof.fuzz: ↳ Song: "speed freak" by "grazia" i was counting on this ep being on the list!
	1:00pm clarke: FuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
	1:01pm prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
	1:01pm clarke: graZZZZZZZZia!!
	1:01pm clarke: boris the spider
	1:03pm clarke: ↳ Song: "connection" by "constant smiles" shares a verse meldoy with an aimee mann song (You Do)
	1:04pm clarke: ↳ clarke @1:03 =melody
	1:06pm winston legthigh: evan! funksters! clarke! nola 💔
	1:06pm clarke: ↳ winston legthigh @1:06 WIN!! been a while. trust all is well!
	1:07pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:06 clarke, I'll drop you a line, but plans are firming up for us to come down in Feb. Going to stay in Bywater. Just gotta get the plane tix.
	1:08pm clarke: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:07 mardi gras time!
	1:08pm winston legthigh: ↳ clarke @1:06 it's chilly but refreshing. hope your new year is off to a good start.
	1:09pm Handy Haversack: ↳ clarke @1:08 Yeah, we're staying an extra day just to see Barkus!
	1:10pm Handy Haversack: efd, for what it's worth, it is impossible to tell on this end that you're scrambling or that you "messed up" at all. Even when you tell us, it seems hard to credit. Show is top-notch and smooth funking, as per its usual high standard. Hope you're not suffering too much on the other side of the mic.
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ winston legthigh @1:08 hah, heckuva start
	1:11pm clarke: ↳ Song: "larger than life" by "peter holsapple" check!
	1:12pm Brendan: Wasn't there a kiss song of the same name?
	1:13pm efd: ↳ Handy Haversack @1:10 appreciate that, Handy! If I get through this without having a heart attack I'll consider that a win!
	1:14pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @1:13 Call Irwin early and make him your library runner!
	1:16pm Steve Harsh: Hang in there Evan - sounding great!!!
	1:18pm sleepy: ↳ efd @1:13 You could dead-air-it and we will all be here for it! Please don’t worry.
	1:18pm clarke: internet drop here.. still listening on app, but dout it will be fixed in time to say thanks efd!
	1:19pm medson: Hey Evan and all.
	1:19pm winston legthigh: stream okie dokie in fla.
	1:22pm Figgsrock: Maybe I missed something during my meeting, but I haven't noticed a single issue EFD. And I do know a tiny bit about radio.
	1:23pm Andres: ↳ Song: "untold truths" by "uv-tv" I like the Tubular Bells vibe artwork on this one!
	1:23pm clarke: interwebs in an out, here. should it fail again - enjoying the show!!
	1:26pm leshwatt: The funk stream is solid on the 3rd ring of Saturn
	1:27pm Handy Haversack: I respect the spreadsheet. That's good stuff.
	1:27pm clarke: it's number one, it's top of the pops..
	1:27pm clarke: ↳ leshwatt @1:26 oh, i'm sure - this is a nola problem
	1:30pm David The Splatter: Did I miss something about technical difficulties? Stream has been going just fine even when I left for a half-hour lunch break.
	1:30pm clarke: nothing wrong up there - the issue is my local carrier. been happening a lot lately.
	1:31pm clarke: ↳ clarke @1:30 buildings falling down, etc.
	1:31pm Steven: Peter Holsapple has said the new LP will be called "The Face of 68." (One month too late Maybe you can get an advance copy in time for Frampuary?)
	1:32pm Juli P: Hello friendssssssss
	1:32pm Juli P: I am updating my resume. For WDVR volunteering as I am afraid of Jersey City lol
	1:33pm tim: Yes! Dot Dash Sounds was the label of 2024 for sure! The Weegee and The Sheeves records were at the top of my favorites from last year.
	1:34pm winston legthigh: ↳ Juli P @1:32 new hope is fab, good luck!
	1:37pm tim: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" I first heard this on a Policeman's Other Ball comp way back when.
	1:37pm Andres: ↳ Song: "lovin' you ain't easy" by "the foreign correspond... Now if only we could get a The Foreign Correspondents and Trans-Canada Highwaymen double bill tour.
	1:38pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" Tom Robinson's impact on the culture at the time is overlooked, nobody was singing stuff like this then
	1:40pm BuckyKatt: Tom Robinson Band! Haven't heard them for a long time. I remember hearing them on the old WNEW-FM back in the 20th century!
	1:40pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" really really good song, I remember it well
	1:41pm ike: TRB!! Well Done!👏👏
	1:41pm dave wuz here: lawrence wilmington woburn
	1:43pm Kat in the chat: ↳ Song: "do the things" by "the neats" Yes, but first I drink the coffee
	1:43pm morphe': thanks efd and all ... must step out ...
	1:45pm Clincher16": ↳ Steve Harsh @1:38 Early 80s. Bunch of us straight mooks hanging out in the front yard of our midwestern college-town house cranking tunes out the second story window when the live version of "Glad" from Secret Policeman's Ball comes on. None of us found it necessary to stop it. It felt like we had grown the hell up.
	1:45pm tim: I wonder if Becky from Bubblegum OD is aware of this comp? I'm guessing she has.
	1:46pm Cal Zone!: I like these apples, EFD!
	1:47pm winston legthigh: ↳ Cal Zone! @1:46 heard a different a word there for a sec.
	1:48pm Cal Zone!: ↳ winston legthigh @1:47 Scandalous!
	1:49pm Figgsrock: Glad I wasn't drinking anything when you said "it all comes back to Cherry Red" EFD.
	1:49pm Handy Haversack: Intermittently occurring and much-beloved Kompilation Korner!
	1:51pm Jeff formerly from Rahway: Digging the show EFD!
	1:52pm Carmichael: ↳ Clincher16" @1:45 I have a live version of Glad To Be Gay on vinyl, part of some comp. Amnesty Intl, maybe?
	1:53pm erictheise: had the pleasure of seeing Tom Robinson solo at a small club in San Francisco quite a few years ago. he introduced that song by saying "sing along even if you're not … glad."
	1:53pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:53 woefully underattended show, and I was the only one there who seem to know how to echo back "Martin!" during that song.
	1:54pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:53 long lost Paradise Lounge I believe it was.
	1:54pm Scott from Boston: Great show, thanks Evan!
	1:56pm erictheise: enjoyed today's show, as always, EFD, happy new year all.
	1:56pm prof.fuzz: the evan "fried fish" davies show!
	1:56pm winston legthigh: the fried fish sound amazing!
	1:56pm David The Splatter: Are the fish breaded? Do we get fries, hushpuppies, and secret sauce on the side?
	1:57pm erictheise: ↳ erictheise @1:56 oops, I'm in a new time zone … glad there's another hour to the show!
	1:58pm efd: ↳ erictheise @1:57 I was gonna say, don't leave now!
	1:59pm winston legthigh: ↳ erictheise @1:57 you're in the future 😮
	1:59pm tim: I'd enjoy hearing "almost made its" next week, efd!
	2:00pm Carmichael: ↳ Song: "wind swept world" by "freaky wilderness" I want to give this song 8 clicky stars
	2:00pm efd: ↳ tim @1:59 if I were going to be here I might do that, but I'll be away. And Jan 22 feels too late to still be playing faves of 2024!
	2:01pm tim: ↳ efd @2:00 Of sure. That makes sense.
	2:05pm mrdonutsu: ↳ Song: "clear as day" by "white hills" Best band in the fucking world!!!
	2:05pm erictheise: ↳ winston legthigh @1:59 I'm just less in the past than usual.
	2:05pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @2:00 "I'm still dating my checks 1998!" -- The People's Champ
	2:06pm Juli P: This song is annoying maleness lol
	2:07pm erictheise: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:05 the comic where the check signer's apologizing for still writing B.C. when it's A.D. always makes me laugh.
	2:07pm Juli P: Of j the nihilism
	2:08pm Bklyn_Dutch: This is a good reminder to go back and revisit some of this new and/or re-released music from the past year. EFD has our backs! He could use a few extra hours a week though - too much on the plate.
	2:08pm Garth: Kind of a Mark E. Smith vibe.
	2:08pm efd: ↳ Juli P @2:06 the band is 50% female, fwiw
	2:09pm Steve Harsh: ↳ Song: "i used to be a pretty boy" by "memo pst" This album gets my vote. Love Orville
	2:09pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:05 Hahaha! I was thinking along those lines too. "Well, efd, some DJs are finally catching up to their best of 2023." - haha!
	2:10pm Christopher John: This could be my #1 - Memo PST
	2:10pm efd: ↳ Steve Harsh @2:09 just celebrated a birthday the other day!
	2:11pm tim: ↳ Christopher John @2:10 Oh yeah! This is a doozy! Excellent live set on efd earlier this year too!
	2:11pm ben in ilm: Memo PST Definitely a beat of 2024!
	2:11pm Christopher John: ↳ tim @2:11 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
	2:12pm Bob Barth: Fantastic show today EFD!! Hey everybody!
	2:12pm Alex Fu Sheng: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Yes, one of my top 3! Thank you for a year of great music!
	2:12pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Ah, this is something I forgot to put on my to listen to list!
	2:12pm Handy Haversack: GodDANG it, efd. I got plane tickets to buy. I can't afford all these records!
	2:13pm BuckyKatt: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" Lovely eggs? In this economy?!
	2:13pm tim: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:12 Better start limbering up those arms then!
	2:13pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:12 Which leaves open the question of why I committed myself to two nights in hotels in freaking TARRYTOWN in order to see Magnetic Fields do all of 69 Love Songs ... No questions! This press conference is over!
	2:16pm morphe': ↳ Song: "glad to be gay" by "the tom robinson band" 1978 - Robinson was instrumental in the RAR Vicky Park gig ... is probably in the extended video clips somewhere ... many stray vids of the day on the interwebs...
	2:17pm Figgsrock: I will never, ever tire of hearing "BUHLOOOGA."
	2:18pm sleepy: ↳ Song: "memory man" by "the lovely eggs" So, efd….do you keep a running tally throughout the year? I am imagining you sliding stuff up and down your list all year.
	2:19pm Mister Dobalina: ↳ Song: "after school" by "valley lodge" Had to clicky star this one. No choice.
	2:20pm Mister Dobalina: Thanks for the awesome show, EFD. Cheesin' it now.
	2:21pm efd: ↳ sleepy @2:18 it's mostly an end of year exercise, though I try to make some notes early in the year so I don't forget
	2:22pm leshwatt: It’s all good man Great tuneage!
	2:23pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "the new new age" by "savak" Hey, this was in my Top 10 too!
	2:23pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "the new new age" by "savak" Love these guys.
	2:28pm TomDash: ↳ Song: "you are a star" by "peace de resistance" just got word from a little birdie on this one...unexpected and thanks EFD!
	2:28pm winston legthigh: gotta go feed the cold strays. thanks efd and all!
	2:29pm tim: ↳ Song: "what's in it for you?" by "redd kross" Oh yeah! This is a great record!
	2:29pm leshwatt: Steve Wynn criminally underrated
	2:29pm slugluv1313: ↳ Song: "what were you expecting" by "steve wynn" very cool 🖤🖤🖤
	2:37pm tim: ↳ Song: "boom boom" by "pylon reenactment society" Pylon Reenactment is killer!
	2:41pm Paulie B: EFD is so cool under pressure. I would be having a nervous breakdown over a CD player failure. Great show, Evan!
	2:41pm Ochre Ogre: Thanks Evan, good stuff! We listeners are fortunate too for WFMU.
	2:43pm Carmichael: I love the sound of breaking glass!
	2:44pm B R M: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" This was my #1 or #2 - incredible album!
	2:44pm Figgsrock: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" And this was my #1 (LP and single).
	2:45pm B R M: ↳ B R M @2:44 (The other being The Cure's SONGS OF A LOST WORLD)
	2:45pm clarke: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" and.. we're baack.. been listening on the app. check on this album!
	2:45pm sleepy: ↳ Carmichael @2:43 Opa!
	2:45pm efd: ↳ Figgsrock @2:44 I didn't count this as a single in order to free up another slot! :)
	2:46pm clarke: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" this particular song was my Single Of The Summer - and well could be my song of the year.
	2:46pm Hughie Considine: ↳ clarke @2:45 You also put this one at no. 3, if memory serves
	2:46pm Bob Barth: ↳ Song: "in front of me now" by "nada surf" so great
	2:46pm Matt en Queens: 2025, the year I started listening to nada surf. As a big star fan, I wonder how it took me so long! I’ve put in many hours in this short year and been quite pleased
	2:47pm clarke: ↳ Hughie Considine @2:46 it was a tough battle.
	2:47pm Figgsrock: ↳ efd @2:45 Smart move!
	2:47pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" check!
	2:48pm clarke: ↳ Matt en Queens @2:46 hey, go back and check out their other rekkids.. rewarding.
	2:48pm tim: Oh boy! the suspense is is building!
	2:48pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" there's also a song that didn't make it on to this album that i really like a lot!
	2:49pm B R M: ↳ Song: "untold truths" by "uv-tv" BTW, will someone else add this to Discogs for me, so I don't have to? I wanna log mine. #Lazy
	2:50pm Matt en Queens: @clarke - been on weight is a gift a lot - excellent
	2:50pm Handy Haversack: ↳ B R M @2:49 No way, pal. No one would do it for me for Lulu Lewis or Les Manteez. You're stuck!
	2:50pm B R M: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:50 UGHHHHHHH
	2:50pm clarke: ↳ Matt en Queens @2:50 oh yeah, good one - i need to re-visit, myself. and i need to revisit my self!
	2:52pm clarke: ↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley" she's really one of me fave guitarists!
	2:52pm Handy Haversack: ↳ B R M @2:50 I'll come by and quibble once it's up.
	2:53pm clarke: what i really like about Keeley's songs is that no back story is required. either way.
	2:54pm Ochre Ogre: ↳ clarke @2:50 Hey clarke, keep in touch... with yerself. :)
	2:54pm BuckyKatt: Great top 10, EFD! Glad to hear the Pylon, need to check that out. They put on a great show at Mercury Lounge a few years back.
	2:54pm clarke: ↳ Ochre Ogre @2:54 i try!
	2:54pm Paulie B: Whole lotta Holsapple!
	2:55pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Paulie B @2:54 It's a Holsautumn fruit.
	2:55pm radioronan: Thanks, Evan - great selections, as always! Cheers, y'all!
	2:55pm BuckyKatt: Oops, top 15, that is. (I've been drifting in & out)
	2:56pm Handy Haversack: ↳ Song: "decider" by "motorists" When will the new collage be revealed?
	2:56pm ∫ydniuß: the power of Kasem comells us all Thanks efd!
	2:56pm Chris Crash: Killer lists, Mr. Funk!
	2:56pm Matt en Queens: Fun show today Evan! Your themed shows are the best
	2:56pm listener 126464: Thanks, efd, sweet selections!
	2:57pm clarke: GREAT list, EFD - even if it almost killed you! we appreciate!!
	2:57pm slugluv1313: this has been so much fun, EFD -- thanks so much!
	2:57pm B R M: Great show and fantastic lists as always... thanks @efd!
	2:57pm Steve Harsh: Thank you efd, great stuff!!!
	2:57pm Carmichael: Evan, thanks for a year's worth of great music!
	2:57pm efd: ↳ Handy Haversack @2:56 check the playlist home page!
	2:57pm prof.fuzz: thx EFD!
	2:57pm Brendan: Thanks!
	2:57pm sleepy: Thanks SO much efd. It has been an awesome show! Appreciate you!
	2:57pm clarke: i really enjoy the countdown aspect, even if it might be all subjective. a fave is a fave!!
	2:58pm Handy Haversack: ↳ efd @2:57 Now that's customer service!
	2:58pm Figgsrock: Great show EFD!
	2:58pm Carmichael: "Remember to keep your head in the sand, and your feet in the air!"
	2:58pm Figgsrock: And if I may quote Casey Kasem, "TWO?!?"
	2:58pm Mark in Columbus OH: They were right. Nada Surf #1.
	2:59pm bradford: Thanks, Evan!
	2:59pm Andres: 2024, we hardly knew ye! Thanks, Evan!
	2:59pm clarke: thanks EFD!! best in 25. !!!
	3:02pm Triple G: Thanks Evan
	3:31pm Mike G: ↳ Song: "wind swept world" by "freaky wilderness" You are a national treasure Evan, thanks for all of you support

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from January 8, 2025

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