Favoriting The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 15, 2013 Favoriting

efd's avatar View efd's profile Favoriting

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.

Wednesday Noon - 3pm (EST) | On WFMU | 91.1, 90.1, 91.9 FM & wfmu.org
WFMU LIVE Audio Streams (Get help):   Pop-up  |  128k AAC  |  128k MP3  |  32k MP3

<-- Previous playlist | Back to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show playlists | Next playlist -->


Favoriting May 15, 2013: last call for Burma

Listen to this show: Pop-up listen Pop-up player!

Please take a moment to follow me on Twitter and/or Like The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on Facebook! Thanks!

(* = new)

Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
brimstone  be a believer   Favoriting 7"  big tree  1971      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
tropical sleep  (hadita) girl with the diamond tooth   Favoriting 7"  trouble in mind  2010      0:01:52 (Pop-up)
the finders  i'm the one   Favoriting finders keepers  cheap rewards    vinyl reissue, orig 1983  *   0:03:50 (Pop-up)
real numbers  only two can play   Favoriting only two can play 12" ep  three dimensional      *   0:06:38 (Pop-up)
mandingo feat. foday musa suso & herbie hancock  harima   Favoriting va-change the beat: the celluloid records story  strut      *   0:08:51 (Pop-up)
blondie  i didn't have the nerve to say no   Favoriting plastic letters  chrysalis  1978      0:14:46 (Pop-up)
mudhoney  i don't remember you   Favoriting vanishing point  sub pop    hope you heard their live set yesterday on Brian Turner's show!  *   0:17:29 (Pop-up)
ribeye brothers  spice of lfe   Favoriting call of the scrapheap  main man      *   0:20:07 (Pop-up)
 
mikal cronin  am i wrong   Favoriting mc ii  merge      *   0:31:38 (Pop-up)
dry bonnet  hey you   Favoriting 7"  replay      *   0:34:00 (Pop-up)
guided by voices  flunky minnows   Favoriting english little league  guided by voices inc.      *   0:36:33 (Pop-up)
blue öyster cult  going through the motions   Favoriting spectres  columbia  1977      0:38:56 (Pop-up)
marble vanity  autumn woods   Favoriting s/t  slow fizz      *   0:41:59 (Pop-up)
 
omd  helen of troy   Favoriting english electric  bmg      *   0:49:48 (Pop-up)
csc funk band  klip winger   Favoriting funkincense  electric cowbell      *   0:53:55 (Pop-up)
justin velor  galliano rocks (feat. jez williams)   Favoriting 2013  brutal music    It's on Bandcamp  *   1:00:14 (Pop-up)
nyc peech boys  on a journey   Favoriting life is something special  island  1983      1:04:50 (Pop-up)
david bowie  i'd rather be high   Favoriting the next day  columbia      *   1:09:54 (Pop-up)
 
chris stamey  you n me n xtc   Favoriting lovesick blues  yep roc      *   1:23:46 (Pop-up)
maston  i go to sleep   Favoriting split record store day 7"  trouble in mind    4-way split with Jacco Gardner, The Resonars and Mmoss  *   1:28:12 (Pop-up)
ponctuation  à bout de souffle   Favoriting 27 club  bonsound      *   1:31:25 (Pop-up)
alter boys  one step ahead of the rain   Favoriting soul desire  bigtime  1987      1:34:36 (Pop-up)
wire  as we go   Favoriting change becomes us  pink flag      *   1:37:49 (Pop-up)
 
paul messis  further from yesterday   Favoriting case closed  state      *   1:48:35 (Pop-up)
white fence  pink gorilla   Favoriting cyclops reap  castle face      *   1:50:55 (Pop-up)
english singles  rain   Favoriting ordinary girls 7" ep  slumberland      *   1:54:08 (Pop-up)
ben & spence  long ago   Favoriting va-hall of fame vol 2: more rare and unissued gems from the fame vaults  fame/kent      *   1:55:21 (Pop-up)
lee fields & the expressions  wish you were here   Favoriting faithful man  truth & soul      *   1:58:36 (Pop-up)
 
purling hiss  water on mars   Favoriting water on mars  drag city      *    
clinton hensley  here's to ambivalence   Favoriting tripping over pillows  stop/gap      *   2:19:42 (Pop-up)
!!!  one girl / one boy   thriller  warp      *   2:23:12 (Pop-up)
mild manners  imminent danger   Favoriting excuse me  burger  2012      2:27:09 (Pop-up)
wax idols  stay in   Favoriting discipline + desire  slumberland    last week's live guests, along with TV Ghost! Be sure to check the archive of last week's show if you missed it.    2:30:35 (Pop-up)
wax idols  hidden track   Favoriting discipline + desire  slumberland        2:35:40 (Pop-up)
the orange peels  traveling west/sundowns   Favoriting sun moon  minty fresh      *   2:37:33 (Pop-up)
 
the thermals  the sunset   Favoriting desperate ground  saddle creek      *   2:46:14 (Pop-up)
cheap trick  daddy should have stayed in high school   Favoriting s/t  epic  1977      2:49:03 (Pop-up)
dust  ivory   Favoriting hard attack/dust  legacy    cd reissue; orig 1971. Mark Bell (aka Marky Ramone) on drums.  *   2:53:39 (Pop-up)
iron dogs  beyond the blade   Favoriting cold bitch  dying victims      *   2:56:24 (Pop-up)
 
prophet & his disciples  you fool you fool pt. 1   Favoriting va-the detroit funk vaults  bgp    three-minute fill-in for Mary Wing  *   3:03:07 (Pop-up)


<-- Previous playlist | Back to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show playlists | Next playlist -->

RSS feeds for The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: RSSPlaylists feed | RSSMP3 archives feed

| E-mail Evan Davies | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by The Evan "Funk" Davies Show |

Listen on the Internet | Contact Us | Music & Programs | WFMU Home Page | Support Us | FAQ

Live Audio Streams for WFMU: Pop-up | 128k AAC | 128k MP3 | 32k MP3    (More streams: [+])


Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

✰ tropical sleep
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
efd:

Hi RRN63! That song's a good one!
Avatar 9:16pm
steve:

hey gang... quiet board today, huh?
Avatar 9:16pm
Holly in NC:

Hi efd & rrn63! See (hear) y'all soon. Given it's 88F, I request summer songs.
  9:17pm
john:

Whatever that mandingo record was, David Byrne has just spent the last 30 years remaking it and probably owes someone lunch.
  9:19pm
PB:

It's about 38 F in the metropolitan NY area.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20pm
efd:

PB, feels more like the 60s to me!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- Yeah - what's up? Ballgame? efd in the News for somethin' terrible I dunno about - ?! Show on another stream that's trendy - ???...Well, the night is young!
Avatar 9:22pm
Holly in NC:

@PB - beyond jealous
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Mike East:

I'm here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
efd:

sometimes it's just quiet.
  9:22pm
john:

high fifties in subtropical connecticut
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
efd:

my weather app says 68 in NYC which sounds about right.
Avatar 9:23pm
steve:

yeah this weather in nyc is pretty awesome
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25pm
G:

I was just outside in shorts in Brooklyn. It was 40ish at night a day or two ago, but supposed to be 80 Thursday...
Avatar 9:28pm
steve:

so what part of the world experiences this kind of weather for the greatest part of the year? Bay Area?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

88°!...Says 70°-40°ish next three days here in New Hampshah
...I was hoping you were in the News for something Evil!: More dramatic...
- Mudhoney on B.Turner was only a few tunes - but BAM!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
Mike East:

I was trying to listen to the mudhoney set but work kept distracting me from the important things
Avatar 9:31pm
Holly in NC:

I want to move back to CT!
(Not really)

Least we're not in South Dakota, where temp changed from 22F to 92F within 24 hours, no lie:

www.theatlanticwire.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Ginger... :
www.bbc.co.uk...
Avatar 9:32pm
madman:

whats up madman from red bank nj
  9:32pm
PB:

efd, any chance you can play something from the new Beaches album (She Beats). The one track on Pitchfork and the samples on I heard on Amazon sounded really good.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Cronin kicks ass.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:39pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Can't believe I missed that Plastic Letters track. I haven't heard that in so long it's indicative of my advancing years.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:41pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

I luv Spectres!!
Avatar 9:42pm
northguineahills:

This may be the first time I've been here live, rather then the archives.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:43pm
efd:

happy to have you, NGH!
  9:43pm
Danne D:

Hi Funk Fans :)

EFD, going through the motikns, tonight? :)
Avatar 9:43pm
northguineahills:

...in a while...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:44pm
efd:

PB, I don't have that Beaches album in the studio and the FMU new bin isn't alphabetized so I can't run out and grab it unfortunately.
  9:45pm
Danne D:

ngh with the celebrity drop-in :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Evening ngh!
- Holy Crow Holly!: alarming Temp. info @ your Link.
...bitchin' PowerPop here, tho'!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Flunky's Whips?...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
G:

blue umlaut cult!
Avatar 9:53pm
northguineahills:

rofl!, Danne!
Avatar 9:53pm
steve:

its like the 80s never ended! so good!
Avatar 9:54pm
northguineahills:

ditto, Steve!
  9:54pm
john:

It takes about a note and a half to say "Hey, OMD!" And I mean it in all the best ways.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:56pm
efd:

john & steve, totally agree!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:58pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...there's also Board of Canada - so BOC can be confusing...BÖC w/ umlaut helpful yahrs...
Avatar 10:00pm
Holly in NC:

Liking this CSC funk.
DEAR GOD IT'S TOO HOT IN HERE AND MY ICEPACK WONT BE ICY FOR ANOTHER 3 HOURS, AT BEST.

ooh, hi flute, you smooth my savage edges... ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
Uncle Michael:

Hello ef'd up peeps.
Avatar 10:05pm
Holly in NC:

This is nifty also!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:06pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

What SubGenre of contempo Dance would you put this Velor in?
Avatar 10:08pm
kevin g:

Never heard of NYC Peech Boys before, but I am now a huge fan.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
efd:

ohh Kevin, you are in for a TREAT!
Avatar 10:10pm
Holly in NC:

Hello Uncle M. Gonna try & catch your show in real time tomorrow.

Peech Boys - efd, I love you (did Times Social Club steal opening riff for Rumours, or what?)
  10:10pm
Johnny:

I dig this...peachy keen.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10pm
efd:

RRN63, I'm hopeful that someone more knowledgeable than me can answer that genre question.
  10:11pm
john:

Whoa...step out of the room and come back to NYC Peech Boys. Pulling out all the stops tonight!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- well I'm in good company then!
Uncle Mike's Page says 'Hinky Dinky' is Fridays?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:15pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

HinkyDinkyTime! :
www.wfmu.org...
Avatar 10:15pm
Holly in NC:

@RRN63 Yep. I'm addled, sorry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16pm
Uncle Michael:

Yes, Fridays...Hope you can catch it live then Holly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I hope I can Stream @ work in foreseeable future so I can hear it on Fridays!
Avatar 10:20pm
kevin g:

It may be a while before I get ahold of any Peech Boys, it seems, if this is what people are charging for a CD copy of their record: www.amazon.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
I X Key!:

@efd I made sure I favorited you
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25pm
Uncle Michael:

more toy piano!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26pm
efd:

you got your wish!
Avatar 10:27pm
northguineahills:

I was busy, forgot to say kudos for playing CSC funk band!
Avatar 10:29pm
northguineahills:

You can never have too much Uncle Michael!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
I X Key!:

57 degrees F here in VT
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
Uncle Michael:

Some people have had a belly full of Uncle Michael. Trust me.
Avatar 10:30pm
steve:

kevin g - there's a metric ton of Peech Boys 12"s on discogs for normal ($5-20) prices.
Avatar 10:31pm
kevin g:

yeah I figured I should check out discogs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I X Key!: I'm in New Hampshah!
...Geez - how titanically all that is Ray Davies...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

(- speaking of Kinks)
- a few weeks late maybe, but Power Pop wiki:
en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I would start PowerPop w/ Buddy Holly, in fact, if you listen to him.
  10:38pm
Holly in NC:

Ton of FREE Peech Boys on soulseek if mp3s acceptable 'til you find affordable vinyl @ discogs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
Glenn L:

Alter Boys!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
efd:

haha, I was wondering if you'd catch that Glenn!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
efd:

Definitely inspired by Amanda playing the Gashounds last week, at least in part.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
Uncle Michael:

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant may have been writing proto-power pop before Buddy.
  10:41pm
Holly in NC:

Latest Wire lp not getting enough love, imho.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Glenn L:

Just got home, turned on the radio and thought that voice sounded very familiar!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

UM: Done by Everlys? Or several?...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43pm
Uncle Michael:

Well, Bye Bye Love was '57.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

That's contempo w/ Buddy...
Avatar 10:47pm
Loretta:

Hi all.... Hi Evan.... great show tonight!
Avatar 10:48pm
steve:

yay airhorn
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49pm
G:

The ticket giveaway segment intro is roughly the length of a midperiod Yes track :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49pm
G:

that's called tooting your own social media's horn
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
Uncle Michael:

It is. But they'd been writing and publishing songs...and charting for a decade by them. I'm no expert but it's not a stretch to imagine that Bye By Love may not have been their forst offering in that vein.
  10:53pm
Holly in NC:

Thanks for Paul Messis, efd
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- interesting line of inquiry, UM (to me anyhow)...
- the Paul Messis had to wait until The Who tho', I wager!
- & now GaragePsych stylee!...
  10:54pm
Andy:

Thank you Evan. New OMD - OMG!! Great show, helps me prep for the summer University course I teach here in TORONTO. The T.dot
  10:55pm
KP:

Excellent psych.
  10:55pm
Holly in NC:

And White Fence! Tim Presley also sometimes unfairly marginalized, I think
  10:56pm
KP:

Seems like some work was done on Safari via iPhone but still unfeasible. Maybe I should get off couch. ... Nah.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:58pm
efd:

Thanks Andy, always a pleasure to hear from Canada!
  11:02pm
Andy:

:-) you are an international phenomenon Mr. EFD.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

It's efd filling in for the FineWine Program!
- So much great stuff like this - & they play the same Motown charters infinitely...
  11:03pm
Holly in NC:

Was goibg to chat re Ben & Spence, but have to simply enjoy Lee Fields.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

..I'm throwin' damn ✰s like I'm Betsy Ross...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:09pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...~midnight~>ticket<
:D
  11:10pm
Steve-O:

Hey Evan. Hope you're alright....It's been a bit rough here in D/FW tonight. =(
Avatar 11:11pm
Droll:

G, I didn't time the ticket giveaway bumper, but I'm positive Yes plays single riffs that are longer than that. Certainly Yes wouldn't be able to repeat rhythmic pattern in that little time.

Qunicy Jones tix?!?! I'm half tempted to come to NYC just for that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:11pm
G:

conspiracy theorists claim there is a midnight ticket quota :)
  11:13pm
Andy:

I really want to thank you for turning me on to the The Cute Lepers!!! Was a little while ago but never thanked you!!! They Rock!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:14pm
G:

be ready to weep bitter tears at that eventuality :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:17pm
G:

efd has to talk some ticket requesters off the ledge after they've been gazumped by an earlier requester
  11:20pm
KP:

Purling Hiss quite excellent. I applaud the preview announcing for something fairly new.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:21pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...he *hates* getting stuck w/ that - but he's good @ it...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:29pm
efd:

Hi Steve-O, what's going on down there? I haven't heard any news...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:30pm
efd:

Andy, I LOVE the Cute Lepers, so I'm happy to know I've helped spread that love around!
  11:31pm
Andy:

:-) u rock EFD
  11:32pm
Mike Sin:

Yeah, I'm here listenin'.., groovin'... Havin' fun... Not callin' for tickets 'cause I'm not allowed.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
G:

bad tornado 40 miles south of fort worth, it was on the national news in the last hour:

blog.al.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:33pm
efd:

Happy belated b-day, Mike!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:33pm
efd:

oh no... Hope Steve and Bad Guy Zero and all other DFWers are doing OK.
  11:38pm
Ahmad:

Hahaha you let it play through to the most upbeat sounding song about necrophilia ever!
  11:43pm
Alex B.:

Orange Peels. Glad they're still around. Winther?
Avatar 11:43pm
kevin g:

I also just discovered that what looks like their entire Cake Shop show from two weeks ago is up on youtube: www.youtube.com...
  11:43pm
Stephen Drew:

Oh yeah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:44pm
I X Key!:

@Holly in NC thank you for introducing me to creasy greens & grocery stores before!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:46pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- for a PowerPop fan, you sure do a lousy Brit accent! : p ...
  11:47pm
Ajax:

Oh man, I love the voices!! I am pro-characters (and pro-airhorn, for what it's worth). You gotta radio this thing as hard as you can!
  11:47pm
Alex B.:

That must be tough, heading over to Spain and all, not.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:47pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm glad the broadcast doesn't start till 3:00 on Friday!
  11:49pm
Andy:

love the THERMALS! they have a great 'CANADA" track. love it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:50pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...✰...
  11:52pm
mb:

Dag. Missed Lee Fields.
Avatar 11:56pm
amEdeo:

MARKY
Avatar 11:56pm
Droll:

DMandl recently wrote an article about bands re-recording their earlier hits, something he's not keen on. I would have agreed, except there's the one notable exception of the Albini recorded In Color, which surpasses the original by every metric.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
I X Key!:

great & awesome show @efd thanks
  11:57pm
KP:

In Dust we Trust! Thanks Evan.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57pm
Uncle Michael:

I've never seen the charm in those Albini sessions, to be honest.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57pm
Uncle Michael:

Thanks for the music, Evan.
Avatar 11:58pm
northguineahills:

back from dinner!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Marky!
- & you can so hear it wasn't long after Hendrix...

- Love the Program efd!!!
...enjoy your adventures...
  11:59pm
Steve-O:

@efd: Thanks man, I'm okay, since I'm north of D/FW. Granbury in Hood County got trashed, though. =(

Thanks for the music, btw, Evan. =)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
I X Key!:

yum all up, ngh
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04am
G:

mary is looking for her deskhop bell :p
  12:06am
Danne D:

thanks for a great show EFD :) sorry I wasn't too chatty tonight. have a good night funk fans :)
Avatar 12:07am
Droll:

I thought MW was one of the shows up 5-hours-before-the-show DJs. I'm marking a big red T in the attendance book for her!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...sorry I *am* too chatty...
  12:11am
John Lackey:

Awesome show bro.
Bottom
Comment!
Name
Email
(C) 2024 WFMU. Generated by KenzoDB, written 2000-2024 by Ken Garson