WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 18, 2019

Listener comments!
	9:01pm Folsom: Nice start
	9:02pm Fuzzy: Yes
	9:03pm Kat in Chicago: Locked!
	9:03pm John from Florham park: @EFD thanks
	9:05pm Ken From Hyde Park: I could go for a couple hours of The Cars and other R.O. material, but sad it's under these circumstances.
	9:07pm P-90: Oh yeah
	9:07pm gregory: Here we go . Thanks Evan !
	9:07pm JakeGould: Woooo!!!!
	9:07pm Bootsie: I'm already favoriting this episode.
	9:08pm Dr. Goot: Nice, Evening All!
	9:08pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone
	9:09pm van chinski: Sad for the reason, but looking forward to the show. Candy-O is a favorite!
	9:09pm ratty: i'm on mexican radio?
	9:11pm Bootsie: I was hoping for some Suicide and Vega tracks!
	9:11pm Third World Man: Candy O was the first album I purchased with my own cash from mowing lawns but I actually went to buy the First Album and didn't know a new one was out. SO I had to mow more lawns. 8 Tracks both. Very underrated format.
	9:13pm P-90: I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this demo
	9:13pm Alex of Chicago: mmm, mmm, mmm...
	9:13pm Figgsrock: Those Cars reissues of the past few years had some solid bonus tracks. This demo was an excellent choice EFD.
	9:14pm Third World Man: Very pleased they had the chance to make one last album as the Cars
	9:16pm efd: ha, first tech flub of the night. Probably not the last.
	9:17pm phat: Slack!
	9:17pm Li'l Funk: Now I want to hear the Bye Bye Love demo!
	9:18pm Bootsie: I know "underrated" is an overused word, but I definitely think Panorama was underrated.
	9:18pm Bootsie: @Li'l Funk, me, too!
	9:19pm Kat in Chicago: I always liked "Gimme Some Slack", it sounded so weird at the time!
	9:20pm JakeGould: When I think of junior high school, I think “Shake It Up.”
	9:21pm Kat in Chicago: I remember Panorama didn't get very good reviews
	9:23pm JakeGould: “Panorama” was in every “Nice Price” bin ever.
	9:23pm jmd: Enjoying and looking forward to the show, technical errors and all. Bye, Ric.
	9:23pm efd: damn them and their tight transitions!
	9:25pm Bootsie: I had Panorama on 8-track!
	9:25pm Fuzzy: But Panorama has "Touch and Go," one of my fave Cars tracks! High School memories!
	9:25pm Bootsie: @Kat I liked it, too. Still do!
	9:26pm Bootsie: Wow, I like "Heartbeat City" a lot better in retrospect.
	9:27pm phat: Heartbeat City is my favorite off that album.
	9:27pm Bootsie: @Fuzzy, yes, another gem!
	9:27pm jmd: The only song that wasn’t played into the ground from HB City.
	9:31pm drowsy: well done, man.
	9:32pm @radiofreebronx: Perfection so far. No surprise.
	9:33pm dug: thanks for the cars set. WBCN! used to listen to that alot in college in the 90s. WBCN, whos this? this is brad adams.
	9:36pm phat: they got a lot of airplay on WAAF when I lived in Western MA in the 80s, too. Baystate rock!
	9:36pm Fuzzy: And let's not forget WCOZ!
	9:37pm patrick321: Great stuff EFD keep it coming.
	9:38pm P-90: Really fine first set!
	9:38pm sweetpurplejune: Panorama is my all-time fave!
	9:41pm Fuzzy: An Ohio-Massachusetts mix, like Pixies.
	9:46pm Figgsrock: The “Hello Again” video directed by Andy Warhol is excellent, as is the remix on the expanded edition of Heartbeat City.
	9:48pm Third World Man: Ric and Phil Lesh look like brothers.
	9:50pm Third World Man: shnflac.net bumped a huge amount of Cars like performances and bootlegs to the front page. Bit torrent site.
	9:50pm Third World Man: *live
	9:50pm Third World Man: Moving in Stereo
	9:51pm JakeGould: “Hello Again” music video right here. youtu.be...
	9:51pm sweetpurplejune: Thankful for Annie's participation. I admire both her and her husband as writers.
	9:54pm Dr. Goot: youtu.be...
	9:54pm JakeGould: And the video for “You Might Think” is what beat out “Thriller” kin the first VMAs. youtu.be...
	9:57pm Bootsie: @Jake that's a cool bit of trivia!
	9:58pm EJ @ Loudersoft: I'm curious about this quote attributed to Ric about people not understanding them. They always seemed so cool and calculated, what could he have meant?
	9:59pm Bootsie: My song!! And a version I've not heard before, to boot! :-D
	10:00pm JakeGould: @Bootsie: And “Hello Again” was directed by Andy Warhol. He also plays a bartender in the video. And the opening “Rocktalk” is great, “Phallic symbols… Big buildings look like phallic symbols…”
	10:03pm Bootsie: @Jake I think I remember seeing that!
	10:08pm JakeGould: And here is Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora as Beatniks in “Hairspray.” youtu.be...
	10:09pm Third World Man: This sounds like something on Panorama
	10:10pm RobinSays: Any song that mentions Fiorucci is awesome in my book. Love Ric Ocasek and The Cars. Stellar show Evan!
	10:12pm Motobro: That Slipaway is a classic. I actually forgot about it until now. Thanks for the brain jarr Evan.
	10:24pm loudersoft: Recommended reading for anyone who's never read the Jon Pareles piece on The Cars from Rolling Stone 1979 www.rollingstone.com...
	10:24pm Kat in Chicago: Very interested to hear Debora Iyall!
	10:24pm Bootsie: Ugh, I didn't get to that Suicide tribute, either.
	10:25pm Third World Man: I have the complete Rolling Stone Installed on my PC. If anyone wants PDFs of the Cars Cover issues, request my email and I will forward.
	10:25pm charles laquidera: Duane Ignalls is listening and in tears
	10:25pm Bootsie: The only time I actually got to see Ric live was when he played with Suicide at the Limelight. What a fab surprise THAT was!
	10:26pm Bootsie: @ Loudersoft, Thanks for the tip!
	10:27pm Bootsie: @Third World Man, I'd love a copy, thanks! Will message you. :-)
	10:28pm drowsy: Did not know RO had a hand in this one. Very cool.
	10:28pm steveL: The Cars eponymous album, in my view, a nearly perfect rock album. Lush and sparse, top level pop lyrics, all great. ROMEO VOID!!!!!!!!’
	10:30pm cee dubbles: my better half spent the entire 9/19/93 Dylan Supper Club show jammed into Ric's ribs, Paulina tucked under his other arm
	10:31pm loudersoft: There are a world of songs I don't think people realize Ric produced & as you dig deeper into discographies you discover songs by Cake Like and Guided By Voices and Stratford 4 (as Evan mentioned) and so on. The look on people's faces when they learn he produced two seminal Bad Brains albums is priceless.
	10:32pm steveL: Wow.
	10:42pm phillippe bastille: thanks for putting this together efd, I'm sure it was a lot of work. I'll catch the rest on the archive.drive on everybody!
	10:45pm Bootsie: Oh, I love this one!
	10:47pm medson: Couldn't chime in until now, great tribute efd
	10:49pm Bootsie: I need to go to bed but I can't stop listening.
	10:49pm efd: thanks meds and thanks everyone, juggling a lot tonight so not able to comment as much but I'm enjoying reading them at least!
	10:51pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, this is awesome. The Cars may have been a bit droll live, but their music lives on in high fi stereo.
	10:51pm dB from Oakland: Hi everybody, just joining in, but "It's All I Can Do" is a beautiful, beautiful song. Hi everybody.
	10:54pm sweetpurplejune: Deep cut -- love it! "Let's never answer the novelty knock."
	10:57pm Ojai John: Great interviews. Learning a bunch and appreciating Ocasek more.
	11:00pm Joe: The “wait he did that ?” Discovery for me is the Iggy Pop track Fire Engine. Which is basically Iggy fronting Ministry with Ric producing.
	11:03pm Carmichael: You cant play everything, but moving in stereo is epic.
	11:07pm Bootsie: Ok I'm making a break for it. Fantastic tribute, Evan! Looking forward to catching up on the archive tomorrow. The Cars — along with Sparks — were basically my intro into alternative Music, back when alternative meant something totally different than it does now. And I love both to this day. Thanks again for this show. G'night, all!
	11:10pm efd: @Carm you'll hear that before the night is out
	11:10pm P-90: The joke (?) about Roy Thomas Baker in the record business is that inevitably the drums sound the same on all his records. (The drums, not the drumming)
	11:10pm dB from Oakland: I've never gotten any traction on this theory, but I'm pretty sure Ric used this song as a jumping-off point for "Just What I Needed" www.youtube.com...
	11:11pm steveL: These demos are pretty fully realized. You’d think the guy was a good producer.
	11:11pm Kat in Chicago: Yay, my ears are craving Moving in Stereo too
	11:12pm dB from Oakland: ... the song I just posted is "yummy yummy yummy" by the 1910 fruit gum company. The borrowed part is just the opening riff ...
	11:14pm dB from Oakland: ... another opening bit i noticed in the last couple of days is the drum intro to "Gimme Some Slack", which is an amazing song. But I think Ric riffed on devo's drum opener from "Whipit" to start that song off
	11:14pm medson: @carmichael yes it is.
	11:15pm steveL: “So bleed me.” So punk.
	11:15pm Danne D: hey EFD and everyone! RIP to a legendary talent :(
	11:15pm McGreivey: It's interesting how the demo isn't really missing anything, but the RTB version just has more if it.
	11:16pm steveL: Moving In Stereo is a strong contributor to the best-album thing.
	11:17pm Fuzzy: A sexy song that isn't about sex. Hi Phoebe!
	11:17pm Motobro: D Generation, No Way Out is AA, love it.
	11:18pm Joe: Give the man credit he took an already amazing band in D Generation and made him just a little bit better with out us not even really noticing he did it
	11:18pm Joe: Them not him better
	11:20pm JakeGould: Just reading up on something I might have shared on this show in the past: Elliot Gilbert, the artist who designed the Cars’ first album cover. He also did the first Van Halen album cover. www.coverourtracks.com...
	11:25pm Ojai John: Pardon the mono recording but I grabbed this “Moving in Stereo” In 1982 at the US Festival. https://soundcloud.com/user544599949/moving-in-stereo-live-at-the-us-festival
	11:25pm neilwarren: Our band covered a bunch of Cars songs, including “Gimme some Slack” and “Touch and Go”, in the 80s. Boy does this bring back memories!
	11:25pm Carmichael: @efd, ya buddy!
	11:28pm Carmichael: The verse guitar sound to Best Friends Girl was lifted completely from the Beatles I Will.
	11:30pm the noggin: who's on the phone right now?
	11:31pm Carmichael: Danny Sage from D Generation.
	11:33pm zenkoan: Did I miss "Drive", or are you saving it for last?
	11:34pm steveL: Jake: Very cool! Life goes on, but I miss good album covers. That guy was strong.
	11:34pm Danne D: Thanks so much for this Evan. An incredible job making a show that's such a worthy tribute to such an immense talent.
	11:34pm efd: I gotta say, "Drive" is ...not guaranteed
	11:34pm medson: this is one of my all time fav cars songs
	11:36pm Carmichael: Elliott Easton is left handed. Just sayin’ ...
	11:36pm Fuzzy: #metoo
	11:36pm steveL: Such great songs.
	11:37pm Joe: What I also found really cool was how much he worked with Darryl Jennifer outside of Bad Brains.
	11:38pm Fuzzy: But Elliott Easton is an awesome guitar player. #NotMe
	11:39pm efd: Easton is amazing, and overshadowed by O&O I think
	11:39pm Alex of Chicago: I love bye bye
	11:39pm dB from Oakland: you think you'r so illustrious, you call yourself intense
	11:39pm Carmichael: That was a guitar player joke.
	11:40pm Fuzzy: Only because he doesn't sing lead.
	11:40pm dB from Oakland: always it's some other guy
	11:41pm Fuzzy: always!
	11:41pm zenkoan: Aw c'mon--"Drive" is great in its own, over the top way. And a significant part of the Cars legacy. Let's do hear the studio version of "Bye Bye Love" after the demo--that's my big fave
	11:41pm P-90: Interesting how the Bye Bye demo sounds just a bit more Talking Heads-ish
	11:41pm dB from Oakland: it's an orange-ade sky
	11:41pm Carmichael: His playing was a little plowed under, IMO. Producers ...
	11:42pm Kat in Chicago: that's a good observation P-90
	11:42pm steveL: Almost note on.
	11:43pm steveL: Demo to album on Bye bye
	11:45pm Third World Man: What was the problem with the Door to Door album? I think it was fine, just not another Heartbreak City.
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for the Ian Lloyd “driveway moment,” efd! I just may be stuck in my car for the duration of your show.
	11:46pm efd: @Third World honestly I'm just not very familiar with it. In fact I just picked it up earlier this year!
	11:47pm Motobro: Great show and tribute. Goodnight. Thank you Evan.
	11:48pm efd: ha, my pleasure Gaylord!
	11:48pm chad from oregon: The Door To Door title track is a stomper.
	11:49pm Danne D: EFD is a good man :)
	11:49pm steveL: You sly motherfucker
	11:50pm Carmichael: You gave in, Evan HA HA
	11:50pm Alex of Chicago: yeah, that's how it had to end
	11:50pm steveL: Also, Dianne D said.
	11:50pm dB from Oakland: who gonna drive me home tonight
	11:50pm efd: I do like how he wrote this monster hit and gave it to Ben Orr to sing
	11:50pm steveL: You know what I mean.
	11:51pm steveL: I remember this video being a big deal.
	11:52pm Joe: This has been great. This was one of those passing I did feel the punch in the gut to hear. Thank you so much EFD. As I said second to none.
	11:52pm BrassKnuckles: I remember why some blonde guy was singing instead of Ric. I didn't know the bassist sang on a lot of their hits.
	11:53pm Fuzzy: Hi Brad...
	11:53pm Carmichael: YESSSSSS
	11:53pm Third World Man: Every Cars fan needs to relisten to Door to Door. It's the Cars trying to be a band after their "Back In Black" sample to death period. It's a solid album with no filler. It's just not the Cars or Candy O. I find it better than heartbreak City in consistency.
	11:53pm medson: @efd didn't you once say you've never seen Fast Times?
	11:55pm P-90: Awesome RO special show tonight, even before considering how astonishingly little time there was to put it together. Bravo, Dude.
	11:55pm Joe: As much as I love Fast Times I have made it my personal mission to get people to listen to the greatness of this song outside of its intro.
	11:55pm Third World Man: EFD I now have my own show locally for four hours locally you and three other FMU DJ's are my influences. I just wanted you to know.
	11:55pm steveL: Ben Oor had the smooth melodic voice. Might have made the difference. So many good songs!
	11:55pm efd: @medson I don't recall saying that but it's true that I haven't seen it
	11:55pm Carmichael: If you want some good Easton, listen to Touch and Go.
	11:56pm Spicoli-bro: Oh yeah dude! This is a radical tubation ride.
	11:56pm Third World Man: easily the best produced Cars Track
	11:56pm Fuzzy: Right into All Mixed Up, as it should be (I hope)
	11:56pm efd: @TWMan thanks, that's nice to hear
	11:58pm Third World Man: perfect end to the show
	11:58pm medson: perfect tribute to a great talent
	11:58pm Fuzzy: Yup! Thanks efd!
	11:58pm dB from Oakland: it's all mixed up
	11:58pm Danne D: one of the all time great rolls from one song into another. And All Mixed Up is def in my top 2 Cars songs.
	11:58pm Kat in Chicago: Lovely. Well done, Evan!
	11:58pm Third World Man: this show goes on my ipod
	11:58pm steveL: Damn, Fuzzy!
	11:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, efd. Quite a lot of ground covered tonight. Will miss Ric Ocasek. Glad you're ending with this pair. I like how the songs on this album fit together, one after the next.
	11:59pm jt: Thanks for this tribute - well done.
	11:59pm Carmichael: I love he sings Itsallmixedup, all at once
	11:59pm P-90: Poor Eddie Money’s tribute got completely blown off the map by a much bigger star’s. “Story of my life...” he’d say.
	11:59pm Alex of Chicago: Thanks, EFD!
	11:59pm Fuzzy: I didn't do it!
	12:00am KidProJoe: Brilliant show!
	12:00am Carmichael: And THERE was Easton.
	12:00am efd: thanks everyone, really appreciate the comments and warmth tonight
	12:01am Third World Man: To think they started as a CSNY type group
	12:01am jt: heard the Cars songs when they were new on WBCN with thirteen year old ears...
	12:01am On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.. Good stuff
	12:01am Carmichael: Epic show, Evan.
	12:01am Danne D: wow this brings me back - will have this in my head for days
	12:02am Danne D: thanks again Evan you are the best!
	1:07am shootybiscuits: enjoying the show. feel like we're heading toward psychedelic cumbia.
	8:58am TracyD: This ruled- thanks EFD!
	1:59pm Eddy in Australia: Just finished listening to the archive. Simply put, this was great radio.
	11:35pm Ken From Hyde Park: I forgot last night to post a link to the Morricone Island show with a Ric Ocasek tribute. www.wfmu.org... (Includes bonus Eddie Money and Daniel Johnston tributes — no extra charge!)
	10:30am Marie: Really great show--thanks. Evan.
	6:22pm Ajax: Great show, wow - the JWIN demo was insane, thanks for that and the interviews too!
	3:40pm Miss Georgia Peach: Great interviews - thanks!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 18, 2019

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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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Upcoming events:

Wed. Dec 4th, Noon - 3pm: Freaky Wilderness (More info...)
Brooklyn’s Freaky Wilderness includes members of Space Merchants, whose 2018 album landed in EFD’s top 10 of that year. They bring their heavy, fuzzy sound to the WFMU airwaves just days before the release of their debut album Immeasurable Heaven. They’ll preview the album in this live set ahead of the album release show on Thursday Dec. 12 at Main Drag in Brooklyn.
Wed. Dec 11th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)
Manager is a three-piece band that’s based right here in Jersey City. They recently released a new EP, HOT-LINE (Texacobra), which showcases their hard-edged percolating indie sound that may remind the listener of Echo & The Bunnymen or Yo La Tengo. Tune in to this live session and hear for yourself!

September 18, 2019: remembering Ric Ocasek

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
the cars	double life "double life" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the cars	shoo be doo "shoo be doo" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:03:45 (Pop-up)
the cars	candy-o "candy-o" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		0:05:28 (Pop-up)
suicide	fast money music "fast money music" by "suicide"	alan vega - martin rev	antilles	1980	produced by ric ocasek	0:07:51 (Pop-up)
the cars	you're all i've got tonight (demo version)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			0:10:54 (Pop-up)
the cars	gimme some slack "gimme some slack" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra	1980		0:15:06 (Pop-up)
the cars	night spots "night spots" by "the cars"	candy-o expanded edition	rhino/elektra			0:18:39 (Pop-up)
la peste	i don't know right from wrong	s/t	matador		produced by Ric Ocasek. Greg Hawkes on keys!	0:22:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	heartbeat city "heartbeat city" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra	1984		0:24:52 (Pop-up)

annie zaleski	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "annie zaleski"					0:35:45 (Pop-up)

the stratford 4	just sad really "just sad really" by "the stratford 4"	keep your crazy head on			produced by Ric Ocasek	0:51:26 (Pop-up)
the cars	getting through "getting through" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra	1980		0:54:57 (Pop-up)
the fast	these boots are made for walking	the best of the fast: 1976-1984	munster		produced by Ric Ocasek	0:57:46 (Pop-up)
the fast	kids just wanna dance '79	the best of the fast: 1976-1984			produced by Ric Ocasek	1:01:38 (Pop-up)
the cars	slipaway "slipaway" by "the cars"	just what i needed: the cars anthology				1:04:54 (Pop-up)

paul zone	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "paul zone"				former member of The Fast	1:10:36 (Pop-up)

the cars	let the good times roll "let the good times roll" by "the cars"	s/t				1:22:28 (Pop-up)
romeo void	never say never "never say never" by "romeo void"	benefactor	columbia		Produced by Ric Ocasek; the short/edited version, sorry/not sorry.	1:26:04 (Pop-up)

debora iyall	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "debora iyall"				of Romeo Void	1:31:08 (Pop-up)

the cars	i'm not the one "i'm not the one" by "the cars"	shake it up	elektra	1981		1:45:42 (Pop-up)
the cars	it's all i can do "it's all i can do" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra	1979		1:46:29 (Pop-up)
the cars	they won't see you (demo)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			1:50:12 (Pop-up)
guided by voices	surgical focus "surgical focus" by "guided by voices"	do the collapse	tvt	1999	produced by Ric Ocasek	1:54:08 (Pop-up)
the cars	up and down "up and down" by "the cars"	panorama	elektra			1:57:45 (Pop-up)

the cars	just what i needed (demo version)	s/t (deluxe edition)	rhino/elektra			2:07:09 (Pop-up)
the cars	just what i needed "just what i needed" by "the cars"	7"	elektra	1978	on red vinyl, suckers!	2:10:14 (Pop-up)
d generation	no way out "no way out" by "d generation"	no lunch	columbia	1996		2:13:57 (Pop-up)

danny sage	chats with efd "chats with efd" by "danny sage"				from D Generation	2:19:09 (Pop-up)

the cars	got a lot on my head "got a lot on my head" by "the cars"	candy-o	elektra			2:31:32 (Pop-up)
the cars	you might think "you might think" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra			2:33:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	bye bye love (demo) "bye bye love (demo)" by "the cars"	s/t (deluxe edition)	elektra			2:37:24 (Pop-up)
ian lloyd	slipaway "slipaway" by "ian lloyd"	7"	scotti bros.		produced and written by Ric Ocasek; we heard the Cars' demo version earlier in the show	2:41:37 (Pop-up)
third rail	it's over now "it's over now" by "third rail"	7"	spoonfed	1978	produced by Ric Ocasek	2:44:57 (Pop-up)
the cars	drive "drive" by "the cars"	heartbeat city	elektra	1984		2:48:35 (Pop-up)
the cars	moving in stereo "moving in stereo" by "the cars"	s/t	elektra	1978		2:51:56 (Pop-up)
the cars	all mixed up "all mixed up" by "the cars"	s/t	elektra	1978		2:56:42 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:01pm Folsom: Nice start
	9:02pm Fuzzy: Yes
	9:03pm Kat in Chicago: Locked!
	9:03pm John from Florham park: @EFD thanks
	9:05pm Ken From Hyde Park: I could go for a couple hours of The Cars and other R.O. material, but sad it's under these circumstances.
	9:07pm P-90: Oh yeah
	9:07pm gregory: Here we go . Thanks Evan !
	9:07pm JakeGould: Woooo!!!!
	9:07pm Bootsie: I'm already favoriting this episode.
	9:08pm Dr. Goot: Nice, Evening All!
	9:08pm phillippe bastille: hey efd and everyone
	9:09pm van chinski: Sad for the reason, but looking forward to the show. Candy-O is a favorite!
	9:09pm ratty: i'm on mexican radio?
	9:11pm Bootsie: I was hoping for some Suicide and Vega tracks!
	9:11pm Third World Man: Candy O was the first album I purchased with my own cash from mowing lawns but I actually went to buy the First Album and didn't know a new one was out. SO I had to mow more lawns. 8 Tracks both. Very underrated format.
	9:13pm P-90: I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this demo
	9:13pm Alex of Chicago: mmm, mmm, mmm...
	9:13pm Figgsrock: Those Cars reissues of the past few years had some solid bonus tracks. This demo was an excellent choice EFD.
	9:14pm Third World Man: Very pleased they had the chance to make one last album as the Cars
	9:16pm efd: ha, first tech flub of the night. Probably not the last.
	9:17pm phat: Slack!
	9:17pm Li'l Funk: Now I want to hear the Bye Bye Love demo!
	9:18pm Bootsie: I know "underrated" is an overused word, but I definitely think Panorama was underrated.
	9:18pm Bootsie: @Li'l Funk, me, too!
	9:19pm Kat in Chicago: I always liked "Gimme Some Slack", it sounded so weird at the time!
	9:20pm JakeGould: When I think of junior high school, I think “Shake It Up.”
	9:21pm Kat in Chicago: I remember Panorama didn't get very good reviews
	9:23pm JakeGould: “Panorama” was in every “Nice Price” bin ever.
	9:23pm jmd: Enjoying and looking forward to the show, technical errors and all. Bye, Ric.
	9:23pm efd: damn them and their tight transitions!
	9:25pm Bootsie: I had Panorama on 8-track!
	9:25pm Fuzzy: But Panorama has "Touch and Go," one of my fave Cars tracks! High School memories!
	9:25pm Bootsie: @Kat I liked it, too. Still do!
	9:26pm Bootsie: Wow, I like "Heartbeat City" a lot better in retrospect.
	9:27pm phat: Heartbeat City is my favorite off that album.
	9:27pm Bootsie: @Fuzzy, yes, another gem!
	9:27pm jmd: The only song that wasn’t played into the ground from HB City.
	9:31pm drowsy: well done, man.
	9:32pm @radiofreebronx: Perfection so far. No surprise.
	9:33pm dug: thanks for the cars set. WBCN! used to listen to that alot in college in the 90s. WBCN, whos this? this is brad adams.
	9:36pm phat: they got a lot of airplay on WAAF when I lived in Western MA in the 80s, too. Baystate rock!
	9:36pm Fuzzy: And let's not forget WCOZ!
	9:37pm patrick321: Great stuff EFD keep it coming.
	9:38pm P-90: Really fine first set!
	9:38pm sweetpurplejune: Panorama is my all-time fave!
	9:41pm Fuzzy: An Ohio-Massachusetts mix, like Pixies.
	9:46pm Figgsrock: The “Hello Again” video directed by Andy Warhol is excellent, as is the remix on the expanded edition of Heartbeat City.
	9:48pm Third World Man: Ric and Phil Lesh look like brothers.
	9:50pm Third World Man: shnflac.net bumped a huge amount of Cars like performances and bootlegs to the front page. Bit torrent site.
	9:50pm Third World Man: *live
	9:50pm Third World Man: Moving in Stereo
	9:51pm JakeGould: “Hello Again” music video right here. youtu.be...
	9:51pm sweetpurplejune: Thankful for Annie's participation. I admire both her and her husband as writers.
	9:54pm Dr. Goot: youtu.be...
	9:54pm JakeGould: And the video for “You Might Think” is what beat out “Thriller” kin the first VMAs. youtu.be...
	9:57pm Bootsie: @Jake that's a cool bit of trivia!
	9:58pm EJ @ Loudersoft: I'm curious about this quote attributed to Ric about people not understanding them. They always seemed so cool and calculated, what could he have meant?
	9:59pm Bootsie: My song!! And a version I've not heard before, to boot! :-D
	10:00pm JakeGould: @Bootsie: And “Hello Again” was directed by Andy Warhol. He also plays a bartender in the video. And the opening “Rocktalk” is great, “Phallic symbols… Big buildings look like phallic symbols…”
	10:03pm Bootsie: @Jake I think I remember seeing that!
	10:08pm JakeGould: And here is Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora as Beatniks in “Hairspray.” youtu.be...
	10:09pm Third World Man: This sounds like something on Panorama
	10:10pm RobinSays: Any song that mentions Fiorucci is awesome in my book. Love Ric Ocasek and The Cars. Stellar show Evan!
	10:12pm Motobro: That Slipaway is a classic. I actually forgot about it until now. Thanks for the brain jarr Evan.
	10:24pm loudersoft: Recommended reading for anyone who's never read the Jon Pareles piece on The Cars from Rolling Stone 1979 www.rollingstone.com...
	10:24pm Kat in Chicago: Very interested to hear Debora Iyall!
	10:24pm Bootsie: Ugh, I didn't get to that Suicide tribute, either.
	10:25pm Third World Man: I have the complete Rolling Stone Installed on my PC. If anyone wants PDFs of the Cars Cover issues, request my email and I will forward.
	10:25pm charles laquidera: Duane Ignalls is listening and in tears
	10:25pm Bootsie: The only time I actually got to see Ric live was when he played with Suicide at the Limelight. What a fab surprise THAT was!
	10:26pm Bootsie: @ Loudersoft, Thanks for the tip!
	10:27pm Bootsie: @Third World Man, I'd love a copy, thanks! Will message you. :-)
	10:28pm drowsy: Did not know RO had a hand in this one. Very cool.
	10:28pm steveL: The Cars eponymous album, in my view, a nearly perfect rock album. Lush and sparse, top level pop lyrics, all great. ROMEO VOID!!!!!!!!’
	10:30pm cee dubbles: my better half spent the entire 9/19/93 Dylan Supper Club show jammed into Ric's ribs, Paulina tucked under his other arm
	10:31pm loudersoft: There are a world of songs I don't think people realize Ric produced & as you dig deeper into discographies you discover songs by Cake Like and Guided By Voices and Stratford 4 (as Evan mentioned) and so on. The look on people's faces when they learn he produced two seminal Bad Brains albums is priceless.
	10:32pm steveL: Wow.
	10:42pm phillippe bastille: thanks for putting this together efd, I'm sure it was a lot of work. I'll catch the rest on the archive.drive on everybody!
	10:45pm Bootsie: Oh, I love this one!
	10:47pm medson: Couldn't chime in until now, great tribute efd
	10:49pm Bootsie: I need to go to bed but I can't stop listening.
	10:49pm efd: thanks meds and thanks everyone, juggling a lot tonight so not able to comment as much but I'm enjoying reading them at least!
	10:51pm Carmichael: Heya Evan, this is awesome. The Cars may have been a bit droll live, but their music lives on in high fi stereo.
	10:51pm dB from Oakland: Hi everybody, just joining in, but "It's All I Can Do" is a beautiful, beautiful song. Hi everybody.
	10:54pm sweetpurplejune: Deep cut -- love it! "Let's never answer the novelty knock."
	10:57pm Ojai John: Great interviews. Learning a bunch and appreciating Ocasek more.
	11:00pm Joe: The “wait he did that ?” Discovery for me is the Iggy Pop track Fire Engine. Which is basically Iggy fronting Ministry with Ric producing.
	11:03pm Carmichael: You cant play everything, but moving in stereo is epic.
	11:07pm Bootsie: Ok I'm making a break for it. Fantastic tribute, Evan! Looking forward to catching up on the archive tomorrow. The Cars — along with Sparks — were basically my intro into alternative Music, back when alternative meant something totally different than it does now. And I love both to this day. Thanks again for this show. G'night, all!
	11:10pm efd: @Carm you'll hear that before the night is out
	11:10pm P-90: The joke (?) about Roy Thomas Baker in the record business is that inevitably the drums sound the same on all his records. (The drums, not the drumming)
	11:10pm dB from Oakland: I've never gotten any traction on this theory, but I'm pretty sure Ric used this song as a jumping-off point for "Just What I Needed" www.youtube.com...
	11:11pm steveL: These demos are pretty fully realized. You’d think the guy was a good producer.
	11:11pm Kat in Chicago: Yay, my ears are craving Moving in Stereo too
	11:12pm dB from Oakland: ... the song I just posted is "yummy yummy yummy" by the 1910 fruit gum company. The borrowed part is just the opening riff ...
	11:14pm dB from Oakland: ... another opening bit i noticed in the last couple of days is the drum intro to "Gimme Some Slack", which is an amazing song. But I think Ric riffed on devo's drum opener from "Whipit" to start that song off
	11:14pm medson: @carmichael yes it is.
	11:15pm steveL: “So bleed me.” So punk.
	11:15pm Danne D: hey EFD and everyone! RIP to a legendary talent :(
	11:15pm McGreivey: It's interesting how the demo isn't really missing anything, but the RTB version just has more if it.
	11:16pm steveL: Moving In Stereo is a strong contributor to the best-album thing.
	11:17pm Fuzzy: A sexy song that isn't about sex. Hi Phoebe!
	11:17pm Motobro: D Generation, No Way Out is AA, love it.
	11:18pm Joe: Give the man credit he took an already amazing band in D Generation and made him just a little bit better with out us not even really noticing he did it
	11:18pm Joe: Them not him better
	11:20pm JakeGould: Just reading up on something I might have shared on this show in the past: Elliot Gilbert, the artist who designed the Cars’ first album cover. He also did the first Van Halen album cover. www.coverourtracks.com...
	11:25pm Ojai John: Pardon the mono recording but I grabbed this “Moving in Stereo” In 1982 at the US Festival. https://soundcloud.com/user544599949/moving-in-stereo-live-at-the-us-festival
	11:25pm neilwarren: Our band covered a bunch of Cars songs, including “Gimme some Slack” and “Touch and Go”, in the 80s. Boy does this bring back memories!
	11:25pm Carmichael: @efd, ya buddy!
	11:28pm Carmichael: The verse guitar sound to Best Friends Girl was lifted completely from the Beatles I Will.
	11:30pm the noggin: who's on the phone right now?
	11:31pm Carmichael: Danny Sage from D Generation.
	11:33pm zenkoan: Did I miss "Drive", or are you saving it for last?
	11:34pm steveL: Jake: Very cool! Life goes on, but I miss good album covers. That guy was strong.
	11:34pm Danne D: Thanks so much for this Evan. An incredible job making a show that's such a worthy tribute to such an immense talent.
	11:34pm efd: I gotta say, "Drive" is ...not guaranteed
	11:34pm medson: this is one of my all time fav cars songs
	11:36pm Carmichael: Elliott Easton is left handed. Just sayin’ ...
	11:36pm Fuzzy: #metoo
	11:36pm steveL: Such great songs.
	11:37pm Joe: What I also found really cool was how much he worked with Darryl Jennifer outside of Bad Brains.
	11:38pm Fuzzy: But Elliott Easton is an awesome guitar player. #NotMe
	11:39pm efd: Easton is amazing, and overshadowed by O&O I think
	11:39pm Alex of Chicago: I love bye bye
	11:39pm dB from Oakland: you think you'r so illustrious, you call yourself intense
	11:39pm Carmichael: That was a guitar player joke.
	11:40pm Fuzzy: Only because he doesn't sing lead.
	11:40pm dB from Oakland: always it's some other guy
	11:41pm Fuzzy: always!
	11:41pm zenkoan: Aw c'mon--"Drive" is great in its own, over the top way. And a significant part of the Cars legacy. Let's do hear the studio version of "Bye Bye Love" after the demo--that's my big fave
	11:41pm P-90: Interesting how the Bye Bye demo sounds just a bit more Talking Heads-ish
	11:41pm dB from Oakland: it's an orange-ade sky
	11:41pm Carmichael: His playing was a little plowed under, IMO. Producers ...
	11:42pm Kat in Chicago: that's a good observation P-90
	11:42pm steveL: Almost note on.
	11:43pm steveL: Demo to album on Bye bye
	11:45pm Third World Man: What was the problem with the Door to Door album? I think it was fine, just not another Heartbreak City.
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for the Ian Lloyd “driveway moment,” efd! I just may be stuck in my car for the duration of your show.
	11:46pm efd: @Third World honestly I'm just not very familiar with it. In fact I just picked it up earlier this year!
	11:47pm Motobro: Great show and tribute. Goodnight. Thank you Evan.
	11:48pm efd: ha, my pleasure Gaylord!
	11:48pm chad from oregon: The Door To Door title track is a stomper.
	11:49pm Danne D: EFD is a good man :)
	11:49pm steveL: You sly motherfucker
	11:50pm Carmichael: You gave in, Evan HA HA
	11:50pm Alex of Chicago: yeah, that's how it had to end
	11:50pm steveL: Also, Dianne D said.
	11:50pm dB from Oakland: who gonna drive me home tonight
	11:50pm efd: I do like how he wrote this monster hit and gave it to Ben Orr to sing
	11:50pm steveL: You know what I mean.
	11:51pm steveL: I remember this video being a big deal.
	11:52pm Joe: This has been great. This was one of those passing I did feel the punch in the gut to hear. Thank you so much EFD. As I said second to none.
	11:52pm BrassKnuckles: I remember why some blonde guy was singing instead of Ric. I didn't know the bassist sang on a lot of their hits.
	11:53pm Fuzzy: Hi Brad...
	11:53pm Carmichael: YESSSSSS
	11:53pm Third World Man: Every Cars fan needs to relisten to Door to Door. It's the Cars trying to be a band after their "Back In Black" sample to death period. It's a solid album with no filler. It's just not the Cars or Candy O. I find it better than heartbreak City in consistency.
	11:53pm medson: @efd didn't you once say you've never seen Fast Times?
	11:55pm P-90: Awesome RO special show tonight, even before considering how astonishingly little time there was to put it together. Bravo, Dude.
	11:55pm Joe: As much as I love Fast Times I have made it my personal mission to get people to listen to the greatness of this song outside of its intro.
	11:55pm Third World Man: EFD I now have my own show locally for four hours locally you and three other FMU DJ's are my influences. I just wanted you to know.
	11:55pm steveL: Ben Oor had the smooth melodic voice. Might have made the difference. So many good songs!
	11:55pm efd: @medson I don't recall saying that but it's true that I haven't seen it
	11:55pm Carmichael: If you want some good Easton, listen to Touch and Go.
	11:56pm Spicoli-bro: Oh yeah dude! This is a radical tubation ride.
	11:56pm Third World Man: easily the best produced Cars Track
	11:56pm Fuzzy: Right into All Mixed Up, as it should be (I hope)
	11:56pm efd: @TWMan thanks, that's nice to hear
	11:58pm Third World Man: perfect end to the show
	11:58pm medson: perfect tribute to a great talent
	11:58pm Fuzzy: Yup! Thanks efd!
	11:58pm dB from Oakland: it's all mixed up
	11:58pm Danne D: one of the all time great rolls from one song into another. And All Mixed Up is def in my top 2 Cars songs.
	11:58pm Kat in Chicago: Lovely. Well done, Evan!
	11:58pm Third World Man: this show goes on my ipod
	11:58pm steveL: Damn, Fuzzy!
	11:59pm Ken From Hyde Park: Thanks, efd. Quite a lot of ground covered tonight. Will miss Ric Ocasek. Glad you're ending with this pair. I like how the songs on this album fit together, one after the next.
	11:59pm jt: Thanks for this tribute - well done.
	11:59pm Carmichael: I love he sings Itsallmixedup, all at once
	11:59pm P-90: Poor Eddie Money’s tribute got completely blown off the map by a much bigger star’s. “Story of my life...” he’d say.
	11:59pm Alex of Chicago: Thanks, EFD!
	11:59pm Fuzzy: I didn't do it!
	12:00am KidProJoe: Brilliant show!
	12:00am Carmichael: And THERE was Easton.
	12:00am efd: thanks everyone, really appreciate the comments and warmth tonight
	12:01am Third World Man: To think they started as a CSNY type group
	12:01am jt: heard the Cars songs when they were new on WBCN with thirteen year old ears...
	12:01am On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.. Good stuff
	12:01am Carmichael: Epic show, Evan.
	12:01am Danne D: wow this brings me back - will have this in my head for days
	12:02am Danne D: thanks again Evan you are the best!
	1:07am shootybiscuits: enjoying the show. feel like we're heading toward psychedelic cumbia.
	8:58am TracyD: This ruled- thanks EFD!
	1:59pm Eddy in Australia: Just finished listening to the archive. Simply put, this was great radio.
	11:35pm Ken From Hyde Park: I forgot last night to post a link to the Morricone Island show with a Ric Ocasek tribute. www.wfmu.org... (Includes bonus Eddie Money and Daniel Johnston tributes — no extra charge!)
	10:30am Marie: Really great show--thanks. Evan.
	6:22pm Ajax: Great show, wow - the JWIN demo was insane, thanks for that and the interviews too!
	3:40pm Miss Georgia Peach: Great interviews - thanks!

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