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Ep 148 – deutshesonne
gts148 “deutshesonne” Despite the theme here, there’s almost no German spoken. 01-01 The Spacelords – Liquid Sun 101 – Liquid Sun (2016) 01-02 Ardo Dombec – Ardo Dombec 104 – Clean Up Sunday (1971) — like most of these, the lyrics are in English. 02-01 Liquid Visions – The Lost Recordings 05 – Yellow Sunshine…
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Ep 147 – tourisht
gts147 “tourisht” Armchair travel is easier on the knees. 01-01 Shakti – This Moment 02 – Bending The Rules (2023) — grown out of the ashes of Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti espouses Hindustani and Carnatic music from India… with an English guitarist. This was their first album since 1977, and it won a Grammy for Best…
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Ep 146 – sheepish
gts146 “sheepish” I’m ok, but shouldn’t wag your tail behind you in front of other people. 01-01 Bing Crosby & Fred Waring Glee Club – Decca 23990 – The Whiffenpoof Song (1947) — better to be a wistful drunk than an angry one! 01-02 Suzee Ikeda – MoWest 5004F – Bah Bah Bah (1971) —…
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Ep 145 “illish”
gts145 “illish” 01-01 Martha Tilton & Ben Pollack And His Orchestra – RCA Soundie (with The Slate Bothers) – A Little Jive Is Good For You (1941) — 78rpm discs were impractical to play in a machine, so before the jukebox was invented, there was the Panoram, a coin-operated video machine. 10 cents for a…
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Ep 144 – pish
gts144 “pish” Eventually, π will reveal all of your account numbers and passwords. 01-01 Bill Murphy & Can You Flow? – Pi (2015) — to the tune of that Eminem songs where “two trailer park girls go ’round the outside”. 01-02 Jonathan Mann – Pi Day Song (2012) — an ode to “the nerdiest of…
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Ep 143 – shnitch
gts143 “shnitch” I got it straight from the horse’s mouth. 01-01 Johnny Hauser & Paul Whiteman Orchestra – Victor 24887 – Let’s Spill The Beans (1935) — known as the King Of Jazz, Whiteman was first to play “Rhapsody In Blue” composed by Gershwin in 1924. 01-02 Judy And Jo – Capitol 4731 – Tattletale Joe…
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Ep 142 – roarshak
gts142 “roarshak” Don’t want lions coming in? Shut the front door! 01-01 Julia Lee – Kansas City Star 410 – It Comes On Like A Lion (1949) — Columbia declined to release this song. Figured it wouldn’t sell 11 months out of the year? 01-02 Duke Mitchell – Crystalette 743 – The Lion (1961) —…
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Ep 141 – trishket
gts141 “trishket” Is it good things come in threes or bad things? I never remember, until the third thing happens. 01-01 Benny Goodman Quintet – Coca-Cola Victory Parade Of Spotlight Bands, Cornell, Ithaca NY 1943-09-25 – Three Little Words (1943) — rowdy college kids digging that clarinet, cheering like nobody knows how long the war’s…
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Ep 140 – mush
gts140 “mush” A many splendoured thing is better than a many tentacled thing. 01-01 Ethel Waters & Eddie “Rochester” Anderson – Cabin In The Sky OST 05 – Taking A Chance On Love (1943) — reprising their roles in the 1940 Broadway production, Eddie Anderson is not heard at this point in the movie, though…
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Ep 139 – incarsh
gts139 “incarsh” Free the Birdman Of Alkaseltzer! 01-01 Paul Robeson – Songs Of Free Men (1968) 207 – Nobody Knows De Trouble I’ve Seen (1945) — recorded in New York City in 1945, covered in snippets by every sitcom ever since. 01-02 Nicky & The Nobles – Times Square 12 – Crime Don’t Pay (1962)…