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Ep 170 – septoctish
gts170 “septoctish” Used the phrase “six seven” on the lady at the bank, she was mystified. Not sure if that’s because she’s in her 30’s or because, you know, banker. 01-01 Lutz Rahn – Solo Trip 104 – September (1978) — Lutz answered a newspaper advert for a keyboardist in 1971, turned out to be…
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Ep 169 – violensh
gts169 “violensh” Could have been a much different show; you should see what got cut. 01-01 Betty Wand & Marni Nixon & Jim Bryant – CBS’s West Side Story 12 – Quintet (1960) — there’s a rumble tonight. 01-02 Al Jolson & Walter B. Rogers Orchestra – Victor 17318 – The Spaniard That Blighted My…
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Ep 168 – trampish
gts168 “trampish” Always thought he was related to Ray Davies of The Kinks, took him dying to get me to read the wiki bio, and Rick was not related to Ray. 01-01 The Joint – Freak Street 01 – Freak St. (1967) 01-02 Supertramp – Supertramp 101 – Surely (1970) 01-03 Supertramp – Supertramp 102…
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Ep 167 – shcallion
gts167 “shcallion” Pardon my french in the soup. 01-01 Ed Kirkeby Orchestra – Columbia 758D – She Knows Her Onions (1926) — Ed introduced jazz at Columbia, and was the manager for Fats Waller until Waller’s early death at age 39 in 1943. 01-02 The Shins – Oh Inverted World 04 – Know Your Onion…
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Ep 166 – jayish
gts166 “jayish” Good night, Johnboy. 01-01 Billy Murray & American Quartet – Victor 18279 – Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh (1917-03-16) — not credited on the label, but we know Billy Murray’s voice by now! 01-02 Joanie Sommers – Warner Bros 5275 – Johnny Get Angry (1962) — the cuck is born, or dawn of…
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Ep 165 – horribilish
gts165 “horribilish” A group with cubs is called a “streak” but when they go out hungry, it’s an “ambush”. 01-01 Mills Brothers – Brunswick 6197 – Tiger Rag (1931) — always my favorite version, becuase of that “hmm”. Turns out, the acapella Mills Bros were trying to faithfully represent a trombone not in the 1918…
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Ep 164 – combusht
gts164 “combusht” Don’t play with matches. 01-01 Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra – RCA Victor PM-45689 – Oh What You Said (Are We Burnt Up?) (1939) — Charlie didn’t have to do it. He was independently wealthy, music was a fun hobby. Which made him famously affable, everybody liked him. The band’s instruments, sheet music,…
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Ep 163 – shpecks
gts163 “shpecks” Easier to breathe with a fork. 01-01 Bob Lawrence & Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra – Victor 24455 – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1934) — Lucky Strike Mother Fucker Turtle? 01-02 Lillie Bryant – Swan 4029 – Smokey Grey Eyes — Lillie’s sister Anita Bryant got much more famous, as the spokeswoman…
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Ep 162 – buggish
gts162 “buggish” All the butterfly songs turned out to be weird. 01-01 Cecil Gant – Gilt-Edge 502 – Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up (1945) 01-02 Bill & Bink – Hu-Se-Co 1358 – Bed Bug Boogie [excerpt] (1958) 01-03 Heywood Banks – Bob & Tom: Twin Geeks 01 – Dust Mites (1990) 01-04 Weezer – Hurley…
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Ep 161 – stash
gts161 “stash” Owsley Acid is the standard, but don’t mess with Owsley STP… that’ll put you in the psychward. 01-01 The Ink Spots – Decca 1789 – That Cat Is High (1938) — a year later, the Ink Spots released “If I Didn’t Care” also on Decca, which sold an astounding 19 million copies. For…