COOL KIDS CLUB

Episode 25: In which I’m not saying they don’t all not suck.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Ariane, Athena, Matt

The Buzzcocks - Why Can’t I Touch It?

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The Benders - Can’t Tame Me
The Revlons - Boy Trouble
Lord Rockingham XI - Hoots Mon!
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The Blues Project - Wake Me, Shake Me
Frankie Ford - It Must Be Jelly
A Certain Ratio - Do The Du
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Fats Domino - Hum Diddy Doo
MF Doom - One Beer
The Ad-libs - Nothing Worse Than Being Alone
Beat Happening - In Between
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The Platters - With This Ring
The Four Seasons - Toy Soldier
Paul McCartney - Dear Boy
The Beach Boys - Don’t Hurt My Little Sister
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Bunny Lee All Stars - Warfare
The Homosexuals - Soft South Africans
The Del-Byzantines - Lies to Live By
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Mirah - Don’t Go
The Empires - My First Discovery
The Rolling Stones -2,000 Man
Todd Rundgren - Hello It’s Me
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Stan Getz - Só Danço Samba
Cat Stevens - Here Comes My Baby
The 5th Dimension - Paper Cup
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Paul Simon - When Numbers Get Serious
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Betty Wright - Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do

Episode 24: In which you would eat chum just to spite your face.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Edan - Let’s B. Friends
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The Coasters - Girls, Girls, Girls
The Beatles - Searchin’
The Drifters - Ruby Baby
Richie Barrett - Some Other Guy
Ben E. King - Young Boy Blues
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Ray Charles - Let’s Go Get Stoned
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Rita Wright - I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You
Aretha Franklin - You’re All I Need To Get By
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Al Green - Let’s Get Married
The Tuneweavers - Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Desmond Dekker - Israelites
B-52’s - Dance This Mess Around
Delia Derbyshire - Happy Birthday
Beastie Boys - She’s Crafty
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Sweet Sweet Bulbs
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Brian Wilson - Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine
Television Personalities - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
Led Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
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Squeeze - Another Nail in My Heart
Les 5 Gentlemen - Si Tu Reviens Chez Moi
Booker T. Jones - The Vamp
Dick Dale and The Del-Tones - Let’s Go Trippin’
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The Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance
Cal Tjader - Canto de Ossanha
Jackson 5 - The Young Folks
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St. Louis Jimmy - Florida Hurricane
Margo Guryan - Sun

Episode 23: When it rains, it really pours.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Parliament – Come In Out Of The Rain
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The Raindrops – Hanky Panky
Volcanos – Storm Warning
The Marmalade – I See The Rain
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Les Baxter – Rain
The Cowsills – The Rain, The Park & Other Things
Sonny and Cher – It’s Gonna Rain
Polyrock – Rain
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The Hollies – Rain On The Window
The Ronettes – Walking In The Rain
The Velvet Underground – Hey Mr. Rain
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Ricky Nelson – Rhythm of The Falling Rain
Sonic Youth – Rain On Tin
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Lou Christie – Rhapsody In The Rain
Peanut – Thank Goodness For The Rain
Mahalia Jackson – Didn’t It Rain
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The Everly Brothers – Crying In The Rain
Led Zeppelin – The Rain Song
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – One Rainy Wish
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Carole King – It Might as Well Rain Until September
Etta James – Stormy Weather
Scott Walker – It’s Raining Today
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The Left Banke – There’s Gonna Be A Storm
Elvis Presley – When It Rains It Really Pours
Jim O’Rourke – Ghost Ship In A Storm
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Billy Eckstine With Earl Hines and His Orchestra – Stormy Monday Blues

Episode 22: In which we stand around in the blazing sun and stare at birds for awhile.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

The Peacocks – Ballroom Blitz
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Salt N Pepa – None Of Your Business
The Ventures – Lullaby Of The Leaves
Shadows Of Knight – My Fire Department Needs A Fireman
The Monkees – Goin’ Down
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The Sonics – He’s Waitin’
Deerhoof – Come See The Duck
Neil Sedaka – Ring A Rockin’
Man Man – Black Mission Goggles
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Claudine Clark – Party Lights
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
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The Shillings – Not The Least Bit True
Stereolab – I’m Going Out Of My Way
J.K. & CO. – Christine
Terry Dene – Baby She’s Gone
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Syd Barrett – Flaming
Betty Davis – Your Man My Man
The United States Of America – The Garden Of Earthly Delights
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Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls
Eddie Cochran – Teenage Heaven
Johny Little John – Kitty - O
Brian Eno – St. Elmo’s Fire
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The Carter Family – John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
The Skatalites – Rock Fort Rock
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Memphis Minnie – In Love Again
The Godz – Turn On
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys – In The Pines
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Cal Tjader – Canto de Ossanha

Episode 21: In which Matt is off getting a deep tan on his buttocks.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena

Lulu – The Boat That I Row
Broadcast – Man Is Not A Bird
Harvey Averne Dozen – You’re No Good
The Sorrows – Come With Me
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Blondie – X Offender
Joe Jackson – (Do The) Instant Mash
The Stooges – 1969
Project X – Don’t You Think It’s Fine
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Frank Zappa – The Air
Betty Wright – Good Lovin’
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Unsquare Dance
Ohio Untouchables – What To Do
Linda Balintine – You’re A Hard Habit To Break
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The Dells – Show Me
Ann-Margaret – It’s A Nice World To Visit (But Not To Live In)
Jimmy Clanton – Go, Jimmy, Go
The Blues Busters – Soon You’ll Be Gone
Wade Flemons – That Other Place
The Lemon Pipers – Green Tambourine
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Grassroots – Depressed Feeling
Sly & The Family Stone – I Cannot Make It
XTC – When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
Everly Brothers – I’m Not Angry
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Jim O’Rourke – All Downhill From Here
The Beach Boys – Celebrate The News
The Monks – Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice
The Minutemen – Maybe Partying Will Help
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The B-52’s – Roam
Skeeter Davis – Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
Arthur Russell – Janine
The Turtles – Happy Together
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Cream – SWLABR
The Go – Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride
Moby Grape – 8:05
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George Steinhardt – Saturday Night (Bad Stuff)

Episode 20: In which we present 60% lullabies, 30% serenades, and 10% hissing.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Polysics – My Sharona
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Ink Spots – Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell The Trees)
T.Rex – Life’s A Gas
John Walker – Annabella
Lead Belly – On A Monday
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Memphis Minnie – In Love Again
The Pastels – Sittin’ Pretty
J.K. & CO. – Christine
The Main Ingredient – Everybody Plays The Fool
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Honey Cone - Want Ads
The Dovers – What Am I Going To Do
Terry Dene – Baby She’s Gone
The Shillings – Not The Least Bit True
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Emitt Rhodes – With My Face On The Floor
Vic Flick (with John Barry) –Zulu Maid
Syreeta Wright – I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You
Ween – Even If You Don’t
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The Everly Brothers – (‘Til) I Kissed You
Yo La Tengo – Moby Octopad
Johny Little John – Kitty - O
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The Action – Come Around
The Monks – Cuckoo
White Plains – My Baby Loves Lovin’
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Cream – I Feel Free
The McCoys – Mr. Summer
The Raymond Scott Quintette – The Quintet Goes To A Dance
Gene Chandler – Nothing Can Stop Me
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Jobriath – I’m a Man
The Specials – Concrete Jungle
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The Ventures – Lullaby Of The Leaves

Episode 19: In which Wes Anderson is filming a fat man with a mustache eating alone in his Lincoln.

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Cool Kids: Athena, Benny, Matt

Wilson Pickett – I’m in Love
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No Age – Boy Void
Dan and Dale (Sun Ra and The Blues Project) – Battman Theme
Erase Errata – Tongue Tied
The Shangri-Las – The Dum Dum Ditty
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Mean Jeans – Born on a Saturday Night
The Saints – (I’m) Stranded
The Beat – Tears Of A Clown
The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
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Abe Vigoda – Dead City/Waste Wilderness
The Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You
Alternative TV – Action Time Vision
The Breakaways – One Way Ticket
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Michael Jackson – Working Day and Night
The Impressions – I Ain’t Supposed To
The Mamas and The Papas – Somebody Groovy
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Waitresses – I Know What Boys Like
The Fondettes – The Beatles Are In Town
The Beatles – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Ex-Models – Girlfriend Is Worse
Ray Charles – It Should’ve Been Me
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Talking Heads – I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
Wire – Outdoor Miner
The Fall – 15 Ways
Betty Everett – Getting Mighty Crowded
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Irma Thomas – I Done Got Over It
Ray Bryant – The Madison Time
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Fright Night (Nevermore)
The Walker Brothers – Love Minus Zero
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of Montreal – Happy Yellow Bumblebee
Mary Wells – Two Lovers
Lead Belly – In The Pines
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The Everly Brothers – (‘Til) I Kissed You

Episode 18: In which we reach the critical mass of Matts.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Jaz and Jay Z – It’s That Simple
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Veronica Falls – Found Love In A Graveyard
France Gall – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
The Barbarians – Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl
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Gentleman Jesse and His Men – All I Need Tonight (Is You)
Sic Alps – L. Mansion
Tame Impala – Lucidity
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The Aislers Set – Balloon Song
Big Trouble – Freudian Slips
The Clash – Rudie Can’t Fail
Pizzicato Five – 20th Century Girl
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The Starlets – You Don’t Love Me
The Bobby Fuller Four – Don’t Ever Let Me Know
Swamp Dogg – Do Our Thing Together
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Sugar and Spices – Do The Dog
Gary Numan and Tubeway Army – You Are In My Vision
CAN – Moonshake
The Dovers – What Am I Going To Do
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Jim Atkins – I’m A Ding Dong Daddy
Marcos Valle – Garra
ESG – Come Away
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R.E.M. – Shiny Happy People
Brian Eno – Cindy Tells Me
The Brothers Butch – Kay Why?
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Alice Coltrane – Bhaja Govindam
Asha Bhosle – In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Fright Night (Nevermore)

Episode 17: In which we’re feeling melon-choly. 

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt 

Cat Stevens – Miles From Nowhere
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Bessie Banks – Go Now
Paul Simon – I Do It For Your Love
Dionne Warwick – Anyone Who Had A Heart
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McKinleys – That Lonely Feeling
Dusty Springfield – Just A Little Lovin’
Ted Lucas – Now That I Know
Erin Tobey – Relativity Song
The Manhattens – Why Should I Cry
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Eddie and Ernie – I’m A Young Man
Billy Bragg – Little Time Bomb
Elvis Presley – True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
Tennis – Marathon
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Curt Boettcher – Astral Cowboy
The Concretes – Teen Love
The Beatles – Every Little Thing [Mono]
The Beach Boys – Sail On Sailor
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The Magnetic Fields – I Think I Need A New Heart
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Rockaliser Baby
The Feelies – Nobody Knows
Ivor Cutler – A Wooden Tree
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Introduction aux Musiques Africaines – Chant de filage (Ethiopie)
Marcos Valle – Com Mais De 30
Ann-Margret – You Turned My Head Around
Brian Eno – Backwater
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Gonzalez - Crystal Blue Persuasion
Stereolab – Pinball
Ellie Greenwich – Oh How Happy
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Deerhoof Vs Kasai Allstars – Travel Broadens the Mind
France Gall – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
The Clash – Rudie Can’t Fail
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The Everly Brothers – (‘Til) I Kissed You

Episode 16: In which we’re expecting, and we don’t want to know what the sex is.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Perry / Gardner Orchestra – Sailing By
Ty Segall – Girlfriend
The Walker Brothers – Land Of 1000 Dances
Love – Seven & Seven Is (Stereo Mix)
The Buzzcocks – You Say You Don’t Love Me
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Ronnie Burns – Exit Stage Right
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
Lowell George and The Factory – Candy Cane Madness
Ween – Skycruiser 
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Run DMC – You Be Illin’
The Yardbirds – Heart Full Of Soul
Echo and The Bunnymen – The Cutter
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Big D and The Kids Table – Dirt Lip
Bo Diddley – Do What I Say
4 Seasons – Save It For Me
The Victors – Reggae Buddy
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The Cardigans – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Jonathan Richman – I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Long Hot Summer Night
Wishful Thinking – Clear White Light
Curt Boettcher – I Just Wanna Be Your Friend [demo]
Chuck Berry – Driftin’ Blues
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April Stevens – Teach Me Tiger
Skip Spence – Little Hands
The Crystals – He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)
Funkadelic – This Broken Heart
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White Noise – Firebird
Aretha Franklin – Try Matty’s

Episode 15: In which we deduce that if you let yourself go, others will do the same.

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Cool Kids:  Alexandra, Athena, Ben, Matt

The Misfits – Where Eagles Dare
Madonna – Borderline
The Rezillos – 2000 A.D.
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Martha Reeves and The Vandellas – Nowhere To Run
The Ramones – Commando
The Sweet Things – I’m in a World of Trouble
Diana Ross and The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
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Echo & The Bunnymen – Do It Clean
The Velvelettes – He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
Stereolab – John Cage Bubblegum
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Five Du-Tones – Shake A Tail Feather
Imperial Teen – Yoo Hoo
The B-52’s – Dance This Mess Around
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The Beatles – Real Love
B.B. King – B.B. Blues
The Hollies – Water On The Brain
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?
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The Kinks – Days
Giles, Giles and Fripp – She Is Loaded
The Nerves – Give Me Some Time
Bruce Channel – Hey Baby
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The Creation – Can I Join Your Band?
Art Neville – Come Back Love
White Noise – Firebird
The Blues Project – Fly Away
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The Left Banke – Pretty Ballerina
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band – Sweet Sweet Bulbs
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The Cardigans – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Episode 14: It’s not relevant to anything, but it’s factual.

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Cool Kids: Athena, Benny, Matt

Autoclave - Paperboy
Cream – Politician
The Monks – I Can’t Get Over You
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The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
Rooftop Singers – Walk Right In
XTC – Life Begins At The Hop
The Halo Benders – Don’t Touch My Bikini
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Lady Bug – Fraternity, USA
Iggy & The Stooges – Gimme Danger
Alex Konadu – W’awu Do Ho No
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Chuck Berry – Come On
Cuby + Blizzards – Your Body Not Your Soul
The Chambers Brothers – Love, Peace And Happiness
Geoff Goddard – Sky Men
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Mpongo Love and Son Ensemble – Ka Pwe Pwe
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Rockaliser Baby
Neutral Milk Hotel – Holland, 1945
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Bo Diddley – Sixteen Tons
Adele – J’ai peur parfois
Veronica Falls – Found Love In A Graveyard
Black Ace – Your Leg’s Too Little
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Sound Set – Mind in a Bottle
The Godz – May You Never Be Alone Like Me
Farris & Williams – In Your Kingdom
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The Feathers – Angel In The Sky
Scott Walker – Thanks For Chicago Mr. James

Episode 13a: In which we fail to differentiate between Arthur Miller, Herman Miller and Henry Miller.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Billy Stewart – Sitting In The Park
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The Sonics – He’s Waitin’
The Black Keys – Heavy Soul
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The Chairmen Of The Board – Give Me Just A Little More Time
Manfred Mann – Sha-La-La
Dave Clark Five – Over And Over
The Kinks – She’s Got Everything
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Rachel and the Revolvers – The Revo-Lution
The Animals – It’s My Life
The Who – I Can’t Explain
B-Movie – Nowhere Girl
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Homer Banks – A Lot Of Love
Illés – A Bolond Lány
The Casualeers – Dance Dance Dance
Wire – Mannequin
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The Tammys - Egyptian Shumba
Al Green – I Can’t Get Next To You
Marks Mankwane and His Band – Marks Special
Television Personalities – Geoffrey Ingram
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Doris Troy – Whatcha Gonna Do About it
Beat Happening – Cat Walk
Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Remember
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The Feelies – The Good Earth
Mel Carter – Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Margo Guryan – Sunday Morning
The Ambassadors – I Really Love You
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Earl Jean – Randy
The Jaynetts – Sally Go Round The Roses
Weezer – Sweet Adeline

Episode #13: In which Mike Love plants trees to offset his carbon footprint of being mean to Brian Wilson.

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Matt

John Coltrane - Welcome
Sharon Marie - Run Around Lover
Pete and the Pirates – Come on Feet
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The Serenaders - I Wrote a Letter
Spiv - Oh, You Beautiful Child
?? - Good Golly Miss Molly
Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
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Sandi Sheldon – You’re Gonna Make Me Love You
James Brown – Dancin’ Little Thing
Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend The Night Together
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Bis – Icky Poo Air Raid
The Eternals – Rockin’ in the Jungle
The Vaselines – You Think You’re A Man
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Pavement – Cut Your Hair
Wire – I Am The Fly
Small Faces- My Way Of Giving
Network – The Boys And The Girls
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Dorothy Morrison – Spirit in the Sky
Ray Charles - What’d I Say Pts. 1 & 2
The Kinks – End Of The Season
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Ruby and the Romantics – Our Day Will Come
The Walker Brothers – My Ship Is Coming In
Johnny Kidd and The Pirates – Shakin’ All Over
The Jaynetts – Sally Go Round The Roses
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Otis Redding – That’s How Strong My Love Is
John Fahey – Medley: Deep River & Ol’ Man River
Dani Sheridan - Guess I’m Dumb

Episode #8: In which Athena would strangle Will Shortz. 

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

The Vibrators – Whips & Furs
Trigon Insurance Commercial – Injured bad 
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Buster – Motor Machine
The Majestic Arrows – Going To Make A Time Machine
Teddy Magnus – Flying Machine
Paul McCartney – Check My Machine
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The Kinks – Plastic Man
Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
Mel Tormé – Coming Home Baby
Frank Zappa – Cruising For Burgers
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Juan & Junior – Andurina
Big Joe Turner – Corrine Corrina
New Hope – Won’t Find Better Than Me
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Goody Goody
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Yma Sumac – Goomba boomba
Aaron Neville – Tell It Like It Is
Barbara Lewis – Baby I’m Yours
Brian Eno – Foreshadowed
Johnny Daye – Stay Baby Stay
Assassin of Silence – Oblivious
The dB’s – Black and White

Episode #7: In which this will make a paste like a thick custard. 

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Cool Kids: Alexandra, Athena, Matt

Swamp Dogg – I Kissed Your Face
The Raspberries – Go All The Way
Big Troubles – Modern Intimacy
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Prince – When You Were Mine
The Marvelettes – I’ll Keep Holding On
The Exits – Fashion Plague
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The Kinks – She’s Got Everything
Josie Cotton – He Could Be The One
The Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
The Hollies – I’m Alive
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Hank Williams – My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
Cuffs – Privilege
Devo – Working In The Coal Mine
Jorge Ben – O Telefone Tocou Novamente
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10CC – The Worst Band in the World
France Gall – Si j’etais un garcon
Barry & The Remains – Diddy Wah Diddy
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The Steve Miller Band – Winter Time
Clancy Eccles – Great Beat
Scott Walker – Jean The Machine
Joe Pass - A Time For Us
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The Animals – It’s My Life
Veronica Falls – Starry Eyes
Ray Charles & Betty Carter – You And I
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Billie Holiday – Tenderly
The Beach Boys – Lonely Sea