Just/As/Well

Mal Thursday is back to bring you three Words of the Week on this triple-thick episode of the program, all songs with Just, As, and/or Well in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 24 November 2022.

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Playlist:
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Just Like Me (LP version)
The Beatles: I Just Don't Understand (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: I Just Want to Make Love to You/Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
Dana Gillespie: You Just Gotta Know My Mind
The Answers: It's Just a Fear
Jimmy Page: She Just Satisfies
The Uprooted: It's Just You
Led Zeppelin: Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
The Hollies: (Ain't That) Just Like Me
Dusty Springfield: I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
The Zombies: Bunny Lake Is Missing/Just Out of Reach
The Beau Brummels: Just a Little
The Outsiders: Just Let Me Be
The No-Na-Mees: Just Wanna Be Myself
The MC5: I Just Don't Know
The Ventures: She's Just My Style
Michael & The Messengers: (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet
The Monkees: You Just May Be the One
Bob Dylan: Just Like a Woman (Take 16)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Sir Douglas Quintet: Please Just Say So
Janis Joplin: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Roy Head & The Traits: Just a Little Bit
The Word D: Today Is Just Tomorrow's Yesterday
Willie Nelson: Just As I Am

The Southern Sound: Just the Same As You
Them: If You and I Could Be As Two
The Doors: Take It As It Comes
The Tropics: As Time's Gone
Esther Phillips: As Tears Go By
Elvis Presley: A Fool Such As I
Autosalvage: Our Life As We Lived It
The Dinkies: Well
The Kinks: A Well-Respected Man (BBC)
The Beach Boys: She Knows Me Too Well
Smash: Well You Know
The Vipers: You're Doin' It Well
The Unclaimed: Well It's True
John Lennon: Well Well Well
Fleetwood Mac: Oh Well (pt. 1)
Buddy Holly: Well All Right
Ann-Margret: I Just Don't Understand (mono)

Bonus Tracks:
The Beatles: I've Just Seen a Face
The Rolling Stones: Just Wanna See His Face
The Seeds: Just Let Go (mono)
The Act: Just a Little Bit
The Golden Earrings: Just a Little Bit of Peace
The Hollies: Just One Look
The Young Rascals: Just a Little (mono)
The Kolors: As Tears Go By
Them: (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much
De Maskers: As Long As I Have You
Manfred Mann: As Long As I Have Lovin'
The Mosquitos: Darn Well
The Ramones: I Wanna Be Well
The People: Well All Right

Songs Lyres Taught Us

By listener request! In honor of Lyres' return to the stage on Saturday October 11th in Portland, Maine with Tiger Bomb, Mal Thursday Quintet, and The Vista Cruisers, and the forthcoming archival release Lyres: On Fyre at the Rusty Nail 1985 (Teen Sound), here is the restored, remastered, and re-ordered version of Songs Lyres Taught Us. Originally a 2007 episode on GaragePunk Pirate Radio, it has been given a sonic upgrade to HQ Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. 

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Playlist:
Tommy Tucker and The Esquires: Don't Tell Me Lies
The Human Beinz: Nobody But Me
Pete Best Combo: The Way I Feel About You
The New Breed: Wasting My Time 
New Colony Six: I Confess
Les Copains: Give Your Love to Me
Sandy Sarjeant: Can't Stop the Want
The Pretty Things: You'll Never Do It Baby
It's Them: Baby (I Still Need Your Lovin')
The Buckinghams: Don't Want to Cry
The Yo-Yos: Gonna Find a New Love
The Teddy Boys: Jezebel
The Jesters of Newport: Stormy
The Hangmen of Fairfield County: Stacey
Drusalee & The Dead: Lily
Mickey & The Clan Cuts: Soapy
Classic Ruins: Geraldine, I Need Money
The Sonics: Skinny Minnie/Cinderella
The Hangmen: What a Girl Can't  Do
The Wailers: Since You Been Gone (live 1961)
Esquerita: Gettin' Plenty Lovin'
The Jolly Green Giants: Busy Body
Otis Redding: Changed Man
The Pleazers: Security
The Beau Brummels: Ain't That Loving You Baby
The Zephyrs: I Can Tell
The Searchers: Sick and Tired (live 1964)
The Customs: Long Gone
The Rolling Stones: Stoned (mono)/Now I've Got a Witness (bed)
The Kinks: Tired of Waiting (mono)
Phil & The Frantics: Pain
Dion: Feeling No Pain
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy
The Roadrunners: I'll Make It Up to You
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Here's a Heart (BBC)
The Syn: Grounded
Dale & The Devonaires: Never Be Free
The Outsiders: Touch/I Love Her Still, I Always Will (mono)
Jay Jays: Today I'm Gay
Lyres: How Can I Make Her Mine/Money/Nobody But Me (live 1985)

Feel

Do you feel it? The Word of the Week is Feel on this exquisite episode of The Mal Thursday Show. With 37 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 9 June 2022.

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Playlist:
Big Star: Feel (alt version)
The Creation: How Does It Feel to Feel
The Beatles: I Feel Fine (mono)
The Zombies: You Make Me Feel Good (mono)
Manfred Mann: That's the Way I Feel (BBC)
The Kinks: I've Got That Feeling (mono)
The Hollies: Please Don't Feel Too Bad
Herman's Hermits: Got a Feeling
Cream: I Feel Free
The Ventures: I Feel Fine
Small Faces: Feeling Lonely
The Byrds: Feel a Whole Lot Better (alt. take)
Neil Diamond: I Got the Feeling (Oh No No)
The Choir: Don't You Feel a Little Sorry for Me
The Vejtables: Feel the Music
The Rationals: Feelin' Lost
The Young Rascals: Do You Feel It (mono)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown: (Can You) Feel It

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Five Americans: I'm Feeling OK
The 12 AM: The Way I Feel
Willie Nelson: I Feel That Old Feeling/I Don't Feel Anything
Roy Head: The Feeling's Gone

It's All Meat: Feel It
Bohemian Vendetta: How Do You Feel
The Children: I Can Feel It Now
Neighb'rhood Childr'n: Feeling Zero
The Blackstones: Never Feel the Pain
Q65: Feel Her Still
The Outsiders: Do You Feel Alright
Chuck Berry: Blue Feeling
Harper's Bizarre: 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Jefferson Airplane: How Do You Feel
The Soul Clan: That's How It Feels
Slade: Cum on Feel the Noize
The Stooges: 1970 (I Feel Alright) (mono 45 mix)
Sex Pistols: No Feelings
Anthony Newley: Feeling Good
Mott the Hoople: I Can Feel

Bonus Tracks:
Ten Years After: Feel It for Me
The Animals: Blue Feeling
Freddie & The Dreamers: Feel Blue
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers: Strange Feeling
The Primitives: How Do You Feel
Lulu: What a Wonderful Feeling
The Attack: Feel Like Flying
Yesterday's Children: Feelings
The Shags: Dr. Feelgood
Aretha Franklin: Dr. Feelgood
Country Joe & The Fish: Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag
The Beatles: I Got a Feeling (Glyn Johns mix)
The Beach Boys: Feel Flows

Sorry/Not Sorry

Mal Thursday takes an annoying present day catchphrase and turns it into two hours of rock 'n' roll radio. Sorry about that, chief. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 11 September 2025.

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Playlist: 
The Easybeats: Sorry (BBC)
Jimmy Winston & The Reflections: Sorry She's Mine
The Hollies: Sorry Suzanne
The Dave Clark Five: I Said I Was Sorry
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs: Sorry 'Bout That
Russ Olsen: Sorry About That
Erik & The Secret Agents: Sorry About That
Craig and The Ethics: Sorry About That
Sly & The Family Stone: Sorry (bed)
The Scotsmen: Sorry, Charlie
The Palace Guards: Sorry
Barry & The Remains: Say You're Sorry
The Jujus: I'm Really Sorry
The Journey Men: She's Sorry
The Choir: Don't You Feel a Little Sorry for Me

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Chevelle V: I'm Sorry Girl
The Kitchen Cinq: You'll Be Sorry Someday

Exotic Guitars: Who's Sorry Now (bed)
The Laundrettes: It's Too Late to Say You're Sorry
The Greenhornes: You'll Be Sorry
The Odds: I'll Make You Sorry
The Cherry Drops: Sorry
The Hollies: I'm Alive (mono)
Johnny Thunder: I'm Alive
Richie's Renegades: Come Alive
The Things to Come: Come Alive
The Stomachmouths: Coming Back Alive
The Prefab Messiahs: Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive
The Ventures: What Is Life (bed)
The Animals: It's My Life
Raik's Progress: I'm Gonna Change the World
The Third Bardo: I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
The Aardvarks: I'm Higher Than I'm Down
Kevin Coughlin: I Gotta Be Me
The Cowsills: All I Want to Be Is Me
Mott the Hoople: One of the Boys/You Are One of Us
The Kinks: This Is Where I Belong (mono)
Davie Allan & The Arrows: Skater Dater (bed)
Fats Domino: I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
Max Frost & The Troopers: The Shape of Things to Come
Sex Pistols: My Way
Faces: Glad and Sorry

Games of Chance

Games of Chance is the theme for this week's episode of The Mal Thursday Show. Gamesmanship! Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 4 September 2025.

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Playlist:
The Reasons Why: Games
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders: The Game of Love
Ten Feet: Losing Game
Dave Berry: The Crying Game
The Yardbirds: Little Games
The Syndicate of Sound: Games
The Music Explosion: Sunshine Games
The Circus: Games We Play
The Marvelettes: The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones: Games (bed)
The Legends: Fever Games
The Turtles: Outside Chance (mono)
The Bee Gees: Big Chance
Oscar & The Majestics: No Chance Baby
Zorba & The Greeks: You've Had Your Chance
The Blues Magoos: There's A Chance We Can Make It
The Marauders: Our Big Chance
The Beach Boys: Carl's Big Chance 
The Outer Limits: Just One More Chance
Sir Winston & The Commons: One Last Chance
Tiger Bomb: Gimme One More Chance
The Offhooks: Another Chance
Big Star: Give Me Another Chance
Bunny: Hey Chance (bed)
Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Blood Sweat & Tears: Spinning Wheel (live 1969)
The Rolling Stones: Tumbling Dice (live 1972)
The Watchband: No Dice!
Unknown Group: I Won't Play Your Game
Faine Jade: People Games Play
The Things: All Work and No Play
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
The Astronauts: Baby Let's Play House
The Cyrkle: Squeeze Play
The Ventures: Games People Play (bed)
The Dave Clark Five: Play with Me
The New Colony Six: Some People Think I'm a Playboy
De Maskers: Play the Game Now
The Bee Gees: Playdown
The Male: Playing with Fire
The Rolling Stones: Play with Fire (mono)
Pink Floyd: See Emily Play (mono)
John's Children: Come and Play with Me in the Garden
The Klepstones: Play Your Game
Mel Torme: Games People Play
Charles Manson: Look at Your Game, Girl  

Wrong

The Word of the Week is Wrong on this 2021 episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where all the songs have the word Wrong in the title. This episode is so wrong, it's right. Now even more so, as it's been fortified with an additional 30 minutes of Wrong songs. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in different form, 29 July 2021.

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Playlist:
The 31st of February: Wrong
The Music Machine: Wrong
The Sumpin' Else: Baby, You're Wrong
The Seeds: She's Wrong
The Hard Road: You Rub Me the Wrong Way
The Bougalieu: Let's Do Wrong
The Turtles: Wrong from the Start
The Blues Magoos: So I'm Wrong and You Are Right
The Byrds: It Won't Be Wrong
Booker T & The MGs: When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
The Everly Brothers: I've Been Wrong Before
The Hollies: Hey, What's Wrong with Me/What's Wrong with the Way I Live
The Yardbirds: I Ain't Done Wrong
The Truth: Who's Wrong
The Rolling Stones: Grown Up Wrong
The Animals: Baby, What's Wrong (BBC)
The Easybeats: Something Wrong
The Miles Grayson Trio: You Were Wrong (bed)
The Outsiders: What's Wrong with You
The Buffalo Springfield: Flying on the Ground Is Wrong
The Rockatones: Everything's Gone Wrong
The Gnomes: Something's Gone Wrong
The Nazz: Not Wrong Long
Sly & The Family Stone: Never Do Your Woman Wrong (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Sir Douglas Quintet: Ain't Nothin' Wrong with You, Baby
The Chayns: There's Something Wrong with This Place
Billy McKnight & The Plus 4: You're Doin' Me Wrong
The Lemon Fog: Girl from the Wrong Side of the Tracks
The Crickets: Right or Wrong

Reigning Sound: Everything I Do Is Wrong
The Vipers: What's Wrong
The Wyld Tryfles: What's Wrong with You
Untamed Youth: I've Been Wrong Before
The Lounge Lizards: Do the Wrong Thing (bed)
The Cynics: Baby, What's Wrong
The Chesterfield Kings: Wrong from Right
Muck & The Mires: I May Be Wrong (But That Don't Make You Right)
Lyres: You've Been Wrong
The Beginner's Mynd: Nothing Wrong
The Woggles: Do Me Wrong
The Embrooks: The Time Was Wrong
The Lovejoys: Payin' (For the Wrong I've Done)

Wanna?

Here is a revised and expanded edition of a 2020 episode of The Mal Thursday Show, fortified with an hour of new material, where the Word of the Week is Wanna -- all songs with Wanna in the title. That's a whole lotta Wanna. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Robin & The Three Hoods: I Wanna Do it
Casey Jones & The Governors: All You Wanna Do
The Animals: I Just Wanna Make Love to You
The Southern Sound: I Don't Wanna Go
The Swinging Blue Jeans: I Wanna Be There
The Hollies: I Wanna Shout
The Ventures: I Wanna Be Well
The Bluestars: I Don't Wanna Be Lonely Anymore
The No-Na-Mees: Just Wanna Be Myself
The Fee-Fi-Four + 2: I Wanna Come Back (From the World of LSD)
The Mamas and Papas: Go Where You Wanna Go
The Monkees: I Wanna Be Free (fast version)
The Wrecking Crew: I Wanna Be Free (backing track)
The Most: Do You Wanna Know
The Eyes: I Wanna Be Your Man
Bob Dylan: I Wanna Be Your Lover
The Cobras: I Wanna Be Your Love
Yesterday's Children: I Wanna Be With You
The Sorrows: I Don't Wanna Be Free
Bud Shank: I Wanna Be Free
The Heartbreakers: I Wanna Be Loved
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers: I Wanna Sleep in Your Arms
Kurt Baker: I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You
The Crawdaddys: I Wanna Put a Tiger in Your Tank
The Beach Boys: All I Wanna Do (early version)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Royal Knights: I Wanna Know
The Pastels: Yeah I Wanna Know
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Mary Wanna Marry Me
Brother L Congregation (BLC):   I Don't Wanna Go
The Ugly Beats: (I Don't Wanna Be the One to) Bring Her Down
Sir Douglas Quintet: I Wanna Be Your Mama Again
Joe Tex: I Wanna Be Free

The Enchanters: I Wanna Thank You
Sugar Pie DeSanto: I Don't Wanna Fuss
Bloodstone: Do You Wanna Do a Thing with Me
The Parliaments: I Wanna Testify
Stevie Wonder: I Wanna Make Her Love Me
Etta James: I Just Wanna Make Love to You
Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do
The Cramps: I Wanna Get in Your Pants
The Jumpers: (I Wanna Know) What's Going On
The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog
Dead Boys: I Don't Wanna Be No Catholic Boy
The Beach Boys: Do You Wanna Dance (backing track)
The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement/I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Dictators: I Just Wanna Have Something to Do
Dee Dee Ramone: I Don't Wanna Die in the Basement
The Ventures: I Wanna Be Sedated
The Soft Boys: I Wanna Destroy You
The Fleshtones: I Wanna Feel Something Now
The Dwarves: I Wanna Kill Your Boyfriend (early version)
The Real Kids: Where I Wanna Be
The Sex Pistols: I Wanna Be Me
Holly & The Italians: I Wanna Go Home
The Strangeloves: I Wanna Do It