You!

It's "You" times two this week, as Mal presents two episodes from 2019 where the Word of the Week is You. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound..

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Naming Names!

 Here are two episodes of songs with people's names in the title, Naming Names and Naming Names 2. New episodes return July 10th, as my affiliates should all be caught up by then.

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Summer, Babe!

To celebrate the coming of Summer, here is six and a half hours of songs about sun, sand, and surf. Summer, babe!  

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Ain't

 Mal Thursday delivers a wild episode chock full o' colloquial negativity as the Word of the Week is Ain't. All songs with Ain't in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 19 June 2025.

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Playlist:
The Electric Prunes: Ain't It Hard
The Young Rascals: I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore
The Remains: Ain't That Her/But I Ain't Got You
The Beau Brummels: Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
The Roosters: Ain't Gonna Cry Anymore
The Uniques: You Ain't Tuff
The Blue Things: It Ain't No Big Thing, Babe
The Turtles: It Ain't Me Babe
Barry McGuire: Ain't No Way I'm Gonna Change My Mind
The Chocolate Watchband: I Ain't No Miracle Worker
The Sapians: Love Ain't Making It No More
The Ventures: Ram Bunk Shush (I Ain't Go No Money)
The Mothers of Invention: I Ain't Got No Heart
The Fugitive Five: I Ain't Gonna Change My Way of Life
The Intruders: Five: Ain't Comin' Back
The Wave Riders: Ain't It a Shame
The Bootmen: Ain't It the Truth Babe
Tim Hardin: I Ain't Gonna Do Without
Taj Mahal: Ain't That a Lot of Love

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Cords: Ain't That Love
The Clique: Love Ain't Easy
Terry & Tommy: It Ain't No Good to Love Anybody

The Ugly Ducklings: She Ain't No Use to Me
The Animals: I Ain't Got You
The Hollies: Ain't That Just Like Me
The Knack: She Ain't No Good
The Spectres: We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet
Terry Reid: Ain't That Peculiar
The Yardbirds: I Ain't Done Wrong
Jeff Beck Group: I Ain't Superstitious (BBC)
Van Morrison: He Ain't Give You None
David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars: It Ain't Easy (BBC)
The Shadows: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (bed)
The Nomads: This Ain't the Summer of Love
Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost: I Ain't Signifying
Lyres: I Ain't Going Nowhere
The Vipers: Ain't Nothing Like Her
Thee Fourgiven: Ain't That Mad
The Pandoras: You Ain't No Friend of Mine
The Creation Factory: Ain't Gonna Let You Stay
Cheap Trick: Ain't That a Shame (live 1977)

The Mal Thursday Show on Radio Crown

 The Mal Thursday Show has a new affiliate!

Radio Crown, streaming at https://radiocrown.com/radio-crown-live/

 The show airs Saturdays Midnight EU, 11 pm UK, 6 pm ET, 3 pm PT; Mondays 4 pm EU, 3 pm UK, 10 am ET, 7 am PT; Wednesdays 2 pm EU, 1 pm UK, 8 am ET, 5 am PT. 

This week's episode:

Smoke/Fire

Mal Thursday presents a smoky, fiery episode where the Words of the Week are Smoke and Fire. All songs with Smoke and/or Fire in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast June 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Blues Project: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire!
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Smokes
Bob Seger & The Last Heard: Chain Smokin'
The Minitmen: Smokin' in the Boys Room
The Cobblers: Smokin' at the Half-Note
The Gants: (You Can't Blow) Smoke Rings
The Music Machine: Smoke and Water
Neil Diamond: Smokey Lady
The Kinks: Big Black Smoke (mono)
The Higher State: Smoke and Mirrors
The Golden Earrings: Smoking Cigarettes
Pell Mell: Smoke (bed)
Howlin' Wolf: Smokestack Lightning
The Yarbirds: Smokestack Lightning (live 1964)
The Electric Prunes: Smokestack Lightning (live 1967)
The Things to Come: Smokestack Lightning (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Bubble Puppy: Hot Smoke and Sassafrass (mono)
Butthole Surfers: John E. Smoke
The 13th Floor Elevators: Fire Engine/Fire in My Bones
The Children: Fire Ring
The Sons of Hercules: Angel on Fire
Shapes Have Fangs: Putting Out Fires

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown: Fire (mono)
The Byrds: This Wheel's on Fire
The Golliwogs: Fight Fire
Painted Faces: Play with Fire
The Amboy Dukes: You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire
Mercy: Fireball (bed)
The Raves: Everything's Fire
The Mojo Men: Fire in My Heart
The Beethoven 4: Sets My Soul on Fire
The Move: Fire Brigade (mono)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Fire (BBC)
The Doors: Light My Fire (mono)
Lyres: On Fyre

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly II: Tuco's Dance Party

Mal Thursday returns with the spaghetti-fueled sequel to last week's episode, again featuring songs with Good, Bad, and/or Ugly in the title.Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 29 May 2025.

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Playlist:
Leroy Holmes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (bed)
The Who: Good Lovin' (BBC)/The Good's Gone (mono)
The Zombies: You Make Me Feel Good
The Clique: She Ain't No Good
Billy Nichols: Good Day Good Night
The Beatles: Good Morning Good Morning (take 8)
The Rolling Stones: Good Times, Bad Times (mono)
Eric Burdon & The Animals: Good Times
The Yardbirds: Good Night, Sweet Josephine (BBC)
The Marmalade: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (BBC)
The Move: High Class a.k.a She's Too Good for Me (backing track)
Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times
The Vince Maloney Sect: No Good Without You
The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
The Turtles: It Was a Very Good Year
The Talismen: She Was Good
The Inexpensive Handmade Look: What Good Is Up?
The Good Rats: We Are the Good Rats
Love: Good Times
Rodriguez: Only Good for Conversation
The Real Kids: Better Be Good
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations (backing track)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Terry & Tommy: It Ain't No Good to Love Anybody
Those Boys: No Good Girl
The Traits: Too Good to Be True
The Blind Owls: Good Time
The Floyd Dakil Combo: Bad Boy
Circus: Bad Seed
The Nervebreakers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (bed)

The D-Coys: Bad Times
The Bosstweeds: Little Bad News
The Wheels: Bad Little Woman
Paul Jones: I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy
New York Dolls: Bad Detective
The Fuzztones: Bad News Travels Fast
The Flamin' Groovies: Want You Bad
Stupidity: Too Bad
The Runaways: Born to Be Bad
The Ugly Things: Ugly Theme
The Creatures: Ugly Thing
The Clear Blue Sky: Ugly Girl
The Eccentrics: She's Ugly

Bonus track:
The Coolies: Bad Bad Boy