Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Coverama!

Mal dusts off a classic concept episode featuring the original hits but not the original artists. That's right, it's nothing but covers, remakes, and/or interpretations, baby. Dedicated to the memory of Jim Sohns. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast January 2016. This show was 1st in the global rock and roll chart, 2nd in the global 1960s chart, 3rd in the global garage rock chart and 41st in the global rock chart on Mixcloud.

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Playlist:
Thee Monarchy V: I'm Gonna Make You Mine
MC5: I Can Only Give You Everything
The Untold Fables: Get the Picture?
The Cynics: My Brother, The Man
The Muleskinners: Backdoor Man
The Chesterfield Kings: Bad Woman
The Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away
The Morlocks: Who Do You Love
The Higher State: 7&7 Is
The Crawdaddys: Pretty Face
The Animals: Bright Lights, Big City
The Voodoo Dolls: 1-2-5
The Miracle Workers: Hey Little Bird
Thee Headcoats: I Want You to Come Into My Life
Joe Cocker: I'll Cry Instead
The Strypes: Leaving Here
The Royal Flares: Going All the Way
Lyres: Stormy
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Don't Give It Up Now
The Malarians: Ten O'Clock
The Mal Thursday Quintet: The Other Side of This Life
The Dwarves: I'm a Living Sickness
The Electric Prunes: I've Got My Mojo Working
Davie Allan & The Arrows: The Shape of Things to Come

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The 13th Floor Elevators: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Brian Jonestown Massacre: I Fought the Law
The Marshmallow Overcoat: Groovy Little Trip
Spoon: I Just Don't Understand
The Skunks: Memphis
Sons of Hercules: Shakin' Street
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears: Sway
The Satelliters: Girl It's Over

The Brood: Beat Girl
Flamin' Groovies: Can't Explain
The Yardbirds: Pretty Girl
The Move: So You Want to Be a Rock n' Roll Star
The Nomads: Five Years Ahead of My Time
Lulu: Morning Dew
The Chemistry Set: See Emily Play
David Bowie: Don't Bring Me Down
Plan 9: I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
Pat Boone: Tutti Frutti


Thursday, February 23, 2023

Know

Mal Thursday drops some knowledge on this episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Word of the Week is Know. All songs with Know in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 23 February 2023.

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Playlist:
The Stompers: I Know
The Hollies: You Know He Did (mono)
The Searchers: I Sure Know a Lot About Love (live '63)
Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs: Every Knows
The Dennisons: You Don't Know About Love
The Zombies: I Don't Want to Know (mono)
The Troggs: 66-5-4-3-2-1 (I Know What You Want)
Them: Don't You Know
Manfred Mann: You Don't Know Me
Dana Gillespie: You Just Gotta Know My Mind
The Beatles: Tomorrow Never Knows (2022 mix)
George Martin Orchestra: I Should've Known Better
The Rolling Stones: I Don't Know Why
The Beach Boys: She Knows Me Too Well
The Remains: When I Want to Know
The Nightcrawlers: Who Knows
Love: Stephanie Knows Who
Bob Dylan: Sooner or Later (One of Us Must Know) [take 19]
The Byrds: I Know My Rider/I Knew I'd Want You
The Monkees: The Girl I Knew Somewhere (mono)
The Turtles: Do You Know What I Mean
The Byrds: I Knew I'd Want You (backing track)
Lee Michaels: Do You Know What I Mean
The MC5: I Just Don't Know
The Vistas: Don't Know
Thee Midnighters: Never Knew I Had It So Bad
The Brentwoods: Babe, You Know
The Hallmarks: I Know Why
The Illusions: I Know
The Rising Storm: To RS (Who Doesn't Know)
The Temptations: I Know I'm Losing You
Sam & Dave: You Don't Know Like I Know
Stevie Wonder: I Don't Know Why

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Pastels: Yeah I Wanna Know
The 13th Floor Elevators: You Don't Know (live '66)
The Sherwoods: I Know You Cried
The Ugly Beats: Things I Need to Know
Sons of Hercules: I Wanna Know
Billy Preston: Let Me Know
The Blind Owls: I Know

Lyres: How Do You Know
Muck & The Mires: If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
Nick Lowe & Last Chicken in the Shop: I Knew the Bride
The Miracle Workers
: You'll Know Why
The Beatles: You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Bonus Tracks:
The Beatles: Do You Want to Know a Secret
The Prophets: Yes I Know
The Attack: We Don't Know
The Untold Fables: Let Me Know
The Last: She Don't Know Why I'm Here (single version)
The Yardbirds: Avron Knows
The Satelliters: Why Do They Know
The Sharp Turns: Everybody Knows But Me
Arthur Brown with The Diamonds: You Don't Know
The Moving Sidewalks
: You Don't Know the Life

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Never/Ever

Mal Thursday deals in absolutes in this wild installment of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Words of the Week are Never Ever, songs with Never and/or Ever in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 3 February 2022. 

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Playlist:
Peter and Gordon: Never Ever
Four Just Men: Things Will Never Be the Same
The Pretty Things: I Can Never Say/You'll Never Do Iy Baby
The Tony Jackson Group: Never Leave My Baby's Side (BBC)
The Kinks: Never Met a Girl Like You Before (Mono)
The Hollies: Signs That Will Never Change
The Mirage: Tomorrow Never Knows
The Alan Price Set: Never Be Sick on a Sunday
The Bee Gees: Lemons Never Forget (Mono)
The Badd Boys: Never Going Back to Georgia
The Starfires: I Never Loved Her
The Original Sinners: You'll Never Know (What Love Is All About)
The Pleasure Seekers: Neer Thought You'd Leave Me
The Basement Wall: Never Existed
The Electric Prunes: You Never Had It Better
The Magic Mushrooms: Never Let Go
The Ventures: He Never Came Back
Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell
The Four Seasons: Never on Sunday
The Shangri-Las: I Can Never Go Home Anymore
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Five Canadians: Never Alone
Thursday's Children: You'll Never Be My Girl
Sir Douglas Quintet: We'll Never Tell/You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometimes
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You (Live '66)
Waylon Jennings: I May Never Pass This Way Again
The Soulphonics: You're Never Gonna Love Me Anymore
The Bobby Fuller Four: Never to Be Forgotten

Hoyt Axton: Neer Been to Spain
The Detroit Cobras: You'll Never Change
The Trip: Never Too Late for Linda
Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost: Never Trust the Devil
Lyres: Never Be Free
The Ventures: Have You Ever Seen the Rain
The Everly Brothers: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Small Faces: (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
The Standells: Have You Ever Spent the Night in Jail?
MG & The Escorts: Please Don't Ever Change
The Knack: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
The Action: Never Ever

Playlist:
Peter and Gordon: Never Ever
Four Just Men: Things Will Never Be the Same
The Pretty Things: I Can Never Say/You'll Never Do Iy Baby
The Tony Jackson Group: Never Leave My Baby's Side (BBC)
The Kinks: Never Met a Girl Like You Before (Mono)
The Hollies: Signs That Will Never Change
The Mirage: Tomorrow Never Knows
The Alan Price Set: Never Be Sick on a Sunday
The Bee Gees: Lemons Never Forget (Mono)
The Badd Boys: Never Going Back to Georgia
The Starfires: I Never Loved Her
The Original Sinners: You'll Never Know (What Love Is All About)
The Pleasure Seekers: Neer Thought You'd Leave Me
The Basement Wall: Never Existed
The Electric Prunes: You Never Had It Better
The Magic Mushrooms: Never Let Go
The Ventures: He Never Came Back
Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell
The Four Seasons: Never on Sunday
The Shangri-Las: I Can Never Go Home Anymore
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Five Canadians: Never Alone
Thursday's Children: You'll Never Be My Girl
Sir Douglas Quintet: We'll Never Tell/You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometimes
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You (Live '66)
Waylon Jennings: I May Never Pass This Way Again
The Soulphonics: You're Never Gonna Love Me Anymore
The Bobby Fuller Four: Never to Be Forgotten

Hoyt Axton: Neer Been to Spain
The Detroit Cobras: You'll Never Change
The Trip: Never Too Late for Linda
Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost: Never Trust the Devil
Lyres: Never Be Free
The Ventures: Have You Ever Seen the Rain
The Everly Brothers: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Small Faces: (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
The Standells: Have You Ever Spent the Night in Jail?
MG & The Escorts: Please Don't Ever Change
The Knack: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
The Action: Never Ever


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Walk/Hard

The Words of the Week are Walk and Hard on this hard-walkin' episode of The Mal Thursday Show. Featuring 55 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 17 February 2022.

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Playlist:
Jimmy McCracklin: The Walk
Tony Rivers & The Castaways: I Love the Way You Walk
The Rolling Stones: Walkin' the Dog (BBC)
The Animals: Gonna Send You Back to Walker
Tony Jackson Group: Walk, Walk, Walk
The Original London Beat: Wanna Walk in the Sunshine
The Zombies: Walking in the Sun
The Artwoods: A Walk on the Wild Side
The Pretty Things: Walking Through My Dreams
The Turtles: A Walk in the Sun (mono)
Jackie DeShannon: When You Walk in the Room
Don & The Goodtimes: Running Not Walking
Goldie & The Gingerbreads: Walking in Different Circles

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Pandas: Walk
The By Fives: I Saw You Walkin'
The Ugly Beats: I'll Walk Away
Waylon Jennings: The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
The Astros: Space Walk

The Fleshtones: Take a Walk with The Fleshtones/I'll Walk by
The Cramps: The Way I Walk
Henry Mancini: Baby Elephant Walk
Lorraine Ellison: Try (A Little Harder)
Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay: Don't Take It So Hard
The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard (undeited version)
The Hollies: Hard Hard Year
The Mindbenders: It's Getting Harder All the Time
The Chaparrals: I Tried So Hard
The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (mono)
George Martin: A Hard Day's Night
The Remains: You Got a Hard Time Coming
The Centurys: Hard Times
The Second Helping: Hard Times
Danny & The Other Guys: (You've Been Giving Me) Hard Times
The Woggles: Hard Times
Ray Charles: Hard Times
David "Fathead" Newman: Hard Times
Painted Faces: Hard Life
The Seeds: It's a Hard Life
The Why Four: Hard Life
The Electric Prunes: Ain't It Hard
The Chesterfield Kings: It's Getting Harder
Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly): Walk Hard

Bonus Tracks:
The Left Banke: Walk Away, Renee
Johnny Neal & The Starliners: Walk, Baby, Walk
The Feebeez: Walk Away
The Morning Sun: Let's Take a Walk in the Woods
Them: Walking in the Queen's Garden
Jack Scott: The Way I Walk
Tom Dae Turned On: I Shall Walk
The James Gang: Walk Away (live)
Three Dog Night: Easy to Be Hard (live)
Claudine Clark: Easy to Love (Too Hard to Forget)
Cuby & The Blizzards: Easy to Leave, Hard to Forget
The Changing Tymes: You Make It Hard
The Changin' Tymes: Try a Little Harder
The Boys from NYC: A Little Bit Harder
The Ohio Express: Hard Times
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side (live)
Jimmy Smith: A Walk on the Wild Side


Monday, February 20, 2023

Baby

B-A-B-Y! The Word of the Week is Baby, where all the songs have Baby in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 28 July 2022. This show was 1st in the global garage rock chart, 1st in the global 1960s chart, 2nd in the global rock 'n' roll chart and 34th in the global rock chart.

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Playlist:
The Tasmanians: Baby
The Beatles: Baby's in Black (mono)
The Rolling Stones: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby (Standing in the Shadow)
The Downliners Sect: Baby What's Wrong
The Moody Blues: And My Baby's Gone
The Birds: No Good Without You
The Loot: Baby Come Closer
Cat Stevens: Baby, Get Your Head Screwed On
The Ventures: Hully Gully (Baby)
The Barron Knights: Comin' Home Baby
The Yardbirds: My Baby (BBC)
Terry Reid: Stay with Me Baby
The Beau Brummels: Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
The Byrds: Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe
The Box Tops: Cry Like a Baby (mono)
The Ventures: Cry Like a Baby

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Buddy Holly: You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)
Skeeter Davis: Maybe Baby
Waylon Jennings: My Baby Walks All Over Me
Bobby Fuller Four: Baby My Heart
The Briks: Foolish Baby
The Iguanas: Leaving You Baby
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson: Comin' Home, Baby

The Vibrators: Baby Baby
The Ronettes: Be My Baby
Hoagy Lands: Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
Bob Dylan: Baby Let Me Follow You Down (live '66)
The Heard: Stop It Baby
The Mojo Men: She's My Baby
The Bohemians: I Need You Baby
Booker T & The MGs: Slum Baby
The Red Squares: You Can Be My Baby
T. Rex: Baby Strange
Death in Vegas w/ Paul Weller: So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Miriam: There Goes My Babe
The Chesterfield Kings:
I'm So Confused, Baby (live)
Flamin' Groovies:
Have You Seen My Baby/Yeah, My Baby
Tiger Bomb: Baby Come on
Lyres:
You'll Never Do It Baby
The Ramones: The KKK Took My Baby Away
Sam & Dave: Goodnight Baby

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Think

Put on your thinking caps and shake a tail feather to this boss episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Word of the Week is Think. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: Think (mono)
The Beatles: Think for Yourself (mono)
The Hollies: Don't Even Think About Changing
Dave Clark Five: Thinking of You Baby
Timon: The Bitter Thoughts of Little Jane
Twiggy: When I Think of You
David Bowie with The Lower Third: Can't Help Thinking About Me
The Yardbirds: Think About It
The Small Faces: If You Think You're Groovy (backing track)
The Outsiders: Thinking About Today
The Harbinger Complex: I Think I'm Down
The Mods: You've Got Another Think Comin'
The Pleasure Seekers: Never Thought You'd Leave Me
Randy & The Radiants: My Way of Thinking
The Talon Brothers: I Think There's Something Sleeping in My Refrigerator
The Nomads: Thoughts of a Madman
The Contemporaries: Think Young (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Bobby Fuller Four: Think It Over
Waylon Jennings: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
The Kitchen Cinq: If You Think...
Conqueroo: I Think About It
Bubble Puppy: Thinkin' About Thinkin'
Roky Erickson: I Think of Demons

Duane Eddy: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (bed)
Buffalo Springfield: Sit Down, I Think I Love You
Captain Beefheart: Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
The Raves: Think of Your Love
Front Page News: Thoughts
The Byrds: Thoughts and Words
The Monkees: I Don't Think You Know Me
The Stumps: Think of the Good Times
The Young Enterprise: I Think I'm Gonna Make It
Painted Faces: I Think I'm Going Mad
The Trees: Do You Think About It Now
Aretha Franklin: Think (mono)
James Brown: Think (45 version)
Rufus Thomas: I Think I Made a Boo Boo
Marvin Gaye: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
The Harvey Averne Dozen Band: The Think Drink Theme
The Compulsive Gamblers: Stop Think It Over
Tiger Bomb: What You Thought
Detroit Cobras: If You Don't Think
Muck & the Mires: Gotta Get You Thinking Like I Do
Manfred Mann: I Think It's Going to Rain Today

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Want

Today's Classic Rerun is a wanton episode where the Word of the Week is Want, all songs with Want in the title. Featuring 46 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 24 February 2022.

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Playlist:
The Troggs: I Want You/I Want You to Come Into My Life
The Liverpool Five: Anyway That You Want Me
The Yardbirds: What Do You Want (mono)
The Kinks: You Still Want Me
The Rolling Stones: I Just Want to Make Love to You
The Hollies: I Take What I Want (BBC)
The Zombies: I Don't Want to Know/I Want Her Back Again
The Ventures: I Want to Hold Your Hand
Sandy Sarjeant: Can't Stop the Want
Dusty Springfield: I Only Want to Be with You (alt take)
It's Them: Baby (I Still Want Your Lovin')
The Colony: All I Want
The Roemans: Love (That's All I Want)
The Tropics: I Want More
The Todds: I Want Her Back
The Emperors: I Want My Woman
Cat Stevens: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (Instrumental)
Cher: All I Really Want to Do (mono)
Bob Dylan: I Want You (alt take)
The Byrds: So You Want to Be a Rock n' Roll Star (live '67)
Slim Harpo: Got Love If You Want It
The Buckinghams: Don't Want Want to Cry
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Money (That's What I Want)
The Wailers: I Don't Want to Follow You
The Four Fifths: If You Still Want Me
The Beatles: I Want to Tell You
Booker T & The MGs: I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Buccaneers: You Got What I Want
The Wild Ones: I Want to Be Friendly
The Ugly Beats: I Want That Girl
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: I Will If You Want Me to
The Warlocks: If You Really Want Me to Stay
The Moving Sidewalks: I Want to Hold Your Hand

The Mal Thursday Quintet: Don't Want You Either (mono)
The GTVs: Cry If You Want to
The Sick Rose: I Want Your Love
Lyres: I Really Want You Right Now
The Embrooks: You Can If You Want
Cheap Trick: I Want You to Want Me ('97 version)

Bonus Tracks:
The Fleshtones: Want
Elvis Presley: I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: I Want You/(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
The Rolling Stones: You Can't Always Get What You Want (live '68)
Muddy Waters: I Want to Be Loved
The Mascots: I Want to Live
The Nightcrawlers: If You Want My Love (undubbed version)
The Faces: You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)
The Beatles: I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Monday, February 13, 2023

Need

In today's Classic Rerun, Mal Thursday presents an exemplary episode where the Word of the Week is Need. Featuring over a half-hour of bonus tracks. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 22 October 2020.

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Playlist:
Solomon Burke: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Pretty Things: Honey I Need / Me Needing You
The Small Faces: You Need Loving (BBC)
The Dave Clark Five: You Need Love
The Kinks: I Don't Need You Anymore
The Hollies: If I Needed Someone
The Beatles: I Need You
Thane Ruseell: I Need You
The Move: You're the One I Need
The Rolling Stones: Mona (I Need You Baby)
Manfred Mann: I Need Your Love (Bed)

The Mad Hatters: I Need Love
The Third Booth: I Need Love
The Foggy Notions
: Need a Little Lovin'
The Reasons Why: All I Really Need Is Love
Question Mark & The Mysterians: I Need Somebody
Paul Revere & The Raiders: All I Really Need Is You
It's Them: Baby (I Still Need Your Lovin')

The Grains of Sand: She Needs Me
The Green Beans: Who Needs You
The Chocolate Watchband: Don't Need Your Loving
The Others: I'm in Need
John English III & The Heathens: I Need You Near
Suzi Jane Hokom: Need All the Help I Can Get
The Grass Roots: Where Were You When I Needed You
The Mothers of Invention: Who Needs the Peace Corps

Mars Needs Women trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Zakary Thaks: I Need You
The 13th Floor Elevators: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Danny & The Counts: You Need Love
The Epic Five: I Need Your Lovin'
The Stoics: Enough of What I Need
The Chessmen: I Need You There
The Moving Sidewalks: Need Me
Joe Tex: You Need Me Baby

Booker T. & The MGs: You're All I Need to Get By (bed)
Wilson Pickett: If You Need Me
Marvin Gaye: Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Come Round Here (I'm the One You Need)
Ray Charles: I Don't Need No Doctor
James Brown: I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)
Bobby Byrd: I Need Help Pt. 1
Johnny K & The Dynamites: I Don't Need Help
Etta James: (Don't Need Anybody to Tell Me) How to Treat My Man

Bonus Tracks:
The Golden Earrings: No Need to Worry
The Who: I Need You (Mono mix)
The Rockin' Vickers: I Don't Need Your Kind
The Vagrants: I Don't Need Your Loving
Steppenwolf: Who Needs Ya
The Rationals: I Need You
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: I Need Lovin' You
Sam & Dave: I Got Everything I Need
Otis Redding: I Need Your Loving
The Supremes: Baby, I Need Your Loving
The Rolling Stones: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Money

Mal Thursday presents an episode about the root of all evil: Money. M-O-N-E-Y. Cash, coinage, currency, crispies, scratch, loot, gelt, dosh, dough, dinero, kale, bread, long green, whatever you wanna call it. A revised and expanded edition of the 2019 Radiothon, updated with over 40 minutes of new material. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Thamesmen: Gimme Some Money
The Rolling Stones: Money
Ian & The Zodiacs:
No Money, No Honey
The Pretty Things:
L.S.D.
Manfred Mann:
L.S.D. (BBC)/I Wanna Be Rich
David John & The Mood:
Diggin' for Gold
Beacon Street Union:
Green Destroys the Gold
The Lost Generation:
I'd Gladly Pay
The Ventures:
Blue Money (bed)
Hoyt Axton:
Greenback Dollar
Little Richard: Money Is
Nick Waterhouse: I Had Some Money (But I Spent It)
Elvis Presley: Money Honey
Bay City Rollers: Money Honey
The A-Bones: Money, Money (bed)
The Kingsmen: Long Green
A Wild Uncertainty: Man with Money
The Everly Brothers: It Only Costs a Dime
Paul Messis: Nickels and Dimes
The Lovin' Spoonful: Money
Gram Parsons: Cash on the Barrelhead
Hugo Montenegro: For a Few Dollars More (bed)
The Beatles: Baby, You're a Rich Man
The Cyrkle: Money to Burn
James Brown: I've Got Money
Black Joe Lewis: Make Dat Money
Spencer Davis Group: Somebody Help Me
The Primitives: Help Me
Deep Purple: Help
Eric Burdon: Help Me, Girl
The Sparkles: Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help)
The Mind's Eye: Help, I'm Lost
Deep Purple: Love Help Me (backing track)
Baby Woodrose: Money for Soul
The Pan Pipers: Money and Love
The Rare Breed: Beg, Borrow, and Steal
The Ron-Dells: Lose Your Money
The Countdown Five: Money Man
George Benson: You Never Give Me Your Money (bed)
The Mal Thursday Quintet: The Other Side of This Life
The Reverberations: Changes
The Wrong Society: Tell Me You'll Be Mine
The Beginner's Mynd: Ego Death
Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness: Biff Bang Pow
The Embrooks: Don't Look at Me
The Hollies: Pay You Back with Interest

Bonus Tracks:
Barrett Strong: Money
Ray Charles: Greenbacks
The Scaffolds: You're Runnin' Out of Money
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown: I've Got Money
The Secrets: I Think I Need the Cash
The Cups: Good as Gold
The Rolling Stones: You Got the Silver
Beer: Some Kinda Rich Girl

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

On Trial!

Mal Thursday presents a rock n' roll courtroom drama in The Mal Thursday Show: On Trial! It's a legally binding high-concept episode with songs featuring judges, lawyers, defendants, and witnesses, played by an all-star cast of groovemakers. Presented in Living Monophonic Sound. A different version of this episode originally aired 17 October 2019.

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Playlist:
The Merseybeats: I Stand Accused
The Parliaments: I Wanna Testify
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a Witness
The Feelies: Time for a Witness
The Fountain of Youth: Witness People
The Rolling Stones: Now I've Got a Witness
The Judges: Judge and Jury
The Sun Set: Don't Judge Me Baby
The Yellow Payges: Judge Carter
Chancellors Ltd.: You Be the Judge
Moby Grape: Murder in My Heart for the Judge
Thee Mighty Caesars: I Can Judge a Daughter
The Majestics: Here Comes de Judge
Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay: Judge GTO
Pigmeat Markham: Here Comes the Judge/Sock it to Em Judge/The Hip Judge
Buddy Morrow: Perry Mason Theme
Fountains of Wayne: California Sex Lawyer
The Fourmost Authority: Left Hand Lawyer
Warren Zevon: Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Garland Jeffreys: Innocent, Not Guilty
The Falling Leaves: Not Guilty
Nicky & The Shouts: Guilty Man
DMZ: Guilty Child
Inez & Charlie Foxx: Guilty
Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly): Guilty as Charged
The Rolling Stones
: We Love You

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Why/Not

Today's Classic Rerun: Mal Thursday asks the musical question, "Why Not?" on this high concept episode of The Mal Thursday Show where the Words of the Week are Why and Not. With over 45 minutes of  bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 10 March 2022.

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Playlist:
The Dirty Wurds: Why
Shane Fenton & The Fentones: Why Little Girl
The Wackers: I Wonder Why
The Blackwells: Why Don't You Love Me
The In Crowd: Why Must They Criticise
The Beatles: Tell Me Why (mono)
The Rolling Stones: I Don't Know Why
The Hollies: Why Didn't You Believe
Manfred Mann: Why Should We Not
The Rolling Beats: Don't Ask Me Why
The Motions: Why Don't You Take It
The Byrds: Why
The Standells: Why Did You Hurt Me
The Tremors: Wondering Why
The Answer: Why You Smile
Barry & the Remains: Why Do I Cry
The Spiders: Why Don't You Love Me (backing track)
The Lykes of Us: Tell Me Why Your Light Shines
The Miracle Workers: You'll Know Why
The Crawdaddys: Why Don't You Smile Now
The Time Beings: Why Don't You Love Me
The Beatles: Not a Second Time (US mono)
The Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away (live '66)
The Zombies: She's Not There (BBC)
The Yardbirds: I'm Not Talking
Manfred Mann: Oh No Not My Baby
The Bee Gees: To Be or Not to Be
David Bowie: I'm Not Losing Sleep
The Ventures: She's Not There

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Fanatics: I Will Not Be Lonely
Willie Nelson: She's Not for You
The Five Americans: Evol Not Love
Sir Douglas Quintet: I'm Not That Kat Anymore

The Outsiders: I'm Not Trying to Hurt You
Love: A House Is Not a Motel (single version)
The Unrelated Segments: It's Not Fair
The Gestures: I'm Not Mad
Cuby & The Blizzards: Your Body Not Your Soul
The Monkees: I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone (backing track)
Plan 9: I'm Not There
Lyres: Not Looking Back/Not Like the Other One
The Dovers: She's Not Just Anybody

Bonus Tracks:
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Why Why Why (Is It So Hard)
The J.D. Rogues: Why Did God Make Girls
Dave Clark Five: Please Tell Me Why
The Fortune Seekers: Why I Cry
The Standells: Why Pick on Me
The Spiders: Why Don't You Love Me
Tomorrow: Why
The Unknowns: Not My Memory
The Phantom Five: She's Not
The Electric Prunes: Everybody Knows You're Not in Love
The End: Not Fade Away
The Embrooks: Going But Not Gone
The Scurvy Knaves: It's Not Like That
The Ravin' Blue: It's Not Real
The Monkees: I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone (live '67)

 

Monday, February 6, 2023

Laugh

After an unplanned hiatus due to a power failure in Weird City, The Mal Thursday Show is back! It's a laff riot on this Classic Rerun, as the Word of the Week is Laugh, as well as a few other mirthful Words: Funny, Joker, Clown, and suchlike. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 12 May 2022.

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Playlist:
The Tidal Waves: Laugh
The Monkees: Laugh
The Beau Brummels: Laugh, Laugh
The Apolloes: Laugh in My Face
The Turtles: She Always Leaves Me Laughing
Sonny Bono: Laugh at Me
The Detroit Cobras: Laughing at You
The Ventures: Joker's Wild
The Marmalade: The Laughing Man
The Counts: Laughing Inside
The Bee Gees: And the Children Laughing
The Tropics: Laughing Again
Love: Laughing Stock
The Guess Who: Laughing
Dave Stryker: Nancy with the Laughing Face
The Kinks: Funny Face
Mike Jones Group: Funny Feeling
The Burlington Express: Funny Feeling
The Robbs: In a Funny Sort of Way
The Troggs: Miller Beer spot/Everything's Funny
Billy Childish: Dead Funny
Mary Wells: Laughing Boy
Bobby Darin: That Funny Feeling
The Reactions: Love Is a Funny Thing
The Long & The Short: Love Is a Funny Thing
The Mergers: Love, You Funny Thing
The Cramps: Don't Get Funny
Bob Dylan: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 8)
Super Session: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Willie Nelson: Funny How Time Slips Away
Waylon Jennings: Woman, Don't Ever Laugh at Me
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Joke's on Me

Duane Eddy: The Laughing Guitar
Peter & Gordon: The Jokers
Anthony Newley: The Joker
The Vandals: The Joker
The Druids: The Girl Can't Take a Joke
The Bee Gees: I Started a Joke
Manfred Mann: Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
The Lazy Eggs: I'm a Clown
Dave Davies: Death of a Clown
Jim Backus & Friend: Delicious

Bonus Tracks:
Freddy Cannon: The Laughing Song
Jolly Roger & The Poppiteers: Joker in the Fokker
The Satan's Breed: Laugh Myself to the Grave
Sweet Cherry: Funny Things Flowering
The Rockin' Rogues: Gotta Funny Feeling
Ray Charles: Funny, But I Still Love You
Mott the Hoople: Laugh at Me
David Bowie: The Laughing Gnome
Bobby Goldsboro: See the Funny Little Clown
Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Everybody Loves a Clown
The Rising Storm: Frozen Laughter
Steve Miller Band: The Joker
The Del-Mars: Joke That Isn't Funny
Sammy Davis Jr: The Joker

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Out

The Word of the Week on this Classic Rerun of The Mal Thursday Show is Out, as Mal spins a series of songs with Out in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally 'cast 27 August 2020.

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Playlist:
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Steppin' Out
The Seeds: Out of the Question (take 4)
James Brown: Out of Sight
The Who: Out in the Street
The Eyes: I'm Rowed Out
The Zombies: Just Out of Reach
The Rolling Stones: Out of Time
The Rationals: Out in the Streets (bed)
The Strawberry Alarm Clock: Pretty Song from Psych Out
The Belfast Gypsies: People, Let's Freak Out
Something Wild: Trippin' Out

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Bear Fax: Out of Our Tree
The Blox: Hangin' Out
Sir Douglas Quintet: You're Out Walkin the Streets Tonight
Connie Carroll: No Way Out
The Moving Sidewalks: Headin' Out

Nancy Sinatra: I've Gotta Get Outta This Town
The Puppets: Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart
Friend & Lover: Reach Out of the Darkness
Lulu: Lookout
Ike & Tina Turner: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Yellow Payges: Our Time Is Running Out
The Turtles: I Get Out of Breath/Outside Chance
The Preachers: Stay Out of My World
Bob Dylan: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
The Animals: We Gotta Get Outta This Place (US 45)
The Way Outs
: Way Out

1966 A to Z: I-J-K

Mal Thursday triples down in this eighth installment of The Mal Thursday Show's 1966 A to Z series, covering the letters I, J, and K, ...