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