Wednesday, May 20, 2026

We/Us/They/Them

Mal Thursday presents an Us vs. Them scenario as the Words of the Week are We, Us, They, and Them. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 May 2026.

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Playlist:
The Blues Magoos: We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet
The Rolling Stones: Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') 
The Zombies: How We Were Before
The Who: So Sad About Us (mono)
The Beatles: We Can Work It Out (alt US mix)
The Small Faces: You Me and Us Too
The Rolling Stones: We Love You
Jordan Christopher: Angel, Angel Down We Go
The Blues Magoos: There's a Chance We Can Make It
The Collectors: We Can Make It 
The Turtles: We'll Meet Again
The Hollies: We're Through
The Chob: We're Pretty Quick
The Higher State: If We Don't Realise
The New Breed: Unto Us
Bob Dylan: Sooner or Later (One of Us Must Know)
Mott the Hoople: You Are One of Us
The Satelliters: Where Do We Go
Simon & Garfunkel: Somewhere They Can't Find Me
The Byrds: The Times They Are a-Changin' (alt version)
The Kinks: Where Are They Now
Les 409: They Say
The Status Quo (US): They All Want Her Love
Dino, Desi & Billy: Tell Someone You Love Them
The Zombies: She Loves the Way They Love Her
Nick Lowe: They Called It Rock
The Bawdies: They Call It Whiskey Blues
The Ventures: (They Long to Be) Close to You (bed)
The Grains of Time: No Matter What They Say
The Nunsuch: They Threw Sticks and Stones
The Profile: Haven't They Got Better Things to Do
Them: The Story of Them Pts. 1&2
The Rolling Stones: Before They Make Me Run

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Buddy Holly: That's What They Say (mono)
Sir Douglas Quintet: We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight
The Cicadelics: We're Gonna Love This Way

Frampton's Camel: Do You Feel Like We Do 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Remember to Forget

 Remember and Forget are the Words of the Week on this week's high concept episode of The Mal Thursday Show, chock full o' memories and non-memories. With 25 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 May 2026.

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Playlist:
The Kinks: I'll Remember
Francis Lai: I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (bed)
The Anderson Council: Do You Remember Walter? 
Ramones: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
The Unknowns: Not My Memory
The Smithereens: Only a Memory
Johnny Thunders: You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
The Vipers: Now I Remember
JJ & The Real Jerks: Short Term Memory Lane
The Gallieo 7: False Memory Lane
Moonquake: Remember
Dean Martin: Memories are Made of This
The Burlington Express: Memories
Simon Raven: I Wonder If She Remembers Me
The Mike Stuart Span: Remember the Times
The Lost Soles: Do You Remember
The Nightcrawlers: I Don't Remember
Ola & the Janglers: My Mean Memory
The Thoughts: Memory of Your Love
The Colder Children: Memories
Bobby Timmons: Pretty Memory (bed)
The Shangri-Las: Remember (Walking in the Sand)
The Zombies: I Remember When I Loved Her
The Trolls: I Don't Recall
Twentieth Century Zoo: You Don't Remember
John's Children: Remember Thomas a'Beckett
Cuby & The Blizzards: Things I Remember
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: Memories of Madrid (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Oedipus & The Mothers: I Remember How It Used to Be
The Last Real Texas Blues Band feat. Doug Sahm: Something to Remember You By
Bobby Fuller and The Fanatics: Those Memories of You
The Bobby Fuller Four
: Never to Be Forgotten
The Ugly Beats: You'll Forget
The Derby-Hatville: You'll Forget Me
Thursday's Children: You Can Forget About That

The Monkees: Forget That Girl (backing track)
Jerry Lee Lewis
: I Forgot to Remember to Forget
Mal Ryder & The Spirits: Forget It
The Embermen Five: Baby I'm Forgettin' You
Lyres: Teach Me to Forget You
Stiv Bators: I Wanna Forget You
Tiger Bomb: Don't Forget the Girl
David Bowie: Memory of a Free Festival Pts. 1&2

Bonus Tracks:
The Supremes (feat. Florence Ballard): Come and Get These Memories
The Trespassers: Living Memories
The Rolling Stones: Memory Motel
The Routes: A Thousand Forgotten Dreams
The Monkees
: Forget That Girl
Neil Diamond
: You'll Forget
The Impressions
: The Young Mod's Forgotten Story

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Addenda

Mal Thursday picks up the pieces, presenting oversights, omissions, and other songs left off of the previous episodes: Real, Naming Names, Wyld Canada!, and School. As to the latter, Mal cherry-picks more songs from fellow alumni of his alma mater, Hampshire College. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 7 May 2026. 

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Playlist:
The Clefs of Lavender Hill: One More Time
The Kinks: You Really Got Me (BBC)
The Beatles: You Really Got a Hold on Me (BBC)
Doc Thomas Group: She Was Really Saying Something
Dave Clark Five
: I Really Love You
Tomorrow: Real Life Permanent Dream (BBC)
Winston's Fumbs: Real Crazy Apartment
Les Baroques: Real Love
Matthew Moore Plus Four: Codyne (She's Real)
The Ecumenical Drugstore: I'd Really Like to Watch You Fly
Don & The Goodtimes: I'm Real
Chuck Berry: Maybellene (1967 version)
The Righteous Brothers: Justine
The Rolling Stones: Suzie Q/Memo from Turner
The Pretty Things: S.F. Sorrow
Andy Lewis (with Andy Ellison): Heather Lane
The Creation: Sweet Helen
The Embrooks: Helen
The Chesterfield Kings: Hey Joe
Lyres: Dolly
Leonard Cohen: Sisters of Mercy
The Metalunars: Hockey Night in Canada (bed)
The Free Thinkers: You Were Born for Me
The Guess Who: Clock on the Wall/No Sugar Tonight-New Mother Nature
The Band: Chest Fever
The Kings: This Beat Goes on/Switch into Glide
Teenage Head: Get Off My Back
The Gruesomes: Outta My Mind/(Theme from) Bikers from Hell (bed)
Mal Thursday & The Cheetahs: Get Outta Dallas!
Zeke Fiddler: Shutdown
New Radiant Storm King: Subway Token (Save My Soul)
Lonely Moans: Lots o' Life
Beatrice UTB: Make Love to Marcia Brady
Mr. Sherwood: Why Say Anything
Jimm Chanson: The Book of Jimm
Charlie Nieland: You Fell Down
The James Rocket: Even Our Closest Friends are Distant

Naming Names III

Mal Thursday is going around taking names again on this moniker-heavy episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with names in the title. P...