Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Happiness Is...

The Word of the Week is Happiness on this stellar episode of The Mal Thursday Show, showcasing a mix of the celebrated and the obscure, doing songs with Happy or Happines in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in different form, on 21 November 2019.

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 Playlist:
The Grains of Sand: That's When Happiness Began
Beaver & The Trappers: Happiness is Havin'
The Odds and Ends: Be Happy Baby
The Zounds: Happy Faces
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy
Tapestry: Who Wants Happiness
The Mothers of Invention: Happy Together
Elvis Presley: Girl Happy
The Beatles: I'm Happy Just to Dance with You/ Happiness is a Warm Gun
The Rolling Stones: Happy
The Who: Happy Jack
The Small Faces: Happiness Stan/High and Happy
The Kinks: Evrybody's Gonna Be Happy
Otis Redding: The Happy Song
Al Green: Love and Happiness
Brenda Holloway: You've Made Me So Very Happy
Aretha Franklin: The Happy Blues
The Easybeats: I'm Happy/I'll Make You Happy
Steve Alaimo: Happy Pappy
The Coachmen: Summer Should Bring Happiness
The Bare Facts: Instant Happiness
The Strawberry Alarm Clock: Hummin' Happy
David Bowie: There is a Happy Land
Robert Parker: Happy Feet
Gerry Bright & The Stokers: No Tears for Mr. Happiness
The Embrooks: Happy Fickle Girl
The Prisoners: Happiness for Once
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: I Hope You're Happy Now
The Cherry Drops with Ron Dante: Happinessville
The Ramones: We're a Happy Family
The Fleshtones: Whatever Makes You Happy
The Tallifer Group: This Happiness Feeling
The Tune Weavers: Happy Happy Birthday Baby
The Byzantine Empire: Happiness Is
Kangaroo: Happy Man
The Edwin Hawkins Singers: O Happy Day
Lyres: But If You're Happy
The Montanas: That's When Happiness Began

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Weather

Weather is the Word of the Week on this wet n' windy edition of The Mal Thursday Show. Songs about rain, snow, and other weather events. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 30 November 2023.

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Playlist:
Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts: The Weather on Your Street
The Early Americans: It's So Cool Outside
The Choir: It's Cold Outside
The Turtles: Let the Cold Winds Blow (mono)
The Grateful Dead: Cold Rain and Snow
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Rain, Sleet and Snow
The Standells: There's a Storm Comin'
The Jesters of Newport: Stormy
The Snow Men: Ski Storm
The Dupont Circles: Sarah the Weather Girl
Larry Cartell: Heather the Weather Lady
Reigning Sound: Stormy Weather
The Roman Rebellion: The Weather's Getting Bold
Manfred Mann: Stormy Monday/The Abominable Snowman
The Beatles: Rain (2022 mix)
Sonny & Cher: It's Gonna Rain
The Unrelated Segments: It's Gonna Rain
Thee Sixpence: Heart Full of Rain
The Ill Winds: Fear of the Rain
True West: And Then the Rain

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Sir Douglas Quintet: The Rains Came
The Legends: Raining in My Heart
The Outcasts: I'm in Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)
Danny & The Counts: Ode to the Wind
The Five Americans: Rain Maker
Fun and Games Commission: It Must Have Been the Wind
The Shindigs (Bobby Fuller Four): Thunder Reef

Deep Purple: One More Rainy Day
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Catch the Wind
The Seeds: The Wind Blows Your Hair
The Vagrants: A Sunny Summer Rain
The Marmalade: I See the Rain
The Leaves of Grass: City in the Rain
The Ventures: Windy
Mystic Eyes: Let the Wind Blow
The Mothers of Invention: Anyway the Wind Blows
Marvin Gaye: I Wish It Would Rain
The Lovin' Spoonful: Rain on the Roof
The Move: Flowers in the Rain (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: She's a Rainbow
The Troyes: Rainbow Chaser
Fred Neil: Little Bit of Rain

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

World

Mal Thursday is back with a world class episode where the Word of the Week is World. Mal scoured the whole wide world for the records in this week's show, well, mostly the US and UK, but still a most rockin' episode. With over 50 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 23 November 2023.

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Playlist:
The Stix & Stonz: The World
The Sons of Adam: Baby Show the World
The Preachers: Stay Outta My World
The Electric Prunes: Get Me to the World on Time (mono)
The Fogcutters: It's My World
Head & The Hares: One Against the World
The Vogues: Five O'Clock World
Los Straitjackets: Marshmallow World (bed)
The Grateful Dead: Sittin' on Top of the World
The La De Das: On Top of the World
The Vectors: What in the World
The Unwritten Law: The Whole World Is Blind
The Rogues: It's the Same All Over the World
The Shames: My World Is Upside Down
Jack Nitszche: Theme from Women of the World (bed)
The Animals: I'm Gonna Change the World
The Hollies: All the World Is Love
Cream: World of Pain
The Kinks: Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (mono)
The Lancastrians: The World Keeps Going 'Round
Belfast Gypsies: The Crazy World Inside of Me
Wreckless Eric: Whole Wide World (alt version)
Ann-Margret: It's a Nice World to Visit (But Not to Live In)
Nancy Sinatra: It's Such a Pretty World Today
New York Dolls: Private World
The Modern Lovers: Old World/Modern World
The Trendsetters: Whicker's World (bed)
The Jam: The Modern World/All Around the World (BBC)
Kiss: King of the Nighttime World
The Others: Fallin' Off My World

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Trackers: You Are My World
Endle St. Cloud in the Rain: Tell Me One More Time (What's Happening to Our World)
Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns: Betty's World

The Small Faces: The War of the Worlds
Dantalion's Chariot: World War Three
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Waiting for the End of the World (live 1978)
The Woggles: The End of the World
David Ruffin: My Whole World Ended
Joey Ramone: What a Wonderful World

Bonus Tracks:
The Burlington Squires: World
Little Richard: All Around the World
John Fogerty: Rockin' All Over the World
The Byrds: The World Turns All Around Her
The Magic Circle: She Means the World to Me
The Children of the Night: World of Tears
Sagittarius: My World Fell Down
The Voltage: It's a Man's Man's Man's World
The Rolling Stones: The Whole Wide World
Iggy Pop: Puppet World
The Bangles: Real World
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Black and White World
Flight Reaction: The World is Black
Preston:
This World Is Closing in on Me
Spirit:
Mechanical World
Shapes Have Fangs:
What in the World
David Bowie:
What in the World
The Bee Gees:
World



Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Palookaville

Mal Thursday is your guide on a musical journey through the lower depths, with songs about struggling, failing, losing, and living on the other side of the tracks. Plus some records of more recent vintage and a brief excursion in Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine. Originally broadcast 17 May 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
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 Rolling Stones: It's Not Easy
Nobody's Children: Good Times
Cracker: Good Times Bad Times
Marion Williams: Bad News, Bad Times
The Mar-Keys: Sack o' Woe

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Pearl Divers: Terminal Loser
Murphy & The Mob: Born Loser

A Passing Fancy: I'm Losing Tonight
The Beatles: I'm a Loser (BBC)
Frank Sinatra: Here's to the Losers
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Heading for a Breakdown
The Fabs: That's the Bag I'm In
The Rare Breed: Beg, Borrow, and Steal
The Kinks: You Can't Win/Dead End Street
Lou Rawls: Dead End Stret Monologue
The Raiders: Tobacco Road
Iggy & The Stooges: I Got Nothin'
The Greenhornes: Shame and Misery
Flamin' Groovies: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Fleshtones: The Band Drinks for Free
The Blind Owls: Make Up Your Mind
The Laissez Fairs: Higher Than You'd Meant to Go
The Reverberations: Move Along
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Standing on the Corner (live)
Mott The Hoople: Sea Diver


 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

In the Face

Another smashing episode of The Mal Thursday Show, with the Word of the Week being "Face." In the second hour of the show, its a musical Identikit with Mal spinning songs about Eyes, Mouths, and other facial features. Featuring a double shot of King Khan and The Shrines and a wild trip in Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine. Dig it! Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 30 May 2019.

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 Playlist:
T.C. Atlantic: Faces
The Plague: The Face of Time
The Crawdaddys: Pretty Face
The Kinks: Funny Face
The Byrds: Have Your Seen Her Face
McLemore Avenue: About Face
The Concepts: Faces Come, Feelings Go
Tucker Zimmerman: A Face That Hasn't Sold Out
The Honeycombs: Just a Face in the Crowd
The Hollies: Tell Me to My Face
King Khan & His Shrines: 69 Faces of Love
Nelson Riddle: Your Zowie Face
Oscar Perry: Face Reality
Bobby Fuller: Angel Face
The Zakary Thaks: Face to Face
Sir Douglas Quintet: Stoned Faces Don't Lie
The Undisputed Truth: Smiling Faces Sometimes
Iggy & The Stooges: Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
Les Fleur De Lys: Mud in Your Eye
The Sound Explosion: In Your Eyes
Spirit: Girl in Your Eye
Tiger Bomb: Blue Eyes
Neil Christian & The Crusaders: Green Eyes (I Like It)
The Romantics: When I Look in Your Eyes
The Vice Barons: Five Eyes on You
The Count Five: Pretty Big Mouth
The Sidewalk Sounds: Mouth
The Pretty Things: Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
The Dee Jays: Dimples
The Sherlocks: The Skin of My Teeth
Dave Berry: Don't Give Me No Lip
Gene Pitney: Just One Smile
Jimmy McGriff: When You're Smiling
King Khan & The Shrines: Bite My Tongue
Ty Segall: Tongue
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Black Tongue
Jack White: Trash Tongue Talker
The Downliners Sect: May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Sammy Davis Jr.: Look at That Face

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Mal Thursday's Animal Kingdom

Mal Thursday goes on a rock n' roll safari with an animalistic episode all about various mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. With all the usual '60s and '70s suspects, plus recent releases from The Black Lips and The Mal Thursday Quintet. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 9 November 2023. 

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Playlist:
MC5: Call Me Animal
The Lemon Drops: Talk to the Animals
The Kinks: Animal Farm
The Rolling Stones: Little Red Rooster (live 1965)
Kim Fowley: Animal Man
The Tangerine Peel: Every Christian Lion-Hearted Man Will Show You
The Ventures: Wildcat (bed)
Elvis Presley: Tiger Man
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos: I've Got A Tiger by the Tail
The Move: Wild Tiger Woman (BBC)
Lulu: I'm a Tiger
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Kitten with a Whip
The First Gear: Leave My Kitten Alone
Bert Jansch: Black Cat Blues (bed)
The Stingrays: The Cat Came Back
The Rolling Stones: Stray Cat Blues (mono)
The Bosstweeds: Run, Pussycat (Theme from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!)
The Cramps: Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?
The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog (mono 45 version)
The Black Lips: Mad Dog
The Who: Dogs Part II
The Clungels: Do the Dog
The Dynamites: Walkin' the Dog
The Distortions: Hound Dog
Merry Clayton: Poor White Hound Dog
David Bowie: Future Legend/Diamond Dogs
The Ventures: Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Roky Erickson & The Nervebreakers: Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer)
Roky Erickson: Cold Night for Alligators
Sir Douglas Quintet: Sugar Bee
The Ugly Beats: Bee Line
Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns: Don't Bug Me, Baby

The Ventures: Green Hornet '66 (bed)
The Cramps: Human Fly (live 1980)
The Rolling Stones: The Spider and the Fly (BBC)
The Who: Boris the Spider
Heinz & The Wild Boys: Big Fat Spider
The Rats: Rats Revenge Pts 1 & 2

Bonus Tracks:
Lou Reed: Animal Language
Thee Headcoats: No Such Animal
The Ramones: Animal Boy
The Stingrays: Shaggy Dog
The Kinks: Milk Cow Blues
Flying Burrito Brothers: Wild Horses
The Invaders: She's a Tiger
The Shandells: Gorilla
The Standells: Zebra in the Kitchen
The Other Half: Feathered Fish
The Young Rascals: Too Many Fish in the Sea
Fred Neil: The Dolphins
Jack & The Beanstalks: Don't Bug Me
Von Ruden: The Spider and the Fly

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

For the Birds

In this avian-themed outing, Mal gives you the Bird: the Word, the Dance, and the Species. Shake a tail feather and get with this Bird-a-thon, and stay tuned for an extra 37 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted in two-hour broadcast format, 8 May 2020.

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Playlist:
The Rivingtons: The Bird's the Word
Baby Ray & The Ferns: How's Your Bird?
The Mojo Men: Free as a Bird
Rocky Roberts & The Airedales: The Bird Is the Word
Country Joe & The Fish: Super Bird
The Barbarians: Hey Little Bird
The Beatles: And Your Bird Can Sing
The Galileo 7: Cruel Bird
The Hour Glass: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Judy Henske: High-Flying Bird
The Moody Blues: Bye Bye Bird
The Bee Gees: Birdie Told Me
The Everly Brothers: Bird Dog
The Del Counts: Bird Dog
Gene Vincent: Bird Doggin'
The Mystery Action: The Bird Rockers
Inez & Charlie Foxx: Mockingbird
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood: Lady Bird
The Buffalo Springfield: Blue Bird
Jerry Garcia: Bird Song
Eddie Floyd: Big Bird
Daddy Cool: Eagle Rock
The Music Machine: The Eagle Never Hunts the Fly
The Electric Banana (The Pretty Things): Eagle's Son
Jimmy Rivers Combo: The Blue Eagle Pt. 1
King Khan & The Shrines: 40 Birds
The Best Things: Chicks are for Kids
The Ventures: Yellow Bird
Thee  Sixpence: Birdman of Alkatrash
The Wylde Mammoths: All the Birds are Gone
The Yo Yos: The Raven
The Ramones: Surfin' Bird
The Motivations: The Birds

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine
The Chevelle V: Come Back Bird
Johnny Winter: Birds Can't Row Boats
Mouse & The Traps: I Wonder Where the Birds Fly
The Five Americans: Sweet Bird of Youth
Willie Nelson: Bird on a Wire

Ann-Margret: Bye Bye Birdie

Bonus Tracks:
The Sevens: Love of a Bird
Gene Vincent: Love Is a Bird
Marianne Faithfull: This Little Bird
The Plague: High-Flyin' Bird
Bob Dylan: Black Crow Blues
Q65: World of Birds
Charlie Parker: Yardbird Suite
The Hooterville Trolley: No Silver Bird
The Left Banke: Sing Little Bird Sing
Joe Cocker: Bye Bye Blackbird
The Monks: Cuckoo
The Trashmen: Surfin' Bird
Lester Bangs & The Delinquents: Legless Bird

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Me

Mal Thursday is back with another high-concept edition of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Word of the Week is "Me" -- all songs with Me in the title. Originally broadcast 22 March 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound.

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Playlist:

Kim Fowley: Me
Lyres: Nobody But Me
The Kinks: You Really Got Me (live)
We The People: You Burn Me Up and Down
The Pretty Things: Come See Me
The Who: Call Me Lightning
The Rogue Show: Make Me Over Again
Lonnie Mack: From Me to You
Girl: Do You Love Me
Big Star: Don't Lie to Me
Crazy Elephant: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
Iggy & The Stooges: Gimme Danger
Grand Funk Railroad: Gimme Shelter
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Spin Me Round '86
Otis Redding: Stand by Me
Eddie Hinton: Cover Me
The Woggles: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me
Lyme & Cybelle: Follow Me
David Bowie with The Lower Third: I Can't Help Thinking About Me
Lawson & Four More: If You Want Me, You Can Find Me
The Uncalled For: Do Like Me
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Girl (You Captivate Me)
The Wrong Society: She Destroyed Me
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Him or Me (What's It Gonna Be)
Vanilla Fudge: Take Me for a Little While
Duane Eddy: All You Gave to Me
The Road: You Rub Me the Wrong Way
The Montells: You Can't Make Me
The Grains of Sand: She Needs Me
The Electric Prunes: Try Me on for Size
The Rolling Stones: Don't You Lie to Me

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Knight's Bridge: Make Me Some Love
The Five Americans: Don't Blame Me
The Ugly Beats: Throw Me a Line
The Mooks: Whaddya Want Me to Do
Josefus: Gimme Shelter
Beady Eye: Don't Brother Me

Monday, October 23, 2023

She

The Word of the Week is She on this boss episode of The Mal Thursday Show. Originally broadcast, in slightly different form, 27 July 2017. With bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:

The Monkees: She/She Hangs Out/She's So Far Out, She's In (bed)
Dino, Desi & Billy: She's So Far Out, She's In
The Zombies: She's Coming Home/She's Not There
The Ventures: She's Not There (bed)
The Kinks: She's Got Everthing (mono)
The Beatles: She Said, She Said/She's a Woman/She Loves You
George Martin Orchestra: She Loves You (bed)
The Rolling Stones: She Said Yeah/She Smiled Sweetly/She's a Rainbow
Booker T. Jones: She Breaks (bed)
Roger Collins: She's Looking Good
Sam & Dave: She's Alright
Wilson Pickett: She's So Good to Me
Clifford Curry: She Shot a Hole in My Soul
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: A Love She Can Count on
Howard Tate: She May Be White (But She Funky)
The Byrds: She Don't Care About Time/She Has a Way
Love: She Comes in Colors
The Mystery Machine: She's Not Mine
Big Star: She's a Mover
The Electric Mess: She's Got Something to Say
The Raconteurs: Steady, as She Goes
The Ventures: She Drives Me Crazy (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Headstones: Wish She Were Mine
The Five Americans: She's a My Own
Sir Douglas Quintet: She's About a Mover
Augie Meyers: She Belongs to Me
Willie Nelson: She's Not for You

The Pretty Things: She Says Good Morning/She Was Tall, She Was High
Jefferson Airplane: She Has Funny Cars
The Conductors: She Said So
The Woggles: She's Coming Home
Gram Parsons: She

Bonus Tracks:

The King Bees: What She Does to Me
Lyres: She Pays the Rent
Matthew Moore Plus Four: Codyne (She's Real)
Hoodoo Gurus: She

The Headstones

Thursday, October 19, 2023

You Pt. 2

 Part Two and it's all about You!

Playlist:
The Turtles: You Baby (BBC)
Vince Martin & Fred Neil: I Know You Rider
The Byrds: I Know You Rider (I Know My Rider)
Dick St. John: You Know What I Mean
Them: You Just Can't Win
Van Morrison: He Ain't Give You None
The Ventures: When You Walk in the Room (bed)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: You Belong to Me/You Little Fool
The Specials: A Message to You, Rudy
XTC: Are You Receiving Me?
The Jam: I Need You (For Someone)
Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do
The Ventures: The Way You Look Tonight (bed)
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
Freddie Scott: Are You Lonely for Me Baby
The Impressions: Fool for You
The Contours: Do You Love Me
Sam & Dave: You Got Me Hummin'
Lee Michaels: Do You Know What I Mean
Death in Vegas with Paul Weller: So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Bob Dylan: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Make You Mine/Can't Get Enough of You, Baby
The Small Faces: Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am
Booker T. & The MGs: You Don't Love Me (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Mal Thursday Quintet: Don't Want You Either
The Lynx: You Lie
The Coastliners: Wonderful You
The 13th Floor Elevators: I'm Gonna Love You Too/You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
The Ugly Beats: You'll Forget
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You
Johnny Winter: Hook You (bed)

The Monkees: You Bring the Summer
Lyres: What's Wrong with You?
The Woggles: Gonna Make You Mine
The Brood: See What You Got
The Embrooks: You've Been Unfair
Mott The Hoople: You Are One of Us

Dick St. John (and Dee Dee)

Thursday, October 12, 2023

You

While Mal is on the road, a restored classic, all about You, as an all-star cast of rock n' roll immortals serve up series of songs with You in the title. Presented in Living Monophonic, Ultrasonic Stereophonic, Second Person Singular and Plural.

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Playlist:
MC5: Looking at You
The Seeds: Satisfy You/Two Fingers Pointing on You
The Chocolate Watchband: Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-in)
The Electric Prunes: I Happen to Love You
Bob Dylan: I Want You
Booker T. & The MGs: I Want You (She's So Heavy)
The Troggs: Anyway That You Want Me
The Hollies: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Small Faces: You Need Lovin'/Talk to You
Ron Wood: Sure the One You Need
The Rolling Stones: If You Can't Rock Me/We Love You (bed)
The Allman Joys: You Deserve Each Other
James & Bobby Purify: You Don't Love Me
Sam & Dave: You Don't Know What You Mean to Me
Carl Hall: You Don't Know Nothing About Love
Muddy Waters: I Just Want to Make Love to You
Bobby Darin: Irresistible You
Chuck Berry: You Can't Catch Me
Them: Could You, Would You
The Lovin' Spoonful: You're a Big Boy Now
Peter Noone: Oh! You Pretty Things
Davy Jones: You've Got a Habit of Leaving Me
The Shadows: I Only Want to Be With You (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine
The Zakary Thaks: She's Got You
The Royal Nonesuch: You Need Love
The Laughing Kind: I Could Have Showed You the Way
The Moving Sidewalks: You Make Me Shake
Willie Nelson: She's Not fo You
Floyd Cramer: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (bed)

Lyres: I'll Make It Up to You
The Chesterfield Kings: Help You Ann
The Len Price 3: I Don't Believe You
The Routes: Make You Hate Me More
Harper's Bizarre: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas
Love: You Set the Scene
Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now

The Laughing Kind 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Songs the Stones Taught Us

Mal Thursday brings you a series of songs covered by the self-proclaimed Greatest Rock n' Roll Band in the World, The Rolling Stones. Featuring songs interpreted from their first LP in 1964 through 1986's Dirty Work album. Originally broadcast February 2017. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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 Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: I Wanna Be Your Man
Chuck Berry: Come on/Carol
Bobby Troup: Route 66
Irma Thomas: Time Is on My Side
Barrett Strong: Money (That's What I Want)
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a Witness
The Rolling Stones: Now I've Got a Witness (bed)
The Valentinos: It's All Over Now
Slim Harpo: I'm A King Bee
Benny Spellman: Fortune Teller
Howlin' Wolf: Little Red Rooster
Solomon Burke: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love/Cry to Me
Gene Allison: You Can Make It If You Try
Larry Williams: She Said Yeah
Bo Diddley: Mona (I Need You Baby)/Cops and Robbers
The Coasters: Poison Ivy
Don Covay: Mercy, Mercy
Rufus Thomas: Walking the Dog
Ray Charles: I'm Movin' On
The Rolling Stones: I Just Want to Make Love to You (Live on Hollywood Palace)
Muddy Waters: I Want to Be Loved
Dale Hawkins: Suzie Q
Alvin Robinson: Down Home Girl
Barbara Lynn: Oh Baby We Got a Good Thing Going
Wilson Pickett: If You Need Me
Sam Cooke: Good Times
Amos Milburn: Down the Road Apiece
Little Walter: Confessin' the Blues
Marvin Gaye: Hitch Hike
Otis Redding: That's How Strong My Love Is/Pain in My Heart
Stevie Wonder: I Don't Know Why I Love You
Slim Harpo: Shake Your Hips
The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud to Beg/Just My Imagination
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Going to a Go-Go
Bob & Earl: Harlem Shuffle
Eric Donaldson: Cherry Oh Baby
Mississippi Fred McDowell: You Gotta Move

The Mal Thursday Show on Boss Radio 66: Pretty, Away, Gotta!, She, I, You Pt. 1 and 2, Me, Day, Night, Woman, Man, Off, Need, Come, Gone, Girl Pt. 1 and 2, Out, Down, Over, Alright!, Heart, Home Pt. 1 and 2.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The Best of Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine Vol. 1

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Texas Tyme Machine, Mal Thursday presents two hours of his favorite segments from the series, including "The Neal Ford and the Fanatics Story" as told by Neal Ford and a live set by The Blind Owls. Originally aired July 2019. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. 

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Playlist:
The Blind Owls: There Goes My Girl
The Nervebreakers: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mal Thursday with Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Every Night a New Surprise
Buddy Holly: Learning the Game
The Zakary Thaks: Mirror of Yesterday
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Save Your Affection
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You
The New Roadrunners: Tired of Living
Saucerians: Dawn
Sons of Hercules: Misunderstood
The Ugly Beats: Let Me Through
Kenny and The Kasuals: Empty Heart
'68 Comeback: Willie and the Hand Jive
Churchwood: Rimbaud Diddley
Junior Brown: Better Call Saul
The Really Rottens: Starting Line
The Uniques: Treat Her Right

The Blind Owls Live in Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
 I Know/Something About That Girl/
Out of My Mind/I'll Make You Happy/There She Goes

Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Good Men (Are Hard to Find)
Paul & Paula: Hey Paula
The Ramadas: Teenage Dream
The Fanatics: I Will Not Be Lonely
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Shame on You/Gonna Be My Girl/I Have Thoughts of You/Woman/Lucille/I'm Down
Neal Ford Factory: You Made Me a Man
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Nighttime
The Satelliters: Lost in Time
Kenny and The Kasuals: Floating

Pretty

Mal Thursday presents a pretty great episode chock full o' pretty things, where the Word of the Week is Pretty. All songs with Pretty in the title, natch. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 18 February 2021. 

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Playlist:
Eugene Church: Pretty Girls Everywhere
The Vipers: Pretty Lies
The Pretty Things: Pretty Thing
The Blue Things: Pretty Things Oh
The Deepest Blue: Pretty Little Thing
The Beat Merchants: Pretty Face
The Jads: Miss Pretty
Manfred Mann: Pretty Flamingo
Les McCann: Pretty Flamingo (bed)
The Chob: We're Pretty Quick
Count Five: Pretty Big Mouth
Love: A Message to Pretty (mono)
The Byrds: Pretty Polly
The Kinks: Pretty Polly
The Roadrunners: Pretty Me
Steve Cropper: Oh Pretty Woman (bed)
Tommy James & The Shondells: Lots of Pretty Girls
The Yardbirds: Pretty Girl
The Easybeats: Pretty Girl
The Bugs: Pretty Girl

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Bobby Fuller Four: Pretty Girls Everywhere
The Thunderchiefs: Pretty Eyes
Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns: Let's Get Pretty
Sir Douglas Quintet: Pretty Flower
The Ventures: Oh Pretty Woman (bed)

The Shangri-Las: How Pretty Can You Be
David Bowie: Oh You Pretty Things
The White Stripes: You're Pretty Good Lookin' (For a Girl)
Holly Golightly: Pretty Good Love
Reigning Sound: You're Not as Pretty
Oscar Peterson: I Feel Pretty (bed)
The Quick: Pretty Please Me 
R.E.M.: Pretty Persuasion
Psychedelic Furs: Pretty in Pink (acoustic)
The Jam: Pretty Green
Nancy Sinatra: It's Such a Pretty World

Bonus Tracks:

Curtis Lee: Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Wayne Cochran: Little Bitty Pretty One
The Fleshtones: Pretty, Pretty, Pretty
The Monks: Pretty Suzanne
The Everly Brothers: Pretty Flamingo
Iggy & The Stooges: Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Make

Mal Thursday is the maker of this highly constructive episode, where the Word of the Week is Make. All songs with Make, Making, or Made in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 21 September 2023.

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Playlist:
The Soul Agents: Let's Make It Pretty Baby
The Creation: Making Time
The Rolling Stones: I Just Want to Make Love to You (live 1964)
The Swinging Blue Jeans: Make Me Know You're Mine
The Smoke: I Wanna Make It with You
Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: You Make It Move
The Zombies: I Can't Make Up My Mind
The Exiles: Love in the Making
The Small Faces: I Can't Make It
The Creation: Making Time (backing track)
The Troggs: Gonna Make You
The Move: Don't Make My Baby Blue
The Seeds: Can't Seem to Make You Mine (mono)
Richard & The Young Lions: You Can Make It
The Montells: You Can't Make Me
The Shady Daze: I'll Make You Pay
Brother Jack McDuff: Made in Sweden
The Byrds: Don't Make Waves
The Roadrunners: I'll Make It Up to You
The Beau Brummels: Don't Make Promises
The Vagrants: I Can't Make a Friend
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Make You Mine (mono)
The Easybeats: Made My Bed, Gonna Lie in It
The Sir Finks: These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (mono)
The Nite Owls: Boots Are Made for Talkin'
The Rogue Show: Make Me Over Again
The  Hustlers: My Mind's Made Up
The Surprize: I Will Make History
Duane Eddy: This Guitar Was Made for Twangin'

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Knight's Bridge: Make Me Some Love
The Penthouse Five: You're Gonna Make Me
The Blind Owls: Make Up Your Mind (live 2018)
Kenny & The Kasuals: You Make Me Feel Good/I'm Gonna Make It
The Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made a Fool of You
Kris Kristofferson: Help Me Make It Through the Night
The Livin' End: Making Time
The Ugly Beats: I'll Make You Happy (mono)

The Creation Factory: Why Can't You Make Up Your Mind
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Gonna Make You Mine
The Thanes: Never Make Me Blue
The Fleshtones: Whatever Makes You Happy
Thee Mighty Caesars: You Make Me Die
The Walker Brothers: Make It Easy on Yourself (live 1968)
 

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Little

Mal Thursday brings you an episode where the Word of the Week is Little. All songs with Little in the title. This installment of the series features more hits than usual. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 14 September 2023.

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Playlist:
The Tallysmen: Little by Little
The Rolling Stones: Mother's Little Helper (mono)
The Kinks: Little Queenie (BBC)
The Wheels: Bad Little Woman
Them: My Little Baby (mono)
The Hollies: Little Lover
The Yardbirds: Little Games
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Thing
The Beatles: Every Little Thing (mono)
The Rolling Stones: Mother's Little Helper (backing track)
The Little Darlings: Little Bit of Soul
Manfred Mann: My Little Red Book
Love: My Little Red Book
Los Bravos: Bring a Little Lovin'
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Little Latin Lupe Lu
Dusty Springfield: Little By Little
George Baker Selection: Little Green Bag
The Ventures: A Little Bit of Action (bed)
The Deepest Blue: Pretty Little Thing
The Foggy Notions: Need a Little Lovin'
The Standells: Little Sally Tease
The Electric Prunes: Little Olive
The Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl
Them: Little Girl
The Illusions: Little Girl
The Tyrannies: Little Girl
The Rationals: Little Girls Cry (Deon's Song)
The Liars: Always Little Girls Cry
The Hijackers: My Little Girl
Ian & The Zodiacs: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
The Tropics: Hey Little Girl
The Odyssey: Little Girl Little Boy
The Ventures: A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me (bed)
The Doors: You're Lost, Little Girl (mono)
The Odds & Ends: (Hey Little Girl) Before You Go
The Humbugs: Go on Home Little Girl

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Bobby Connerly: Little Girls Go Home
The Crabs: Bye Bye My Little Girl
The Clique: Little Miss Lucy
Bobby Fuller Four: Little Annie Lou
Tommy Jett: Groovy Little Trip
Roy Head & The Traits: Just a Little Bit
Glambilly: Stay a Little Longer
Sir Douglas Quintet: Too Little Too Late

The Aztex: The Little Streets in This Town

Bonus Tracks:
Mogen David & The Grapes of Wrath: Little Girl Gone
The Beach Boys: The Little Girl I Once Knew
The Chasers: Hey Little Girl
The Wranglers: Little Liza Jane
The Blue Rondos: Little Baby
Barry Fantoni: Little Man in a Little Box
Evie Sands: Take Me for a Little While (live 1966)
The Tribe: Fickle Little Girl
The Barbarians: Hey Little Bird
The Left Banke: Sing Little Bird Sing
Chuck Conlon: Poor Little Mixed Up Kid
Nick Lowe: Little Hitler
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Two Little Hitlers
Diana Darrin: Little Gun, Little Me
The Monkees: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Food and Beverage

Mal Thursday serves up a tasty high concept episode where all the songs have various foods and/or drinks in the titles. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 7 September 2023.

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 Playlist:
Elvis Presley: Smorgasbord
Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop: Let's Eat
Pink Floyd: Candy and a Currant Bun
The Rolling Stones: Rice Krispies
The Beatles: Savoy Truffle (2018 mix)
High Street East: Newcastle Brown
Manfred Mann: Sweet Pea
The Troggs: Coca Cola spot
The Who: Heinz Baked Beans
The Strangeloves: I Want Candy (mono)
Cinnamon Quill: Candy
The Searchers: Sweets for My Sweet
Strawberry Alarm Clock: Incense and Peppermints
Sixth Day Creation: Cherry Pie
The Box Tops: Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
Herman's Hermits: No Milk Today
Booker T & The MGs: One Mint Julep
The Yardbirds: Great Shakes spot/Honey in Your Hips
The Hollies: A Taste of Honey (mono)
Ian & The Zodiacs: No Money No Honey
The Mourning After: Inside the Honeypot
The Mal Thursday Quintet: A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine!
Victor Feldman Quartet: A Taste of Honey
Little Milton: Grits Ain't Groceries
Kenny Burrell: Wavy Gravy
Chuck Berry: Fish & Chips
The Crossfires: One Potato, Two Potato
Shadows of Knight: Potato Chip
Mothers of Invention: Call Any Vegetable
The Beach Boys: Vegetables
The Ventures: Green Onions
Roy Orbison: Coca Cola spot

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Shades: Ginger Bread Man
The Clique: Sugar on Sunday
Roy Head: Apple of My Eye
The Countdown Five: Candy
The Chocolate Moose: Chocolate Moose Theme
George Jones: White Lightning
Bobby Fuller: Wine, Wine, Wine

Jerry Lee Lewis: Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-odee
The Bee Gees: Wine and Women
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood: Summer Wine
Eric Burdon & War: Spill the Wine (live 1970)
The Cherry Drops: Magically Delicious

Bonus Tracks:
The Evergreen: Food for Soul
Blondie: Eat to the Beat
Southern Culture on the Skids: Fried Chicken and Gasoline
Fear: Beef Boloney
Hasil Adkins: No More Hot Dogs
Andre Williams: Rib Tips pts 1 & 2
Nina Simone: Give Me a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer
Cream: Sweet Wine
Flamin' Groovies: Whisky Woman
Ray Charles: Candy
Fun and Games: Elephant Candy
The Elite: One Potato
The 5-6-7-8s: Hey! Mashed Potato! Hey
The Rutles: Cheese and Onions
The Driving Stupid: Horror Asparagus Stories

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Mass Pike Memory Lane II

The long-rumored sequel to The Mal Thursday Show: Mass Pike Memory Lane is finally here, with Mal joined by guest DJ Alex Piandes of WMFO’s The Desperate Hours for another groovy trip down Mass Pike Memory Lane. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 March 2019, just ahead of St. Paddy's Day.  

Dig Mass Pike Memory Lane Pt. 1 HERE

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Playlist:
The Byrds: Boston
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs: Banned in Boston
Richard Anthony & The Blue Notes: The Boston Monkey
The Standells: Dirty Water (Live)
Lyres: How Do You Know
The Prime Movers: Where We All Come From
The New Breed:  Wasting My Time
The Last Ones: Number One Again
The Blackjacks: That's Why I Always Dress in Black
The Neats: Red and Grey
Boy's Life: It Came From Here
The Nervous Eaters: Hot Steel and Acid
Triple Thick: Alright (She's Alright)
The Dogmatics: King-Size Cigarette
The Turbines: Rock in My Pocket
Downbeat Five: My Way
Classic Ruins: Let's Get Dull
The Remains: Hang On Sloopy
The Lost: No Reason Why
The Shyres: Where Is Love
Travis Pike's Tea Party: If I Didn't Love You Girl
Steve Walker & The Bold: Train Kept a Rollin'
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
Willie "Loco" Alexander: At the Rat
The Real Kids: Better Be Good/All Kindsa Girls
DMZ: Lift Up Your Hood
Plan 9 (with Jeff Conolly): I'm Gone
The Voodoo Dolls: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Ventures: The Rat
Mal Thursday & the Cheetahs: Torn Up
The Del Fuegos: Don't Run Wild
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters: When Things Go Wrong
Dream Syndicate: Boston

Monday, September 4, 2023

The Job That Ate My Brain

Labor Day Special! In this hard-workin', hardly workin' episode, Mal Thursday finds himself under-employed once again, presenting a playlist all about working for the man. And getting fired by the man. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally transmitted in September of 2015.

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Playlist:
The Ramones: The Job That Ate My Brain
Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man
Alex Chilton: Lost My Job
David Allan Coe: Take This Job and Shove it
The Service Industry: My Next Job
Robert Morse: How to Succeed in Business
Frank Sinatra: I Believe in You
The GTVs: Mind the Gap
Manfred Mann: Up the Junction
The Kinks: Working at the Factory
Elvis Costello: Welcome to the Working Week
The Vogues: Five O'Clock World
Merle Haggard: Workin' Man Blues
Jon Wayne: Workin' Man Blues
Symon Grace & The Tuesday Blues: You Won't Get Me Working
Cannonball Adderly: Work Song
The Kinks: Situation Vacant/Education
Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby

 

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Can/Do

Mal Thursday welcomes guest DJ Alex Piandes back to the program for an episode where the Words of the Week are Can and Do, featuring excerpts from Alex's weekly rock n' roll radio show The Desperate Hours. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted, in different form, on 17 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The Birdwatchers: Can I Do It
The Zombies: What More Can I Do (BBC)
The Moody Blues: He Can Win
The Zephyrs: I Can Tell
The Artwoods: Can You Hear Me
The Who: I Can See for Miles (mono)
The Red Squares: You Can Be My Baby
Booker T & The MGs: Can You Dig It? (bed)
Rufus Thomas: Can Your Monkey Do The Dog 
The Titans: Can It Be
Roscoe Robinson: How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand)   
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers: Can Can '62 (bed)   
T. Valentine: Do The Do   
Suzi Quatro: Can The Can
Funkadelic: Can You Get To That           
Val & The V's: Do It Again A Little Bit Slower   
Sir Michael & The Sounds : Can You
The Esquires: Cry Is All I Do
The Savoy's: Can It Be
Family: I Wanna Do It   
The Ramones: Do You Wanna Dance
The Mile Ends: I Can Never Say   
The Crystals: Da Doo Ron Ron

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Liberty Bell: I Can See
The Briks: Can You See Me
The Twilighters: Nothing Can Bring Me Down
Fever Tree: I Can Beat Your Drum
Sir Douglas Quintet (+2): Can You Dig My Vibrations?

Tommy James & The Shondells: Do Something To Me (mono)  
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get A Witness   
Betty Wright: Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do   
The Lovelites: How Can I Tell My Mom And Dad   
The Monks: We Do Wie Du
Rodd Keith: How Can A Man Overcome His Heartbroken Pain
The Uncalled For: Do Like Me   
The Move: I Can Hear The Grass Grow
The Turbans: Wadda Do   
The Beau Brummels: Can It Be
Elkie Brooks: The Way You Do The Things You Do
The Ronettes: Do I Love You?   
The Troggs: I Can Only Give You Everything   
The Tempests: Lemon Lime (bed)
The Rolling Stones: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Royalty Check

His Highness Mal Thursday presents a series of songs about various royals, mostly kings and queens. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 24 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The Pink Floyd: I'm a King Bee
The Who: The Hall of the Mountain King
The Rolling Stones: Little Queenie (live 1969)
The Kinks:
Victoria (BBC)/Little Miss Queen of Darkness (mono)/King Kong (BBC)
Booker T & The MGs: Sun King
The Hollies: King Midas in Reverse
The Chentelles: Be My Queen
The Music Machine: King Mixer
Bob Dylan: Queen Jane Approximately (Take 6)
The Byrds: King Apathy III

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Bobby Fuller Four: King of the Beach
Destiny's Children: The Fall of the Queen
The Exotics: Queen of Shadows
The 13th Floor Elevators: Kingdom of Heaven
New York Dolls: Lone Star Queen

The Hollywood Stars: King of the Nighttime World
Utopia: Princess of the Universe
Muck & The Mires: King of the Beat
Green River: Queen Bitch
Sex Pistols: God Save the Queen
Guided By Voices: Weed King
The Band: King Harvest

Monday, August 21, 2023

Truth/Luck

Mal Thursday explores the eternal conflict of truth vs. fiction -- with a mess o' songs about lyin' -- and good luck vs. bad luck in this timely edition of the program, originally transmitted 17 January 2017. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Otis Redding: Tell the Truth
Derek & The Dominos: Tell the Truth
Ian Hunter: The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nothing But the Truth
Brenda Lee: Is It True
The Who: It's Not True
The Escapades: I Tell No Lies
Chuck Berry: Don't You Lie to Me
The Rolling Stones: Lies
The Gripweeds: Lies
The  Greenhornes: Lies
The Ventures: Lies
The  Miracle Workers: Lies Lies
A Wild Uncertainty: La La La Lies
Len Price 3: You Tell Lies
Lyres: She Told Me Lies
Painted Ship: Little White Lies
The Lively Ones: Too Many Lies
John Wooley & Just Born: You're Lying
The Outsiders: Lying All the Time
Three Dog Night: Liar
Queen: Liar
The Castaways: Liar, Liar
The Tell-Tale Hearts: (You're a) Dirty Liar
Oasis: I Can See a Liar
The Sex Pistols: Liar
The Bee Gees: He's a Liar (backing track)
Stupidity: Bad Luck
Stiv Bators: Bad Luck Charm
Albert King: Born under a Bad Sign
Ray Charles: If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
Alan Price: O Lucky Man!
Nick Waterhouse: Once Lucky
Johnny Winter: Bad Luck Situation
Josefus: Hard Luck
The Black Crowes: Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
The Vines: Truth

Monday, August 14, 2023

Only/But

Mal Thursday presents a revised, remastered, and expanded edition of the "Only/But" episode, where the Words of the Week are Only and But. Now with 27 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted, in slightly different form, on 7 April 2022.

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Playlist:
Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice
Dave Clark Five: It'll Only Hurt for a Little While
The Beatles: It's Only Love
The MI5: Only Time Will Tell
The Troggs: I Can Only Give You Everything
The Sons of Fred: She Only Wants a Friend
The Hollies: It's Only Make Believe (mono)
Small Faces: I'm Only Dreaming
The Pretty Things: Not Only But Also (bed)
Episode Six: Only Lonely People
The Tuesday Club: Only Human
The Beach Boys: God Only Knows (Live '67)
The Satisfactions: Only Once
Zorba & The Greeks: One and Only Girl
Christopher & The Chaps: It's Alright, Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
The Ventures: Only the Young
The Gentle Touch: Visitors Parking Only
Rodriguez: Only Good for Conversation
The Bitter Ind: Hands Are Only to See
The Changin' Tymes: The Only Girl I Love
The Brood: Only Think of You
The Vipers: Tears (Only Dry)
International Noise Conspiracy: Only Lovers Left Alive

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Exotics: Bill McKay Chevrolet spot
The Bobby Fuller Four: Only When I Dream
Roy Orbison: Only the Lonely (Live '65)
Waylon Jennings: The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line (Live '74)
The Liberty Bell: Reality is the Only Answer
Sir Douglas Quintet: If She'd Only Come to Me
Shapes Have Fangs: Shapes Theme/Only Blood

The Boots: But You'll Never Do It Baby
Lyres: But If You're Happy
The Human Beinz: Nobody But Me
The Chosen Few: Nobody But Me
The Sounds Unlimited: Nobody But You
The Critters: No One But You
Modern Jazz Quartet: But Not for Me
John's Children: But She's Mine
The Spires of Oxford: But You're Gone
The Electric Prunes: Are You Loving Me More (But Enjoying It Less)
The Remains: But I Ain't Got You
Muck & the Mires: I May Be Wrong (But That Don't Matter)
David Johansen: Funky But Chic
The Scientists: You Only Live Twice

Bonus Tracks:
The Monkees: Love Is Only Sleeping (alt mix)
The Changing Tymes: The Only Girl I Love
Slade: It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
The Gordian Knot: If Only I Could Fly
Lyres: The Only Thing
Me & The Other Guys: Everybody Knew But Me
The Embrooks: But I Didn't Know Him
The Cramps: I Ain't Nothin' But A Gorehound
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Coulda / Woulda / Shoulda

The Words of the Week are Could, Would, and Should on this high concept edition of The Mal Thursday Show, with Mal presenting the usual '60s groups along with some records of more recent vintage, in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 11 August 2023.

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Playlist:
Them: Could You Would You/If You and I Could Be as Two (mono)
The Yardbirds: I Wish You Would (BBC)
The Kinks: You Shouldn't Be Sad (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: It Should Be You (demo)
The Bee Gees: You Wouldn't Know
The Hollies: Would You Believe
The Sharp Five: I Should Have Known Better (bed)
The Beach Boys: I Should Have Known Better
The Grass Roots: Things I Should Have Said
The Brigands: (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man
The Nightcrawlers: He Shouldn't Hurt You
Blues Image: Yesterday Could Be Today
Love: Maybe People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice (bed)
The Mach V: If I Could
The Hard Times: You Couldn't Love Me
The Run A Rounds: I Couldn't Care Less
The Coachmen: Summer Should Bring Happiness

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Laughing Kind: I Could Have Showed You the Way
The Electric Prism: I Would Have Like You Anyway
The Graven Image: I Would But I Could
Sir Douglas Quintet: She Would If She Could, She Can't So She Won't
 
The Barracudas: (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again
The Mourning After: Do Ya Think Ya Should
The Reverberations: Why Should I Care
Groovy Uncle (feat. Suzi Chunk): I Really Wouldn't Know
Muck & The Mires: You Shouldn't Have Let Her Go
Shannon & The Clams: If You Could Know
Lyres: How Could Have I Done All These Things
Anthony Newley: Where Would You Be Without Me
Manfred Mann: Why Should We Not 

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Sad / Mad / Glad

Mal Thursday runs the gamut of emotions on this week's episode, where the Words of the Week are Sad, Mad, and Glad. With 49 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 2 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The (Australian) Playboys: Sad
The Easybeats: Sad and Lonely and Blue
The Rolling Stones: Sad Day
The Who: So Sad About Us (mono)
The Curiosity Shoppe: So Sad
The Sorrows: Don't Sing No Sad Song for Me
Lulu: Sad Memories
Manfred Mann: Still I'm Sad (bed)
The Yardbirds: Still I'm Sad (BBC)
Jethro Tull: To Be Sad Is a Mad Way to Be (live 1969)
The Dayaks: So Long Sad Sack
The Gants: Little Boy Sad
The Addrisi Brothers: Little Miss Sad
The Bush: Feeling Sad and Lonely
The Ohio Express: It's a Sad Day (It's a Sad Time)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Little Richard Morton And His Musical Four: Sad, Sad Song
The Madison Revue: Sad and Blue
The Bobby Fuller Four: Another Sad and Lonely Night
The Chessmen: Sad
The Mullens: Sad Girl
Fever Tree
: Jokes Are for Sad People (bed)

The Smithereens: Beauty and Sadness
The Richmond Sluts: Sad City
The Muffs: Sad Tomorrow
Johnny Thunders
: Sad Vacation
Lyres: You Won't Be Sad Anymore
The Dwarves (The Suburban Nightmare): Mad (And Kind of Sad)
The Escapades: Mad Mad Mad
Painted Faces: I Think I'm Going Mad
The Craig: I Must Be Mad
The Animals: I'm Mad Again
Dantalion's Chariot: The Madman Running Through the Fields
The Rhythm Rockers: Madness
Cream
: I'm So Glad
The Beatles: Glad All Over
The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over
The Jets: I Was So Glad
The Coolies: Glad I Met You
Guided By Voices
: Glad Girls
The Ramones: Glad to See You Go

Bonus Tracks:
The Hollies: Oriental Sadness
Black & The Blues: I'm Sad
The Diplomats
: I'm Sad
Herman's Hermits: Little Boy Sad
The Savages: Little Girl Sad
Kathy Clarke: Little Girl Called Sad
The Flowerz: My Sad Story
The Easybeats: I'm a Madman
The Nomads: Thoughts of a Madman
The Factory (feat. Lowell George): Candy Cane Madness
Thee Fourgiven: Ain't That Mad
The Satelliters: Blue Madness
Lee Dowell: Don't Make Me Mad
The In Crowd: Am I Glad to See You
Deep Purple: I'm So Glad (BBC)
The Lost Generation: I'd Gladly Pay
Sir Douglas Quintet: I'm Glad for Your Sake (and Sorry for Mine)

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Gone

 Mal Thursday gets real, real gone on this episode, where the word of the week is "Gone." Which means all songs with Gone in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Paul Revere & the Raiders: Gone
The Everly Brothers: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Voodoo Dolls: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Customs: Long Gone
Syd Barrett: Long Gone
The Who: The Good's Gone
The Rolling Stones: When You're Gone
The Ventures: Gone, Gone, Gone (bed)
The Just Six: I'm Gonna Be Gone
Plan 9 with Jeff Conolly: I'm Gone (Live at the Rat)
The Magic Mushrooms: I'm Gone
The Pigeon Detectives: She's Gone
Len Price 3: After You've Gone
Miriam: My Love Has Gone
Chris Clark: Love's Gone Bad
Booker T. & The MGs: Since You've Been Gone (bed)
The Tropics: As Time's Gone
The Family Goat: Now She's Gone
The Untold Fables: Gone My Way
The Spires of Oxford: But You've Gone
The Chocolate Watchband: Gone and Passes By
Buddy Holly: Gone
The Coastliners: I'll Be Gone
Roy Head & The Traits: The Feeling's Gone
Jimmy Reed: Found My Baby Gone
Joe Tex: A Woman Sees a Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone)
The Parliaments: All Your Goodies Are Gone (bed)
The Breeders: Fortunately Gone
David Bowie: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Free: Soon I Will be Gone
The Eels: Gone Man
The Doors: Summer's Almost Gone
Violent Femmes: Gone Daddy Gone
The Kinks: Where Have All the Good Times Gone (BBC)

 

Happiness Is...

The Word of the Week is Happiness on this stellar episode of The Mal Thursday Show, showcasing a mix of the celebrated and the obscure, doi...