PART 1: Every Sperm Is Sacred – Monty Python; The Right to Choose – The Pist; The Handmaid’s Tale Main Theme – Geek Music; American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; Lucky Day – Sarah Borges; Paperback – Bronson Rock; Fly Boy – The Problem With Kids Today; See No Evil – Television; Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide; Holiday in L.A. – Holly & the Byrd (feat. Tony Valentino & Clem Burke); She Just Wants to Rock N Roll – Diablogato; Let Me Drive – The Clams; Crazy Boys – The Clams; Sweet Jane – The Clams; Growing Up – The Linda Lindas; Nino – The Linda Lindas; Oh! – The Linda Lindas
PART 2: There She Goes Again – Marshall Crenshaw; Someday, Someway – Marshall Crenshaw; Girls – Marshall Crenshaw; I’ll Do Anything – Marshall Crenshaw; Rockin’ Around in N.Y.C. – Marshall Crenshaw; The Usual Thing – Marshall Crenshaw; She Can’t Dance – Marshall Crenshaw; Cynical Girl – Marshall Crenshaw; Mary Ann – Marshall Crenshaw; Soldier of Love – Marshall Crenshaw; Not for Me – Marshall Crenshaw; Brand New Lover – Marshall Crenshaw; Starlit Summer Sky (Demo, 1979) – Marshall Crenshaw; Whenever You’re on My Mind (Demo, 1979) – Marshall Crenshaw; You’re My Favorite Waste of Time (Demo, 1979) – Marshall Crenshaw; Somebody Like You – Marshall Crenshaw; Rave On (with Joe From Chicago, WPLR, 1982) – Marshall Crenshaw; The Usual Thing (Live, 1982) – Marshall Crenshaw; Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) (Live, 1982) – Marshall Crenshaw; Look What I Almost Missed (Live, 1982) – Marshall Crenshaw; I’ve Been Good to You (Live, 1981) – Marshall Crenshaw; Brand New Lover (Demo) – Marshall Crenshaw; Something’s Gonna Happen (1981 single) – Marshall Crenshaw
PART 3: Cinco de Mayo – War; ’66 Impala – Booker T. feat. Poncho Sanchez & Sheila E.; Fun – Booker T.; Land of 1,000 Dances – Cannibal & the Headhunters; Whittier Blvd. – Thee Midniters; Jump, Jive & Harmonize – Thee Midniters; New Dawn of an Old Day – Vicky and the Vengents; Why – Vicky and the Vengents; Wooly Bully – Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs; Don’t Worry Baby – Los Lobos; 96 Tears – ? and the Mysterians
… is the hostess of Franorama 2.0, most Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time on Cygnus Radio. So what’s a genre? I just throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. Rock’n’roll, garage, punk, soul (especially Northern), rockabilly, real country, cheesy goofball stuff – no matter what generation, if it has a heart and soul, it has a home here.
