The last show of the year had to do with celebrating songs that rang out the old as well. How many could there be? I played about 30; enough to fill 90 minutes, if you throw in enough versions of the two best-known New Year’s Eve tunes from Robert Burns and Frank Loesser, respectively, “Auld Lang Syne” and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”
After that, a bunch of tracks from the Beatles performing live at the radio station — not Radio CPR in 2013, but the BBC 50 years earlier. Then some folk inspired by “Inside Llewyn Davis,” including some more of that soundtrack, then some more contemporary acoustic brooding from Jason Isbell.
Finished off with some rock that included the Uruguayan’s version of the Beatles, Los Shakers, and finally some new M.I.A.
Here’s what I played on the radio Friday night:
Friday Rock Radio CPR 97.5 FM Washington, D.C. Dec. 27, 2013, 9 p.m.-12:45 a.m.
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Ella Fitzgerald (Mandini vs. Pallin mix)
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” King Curtis
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Christmas Jug Band
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Lou Rawls
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” The Orioles
- “After New Years Eve,” The Heartbeats
- “Hello Mr. New Year,” The Coolbreezers
- “New Year’s Resolution,” Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
- “Happy New Year,” Spike Jones & His City Slickers
- “New Year’s Resolutions,” Scary Gary Alan
- “New Year’s Polka,” Brave Combo
- “Mambo in a Brand New Year,” Brave Combo
- “Happy New Year Blues,” Mary Harris
- “Happy New Year,” Lightning Hopkins
- “Bringing in a Brand New Year,” Charles Brown
- “The New Year,” Jimmy Jules
- “Thank You for a Good Year,” Alexander O’Neal
- “Let’s Start the New Year Right,” Bing Crosby
- “New Year,” Beach House
- “The New Year,” Death Cab for Cutie
- “New Year,” The Breeders
- “New Year’s Day,” U2
- “New Year’s Revolution,” Graham Parker
- “What a Year for a New Year,” Dan Wilson
- “New Year’s Day,” Charlie Robison
- “Another Brand New Year,” Bottle Rockets
- “Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over,” Jack White
- “That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!” Sufjan Stevens
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Andrew Bird
- “Auld Lang Syne,” The Beach Boys (alternate take)
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Los Straightjackets
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Esquivel
- “Words of Love,” The Beatles
- “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” The Beatles
- “Lucille,” The Beatles
- “Anna,” The Beatles
- “Please, Please Me,”The Beatles
- “Misery,” The Beatles
- “I’m Talking About You,” The Beatles
- “I’ll Get You,” The Beatles
- “Hippy Hippy Shake,” The Beatles
- “Roll Over Beethoven,” The Beatles
- “There’s a Place,” The Beatles
- “From Me to You,” The Beatles
- “Early Days,” Paul McCartney
- “Darling Be Home Soon,” Jules Shear
- “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song),” Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford
- “Morning Glory,”Chrissie Hynde
- “My Back Pages,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Farewell,” Bob Dylan
- “Green Green Rocky Road,” Dave Van Ronk
- “Different Days,” Jason isbell
- “As I Was Told,” Letitia Van Sant
- “Take It Away Lucky,” Eddie Noack
- “I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water,” The Cats & The Fiddle
- “Rich Woman,” Li’l Millet & His Creoles
- “Mona,” Bo Diddley
- “Roadrunner,” The Modern Lovers
- “Just Dropped In,” Tom Jones
- “Me Reine,” Los Shakers
- “Sigue Buscando (Keep Searching),” Los Shakers
- “Break It Off,” Los Shakers
- “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo,” Superchunk
- “Is that Enough,” Yo La Tengo
- “Unbelievers,” Vampire Weekend
- “Matangi,” M.I.A.
- “Contact,” Daft Punk
Friday Rock returns to Radio CPR 97.5 FM on Jan. 3 or 31 at 9 p.m.. Stay tuned.