As summer ebbs, perhaps the most comprehensive Labor Day set list to date, which ended with a saluted to what would have been Michael Jackson’s 58th birthday.
A set to commemorate Thursday’s show by The Handsome Family at the Iota, and a longer one recalling the original versions of Big Star songs that an all star tribute band played last Saturday at the 9:30 Club. Heard a couple of songs from the Beatles’ show at the Hollywood Bowl 49 years ago this week, a bit of 80s stuff, some rockabilly and some old school hip hop.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, Aug. 29, 2014, 9 p.m.- 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C. Streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/djwanako
- “Summertime,” Billy Stewart
- “I Know Where the Summer Goes,” Belle & Sebastian
- “Cruel Summer” Bananarama
- “Five O’Clock World,” The Vogues
- “Career Opportunities,” The Clash (live)
- “I Found a Job,” Talking Heads
- “Welcome to the Working Week,” Elvis Costllo & The Attractions
- “Bright Future in Sales,” Fountains of Wayne
- “Working in the Coal Mine,” Devo
- “Get Back in Line,” The Kinks
- “Chain Gang,” Sam Cooke
- “Factory,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Factory Girl,” The Rolling Stones
- “There is Power in a Union,” Billy Bragg (live).
- “Sixteen Tons,” Tennessee Ernie Ford
- “Take This Job and Shove It,” Johnny Paycheck
- “Working Man’s Blues,” Merle Haggard
- “Coal Mine Blues,” Marty Stuart
- “Let’s Work,” Prince
- “We Don’t Work for Free,” Grandmaster Melle Mel
- “Working Day and Night,” Michael Jackson
- “Got to Be There,” Michael Jackson
- “Maybe Tomorrow,” The Jackson 5
- “I’ll Be There,” The Jackson 5
- “Never Can Say Goodbye,” The Jackson 5
- “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson (instrumental)
- “Frogs,” The Handsome Family
- “Eels,” The Handsome Family
- “Lizards,” The Handsome Family
- “Passenger Pigeons,” The Handsome Family
- “My Sister’s Tiny Hands,” The Handsome Family
- “Handcuffed to a Fence in Mississippi,” Jim White
- “Crossing Muddy Waters,” The Devil & Bunny Set
- “Gun Sale at the Church,” Buddy Blue
- “Hard Times Come Again No More,” James Taylor, Yo-Yo ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor
- “Mrs. Henry Please,” Bob Dylan and the Band
- “Tears of Rage,” Bob Dylan and the Band
- “Tnak you Friends,” Big Star
- “Jesus Christ,” Big Star
- “Femme Fatale,” Big Star
- “Holocaust,” Big Star
- “Kangaroo,” Big Star
- “For You,” Big Star
- “Nightime,” Big Star
- “Kizza Me,” Big Star
- “I am the Cosmos,” Chris Bell
- “The Ballad of ElGoodo,” Big Star
- “Thirteen,” Big Star
- “I’m in Love with a Girl,” Big Star
- “In the Street,” Big Star
- “September Gurls,” Big Star
- “Things We Said Today,” The Beatles (live)
- “Roll Over Beethoven,” The Beatles (live)
- “Normal Person,” Arcade Fire
- “Beat Surrender,” The Jam
- “A Milion Miles Away,” The Plimsouls
- “Girls,” Dwight Twilley
- “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” Heaven 17
- “Greens and Blues,” The Pixies
- “The Left Hand and the Right Hand,” Chuck Prophet
- “All By Myself,” Johnny Burnett
- “Sweet Love on My Mind,” Johnny Burnett
- “Brand New Cadillac,” Vince Taylor
- “The New World,” X
- “Body Movin,'” Beastie Boys
- “Come Baby Come,” K7
- “Ring Ring Ring,” De La Soul
Friday Night Rock returns to Radio CPR, 97.5 FM Washington, Sept. 5 at 9 p.m. Now streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/djwanako