Started with the great new D’Angelo album, paired with some of its antecedents, then moved on to salute Joe Cocker, who died this week and Ian McLagan of the Faces, who died earlier this month.
And after a few songs about the aftermath of Christmas, a whole bunch of songs about New Year’s Eve, which led inevitably to versions of “Auld Lang Syne” from Bobby Womack, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Andrew Bird.
Closed out with some Old 97’s, in advance of their shows here next week.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 12-26-2014, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Till It’s Pure (Tutu),” D’Angelo
- “Really Love,” D’Angelo
- Sugah Daddy,” D’Angelo
- “Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2,” The Isley Brothers
- “Luv N Haight,” Sly & The Family Stone
- “Sign O’ the Times,” Prince
- “Controversy,” Prince
- “Honky Tonk Women,” Joe Cocker
- “Cry Me a River,” Joe Cocker
- “Let’s Go Get Stoned,” Joe Cocker
- “With a Little Help From My Friends,” Joe Cocker
- “Delta Lady,” Joe Cocker
- “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” Joe Cocker
- “Hitchcock Railway,” Joe Cocker
- “Something,” Joe Cocker
- “Dear Landlord,” Joe Cocker
- “Darling Be Home Soon,” Joe Cocker
- “The Letter,” Joe Cocker
- “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today,” Joe Cocker
- “Many Rivers to Cross,” Joe Cocker
- “Bad N’ Ruin,” The Faces
- “You’re So Rude,” The Faces
- “Cindy Incidentally,” The Faces
- “Borstal Boys,” The Faces
- “Open to Ideas,” The Faces
- “Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over,” Fiddling John Carson and the Virginia Reelers
- “Taking Down the Tree,” Low
- “Did I Make You Cry on Christmas (Well, You Deserved It!),” Sufjan Stevens
- “That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!” Sufjan Stevens
- “Jupiter Winter,” Sufjan Stevens
- “Christmastime Will Soon Be Over,” Jack White
- “Happy New Year Blues,” Mary Harris
- “Happy New Year,” Lightnin’ Hopkins
- “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Chuck Brown
- “Bringing in a Brand New Year,” Charles Brown
- “New Year’s Resolutions,” Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
- “The New Year,” Jimmy Jules
- “Auld Lang Syne,” The Black and White Affair
- “The New Year,” Death Cab for Cutie
- “Happy New Year,” Deathray
- “New Year’s Eve Party,” George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- “Funky New Year,” The Eagles
- “New Year’s Day,” Charles Robison
- “Hello Mr. New Year,” The Coolbreezers
- “After New Year’s Eve,” The Heartbeats
- “Let’s Start the New Year Right,” Bing Crosby
- “New Year Revolution,” Graham Parker
- “What a Year for a New Year,” Dan Wilson
- “My Dear Acquaintance (Happy New Year),” Regina Spektor
- “Ding Dong, Ding Dong,” George Harrison
- “New Year’s Eve,” Tom Waits
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Bobby Womack
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Beach Boys
- “Auld Lang Syne,” B.B. King
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Jimi Hendrix
- “Auld Lang Syne,” Andrew Bird
- “Lonely Holiday,” The Old 97’s
- “King of All the World,” The Old 97’s
- “Rollerskate Skinny,” The Old 97’s
- “Every Night is Friday Night (Without You),” The Old 97’s
- “Champaign, Illinois,” The Old 97’s
- “Good to Go,” Slim
Friday Night Rock returns Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR, 97.5 FM, Washington D.C.