An unusual show began with the only band named after a “Tom Terrific” villain, and lurched eventually into a little Jonathan Richman set, an unplanned concentration of Del Shannon, some Beatles and Ramones in response, all of side three of “Electric Ladyland,” some live Velvet Underground from the 90s, a spot of Keith Richards for no particular reason and ended with some Van Morrison.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 3-37-2015, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Go Back,” Crabby Appleton
- “He’s So Fine,” The Chiffons
- “Chains,” The Ravonettes
- “No Cities to Love,” Sleater-Kinney
- “Oh!,” Sleater-Kinney
- “Springtime in New York,” Jonathan Richman
- “The World is Showing Its Hand,” Jonathan Richman
- “Couples Must Fight,” Jonathan Richman
- “Walter Johnson,” Jonathan Richman
- “Don’t Let Our Youth Go to Waste,” Galaxie 500
- “A Beginning Song,” The Decemberists
- “She Just Don’t Want to Be with You Anymore,” Jens Lekman
- “I’m a Fool to Want You,” Bob Dylan
- “Saturday’s Song,” Hiss Golden Messinger
- “Comin’ On,” David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights
- “She’s a Runaway,” BoDeans
- “Runaway,” Del Shannon
- “Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun),” Del Shannon
- “Stranger in Town,” Del Shannon
- “Handy Man,” Del Shannon
- “From Me to You,” Del Shannon
- “Do You Want to Dance?” Del Shannon
- “Tell Me Why,” The Beatles
- “Devil in Her Heart,” The Beatles
- “Do You Want to Dance?” The Ramones
- “I Wanna Be Well,” The Ramones
- “Needles & Pins,” The Ramones
- “Why Is It Always This Way,” The Ramones
- “Everybody is a Star,” Sly & The Family Stone
- “Break on Through,” The Doors (live)
- “Morning Bell,” Radiohead (live)
- “Ain’t That Easy,” D’Angelo
- “Rainy Day, Dream Away,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- “1983 (C Merman I Should Turn to Be),” The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- “Moon, Turn the Tides …gently gently away,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- “Still Raining, Still Dreaming,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- “Dirty Old Town,” David Byrne
- “Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun),” Thievery Corporation featuring Flaming Lips
- “Fight Test,” The Flaming Lips
- “Caterpillars,” The Handsome Family
- “Head Underwater,” Jenny Lewis
- “Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl,” Patty and the Emblems
- “Tezeta (Fast),” Getatchew Kassa
- “Yagelle Tezeta,” Mulatu Astatke
- “Yekermo Sew,” Mulatu Astatke
- “There is An End,” The Greenhorns and Holly Golightly
- “Some Kind of Love,” The Velvet Underground (live)
- “Femme Fatale,” The Velvet Underground (live)
- “Pale Blue Eyes,” The Velvet Underground (live)
- “Blue Moon,” Beck
- “Milly’s Garden,” Steve Gunn
- “2:19,” Tom Waits
- “I’m Shakin,'” Little Willie John
- “Deathletter Blues,” Son House
- “Stop Breakin’ Down Blues,” Robert Johnson
- “Key to the Highway,” Keith Richards (live)
- “Take It So Hard,” Keith Richards
- “Gimme Shelter,” Keith Richards (live)
- “Happy,” The Rolling Stones
- “Lonely Weekends,” Charlie Rich
- “A Big Hunk O’Love,” Elvis Presley
- “Baby Don’t You Think I Know,” Johnny Shines
- “Down the Road,” Van Morrison
- “Open the Door (to Your Heart),” Van Morrison
- “Here Comes the Night,” Them
- “Play at Your Own Risk,” Planet Patrol
Friday Night Rock returns April 3 at 9 p.m. at Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C.