After concluding the Firesign Theatre album begun last week, there was a substantial salute to Smokey Robinson, who was being honored on TV for winning the Gershwin Prize from the Library of Congress.
Valentine’s Day got some attention, including a handful of songs with “Valentine” as the title from performers as diverse as David Bowie, the Replacements and Maurice Chevalier.
Played some Ventures, Velvet Underground, Woody Guthrie, a stack of Lee Hazlewood and Priests. Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 2-10-2017, 9 p.m.- 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus,” Side 2, The Firesign Theatre
- “Who’s Lovin’ You,” The Miracles
- “Shop Around,” The Miracles
- “I’ll Try Something New,” The Miracles
- “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” The Miracles
- “Mickey’s Monkey,” The Miracles
- “Ooo Baby Baby,” The Miracles
- “The Tracks of My Tears,” The Miracles
- “Going to a Go-Go,” The Miracles
- “The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- “I Second that Emotion,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- “More Love,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- “Baby Baby Don’t Cry,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- “The Tears of a Clown,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- “Get on the Good Foot,” James Brown
- “Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses),” James Brown
- “Unity: The Third Coming,” Africa Bambaataa and James Brown
- “The Things We Do for Love,” Charles Bradley
- “Crazy for Your Love,” Charles Bradley
- “Change for the World,” Charles Bradley
- “My Funny Valentine,” Miles Davis Quintet
- “My Funny Valentine,” Chet Baker
- “Valentine,” Fiona Apple
- “Valentine,” The Replacements
- “Valentine,” The Get Up Kids
- “Valentine,” The Old 97’s
- “My Valentine,” Rhett Miller
- “Valentine,” Maurice Chevalier
- “Valentine,” David Bowie
- “Happy Valentine’s Day,” Outkast
- “Roses,” Outkast
- “Hey Ya!” Outkast
- “Cream on Chrome,” Ratatat
- “1000 Deaths,” D’Angelo
- “Mo’ Onions,” Booker T & the MGs
- “Frog Stomp,” Floyd Newman
- “Can Your Monkey Do the Dog,” Rufus Thomas
- “Bush Bash,” Mar-Keys
- “Walk Don’t Run,” The Ventures
- “Pipeline,” The Ventures
- “Telstar,” The Ventures
- “Tequila,” The Ventures
- “JJ,” Priests
- “No Big Bang,” Priests
- “Nothing Feels Natural,” Priests
- “Radio On,” Ex Hex
- “Hello,” Me First & the Gimmee Gimmes
- “TV Party,” Black Flag
- “Johnny Clash,” Billy Bragg
- “Keith,” Jonathan Richman
- “Angry Generation,” The Woodchucks
- “The Street Song,” The Kitchen Cinq
- “Trouble Maker,” Lee Hazlewood
- “You Turned My Head Around,” Ann-Margret
- “Dance to the Fight,” The I Don’t Cares
- “Let’s Have a Party,” Wanda Jackson
- “Shakin’ All Over,” Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
- “Hippy Hippy Shake,” Chan Romero
- “Action Packed,” Ronnie Dee
- “Jumps, Giggles and Shouts,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “Race with the Devil,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “Down’ the Things That We Want to,” Lou Reed
- “I Can’t Stand It,” The Velvet Underground
- “Some Kinda Love,” The Velvet Underground
- “Pale Blue Eyes,” The Velvet Underground
- “Deportee,” Arlo Guthrie and Hoyt Axton
- “Wreck of the Old 97,” Woody Guthrie
- “Baltimore to Washington,” Woody Guthrie
- “Stagolee,” Woody Guthrie
Friday Night Rock returns Feb. 17 on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C., or online at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr