What would have been the 84th birthday of Lou Reed got a royal treatment on Capital Radio today, with songs from the groundbreaking Velvet Underground, his own extensive solo career and covers of both from a variety of artists.
Reed was also represented in the birthday salute to Kurt Weill, born this day in 1900. Other birthdays noted today included guitarist Larry Carlton, turning 76; Lawrence Payton of The Four Tops; Rory Gallagher and Desi Arnaz.
Here are the links to the archived show, in three parts, delineated below in the set list:
Capital Radio March 2, 2026 1- 4:20 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Washington, D.C.,” The Magnetic Fields
- “March Climes,” The Posies
- “March Sees January Out,” The Cleaners from Venus
- “March Winds in February,” Van Morrison
- “Waters of March,” Antonio Carlos Jobim
- “The Theme from ‘Hill Street Blues,’” Larry Carlton / Mike Post
- “Kid Charlemagne,” Steely Dan
- “Amelia,” Joni Mitchell
- “Keeper of the Castle,” Four Tops
- “Until You Love Someone,” Four Tops
- “Bobalu,” Desi Arnaz
- “Shadow Play,” Rory Gallagher
- “Alabama Song,” The Doors
- “Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin
- “Lost in the Stars,” Elvis Costello and Brodsky Quartet
- “Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife,” Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding
- “Pirate Jenny,” Nina Simone
- “When the Ship Comes In,” Bob Dylan
PART II
- “September Song,” Lou Reed
- “Some Kinda Love,” The Velvet Underground
- “Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together,” The Velvet Underground
- “Rock & Roll,” The Velvet Underground
- “Pale Blue Eyes [live],” The Velvet Underground
- “Sweet Jane [live],” Lou Reed
- “Vicious,” Lou Reed
- “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed
- “Busload of Faith,” Lou Reed
- “Doing the Things We Want To,” Lou Reed
- “What’s Good,” Lou Reed
- “Some Kind of Nature,” Gorillaz with Lou Reed
Part III
- “Perfect Day,” Al Green with RAYE
- “I’m Waiting for the Man,” Keith Richards
- “Here She Comes Now,” Nirvana
- “Sunday Morning,” Michael Stipe
- “I’ll Be Your Mirror,” Courtney Barnett
- “Heroin,” Thurston Moore with Bobby Gillespie
- “Stephanie Says,” Lee Renaldo
- “Run Run Run,” Kurt Vile and the Violators
- “Who Loves the Sun,” The Feelies
- “Legendary Hearts,” Lucinda Williams
- “Sally Can’t Dance,” Bobby Rush
- “I Love You, Suzanne,” Afghan Whigs
- “Velvet Underground,” Jonathan Richman
Capital Radio returns March 9 at 1 p.m. ET until after 4 on www.cygnusradio.com. The show can also be heard via the cygnusradio.com app, available free at iTunes or GooglePlay. Recent shows are available on demand at cygnusradio.com. Older shows are posted at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.