Prerecorded before a trip to England, this week’s Capital Radio began with a smattering of London songs, and included the Beatles in their first appearance on Ed Sullivan, the impresario who was born this day in 1901. Other highlights from Sullivan’s show ranged from Johnny Rivers to the Kessler Twins, and there was a rumination on Ed from George Carlin.
Birthdays were celebrated for St. Vincent, turning 44; Joseph Arthur, 55; and others both this day, from Confucius to Brigitte Bardot to Ethel Rosenberg. Also: Ben E. King, Kenny Kirkland, Sean Levert and Tuli Kupferbert of The Fugs.
Before it was all over, though, there were songs of September and of the first days of autumn. Closed with a preview of Tom Morello’s big Power to the People concert at nearby Merriweather Post Pavilion this weekend.
Here, at last, is the archived show (in three parts); followed by the setlist:
Capital Radio September 28, 2026 1- 4:23 p.m.
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “London Calling,” The Clash
- “London Girl,” The Pogues
- “London Song,” Ray Davies
- “Waterloo Sunset,” The Kinks
- “Year of the Tiger,” St. Vincent
- “Who,” David Byrne & St. Vincent
- “Rattlesnake,” St. Vincent
- “Big Time Nothing [live],” St. Vincent
- “Casanova,” Levert.
- “You’re So True,” Joseph Arthur
- “Pale Blue Eyes,” Joseph Arthur
- “The Dream of the Blue Turtles,” Sting
- “Shadows in the Rain,” Sting
- “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied),” Ben E. King
- “There Goes My Baby,” The Drifters
- “This Magic Moment,” The Drifters
PART II
- “Mixed Up Confucius,” Peter Perrett
- “Ed Sullivan,” George Carlin
- “All My Loving [live],” The Beatles
- “Baby I Need Your Lovin’ [live],“ Johnny Rivers
- “This Girl’s in Love With You, [live]” The Kessler Twins
- “Brigitte Bardot,” Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
- “Bonnie and Clyde,” Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot
- “Julius and Ethel,” Bob Dylan
- “Nothing” [live],” The Fugs
- “Kill for Peace,” The Fugs
- “September Gurls,” Big Star
- “September,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “September Song,” Lou Reed
- “September in the Rain,” Dinah Washington
PART III
- “Urge for Going,” Joni Mitchell
- “Autumn Almanac,” The Kinks
- “Autumn Sweater,” Yo La Tengo
- “Autumn’s in the Air,” Mercury Rev
- “Autumn,” Trashcan Sinatras
- “Autumn,” Edgar Winter Group
- “We’re Going to Be Friends,” The White Stripes
- “What’s New for Fall,” Desaparecidos
- “Autumn Song,” Van Morrison
- “Autumn Afternoon,” Teddy Neeley Five
- “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” Green Day
- “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello
- “Streets of Minneapolis,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Union Town,” Tom Morello
- “Rebel Without a Pause,” Public Enemy
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