Flag Day was all but forgotten Sunday amid the surreal brawl fest at the White House, so there were a baker’s dozen songs about flags of all types on a taped Capital Radio June 15. Then there were 21 songs about fights of all kinds.
We began by saluting the harmolodic guitar legacy of James “Blood” Ulmer, who died June 3 at 88, and we closed with all manner of birthdays: Waylon Jennings, born this day in 1937; Harry Nilsson (1941), Erroll Garner (1921) and songwriter Tom Adair (1913), as well as Ruby Garnett of Ruby and the Romantics, turning 92, and rapper Ice Cube, 57.
Here’s the archived show in three parts; the setlist follows:
Capital Radio June 15, 2026 1 p.m.- 4: 25 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “Define Violence,” Ry Cooder
- “Free Lancing,” James Blood Ulmer
- “Are You Glad to Be in America?” James Blood Ulmer
- “Rally ‘Round the Flag,” Ry Cooder
- “Capture the Flag,” Broken Social Scene
- “Flags for Everything,” Let’s Active
- “American Flag,” Cat Power
- “I Am Your Flag,” The English Beat
- “The Red Flag,” Billy Bragg
- “Red Flag Diver,” Aimee Mann
- “White Flag,” Dido
- “Hang out the Flags,” Everything but the Girl
- “Broken Flag,” Patti Smith
- “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore,” John Prine
- “Ashes of American Flags,” Wilco
- “No Flag,” Elvis Costello
PART II
- “Kung Fu Fighting,” Carl Douglas
- “Rabbit Fighting,” T. Rex
- “Fight Test,” The Flaming Lips
- “The Wrestler,” Bruce Springsteen
- “The Fight,” The Cure
- “Fight,” The Lemon Twigs
- “The Fight,” The dB’s
- “The Fight,” Cornelius
- “The Fightin’ Side of Me,” Merle Haggard
- “Fight On,” Peter Tosh
- “Fight or Fall,” Thin Lizzy
- “Fight Like a Brave,” Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “Fight at the Table,” Chris Bell
- “40 Days, 40 Fights,” Badly Drawn Boy
- “Still Fighting It,” Ben Folds
- “Fighting in a Sack,” The Shins
- “The Big Fight,” Stars
PART III
- “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy
- “Fight the Power,” the Isley Brothers
- “Fight the Power,” bis
- “Too Weak to Fight,” Clarence Carter
- “Love of the Common People,” Waylon Jennings
- “Drivin’ Nails in the Wall,” Waylon Jennings & The Kimberlys
- “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way,” Waylon Jennings
- “I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City,” Harry Nilsson
- “Per Chi,” Harry Nilsson
- “1941,” Harry Nilsson
- “Think About Your Troubles,” Nilsson
- “Gotta Get Up,” Harry Nilsson
- “Turn on Your Radio,” Harry Nilsson
- “Baby Come Home,” Ruby and the Romantics
- “Our Day Will Come,” Ruby and the Romantics
- “Misty,” Erroll Garner
- “The Night We Called It a Day,” Bob Dylan
- “It Was a Good Day,” Ice Cube
Capital Radio returns June 22 at 1 p.m. EDT 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.