THE MENACE’S ATTIC Playlists 2006

PLAYLISTS FOR 2006

The Menace’s Attic Episode #209! January 6th, 2005 The “Gosh Golly, When Women’s Basketball Goes Overtime We Only Have Time For Three Sets. Women’s Basketball, Indeed!” Edition.

QUICK TRIBUTE TO BARRY COWSILL, Dead In New Orleans OPENING SONG: When You’re Young – The Atlantics (MCA)

Set #1 If This Set Makes You Think Of Pizza, Feel Free To Have One Delivered To Me Hear At The Studio. Pepperoni and Mushrooms Will Be Just Fine. If On The Other Hand This Set Makes You Think About Love, Please Don’t Have Anything Delivered To Me, With, Uh, Pepperoni And Mushrooms! Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? – Derek & The Dominoes (Polydor) Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd (Stax) I Can’t Take It – Cheap Trick (Epic) Touch Me – The Doors (Elektra)

Set #2 At Some Point In This Set, Probably During The First Song, Feel Free To Hallucinate. Naturally, Of Course! Wear Your Love Like Heaven – Donovan (Epic) (You Said Saturday this Sunday) Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – The Bluebelles (Sire) You Little Fool – Elvis Costello (Rhino) You Dropped A Bomb On Me – The Gap Band (Rhino)

Set #3 I Might Have Mentioned Before That Kate And I Are Hooked On A Bootleg DVD of All Episodes Of The Batman Television Series From The 60’s. And Ya Gotta Love The The Musical Guest Stars –Sorry, But I Refuse To Play Liberace. Batman – Neil Hefti (RCA) Introduced By Kate California Nights – Leslie Gore (Mercury) (Plays Pussycat, the “Assistant” to Catwoman!) FILM CLIP: Batman! Let Me – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia) (Play as the house band when the Penguin runs for Mayor of Gotham City!) John Lee Supertaster – They Might Be Giants (Rounder)

CLOSING SONG: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes – The Supremes (Motown)

SHOW #209 THE MENACE’S ATTIC Playlists 2006 The Menace’s Attic Episode #210! January 13th, 2005 The “Gosh Golly Guess What, It’s Another 7th Show And That Means It’s Time To Get Out Those 7” Platters And Spin’em Like A Frisbee. So You Better Catch Them Or They Are Going To Be Far Scratchier Than Usual!” Edition.

OPENING SONG: Sukiyaki Kyu Sakamoto (Capitol)

Set #1 Admittedly, Is No La La Brooks, But I Must Say Her Approach Is A Lot More Direct…Or Maybe It’s Just The 60’s vs. the 80’s! Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals (Philles) I Wonder If I Take You Home – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with (Columbia) Love Resurrection – (Columbia)

Set #2 Just Imagine A Movie Script Based On The Plot Of This Set. Oh, I’m Sorry, I Forgot That The Studios Aren’t Buying Any Punk Rock Futuristic, Love Stories – Especially If The Director Isn’t A Part Of The “New Wave!” If The Kids Are United – Sham 69 (Polydor U.K.) Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Ultravox (Chrysalis) 1984 – David Bowie (RCA)

Set #3 If You’re Going To Travel In Style, May I Suggest You Don’t Use Kate Moss As Your Role Model! The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy (Mercury) Miles From Nowhere – The Smithereens (RCA Victor) FILM CLIP: Bullet Drive All Night – Elliott Murphy (Columbia)

Set #4 Okay, Keeping With The Travel Movie Theme For One More Set, I Can You Imagine If James Brown Was Cast in “Brazil?” Or Nick Rhodes Starred In “Rocky IV!?” Yes, I Will Stupe To Absolutely Anything To Make A Set Work! Living In America – James Brown (Polydor) Rio – Duran Duran (Capitol)

CLOSING SONG: Stand – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)

SHOW #210 THE MENACE’S ATTIC Playlists 2006 The Menace’s Attic Episode #211! January 20th, 2005 The “Once Again I Am At Sundance. But Before You Think I’ve Become One Of Those Self-Important Movie Industry Folks, Let Me Tell You That I Did Actually Pay To Go See A Movie Last Week. See, I Am One Of You And That Proves It!” Edition.

OPENING SONG: Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics (Stax)

Set #1 It’s The World’s Shortest Set Title, And It’s Really Really Dumb! “Boo! Did I Scare You?” I’m Afraid Of Me – Culture Club (Epic) Sleepwalker – The Kinks (Arista) In The Dark – Billy Squire (Capitol)

Set #2 C’mon Little Fella, You’re Not Saying You Didn’t Learn About Bordello’s In School. Wasn’t Heidi Fleiss Your Teacher? I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – Bob Dylan (Columbia) Isn’t It Time – The Babys (Chrysalis) A Good Feelin’ To Know – Poco (Epic)

Set #3 Come To Think Of It (He Said Referring To The Last Set Title, Which I Doubt You Remember), Heidi Fleiss Might Be The “Genius Of Love.” After All – I She Really Is Hooked On Her Career. Ouch! In Fact, Double Ouch! Go To Jail Immediately Dennis The Menace! Genius of Love – Tom Tom Club (Sire) Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price (ABC Paramount) FILM CLIP: This Is My Song – Petula Clark (Warner Bros.) Charles Chaplin (Start in where the single begins)

Set #4 I Don’t Believe For A Moment You’re That Upset About Our Little Love Affair Not Working Out, Oh, The Second Song In This Set, Will Make Me Believe It, I See. Never Date A D.J. No Matter What Happens He Can Justify His Actions With A Song! Laughing – The Guess Who (RCA) I Wanna Destroy You – Soft Boys (Matador) Tightly Wound – The Capes (Hard Soul)

CLOSING SONG: Just Got Lucky – Jo Boxers (RCA)

SHOW #211 THE MENACE’S ATTIC Playlists 2006 The Menace’s Attic Episode #212! January 27th, 2005 The “Yes, So I’m Back From Sundance, And Please Don’t Ask Me My Favorite Movies When You Call! Oh No, Dennis The Menace Has Become One Of THEM!” Edition.

OPENING SONG: Pay You Back With Interest – The Hollies (Imperial)

Set #1 The Following Set Is A Big Fat Bribe From Reprise Records…Right Like They Could Pay Me To Play Kenny Rogers & The First Edition! Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young (Reprise) KILLER JONATHAN DEMME DOC Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Saint Etienne (Reprise) IN TOWN IN FEBRUARY Something’s Burning – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)

Set #2 Okay, I’ve Done Some Strange Sets In My Time, But This One Is Worthy Of A Labotomy. I Hear You Can Get Quite A Discount On Those In The Gift Shops At The Indian Casinos! These Days – Nico (Polydor) Indian Reservation (The Lament OF The Cherokee Reservation Indian) – The Raiders (Columbia) (YES, I KNOW I PLAYED PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO….GOTTA KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE!) Streets Of Your Town – Country Joe & The Fish (Vanguard) PLAYED ON FIRST SHOW!

Set #3 Sooner Or Later All Nervous Eaters Decide To Save Their Food For Later, Resulting In The Same Kind Of Indegestion That Howard Jones Often Got After A Good Meal In The Village. Loretta – The Nervous Eaters (Elektra) Who’s Makin’ Love – Johnny Taylor (Stax) FILM CLIP: Singles Things Can Always Get Better – Howard Jones (Elektra) AT RED DEVIL ON THE 31ST!

Set #4 The First Song In This Set Is A Disc Jockey’s Dream. No Matter What You Say Before You Slam Into It You Sound Professional. Unless Of Course I Hit The Wrong Button Right Now, Which Would Be Almost As Bad As The Fact That I Changed Tenses Smack In The Middle Of This Set Title! You’re All I’ve Got Tonight – The Cars (Elektra) Come On Let’s Go – The Paley Brothers & The Ramones (Sire) 1-2-3-4 Before So Slam Early! Couldn’t I Just Tell You – Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)

CLOSING SONG: Slowdown – John Miles (London)

SHOW #212 THE MENACE’S ATTIC Playlists 2006 The Menace’s Attic Episode #213! February 3rd, 2006 The “Sometimes You Want To Play Your Old Favorites For A New Favorite Person, So Does That Mean That They Become New Favorites Now, Or Old New Favorites Or…Geez If I Don’t Stop Talking I Will Be Too Old To Play Them!” Edition.

OPENING SONG: Sweet Jane – Velvet Underground (RCA)

Set #1 Warning: Major Juvenile Pun Zone Ahead! Okay, Here Goes: If Burt Bacharach Married Keith Richards Hoodoo You Think Would Be The Guru At Their Wedding? Hey This IS San Francisco, Anything Is Possible. Come Anytime – Hoodoo Gurus (RCA) Time Is On My Side – The Rolling Stones (London) My Little Red Book – Love (Elektra)

Set #2 It’s So Easy To Create A Set About Love, So Let’s Just Ignore All That And Say This Set Is About The Best And Most Expensive Tailor I’ve Ever Been To. Yeah, Like Ray Davies, Or Ric Ocasek Would Ever Pay Retail! Slip Away – Ian Lloyd (Scotti Bros) You Really Got Me – The Kinks (Rhino) I Got You – Split Enz (A&M) Teenage Kicks – The Undertones (Sanctuary)

Set #3 I Had It Made, I Was Going To Play The Single Version Of All These Songs, And Then Paul Simon’s Wife Had To Get Wind Of It And Make Him Tell Me To Play The Version! 13:07 Dreaming – Blondie (Single Version) (Chrysalis) Love And Loneliness – (Single Version) Virgin What Do All The People Know (Single Version) – The Monroes (Alfa) FILM CLIP: The Graduate Fakin’ It – Simon & Garfunkle (Columbia)

Set #4 Yup Get Ready, It’s Time For The Menace’s Attic Dancing, Dancing, Dancing Machine. But Since I’m Tight On Time, You’ll Have To Dance Very Fast! Hippy Hippy Shake – Swingin’ Blue Jeans (Imperial) Now – The Plimsouls (Rhino)

CLOSING SONG: Is She Really Going Out With Him – Joe Jackson (A&M)

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