RaDIo zAzOo PiRatE BrOAdcAsT #004

Well, it looks like I managed to "jam the Jive" for about an hour with this one....A real mixed bag, but I hope you liked what you heard.

Volia! The playlist:

01. Mystery Jets - Dreaming of Another World (2010) - Another import from Oz, inspired by the 80's.
02. China Crisis - Wishful Thinking (1984)
03. The Mary Onettes - The Night Before The Funeral (2010) - A new single from this Swedish import. They, too, are highly influenced by the 80's. You can hear similarities with China Crisis in this one, whom they followed in the playlist.
04. JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys  – If You Let Me (Bob Clearmountain Mix)(2010) - Finally, a new single from Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders). her new effort is a collaboration with Welsh musician, JP Jones. A rollicking good time song. Good to have you back, Chrissie.
05. Blossom Dearie - Comment Allez-Vous? (1957) - A renowned American bebop jazz singer, famous for her "girlish" voice, this French lesson is a perfect lead in to the Art vs. Science track.
06. Art vs. Science - Parlez-Vous Francais? (2009) - Voted #2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2009 (Mumford & Sons' "Little Lion Man" took #1), this Aussie band's manic single just has to be heard outside of the island. If I'm not mistaken, the video for the song was voted Best Video of 2009. Stay tuned to Radio Zazoo and radiojive.com for more from this power trio.
07. Bebu Silvetti - Spring Rain (1977) - A slice of Italo Disco, rarely heard outside the discos of 1977, this song evokes memories of friends dancing the merengue on a half-empty dancefloor.
08. Squeeze - Cool For Cats (1979) - A classic in the punk/pop style, this one's an early 7 inch. FYI, these cats just released some new material. Another reason to stay tuned to Radio Zazoo and radiojive.com....you might here it!
09. The Like - He's Not A Boy (2010) - A song that could have been penned by Josie & The Pussycats working together with The GoGo's, this power pop single is totally infectious!
10. The Yardbirds – Lost Woman (1966) - The famed blues/rock band of the 60's who gave the world Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, gives us this compelling track from 1966. It was covered in the 70's by The James Gang on their "Live In Concert" album.
11. Fantastic Plastic Machine - Steppin' Out (Costes Re-edit) (1998) - Famed Japanese DJ and master remixer, FPM cover Joe Jackson. This particular version was re-edited by Stephane Pompougnac for one of his Hotel Costes cafe chillout CD's.
12. Smashing Pumpkins - French Movie Theme (2005) - A lost track.... a B-side? .....a throwaway? Maybe, but also fun.....and a great segue into.....
13. Claudine Longet - Un Homme et Une Femme (1967) - Upping the "cheese" factor a bit here, and keeping with the French theme, here's the wife of singer Andy Williams and killer of Olympic skier Spider Sabich, with her interpretation of the famous theme from the 1966 Oscar-winning film of the same name.
14. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (1968) - Signed to The Beatles' Apple label, this is Mary's "one hit wonder", a Russian-themed love song that topped the charts back in'68.
15. BB Gabor - Moscow Drug Club (1980) - A Toronto-based musician with a promising career, taken from us far too early, this was chosen simply for it's perfect lead in by the Mary Hopkin's track.
16. Fanny - Hey Bulldog! (1972) - One of the first all-girl rock bands, Fanny's cover of this Beatles track got lots of airplay back on the free-form FM of the early 70's.
17. Paul Anka – Lovecats (2005) - The Cure never sounded so sexy! taken from Paul's album, Rock Swings, of rock covers done with a swing/jazz arrangement and orchestration. Might be considered high on the cheese factor if it wasn't engineered and produced so well and with so much class.
18. King Crimson – Catfood (1970) - With lead vocals from bassist Greg Lake, this doesn't know whether to take itself too seriously or not. Like cats themselves, the song evokes a certain playfulness, not forgetting the underlying mysteriousness of cats. A true classic, standing tall beside their other classics, like "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "The Court of The Crimson King".