Web Wizard Mike "Listen Mix Drink Repeat" Show August 20, 2010

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My theme for this Mana'o Radio show was called Listen. Mix. Drink. Repeat.  Doing a show on Friday night during Happy Hour I couldn’t resist putting together a playlist all about drinking, wine, beer, champagne, grog, tequila, whiskey, margaritas, bars, getting rowdy, etc.   I had rock, country, folk, Irish, reggae, soul, blues...a little bit of everything; all fun and eclectic Mana’o Radio style!

Playlist

I Get Knocked Down – Chumbawumba

Closing Time – Semisonic

Red Red Wine – UB40 – Labour of Love

Diving Duck Blues – Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal

A Six Pack To Go – Leon Russell – Hank Wilson’s Back

Whiskey Lullaby (feat Alison Krauss) – Brad Paisley – Mud on the Tires

Water with the Wine – Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading

Summer Wine – The Corrs with Bono – VH1 Presents the Corrs: Live in Dublin

Tequila – The Champs

Tequila Sunrise – The Eagles – Desperado

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – Blake Shelton – Some Beach

The More I Drink – Blake Shelton – Pure BS

I Gotta Get Drunk – George Jones & Willie Nelson - My Very Special Guests

Beer For My Horses – Toby Keith & Willie Nelson

Whiskey Girl – Toby Keith – Shock’n Y’all

Get Drunk and Be Somebody – Toby Keith – White Trash with Money

You Ain't Much Fun Since I Quit Drinking – Toby Keith -

Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time – Mickey Gilley – 10 Years of Hits

All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over – Hank Williams Jr. – Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Under the Scotsman’s Kilt – Irish Rovers

All For Me Grog – The Clancy Brothers – Essential Irish Drinking Songs & Sing Alongs: Whiskey In The Jar

Finnegan’s Wake – Dubliners – The Transatlantic Anthology

Drunken Sailor – Celtic Tigers – Roar

What’s Made Milwaukee Famous – Jerry Lee Lewis – Last Man Standing

Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee – Jerry Lee Lewis – Ultimate Rock N Roll Drinkers & Sinners

Elderberry Wine – Elton John – Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player

The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) – Tom Waits – Small Change

Drunk on the Moon – Tom Waits – In the Heart of Saturday Night

Piano Man – Billy Joel – The Essential Billy Joel

Let’s Go Get Stoned – Ray Charles – Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection

Out In California – Dave Alvin – Interstate City

Copperhead Road – Steve Earle – Copperhead Road

Honky Tonk Women – The Rolling Stones

Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – The Doors – The Best of The Doors

Roadhouse Blues – The Doors – The Best of The Doors

Too Much Alcohol – J. B. Hutto & The Hawks – Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar

Drinking All My Troubles Away – Paul Howard

I Drink Alone – George Thorogood and the Destroyers – The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers

1 Bourbon 1 Scotch 1 Beer - George Thorogood and the Destroyers – The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Web Wizard Mike "Storytellers" Show August 13, 2010

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A few months ago I did a Mana’o Radio show called The Greatest Instrumentals of All Time.   On her show following me, Kathy Collins played a brilliant contrasting set of songs with no instruments—all A Cappella.  That made me think about yet another way of contrasting instrumental songs.  How about a group of songs that tell stories?  This Storytellers playlist gave me an opportunity to play songs by some of the great storytellers as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, John Prine and many, many more.  I played selections from all of these as well as from other artists that maybe you hadn’t considered as storytellers.

Playlist

Alice’s Restaurant – Arlo Guthrie

The Ballad of John & Yoko – The Beatles

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band – The Best of The Band

Living for the City – Stevie Wonder – At the close of the Century

Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe

Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson – Live from Autin TX

American Pie – Don McLean

Lawyers Guns and Money – Warren Zevon – KSCA Live from the Music Hall

Lola – The Kinks

Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-las

Taxi – Harry Chapin

Twisted – Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark

Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C Riley – Country Memory

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot

El Paso – Marty Robbins

Night Moves – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Greatest Hits

Sam Stone – John Prine – Prime Prine

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce – Life and Times

Jack and Dianne – John Mellencamp – American Fool

The Pretender – Jackson Browne – The Pretender

Jungleland – Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run

Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of

Puff the Magic Dragon – Peter Paul & Mary – The Best of

Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean – Greatest Hits

Everett Reuss – Dave Alvin - Ashgrove

Father and Son – Cat Stevens – Tea For the Tillerman

Hotel California – The Eagles – Hotel California

A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash – At San Quentin

Space Oddity – David Bowie – Best of Bowie

Hurricane – Bob Dylan - Dylan

Web Wizard Mike "Independence Day" Show July 2, 2010

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My Independence Day playlist is meant to remind us of one thing best stated by Night Ranger - "We can still rock in America!"  Some songs are blatantly patriotic while others were performed in protest of the American government; some relate to the Founding Fathers' beliefs while others simply celebrate our American way of life.  I hope every song on this 4th of July playlist helps you enjoy your holiday barbecues, picnics, or other get-togethers...because what could remind us of our America more than taking a day or two off work, eating and drinking with friends and family, and blasting some good ol' rock and roll out of your windows?

Happy Fourth of July!

Playlist

You can still rock in America – Night Ranger – Midnight Madness

American Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

All American Girl – Melissa Etheridge – Yes I Am

Young Americans – David Bowie – Young Americans

Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen – Greatest Hits

Living in the USA – Steve Miller Band – Living in the USA

American Hearts – AA Bondy – American Hearts

Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The Greatest Hits

Songs of Freedom – Santana – Freedom

We’re An American Band – Grand Funk Railroad – Capitol Collectors Series

American Music – The Blasters – Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings

American Pie – Don McLean

American Dream – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Best of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 20 Years of Dirt

The American Way – Hank Williams Jr. – America (The Way I See It)

Saturday in the Park – Chicago – Very Best of

Chimes of Freedom – Bruce Springsteen – Wolfgang’s Vault

Back in the USA – Chuck Berry – Hail Hail Rock n Roll

The Promised Land – Dave Alvin – Live from Austin TX

American Woman – The Guess Who

Freedom Highway – The Staple Singers – Freedom Highway

Find the Cost of Freedom – Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Déjà vu Live

Blowing in the Wind – Bob Dylan

4^th of July, Asbury park (Sandy) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Live 1975/85 Disc 1

American Land (Live in Dublin) – Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band – Live in Dublin

This Land Is Your Land – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – Live/1975-85 Disc 2

American Tune – Paul Simon – The Essential Paul Simon

Fourth of July – Dave Alvin – King of California

Living in the Promised Land – Willie Nelson – 16 Biggest Hits

Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore – John Prine – John Prine

Living in America – James Brown – Living in America

Our Country – John Mellencamp – Freedom’s Road

Pink Houses – John Mellencamp – Uh-huh

Small Town – John Mellencamp – Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits

America – Simon & Garfunkel – The Best of

America – Neil Diamond – Unassigned: The Early Years

Song of the Patriot- Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash’s America

Dancing in the Street – Martha & The Vandellas – The Ultimate Collection

XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl) – Trisha Yearwood – Thinkin’ About You

Wakko’s America Song – Wakko Warner – YouTube video

Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys – Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of

America The Beautiful – Ray Charles & Alicia Keys – Genius & Friends

Web Wizard Mike "Rise Up Singing" Show June 4, 2010

On my Mana'o Radio show yesterday I played a selection of songs with a theme called "Rise Up Singing". All songs are contained in the group singing songbook of the same name. The book contains over 1,200 songs ranging from folk, country, show tunes, standards, classic pop, some traditional Scottish/Irish, sea shanty’s, etc. Songs are inspired by the likes of Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Woody Guthrie, Stan Rogers, the Clancy Brothers, Peter Paul and Mary, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Bill Staines, Leadbelly, The Weavers, Simon & Garfunkel, Ian & Sylvia, Johnny Cash, and many, many more.


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Playlist

Roll On Columbia – The Highwaymen – Hootenany with the Highwaymen

O Mary Don’t You Weep – Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band – Live In Dublin (Karl)

If I Had a Hammer – Peter Paul & Mary – The Best of

Four Strong Winds – Neil Young – Comes a Time (Ellen)

Tomorrow is a Long Time – Bob Dylan – Greatest Hits

Streets of Laredo – Marty Robbins – More Greatest Hits

Five Hundred Miles – The Seekers – The Best of

Long Black Veil – Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison

I Still Miss Someone – Dolly Parton – The Acoustic Collection

Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot – Gord’s Gold

Catch the Wind – Donovan – Catch the Wind

Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver – John Denver’s Greatest Hits (Annie)

Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, and Nash – Greatest Hits

Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens – teaser & The Firecat (Hussein)

John Barleycorn – Traffic

Ramblin’ Boy – Tom Paxton – Best of Tom Paxton

Pack Up Your Sorrows – Mimi & Richard Farina – Pack Up Your Sorrows

Give Yourself To Love – Kathy Mattea – Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf

The Rose – Amanda McBroom – The Amanda Albums: Growing Up in Hollywood

Momma, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings

Kisses Sweeter than Wine – The Weavers – Best of the Vanguard Years

Theme from New York, New York – Frank Sinatra – Nothing But the Best

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

Sweet Baby James – James Taylor – Greatest Hits

Sloop John B – The Beach Boys – Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of

Jamaica Farewell – Harry Belafonte – Pure Gold

Both Sides Now – Judy Collins – Wildflowers

River – Bill Staines – The First Million Miles

I Can’t Help Wonder Where I’m Bound – Chad Mitchell – The Best of

Today – The New Christy Minstrels – Greatest Hits

John Henry – The Limeliters – The Limeliters

Sixteen Tons – Merle Travis – The Best of Austin City Limits

Get Together – The Youngbloods – Best of The Youngbloods

I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag – Country Joe & The Fish – The Collection

Universal Soldier – Buffy Sainte-Marie – Up Where We Belong

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Paul Simon – The Columbia Studio Recordings

Rock Island Line – The Weavers – Best of the Vanguard Years

You Ain’t Goin Nowhere – The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Turn Turn Turn – The Byrds – Collection

The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential Simon & Garfunkel

San Francisco Bay Blues – Eric Clapton – Unplugged (Jim)

City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie – Tribute to Steve Goodman

Those Were the Days – Mary Hopkin – Those Were the Days (Bonnie)

Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms – Leon Russell – Hank Wilson’s Back!

Goodnight Irene – Leon Russell – Hank Wilson’s Back!

Web Wizard Mike "Greatest Instrumentals of All Time" Show May 7, 2010

My Mana'o Radio show today had a theme called "The Greatest Instrumentals of All Time". There was some Rock, Surf, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Bluegrass and Movie Soundtracks that I mixed all up...something for every musical taste!


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Playlist

Over the Rainbow – Jeff Beck – Emotion & Commotion

Beethoven Five-Oh! – The Ventures – Wild Again

Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs – Atlantic 60^th: Soul, Sweat and Strut

Miserlou – Dick Dale – Surfer’s Choice

Walk Don’t Run – The Ventures – Walk Don’t Run – The Best of The Ventures

Perfidia – The Ventures - The Best of The Ventures

Hide Away – Freddie King – King Records Rhythm And Blues

Pipeline – The Chantays – 40 Rock n’ Roll Favorites

Wipe Out – Surfaris – Summer Hits of the 50s and 60s

Beck’s Bolero – Jeff Beck

Classical Gas – Mason Williams – Phonograph Record

Sirius – Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky

Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band – Legendary Hits

Take Five – Dave Brubeck – Jazz Collection

The Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix: The Best of

Apache – The Ventures – 60’s Rock Instrumental Collection

Telstar – The Tornados – British Are Coming

Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny

Embryonic Journey – Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Perez Prado – Nipper’s Greatest Hits: The 50s Vol 1

Pick Up the Pieces – Average White Band – AWB

Grazing in the Grass – Hugh Masekela – Grazing  in the Grass: The Best of

Overture – The Who – Tommy

Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy – The Best Jukebox Album in the World…Ever!

Tequila – The Champs – Classic Stadium Anthems

Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Flatt & Scruggs – 20 Bluegrass Originals: Instrumentals

Glad – Traffic

Iron Butterfly Theme – Iron Butterfly – Heavy

Tico Tico No Fuba – Craig Einhorn – Choros

Wave – Antonio Carlos Jobim

Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini

Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther & Other Hits

Peter Gunn – The Ventures – 60’s Rock Instrumental Collection

Exodus Theme – Ferrante and teacher – All Time Great Movie Themes

James Bond Theme (Dr. No) – John Barry – The Film Music of John Barry

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – Hugo Montenegro – Music from…

Hang ‘Em High – Booker T & The MGs – Best of Booker T & The MGs

A Summer Place – Percy Faith = 16 Most Requested Songs

Surf Rider – The Ventures

Happy Organ – The Ventures – Wild Again

A Taste of Honey – Herb Alpert – Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Hawaii Five-O – The Ventures – Walk Don’t Run – The Best of The Ventures

The “In” Crowd – The Ramsey Lewis Trio – The “In” Crowd

Sunny Side of Heaven – Fleetwood Mac – Bare Trees

Supernatural – Peter Green – The Best of

Soul Sacrifice – Santana – The Woodstock Experience

Web Wizard Mike "James Bond Themes" Show with Dr. B on April 28, 2010

I spent an hour on Dr. B's show playing a retrospective of great James Bond movie themes through the years. There have been a total of 22 James Bond movies from Dr. No with Sean Connery in 1962 to Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig in 2008. Many of these have had very famous theme songs written and/or performed by very well known artists.

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Playlist

1.       My Name Is Bond. James Bond.

2.       James Bond Theme from Dr. No with Sean Connery & Ursula Andress (1962) – John Barry

3.       Goldfinger with Sean Connery & Honor Blackman (1964) – Shirley Bassey

4.       Thunderball with Sean Connery  (1965) – Tom Jones

5.       You Only Live Twice with Sean Connery  (1967) – Nancy Sinatra

6.       Casino Royale (1967) – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (composed by Burt Bacharach) starring:

·         David Niven as Sir James Bond

• Peter Sellers as Evely Tremble
• Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd
• Orson Welles as Le Chiffre
• Woody Allen as Dr. Noah
• Barbara Bouchet as Miss Moneypenny
• Deborah Kerr as Agent Mimi
• Jaqueline Bisset as Miss Goodtights

7.       Diamonds Are Forever with Sean Connery, Jill St. John and Lana Wood (1971) – Shirley Bassey

8.       Live and Let Die with Roger Moore and Jane Seymour (1973) – Paul and Linda McCartney & Wings

9.       Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me with Roger Moore and Barbara Bach 1977) – Carly Simon (composed by Marvin Hamlisch)

10.   For Your Eyes Only with Roger Moore (1981) – Sheena Easton

11.   A View to a Kill with Roger Moore (1985) – Duran Duran

12.   GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan (1995) – Tina Turner

13.   Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan and Teri Hatcher (1997) – Sheryl Crow

14.   Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry (2002) – Madonna

15.   Another Way to Die (from Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig as James Bond 2008) – Jack White & Alicia Keys

Web Wizard Mike "Questions" Show April 23, 2010

During this show I played a selection of songs with a theme called "Questions"...all songs whose titles ask questions. It is a little bit of this and a little bit of that…


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Playlist

Questions – Buffalo Springfield – Last Time Around

Do You Love Me- Dave Clark Five – Dirty Dancing

Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison – All Things Must Pass

Who Says – John Mayer – Battle Studies

Do You Remember – Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams

Are You Ready for the Country – Neil Young – Harvest

Will the Wolf Survive – Los Lobos – How Will the Wolf Survive?

Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work – Contraband: The Best of Men At Work

Can I Hold You? – Colin James Hay – Looking for Jack

Ain’t She Sweet – The Beatles – British Invasion Gold

Ain’t That a Shame – John Lennon – Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino

Little Honey/Who Do You Love? – Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men – Out In California

Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Elvis Presley – Platinum: A Life in Music

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? – Carole King – Tapestry

Where Do the Children Play? – Cat Stevens – Tea for the Tillerman

Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman – Bryan Adams – The Best of Me

Why Does It Always Rain On Me? – Travis – The Man Who

Why Do Fools Fall in Love? – Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers – The Very Best of

Who Wrote the Book of Love – Monotones

Where to Now St. Peter? – Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago – The very Best of

What About Me? – Quicksilver Messenger Service – What About Me?

Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Who’ll Stop the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Why – Annie Lennox – Diva

Who Will Save Your Soul – Jewel – Pieces of You

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? – Paula Cole

What’s Love Got to Do With It? – Tina Turner – Simply the Best

Who’s Loving You? – The Miracles – Greatest Hits

Ain’t That Peculiar – Marvin Gaye – Every Great Motown Hit

Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys – Sounds of Summer

Oye Como Va – Santana – Ultimate Santana

(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding – Brinsley Schwartz

Do You Know What I Mean – Lee Michaels – Invincible Soundtrack

Why Can’t We Be Friends – War – Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Where Were You When I Needed You? – The Grass Roots – 20^th Century Masters

Do You Believe In Magic? – The Loving Spoonful

Is This Love – Bob Marley – Legend

What’s Your Name – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 20^th Century Masters

Blowing in the Wind – Bob Dylan

Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash

Have You Seen Your Mother Baby? – The Rolling Stones – Singles 1965-1967

Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?

Morning Glory – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

Who Do You Love? – George Thorogood & The Destroyers – The Baddest of

Who Are You? – The Who – Who Are You?