RELAX NOW BABIES, slide into the wormhole and enjoy the cosmic string... Join us for some musical time travel, as we leap year to year, stretching back to the BEGINNING of recorded music. It's 1959. Sun Studio reigns supreme - a bit of Ray Charles,The Drifters, and The Flamingos to kick it off. Boun…
Our last ever show!Thanks Mylene for getting the show on the air. Amanda & Forrest for keeping bff.fm on the air. Ben Ward of Eclectic kettle for having me on as a guest and getting me into this whole radio thing. And last but definitely not least, all the guest hosts that put their time and musical brains into making this a lot more fun for both me and the listener. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Dreaming Another Life by Alexis Taylor on Beautiful Thing (Domino) 5′46″ Flower of the Universe (No I.D. Remix) by Sade on A Wrinkle in Time (Sony) 9′40″ Sway Daisy by Little Dragon on Sway Daisy (Loma Vista Recordings) 13′27″ Mitt i natten by Familjen on Kom (Karlssons musikkontor) 20′08″ Take it all by Helena Deland on Take it all (Luminelle Recordings) 24′10″ Dark Oscillations by Loma on Loma (Sub Pop) 29′03″ Drunk in LA by Beach House on 7 (Sub pop) 35′08″ Believe by Amen Dunes on Believe (Sacred Bones Records) 40′44″ Sculptor by Luluc on Sculptor (Sub pop) 44′58″ Mice by Billie Marten on Mice (Sony music) 49′57″ Thanks 4 Nothing by Nilüfer Yanya on Thanks 4 Nothing (Blue Flowers/ATO Records) 54′42″ Jesse by Frankie Cosmos on Jesse (Sub pop) 58′17″ Att ligga på sitt golv by Rådjuret on Rådjuret (Luxury) Check out the full archives on the website.
Our last ever show!Thanks Mylene for getting the show on the air. Amanda & Forrest for keeping bff.fm on the air. Ben Ward of Eclectic kettle for having me on as a guest and getting me into this whole radio thing. And last but definitely not least, all the guest hosts that put their time and musical brains into making this a lot more fun for both me and the listener. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Dreaming Another Life by Alexis Taylor on Beautiful Thing (Domino) 5′46″ Flower of the Universe (No I.D. Remix) by Sade on A Wrinkle in Time (Sony) 9′40″ Sway Daisy by Little Dragon on Sway Daisy (Loma Vista Recordings) 13′27″ Mitt i natten by Familjen on Kom (Karlssons musikkontor) 20′08″ Take it all by Helena Deland on Take it all (Luminelle Recordings) 24′10″ Dark Oscillations by Loma on Loma (Sub Pop) 29′03″ Drunk in LA by Beach House on 7 (Sub pop) 35′08″ Believe by Amen Dunes on Believe (Sacred Bones Records) 40′44″ Sculptor by Luluc on Sculptor (Sub pop) 44′58″ Mice by Billie Marten on Mice (Sony music) 49′57″ Thanks 4 Nothing by Nilüfer Yanya on Thanks 4 Nothing (Blue Flowers/ATO Records) 54′42″ Jesse by Frankie Cosmos on Jesse (Sub pop) 58′17″ Att ligga på sitt golv by Rådjuret on Rådjuret (Luxury)
A second special episode where we pair one original song with the newer one that sampled, covered or remixed it. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Walkabout (W/ Noah Lennox) by Atlas Sound,Noah Lennox on Logos (kranky) 4′46″ Holy Thursday by David Axelrod on Holy Thursday (Blue Note Records) 10′04″ Rabbit In Your Headlights by UNKLE,Thom Yorke on Psyence Fiction (Universal-Island Records Ltd.) 17′41″ Quiet Place by The Paragons on The Mighty Paragons Collection (Attack) 19′31″ Man Next Door by Massive Attack on Mezzanine (Circa) 26′29″ Fate by Chaka Khan on What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (Rhino/Warner Bros.) 29′43″ Music Sounds Better With You - 12" Club Mix by Stardust on Total Music: Dance Classics Vol. 1 (Thrive Records /IDJ) 34′44″ The Last Time by The Rolling Stones on Out Of Our Heads (Abkco Music & Records, Inc.) 38′16″ The Last Time by Andrew Oldham Orchestra on The Rolling Stones Songbook (Decca Music Group Ltd.) 42′01″ Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve on Urban Hymns (Hut) 1429′52″ Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) by The Chi-Lites on Original Brunswick Hit Recordings (Brunswick Records) 1432′45″ Crazy In Love by Beyoncé,JAY Z on Dangerously In Love (Columbia) 1437′28″ What Am I Going to Do by The Dovers on Psychedelic Singles: Hits & Misses (45 RPM Records)
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Brothers On The Slide by Cymande on The Message (Sanctuary) 4′41″ Come and get some by Barbara Jones on Trojan reggae sisters collection (Trojan) 8′43″ Gypsy man by Marcia Griffiths on Trojan reggae sisters collection (Trojan) 11′43″ Remember that Sunday by Alton Ellis on Mr Soul of Jamaica (Trojan) 14′51″ Luxury by The Rolling Stones on It's only rock and roll (Promotone) 19′50″ Walk on by Neil Young on On the beach (Reprise) 22′33″ Cruisin' down the highway by James Gang on Miami (Atlantic) 26′50″ Until You Came Into My Life by Ann Peebles on I Can't Stand the Rain (Hi Records) 29′31″ Woman to Woman by Shirley Brown on Woman to Woman (Stax) 33′33″ Aht Uh Mi Hed by Shuggie Otis on Inspiration Information (Epic) 37′47″ I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) by Bobby on The Definitieve Collection (Geffen Records) 42′24″ You're messing up a good thing by Bobby Womack on Lookin' for love again (Capitol) 44′07″ Super Duper Love by Sugar Billy on Soul power (Mainstream records) 48′27″ It's not supposed to be that way by Willie Nelson on Phases and stages (Warner) 51′52″ Give me strength by Eric Clapton on 461 Ocean Boulevard (POLYDOR) 54′41″ I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thomas on I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Universal) 58′54″ Ghetto funk by Boris Gardiner on Every Nigger Is a Star (Jazzman) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Brothers On The Slide by Cymande on The Message (Sanctuary) 4′41″ Come and get some by Barbara Jones on Trojan reggae sisters collection (Trojan) 8′43″ Gypsy man by Marcia Griffiths on Trojan reggae sisters collection (Trojan) 11′43″ Remember that Sunday by Alton Ellis on Mr Soul of Jamaica (Trojan) 14′51″ Luxury by The Rolling Stones on It's only rock and roll (Promotone) 19′50″ Walk on by Neil Young on On the beach (Reprise) 22′33″ Cruisin' down the highway by James Gang on Miami (Atlantic) 26′50″ Until You Came Into My Life by Ann Peebles on I Can't Stand the Rain (Hi Records) 29′31″ Woman to Woman by Shirley Brown on Woman to Woman (Stax) 33′33″ Aht Uh Mi Hed by Shuggie Otis on Inspiration Information (Epic) 37′47″ I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) by Bobby on The Definitieve Collection (Geffen Records) 42′24″ You're messing up a good thing by Bobby Womack on Lookin' for love again (Capitol) 44′07″ Super Duper Love by Sugar Billy on Soul power (Mainstream records) 48′27″ It's not supposed to be that way by Willie Nelson on Phases and stages (Warner) 51′52″ Give me strength by Eric Clapton on 461 Ocean Boulevard (POLYDOR) 54′41″ I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thomas on I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Universal) 58′54″ Ghetto funk by Boris Gardiner on Every Nigger Is a Star (Jazzman)
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Holy Thursday by David Axelrod on Holy Thursday (Blue Note Records) 5′45″ Burning Spear by Jimmy Smith on Respect / Livin' It Up (Hip-O Select) 9′25″ Les métamorphoses by Jacques Dutronc on Il est cinq heures (Vogue) 11′51″ Subway Joe by Joe Baatan on Anthology (Codigo) 15′57″ Egypt Strut by Salah Ragab,The Cairo Jazz Band on Egyptian Jazz (Art Yard) 21′17″ The Worm by Jimmy McGriff on The Worm (Blue Note Records) 24′08″ Umaningi Bona by Hugh Masekela on Grrr (Verve) 27′13″ 你怎能瞞過我 by Betty Chung on Bang Bang (EMI (Hong Kong) Ltd) 30′25″ Requiem pour un c... - BOF "Le pacha" by Serge Gainsbourg on Comic Strip (Universal Music Group) 33′17″ Afro-Harping by Dorothy Ashby on Afro-Harping (Verve) 36′06″ There's A Light by Shirley Ann Lee on Songs of Light (Numero Group) 39′10″ Please Stop Your Lying by Errol Dunkley on Please Stop Your Lying (Joe Gibbs Record Globe ) 41′56″ People Get Ready by Slim Smith,The Uniques on Attack Collection Volume 1 (Attack) 44′25″ The Upsetter by Lee "Scratch" Perry on Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 (Trojan Records) 48′45″ I Forgot To Be Your Lover by William Bell (Stax Records) 50′58″ Talk To Me, Talk To Me by James Brown on The 50 Greatest Songs (Universal Music Group) 54′23″ Have A Little Mercy by Jean Wells on Soul On Soul - Deluxe Edition (BBE) 57′58″ Beale Street by Donald Byrd on Blackjack (Blue Note Records) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Holy Thursday by David Axelrod on Holy Thursday (Blue Note Records) 5′45″ Burning Spear by Jimmy Smith on Respect / Livin' It Up (Hip-O Select) 9′25″ Les métamorphoses by Jacques Dutronc on Il est cinq heures (Vogue) 11′51″ Subway Joe by Joe Baatan on Anthology (Codigo) 15′57″ Egypt Strut by Salah Ragab,The Cairo Jazz Band on Egyptian Jazz (Art Yard) 21′17″ The Worm by Jimmy McGriff on The Worm (Blue Note Records) 24′08″ Umaningi Bona by Hugh Masekela on Grrr (Verve) 27′13″ 你怎能瞞過我 by Betty Chung on Bang Bang (EMI (Hong Kong) Ltd) 30′25″ Requiem pour un c... - BOF "Le pacha" by Serge Gainsbourg on Comic Strip (Universal Music Group) 33′17″ Afro-Harping by Dorothy Ashby on Afro-Harping (Verve) 36′06″ There's A Light by Shirley Ann Lee on Songs of Light (Numero Group) 39′10″ Please Stop Your Lying by Errol Dunkley on Please Stop Your Lying (Joe Gibbs Record Globe) 41′56″ People Get Ready by Slim Smith,The Uniques on Attack Collection Volume 1 (Attack) 44′25″ The Upsetter by Lee "Scratch" Perry on Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 (Trojan Records) 48′45″ I Forgot To Be Your Lover by William Bell (Stax Records) 50′58″ Talk To Me, Talk To Me by James Brown on The 50 Greatest Songs (Universal Music Group) 54′23″ Have A Little Mercy by Jean Wells on Soul On Soul - Deluxe Edition (BBE) 57′58″ Beale Street by Donald Byrd on Blackjack (Blue Note Records)
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Don't you care by Alice Clark on Alice Clark (Mainstream records) 0′00″ Don't you care by Alice Clark on Alice Clark (Mainstream records) 3′14″ Use me by Bill Withers on Still Bill (Sony music) 6′40″ I'm so tired by Bobby "Blue" Bland on That's it (MCA) 9′45″ Trying to Live My Life Without You by Otis Clay on Trying To Live My Life Without You (Fat Possum Records) 13′37″ Drowning in the sea of love by Joe Simon on Drowning in the sea of love (Ace records) 16′51″ Aretha, sing one for me by George Jackson on The Blues Sessions (Hi records) 19′45″ Border song (holy moses) by Aretha Franklin on The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) 24′25″ "T" plays it cool by Marvin Gay on Trouble man (Motown) 30′52″ Chrystal illusion by Creations unlimited on Boddie recording company (Numero group) 34′06″ Pride and Vanity by Ohio Players on Pleasure (Westbound records) 39′42″ Do you love my music by Horace Andy on Skylarking (Virgin) 43′32″ We belong together by Phyllis Dillon on Love is all I had (Trojan) 46′22″ Mulatu by Mulatu Astatke on New York - Addis - London (Strut) 52′48″ Call me honey by Arthur Alexander on Rainbow road (Warner) 54′52″ Dancing in the moonlight by King Harvest on Dancing in the moonlight (Darbo Music) 58′06″ Pelle Di Luna by Piero Umiliani on La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna OST (Right tempo) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Don't you care by Alice Clark on Alice Clark (Mainstream records) 0′00″ Don't you care by Alice Clark on Alice Clark (Mainstream records) 3′14″ Use me by Bill Withers on Still Bill (Sony music) 6′40″ I'm so tired by Bobby "Blue" Bland on That's it (MCA) 9′45″ Trying to Live My Life Without You by Otis Clay on Trying To Live My Life Without You (Fat Possum Records) 13′37″ Drowning in the sea of love by Joe Simon on Drowning in the sea of love (Ace records) 16′51″ Aretha, sing one for me by George Jackson on The Blues Sessions (Hi records) 19′45″ Border song (holy moses) by Aretha Franklin on The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) 24′25″ "T" plays it cool by Marvin Gay on Trouble man (Motown) 30′52″ Chrystal illusion by Creations unlimited on Boddie recording company (Numero group) 34′06″ Pride and Vanity by Ohio Players on Pleasure (Westbound records) 39′42″ Do you love my music by Horace Andy on Skylarking (Virgin) 43′32″ We belong together by Phyllis Dillon on Love is all I had (Trojan) 46′22″ Mulatu by Mulatu Astatke on New York - Addis - London (Strut) 52′48″ Call me honey by Arthur Alexander on Rainbow road (Warner) 54′52″ Dancing in the moonlight by King Harvest on Dancing in the moonlight (Darbo Music) 58′06″ Pelle Di Luna by Piero Umiliani on La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna OST (Right tempo)
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ The Petite Waltz by Billy Cotton & His Band on I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts (Ideal Music) 5′32″ How High The Moon by Les Paul,Mary Ford on The Hit Makers (Capitol Records) 7′26″ Cold, Cold Heart by Hank Williams on The Best Of Hank Williams 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Volume 2 (Universal Strategic Marketing) 10′06″ On Top Of Old Smoky by The Weavers,Terry Gilkyson & Chorus & Orchestra,Vic Schoen & His Orchestra on The Best Of The Decca Years (Geffen* Records) 15′32″ T-99 Blues by Jimmy "T99" Nelson on Cry Hard Luck (ACE) 18′26″ I'm In The Mood by John Lee Hooker on His Best Chess Sides (Geffen* Records) 21′08″ How Many More Years by Howlin' Wolf on Bluesmaster (Universal Special Markets) 25′37″ The Blacksmith Blues by Ella Mae Morse,Freddie Slack And His Orchestra on Capitol Collectors Series (Capitol Records) 28′31″ Sweet violets by Dinah Shore on Fifty #1 Hits Of The '50s (Legacy Recordings) 31′19″ Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle by Guy Mitchell on The Very Best of Guy Mitchell (Simply Media TV Ltd) 35′51″ Because Of You by Les Baxter on Baxter's Best (Capitol Records) 38′18″ You're Just In Love (I Wonder Why) by Perry Como on Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters (RCA Records Label) 41′14″ Try a little tenderness by Frank Sinatra on Romance: Songs From The Heart (Capitol Records) 44′38″ Too Young by Nat King Cole on Nat King Cole (Capitol Records) 50′53″ Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night? by Zuzu Bollin on Texas Bluesman (New West Records) 52′50″ My Baby's Just Like Money by Lefty Frizzell on The Right Lane with Lefty Frizzell (Shami Media Group 3) 54′49″ Chica boo by Lloyd Glenn on Old King Gold Volume 4 (King Records) 59′19″ A kiss to build a dream on by Louis Armstrong on Louis - The Best Of Louis Armstrong (Universal Music Group) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon on Excitable Boy (Rhino/Elektra) 3′41″ Afe ato yen bio by De Frank Professionals on Afro beat airways (Analog africa) 8′08″ Sina Raha by Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali with The Yahoos Band on Kenya Special (Soundway Records) 12′56″ Bar Konou Mousso by Amadaou Balake on Bambara mystic soul (Analog africa) 18′53″ Baltimore by Nina Simone on Baltimore (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) 23′23″ Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Rose Royce on Rose Royce III: Strikes Again! (Warner Bros. ) 28′25″ Let's Straighten It Out by O.V. Wright on The Bottom Line (Hi Records) 31′53″ Miss you by The Rolling Stones on Some girls (Promotone) 36′34″ Take me to the river by Talking heads on More songs about buildings and food (Sire Records) 42′26″ Heartbeat by Wire on Chairs missing (State 51) 45′35″ Because the night by Patti Smith on Easter (Arista) 48′45″ Street Hassle by Lou Reed on Street Hassle (Arista Records) Check out the full archives on the website.
Finally the 80s is over and the good decade begins Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Justify My Love by Madonna on Celebration (Warner Bros.) 5′35″ Can't Be Sure by The Sundays on Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic (Rough Trade) 8′48″ Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins on Heaven Or Las Vegas (4AD) 13′38″ Slowdive by Slowdive on Just for a day (Creation records) 19′36″ Kool thing by Sonic youth on Goo (Geffen Records) 23′37″ Rock music by Pixies on Bossanova (4AD) 25′26″ F*!#in' up by Neil Young & Crazy horse on Ragged glory (Reprise) 31′57″ The Ship Song by Nick Cave & The bad seeds on The Good Son (Mute) 36′57″ Style it takes by Lou Reed & John Cale on Songs for Drella (Sire) 39′48″ True Love Will Find You In The End by Daniel Johnston on 1990 (Kramer) 42′41″ Soon by My Bloody Valentine on Glider (Sire) 49′26″ Everything Flows by Teenage Fanclub on A Catholic Education (Paperhouse) 54′38″ Different drum by The Pastels on Truckload of trouble (Paperhouse records) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Old Panda Days (w/ Nick Krgovich) by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone on Advance Base Battery Life (Tomlab) 2′28″ Intentions by The Whitest Boy Alive on Rules (Bubbles Records) 6′00″ Walkabout (W/ Noah Lennox) by Atlas Sound,Noah Lennox on Logos (kranky) 10′01″ Cannibal Resource by Dirty Projectors on Bitte Orca (Domino Recording Co) 16′11″ Forest Eyes RBG Version by Logh on Death To My Hometown (Bad Taste Records) 20′45″ Change Of Heart by El Perro Del Mar on Love Is Not Pop (Licking Fingers) 25′28″ Aldrig ensam by Jonathan Johansson on En hand i himlen (Hybris) 32′16″ Greyest Love Of All by Taken By Trees on East Of Eden (Rough Trade) 35′27″ Future Primitive by Papercuts on You Can Have What You Want (Gnomonsong) 39′52″ Fake Blues by Real Estate on Real Estate (Real Estate The Band) 45′04″ Äppelöga by Anna Järvinen on Man var bland molnen (Häpna) 48′18″ Nobody Could Change Your Mind by Generationals on Con Law (Park The Van) 54′13″ The Sweetest Thing by Camera Obscura on My Maudlin Career (4AD) 57′15″ Den minsta av segrar by 1900 on 1900 (St4t) Check out the full archives on the website.
A special episode where we pair one original song with the newer one that sampled, covered or remixed it. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Why Can't We Live Together by Timmy Thomas on Why Can't We Live Together (Rhino Atlantic) 4′31″ Hotline Bling by Drake on Views (Drake (Cash Money)) 9′17″ Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love by Isaac Hayes on Black Moses (Concord Records, Inc. (UMG Account)) 16′41″ Glory Box by Portishead on Dummy (Interscope) 23′03″ Could Heaven Ever Be Like This by Idris Muhammad on Turn This Mutha Out (CTI) 31′26″ Loud Places by Jamie xx,Romy on In Colour (Young Turks Recordings Ltd) 37′41″ Woman to woman by Joe Cocker on Joe Cocker (Universal Music Group) 42′00″ California Love by 2Pac,Roger,Dr. Dre on The Best of 2Pac - Pt. 1: Thug (Interscope) 47′20″ Straight to Hell by The Clash on Combat Rock (Sony Music UK) 52′34″ Paper Planes by M.I.A. on Kala (Interscope) 56′58″ The Roof Is on Fire by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three on Old School Hip Hop (X-ray records) Check out the full archives on the website.
Jenn is back from 2002 and landed us straight in not-so-family-friendly 1996 R&B. Enjoy! Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ One in a million by Aaliyah on Age Ain't Nothin But A Number (Blackground) 7′26″ You're the one by SWV on New beginning (BMG) 12′38″ Steelo by 702 on No doubt (Motown) 15′42″ Can't you see by Total on Total (Bad boy records) 23′53″ Twisted by Keith Sweat on Keith Sweat (Elektra) 27′48″ Tell me by Dru Hill on Dru Hill (Island records) 32′20″ Touch Me Tease Me (feat. Foxy Brown & Mary J. Blige) by Case on Case (Def jam) 38′47″ Get me home by Foxy brown on III Na na (Mercury) 41′56″ I wanna be your man by Blackstreet on Another level (Interscope) 45′55″ I'm still in love with you by New edition on Home again (Geffen) 52′56″ My boo by Ghost town DJs on My boo (Columbia records) 59′03″ Blackberry molasses by Mista on Mista (Elektra) Check out the full archives on the website.
Jason Norris, Esq. brings us back to 2011 in the bay area with a number of local and personal favorites. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ The Dream by Thee Oh Sees on Carrion Crawler / The Dream (In the red) 10′48″ California Commercial by Ty Segall on Goodbye bread (Drag city) 12′10″ Black Smoke Rise by Wooden Shjips on West (Thrill Jockey) 16′13″ Atlanta brook by Lumerians on Transmallinia (Knitting factory) 26′06″ Too any kids finding rain in the dust by Nicolas Jaar on Space is only noise (Circus company) 29′16″ Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never on Replica (Mexican summer) 33′53″ Joey Rogers by Ford & Lopatin on Channel pressure (Mexican summer) 40′49″ Novacane by Frank Ocean on Novacane (The Island Def Jam Music Group) 46′09″ Are you... Can you... Were you? by Shabazz Palaces on Black up (Sub pop) 50′35″ HiiiPower by Kendrick Lamar on Section.80 (Top dawg) 56′34″ The Recursive Girl by Fucked up on David comes to life (Matador) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Boogie chillen #2 by John Lee Hooker on Blues brother (Ace records) 3′14″ Rollin' stone by Muddy Waters on The Chess Box (Geffen) 6′49″ Hard luck blues by Roy Brown on Roy Brown, Hurry hurry babe (Wnts) 9′10″ C.C. rider by Ray Charles on All that jazz (Jube pops) 12′24″ Please send me someone to love by Percy Mayfield on Poet of the blues (Specialty records) 15′17″ Tennesse Waltz by Patti Page on Tennesse Waltz (Sun) 18′16″ My son calls another man daddy by Hank Williams on The Lost Highway (All American Tunes) 20′56″ Hymne à l'amour by Édith Piaf on The voice of the sparrow (EMI) 26′23″ Huckle up baby by John Lee Hooker on Blues brother (Ace Records) 28′31″ Double Crossin the Blues by Little Esther on I Paid My Dues (Proper) 33′07″ Everyday I have the blues by Lowell Fulson on The Best Of (Goldenlane Records) 35′41″ Patricia by Perry Como on The Essential Perry Como (Sony Music) 38′42″ Pink Champagne by Joe Liggins on Specialty profiles (Concord) 41′10″ I almost lost my mind by Ivory Joe Hunter on The Blues Effect (Reloaded music) 45′49″ Someone to watch over me by Ella Fitzgerald on Ella sings Gershwin (Verve) 47′49″ September in the rain by George Shearing on September in the rain (Verve) 51′03″ I'll keep loving you by Bud Powell on Piano (UMG) 55′04″ The Fat Man by Fats Domino on Greatest hits (Capitol records) 57′40″ Cupid boogie by Esther Philips on Lookin' for a man (Entertain me) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Monk Time by The Monks on Black Monk Time (Light In The Attic) 3′32″ He's Waitin' by The Sonics on The Sonics Boom (Etiquette Records) 6′05″ Pushin' Too Hard by Sky Saxon on '60s Garage Nuggets (Vintage Masters Inc.) 8′29″ Psychotic Reaction by Count Five on Psychotic Reaction (The Bicycle Music Company) 12′06″ Ooh Baby by Bo Diddley on His Best (Interscope) 15′50″ Plutonian Nights by Sun Ra on The Nubians of Plutonia (Enterplanetary Koncepts) 20′58″ Don't Stay Away by Phyllis Dillon on Love Was All I Had (Observer Music) 23′25″ Take It Easy by Hopeton Lewis on Classic Gold Collection (Rockatone Music) 26′13″ The Tide Is High by The Paragons on On The Beach With The Paragons (Gorgon Records) 29′39″ Misty Blue by Wilma Burgess on Country Classics (K-Tel) 32′07″ Train Song by Vashti Bunyan on Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (Singles And Demos 1964 To 1967) (Dicristina) 34′15″ My Autumn's Done Come by Lee Hazlewood on The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood (Bonus Track) (Universal Records) 39′58″ B-A-B-Y by Carla Thomas on Birth Of A Soul Legend (Classic Music International) 42′48″ Together 'Til The End Of Time by Brenda Holloway on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966 (Universal Strategic Marketing) 45′50″ Love Is A Hurtin' Thing by Lou Rawls on The Very Best Of Lou Rawls (Capitol Records) 47′53″ Your Good Thing (Is About to End) by Mable John on Deep Memphis Soul (Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group) 51′47″ The Other Place by The Seeds on Travel With Your Mind (GNP Crescendo) 53′49″ Trouble Every Day by Frank Zappa on Freak Out! (Universal Music Group) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ It Ain't The Meat by The Swallows on 50s Doo Wop Essentials (Master Classics Records) 3′54″ Daddy Daddy by Ruth Brown on Ruth Brown (Rhino Atlantic) 6′08″ Louisiana by Percy Mayfield on Poet Of The Blues (Reissue) (Specialty Records) 8′05″ Lillie Mae by Smiley Lewis on True Blues, Vol. 3 (Shami Media Group 3) 11′48″ Mr. Highway Man by Howlin' Wolf on 50s Blues (Sun Records - X5 Music Group) 14′11″ Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night? by Zuzu Bollin on Texas Bluesman (New West Records) 17′08″ Two Little Girls by Jimmy Witherspoon on Jay's Blues (King Records) 20′59″ You Win Again by Hank Williams on The Best Of Hank Williams 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Volume 2 (Universal Strategic Marketing) 23′28″ You Know I Love You by B.B. King on Bad Case of Love (Compose Records) 26′36″ My Song by Johnny Ace on The Complete Duke Recordings (Universal Strategic Marketing) 30′28″ Have Mercy Baby by Dominoes,Billy Ward on Jukebox One Hit Wonders (X5 Music Group) 32′34″ All Night Baby by The Robins on I Must Be Dreamin' (El Toro Records Legendary Masters) 35′38″ Back Door Friend by Jimmy Rogers on Chicago Bound (Universal Special Markets) 40′49″ Juke by Little Walter on The Essential Little Walter (Universal Special Markets) 43′24″ Street Walking Woman by T-Bone Walker on The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 (Parlophone Catalogue) 46′32″ I Don't Know by Willie Mabon on The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook (Geffen) 50′29″ Let's call it a day by Sonny Thompson on Mellow Blues (Epm) 53′36″ Goin' Home by Fats Domino on Fats Domino Swings (Capitol Records, LLC) 55′11″ You Belong To Me by Jo Stafford on Greatest Hits (Int'l Only) (Capitol Records) 58′54″ Port Of Rico by Illinois Jacquet on Verve: The Sound Of America: The Singles Collection (Universal Music Group) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ When I Knew by Eleanor Friedberger on Personal Record (Merge Records) 2′13″ Azamane Tiliade by Bombino on Nomad (Nonesuch) 6′17″ Kouma by Rokia Traoré on Beautiful Africa (Nonesuch) 10′10″ Warm Spell by Sinkane on MARS (Deluxe Edition) (DFA Records) 13′26″ Waiting (PAL Remix) by Alice Boman,PAL on Skisser / Remixed (Alice Boman) 18′33″ Lessons by SOHN on Lessons (4AD) 21′54″ Wha Gwan by Benin city on Fires in the Park (Audio Doughnuts) 27′10″ Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys on AM (Domino Recording Co) 31′30″ A Stone In The Ground by Fainting by Numbers on Watching the Wheels/A Stone In The Ground (Moshi Moshi Records) 38′55″ Just Give Me A Name by Hayden on Us alone (Arts&Crafts) 44′27″ Your Life Your Call by Junip on Junip (Mute) 48′15″ The Big Idea by Black Books on The Big Idea (Black Books) 52′58″ Wasting My Young Years (Kids of the Apocalypse remix) by London Grammar on Wasting my young years (Columbia) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ The Panther by Manu Dibango on Africadelic (Hi&fly records) 3′01″ If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) by The Staple Singers on The Very Best Of The Staple Singers (Concord Records) 6′09″ For the Love of Money by The O'Jays on Ship Ahoy (Epic/Legacy) 13′20″ Who Is She (And What Is She To You) by Gladys Knight & The Pips on Neither One Of Us + All I Need Is Time (Universal) 18′07″ The Ocean by Led Zeppelin on Houses Of The Holy (Atlantic Records) 22′27″ The Rocker by Thin Lizzy on Vagabonds Of The Western World (Strategic Marketing) 24′45″ Search and Destroy by The Stooges on Raw Power (Columbia/Legacy) 29′00″ Take Me With You by Lyn Christopher on Lyn Christopher (Universal Music Group) 32′08″ Breakthrough by The Funkees on The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria (Soundway Records) 35′21″ Rock On by David Essex on Rock On (Columbia) 40′03″ Barkbrödslåten by Kebnekajse on Kebnekaise (Silence Records) 44′16″ Wind by Kim Jung Mi on Now (Lion Productions) 47′29″ Jacaranda by Luiz Bonfá on Jacaranda (Bonfa's Productions) 52′48″ Dean by Terry Reid on River (Rhino Atlantic) 57′50″ Mizrab by Gabor Szabo on Mizrab (CTI) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross on Diana (Motown) 6′31″ Call me by Blondie on Autoamerican (Capitol) 14′31″ When saturday comes - Eden studio session by The Undertones on Hypnotized (BMG) 17′13″ A song from under the floorboards by Magazine on Rays and hail 1978-81 (Virgin) 23′01″ I will follow by U2 on Boy (Island) 26′10″ That's Entertainment by Jam on Sound Affects (Polydor) 29′53″ Garbageman by The Cramps on Songs The Lord Taught Us (IRS) 34′54″ The Magnificent Seven by The Clash on Sandinista! (Epic) 40′17″ Inglan is a Bitch by Linton Kwesi Johnson on Independent Intervenshan (Island) 45′48″ I'm So Sorry by Carroll Thompson on This is Lovers rock (Greensleves) 50′47″ Farewell to the gold by Nic Jones on Penguin eggs (Topic) 55′38″ Sharp cutting wings (Song to a poet) by Lucinda Williams on Happy woman blues (Smithsonian folkways recordings) Check out the full archives on the website.
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ 2 Atoms In A Molecule by Noah And The Whale on Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (Universal/Island Def Jam) 2′33″ You On The Run by The Black Angels on Directions To See A Ghost (Light In The Attic Records) 7′18″ The Sun Smells Too Loud by Mogwai on The Hawk Is Howling ([PIAS] Recordings Catalogue) 14′07″ Big Big Love (Fig. 2) by Foals on Antidotes (Sub Pop) 21′28″ Metal Heart by Cat Power on Jukebox (Matador) 25′02″ For Emma by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) 28′37″ The Rip by Portishead on Third (Universal/Island Def Jam) 35′31″ Inní mér syngur vitleysingur by Sigur Rós on Med sud I eyrum vid spilum endalaust (XL) 38′51″ Keep Me In Mind by Little Joy on Little Joy (US Edition) (Rough trade) 40′22″ Tell Me No by Speedmarket Avenue on Way Better Now (Elefant Records) 45′51″ Slipped Dissolved and Loosed by Lambchop on OH (Ohio) (City Slang) 52′15″ True Love Will Find You In The End by Headless Heroes on The Silence Of Love (Feat. Alela Diane) (Fargo) 54′09″ Soul On Fire by Spiritualized on Songs in A&E (Sanctuary Records) Check out the full archives on the website.
Back again in 1967 for some soul, ye ye and baroque pop. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Memphis soul stew by King Curtis on King size soul (Atlantic) 3′18″ I've got something on my mind by The Left Banke on There's gonna be a storm (The Island Def Jam) 6′05″ Love me till the sun shines by The Kinks on Something else (Sanctuary) 9′12″ Have you seen her face by The Byrds on Younger than yesterday (Columbia records) 12′44″ La Fac De Lettres by Jacqueline Taïeb on War is declared (st) 15′23″ Bebe requin by France Gall on Les annes 60 (GM) 18′08″ La fin de l'tété by Françoise Hardy on Ma Jeunesse Fout Le Camp... (Disques Vogue) 22′43″ Nothing Takes The Place Of You by Toussaint McCall on Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul (Beg 1) (N/A) 25′54″ You're gonna need me by Errol Dunkley on Trojan Rocksteady Collection (Trojan) 28′44″ As Long As I've Got You by The Charmels on Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968 (Atlantic) 32′17″ The Fairest Of The Seasons by Nico on Chelsea Girl (-) 35′48″ Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - BBC Session - John Peel 11/9/73 by Sandy Denny on I've always kept a unicorn (Universal) 40′04″ Suzanne by Leonard Cohen on Songs of Leonard Cohen (Sony) 44′52″ My ship is comin' in by Walter Jackson on R&B (T-Neck) 47′53″ The Power Of A Woman by Spencer Wiggins on Spencer Wiggins (Goldwax Records) 53′40″ This is the Thanks I get by Barbara Lynn on Here is Barbara Lynn (Atlantic Records) 59′02″ Christo Redemptor by Charlie Musselwhite on Juke Joint Chapel (N/A) Check out the full archives on the website.
Revisiting one of the first years we tackled, 1979 Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Girls Got Rhythm by AC/DC on Highway to Hell (Epic/Legacy) 1383′38″ Concrete Jungle by The Specials on The Specials (Parlophone UK) 1387′25″ Damaged Goods by Gang Of Four on Entertainment! (Rhino/Warner Bros.) 1390′47″ The Eton Rifles by The Jam on Setting Sons (Universal Music Group) 1394′41″ She's Lost Control by Joy Division on Substance (Warner Bros.) 1400′17″ You've Got The Papers (I've Got The Man) by Ann Peebles on The Handwriting Is On The Wall (Cream Records) 1403′12″ Come On Home by Lijadu Sisters on Horizon Unlimited (Knitting Factory Records) 1408′10″ Rise by Herb Alpert on Rise (Herb Alpert Presents) 1416′30″ Sensitive Kind by J.J. Cale on 5 (Universal/Island Def Jam) 1421′36″ It'll All Be Over by Supreme Jubilees on It'll All Be Over (Light In The Attic Records) 1424′34″ Baby by Donnie & Joe Emerson on Dreamin' Wild (Light In The Attic) 1429′55″ In The Evening by Led Zeppelin on In Through The Out Door (Rhino Atlantic) 1436′29″ Can't Take It With You by The Allman Brothers Band on Enlightened Rogues (Universal Music Special Imports) Check out the full archives on the website.