I enjoyed playing a bunch of records up at San Fran after Bikini Roulette’s set on Thursday night. Bikini Roulette did a great job, they had a crowd eager, dancing – so it was a fun DJ-set after, all over the map – and I played for hours. Getting to play a lot of my favourite tunes. In and out of decades and genres, good fun. Here’s the order of the tunes…
1. Sam & Dave, Hold On I’m Comin’
2. The Temptations, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
3. Jessie Hill, Ooh Poo Pah Doo
4. The Coasters, Down In Mexico
5. Sam Butera and The Wildest, Medley: Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
6. The Supremes, Baby Love
7. The Ronettes, Be My Baby
8. Bill Withers, Who Is He (And What Is He To You?)
9. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Indian Rope Man
10. Dr. John, Locked Down
11. The Rolling Stones, Hey Negrita
12. Stevie Wonder, Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)
13. Jaco Pastorius, Come On Come Over
14. Tower of Power, What Is Hip?
15. Steely Dan, Hey Nineteen
16. Rupert Holmes, Deco Lady
17. Browning Bryant, Liverpool Fool
18. Nicolette Larson, Lotta Love
19. Photoglo, Steal Away
20. Prince, Erotic City
21. Cyndi Lauper, When You Were Mine
22. The Thompson Twins, Love On Your Side
23. The Human League, Keep Feeling Fascination
24. Go West, We Close Our Eyes
25. Hall and Oates, Maneater
26. The Style Council, Shout To The Top
27. Marianne Faithfull, Broken English
28. Madonna, Lucky Star
29. Julian Lennon, Too Late For Goodbyes
30. OMD, If You Leave
31. Deee-Lite, Groove Is In The Heart
32. Har-You Percussion Group, Feed Me Good
33. ELO, Evil Woman
34. Blondie, Heart of Glass
35. Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony, The Hustle
36. Young MC, Principal’s Office
37. A Tribe Called Quest, Scenario
38. Public Enemy, 911 Is A Joke
39. Dr. Dre, Still D.R.E.
40. The Statler Brothers, Flowers on the Wall
41. Gipsy Kings, Hotel California
42. Fleetwood Mac, Tusk
43. Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London
44. Steve Miller Band, Take The Money and Run
45. Violent Femmes, Old Mother Reagan
46. The Turtles, Happy Together
47. The Zombies, She’s Not There
48. Bobby Fuller Four, I Fought The Law
49. The Exciters, Tell Him
50. Eric Burdon and The Animals, San Franciscan Nights
51. Eddie Kirk, The Hawg
52. Curtis Knight, Hornet’s Nest
53. Johnny and The Debonairs, The Bonecracker
54. Terry and The Topics, Where’s My Pussycat
55. R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders, My Girl’s Pussy
56. The Ventures, Walk Don’t Run
57. Jesters, Peter Gunn Twist
58. Bob Taylor, After Hours
59. The Phantom, Last Ride
60. Champion Jack Dupree, Shim Sham Shimmy
61. Andre Williams, Don’t Touch
62. Bobby Louis. Fire of Love
63. The Rivingtons, Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
64. The Hollywood Argyles, Alley-Oop
65. Ray Stevens, Gitarzan
66. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Ashes
67. Bobbie Gentry, Ode To Billie Joe
68. Sandie Shaw, Homeward Bound
69. Carole King, It’s Too Late
70. Tom Waits, Downtown Train
71. Black Sabbath, Planet Caravan
72. The Doors, Cars Hiss By My Window
73. Pink Floyd, Paintbox
74. Cat Stevens, Sitting
75. Feist, The Bad In Each Other
76. Grayson Hugh, Talk It Over
77. The Chambers Brothers, To Love Somebody
78. Donny Hathaway, Jealous Guy
79. Isaac Hayes, One Woman
80. Lou Reed, Baby Face
81. Harry Nilsson, Coconut
82. Paul Simon, Slip Slidin’ Away
83. Los Lobos, Kiko and The Lavender Moon
84. Bruce Hornsby & The Range, The Way It Is
85. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Breakdown
86. Ennio Morricone, Il Vizietto
87. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, This Is Tomorrow
