Topic Of Conversation - February 12, 2009

So another Valentines Day is nearly upon us. Feeling crushed by the consumerism yet? As disgusting as the capitalism may seem at times, I do think the message and idea behind the day is a sound one. Far too often in life we get caught up in negativity and forget to look at the simplistic things in life.

Love, to me, is the most simplistic thing we have going for us as a species. We all crave that connection and when we don’t get it, it hurts. It hurts so bad it seems like we can’t breathe at times. Yet for all of the heartache, and all of the hurt, we never turn up another shot at it.

No matter how low our batting average is, humans always step up to the plate and take a shot.

In celebration, here is a set list of songs that I played on my show this week. They celebrate the joy, the pain, the happiness an the tears.


As Billy Bragg once said “you have to take the crunchy with the smooth.”

This is a set for just that thought.

Set list for February 12, 2010

Kepi Ghoulie - True Love Will Find You In The End (From American Gothic)
The New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss (From S/T)
The Smugglers - Especially You (From Selling The Sizzle)
The Pixies - La La Love You (From Doolittle)
The Methadones - Falling Forward (From This Won’t Hurt)
The Riptides - Detention (From Hang Out)
The Riverdales - In Your Dreams (From S/T)
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (From S/T)
The Ramones - She’s The One (From Road To Ruin)
The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away (From Pleasant Dreams)
Cuff The Duke - Ballad Of A Lonely Construction Worker (From Life Stories Minimum Wage)
The Dears - You And I Are A Gang Of Losers (From Gang Of Losers)
David Vandervelde - Can’t See Your Face No More (From The Moonstation House Band)
Hayden - Let’s Break Up (From The Place Where We Lived)
The Gaslight Anthem - Here’s Looking At You Kid (From The 59’ Sound)
Lucero - Sad And Lonely (From Tennessee)
The Replacements - Can’t Hardly Wait (From Pleased To Meet Me)
The Replacements - Kiss Me On The Bus (From Tim)
The Replacements - Left Of The Dial (From Tim)
Hüsker Dü - Green Eyes (From Flip Your Wig)
Pretty Boy Thorson & The Falling Angels - Remember The Lillies of the Goddamn Field
Nothington - This Conversation Ends (From Roads, Bridges, and Ruins)
Mr T. Experience - I Fell For You (From Love Is Dead)
Sloppy Seconds - Germany (From Destroyed)

The Nobodys - Scarred By Love (Short Songs For Short Attention Spans)

The Descendents - Hope (From Milo Goes To College)
The Queers - Fuck The World (From Love Songs For The Retarded)

Off With Their Heads - Hard To Admit (From Hospitals)

Gwar - Hate Love Songs

Billy Bragg - A New England (Life’s A Riot Vs Spy Vs Spy)
Kepi Ghoulie - This Friend Of Mine (From American Gothic)