Plan B 76: Sha Na Na requests and talking to David Bowie

Not many newbies in the two lengthy sets from Plan B 76 but plenty of tunes getting a dusting down for the first time in a long time. I have grown particularly fond of Sailor's 'Glass of champagne' which surprises me after the 'orrid 'Girls, girls, girls' that I was exposed to last year. Can you tell the difference between their singer and XTC's??? Same vocal nuances 5 years before Andy Partridge?! (it's the way he sings 'shampayane'). It was inevitable there would be a smattering of the 'white album' after my recent posts but this was coupled with many Beatles requests and a question from someone who looked like they'd stumbled out of Height- Ashburyy circa 1968 of 'What are you trying to say through your music'? Which was responded with 'What do you think I'm trying to say through my music?'

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Early Set

Mud- Rocket
Iggy Pop- China girl
Elvis Costello- My mood swings*
Dave Clarke Five- Maze of love
Blood, Sweat & Tears- Lucretia McEvil
The Beatles- Glass onion*
Blues Magoos- Gotta get away
Sailor- A glass of champagne*
XTC- Respectable Street
The Rolling Stones- Undercover of the night*
The Fall- I'm Frank*
The Go Go's- Head over heels
Magazine- Thank you (forlettinmebemyselfagen)
Tom Waits- Union Square
Kiss- Rock 'n' roll all night*

Late Set

The Beatles- Back in the U.S.S.R
The Sonics- Have love will travel
The Clash- London calling
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Pump it up
Talking Heads- Life during wartime*
David Bowie- Modern love
The Beatles- She's a woman
The Strangeloves- Night time
Junior Walker & The All Stars- Shotgun
Otis Redding- Love man
Gloria Jones- Tainted love
The Standells- Dirty water
Eddie Cochran- Summertime blues
The Surfaris- Wipe out
Mike Pedicin- Burnt toast and black coffee
The Rolling Stones- Get off my cloud
Bob Seger System- Ramblin' gamblin' man
Chuck Berry- Club nitty gritty
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels- Jenny take a ride!
Small Faces- Almost grown
Elvis Presley- What'd I say
Aretha Franklin- Satisfaction

Can Mike Love really toot his horn?

Busy times in chez Den these last few week with new arrivals and sleepless nights. It has provided me time to catch up on a number of CDs (Don't get me started on 'Trout mask replica')/ TV shows (Whites, The Walking Dead, Teachers) that I've been meaning to knock down these last few months. So here's what's been frying the wig these last few...

Just been listening to the Brian Wilson productions CD and this one jumped out at me. I'm not sure if there is another British version of this out there but this sounds v. familiar. The good students amongst you will pick up that this is a prototype for the future Beach Boys hit "Darlin'". Give me this any day over the constant '80's fest on VH1 which seems to have 'Kokomo' on every time I switch on the one-eyed lodger. Can Mike Love really play the sax?

Sharon Marie- Thinkin' bout you baby

Girls and monkeys! Great vid from Elv's best LP of the noughties...

Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Monkey to man

A rockin' Elton? Elton on Den's blog? Let 'em riot is what I say! This guy hasn't been cool since about 1975 which a recent Beeb 4 doc used as a cut off point for his career which suits me fine. I'm told this is on Grand Theft Auto. This one is smokin' and from the strangely titled 'Rock of the westies'

Elton John- Street kids