So today I did a UK theme show.
I heard “Up the Junction” by Squeeze on the radio this week, and got that sort of sad feeling about how songs nowadays don’t tell stories, and “Up the Junction,” even though it tells a sad story, tells a story. I like songs that tell stories.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “Radio Radio”
The English Beat – “Save It For Later”
The Jam – “Town Called Malice”
Madness – “One Step Beyond”
The Specials – “Pressure Drop”
Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Nick Drake – “One of These Things First”
Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
Queen and David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
T. Rex – “Children of the Revolution”
Radiohead – “Lucky”
The Kinks – “Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy”
The Clash – “Janie Jones”
Pulp – “Common People”
Elbow – “Grounds for Divorce”
Elastica – “Connection”
WU LYF – “Concrete Gold”
Thom Yorke – “And It Rained All Night”
Arctic Monkeys – “She’s Thunderstorms”
The Beta Band – “Dry The Rain”
Squeeze – “Up the Junction”
Elvis Costello – “Watching the Detectives”
Blur – “Girls & Boys”
Stereolab – “French Disko”
Art Brut – “Formed a Band”
Snow Patrol with Martha Wainwright – “Set the Fire to the Third Bar”
The Cure – “Close to Me”
Editors – “Camera”
Field Music – “She Can Do What She Wants”
The Kinks – “Powerman”