Freedy Johnston
Aquarium Playlist, 9/26/23
EPISODE #557: UNDERWATER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Philip Glass — “The Chase” [from the Undertow soundtrack]Elk City — “Undertow”Drgn King — “Undertow” Alvvays — “In Undertow” The Feelies — “The Undertow” Fond Farewells — “Underwater”Saturday Looks Good to Me — “Underwater Heartbeat” Radar Bros. — “Underwater Culprits”They Might Be Giants — “Underwater Woman” Soft […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/4/22
EPISODE #506: DARLING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Brenton Wood — “Darlin’”Freedy Johnston feat. Aimee Mann — “Darlin’”Paul Kelly & the Messengers — “Darling It Hurts”Martha Reeves & the Vandellas — “Darling, I Hum Our Song” The Beatles — “Oh! Darling”The Lovin’ Spoonful — “Darling Be Home Soon”Math and Physics Club — “Darling, Please Come […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/7/21
EPISODE #464: 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO IX) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Hank Williams — “Happy Rovin’ Cowboy” [Health and Happiness Show theme]soundbite — Jack on WNYC’s Morning Edition, 12/19/12 Gary Stewart — “Ten Years of This” Mac McCaughan — “I Hear a Radio”Hearty Har — “Radio Man ’56”All Ashore! — “Radio Sunshine”Freedy Johnston — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/2/21
EPISODE #459: DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTSZohrabai Ambalawali and Naushad — “Aai Diwali Aai Diwali” [ALTERNATE THEME]Richard & Linda Thompson — “I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight”Papercuts — “Staring at the Bright Lights” Jimmy Reed — “Bright Lights, Big City”Wild Carnation — “The Lights Are On”Bruce Springsteen — “Party Lights”Palomar — “Park Lights”Matthew Sweet […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/15/21
EPISODE #439: DON’T The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Elvis Presley — “Don’t”Talulah Gosh — “Don’t Go Away”The Beths — “Don’t Go Away”The Minders — “Don’t You Stop”The Cars — “Don’t Cha Stop”Peter Holsapple — “Don’t Ever Leave”Jennifer O’Connor — “Don’t Talk to Me”Dennis Diken with Bell Sound — “Don’t Let Me Sleep Too Long”Freedy Johnston […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/25/21
EPISODE #436: MEMORIES II (MEMORIAL DAY 2021)The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Talking Heads — “Memories Can’t Wait”Tim Foljahn — “Remember Me”Carlton Jumel Smith — “Remember Me”Freedy Johnston — “Remember Me”The Ramones — “I Remember You”Tuns — “My Memories”XL Kings — “Memories”The Proper Ornaments — “Memories”Marshall Crenshaw — “Like a Vague Memory”Daniel Johnston — “I Remember […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/27/21
EPISODE #432: WASTEThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls — “Waste”The Lodger — “Wasting My Time With You”Marshall Crenshaw — “You’re My Favorite Waste of Time”Freedy Johnston — “Waste Your Time”Jarvis Cocker — “Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time”Best Coast — “Wasted Time”The Libertines — “What a Waster”Black Flag — “Wasted”Dum Dum […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/2/19
EPISODE #324: LUCKY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Bruce Springsteen — “Lucky Town”Big Eyes — “Lucky You”Original Sins — “You’re So Lucky”Heatmiser — “Get Lucky”JD McPherson — “Lucky Penny”Gene Turonis (a.k.a. Gene D. Plumber) — “Always Get Lucky”Ella Fitzgerald — “I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So”The Ohio Express — “Lucky”They Might Be Giants — “Lucky Ball […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/25/18
EPISODE #299: HOBOKEN ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Yo La Tengo — “For You Too” fall 2018, to be held Sunday, September 30: The RocknRoll Hi-Fives — “TKO” Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (w/ Bruce Springsteen) — “That’s What Makes Us Great” The Smithereens — “Time and Time Again” Marshall […]
Jack Silbert, curator