Matthew Sweet
Aquarium Playlist, 4/23/24
EPISODE #587: LET GO The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Polyphonic Spree — “What Would You Let Go”Dentist — “Let Me Let Go” Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers — “Let Go”Colleen Green — “Let Go” Pounding Serfs — “Let Go” The Tuts — “Let Go of the Past” Grant Lee Buffalo — “Let Go of […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/11/23
EPISODE #546: TIGHT Booker T. & the MG’s — “Time Is Tight” [ALTERNATE THEME]Rolling Stones — “Too Tight” Tallies — “Wound Up Tight”John Lee Hooker — “Big Legs, Tight Skirt”CachaBacha — ”Stitch Me Tight” Electric Light Orchestra — “Hold On Tight” Matthew Sweet — “Hold On Tight”The Beatles — “Hold Me Tight”Explorers Club — “Hold […]
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, 10/26/21
EPISODE #458: HALLOWEEN 2021The Frogs — “I’m Evil, Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]Wussy — “Halloween”Phoebe Bridgers — “Halloween” The Fleshtones — “Face of the Screaming Werewolf”Bettye Lavett — “Witchcraft in the Air”The Porchistas — “Mischief Night”Peach Kelli Pop — “Black Cat 13”Matthew Sweet — “Lady Frankenstein”Shiny Times — “Be a Ghost”Nick Jorgensen — “Dreams” Redd Kross — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/24/21
EPISODE #449: CATS VIThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Dave “Baby” Cortez — “Catnip”The Lucksmiths — “Cat in Sunshine” The Wailers — “What’s New Pussycat”Peach Kelli Pop — “Hello Kitty Knife”Naked City — “Snagglepuss”John Wesley Harding — “Monkey and his Cat”Luna — “The Owl and the Pussycat”The Carter Family — “Kitty Waltz”Thee Speaking Canaries — “When […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/15/20
EPISODE #400: MUSIC III The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Reverend Horton Heat — “400 Bucks”Superchunk — “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo”Big Audio Dynamite — “Just Play Music!”Ron Sexsmith — “Music to my Ears”The Spires — “Tonight’s Music”Juliana Hatfield — “Do It to Music”Matthew Sweet — “Music for Love”Meat Puppets — “Sexy Music”These New Puritans […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/10/18
EPISODE #288: QUIET/LOUD The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Betty Hutton — “It’s Oh So Quiet” The Incredible Casuals — “I Wanna Play Loud” For Against — “Quiet Please” For Against — “Loud and Clear” Matthew Sweet — “Quiet Her” The Merry-Go-Round — “She Laughed Loud” Brendan Benson — “You’re Quiet” Generifus — “Out Loud” […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/16/18
EPISODE #264: LIVE HIGHLIGHTS 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Matthew Sweet — “I’ve Been Waiting” U2 — “I Will Follow” Los Straitjackets — “Gatecrasher” Reigning Sound — “Lyin’ Girl” Nick Lowe — “Somebody Cares for Me” Syd Straw — “Future 40’s (String of Pearls)” Dave Alvin — “King of California” Howe Gelb — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/19/17
EPISODE #262: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Lorna — “Hannukah” The Hit Parade featuring Amelia Fletcher — “Christmas Tears” The Buzz of Delight — “Christmas” The Spook School — “Someone To Spend Christmas With” The Bakersfield Breakers — “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Allison […]
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