Talking Heads
Aquarium Playlist, 1/10/23
EPISODE #520: FIRST SONGS ON FIRST ALBUMS Theme suggested by contest winner Ed Seifert. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Patti Smith — “Gloria”The Bongos — “In the Congo”The Feelies — “The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness”Blondie — “X Offender”The Ramones — “Blitzkrieg Bop” MC5 — “Ramblin’ Rose” (live)New York Dolls — “Personality Crisis”Television — “See […]
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, 10/5/21
EPISODE #455: STRESSThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Talking Heads — “Psycho Killer” [live]Bob Perry — “Man on the Brink” Nick Lowe — “Cracking Up”Bo Diddley — “Crackin’ Up”The Jesus & Mary Chain — “Cracking Up”Vivian Girls — “Tension”Jay Gonzalez — “Tension”Superchunk — “For Tension”Eddy Current Suppression Ring — “Anxiety” Blushing — “Pressure”Queen and David Bowie […]
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, 9/3/19
EPISODE #346: FORMED A BAND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Art Brut — “Formed a Band” (early version)Butterglory — “She Clicks the Sticks”They Might Be Giants featuring Laura Cantrell — “The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)”Rob Wasserman featuring Willie Dixon and Al Duncan — “Dustin’ Off the Bass”Owls of Now — “Lead Singer”Peter Holsapple & […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/23/18
EPISODE #265: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beach Boys — “Shut Down” Lindsey Buckingham — “Shut Us Down” A.C. Newman — “They Should Have Shut Down the Streets” Colour Me Wednesday — “Shut” Jawbreaker — “Down” Higgins — “Shut It” Nirvana — “Downer” The Monkees — “Goin’ Down” Bruce Springsteen — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/7/17
EPISODE #256: LIVE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Replacements — “Bastards of Young” (live) The Velvet Underground — “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” (live) Yo La Tengo — “Big Day Coming” (live) Joy Division — “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (live) The Modern Lovers — “Dignified & Old” (live) Liquid […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/1/17
EPISODE #247: BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Modern Lovers — “Girl Friend” Best Coast — “Boyfriend” Eric’s Trip — “Girlfriend” Radiator Hospital — “Your Boyfriend” Ty Segall — “Girlfriend” The Angels — “My Boyfriend’s Back” The Magnetic Fields — “Your Girlfriend’s Face” They Might Be Giants — “I’m Your Boyfriend […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/24/15
EPISODE #169: BLIND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Bruce Springsteen — “Blinded by the Light” Hefner — “Blind Girl With Halo” Etta James — “I’d Rather Go Blind” Sonny Boy Williamson II — “Born Blind” Built to Spill — “Temporarily Blind” Dramarama — “Goin’ Blind” Prisonshake — “Go Blind” Hercules & Love Affair — […]
Jack Silbert, curator