Popsurfing Radio Show Playlist: Family (12-11-09)

Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org.

You can download the episode on iTunes. Enjoy!

Wanna make a request? Here are some potential themes for upcoming shows. Feel free to email me with a request for one of your favorite songs that fits the theme and I'll try to fit it in.

POPSURFING -- THEMES FOR UPCOMING SHOWS


December 17 -- holiday music
December 24 -- holiday music
December 31 -- drinking

PLAYLIST FOR FAMILY (airdate: 12-11-2009)

HOUR ONE

Perry Como “Papa Loves Mambo” from Two Family House

Vic Mizzy “The Addams Family (Theme)” from TV Guide 50 All-Time Favorite Themes

Adrian Belew “Oh Daddy” from Mr. Music Head

Paul Simon “Mother And Child Reunion” from Paul Simon

Bill Withers “Grandma's Hands” from Lean On Me: The Best Of Bill Withers

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Grandpa Was A Carpenter” from Will The Circle Be Unbroken Trilogy

Jill Scott “Family Reunion” from Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2

Steely Dan “Babylon Sisters” from Gaucho

Dave Van Ronk “Sister Kate” from Two Sides Of Dave Van Ronk

The Smiths “Shakespeare's Sister” from The Sound Of The Smiths

Amanda Palmer “Runs In The Family” from Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

Brian Wilson “Child Is The Father Of The Man” from Smile

Lorraine Ellison “Sister Love” from Sister Love: The Warner Bros. Recordings

Carly Simon “Older Sister” from Carly Simon Anthology

Sufjan Stevens “Decatur, Or Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother” from Come On Feel The Illinoise!

Kris Kristofferson “Sister Sinead” from Closer to the Bone

Sinéad O'Connor “This Is To Mother You” from Gospel Oak

HOUR TWO

The Louvin Brothers “The Family Who Prays” from Jesus' Son Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Fountains Of Wayne “Stacy's Mom” from Welcome Interstate Managers

John Hiatt “Your Dad Did” from Bring The Family

Loretta Lynn “Family Tree” from Van Lear Rose

The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” from The Definitive Pop Collection

Kate & Anna McGarrigle “Kitty, Come Home” from Dancer With Bruised Knees

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Will The Circle Be Unbroken Trilogy” from Will The Circle Be Unbroken Trilogy

Rosanne Cash “Motherless Children” from The List

Ernie K-Doe “Mother-In-Law” from Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans

RZA “Blood Thicker Than Mud "Family Affair"” from Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Langston Hughes “Mother To Son” from Poetry Speaks

Allen Toussaint “Soul Sister” from Life, Love And Faith

The Housemartins “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother” from Now That's What I Call Quite Good

Woody Herman & His Orchestra “Four Brothers” from Blowin' Up A Storm: The Columbia Years 1945-1947

Rufus Wainwright “Little Sister” from Want Two

Lyle Lovett “Family Reserve” from Joshua Judges Ruth

HOUR THREE

Hank Williams “My Son Calls Another Man Daddy” from Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits

Leonard Cohen “Sisters Of Mercy” from Songs Of Leonard Cohen

The Singing Nun “Dominique” from Dominique: The Singing Nun

Sister Rosetta Tharpe “Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air” from Red, White & Blues

Sister Gertrude Morgan “If You Live Like Jesus Told You” from Let's Make A Record

Kanye West “Family Business” from College Dropout

The Beatles “Mother Nature's Son” from The Beatles Mono Box Set

Robert Plant and Allison Kraus “Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us” from Raising Sand

Peggy Lee “Sisters” from Black Coffee: Best Of Decca Years

Nick Drake “Poor Mum” from Family Tree

Nino Rota “The Godfather Waltz” from The Godfather

Was, Not Was “Dad, I'm In Jail” from What Up, Dog?

The Smothers Brothers “My Old Man (live)” from The Folk Years: Yesterday's Gone

They Might Be Giants “My Brother, The Ape” from Here Comes Science

Horace Silver “Song For My Father” from Song For My Father

Antony & The Johnsons “You Are My Sister” from I Am A Bird Now