Friday, April 03, 2015

Self Help Radio 040315: The Same Old Thing

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Yes, the same old thing.  I'm unapologetic.  One tries so hard, week in, week out, to make an exciting radio show that sometimes - naturally - one must decide to take the week off & give the listener "the same old thing."  Does the listener care?  Probably not - after all, what is the listener listening to?  Self Help Radio!  That shows a lack of discernment.

But I think the show, for all its numbing familiarity, went well.  I interview radio personality Dr. David Fruchter, a staunch advocate for the same old thing.  I talked to Mark Miller in Hollywood, who has spoken out against the same old thing in that industry.  I got to talk to the Rev. Dr. Howard Gently, who had some wisdom about the same old thing to impart.  Tania & Juan wrote a song for the show.  & there's so much more - it's listed below.  Oddly enough, music about the same old thing doesn't all sound the same.  That's a head scratcher.

I am falling asleep as I write this.  So I'd better tell you that the show is now at the Self Help Radio website.  It's in two parts, & the songs in each part are specified below.  Pay attention to password stuff.  & if you can stomach it, listen to the last airbreak - I make an announcement there I won't make here till next week.

As always, thanks so much for listening!

(part one)

"Same Old Thing" The Olympics _Northern Soul Originals: 70s All Nighter Hits_
"The Same Old Things Keep Happening" Piano Red _The Doctor's In_
"Same Old Thing" Tania & Juan _Same Old Thing_

"Same Old Thing (Live)" The Wipers _History Of Portland Punk, Vol. 1_
"Same Old Thing" The Meters _Struttin'_
"Same Ol' Thing" Del The Funkee Homosapien _I Wish My Brother George Was Here_
"Same Old Thing" The Streets _Original Pirate Material_

"Same Old Story" Mickey McCullers _The Complete Motown Singles: 1962_
"It's The Same Old Song" Red Shirt Brigade _Shoopdeedoop_
"Same Ole Beat" Freddy Scott & The Four Steps _Las Vegas Grind, Vol. 6_
"Same Old Songs" Suzi Jane Hokom _Lee Hazlewood Industries: There's A Dream I've Been Saving 1966-1971_
"Same Old Scene" Roxy Music _Flesh + Blood_

"Same Old Grind" The Spacemen _Highs In The Mid Sixties Volume 15: Wisconsin Part 2_
"Same Old Song" Psychic Ills _Hazed Dream_

(part two)

"Same Old Flame" Orange Glass _Permafrost Records Presents "Self Portrait"_
"Same Old Story" The White Wires _WWIII_
"That Same Old Feeling" Pickettywitch _Jackie: The Album_

"The Same Old Merry Go-Round" Michael Loring _Songs For Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs & The American Left 1935-1954: Campaign Songs 1944-1949_
"Weary Of The Same Ol' Stuff" Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys _San Antonio Rose_
"Same Old Boogie" Martha Davis _Martha Davis: 1946-1951_
"That Same Old Train" Snooks Eaglin _The Legacy Of The Blues, Vol. 2_

"The Same Old Thrill" Terry Timmons _Rhythm & Blues: Fine Brown Sugar, Vol. 3_
"You're Up To Your Same Old Tricks Again" Bettye Swann _Bettye Swann_
"Same Old Man" Karen Dalton _In My Own Time_
"The Same Old Tears" A Girl Called Eddy _Tears All Over Town_

"Same Old, Say Mold" Sentridoh _A Collection Of Previously Released Songs_
"Same Old Innocence" Architecture In Helsinki _Places Like This_
"Same Old Madness" Ministry _Twelve Inch Singles_

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