Tenuous Irish Connections:
The lead singer of the Count Five was a guy whose family had recently moved to California from Dublin.
Ray Davies from the Kinks lived in Ireland for a bit in the 80s.
Anohni's grandparents are Irish.
Gil Scott-Heron's dad played soccer for Celtic FC.
Thanks to everyone who tuned in! Bit of a grab bag of songs this week...
Tracklist (1/2)
The Raincoats - Lola (Kinks cover)
The Kinks - Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
Jackie Shane - Stand Up Straight & Tall
The Chocolate Watch Band - I'm Not Like Everybody Else (Kinks cover)
Γire Apparent - Yes I Need Someone
Jayne County - Max's Kansas City
Binky & The Planets - Drinking Gasoline
The Undertones - You've Got My Number
Tracklist (2/2):
The Count Five - Declaration of Independence
Chris Spedding - Wild In The Streets (Garland Jeffreys cover)
Survival Horror - Ode to Olson
Spider - Dancing In The Street
Big Tears - Leather Jacket Boy
Big Tears - The Ride
Sissy - Attack (Blitz cover)
Problem Patterns - Tethered
Gender Warfare - Queers to the Front
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey on the Moon
The Soft Pink Truth - Protest and Survive
Cut for time: Anohni, Touch Excellent, Mott the Hoople.