Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 17, 2012

Here's a little secret – I was out of town during today's show, so I recorded it last week in the station's tiny spare air room.

Here's what I played on this week's show, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics:

Gino Washington – Puppet on a String
The Egyptians – Party Stomp
Slow Club – Giving Up on Love
Sea Wolf – You're a Wolf
*Roy Orbison – I Give Up
Screamin' Jay Hawkins – All Night
Thao – Bag of Hammers
Bob Wills – There's Going to Be a Party
Elvis Costello – No Action
Four Seasons – Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
*Big Star – O Dana (ed. – By request, and I always honor requests for Big Star.)
Pizzicato Five – My Baby Portable Player Sound
*Jack Oblivian – Ain't Got No Money
The Microphones – I Felt Your Shape
God Help the Girl – God Help the Girl
Peter, Bjorn and John – Breaker Breaker
Old 97s – You Were Born to Be in Battle
5.6.7.8.s – Bomb the Twist (ed. – Japanese girl punk.)
Dolly Parton – False Eyelashes
Sondre Lerche – She's Fantastic
Gil Scott Heron – I'm New Here (ed. – a fantastic cover of the Smog song.)
 
Detroit Cobras – The Real Thing
The Seeds – Can't Seem to Make You Mine
Jens Lekman – Pocketful of Money
Rosemary Clooney – Corazon de Melon
Why – Rubber Traits
Titus Andronicus – …And Ever
Wanda Jackson – Kickin' Our Hearts Around
Nick Waterhouse – (If) You Want Trouble (ed. – One of my new favorite bands. So gritty and raunchy and good.)
Shangri Las – Leader of the Pack
Eloise Trio – La Bamba
The Clash – Spanish Bombs
Cat Power – Lived in Bars (ed. – Recorded in Memphis with the Memphis Horns.)
Okkervil River – Calling and Not Calling My Ex
Sundown Pete and Margie Lane – Fences to Mend
Silver Jews – Random Rules
Surfer Blood – Fast Jabroni
First Aid Kit – King of the World
The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations (ed. – Because I was in Minneapolis.)

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You can catch the Memphis Mystery Train live every Thursday morning from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on 89.9 FM in Memphis or online at wevl.org.