Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 24, 2012

I'm back in town and back to the live shows this week, and I've got a ton of brand new music.

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

Belle and Sebastian – Le Pastie de la Bourgeoise
The Egyptians – Party Stomp
Veronica Falls – The Box
The Zombies – Friends of Mine
Cee-lo Green – (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
The Vaccines – Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
Wave Pictures – Strange Fruit for David (ed. – I saw them last week, and this song has been stuck in my head ever since.)
The Replacements – Can't Hardly Wait
Sherwoods – Love You Madly
J.D. McPherson – Wolf Teeth (ed. – Great vintage sound, lots of howling.)
Dead Man's Bones – My Body's a Zombie for You
Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On (ed. – for Trivia Dave.)
Jens Lekman – Waiting for Kirsten
Allo Darlin – Kiss Your Lips
*John Paul Keith and the 1, 4, 5s – Memphis Girls
Detroit Cobras – I Wanna Holler (But the Town's Too Small)
*Harlan T. Bobo – I'm Your Man
Langley Schools Music Project – Mandy
Billy Bragg and Wilco – She Came Along to Me
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – Good Bye, Good Luck

*Al Green – I Want to Hold Your Hand
M. Ward – Magic Trick
Ronettes – Be My Baby (ed. – Karaoke classic.)
La Sera – Break My Heart
*Jack Oblivian – Girl on the Beach
The Ramones – Do You Wanna Dance
Paul Anka – Diana
Those Darlins – Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (ed. – Middle Tennessee's finest.)
They Might Be Giants – James K. Polk (ed. – Middle Tennessee's other finest.)
*River City Tanlines – Black Knight
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Yo La Tengo – Little Honda
*Cory Branan – Karen's Song
Rilo Kiley – The Frug
*Reigning Sound – She's Bored With You
Archie Bell and the Drells – The Tighten Up
*Barbara Pittman – Everlasting Love
Nick Waterhouse – Some Place
The Pleasure Seekers – What a Way to Die
Neutral Milk Hotel – Ghost

You can catch the Memphis Mystery Train live every Thursday morning from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and on Monday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on 89.9 FM in Memphis or online at wevl.org.