Some weeks, I spend a lot of time carefully planning my show in advance. This was not one of those weeks.

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

Esquerita - Didn't It Rain
The Egyptians - Party Stomp
*Luv Clowns - Good People Sometimes
*Subteens - You May Be Right
Nick Waterhouse - Raina (ed. - If you don't have "Time's All Gone", go get it.)
Belle and Sebastian - Mayfly
Cub - New York City
Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
The Gories - Nitroglycerine (ed. - "It's like throwing a stick of dynamite in a dixie cup!")
Jay and the Americans - Come a Little Bit Closer
The English Beat - Save it for Later
Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing
*Reigning Sound - Stormy Weather
Hank Thompson - If Lovin' You is Wrong
The Supremes - Ain't That Good News
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Wild Flag - Romance
Loretta Lynn - It'll Be Open Season On You
The Hold Steady - Party Pit

T. Rex - Bang a Gong
Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
The Pastels - Speeding Motorcycle
Arcade Fire - Empty Room
David Bowie - Space Oddity (ed. - by request)
Gen Orange - Thunderstorm
The What Four - I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy
Beck - Girl
Dean Martin - I Will
The White Stripes - Your Southern Can is Mine
They Might Be Giants - Till My Head Falls Off
Arrah and the Ferns - All the Bad in One Place
Harvey Danger - Incommunicado
Those Darlins - Wild One
*Limes - Old Evil River
Old 97s - Indefinitely
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes (ed. - "Hey, you there! With the glasses!")

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.