Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 31, 2012

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.