Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 24, 2012
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.

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