RA/OR 319 - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE

A band named after a cat writes a song inspired by a television commercial and it becomes one of the most ubiquitous and iconic singles of all time, including over 1000 recorded cover versions, and BJ plays his ten favorites:


JOHNNY RIVERS
SHORTY LONG
ALTON ELLIS
R.B. GREAVES
THE DELLS
JERRY WILLIAMS
SYLVESTER
BOOKER T. JONES
GLENN HUGHES
SCHENKER PATTISON SUMMIT

RA/OR 318 - CCR & FOGERTY (with Lee McCormack)

BJ is joined once again by Lee McCormack from the Tramps Like Us podcast for a discussion about the history of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty and then each counts down his top ten favorite Creedence/Fogerty songs.

Order Lee's single "Train to Heartbreak" HERE

RA/OR 317 - GOLDEN RASPEIGHTIES

The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies) is a parody award show honoring the "worst of cinematic under-achievements." On this episode BJ plays the winners for Worst Original Song for each year of the eighties, and also one of the four runners up for each year.

VILLAGE PEOPLE - CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
ARMANDO COMPEAN - THE MAN WITH BOGART'S FACE
BRENDA LEE - ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
DAVID FRISHBERG - BABY TALK
MICHAEL FRANKS - COMIN' HOME TO YOU (IS LIKE COMIN' HOME TO MILK AND COOKIES)
KRISTY McNICHOL - PUMPIN' AND BLOWIN'
GUIDO AND MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS - YOR'S WORLD
OREN WATERS - THE WAY YOU DO IT
CHILLY D - SMOOTH TALKER
SYLVESTER STALLONE - DRINKINSTEIN
DWIGHT DAVID - THE LAST DRAGON
FRANK STALLONE - PEACE IN OUR TIME
GEORGE HARRISON - SHANGHAI SURPRISE
PRINCE - LOVE OR MONEY
JIMMY SCARLETT & THE DIMENSIONS - YOU CAN BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
GEORGE MICHAEL - I WANT YOUR SEX
VIGIL - THERAPIST
JACK FRESH - FULL FORCE
RAMONES - PET SEMATARY
BRUCE DICKINSON - BRING YOUR DAUGHTER...TO THE SLAUGHTER

RA/OR 316 - ACTORS SING

Songs sung by actors.

ALYSSA MILANO - STRAIGHT TO THE TOP
ALYSSA MILANO - I HAD A DREAM
SCOTT BAIO - FINGERPRINTS
JAMI GERTZ - TEARS IN THE NIGHT
REBECCA DEMORNAY - OH JIMMY
EDDIE MURPHY - C-O-N CONFUSED
TOM HANKS AND DAN AYKROYD - CITY OF CRIME
JOE PESCI - WISE GUY
LENNY & THE SQUIGTONES - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
RUSS LE ROQ - NEVER LET YOU SLIDE
ANDREW DICE CLAY - I AIN'T GOT YOU
JERRY LEWIS - I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
GARY OLDMAN - MY WAY
P.J. SOLES - ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
WYLDE RATTZ - T.V. EYE
BRIE LARSON - DONE WITH YOU
PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON - TOMORROW
JUSTINE BATEMAN - TALK TO ME
JOHN TRAVOLTA - RAZZAMATAZZ
DAVID NAUGHTON - MAKIN' IT
STEVEN SEAGAL - DON'T YOU CRY
DENNIS QUAID - CLOSER TO YOU
CLINT EASTWOOD - I'LL LOVE YOU MORE
BURT REYNOLDS - THERE'S A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GOD AND MAN
PHOEBE CATES AND BILL WRAY - JUST ONE TOUCH
ANNIE MCENROE - DREAM OPERATOR
SUSAN SARANDON - TOUCH-A TOUCH-A TOUCH ME
RICK MORANIS - SUDDENLY SEYMOUR
GENE WILDER - CRAZY
RODNEY DANGERFIELD - FUNICULI, FUNICULA
ROBIN WILLIAMS - BLOW ME DOWN
MICHAEL J. FOX - YOU GOT NO PLACE TO GO
TOM CRUISE - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME