However you choose to get around, tonight's theme is "OK COMMUTER"; we'll be spinning tunes about taxis, buses, subways, trains, etc., from Alice Cooper to Ella Fitzgerald to the Last Poets and many, many more. No fare needed. Your ride awaits.
- The Black Crowes- Gone
- Aerosmith- Critical Mass
- Amadou & Mariam- Chauffers
- The Monkees- Daydream Believer (RIP Peter Tork)
- B-52s- 52 Girls (HB Cindy Wilson)
- The Rolling Stones- We Love You (HB Brian Jones)
- The Jolly Boys- I Fought The Law
- Chuck Prophet- Bobby Fuller Died For Our Sins
- Ramones- Too Tough To Die
- Martina Topley Bird- Too Tough To Die
- Johnny Clarke- Cry Tough
- Black Mountain- Druganaut
- Jeff Beck- Freeway Jam
And now for the theme: OK Commuter
- David Shire- The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
- Guru- Transit Ride
- The Last Poets- On The Subway
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Crosstown Traffic
- Mike Watt- E Ticket Ride
- Chuck Berry- I Want To Be Your Driver
- The Beatles- Drive My Car
- The Who- Magic Bus
- New York Dolls- Subway Train
- Iggy Pop- The Passenger
- Warren Zevon- My Ride’s Here
- Count Basie- Taxi War Dance
- Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington And His Orchestra- Take The “A” Train
- Brigitte Bardot- Les Omnibus
- Peter Mulvey- The Dreams
- The Balanescu Quartet- Autobahn
- The Hollies- Bus Stop
- ZZ Top- Waitin’ For The Bus
- The Fall- Cab It Up
- Transglobal Underground- Yellow And Black Taxi Cab
- The Kingston Trio- M.T.A.
- Gilberto Gil- Expresso 2222
- Alice Cooper- Slick Black Limousine
- Ian Dury & The Blockheads- Waiting For Your Taxi
- Paul Simon- Stranded In A Limousine
- The Jam- Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
- Hanoi Rocks- Taxi Driver
- Jonathan Richman- You’re Crazy For taking The Bus
- Richard Shindell- Transit
- Squat- Rickshaw
Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.
