Make sure you have plenty of tissues on hand. This week's theme is "SOB STORIES". We'll be spinning a multitude of tearjerking tunes about crying (or trying not to). Elmore James. Dinah Washington. Van Halen. Pretenders. This suave gentleman below. Many, many more, as well. Let's get emotional.
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- D-Day
- Beastie Boys- Pass The Mic
- Jack White- Weep Themselves to Sleep
- Etta James- Losers Weepers, Part 1
- The 13th Floor Elevators- You’re Gonna Miss Me (RIP Roky Erickson)
- Leon Redbone- Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Saving My Love For You) (RIP Leon Redbone)
- Monty Alexander- Spunky (HB Monty Alexander)
- Gary U.S. Bonds- New Orleans (HB Gary U.S. Bonds)
- The Four Tops- Reach Out, I’ll Be There (HB Levi Stubbs)
- Tangerine Dream- Chronozon (HB Edgar Froese)
- Steve Vai- The Attitude Song (HB Steve Vai)
- The Rolling Stones- All Down The Line
- David Bowie- Soul Love
- Fela Kuti- Sorrow, Tears, and Blood
And now for the theme: Sob Stories
- R.L. Burnside- Goin’ Down South
- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings- I’m Not Gonna Cry
- ? & the Mysterians- 96 Tears
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- The Tracks of My Tears
- The Beat- The Tears of a Clown
- The Police- Driven to Tears
- Johnny Cash- Cry, Cry, Cry
- James Brown- Willow Weep for Me
- Bessie Smith- Weeping Willow Blues
- Buddy Holly- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Everly Brothers- Crying in the Rain
- Roy Orbison- Crying
- Jose Gonzalez- Teardrop
- Elvis Costello & the Attractions- Big Tears
- The Beatles- Cry Baby Cry
- Aretha Franklin- Mary, Don’t You Weep
- Van Halen- Jamie’s Cryin’
- Roy Brown- Laughing But Crying
- Monguito Santamaria- Crying Time
- The Budos Band- Trail Of Tears
- The Animals- I’m Crying
- Deerhunter- Don’t Cry
- Dinah Washington- Cry Me a River
- Flight of the Conchords- Hurt Feelings
- Pretenders- Stop Your Sobbing
- The Cure- Boys Don’t Cry
- Elmore James- The Sky is Crying
- Ray Charles- Drown In My Own Tears
- Free- Oh I Wept
- Hank Williams- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Prince & the Revolution- When Doves Cry
- Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison & Prince- While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live)
- J Dilla- Don’t Cry
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.
