Lace up, friends- it's time for another edition of your weekly musical multivitamin, The Jewel Case! This week we're celebrating "SOLE POWER"; we'll be spinning songs about footwear by a huge cross-section of artists. Here's a quick sample: Betty Davis, Carl Perkins, Run-DMC, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, Iron Maiden, Charles Mingus...you get the gist. LOTS of miles will be covered tonight, so put on your most comfortable kicks. But first...
- The Clash- Tommy Gun
- The Bar-Kays- Soul Finger
- Parliament- Agony of Defeet
- Steely Dan- Bad Sneakers
- Pazy & The Black Hippies- Papa’s Black Dog
- Television- Marquee Moon
- Count Five- Psychotic Reaction
- Pretenders- Back On The Chain Gang
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Straight Into Darkness
- Hot Snakes- Paid In Cigarettes
- The Yardbirds- Think About It
- Van Morrison- The Way Young Lovers Do
- Can- Halleluwah
And now for the theme: Sole Power:
- Adam Ant- Goody Two Shoes
- Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes
- Nancy Sinatra- These Boots Are Made For Walking
- The Velvet Underground- Venus In Furs
- Kirsty MacColl- In These Shoes?
- El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico- Los Zapatos De Manacho
- Domingo Federico- Zapatos
- Bob Dylan- Boots Of Spanish Leather
- Jeff Beck Group- Spanish Boots
- The Liptones- My Tiny Red Dr. Martens Boots
- Iron Maiden- Die With Your Boots On
- Paul Simon- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
- Johnny Cash- Get Rhythm
- Red Foley- Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
- Steve Martin- The Cruel Shoes
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band- My Walkin’ Shoes
- Sonic Youth- Dirty Boots
- Low Cut Connie- What Size Shoe
- Betty Davis- Steppin’ In Her I. Miller Shoes
- Robert Palmer- Sailin’ Shoes
- Teen Idles- Sneakers (Alternate Version)
- Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys- My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
- Elvis Costello- (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
- Run-DMC- My Adidas
- The Beatles- Old Brown Shoe
- Tommy Tucker- Hi Heel Sneakers
- Traffic- Hole In My Shoe
- Omar- High Heels
- Charles Mingus- The Shoes Of The Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
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
