The Perpetual Three-Dot Column
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by Jesse Walker

Thursday, January 22, 2009
INAUGURAL RADIO: Tuesday's radio show was scheduled to begin at noon, just as Barack Obama was to be sworn in as president of the United States. So at the beginning of the program, I announced that we were going to cut away to the ceremony. Then I started playing a recording of one of George W. Bush's inaugurations, made horrified noises, and segued into the Kinks' "Do It Again."

The effect was somewhat blunted by the fact that the prerecorded show before mine ran a few minutes long, so it wasn't actually noon when I did this. Dammit.

Here's the full playlist:

The Kinks: Do It Again
X: The New World
Steve Earle: Christmas in Washington
Bob Dylan: This Land Is Your Land
Bob Dylan & The Band: Baby Let Me Follow You Down
James Brown: Funky President
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: Give Me a Chance
Tony Joe White: Soul Francisco
Maria Bethania & Gal Costa: Sonho Meu
Vum Vum: Salalé
Antibalas: World War IV
The Ohio Players: Fire
Tower of Power: Back on the Streets Again
Devo: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Graham Parker: You Can't Be Too Strong
Michelle Shocked & Alison Krauss: Prodigal Daughter
Loretta Lynn: The Pill
k.d. lang: Didn't I
Charlie Daniels: Uneasy Rider
Jim and Jesse: Diesel On My Tail
Alejandro Escovedo: California Blues
Nirvana: Lake of Fire
The Rolling Stones: Stray Cat Blues
The Blind Boys of Alabama & Robert Randolph: Wade in the Water
The Blind Boys of Alabama: Lift Me Up (Like a Dove)
Solomon Burke & The Blind Boys of Alabama: None of Us Are Free
Taj Mahal: Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Steal My Jellyroll
Mac Wiseman: In the Pines
The Hot Club of Cowtown: You Can't Take It With You
Amos Lee: Supply and Demand
Jimmy Cliff: The Harder They Come
Sesame Street: C is for Cookie (Disco)
Roxy Music: Amazona
Pulp: Common People
Rick Rock: (I'm A Lookin' For A) Sputnik
They Might Be Giants: Why Does the Sun Shine?
The Light Crust Doughboys: Here Pussy Pussy
Mike Nichols and Elaine May: Cocktail Piano
The Velvet Underground: I'm Sticking With You
Stevie Wonder: Too High
Henry Cow: Nirvana for Mice
Tom Zé: O Olho Do Lago
Bob Dylan: Wigwam


posted by Jesse 3:41 PM
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