Music Nerd Valentines

 

 

The premise for this valentines day show is really tongue in cheek. I didn't want to do the typical songs about love, mainly because I did that last year (to great effect, I might add!  It was easily one of the best shows I've ever done, in my opinion, both in diversity of content, and flow.  If you never got a chance to listen to it, by all means, please do so at some time! http://wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=12247 Very enjoyable show and a lot of fun!) I also didn't want to do an "anti-valentines" day show with songs about love gone awry and such, mainly because even though love has indeed eluded your humble host, I remain, at heart, a romantic (part and parcel with being Italian,it comes with the territory!) So, being that my one true love has always been music, I took the inspiration of this show from a line from the great song by The Ravyns "Raised On The Radio" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRai43YkM_c "Michelle,Lady Jane,yeah I fell in love with girls I never met". I thought it would be a fun idea to declare my unabashed love for the fictitious women portrayed in songs that I've come to idealize over the years. They're the perfect girlfriends, you could say, since because they only live in song, they're always reliable, they never disappoint, and they're always there for me when there was no one else! A music nerds valentines, I'll admit, and you could even say a valentine for radio as well!

Song	Artist	Album		Year
Black Eyed Susan	Paul Westerberg	14 Songs		1993
Sweet Adeline	Elliott Smith	XO		1998
Lucy Rider	Alberta Cross	The Thief & The Heartbreaker		1997
Lorelei	Cocteau Twins	Treasure		1984
Coleen	Martin Stephensen & The Daintees	Gladsome,Humour & Blue		1988
++++++++++++	++++++++++++	+++++++++++++
Sheila Take A Bow	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs		1985
Kate	Ben Folds Five	Whatever & Ever Amen		1997
Mary's Prayer	Danny Wilson	Meet Danny Wilson		1987
Mary Anne	Marshall Crenshaw	Marshall Crenshaw		1982
Valerie	The Zutons	Tired Of Hanging Around		2006
++++++++++++	+++++++++++++	++++++++++++
Evangeline	Matthew Sweet	Girlfriend		1991
Kim The Waitress	Material Issue	Freak City Soundtrack		1994
Suki	Unrest	Imperial f.f.r.r.		1991
Ana Ng	They Might Be Giants	Lincoln		1988
Wendy McDonald	Sppokey Ruben	Modes Of Transportation Vol.1		1995
++++++++++++	++++++++++++	+++++++++++++
Sally Bangs	J Roddy Walston & The Business	Hail Mega Boys		2007
Teresa	Los Super Seven (feat. David Hidalgo)	Canto		2001
Marie Laveaux	Cubanismo!	The Very Best Of Cubanismo! Mucho Gusto!		2001
Carolina	Seu Jorge	Carolina		2002
Mi Linda	Los Amigos Invisibles	The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera		1998
Choosy Susie	Stranglers	IV - Rattus Norvegicus		1977
++++++++++++	++++++++++++	+++++++++++++
Lalita	The Love Language	The Love Language		2009
Denise	Fountains Of Wayne	Utopia Parkway		1999
Herrietta	The Fratellis	Costello Music		2007
Alison	Pixies	Bossanova		1990
Alison's Starting To Happen	The Lemonheads	It's A Shame About Ray		1992
I Love You Suzanne	Lou Reed	New Sensations		1984
++++++++++++	++++++++++++	++++++++++++
Glendora	The Slickee Boys	Here To Stay		1982
Tina	Camper Van Beethoven	Telephone Free Landslide Victory		1985
Erica's Word	Game Theory			1985
Goodbye Jane	Tommy Keene	In The Late Bright		2009
Marie Marie	The Blasters	The Blasters		1981