WFMU: Showy McShowface with Jim the Poet: Playlist from July 11, 2017

Listener comments!
	11:43pm Cat: Meow
	12:02am tuner fish: Great to hear some MMM
	12:04am tom from Glasgow: bit of the ol' Triple M huh
	12:04am tom from Glasgow: just finishing up making a disco playlist for a friend of a friend's wedding. this is like, the opposite of that
	12:04am Carmichael: WTF? You have another show? Let's rock this Monday!
	12:05am BEAVO: I like that exeerpt from the box set just fine.
	12:06am karankeeone: You are killing my ears! Please play some real music--please!
	12:07am BEAVO: Part one its the whole first side
	12:10am karankeeone: Much better, thanks, Jim!
	12:12am Jim the Poet: sorry about your ears
	12:12am Carmichael: Dude, this IS real music. The radio plays fake music. Except for the shit playing now ... :)
	12:15am Carmichael: Eastern Daylight Time.
	12:16am fleep: Colluded greetings
	12:16am JimmyfromKearny: Jim The Poet! In the House!
	12:17am tuner fish: Never had a problem with wavves
	12:18am Carmichael: Jim, hope you passed the DJ bootcamp obstacle course and hand-to-hand combat.
	12:18am Drunken Creep: Again a major thanks for WFMU. I don't personally gravitate toward Ed Sheeran, yet the songs are well written, well produced, well performed and relatable to humanity. When I heard that song I turned the radio off, yet stayed tuned. This station really appreciates music and positive creativity of every source.
	🌮 12:19am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Jim and over-nighters. Requesting some Heron Oblivion, if you please.
	12:27am Carmichael: Jim, can you play some Haim? The kids love those gals.
	12:31am northguineahills: That's a fun Daniel Johnston!
	12:31am karankeeone: She (?) is cute, but almost as bad as Yoko Ono! LOL
	12:32am Carmichael: Jim, I love you deeply.
	12:33am Jim the Poet: It's mutual
	12:33am northguineahills: Carmichael, you're not Kenny G!
	12:35am chad from oregon: I hope the rest of Metal Machine Music make it on to the show
	12:36am chad from oregon: I don't remember how the Metal Machine Music story ends!
	12:37am Jim the Poet: I'll keep it cued up
	12:38am Carmichael: Or am I?
	12:38am DEZ: great jam!!!
	12:42am northguineahills: @chad: Metal Machine Music would make a great musical!
	12:44am chad from oregon: I'd go as often as I could!
	12:44am chad from oregon: That should be a thing. Metal Machine Music: The Musical
	12:47am northguineahills: Jeff Goldblum can play Lou Reed, Kurt Switter's Merzbau can play the Metal Machine!
	12:49am Jim the Poet: Could they play it the same way every night?
	12:50am ike: O Jim! Excellent to hear ya! Spin fast as yr buns can steer ya! Soundscape slinky, hypnotic! New Jersey sounds erotic! Well, it sounds dang good anyway. Maybe "erotic" is too generous.
	12:51am northguineahills: Zeitkratzer did a symphonic version of Metal Machine Music, so, I suppose it's possible.
	12:51am Jim (not the poet): Could you play some unknown mortal orchestra?
	12:52am Jim the Poet: You definitely get used to the smell of NJ.
	12:57am Carmichael: This is sufficiently jangly.
	🌮 12:58am Ken From Hyde Park: The governor of New Jersey appears to be a real dingbat.
	12:59am Jim (not the poet): Especially on the beaches
	1:00am Carmichael: Jim, you are pleasing the masses. You're not like the others.
	1:00am dipshit mcfuckface: good sounds out here
	1:00am chad from oregon: Metal Machine: The Beach Movie
	1:02am northguineahills: Brian Wilson in the Machine.
	1:05am karankeeone: Jim, have enjoyed the playlist...except for the Metal Machine Music. LOL
	1:05am Carmichael: @chad, I think Pee Wee Herman was in that movie, right?
	1:05am Jim the Poet: Sorry about that. I needed a long song.
	1:06am chad from oregon: The governor of NJ kind of is the human version of Metal Machine Music. Like if you wanted to go as MMM for Halloween... just get a costume of him.
	1:06am chad from oregon: I think I have my Halloween costume figured out now. Amazing.
	1:08am chad from oregon: Maybe a rubber mask of him and a lot of tin foil to cover the rest of the costume.
	1:08am Carmichael: You're moving in on Joel St. Germain's playlist ...
	1:09am Jim the Poet: Baby Making Music
	1:10am cat: can you please play vampire girl by Jonathan richman for heathr who is out In the astral planes. thanks for the great hosting jim
	1:10am Jim the Poet: I will attempt to
	1:14am SeanG: Hey Jim! just listened to the dykstra episode. that was hilarious!!
	1:14am Jim (not the poet): I got a weird request-it's the theme to the Jim price show and and can't find it anywhere but I did find "Potterhouse - Sometimes i Feel Like a Motherless Child But Then I See My Mom and I Don't"
	1:14am cat: wow Jim the poet you are a great bard
	1:15am chad from oregon: Did Lou ever release a 2 and a half minute radio edit of MMM pt 1? Just the poppy bits for radio, maybe.
	1:15am SeanG: love that freedy johnston tune too
	1:19am cat: thanks heathr will be psyched
	1:20am Switchblade Batman: How about something from Neutral Milk Hotel Jim? My Dream Girl Don't exist if you got it.
	1:21am SeanG: some REPLACEMENTS PLEASE
	1:22am Jim the Poet: I don't have that Neutral Milk Hotel song
	1:23am SeanG: and or MEKONS
	1:23am Switchblade Batman: This one will do nicely :) Thanks Jim.
	1:24am dipshit: holy cow you are playing NMH, that is dankalicious
	1:28am dipshit: now i wanna listen to In the Aeroplane over the Sea
	1:29am SeanG: thanks JIM!! I owe you a beer!
	1:29am Jim the Poet: We'll see what we can do
	1:29am Jim the Poet: It's a good last call song
	1:29am Switchblade Batman: I think I listened to that album 10,000x's. Not including the 100,000x post that one break up. @Dipshit. It's probs my fav.
	1:33am Switchblade Batman: You didn't fail Jim. It made me smile. Win!
	1:34am Daniel: loving this show, keep it up!
	1:34am ugh: that's no last call song but rather i drink everyday at the cc club...
	1:35am ugh: here comes a regular, that is
	1:37am Jim the Poet: I never heard the end of this song during Twin Peaks the other day
	1:38am Switchblade Batman: Jim if I may have another, Silhouettes by The Rays. It'd go well with this one. If not no worries
	1:43am Switchblade Batman: Thank ya bartender
	1:47am Jim the Poet: Cheers!
	1:49am Mary Jane: Dave hill and his guests also referenced the song Ben performed by Michael Jackson, that would be great to hear tonite
	1:49am HOLLYWOOD BILL: Great show! "Somebody's in Love" by the Cosmic Rays would be nice to hear right about now
	1:54am chad from oregon: No Ben! I don't need to dissolve into tears!
	1:54am chad from oregon: The tears are coming on anyway
	1:55am chad from oregon: brb. I need to walk it off.
	1:58am Mary jane: Jim the poet you fine wordsmith we need to hear Ben
	1:59am Jim the Poet: Here you go
	1:59am chad from oregon: Do you have Metal Machine Music pt 2 there by chance?
	2:00am Switchblade Batman: Didn't MJ write this about a pet rat?
	2:00am HOLLYWOOD BILL: "The Light Pours Out of Me" by Magazine would be cool Thanks for the Rays
	2:01am Jim the Poet: I believe it is about a rat
	2:04am chad from oregon: I love that new The Jesus and Mary Chain album. Always Sad is one of the best of the bunch.
	2:04am Switchblade Batman: Holy hell, it's about a killer rat. It's such a pretty song too. en.wikipedia.org...
	2:05am Jim the Poet: All rats are killers
	2:06am Mary jane: Thanks so much Jim the poet . yeah I found the rat thing out just a month ago, but the song already touched me to the core, it's really about a great friend
	2:07am Switchblade Batman: Oh I love this ok go song.
	2:08am Switchblade Batman: A great friend that leads a pack of rats to murder children.
	2:08am chad from oregon: It's true. Ben the rat was known for his rabies. The real story isn't as cute as the song.
	2:10am Mary jane: Some people have sweet pet rats they love and care for. mostly only vampire girls and Michael Jackson like a rat for a pet
	2:11am Switchblade Batman: They're welcome to them. I can't even stand the sight of them.
	2:11am chad from oregon: Those people all eventually die because of something the rat did.
	2:12am Switchblade Batman: Or they did something to the rat, and it wants revenge.
	2:12am chad from oregon: You never - never - never see old people hanging out intentionally with rats.
	2:13am chad from oregon: Just people who are willing to die before they reach the age of 35 for the love of a killer rat.
	2:15am Jim the Poet: That's what makes MJ's love of a rat so remarkable
	2:16am Switchblade Batman: Well... MJ loved LOTS of things he wasn't supposed to.
	2:17am Jim the Poet: The Elephant Man's bones
	2:18am Switchblade Batman: Yeah... that too
	2:18am chad from oregon: He probably had the bones of The Rat Man too.
	2:20am chad from oregon: That's probably who Ben really was. Part man, half rat. Now: all bones.
	2:22am HOLLYWOOD BILL: Thanks again "T for Texas" (the long crazy version) by the Everlys would be great
	2:39am matt: The light pours out of me rips
	2:43am matt: Whoa this ravonettes song rips too
	2:44am chad from oregon: That's because neither of those songs were about rats.
	2:45am Jim the Poet: More rat songs next
	2:46am Jim the Poet: This is the greatest episode of Showy McShowface yet
	2:48am chad from oregon: None of the four sides of Metal Machine Music were about rats. Fact.
	🌮 2:51am Ken From Hyde Park: This show is going to the rats.
	2:51am Jim the Poet: Rats
	2:52am Jim the Poet: Thanks for listening everyone! Joe is up next!
	2:55am Switchblade Batman: Pleasure Jim, thanks for the music.
	3:00am karankeeone: Great job, Jim. Thanks for the tunes!!!

Showy McShowface with Jim the Poet: Playlist from July 11, 2017

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Artist	Track	Album
Lou Reed	Metal Machine Music, Part 1	Metal Machine Music
Ed Sheeran	Shape of You "Shape of You" by "Ed Sheeran"
Wavves	Million Enemies "Million Enemies" by "Wavves"	You're Welcome
Care Bears On Fire	Barbie Eat A Sandwich
Sneaks	Look Like That "Look Like That" by "Sneaks"	It's A Myth
Dagny	Wearing Nothing (Acoustic) "Wearing Nothing (Acoustic)" by "Dagny"
Daniel Johnston	Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievences	Yip/Jump Music
Haim	Little Of Your Love "Little Of Your Love" by "Haim"
Moon Duo	Lost in Light "Lost in Light" by "Moon Duo"	Occult Architecture Vol. 2
Sia	Never Give Up "Never Give Up" by "Sia"	Lion Soundtrack
Helen Shapiro	Stop and You Will Become Aware	Marleybone Beat Girls
Sigrid	Dynamite (Acoustic version)
Freedy Johnston	Bad Reputation "Bad Reputation" by "Freedy Johnston"	This Perfect World
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	Multi-Love
!!! (Chk Chk Chk)	Dancing Is the Best Revenge	Shake the Shudder
Goldfrapp	Ride a White Horse "Ride a White Horse" by "Goldfrapp"
Michelle Blades	In the Dirty Water There Is Me	Premature Love Songs
Jonathan Richman	Vampire Girl "Vampire Girl" by "Jonathan Richman"	You Must Ask the Heart
Shannen Moser	Alex (282) "Alex (282)" by "Shannen Moser"	Oh, My Heart
Neutral Milk Hotel	King of Carrot Flowers Pt 1
Happyness	Anna, Lisa Calls "Anna, Lisa Calls" by "Happyness"	Write In
The Replacements	Here Comes a Regular	Tim
The Vacant Lots	Night Nurse "Night Nurse" by "The Vacant Lots"	Endless Night
The Platters	My Prayer "My Prayer" by "The Platters"
Her Harbour	In Nude, in Fog and River	Go Gently Into the Night
The Rays	Silhouettes "Silhouettes" by "The Rays"
Slowdive	Star Roving "Star Roving" by "Slowdive"	Slowdive
Jesus and the Mary Chain	Always Sad	Damage and Joy
The Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra and Arkestra	Somebody's in Love
Ball	Balling "Balling" by "Ball"	S/T
Michael Jackson	Ben "Ben" by "Michael Jackson"	Ben
Warm Soda	This Changes Everything	I Don't Wanna Grow Up
OK Go	This Too Shall Pass "This Too Shall Pass" by "OK Go"
The Terminals	Edge of the Night "Edge of the Night" by "The Terminals"	Antiseptic
Magazine	The Light Pours Out Of Me
Tiny Vipers	Crossing the River of Yourself	Laughter
Pity Sex	Burden You "Burden You" by "Pity Sex"	White Hot Moon
TALSounds	I Saw the Way "I Saw the Way" by "TALSounds"	Lovesick
Weezer	Feels Like Summer "Feels Like Summer" by "Weezer"
glenn morrow's cry for help	The Days to Come	Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help
The Raveonettes	I Wanna Be Adored
Kevin Morby	Come to Me Now "Come to Me Now" by "Kevin Morby"	City Music
The White Stripes	Hotel Yorba "Hotel Yorba" by "The White Stripes"
Damaged Bug	Slay the Priest "Slay the Priest" by "Damaged Bug"	Bunker Funk
The Warlocks	We All Took the Acid
Mux Mool	IRS "IRS" by "Mux Mool"	Implied Lines

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Listener comments!
	11:43pm Cat: Meow
	12:02am tuner fish: Great to hear some MMM
	12:04am tom from Glasgow: bit of the ol' Triple M huh
	12:04am tom from Glasgow: just finishing up making a disco playlist for a friend of a friend's wedding. this is like, the opposite of that
	12:04am Carmichael: WTF? You have another show? Let's rock this Monday!
	12:05am BEAVO: I like that exeerpt from the box set just fine.
	12:06am karankeeone: You are killing my ears! Please play some real music--please!
	12:07am BEAVO: Part one its the whole first side
	12:10am karankeeone: Much better, thanks, Jim!
	12:12am Jim the Poet: sorry about your ears
	12:12am Carmichael: Dude, this IS real music. The radio plays fake music. Except for the shit playing now ... :)
	12:15am Carmichael: Eastern Daylight Time.
	12:16am fleep: Colluded greetings
	12:16am JimmyfromKearny: Jim The Poet! In the House!
	12:17am tuner fish: Never had a problem with wavves
	12:18am Carmichael: Jim, hope you passed the DJ bootcamp obstacle course and hand-to-hand combat.
	12:18am Drunken Creep: Again a major thanks for WFMU. I don't personally gravitate toward Ed Sheeran, yet the songs are well written, well produced, well performed and relatable to humanity. When I heard that song I turned the radio off, yet stayed tuned. This station really appreciates music and positive creativity of every source.
	🌮 12:19am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Jim and over-nighters. Requesting some Heron Oblivion, if you please.
	12:27am Carmichael: Jim, can you play some Haim? The kids love those gals.
	12:31am northguineahills: That's a fun Daniel Johnston!
	12:31am karankeeone: She (?) is cute, but almost as bad as Yoko Ono! LOL
	12:32am Carmichael: Jim, I love you deeply.
	12:33am Jim the Poet: It's mutual
	12:33am northguineahills: Carmichael, you're not Kenny G!
	12:35am chad from oregon: I hope the rest of Metal Machine Music make it on to the show
	12:36am chad from oregon: I don't remember how the Metal Machine Music story ends!
	12:37am Jim the Poet: I'll keep it cued up
	12:38am Carmichael: Or am I?
	12:38am DEZ: great jam!!!
	12:42am northguineahills: @chad: Metal Machine Music would make a great musical!
	12:44am chad from oregon: I'd go as often as I could!
	12:44am chad from oregon: That should be a thing. Metal Machine Music: The Musical
	12:47am northguineahills: Jeff Goldblum can play Lou Reed, Kurt Switter's Merzbau can play the Metal Machine!
	12:49am Jim the Poet: Could they play it the same way every night?
	12:50am ike: O Jim! Excellent to hear ya! Spin fast as yr buns can steer ya! Soundscape slinky, hypnotic! New Jersey sounds erotic! Well, it sounds dang good anyway. Maybe "erotic" is too generous.
	12:51am northguineahills: Zeitkratzer did a symphonic version of Metal Machine Music, so, I suppose it's possible.
	12:51am Jim (not the poet): Could you play some unknown mortal orchestra?
	12:52am Jim the Poet: You definitely get used to the smell of NJ.
	12:57am Carmichael: This is sufficiently jangly.
	🌮 12:58am Ken From Hyde Park: The governor of New Jersey appears to be a real dingbat.
	12:59am Jim (not the poet): Especially on the beaches
	1:00am Carmichael: Jim, you are pleasing the masses. You're not like the others.
	1:00am dipshit mcfuckface: good sounds out here
	1:00am chad from oregon: Metal Machine: The Beach Movie
	1:02am northguineahills: Brian Wilson in the Machine.
	1:05am karankeeone: Jim, have enjoyed the playlist...except for the Metal Machine Music. LOL
	1:05am Carmichael: @chad, I think Pee Wee Herman was in that movie, right?
	1:05am Jim the Poet: Sorry about that. I needed a long song.
	1:06am chad from oregon: The governor of NJ kind of is the human version of Metal Machine Music. Like if you wanted to go as MMM for Halloween... just get a costume of him.
	1:06am chad from oregon: I think I have my Halloween costume figured out now. Amazing.
	1:08am chad from oregon: Maybe a rubber mask of him and a lot of tin foil to cover the rest of the costume.
	1:08am Carmichael: You're moving in on Joel St. Germain's playlist ...
	1:09am Jim the Poet: Baby Making Music
	1:10am cat: can you please play vampire girl by Jonathan richman for heathr who is out In the astral planes. thanks for the great hosting jim
	1:10am Jim the Poet: I will attempt to
	1:14am SeanG: Hey Jim! just listened to the dykstra episode. that was hilarious!!
	1:14am Jim (not the poet): I got a weird request-it's the theme to the Jim price show and and can't find it anywhere but I did find "Potterhouse - Sometimes i Feel Like a Motherless Child But Then I See My Mom and I Don't"
	1:14am cat: wow Jim the poet you are a great bard
	1:15am chad from oregon: Did Lou ever release a 2 and a half minute radio edit of MMM pt 1? Just the poppy bits for radio, maybe.
	1:15am SeanG: love that freedy johnston tune too
	1:19am cat: thanks heathr will be psyched
	1:20am Switchblade Batman: How about something from Neutral Milk Hotel Jim? My Dream Girl Don't exist if you got it.
	1:21am SeanG: some REPLACEMENTS PLEASE
	1:22am Jim the Poet: I don't have that Neutral Milk Hotel song
	1:23am SeanG: and or MEKONS
	1:23am Switchblade Batman: This one will do nicely :) Thanks Jim.
	1:24am dipshit: holy cow you are playing NMH, that is dankalicious
	1:28am dipshit: now i wanna listen to In the Aeroplane over the Sea
	1:29am SeanG: thanks JIM!! I owe you a beer!
	1:29am Jim the Poet: We'll see what we can do
	1:29am Jim the Poet: It's a good last call song
	1:29am Switchblade Batman: I think I listened to that album 10,000x's. Not including the 100,000x post that one break up. @Dipshit. It's probs my fav.
	1:33am Switchblade Batman: You didn't fail Jim. It made me smile. Win!
	1:34am Daniel: loving this show, keep it up!
	1:34am ugh: that's no last call song but rather i drink everyday at the cc club...
	1:35am ugh: here comes a regular, that is
	1:37am Jim the Poet: I never heard the end of this song during Twin Peaks the other day
	1:38am Switchblade Batman: Jim if I may have another, Silhouettes by The Rays. It'd go well with this one. If not no worries
	1:43am Switchblade Batman: Thank ya bartender
	1:47am Jim the Poet: Cheers!
	1:49am Mary Jane: Dave hill and his guests also referenced the song Ben performed by Michael Jackson, that would be great to hear tonite
	1:49am HOLLYWOOD BILL: Great show! "Somebody's in Love" by the Cosmic Rays would be nice to hear right about now
	1:54am chad from oregon: No Ben! I don't need to dissolve into tears!
	1:54am chad from oregon: The tears are coming on anyway
	1:55am chad from oregon: brb. I need to walk it off.
	1:58am Mary jane: Jim the poet you fine wordsmith we need to hear Ben
	1:59am Jim the Poet: Here you go
	1:59am chad from oregon: Do you have Metal Machine Music pt 2 there by chance?
	2:00am Switchblade Batman: Didn't MJ write this about a pet rat?
	2:00am HOLLYWOOD BILL: "The Light Pours Out of Me" by Magazine would be cool Thanks for the Rays
	2:01am Jim the Poet: I believe it is about a rat
	2:04am chad from oregon: I love that new The Jesus and Mary Chain album. Always Sad is one of the best of the bunch.
	2:04am Switchblade Batman: Holy hell, it's about a killer rat. It's such a pretty song too. en.wikipedia.org...
	2:05am Jim the Poet: All rats are killers
	2:06am Mary jane: Thanks so much Jim the poet . yeah I found the rat thing out just a month ago, but the song already touched me to the core, it's really about a great friend
	2:07am Switchblade Batman: Oh I love this ok go song.
	2:08am Switchblade Batman: A great friend that leads a pack of rats to murder children.
	2:08am chad from oregon: It's true. Ben the rat was known for his rabies. The real story isn't as cute as the song.
	2:10am Mary jane: Some people have sweet pet rats they love and care for. mostly only vampire girls and Michael Jackson like a rat for a pet
	2:11am Switchblade Batman: They're welcome to them. I can't even stand the sight of them.
	2:11am chad from oregon: Those people all eventually die because of something the rat did.
	2:12am Switchblade Batman: Or they did something to the rat, and it wants revenge.
	2:12am chad from oregon: You never - never - never see old people hanging out intentionally with rats.
	2:13am chad from oregon: Just people who are willing to die before they reach the age of 35 for the love of a killer rat.
	2:15am Jim the Poet: That's what makes MJ's love of a rat so remarkable
	2:16am Switchblade Batman: Well... MJ loved LOTS of things he wasn't supposed to.
	2:17am Jim the Poet: The Elephant Man's bones
	2:18am Switchblade Batman: Yeah... that too
	2:18am chad from oregon: He probably had the bones of The Rat Man too.
	2:20am chad from oregon: That's probably who Ben really was. Part man, half rat. Now: all bones.
	2:22am HOLLYWOOD BILL: Thanks again "T for Texas" (the long crazy version) by the Everlys would be great
	2:39am matt: The light pours out of me rips
	2:43am matt: Whoa this ravonettes song rips too
	2:44am chad from oregon: That's because neither of those songs were about rats.
	2:45am Jim the Poet: More rat songs next
	2:46am Jim the Poet: This is the greatest episode of Showy McShowface yet
	2:48am chad from oregon: None of the four sides of Metal Machine Music were about rats. Fact.
	🌮 2:51am Ken From Hyde Park: This show is going to the rats.
	2:51am Jim the Poet: Rats
	2:52am Jim the Poet: Thanks for listening everyone! Joe is up next!
	2:55am Switchblade Batman: Pleasure Jim, thanks for the music.
	3:00am karankeeone: Great job, Jim. Thanks for the tunes!!!

Showy McShowface with Jim the Poet: Playlist from July 11, 2017

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