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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
babe ruth  winner takes all   Favoriting stealin' home  capitol  1975      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the baseball project  box scores   Favoriting redeyed in austin split with the minus 5  yep roc  2015      0:03:35 (Pop-up)
ed brown, narrator  let's go mets   Favoriting let's go mets          0:08:04 (Pop-up)
jimmy bee  vida blue pt. 1   Favoriting va-golden state funk          0:14:03 (Pop-up)
freddie cannon with los straitjackets  the sox are rockin'   Favoriting 7"  spinout  2013      0:17:41 (Pop-up)
baseball  ska-ska-chou-chou   Favoriting 7"  color        0:19:51 (Pop-up)
earth opera  the red sox are winning   Favoriting s/t  elektra  1968      0:23:10 (Pop-up)
pine tree john & the designated hitters  the red sox song (a day in fenway park)   Favoriting 7"  canobie shores productions  1976      0:26:28 (Pop-up)
the fowls  the yanks are the champs   Favoriting 7"  rotten rat        0:29:12 (Pop-up)
dwight gooden featuring the mcl rap machine  dr. k (short version)   Favoriting 12"  vine st  1986      0:30:58 (Pop-up)
john kiley  take me out to the ballgame   Favoriting red sox organ music          0:36:22 (Pop-up)
 
tug mcgraw with peter nero and the philly pops  casey at the bat   Favoriting tug mcgraw narrates casey at the bat  ruth  1980      0:45:27 (Pop-up)
 
the yolks  get back   Favoriting 7"  randy      *   0:59:23 (Pop-up)
eyelids  it's about to go down   Favoriting 7"  chunklet industries      *   1:00:59 (Pop-up)
new vogue  space junk   Favoriting 7"  spazz      *   1:03:16 (Pop-up)
vital idles  break a   Favoriting 7" ep  upset! the rhythm      *   1:06:35 (Pop-up)
gary olson  all points north   Favoriting 7"  kus      *   1:09:59 (Pop-up)
 
robin lane & the chartbusters  what the people are doing   Favoriting many years ago: the complete robin lane & the chartbusters collection  blixa sounds    Robin Lane will be on the show next week!  *   1:17:45 (Pop-up)
robin lane  rose for sharon   Favoriting many years ago: the complete robin lane & the chartbusters collection  blixa sounds    pre-chartbusters demo  *   1:22:27 (Pop-up)
snapped ankles  three steps to a development   Favoriting stunning luxury  snapped ankles      *   1:27:58 (Pop-up)
prins obi & the dream warriors  fingers   Favoriting s/t  inner ear      *   1:32:33 (Pop-up)
the bushrods  drive you outta my mind   Favoriting digital single  the bushrods  2018  find them on bandcamp    1:37:15 (Pop-up)
 
girls on grass  into the sun   Favoriting dirty power  girls on grass      *   1:49:11 (Pop-up)
ganser  pastel   Favoriting digital single  no trend  2018  yes it's on bandcamp    1:53:01 (Pop-up)
pottery  lady solinas   Favoriting no. 1  pottery    bandcamp  *   1:56:02 (Pop-up)
proper ornaments  in the garden   Favoriting 6 lenins  tapete      *   1:59:29 (Pop-up)
the reds, pinks & purples  boys in the gang   Favoriting digital single      999 cover! And yes of course it too is on bandcamp    2:02:56 (Pop-up)
 
steve gunn  new mon   Favoriting the unseen in between  matador      *   2:15:35 (Pop-up)
edward bear  long forgotten day   Favoriting eclipse  capitol  1970      2:20:23 (Pop-up)
racing cars  second best   Favoriting bring on the night  chrysalis  1978      2:25:07 (Pop-up)
harry harrison  the "in" sound intro   Favoriting the "in" sound  us army  1967      2:29:08 (Pop-up)
every mother's son  come on down to my boat   Favoriting the "in" sound  us army  1967      2:30:37 (Pop-up)
harry harrison  interviews every mother's son   Favoriting the "in" sound  us army  1967      2:32:55 (Pop-up)
harry harrison  the "in" sound outro   Favoriting the "in" sound  us army  1967      2:33:56 (Pop-up)
dark blue  she loves me   Favoriting victory is rated  12xu      *   2:34:06 (Pop-up)
 
speedfossil  you got a lot of nerve   Favoriting single  expensive hobby      *   2:40:27 (Pop-up)
abjects  never give up   Favoriting never give up  yippee ki yay      *   2:43:36 (Pop-up)
chai  family member   Favoriting punk  burger      *   2:47:49 (Pop-up)
k7ss  hands across the sea (pt 2)   Favoriting va-third noise principle: formative north american electronica 1975-1984  cherry red    4CD collection, this song orig 1982  *   2:51:47 (Pop-up)
public practice  bad girl(s)   Favoriting distance is a mirror ep  wharf cat      *   2:55:15 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Uncle Michael:

Shotgun!
  9:02pm
Andrea in Jersey City:

The C train is the train from hell
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Quasi Mojo:

Play ball!
Avatar 9:03pm
Sigurður:

Double barrel (welcome to the United states of America)
  9:03pm
Marley Dogg:

Evening EFD! Happy almost Opening Day! Let’s go Red Sox!
  9:04pm
JakeGould:

R.I.P. Ranking Roger
  9:04pm
Eugene R.:

@Uncle Michael: Shoot it for me, right now!
  9:04pm
John from Florham Park:

Hello funk listeners
  9:05pm
John from Florham Park:

@narkey no LETS GO YANKEES
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
Alex of Chicago:

Time to buy some early-season mid-week day game tickets when the park is nearly empty.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
efd:

Marley Dogg is correct.
  9:07pm
John from Florham Park:

@EFD I can dig this baseball music
  9:08pm
John from Florham Park:

@EFF your not a red Sox fan
  9:08pm
John from Florham Park:

I mean EFD
Avatar 9:08pm
Sigurður:

Remember everyone one swings a bat, anywhere anytime.
  9:08pm
asheville jon:

Season started and the A's are already the worst team in the majors. Sigh
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Uncle Michael:

Beat the Mets...beat the Mets!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Quasi Mojo:

Have tickets for the Mets on the 9th vs. Twins
  Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Julie M:

THAT'S What I'm talking about! LET'S GO METS!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
efd:

@John you haven't been listening to me long enough! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
KidProJoe:

I hope Get Metsmerized is next.
  9:09pm
John from Florham Park:

@holy shit I remember that old Mets theme song
  9:09pm
Gary:

Yay Baseball! Go Yanks. The only team in NY that are any good. Maybe the Mets.
  Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Julie M:

Oh, Uncle Michael, so cruel...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Alex of Chicago:

Wow, they had to spell their own name.
  9:10pm
John from Florham Park:

@EFD oh well someone has too
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
listener 126464:

not a Mets fan but love it efd
  9:10pm
John Ford:

OK, THIS is what I need to hear before opening day.
  9:10pm
John from Florham Park:

@Gary you are right about the Yankees
  9:11pm
John from Florham Park:

I love EFD too and I am loving this old baseball stuff
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
Quasi Mojo:

THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT! - always good to hear
  The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
Walt:

EFD, you need to dig out "Loco Baseball" by Eddie Lawrence. Some of us find it hilarious.
Avatar 9:12pm
Sigurður:

Simple important information!
  9:12pm
John from Florham Park:

Anybody watch baseball by Ken burns
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
Alex of Chicago:

I didn't know the Astros and Mets were added the same year. That makes 1986 even more special.
  9:14pm
John from Florham Park:

Final grant what an asshole for what he did to Tom seaver
  9:14pm
John from Florham Park:

I mean Donald grant
  9:15pm
John from Florham Park:

@alex what a great series
  Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
Julie M:

My boyfriend has a can of "Mets" grape soda from 1986 and he swore we wouldn't drink it until they won the Series again. By now it will probably poison us!

Or, it's all evaporated...
  9:19pm
exile-on-hicks-st:

“Catfish” — Dylan’s ode to Catfish Hunter.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19pm
efd:

I still remember driving over the Kosciuszko Bridge at the moment the Mets won the NL pennant against Houston.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Quasi Mojo:

ska ska, c'mon y'all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
efd:

I also remember knowing how to spell "Kosciuszko"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24pm
Quasi Mojo:

That was pretty impressive, EFD, while hosting the show to boot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28pm
efd:

I'm trying not to dislocate my shoulder while patting myself on the back
  9:29pm
John from Florham Park:

Love all these baseball songs EFD
  9:30pm
John from Florham Park:

There is no such regulation EFD
  9:31pm
Marley Dogg:

The Red Sox song is so much better
  9:32pm
asheville jon:

Well now that the Phillies have Harper forever, they're gonna win all the world series for the next decade
  9:32pm
Marley Dogg:

Please tell me there is a music video for this Doc Gooden song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32pm
Aitch:

Funny how you have a World Series, but with no other countries in it.
  9:33pm
asheville jon:

Canada isn't a country anymore?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
Alex of Chicago:

Yeah, the video must rule.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
efd:

There must be a video, it came out in 1986
  9:34pm
Marley Dogg:

I picture Super Bowl Shuffle type of video
Avatar 9:34pm
Sigurður:

The first time I saw a baseball game I was fourteen years old, it was in one WHITE neighborhoods of suburbia 'fort Jackson'
  Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
Julie M:

All I could find on Doctor K was a YouTube with a static picture of the record label, but I'm lazy....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
Phillippe Bastille:

Good evening everyone
Avatar 9:37pm
Sigurður:

NC
  9:38pm
Marley Dogg:

Same Julie - I couldn’t find one either
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm not sure I have another Tug in me, EFD.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:40pm
jmd:

gonna get Metsmorized?
  9:40pm
dez:

knockin it outta the park, efd!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:40pm
Alex of Chicago:

What about Get Metsmerized!? "Initially, Passport Records printed one thousand copies on a twelve-inch 'collector's edition' record. Approximately 120 were sold. The first obstacle was the music: it was awful."
  9:45pm
Alex of Miami:

Babe Ruth!!!!
  9:45pm
nate:

there's an album x Willy t Taylor w some good songs abt baseball (:
  9:46pm
asheville jon:

Miss Tug, what a good guy
  Swag For Life Member 9:47pm
Julie M:

Since we'll still be on baseball for a bit, I was reading an article on the Associated Press site today that was basically saying there are no active players left from the 20th century...

www.apnews.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:48pm
AndyIowa:

On the folkier side, Dan Bern released a great collection of baseball tunes called "Doubleheader":

danbern.bandcamp.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
efd:

@Julie M, wow! I hadn't really stopped to think about it but I guess that makes sense since it's 2019 already!
  9:50pm
Bill W:

It's Tug! Run for your lives!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
efd:

there's no way this was recorded in a single take, right?
  9:52pm
John Ford:

This is why the Vet had astroturf. Tug smoked all the grass in Philly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52pm
Quasi Mojo:

No way, EFD. I suspect this was many many takes spliced together with tape and a razor blade.
  9:53pm
Bill W:

Two takes if Tug needed a fresh cocktail... Another couple of listens and this will displace Jane Jarvis playing that Irish jig on the Shea organ as my idea of Tug McGraw music. Damn you, Davies!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:53pm
efd:

"the leather covered SPHEEEEEEEEERRRRREE came hurtling through the air!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:53pm
Quasi Mojo:

Peter Nero stretching out.
  9:54pm
asheville jon:

Go Phillies!
  9:54pm
Marley Dogg:

This isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be
Avatar 9:55pm
Sigurður:

Ladies and gentlemen, Billie Holiday is from Baltimore, Maryland.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55pm
efd:

the music is credited to Frank Proto, for the record
  9:56pm
Alex of Miami:

“The Spheroid FLEWWW”
  9:56pm
Bill W:

Curses upon the Philthies, and may Bryce Harper limp his way thru ~50 games.
  9:57pm
Marley Dogg:

Now is getting weird
  Swag For Life Member 9:57pm
Julie M:

NOW, Marley Dogg?
  9:58pm
John from Florham Park:

Love this Casey at bat
  9:58pm
asheville jon:

"WE GOT HIM!"
-Phillies website
Avatar 9:58pm
Jeff Moore:

I'm shocked to be saying this... but that was pretty good!
  9:59pm
Marley Dogg:

Ha - once the space like sound effects kicked in - overall - glad i made it through it
  9:59pm
asheville jon:

Baseball began already! Two REAL games in the AL west
  10:00pm
Marley Dogg:

Can I get on the waiting list for that fantasy league?
Avatar 10:01pm
Sigurður:

Just pick a color Marley.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
efd:

@asheville jon Those games are not recognized by this east-coast biased commissioner ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
listener 126464:

this song destroys nicely
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
efd:

@Marley email me at evan at wfmu dot org and we'll see about next year.
  10:03pm
ashley morey:

Great song - always really love your show! So many great discoveries.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
efd:

thanks so much Ashley!
  10:04pm
Marley Dogg:

Red
Avatar 10:05pm
Sigurður:

Nice color, what do you associate that with?
  10:06pm
asheville jon:

Thats ok efd, i'll forgive you, only on the grounds that you're not a skankies fan
  10:07pm
Marley Dogg:

Red Sox
  Swag For Life Member 10:07pm
Julie M:

Yeah, hm, what would the folks at Elias say about the color red in baseball uniforms?
Avatar 10:09pm
Sigurður:

Ok then.
  Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
Julie M:

Well, LOVE the baseball opening, but now that it's over, may I be the first (?) to say that the non-baseball music so far has been just great.
  Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
Julie M:

Oh, I'm wrong, Ashley got in there....
  10:26pm
Johnzon:

try cd player 8...
Avatar 10:26pm
Mister Dobalina:

What's goin' on? I need some stability in my life!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26pm
efd:

we call that one "El Ocho"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
efd:

thank you just the same, Julie!
  10:27pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

Love it all...get to hear hear hear it twice twice twice (...er...thrice)
  10:27pm
Johnzon:

is that track gonna be in a future "best of wfmu dj's goofs, bloopers & cd player malfunctions" pledge premium?
  10:27pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

Play Balls
Avatar 10:28pm
Mister Dobalina:

Yeahhhhhhhhhh!
  10:28pm
Johnzon:

don't let that cd give you any guff dj!
  10:29pm
asheville jon:

That cd/song must be a Mets fan: started of great, then choked hard
  10:29pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

This is the best show all day...makes me happy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
efd:

Merci Fragonard!
  10:30pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

A real double-header?
  10:30pm
Sigurður:

Stretch leather over wood
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:38pm
Ciggy:

RIP Ranking Roger www.nytimes.com...
  10:41pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

That, my friend, is pop that rocks
  10:42pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

T-Rex meets Beck, maybe?
  10:42pm
Fragonard Chimielewski:

T-Becks??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:45pm
AndyIowa:

Love that air horn!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
efd:

glad somebody does!
Avatar 11:01pm
Sigurður:

I enjoy the part where fishscalles fly through out the air!
  11:03pm
Eugene R.:

Mr. Davies, if we cannot join the fantasy league, may we follow it and root on our on-air heroes?
Avatar 11:08pm
Sigurður:

Stavanger clubbing days are past. Banging on SKIN, just starting.
  11:30pm
P-90:

Harry!
  11:35pm
Dave Miss:

Thanks for the tix!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:35pm
efd:

@Eugene I'm not sure if there's a way to access it directly if you're not in it. Besides you might start rooting for Daddy Garbage or Jim The Poet instead of me! :D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:36pm
efd:

you're welcome Dave, enjoy the show!
  11:37pm
Sigurður:

What's the matter folks? Never had ...
Avatar 11:38pm
Sigurður:

Conversation with your self?
Avatar 11:40pm
Sigurður:

Those bangs on leather. Live on 15&16 years on
  11:43pm
the Outthere:

Solid show as per usual Thank you EFD! Love the poprocks as well in the morning.
Avatar 11:43pm
Sigurður:

A Aaaaaa AA a
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:43pm
efd:

thank you @Outthere!
  11:46pm
katharsis:

Just lovely. Thank you
Avatar 11:49pm
Sigurður:

But seriously fish scales flying around the bases/speakers... originalawsome. Wherever you live for more than one year, develop a skill and don't tell anyone. That one performance becomes a literal WHATEVER!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:53pm
efd:

thanks for listening, @katharsis!
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