Saturday Morning Cafe
Jan 1, 2022 8:00 AM – 9:55 AM
Music
With Julio Peña
A mix of morning music of all genres.
Welcome to 2022
And good morning!
8:01 AM |
| Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim Águas De Março Elis & Tom Universal Music Ltda. 1974 Staple of Brazlian bossanova. Translates to "Waters of March". Frequently cited as the best Brazilian song by music critics across multiple polls. |
8:05 AM |
| Thelonious Monk Quartet Monk's Dream (Take 8) Monk's Dream Columbia/Legacy 1962 First album recorded for Columbia Records by the American jazz pianist and composer. Graced the cover of Time Magazine in 1964. |
8:12 AM |
| Young Marble Giants The Man Amplifier Colossal Youth Domino Recording Co 2007 Originally released in 1980, Colossal Youth was the only release from this arty Welsh post-punk band. |
8:15 AM |
| Brian Eno On Some Far Away Beach Here Come the Warm Jets Island 1973 Debut LP from Brian Eno following his departure from Roxy Music. Has produced many albums. If you're feeling adventurous, check out his No New York compilation, where he highlighted select bands from the late 70s NYC No Wave scene. |
8:23 AM |
| Los Ángeles Negros Si Las Flores Pudieran Hablar Inolvidables, Vol. 2 Capitol Latin 2012 Chilean pop ballad act formed in 1968 and still active. Profound influence on many acts from Spanish speaking countires. Have even been sampled by the Beastie Boys and Jay-Z! |
8:27 AM |
| Shuggie Otis Sparkle City Inspiration Information Epic 2001 Perhaps better known as the writer of "Strawberry Letter 23", recorded by The Brothers Johnson. Inspiration Information was recorded/released in 1974 and is a delightful slice of psychededlic soul. |
8:33 AM |
| Brenda & The Tabulations Right On the Tip of My Tongue Right On the Tip of My Tongue Top & Bottom Records 2000 Late 60s doo-wop from Philadelphia. "Right On the Tip of My Tongue" was released in 1971 and was a minor hit for the group. |
8:36 AM |
| John Cale Cleo Vintage Violence Columbia 1970 Debut LP from the former member of The Velvet Underground. Straightforward pop throughout this album that mostly veered from his experimental VU tunes. |
8:42 AM |
| Clinic The Vulture Walking With Thee Domino Recording Co 2001 Liverpoolian indie rock band, with a cut from their second studio LP. Influenced by The Residents, as mentioned by band members. |
8:46 AM |
| Elvis Costello Tart When I Was Cruel Island Mercury 2002 19th studio LP from the English singer-songwriter. First album recorded with backing band The Imposters (not credited as such for this release). |
8:50 AM |
| Fiona Apple Sleep to Dream Tidal Clean Slate/Work 1996 Second single from Fiona Apple's debut LP, lyrics originally penned when she was 14. |
8:54 AM |
| The Flaming Lips Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Warner Records 2002 Long before this release, these Okies were dropping acid and dabbling in noisy acid-punk. Years later after this release, they'd collaborate with Miley Cyrus. |
9:02 AM |
| Marvin Gaye Falling In Love Again Here, My Dear UNI/MOTOWN 2014 Double LP from Marvin Gaye focused on the divorce from his first wife. Because of this, and Gaye's known financial troubles, rumors started that he recorded this album solely as a means to be able to afford alimony. The album was a commercial failure. |
9:07 AM |
| Mark Ronson Daffodils (feat. Kevin Parker) Uptown Special Columbia 2014 Second single off record producer and musician Mark Ronson's fourth studio LP. Collaborative effot on this cut with Kevin Parker of Tame Impala fame. |
9:12 AM |
| EPMD You Gots to Chill Strictly Business Priority Records 2010 Erick and Parrish Making Dollars from their 1988 debut LP. Second single from the group, with samples from Zapp and Kool & the Gang. |
9:16 AM |
| Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot Bonnie And Clyde Comic Strip Universal Music Division Mercury Records 1996 Duet from French these French icons. Lyrics taken directly penned by Bonnie Parker. |
9:24 AM |
| Lovage To Catch a Thief Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By 75 Ark 2001 Collaboration between Dan the Automator (Handsome Boy Modeling School), Mark Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), and Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields). Only release. |
9:27 AM |
| Queens of the Stone Age Make It Wit Chu Era Vulgaris Interscope 2007 Second single off QOTSA's fifth studio LP. B-side to this was a Brian Eno cover of "Needles in the Camel's Eye", from Eno's debut Here Come the Warm Jets |
9:32 AM |
| Sade Your Love Is King Diamond Life Sony Music CG 1984 One of four singles from Sade's debut LP. And what a debut it was! |
9:36 AM |
| José José El Amor Acaba Secretos RCA Records Label 1985 Known worldwide as "El Príncipe de la Canción" (Prince of the Song) and an icon of Mexican music. Plus my dad's favorite artist. |
9:43 AM |
| Rubén Blades Paula C Bohemio y Poeta Third 1991 Panamanian musician, actor, and activist. Compilation originally released in 1971 with collaborations from other Latin America musical heavyweights (Ray Barretto and Willie Colon, notably). |
9:50 AM |
| Funkadelic Everybody Is Going To Make It This Time America Eats Its Young Westbound Records 2021 Ginger Baker had a hand in the recording of this song, off Funkadelic's fourth studio double LP. Poorly received by the press at the time, though critics now note the new sonic territory covered by George Clinton and his House Guests at the time mark this as fundamental Funkadelic. |