Here's the deal: I was going to do "Up & Down" as this week's theme- until an initial list of songs came to about 9 hours of music, that is. So, we're gonna split things up; this week we present "up" songs. Next week will "down"'s turn. Hank Williams to Coltrane to Parliament to Van Halen- all weighing in. Get up, stay up. But first...
- Jimmy Cliff- World Upside Down
- Las Toallitas- Rock The Pineal
- Parliament- Up For The Downstroke
- The Minus 5- Bambi Molester
- Fleetwood Mac- Think About Me
- The Bhundu Boys- Zvandinetsa
- Jefferson Airplane- She Has Funny Cars
- Flower Travellin’ Band- Satori Part II
- Link Wray- Rumble
- Richard & Linda Thompson- Shoot Out The Lights
- Booker T. & The M.G.’s- Time Is Tight
- Patti Smith- Up There Down There
And now for theme: Up
- Paul Weller- From The Floorboards Up
- James Brown- Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
- Harry Nilsson- Gotta Get Up
- Marvin Gaye- Got To Give It Up
- Los Lobos- Free Up
- Van Halen- Bottoms Up!
- The Everly Brothers- Wake Up Little Susie
- Stevie Wonder- Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
- Trouble Funk- Pump Me Up
- Bob Marley & The Wailers- Lively Up Yourself
- Curtis Mayfield- Move On Up
- The Gable-Airs- Move Upstairs
- The John Coltrane Quartet- Up ‘Gainst The Wall
- Willie Bobo- Shut Up And Pay Attention
- Sam & Dave- Wrap It Up
- United 8- Getting Uptown To Get Down
- Betty Wright- Clean Up Woman
- Hank Williams- Please Me Up Your Mind
- J.D. McPherson- It Shook Me Up
- Little Richard- Rip It Up
- The Hawketts- Your Time’s Up
- John Lee Hooker- Bottle Up & Go
- John Vanderslice- Up Above The Sea
- Savages- Shut Up
- Ramones- I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
- Tom Waits- Step Right Up
- The Untouchables- Tighten Up
- The Beastie Boys- Lighten Up
- Lee Fields And Sugarman & Co.- Stand Up
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Up From The Skies
- Mikal Cronin- Made My Mind Up
- Bell X-1- The Upswing
Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.
