Ten songs about Cupid joined 20 more about Valentine’s Day in advance of this week’s observation.
We began with seven songs featuring Gene Barge, saxophone ace who died this month at 98 and who seemed to invenbt the rock ’n’ roll sax interplay the E Street Band would later employ.
Bertolt Brecht’s birthday gave rise to a set of his songs with Kurt Weill. Candles were also blown out for Roberta Flack (88 today), as well as Chick Webb, Don Gibson of the Ventures, Jerry Goldsmith, Jimmy Durante and harmonica wrangler Larry Adler.
An awful lot of artists today seemed to have a D.C. or Maryland connection, including Flack, Webb and Adler, but also Nils Lofgren and Snail Mail.
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio, February 10, 2025 1 – 4:35 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
“Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
“D.C. Shuffle,” Daddy ‘G’ & the Church Street Five
“Quarter to Three,” Gary U.S. Bonds
“C.C. Rider,” Chuck Willis
“If You Wanna Be Happy,“ Jimmy Soul
“Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher,” Jackie Wilson
“We’re Gonna Make It,” Little Milton
“A Night with Daddy G, Part 2,” Church Street Five
“Bristol Stomp,” The Dovells
“Alabama Song,” The Doors
“Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin
“The Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife,” Marianne Faithfull
“Pirate Jenny [live],” Nina Simone
“When the Ship Comes In,” Bob Dylan
“Feel Like Makin’ Love,” Roberta Flack
“Making Love,” Roberta Flack
“The Closer I Get to You,” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
“Stompin’ at the Savoy,” Chick Webb & his Orchestra
“Telstar,” The Ventures
“Walk Don’t Run,” The Ventures
“She Likes Me,” Jerry Goldsmith
“Inka Dinka Doo,” Jimmy Durante
“Rhapsody in Blue,” Larry Adler and George Martin
“My Funny Valentine [live],” Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve
“Monsieur Valentine,” The Shang Hi Los
“Johnny Valentine,” Andy Anderson
“Valentine,” Laufey
“Blue Valentines,” Tom Waits
“Valentine Melody,” Tim Buckley
“Valentine’s Day,” David Bowie
“Valentine,” Smoking Popes
“Old Valentine,” Emily Maguire
“Valentine,” Inhaler
“Valentine,” Nils Lofgren
“Valentine,” Snail Mail
“Valentine,” Richard Hawley
“Valentine’s Day,” Three Hour Tour
“Valentine,” The Replacements
“Valentine’s Day,” Hem
“Valentine’s Day,” Paul McCartney
“My Valentine,” Paul McCartney
“Nebraska Valentine,” Benjamin Lazar Davis
“Valentine Grey,” Danny Michaels
“Hello from Cupid,” Jonathan Richman
“Cupid,” Sam Cooke
“Cupid’s Trick,” Elliott Smith
“Stupid Cupid,” Connie Francis
“Don’t Mess with Cupid,” New York Dolls
“Cupid de Locke,” The Smashing Pumpkins
“Cupid’s Toy,” Squeeze
“Poison Arrow,” ABC
“Little Arrows,” Leapy Lee
“Cupid,” Rhythms del Mundo with Amy Winehouse
“Talkin’ About Love,” Freddie Bell with Roberta Linn and the Bell Boys
Capital Radio returns Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. ET on www.cygnusradio.com. The show can also be heard via the cygnusradio.com app, available free at iTunes or GooglePlay. Older shows are available at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.
