The papal death this morning led to a hastily organized opening set spotlighting the pope in pop from artists that included Prince, Donovan, Joe Pernice and Pope Francis himself, from his 2015 rock album. We also paid tribute to Nino Tempo, Larry Welch and even Win Martindale, who was a recording artist before he was a game show host.
The annual Easter Egg Roll held down the street today inspired more than an hour about eggs and rolling, for that matter. It was also the birthday of Iggy Pop, turning 78 and Robert Smith of The Cure, turning 66, as well as Ira Louvin, born this day in 1924. Closed with some more Prince, who died this day in 2016 at 57.
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio April 21, 2025 1-3:30 p.m. www.cygnusrdio.com
“Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
“Theme for the Pope,” Rickie Lee Jones
“An Audience with the Pope,” Elbow
“Poke at the Pope,” Donovan
“Black Smoke (No Pope),” Joe Pernice
“Pope,” Prince
“The Vatican Rag [live],” Tom Lehrer
“”P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night),” George Harrison
“Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward” Pope Francis & Domino Affinito
“Simmer Down,” Smoking Popes
“Victoria,” Shane MacGowan & the Popes
“All Strung Out,” Nino Tempo & April Stevens
“Deep Purple,” Nino Tempo & April Stevens
“A Taste of Honey,” Lenny Welch
“Since I Fell for You,” Lenny Welch
“Deck of Cards,” Wink Martindale
“Many Coloured Semi Precious Plastic Easter Egg,” Peter Sarstedt
“The Little Black Egg,” The Nightcawlers
“Egg or the Hen,” Dave Edmunds
“In My Egg,” Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
“Egg Man,” Beastie Boys
“I Am the Walrus,” The Beatles
“Roll Away the Stone [live],” Leon Russell
“Roll Away the Stone,” Mott the Hoople
“Roll Plymouth Rock,” Brian Wilson
“Let Me Roll It,” Elvis Costello
“Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” Doc & Merle Watson
“Roll With It,” Oasis
“Roll Daddy Roll,” Manhattan Transfer
“Roll to Me,” Del Amitri
“Let’s Roll,” Neil Young
“Slip & Roll,” Aimee Mann
“Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy,” Paul Simon
“Let the Good Times Roll,” Shirley & Lee
“Let the Bad Times Roll,” Paul Westerberg
“Heads Will Roll,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“No Fun,” The Stooges
“Search & Destroy,” The Stooges
“Candy,” Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson
“The Passenger,” Iggy Pop
“Lovesong,” The Cure
“Friday I’m in Love,” The Cure
“You’re Running Wild,” The Louvin Brothers
“I Have Found a Way,” The Louvin Brothers
“In the Pines,” The Louvin Brothers
“We Don’t Stop,” Michael Franti & Spearhead with Gift of Gab and Radioactive
“I Go Crazy,” Paul Davis
“Let’s Go Crazy,’ Prince
“When Doves Cry,” Prince
Capital Radio returns April 28 at 1 p.m. EDT 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.
