We celebrated that big North American holiday of independence today — Canada Day, with a number of its leading lights — Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Ian Tyson and The Band (we also save a little time for the Fourth of July later).
Plus we got around to the David Sanborn salute planned in May along with tributes tied to the more recent passings of Kinky Friedman, Martin Mull and James Chance. We relived a weekend’s performance of David Bowie’s “Blackstar.”
Because everyone is talking about last week’s Presidential Debate, we have some results from the fact checkers, in musical form.
And it’s the birthday of Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Debbie Harry, Delaney Bramlett, Fred Schneider, Missy Elliott and Sufjan Stevens.
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio July 1, 2024 1 – 4:33 p.m. EDT www.cygnusradio.com
“Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
“Lazarus,” David Bowie
“I Can’t Give Everything Away,” David Bowie
“Young Americans,” David Bowie
“I’m So Proud [Medley]: Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk,“ Todd Rundgren
“Tenth Avenue Freezeout,” Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
“All American Alien Boy,” Ian Hunter
“Don’t Stop the Dance,” Bryan Ferry
“Resurrection,” Kinky Friedman
“Ukulele Blues [live],” Martin Mull
“Contort Yourself,” James Black and the Whites
“Canada,” The Sugar Shoppe
“The Lakes of Canada,” The Innocence Mission
“Song for Canada,” Bob Dylan & The Band
“Four Strong Winds,” Ian & Sylvia
“Acadian Driftwood,” The Band
“A Case of You,” Joni Mitchell
“The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant),” Leonard Cohen
“Ontario,” The Posies
“Born in Ontario,” Neil Young & Crazy Horse
“Lies,”The Knickerbockers
“Same Old Lie,” Jim James
“Don’t You Lie to Me,” Flamin’ Groovies
“Don’t Lie,” Vampire Weekend
“Little Lies,” Fleetwood Mac
“Liar, Liar,” The Castaways
“Under Dream of a Lie,” Lambchop
“Only Lie Worth Telling,” Paul Westerberg
“If I Could Talk I’d Tell You,” The Lemonheads
“You Can’t Talk to the Dude,” Jonathan Richman
“Talk to Me,” Bruce Springsteen
“Wang Dang Doodle,” Willie Dixon
“Rocket 88,” James Cotton Blues Quartet
“Never Ending Song of Love,” Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
“Dreaming,” Blondie
“Coconut,” Fred Schneider
“Love Will Freak Us,” Joy Division vs. Missy Elliott
“Come on Feel the Illinoise!” Sufjan Stevens
“Fourth of July,” Sufjan Stevens
“Almost Independence Day,” Van Morrison
“4th of July,” Aimee Mann
“Fourth of July [live],” Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
(“There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me),” Elvis Presley
Capital Radio returns July 8 at 1 p.m. EDT on www.cygnusradio.com, where this and past shows are archived. Also available on the free cygnusradio.com app, available at iTunes or GooglePlay.
