Labor Day brought songs of work, unions and workers on a holiday Capital Radio. But there was also a set about wigs — flipping, tightening and falling off.
Among birthday celebrations, it was the centenary for alto sax ace Art Pepper. Sly & The Family Stone drummer Greg Errico was turning 77; Archie Bell, 81; The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, 70; and Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees, 79.
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio Sept. 1, 2025. 1 – 4:24 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
“Washington, D.C.,” The Magnetic Fields
“Tin Tin Deo,” Art Pepper
“Into My Own Thing,” Sly & the Family Stone
“Sing a Simple Song,” Sly and the Family Stone
“Tighten Up, Part 2,” Archie Bell & the Drells
“Wig!” The B-52’s
“Tennessee Wig Walk,” Bonnie Lou
“Flip Your Wig,” Hüsker Dü
“Give Me Back My Wig,” Peter Buck
“Tighten Up Your Wig,” Steppenwolf
“My Wig Fell Off,” Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band with the Rootettes
“Hi-Heel Sneakers,” Tommy Tucker
“Smithers-Jones,” The Jam
“News of the World,” The Jam
“David Watts,” The Jam
“Up on the Roof,” The Drifters
“Lonely Blue Boy,” Conway Twitty
“It’s Only Make Believe,” Conway Twitty
“New York Mining Disaster 1941,” Bee Gees
“To Love Somebody,” Bee Gees
“Nights on Broadway,” Bee Gees
“Night Fever,” Bee Gees
“I Just Want to Be your Everything,” Andy Gibb
“Emotion,” Samantha Sang
“Work to Do,” Isley Brothers
“Let’s Work,” Prince
“Work,” Bob Marley & the Wailers
“Let’s Work Together,” Wilbert Harrison
“Working in the Coal Mine,” Lee Dorsey
“The Working Man,” Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues,” Jim Croce
“Car Wash,” Rose Royce
“Working Class Hero,” Marianne Faithfull
“Work,” Lou Reed & John Cale
“Workin’ Man Blues,” Merle Haggard
“Workin’ Woman Blues,” Valerie June
“Workin for the Man,” Roy Orbison
“Government Center,” Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
“Working on the Building,” Elvis Presley
“We Are the Workers,” Fisticuffs
“No Work Today,” Brave Combo
“Labor Day,” The Dead Milkmen
“Work,” Andy Partridge
“Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man),” Randy Newman
“Factory,” Bruce Springsteen
“Working at the Factory,” The Kinks
“Factory Girl,” The Rolling Stones
“Five O’Clock World,” The Vogues
“Regular Guy,” Steve Earle & the Dukes
“Talking Hard Work,” Woody Guthrie
“Union Prayer,” Billy Bragg
“Union Man,” Neil Young
:Union City Blue,” Blondie
“Union Town,” Tom Morello – The Nightwatchman
Capital Radio returns Sept. 8 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.
