PART 1: Ukrainian National Anthem; O Canada (Boston, 2/25/25) – Chantal Kreviazuk; American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; First Rose of Spring – Willie Nelson; Spring, Summer, Autumn – Tracie Young; Come Next Spring – Scott Walker; Paris in Spring – Terry Draper; Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles; Springtime in New York – Jonathan Richman; Chapel of Love – The Dixie Cups; Their Hearts Were Full of Spring (Demo Version) – The Beach Boys; The Rain, the Park and Other Things – The Cowsills; Feel the Spring Sun – The False Positives; Spring Fever – Orleans; It’s Spring – McKinley Mitchell; Spring Fever – The Paley Brothers
PART 2: Breathe for Me Presley! – Charlie Burton; Let’s Go Thundering – Robyn Hitchcock w/Deni Bonet; The Sun Beats Down – The High Llamas; Paul Anka (Celebrities at Their Worst); Sacramento & Polk – Alejandro Escovedo; Long Blond Hair – The Hyperions; Pamela – Bobby Fuller; Hot Rod Lincoln (live) – Bill Kirchen
PART 3: Reverb 1000 (live) – Man or Astro-Man?; Pretty Things Are Unfair – The Botawanas; Jimmy and His Amps – The Botswanas; Soul Kiss – The Botswanas; Be My Secret – Sour Ops; Just as Long as We’re Together – Jalen Ngonda; Nazis Over There – Jim Basnight; So F’ed Up – Jim Basnight; X-Offender – Blondie; (I’m Always Touched by) Your Presence, Dear – Blondie; Denis – Blondie; Slow Motion – Blondie
PART 4: Get Together – The Youngbloods; Songbird – Jesse Colin Young; Drift Away – Jesse Colin Young; The Letter – The Box Tops; Neon Rainbow – The Box Tops; She Shot a Hole in My Soul – The Box Tops; Coke Spot – The Box Tops; Mi Sento Felice – The Box Tops; Soul Deep – The Box Tops; Free Again (Original Mono Mix) – Alex Chilton; I Wish I Could Meet Elvis – Alex Chilton; Thirteen – Big Star; I’m in Love With a Girl – Big Star; September Gurls (Live on WLIR) – Big Star; Interview w/Ray White (Live on WLIR) – Big Star; ST 100/6 – Big Star; Dalai Lama – Alex Chilton; My Baby Just Cares for Me – Alex Chilton; Let’s Get Lost – Alex Chilton; There Will Never Be Another You – Alex Chilton; Call Me – The Box Tops; In the Street (Live at Missouri Missouri) – Big Star; Baby Strange (Live at Missouri University) – Big Star; Hung Up on Summer – Big Star; The Ballad of El Goodo (Live on WLIR) – Big Star
… is the hostess of Franorama 2.0, most Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time on Cygnus Radio. So what’s a genre? I just throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. Rock’n’roll, garage, punk, soul (especially Northern), rockabilly, real country, cheesy goofball stuff – no matter what generation, if it has a heart and soul, it has a home here.