PART 1: John Sterling’s call of Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run, 10/2/22; Here Come the Yankees (instrumental) – New York Yankees; Living Legends – The Fleshtones; Hold Me Tight – The Beatles; Hush Heart – Baby Washington; They Came to Rock – The Amplifier Heads w/Barrence Whitfield; Collide the Generations – Garland Jeffreys; Mary Jane – The Equals; Which Time – Eric Hisaw; Resolution/Revolution – The Linda Lindas; People – Farmertan; Unforced Penalties – The Zambonis; John Conquest – Alejandro Escovedo; Right Words, Wrong Song – James Mastro; Jelly Bread – The Raybeats; She-Hulk – Beebe Gallini; Rock Show – The Problem With Kids Today; River of Tears – Barbara Banks; Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Bruce Springsteen; Death or Glory – The Clash
PART 2: Rick Camp’s 18th-inning homer, 7/5/85 – John Sterling & Ernie Johnson Sr.; Now I Know I’ll Never Get Over You – Colin Blunstone; The Sun Will Rise Again – Colin Blunstone; If There Was Any Other Way – Colin Blunstone; Feels Like Rain – Colin Blunstone; Love Left a Long Time Ago – Colin Blunstone; We Absolutely Mean It – The Armoires; All Alright – Dave Cope and the Sass; Hidden From the World – Dave Cope and the Sass; One Hell of a Ride – Dave Cope and the Sass; Where Have I Been All My Life – Dave Cope and the Sass; Precious Heart – Dave Cope and the Sass; I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds; Sabre Dance – Love Sculpture; London’s a Lonely Town – Dave Edmunds; Get out of Denver – Dave Edmunds; Girls Talk (live) – Dave Edmunds; Trouble Boys – Dave Edmunds; Crawling From the Wreckage – Dave Edmunds; The Race Is On – Dave Edmunds w/the Stray Cats; Where or When – Dave Edmunds
PART 3: 1964 World’s Fair Sinclair commercial; Ana Ng – They Might Be Giants; First Mustang Commercial, 4/16/64; Hopped-Up Mustang – Arlen Sanders; Wild, Wild Mustang – Dick Dale; Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett; Mustang Ford – Marc Bolan; NYCTA World’s Fair Subway Commercial; Downtown – Petula Clark; My Boy Lollipop – Millie Small; A Fantastic Girl – Amy Cabot; Op-Operator – The Shang Hi Los; Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse; Illusions – Jalen Ngonda; Village of Love – Nathaniel Mayer; There Was a Time – James Brown; Never Alone – The Vipers; Here Comes the Weekend – Dave Edmunds
… 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.