PART 1: When I’m Sixty-Four – The Beatles; American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; Introduction/Land of Hope and Dreams (Manchester 5/14/25) – Bruce Springsteen; Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles; Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey – The Beatles; No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA – Green Day; Born to Die (No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA) – MDC; Know Your Rights – The Clash; Narcissist – The Pist; Fight Fire – The Pist; Street Lamp – Eric Hisaw; High Wire Act – Los Straitjackets; Something Brings Me Down – The Lemon Drop Gang; Something Real – The Lemon Drop Gang; Falling All Over Myself – Crossword Smiles; Night Train – Crossword Smiles
PART 2: Tonight – Foxy; Used – Foxy; Dancin’ – Foxy; Promise – Foxy; Beth Steel – Splitsville; We’re Gonna Laugh About It – Nelson Bragg; No One’s Home in Hollywood – Nelson Bragg; Lived This Life Too Long – Nelson Bragg; I’m in No Mood – Nelson Bragg; Lost All Our Sundays – Nelson Bragg; Glorious Days – Nelson Bragg; Death of Caroline – Nelson Bragg; Mr. Wilson – John Cale; Girl Don’t Tell Me – The Smithereens; C’Mon and Swim – Bobby Freeman; Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone; Everyday People – Sly & the Family Stone; If This Room Could Talk – Sly & the Family Stone; If You Want Me to Stay – Sly & the Family Stone; Sing a Simple Song – Sly & the Family Stone; You Can Make It If You Try – Sly & the Family Stone; I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & the Family Stone; Fun – Sly & the Family Stone; Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) – Sly & the Family Stone
PART 3: Everyday People – Sly & the Family Stone; Dance to the Music – Sly & the Family Stone; Ride the Rhythm – Sly & the Family Stone; Stand! – Sly & the Family Stone; Trip to Your Heart – Sly & the Family Stone; Dog – Sly & the Family Stone; Life – Sly & the Family Stone; Bad Risk – Sly & the Family Stone; Sing a Simple Song – Sly & the Family Stone; Higher – Sly & the Family Stone; Underdog – Sly & the Family Stone; Turn Me Loose – Sly & the Family Stone; You Can Make It If You Try – Sly & the Family Stone; Everybody Is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone
… 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.