This Twenty-sixth of December, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Artistry in Jazz

• Grant Green; The Kicker (6:23) from Solid
• Dizzy Gillespie; Night in Tunisia (9:13) from Salt Peanuts
• Duke Ellington; Charlie the Chulo (3:05) from Jazz Tribune No. 60: The Indespensible Duke Ellington and the Small Groups, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1946)
• Fats Waller; Everybody Loves My Baby (2:53) from Jazz Tribune No. 71: The Indespensible Fats Waller, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1943)
• Cannonball Adderley; What's New? (5:04) from Verve Jazz Masters
• Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli; Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (2:58) from Le Hot Club De France
• Glenn Miller; In a Little Spanish Town (2:33) from I Got Rhythm
• Glenn Miller; I Got Rhythm (3:04) from I Got Rhythm
• Glenn Miller; Community Swing (2:50) from I Got Rhythm
• Oscar Peterson; Place St. Henri (3:56) from The Will to Swing
• Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan; The Way You Look Tonight (7:19) from Two of a Mind
• Jelly Roll Morton; Black Bottom Stomp(3:12) from An Introduction To
• Jelly Roll Morton; Ponchartrain (2:54) from An Introduction To
• Ella Fitzgerald; My Melancholy Baby (3:06) from Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah!
• Miles Davis; Four (5:36) from The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
• Django Reinhardt; I Got Rhythm (2:44) from Djangology
• Cab Calloway; Dinah (3:11) from Best of the Big Bands
• Anita O'Day; Anita's Blues (3:29) from An Evening With Anita O'Day
• Anita O'Day; Miss Brown To You (4:04) from Trav'lin Light
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Ring Dang Dilly (2:19) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Rockhouse (2:19) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; That's A Pretty Good Love (2:36) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; No More Trouble Out Of Me (3:26) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; I've Got a Feelin' (2:55) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; I'm Getting 'Long Alright (3:33) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Ocean Of Tears (2:31) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55

and here's a little show we liked to call,

This Week in Braille or At the end of all things 2008

• Bessie Smith; Me And My Gin (2:51) from Classic Blues
• James Brown; I Got To Move (7:19) from In The Jungle Groove
• James Brown; Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise) (3:00) from In The Jungle Groove
• Little Jackie; Cryin For The Queen (3:26) from The Stoop
• Beck; Sissyneck (3:53) from Odelay
• Polysics; MS-17 (2:46) from Neu
• The Stooges; Down on the Street (3:45) from Coffee And Cigarettes
• Iggy Pop; Louie, Louie (3:55) from Coffee And Cigarettes
• The Kinks; People Take Pictures of Each Other (2:26) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• Ima Robot; Let's Talk Turkey (3:07) from Ima Robot
• Blitzen Trapper; Saturday Nite (2:08) from Furr
• The Tragically Hip; I'll Believe In You (Or I'll Be Leaving You Tonight) (4:04) from Up To Here
• Tenacious D; Kyle Quit the Band (Demo) (2:10) from D Fun Pak
• The White StripesTake, Take, Take (4:19) from Get Behind Me Satan
• CAKE; Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (2:24) from Fashion Nugget
• CAKE; When You Sleep (3:58) from Prolonging The Magic
• Broken Social Scene; Windsurfing Nation (4:36) from Broken Social Scene
• Mr. Something Something & Ikwunga the Afrobeat Poet; DNDABP (10:07) from Deep Sleep
• The Souljazz Orchestra; Kapital (9:41) from Manifesto
• Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa 70; Black Man's Cry (11:51) from Live!
• James Brown; Blind Man Can See It (2:21) from Black Caesar
• The Tragically Hip; Blow At High Dough (4:37) from Up To Here
• The White Stripes; Hotel Yorba (2:10) from White Blood Cells
• Tegan & Sara; Burn Your Life Down (2:22) from The Con
• Paul & Linda McCartney; Dear Boy (2:15) from Ram
• Bob Dylan; Can't Wait (5:48) from Time Out Of Mind
• The Tragically Hip; New Orleans Is Sinking (4:18) from Up To Here
• Malvina Reynolds; You'll Be a Man (2:34) from Malvina
• Johnny Cash; Tear Stained Letter (3:41) from American IV: The Man Comes Around
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Brain Cloudy Blues (2:50) from San Antonio Rose
• Mississippi John Hurt; Nobody's Dirty Business (2:54) from Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
• Bill Haley & His Comets; In A Little Spanish Town (2:21) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Cherokee Maiden (3:00) from Anthology (1935-1973)
• Murphy Gribble, John Lusk & Albert York; Christmas Eve (4:27) from Deep River of Song: Black Appalachia - String Bands, Songsters and Hoedowns
• [Unknown Prisoner]; Prettiest Train (3:44) from Negro Prison Blues and Songs
• James Brown; It's A New Day (6:26) from In The Jungle Groove
• Seu Jorge; Queen Bitch (3:43) from The Life Aquatic - Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge (iTunes Exclusive)
• Bill Callahan; The Wheel (4:04) from Woke On A Whaleheart
• Françoise Hardy; J'suis D'Accord (2:05) from The "Yeh-Yeh" Girl From Paris
• David Bowie; Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (6:13) from Space Oddity
• Shirley Bassey; Light My Fire (3:27) from Blue Break Beats - Volume 3
• Bob Dylan; Everything Is Broken (3:16) from Oh Mercy
• David Bowie; I Keep Forgetting (2:35) from Tonight
• The Tragically Hip; Boots Or Hearts (3:44) from Up To Here
• The White Stripes; Hello Operator (2:37) from De Stijl
• Monty Python; Bookshop (4:23) from Contractual Obligation Album
• Richie Havens; Down in the Valley (3:57) from Richie Havens' Record
• Fiona Apple; Window (5:34) from Extraordinary Machine
• Iron & Wine; Lovesong of the Buzzard (4:26) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Peter, Bjorn and John; Collect, Select, Reflect (3:32) from Peter Bjorn and John
• Lovage; To Catch A Thief (3:17) from Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
• Caribou; Pelican Narrows (3:50) from The Milk of Human Kindness
• FemBots; The End Of The Day (4:44) from Calling Out
• Beirut; The Long Island Sound (1:19) from Lon Gisland EP
• Neutral Milk Hotel; The Fool (1:53) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• Fleet Foxes; Oliver James (3:24) from Fleet Foxes
• Belle & Sebastian; Expectations (3:35) from Juno
• Nina Nastasia; Been So Long (1:30) from The Blackened Air
• Gordon Downie; Boy Bruised By Butterfly Chase (3:10) from Coke Machine Glow
• John Prine; Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) (5:20) from Anthology: Great Days
• Rebekah Higgs; Don't Mind Me (4:07) from Rebekah Higgs
• Archers of Loaf; Chumming The Ocean (5:07) from All The Nations Airports
• Joni Mitchell; Cactus Tree (4:39) from Song To A Seagull
• Johnny Cash; Hurt (3:39) from American IV: The Man Comes Around
• Bill Callahan; Day (4:33) from Woke On A Whaleheart

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This Nineteenth of December, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

In order to better provide a more complete experience, we have decided to include the track listings for the jazz program Artistry in Jazz that precedes the show proper. For those of you not interested in jazz, please scroll down for the listings for This Week in Braille. 

Enjoy!

Artistry in Jazz

• Benny Goodman; Jam Session (2:55) from Jazz Tribune No. 47: The Indespensible Benny Goodman, Vol. 3/4 (1936-1937)
  
• Pink Martini; City Of Night (4:19) from Hey Eugene!
• Ella Fitzgerald; Too Darn Hot (3:48) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; One Side of Me (3:19) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Fitzgerald; You Do Something To Me (2:22) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; Sugar Blues (2:50) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Grant Green; It Ain't Neccessarily So (10:23) from The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
• Oscar Peterson Trio; My Heart Stood Still (5:59) from Live at CBC Studios, 1960
• Count Basie Orchestra; Cottontail (4:13) from Count Plays Duke
• Duke Ellington; Dear Old Southland (3:26) from Jazz Tribune No. 60: The Indespensible Duke Ellington and the Small Groups, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1946)
• Benny Goodman; Honeysuckle Rose (13:56) from Live At Carnegie Hall
• Miles Davis; Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) (9:32) from Kind Of Blue
• Benny Goodman; When You and I Were Young, Maggie (2:23) from Jazz Tribune No. 47: The Indespensible Benny Goodman, Vol. 3/4 (1936-1937)
• Nina Simone; Love Me or Leave Me (4:09) from Let It All Out
• Billie Holiday; For Heaven's Sake (3:29) from Lady in Satin
• Cannonball Adderley; Love For Sale (7:07) from Somethin' Else
• Carmen McRae; Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (3:03) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; Undecided (3:17) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Fitzgerald; After I Say I'm Sorry (2:53) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Sarah Vaughan; Too Little Time (3:50) from Sings The Mancini Songbook
• Grant Green; Nancy (With The Laughing Face) (6:25) from The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
• The Dave Brubeck Quartet; One Song (5:01) from Dave Digs Disney
• Miles Davis; Hand Jive (First Alternate Take) (6:52) from Nefertiti
• Nostalgia; 77 Cheney Lane (4:42) from The Garden
• Nostalgia; 77Only Hush (4:40) from Songs For My Funeral
• Henry Mancini & His Orchestra; Snowfall (3:40) from Days of Wine and Roses

and here's a little show we liked to call,

This Week in Braille or Winter solstices and picture postcards

• Nina Simone; Sinner Man (10:21) from Pastel Blues
• MSTRKRFT; The Looks (4:57) from The Looks
• M.I.A.; Jimmy (3:29) from Kala
• M.I.A.; Paper Planes (3:24) from Kala
• The Streets; Same Old Thing (3:22) from Original Pirate Material
• The Streets; Let's Push Things Forward (3:52) from Original Pirate Material
• Lily Allen; Shame For You (4:12) from Alright, Still
• Monty Python; Crocodile (2:35) from Contractual Obligation Album
• The Aggrolites; Prisoner Song (3:53) from The Aggrolites
• Jimmy Cliff; Sitting In Limbo (4:57) from The Harder They Come
• Desmond Dekker; Jamaica Ska (2:31) from ...In Memoriam 1941 - 2006
• Syd Dale; Gunning for Danger (1:52) from [The Interweb]
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; Before You Accuse Me (3:29) from Cosmo's Factory
• Frank Zappa; Joe's Garage (Single Version) (4:09) from Strictly Commercial
• David Bowie; Stay (6:15) from Station To Station
• Kings Of Leon; Soft (2:59) from Aha Shake Heartbreak
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Jamaica D.J. (2:40) from The Decca Years and More
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; My Baby Left Me (2:21) from Cosmo's Factory
• Bob Dylan; Dirt Road Blues (3:36) from Time Out Of Mind
• Paul & Linda McCartney; Ram On (2:30) from Ram
• The Beatles; All Together Now (2:11) from Yellow Submarine
• The Tragically Hip; Twist My Arm (4:06) from Live Between Us
• The White Stripes; Broken Bricks (1:51) from The White Stripes
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; Travelin' Band (2:09) from Cosmo's Factory
• The Kinks; Village Green (stereo mix) (2:12) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• The Poets; That's The Way It's Got To Be (2:36) from Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969
• Betty Davis; Git In There (4:46) from They Say I'm Different
• James Brown; Shades of Brown (2:45) from Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
• Funkadelic; Hit It And Quit It (3:50) from Maggot Brain
• Funkadelic; Nappy Dugout (4:35) from Cosmic Slop
• Gil Scott-Heron; Waiting For The Axe To Fall (4:47) from Real Eyes
• Bill Withers; Kissing My Love (3:49) from Still Bill
• The Monks; Nice Legs Shame About Her Face (2:01) from Bad Habits
• The Monks; Dear Jerry (4:29) from Bad Habits
• The Monks; Drugs In My Pocket (3:12) from Bad Habits
• The Undertones; The Way Girls Talk (2:30) from Hypnotised
• The Kinks; Monica (2:16) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• John Williams; Cantina Band (2:47) from Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope
• Syd Dale; Rhythmic Action (2:44) from [The Interweb]
• Monty Python; Bells (2:23) from Contractual Obligation Album
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Wagon Wheel (4:30) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Trouble that I'm In (3:11) from EUTAW
• Fela Kuti; Look and Laugh (4:18) from Underground Spiritual Game
• Syd Dale; Portobello Market (2:24) from Ready Steady Boogaloo
• Wilco; Spiders (Kidsmoke) (10:47) from a ghost is born
• Rogue Wave; Man-revolutionary! (2:05) from Out of the Shadow
• Wolf Parade; Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts (3:40) from Apologies To The Queen Mary
• Beirut; Forks And Knives (La Fete) (2:22) from The Flying Club Cup
• Feist; Gatekeeper (2:16) from Let It Die
• Dusty Springfield; Long After Tonight Is Over (2:38) from Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
• Stars; The Face (4:39) from Dead Child Stars
• Ron Sexsmith; Hands Of Time (3:17) from Time Being
• Jens Lekman; Psychogirl (5:28) from When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog
• Smog; Truth Serum (7:29) from Supper
• Kimya Dawson; Some Beans & Sumbeams (3:43) from AlphaButt EP
• The Tragically Hip; Scared (5:08) from Day For Night
• Marissa Nadler; Photographs (1:37) from The Saga of Mayflower May
• Neutral Milk Hotel; Holland, 1945 (3:13) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• Nick Drake; Three Hours (6:16) from Five Leaves Left
• Bob Dylan; Day Of The Locusts (4:01) from New Morning
• Bob Dylan; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (6:55) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Regina Spektor; Us (4:52) from Soviet Kitsch
• Odetta; Jack O' Diamonds (3:16) from Sings Ballads and Blues

As always, your questions, comments, requests, and other correspondance can be sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Eleventh of December, 2008

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This Twenty-eight of November, 2008

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This Twenty-first of November, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

This week's show has been cancelled due to shakespearean tragedy. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Montague and Capulet families in their time of woe.

Condolences may be sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Fourteenth of November, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Well, this show has been an ongoing experiment with the music that I am exposed to during a given week, and this week the biggest event musically had to be the concert put on by Bob Dylan at the Sudbury Arena. Our dear friend Angelo has conveniently provided the setlist if you are interested, and naturally the show this week reflects a good chunk of the music still rambling through my head like a drunken preacher. Bob took some criticism in the local papers for the concert, but frankly, I felt the majority of the complaints were largely unmerited.

Why people should complain about not recognizing the songs when the only Dylan they've listened to since 1970 was Blood on the Tracks or songs about Alicia Keys and Wonder Boys. It is also ironic to me to hear people complain about not being able to understand the lyrics or his singing...isn't that what you paid to go see? This is Bob Dylan you paid for! Perhaps they expected that at the end of his career, Dylan would suddenly become Pavarotti or some crystal clear annunciating machine with the diction of a Shakespearean actor. I, on the other hand, paid to see a legendary rebel play music (any music), and I wasn't disappointed. He played keyboards, he played harmonica, and best of all, he played guitar! He played classics and he played new stuff, he mumbled and he scowled, he shuffled and he paced. He cut songs off, and he directed his outstanding band with crabby gusto. That is the stage show that is the legend of Bob Dylan. Who would want anything more?

My opinion is that if you want to see the young Bob Dylan, invent a time machine or retreat to your memories. I was just thankful to have had the opportunity to see in the flesh a man whose name will live a lot longer than any of ours will. The concert for me was summed up perfectly by the people sitting in front of me. A middle-aged couple was seated in front of us with their two young children. At first I was worried the kids would spend the whole concert complaining or being otherwise childishly distracting. To my heartwarmed joy, not only did the children not act bored, they danced and clapped and loved it right along with their parents. Every once in a while I would catch the husband and wife hold each others' gaze, their eyes communicating as loudly as Dylan's crooning. Here was an unknown and unspoken shared past being kindled in front of me through the music they so clearly loved and wanted to share with their children. When Bob Dylan came to Sudbury, it was a chance for them to recapture part of the past, and a chance for their children to pick up the mantle and carry with them, into the future, the music of a man who has left an idelible mark on his artform.

So here's a little show that we like to call

This Week in Braille or There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost

• Edith Piaf; La foule (2:58) from 35eme Anniversaire
• Edith Piaf; Le droit d'aimer (3:36) from 35eme Anniversaire
• She & Him; Sweet Darlin' (2:41) from Volume One
• Ryan Adams; I See Monsters (3:58) from Love Is Hell, Pt. 2
• Odetta; Trouble In Mind (4:27) from The Best Of The M.C. Records 1999-2005
• Bill Haley & His Comets; One Sweet Ltter From You (2:14) from The Decca Years and More
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Forty Cups Of Coffee (2:37) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Texas Blues (2:25) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• Bob Dylan; Like A Rolling Stone (6:13) from Highway 61 Revisited
• Bob Dylan; Highway 61 Revisited (3:30) from Highway 61 Revisited
• Andrew Bird; Scythian Empire (4:32) from Armchair Apocrypha
• Tom Waits; Martha (4:31) from Closing Time
• Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys; I Hear You Knockin' (2:52) from Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys
• Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys; Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me (2:57) from Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; Down By The O-HI-O (2:50) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys, Volume One: The Eyes of Texas
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; My Galveston Gal (3:00) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys, Volume One: The Eyes of Texas
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; Right or Wrong (2:44) from Smile & Jive Kings of Western Swing
• The Light Crust Doughboys; Just Once Too Often (2:23) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing
• Henry Mancini; Far East Blues (3:27) from Combo!
• Grant Green; Minor League (7:06) from Solid
• Morcheeba; Tape Loop (4:23) from Who Can You Trust?
• Fiona Apple; O' Sailor (5:37) from Extraordinary Machine
• Duke Of Iron & Chorus; Calypso Invasion (2:30) from Calypso at Midnight!
• Oscar Peterson; C-Jam Blues (3:24) from The Will to Swing
• Devendra Banhart; Be Kind (3:06) from Niño Rojo
• Bob Marley & the Wailers; War (3:35) from Rastaman Vibration
• Richie Havens; Daddy Roll 'Em (2:38) from Richie Havens' Record
• Brownie McGhee; Betty And Dupree (4:02) from The Folkways Years, 1945-1959
• Sam Cooke; Please Don't Drive Me Away (2:15) from Night Beat
• Flight of the Conchords; Pencils in the Wind (4:05) from Folk the World Tour
• Kimya Dawson; I Love You Sweet Baby (2:06) from AlphaButt EP
• Bob Dylan; New Pony (4:40) from Street - Legal
• Liz Phair; Flower (2:03) from Exile in Guyville
• Jack Nitzsche; The Last Race (2:40) from Death Proof Soundtrack
• Devendra Banhart; An Island (2:04) from The White Session
• Iron & Wine; House by the Sea (4:22) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Iron & Wine; The Devil Never Sleeps (2:07) from The Shepherd's Dog
• David Bowie; Criminal World (4:25) from Let's Dance
• David Bowie; Black Country Rock (3:36) from The Man Who Sold the World
• The Beatles; I've Got a Feeling (3:38) from Let It Be
• My Morning Jacket; Rollin' Back (7:51) from It Still Moves
• B.B. King; Rock Me Baby (Live) (3:29) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; Sweet Little Angel (3:50) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:31) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; How Blue Can You Get? (3:35) from Live At The Regal
• B.B. King; Better Not Look Down (3:22) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Shaky (2:05) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Dylan; Only a Pawn In Their Game (3:33) from The Times They Are A-Changin'
• Bob Dylan; Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (3:30) from Blonde on Blonde
• Bob Dylan; Mr. Tambourine Man (5:34) from Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan; It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (7:32) from Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan; Girl from the North Country (3:23) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Beirut; In The Mausoluem (3:34) from The Flying Club Cup
• Beirut; Elephant Gun (5:49) from Lon Gisland EP
• Metric; Calculation Theme (3:32) from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
• Mae West; A Guy What Takes His Time (2:42) from Flashbacks, Vol. 3 - Copulation Blues 1926-1940: Hot & Sexy
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Texas Drummer Boy (2:32) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Keeper of My Heart (2:43) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• M. Ward; So Much Water (4:02) from End of Amnesia
• M. Ward; Flaming Heart (3:54) from End of Amnesia
• M. Ward; Sweethearts On Parade 2:12 Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; Regeneration 1 V.2 (1:19) from Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; Big Boat V.3 (2:46) from Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; You Still Belive in Me (2:24) from Transistor Radio

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