On the First Year anniversary of the passing of our dear Spencer Gates, I pulled together a Spencer-ish playlist from around the time I answered phones for the Mystery Girls (American Music ONLY) Radio Show on WMBR in Boston (in 1981 when I was 15). Americana at its BEST.
I Feel Good by James Brown
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Cherry Bomb by Runaways
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Trash by NY Dolls
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Peking Spring by Mission of Burma
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Better Off Dead by LaPeste
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I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love by The Emotions
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Pull Up to My Bumper by Grace Jones
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Black Flag, Depression
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Moody by ESG
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Misfits, Hybrid Moments
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Sinatra, Fly Me to the Moon
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Same All Over by Stranglehold
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SSD, Get It Away
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Jackson 5, Blame it on the Boogie
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Dead Boys, All This and More
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Unnatural Axe, medley of clips and songs from their DVD “You’ll Pay for This”
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