An Alternate Universe Within An Alternate Universe
Written Mar. 5, 2009 by Sean Ross in Internet Radio with 0 Comments
With the news that ABC will let the 1973-flashback series "Life On Mars" finish its 17-episode run, but not commission any new episodes, you might want to check out the show's Website for its very clever promotional idea, 1973 Radio. It's not quite the 1973 radio I grew up with -- the one with screaming DJs, shotgun jingles, and one bubblegum quasi-novelty after another ("Smokin' In The Boys' Room," "Little Willy," "Spiders and Snakes," etc.). It's jockless, and even if your tastes ran to the progressive FM side of music in 1973, it's still more like a music supervisor's idealized version of the year -- the 1973 flashback that the cast of "Scrubs" might have experienced. And how could any attempt to portray the '70s nightmare version of New York not include "Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" and "Playground In My Mind"? But it's still a good listen. Here's a half hour from this morning:
Kinks, "Money Talk"
Montrose, "Make It Last"
J.J. Cale, "Crazy Mama"
Byrds, "Goin' Back"
Bob Marley, "Keep On Movin'"
T-Rex, "Telegram Sam"
Elton John, "Tiny Dancer"
Joe Walsh, "Rocky Mountain Way"
Sam & Dave, "I Thank You" (not quite sure how this '60s R&B classic woke up in '73 either)
Stevie Wonder, "Higher Ground"
Rolling Stones, "Let It Loose"
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