The Friday Night Parkdale Special

The FNPS: Episode 70 - 60s Duets (07-23-2021)

We're going to stick with our little jaunt through the duets of the decades, this week making a pass through the 1960s. How far back will I go? Stick around and find out! In the meantime, enjoy some fine gorgonzola ;)
Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Santo & Johnny - Tear Drop
The Louvin Brothers - My Baby’s Gone
Skip & Flip - Cherry Pie
Jerry Butler ft. Curtis Mayfield - I’m A-Tellin’ You
Dick & Dee Dee - The Mountain’s High
Ray Charles & Margie Hendricks - Hit The Road, Jack
Dale and Grace - I'm Leaving It All Up To You
Inez & Charlie Foxx - Mockingbird
Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Ballad Of Jed Clampett
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett - Let It Be Me
Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp
Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown - Something You Got
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston - It Takes Two
Sam and Dave - Hold On I’m Comin’
Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva
Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra - Some Velvet Morning
Frank & Nancy Sinatra - Somethin’ Stupid
Johnny Cash & June Carter-Cash - Jackson
Bill Anderson & Jan Howard - For Loving You
James and Bobby Purify - Shake A Tailfeather
Peaches and Herb - Close Your Eyes
Paul and Paula - Hey Paula
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries
Gene & Debbe - Playboy
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
Fontella Bass and Tina Turner - Poor Little Fool

The FNPS: Episode 69 - 70s Duets (07-16-2021)

Our exploration of duet-flavoured cheese continues this week (thanks to a three-day migraine) with 70s duets! We'll call this the Limburger episode ^_^
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner - Run That By Me One More Time
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings - Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Another Day
England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
Eddie Floyd & Dorothy Moore - We Should Really Be In Love
Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks - Whenever I Call You, Friend
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow In Your Eyes
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
Ashford & Simpson - Crazy
Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross - My Mistake (Was To Love You)
Diana Ross & Michael Jackson - Ease On Down The Road
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Stevie Wonder & Syreeta Wright - To Know You Is To Love You
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love?
Minnie Riperton ft. Peabo Bryson - Here We Go
Norman Connors ft. Michael Henderson & Jean Carn - Valentine Love
Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - It's A Lifetime Thing
George & Gwen McCrae - Winners Together Or Losers Apart
Teena Marie & Rick James - I'm A Sucker For Your Love
Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

The FNPS: Episode 68 - 80s Duets (07-09-2021)

On this week's show, we dive into a subset of the power ballad: duets! The 80s was a special time for duets, and so I've picked a selection of some of the stinkiest fromage of the era, just for you! 
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Dan Hill & Vonda Sheppard - Can't We Try
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne - You're A Friend Of Mine
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony & Ivory
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight
Peter Cetera & Cher - After All
Peter Cetera & Chaka Khan - Feels Like Heaven
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
Stevie Nicks & Don Henley - Leather & Lace
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston - Hold Me
Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson - If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting
Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure

The FNPS: Episode 67 - Diss Tracks (07-02-2021)

On this week's episode, we dive into diss tracks, particularly those from the early 80s to the early aughts, and talk a bit about the various rivalries in hip hop and gangsta rap. Fair warning, the lyrics can be homophobic and misogynistic, and there's a ton of swearing, including a bit from me. So...use your best judgment about whether this one's for you.
UTFO - Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Shante - Roxanne’s Revenge (Street Version)
MC Shan - The Bridge
Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
LL Cool J - To The Break of Dawn
Tim Dog - F*ck Compton
NWA - 100 Miles And Running
Ice Cube - No Vaseline
Dr. Dre Day - F*ck with Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
Eazy-E - Real Muthaphuckkin Gs
DJ Quik - Dollaz & Sense
Tha Dogg Pound - New York, New York
Capone-N-Noreaga ft. Mobb Deep & Tragedy Khadafi - LA, LA (Kuwait Mix)
Tupac Shakur - Hit 'Em Up
Notorious BIG - Who Shot Ya?
Mack 10 ft. Ice Cube & WC - Westside Slaughterhouse
Common - The B*tch In Yoo (Street Version)
Jay-Z - Takeover
Nas - Ether
Eminem - Without Me
Base Attack - Nobody Listens To Techno (Flashrider Mix)

The FNPS: Episode 66 - Answer Songs (06-25-2021)

On this week's show, we're taking a look at the roots of the diss track - answer songs!
Arthur Collins - Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
Arthur Collins - I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home
Billy Jones - Yes! We Have No Bananas
Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams - I've Got The "Yes! We Have No Bananas" Blues
Al Bowlly & Fred Elizalde - Misery Farm
Leslie Sarony - Jollity Farm
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat
Hank Thompson - Wild Side of Life
Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Frank Sinatra - Goodnight Irene
Hank Thompson - Wake Up Irene
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
Jayne Mansfield - That Makes It
The Silhouettes - Get A Job
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Got A Job
The Mistakes - I Got Fired
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Shop Around
Debbie Dean - Don't Let Him Shop Around
Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
Jo - Don't Wanna Be Another Good Luck Charm
James Brown - You've Got The Power
Joe Tex - You Keep her
Derrick Morgan - Housewives' Choice
Prince Buster - Black Head Chinee Man
Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Ha
Josephine XIV - I'm Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Ha
Paul McCartney - Too Many People
John Lennon - How Do You Sleep?
Neil Sedaka - Love Will Keep Us Together
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?
Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Coheed & Cambria ft. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl 2

The FNPS: Episode 65 - Northern Soul (06-18-2021)

On this week's show, we're taking a look at the Northern Soul movement. There may be a second part down the road, and Northern Soul leads to a few other movements that were pretty important.
Major Lance - It’s The Beat
The Impressions - You’ve Been Cheatin’
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
Larry Williams & Jonny Watson - Too Late 
The Soul Twins - Quick Change Artist
Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes
Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By
Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is Over
Dean Parish - I'm On My Way
Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Duke Browner - Crying Over You
Billy Butler - Right Track
Edwin Starr - Time
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - The Night
The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl
Ujima - I’m Not Ready
The Rimshots - Do What You Feel
Van McCoy - Soul Improvisations, Pt.2
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Anne Bridgeforth - What Should I Do?
Freddie Chavez - They'll Never Know Why
Chairmen of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
Tony Clarke - Landslide
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
Marlena Shaw - Let's Wade In The Water
Joy Lovejoy - In Orbit
The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding
Willie Tee - Walking Up A One-Way Street
Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor
The Vibrations - Cause You're Mine
The M.V.Ps - Turnin' My Heartbeat Up
Lou Pride - I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un
Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But a Houseparty

The FNPS: Episode 64 - ASCII Shrug (06-11-2021)

Sometimes life happens, and instead of a properly-researched show, you get me, playing a bunch of random tunes that feel good together. Heck, I barely have a title for this one.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Enjoy!
The Cure ft. Earl Slick - A Forest (Mark Plati Mix)
Trentemøller - Into The Trees (Serenetti Pt 3)
iamamiwhoami - O
Mr.Kitty - Spirit Of The Forest
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
M83 - Skin Of The Night
7and5 - Whisper To Me
Gazelle Twin - Changelings
Zola Jesus - Night
School of Seven Bells - Iamundernodisguise
Ladytron - Black Cat
The Magnetic Fields - The Dreaming Moon
Maps - Don't Fear
Blonde Redhead - Here Sometimes
Ulrich Schnauss - Shine
The Radio Dept. - It's Personal
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
Delerium - Flowers Become Screens (Acoustic)
King Creosote - No One Had It Better
Wolf Alice - Lipstick On The Glass
The Hundred In The Hands - Pale Moon Out
Jean-Michel Jarre ft. Gary Numan - Here For You
Shiny Toy Guns - Wait For Me
James - Hush

The FNPS: Episode 63 - Happy Birthday Dr. Moog, pt. 2 (06-06-2021)

On this week's episode, we finish up our two-part series for Bob Moog's birthday. There could be more...and there likely will be more...next year ;)
The Beatles - Because
The Monkees - Daily Nightly
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?
Depeche Mode - New Life
Ultravox - Vienna
Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Skinny Puppy - Solvent
Front Line Assembly - Shutdown
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
Digital Underground - Rhymin’ On The Funk
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
Buffalo Daughter - Autobahn
Hybrid - If I Survive
Goldfrapp - Utopia
MGMT - Kids
Alicia Keys - Wait Til You See My Smile
Duran Duran - Blame The Machines
Tycho - Daydream
Knife Party - Bonfire
Prince - This Could Be Us
CHVRCHES ft. Robert Smith - How Not To Drown
Trentemøller - Golden Sun

The FNPS: Episode 62 - Happy Birthday, Robin! (05-28-2021)

On this week's show, we're celebrating the birthday of a regular listener and dear friend. They selected the tunes, I provided some chatter and anecdotes, and you get to enjoy it!
The Cure - Love Song
Depeche Mode - Stripped
Queensryche - Spreading the Disease
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Nine Inch Nails - Kinda I Want To
Alice in Chains - Junkhead
Sifl & Olly - Performance Art
Reel Big Fish - Another F.U. Song
Mephiskapheles - The Bumblebee Tuna Song
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Toucha Toucha Touch Me
Sneaker Pimps - Low Place Like Home
Type O Negative - Christian Woman ( Butt-Kissing Sellout Mix)
Catherine Wheel - Kill My Soul
Robert Miles - Children
Stompy, Supreme, & UFO - Here Beside Me (UFO Mix)
The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Mix) 
KMFDM - Looking For Strange (Super Strange Remix)
Billie Holiday - Them There Eyes
Linkin Park - Figure.09
Tori Amos - Winter
Korn - Pretty
Audioslave - I Am The Highway
The Birthday Massacre - Red Stars
New Order - Restless
Incubus - Wish You Were Here

The FNPS: Episode 61 - Happy Birthday, Dr. Moog pt.1 (05-21-2021)

On this week's episode, for what would have been Bob Moog's 87th birthday, we dive into an examination of the breadth of the impact his inventions had on various genres of music. (Part 2 will likely be the first week of June.)
Wendy Carlos - Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Adagio
Sun Ra - Space Probe (excerpt)
Syrinx - Field Hymn (Epilogue)
Tangerine Dream - Sunrise in the Third System
Mike Oldfield - First Excursion
Kraftwerk - The Hall of Mirrors
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 8
Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder
Roger Eno & Brian Eno - Celeste
Bee Gees - Sweet Song Of Summer
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
Jellyfish - The Ghost At Number One
Earth Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove
Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
Billy Preston - Space Race
Chaka Khan - And The Melody Still Lingers On
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
Led Zeppelin - Friends
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part IX)
Joni Mitchell - The Jungle Line
Simon & Garfunkel - Save The Life Of My Child
Cat Yusef Stevens - (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard
Genesis - Undertow