HTDJ 042: Leaving This Town

1972 Beach Boys, featuring Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar
1972 Beach Boys, featuring Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar
I'm headed for London tomorrow…so today's show is full of songs of European descent/inspiration (plus my favorite Beach Boys tune about skipping town).

Playlist

  1. Thought I Was a Spaceman by Blur on The Magic Whip (Parlophone)
  2. Time Goes By So Slow by Distractions (Factory)
  3. Sex Machine by Crawling Chaos (Factory)
  4. Private Sector by Kevin Dunn And The Regiment Of Women ‎ on The Judgement Of Paris (DB)
  5. Silence by Portishead on Third (Island)
  6. Cloudbusting by Kate Bush on Hounds Of Love (EMI)
  7. Common People by Pulp on Different Class (Island)
  8. Live Forever by Oasis on Definitely Maybe (Creation)
  9. Leaving This Town by The Beach Boys on Holland (Brother)
  10. Destroy The Heart by The House Of Love on s/t (Creation)
  11. Cemetry Gates by The Smiths on The Queen Is Dead (Rough Trade)
  12. Love Tempo by Quando Quango (Factory)
  13. Yr City Is A Sucker (London Session) by LCD Soundsystem on London Sessions (DFA)
  14. My Own Way [Night Version] by Duran Duran on The Singles 81-85 (EMI)
  15. Car Trouble by Adam & The Ants (CBS)
  16. You are the Light by Jens Lekman on When I Said I Wanted to be Your Dog (Secretly Canadian)
  17. Atrocity Exhibition by Joy Division on Closer (Factory)
  18. The Metro by Berlin on Pleasure Victim (Geffen)
  19. Black Coffee In Bed by Squeeze (A&M)
  20. What have I done to deserve this? by Pet Shop Boys on Actually (Parlophone)
  21. Unbelievable by EMF on Schubert Dip (EMI)
  22. Close to Me by The Cure on The Head on the Door (Fiction)