Men Without Work Debut

A Selective '80's Discography

1980
Don’t Do Me Like That…Tom Petty
Games Without Frontiers…Peter Gabriel
Here Comes My Girl…Tom Petty
High Fidelity…Elvis Costello
Hungry Heart…Bruce Springsteen
(Just Like) Starting Over…John Lennon
Master Blaster (Jammin')…Stevie Wonder
Refugee…Tom Petty
Rock With You…Michael Jackson
She’s So Cold…The Rolling Stones
What I Like About You…The Romantics
When You Were Mine…Prince

1981
Celebration…Kool & The Gang
Don’t Stand So Close To Me…The Police
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic…The Police
From A Whisper To A Scream…Elvis Costello
Give It To Me Baby…Rick James
Hey Nineteen…Steely Dan
In The Air Tonight…Phil Collins
Kiss On My List…Hall & Oates
Private Eyes…Hall & Oates
Start Me Up…The Rolling Stones
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around…Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
Super Freak…Rick James
Tempted…Squeeze
The Waiting…Tom Petty
Waiting for A Girl Like You…Foreigner
Watching The Wheels…John Lennon
While You See A Chance…Steve Winwood
You Better You Bet…The Who

1982
867-5309 Jenny…Tommy Tutone
Beyond Belief…Elvis Costello
Don’t You Want Me…Human League
Forget-Me-Nots…Patrice Rushen
Freeze-Frame…J.Geils Band
I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) …Hall & Oates
I.G.Y….Donald Fagen
I Ran (So Far Away)…Flock Of Seagulls
Shake It Up…The Cars
Spirits In The Material World…The Police
Steppin’ Out…Joe Jackson
That Girl…Stevie Wonder
Who Can It Be Now…Men At Work
You Got Lucky…Tom Petty

1983
1999…Prince
Back On The Chain Gang…The Pretenders
Beat It…Michael Jackson
Billie Jean… Michael Jackson
Burning Down The House..Talking Heads
Down Under…Men At Work
Everyday I Write The Book…Elvis Costello
Every Breath You Take…The Police
Let’s Dance…David Bowie
Little Red Corvette…Prince
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)… The Eurythmics
Sexual Healing…Marvin Gaye
Train In The Distance…Paul Simon
Wanna Be Starting Something …Michael Jackson

1984
Dancing In The Dark…Bruce Springsteen
Drive…The Cars
Girls Just Want To Have Fun…Cyndi Lauper
Here Comes The Rain Again… The Eurythmics
I Can Dream About You…Dan Hartman
I Feel For You…Chaka Khan
Jump…Van Halen
Let’s Go Crazy…Prince
Missing You…John Waite
Out Of Touch…Hall & Oates
Purple Rain…Prince
The Boys Of Summer…Don Henley
The Glamorous Life…Sheila E
Time After Time…Cyndi Lauper
What’s Love Got To Do With It…Tina Turner
When Doves Cry…Prince

1985
And She Was…Talking Heads
Don’t You (Forget About Me)…Simple Minds
Ev’ry Time You Go Away…Paul Young
Everybody Wants To Rule The World…Tears For Fears
I Want To Know What Love Is…Foreigner
I Would Die 4 U…Prince
I’m Going Down…Bruce Springsteen
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free…Sting
Money For Nothing…Dire Straits
Pretending To Care…Todd Rundgren
Raspberry Beret…Prince
The Power Of Love…Huey Lewis

1986
Addicted To Love…Robert Palmer
Higher Love…Steve Winwood
Holding Back The Years…Simply Red
In Your Eyes…Peter Gabriel
Kiss…Prince
Red Rain…Peter Gabriel
Silent Running…Mike & The Mechanics
Sledgehammer…Peter Gabriel
Sweet Love…Anita Baker
Walk Of Life…Dire Straits
Word Up…Cameo
The Way It Is …Bruce Hornsby

1987
Brilliant Disguise…Bruce Springsteen
Don’t Dream It’s Over…Crowded House
Got My Mind Set On You…George Harrison
Graceland…Paul Simon
Mean To Me…Crowded House
Now We’re Getting Somewhere…Crowded House
Something So Strong…Crowded House
The Boy In The Bubble…Paul Simon
The One I Love…R.E.M.
With or Without You…U2
World Where You Live…Crowded House
You Can Call Me Al…Paul Simon

1988
Better Be Home Soon…Crowded House
Handle With Care…The Traveling Wilburys
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man…Prince
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It…R.E.M.

1989
Cant Stop Runnin’…Todd Rundgren
Free Fallin’…Tom Petty
Have I Told You Lately..Van Morrison
I Drove All Night…Cyndi Lauper
I Won’t Back Down…Tom Petty
If You Don’t Know Me By Now…Simply Red
Mixed Emotions…The Rolling Stones
Runnin’ Down A Dream…Tom Petty
She Drives Me Crazy…Fine Young Cannibals
The End Of The Innocence…Don Henley
The Want Of A Nail…Todd Rundgren

Ocean Rose In Concert @ Johns Hopkins

George Harrison's Top 25

The youngest Beatle would have celebrated his 64th birthday this week.

1. All Things Must Pass
2. Badge (with Cream)
   
3. Beware Of Darkness
4. Blue Jay Way
5. Do You Want To Know A Secret
6. Don't Bother Me
7. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace Of Earth)
8. Got My Mind Set On You
9. Handle With Care (with The Traveling Wilburys)
10. Here Comes The Sun
11. I Dig Love
12. I Me Mine
13. I Need You
14. I Want To Tell You
15. If I Needed Someone
16. It's All Too Much
17. Love You To
18. My Sweet Lord
19. Something
20. Taxman
21. Think For Yourself
22. What Is Life?
23. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
24. Within You Without You
25. You Like Me Too Much

Up and Coming Wednesday Shows

Smokey Robinson Top 25

Turning 67 this week, the always tasteful Smokey Robinson. Singers around the world owe him thanks for giving them something great to sing, none more so than Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations.Ain't That Peculiar

Being With You
Don't Mess With Bill
First I Look At The Purse
Get Ready
Goin' To A Go-Go
I Second That Emotion
I'll Be Doggone
It's Growing
More Love
My Girl
My Guy
One More Heartache
Ooh, Baby Baby
Shop Around
Since I Lost My Baby
Take This Heart Of Mine
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
The One Who Really Loves You
The Tears Of A Clown
The Way You Do The Things You Do
Tracks Of My Tears
Two Lovers
You Beat Me To The Punch
You Really Got A Hold On Me

Rear Window Studio

Rear Window Studio in Coolidge Corner is proving highly conducive to both songcraft and performance. The Characters are making great progress there in the big room, as we speak. We've been busy on about eighteen of our own tunes, polishing up a dozen especially.

Major Characters

Here I am, hectoring the crowd while Milt naps.

Physician Musician

Milton Reder, MD seen in his native habitat with red Fender Jazzmaster.

Harold Arlen's Top 25

A tip-of-the-cap to Harold Arlen whose 102nd birthday would have been February 15th. With far less of the renown of Gershwin, Porter and Berlin, he produced one of the most enduring and adored catalogues in American songwriting history. NPR did a beautiful piece on him for the centennial.



Get Happy
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
I've Got The World On A String
It's Only A Paper Moon
Stormy Weather
Let's Fall In Love
As Long As I Live
Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
Last Night When We Were Young
If I Only Had A Brain
Over The Rainbow
When The Sun Comes Out
Blues In The Night
This Time The Dream's On Me
Hit The Road To Dreamland
My Shining Hour
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Let's Take The Long Way Home
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
Come Rain Or Come Shine
The Man That Got Away
A Sleepin' Bee

Carole King's Top 25

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Another Night With The Boys
Beautiful
Chains
Crying In The Rain
Don’t Bring Me Down
Go Away Little Girl
Hey Girl
I Feel The Earth Move
I'm Into Something Good
It’s Too Late
Just Once In My Life
Oh No, Not My Baby
One Fine Day
Smackwater Jack
So Far Away
Some Kind Of Wonderful
Take Good Care of My Baby
Tapestry
The Loco-motion
Up On The Roof
Way Over Yonder
Where You Lead
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
You’ve Got A Friend












Carole King celebrates her 65th birthday(!!) on the 9th of February.
At The Elements show this coming Wednesday we'll be running a few of these selections through the proverbial grinder.

Psychedelic Campfire Music