Music For Listeners 02/26/22 XTC XTC XTC - Revamped Rebroadcast
First Broadcast 09/15/01
All music by XTC except where noted.

1) Chomsky-"Rollers" From the CD 'Onward Quirky Solders'. I know, I said XTC,
but this is the most XTC influenced song that Chomsky has made so far.
"I'm only just trying to make it through".
2) "John Peel Intro" From CD one of 'Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions'.
The first XTC box set.
3) "Towers of London" From the CD 'Black Sea'.
4) "Life Begins at the Hop (BBC Session) " From the CD one of 'Transistor Blast:
The Best of the BBC Sessions'.
5) "This World Over" From the vinyl LP 'The Big Express'.
6) "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" From the CD 'Nonsvch (Nonsuch)'
7) "Hold Me My Daddy" From the CD 'Oranges and Lemons'.
8) "Jason and the Argonauts" From the CD 'English Settlement'.
9) "I'd Like That" From the CD 'Apple Venus Volume One'.
10) "Heaven is Paved With Broken Glass" From the CD 'Rag & Bone Buffet:Rare Cuts &
Leftovers'.
11) "You and Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (Demo) " From the CD 'Homegrown: Wasp Star
Home Demos'.
12) "Melt the Guns" From the CD 'English Settlement'.
13) "Ballet For a Rainy Day" From the vinyl LP 'Skylarking'.
14) "1000 Umbrellas" From the vinyl LP 'Skylarking'.
15) "Living Through Another Cuba" From the CD 'Black Sea'.
16) "A New Town Animal In a Furnished Cage" From their first vinyl LP 'White Music'.
17) "Another Satellite (BBC Session) " From CD one of 'Transistor Blast: The Best of the
BBC Sessions'.
18) "Beating of Hearts" From the vinyl LP 'Mummer'.
19) "Poor Skeleton Steps Out" From the CD 'Oranges and Lemons'.
20) "Battery Brides" From the vinyl LP 'Go 2'.
21) "Boarded Up" From the CD 'Wasp Star: Apple Venus Volume Two'.
22) The Colonel-"I Need Protection" From the XTC CD 'Rag & Bone Buffet:Rare Cuts &
Leftovers'. Not really an XTC song though. This is a side project of Colin Mouldling
done in 1980. He just needed some time away it seems.
23) "My Bird Performs" From the CD 'Nonsvch (Nonsuch)'
24) "Statue of Liberty" From the vinyl LP 'White Music'. Their second single.
25) "Senses Working Overtime" From the CD 'English Settlement'. Most likely the first
XTC song I heard way back in 1983.
26) "Burning With Optimism's Flame" From the CD 'Black Sea'.
27) "Dear God" From the vinyl LP 'Skylarking'. The first big hit in America. Andy
didn't think this was one of his better songs. It wasn't even put on the first
pressing of 'Skylarking' in the U.S.
28) "One of the Millions" From the CD 'Oranges and Lemons'.
29) "Extrovert" From the XTC CD 'Rag & Bone Buffet:Rare Cuts & Leftovers'.
B-side of "Grass" in the UK.
30) "Your Dictionary" From the CD 'Apple Venus Volume One'.
31) "Earn Enough For Us" From the vinyl LP 'Skylarking'.
32) "Leisure" From the CD 'English Settlement'.
33) "Making Plans for Nigel" From the vinyl LP 'Drums and Wires'. Their first big
hit in England.
34) "Respectable Street" From the CD 'Black Sea'.
35) "Here Comes President Kill Again" From the vinyl LP 'Oranges and Lemons'.
36) "Down In the Cockpit" From the 2 X vinyl LP 'English Settlement'.
37) "Playground" From the CD 'Wasp Star: Apple Venus Volume Two'.
38) "Church of Women (Demo) " From the CD 'Homegrown: Wasp Star Home Demos'.
39) "No Language In Our Lungs" From the CD 'Black Sea'. Possibly the best lyrics of
any XTC song. That's saying a lot.
40) "Punch and Judy" From the CD 'Rag & Bone Buffet:Rare Cuts & Leftovers'.
Originally a B-side on the "Ball and Chain" 12 inch single.
41) "Dame Fortune (Demo) " Unreleased song. Plucked from a CD that an fellow XTC fan
burned from me. Great song...hopefully will be made available on the next XTC record.
42) "Love at First Sight" From the CD 'Black Sea'.
43) "Snowman" From the CD 'English Settlement'. Anyone that has heard this song likes
it. It's so well put together.
44) Chomsky-"Up" From the CD 'Onward Quirky Solders'. A song about being alright
"up against it". Needed to be played as well.

If you're curious to see the lyrics to these songs then go here:
http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/i_song.html
I think all the songs I played are on there. There is also a really good book
called XTC: Songs and Stories. It's co-written by the band, and is a song by
song account of every song they've made thus far. It let's you know a lot about
these lyrics and how the songs were recorded. I wish every band would put out a
book like that.

Peace to you all. Take care of yourself.
Michael