The Evan "Funk" Davies Show | WFMU

j. geils band - "givin' it all up for you" - nightmares... and other tales from the vinyl jungle [J. Geils road manager Fred Lewis would become The Cars' first manager] [0:00:00] elliott easton - "(wearing down) like a wheel" - change no change [0:03:19] the records - "girls that don't exist" - s/t [Produced by "Mutt" Lange, who would later produce The Cars' Heartbeat City album] [0:07:52] benjamin orr - "too hot to stop" - the lace [0:11:25] jet - "start here" - s/t [produced by future Cars producer Roy Thomas Baker] [0:15:24] the modern lovers - "modern world" - s/t [with a pre-Cars David Robinson] [0:18:37] greg hawkes - "jet lag" - niagara falls [0:22:26] Set: interview with BILL JANOVITZ, author of The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told pre-order at bookshop.org or a bookstore near you! bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 1" [0:30:37] the cars - "you're all i've got tonight (demo version)" - s/t (deluxe edition) [0:44:16] the cars - "just what i needed (demo version)" - s/t (deluxe edition) [0:48:28] milkwood - "dream trader" - how's the weather [Richard Otcasek - guitar / vocals Benjamin Orzechowski - bass, percussion, vocals James Goodkind - guitar, vocals Bob Henderson - drums, percussion also includes Greg Hawks [sic] on saxophones] [0:51:48] bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 2" [0:56:11] richard and the rabbits - "harlequin" - demo [Ric Ocasek, Ben Orr, and Greg Hawkes with Fuzzbee Morse and Ron Riddle.1973-74.] [1:06:45] cap'n swing - "strawberry moonlight" - demo [RIc, Ben, Elliot, and David with Danny Schliftman on keys. Late 1976 or 1977, I think] [1:10:53] cap'n swing - "bye bye love" - demo [with Ric on lead vocals] [1:13:34] bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 3" [1:18:55] the cars - "good times roll" - s/t [1:27:20] the cars - "bye bye love" - s/t [had to play the studio version after hearing the Cap'n Swing version earlier!] [1:30:51] the cars - "night spots (northern studios version)" - candy-o expanded edition [1:35:03] bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 4" [1:38:47] the cars - "shoo be doo" - candy-o [1:49:45] the cars - "candy-o" - candy-o [1:51:15] the cars - "gimme some slack" - panorama [1:53:57] the cars - "getting through" - panorama [1:57:27] bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 5" [2:00:25] ric ocasek - "jimmy jimmy" - beatitude [2:13:05] the cars - "cruiser" - shake it up [2:18:08] the cars - "jacki" - heartbeat city [2:22:53] bill janovitz - "chat with efd part 6" [2:26:39] the cars - "you might think" - heartbeat city [2:40:17] the cars - "ta ta wayo wayo" - door to door [song was originally written in 1977] [2:43:19] the cars - "blue tip" - move like this [2:46:54] the cars - "dangerous type" - candy-o [Bill says in the book that "gun-to-head" this is his favorite Cars song] [2:49:24] the cars - "all mixed up" - s/t [this is one of those times when I really appreciate having a promo copy of this LP that actually separates the songs!] [2:53:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156226