A selection of musical birthday tributes, of course, plus a block to commemmorate the introduction of direct-dial long-distance phone service in the U.S.A. (what a pleasure to include A Flock of Seagulls in that one -- on
vinyl, baby!), and a block to observe the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's demolition. Oh, and a bit of a nod to this board's most beloved thread.
"Spy School Graduation Theme" - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
"FixUrLifeUp" - Prince & 3rdEyeGirl
"Eulogy for a Rock Band" - Weezer
"See These Bones" - Nada Surf (by request)
"Stars Are Stars" - Echo & the Bunnymen
"Is It a Star?" - Todd Rundgren
"The Prettiest Star" - David Bowie
"Mirror Star" - The Fabulous Poodles
"Hanging on the Telephone" - The Nerves
"Call Me" - Blondie
"Tiger Phone Card" - Dengue Fever
"Busy Signals" - The Exploding Hearts
"Telecommunication" - A Flock of Seagulls
"See Through Head" - The Hives
"Vanishing Girl" - The Dukes of Stratosphear
"Seen and Not Seen" - Talking Heads
"Invisible Man" - Joe Jackson
"The Walls Came Down" - The Call
"Cold War" - Devo
"Dancing on the Berlin Wall" - Rational Youth
"Holidays in the Sun" - The Sex Pistols
"Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" - The Standells
"Bad Boys Get Spanked" - The Pretenders
"Ugly Nora" (live) - The Soft Boys
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (live) - Wall of Voodoo (for Ennio Morricone's birthday)
"Munsters" - Boy O Boy
"Right On, Frankenstein!" - Death from Above 1979 (for Jesse F. Keeler's birthday)
"Dark Night" - The Blasters (for Dave Alvin's birthday)
"Dark Side of Night" - Foxboro Hot Tubs (for Jason White's birthday)
"We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang" - Heaven 17 (for Ian Craig Marsh's birthday)
"No Thugs in Our House" - XTC (for Andy Partridge's birthday)
"I'm Not Talking" - The Yardbirds (for Chris Dreja AND Mose Allison's birthdays)
"Young Man Blues" (live) - The Who (for Mose Allison's birthday)
