Modcast #359: Ten Years, Ten Songs

Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World 10th Anniversary Special

That's right, this week on the modcast we'll be celebrating 10 years of Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Hard to believe it's been that long: so many shows, so many songs, so many good memories. To celebrate I've challenged longtime guest modcaster, DJ Ken from The Shingles to a head to head match up of his songs vs. mine. We each picked one year from each decade since the sixties. Next we each secretly selected two songs from that year to battle it out head to head. Then one of us reveals his two picks and the other picks which of those two songs he thinks one of his songs is better than, and it's on. Ten years, ten songs, and ultimately you're the judge. Vote for which songs think should win out. Vote who you think had the better selections overall. You can vote in the comments below, or bounce over to the show's Facebook page and mix it up there.

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Bonus mix of all songs, included the losers

DJ Ken: Aretha Franklin -- The House That Jack Built (1968)
Mr. Suave: Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions -- People Get Ready (1965)
Mr. Suave: The Jam -- In The City (1977)
DJ Ken: The Jam -- Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (1978)
DJ Ken: The Untouchables -- Dance Beat (1982)
Mr. Suave: The Godfathers -- Birth, School, Work, Death (1988)
DJ Ken: Love Jones -- I Like Young Girls (1993)
Mr. Suave: Blur -- The Universal (1995)
DJ Ken: Freddie & The Four-Gone Conclusions -- (Come On Over) To My Side (2002)
Mr. Suave: Len Price 3 -- Rentacrowd (2007)
Bonus Round:
DJ Ken: The Yorktown Lads -- Something To Write About (2014)
Mr. Suave: The Inciters -- STOP (2015)

This week's northern soul shaker cocktail, from way back last month:
The Suave Diablo

Blur - The Universal



Love Jones -- Custom Van

Modcast #358: Tin to Diamonds Pt. II

 

Round and round we go, and where we'll stop: Diamonds! We're celebrating Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World and its ten spins around the sun. Welcome to the second part of this momentous, multipart occasion. Last week, The Bangles left us dangling with "7 & 7 is." "Is It In My Head?" or is our next destination obvious? No self-respecting Suave celebration would be complete without acknowledging The Who and Quadrophenia. So mix up a Ms. Smith, turn the speakers up to ten, and unbuckle yourself as we wind our way to diamonds. Happy Anniversary, Mr. Suave! --Mary, Queen of Cosmos

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Northern Soulshaker

Spotify links for the entire episodes, complete songs, uninterrupted.
Part 1
Part 2:

Is It In My Head -- The Who
Head Held High -- Velvet Underground
High Ball Stepper -- Jack White
Steppin' Out -- Joe Jackson
Out of Here -- Corduroy
Here's the Good News -- Paul Weller
News of the World -- The Jam
The World Should Revolve Around Me -- Little Jackie
Me and You – She & Him
You Already Know – Arcade Fire
No Cities to Love – Sleater-Kinney
To Love Somebody – Nina Simone
Somebody Was Watching – Pops Staples (Pops Staples’s Belated Finale)
Watch Out For Lucy -- Clapton
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds -- The Beatles
Diamond Dogs -- David Bowie

A New Wave -- Sleater-Kinney (Carrie Brownstein's kick-ass white pantsuit!)



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Modcast #357: Tin to Diamonds Pt. 1

And they said it wouldn't last! In 2006, as an early birthday surprise, Mrs. Suave gifted her Mister with an iPod, and Modcasting history was made. Now, a decade later, we raise frosty cocktails (make mine a double!) to toast ten groovin' and glorious years of Mister Suave's Mod Mod World. The Small Faces get us marching with "Tin Soldier." With this mod-nod to the past, we launch into a musical maze of word-play. The challenge: to get from Tin (traditional ten-year anniversary gift) to Diamonds (the modern ten-year offering), leap-frogging across a celebratory retrospective of Suave-friendly songs along the way. In this manner, we go from "Tin Soldier," to "Tin Soldier Man," to "A Man is a Man," to "Man at the C & A," and on and on to Diamonds. If you're inclined to Choose Your Own Adventure, forge your own path from Tin to Diamonds and let us know how your journey goes. I'd love to hear your list. --Mary, Queen of Cosmos.

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Tin To Diamonds The First Half
Tin Soldier -- Small Faces
Tin Solder Man -- The Kinks
A Man is a Man -- The Who
Man at the C&A -- The Specials
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You -- The Monkees
You On My Mind -- Swing Out Sister
Mind Your Manners -- Pearl Jam
In A Manner of Speaking – Nouvelle Vague
Speak Like a Child – Style Council
Children of the Revolution – The Clash
Revolution Rock – Violent Femmes
The Rocking Surfer -- Beach Boys
Surf City -- Ramones
City of the Dead -- Desorden Publico
Dead Road 7 -- The Kills
7 and 7 is -- The Bangles (Live)

Listen to entire list on Spotify.

Small Faces - Itchycoo Park