Show 039: Tricky Cheapness & Teenage Kicks – Playlist and Archived Stream

Listen Up! will be lost in a world of Power Pop. So expect lots of hooks, riffs, harmonies, fat chords and tricky cheapness to satisfy most of your teenage kicks and awake those September gurgles you got goin’ on.

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Playlist (Artist -Title – Album – Year Of Song Release)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – 1996

Cheap Trick – Come On, Come On – In Color -1977
The Romantics – First In Line – Tell It to Carrie / First in Line – 1978
The Knack – Let Me Out – Get The Knack – 1979
20/20 – She’s An Obsession – 20/20 – 1979

Dwight Twilley Band – I’m On Fire – Sincerely – 1976
Paul McCartney & Wings – Junior’s Farm – Wingspan -1974
Pezband – Stop! Wait A Minute – Laughing In The Dark – 1978
Flashcubes – Christi Girl – Christ Girl – 1078
The Villas – Way To Go – Set For Life -2003

Badfinger – Just A Chance – Wish You Were Here – 1974
Velvet Crush – Hold Me Up – Teenage Symphonies To God – 1994
The Flamin’ Groovies – I Can’t Hide – Shake Some Action – 1976
The Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away – Everywhere At Once – 1983

The Buzzcocks – Love You More  – Singles Going Steady – 1978
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks – Teenage Kicks – 1079
Rezillos – My Baby Does Good Sculptures – Can’t Stand The Rezillos – 1978

Todd Rundgren – Slut – Something/Anything? – 1972
Big Star – When Baby’s Beside Me – #1 Record – 1972
Tommy Hoehn – Hey Polarity! – Losing You To Sleep – 1978
The Scruffs – I’m A Failure – Wanna Meet The Scruffs? – 1977

Cigarettes – I Forgot My Number – They’re Back Again, Here They Come – 1979
The Jook – Aggravation Place – Watch Your Step – 1978
The Shout – I Won’t Be There  – I Won’t Be There/ Sha-Day-La-Day – 1982
The Speedies – Something On My Mind – Something On My Mind/Time -1981
Radio Stars – Nervous Wreck – Songs For Swinging Lovers – 1977

The Barracudas – I Can’t Pretend – Drop Out With The Barracudas – 1981
MnM’s – I’m Tired – I’m Tired / Knock Knock Knock – 1979
Nikki & The Corvettes – I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend – Nikki & The Corvettes – 1980
Blondie – Dreaming – Eat To The Beat – 1979
The Beat – Don’t Wait Up For Me – The Beat – 1979

New Math – Die Trying – Die Trying / Angela – 1979
The Go-Go’s – How Much More – Beauty and The Beat – 1981
The Real Kids – All Kinds of Girls – The Real Kids – 1977

The Raspberries – Play On – Starting Over – 1974