What’s Your Niche? – Episode March 6, 2025

Program: What’s Your Niche?

Length: 180 minutes

Episode 77. First hour features my tribute to the legendary producer Hal Willner (also tied to what would have been Lou Reed's 83rd birthday last Saturday), second hour features music from The Righteous Gemstones (in honour of the fourth and final season premiering on Sunday), and the third hour features music performed by Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and songs written by Will Jennings. VARIETY GALORE!!!

Tracklist

  • Brandenburg Gate
    Lou Reed, Metallica • LULU
  • The Ballad of the Soldier's Wife
    Marianne Faithful, Chris Spedding • Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
  • Speak Low
    Charlie Haden, Sharon Freeman • Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
  • Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes
    John Zorn • Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
  • Medley Five ("Technicolor Pachyderms")
    Sun Ra • Stay Awake (Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films)
  • Planet Queen
    Todd Rundgren • Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
  • Reflections
    Donald Fagen, Steve Khan • That's The Way I Feel Now
  • Helpless
    Lou Reed • Hal Willner's Neil Young Project - recorded at the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, February 18, 2010
  • Misbehavin' (1989)
    Aimee-Leigh Gemstone, Baby Billy Freeman • Misbehavin' (1989)
  • Hallelujah
    Sweathog • Hallelujah
  • The Last Desperado
    Buddi Day • Cornstock Records: The Chart Toppers
  • Tall Dark Stranger
    Buck Owens • Tall Dark Stranger
  • Heaven
    Geraint Watkins • Dial W for Watkins
  • Oh Lord
    Geordie • Hope You Like It
  • Judy
    Joseph Stephens • The Righteous Gemstones: Season 3 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
  • Rock My Boy's Body
    Joseph Stephens • The Righteous Gemstones: Season 2 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
  • Instant Replay
    Dan Hartman • Instant Replay
  • Come On In
    Oak Ridge Boys • Room Service
  • Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You
    Bee Gees • Bee Gees' 1st
  • Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day
    Sir Douglas Quintet • The Complete Mercury Masters
  • Shine
    Dolly Parton • Little Sparrow
  • Just Got Back
    Cheap Trick • All Shook Up
  • Through It All There's You
    Robert Palmer • Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
  • I Like The Things About Me That I Once Despised
    Wayne Davis • A View from Another Place
  • Whole Lotta Love
    King Curtis • Live at Fillmore West
  • Paint It Black
    Gabor Szabo • Jazz Raga
  • If We Hold On Together
    Diana Ross • The Land Before Time
  • Last Night at Danceland
    Randy Crawford • Now We May Begin
  • A World Full of Strangers
    BB King, The Crusaders • Midnight Believer
  • K-Hole
    David Ivan Neil • I Hope Yer OK