Freeform Faust’s playlist for April 29, 2006

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Freeform Faust’s playlist for April 29, 2006 (A Radio Built for Two)

Artist	Album	Track	Notes
Stormtroopers of Death	Speak English or Die	anti-procrastination song
Jeff Mitchell	Batteries and Blankets	Sister Liz	MP3 downloads from his new Double Plus Good release available at music.lonesomegallery.com or his MySpace profile.
Chicks On Speed	The Re-Releases Of The Un-Releases	Procrastinator
Nancy White	Stickers On Fruit	Procrastination Rag
King and Moore	Impending Bloom	Semi-Procrastination	Faust speaks
The Quirks	Amnesia Is A Drag	the continuing adventures of procrastination man
Jon Turk	My Special One	Procrastinator
Honeycreeper	Freakqualizer	Procrastination Nation
Jeff Mitchell	Batteries and Blankets	Sister Liz	Faust speaks
Joe Hunter	Joe Hunter—Musical Saws (JH-200)	How Great Thou Art	For Jeff Mitchell and via the 365 Day Project
Pastor John Rydgren	Silhouette Segments	A Simple Stroll	Download the MP3 via WFMU.
Fugazi	End Hits	Five Corporations	Daniel R Stout Rockin’ Song of the Show
Ashra	New Age Earth	Sunrain	Faust speaks and tries to read the weather.
Elm City Four	The Treasury of Barbershop Quartets	A Bicycle Built For Two
Blumchen	Bicycle Race(Queen dance traxx)	Bicycle Race [On The Air Mix]	German pop singer, actress, and TV host Jasmin Wagner’s take on a Queen classic.
Jad Fair And Yo La Tengo	Strange But True	High School Shop Class Constructs Bicycle Built for 26
Madness	The Business	Riding on My Bike
The Beach Boys	Unsurpassed Masters, Vol. 17 (1966-1967): SMiLE Sessions	Bicycle Rider (1st Vocal Overdub)
The Rally Rounders	Take It: Sessions `63-`68	Bike Beat, Pt. 1	featuring Ritchie Blackmore
The Rally Rounders	Take It: Sessions `63-`68	Bike Beat, Pt. 2	still featuring Ritchie Blackmore
Nazareth	Hot Tracks	My White Bicycle
The Beach Boys	Unsurpassed Masters, Vol. 17 (1966-1967): SMiLE Sessions	Bicycle Rider (2nd Vocal Overdub)	Brian likes it!
The Kleptones	A Night at the Hip-Hopera	Ride	Classic mash-up of Queen’s “Bicycle Race” and Eminem’s “Slim Shady”
John Fahey	The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death	Bicycle Built for Two	Faust speaks
Liu Baofa	Thank You: For Ages 2-4	Let’s Have A Bicycle Race
The Beach Boys	Unsurpassed Masters, Vol. 17 (1966-1967): SMiLE Sessions	Bicycle Rider (3rd Vocal Overdub)
Pink Floyd	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn	Bike
Leo Kottke	6 And 12 String Guitar	Busted Bicycle
They Might Be Giants	John Henry	Dirt Bike
Eric Herman and the Invisible Band	The Kid In The Mirror	The World’s Fastest Bicycle
Erskine Hawkins	Jukebox Hits 1940-1950	Bicycle Bounce
Queen	Jazz	Bicycle Race
Ry Cooder	Music by Ry Cooder	Nice Bike	Faust speaks
Danny Elfman	Music For A Darkened Theatre (Volume 1)	Pee Wee’s Big Adventure	Faust continues speaking

Notes

Missing in Action

Jeff Mitchell had “something suddenly come up” and will not be joining us today. I repeat, “Jeff Mitchell will not be joining us today.” Though that makes him the fourth announced guest in a row to say “something suddenly came up”, he will not be put on any “On Notice”, “Dead to Me” or “Never Existed to Me” list. We just don’t do that type of thing here on the Freeform Faust show, at least not yet.

Better Late Than Never

A certain member of the class of ‘95 and winner of the prestigious Medal of Valor in Procrastination tuned in her senior paper. Congratulations! The Freeform Faust show salutes her with some songs about procrastination.

Music for Time Trials

By special request, the final hour of the Freeform Faust show features music dedicated to those taking part in the 16th Annual Decorah Time Trials.

Let’s Have A Bicycle Race

In case you are interested, the China Record Corporation carefully lists Li Shi as the composer and Ma Wenliang, Yu Shengchao, and Zhu Chenyu as the artists.

Pink Floyd’s ‘Bike’

Some see this song as early evidence of Syd Barrett’s impending mental breakdown. I see it as evidence of a joyful childlike whimsy. Po-TAY-to. Po-TAH-to. To-MAY-to. To-MAH-to. Let’s call the whole thing off.

‘Bicycle Race’ Triva

As part of a promotional event for the double-A-side single of ‘Bicycle Race’ and ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, Queen held a bicycle race featuring naked models. Not only did it anger some who found it misogynist, but the company who leased the bicycles refused to take back the used seats.

SMiLE and the Whole World SMiLEs with You.

Music lovers may have found it clever how I tied the procrastination and bicycle parts of the show together with the three outtakes from the 1966-1967 sessions for SMiLE, an album it took Brian Wilson a mere 37 years to complete. Of course, I didn’t notice it until after the show.

My Beautiful Mistakes

If I didn’t publish these playlists, some listeners might find it more difficult to check my work and let me know when I mispronounce and/or mis-announce an artist, album, or song. Thanks to all of you who hold me to a higher standard. I appreciate your feedback and participation.

Faust’s Top Ten Bicycle Movies

1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
2. The Bicycle Thief
3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial
4. Breaking Away
5. Better Off Dead
6. Jour de fête
7. The Day I Became a Woman
8. Messengers
9. Beijing Bicycle
10. I’m No Fool with a Bicycle