The Drive's A to Z-- Part 9-- November 20th: Streaming

Sad that this 2,000+ song marathon ends tomorrow. I'll be on the road, but will definitely be listening as long as I'm in range, probably about as far as Morris, Illinois. So, this will be my last entry on it.

These are songs I've been listening to so far this morning:

SHE WAS HOT-- Rolling Stones
SHE'S A BEAUTY-- Tubes
SHE COMES IN COLORS-- Rolling Stones

SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN-- Billy Joel
SHE'S LEAVING HOME-- Beatles
SHE'S NOT THERE-- Santana

SHE'S SO COLD-- Rolling Stones
SHE'S THE ONE-- Bruce Springsteen
SHE'S WAITING-- Eric Clapton

SHEEP-- Pink Floyd
SHINE-- Collective Soul
SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND (PARTS 1-5)-- Pink Floyd

SHOCK THE MONKEY-- Peter Gabriel
SHOOT TO THRILL-- AC/DC
SHOOTING STAR-- Bad Company

SHORT PEOPLE-- Randy Newman
SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES-- AC/DC
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO-- Clash
SHOUT-- Tears For Fears.

Again, Enough Pink Floyd. --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 8-- November 20th: Rebel, Route 66, Run, Runaround, Runnin'

Some songs played in the last 24 hours:

REBEL GIRL-- Survivor
REBEL REBEL-- David Bowie
REBEL YELL-- Billy Idol

ROUTE 66-- Rolling Stones
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE-- Beatles
RUN LIKE HELL (LIVE)-- Pink Floyd

RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE-- CCR
RUN TO YOU-- Bryan Adams
RUN WITH THE PACK-- Bad. Company

RUNAROUND-- Blues Traveler
RUNAROUND-- Van Halen
RUNAWAY-- Bon Jovi

RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM-- Tom Pettty
RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL-- Van Halen
RUNNING ON EMPTY-- Jackson Browne.

It Ends At Some Time Tomorrow. Sad. --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 7: November 19th-- Streaming This Morning

Since I've been Tuned In. Took the garbage out not researching, posting and listenin'.

ONE OF THESE DAYS-- Pink Floyd
ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-- Eagles
ONE SLIP-- Pink Floyd

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER-- Fixx
ONE TREE HILL-- U2
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER-- Blondie

ONE WAY OUT-- Allman Brothers
ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART-- Neil Young
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG-- Billy Joel

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE-- REO Speedwagon
ONLY TIME WILL TELL-- Asia
ONLY WOMEN BLEED-- Alice Cooper

ONLY YOU CAN ROCK ME-- UFO
ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW-- Dave Mason
OPEN ARMS-- Journey

OPEN INVITATION-- Santana
OPERATOR-- Jim Croce
Orange Crush-- REM

Only Problem With the Drive Is Too Much Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. I Like Them, But There WERE Other Groups.   --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 6: November 19th-- Mother, Move, Mr.

Some songs played in the last 24-hours on WDRV in Chicago:

MOTHER-- Pink Floyd
MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION-- Paul Simon
MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER-- Rolling Stones

MOTHERLESS CHILDREN-- Eric Clapton
MOVE IT ON OVER-- George Thorogood
MOVE OVER-- Janis Joplin

MOVIN' ON-- Bad Company
MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG)-- Billy Joel
MOVING IN STEREO-- Cars

MR. BLUE SKY-- ELO
MR. JONES-- Counting Crows
MR. ROBOTO-- Styx

MR. SKIN-- Spirit
MR. SOUL-- Buffalo Springfield
MR. TAMBOURINE MAN-- Byrds
MRS. ROBINSON-- Simon & Garfunkel.

OK, Let's Talk Like a Robot. --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 5: November 18th

These are songs that have played while I'm listening to it and typing away on these here blogs. There had been seven previous songs beginning with the word "Let" before I tuned in:

LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR-- Pete Townsend
LET THE DAY BEGIN-- Call
LET THERE BE ROCK-- AC/DC

LET'S DANCE-- David Bowie
LET'S GET ROCKED-- Def Leppard
LET'S GO-- Cars

LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER-- Rolling Stones
LET'S WORK TOGETHER-- Canned Heat

THE LETTER-- Box Tops
LEVON-- Elton John
LIDO SHUFFLE-- Boz Scaggs

LIFE DURING WARTIME-- Talking Heads
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN-- Dream Academy
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE-- Eagles

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY-- Tom Cochrane
LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)-- Reunion

LIFE OF ILLUSION-- Joe Walsh.

Of course, the "Life in a Northern Town" referred to JFK and the Beatles back in 1963 with the 50th anniversary of the event coming upon us this Friday.

What We Need Is Some More Cowbell. --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 4: November 18th-- If, Is, It's

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Listening to this great week's worth of music as much as possible. And, lovin' it. Listening right now.

Here are some selected part of the list of songs they've played the last two days. Go to WDRV's site for complete list:

IF I NEEDED SOMEONE-- Beatles
IF 6 WAS 9-- Jimi Hendrix
IF YOU COULD ROCK ME-- Rolling Stones

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND-- Gordon Lightfoot
IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE-- Sting
IF YOU WANT BLOOD (YOU GOT IT)--AC/DC.

IS THIS LOVE-- Bob Marley
IS THIS LOVE--Whitesnake
IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP-- AC/DC

IT'S ALL I CAN DO-- Cars
IT'S ALL OVER NOW-- Rolling Stones
IT'S IN THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT-- Eric Clapton

IT'S LATE-- Queen
IT'S MY LIFE-- Animals
IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL (BUT I LIKE IT)-- Rolling Stones
IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME-- Billy Joel
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD-- REM.

Getting My Drive On. --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 3: November 16, 2013

STREAMING SONGS SINCE I GOT UP THIS MORNING:

FIRE ON HIGH-- ELO
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN-- Marshall Tucker Band
5:15-- Who

FIXIN' A HOLE-- Beatles
THE FLAME-- Cheap Trick
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER-- Molly Hatchett

FLY AWAY--Lenny Kravitz
FLY BY NIGHT-- Rush
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE-- Steve Miller Band

FLYING HIGH AGAIN-- Ozzy Osbourne.
FM (NO STATIC)-- Steely Dan
FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME-- Genesis.


DON'T SONGS PLAYED YESTERDAY:

DON'T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS-- Lynyrd Skynyrd
DON'T ASK ME WHY-- Billy Joel
DON'T BRING ME DOWN-- Animals

DON'T BRING ME DOWN-- ELO
DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU-- Sugarloaf
DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE-- Tom Petty

DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT-- Tom Petty
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER-- Blue Oyster Cult
DON'T KILL THE WHALE-- Yes

DON'T LET HIM GO-- REO Speedwagon
DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN-- Neil Young
DON'T LET ME DOWN-- Beatles

DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME-- Elton John
DON'T LOOK BACK-- Boston
DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER-- Phil Collins

DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME-- Rossington Collins Band
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME-- Police
DON'T STOP-- Fleetwood Mac

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'-- Journey
DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE-- Steely Dan
DON'T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME-- Night Ranger

DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)--Simple Minds
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING-- Stevie Wonder.

What We Need Is Some More Cowbell, Right BOC? --RoadDog

The Drive's A to Z-- Part 2: November 15, 2013

Looking back at some of the songs played:

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Pt) 2-- Pink Floyd
ANOTHER DAY-- Paul McCartney
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST-- Queen

ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY-- Doobie Brothers
ANOTHER RECORD-- Genesis
ANOTHER TRICKY DAY-- Who

The first of letter "B":

BABA O'RILEY-- Who
BABE-- Styx
BABE I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU-- Led Zeppelin

BABY BLUE-- Badfinger
BABY HOLD ON-- Eddie Money
BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY-- Peter Frampton

BABY (SOMETHING'S HAPPENING)- live-- Peter Frampton

BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN-- Beatles.

STEAMING Songs played since I've been listening this morning:

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE-- Talking Heads
BURNING LOVE-- Elvis Presley
BUS STOP-- Hollies

BYE BYE LOVE-- Cars.

We now entered the third letter of the alphabet:

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'-- Mamas and Papas
CALIFORNIA GIRLS-- Beach Boys
CALIFORNIA MAN-- Cheap Trick

CALL ME-- Blondie
CALL ME THE BREEZE-- Lynyrd Skynyrd
CALLING DR. LOVE-- Kiss

CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS-- Todd Rundgren
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE-- Beatles.

"I Don't Care Too Much For Money." --RoadDog

The Drive's "A to Z"-- Part 1: Nov. 14, 2013

The first of several lists for this twice-yearly event. Go to the website at www.wdrv.com. to listen if you're not in the Chicagoland area. They also have complete lists. This should just whet your appetite.

These are songs played in the first two hours:

ABACAB-- Genesis
ABOUT A GIRL-- Nirvana
ABRACADABRA-- Steve Miller Band

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT-- Five Man Electric Band
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN-- Elvis Costello
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE-- Beatles

ADDICTED TO LOVE-- Robert Palmer
AFRICA-- Toto
AFTER MIDNIGHT-- Eric Clapton

AFTER THE GOLDRUSH-- Neil Young
AGAINST ALL ODDS-- Phil Collins
AGAINST THE WIND-- Bob Seger

AH LEAH-- Donnie Iris
AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT-- John Cougar
AIN'T NO SUNSHINE-- Bill Withers

AIN'T TALKING ABOUT LOVE-- Van Halen
AIN'T THAT A SHAME-- Cheap Trick
AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG-- Rolling Stones

AJA-- Steely Dan
ALABAMA GETAWAY-- Grateful Dead
ALABAMA SONG (WHISKEY BAR)-- Doors

ALLISON-- Elvis Costello.

Like McD's Says, "I'm Lovin' It!" --RoadDog

And Then There Is the Drive's A to Z

Just over an hour from now, Chicago's WDRV, the Drive, 97.1 FM and simulcast in our area on 96.9 FM, will start their great "A to Z" Rock and Roll Show. Starting at 10 AM CST. It is massive and will play over 2,000 songs by the time it draws to a close in a week or so.

Sadly that means no Ten at Ten for a week, but I'll survive.

It streams at www.wdrv.com.

"I'm Listening" As Fraser Used to Say. --RoadDog