B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 25 DEC. 2010

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has emerged as a "cut above" the vast sea of singer/songwriters. With her sophomore release, epic, Van Etten delivers an excellent folk/pop record, filled with poignant lyrics, beautifully executed and arranged. epic definitely would have made my "Top 10" had I had discovered this late 2010 release earlier. My apologies, Sharon...a terrific album.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10:00 PM-MIDNIGHT

The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage/ SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES (’67)

Selfish One/ JACKIE ROSS (’64)

Ruler of My Heart/ IRMA THOMAS (’62)

Uptight Good Woman/ SPENCER WIGGINS (’67, ’01 collection, The Goldwax Story, Vol. 1)

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart/ JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND (’10, 7” single)

Nickels and Dimes/ THE PLIMSOULS (’81, self titled)

Don’t Wait Up For Me/ THE BEAT (’79, self titled)

Pas Adieu/ FABIENNE DELSOL (’10, On My Mind)*

If I Needed Someone/ THE BEATLES (’65, Rubber Soul)

Feel a Whole Lot Better/ THE BYRDS (’65, Mr. Tambourine Man)

Start Again/ TEENAGE FANCLUB (’97, Songs From Northern Britain)

Hit the Snow/ THE AISLERS SET (’00, The Last Match)

2000 Miles/ THE PRETENDERS (’83, Learning to Crawl)

Nowhere Near/ YO LA TENGO (’93, Painful)

Bigmouth Strikes Again/ THE SMITHS (’86, The Queen is Dead)

Son of a Gun (BBC version)/ THE LA’S ('89, ’06 collection, BBC in Session)

Earn Enough For Us/ XTC (’86, Skylarking)

San Diego Zoo/ THE 6 THS (w/ Barbara Manning) (’95, Wasps Nests)

Beautiful View/ LUNA (’97, Pup Tent)

Don’t Do It/ SHARON VAN ETTEN (’10, epic)*

Finding You/ THE GO-BETWEENS (’05, Oceans Apart)

Nobody/ THE REPLACEMENTS (’90, All Shook Down)

Rose Parade/ ELLIOT SMITH (’97, either/or)

New Amsterdam/ ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (’80, Get Happy!!)

Good to be on the Road Again/ CORNERSHOP (w/ Liz Frazier) (’97, When I Was Born For the 7th Time)

Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow/ NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (’01, No More Shall We Part)

Blue Bell Knoll/ COCTEAU TWINS (’88, Blue Bell Knoll)

Frost and Fire/ EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL (’85, Eden)

Candy Says/ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (’69, self titled)

I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Everyday/ THE POGUES (’85, Rum, Sodomy & The Lash)

Vinkonur/ OLOF ARNALDS (’10, Innundir Skinni)*

*new or recent release