David Johansen, NY Dolls' vocalist and songwriter, shortly after his departure from the Dolls. Photo by Roberta Bayley in the "old school" NYC Metro in the late '70s, early '80s. That's real graffiti, kids!
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT
Such a Scream (live, ’08)/ TOM WAITS (’09, Glitter and Doom Live)
Ashtray Heart/ CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (’80, Doc at the Radar Station)
Suspended Head/ NELS CLINE SINGERS (’02, Instrumentals)
Scream Team/ DEERHOOF (’05, Runners Four)
Let It Beard/
Oh Caroline/ CHEAP TRICK (’77, In Color)
Lady in the Front Row/ REDD KROSS (’93, Phaseshifter)
Infra Riot/ THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES (’02, Behind the Music)
Just One Thing/ SNAKEHIPS (‘01, Turn You On)
Tonight/ THE RASPBERRIES (’73)
Don’t Bring Me Down/ THE ETTES (’11, Wicked Will)*
I Might/ WILCO (’11, 7” single)*
Got Nuffin/ SPOON (’10, Transference)
Never Stop/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (’82, ’03 reissue, Porcupine)
Kill a Billionaire/ KEN GRIFFIN (’02)
Hey Luciani/ THE FALL (’86, ’90 collection, The Fall: A Sides)
Yassassin/ DAVID BOWIE (’79, Lodger)
Problem Queen/ DANGER MOUSE & DANIELLE LUPI (w/ NORAH JONES) (’11,
Privilege (Set Me Free)/ PATTI SMITH GROUP (’78, Easter)
Frenchette/ DAVID JOHANSEN (’78, self titled)
Run Cannejo Run/ DAVE ALVIN (’11,
Slummer the Slum/ THE 5 ROYALES (’58)
I’m Shakin/ LITTLE WILLIE JOHN (’60)
How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*
Sister on the Radio/ DENGUE FEVER (11, Cannibal Courtship)*
Pair of Brown Eyes/ THE POGUES (’85, Rum Sodomy & The Lash)
Sweet & Bitter/ JUNIP (’10, Fields)
Tenere Taqhim Tossam/ TINARIWEN ('11, Tassili)*
*new or recent release
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