Oct 2, 2018 · playlists

Mixtape :: House Music

KAFM Grand Junction, 9pm - 10pm

This is HOUSE MUSIC, a special one-hour mixtape from yours truly featuring songs about homes, residences, possibly apartments, and other locations of abode. I ran out of time and didn’t get to play “Stranger In The House” with Elvis Costello and George Jones, but surely it will fit into a future show.

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Song	Artist	Notes
Palm of your Hand	Cake	Nothing stands forever
The Cold House is a Harsh Mistress	The Lonesome Organist	Space wind chimes
House Of The Rising Bigfoot	Spot 1019	Monster Truckin'
Staying Home	Superchunk	Don’t stay too long
— • BREAK • —
Bag of Hammers	Thao + The Get Down Stay Down	Shake the beams of this house
Party At My House	Those Peabodys	Smarter than dumb rock
Here At The Home	Tribe	Winding around
Running From Home	Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell	More of the rock
— • BREAK • —
House Of Cards	Adrian Belew	Stripped down
Comin' Home Baby	The Goldstars	Groovin' rendition
The Eighth Station Of The Cross Kebab House	Belle + Sebastian	Very very Specials
Burning Down The House	Talking Heads	Shake down
— • BREAK • —
Can't Find My Way Home	Blind Faith	The supergroup's supergroup
South Is Only A Home	The Fiery Furnaces	Revolutionary racket
Meet Me At The Club House	Quintron	It's going to be a wild time
Come Home	Chappo	An enjoyable return

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