And here you have it. The playlist for the longest Orphanage ever. Over four hours of orphaned melodic rock and powerpop. Four hours. Think of it as the Fourphanage of Rock and Roll. Next Friday, we're back to two hours. As always, you can record the show on dar.fm or listen online at wvkr.org or in New York's Hudson Valley at 91.3 FM.
Wall Street Shuffle - 10cc   
 Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane   
 It's Money That Matters - Randy Newman   
 N. Y. C. - Steve Earle & the Supersuckers   
  ,   
 Shake - Shadows of Knight   
 You Touched Me Too - David Johansen   
 Shout - Grand Prix   
 Girl of My Dreams - Bram Tchaikovsky   
  ,   
 Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet   
 Cath - Bluebelles   
 Let Her Dance - Phil Seymour   
 Quark, Strangeness and Charm - Hawkwind   
  ,   
 Soul Deep - Box Tops   
 Let It Go, Let It Flow - Dave Mason   
 Poor Man's Moody Blues - Barclay James Harvest   
 My Oh My - Slade   
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 People Who Died - Jim Carroll Band   
 Gimmie Some Lovin - Spencer Davis Group   
 Agnes - Donnie Iris   
 Squabs on Forty Fab - Squeeze   
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 Pay You Back With Interest - Hollies   
 Can't Get Enough Of You Baby - ? & the Mysterians   
 Carry Out Feelings - Nazareth   
 Soul Corruption - Graham Parker   
  ,   
 Since You're Gone - Cars   
 Feel So Right - Dave Edmunds   
 Good Old Rock and Roll - Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys   
 Still Love Rock and Roll - Ian Hunter   
  ,   
 What's He Got? - Producers   
 Girl With the Curious Hand - Digney Fignus   
 Straight Lines - New Musik   
 Oxygene 4 - Jean Michel Jarre   
  ,   
 Question of Temperature - Balloon Farm   
 Still Sane - Carolyne Mas   
 All I Want - Lightning Seeds   
 Shake Some Action - Flaming Groovies   
  ,   
 Spaceman - Nilsson   
 Wrong From the Start - Turtles   
 I Know I'm Not Wrong - Fleetwood Mac   
 Dirty Back Road - B-52's   
  ,   
 Mr. Bad Example - Warren Zevon   
 Charity Ball - Fanny   
 America's Great National Pastime - Byrds   
 All the Best - John Prine   
  ,   
 Vanishing Girl - Dukes of Stratosphear   
 Rock and Roll Heart - Lou Reed   
 Hungry (banned lyrics version) - Paul Revere   
 It Isn't Rock and Roll - Pretty Things   
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He's a Whore - Cheap Trick   
 Modern Love - Peter Gabriel   
 Dirty Water - Rock and Hyde   
 When I Was Young - Eric Burdon & The Animals   
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 Gilbert Street - Sweet Thursday   
 Fuzzy - Grat Lee Buffalo   
 Reflections of My Life - Marmalade   
Spanish Stroll - Mink Deville   
  ,   
 Just Another Saturday Night - Alex Call   
 Love Takes Time - Orleans   
 Gideons Bible - John Cale   
 Whatever You Decide - Randy VanWarmer   
  ,   
 After All - Frank and Walters   
 Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star   
 Trampoline - Bill Lloyd   
 Vinyl Records - Todd Snider   
 Gentle On My Mind - Boxmasters   
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 Spiderman Theme - Ramones   
 Palisades Park - Ramones   
 Danny Says - Ramones
The Orphanage of Rock and Roll has been a home for homeless rock and pop records on 91.3 WVKR in Poughkeepsie, NY since 1995. ---- Join rock historian Pete Clark as he uncovers the deep tracks that fell between the cracks in the top-secret back room of the W-V-K-aRchives. ---- Footnotes in the history of rock and roll, along with vaguely familiar tracks you thought you’d never hear on the radio again.
2011-10-22
2011-10-19
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10/14/2011
Wild Fire Woman - Bad Company
The Times They Are A Changin' - Byrds
Tortoise and the Hare - Moody Blues
Baby It's You - Phil Seymour
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them
We Belong to the Night - Ellen Foley
Love Leads to Madness - Nazareth
Babylon - NY Dolls
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Julie Profumo - Cleaners From Venus
All Night Long - Peter Murphy
One of Our Submarines - Thomas Dolby
I'm Five Years Ahead of my Time - Third Bardo
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Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
Me and You Against the World - Joe Jackson
You Know I Love You Don't You - Howard Jones
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Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson
The Key - REO Speedwagon
The Luck - Dwight Twilley
Me and the Boys - NRBQ
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For Your Love - Graham Gouldman
They Call Me the Breeze - JJ Cale
Can't Sleep - Rockets
Demolition Man - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Here's Where You Belong - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Pure and Easy - Pete Townshend
Nova Heart - Spoons
One of These Days - Pink Floyd
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Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
So It Goes - Nick Lowe
Night of the Living Wedge - Wedge
Kometenmelodie 2 - Kraftwerk
The Times They Are A Changin' - Byrds
Tortoise and the Hare - Moody Blues
Baby It's You - Phil Seymour
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them
We Belong to the Night - Ellen Foley
Love Leads to Madness - Nazareth
Babylon - NY Dolls
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Julie Profumo - Cleaners From Venus
All Night Long - Peter Murphy
One of Our Submarines - Thomas Dolby
I'm Five Years Ahead of my Time - Third Bardo
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Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
Me and You Against the World - Joe Jackson
You Know I Love You Don't You - Howard Jones
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Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson
The Key - REO Speedwagon
The Luck - Dwight Twilley
Me and the Boys - NRBQ
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For Your Love - Graham Gouldman
They Call Me the Breeze - JJ Cale
Can't Sleep - Rockets
Demolition Man - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Here's Where You Belong - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Pure and Easy - Pete Townshend
Nova Heart - Spoons
One of These Days - Pink Floyd
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Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
So It Goes - Nick Lowe
Night of the Living Wedge - Wedge
Kometenmelodie 2 - Kraftwerk
2011-10-10
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2011-10-08
10/7/2011
A short show today.  Back at 3pm on Friday 10/14/11!
Today - Talk Talk
Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd
Thanks But No Thanks Anyway - Sparks
On the Loose - Saga
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Got To Be Free - Kinks
Dancing the Night Away - Motors
Cosmic Thing - B-52's
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Hung Up On A Dream - Zombies
Bears - Zebra
The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
All I Want - Lightning Seeds
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Between Planets - Jesus & Mary Chain
Wall of China/ One Man - Runrig
Burn Down the Mission - Elton John
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That Thing You Do - Dwight Twilley
Today - Talk Talk
Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd
Thanks But No Thanks Anyway - Sparks
On the Loose - Saga
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Got To Be Free - Kinks
Dancing the Night Away - Motors
Cosmic Thing - B-52's
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Hung Up On A Dream - Zombies
Bears - Zebra
The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
All I Want - Lightning Seeds
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Between Planets - Jesus & Mary Chain
Wall of China/ One Man - Runrig
Burn Down the Mission - Elton John
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That Thing You Do - Dwight Twilley
9/30/2011 (The Euro Tour)
Euro Tour - Elliott Murphy   
Radio Free Europe - REM
Safe European Home - Clash
Europa & the Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
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Netherlands - Dan Fogelberg
Just Like Belgium - Elton John
Luxembourg - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
It's All the Same to an American Dane - Gasolin'
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Death of Mary Queen of Scots - Monty Python
Born in the U. K. - Badly Drawn Boy
England Rocks - Ian Hunter
Down to London - Joe Jackson
Down to Liverpool - Bangles
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To France - Mike Oldfield
He Went to Paris - Jimmy Buffett
Frenchette - David Johansen
Andorra - Colin Blunstone
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Never Been to Spain - Hoyt Axton
Boots of Spanish Leather - Dan McCafferty
Barcelona - Sinceros
Call Me (en Espanol) - Blondie
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Coast of Amalfi - Steve Harley
Gira Gira (Reach Out I'll Be There in Italian) - Four Tops -
Italian Girls - Rod Stewart
Vatican Rag - Tom Lehrer -
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Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Helden - David Bowie
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Greeks Don't Want No Freaks - Eagles
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
Sarayushka (LaGrange in Russian) - Crazy Backwards Alphabet
Radio Free Europe - REM
Safe European Home - Clash
Europa & the Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
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Netherlands - Dan Fogelberg
Just Like Belgium - Elton John
Luxembourg - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
It's All the Same to an American Dane - Gasolin'
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Death of Mary Queen of Scots - Monty Python
Born in the U. K. - Badly Drawn Boy
England Rocks - Ian Hunter
Down to London - Joe Jackson
Down to Liverpool - Bangles
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To France - Mike Oldfield
He Went to Paris - Jimmy Buffett
Frenchette - David Johansen
Andorra - Colin Blunstone
,
Never Been to Spain - Hoyt Axton
Boots of Spanish Leather - Dan McCafferty
Barcelona - Sinceros
Call Me (en Espanol) - Blondie
,
Coast of Amalfi - Steve Harley
Gira Gira (Reach Out I'll Be There in Italian) - Four Tops -
Italian Girls - Rod Stewart
Vatican Rag - Tom Lehrer -
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Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Helden - David Bowie
,
Greeks Don't Want No Freaks - Eagles
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
Sarayushka (LaGrange in Russian) - Crazy Backwards Alphabet
9/23/2011
This Is Your Life - Roderick Falconer   
Daaaance - Lambrettas
Generation Rumble - Dave Edmunds
It Came Out of the Sky - Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Crash - Primitives
Boom Like That - Mark Knopfler
Banging on My Drum - Lou Reed
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That Was Summertime - Alda Reserve
Autumn Almanac - Kinks
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward & Richard Burton
Laughing - David Crosby
Marianne - Steven Stills
Military Madness - Graham Nash
Harvest - Neil Young
,
Autumn - Strawbs
Nantucket Sleighride (for Owen Cofifin) - Mountain
Shapes Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers
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You Set the Scene - Love
Natures Way - Spirit
Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
There Is A Mountain - Donovan
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Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen
Take 'Em As They Come - Bruce Springsteen
Shout - Joan Jett
Nag - Joan Jett
,
Twilley Don't Mind - Dwight Twilley
What Do Yo Want From Life? - Tubes
Daaaance - Lambrettas
Generation Rumble - Dave Edmunds
It Came Out of the Sky - Creedence Clearwater Revival
,
Crash - Primitives
Boom Like That - Mark Knopfler
Banging on My Drum - Lou Reed
,
That Was Summertime - Alda Reserve
Autumn Almanac - Kinks
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward & Richard Burton
Laughing - David Crosby
Marianne - Steven Stills
Military Madness - Graham Nash
Harvest - Neil Young
,
Autumn - Strawbs
Nantucket Sleighride (for Owen Cofifin) - Mountain
Shapes Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers
,
You Set the Scene - Love
Natures Way - Spirit
Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
There Is A Mountain - Donovan
,
Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen
Take 'Em As They Come - Bruce Springsteen
Shout - Joan Jett
Nag - Joan Jett
,
Twilley Don't Mind - Dwight Twilley
What Do Yo Want From Life? - Tubes
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