Back to School
Time to sharpen those #2 pencils. With classes back in session, it’s time for Jim and Greg to present some more of their favorite Back-To-School songs. Plus, we remember the late, great neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks.
Dr. Oliver Sacks
As critics, Jim and Greg have always suspected that music affects the brain, but they needed an expert to confirm their hypothesis. This week, we're re-broadcasting their interview with the late Dr. Oliver Sacks, author of the book Awakenings, which later went on to become a film starring Robin Williams. His 2007 book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain is a collection of anecdotes illustrating the powerful effects music can have on the brain. Sacks relays his clinical experiences working with a range of patients including individuals who struggle to connect with music's melody, Parkinsonian patients who depend on music's rhythm, and Alzheimer’s patients who find comfort in music's emotion. These people use music as a lifeline and a way to connect to the world-something rock fans certainly understand.
Back-To-School Part 2
Hope you all brought an apple for the teacher – it's that time of year when classes are back in session. As a followup to their 2008 list of favorite Back-To-School songs, Jim and Greg are rematriculating to share a fresh batch of tunes.
Jim
- Jerry Lee Lewis, "High School Confidential"
- The Runaways, "School Days"
- Paul Simon, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
- Dolly Parton, "Coat of Many Colors"
Greg
- Larry Williams, "Bad Boy"
- The Donnas, "New Kid in School"
- Belle and Sebastian, "Expectations"
- Jeannie C. Riley, "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Featured Songs
- The Flaming Lips,"Brainville," Clouds Taste Metallic, Warner Bros., 1995
- The Clash, "Lightning Strikes Twice," Sandinista!, Epic, 1980
- The Gaslight Singers, "Bicycle Built For Two," Early 20th-Century Favorites, Reader's Digest, 2000
- Alice Cooper, "School's Out," School's Out (Single), Warner Bros., 1972
- Jerry Lee Lewis, "High School Confidential," High School Confidential (Single), Sun 296, 1958
- Larry Williams, "Bad Boy," Bad Boy (Single), Specialty Records, 1959
- The Runaways, "School Days," Waitin' for the Night, Mercury, 1977
- The Donnas, "New Kid in School," Bitchin', Purple Feather, 2007
- Brenda Holloway, "Play It Cool, Stay in School," Play It Cool, Stay in School (Single), Tamla, 1966
- Paul Simon, "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard," Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard (Single), Columbia, 1972
- Belle & Sebastian, "Expectations," Tigermilk, Electric Honey, 1996
- Dolly Parton, "Coat of Many Colors," Coat of Many Colors (Single), RCA Nashville, 1971
- Jeannie C. Riley, "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Harper Valley P.T.A. (Single), Plantation, 1968
- Hot Chip, "Boy From School," The Warning, EMI, 2006
- Violent Femmes, "Telephone Book," 3, Slash, 1989
- Bully, "Picture," Feels Like, Columbia, 2015
- Johnny Mathis, "Chances Are," Chances Are (Single), Columbia, 1957
- Mariah Carey, "Always Be My Baby," Always Be My Baby (Single), Columbia, 1996
- The Isley Brothers, "Who's That Lady Pts. 1&2," Who's That Lady (Single), United Artists, 1964
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