Woodstock ‘99 & Guests’ Desert Island Jukebox Picks
This week, we hear what songs some of our past guests like Todd Rundgren and Tune-Yards would want with them on a desert island. Plus hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with music journalist Steven Hyden about the new documentary "Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage."
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The Horrors of Woodstock ‘99
Jim and Greg talk with writer and podcaster Steven Hyden about Woodstock ‘99 and the new HBO documentary on it. They talk about the sociological and economic reasons that the festival ended in riots, fires, and sexual assault instead of peace, love, and music.
Guest Desert Island
Past guests on the show share one song they can't live without that they'd want with them if they were stranded on a desert island. Guests include Todd Rundgren, Nancy Wilson, Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards and comedian Chris Gethard.
- Todd Rundgren: "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Burt Bacharach
- Nancy Wilson: The White Album by The Beatles
- Pino Palladino: "(I’m A) Road Runner" by Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- Tune-Yards: "Vida" by Batuk
- Chris Gethard: "Pulp" by Spowder
Featured Songs
- Joni Mitchell, "Woodstock," Ladies of the Canyon, Reprise, 1970
- Crosby, Still, Nash and Young, "Woodstock," Deja Vu, Atlantic, 1970
- Todd Rundgren, "The Want of a Nail (with Bobby Womack)," Nearly Human, Warner Bros., 1989
- Burt Bacharach, "What the World Needs Now Is Love," What the World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach Classics, A&M, 2003
- Heart, "Crazy On You," Dreamboat Annie, Mushroom, 1975
- The Beatles, "Dear Prudence," White Album, Apple, 1968
- Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, "Just Wrong," Notes With Attachments, Impulse!, 2021
- Jr. Walker & The All Stars, "(I'm a) Road Runner," Road Runner, Motown, 1965
- Tune-Yards, "make it right.," Sketchy, 4AD, 2021
- Batuk, "Vida (feat. Nandi Ndlovu)," Musica Da Terra, Teka, 2016
- Spowder, "Pulp," Health Palm, State Champion, 2017
- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, "Despacito," VIDA, Universal Music Latino, 2017
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