Heavy Friends
Saturday December 24th, 2016 with Chris Ikonomopoulos
Heavy Friends Tribute to Children, an Exploration of Disco, Heavy Birthdays + More

Another Night in Tunisa ft The Manhattan Transfer
Bobby McFerrin - Spontaneous Inventions - 01986 - Blue Note

Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City
Yoko Ono - Plastic Ono Band - 01970 - Apple

And now for the second installment of Heavy Friends Tribute to Children.

Good Vibrations
The Langley Schools Music Project - Innocence & Despair - 02001 - Bar None

Spinning Wheel
The Music Department of the Halifax School Board - Ukulele Yes! - 01973 - Audat

La La La La La
Little Stevie Wonder - ...The 12 Year Old Genius - 01963 - Motown

Pass the Beat
New Edition - 7" - 01983 - London

And now...a cursory exploration of disco

Up All Night
Claudja Barry - 7" - 01982 - Lollipop

Get On Up (Part 1)
Chuck Conway and the Amars - 7" - 01978 - Amar

Love Bug (Part 1)
Bumblebee Unlimited - 7" - 01976 - Amour

Hey J
The Sunshine Band - The Sound of Sunshine - 01975 - T.K.

Shoot Me (With Your Love)
Tasha Thomas - 12" - 01978 - Orbit

Dance Your Ass Off
[Hamilton] Bohannon - Dance Your Ass Off - 01975 - Dakar

Discomania
The Lovers - 7" - 01977 - Able

Freak Your Boom Boom
Hank Ballard - 12" - 01979 - Le Joint

Super Nature
Cerrone - 7" - 01977 - Cotillion

Next up, two seasonal funk groovers

Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
The Soul Saints Orchestra - 7" - 01994 / 2005 - Jazzman

Holiday Breakdown '09
Binky Griptite - 7" - 02009 - Daptone

Celebrating a birthday today, Lee Dorsey b. 1924, Mohammed Rafi b.1925, Lemmy b. 1945, Will Oldham b. 1970

Ride Your Pony
Lee Dorsey - 7" - 01965 - Quality

Jaan Pehachaan Ho
Mohammed Rafi - ... - 01965

The Watcher
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido - 01972 - United Artists

Work Hard / Play Hard
Palace Music - Viva Last Blues - 01995 - Drag City

A Christmas Message From Marc Bolan
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Jingle Bells
The Beastles - 7" - 01983 - Berandol