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Thursday August 23rd, 2012 with Chris Sharp
Themed sets on heroes and a John Prine profile

Tonight's show celebrates Fan Expo (Toronto Aug.23-26)with themed sets on superheroes and related subjects and a John Prine profile.
First set involves superheroes Batman and Superman and a real hero,a man who took a stand and gambled his career in order to do the right thing.
Batman Poem
The Liverpool Scene - Amazing Adventures of the Liverpool Scene(1968)
Batman Theme
Tee Vee Tunes - Television's greatest Hits(1985)
Biff,Bang,Pow!
The Creation - How Does It Feel To Feel(1967)
Superman Theme
Tee Vee Tunes - Television's Greatest Hits(1985)
Ain't No Such Thing As Superman
Gil Scott Heron - The Best of Gil Scott Heron(1984)
Black Superman-'Muhammad Ali'
Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - Super Hits of the 70's(1990)
Muhammad Ali-America the Beautiful
George Carlin - Class Clown(1972)
The next 55 minutes will feature the music and career of John Prine up to 1980.
Pretty Good
John Prine - John Prine(1971)
Grandpa Was a Carpenter
John Prine - Sweet Revenge(1973)
Sam Stone
John Prine - John Prine (1971)
Nine Pound Hammer
John Prine - Sweet Revenge(1973)
Angel From Montgomery
John Prine - John Prine(1971)
Onomatopoeia
John Prine - Sweet Revenge(1973)
You Never Can Tell
John Prine - Common Sense(1975)
Iron Ore Betty
John Prine - Bruised Orange(1977)
The Hobo Song
John Prine - Bruised Orange(1977)
Middle Man
John Prine - Common Sense(1975)
Baby Let's Play House
John Prine - Pink Cadillac(1979)
Baby Ruth
John Prine - Storm Windows(1980)
Ubangi Stomp
John Prine - Pink Cadillac(1979)
Living In The Future
John Prine - Storm Windows(1980)
Next set involves the upside and downside of being a hero.
Hero and Heroine
The Strawbs - Hero and Heroine(1974)
True Life Hero
Klaatu - 3:47 EST(1976) Canadian
Our Heroes
Robert Klein - Mind Over Matter(1974)
Working Class Hero
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band(1970)
No More Heroes
The Stranglers - No More Heroes(1978)
Last set informs us of different super-beings and an interesting take on an old chestnut by the king of science fiction conventions-"The Shat".
Superlungs(My Supergirl)
Terry Reid - Move Over For Terry Reid(1969)
Bionic Man
The Fabulous Poodles - Think Pink(1979)
Super Stupid
Funkadelic - The Best of The Early Years Volume One(1977)
Star Trek Theme
Tee Vee Tunes - Television's Greatest Hits(1985)
It Was A Very Good Year
William Shatner - Golden Throats 2(1991)
Thanks for listening and hope you enjoyed the show.