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Heavy Friends
Saturday January 19th, 2019 with Heavy Ben & Chris I
Celluloid vs ZE records, 1984 vs 1993 hip hop, Frank Motley vs Incredible Bongo Band, birthdays and more

We begin with a birthday set. Happy bday to those born on Jan 19, including Trevor Williams (bass player for Audience) and Rod Evans (original singer and founder of Deep Purple).
Dumb Blonde
Dolly Parton - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument - 1967
Man On Box
Audience - Audience/Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word - Polydor/Delay 68 Records - 1969/2005
Emmaretta
Deep Purple - 7" - Parlophone - 1969
Keep In Touch
Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Like - Island - 1976
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe (read by Marianne Faithfull) - Closed On Account Of Rabies: Poems And Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe - Mercury - 1997
Round 1: Incredible Bongo Band v Frank Motley
Bongolia
Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock - Pride / GRT - 1973 Canadian
Wanda Landa Landa
Frank "Dual Trumpet" Motley - 7"/Jukebox Mambo II - Hollywood/Jazzman - 1956/2014
Ohkey Dokey
Incredible Bongo Band - 7" - GRT - 1974 Canadian
Mr. Fortune
The Hitchikers Featuring Mighty Pope - Jamaica To Toronto - Heart/Light In The Attic - 1971/2006 Canadian
Kiburi
Incredible Bongo Band - The Return Of - GRT - 1974 Canadian
Ya Ya
Frank Motley & The Bridge Crossings - Chip Dip/Canada's Message To The Meters - Paragon/Jazzman - 1972/1998 Canadian
And now to commemorate two sad musical passings - Wilson Pickett in 2006 & Denny Doherty in 2007
Baby Call On Me
Wilson Pickett - It's Too Late - Double L - 1963
Trip, Stumble, Fall
The Mamas & The Papas - S/T - Dunhill - 1966
Round 2: Celluloid Records v Ze Records
Télé: Après La Météo
Ferdinand - En Forme !! / Change The Beat - Celluloid - 1981
Deputy Of Love
Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band - 12" - ZE - 1979
Harima
Mandingo Feat. Foday Musa Suso - Watto Sitta - Celluloid - 1984
Things Fall Apart
Cristina - 7" - ZE - 1981
The Roxy
Phase II - Rap It - Celluloid - 1983
Jim On The Move
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Press Color - ZE - 1979
Take A Chance
Material - One Down - Celluloid - 1982
Dance Or Die
Sweet Pea Atkinson - 12" - ZE - 1982
Round 3: 1984 Hip Hop v 1993 Hip Hop
The Real Roxanne
Roxanne - 12" - Streetwave - 1984
Outta Here
KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap - Jive - 1993
Sucka M.C.s (Krush Groove 1)
RUN DMC - S/T - Profile - 1984
What Cool Breezes Do
Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) - Pendulum/Elektra - 1993
New York City Breakers
Michael Holman w/ Us Girls - Breakdance Electric Boogie - Quality - 1984
Tearz
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Loud/RCA - 1993
Shackles
RJ's Latest Arrival - 7" - Golden Boy - 1984
Popcorn Revisited
The Roots - Organix - Remedy Recordings - 1993
Five Minutes Of Funk
Whodini - Escape - Jive - 1984
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey people, welcome to HF. Hope you are keeping warm!

8:11 PM, January 19th, 2019
Jas
Cozy listening... until I gotta leave for Oz!

8:16 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hello Jas.

8:27 PM, January 19th, 2019
LeRoux
Freya, Alex & Henry drinking hot chocolate and enjoying your show!

8:44 PM, January 19th, 2019
Nick and Jules
Almost too close to call....but we’re giving round one to Frank Motley

8:45 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks for listening in all. Close indeed!

8:54 PM, January 19th, 2019
Jas
Celluloid in the lead for me so far, despite cool Lizzy Track...looking forward to hearing the rest later! Have fun

9:17 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Tough call for sure. Both are winners according to us in the booth.

9:21 PM, January 19th, 2019
Dandy
Good morning from Thailand! Tuned in just in time to catch the rap battle!

9:34 PM, January 19th, 2019
Mel
Taking me back with The Real Roxanne, loving it.

9:36 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Dandy - glad to hear you made it. Jealous of the weather, food, and well... time off. Enjoy!

9:38 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Mel, yes a great response rap. Thanks for tuning in

9:39 PM, January 19th, 2019
Nick and jules
Loving The Real Roxanne!

9:39 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
Ahh Yes, that 1984 rap sound!

9:42 PM, January 19th, 2019
Liz
Ahhhhhhh Digable Planets!!!! Yaaaaa 1993!

9:46 PM, January 19th, 2019
Ben Armstrong (host)
It's unreal how many epic hip hop albums came out in 93

9:51 PM, January 19th, 2019
Nick and jules
Great show guys! 84 vs 93 - might need a whole show dedicated to that one...

9:57 PM, January 19th, 2019