As usual, too little time devoted to artists who deserve more, but a pretty rockin' hour all the same.
| Poor Meaghan Smith - The Cricket's Orchestra 
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| Girlfriend The Modern Lovers - Longbranch (1992, rec. 1972) |
| Don't Worry About The Government Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77 (1977) |
| Will We Dance The Angstones - Bytown . . . It's My Town (1998)
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| The 'Modern Lovers' on the next track are not the group heard with Jonathan Richman on "Girlfriend". That band broke up in 1974, mostly because of Richman's desire for a softer sound (check out "Roadrunner", below, for an example of what he wanted to move away from). By the time the first group's lp was released, Richman's 1st lp with his new group, in a wonderful bit of music biz strangeness, had already been out for 3 months. No doubt there were people blown away by the original band's record who went to see J. Richman in 1976 expecting something other than what they got. |
| The Baltimores Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Rockin' & Romance (1988) |
| This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues (1983) |
| The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman - I'm So Confused (1998) |
| The Big Country Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings & Food (1978) |
| Barney's Pizza The Angstones - Bytown . . . It's My Town
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| The original version of "Egyptian Reggae" was a hit in the UK in late 1977. It was a version of Jamaican musician Earl Zero's song "None Shall Escape the Judgment"; Zero was credited as co-writer on Richman's later versions of the track. |
| Egyptian Reggae Jonathan Richman - Surrender To Jonathan (1996) |
| The Dog Has Ate The Chicken The Angstones - Bytown . . . It's My Town
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| Mr. Jones Talking Heads - Naked (1988) |
| Maroush The Angstones - Bytown . . . It's My Town
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| And She Was Talking Heads - Little Creatures (1985) |
| "Roadrunner" was in some ways the signature piece of the Modern Lovers' repertoire, for both its great rock and J. Richman's unique voice. |
| Roadrunner The Modern Lovers - S/T (1976, rec. 1971-72) |
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