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Stranger Songs
Tuesday July 5th, 2022 with Mike Regenstreif
Just Who Was It Who Wrote That Song?

The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is "Just Who Was It Who Wrote That Song?" These are songs that have been widely covered by other artists, or that were hits by other artists, but these versions are by the original songwriters. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Me and Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Monument
Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson)
Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds - Vanguard Canadian
You Were On My Mind (Sylvia Tyson)
Ian & Sylvia - Northern Journey - Vanguard Canadian
Darcy Farrow
Steve Gillette - Steve Gillette - Vanguard
Early Morning Rain
Gordon Lightfoot - Songbook - Warner Archives/Rhino Canadian
Heart Like a Wheel (Anna McGarrigle)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Nonesuch Canadian
Talk to Me of Mendocino (Kate McGarrigle)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Nonesuch Canadian
Everybody's Talkin'
Fred Neil - The Many Sides of Fred Neil - Collectors’ Choice Music
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
The Unicorn
Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water
City of New Orleans
Steve Goodman - No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology - Red Pajamas
The Dutchman
Michael Smith - Michael Smith/Love Stories - Flying Fish
Freight Train
Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes - Smithsonian Folkways
San Francisco Bay Blues
Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues - Good Time Jazz
Gentle On My Mind
John Hartford - Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals - RCA
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker - Five Years Gone - Atco
The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester - Stony Plain Canadian
Sonny's Dream
Ron Hynes - Face to the Gale - Artisan Music Canadian
Morning Dew
Bonnie Dobson - Take Me for a Walk in the Morning Dew - Hornbeam Canadian
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell - Clouds - Reprise Canadian
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions - Columbia Canadian
Daydream Believer
John Stewart - The Lonesome Picker Rides Again - Collectors’ Choice Music
Pancho & Lefty
Townes Van Zandt - Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos - Omnivore
The Last Thing On My Mind
Tom Paxton - The Compleat Tom Paxton (Even Compleater) - Rhino Handmade
Interactive CKCU
Paul Mills
Hi Mike. Bev and I are listening to this show now and loving it! What a great concept. Thanks!

7:54 PM, July 1st, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Paul.

11:26 PM, July 1st, 2022
Barbara Shapiro
Extra-good show! Thank you!

5:52 PM, July 2nd, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Barbara.

10:35 PM, July 2nd, 2022
Joanne Hurley
Really good show, Mike. So many great songs from the originals. "Sonny's Dream" has always been a favourite, but they are all great songs.

11:45 AM, July 5th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Joanne.

12:36 PM, July 5th, 2022
hillbilly
Classic Beauties! luv em all! merci!

3:53 PM, July 5th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Hillbilly.

3:54 PM, July 5th, 2022
Linda
So many favourites! Thanks!

4:59 PM, July 5th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Linda.

5:06 PM, July 5th, 2022