Episode 52 - How Sad, How Lovely (ft. Johnny Ray Huston)
How Sad, How Lovely (right click and “save as” to download)
This week around we welcome editor, writer, and artist Johnny Ray Huston to guest host and share some sweet yet oh so lugubrious selections with the Sanguine Soul fam. We oriented this episode around Connie Converse’s “How Sad, How Lovely”, a theme set to help us indulge– deeply and magnificently– in our melancholia. Don’t worry though, such mournfulness does not come without its joy! As some writer out there mentioned, in reference to what some other writer said, “if you can’t exorcise your demons, exercise them. ”
Johnny proves to stretch our eclectic and expansive repertoire once again with some excellent picks across the rock, disco, and electronic spectrums, charting the many many ways to express sad/lovely emotional territory. And I, Z Note, help out once I finally get my laptop to work properly with the mixer (oh, pirate radio equipment). There’s a couple exclusive treats in the mix, from Soft Moon‘s introspective and haunted synth-wave to Alexis Penney‘s oceanic disco, and After Dark‘s demo thriller set to run chills down your voyeuristic cyborg heart. But, you have to listen until the end for those lovelies.
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Z-Note & Johnny Selections
Connie Converse “How Sad, How Lovely” from How Sad, How Lovely
Schibbinz “Livin’ Free” from Livin’ Free
Lindstrom & Christabelle “High and Low” from Real Life in no Cool
Desire “Don’t Call” from 11
Love Unlimited Orchestra “Love’s Theme” from Under the Influence
Dusty Springfield “Who Gets Your Love” from Cameo
Shannon & The Clams “When You’re On” from I Wanna Go Home
Hunx and his Punx “Do the Makeup” from Gay Singles
Sylvester and The Hot Band “A Whiter Shade of Pale” from Sylvester And The Hot Band
Wicked Witch “Under Your Spell” from Chaos 1978-86
Arthur Russell “I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face” from Love Is Overtaking Me
Timi Yuro “I Love My Man” from Amazing Timi Yuro: The Mercury Years
Neil Young “Computer Age” from Trans
Washed Out “Hold Out” from Life of Leisure
Prince “17 Days” from The Hits/The B-Sides 3
Nite Jewel “What Did He Say” from Good Evening
Darkstar “Need You” from 5 Years ofHyperdub 2
Soft Moon “Untitled” from CDR
Soft Cell “Where was Your Heart (When You Needed it Most)” from The Last Night
Riechmann “Traumzeit” from Wunderbar
Alexis Penney “Lonely Sea” from CDR
After Dark “Crawlspace” from CDR
it’s like you guys made an episode just for me! i love love love love this so much <3
What — no Johnny Ray, Johnny Ray?
Seriously though, great playlist. I’d like one for every week of the year, please –