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Happy Easter to our dear readers!

To all those out here celebrating Easter today Johnny and the staff here wish you a wonderful day! 

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Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE JACKSON!

On your stoop in the morning kids, 'Sunday Papers'

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SISTER NANCY!

Reggae done right and really right. 'Bam Bam' up next

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SUPERTRAMP!

Such a fitting last song on a rainy Saturday night, the night before Easter. That's gonna be one wet bunny. 

'Take the Long Way Home' taking us out tonight.

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It'll be a Saturday night Music Series this week kids, Johnny is still away from the Oscoda City Desk offices at this hour. See you back here tomorrow night.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with COWBOY JUNKIES!

With this being Johnny's birthday weekend he can be just a touch indulgent this week on the Music Series. He adores this cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Dead Flowers' so guess what? It'll lead off tonight. Call it an early birthday present.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

Johnny doesn't like yammering on a lot before Stevie Wonder songs. Seems disrespectful somehow. 'Boogie On Reggae Woman' up next.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE KINKS!

Did you ever hear Ray Davies' review of The Beatles album Revolver? A wee bit opinionated.

Taxman – It sounds like a cross between The Who and Batman.

Eleanor Rigby – It sounds like they’re out to please music teachers in primary schools.

Love You Too – George wrote this – he must have quite a big influence on the group now. I was doing this sort of song two years ago – now I’m doing what The Beatles were doing two years ago.

Yellow Submarine – This is a load of rubbish, really. I take the mickey out of myself on the piano and play stuff like this. I think they know it’s not that good.

And Your Bird Can Sing – Don’t like this. The song’s too predictable. It’s not a Beatles song at all.

Got To Get You Into My Life – Paul sounds like Little Richard.

Tomorrow Never Knows – listen to all those crazy sounds! It’ll be popular in the discotheques.

'Tired of Waiting for You' taking us out tonight

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Putting the wraps on another great St. Patrick's Day and some great music tonight it's another artist we've recently lost, Shane MacGowan of The Pogues. So here we go, The Pogues and The Dubliners with the classic 'The Irish Rover'

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You can't have St. Patrick's Day without Molly Bán

And apparently on YouTube you can't have Molly Bán without Alison Krauss and The Chieftains.

So let's do that.

Lunchtime with Cooley's Reel!

With apologies to Katy Adelson...

Whose delightful version of the 'Swallowtail Jig' Johnny has posted on St. Patrick's Day for years, he's going in another direction this time with The Petersens and their version. A touch slower but sounding so choice.

They have medleys in Ireland!

Of course they do. A threefur here, three jigs, listed as: The Kesh Jig, The Monaghan, and Morrison's Jig conveniently all in one place!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

As many of our regulars stretching back years know, today is a celebration of all things Irish and the great music gifted us. Starting off this morning with a favorite from someone we've lost far too soon. Sinead O'Connor and The Chieftains with 'The Foggy Dew' kicking off St. Patrick's Day 2024.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ROBERT CRAY!

Actually here tonight the forecast calls for great music. Robert Cray and 'The Forecast Calls for Pain' leading things off tonight with a great blues vibe.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CHURCH!

If the other kind of church was like this version of The Church Johnny might go. 'Under the Milky Way' on a gorgeous clear Friday evening in northeast Michigan.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with QUEEN!

Some of that 'Radio Ga Ga' coming your way as part of WOCD's commercial-free Friday night. From that amazing 1985 Live Aid performance that never gets old.

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Movie trivia night. In the action thriller Speed, why is Annie (Sandra Bullock)'s driver's license suspended? Answer here. 

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Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SUZANNE VEGA!

The Music Series has strived for years to bring the best songs to our readers each weekend. This song, 'Left of Center' is certainly one that qualifies. That'd be one Joe Jackson on piano on this gem.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with PET SHOP BOYS!

Where the hell did Johnny leave his Walkman? This is simply one of those 80's songs that makes the 80's the 80's. It was Mrs. Johnny who hipped Johnny to this band so long ago. 'Opportunities' up next.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NO DOUBT!

Taking us out tonight with a little sass it's No Doubt with 'Just A Girl' from the fabulous album Tragic Kingdom. 

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It'll be a Saturday Night Music Series this week kids. Y'all come back tomorrow!

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That looks like $15 worth of popcorn. She didn't spill it, no, she distributed it.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE B-52'S!

Until the B-52's came along with this song, 'Strobe Light' the activities related to strobe lights were fairly limited. Pretty much bad homemade horror films and seizures. 

Music triumphs once again!

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS!

That's right, just sit through a couple ads for dog food, pee-proof underwear or a bottle of smell good and then and only then can you get to the real reason you came, a great rock and roll song, 'Big Empty' 

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE WHO!

Big birthday wishes to the lead singer of The Who, Roger Daltrey, on his 80th birthday today. What a voice. One never has to ask, "Is that Roger Daltrey singing?" 'Slip Kid' taking us out tonight.