Category: Repeat After Me

On Friday It’s a New Beatles Playlist, a Zombies ‘Spotlight’, and The Who Live at Shea Stadium, March 7, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We are officially on the cusp of the weekend once again and we’ve got a great lineup that includes a brand new Beatles playlist we think you’ll love!

Here’s your Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me: The Beatles Edition NEW!

We start out with a brand new Beatles playlist that we love here in The Lounge. Like every other band, The Fab Four started as a cover band. As Tom Petty says, that’s how every band learns to write and sets their own style. It was no different for The Beatles, who cover Arthur Alexander, The Shirelles, Carl Perkins, The Isley Brothers, Smokey Robinson and more in this edition!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Zombies

One of the finest bands out of Britain is up ‘In The Spotlight’ this afternoon as we focus on music from across the pond today.

8:00 p.m. The Who Live at Shea Stadium, New York, NY, October 13, 1982

We close out the day’s programming with a fine live performance by The Who at Shea Stadium, which is now known as Citi Field, by the way.

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Monday is Back and We’ve Got ‘Working Songs’, Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and The Beatles, February 10, 2025

Good morning, workers! The work week is back and we start out with songs about working, then we’re on to volume to of our ‘Repeat After Me’ series and something from The Fab Four.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Working Songs: Various Artists

It’s only fitting that we start out Monday morning with songs about working from Jim Croce, The Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Slim Harpo, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Woody Guthrie, Dolly Parton, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and more!

4:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Volume Two

We’re into originals and their reboots again today with The Beatles covering The Isley Brothers, Johnny Winter covering Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering Booker T & The MGs, Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy covering The Left Banke, The Mamas & The Papas covering the Shirelles and many more!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change In Time

The Fab Four are up to close out the programming with their songs incorporating time signature changes. This is a fun playlist.

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On Friday It’s ‘Repeat After Me’, An All-Star Cast in Concert, and a Randy Newman ‘Spotlight’, February 7, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. I make my 71st trip around the sun today and I chose stuff I wanted to hear. I confess. However, I’m sure you’ll like it too!

Here’s your Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me: Volume One

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So, Linda Ronstadt covers Martha & The Vandellas; The Heartbreakers cover J.J. Cale; Joan Baez covers The Band; Three Dog Night covers Laura Nyro; Emmylou Harris covers The Beatles; and The Beatles cover Barrett Strong. You get the picture. This is one of my favorite playlists. So is Volume Two which will air tomorrow and, hopefully, an new Volume Three which I hope to have ready for Sunday or Monday. Enjoy.

3:00 p.m. Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Hornsby, and David Lindley Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, September 12, 1999

I had the absolute pleasure of attending this show when it came through Great Woods back in the day. It was a beautiful night in the open air with an all-star cast that did not disappoint. See for yourselves.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Randy Newman

A class act singer-songwriter with a wry sense of humor. Randy Newman is an American institution who has put many a singer on the map. Tonight we hear him sing his own songs.

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The Byrds at The Fillmore, Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and Toots & The Maytals Are All On Tap, Friday, May 3, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We continue on with Fillmore Week, give you volume two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and a Toots & The Maytals Spotlight feature.

Here’s your Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me, Volume Two: Various Artists

We’ve got volume two on tap with Joe Cocker covering The Box Tops, Kate Taylor covering The Four Tops, The Traveling Wilburys covering Del Shannon, Johnny Winter covering Bob Dylan, The Who covering Eddie Cochran, and more. You get the drill.

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Toots & The Maytals

I sometimes feel that Toots Hibbert gets short shrift in the world or Reggae, but the Maytals were around from the early sixties and were instrumental in helping to push Reggae into the consciousness of the mainstream music lover.

8:00 p.m. FILLMORE WEEK! The Byrds Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, February 7-8, 1969

One of the most iconic bands in all of music (imo) is on tap for this evening in a Fillmore performance as we continue on Fillmore Week.

In fact, we’re making Fillmore Week eight days a week so that we can get our final entry in on Monday. But that’s for us to know and for you to find out. That means you’ll just have to listen and stay engaged. The button’s below.

Fillmore Week Continues!

Thursday Brings The ‘Trio’ Sessions, ‘Repeat After Me,’ and Traffic Live at The Fillmore, April 2, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’re back at it as we continue Fillmore Week with Traffic, but first it’s The ‘Trio’ Sessions with Dolly, Linda and Emmylou and ‘Repeat After Me’.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Complete Trio Sessions: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

We kick off the morning with a bona fide supergroup but, of course, all these years later there’s still plenty of misogyny in the music business. So, nobody talks about these three living legends as a “supergroup.” But that’s exactly what Trio is. Today we give you the outtakes, remakes, remixes, alternate versions and final product all rolled into one.

3:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Various Artists

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and we’ve got the proof right here. You’ll hear CSNY cover Joni Mitchell, Gregg Allman cover Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt cover Little Feat, and Three Dog Night cover Laura Nyro. And that’s just for starters.

7:00 p.m. FILLMORE WEEK: Traffic Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, July 1, 1970 NEW!

We’ve had this one hanging around but haven’t aired it until this evening. It’s about time, don’t you think? Yeah.

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The Complete Trio Sessions

Friday’s Here! We’ve Got Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me,’ Cat Stevens and New ‘Live’ Allman Brothers Band, October 13, 2023

Happy Friday the 13th one and all. Don’t even think about it. That’s when all the bad shit starts. It’s just another day. All this great music will take your mind off all that nonsense.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me, Volume Two: Various Artists

We aired the first volume yesterday. This one is just as much fun. We promise. And we’ve got a brand new volume on the way and arriving next week! In this volume, you’ll hear The Traveling Wilburys sing Del Shannon, Aretha Franklin cover The Band, Linda Ronstadt sings Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival covers Gladys Knight & The Pips, the Mamas & Papas cover The Shirelles and plenty more.

3:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Yusuf/Cat Stevens FINAL AIRING!

Today is The Cat’s final turn as our featured singer-songwriter. On Saturday we’ll have a brand new artist.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Macon City Auditorium, Macon, Georgia, February 11, 1972 NEW!

We’ve got a brand new concert from the brothers live in Macon, Georgia tonight. They were road warriors and there’s an awful lot of stuff out there, bootleg and otherwise, and we’ve got more coming!

We are one final day away from the weekend, homies. Let’s get there in style with some great music. Uninterrupted by commercial advertising and completely free of charge. See for yourself. The button’s below.

New ‘Live’ Allman Brothers!

Thursday Brings Our ‘Here Comes The Night’ EP, Emmylou Harris and Volume One of the ‘Repeat After Me’ Playlist, October 12, 2023

Good morning, musicologists. We’re over the hump and headed for the weekend with our ‘Here Comes The Night’ EP, Emmylou Harris’ AOW and ‘Repeat After Me’ Volume One.

Here’s your musical landscape:

9:00 a.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

Night time is the right time, baby. You’ll hear Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, the Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Ronettes, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Doors, Emmylou Harris, Poco, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Band, the Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more.

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Duets by Emmylou Harris

This may be a compliation album, but it’s a great compilation album that attests to Harris’ elite position and longevity in country music. Get in on it while you can. Final airing is sometime on Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Repeat After Me, Volume One: Various Artists

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and our ‘Repeat After Me Series’ proves that theory out as we hear great original songs and their reboots. You’ll hear The Heartbreakers sing Lucinda Williams, Linda Ronstadt sing Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Johnny Winter sing Bob Dylan, The Eagles sing Jackson Browne, The Beatles singing The Isley Brothers, among others. This one is a lot of fun.

We’ll be hearing both volumes of the ‘Repeat After Me’ series over the next few days, plus a brand new volume three. That’s what we’re all about, so give us a shot and tune us in. We’re on 24/7, we’re totally free, we run no advertising and we’re not lying.

‘Repeat After Me’ is Back!

We’ve Got Mudcrutch Monday Madness, Maria Muldaur, and Volume One of ‘Repeat After Me’ on April 10, 2023

Good morning, Mudcrutch maniacs! Today we’ve got the full Mudcrutch slate of music (we’ll tell you why below) along with Maria Muldaur In the Spotlight and volume one of ‘Repeat After Me’ a playlist of covers by our favorite bands.

Here are today’s musical details:

10:00 a.m. Mudcrutch Monday Madness!

Tom Leadon, who was Tom Petty’s childhood friend and founding member and lead guitarist of Mudcrutch, passed away on March 22 from natural causes at the age of 70. He was also, at various times the bass player in Linda Ronstadt’s band. He was brother to Bernie Leadon, a founding member of The Eagles. This seems like a good time to break out the entire Mudcrutch catalogue in memory of Tom.

3:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur began her illustrious career as part of the great folk revival of the sixties, playing the Greenwich Village clubs with Bob Dylan and John Sebastian. She then joined the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. When they disbanded, she embarked on her solo career recording albums in the folk, blues, early jazz, gospel, country, and R&B traditions. She also provided backup and harmony vocals on several Linda Ronstadt albums. We love Maria here in The Mermaid Lounge and today we put her in the spotlight.

7:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Various Artists

We haven’t heard this one in a while. We have two volumes of this one. You’ll hear the second one later in the week. We are also working on volume three for later this month. These are great fun because we get to hear different versions of the same song by different artists. In this one, we have The Heartbreakers covering The Byrds, Tracy Nelson covering Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris covering Simon & Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt covering Little Feat, Three Dog Night covering Laura Nyro, The Beatles covering Barrett Strong, Joan Baez covering The Band…you get the idea.

A great rock and roll pioneer once sang that he hated blue Monday. Why not make yours better by tuning us in? We’re on 24/7 totally free and without commercial advertising. It’s nothing but wall-to-wall music here.

Monday, Monday

Today It’s Music About Being ‘Under The Influence’ With Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ Up Later On, Friday, September 16, 2022

Come on. We’ve all been under the influence at one time or another, whether it be legal or illegal. There’s no shortage of music out there talking about the subject, from John Lee Hooker to Jimi Hendrix. We’ve got it all for you in today’s EP.

Here’s your Friday lineup!

10:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists

There’s no shortage of songs on this subject, and we’ve got a very eclectic cast of characters here with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Glenn Frey, John Lee Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, The Traveling Wilburys, The Temptations, Small Faces, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Beatles, Neil Young, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, Dave Van Ronk, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Steve Winwood, Led Zeppelin, Harry Chapin, The Band, The Fraternity of Man, and more! Enough to fill up just about five hours of fun, both legal and not.

7:00 p.m. Repeat After Me, Volume Two: Various Artists

More of what we began last night at 7:00 p.m. with artists covering each others songs. The Great Reboot, as it were (as opposed to the right-wing Great Reset bullshit). They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the music business is literal proof. We have a third volume in the works.

Before, in between and after we have our great wide Open Stream courtesy of The Music Mermaid. She is in full control and, as you well know, she has great taste in music. Join our friends from Greece, Italy, France, the UK, Russian Federation, Portugal, Spain, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas and Cali. They are all on this busy morning.

Under The Influence

We’re Heading For the Weekend With The Animals, Our ‘Repeat After Me’ Playlist, and Our Album of The Week, Thursday, September 15, 2022

Good Morning, Music Lovers! We’re on the downslide to the weekend this morning, and we’ve got some great programming on the way!

We’ve got that great British blues-rock band, The Animals, In the Spotlight to start it all off!

Here’s Thursday’s lineup:

11:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Animals

Nothing like a little Eric Burdon & The Animals to get the blood boiling early. Truly one of the most influential bands in the early days of blues-rock and part of The British Invasion. We love them here in The Mermaid Lounge. We give you this from a book on the subject:

The Animals, thanks in large part to Eric Burdon’s powerful, gritty vocals, were one of the most authentic-sounding rhythm and blues revival groups of the British Invasion. The band was also one of the few First Wave acts to make a successful transition from mainstream pop to progressive rock in the late 1960s.

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3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Electric Music for The Mind and Body by Country Joe & The Fish

We’re on our next-to-last airing of this great psychedelic masterpiece. Saturday will be our final farewell as we move into a brand new psychedelic selection on Sunday.

7:00 p.m. Repeat After Me, Volume One: Various Artists

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and music provides plenty of proof. In this particular volume of Repeat After Me, you’ll hear Aretha Franklin sing Carole King, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers sing The Animals, Tracy Nelson sing Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris sing Simon & Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt sing Tom Petty, The Beatles sing Barrett Strong, and on and on. It’s a great concept because you get to hear the original and the reboot! Volume Two is tomorrow, and Volume Three is in the works!

This is a fine day to join the fun here in The Mermaid Lounge. We have programming for sure, but the bulk of our day is spent on our wide Open Stream of 27,000+ songs. It’s a challenge to hear a repeat any time during the week. Give us a shot. We’re also completely free, no surprises, no strings.

Repeat After Me returns!