Teatime Playlist: 'Fatboy Slim'
- Paul Dunn
- Jun 17, 2018
- 5 min read
FATBOY SLIM
1. Fatboy Slim - Rockafeller Skank (Short Edit) (4:02) FATBOY #1 2. Chubby Checker - Gypsy (4:58) SLIM #1
"Welcome to Saturday Tea Time on Ellensburg Community Radio. I am your radio bloke Paul Dunn and I will be playing you weird and wonderful music for the next two hours. We started off with Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim and his Rockafeller Skank. Then we went to seventies Chubby Checker, yes that one of twisting fame, and the blistering Gypsy. Up next is Slim Gaillard and his curious version of How High The Moon.”
3. Slim Gaillard - How High The Moon (4:34) FATBOY #2 4. The Fat White Family - Touch The Leather (3:32) SLIM #2
“That was a 45 I bought just before I left England. It is The Fat White Family with Touch The Leather. Nope, I have no idea what they are on about. Here’s Memphis Slim with Mother Earth.”
5. Memphis Slim - Mother Earth (3:28) FATBOY #3 6. Prince Fatty & Hollie Cook - And The Beat Goes On Dub (3:03) SLIM #3
“There was Hollie Cook, daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook, hooking up with Prince Fatty for And The Beat Goes On Dub. According to Fats Waller The Joint is Jumping.”
7. Fats Waller - The Joint Is Jumpin' (2:48) FATBOY #4 8. Peter and The Test Tube Babies - Banned From The Pub (2:35) SLIM #4
“A slice of UK ‘Oi’ punk from Peter and The Test Tube Babies there. Luckily the fantastic Matt of the Dark Moon hasn’t banned punks, otherwise I wouldn’t be playing this music in his bar. That’s right, if you want to hear and see this show going out live, come down to The Dark Moon any Saturday between 6 and 8. Now for a change of pace with The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band who have some Tubas In The Moonlight.”
9. The Bonzo Dog Band - Tubas In The Moonlight (2:26) FATBOY #5 10. Suzanne Vega - Fatman and Dancing Girl (2:19) SLIM #5
“Suzanne Vega telling the tale of Fatman and Dancing Girl. So the rest of the world is having a ball at the moment, a football to be precise. It’s the World Cup and if you were in England, you’d be surrounded by St. George flags and every pub will have a telly on and standing room only. Due to this we are going to play New Order’s football song World In Motion which they wrote for the 1990 World Cup. This song contains possibly the worst rap flow in history by footballer John Barnes. Ok lets kick off.”
“A bit of a cheeky nod to my English mates, following an English football song with a song called Failure, which was by Skinny. So Slim Harpo thinks he’s the King Bee, which if you know anything about bees is hardly a big boast.”
“There was Ricky Coyne with Short Fat Fannie. Time to go to see the Fatback Band’s baby.”
15. The Fatback Band - Goin' To See My Baby (3:17) FATBOY #8 16. Lee Perry vs King Tubby - African Roots (3:02) SLIM #8
“That was Lee Scratch Perry and King Tubby showing their African Roots. Let’s head on down to Slim Jenkins Place with Booker T and the MG’s.”
17. Booker T & The MG's - Slim Jenkins' Place (2:32) FATBOY #9 18. Fats Domino - Let The Four Winds Blow (2:14) SLIM #9 *SUDDEN FINISH SO FADE OUT*
“Fats Domino letting the four winds blow, not that you get a choice in Ellensburg. So Guitar Slim is about to tell you the things he used to do, obviously taking a cue from my nostalgic links of reminiscence.”
19. Guitar Slim - The Things I Used To Do (3:05) FATBOY #10 20. Jackrabbit Slim - Long Time Dead (2:37) SLIM #10
“We were A Long Time Dead with Jackrabbit Slim. Next up is Bob Dylan whinging about not being understood. I know so unlike him. Here is his Ballad of a Thin Man.”
21. Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man (5:57) FATBOY #11 22. Sonny Boy Williamson - Fattening Frogs For Snakes (2:20) SLIM #11
“Sonny Boy Williamson going on strike and not Fattening Frogs For Snakes anymore. Here is Tacoma’s very own Sonics covering Bill Haley’s Skinny Minnie.”
“The fantastic Pop Will Eat Itself telling you ‘you are beautiful’ on the song Fatman, despite what people selling you stuff say, and do you know what dear listener? You are beautiful! Time for same title different song, here is Derrick Morgan with his song Fat Man.”
“From Fat Man to Skinny Woman by RL Burnside. If you have ever wondered what happens when a guitar player from Mauritius meets a keyboard playing from Japan in the UK city of Bristol, here is Zun Zun Egui with your answer.”
27. Zun Zun Egui - Chunk And Swirl (4:19) FATBOY #14 28. Kate Bush - The Big Sky (4:39) SLIM #14 *VERY LONG FADE OUT*
“From the great Hounds of Love album, that was Kate Bush looking at The Big Sky, which is something this boy from Leicester City finds himself doing from time to time. Next is a solo effort from Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, telling you his tale of woe when meeting some Fat Children.”
“That was The Rocker from Thin Lizzy. Now to Eddie Cochran and Skinny Jim.”
31. Eddie Cochran - Skinny Jim (2:13) FATBOY #16 32. Christian Fitness - National Insurance (3:41) SLIM #16
“A recent discovery, that was Christian Fitness with National Insurance from last years album Slap Bass Hunks. Always prolific, he’s just recently released another album called Nuance - The Musical, which if you liked that last song is definitely worth checking out as he throws some strings in there. Time to get your dancing shoes on and do the Bacon Fat. Here is Larry Bright with the instructions.”
33. Larry Bright - Bacon Fat (2:51) FATBOY #17 34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Skinny Sweaty Man (1:17) SLIM #17
“A brief bit of cartoonish silliness from early Chili Peppers there. It's the end of another Tea-Time and we are going to finish with the band Scott 4 who are making a Lefturno, remember to signal. Remember before next Saturday, when I hope you'll join me again, check out eburgradio.org and all the great shows that are going on throughout the week. Now pour that last cuppa from the pot and enjoy. Cheerio!"
35. Scott 4 - Lefturno (5:34) FATBOY #18
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