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12/30/2006 - James Brown tribute show

What a Christmas bummer to lose James Brown. Saw the man's show at B.B. King's back in early 2002, and even in his late sixties he was pretty amazing. So, as we do at The Goldhawk, lots of extra helpings of super bad funk from the Godfather.

10:00
The Payback - JAMES BROWN
I Am Stretched On Your Grave - SINEAD O'CONNOR
Grace - JEFF BUCKLEY
Stuck Between Stations - THE HOLD STEADY
King Of The Rodeo - KINGS OF LEON
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - THE KILLERS
Hounds Of Love - THE FUTUREHEADS
Chelsea Dagger - THE FRATELLIS
Hot Girls In Good Moods - BUTCH WALKER
Napoleon Says - PHOENIX
Rebel Rebel - DAVID BOWIE
Paint It, Black - THE ROLLING STONES

11:00
Kicks - PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS
Hot Pants, Part 1 - JAMES BROWN
Catch My Disease - BEN LEE
B.S. Johnson - PERNICE BROTHERS
We Are The Sleepyheads - BELLE & SEBASTIAN
In Transit - ALBERT HAMMOND JR.
She's Hearing Voices - BLOC PARTY
Hit - THE SUGARCUBES
Smiley Faces - GNARLS BARKLEY
Hitsville U.K. - THE CLASH
Sexx Laws - BECK
Tony The Beat - THE SOUNDS
Save It For Later - THE ENGLISH BEAT
Lips Like Sugar - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Slices Of You - ELECTRIC SIX
Tribulations - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
DARE - GORILLAZ

12:00
Get Myself Into It - THE RAPTURE
Float On - MODEST MOUSE
Genius Of Love - TOM TOM CLUB
Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud - JAMES BROWN
Run's House - RUN-DMC
Brass Monkey - BEASTIE BOYS
Go - TONES ON TAIL
Love Will Tear Us Apart - JOY DIVISION
Laid - JAMES
I Love Rock 'n' Roll - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - PAT BENATAR
[Would you believe this was the first time in my 7 1/2 year dj career I ever played this song?]
The Kids Are Alright - THE WHO
You Really Got Me - THE KINKS
Magic Carpet Ride - STEPPENWOLF
Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved - JAMES BROWN
Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
Heart Of Glass - BLONDIE

1:00
Train In Vain - THE CLASH
Surrender - CHEAP TRICK
Take Me Out - FRANZ FERDINAND
This Scene Is Dead - WE ARE SCIENTISTS
Bandages - HOT HOT HEAT
Mr. Brightside - THE KILLERS
Boys Don't Cry - THE CURE
This Charming Man - THE SMITHS
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor - ARCTIC MONKEYS
Fell In Love With The Girl - THE WHITE STRIPES
Finding Out True Love Is Blind - LOUIS XIV
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - JAMES BROWN
Hot Sex - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
The Humpty Dance - DIGITAL UNDERGROUND
The Way You Move - OUTKAST FEATURING SLEEPY BROWN
Sir Duke - STEVIE WONDER

2:00
Paradise City - GUNS N' ROSES
Dancing With Myself - BILLY IDOL
We Got The Beat - THE GO-GO'S
I Want Candy - BOW WOW WOW
Rockaway Beach - RAMONES
Lust For Life - IGGY POP
American Girl - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Spirit In The Night - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
It's A Man's Man's Man's World - JAMES BROWN