Brainwaves – August 27, 2024 – Summer’s end
Written by Brian Blum on 26/08/2024
It’s a Brainwaves tradition: The last week of August is beach time. Or at least time for one last summer song – about lifeguards. Blotto wants to be one. Queen is having a seaside rendezvous. Rosi Golan just has to shine. Lush wonders about the outside world. I Hate Kate has a thing for Major Tom. John Lennon wants you to know about his Instant Karma. And the Offspring are Pretty Fly. It’s all on this week’s Brainwaves! Tune in.
| Band | Song |
| Blotto | I Wanna Be a Lifeguard |
| Rosi Golan | Shine |
| Aimee Mann | Goodbye Caroline |
| Lush | Outside World |
| New Order | Elegia |
| Tangerine Dream | Choronzon |
| I Hate Kate | Major Tom |
| Interpol | Slow Hands |
| The Influents | Where I’ll Go |
| Mission of Burma | Academy Fight Song |
| The Killers | Believe Me Nathalie |
| Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark | Souvenir |
| Queen | Seaside Rendezvous |
| Polyrock | Cries and Whispers |
| The Who | You Better You Bet |
| The Offspring | Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) |
| McFly | Baby’s Coming Back (cover: Jellyfish) |
| Splinter | Costafine Town |
| Todd Rundgren | I Saw the Light |
| Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs | Hello It’s Me (cover: Todd Rundgren) |
| Matthew Sweet | I’ve Been Waiting |
| The Bangles (with Susanna Hoffs) | Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun) |
| The Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian (extended dance mix) |
| Ivri Lider | I Was Lucky to Be Loved (link to translation of lyrics) |
| Ben Folds Five | Narcolepsy |
| 10cc | Don’t Hang Up |
| Electric Light Orchestra | Telephone Line |
| Kraftwerk | The Telephone Call |
| Walk off the Earth | Karma Police (cover: Radiohead) |
| John Lennon | Instant Karma |
| Deaf School | What a Way to End it All |
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