Brainwaves – Dec. 14, 2021 – A salute to all our Emilys
Written by Brian Blum on 14/12/2021
It’s the Emilys this week on Brainwaves. “Emily” songs from Martha Wainright, Fool’s Garden, the Manic Street Preachers and Keane. Plus a double play from Juliana Hatfield, fun from fun. and the Beach Boys, Nada Surf covering Depeche Mode, XTC getting religious and, for our trip back to the pop 70s, one of the most maligned songs of the decade (but one which we still love). What’s the song? Tune in to find out!
| Band | Song |
| Pink Floyd | It’s What We Do |
| Martha Wainright | See Emily Play (cover: Pink Floyd) |
| Fool’s Garden | Emily |
| Manic Street Preachers | Emily |
| Keane | Emily |
| The IOs | Every Waking Moment |
| Kevin Gilbert | Waking the Sun |
| Ivri Lider | Waking Up |
| The Juliana Hatfield Three | I Don’t Know What to do with My Hands |
| The Juliana Hatfield Three | If I Could |
| The Housemartins | Five Get Over Excited |
| The Beach Boys | Fun Fun Fun |
| fun. | Be Calm |
| Nada Surf | Enjoy the Silence (cover: Depeche Mode) |
| Depeche Mode | Blasphemous Rumors |
| XTC | Dear God |
| Barry Manilow | Could it be Magic |
| Richard Harris | MacArthur Park |
| Mashina | The Answer |
| Spoon | Don’t Make Me a Target |
| Coldplay | Moses (live) |
| Neko Case | Calling Cards |
| Local Natives | Cards and Quarters |
| The Cardigans | Explode |
| Ride | Natural Grace |
| Sonic Youth | Peace Attack |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Road Trippin’ |
| The Alan Parsons Project | The Time Machine Part I |
| The Rewiring Genesis Project | In the Cage (cover: Genesis) |
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