Brainwaves – Feb. 16, 2021 – Girlfriend episode
Written by Brian Blum on 15/02/2021
No, Brian doesn’t have a girlfriend (he’s happily married for 32 years). But Brainwaves this week does have a few girlfriend songs from Shy Nobleman, The Three O’clock, Talking Heads, Matthew Sweet and the Smiths. Plus music from Sum Sum, The Bongos, R.E.M., Peter Buck, Said the Whale and Rani & Eiland.
| Band | Song |
| Peter Buck (feat. Colin Tucker) | Nothing Means Nothing |
| R.E.M. | Half a World Away (live) |
| The Decemberists | The Crane Wife 3 |
| The Three O’Clock | With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend |
| Shy Nobleman | Girlfriend |
| Talking Heads | Girlfriend is Better |
| Matthew Sweet | Girlfriend |
| The Smiths | Girlfriend in a Coma |
| Sum Sum | Bobodo |
| The Bongos | The Bullrushes |
| The db’s | Black and White |
| The Go Betweens | By Chance |
| Owl City | Hello Seattle |
| Josh Joplin Group | Trailways |
| Josh Pyke | Tapping on a Secret |
| Jonathan Coulton | That Spells DNA |
| Fountains of Wayne | Revolving Dora |
| Jellyfish | Sebrina, Paste and Plato |
| Elton John | First Episode at Hienton |
| The Turtles | Elanore |
| Elvis Costello | Veronica |
| Aaron Schroeder | What We Don’t Know |
| Andrew Belle | I’ll Be Your Breeze |
| Gomez | Natural Selection |
| Rani and Eiland | I Was Like a Mother to Her |
| Barenaked Ladies | Down to Earth |
| Ben Folds | You Don’t Know Me |
| The Delgados | Keep on Breathing |
| Snow Patrol | Take Back the City |
| Said the Whale | Plans for the Future |
| Passenger | Staring at the Stars |
| Mumford and Sons | Babel |
| Doves | Caught by the River |
| The Psychedelic Furs | Goodbye |
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