Brainwaves – March 30, 2021 – Pass the Passover
Written by Brian Blum on 29/03/2021
It’s the Brainwaves annual Passover special, in honor of this week’s Jewish holiday. Music to celebrate freedom from slavery, whether that’s songs about Egypt, Pharaohs, plagues (no, not the current one) or wandering in the desert. Plus a little Moses thrown in for good measure. From bands you love like Oingo Boingo, Sioux and the Banshees, Prince, Neko Case, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Belle and Sebastian, the Cure and more. This is a show you don’t want to pass over.
| Band | Song |
| Sufjan Stevens | Out of Egypt |
| Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians | So You Think You’re in Love |
| The Puppini Sisters | Walk Like an Egyptian (cover: The Bangles) |
| Neko Case | The Pharaohs |
| Pharaoh’s Daughter | Enpesare |
| Oingo Boingo | Not My Slave |
| Porcupine Tree | Slave Called Shiver |
| Desmond Dekker | The Israelites |
| Siouxie and the Banshees | Israel |
| Israel Kamakawiwo’ole | Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World |
| Prince | Raspberry Beret |
| St. Vincent | Prince Johnny |
| Rich Kids | Ghosts of Princes in Towers |
| Rufus Wainright | Rebel Prince |
| Frightened Rabbit | Snake |
| TV21 | Snakes and Ladders |
| Snakefinger | Save Me from Dali |
| Jim Stafford | Spiders and Snakes |
| Jerry Reed | Amos Moses |
| Rilo Kiley | Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight |
| Belle and Sebastian | Funny Little Frog |
| Weezer (feat. Hayley Williams) | Rainbow Connection (cover: Kermit the Frog) |
| The Cure | The Blood |
| Editors | Blood |
| Blackfield | Blood |
| Morrissey | Irish Blood English Heart |
| Paul Westerberg | Stain Yer Blood |
| Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head |
| Pinback | Bloods on Fire |
| BC Camplight | Blood and Chocolate |
| Bread | Too Much Love |
| Blitzen Trapper | Gold for Bread |
| Minus the Bear | Potato Juice and Liquid Bread |
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | Desert Song |
| Kishi Bashi | Atticus in the Desert |
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