Brainwaves- November 21, 2023 – Giving thanks
Written by Brian Blum on 19/11/2023
It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S. So, Brainwaves is giving thanks – through music. The entire show is filled with songs expressing thanks, gratitude and satisfaction. Plus we eat some Thanksgiving pie. Thankful music from Dido, the Calling, Alanis Morissette, the Kinks, Sly and the Family Stone, Talking Heads, Blake Babies, the Eels, the Cranberries, Andrew Gold, John Denver, the Scaffold and much more. Plus pie songs from Paul and George. When the world seems like it’s going crazy, sometimes you have to acknowledge the good you have right in front of you. (Especially if you can eat it.)
| Band | Song |
| Dido | Thank You |
| The Calling | Thank You |
| Alanis Morissette | Thank U |
| Talking Heads | Thank You for Sending Me an Angel |
| Panic at the Disco | I Constantly Thank God for Esteban |
| The Kinks | (Thank you for the) Days |
| Sly and the Family Stone | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Northern Lights (from “Thank You for Today”) |
| The Flaming Lips | Thank You Jack White (For the Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me) |
| The Avett Brothers | Nothing Short of Thankful |
| Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs | Sugar Magnolia (cover: Grateful Dead) |
| Blake Babies | Grateful |
| The Eels | In the Yard, Behind the Church (A Field Trip for The Grateful Living) |
| Oingo Boingo | Gratitude |
| American Music Club | Gratitude Walks |
| Cranberries | Illusion |
| Madonna | American Pie (cover: Don McLean) |
| Andrew Gold | Thank You for Being a Friend |
| John Denver | Thank God I’m a Country Boy |
| The Scaffold | Thank u Very Much |
| Simon and Garfunkel | Keep the Customer Satisfied |
| Cat Power | (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (cover: Rolling Stones) |
| Devo | (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (cover: Rolling Stones) |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Satisfied |
| Echo and the Bunnymen | Satisfaction |
| Ringo Starr | Satisfied |
| The Replacements | Unsatisfied |
| Natalie Merchant | Calico Pie |
| Paul McCartney | Flaming Pie |
| Dick Price | I Wanna Fried Pie (Dr. Demento) |
| Matt Nathanson | Wide Eyed and Full |
| George Harrison | Thanks for the Pepperoni |
| Led Zeppelin | Thank You |
| Abba | Thank You for the Music |
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