Radio Wowsville 10/19/2008: "Levi Stubbs' Tears"

This installment of Wowsville included a tribute to Levi Stubbs, the lead singer of the Four Tops. The burr-voiced Stubbs, who passed away on Friday, was different that the rest of the classic Motown singers, writes Greg Kot. "Stubbs was all about raw emotion. Whereas Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and the rest served the song, Stubbs sounded as if he was caught up in something that no mere pop arrangement could contain."

    He was also the unforgettable voice of Audrey II, the man-eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors. FEED ME... FEED ME...

1. "Levi Stubbs' Tears" — Billy Bragg

2. "Shake Me Wake Me When It's Over" — Four Tops

3. "Going to Hell on a Sled" — John D. Loudermilk

4. "Turning The World Upside Down" — Bloodthirsty Lovers

5. "Working on a Building" — John Fogerty & The Blue Ridge Rangers

6. "Archetypal Man" — Judee Sill

7. "Tiny Montgomery" — Bob Dylan & the Band

8. "Lighten Up Morrissey" — Sparks

9. "All Messed Up" — Jess Hooper with the Daydreamers

10. "Texas & Pacific" — Louis Jordan & the Tympani Five

11. "He's Gonna Step On You Again" — Kongos

12. "All Tomorrow's Parties" — June Tabor & Oyster Band

13. "Don't Try and Change My Mind" — Ronnie Lane

14. "Yazoo Street Scandal" — The Band

15. "Tabasco Sole" — Voluntary Butler Scheme

16. "Nothing's The Same" — Koushik

17. "Aerial Tour (Flying)" — The Beatles

18. "Are You Man Enough?" — Four Tops

19. "Bernadette" — Four Tops

20. "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" — Four Tops

21. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" — Four Tops

22. "Since You've Been Gone" — Four Tops

23. "Meet Me in the Garden" — Dent May & His Incredible Ukulele

24. "Luv Is" — Bill Cosby

25. "Les Cornichons" — Nino Ferrer

26. "Sleeping Gas" — The Teardrop Explodes

27. "Funnel of Love" — Wanda Jackson

28. "Snowblind" — Judy Henske & Jerry Yester

29. "You've Got Your Rosies On" — Missing Links

30. "Pray For Surf" — The Honeys

31. "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" — The Who

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