End of the Century: Fontaine Plays Cat Songs + More From 1975-1999 (8/8/20)

(photo of my cat Ashley, who passed away this date two years ago)

Fontaine here today 3-5pmEDT, playing music from 1975-1999, including a set of cat tunes (dedicated to Ashley, who passed away this date two years ago). Bowie, Cure, Squeeze, Stranglers, Danielle Dax, Stray Cats, Rockats, Polecats, many more.

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David Bowie – Cat People
The Cure – The Love Cats
Squeeze – Cool for Cats

Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
The Rockats – Rockabilly Doll
Polecats – Jeepster [T. Rex cover]

Adrian Belew – Big Electric Cat
Danielle Dax – Cat House

Slapp Happy – Everybody’s Slimmin’ [on Half-Cat Records]
The Stranglers – All Roads Lead to Rome [from their Feline LP]

The Three O’Clock – Half the Way There
XTC – Generals and Majors
The English Beat – I Am Your Flag
The Slits – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Oingo Boingo – Ain’t This the Life

Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians – The Man With the Lightbulb Head
The Arms of Someone New – Every Seventh Wave
Brian Eno – No One Receiving
New Order – 586
Shriekback – My Spine (Is the Bassline)

Minuteflag – Fetch the Water [Minutemen / Black Flag collaboration]
The Fall – Totally Wired
Gang of Four – Damaged Goods
Black Flag – I Love You

These Immortal Souls – “Blood and Sand” She Said (early version)
Iggy Pop – Sixteen [request]
Pylon – Feast on My Heart
Flour – Machinery Hill

PJ Harvey – Down By the Water