The second of two Spring 2018 Fund Drive editions of Global A Go-Go: a program of version excursions -- unexpected covers of very familiar songs, each in a language other than English; mic manager is Otto Konrad
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Wednesday from 3 to 5 PM. Available as a webstream simulcast at wrir.org. Downloads for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations and as podcasts via the A-Infos Radio Project at radio4all.net. And more information about all of those options and more on my blog, globalagogo.com.
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Noriel Vilela | Brazil | Dezesseis Toneladas | single | Copacabana | 1971 Pairote | Thailand | Tee Makhuea Pak | Thai Beat A Go-Go, Volume 2: Groovy 60's Sounds From The Land Of Smile | Subliminal Sounds | 1964 Ralf Paulsen | Germany | Bonanza | single | Capitol | 1962 Johnny Cash | USA | Wer Kennt Den Weg | single | CBS | 1965 Mingo Saldivar Y Los Cuatros Espadas | USA | Rueda De Fuego | single | Espada | 1978 National Lampoon | USA | Listener-Sponsored Radio #1 | That's Not Funny, That's Sick | Label 21 | 1977
Sekouba Bambino | Guinee Conakry | It's A Man's Man's Man's World | Sinikan | Sono / Next Music | 2002 Eternel Docteur Nico & L'Orchestre African Fiesta | RD Congo | When A Man Loves Woman [sic] | Merveilles Du Passe (1967) | African | 1967 Chico & The Gypsies feat Billy Paul | Spain-USA | Me & Mrs. Jones | single | SMART | 2014 National Lampoon | USA | Listener-Sponsored Radio #2 | That's Not Funny, That's Sick | Label 21 | 1977
The Traces | Thailand | Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus | single | Philips | 1970 Japanese cast of Hair | Japan | Hair Los Salvajes | Spain | La Neurastenia | La Neurastenia EP | Regal | 1966 Fanfare Ciocarlia | Romania | Born To Be Wild | Stereophonic Musical Listenings That Have Been Origin In Moving Film "Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan" | Downtown / Atlantic | 2006 National Lampoon | USA | Listener-Sponsored Radio #3 | That's Not Funny, That's Sick | Label 21 | 1977
Flamingo & Marie Rottrova | Czech Republic | Tento Mladek | ÐокалÑно-ÐнÑÑÑÑменÑалÑнÑй ÐнÑÐ°Ð¼Ð±Ð»Ñ Â«Ð¤Ð»Ð°Ð¼Ð¸Ð½Ð³Ð¾Â» | Melodiya | 1971 Anita Lindblom | Sweden | Fieber | Musik (S)Exklusiv Mit Anita Lindblom | Philips | 1965 Kumbia Queers | Argentina-Mexico | Mis Botas | Kumbia Nena! | Horario Invertido | 2007 Nancy Sit | Hong Kong China | Love Potion Number 9 | Xue Jiayan | Squirrel | 1966 National Lampoon | USA | Listener-Sponsored Radio #4 | That's Not Funny, That's Sick | Label 21 | 1977
The Four Tops | USA | L'Arcobaleno | single | Tamla Motown | 1967 Yellow Magic Orchestra | Japan | Tighten Up | single | A&M | 1980 Claudya Con Ramon Y Los Showmen | Spain | Un Million De Lagrimas | single | Marfer | 1970 The Cambodian Space Project | Cambodia-Australia | Kolos Srey Chaom (Love God) | 2011: A Space Odyssey | Metal Postcard | 2011 National Lampoon | USA | Listener-Sponsored Radio #5 | That's Not Funny, That's Sick | Label 21 | 1977
Mexrrissey | Mexico-USA | Estuvo Bien | No Manchester | Nacional | 2016 Love Star | USA | Llamame | Espectro, Capitulo Uno | self-released | 2015 Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Rock El Casbah | Tekitoi | Wrasse | 2004
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