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A bit of Children's Day action as the peninsula takes a day off. Our funk and soul first hour is less for those of you with kids than those who are tryin' to make 'em. Dan Lloyd drops by for our AMPED rock hour with some childhood nostalgia and a mix of new tunes to finish.
"The Drop with Danno" on GFN 광주영어방송 98.7FM in Gwangju & 93.7FM in Yeosu, Korea. An eclectic radio curation of all things musical spanning the spectrum every week. Broadcasting 8-10pm KST nightly.
May 5, 2022
The Drop with Danno
Aquarium Dream – You’re A Star
Rokk – Patience
Troublemakers – Hum Hum
The Brothers – Under My Skin
Chain Reaction – Search for Tomorrow
Split Decision Band – Watchin’ Out
Hailu Mergia – Tezeta (Nostalgia)
Gil Scott-Heron – Save The Children
Chaka Khan & Rufus – Sweet Thing
The Mighty Ryeders – Ain’t That Away (to Spend Our Day)
Eboni Band – Sing A Happy Song (Shake It Down)
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It is 20 hours past midnight and happy Children’s Day to all of you in Korea, and we do so hope you enjoyed your day off work (well, at least those of you without kids haha). Holiday or not we are always on the air and whether you have children or not or are working towards having some of your own, we are here to facilitate with all the vibes tonight, written in barely legible fashion as May 5, 2022. This is Danno, like I said, here to facilitate from under the tower in Sajik Park at GFN HQ, and we’re just gonna rock some grown folks stuff tonight with the little ones in mind for both hours, and Dan Lloyd does have a few new rock joints in hour 2 as well, which I admit I do not. So, if you had a long day with the kids driving you bats or you dream of one day doing the same, Happy Children’s Day to all of you. And hey, if you’re a kid listening out there, you are obviously a star, so keep doing what you do. THIS is The Drop.
Aquarian Dream – You’re A Star
The Drop has sent the audio kite into the heavens on this fine Children’s Day edish of our nightly program. Danno here no kids of my own, which I was admittedly thankful for today watching those of you with em go through the rigamerole. Happy Children’s Day to everybody, and we hope you had a great day.
So what’s up tonight is we’re just trying to help you enjoy the night, some old school grown folks vibes, and if you had a hellacious one with your hellion or hellions, shake it off and get a comfy chair and a drink.
That was Aquarian Dream from the Fantasy LP released in 1978, and that tune was called You’re A Star to open the show. Because that is true. Parents, kids, hopeful parents, luminous beings are we all. Hope you had a great one today off work and we’re making your night better.
#9870, @gfnthedrop, pod.
Alright, so we got more old school vibery to continue things tonight, and up next we have Rokk (note sp.), Troublemakers, and The Brothers to keep things funky in our first hour, and we’ll talk about all the mischief side opposite the kicks. THIS is The Drop on your Sampled funk & soul Children’s Day Edish.
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The Drop is back with the verbosity for this final airbreak of tonight’s part 1. For those just joining us we’re getting some extra old school jazz funk in for this evening’s first stanza, and Dan Lloyd joins us for a somewhat youthful and nostalgic AMPED feature at the top of the hour, although he does indeed have a few new jawns to let into the air tonight. As to what we just put inside your brain, that was...
Rokk – Patience (…I’m positive a few of you parents out there could have used a mighty dose of this today, I definitely saw one set of parents at a restaurant with their kids today barely holding on. This tune dropped on a maxi 7” single in 1976 as the b-side to a cut called Don’t Be No Fool, released on Tollie Records, and a rare find on vinyl nowadays.)
Troublemakers – Hum Hum (…from a brilliant album called Doubts & Convictions, released on Chicago’s Guidance Records in 2000. The record actually got the remastering treatment in 2018, but a high recommendation from us, a classic even though that’s about as modern as we’re getting tonight.)
The Brothers – Under My Skin (…another record from 1976 right here, this one a full album called Don’t Stop Now with a very suggestive cover. The band was lead by the duo of Carlos Martin & Dickie Frank, who were also members of the Salsoul Orchestra.)
So the clock keeps moving into the future and we keep using those crazy kids as a lens into it, so let’s go with Search for Tomorrow by Chain Reaction to begin the end here in part 1, then finish with the Split Decision Band and a cut called Watchin’ Out. This is The Drop on your Sampled funk & soul Children’s Day showcase that is not for the kids.
Chain Reaction – Search for Tomorrow
Split Decision Band – Watchin’ Out
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Into the 2nd quarter of our Children’s Day grown folks radiological orchestra as we celebrate those little crazy critters today in our fair Republic. Danno here doing the funk & soul thing to maybe help you unwind after a battle of day or even facilitate one day down the road having your own, and Dan Lloyd once again brings it for our AMPED feature at the top of the hour, and we just started with a nostalgic bit called ...
Mulatu Astatke – Tezeta (Nostalgia) (…we’ll get into some of that nostalgic stuff tonight with Dan Lloyd for some of his non-new selections in hour 2, and do note we are heading to Ethiopia next Wednesday with Dunia Aljawad for our weekly Round Trip so surely we’ll have more from the father of Ethiojazz then as well. Great stuff in store for both tonight and next Wednesday surely.)
#9870, @gfnthedrop, pod.
Moving on, next block we’re gonna save the children, the sweet things, and just say ain’t that away courtesy of Gil Scott-Heron, Chaka Khan, and The Mighty Ryeders, all of which we’ll discuss side opposite the sonics. This is The Drop on your funk & soul Thursday for the chillun.
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Back to it here on The Drop stretching towards the end of hour one this evening. Danno here, keeping the cue in check on our funk & soul first hour as Dan Lloyd brings his rocks to throw for the children tonight. For that last block of joints we just let out of the playpen, summarize…
Gil Scott-Heron – Save The Children (…the master of fight, righteous fist in the air off what is to our minds his greatest work, Pieces of a Man, released in 1971. His partner in righteous crime Brian Jackson is still around today, and out with a new album via Jazz Is Dead as well, so do check.)
Chaka Khan & Rufus – Sweet Thing (…arguably Chaka Khan’s greatest work, certainly one of the artist’s most well known. This one went to #5 in 1976 on the US charts.)
The Mighty Ryeders – Ain’t That Away (to Spend The Day) (…this was a band out of Florida formed in 1977, that only put this one record out in 78 called Help Us Spread The Message, and it is a very positive one indeed on every level and pretty good if you’ve never checked it out front to back, a good amount of samples you’ll prolly catch in there too.)
Alright, so that’s basically it for the first half tonight but we got a happy song to sing and shake it down, so we’ll close with Eboni and then join Dan Lloyd in the studio after the jump. THIS is The Drop and once again Happy Children’s Day to all of you big & small.
Eboni Band – Sing A Happy Song (Shake It Down)
III & IV AMPED
Don Broco – Fingernails
The Black Keys – It Ain’t Over
The Who – The Kids Are Alright
The Linda Lindas – Magic
Metric – All Comes Crashing
T-Rex – Children of the Revolution
Billie Joe Armstrong – Kids in America
Three Days Grace – Neurotic
The Killers – When You Were Young
Arcade Fire – Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
Gang of Youths - Brothers
Don Broco – Fingernails
Big Don Broco news! The band have just shared a new single, Fingernails, as well as announcing details of their Amazing Things UK tour.
Armed with their massive new track, the band will hit the road next year with Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance, taking on arenas in Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham and London (tickets go on sale this Friday, April 29, at 10am).
"Beyond pumped to announce the Amazing Things arena tour featuring a line-up only the sweetest dreams are made of," says frontman Rob Damiani. "There’s no two ways about it, we wouldn’t be the band we are today if it wasn’t for the legends that are Papa Roach so as you can imagine we’re super excited to have the guys out with us as well as our ridiculously talented friends Dance Gavin Dance. See you next year!"
The Black Keys – It Ain’t Over
Last month, the Black Keys announced their grand return with a new album, Dropout Boogie, arriving in the middle of May. At the time, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney shared a lead single, “Wild Child,” and now they’re following that up with “It Ain’t Over.”.
Written by Auerbach, Carney, and Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright, “It Ain’t Over” is one of a few collabs across the whole of Dropout Boogie. Others include Billy F Gibbons from ZZ Top and Angelo Petraglia from Kings Of Leon. In addition, Dropout Boogie is scheduled to come out the day before the 20th anniversary of the band’s 2002 debut album, The Big Come Up.
The Who – The Kids Are Alright
"The Kids Are Alright" is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by the English rock band the Who. It appears as the seventh track on their debut album My Generation (1965).
This song is referenced in the title of the song "The Kids Aren't Alright" by the Offspring, the unrelated Fall Out Boy song of the same title, "The Kids are Alt-Right" by Bad Religion, "The Kids Are Insane" by Urge Overkill, "The Kids Are All Wrong" by Lagwagon, "All the Kids Are Right" by Local H, AWOLNATION's "THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT" and "The Kids" by The Parlor Mob, in which the main chorus line is 'No the kids ain't alright', as well as the songs "Kids" by Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue and "The Kids Are Alright" by Chloe x Halle featured on their album of the same name. The title of the song was also used in the film The Kids Are All Right and for episode titles of the US television shows That 70's Show and Supernatural, as well as the Ballers Season 4 episode "The Kids Are Aight". It was also punned and featured in The Simpsons episode "The Kids Are All Fight".
The Linda Lindas – Magic
A song from the band’s debut album Growing Up, an album which is better than it has any right to be, given the ridiculously young ages of the band members.
Metric – All Comes Crashing
Toronto indie-rock veterans Metric have not shared a new album in four years, but today the band has announced the imminent release of Formentera, their eighth studio LP, out on July 8th. Along with the news is a lead single and video, “All Comes Crashing,” plus a run of 2022 North American tour dates.
Over moody, post-punk guitar and ominous synths, “All Comes Crashing” moves in fits and starts as lead singer Emily Haines sings in her cool, detached way about interpersonal relationships. About their video, directed by Justin Broadbent, Haines says: “…It’s essentially a love song that goes beyond romantic love to be more an expression of solidarity with whoever it is you would want to have beside you in the event of catastrophe.”
Of the song itself, Haines says: “Not everyone has a conventional life with conventional relationships. ‘All Comes Crashing’ is a love song that goes beyond romantic love, it’s an expression of solidarity with whoever it is you would want to have beside you in the event of catastrophe. It might be your best friend, it might be your blood brother or your dog. The song is dedicated to those you consider your family, whatever that looks like for you.”
Meanwhile, Formentera is named for an island near Ibiza and represents a “dream destination” for the band, who discovered the name in a travel book residing in their Toronto recording studio. “…We had been living in our imaginations for a long time, because we couldn’t physically go anywhere else,” says the band’s James Shaw.
Haines adds: “We came to this realization that it wasn’t even about an actual place anymore, it was about creating an escape for yourself in your mind because you’re powerless over so many things.”
T-Rex – Children of the Revolution
"Children of the Revolution" is a song by T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was a No. 2 hit single in September 1972. The song broke their sequence of four official single releases all reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart ("Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam", "Metal Guru"). It did not receive a regular album release.
Billie Joe Armstrong – Kids in America
Cover of the 1980s Kim Wilde tune, recorded and released as part of Billie Joe’s No Fun Mondays, a series of cover versions recorded during the height of the pandemic, and later released as a compilation album.
Three Days Grace – Neurotic
This song comes from Three Days Grace’s 7th album Explosions, out this week. I honestly don’t know the difference between Three Days Grace and Three Doors Down, and I don’t really care to find out. This song sounds like an AI listened to the current Rock chart and made a soulless amalgamation of all current trends. It’s calculated, emotionless and sounds like it was performed by robots, and will probably sound dated as hell 5 years from now.
The Killers – When You Were Young
Lead single from the Killers’ second album Sam’s Town, released back in 2006, and still one of the band’s finest moments.
Arcade Fire – Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Arcade Fire have released ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’, the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘WE’.
The track was initially teased by the band on April 12, when frontman Win Butler posted a video on Instagram of a vinyl version of the album playing. “Next single is,” he is heard saying before a slow strumming song kicks off with the lyrics “Lookout kid trust your heart / you don’t have to play the part.”
‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ has now been shared by the band on their social media, with a caption on Instagram reading: “There’s nothing saccharine about unconditional love in a world that is coming apart at the seams. WE need each other, in all of our imperfection.
“Lookout Kid is a reminder, a lullaby for the end times, sung to my son, but for everyone… Trust your heart, trust your mind, trust your body, trust your soul. Shit is going to get worse before it gets better, but it always gets better, and no one’s perfect.”
The track is the follow-up to ‘The Lightning I, II’, which arrived in March. It’s a hopeful and optimistic ode to future generations in the face of uncertainties facing the world
Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
"All the Young Dudes" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by the English rock band Mott the Hoople in 1972 by Columbia Records. Produced by Bowie, the song had been given to the band after they rejected Bowie's "Suffragette City". Bowie would subsequently record the song himself. Regarded as an anthem of glam rock, the song has received acclaim and was a commercial success. In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked "All the Young Dudes" number 166 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is also one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Gang of Youths – Brothers
One of the finest and most poignant moments from Gang of Youths’ excellent third album Angel in Realtime, released in February of this year.
Brothers is a ballad performed by lead singer David Le'aupepe, recounting the new information he’s learnt about his father since his death in 2018, following trips exploring his heritage in Samoa and Aotearoa, including learning of his two half-brothers who were left by their father in their youth. Le'aupepe wrote that “this began as a simple piano motif in a studio in Auckland… trying to, effectively, compartmentalise what I had learned about my dad’s life and my family story into one ballad. I’d thought a lot about Paul Kelly, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and other story tellers who only needed a piano and the truth. With that truth, it felt important to let my brother’s stories be known to others and not forgotten. We are a storytelling people after all. “The point is, I adore my dad. But my dad, unfortunately, did the wrong thing by leaving his sons. He did the wrong thing by concealing our history and heritage from my sister and I. “It seems that by allowing this story to see the light, it’s bringing rest to his soul and comfort to my siblings and myself.”