Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with musician Chris Connelly about his new tribute to German singer Nico, best known for her work with the Velvet Underground. The hosts also pay tribute to Burt Bacharach and hear feedback from listeners on recent episodes.
Burt Bacharach had a long and fruitful career as a songwriter and arranger. His work with Dionne Warwick is legendary and should be remembered more than his appearances in Austin Powers movies.
Chris Connelly on Nico
Chris Connelly has expanded his musical palette far beyond the industrial music he became known for in the 1980s and '90s. His newest project is an ambitious tribute to the German singer Nico. By covering her songs and writing originals about her life, Connelly creates an empathetic portrait of an artist who faced many challenges in her tragically short life.
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Featured Songs:
Chris Connelly, "Ripcord, Ripcord," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
The Shirelles, "Baby It's You," Baby It's You, Scepter, 1962
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, "Toledo," Painted from Memory, Mercury, 1998
Dionne Warwick, "Don't Make Me Over," Presenting Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1963
Chris Connelly, "Union Square West," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Nico, "Janitor of Lunacy," Desertshore, Reprise, 1970
Nico, "Julius Caesar (Memento Hodie)," The Marble Index, Elektra, 1968
Chris Connelly, "Andy, Incidentally," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Chris Connelly, "A Slow Jones In New York," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Chris Connelly, "Eulogy To Lenny Bruce," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Chris Connelly, "Vegas," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Chris Connelly, "Hanging Gardens," Eulogy to Christa, Easy Action, 2022
Christopher Tin, "Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)," Calling All Dawns, Tin Works, 2009
Day Wave, "Loner," Pastlife, Pias, 2022
The Lord, "The End of Absence (feat. Petra Haden)," Devotional (feat. Petra Haden), Southern Lord, 2022
Sasami, "The Greatest," Squeeze, Domino, 2022
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