Under/Stand

Mal Thursday brings the Understanding in this week's episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Words of the Week are Under, Stand, and Understand. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 30 January 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Small Faces: Understanding
The Big Three: You Gotta Keep Her Underhand
The Thoughts: All Night Stand
The Rolling Stones: The Under Assistant West Coast Promo Man/Under My Thumb (live '66)
The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down (live '68)
The Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There (take 3)
The Merseybeats: I Stand Accused
The Pretty Things: Can't Stand the Pain
The Shadows: Stand Up and Say That! (bed)
The La De Da's: Don't You Stand in My Way
The Sheiks: Try to Understand
The Dukes: Try To Understand
The Others: I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
Ann-Margret: I Just Don't Understand
The Sand Pipers: Stand Up Girl
The Chocolate Watchband: Sitting There Standing
Booker T & The MGs: Born Under a Bad Sign (bed)
The Seeds: Try to Understand
The Ruins: She Doesn't Understand
The Underbeats: I Can't Stand It
The Jujus: Do You Understand Me
The Roadrunners: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (live '66)
The Daze of the Week: One Night Stand
Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! (mono 45 mix)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Elastic Prism: Nothing'll Stand in Our Way (I Would Have Liked You Anyway)
Hickoids: Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing in the Shadow)
The Buccaneers: Standin' in the Shadow of Your Love
Roy Head: I Can't Stand It
Sir Doug & The Texas Tornados: You Can't Hide a Redneck (Under That Hippie Hair)
The Ugly Beats: Take a Stand
The Mullens: When I Make My Stand
The Sons of Hercules: Misunderstood

Cucumber: Under (bed)
Lou Reed: I Can't Stand It
The Greenhornes: Can't Stand It
Alice Cooper: Under My Wheels
The Embrooks: Standing Upside Down
The Len Price 3: Under the Thumb
The Unclaimed: I Can't Understand
The Chesterfield Kings: I Don't Understand
The Mal Thursday Quintet (feat. Alex Johnson): Standing on the Corner
Brinsley Schwarz: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

Over

The Word of the Week is Over on this expanded and remastered edition of an episode originally produced in 2020 as an exclusive for a music blog that once featured The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Over in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 23 January 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Shouters: Shakin' All Over
The Beatles: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You (BBC)
The Valentinos: It's All Over Now
The Rolling Stones: Roll Over, Beethoven (BBC)
The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down (mono)
The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over
Lulu & The Luvvers: I'll Come Running Over
The Four Tops: Wake Me, Shake Me (When It's Over)
Nolan Strong: Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)
Aaron Neville: Over You
Booker T & The MGs: Over Easy (bed)
The Guilloteens: Cryin' All Over My Time
The Avengers: When It's Over
The Vagrants: And When It's Over
The Stylos: Head Over Heels
H.P. Lovecraft: It's All Over for You
The Scavengers: It's Over
The Au Go Gos: All Over Town
The Shillings: I'm Over You
The Blue Stingrays: Moon Over Catalina (bed)
MC5: Over and Over
Yard Trauma: Over and Over
The Living Children: Now It's Over
The Pleazers: Hurtin' All Over/Is It Over Baby
The Outsiders: I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over)
The Monkees: Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
T. Rex: Over the Flats
The Devin Kelley Organ Trio: Way Over Yonder (bed)
Flamin' Groovies: Way Over My Head
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Takin' Over
Muck and the Mires: Hang All Over Me
The Nomads: Move It on Over
Guided By Voices: Over the Neptune
Lorenzo Minguzzi New Organ Trio: When Everything Is Over (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Finnicum: Come on Over
The Bobby Fuller Four: Think It Over
The Six Deep: Girl, It's Over
The Brimstones: It's All Over Now But the Crying
13th Floor Elevators: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Willie Nelson: The Party's Over
Roy Orbison: It's Over (Live '65)

The Hollies: My Life Is Over with You
The Doors: When the Music's Over (live '70)

Through/Line

Mal Thursday presents two Words of the Week for the price of one: Through and Line. Songs with Through in the title in the first half, songs with Line in the second half. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 16 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Ugly Beats: Let Me Through
Unknown: Now That We're Through
The Authentics feat. Jimmy Page: Climbing Through
The Hollies: We're Through/Look Through Any Window (live '68)
The Rolling Stones: (Walkin' Thru) The Sleepy City
The Beatles: I'm Looking Through You (mono)
Joe Cocker: She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
Booker T & The MGs: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (bed)
The Barrier: Dawn Breaks Through
The Creation: Through My Eyes (mono)
The Pretty Things: Walking Through My Dreams (BBC)
Eric Burdon & The Animals: Madman Running Through the Fields
The Puddin' Heads: Now You Say We're Through
The Plagues: I've Been Through It Before
The Sintrifical Fours: You Put Me Through Changes
The Gentrys: I'm Gonna Look Straight Through You
Billy Preston: I Am Coming Through (bed)
The Doors: Break on Through (mono)
The Tears: People Through My Glasses
The Cykle: Walkin' Through My Mind
The Lemon Pipers: Through with You
The Ventures: Tiptoe Through the Tulips (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The 13th Floor Elevators: Thru the Rhythm (Where Am I)
Willie Nelson: If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind
The Ugly Beats: Through You/Throw Me a Line
Sir Douglas Quintet: Who'll Be the Next in Line
ZZ Top: Move Me on Down the Line
The Really Rottens: Starting Line (bed)

Spirit: I Got a Line on You
The Kinks: Party Line
The Birds: Next in Line
The Trashmen: Same Lines
The Satans: Lines and Squares
The Music Machine: Double Yellow Line
The Grateful Dead: Beat It on Down the Line
Flamin' Groovies: Between the Lines
The International Submarine Band: Luxury Liner
Eddie & The Hot Rods: Life on the Line
DMZ: Border Line (bed)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Out! (Director's Cut)

The Word of the Week on this episode of The Mal Thursday Show is Out, as Mal spins a series of songs with Out in the title. Director's cut, expanded and remastered from a 2020 specialty 'cast, now with 33% more non-recycled material. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 9 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: All Sold Out
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Get Out of My Eye
The Satelliters: Try It Out
The Chesterfield Kings: Cry Your Eyes Out
The Karovas Milkshake: Freak Out
The Romantics: Out of My Mind (Into My Head)
Alice Cooper: School's Out (live '73)
The Penetrations: Fakin' Out (bed)
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Steppin' Out
Rain: Outta My Life
The Young Rascals: I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (mono 45 mix)
The Uncalled For: Get Out of the Way
The Pretty Things: Out in the Night (demo)
Dusty Springfield: All Cried Out
The Easybeats: Goin' Out of My Mind
The Hideaways: Hide Out (bed)
The Seeds: Out of the Question (take 4)
James Brown: Out of Sight
The Who: Out in the Street
The Eyes: I'm Rowed Out
The Zombies: Just Out of Reach
The Rolling Stones: Out of Time
The Rationals: Out in the Streets (bed)
The Strawberry Alarm Clock: Pretty Song from Psych Out
The Belfast Gypsies: People, Let's Freak Out
Something Wild: Trippin' Out

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Bear Fax: Out of Our Tree
The Blox: Hangin' Out
Sir Douglas Quintet: You're Out Walkin the Streets Tonight
Connie Carroll: No Way Out
The Moving Sidewalks: Headin' Out (bed)

Nancy Sinatra: I've Gotta Get Outta This Town
The Puppets: Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart
Friend & Lover: Reach Out of the Darkness
Lulu: Lookout
Ike & Tina Turner: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Yellow Payges: Our Time Is Running Out
The Turtles: I Get Out of Breath/Outside Chance
The Preachers: Stay Out of My World
Bob Dylan: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
The Animals: We Gotta Get Outta This Place (US 45)
The Way Outs: Way Out

Tasteful Attire

Mal Thursday presents a series of songs about various types of apparel, with sets devoted to mini-skirts, bikinis, footwear, and black clothing. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 2 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Coasters: Shopping for Clothes
The Kinks: Dedicated Follower of Fashion (mono)
Flying Burrito Brothers: High Fashion Queen
Love: She Comes in Colors
The Rolling Stones: She's a Rainbow
North Atlantic Invasion Force: Blue and Green Gown
Dukes of Stratosphear: Your Gold Dress
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Devil in a Blue Dress
Bill Doggett: High Heels (bed)
The Troggs: H.I.S. Slacks radio spot/Girl in Black
The Beatles: Baby's in Black (mono)
Them: I'm Gonna Dress in Black
The Beatpack: (She's) All Dressed in Black
The Blackjacks: That's Why I Always Dress in Black
The T-Bones: Paint It Black (bed)
The 4 Score: Mini-Skirt
The Flower Children: Mini-Skirt Blues
The Era of Sound: Girl in the Mini-Skirt
The Iveys: Girl Next Door in a Mini-Skirt

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:  
Rehabilitation Cruise: Mini Skirts
Lightnin' Hopkins: Mini-Skirt

The Rationals: Turn On (Danby's Men's Store promo 45)
The Unclaimed: It's a Bikini World
The Supremes: Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
The Gamblers: Dr Goldfoot (and His Bikini Machine)
The Kingsmen: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
The Cramps: Bikini Girls with Machine Guns
The Boardwalkers: Bikini Drag (bed)
Firesign Theater: Shoes for Industry
The Trolls: Walkin' Shoes
The Jeeps: I Put on My Shoes
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band: Blue Suede Shoes
Alice Cooper: Shoe Salesman
Soft White Underbelly (Blue Oyster Cult): Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes
The Fleshtones: Cold, Cold Shoes
Lyres: High Heel Sneakers (live)
New York Dolls: Puss 'n' Boots
The Ventures: These Boots Are Made for Walking (bed)
Canned Heat: Levi's radio spot
The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White (live)
Bob Dylan: Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat (take 13)
Terry Reid: The Hand Don't Fit the Glove
Manfred Mann: Handbags and Gladrags (BBC)
Oasis: The Girl with the Dirty Shirt
The Cramps: I Wanna Get in Your Pants

Bonus Tracks:
Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Green Shirt
Spoon: Fitted Shirt
DMZ: Shirt Loop
Sun Dragon: Peacock Dress
The Hollies: Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)
Johnny Cash: Man in Black