Codenames

Latest Episodes:

Codenames #15 - Lamps; lava and exploding (Here Comes Sunshine) Mar 22, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts discuss lamps, exploding and lava. Then they go on to discuss great versions of Here Comes Sunshine.

Note: There was a mic problem in the beginning of the episode but it is resolved after the first song. Stick with it it's a good one.

2/9/1973 Roscoe Maples Pavilion (Stanford Univ.)

6/22/1973 P.N.E Coliseum (Vancouver)

12/19/1973 Curtis Hixon Hall (Tampa)

2/23/1974 Winterland

12/06/1992 Compton Terrace Amph. (Tempe, AZ)

Codenames #14 - Union Suit (Greatest Story Ever Told) Mar 15, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts discuss long john mechanics and the perspective of the lyrics of songs. Then they go on to listen to some great versions of Greatest Story Ever Told.

2/18/1971 Capitol Theater (Port Chester, NY)

ACE

9/28/1972 Stanley Theater (Jersey City)

6/16/1974 State Fairgrounds (Des Moines, IA)

2/17/79 Oakland Coliseum

7/4/89 Rich Stadium (Buffalo)

5/20/1973 UC Santa Barbara

Codenames #13 - Sock Life Hacks (Loose Lucy) Mar 08, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts discuss life hacks, have an existential crisis and listen to a bunch of great versions of Loose Lucy.

2/9/1973 Roscoe Maples Pavilion (Palo Alto)

4/2/1973 Boston Garden

5/17/1974 PNE Coliseum (Vancouver)

6/18/1974 Freedom Hall (Louisville)

3/14/1990 Capital Centre (Landover, MD)

6/17/1991 Giants Stadium

12/16/1992 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum

Codenames #12 - Steal Your Faceoff II Mar 01, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts discuss how to upset a porcupine and listen to a bunch of new music (at the time of recording, long ago) that is not the Dead. Try something new, you might like it!

Arbouretum

song - how deep it goes
album - let it all in

BC Camplight

song - cemetery lifestyle
album - shortly after takeoff

Modern Studies

song - photograph
album - the weight of the sun

Woods

song - can't get out
album - strange to explain

Post Animal

song - sifting
album - forward motion goddesey

Magnetic Fields

song - the biggest tits in history
album - quickies

Sonic Boom

song - things like this
album - all things being equal

LAKE

song - forgiveness
album - roundelay!

Rose City Band

song - real long gone
album - summerlong

Wilco

Codenames #11 - Cover Me Porkins! (Cover Songs) Feb 22, 2021

Show notes

This episode takes a look at some of the Dead's most popular cover songs, by first listening to the original source. Then we listen to a kick-ass version from the Dead, before moving on to a medley of other cover versions of the same song.

Hard to Handle

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (1968)

Harpers Bizarre (1969)

Dead - 8/6/1971 Hollywood Palladium

Medley

GDTRFB

Henry Whitter (1924)

Woody Guthrie (1944)

Dead - NFA>GDTRFB 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum

Medley

Samson & Delilah

Rev. Gary Davis (1960)

Dead - 6/9/77 Winterland

Medley

Lovelight

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1961)

Them (1966)

Dead - 2/13/1970 Fillmore East

Medley

Codenames #10 - Junnior Munts (Black Peter) Feb 15, 2021

Show notes

This time our hosts discuss their favorite coconut waters, share a bunch of stories about candy and wonder whether the Dead Origins graphic novel will ever show up.

Then they listen to the following versions of Black Peter:

Workingman's Dead (1970)

2/2/1970 Fox Theater (St. Louis)

2/13/1970 Fillmore East

5/24/1972 Strand Lyceum (London)

10/29/1977 NIU Field House

12/3/1981 Dane County Coliseum (Madison, MI)

3/25/1990 The Knick

Codenames #9 - Pregnant Paws (Shakedown Street) Feb 08, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts talk politics (the Dead's politics) and listen to a bunch of versions of Shakedown Street (we thought we would try dispensing with the mystery of the song and see how that goes).

Versions:

8/31/1978 Red Rocks

11/29/1979 Cleveland Public Hall

12/30/1983 San Francisco Civic Aud.

6/30/1985 Merriweather Post Pavilion

9/10/1991 MSG

Codenames #8 - Pickle Ball (Cold Rain and Snow) Feb 01, 2021

Show notes

Our hosts discuss pickle ball and cartoon characters with whom they are in love. Then they listen to a bunch of versions of one of their favorite tunes. Versions: 2/25/1966 Ivar Theater (LA) 3/25/1966 Trouper's Hall (LA) 3/18/1967 Winterland 6/7/1969 Fillmore West 5/14/1970 Merramac Comm. Col. (Kirkwood, MO) 4/17/1972 Tivolis Koncertsal (Copenhagen, Denmark) 12/27/1977 Winterland 10/12/1984 Augusta Civic Center (ME) 7/4/1989 Rich Stadium (Buffalo)

Codenames #7 - Tensegrity Pancakes (Dear Prudence) Jan 25, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts discuss tiny pancakes. Then we discuss one Dead related song, not just one song, but one version of one song.

Version: JGB - 9/16/1989 Poplar Creek Music Theatre (w/ Clarence Clemons)

Codenames #6 - Steal Your Faceoff I Jan 18, 2021

Show notes

In this episode our hosts trade places and explore some music other than the Dead. So be warned if you are a fan of only the Dead and can't stand any other music, or trying new things, this isn't for you.

Khana Bierbood: track - plankton bloom, album - Strangers From the Far EasT

Cool Sounds: track - hula hoop group, album - more to enjoy;

King Tuff: track - I'm Free

The Schitzophonics: song - not gonna change my mind, album - people in the sky

Shabazz Palaces: song - wet, album - the don of diamond dreams

The Paranoyds: song - face first, album - carnage bargain

King gizzard and the lizard wizard: song - the river, album - chunky shrapnel