On this week’s edition –> Michele K-Tel presents “Reasons to be Thankful Pt. 2013” stuffed full of songs about mashed potatoes (hey!), PIE PIE PIE and other reasons to give thanks — including being joined by special guest co-host DJ Lutinna! Gobble Gobble.

Playlist 11.28.13

Ian Dury & the Blockheads “Reasons to be Cheerful Pt. 3” Do It Yourself (Demon)
William S. Burroughs “A Thanksgiving Prayer” Dead City Radio (Island)
Ray Davies “Thanksgiving Day ” Single (V2)
Doc Watson Featuring Merle Watson “I Am a Pilgrim” The Vanguard Years (Vanguard)
Vince Guaraldi Trio “Thanksgiving Theme” Charlie Brown Holiday Hits (Fantasy)

King Khan & BBQ Show “Whats For Dinner?” What’s for Dinner? (In The Red)
The 5, 6, 7, 8’s “Hey! Mashed Potato, Hey!” Japanese Groupsound! (Spinout)
The Kaisers “Mashed Potatoes” Twist With The Kaisers (Spinout)
The Kinks “Hot Potatoes” “Everybody’s in Show Biz” (Velvel)
The Damned “Turkey Song” The Chiswick Singles And Another Things (Ace)
Buffalo Daughter “Silver Turkey” Captain Vapour Athletes (Buffalo Ranch)
Cracker “Sweet Potato” Kerosene Hat (Virgin)
Golden Smog “Pecan Pie” Down By The Old Mainstream (Ryko)
The Kinks “Maximum Consumption” Everybody’s in Show Biz (Velvel)
The Four Clefs “I Like Pie, I Like Cake” The Human Orchestra (Jasmine)
Danielson Fathom “The Nine Fruits Pie” Fetch the Compass Kids (Secretly Canadian)

Dizzy Gillespie “Rutabaga Pie” Soul Time (HDJ)
Big Star “Thank You Friends” Big Star’s 3rd: Sister Lovers (Ryko)
Zombies “Friends of Mine” Odessey and Oracle (Marquis Enterprises)
John Renbourn “Sweet Potato” Sir John Alot (Shanachie)
ART PAUL SCHLOSSER “Thanksgiving Stuffing” The Best of ART PAUL SCHLOSSER (APS)
Killdozer “Turkey Shoot” Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat (Touch n’ Go)
Robyn Hitchcock “Meat” Black Snake Dîamond Röle

Louis Jordan “Beans & Cornbread” Let The Good Times Roll (Geffen)
Sarah Vaughan “Gravy Waltz” Sarah Vaughan Sings Soulfully (Parlophone UK)
Thelonious Monk “Stuffy Turkey” It’s Monk’s Time (Legacy)
Tall Dwarfs “Fatty Fowl in Gravy Stew” In the Dying Days of Helen Young (Flying Nun)

Bettye LaVette “Thankful N’ Thoughtful” Thankful N’ Thoughtful (Anti)
William DeVaughan “Be Thankful of What You’ve Got” Soul Legend (Master Classics)
Lambchop “For Which We Are Truly Thanksful” How I Quit Smoking (Merge)

Lightnin’ Hopkins “Long Gone Like A Turkey Through The Corn” Country Blues (Rhino)