For more than 60 years, John Cale has continued to make exciting, challenging and culturally relevant music, including his most recent release, Mercy. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with the Velvet Underground legend about his new music, collaborations and legacy. Plus, the hosts share some of their favorite spy songs and bid farewell to jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
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Featured Songs:
John Cale, "STORY OF BLOOD feat. Weyes Blood," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
John Cale, "EVERLASTING DAYS feat. Animal Collective," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
John Cale, "MARILYN MONROE'S LEGS (beauty elsewhere) feat. Actress," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
John Cale, "TIME STANDS STILL feat. Sylvan Esso," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
John Cale, "NIGHT CRAWLING," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
John Cale, "MOONSTRUCK (Nico's Song)," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
The Velvet Underground and Nico, "Femme Fatale," The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967
The Velvet Underground and Nico, "I'm Waiting for the Man," The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967
John Cale, "Dying On the Vine (Fragments)," Artificial Intelligence, PVC, 1985
John Cale, "MERCY," Mercy, Double Six, 2023
Johnny Rivers, "Secret Agent Man," ...And I Know You Wanna Dance, Imperial, 1966
Tony Allen, "Secret Agent," Secret Agent, World Circuit, 2009
The Fugs, "CIA Man," Virgin Fugs, ESP-Disk, 1967
Gene Vincent, "Private Detective (feat. The Shouts)," Private Detective (feat. The Shouts) (Single), Columbia, 1964
Rockwell, "Somebody's Watching Me," Somebody's Watching Me, Motown, 1984
The Untouchables, "I Spy (For the F.B.I.)," Wild Child, MCA, 1985
Lori & The Chameleons, "The Lonely Spy," To the Shores of Lake Placid, Zoo, 1982
Desmond Dekker & the Aces, "007 (Shanty Town)," Action!, Lagoon, 1968
The dB's, "A Spy In the House of Love," Like This, Bearsville, 1984
Big Boys, "Detectives," The Skinny Elvis, Touch and Go, 1993
Steely Dan & Tom Scott, "Aja," Aja, ABC, 1977
Wayne Shorter, "Speak No Evil," Speak No Evil, Blue Note, 1966
Poster Children, "She Walks," Flower Plower, Limited Potential, 1989
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