Did another funky rhythm & blues / fuzzy garage night at the lovely Engine Room in North Shields, this time throwing in some CHRISTMAS-RELATED TRACKS. Probably ended up 50/50ish in the end, skating devilishly close to breaking the 'No Wham, no Carey' rule.
Here's what got played:
1 - Ella Fitzgerald - Sleigh Ride
2 - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - God Rest Ye Merry
Gents
3 - Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby
4 - Donny Hathaway - This Christmas
5 - Foolish Relics - Christmas in Hollis
6 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Santa Claus Is
Coming To Town
7 - The Classic Brown - It's a Wrap
8 - The Not Fur Longs - Toys Don't Cry
9 - The Bakesys - Random Festive Words
10 - J.B. Summers - I Want A Present For Christmas
11 - Tom Dyer & His Queen's Pajamas - No Lou This Xmas
12 - Sugarman Three - Soul Donkey
13 - Olympic - Blasnivej Kiki
14 - Ill Boogs - Gypsy Rock
15 - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Second Line
16 - The Funk Brothers - Winter Wonderland (instrumental)
17 - Amos Milburn - Christmas Comes But Once A Year
18 - Santa's Little Helper - Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas
19 - Barrence Whitfield & The Savages - Hey Miss Glynis
20 - Bettye Swann - The Heartache Is Gone
21 - Tabby Thomas - I Don't Care
22 - Big Man and the Night People - Night Creeper
23 - The Detroit Cobras - Can't Do Without You
24 - The Yardbirds - Heartful of Soul
25 - The Swaggerlies - All I Want For Christmas (Is To Be
Left Alone)
26 - Across 35th - Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?
27 - Louis Armstrong & The Commanders – ‘Zat You, Santa
Claus?
28 - Bobby Smith - Bess's Boogie
29 - MC5 - Sister Anne
30 - Morning Reign - Can't Get Enough Of It
31 - The Kinks - Brainwashed
32 - The Dirtbombs - I'm Qualified To Satisfy You
33 - Clarence Carter - Backdoor Santa
34 - The Allergies - It's Almost Here
35 - Futureman feat Adam Montague - Father Christmas
36 - Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up
37 - Ike & Tina Turner - Why I Sing the Blues
38 - Les Cooper And His Soul Rockers - Wahoo
39 - We The They - Holiday Lines
40 - The Fleshtones - Champagne Christmas
41 - The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman
42 - Patti Page - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
43 - Guns of Nevada - Liquor In My Stocking
44 - Flamin' Groovies - Golden Clouds
45 - Billy Preston - Steady Get'n It
46 - The Len Price 3 - If I Ain't Got You
47 - the Werewandas - I've Got A Great Big Christmas Tree
48 - Ego and the Appropriators - Christmas Wrapping
49 - Big Boss Man - Christmas Boogaloo
50 - Guts feat. Leron Thomas - Man Funk
51 - Arrested Development - People Everyday (metamorphosis
mix)
52 - Buddy Guy - Man Of Many Words
53 - Bobnoxious - Police Nabbed My Dad
54 - The Wedding Present - Step Into Christmas
55 - Delakota - C'Mon Cincinnati (M Organs village mix)
56 - Back Chat Brass - All Star
57 - Lou Rawls - Good Time Christmas
58 - The Marshall Brothers - Mr Santa's Boogie
59 - Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight
Tonight)
60 - The Dollyrots - Santa Baby
61 - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - White Christmas
62 - Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers - Dig That Crazy
Santa Claus
63 - Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy
64 - The Bacarrudas - Christmas Fun
65 - The Step Daughters feat WANK - Fairytale of New York
66 - El Vez - Feliz Navi-Nada
67 - Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
68 - Andy B And The World - Santa Baby
69 - Vixoria Drift - All I Want For Christmas Is You Killing
In The Name (RATM vs Mariah Carey mashup)
70 - Lucy Dacus - Last Christmas
71 - The Squirrels - Joy To The World
72 - The Discount Dandies - Silent Night
73 - Nolan Porter - Keep On Keepin' On
74 - The Beatstalkers - You Better Get A Better Hold On
75 - Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British
Empire - He's Making A Tape
76 - Mark 'Porkchop' Holder - My Black Name
77 - Big Joe Turner - Christmas Date Boogie
78 - The Robins - The Turkey Hop
79 - The Weisstronauts - Jingle Bells
80 - MJ Hibbett & the Validators - Easy Christmas
81 - The Fastbacks - Oh Come All Ye Faithful
82 - The Vandals - Oi To The World (evening session session)
83 - Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
84 - Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At
Christmas
85 - Jimmy Witherspoon - How I Hate To See Christmas Come
Around
86 - The Nic Nacs - Gonna Have A Merry Xmas
87 - Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Have a good one. FUNK LAGOON WILL RETURN IN 2026.