The Rickter Scale - This Week

Rickter Scale Show 676!

Tuesday, June 26, 2017 from 12-3 PM EST

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 7-10 PM EST

L.A. drummer Charles Wiley sent me a really interesting collection entitled “Corn Man”. Instrumental and jazzy, it’s a cool listen. I thought I’d expand on the food theme, to play a couple of my favorite records, the quirky and fun “Short Songs About Affordable Food” by John Curtis, and XTC’s classic “Oranges and Lemons” (The latter in my top ten all-time). I’ll also throw in a few food tunes in the middle of the show.

Special Providence - Asparagus (Soul Alert - 2012)

Charles Wiley – “Corn Man Chapter 1” (2017)

Corn On The Run

Kernels

Corn Man

Charles Wiley – “Corn Man Chapter 2: Corn Inc. Cometh” (2018):

It Begins The Way It Ends

A New Day

It Ends The Way It Begins

Pink Floyd - Apples And Oranges (The First 3 Singles - 1967)

Tribal Tech - Corn Butter (X - 2012)

Black Sabbath - Cornucopia (Vol. 4 - 1972)

XTC - “Oranges & Lemons” (1989):

Garden Of Earthly Delights

The Mayor Of Simpleton

King For A Day

Here Comes President Kill Again

The Loving

Poor Skeleton Steps Out

One Of The Millions

Scarecrow People

Merely A Man

Cynical Days

Across This Antheap

Hold Me My Daddy

Pink Thing

Miniature Sun

Chalkhills And Children

John Curtis – “Short Songs About Affordable Food” (2006):

Make Mine With A Side Of Fries

Gort's Tender Spring

How Haiku Works

Lurk

Pop Rocks And String Cheese

Waltz

The Sunlamp's Anvil

Questions For The Real World

Brasil

The Otter Pop Song

But I'm Not Lita Ford

Theme From Dogwood-Love Theme From Dogwood

Bowling Alley

Among Many Unpleasant Considerations, Carlo Has A Sudden And Disturbing Realization

Daydream

Bert Mocks Me

Gluten-Free Vegan

Kirchenramen

I'm Thinking Of Writing For Pictures

Pizza

Dig Myself A Hole

58 Weird Little Notes For Margaret

Do The Carpet

Big Red

Coffee And Peaches

Rosko's Rules

Rain Barrel

Wass Wass Happy Happy

Bongo Party

I Am Newton!

Another Failed Ecological Anthem Of The '70s

I'll Know Better

The End Of Summer

Seven Quick Ones

Do You Know-

Welcome To My House

The Role Of The Bagel

My Omelette

I Hate Haiku Haiku

The Concave Roommate

Stinky Lizard

The Burrito Guy

While I Was Watching You