Episode 183: A Whale Of An Anniversary
9:00am, 11-12-2023
<< Dickenbock Report
On this day in 1970, an infamous event involving a whale happened on the Oregon coast.
On the Dickenbock Report today, we'll talk about that event & listen to lots of musical reports about whales.
- 9:00am Farewell To Tarwathie by Judy Collins on Whales & Nightingales (Elektra, 1970)
- 9:11am The Whale (Mopy Dick) by Michael Flanders & Donald Swan on The Bestiary Of Flanders & Swann (Parlophone, 1962)
- 9:14am Whales Tails by Cocteau Twins on Victorialand (4AD, 1986)
- 9:17am Greenland Whale Fisheries by The Pogues on Red Roses For Me (Enigma, 1984)
- 9:20am One White Whale by Laurie Anderson on Life On A String (Nonesuch, 2001)
- 9:22am The Humpback Whale by Nic Jones on Penguin Eggs (Topic, 1980)
- 9:32am Whale In The Sand by The Brunettes on Mars Loves Venus (Capitol, 2004)
- 9:35am Last Great American Whale by Lou Reed on New York (Sire, 1989)
- 9:39am How To Weigh A Whale Without A Scale by Léanie Kaleido on How To Weigh A Whale Without A Scale (Self-Released, 2021)
- 9:43am Whales by Andrei Codrescu on No Tacos For Saddam (Gang Of Seven, 1992)
- 9:45am What Do Whales Dream About At Night? by Jessie Kilguss on What Do Whales Dream About At Night? (Self-Released, 2022)
- 9:51am Jonah & The Whale by Louis Armstrong & The All Stars on Louis & The Good Book (Decca, 1958)
- 9:55am Jonah by Sister Rosetta Tharpe on The Original Soul Sister (Proper, 2002)
- 9:57am Starving In The Belly Of A Whale by Tom Waits on Blood Money (Anti-, 2002)