Episode #48: This Year

Welcome to the new year. I'm at a loss for resolutions, except for a solemn vow to continue bringing the funk on the expressway to your hot soul, and to floss more often. The first show of 2018 features a bunch of songs with the word "year" in their titles, and one more that mentions the calendar. Yeah. I went there. The second hour dispenses with the arbitrary construct of time, eventually pondering whether the concept of "Miami" is fluid or static. I'm surprised nobody is talking about that. Happy new year.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Billy Ward & his Dominoes	Ringing in a Brand New Year	1953	King
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas	New Year's Resolution	1967	Stax
Kindly Shepherds	Every Year Carries a Number	1960	Nashboard
Joe L.	As the Years Go Passing By	1971	Hi
Smile	A Year Every Night	1972	Uni
Labi Siffre	Another Year	1974	EMI
The Presidents	5-10-15-20-25-30 (Years of Love)	1971	Sussex
Set 2
Jimmy Jules	The New Year	1977	Jim Gem
The Three Degrees	Year of Decision	1973	Philadelphia Int'l
Rochelle Rabouin	This Is My Year	1977	Sygnet
John Washington	Burn the Calendar	1971	Sandwash
Tavares	Fool of the Year	1977	Capitol
Robert Dobyne	Spent a Lot of Years (Loving You)	1973	Kwanza
Curtis Mayfield	This Year	1979	RSO
Set 3
Peg Leg Moffett	The Shocker	1968	Peachtree
Sidney Barnes	I Hurt on the Other Side	1966	Blue Cat
The Twilights	Shipwreck	1967	Harthon
Joe Tex	Wooden Spoon	1968	Atlantic
Wendell Watts	Kiss a Good Thing Goodbye	1969	Ref-O-Ree
Eric Mercury	Electric Black Man	1969	AVCO Embassy
Kenneth Wells	Contagious	1971	New Era
Tickled Pink	Reach Out (and Give Me Your Hand)	1972	Pink Knip
Pearly Queen	Quit Jivin'	1974	Sound Triangle
Set 4/Outro
The Stylistics	Rockin' Roll Baby	1973	AVCO
Mike James Kirkland	Give It to Me	1972	Bryan
City Council Ltd.	When You Git Through Wit It Put It Back	1975	Graytom
Tony Troutman	What's the Use	1976	Jerri
Donald Austin	Crazy Legs	1973	Eastbound
Miami	Eye for an Eye	1978	Drive
Eramus Hall	Do the Rock	1979	Westbound