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The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Soulful / heartline warmthPlaylist noteApr 20, 20268:33 PM

Time Machine is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

Time Machine by Alicia Keys off ALICIA (Explicit) (2020) is coming through with a candlelit drift, a soulful / heartline warmth lean, and a touch of heartline warmth. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Time Machine
Alicia Keys
ALICIA (Explicit) · 2020 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Lineup note
Time Machine into I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)

Time Machine by Alicia Keys off ALICIA (Explicit) (2020) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady and turns the color from 2020s into 1990s.. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
ALICIA (Explicit) · 2020

Time Machine comes through with a candlelit drift and soul, funk, r&b around the edges, giving the sequence a 2020s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the soul, funk, r&b grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Alicia KeysThe White StripesRed Hot Chili PeppersSoul, Funk, R&BPop, Rock, Alternatif et IndéRocksoulful / heartline warmthsunsetheartline warmthSoul, Funk, R&B
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Time Machine
Alicia Keys
Why it fits

Time Machine by Alicia Keys lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady and turns the color from 2020s into 1990s.. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On ALICIA (Explicit) (2020), Time Machine shows Alicia Keys working in a 2020s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Why it fits

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) answers Time Machine by Alicia Keys with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Suck My Kiss (Live) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Elephant (2023), I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) shows The White Stripes working in a 2020s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Time Machine without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Suck My Kiss (Live) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Suck My Kiss (Live)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Why it fits

Suck My Kiss (Live) answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Soul To Squeeze (CD2) (1993), Suck My Kiss (Live) shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Let's dive into something new that still feels like home.

Soulful / low slung joyPlaylist noteApr 20, 20266:58 PM

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) is coming through with a steady shoulder-roll, a soulful / low-slung joy lean, and a touch of low-slung joy. Speed of Life is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Elephant · 2023 · Pop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé
Lineup note
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) into Speed of Life

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) belongs here because Speed of Life by David Bowie keeps the emotional pressure steady and transitions from 1990s rock to 1970s art rock, maintaining the station's mood.. Speed of Life is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Elephant · 2023

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) comes through with a steady shoulder-roll and pop, rock, alternatif et indé around the edges, giving the sequence a 2020s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Speed of Life answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the pop, rock, alternatif et indé grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

The White StripesDavid BowieBig Brother & the Holding CompanyPop, Rock, Alternatif et IndéArt RockRocksoulful / low-slung joysunsetlow-slung joyPop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Why it fits

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes lands here because Speed of Life by David Bowie keeps the emotional pressure steady and transitions from 1990s rock to 1970s art rock, maintaining the station's mood.. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Speed of Life can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Elephant (2023), I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) shows The White Stripes working in a 2020s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Speed of Life to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Speed of Life
David Bowie
Why it fits

Speed of Life answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The art rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Piece of My Heart can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Low (1977), Speed of Life shows David Bowie working in a 1970s pocket with art rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the art rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Piece of My Heart to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Why it fits

Piece of My Heart answers Speed of Life by David Bowie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Cheap Thrills (1968), Piece of My Heart shows Big Brother & the Holding Company working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Speed of Life without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Speed of Life by David Bowie off Low (1977). It hit in 1977, it comes off Low, Art Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Speed of Life by David Bowie keeps the emotional pressure steady and transitions from 1990s rock to 1970s art rock, maintaining the station's mood.

Soulful / midday glidePlaylist noteApr 20, 202611:48 AM

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is setting the late morning temperature on the dial.

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) is coming through with a steady shoulder-roll, a soulful / midday glide lean, and a touch of midday glide. Walkin' is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Elephant · 2023 · Pop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé
Lineup note
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) into Walkin'

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) belongs here because Walkin' by Miles Davis keeps the emotional pressure steady after Happiness Is a Warm Gun by The Beatles and changes the palette without cutting the thread.. Walkin' is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Elephant · 2023

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) comes through with a steady shoulder-roll and pop, rock, alternatif et indé around the edges, giving the sequence a 2020s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Walkin' answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the pop, rock, alternatif et indé grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

The White StripesMiles DavisVan MorrisonPop, Rock, Alternatif et IndéJazzRocksoulful / midday glidelate morningmidday glidePop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Why it fits

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes lands here because Walkin' by Miles Davis keeps the emotional pressure steady after Happiness Is a Warm Gun by The Beatles and changes the palette without cutting the thread.. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Walkin' can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Elephant (2023), I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) shows The White Stripes working in a 2020s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Walkin' to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Walkin'
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Walkin' answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Crazy Love can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On At Plugged Nickel, Chicago (CD1) (1965), Walkin' shows Miles Davis working in a 1960s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Crazy Love to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Crazy Love
Van Morrison
Why it fits

Crazy Love answers Walkin' by Miles Davis with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On The Essential Van Morrison (1) (2015), Crazy Love shows Van Morrison working in a 2010s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Walkin' without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Walkin' by Miles Davis off At Plugged Nickel, Chicago (CD1) (1965). It hit in 1965, it comes off At Plugged Nickel, Chicago (CD1), Jazz on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Walkin' by Miles Davis keeps the emotional pressure steady after Happiness Is a Warm Gun by The Beatles and changes the palette without cutting the thread.

Soulful / clean heatPlaylist noteApr 20, 202611:36 AMDeep shelf driftdeep cuts

The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) is setting the late morning temperature on the dial.

The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) by Talking Heads off Fear of Music (Deluxe Version) (1979) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / clean heat lean, and a touch of clean heat. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster)
Talking Heads
Fear of Music (Deluxe Version) · 1979 · Rock
Programming
Deep shelf drift

The album tracks and side doors, not the obvious front window.

Lineup note
Deep shelf drift

The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) by Talking Heads off Fear of Music (Deluxe Version) (1979) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Things We Said Today by The Beatles and turns the color from 1960s into 2020s, maintaining the deep-cuts promise.. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Fear of Music (Deluxe Version) · 1979

The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1970s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Talking HeadsThe White StripesThe BeatlesRockPop, Rock, Alternatif et Indésoulful / clean heatlate morningclean heatRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) by Talking Heads lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Things We Said Today by The Beatles and turns the color from 1960s into 2020s, maintaining the deep-cuts promise.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Fear of Music (Deluxe Version) (1979), The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 1970s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Why it fits

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) keeps deep shelf drift honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. I’ll Cry Instead can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Elephant (2023), I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) shows The White Stripes working in a 2020s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers The Lady Don't Mind (2005 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for I’ll Cry Instead to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
I’ll Cry Instead
The Beatles
Why it fits

I’ll Cry Instead keeps deep shelf drift honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On A Hard Day’s Night (1964), I’ll Cry Instead shows The Beatles working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Mr Rassy is lining up I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023). It hit in 2023, it comes off Elephant, Pop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Deep shelf drift is opening up. Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Things We Said Today by The Beatles and turns the color from 1960s into 2020s, maintaining the deep-cuts promise.