S6E264 - Badfinger 'Straight Up' with Rich Ulloa

<p>It's hard to discuss British rock band <strong>Badfinger</strong> and NOT focus on the tragic details of their too-short career. This week's guest, legendary Miami music maven <strong>Rich Ulloa</strong> (Yesterday & Today Records, Y&T Music), doesn't shy away from the dark parts, but much prefers to focus on the wonderful music these four lads from Swansea gifted the world. Their 1971 release '<strong>Straight Up</strong>' is as fine an example of lush, meticulously recorded and thrillingly played power-pop as you're ever likely to find. </p> <p>Songs featured in this episode: <em>Take It All (Live)</em> - Badfinger; <em>We Can Work It Out</em> - The Beatles; <em>Clowntime Is Over</em> - Elvis Costello; <em>This Broken Heart</em> - The Mavericks; <em>Flagboy</em> - For Squirrels; <em>Thirsty Boots</em> - Bob Dylan; <em>Perfection</em> - Sweet Lizzy Project; <em>Come And Get It, No Matter What, Apple Of My Eye, Take It All</em> - Badfinger; <em>Golden Slumbers</em> - The Beatles; <em>Maybe I'm Amazed (Live)</em> - Paul McCartney and Wings; <em>Baby Blue</em> - Badfinger; <em>Money</em> - The Flying Lizards; <em>Money, Flying, I'd Die Babe</em> - Badfinger; <em>No Matter What</em> - Jellyfish; <em>Name Of The Game</em> - Badfinger; <em>Time Has Come Today</em> - The Chambers Brothers; <em>Suitcase, Sweet Tuesday Morning, Day After Day</em> - Badfinger; <em>No More</em> - Pete Ham; <em>Sometimes</em> - Badfinger; <em>It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference</em> - Todd Rundgren; <em>Perfection, It's Ove</em>r - Badfinger; <em>Piano Red</em> - Albert Castiglia Band (Featuring Mandy Marylane); <em>No Matter What (World Version)</em> - Stan Lynch; <em>Eyesight To The Blind</em> - Mose Allison; <em>Name Of The Game</em> - Amanda Green</p>