Dave’s Gone By Song: HELLO COVID (A Letter from Cramps)

Dave Lefkowitz sings the song, “Hello Covid.”

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(with apologies to Ponchielli and Allan Sherman)

Segment airs Aug. 29, 2020, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program/podcast hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #534 (11/28/2015): HOO-RAE

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Here is the 534th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Nov. 28, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Charlotte Rae (“The Facts of Life”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later, Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, Allan Sherman), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, a call from Frendy, and more!

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Charlotte Rae, friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (“The Facts of Life,” Small-Business Saturday, The Miracle of Long Johns, “Angels Hamilton III, Esq.”)
00:50:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
01:17:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:40:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
02:02:00 Sponsors
02:07:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:26:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Charlotte Rae
03:27:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:47:00 Friends
03:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allan Sherman
04:10:00 Weather
04:12:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 28, 2015 Playlist: “The World isn’t Fair” (01:43:30), “Dr. Sayer” (01:46:30; “Awakenings” 1991 film soundtrack), “The One You Love” (01:48:00) & “Ragtime” (01:55:00; Randy Newman). “Memo to My Son” (01:51:30; Guster). “Ease on Down the Road” (02:24:30; The Wiz 1975 Broadway cast w/ Stephanie Mills & Hinton Battle). “Chin Up, Ladies” (02:27:30) & “The Shape of Things” (03:18:00; Charlotte Rae). “Ballad of Dependency” (02:55:00) & “How to Survive” (02:59:00; The Threepenny Opera off-Broadway cast w/ Charlotte Rae). “The Times They are a-Changin’ (03:31:00; The Beach Boys). “Saved” (03:33:30), “Travel On” (03:37:00) & “Santa Fe” (03:40:00; Bob Dylan). “The Kiss of Meyer” (03:57:00), “Smog Gets in Your Eyes” (03:59:30), “Headaches” (04:01:00) & “Oh Boy” (04:03:30; Allan Sherman). “December Rains” (04:16:00; John Cale).
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Charlotte Rae
Randy Newman
Allan Sherman
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/27/2013): CAROLE DEMAS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews actress-singer Carole Demas

Topics include: Allan Sherman, Broadway, The Fig Leaves are Falling.

Segment originally aired July 27, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/27/2013): MARK COHEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews “Overweight Sensation” author Mark Cohen

Topics include: Allan Sherman, comedy, novelty songs

Segment aired July 27, 2013, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Rabbi Sol Solomon: www.shalomdammit.com

Mark Cohen

Dave’s Gone By #431 (7/27/2013): COHEN ON THE TELEPHONE

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Here is the 431st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 27, 2013. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Mark Cohen (“Overweight Sensation: The Life & Comedy of Allan Sherman”). Also: Dave chats with actress-singer Carole Demas, Saturday Segue (parodies), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Self Portraiture), and Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (abortion in Texas).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: biographer Mark Cohen, actress Carole Demas

00:00:01 Pre-Show
00:05:00 DAVE GOES IN
00:21:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Parodies
00:53:30 Sponsors
01:01:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Mark Cohen
02:22:30 BOB DYLAN: Sooner & Later – Self Portraiture
02:25:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #073 – (Abortion in Texas)
03:00:30 GUEST: Carole Demas
03:32:30 Thanks, Weather & Friends
03:44:30 DAVE SAYS BYE – J.J. Cale
03:48:30 DAVE GOES OUT

July 27, 2013 Playlist: “Going Green” (00:22:30) & “I Wrecked My Heart with Spam and Crisco” (00:45:00; Capitol Steps). “How Much is That Pickle in the Window” (00:25:00) & “Come On a-My House” (00:33:30; Mickey Katz). “Trayvon” (00:27:30) & “The Rectum of Edmund Fitzgerald” (00:35:30; Dave). “King of Suede” (00:29:30; Weird Al Yankovic). “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” (00:39:30; The Clancy Brothers). “My Dead Dog Rover” (00:43:00; Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank). “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” (00:58:30), “One Hippopotami” (01:04:30), “Shake Hands with Your Uncle Max” (01:18:30), “With a Little Bit of Lox” (01:27:00), “On the Streets Where We Live” (01:28:30), “Sarah Jackman” (01:37:00), “Harvey and Sheila” (01:41:00), “Crazy Downtown” (01:49:30), “76 Sol Cohens” (01:57:00), “Hail to Thee, Fat Person” (02:02:30), “Good Advice” (02:08:30) & “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” ({1964 version} (02:15:00). “Copper Kettle” (02:29:30), “Belle Isle” (02:33:00), “It Hurts Me Too” (02:35:30), “The Days of 49” (02:39:00), “Alberta #2” (02:44:00), “Living the Blues” (02:47:00; Bob Dylan). “Last Will and Testament” (03:49:00; Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale).

Mark Cohen
Dylan’s Self Portrait
J.J. Cale
Choose ovaries!