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Dave’s Gone By Song: FRENCH PEOPLE

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Dave’s Gone By Song (6/10/2026): FRENCH PEOPLE

A reminder of why the French are…French.

This segment aired March 15, 2004 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz on Long Island, NY’s WGBB-AM. Full episodes also available on youtube, Spotify, and on DavesGoneBy.com.

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FRENCH PEOPLE

(Sung to the melody of Randy Newman’s “Short People”)

French people got no reason
French people got no reason
French people got no reason to live.

They got that pompous bearing we all dislike
They don’t do no work, yet they’re always on strike

They eat stinky cheese and get garlic breath
They led a million Africans to their death

No I don’t want no French people
Don’t want no French people
Don’t want no snail eaters `round here.

French people are just a bit cold-hearted
Oh, don’t get me started
Their feelings should not be disregarded
I think they’re retarded

 French people got no ethics
French people got no morals
French people they just quarrel with you

You know, they tormented Dreyfus for being a Jew
They were the Germans’ bitches in World War II

They put cheese on chicken, wine on beef
They got stuck-up noses, and fucked-up teef

They got unshaven armpits and drink old wine
They hate Americans, and that’s just fine

Well, I don’t want no French people
Don’t want no frog people
Don’t want no French people `round here.

Dave’s Gone By #582 (11/26/2016): GREY SATURDAY

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Here is the 582nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 26, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (thunder wonders), Greeley Crimes & Old Times

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Cize, home ec, xfinity, JM in the AM, slavery, The Triple Wedding, poop)
00:55:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:30:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
01:55:30 Sponsors
01:58:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:58:00) & review (02:03:00; Holiday Inn)
02:19:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (thunder wonders)
02:38:30 Friends
02:48:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:20:30 Sponsors & Weather
03:25:00 DAVE GOES OUT – Thankful

Nov. 26, 2016 Playlist: “Peg + Cat” excerpt (01:12:00). “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” excerpt (01:14:00). “Potato” (01:28:00; Cheryl Wheeler). “Putin” (01:38:30), “Remember” (01:42:00) & “My Life is Good” (01:47:30; Randy Newman). “Life has been Good to Me” (01:44:00; Bonnie Raitt). “I Have to Tell You” (02:16:30; Fanny 1954 Broadway cast w/ Florence Henderson). “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” ({Rolling Thunder version}, 02:22:30), “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” ({Rolling Thunder version}; 02:26:00) & “Just Like a Woman” ({Rolling Thunder version} 02:29:30; Bob Dylan). “Going Down to Cuba” (02:49:30; Jackson Browne). “Wisconsin” (02:55:00; Bon Iver). “Chattanooga Blues” (03:00:30; The Allen Brothers). “Shopping Around” (03:04:00; Amy Rigby). “Grateful” (03:32:30; The Bangles).

Holiday Inn

(pictured: lucky turkey, Randy Newman, Dylan & Rolling Thunder, Holiday Inn.)

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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Dave’s Gone By #485 (11/22/2014): ALL THAT CHAZZ

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Here is the 485th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 22, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Chazz Palminteri. Plus: Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (Murder in Jerusalem), Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Old Tea), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Rolling Thunder), Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, Thanksgiving Feast).

Guests: actor Chazz Palminteri, Dave’s wife, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (Oofty’s Nuts, UNC’s perks, Waste Management Phoenix Open, winter blues, bad-news Bears, Boing!, bad Bard)
01:32:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
01:54:00 Sponsors
01:59:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Chazz Palminteri
02:31:00 Friends
02:36:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
03:02:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #13 (Old Tea)
03:04:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later – Rolling Thunder
03:30:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #111 – Murder in Jerusalem
03:39:00 Weather
03:42:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Thanskgiving Feast
04:01:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 22, 2014 Playlist: “Laugh and Be Happy” (01:34:30), “Shining” (01:37:00), “Real Emotional Girl” (01:43:30) & “Losing You” (01:46:00; Randy Newman). “Have You Seen My Baby” (Chris Smither; 01:41:00). “Disc Jockey” (02:41:00; Mike Nichols & Elaine May). “Tonight, I’ll Be Staying Here with You” ({live 1975 version}, 03:09:00), “Isis” ({Live 1975 version}, 03:16:00) & “Sara” ({live 1975 version}, 03:21:00; Bob Dylan). “Mama, You’ve Been on My Mind” ({live} 03:13:00; Bob Dylan & Joan Baez). “A Lonely Grain of Corn” (03:43:00; Uncle Bonsai). “Pumpkin Soup” (03:46:30; Kate Nash). “Turkey in the Straw” (03:49:30; Neil Morris & Charlie Everidge). “Squash” (03:51:30; Townes Van Zandt). “Saving Grace” (03:53:30; The Cranberries). “Thank You Friends” (04:03:30; Big Star).