The New York World's Fair opened on Sunday, April 30, 1939 in Queens. It's theme was the World of Tomorrow. This episode starts with some hits from 1939 and moves on to songs about the future.
- Elvis Presley - Take Me to the Fair
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - In the Mood
- Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights - Dawn of a New Day
- Gene Autry - Back In the Saddle Again
- Orrin Tucker - Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny, Oh!
- Count Basie & His Orchestra - Jumpin' at the Woodside
- Chubby Checker - Twistin' Round the World
- Cat Power - New York
- David Byrne - Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)
- Morrissey - In the Future When All's Well
- Wilco - In A Future Age
- The Flaming Lips - Your Face Can Tell the Future
- Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
- Hawkwind - The Future Never Waits
- David Bowie - Future Legend
- Death - World of Tomorrow
- The Kills - Future Starts Slow
- Phantogram - Futuristic Casket
- Massive Attack - Future Proof
- The Legendary Pink Dots - New Tomorrow
- Devo - Devo Corporate Anthem
- Regina Spektor - Ghost of Corporate Future
- Queens of the Stone Age - Suture Up Your Future
- The Future Sound of London - Papau New Guinea
- Christopher Tyng - Futurama Main Theme
- Klaxons - Future Memories
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Is This the Future?
- Servotron - People Mover
- Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark - Genetic Engineering
- The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
- Modern English - I Melt With You
- David Bowie - A Better Future
- Personal Effects - Day is Coming
- Robin Lane & the Chartbusters - Don't Wait Till Tomorrow
- The B-52's - Song for a Future Generation
- Nina Hagen - Future is Now
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Airdate:
Tuesday, April 30, 2024