Late Career Encores
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This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate artists who found a new creative gear decades after they hit the music scene. It’s Late-Career Encores, this week on Sound Opinions.
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Featured Songs:
Johnny Cash, "Hurt," American IV: The Man Comes Around, American, 2002
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, Sun, 1955
Johnny Cash, "The Mercy Seat," American III: Solitary Man, American, 2000
Misson of Burma, "Academy Fight Song," Single, Ace of Hearts, 1980
Misson of Burma, "2Wice," The Obliterati, Matador, 2006
Wire, "1 2 X U," Pink Flag, Harvest, 1977
Wire, "Joust & Jostle," Wire, Pinkflag, 2015
The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There," Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, Stax, 1972
Mavis Staples, "99 and 1/2," We'll Never Turn Back, Anti-, 2007
Superchunk, "Driveway To Driveway," Foolish, Merge, 1994
Superchunk, "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo," I Hate Music, Merge, 2013
Naked Raygun, "I Don't Know," Throb Throb, Homestead, 1985
Naked Raygun, "Living in the Good Times," Over the Overlords, Wax Trax!, 2021
A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?," People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Jive, 1990
A Tribe Called Quest, "We the People....," We Got It from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016
Bonnie Raitt, "Thank You," Bonnie Raitt, Warner Bros., 1971
Bonnie Raitt, "The Road's My Middle Name," Nick of Time, Capitol, 1989
Cher, "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," Chér, Kapp, 1971
Cher, "Strong Enough," Believe, WEA and Warner Bros., 1998
Redd Kross, "Annie's Gone," Third Eye, Atlantic, 1990
Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastophe," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024
Converge, "Concubine," Jane Doe, Equal Vision, 2001
Converge, "We Were Never the Same," Love is Not Enough, Epitaph and Deathwish, 2026
John Prine, "Angel From Montgomery," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971
John Prine, "When I Get to Heaven," The Tree of Forgiveness, Oh Boy, 2018
Pulp, "Common People," Different Class, Island, 1995
Pulp, "Spike Island," More, Rough Trade, 2025
Al Green, "Belle," The Belle Album, Hi, 1977
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