Robi Polgar: Singer-Songwriter, Musician; Austin, TX; photo by M. Arthur

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Robi’s Song Menu

How to Order a Song

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Vintages and Varietals for the Discerning Audiophile

American College Radio
’80s varietals to make you feel young again

Classic American
Famous (infamous) American cuvées

Côtes du Mersey
From the stellar cellars of the Cavern and Abbey Road

Folk
Wood, bronze-wound strings, smoky accents, political innuendo

Pop-UK
Alt ’80s guitar, synth and/or drum machine; dark, danceable

Punk/Post-Punk
Doc Martens, Labour politics, heartbreak

Singer-Songwriter
Raw & hearty home-brews

UK Classics & Pub Rock
Beer. Ales. Pulled pints. Vintage hops versus wrathful grapes.

House Varietals
Mr. P’s home-grown potables: protest songs, love songs, death and hors catégorie

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American College Radio

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	A Million Miles Away	Plimsouls ’83
	Alex Chilton	Replacements ’87
	Behind the Wall of Sleep	Smithereens ’86
	Big Me	Foo Fighters ’95
	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes ’83
	Can’t Hardly Wait	Replacements ’87
	Down By the Water	Decemberists ’11
	Driver 8	REM ’84
	Every Word Means No	Let's Active ’83
	Fourth of July	X ’87
	Heaven	Talking Heads ’79
	I Want You Back	Hoodoo Gurus ’84
	I Will Dare	Replacements ’84
	It’s a Shame About Ray	Lemonheads ’92
	Land of 1,000 Girls	Scruffy the Cat ’87
	Life Is Fun	Scruffy the Cat ’86
	Los Angeles	X ’80
	The New World	X ’83
	Nobody	Replacements ’90
	Psycho Killer	Talking Heads ’77
	(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville	REM ’84
	See How We Are	X ’87
	September Gurls	Big Star ’74
	So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)	REM ’84
	Time Never Forgets	Scruffy the Cat ’87
	The Way	Fastball ’98

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Classic American

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	Anna	Alexander ’65
	Daydream Believer	Monkees ’67
	Heat Wave	Martha and the Vandellas ’63
	It’s Gonna Be Easy	Allen (Sahm) ’73
	Jump	Van Halen ’84
	Just What I Needed	Cars ’78
	Killing Me Softly with His Song	Lieberman ’71
	Last Train to Clarksville	Monkees ’66
	Like a Hurricane	Young ’75
	Little Red Corvette	Prince ’82
	(Taking the) Long Way Around	Chicks ’06
	Pale Blue Eyes	Velvet Underground ’69
	Powderfinger	Young ’79
	Refugee	Petty ’80
	Runaway	Shannon ’61
	Say That You Love Me	Fleetwood Mac ’75
	Secret Agent Man	Rivers ’66
	Sister Golden Hair	America ’75
	Sorrow	McCoys ’65
	I’m Not Your Stepping Stone(d)	Monkees ’66
	Sunday Morning	Velvet Underground ’67
	Tracks of My Tears	Robinson ’65
	The Waiting	Petty ’81
	You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me	Robinson ’62

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Côtes du Mersey

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	A Day in the Life	Beatles ’67
	Across the Universe	Beatles ’68
	All My Loving	Beatles ’63
	Birthday	Beatles ’68
	Dig a Pony	Beatles ’70
	Here Comes the Sun	Beatles ’69
	How Do You Do It	Gerry and the Pacemakers ’64
	I Need You	Beatles ’65
	I Want to Hold Your Hand	Beatles ’64
	I’ll Be Back	Beatles ’64
	I’m Only Sleeping	Beatles ’66
	I’m Looking Through You	Beatles ’65
	In My Life	Beatles ’65
	It’s Only Love	Beatles ’65
	Jealous Guy	Lennon ’71
	No Reply	Beatles ’64
	Norwegian Wood	Beatles ’65
	Rain	Beatles ’66
	Revolution	Beatles ’68
	Strawberry Fields Forever	Beatles ’67
	Things We Said Today	Beatles ’64
	Two of Us	Beatles ’70
	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Beatles ’68
	You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away	Beatles ’65

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Folk

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	A Pair of Brown Eyes	Pogues ’85
	America	Simon and Garfunkel ’66
	Atlantic City	Springsteen ’82
	Between the Wars	Bragg ’85
	The Boxer	Simon and Garfunkel ’70
	Brass Buttons	Parsons ’65
	Changes	Ochs ’66
	Dirty Old Town	Pogues ’85
	Highway Song	Aztec Two-Step ’72
	Homeward Bound	Simon and Garfunkel ’66
	I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day	Pogues ’85
	I’m Gonna Say It Now	Ochs ’66
	Knocking On Heaven’s Door	Dylan ’73
	M.T.A. Song	Kingston Trio ’59
	Scotch and Soda	Kingston Trio ’58
	When I’m Gone	Ochs ’66

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Pop-UK

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	Better Be Home Soon	Crowded House ’88
	Boys Don’t Cry	Cure ’79
	Earn Enough for Us	XTC ’86
	Enola Gay	OMD ’80
	From Under the Covers	Beautiful South ’89
	I Got You	Split Enz ’79
	I’m Your No. 1 Fan	Beautiful South ’92
	In Between Days	Cure ’85
	Mad World	Tears for Fears ’83
	Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want	Smiths ’84
	Save It for Later	Beat ’82
	Sitting on a Fence	Housemartins ’86
	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out	Smiths ’86
	Under the Milky Way	Church ’88

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Punk/Post-Punk

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	2000 Miles	Pretenders ’84
	Accidents Will Happen	Costello ’79
	Alison	Costello ’77
	Away From The Numbers	Jam ’77
	Back on the Chain Gang	Pretenders ’82
	Black Coffee in Bed	Squeeze ’82
	Boy About Town	Jam ’80
	Boys from the County Hell	Pogues ’84
	Carnation	Jam ’79
	Down in the Tube Station at Midnight	Jam ’78
	The Element Within Her	Costello ’83
	Ever Fallen In Love with Someone	Buzzcocks ’78
	Everyday I Write the Book	Costello ’83
	Going Underground	Jam ’80
	Hanging on the Telephone	Nerves (& Blondie) ’76
	In the City	Jam ’77
	In the Crowd	Jam ’78
	Is She Really Going Out with Him	Jackson ’79
	It’s Too Bad	Jam ’78
	Life from a Window	Jam ’77
	Marching On	The Alarm ’83
	Middle of the Road	Pretenders ’83
	My Girl	Madness ’79
	New Amsterdam	Costello ’80
	Oliver’s Army	Costello ’79
	Pretty Vacant	Sex Pistols ’77
	Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)	Squeeze ’79
	(The Angels Want To Wear My) Red Shoes	Costello ’77
	Smithers-Jones	Jam ’79
	Sunday Girl	Blondie ’79
	That’s Entertainment	Jam ’81
	Town Called Malice	Jam ’82
	Train in Vain	Clash ’79
	Turning Japanese	Vapors ’80
	Up the Junction	Squeeze ’79
	Wasteland	Jam ’79
	Wednesday Week	Undertones ’80
	When You’re Young	Jam ’79

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Singer-Songwriter

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	A Lover Sings	Bragg ’84
	A New England	Bragg ’83
	All the Rage	Costello ’94
	American Without Tears	Costello ’86
	Brilliant Mistake	Costello ’86
	Catherine Marshall	Hickman ’09
	Fade	Hickman ’08
	Greetings to the New Brunette	Bragg ’86
	Indoor Fireworks	Costello ’86
	Just About Glad	Costello ’94
	Levi Stubbs’ Tears	Bragg ’86
	Little Palaces	Costello ’86
	Liza Radley	Weller/Jam ’80
	No Myth	Penn ’89
	Our Little Angel	Costello ’86
	She’s Got a New Spell	Bragg ’88
	Shipbuilding	Costello ’83
	Sleep of the Just	Costello ’86
	Summertime	Hickman ’09
	The Other End of the Telescope	Mann ’94
	The Warmest Room	Bragg ’86
	Waltz No. 2	Smith ’98

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UK Classics & Pub Rock

Song Name

Artist (Vintage)

	Baker Street	Rafferty ’77
	Cruel to Be Kind	Lowe ’79
	Fearless	Pink Floyd ’71
	Girls Talk	Rockpile ’79
	I Only Want to Be with You	Hawker/Raymonde ’64
	Kids Are Alright	Who ’66
	Life on Mars	Bowie ’73
	Local Girls	Parker ’79
	(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding	Lowe ’74
	She’s Not There	Zombies ’65
	So Sad About Us	Who ’66
	Sunny Afternoon	Kinks ’66
	Waterloo Sunset	Kinks ’67
	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd ’75

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House Varietals

Original Potables by Mr. P.
Songs of life, loathing and — he dares utter it — lurve.
You can listen to some of these by clicking the title (in red)!

(Don’t Mess Around with) A Girl from Another Man’s Song

A Pretty Little Dress

A Quick One (A Row-House Made of Brick)

A Tilt of the Cap, a Handshake and a Beer

All-Night Pillow Fight

Big Big Sound

The Bitter End

Black And White

Bloody Little Numbers Game

Boy Problem

Bus

Carolina Waltz