This episode of "Music is Powerful Stuff" is an all-instrumental affair, with host Mike and co-host Randy Moore exploring a wide range of instrumental tracks. They take calls from listeners, including a regular caller Izzy from Riverside and a first-time caller from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mike also shares humorous anecdotes about getting free movie tickets and popcorn. The hosts discuss the challenges of finding instrumental songs by certain artists, particularly "Weird Al" Yankovic, for the show's closing segment.
Setlist of Songs Played:
- The Ventures - "Pipeline"
- Jackie Mittoo - "Get Up and Get It"
- Ernest Ranglin - "Nocturne in E Flat Major"
- Beastie Boys (instrumental track, specific song not named)
- Green Day - "Last Ride In"
- The Clash - "Working and Waiting"
- Frank Zappa - "Big Swifty" (5-minute excerpt)
- Rex Orange County - "Rain Man"
- The Slackers - "In Walked Capo"
- John Williams - "End Credits" (from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
- Operation Ivy - "Bankshot"
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s - "Green Onions"
- Branch - "A New Perspective"
- God Paradise Orchestra (song title not specified, possibly the preceding track to the live call)
- Andrew W.K. (instrumental track, specific song not named)
- Madness - "One Step Beyond"
- Potshot - "We Are Potshot"
- Howard Shore - "Concerning Hobbits" (from The Lord of the Rings)
- Streetlight Manifesto - "Riding the Fourth Wave"
- Weezer - "Return to Ithaca" (Part 3 of a trilogy)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (instrumental track, specific song not named)
