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Question of the Day: Commencement Speaker?

5.20.13 at 6:53am by Corny O'Connell

As I look out at your bright shining faces, I challenge you...to name a singer or musician who would make a good commencement speaker. As you go out into the world, think of whom you would like to give a graduation speech. Leave your suggestion in the comments below and we'll spin a set of those artists this morning.

Here's today's set:

1) "Hello in There" - John Prine

2) "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" - Pete Seeger

3) "Get Behind the Mule" - Tom Waits

4) "People Have the Power" - Patti Smith

TAS On FUV For Friday, May 17

5.17.13 at 5:19pm by Kara Manning

On tonight's TAS on FUV, we'll dive into the weekend with new music from Mudhoney, Hands, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Waxahatchee, Kurt Vile and Cloud Cult. Expect classic tracks courtesy of My Bloody Valentine, Liz Phair and PJ Harvey. Plus, in honor of their appearance at Brooklyn's sold-out Great GoogaMooga this weekend, a tasty Matt and Kim Shuffle. Tune in at 10!

Question of The Day: "Is Greed Good?" (For the founding of The New York Stock Exchange)

5.17.13 at 7:48am by Paul Cavalconte

On a splendid May morning in 1792 in the Old City of New Amseterdam, The New York Stock Exchange was founded by brokers meeting under a tree in the then-bucolic setting that is now Wall Street.

Could the tri-cornered hat-wearing, clay pipe-puffing dudes in clogs and knickers known what they were unleashing? Even Gordon Gekko couldn't have called that one.

Ante up this morning with songs that would make Gordon Gekko smile. Or blush. Or take his blood pressure again.

The Songs:

10CC: Wall Street Shuffle

TAS On FUV For Thursday, May 16

5.16.13 at 6:49pm by Kara Manning

Russ Borris is out of town for a few days and Kara Manning will look after TAS on FUV tonight with new music from Savages, Haerts, Chvrches, David Bowie, Atoms For Peace, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Veronica Falls and much more. We'll have The Shuffle with the Cure and The Mix-Up featuring Karl Hyde. That's TAS on FUV tonight at 10!

Question of the Day: Your favorite Motown remake?

5.16.13 at 9:40am by Morning Show

Berry Gordy founded Motown Records on this day in 1960. And the rest is not just history, it’s our musical story. Motown the Musical entertains audiences on the Broadway stage nightly, and the melodies of Smokey Robinson, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder are the soundtrack to our lives.

So name your favorite Motown remake. We all know the originals by heart. What unique interpretation of a Motown song does it for you?

The songs:

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