The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/12/12: Mother's Day

Show theme: Music from the 1950s through the early 2000s, with selected songs about moms (in honor of Mother's Day)

6 pm hour

Mother’s Little Helper- The Rolling Stones
I Know She’s Not a Mannequin- The Temptations
Superfly- Curtis Mayfield
Mama Used to Say- Junior
To Sir, with Love- Lulu
The River Is Wide- The Grass Roots
Lady Madonna (“Love” Remix)- The Beatles
Hey Ya!- OutKast
Super Connected- Belly
Sylvia’s Mother- Dr. Hook
Do That Stuff- Parliament
Ready Teddy- Little Richard
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean- Ruth Brown
Western Union- The Five Americans
Sadie- The Spinners
You Make It So Hard (To Say No)- Boz Scaggs

7 pm hour

Stacy’s Mom- Fountains of Wayne
Pretty Green- The Jam
Devil Inside- INXS
Mama Said- The Shirelles
Louie Louie- Richard Berry
Mother- John Lennon
The Love I Lost- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Middle of the Road- The Pretenders
Mrs. Robinson- The Lemonheads
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- The Platters
Treat Me Nice- Elvis Presley
Tell Mama- Etta James
Keep on Smiling- Wet Willie
Summertime- Big Brother & the Holding Company
Dear Mama- 2Pac
Souvenir- Rubber Rodeo

8 pm hour

Squeeze Box- The Who
Just Another Nervous Wreck- Supertramp
Soul Finger- The Bar Kays
Mother Mother- Tracy Bonham
This Love- Maroon 5
Hot Mama- Trace Adkins
Riding High- Faze-O
I’ll Always Love My Mama- The Intruders
He’s Got the Power- The Exciters
Ain’t That a Shame- Fats Domino
Burn That Candle- Bill Haley & his Comets
Crimson and Clover- Tommy James & the Shondells
Jungle Boogie- Kool & the Gang
I’m Living in Shame- Diana Ross & the Supremes
A Change Is Gonna Come- Sam Cooke
Mama- The Spice Girls
Our House- Madness

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Dear Mama by 2Pac