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A Song for Pirate Radio

Sound Opinions

Sound Opinions

Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Desert Island Jukebox, Greg cues up a song inspired by outlaw airwaves. It’s a reminder of a time when discovering music still felt like stumbling onto a secret signal.

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0:00.0

I tell you little buddy, this whole island is bewitched.

0:04.0

Just to cast away, island lost a sea, oh.

0:09.0

Now I'm stranded on my own.

0:14.0

Sandy, far from home.

0:19.0

You remember, we were shipwrecked together.

0:23.5

Sandy, I'm from home.

0:26.0

Welcome this bonus episode of Sound Opinions.

0:28.6

I'm Jim D. Regattis.

0:29.9

I do this with Greg Cott.

0:31.7

And if you want to be the first to hear our bonus podcast, become a Sound Opinions member on Patreon, like Al Gabor of Evanston, Illinois.

0:41.3

Thank you, Al, for your support, and thank you for also supporting Public Radio, WB, B, Z.

0:47.4

Greg and I have so much music that we love to share with you that one hour a week on a hundred-some-odd public radio stations ain't enough.

0:56.8

Hence, our trips to the Desert Island to pop a quarter in the jukebox on these bonus podcasts.

1:03.4

Greg, give us a little hint of a song you can't live without for today.

1:07.3

Yeah, Jim, I'm going to go back to one of the most underrated songwriter, singers,

1:12.8

performers in Midwestern garage rock history. It doesn't get enough love of this guy.

1:20.9

All right, we'll find out who that is in just a second on sound opinions.

1:25.1

Sound Opinions is supported by the Goose Island Beer Company.

1:29.0

For over 20 years, Goose Island has been brewing their iconic 312 beer for the best

1:34.0

moments in our city.

1:35.7

It's the Chicago Thing.

1:37.3

This month, we're asking listeners to go to soundopinions.org and leave us a voice message

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