Herb Sundays 54: Piotr Orlov

The NYC-based journalist and musical storyteller delivers his "youthful immigrant journey" in playlist and essay form.

Published on September 18, 2022

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After Hours

The Velvet Underground

Album: The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition) • Track 10

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Released: 2014-11-24

ISRC: USPR36909022

2:07

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Don't Break My Heart

UB40

Album: Baggariddim • Track 11

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Released: 1985-01-01

ISRC: GBAAA8500061

3:49

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Baker Street

Gerry Rafferty

Album: City to City • Track 2

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Released: 1978

ISRC: GBAYE7800619

6:05

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The "In" Crowd - Live At The Bohemian Caverns, Washington, D.C./1965

Ramsey Lewis Trio

Album: The In Crowd (Expanded Edition) • Track 1

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Released: 1965-01-01

ISRC: USMC16513938

5:51

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Looking Through Patient Eyes

P.M. Dawn

Album: The Bliss Album...? • Track 9

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Released: 1993-03-23

ISRC: USGS20000074

4:09

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Love of the Common People

The Winstons

Album: Color Him Father • Track 12

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Released: 1969-12-15

ISRC: QM4TX1779717

2:43

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Les Fleurs

Minnie Riperton

Album: Les Fleurs • Track 13

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Released: 2001

ISRC: USCA20706796

3:16

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Shining Star

The Manhattans

Album: After Midnight (Expanded Version) • Track 1

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Released: 1980

ISRC: USSM19801506

4:41

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Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl

Broken Social Scene

Album: You Forgot It In People • Track 7

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Released: 2003-03-11

ISRC: CAAA10200107

4:35

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Please Read The Letter

Robert Plant

Album: Raising Sand • Track 7

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Released: 2007-10-23

ISRC: USRO20707507

5:53

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You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

Joe Jackson

Album: Body And Soul • Track 4

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Released: 1984-01-01

ISRC: GBAAM8401002

4:53

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It's Oh So Quiet

Björk

Album: Post • Track 4

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Released: 1995-06-13

ISRC: GBBTF0200247

3:37

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Orinoco Flow

Enya

Album: Watermark • Track 7

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Released: 1988

ISRC: GBAHT0200057

4:26

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Better Things

The Kinks

Album: Give the People What They Want • Track 11

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Released: 1981-08-15

ISRC: USQX91401667

2:45

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I Love You Always Forever

Donna Lewis

Album: Now in a Minute • Track 3

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Released: 1996-04-16

ISRC: USAT29600040

3:59

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6 Underground

Sneaker Pimps

Album: Becoming X • Track 3

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Released: 1996-08-18

ISRC: GBCDN9600003

3:48

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Let's Stay Together - 2015 Remaster

Tina Turner

Album: Private Dancer (30th Anniversary Issue) • Track 6

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Released: 1984-05-29

ISRC: GBAYE1401510

5:16

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My Ever Changing Moods

The Style Council

Album: Cafe Bleu • Track 6

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Released: 1984-01-01

ISRC: GBAKW8400003

3:37

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Crazy - Live from the Basement

Gnarls Barkley

Album: Crazy (Live From The Basement) • Track 1

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Released: 2014-11-17

ISRC: USAT21404859

4:55

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Grazing In The Grass

Hugh Masekela

Album: The Promise Of A Future • Track 6

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Released: 1968-01-01

ISRC: USMC16846473

2:37

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Love Resurrection

Alison Moyet

Album: Alf • Track 1

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Released: 1985-05-26

ISRC: GBBBN9999953

3:50

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Androgynous

The Replacements

Album: Let It Be (Expanded) • Track 5

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Released: 1984

ISRC: USRS73761005

3:10

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Ice T

Tems

Album: For Broken Ears • Track 2

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Released: 2020-09-25

ISRC: QMBZ92014855

4:07

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Freedom! '90 - Remastered

George Michael

Album: Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Deluxe) • Track 2

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Released: 2017-10-20

ISRC: GBARL1501373

6:30

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FourFiveSeconds

Rihanna

Album: FourFiveSeconds • Track 1

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Released: 2015-01-24

ISRC: USJMT1500001

3:08

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Don't Give Up - 2012 Remaster

Peter Gabriel

Album: So (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) • Track 3

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Released: 1986-05-19

ISRC: GBCPB1200865

6:33

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I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Album: Private Eyes (Expanded Edition) • Track 3

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Released: 1981

ISRC: USRC10301819

5:07

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Could Well Be In

Explicit

The Streets

Album: A Grand Don't Come for Free • Track 2

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Released: 2004

ISRC: GBFFS0400023

4:23

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Why Can't We Live Together

Timmy Thomas

Album: Why Can't We Live Together • Track 1

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Released: 1972

ISRC: USRH10125815

4:37

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...Baby One More Time

Fountains Of Wayne

Album: Out-Of-State Plates • Track 3 • Disc 2

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Released: 2005-06-28

ISRC: USVI20500181

3:20

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Hang On to Your Love - Long Version

Sade

Album: Diamond Life • Track 3

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Released: 1984-07-16

ISRC: GBBBM8400008

5:53

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Live Your Life

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T.I.

Album: Paper Trail • Track 5

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Released: 2008-09-07

ISRC: USAT20803620

5:38

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Hoyt And Schermerhorn

Leikeli47

Album: Acrylic • Track 11

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Released: 2018-11-15

ISRC: USRC11803699

3:29

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Is That All There Is?

Peggy Lee

Album: Is That All There Is? • Track 1

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Released: 1969-12-13

ISRC: USCA28900397

4:22

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This Land Is Your Land

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Album: Naturally • Track 7

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Released: 2005-01-25

ISRC: USA370651087

4:31

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Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

Album: Mistaken Identity • Track 1

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Released: 1981-01-01

ISRC: USCA28100081

3:48

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I Keep Forgettin'

Joan As Police Woman

Album: Cover Two • Track 5

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Released: 2020-05-01

ISRC: GBLDH2000005

5:24

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Twist in My Sobriety

Tanita Tikaram

Album: Ancient Heart • Track 7

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Released: 1988-09-12

ISRC: GBAHS0104635

4:52

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The Tracks Of My Tears

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Album: Going To A Go-Go • Track 1

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Released: 1965-11-01

ISRC: USMO16500449

2:54

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Cherry Bomb

John Mellencamp

Album: The Lonesome Jubilee • Track 5

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Released: 1987

ISRC: USJM18700002

4:47

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You Get What You Give

New Radicals

Album: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too • Track 2

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Released: 1998-01-01

ISRC: USMC19858327

5:00

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Nothing Compares 2 U

Jimmy Scott

Album: Pedro Almodóvar - Viva La Tristeza! • Track 2

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Released: 2003-05-13

ISRC: US5940901229

6:18

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Waterfalls

TLC

Album: Crazysexycool • Track 8

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Released: 1994-11-15

ISRC: USLF29400133

4:39

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I'm Beginning To See The Light

Ella Fitzgerald

Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book • Track 9

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Released: 1957-01-01

ISRC: USF095725520

3:27

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Everybody Is a Star

The Pointer Sisters

Album: Energy (Expanded Edition) • Track 10

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Released: 1978

ISRC: USRC17803273

3:21

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Tell It Like It Is

Nina Simone

Album: The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl • Track 13 • Disc 2

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Released: 1998-07-28

ISRC: USRC17107327

3:52

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Drift Away

The Neville Brothers

Album: Uptown • Track 5

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Released: 1987-01-01

ISRC: USCA28701316

3:59

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The Truth

Handsome Boy Modeling School

Album: So...How's Your Girl? • Track 7

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Released: 1999-10-19

ISRC: USTB10300522

5:37

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Bitter Sweet Symphony - Remastered 2016

The Verve

Album: Urban Hymns (Remastered 2016) • Track 1

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Released: 1997-09-29

ISRC: GBUM71601816

5:57

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FIGURES

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Jessie Reyez

Album: Kiddo • Track 4

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Released: 2017-04-21

ISRC: TCACR1604215

4:00

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Black Coffee In Bed

Squeeze

Album: Sweets From A Stranger • Track 7

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Released: 2007-01-01

ISRC: GBAAM8201008

6:16

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Steal My Sunshine

LEN

Album: You Can't Stop The Bum Rush • Track 1

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Released: 1999-05-25

ISRC: USSM19900189

4:25

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Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

Album: Ghost In The Machine (Remastered 2003) • Track 2

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Released: 1981-10-02

ISRC: GBAAM0201127

4:20

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The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game

The Marvelettes

Album: The Marvelettes • Track 3

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Released: 1967-01-01

ISRC: USUM70845719

2:50

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Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?

Bill Withers

Album: Still Bill • Track 3

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Released: 1972-05-01

ISRC: USSM10000371

3:14

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Levi Stubbs' Tears

Billy Bragg

Album: Talking with the Taxman About Poetry • Track 5

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Released: 1986

ISRC: GBCEJ0300132

3:31

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Thin Line Between Love and Hate - 2007 Remaster

Pretenders

Album: Learning to Crawl (Expanded & Remastered) • Track 8

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Released: 1984

ISRC: GBAHT0700193

3:40

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Right By Your Side - Remastered Version

Eurythmics

Album: Touch (Reissue - Deluxe Edition) • Track 3

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Released: 1983-11-14

ISRC: GBARL0300602

4:04

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