Welcome to the fifth episode of The Theme Show, we’re just going to call it “Weekdays” for short.
Another extremely long title that I do NOT feel like typing out upon revision, especially as it is not necessarily valid in the streaming versions anymore.
This edition features songs that have the names of weekdays in the titles. Somewhere in the middle is a big ‘ole warp because I had no Tuesday or Wednesday songs, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it. For fun, I began and ended this set with the Monkees. Don’t know why; it was just a whim.
Apparently, “Someday” by Aldo Nova was mislabeled so many years ago as “Sunday”, hence its inclusion here as a day of the week.
Cleaning up the website here in 2025, I feel like it might have been a missed opportunity not to use “Seasons of Love” from the musical RENT. But hey, that’s always an option for a future list!
Recreated versions of the original podcast setlists are now available below. Due to changes in streaming music catalogs over time, some tracks from the early episodes may be unavailable.
Check them out at:
Setlist:
| Color Key | Not Available on Spotify | Not Available on YTMusic | Not Available on Either |
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | The Monkees |
| Every Day is Like Sunday | Morrissey |
| Someday | Aldo Nova |
| Sunday Girl | Blondie |
| Lazy Sunday | Small Faces |
| Dancing Through Sunday | AFI |
| I Don’t Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
| Monday, Monday | The Mamas & The Papas |
| Manic Monday | The Bangles |
| New Moon on Monday | Duran Duran |
| Blue Monday | New Order |
| Thursday’s Child | The Chameleons (UK) |
| Friday I’m in Love | The Cure |
| Friday on My Mind | The Easybeats |
| Hot Patootie/Bless My Soul (What Ever Happened To Saturday Night?) | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Meatloaf) |
| Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting | Elton John |
| Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) | Barry Blue |
| Saturday Night | Whigfield |
| Saturday Morning Confusion | Bobby Russell |
| Saturday Night | Suede |
| King of Saturday Night | 13 Engines |
| Saturday Nite At The Duck-Pond | The Cougars |
| Saturday’s Child | The Monkees |
There are currently no similar episodes, but I will likely do a flashback series covering each day. For now, please feel free to browse the other episodes.
Hunting down that original mix?
The MP3 is ready for streaming or download below. Just one note from your host: copyright claims might pull the plug without warning—so grab it while it’s still in the archive.