World Full of Cops
KAFM Grand Junction, 9pm - 12am

Paleface didn’t say it first, but he probably said it best: it’s a World Full of Cops. Musicians and the authorities have been at each other’s throats for a while now, and there is no shortage of songs showing cops in a bad light, so what I like about “World Full of Cops” is its simple observational mantra: they are everywhere, we put them there, and they are us. Enjoy a full evening of police-themed music — it’s the law!
In this episode: Andre Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Bobs, Boredoms, Break Up!, The Clash, The Clash, Devo, The Didjits, The Dirtmitts, Dubinator , Electrocute, Emperor Penguin, Escape-ism, The Flaming Lips, Future Of The Left, Ghost of Vroom, Heavy Vegetable, Hepcat, John Carpenter, Junior Murvin, Karl Hendricks Trio, Killdozer, Le Hammond Inferno, Lizard Music, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Loud Family, Man Or Astro-man?, Melvins, Mighty Terror, The Minders, Mosquitos, Motörhead, Oblivians, Optiganally Yours, Paleface, Parquet Courts, Radiohead, Robert Rodriguez, Robyn Hitchcock, S Squad, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Sonny Smith, Sparrow, Spider Bags, Supergrass, Supergrass, Viagra Boys, Was (Not Was), Wayne Hancock
Song | Artist | Notes | ||
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1 | World Full of Cops | Paleface | Just about sums it up | |
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3 | Chief of Police | Ghost of Vroom | Smoking hashish cigarettes with his wife | |
4 | Car with the Star | Andre Williams | Run run run | |
5 | I Shot The Sheriff | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Archetypical | |
6 | Policeman | Mosquitos | Don’t call the emergency line | |
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8 | Do Policemen Sing? | Robyn Hitchcock | And other questions on the species | |
9 | Listen to this Song, Kill Pigs, and Try to Sue Me | Heavy Vegetable | Not legal advice | |
10 | He Do the Police In Different Voices | The Loud Family | Fast forward | |
11 | Johnny Law | Wayne Hancock | Haulin’ on that double-bass | |
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13 | Call the Police | Oblivians | Sometimes it’s good advice | |
14 | Scene Of The Crime | S Squad | Frantic about it | |
15 | things to say to friendly policemen | Future Of The Left | Again, not legal advice | |
16 | Life Of Crime | Break Up! | Enjoy it while you can | |
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18 | Secret Agent Man | Devo | Live a life of danger! | |
19 | Cop Dream / Black Eye (True Story) | Spider Bags | Don’t blink / can’t blink | |
20 | Caught By The Fuzz | Supergrass | A twisted fate! | |
21 | Police On My Back | The Clash | Hearing the sirens | |
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23 | Karma Police | Radiohead | Unavoidable | |
24 | Police Beat | The Dirtmitts | It’s off a bit | |
25 | Donut | Optiganally Yours | Finally found the quarter | |
26 | Keystone Cops | Lizard Music | Happily incompetent | |
27 | Detective of Crime | The Minders | Looking for clues | |
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29 | Good Cop Bad Cop | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet | It’s the classic dance | |
30 | Caught By the Fuzz (2015 - Remaster) | Supergrass | ||
31 | Secret Canine Agent | Viagra Boys | Never mind the glitching | |
32 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Man Or Astro-man? | Do not trust The Man | |
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34 | Police Truck | The Didjits | Originally from the Dead Kennedys | |
35 | I Fought The Law | The Clash | Originally from the Bobby Fuller Four | |
36 | Police and Thieves | Junior Murvin | Eventually covered by the Clash | |
37 | Breaking The Law | Motörhead | Originally from Judas Priest | |
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39 | Lady Cop/Take Me In | The Bobs | Quite the dream | |
40 | Mujer Policia | Los Amigos Invisibles | Mejor que la vecina | |
41 | Women Police in England | Mighty Terror | High aspirations | |
42 | Police Woman | Hepcat | It's universal | |
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44 | Bad Cop | Sonny Smith | Avoid at all costs | |
45 | Pitfalls in Serving Warrants (Acoustic) | Melvins | An interesting twist | |
46 | Crime Wave Rock | Escape-ism | Coming to your town | |
47 | Donuts Only | Parquet Courts | More donuts! | |
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49 | Put The Waterbug In The Policeman's Ear | The Flaming Lips | What an origin story | |
50 | The Policeman's Not Your Friend | Karl Hendricks Trio | Keep your secrets safe | |
51 | Cops With Books | Sparrow | A cautionary tale | |
52 | The Pig Was Cool | Killdozer | That’s some good shit! | |
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54 | Police Station Assault | Robert Rodriguez | The zombies are coming | |
55 | Cops Copulating | Electrocute | Fascinating | |
56 | Hello Dad, I'm In Jail | Was (Not Was) | Happy birthday! | |
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58 | Neighborhood Watch (We Call Police) | Emperor Penguin | They have their eyes on you | |
59 | Police Action | John Carpenter | Carpenteresque | |
60 | Art Police | Le Hammond Inferno | Art crimes division | |
61 | Police & Helicopter feat. Seanie T | Dubinator | A distressing combination | |
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63 | Acid Police | Boredoms | The perfect ringtone does not ex… |