281 Laura Nyro
A look at the songs and performances of one of the most under-appreciated songwriters and singers of the late sixties, a poet, wearing her heart on her sleeve and performing her songs with unbridled conviction and honesty. 20 listeners joined us, a good number these days. The preshow was of Laura’s songs performed by and being hits for other people, and the postshow was Laura live.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Baby Let’s Swing (medley) | Todd Rundgren | Runt | 1971 |
| A Long Time, A Long Way to Go | Todd Rundgren | Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren | 1971 |
| Jail Cell | Air | Air | |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | Roy Ayers | Stoned Soul Picnic | 1968 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | The 5th Dimension | Very Best of the 5th Dimension [Camden] | 1999 |
| Sweet Blindness | The 5th Dimension | Very Best of the 5th Dimension [Camden] | 1999 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | The 5th Dimension | Very Best of the 5th Dimension [Camden] | 1999 |
| Blowing Away | The 5th Dimension | Very Best of the 5th Dimension [Camden] | 1999 |
| And When I Die | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Definitive Collection | 1968 |
Main Show
| Stoney End | Laura Nyro | More than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| Flim Flam Man | Laura Nyro | More than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| He’s a Runner | Laura Nyro | More than a New Discovery | 1967 |
| Eli’s Comin’ | Laura Nyro | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| The Confession | Laura Nyro | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| Emmie | Laura Nyro | Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | 1968 |
| Time and Love | Laura Nyro | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| Save the Country | Laura Nyro | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| Captain Saint Lucifer | Laura Nyro | New York Tendaberry | 1969 |
| When I was a Freeport and You were the Main Drag | Laura Nyro | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| Blackpatch | Laura Nyro | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| Up on the Roof | Laura Nyro | Christmas and the Beads of Sweat | 1970 |
| Jimmy Mack | Laura Nyro | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| Nowhere to Run | Laura Nyro | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| It’s Gonna Take a Miracle | Laura Nyro | Gonna Take a Miracle | 1971 |
| Smile | Laura Nyro | Smile | 1976 |
| The Cat-Song | Laura Nyro | Smile | 1976 |
| Mr Blue | Laura Nyro | Nested | 1978 |
| Rhythm and Blues | Laura Nyro | Nested | 1978 |
| The Nest | Laura Nyro | Nested | 1978 |
| Man in the Moon | Laura Nyro | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| The Right to Vote | Laura Nyro | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| The Brighter Song | Laura Nyro | Mother’s Spiritual | 1984 |
| A Woman of the World | Laura Nyro | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| Louise’s Church | Laura Nyro | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| Walk the Dog and Light the Light | Laura Nyro | Walk the Dog and Light the Light | 1993 |
| Angel in the Dark | Laura Nyro | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
| Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | Laura Nyro | Angel in the Dark | 2001 |
Postshow
| The Confession/High Heeled Sneakers | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
| And When I Die | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
| The Japanese Restaurant Song | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
| La La Means I Love You (medley) | Laura Nyro | Laura: Live at the Bottom Line | 1989 |
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