Next week's themes...
It's BBC Children In Need, so we have a busy week of related themes and events.
Monday
We'll be broadcasting live from a major supermarket in Bearsden, Glasgow on Monday night. Anything goes as we take requests from the customers and staff. And you can still get involved at home through phones and email. All we ask is that you donate at least a pound to Children In Need in exchange for the play of your song. We'll be sprinkling some of your requests through the rest of the week too.
Tuesday
Bears is tonight's theme in honour of our Children In Need mascot, Pudsey Bear! Remember Roachford and Cuddly Toy? Or will Johnny Preston's Running Bear be the top track tonight?
Wednesday
From Kid A to Sweet Child O' Mine, children is our theme tonight - Songs about young people, children and kids. Or get in touch and suggest songs performed by child stars. Requests for 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma' will not be considered!
Thursday
Help! - Tonight's theme is songs connected to the spirit of Children In Need. So anything to do with giving, helping and supporting could make it on to tonight's playlist.
Friday
A bonus show when we'll be broadcasting live from the foyer of BBC Scotland HQ at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. It's The Official get It On Pudsey Party when we'll play more of your favourite tracks in exchange for a small donation to Children In Need. So come on down, get involved and support Children In Need.
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I'd like to suggest to all the regulars on the blog (and everybody else too!) that we don't just make a donation for tracks playes on Monday and Friday, but on every night next week. It's a great cause and the BBC always put on an amazing show on the night. I think it's worth a few extra quid to get it on!
So get your debit and credit cards ready, people!
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You're probably a little late for the New Year Honours list but I'll keep an eye out for Queen's Birthday.
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Jim - spot on! I am going to follow your lead on this.
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I don't care when it is played, this week, next week, whenever. But if it hasn't been on the show before 2009 I want a refund.
;-)
'Mountain Men' - Jethro Tull
The shekels have been paid up front, as witnessed by;
Bryan 'Marathon Man' Burnett
(don't mention toothache)
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Tuesday:
(Let me be) your Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
Wednesday:
'Mother of Mine' Neill Reid
I wish it could be Christmas every day (When the kids start singing and the band begins to play) - Wizard and school choir.
Thurs
Give it 2 me - Madonna
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - George Harrison
Give It All - Rise Against
Tam
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PS do you take Provi ?
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MONDAY or FRIDAY
'Burlesque' - Family
For reasons which are beyond my understanding, no-one plays this on the radio. It's fab. It's instantly recognisable. It's a complete mystery.
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THURSDAY
'Lend a Helpin' Hand' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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TUESDAY
'The Bare Necesseties' - was it Phil Harris?
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TUESDAY
'Barefoot' - kd lang
Julie will go on and on until you play this. Anyway, isn't there a kd lang rule? i.e. if someone named Julie requests one of kd's songs you have to play it?
I'll stop digging now.
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Every success with this weeks fund raising efforts
Monday
May pop into Asda in passing...
Tuesday
The Black Bear - Pipes & Drums 1st Battallion Blackwatch
Nookie’s song – Roger De Courcey
Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass
Paddington Bear – Bernard Cribbins
Wednesday
Inbetweenies – The Goodies (a must for teenagers of a certain age)
Child of the Universe - Barclay James Harvest
Do It for the Kids - Velvet Revolver
The Portree Kid - The Corries
Saturdays Kids – T. Jam
Baby, its cold outside – Joyce Blair and Oliver Reed
Thursday
Help Me Make It Through The Night - John Holt
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love with You) - Hank Williams
Friday
???
Scotch is it true that you've pledged 50p for Tull???
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Monday - Pound A Play
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - Tom Waits
I'm willing to donate for all days as long as you'll take my Canadian money (nice thought Jim).
1 British pound = 1.85969371 Canadian dollars
EC - you can now add currency exchange to your list of subjects posted on the blog
Tuesday - Bears
Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear
Comfy In Nautica - Panda Bear
Corduroy (bear) - The Wedding Present (before The Wedding Present, David Gedge's band was the Lost Pandas)
Polar (bear) Opposites - Modest Mouse
King of the Road - Teddy (bear) Thompson and Rufus Wainwright (Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack)
Wednesday - Kids/Children
I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You - Black Kids
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
Where Do The Children Play - Cat Stevens
The Kids Are Alright - The Who
Children of the Revolution - T.Rex
Thursday - Giving
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Give Up The Funk - Parliament
The Gift That Keeps On Giving - Super Furry Animals
Something's Got To Give - The Beastie Boys
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Madmac,
Actually, it's 0.9298468 Canadian dollars.
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Guys - just make sure you get the money in - OK? It's important! :-)
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Jim - I'm in!
Good to be back on the blog, and setting out a list for the week ahead.....
Monday - No theme
This old heart of mine - Isley Brothers
Goodbye - Steve Earle or Emmylou Harris
When the stars go blue - Ryan Adams
Swinging Safari - Bert Kampfert
100 days, 100 nights - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
I’ll work for your love - Springsteen
Thunder Road - Springsteen
Tuesday - Bears
Black - Wonderful Life by Black or Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Brown - I got you (I feel good) by James Brown
Polar - anything form the Snow Patrol album “Songs for Polar Bears”
Teddy - Change of Heart by Teddy Thomson or If you don’t know me by now - sung by Teddy Pendergrass (while lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes)
Wednesday - Children/Kids
God bless the child - Shania Twain
The man with the child in his eyes - Kate Bush
The kids are alright - The Who
I’m just a kid (don’t make me feel like a man) - Hall and Oates
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
The boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy
Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton
Tell me there’s a heaven - Chris Rhea
Thursday - Help and support
Help me make it through the night - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Giving it all away - Leo Sayer
Give a little bit - Supertramp
SOS - Abba
Fix you - Coldplay
Thank you for being a friend - Andrew Gold
The price you pay - Springsteen
If I needed you - Lyle Lovett
Friday - No theme
Any of the songs listed above
Joe
Linlithgow
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Good to see you back Joe K!
I am going to raise your Boss suggestions over the course of the week, though I doubt being able to top Thunder Road or The Price You Pay, but as an interim measure may I suggest the following track for bear night
Bruce Springsteen - County Fair
great family/kid orientated track with the following lyric
"County fair, county fair,
Everybody in town'll be there
So come on, hey we're goin' down there
(hey) Little girl with the long blond hair
Come win your daddy one of them stuffed bears
Baby, down at the country fair"
If stuffed bears are good enough for Bruce........
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Bruce will soon be stuffing a turkey........
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Glenmiller,
Monday, 21:00, BBC4 TV
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Monday.(or any time soon) John Prine-Jesus The Missing Years.Slightly irreverent but harmlessly funny.
Tue. Bear With Me Baby- Dawn Shipley And The Sharpshooters.This'll get BB up twistin'.
Wed.Me And My Imaginery Friend-Colin Hay.
Thurs. Cherry Ghost-People Help The People.
Might nip down to Pacific Quay on Friday night and put some faces to names.
Let's hope loads of cash rolls in.
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S G
Your name came up in The Caretaker. You treated that tramp very badly.
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Glenmiller,
I have been traduced by Pinter. The tramp was asking for it.
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Hi Bryan,
As with most weeks some tough ones and some not so tough, but on a wet Sunday afternoon here goes:
Monday: If you play Devo Be Stiff I'll give a crisp tenner to Children in Need
Tuesday - The Stranglers - Bear Cage
Wednesday (a bit of a list)
Angelic Upstarts - Kids on the Street
Chelsea - Urban Kids
The Jam - The Dreams of Children
Pretenders - Kid
Sham 69 - Tell the Children
Stiff Little Fingers - Bits of Kids
Teardrop Explodes - Tiny Children
Thursday - how about the Damneds version of Help or the Stranglers Something Better Change
Friday - If you play The Damned Fun Factory I'll add another tenner to the appeal
Cheers
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No wonder they call him Mad Mac.
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For Monday I am going to stick with just two or three selections, I'll try and keep to that all week!
For my donation either of:
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen (the best opening and closing lines ever, it's a fact trust me)
Good Man - Josh Ritter (love Josh I think he is going from strength to strength, check him out if you can)
Arena - The Skids (just because its an all time favourite).
Keeping Gene Clark for Friday!!!
Hope everyone had a great weekend.
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THURSDAY
'You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd' - Roger Miller
This song contains some of the best advice a child could hope to receive.
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Guys I am in need of a bit of help from all you musos out there! Apparently there is a song called 'Pudsey Surprise' by John Butcher and Gino Robair.
Anybody help me track it down? If it's suitable for playing it would be a total must for this week!
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A warning to those outside Bearsden not to travel to ASDA tomorrow, as news has just been leaked of a two for one Spam offer.
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Scratch that! I found it - it's an experimental avant-garde noise! :-(
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Is Cerys Matthews on it?
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Sounded like it...
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Monday - No Theme:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly
Bodyrock - Moby
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Tuesday - Bears Theme:
Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
Dancing Bear - The Mamas And The Papas
Bi-Polar Bear - Stone Temple Pilots
Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues - Bob Dylan
Wednesday - Kids Theme:
All The Children Sing - Todd Rundgren
Kids Wanna Rock - Bryan Adams
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
All The Young (People Of Today) - Eurythmics
The Night Is Still Young - Billy Joel
Thursday - Help and Giving Theme:
Money, Money, Money - ABBA
Brother Can You Spare A Dime - George Michael
Help! - The Beatles
Come To My Aid - Simply Red
Giving You The Best That I Got - Anita Baker
You Never Give Me Your Money - The Beatles
Friday - Partaaaaay Theme:
Get The Party Started - Pink
Celebration - Kool and The Gang
Shining Happy People - R.E.M.
If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - The Beatles
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I'll donate a tenner for a Springsteen free week...contraversial?!
Glenmiller - enough Cerys bashing, surely there must be a thousand other singers you can move onto?!
Wednesday - Kid by Pretenders, a must?
Maria :-)
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Mariah! A Springsteen free week! I think there have been a few ;o)
Kid is a definite I agree, great track.
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Monday:
"Old Town" - The Corrs
"Let's Groove" - Earth Wind and Fire
Tue - "Barefoot" - k d lang (because Scotch really really wants to hear it)
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So would I Julie - clever one for the theme!
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Glenn, re No.23
can ask if you are calling me a tramp?
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MM
Far from it.
As I am sure you know, the tramp in The Caretaker (abused by Scotch Git) is called Mac Davies - not to be confused with In The Ghetto composer Mac Davis.
Apologies, too, about Cerys Matthews - I'm sure she's doing her best.
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Yes she is, bless her...
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Julie,
I knew you wouldn't mind my hitching a ride on your wagon.
When the song gets played you can find the 1.85969371 Canadian Dollars.
How much would a Morrissey-free week cost?
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As the Miners' Welfare MC said, "You've got to clap the bad turns as well as the good ones."
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Pinter and profundity.
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Assiduity and alliteration
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Conceptual concatenation.
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Trusty thesaurus.
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Not buying that Glenn...
Both Aston and Mick were as cruel as each other to poor old Mac I seem to recall.
r u the blog's woolly bully?
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If Scotch, Norrie and I don't get "Barefoot" by k d lang played, I would like to hear "Barefootin'" by Wilson Picket instead.
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MONDAY or FRIDAY
'The Price of Love' - Bryan Ferry
Just 'cos it's brilliant.
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Scotch #7 - I would really like to hear "Burlesque" too. I think I have that as a single...unfortunately, when I cleared out the cupboard under the stairs yesterday, I just left the case of singles stuck right at the furthest back corner because I have no turntable to play them on. I've put all the junk back in now so am not going to check. Sure if I hear it again I'll remember - I have a vague feeling that you're right and it is indeed fab.
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Tuesday - If my tenuously - linked "bare" records don't get a play - I'd also like to her "Lover's Concerto" by The Toys!
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Julie,
Just to prove I am not all bad..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly9Ef0XY6f8&feature=related
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Norrie, Thank you!
Alas, the speakers on this laptop are not great. I must invest in a pair of decent headphones. Any recommendations?
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As opposed to a pair of indecent headphones.
My grammar is deplorable.
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I'll give a teener to CIN if you play anything by Matthew Sweet or our own Geoff Martyn (Jupiter and Teardrop's Moonshine would be perfect!)
Tuesday
Jimmy Pudsey and Sham 69 - If the kids are United
(could also fit Wednesdays theme!)
Wednesday
The Proclaimers - Your Childhood
(brings a tear to my eye every time!)
More to follow and I'll give apound for every one played during the whole week.
Bobby
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Norrie - will have to wait till I get home as they block youtube etc here or we'd do even less work! If It's Burlesque - I'll hang-on to hear if they play it tonight first.
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Hello
I'm also more than happy to cough up for anything played all week long. Have a good week!
Monday/Friday
Oh Very Young By Cat Stevens
Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer
Chinese Translation by M Ward
It's Only Rock'n Roll (But I Like It) by the Stones
Be my Wife by David Bowie
Tuesday
Jesusland by Ben Folds (as in Gentle Ben)
Monkey and Bear by Joanna Newsome
Wednesday
Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Babies by Pulp
Thursday
Help me Rhonda by The Beach Boys
If I Needed You by Townes Van Zandt
Regards
Mr Chops, The Dwarf
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No sign of the Choplet yet Mr Chops?
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No, not yet - it's not due for another couple of weeks, but I am on standy by mode. It's totally hyper, I think it's going to be a dancer!
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WED:Kids / Child singers:
"Wean" Fontana - Game of Love
Angelic Upstarts - "Teenage Warning"
Neneh Cherry - "Manchild"
Rich Kids - "Rich Kids" (which is probably rubbish but sounded OK in 79 or whenever)
Leanne Rhimes - "Blue"
Tanya Tucker - "Delta Dawn"
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How about for Monday:
The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket
The Clash - anything from the Cost of Living e.p preferably Groovy Times.
Be My Wife is a great Bowie track Mr Chops!
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Tuesday
As a kid (a very young one!) I remember a bear used to come wandering on set on The Andy Williams Show asking for cookies, to which Andy's reply was always "No cookies!" This happened every week and always got a laugh. (It probably inspired Paul Whitehouse in later years).
So I'll go for Andy's "Can't Get Used To Losing You" (One of three top 5 hits he had beginning with "Can't, the other two being????).
I'll pledge 3.36510 Brazilian Reais.
Can't remember who asked for them earlier, but I'll back up John Holt - "Help Me Make through The Night" for Thursday and Chris Rea "Tell Me Theres A Heaven" for Wednesday.
How much for a Proclaimer's free year?
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Norrie - I think so, glad you agree. "Low" and "Hunky Dory" are my favourite 70's Bowie albums.
AFR - The other song being "Can't take my eyes off of you"...?
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Wait that's only one. "Can't help falling in Love"....?
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Excellent idea from JimFraeErskine re donations - I'll donate £25 on Friday no matter how many suggestions get played this week.
I'll only suggest one for Monday - I've put it up several times now but it's, sadly, been ignored consistently:
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD - Snake Farm.
Always puts a smile on my face and gets the wife and I dancing al la Gregory's Girl in bed! (And for those who don't understand that - it is not smutty!)
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Well done MC Dwarf! No mining duty for you this afternoon.
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Another great shout for Friday's show would be Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders!
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WEDNESDAY
'Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast' - Wean Newton
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Wednesday:
'CowBOY' - KID Rock
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Jim,
You're probably the man to ask.
See No. 51
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Since there's no escaping, Million Dollars by Bear-naked Ladies would be worth a few quid in my opinion.
Or One Week since it's a week long theme.
Johnny Preston's Running Bear would be really funny too.
Girls Aloud?! I'll give you money never to play them again!!
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Come back Cerys - all is forgiven.
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I have Sennheiser HD485's and they are great all-rounders. If it's just to plug into a laptop they're great, and last I looked only 40-odd quid. Only issue might be using them in an environment where you need to stay quiet as they are open back and WILL leak a bit of sound, but for me they give a more realistic natural stereo.
Other manufacturers of audio equipment are also available blah blah blah...
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DOH! - Should have mentioned that was re #51 above...
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..... and there's me thinking Jim was talking about Cerys....
DC in Cellardyke
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Well closed back cans effectively render you deaf, which could come in handy...
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Re #51, Scotch I use Bose around ear headphones and really think they are fantastic for the money.
As Jin says Other manufacturers of audio equipment are also available blah blah blah...we will pronbably get struck off!
On a similar tangent I wondered wether it was worth the producers setting up a "general chat" thread. Might suit all if my general nonsense could be set to the side...just a thought.
Missed tonights show hope above all loads of cash is raised and I will be sticking to my promise regardless!
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Norrie, Scotch #50: Burlesque...I'd completely forgotten I have that single and, yes it is still fab. Was listening to it with my 15 year old daughter and exclaiming my surprise that my musical taste seems to have been quite mature for a ten year old. She reckons she developed her musical sensibilities at half that age since at the age of five she was listening to Bob Marley, AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Blondie and The Ramones so, I suppose it's not so unusual after all.
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Did they play it Julie? I missed the show - pesky work getting in the road! Yuo are going to have to get that turntable!!
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I loved hearing Girls Aloud on tonight's show - I am unashamed to be a fan and that's one of my favourite singles of theirs.
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Norrie - didn't hear all the show but don't think so. I am going to have to get that turntable - then fight my way in again to the back of my cupboard.
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:o) quite right too! Cmom Santa this lady desreves a turntable!
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DC - I was in Cellardyke the very day they found that dead bird with the flu virus - got stopped by the police to make sure we were not transporting any animals! Lovely wee place - I would go back there in a heartbeat!
Loved the old pan haas with the red tiles on the roofs!
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Aye, that was the same day they stopped us getting out! I managed to get Bryan to do a birds theme on the second anniversary of that event. Ride a white swan, as Marc used to sing.
Birthplace of the Fence Collective by the way, King Creosote, KT Tunstall et al.
DC in Cellardyke
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Jim, Norrie,
Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to this stuff.
Always ask the people who know!
Julie,
I'm glad 'Burlesque' sounds as good as you remember. Not always the case with songs we haven't heard for a while.
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Know what you mean Scottish Git. It was the same with me with "Gimme Some" by Brendan, whichcould have fitted in on Thursday.
Just kidding.
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Jim Ers - I'm intrigued as to why you were in Cellardyke that day.
(At the risk of Norrie saying "See! Your jist es bad!)
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Adam - I was on holiday and going round aa the wee towns in the area. Ended up in Ferryden by Montrose before heading home. My family come from there - traced the actual house where my great grandparents lived and made creels in the shed oot the back and is still there!
Bryan suggested some time back on the show that I am from Elgin - but that's not quite true... ;-)
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Angus in Skye - I am with you! Nae bother giving £25 for CIN - it's a great cause and I am sure most people on here can easily afford it. Any other takers? Please sign up now! You know you want to!
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Angus / Jim - more than happy with a 25 quid pledge but reserve the right to up it as required to get Gene Clark played on Friday!
For Bear night I did suggest a Springsteen track and honest Maria he hardlt ever gets played and I would also like to follow up one of Joe K suggestions:
Springsteen - County Fair 9for the very child family orientated lyric and aslo includes stuffed bears)
Black aka Colin Vearncombe - Fly Up To The Moon (sung with Sam Brown so two bears for the price of one)
Have a nice day.
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I pledge a tenner over and above every other request if you play
'Baby, It's Cold Outside' - Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews
and dedicate it to Glenmiller
I thank you.
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SOME BEAR SUGGESTIONS
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AND RITA COOLIDGE - Dakota (The Dancing Bear)
ALAN PRICE SET - Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear
From "THE JUNGLE BOOK" - The Bare Necesssities
and .. to second you Jim - THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS - Dancing Bear, a little known track but worth a listen (it's only a shortie after all).
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I must get used to this blogging thingie and put all my suggestions in at once, but that requires organisation.
A few for Wednesday:
ICEHOUSE - Hey Little Girl
STRAYCATS - Runaway Boy
THE WHO - I'm a Boy
TIM MCGRAW - My Little Girl (I challenge all you fathers out there not to listen to this with a lump in the throat!)
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Scotch re #89 & see #11
maybe the Joyce Blair and Oliver Reed collaboration could widen Glenn's horizions.
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Re Girls Aloud, they have done some great pop songs, I am not a fan at all but whoever writes the tracks has real pop talent!
Their current single is pure pop pleasure and so is the Leon Jackson track.....
If we all liked the same things it would be a very dull place/world/GIO!!
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TUESDAY Bears
Roxy Music 'Running Wild'
WEDNESDAY CHILDREN
Bryan Ferry 'Boys And Girls'
Roxy Music 'My Little Girl'
THURSDAY HELP
Bryan Ferry 'Help Me' from the movie 'The Fly' (Co written with Nile Rogers from Chic)
Bryan Ferry 'Help Me Make It Through The Night'
FRIDAY
Roxy Music 'Just Like You' Ferry sounding very Geordie on this one.
Donation sent by the link on this site.
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p.s. Scotchgit, if we really want to give glenmiller a Cerys treat then surely it should be I am The Mob?!
Maria ;-)
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Maria, the Leon Jackson track was co-written by Bryn Christopher...the guy who stole the show at the Electric Proms Saturday Night Fever night singing "Disco Inferno". I was so taken with that performance that I bought his album on the strength of it - then discovered that he'd sung a couple of songs I really liked but didn't know who they were by. He's worth checking out.
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Madmac,
Sorry, man. I didn't realise I was stepping on your toes.
Maria,
I bow to your superior knowledge, but I really like the Tom - Cerys duet.
We should have a theme based on Wales in general, and Cerys in particular.
I commend it to the House.
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Thanks Julie, will check out Bryn Christopher stuff.
Re Cerys, I was/am a big fan but not enough to call myself "Catatonia Maria" and measure up to Roxy John's levels ;-)
The only song I keep thinking of for the bear theme is Kate Bush & Rowan Atkinson doing "Do Bears?" - I think it was for Comic Relief one year back in the 80's..
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Madmac,
While I remember. I hear Nicky Stewart (ex - McChuill's) is running the Twisted Wheel (formerly Rock Garden) at 73, Queen Street. Nicky always runs a good pub, and it's handy for the station if Julie and Maria are coming through.
Whatcha think?
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Madmac, Maria,
You are both wiser than I.
Dear Bryan, Mandi, Babs, please note that I support Joyce Blair and Oliver Reed (No. 11)
I further support Maria's suggestion (No. 95)
Ignore No. 89
We can do that on Wales theme night.
If Glen suffers, the tenner still stands.
(No offence, Glen).
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Scotch,
An excellent idea... and a post Christmas date still as yet T B C as per the majority?
Norrie, Jim U okay with all this?
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Absolutely - sounds great to me! Crawling distance to the subway...perfect!
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Thursday:
"I Can Help" - Billy Swan. An obvious choice but I'd like to hear it again.
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Missed last night as I was still attempting to rise from my sick bed, thank you daughter and wife for passing on the lurgie! Bears, a bit of a poser here:
Obvious
Teddy bear - Elvis Presley
Cuddly Toy - Roachford
Anything by Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Bears Picnic - Gilbert Russel (not his real name though Valerian Rosing - or similar)
Struggling
Rupert the Bear - Jackie Lee ( I think)
Smokey the Bear - Steve Nelson (again I think)
Winnie the Pooh - No idea who sang this
Still Struggling
Wake Up Boo (Boo) - Boo (Boo) Radleys
Really, really struggling
Teddy and Pearl Carr Johnson - Please do not play any of their crap!
Maybe I'll stay on the sick list this week.
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Hoppo - too many very early mornings at work has caused it! Your girls should have brought you a radio to your sick bed. Man flu - dont you jsut hate it?
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My girls should have brought a radio to my bed, it's a thought. They thought I should have been busy doing stuff for them, like driving one to school etc.
NB How could I miss Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear? There's a guy works in same company whose name is Simon Smith and every time he appears the song leaps into my head, which make it difficult to hold a conversations with him.
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The thing is Hoppo, do you really want those songs played or are you just thinking of songs with a bear link?
Jim #86 - my folks are from Cellardyke too, though I was born and brought up along the road in Pittenweem.
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Adam, that's a good question and one that we should probably all think of. I do get carried away sometimes on the theme and the possibilities and it's dangerous, stuff gets played and names are named and the you feel guilty and rightly ashamed.
I may never blog again!!!!
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Re Scotch's suggestion for a Wales theme I'd like to add my support. I keep niggling away to get Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Snake Farm" played and it mentions the Alarm and that they come from Wales!
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Re the Wales theme, why not make it a four day spread...
Monday - Scotland
Tuesday - England
Wednesday - Ireland
Thursday - Wales
:-)
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Anything by Minus the Bear, or Pixies hopefully Cactus, as Black Francis is in the band.
Frodofeet.
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Scotch - anything you want to talk about???
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Kids:
Teach The Gifted Children - Lou Reed
Eat for Two - 10,000 Maniacs
Childhood Memories - Iris DeMent
Enjoying this weeks shows!
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A small step from abuse of the homeless to stalking.
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Anyway the door is now open for Blodwyn Pig.
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Scotch #99
Sounds like a good plan and I like a gentleman who considers the ladies travelling for the occasion ;-)
AFR, I think SG could teach you a thing or two ;-)
Maria
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Jim, #110
That is either brilliantly simple or simply brilliant. Take a bow!
Norrie,
I am at the BBC most days, often 2 or 3 times a day. Boring, but true.
Glen,
I have been awaiting your retaliatory response with interest. When will it arrive?
Maria,
Please! I'm blushing!!
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Scotsh - how come you are at the BBC so often? I can step out of my office and SEE the BBC building across the water ANY TIME! :-)
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DOH! That was a deliberate and very clever spelling mistake... I'm sure none of you will ever fathom it! ;-)
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Sorry Scotch - that was unfiar of me, my sincere apologies.
How much do you think I need to up my pledged 25 to get Gene Clark played....
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Guys - Bryan said tonight as he missed his Friday night country programme, maybe people might ask for some country suggestions... Let's all get one in, eh?
Might be fun! My thinking cap is on now!
:-)
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Sing Children Sing - Lesley Duncan. Ages since I've heard it and one of those tracks that I'm not really sure if I really liked it that much, but it still occasionally plays away in the internal jukebox. Maybe hearing it again will make up my mind.
Adam_from_Rio taking your comment seriously, only songs I wnat to hear, though of course we coudl still have the occasional theme like banned songs we'd liek to be played.
The Kids are Alright - The Who
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Wed.
The Kids are Alright - The Who (also covered by The Queers, Goldfinger, Eddie And The Hot Rods, The Pleasers, Dropkick Murphys, Hi-Standard, Green Day and Pearl Jam and Belle & Sebastian).
Killie Boys - with Eurofog, The Kilwinning Foottappers, Last Year's Men
( On Songs Of Kilmarnock F.C.* Artist: Various * Genre: Other * Release date: 13 September 1999 * Format: CD
Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
If the Kids are United - Sham 69
Coulters Candy - Donovan
Child Maurice - Speirs and Boden
Or of course any of the other 'Francis J Child Ballads' collected in the 19th century
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Since Bryan is missing his country show, I'll also suggest :
In My Daughters Eyes - Martina McBride
If he donates a pound.
also
Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills and Nash
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Jim #86, was it Ferryden our Cellardyke your granddad stayed?
DC
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Norrie,
There is nothing for which to apologise. Bryan's statement was sure to invite speculation!
I'm not familiar with Gene Clark's music, but if you want it played that badly I'm sure he's worth it. I don't think anyone will ridicule your offering!!
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Jim,
'Dae ye know therr's a boundary charge tae Erskine, son?'
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#121 Jim ~ regular country suggestions on my, now truncated lists!
Not least of course Gene Clark!
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Didn't Cerys Matthews record a country album?
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Country suggestions for Bryan (Friday?):
Kris Kristofferson - "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (he likes that one :-) )
Tom T Hall: "Running Wild" (another song I remember from my Dad's record collection...about wild mustangs)
"Reuben James" - Kenny Rogers
"Did I shave My Legs For This" - Deanna Carter
"Guitar Town" - Steve Earle
I'd better buy extra supplies of tissues in case "Your Childhood" or "In My Daughter's Eyes" are played tonight!
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Norrie,
I typed 'Gene Clark' into a search engine.
Impressive. In the early 70's I was listening to Radio1 and watching Top of the Pops.
This show (GIO) has exposed the huge gaps in my knowledge. Still, never too late to learn!!
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Scotch - at the risk of igniting an old argument this is why the lists are good. I am picking up loads of good music by checking out things I have never heard on these lists.
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SG
You are impressing me with your Cerys knowledge ;-)
She recorded an album called Cockahoop which definitely has more of a folky/country feel. She covers Weightless Again by the Handsome Family on that album....
Can I back the Gene Clark campaign - lets Get It On Bryan!
Maria
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Country Music
Changed the Locks - Lucinda Williams
Face of Applachia - Valerie Carter
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Maria - thats us friedn again! And to prove I take your Springsteen comments to heart, one for Bryan tomorrow would be:
Faith Hill - If I Should Fall Behind.
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Couple of tunes sung by children :
Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me
Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat
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Jan had not thought before of songs where children are singing.
Can I beg and plead for
The Skids - Circus Games
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Careful Maria #116, the Git could be grooming you.
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Steady Adam!
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Songs with children singing:
"Grocer Jack (excerpt from A Teenage Opera)" - Keith West
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AFR, don't like that word grooming!! If you're not careful we will be pledging Proclaimers tracks for you all night on Friday!
Norrie, glad we are mates again ;-) Whats a bit of Springsteen ribbing between friends.
Can I just please ask that Kid by Pretenders is on the list for tonight, Bryan, Barbara, Mandi, Richard.....
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#127 Scotch - No I didn't but I will this week ask the taxi driver to donate the additional charge to Children In Need! If he refuses, I'll never park bottom in his rickshaw again...
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Dykerlad - it was Ferryden. Great grandparents also came from Petercuilter further up north. Other members of the family hailed from Arbroath, including one who was the mayor for a time in the 19th century! Later on I had other relatives in Elie and a few other wee places round that area.
I love going up there and reverting to the family's original language! I have texted and e-mailed GIO in Scots but to be honest, Bryan struggles a bit and Barbara just gives up... :-)
Pergaps those uf us who can should all give it a go on Friday night? Might give rise to a few chuckles!
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BTW for the Scots word for 'pledge' you can choose from these: 'hech' (I would use that one myself) or if you really feel like being 'poash' you can also correctly call it an 'impignoration'!
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Wednesday Kids Night
Teach Your Children Well, Crosby Stills and Nash
I Think I Love You, David Cassidy - Might take some listners back to their youth!
We Could Have Been Anything / You Give a Little Love, from the kids musical Bugsy Malone - Plenty of child stars to choose from
Candy Girl, New Edition - With a very young Bobby Brown
You Got It (The Right Stuff), New Kids OnThe Block - Well, if Girls Aloud can make it on the show....
:)
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Would love to hear tonight:
George Benson The Greatest Love Of All
A beautiful song. The lyrics are so true for all children.
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KirstyFromKillie - I just heard that David Cassidy is a guest on the 5.30 Show on STV tomorrow night (Thursday) if you're a fan!
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#147 - Barbara, are you reading this?
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Nothing wrong with turning to the dark side every now and then, Julie!
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Jim - are you thinking that I'm drawing Barbara's attention to someone trying to draw our attention away from the BBC to a rival channel? Nah! I was only pointing out post#147 to Barbara because she went all gooey over the mere mention of David Cassidy when I requested a track by him the other week :0)
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Ah yes, I remember! STV really is the dark side though... Maybe they welcome Ross and Brand into the fold... :-)
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They're in the new series of Sachs In The City.
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Did I really hear the K word?
What's happened to the BBC?
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Inded! Apparently the Scots language is all quaint and cuddly now... If the proper English equivalent had been used it could not have been repeated on air!
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I'm a wee bit young to have enjoyed Mr C first time round but he seems to be promoting a tour (his last?!).
But he was a babe when he was younger!
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I've complained but it won't make any difference.
Anything goes.
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You'd think Radio Scotland would keep it's end up...
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Glen why are you complaining? Are you sticking up for Mr Cassidy?
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1930hrs Wed...Waaaaah!
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Jim #143, graand thocht. Wi shid aw spier et Bryan fur a sang in oor ain dialeck. Ah'll pit in a couple o' tenners eff he reads thes oot. Whaat aboot yersel Awdam? EC?
Ah'm waantin "New Faces" bi the Rollin Stones played. Thon lawd Stewart (the sixth Stane) hed an aunty whoa yaesd tae bide across the road fae me in Cellardyke. Fine like chap.
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I thought I was reading a transcript of an episode of Desperate Fishwives!
My dear departed mum was from Methilhill.
I still struggle to understand my Fifer cousins.
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Isn't Desperate Fishwives great ! There is not enough of it aired!
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Hello all - anyone else think this week has been great fun! Really cheered me up no end to hear the Skids on tonight...still no Boss I notice Maria! Hope you are preparing to dig deep ;o)
Poor Bryan was in a frenzy towards the end!
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I always thought Ian Stewart had a raw deal.
It's not as if the others were oil paintings.
Ironic that Keith outlived him.
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#160
Aye DC a doot BB ull hae a bit o bothir makkin ony o thes oot. Taks um aw hes time tae read oot Inglish.
Eff wur spaikin aboot choons fur thi nicht a hink "Lean on me" bi Bill Withers es in the spirit o thi bairns in need.
Dae hink hi'll play et tho.
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EC
Was about to send out a distress signal to you... Nice to have you back.
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Jan fae Ruglin,
Check out the 'Comedy Zone'
Saturday 00:30 - 06:00 MW
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Hello all,
For the Help! theme hopefully someone will suggest Kris Kirstofersen and Help me Make It Through The night.....but I have the following suggestions,
Natalie Merchant - Kind and Generous brilliant track from a stunning album, Ophelia and I think is a duet with the singer from the Brand New Heavies but that might be another tracj on the album , I would also have suggested Life Is Sweet but maybe that is just too clsoe to home for the theme.
Maria McKee - I'm Gonna Soothe You
Bryan Ferry - Feel The Need (In Me) not sure if this is available digitally it is one of the tracks on Windswept ep (RJ will know!).
Happy Thursday.
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You'll be happy then Norrie...Help My Make It Through The Night has already been asked for, both the Kristofferson and the John Holt version. Think I fancy them playing the latter as I like John Holt's cover versions in a reggae style...is that sacrilege?
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Hi Julie - I have never heard John Holts version so will check that out, I think Kristofferson is another word I cannot spell so Holt would be easier. Sacrilege - not at allalways glad to hear new things!
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You could check out the album "1000 Volts Of Holt" (great title eh!) where he covers songs like "Mr Bojangles", "Baby I'm A Want You" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" - possibly too many covers in the same style to listen to the album all the way through, but worth buying for his version of "Mr Bojangles" alone I think.
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Thanks SG. I am doing so now. Have you listened to Voxpoppers Fri 1810. Its the Desperate Fishwives team. :-)
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Julie - ordered it was £3.99 so cant go wrong!
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Blimey...that was quick! As I say, and especially at that price, worth it even if you listen to only 2 or 3 tracks.
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#166
Maria
Snowed under getting ready for a sporting extravaganza on Sunday morning.
Haven't had much time for anything else all week.
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Jan fae Ruglin,
On a Friday evening I tend to make the News Quiz on Radio4 a priority.
I'll have a wee listen as you recommend it.
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Scotch, as its CIN on Friday there is no show this week. Last weeks is still available on iplayer.
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Dykerlad - Aye, ah'll speir fir Brother Can You Spare A Dime bi thon seilly cheil, George Michael! Wis oan ma ain leit onywuys (keik abuin).
Guys, a wee megrim... Fit aboot a speirin fir the UK theme ah wis spikkin aboot afore, an aa the Monday nicht we speir fir RICHT Scottish sangs, nae duist onyhin BI a Scottish band.
Mibbe lik:
Caledonia - Frankie Miller
Donald Whaur's Yer Troosers - Andy Stewart
The Mill Lavvies - Michael Marra
Onyhin bi Karine Polwart
Onyhin bi Deaf Shepherd
:-)
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Thursday
Flying Lizards - Ah Want Siller
The Beatles - Siller
Liza Minnelli - Siller Maks The Warld Ga Roon
Gerry Rafferty - Tak The Siller And Skirt (dinnae want yon tae befaa us LOL)
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BB,
Good show lastnight, despite the keich like Kids from Fame. Was good to hear Circus Games and watch Tommy doing his Jobson impression. Where did he get those moves?!
For tonight's show can we have
HELP by The Damned for a wee change from The Beatles. Also our Eve has asked for Thank You by Dido.
Ta.
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Now now, Ali... Let's not lower the tone any further by continuing to use the 'K' word in a public forum! :-)
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Norrie inspired me to take a listen to the Brand New Heavies again (it's been a while). They actually do a version of Carole King/James Taylor's 'You've Got A Friend'. I thought it might fit tonight's theme nicely.
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Danielle - I have loved that song since I first heard it many MANY moons ago - the Carole King and James Taylor versions stand out for me, but I will check that version out too!
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Danielle - nice to see my ramblings are worthwhile every now and then, and now that I an home the releveant Natalie Merchant song is actually Break Your heart and it is brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJX4PiWXsA
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Jim - I love the Tapestry album. One of my favourites. I actually have it on vinyl, with a working turntable, but no speakers. I guess I should add those to my Christmas list. Those elves are going to be very busy!
Norrie - I am familiar with that song - it is wonderful.
Please Ramble On (I'm a Zeppelin fan too). I do enjoy reading everyone's suggestions and have found some new favourites along the way.
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Danielle - Headphones? :-)
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Jim - Yes, there are always headphones. I like unencumbered mobility when listening to music however. I also like it loud. I've done enough damage to my eardrums already (standing too close at a (Glasgow's own) Mogwai concert for one). I appreciate the suggestion though :-)
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Jim,
sorry didn't realise Kids From Fame was sweary...oops! Did it again :o}
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Hey Aliand....I do a mean Richard Jobson. wel should say I used to circa 1980!
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Jan fae Ruglin,
Thank you. I have to ask. #179
Blootered?
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Julie,
Join the Royal Navy. You'll need a sub to pay for all that airplay!
(The auld yins are the best).
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Scotch - re 179 and 190 - I assume you are entirely illiterate in your own language? :-)
I await your sabre-like response!
Oh dear...
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Jim,
Wot dos illiterate meen?
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Exactly. LOL
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Hey Norrie#189
Why would you want to? I'm sure it did him no good in the romance department!!
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Ali! Good point well made,,,,should have thought on that many years ago!!
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