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• 1. At 8:05pm on 03 Jan 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:

  Bryan:
  All great reports on Radio Scotland
  next week!
  
  ~Dennis Junior~

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• 2. At 8:30pm on 03 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Bryan
  
  It was Joe in Linlithgow, I am fairly sure!
  
  Happy New Year to you and yours.
  
  Back on a seperate blog in aminute with some Monday suggestions, but getting in early with Two Hearts, Springsteen.
  
  Cheers
  
  Norrie

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• 3. At 8:45pm on 03 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  I don't think I suggested these themes at all - but I am happy to take the credit if it works out as a great week of themes! Otherwise, it wisnae me!

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• 4. At 8:46pm on 03 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Anyway aside from #2 my first lot of 2009 suggestions are as follows, and good they are too!
  
  Two:
  
  Broooooce springsteen - Two Hearst, river classic, live favourite, Get It On!
  
  Gene Clark - No Other
  
  Three:
  
  Springsteen - Long Walk Home, if you doubt what Springsteen can do check this out, or maybe wait till 5
  
  Lucinda Williams - Right In Time
  
  Four:
  
  Springsteen - Two Four The Road
  
  Stones - Sympathy Four The Devil
  
  
  Five
  
  Springsteen at his best - Jesua Was An Only Child
  
  if there is a better song I will drink more wine
  
  and a rarely heard Townsend cracker
  
  Pete Townsend - The Sea Refuses No River
  
  start and finsih the week with thsoie Bruce selections and you cannot be far wrong!
  
  norrie
  
  
  

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• 5. At 9:04pm on 03 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  MONDAY
  
  'For You' - Judie Tzuke
  
  It's been played before, but not for ages. Time for another listen!
  
  
  TUESDAY
  
  'Getting Over You' - Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt
  
  Stephen Bruton is a genius. My favourite break-up song.
  
  
  WEDNESDAY
  
  Babs in the kitchen:- "Is it warm in here, or is it just me?"
  
  'On Again! On Again!' - Jake Thackray
  
  For Barbara 'Hot Lips' Wallace. I salute your flammability!
  
  
  THURSDAY
  
  'Ain't No Cure For Love' - Mary Coughlan
  
  A candidate for the Distinctive Voices theme, Mary does Leonard Cohen.
  
  In a manner of speaking. >8-D

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• 6. At 9:56pm on 03 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Scotch - Am I still on your guest list, assuming an exchange of suitable pounds, for the gig? It is the 29th?
  
  Cheers and all the very very best to you for 2009.
  
  Norrie

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• 7. At 10:07pm on 03 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Norrie,
  Yeah, for sure. Also have a spare for Saint Andrew on the 27th.
  The 6 p.m. starting time is too early for most working folk. Interested?

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• 8. At 10:12pm on 03 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  I am going allready Scotch thanks to your heads up, think I got the last two tickets!

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• 9. At 10:17pm on 03 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Great! We can discuss all that stuff on the 17th, unless Maria monopolises you all evening with Morrissey trivia. :-D
  
  
  

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• 10. At 10:59pm on 03 Jan 2009, janfromrutherglen wrote:

  Scotch it seems like you are the organiser of the GIO swally on 17th January. Can you put some details up here and on lastfm..cheers

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• 11. At 11:21pm on 03 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Jan fae Ruglin, Howzitgaun?
  
  Any credit goes to Madmac; it was his idea.
  
  Saturday, January 17th.
  The Twisted Wheel at 73, Queen Street, Glasgow.
  The time has not been confirmed, but almost certainly afternoon.
  
  Everyone is welcome.
  
  

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• 12. At 11:26pm on 03 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Madmac or Jim,
  While we're on the subject, will one of you email Uncle Vic with an official invitation?
  
  I don't think he's speaking to me.................

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• 13. At 11:36pm on 03 Jan 2009, janfromrutherglen wrote:

  Is the Twisted Wheel the Argyle St end or the George Sq end?

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• 14. At 01:59am on 04 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Closer to George Square and Queen Street station, handy for Julie and Maria.
  It's opposite the Army/R.N./R.A.F. recruitment offices if that helps.

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• 15. At 02:59am on 04 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  It's between Tam Shepherd's (purveyors of magical supplies and clown costumiers) and the Mohawk and Safety Pin Home for Bewildered Punks.
  
  Monday Can't Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  
  Tuesday Can't Stop Dancing - The Captain and Tenille
  
  Wednesday I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell and the Drells
  
  Thursday I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
  
  Some Day I Can't Stop Loving You Baby - Ray Charles

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• 16. At 03:05am on 04 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Gken what about El Rayo X that is eh........hold on...3 and they will be dancing like maddies round Scotland,,,,and beyond!!
  
  

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• 17. At 03:35am on 04 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Glen,
  Just popped in next door to leave a wee message.
  Please tell me that photograph was taken in Las Vegas.

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• 18. At 04:12am on 04 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  Scotch - I've been to Vegas. EVERYTHING happens there... So All is possible! LOL
  
  And believe it or not I was there for three weeks and didn't gamble once! I bought an ACE t-shit though...

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• 19. At 10:32am on 04 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  An ACE t-?!?
  
  Disconcerting, to say the least.
  
  I salute your passability!

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• 20. At 10:43am on 04 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  No wonder you were there for three weeks!! >8-D

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• 21. At 1:20pm on 04 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Did you have a losing streak, Jim?

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• 22. At 1:38pm on 04 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  #21 LOL that is a good one ;o)

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• 23. At 3:07pm on 04 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Wednesday - Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon - ....only a motion away.

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• 24. At 4:30pm on 04 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  #21 - After I removed the t-shirt, yes.

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• 25. At 5:05pm on 04 Jan 2009, joethejamman wrote:

  Some suggestions for the week.
  Mon.
  Please Stay-The Crying Shames,A Sigh-Crowded House,Graduation Day-Chris Izaak
  
  Tues.Hello In There-John Prine,Driving At Night-The Delevantes,If I Fell-The Beatles,
  The Old Man-The Fureys&Davey Arthur(beautifully touching song)Through Your Hands-John Hiatt,The Bagdhad Dream-Steve Forbert.
  
  Wed.Here Comes The Judge-Pigmeat Markham,Say You Love Me-Johnson,
  I Go To Sleep-The Pretenders.
  
  Thurs.A Man Is In Love-The Waterboys,
  A Soft Place To Fall-Allison Moorer,
  Please Dont Make Me Cry-UB 40,
  A Thousand Miles From Nowhere-Dwight Yoakam.
  
  The Twisted Wheel,eh?Might pop in.
  

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• 26. At 5:47pm on 04 Jan 2009, Dexterst wrote:

  Tuesday night
  
  Nat king Cole and Three little Words
  
  Boby Marley Three Little Birds
  
  Green Jelly Three little Pigs
  
  and of course Three Little fishes by Frankie Howard

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• 27. At 6:54pm on 04 Jan 2009, GCbakers wrote:

  This week I suggest songs by AC/DC,
  
  Mon, Hell's Bell's
  
  Tues, Back in Black
  
  Wed, Rock n Roll train
  
  Thurs, Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
  
  A guid N'year to a'
  
  Gordon Christie,Kirrie
  

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• 28. At 8:08pm on 04 Jan 2009, joe-k-brown wrote:

  Happy New Year all, and best wishes for 2009.
  
  Thanks Norrie - I did suggest this theme ....a day or so after we had the one-word-title theme. Happy to endorse your daily Bruce proposal.
  
  My suggestions for the rest of the week are:
  
  Two
  
  Stop whispering - Radiohead
  Neon Blue - The Mavericks
  Pardon me - Allison Moorer
  Wake Up - Arcade fire
  Stainsby Girls - Chris Rea
  C'mon C'mon - The Von Bondies
  Suspicious minds - Dwight Yoakum
  Girls talk - Dave Edmunds
  Broken radio - Jesse Malin
  The story - Brandi Carlile
  Country Girl - Primal Scream
  
  Three
  
  Born to run - Springsteen
  Turn on me - The Shins
  Killing the blues - Plant/Krauss
  Maid in Heaven - Be Bop Deluxe
  Until the night - Billy Joel
  Thirst for Romance - Cherry Ghost
  Bohemian like you - Dandy Warhols
  Long train runnin' - Doobie Brothers
  Road to Ensenada - Lyle Lovett
  No love songs - Phil Campbell
  
  Four
  
  Show me the way - Peter Frampton
  Shots in the distance - Amityville
  Feel like makin' love - Bad Company
  Red light spells danger - Billy Ocean
  People help the people - Cherry Ghost
  The one I love - David Gray
  One day like this - Elbow
  Love me like you - Magic Numbers
  Baby I'm a fool - Melody Gardot
  La Cienega just smiled - Ryan Adams
  
  Five
  
  This old heart of mine - Isley Brothers
  A soft place to fall - Allison Moorer
  When the stars go blue - Ryan Adams
  I'll work for your love - Springsteen
  Si e spento il sole - Vinicio Capossela
  When I'm through with you - The VLA
  Crazy little thing called love- Dwight Yoakum
  Smile like you mean it - The Killers
  Way down in the hole - The Blind Boys of Alabama
  Believe me baby (I lied) - Trisha Yearwood
  I thought you should know - Steve Earle
  
  
  Joe
  Linlithgow
  

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• 29. At 9:03pm on 04 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Joe - great list of songs, will check out those I dont know, I like the Jesse Malin suggestion, have you heard his covers album as it is really good. La Cienga is by far my favourite Ryan Adams track so either of those would be great to hear.
  
  Cheers

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• 30. At 9:18pm on 04 Jan 2009, slopestatic wrote:

  New year, new name. Last post as slopestatic since it seems to trip people up (not least Bryan!) it's an old name and I'd rather use my last.fm name. So from now on I'll be RhythymHeid...

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• 31. At 9:26pm on 04 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  #28 I'd second Joe's suggestions of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Von Bondies, Dandy Warhols and a bit of Frampton!
  
  Mon:
  'Golden Age' - TV on the Radio
  
  Tue:
  'The Magic Number' - De La Soul
  
  Wed:
  'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' - Roy Ayers
  (a favourite of mine but I think everybody loves Everybody Loves the Sunshine)
  
  Thu:
  'Talkin Loud and Sayin Nothin' - James Brown
  (one of my all time favourite songs - definitely the funkiest way to tell someone to mind their own)

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• 32. At 10:22pm on 04 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Joe, Jim, Jim, Joe - it looks like it has been a hard weekend for our beloved presenter!!

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• 33. At 10:23pm on 04 Jan 2009, DanielleFromCanada wrote:

  I too have decided to stick with one artist this week and I'm in the mood for a little Stevie:
  
  Monday: I Wish
  Tuesday: Master Blaster (Jammin')
  Wednesday: Boogie On Reggae Woman
  Thursday: Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
  
  (I realize this isn't that creative, but my brain is still recovering from the flu)
  
  I'd also second all of rhythmheid's suggestions.

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• 34. At 11:03pm on 04 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  MONDAY
  
  'God Will' - Lyle Lovett
  
  'Me Neither' - Brad Paisley
  
  'The Dance' - Garth Brooks
  
  'Mr. Banker' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  
  'Simple Man' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  
  'Simple Man' - Charlie Daniels Band
  
  'Sin Wagon' - Dixie Chicks
  
  
  
  
  Thank God I'm a Country Boy!
  
  Yup.

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• 35. At 06:49am on 05 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Best wishes for 2009 to one and all. Tonight, no suprises with suggetiosn of:
  
  Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals / Specials
  Promised Land - Johnnie Allen
  John Henry / Jessie James / Jacob's Ladder - Bruce Sprongsteen
  The Letter - The Boxtops
  Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
  White Riot - Clash
  Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
  
  and BTW.
  

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• 36. At 07:42am on 05 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  #27
  
  Could also/alternatively do the Hayseed Dixie versions of those :-)
  
  Failing which:
  
  Monday:
  The Stanley Brothers: Angel Band
  Madness: Baggy Trousers
  Hayseed Dixie: Big Bottom (gwan, I dare ya)
  Ram Jam: Black Betty
  John Lennon: Borrowed Time
  The Shadows: Classical Gas (OK, not a song, technically)
  Sting: Desert Rose
  Billy Bragg: Dry Bed
  Billy Bragg: Ingrid Bergman
  Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues
  Charles Trenet: La Mer (of which 'Beyond the Sea' is a partial cover)
  Emerson Lake & Palmer: Lucky Man
  Peter Gabriel: Mercy Street
  Yazoo: Nobody's Diary
  Humpff Family: Teach Jeasus
  The Jam (or Morrissey, or Billy Bragg): That's Entertainment
  Laura Cantrell: Two Seconds
  Bill Bailey: Unisex Chipshop
  

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• 37. At 07:52am on 05 Jan 2009, andyontheM77 wrote:

  Doors
  - Roadhouse Blues
  - L. A. Woman
  - Riders on the Storm
  - Cars Hiss by my Window
  
  Mary Gauthier
  - I Drink
  - Before You Leave
  - Soft Place to Land
  - Last of the Hobo Kings
  
  Blue Nile
  - Easter Parade
  - Because of Toledo
  - Tinseltown in the Rain
  - A Walk across the Rooftops
  
  k.d. lang
  - Constant Craving
  - Hush Sweet Lover
  - Shadow and the Frame
  - Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
  
  Billy Bragg
  - Saturday Girl
  - A Lover Sings
  - The Great Leap Forwards
  - The Milkman of Human Kindness
  

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• 38. At 08:11am on 05 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Happy Hour - Ted Hawkins

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• 39. At 09:24am on 05 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  Monday
  
  ROXY MUSIC
  
  Re-make/Re-model
  The Bob
  Chance Meeting
  Sea Breezes
  Bitters End
  Virginia Plain
  The Numberer
  Beauty Queen
  Strictly Confidential
  Gray Lagoons
  Street Life
  Hula Kula
  Bitter Sweet
  Prairie Rose
  Sentimental Fool
  She Sells
  Trash 2
  Angel Eyes
  Dance Away
  Oh Yeah
  Over You
  Running Wild
  South Downs
  Jealous Guy
  Always Unknowing
  
  My choice would be BEAUTY QUEEN
  
  Happy new year everybody
  

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• 40. At 09:58am on 05 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  An opportunity to try again with previously unsuccessful requests, and to request some different ones too...
  
  MONDAY:
  
  "Wishful Thinking" - the Ditty Bops
  "Romeo's Tune" - Steve Forbert
  "Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell
  "Every Night" - Phoebe Snow
  
  
  TUESDAY:
  
  "Such a Night" - Dr John
  
  "TV is King" - The Tubes (would love to hear this one - sure TV should count as one word).
  
  "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (might be seconded by whichever blogger it is who is a Colin Hay fan?)
  
  "Bronco Bill's Lament" - Don McLean
  
  "Ka Pau U'i" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (c'mon Bryan - you know you want to have a bash at the pronounciation - a lovely wee song too).
  
  "The Passing Show" - A good slow-building and ultimately pretty funky track from Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
  
  "Eleven Past Eleven - Nine Below Zero.
  

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• 41. At 11:11am on 05 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  MONDAY
  
  BRYAN FERRY
  
  Chance Meeting
  Re-make/Re-model
  Sea Breezes
  One Kiss
  Tokyo Joe
  Party Doll
  Stone Woman
  Crazy Love
  Broken Wings
  Help Me
  New Town
  Bete Noire
  Amazing Grace
  Answer Me
  Wildcat Days
  Gemini Moon
  Chain Reaction
  Sonnet XVIII
  Easy Living
  September Song
  This Love
  Goin' Down
  Goodnight Irene
  I Thought
  San Simeon
  Lowlands Low
  
  My choice would be Sonnet XVIII
  
  

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• 42. At 11:19am on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Julie,
  Right, now we're sorted.
  
  Saturday, January 17th. 3 p.m. kick-off.
  
  You can't miss Glen. He'll be the one wearing a St. Mirren jersey.
  I'll be wearing a grin! >8-D

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• 43. At 11:20am on 05 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  The brain is starting to thaw out and other thoughts are occurring.
  
  Vigilante Man - Ry Cooder
  Warm Love - Van Morrison
  Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
  Downtown Train - Tom Waits
  Everlasting Love - Love Affair
  
  
  I may start looking at tomorow now.

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• 44. At 11:33am on 05 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  Scotch - ha Ha! Glen'll be standing outside in his St mirren jersey then...no fitba colours allowed in the pub.

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• 45. At 11:38am on 05 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  How long will the 17th event go on for as I would like to go to the Inverness V Hamilton relegation battle with a kick off at 3PM then join you lot later?
  
  
  (Q) What has black and white stripes and eats like a horse?
  (A) A Zebra
  
  
  (Q) What has black and white stripes and lies at the bottom of the jungle?
  
  (A) A dead Zebra ??
  
  No!!! Tarzan's old St Mirrem jersey
  
  ;-)

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• 46. At 11:46am on 05 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Is it true that St Mirren's new home is called The Methadome?

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• 47. At 12:24pm on 05 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  THURSDAY:
  
  If Bryan decides he wants to play something by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, but needs more time to practice pronouncing his name, he could play his lovely version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" on Thursday :0)

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• 48. At 1:15pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Julie,
  I suspect you'll stand a better chance of getting it played on Wednesday. >8-D

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• 49. At 1:18pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  RoxyJohn,
  We'll be there until closing time or until we run out of money. Whatever comes first!

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• 50. At 1:22pm on 05 Jan 2009, KirstyFromKillie wrote:

  Happy New Year everybody!
  
  My suggestions for this week are -
  
  2-
  Happy Hour , The Housemartins
  Mary's Prayer, Danny Wilson
  Jump Around, House of Pain
  One Week or Go Home, Barenaked Ladies (Bry, thanks very much for playing it. Totally made my day!!!)
  
  3-
  They Don't Know, Kirsty MacColl
  It's like that, Run DMC
  Ace of Spades, Motorhead
  Happy New Year, Abba
  
  4-
  Ca Plane Pour Moi, Plastic Bertrand
  Sympathy for the Devil, Rolling Stones
  No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn, Beastie Boys
  Hangin' on the Telephone, Blondie
  
  5-
  Go Wild in the Country, Bow Wow Wow
  I wish it was over, Teddy Thompson
  Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley
  The Oldest Swinger in Town, Fred Wedlock
  
  Cheers
  
  
  
  

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• 51. At 1:26pm on 05 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  Surprised nobody has mentioned it yet, but "GET IT ON" by T Rex has to be played on Tuesday!
  
  Back to work today
  
  :-(
  
  DC in Cellardyke

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• 52. At 1:33pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #49
  
  I may regret those rash words on Sunday 18th.

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• 53. At 1:43pm on 05 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  #47 and 48 - oops! you're right of course - I meant Wednesday for the Hawaiian chap (can't be bothered to type his name again).

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• 54. At 5:31pm on 05 Jan 2009, GardenPartyPaul wrote:

  A fine 2009 to all the GIObloggers.
  
  thenight.......
  
  Spin Doctors - Twa Princes
  
  Yazoo - Dinnae Go
  
  Aimee Mann - Styupit thing
  
  Danny Wilson - Merrys` Prayer
  
  Nina Simone - Feeling Guid.
  
  
  
  paul

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• 55. At 5:37pm on 05 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  Monday:
  Electric Gypsies - Steve Hillage
  
  Tuesday:
  8 Miles High - Steve Hillage
  
  Wednesday:
  It's All Too Much - Steve Hillage
  
  Thursday:
  All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
  

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• 56. At 5:40pm on 05 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Monday
  
  Foxtrot Oscar - The Chef (from a Southside Park)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• 57. At 7:09pm on 05 Jan 2009, purplesmurf wrote:

  OK, here's my tuppence worth.
  
  Monday - Sheriff Fatman by Carter USM
  
  Tuesday - Kill Your Television by Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  
  Wednesday - Wish I Was Skinny by the Boo Radleys
  
  Thursday - Welcome to the cheap seats by the Wonder Stuff
  
  Have a great New Year.
  
  Dan the Doctor

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• 58. At 7:38pm on 05 Jan 2009, johninshieldhall wrote:

  Arrrgh! Can't believe that Ive been driven to post my first ever posting after over a year off listening/contributing and its going to be a moany one.
  Couldn't believe when I heard this weeks themes...... i couldn't come up with a single suggestion!!!!!! How about makeing the theme about titles that have "words" in the titles!!!
  Woops. just heard Bryans challenge to me. Back in a second.

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• 59. At 7:46pm on 05 Jan 2009, johninshieldhall wrote:

  Ok Just off the phone to Sam. Hard idea for a theme . Construction/Building related possibly
  Bauhaus (Architects) - Bela Lugosi's Dead
  The Blow monkeys - DIGGING your scene
  Shakin Stevins - Green DOOR
  The CARPENTERS - Anything
  Ian Dury and the BLOCKheads -Anything
  Not that difficult really just makes you use your brain , a little.
  
  

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• 60. At 7:54pm on 05 Jan 2009, johninshieldhall wrote:

  Re #58, 59
  Anything by PREFAB sprout !!!!!!!!
  
  

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• 61. At 8:36pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  TUESDAY
  
  'Big Boned Gal' - kd lang
  
  'Big Bad John' - Charlie Daniels Band
  
  'Pancho and Lefty' - Emmylou Harris
  
  'Fish and Whistle' - John Prine
  
  'Girls With Guitars' - Wynonna Judd
  
  'On The Hunt' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  
  'Kansas City Star' - Roger Miller
  
  'Georgie Girl Rap' - Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
  
  
  Yeeha!

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• 62. At 8:47pm on 05 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  #58 I agree it's wide open for these themes but if the rest of the week is as good as tonight then I don't mind. I think everyone needs to ease back into things after the holidays too.
  
  If you like difficult themes with plenty of puns you should check out mazzystar's 'herbs and spices' theme (on our Last.fm group - www.last.fm/group/Get+It+On+Listeners/forum/111464/_/485967).
  
  For your theme you could also have the Red House Painters, 'Glass and Steel' by Scott 4 or 'Monkey Island' by 13th Floor Elevators. And wasn't there a construction worker in the Village People?!

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• 63. At 8:52pm on 05 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Right, Tuesday's list; this time without the bleedin' obvious tracks that make all the interesting ones get overlooked:
  
  Spike Jones: Cocktails for Two (if only for the stop chorus of hiccups)
  Madness: Drip Fed Fred
  Incredible String Band: The Hedgehog's Song (note to (sir)pterry fans: not *that* Hedgehog Song)
  Sandy Denny: John the Gun
  John Lennon: Nobody Told Me
  Billy Bragg: Levi Stubbs' Tears
  Billy Bragg: Tank Park Salute

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• 64. At 8:54pm on 05 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  #40 I hadn't heard Glen Campbell's version of Southern Nights before. I'm a big fan of Allen Toussaint who wrote the song (as well as 'Working in a Coalmine', 'Lady Marmalade', etc.). Allen's version is a bit more mellow but Glen's is good too.
  
  #33 Cheers Danielle. You can't go wrong with a bit of Stevie.
  
  #45 RoxyJohn - I'll be in the Hamilton end for that game, how about you?

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• 65. At 8:58pm on 05 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Strength of Strings - Gene Clark - alluring and alliterative.
  
  Is it too late to start a Save Morris Dancing campaign? Otherwise we will only be able to laugh at old films of it instead of humiliating real people.

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• 66. At 9:11pm on 05 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  I forgot to post my number-related suggestions at lunchtime. Means you all miss out on 'No Limit' by 2Unlimited! I'm gutted too... ;)
  
  'Woke Up This Morning' - Alabama 3
  'Troubles 1-2-3' - Scott 4
  'Golden Age Of Life' - 4Hero
  'One Angry Dwarf and 200' - Ben Folds Five
  'A Day at the Races' - Jurassic 5

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• 67. At 9:13pm on 05 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Glen - I have been practically begging for Gene Clark for months and months, even pledged what is for a humble Civil Engineer some decent cash on the charity night. Now you have suggested him, as has Maria........it could be the week!
  
  Why is Morris not dancing enymore or is Morris Dancing someone I have not heard of?

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• 68. At 9:18pm on 05 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  ps and sorry evryone getting bored but The True One would have been great, probably the most mainstream track on the album, but after tonights show I suppose The does not count anymore?

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• 69. At 9:21pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  MORRIS DANCING IS INNOCENT!!!

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• 70. At 9:32pm on 05 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  #44 Wow Julie... Nine Below Zero outstanding... I've e-mailed for their cover of Roy Head's "Treat her right", just an excellent live act!

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• 71. At 9:50pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Fred MacAulay wants a TV show called
  'Strictly Scottish Country Dancing'
  
  (I'm not making this up).
  
  Maybe the English can organise something for Morris.

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• 72. At 9:53pm on 05 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  Would that be Minor or Traveller?

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• 73. At 9:54pm on 05 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  S.G.
  
  1500hrs on the 17th then?

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• 74. At 10:06pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Madmac,
  Yeah, RoxyJohn is coming from Hamilton after the game.
  
  
  
  P.S. Are you a military man?
  
  P.P.S. Will you email Uncle Vic?

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• 75. At 10:32pm on 05 Jan 2009, johninshieldhall wrote:

  #62 This weeks themes are really unchallenging but maybe its Bryan thats needing the slow and gentle start to the new year after failing to count up to two re "antmusic". But hey the music was generally good..
  Will check out the link!

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• 76. At 10:33pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #68
  
  I would dispute that interpretation. You would only drop 'The' from the beginning of a song or book title for the purpose of filing it in alphabetical order.
  
  e.g. 'The True One' would be filed under 'True One, The'
  
  It's still a three word title.
  
  Bryan, there must be learned folk at PQ who can adjudicate on this matter.

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• 77. At 10:43pm on 05 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  TUESDAY
  
  'The True One' - Gene Clark - In support of Norrie.

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• 78. At 10:58pm on 05 Jan 2009, janfromrutherglen wrote:

  Tues :
  
  Hello Its Me - Todd Rundgren
  In My Life - George Martin / Sean Connery
  Wild West Hero - ELO
  
  
  Wed :
  
  Love Is The Answer - Todd Rundgren
  This Fine Social Scene - Zero 7

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• 79. At 11:14pm on 05 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Tuesday - Vandals of Hammerwich - Ashley Hutchings from his album Morris On
  
  
  Apart from roast beef and 1966, what have they got?

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• 80. At 11:29pm on 05 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  #74 and Tuesday song possibility:
  
  'Is Vic there' by Department S
  
  
  The night is young, the mood is mellow
  And there's music in my ears
  Say, is Vic there ?
  
  
  I hear ringing in the air
  So Mandy answers the phone
  A voice comes over clear
  Say, is Bryan there ?
  
  DC in Cellardyke
  
  

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• 81. At 00:35am on 06 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  The night is bitter,
  The stars have lost their glitter;
  The winds grow colder
  And suddenly you're older -
  And all because you asked for Burlesque.

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• 82. At 03:42am on 06 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  Get a life, glen.

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• 83. At 07:01am on 06 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #81
  
  Gershwin is cool.
  
  No-one will be covering Morrissey songs in 50 years.

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• 84. At 07:10am on 06 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Like many have said I think this week's themes are designed to ease us back in,and that's no bad thing. So here's a selction of three word titles for tonight.
  
  That’s Aright Mama - Elvis Presley
  Born to Run / Drive All Night / Reason to Believe / Johnny Bye Bye - Bruce Springsteen
  Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
  Heads Roll Off - Frightened Rabbit
  Get It On - T-Rex
  Positively 4th Street / Subterranean Homesick Blues / Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
  Tears of a Clown - Smoky Robinson
  One Way Out - Allman Brothers
  Games People Play - Joe South or King Curtis
  Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
  Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams
  Nutbush City Limits - Ike and Tina Turner
  

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• 85. At 08:40am on 06 Jan 2009, paulhandley wrote:

  The scope for three word titles is vast so to add something extra how about a three in the title as well so....
  
  Take Three Girls - Pentangle
  
  Three words the same...
  
  Turn Turn Turn - Byrds
  
  Also
  
  The Promised Land - just to prove I'm not anti Bruce Springsteen. I still say his xmas stuff is guff!
  
  Paul Handley, Ayr

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• 86. At 09:31am on 06 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  #70 - Mac. I would love to see Nine below Zero. Was really excited one year, when on holiday in France, to arrive at a seaside town in Brittany to see posters advertising a Nine Below Zero gig...then really disappointed that it had been just the evening before. They played at the Bein Inn a couple of times but I wasn't able to go. They seem to appear at a lot of Jazz and Blues festivals in England and anbroad but not too much in Scotland.
  
  Incidentally, my late father, was taught morris dancing while at school in Edinburgh in the thirties!!! He'd have been 87 last birthday so I doubt any of his former classmates would be sprightly enough to appear at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Spectacular :0)

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• 87. At 10:33am on 06 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  #64 rhythmheid
  
  ""#45 RoxyJohn - I'll be in the Hamilton end for that game, how about you?""
  
  I am an Inverness Caledonian Thistle season ticket holder so I will be on the away end dragging us off the bottom with a win over Hamilton. ;-)
  

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• 88. At 10:36am on 06 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Morris dancing / opening ceremony spectacular. They really don't fit together do they? Besides don't get me started on the 'spectacular' waste of money that the olympics will be, and that's without the current economic woes. A lesson in the mendacity of politicians who put together a bid knowing full well that the real bill would be several times greater.

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• 89. At 10:52am on 06 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  CONTROVERSY ALERT!!
  
  The national obsession with sport in general and football in particular leaves me mystified.
  What does it matter who wins the cup?
  Why should anyone care?
  
  
  
  
  
  Send your replies to:- Glen Miller, Bryan's Blog, Radio Scotland

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• 90. At 11:15am on 06 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  #88 Back at work and grumpy!!!!

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• 91. At 12:15pm on 06 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  #84 Hoppo - that is a brilliant Springsteen list , Johnny Bye Bye would be a fantastic shout, fitting in with Bryans Elvis theme as it is an elegy to Elvis Presley, co-credited to Chuck Berry as Bruce used his opening lines from the song of the same name. Try and get the b side to Fire version - slightly better than the Tracks one.

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• 92. At 1:00pm on 06 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  @90 Hoppo - I was back yesterday and I'm still grumpy today.

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• 93. At 1:01pm on 06 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Eh ~ on reflection #91 is a post which really should have gone on some sort of Springsteen forum......ah well back to my Morrissey thoughts.

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• 94. At 1:30pm on 06 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  WEDNESDAY:
  
  "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - that big Hawaiin chap.
  
  "Back In The Night" or "Down at the Doctors" - Dr Feelgood
  
  "It's In His Kiss" - Linda Lewis
  
  "Just Like Starting Over" - John Lennon
  
  "Stuff Like That There" (from the soundtrack to "For The Boys") - Bette Midler.
  
  "That's All It Took" - Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris

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• 95. At 1:47pm on 06 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  WEDNESDAY
  
  ROXY MUSIC
  
  Would You Believe?
  Do The Strand
  Editions Of You
  For Your Pleasure
  The Bogus Man
  Just Like You
  Mother Of Pearl
  Your Application's Failed
  Three And Nine
  Both Ends Burning
  Just Another High
  Ain't That So
  My Little Girl
  Cry, Cry, Cry
  Spin Me Round
  Same Old Scene
  Flesh And Blood
  My Only Love
  Eight Miles High
  Rain Rain Rain
  No Strange Delight
  More Than This
  The Space Between
  The Main Thing
  True To Life
  Like A Hurricane
  
  Biggest hit here is 'More Than This', my choice 'Just Like You'

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• 96. At 2:05pm on 06 Jan 2009, vambosplectrum wrote:

  Little Man Tate - Man I Hate Your Band

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• 97. At 2:05pm on 06 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  TUESDAY (so was my last post #95)
  
  River Of Salt
  Don't Ever Change
  It's My Party
  Don't Worry Baby
  These Foolish Things
  The 'In' Crowd
  Let's Stick Together
  Shame, Shame, Shame
  It's Only Love
  This Is Tomorrow
  All Night Operator
  Rock Of Ages
  In Your Mind
  She's Leaving Home
  Can't Let Go
  What Goes On
  This Island Earth
  Slave To Love
  The Chosen One
  Boys And Girls
  Feel the Need
  Kiss and Tell
  Day For Night
  The Right Stuff
  Seven Deadly Sins
  Just One Look
  All Tomorrow's Parties
  Because You're Mine
  N.Y.C. (New York City)
  Your Painted Smile
  The 39 Steps
  Dance With Life
  Where Or When
  Sweet And Lovely
  Miss Otis Regrets
  Time On My Hands
  Mother Of Pearl
  Goddess of Love
  Nobody Loves Me
  Fool For Love
  One Way Love
  The Lambton Worm
  Positively 4th Street
  Gates Of Eden
  All Along The Watchtower
  
  Best known 'Let's Stick Together' my choice 'Your Painted Smile'
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• 98. At 2:07pm on 06 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  Oops forgot to say (as if I needed to) my post #97 are all by Bryan Ferry

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• 99. At 2:55pm on 06 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Re #94 Dr Feelgood, always worth a blast and they are criminally negelected on radio

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• 100. At 3:29pm on 06 Jan 2009, The Real Martoto wrote:

  Can I suggest for tonight's Three Word band name theme, White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes.
  
  They're music seems to be able to totally enhance your mood after listening to only a couple of bars and I hope they just keep getting better and bigger fin 2009.
  
  Happy New Year by the way.
  
  Alternative suggestion is Juxtaposed With U by Supper Furry Animals as I know there will be people debating (like lsome of last night's tunes) whether it is in fact 3 words or just 2 words and a letter. (yawn) :)

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• 101. At 3:29pm on 06 Jan 2009, The Real Martoto wrote:

  Can I suggest for tonight's Three Word band name theme, White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes.
  
  They're music seems to be able to totally enhance your mood after listening to only a couple of bars and I hope they just keep getting better and bigger fin 2009.
  
  Happy New Year by the way.
  
  Alternative suggestion is Juxtaposed With U by Supper Furry Animals as I know there will be people debating (like lsome of last night's tunes) whether it is in fact 3 words or just 2 words and a letter. (yawn)

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• 102. At 3:30pm on 06 Jan 2009, The Real Martoto wrote:

  Can I suggest for tonight's Three Word band name theme, White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes.
  
  They're music seems to be able to totally enhance your mood after listening to only a couple of bars and I hope they just keep getting better and bigger
  in 2009.
  
  Happy New Year by the way.
  
  Alternative suggestion is Juxtaposed With U by Supper Furry Animals as I know there will be people debating (like lsome of last night's tunes) whether it is in fact 3 words or just 2 words and a letter. (yawn)

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• 103. At 3:45pm on 06 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  @100-102: Only if you suggest it 3 times! ;-) (Beetlejuice btw)

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• 104. At 3:50pm on 06 Jan 2009, The Real Martoto wrote:

  I know!!!??
  
  Makes me sound like a crazy but they made me do it!! !! ("There is a problem....please amend your post..." etc)
  
  I'll settle for hearing Fleet Foxes three times in a row.
  
  ;-)

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• 105. At 3:50pm on 06 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  #102 oh how wish I had not said that about Antmusic. Just one o those daft things when saomeone gets sometyhing wreong about one of your favourite albums. Anyway I need to get a life, self imposed exile for the rest of the week!!

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• 106. At 3:52pm on 06 Jan 2009, The Real Martoto wrote:

  To be fair.
  
  I think we wer all thinking it norrie. Just not saying it. :-)

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• 107. At 4:10pm on 06 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  #89
  
  You are right, of course.
  
  My father once took me a Queens Park game on New Years Day, his only day off.
  
  I enjoyed the Beatles songs they played more than the football. I have since seen Paul McCartney but never went back to see Queens Park.
  
  
  

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• 108. At 4:33pm on 06 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Can we please have the playlist for 31st December?
  
  This will let us update the full Playlist History being built up at
  http://www.last.fm/user/martinb9999/journal/2008/12/18/2cbse5_track_history
  
  Ta

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• 109. At 6:54pm on 06 Jan 2009, ne_me_quitte_pas wrote:

  Late as usual. Thanks to scotch git for that Judie Tzuke song, downloaded it, never heard it before.
  
  OK, for Ron Asheton who died earlier today I suggest
  
  I wanna be your dog by The Stooges for Thursday. Fab song.
  
  and for Wednesday...
  
  L'il Red Riding Hood by 999 cos I've asked for this before & ol' misery guts has never played it.
  
  and for today... I second the request for Hand in Glove by the glorious Smiths.
  
  Jules nr Dumfries

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• 110. At 6:56pm on 06 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Is Red Riding Hood the same song
  as Sam the Sham's?

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• 111. At 7:41pm on 06 Jan 2009, ne_me_quitte_pas wrote:

  It most certainly is, Sam the Sham is way before my time but the 999 version just about scrapes into my early teens. I like both tbh.

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• 112. At 7:45pm on 06 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  My father told me about Sam The Sham

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• 113. At 8:16pm on 06 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #109
  
  Jules,
  Isn't it great? I love the string arrangement.
  As all I did was request it, I fear your gratitude is misplaced.
  Thanks to Bryan for playing it and of course a big Thank You to the lovely Judie for such a beautiful song.

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• 114. At 8:40pm on 06 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  THURSDAY
  
  'The Ballad of Ira Hayes' - Kinky Friedman
  
  'Shut Up and Kiss Me' - Mary Chapin Carpenter
  
  'Live Close By, Visit Often' - K.T. Oslin
  
  'Was I Right Or Wrong?' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  
  'Feats Don't Fail Me Now' - Little Feat
  
  'Tell It To The Devil' - The Marshall Tucker Band
  
  'Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues' - Charlie Daniels Band
  
  'They Never Mention The Flies' - Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
  
  
  
  
  
  
  git along, little dogies.......

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• 115. At 9:08pm on 06 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  Scotch,
  
  You've missed one
  
  "Annie, I'm not your Daddy"

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• 116. At 9:45pm on 06 Jan 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:

  Thursday
  
  For DC and the first song on his Popmeister Quiz
  
  Chicago - If You Leave Me Now.

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• 117. At 9:59pm on 06 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Wed 4 words...
  
  Elton John: Benny And The Jets
  Landscape: Einstein A Go-Go
  Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano et al: El Tango De Roxanne (on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack)
  Traveling Wilburies: End Of The Line
  Springsteen: Eyes On the Prize
  Lennon: Grow Old With Me
  This Mortal Coil: I Want To Live
  Tom Waits: Little Drop of Poison
  Go-Gos: Our Lips Are Sealed
  The Who: Real Good Looking Boy
  Badly Drawn Boy: Something to Talk About

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• 118. At 11:43pm on 06 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Madmac,
  Do you have access to my therapist's files?!?
  I was given an assurance of absolute confidentiality!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  While you're here, will you contact Uncle Vic vis-a-vis our wee bevvy session?
  
  I'm not sure he's forgiven me yet for the Bob Harris crack.

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• 119. At 11:46pm on 06 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  #89/107 I like the Salman Rushdie quote about a "god-shaped hole" that he filled with football. Following a club gives you a shared experience, banter with rival fans and the excitement/annoyances of live performance. So not at all like being a Morrissey, Springsteen or Roxy Music obsessive!
  
  #87 I'm an Accies season ticketholder. Thanks for not sacking Brewster, it should make it a bit easier for us!

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• 120. At 00:02am on 07 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  Evening Scotch...
  
  re VIC I've just done so and the out of office is on.
  
  

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• 121. At 00:02am on 07 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  rhythmheid,
  I was hoping to provoke a more frenzied response.
  In mitigation;
  
  a) I had a morning off work.
  
  b) I was bored.
  
  c) I was hyper.
  
  d) This is not a good combination.
  
  
  It's been a long time since Producer Mandi has had to police the blog.
  I fear we have become too civilised. :-D

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• 122. At 00:06am on 07 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Madmac,
  Thank you.

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• 123. At 00:21am on 07 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  #121
  
  You are right, of course.
  
  Who are we to argue with a man of the probity and judgment of Salman Rushdie?
  
  Is he allowed out of doors yet?

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• 124. At 02:00am on 07 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  He is but it is probably ill-advised... He might need to use a urinal in Holland and would perhaps be be perplexed by the technological advances since his last visit.

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• 125. At 07:04am on 07 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Ah, football, the opium of the masses, and I have to confess I am an addict. I have managed to go cold turkey at times,but it drags me back in - at least until Motherwell end our cup hopes this Saturday (now that's optimism). Anyway, an eclectic mix of request / suggestions for tonight
  
  Like a Rolling Stone / Shelter From the Storm / I Shall be Released / Just Like a Woman / Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan
  Wreck on the Highway / The Price You Pay / You’ll be Coming Down / Eyes on the Prize - Springsteen
  Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
  Buck’s Nouvell Jole Blon - Buckwheat Zydeco
  Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House
  Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
  Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye
  All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
  The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
  River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tine Turner
  Needle in a Haystack - Velvelettes
  Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
  That’ll Be the Day - Buddy Holly
  He’ll Have To Go - Ry Cooder (a bizarre 'our tune' for my wife and I)
  Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces
  Do You Love me -The Contours
  Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
  I Fought the Law - Clash
  Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
  

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• 126. At 07:11am on 07 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  ...and as I post I suddenly remmeber George Thorogood, so how about
  
  Move It on Over
  Who Do You Love
  Bad to the Bone

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• 127. At 08:40am on 07 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  Adam #116,
  
  I'll post the Popmeister Quiz (compiled by my brother-in-law SteveTheDoc) on last fm when I get time (this work lark gets in the way of having a life). You can join us over there if you wish
  
  DC
  
  

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• 128. At 08:42am on 07 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  Oops! Forgot to put my request in for tonight!
  
  'Give a little bit' by Supertramp is a great way to start the show
  
  DC

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• 129. At 12:09pm on 07 Jan 2009, VibrationalMan wrote:

  4 Word title suggestions for wednesday:
  
  The Spirit of Radio - Rush
  Since you've been gone- Rainbow
  The Four Stroke Reel - phil Cunningham
  Wade in the water - Blind Boys of Alabama (or many other versions)
  
  Cheers!

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• 130. At 1:55pm on 07 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  Wednesday
  
  4 Words
  
  Roxy Music
  
  If There Is Something
  A Song For Europe
  Out Of The Blue
  A Really Good Time
  Love Is The Drug
  Still Falls The Rain
  Stronger Through The Years
  In The Midnight Hour
  To Turn You On
  

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• 131. At 1:55pm on 07 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  THURSDAY:
  
  Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast" - Steve Forbert (duh!).
  
  If I Want You Now" - Steve Forbert.
  
  Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC.
  
  "I Never Loved You Anyway" - The Corrs
  
  "Life Begins At The Hop" - XTC.
  
  "One Nation Under A Groove" - Funkadelic.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• 132. At 2:08pm on 07 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  Wednesday
  
  4 Words
  
  BRYAN FERRY
  
  Piece Of My Heart
  Baby I Don't Care
  Sympathy For The Devil
  You Won't See Me
  You Are My Sunshine
  (What A) Wonderful World
  It Ain't Me Babe
  Another Time, Another Place
  As The World Turns
  The Price Of Love
  Heart On My Sleeve
  Love Me Madly Again
  Sign Of The Times
  The Same Old Blues
  Hold On (I'm Coming)
  Don't Stop The Dance
  He'll Have To Go
  Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  Which Way To Turn
  I'll See You Again
  As Time Goes By
  Time On My Hands
  Falling In Love Again
  I Can't Get Started
  If I Didn't Care
  Ja Nun Hons Pris
  Smoke Dreams Of You
  The Cruel Ship's Captain
  Simple Twist Of Fate
  Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  If Not For You
  All Along The Watchtower
  
  My choice here, 'Love Me Madly Again' it was great to hear it played live for the first time in 30 years on the 2007 tour. My choice from the Roxy list above has got to be 'Out Of The Blue'
  

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• 133. At 3:00pm on 07 Jan 2009, MrChopsTheDwarf wrote:

  Hello!
  
  My suggestion for tonight is:
  
  "All the young dudes" by Mott the Hoople
  
  I love Bowie's backing vocals on it. There's the famous story that Mott the Hoople were going to pack it in so Bowie gave them this song as he was a fan. Some present, eh? A while later they were struggling again so they asked Bowie for "Cracked Actor" (I think it was "Cracked Actor" anyway of the top of my head) but he wouldn't give them it. Fair enough!
  
  Regards
  Mr Chops, The Dwarf

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• 134. At 3:12pm on 07 Jan 2009, MrChopsTheDwarf wrote:

  Oh, according to the internet it was "Drive-In Saturday" they wanted. Doh!

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• 135. At 5:15pm on 07 Jan 2009, joethejamman wrote:

  janfromrutherglen
  been no well.Just seen your posting#78
  hope we hear more from the George Martin album.Some absolute crackers on it.

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• 136. At 5:21pm on 07 Jan 2009, HarryFaeGatehoose wrote:

  Oops, I'm awfy late, but I've just woken up from New Year....
  
  2 words - "No Fun"
  3 words - "Search and Destroy"
  4 words - "Down on the Street"
  5 words - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
  
  Time for some Stooges, methinks????
  
  Have a guid New Year a'body, as Wullie micht say.

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• 137. At 6:03pm on 07 Jan 2009, janfromrutherglen wrote:

  Hi Joe, hope you are feeling better now. Couldn't agree more on George Martin, I love the Goldie Hawn, Jim Carey and Billy Connolly tracks also. In fact the whole album is braw.

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• 138. At 6:05pm on 07 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  #125 Yes, Jimmy Cliff - play some of that please!

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• 139. At 6:10pm on 07 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Stooges probably appropriate given the news of Ron Asheton today.

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• 140. At 6:25pm on 07 Jan 2009, RichMurrayNC wrote:

  Here's a song for Thursday night that meets the challenge Bryan just issued:
  
  "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" -- The Pogues
  
  Rich in North Carolina

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• 141. At 6:33pm on 07 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  For Thursday what about 'This Song Has No Title' by Elton John?

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• 142. At 6:34pm on 07 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  #125#138.
  Sure The Animals did a good cover of "Many Rivers To Cross".

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• 143. At 6:46pm on 07 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  Longest band name...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - do I win a GIO pencil (or will you just play "Burlesque" by Family sometime for me...and Scotch)?

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• 144. At 7:39pm on 07 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  11 word title:
  Monty Python's "I bet you they won't play this song on the radio"
  
  Anyone want a bet..?

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• 145. At 7:58pm on 07 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Julie,
  They might have played it last night had we asked for 'Bur Les Que'
  
  It makes as much sense as pretending that 'The' is not a word! >8-(

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• 146. At 8:55pm on 07 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #126
  
  Hoppo,
  You do know George Thorogood will be in Glasgow on May 29th?

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• 147. At 07:05am on 08 Jan 2009, HoppoLocos wrote:

  Ah well songs with five word titles. It's bene fun. And no I did not know Mr Thorogood will be in Glasgow in May. I must pay more attention. If nothing else an excuse to visit daughter no. 1 at Galsgow uni.
  
  
  Girls in Their Summer Clothes / If I Should Fall Behind / The Ghost of Tom Joad / All that heaven Will Allow / Pay Me My Money Down / Further up (One the Road) - Springsteen
  There There My Dear – Dexy’s
  I’ll Be the Other Woman - The Soul Children
  You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers
  Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville
  A Change is Gonna Come / - Sam Cooke
  I’ll Be Your baby Tonight / Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat / A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (some will quibble if the hyphen make it one word or two, but let’s be generous) - Bob Dylan
  Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
  Baby I Need Your Loving / Reach Out I’ll be There - Four Tops
  Love to Love You baby - Donna Summer
  This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie / Bruce Springsteen
  For What it’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
  Love of the Common People - Nicky Thomas / Paul Young / Bruce Springsteen
  Whole Lotta Shaking Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
  I can’t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
  

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• 148. At 07:10am on 08 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  5 words Thursday
  
  There's the most wonderful cover of
  Love Will Tear Us Apart by Nouvelle Vague
  
  Mika: Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
  Medicine Head: One and One Is One
  Richard Thompson: The Dimming Of The Day. The Dave Gilmour version is great too.
  Paul Weller: You Do Something To Me
  Lotus Eaters: The First Picture Of You
  Sawdoctors: Will it ever stop Raining?
  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: I Love Rock and Roll
  Captain Beefheart: Big Eyed Beans From Venus
  Fratellis: Ole Black n Blue Eyes

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• 149. At 07:11am on 08 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Oh, and a Springsteen: Pay Me My Money Down

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• 150. At 09:15am on 08 Jan 2009, vambosplectrum wrote:

  Mannfred Mann - 5 4 3 2 1

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• 151. At 09:31am on 08 Jan 2009, RoxyJohn wrote:

  Thursday (5 Words)
  
  ROXY MUSIC
  
  All I Want Is You
  Could It Happen To Me?
  If It Takes All Night
  In Every Dreamhome A Heartache
  Take A Chance With Me
  The Pride And The Pain
  The Thrill Of It All
  
  (My choice "All I Want Is You" long forgotton Roxy single)
  
  BRYAN FERRY
  Funny How Time Slips Away
  Girl Of My Best Friend
  Is Your Love Strong Enough?
  Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  Just One Of Those Things
  Love Me Or Leave Me
  Lover Come Back To Me
  Make You Feel My Love
  Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  Take Me To The River
  The Name Of The Game
  The Tracks Of My Tears
  The Way You Look Tonight
  When She Walks In The Room
  When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
  Will You Love Me Tomorrow
  You Do Something To Me
  You Go To My Head
  
  My choice ("Is Your Love Strong Enough?") with Dave Gilmour on guitar.

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• 152. At 11:17am on 08 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #148 Richard Thompson's 'Dimming Of The Day'
  
  Bonnie Raitt's version is stunning.
  
  
  
  
  As is Bonnie.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  hubbahubba

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• 153. At 11:38am on 08 Jan 2009, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:

  Backing Bands were mentioned last night. Mari Wilson's backing band was the Wilsations and her backing singers were The Marionettes. Backing singers included Michelle Collins (Cindy off of Eastenders) and Julia Fordham. I have a feeling "Just What I Always Wanted" has been played recently but it would fit Thursdays theme.

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• 154. At 12:35pm on 08 Jan 2009, Adam_from_Rio wrote:

  I was going to suggest "Kings of the Wild Frontier" for tonight's show, but given the controversy of Antmusic earlier in the week, perhaps not. Poor Norrie getting all hot and bothered like that.
  
  Anyway, it all reminded me of the Adam Ant Save the Gorillas campaign a year or so ago.
  To the tune of Stand and Deliver he sang "Save the Gorillas, your money for their lives". See here:
  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B_DRVaGpFec&feature=related
  
  I have a feeling it was somebody winding AA up, not sure.

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• 155. At 12:55pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Can I second KOTWF great track ;o)

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• 156. At 1:02pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Oh and for anyone with a passing interest in Adam Ant his autobiography is a good read....bit uncomfortable reading at times though, but pretty frank.

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• 157. At 1:23pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  I read that the longest titled hit single is the Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day). No doubt there are longer ones and I thought of the Faces You Can Make Me Dance Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings) which I was sure had been a single.

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• 158. At 3:50pm on 08 Jan 2009, RichMurrayNC wrote:

  In addition to the aforementioned "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" by the Pogues, here are some more great 5-word songs:
  
  You Keep It All In -- The Beautiful South
  Welcome To The Cheap Seats -- Wonder Stuff
  It's All Up To You -- The Darling Buds
  Groove Is In The Heart -- Deee-Lite
  Only Happy When It Rains -- Garbage
  Darling, Let's Have Another Baby -- Kirsty MacColl & Billy Bragg
  
  Rich in North Carolina

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• 159. At 5:11pm on 08 Jan 2009, Byas'd Opinion wrote:

  I've often listened to the show, but this is the first time I've suggested anything. Songs I'd recommend with 5 word titles include:
  
  One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
  A Hard Way to Live - Deke Leonard
  White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
  
  Or instead of the Clash's punk-reggae fusion, what about the real thing? There's not enough reggae on the show.
  
  All Wi Doin Is Defendin - Linton Kwesi Johnston
  Best Dressed Chicken in Town - Dr Alimantado
  King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
  
  And finally, in tribute to Ron Asheton who died a few days ago: I Wanna be your Dog - the Stooges.
  
  Tom, Glasgow

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• 160. At 5:28pm on 08 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  It's a while since you played some Pink Floyd Bryan, so what about "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"?
  
  You could start with parts 1 - 5 and then do Parts 6 - 9 in the second half.
  
  This has to be the song with the longest intro ever, with over four minutes before a change of key and a further four before the singing starts!
  
  By the way, Roger Waters did a track entitled 'Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Dancing With A Pict' which beats the Carpenters by four words.
  
  

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• 161. At 5:34pm on 08 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  I went to see Pink Floyd in Manchester in the late 80s (Delicate Sound of Thunder tour for those playing at home - I think much of that performance ended up on the live album), and they played 'Shine on...' parts 1-5 as an opening number.

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• 162. At 6:23pm on 08 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  One of my greatest regrets Captain R, is not seeing Floyd live. I think the closest we'll get now is seeing David Gilmour on stage. 'Live in Gdansk' is excellent
  
  DC

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• 163. At 6:43pm on 08 Jan 2009, RichMurrayNC wrote:

  I bet this week's themes have had more people counting on their fingers than any other GiO themes ever.
  
  Rich

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• 164. At 8:34pm on 08 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  What happened to Julie's theme based on the phonetic alphabet?
  
  I was expecting it to surface before the turn of the year.

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• 165. At 8:45pm on 08 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Golf Tango Foxtrot

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• 166. At 8:50pm on 08 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  S.G. Don't get too het up...
  
  I've been keepin Bravo Juliet by Hector Nicol especially for such an occasion!

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• 167. At 8:51pm on 08 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Lima Oscar Lima

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• 168. At 9:09pm on 08 Jan 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:

  Tango Yankee Victor Mike

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• 169. At 9:13pm on 08 Jan 2009, Dykerlad wrote:

  Quebec Uniform Echo?
  
  Delta Charlie

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• 170. At 10:20pm on 08 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  What's the Steve Earle song which begins 'one, two, you know what to do' ?
  I think it's during his collaboration with the Del McCoury Band.

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• 171. At 10:44pm on 08 Jan 2009, JimFraeErskine wrote:

  Whisky Tango Foxtrot?

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• 172. At 10:48pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Scotch - I know the track Still In Love With You has a count in but cannot remeber the one you are talking about. I thing Steve Earle and of coorse Springsteen do counts in quite a lot. Morrissey never does.

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• 173. At 11:00pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  BTW The Del Amitri track for count ins has got to be Kiss This Thing Goodbye - great track!

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• 174. At 11:02pm on 08 Jan 2009, norriemaclean wrote:

  Ooops I mean Bravo Whisky Tango....the Del Amitri etc.

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• 175. At 11:04pm on 08 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  GTF was an album by Glasgow jazzers Head (led by drummer Bill Kyle). No disrespect was intended to the Git. It does remind me of 2-4-2 Foxtrot by the Byrds, though and Gordon Ramsay's synonymous restaurant Foxtrot Oscar.

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• 176. At 00:12am on 09 Jan 2009, CaptRamius wrote:

  Another long one: I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

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• 177. At 10:45am on 09 Jan 2009, rhythmheid wrote:

  I'm really pleased I got a theme on - first one. Slightly regretting changing my name since it may complicate matters. Sorry for my lack of faith about GiO doing 'samples' too. I stand corrected!
  
  I was actually compiling a bigger list of tracks to suggest it properly at some point. Hope that's allowed. I only actually named one song when I mentioned it before! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2008/12/next_weeks_themes_51.shtml#comment367)

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• 178. At 11:03am on 09 Jan 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

  Re: #165, #175
  
  Glen,
  Take offence? I was too busy giggling!

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• 179. At 4:18pm on 13 Jan 2009, bobfaeglessart wrote:

  Wednesday's theme
  My copy of Buddy Holly's 'It doesn't matter any more' starts with somebody saying 1-2-2. Anyone know who it is?

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• 180. At 5:24pm on 13 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  Boab,
  
  The current Next Week's Themes is several places to the right.
  
  It could be Norman Petty I suppose if it's a man or his wife Violet Ann who played celeste on Everyday.

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• 181. At 6:28pm on 13 Jan 2009, glenmiller wrote:

  OK it was a glockenspiel, which reminds of John Lennon counting in A Day In The Life with "Sugar Plum Fairy Sugar Plum Fairy"

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