Next week's themes...
It's time to reveal the themes for another week. You can leave your suggestions here on the blog or why not pay our Facebook page a visit and join in the banter there. Otherwise emails, calls and texts are all welcome...
Monday 17 August
I'm looking for advice in song tonight. 'Be Young, Be Foolish But Be Happy',
'Express Yourself' or 'You Can't Hurry Love' - the advice line opens at ten past 6!
Tuesday 18 August
Ace of Spaces, Diamonds Are Forever, or Hit The Road Jack? Tonight's theme is playing cards - Here's hoping for a full house!
Wednesday 19 August
We're looking for songs about rivers - 'Many Rivers To Cross' (Jimmy Cliff), 'Take Me to The River' (Talking Heads), or perhaps something by The Blue Nile.
Thursday 20 August
What do Diana Ross, Robbie Williams, Beyonce and Peter Gabriel have in common? They have all left bands to have solo careers. The art of going it alone - tonight on Get It On.
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MONDAY
'Never Moon a Werewolf' - Lon Chaney, Jr.
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Don't suppose we could postpone one of those (or subdivide a night) to offer a tribute to Les Paul?
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Great looking themes.
For Thursday, there must, simply must, be something from Justin Currie's fantastic solo album!
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Lily, Rosemary and The Jack of Hearts - Bob Dylan. Great track.
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Tuesday:
A song missed out the last time we did playing cards, but simply HAS to be played this time around
"What's...uh...the deal" by either Pink Floyd or preferably David Gilmour from his Live in Gdansk album.
Take off those blinkers Babs, give it a listen before you make up your mind!!
:-)
DC
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WEDNESDAY
'I Was Taking It Easy, Along The Zambezi...' - The Singing Cavalier
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#4 Yep, sure is.
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Monday : Journey - Don't Stop Believing; Frank Zappa - Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
Tuesday : does Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones count? Or Poker Face by Lady Gaga if you want to be bang up to date
Wednesday : You can't do rivers without Rock The Casbah by The Clash. Or Rio (Grande) by Duran Duran
Thursday : How about Eric Clapton, who went through the Blues Breakers and Derek and the Dominos. Behind The Mask? Bad Love? Or would love to hear Salisbury Hill or Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel.
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Monday:
Fleetwood Mac - Dont Stop,
Journey - Dont Stop Believin
Tuesday:-
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Daecon Blue - Queen of the New Year,
Ryan Adams - She wants to play hearts.
Wednesday:
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Ike & Tina turner - River deep, mountain high
Paul simon - Peace like a river
Karine Polwart - rivers run
Thursday:
How about Neil Young - Heart of Gold.(left CSN& Y)
Gwen Stefani - What you waiting for? (No Doubt)
Morrissey - First of the gang to die
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MONDAY
'Dinna Ast Me [Eh Dinna Ken]' - Saint Andrew
'Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake' - Kate Bush
'You Can't Roller-Skate In A Buffalo Herd' - Roger Miller
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See there's a new suit in the CARD DECK for Tuesday L.O.L.
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Monday:
"Give a little bit" - Supertramp
"Stand by me", the John Lennon version please
"You can look (but you better not)" - Bruce Springsteen
"Go your own way" - Fleetwood Mac
"If you love somebody (set them free)" - Sting
"Go now" - Moody Blues
"Sing for absolution" - Muse
"Let me down slow" - The Rolling Stones
Walk on the wild side" - Lou Reed
or in stark contrast, "He'll have to go" by Jim Reeves.....
(cue rumblings from South America)
DC in Cellardyke
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Monday 17 August
Keep on the Sunnyside ~ The Whites
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By ~ The Delmore Brothers
Tuesday 18 August
From a Jack to a King ~ Ned Miller
Hearts of Gold ~ Nazareth
Wednesday 19 August
On the banks of the Old Pontchartrain ~ Hank Williams
Lonesome Old River Blues ~ Roy Acuff
Thursday 20 August
Superfly ~ Curtis Mayfield / The Impressions
Rockin’ in the Free World ~ Neil Young / Buffalo Springfield
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A Rumble From South America
I've given up complaining about repeat themes (even though there are many that have been suggested here and elsewhere that have never been used).
What I think we should do though is have the playlists up from the previous time(s) we've had the theme and then avoid requesting / playing the same songs. Just to keep it interesting.
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#14, here's the list compiled last time. I hate to spoil the chase for everyone, but I'm in the minority when it comes to actually submitting a list. (If you can't beat them, join them...)
Cards night:
1. The Joker (Steve Miller)
2. Jack in the Box (Moments)
3. Jack Of Diamonds (Lonnie Donnegan)
4. Queen of Clubs (KC & The Sunshine Band)
5. Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
6. Queen of Hearts (Dave Edmonds)
7. Witch Queen of New Orleans (Redbone) (Does both!)
8. Shirley (Billy Bragg)
9. Harlem Shuffle (Bob & Earl)
10. Two Hearts (Phil Collins)
11. Twistin the night away (Sam Cooke)
12. Twistin bi the pool (Dire Straits)
13. Bridge over Troubled Waters (Simon & Garfunkel)
14. Burning Bridges (Status Quo)
15. Deck o Cairds (Max Bygraves).
16. Leader o the Pack (Shangrilas)
17. Night on the (pon) Toon (Rod Stewart)
18. Call Me (Blondie)
19. Solitaire (Sheryl Crow)
20. Deuces are Wild (Aerosmith)
21. Blackjack Davey (Bob Dylan)
22. Royal Flush (Stereophonics)
23. Killer Queen (Queen)
24. Dancing Queen (Abba)
25. Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey)
26. Club(s) Tropicana (Wham!)
27. King of pain (Police)
28. King Creole (Elvis)
29. Diamonds on the sole of her shoes (Paul Simon)
30. This ole Heart of mine (Rod)
31. Heart of Glass (Blondie)
32. Wear your Heart on your sleeve (Gallacher & Lyle)
33. Kings of the wild frontier (Adam Ant)
34. Jumpin Jack flash (The Rolling Stones)
35. Jack & Diane (John Mellencamp)
36. Happy Jack (The Who)
37. Captain Jack (BillyJoel)
38. Diamond smiles (Boomtown Rats)
39. Play the Game (Queen)
40. Happy Families (The Pirhanas)
41. The Gambler (Kenny Rogers)
42. Little Queen of Spades (Eric Clapton)
43. The Diels awa wi the exciseman
44. Theme from Trumpton
DC
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For card night can we please have
The Joker - kd lang
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Monday:
Eurythmics "Missionary Man" as in "don't mess with a missionary man"
Eurythmics at the SECC was the first gig I ever went to- my trendy aunt took me and had copied all her Eurythmics albums onto tapes for me so I knew all the songs. However she omitted "Missionary Man" in case my very religious parents got upset! This was the song they opened with and I was most upset it was the only one I didn;t kow the words to- I know all the words now!!
Kx
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and The Card Cheat - the Clash
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TUESDAY
'Diamonds and Rust' - Joan Baez
'Ace of Spades' - Hayseed Dixie
'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - The Beatles
(too old for clubs....)
>8-D
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Monday :)
Walk On By- The Stranglers
Barbarism Begins At Home- The Smiths
Say What You Want- Texas
Shut Up and Let Me Go- The Ting Tings
Give Me Back My Man- The B-52’s
Don’t Marry Her- The Beautiful South
Free To Decide- The Cranberries
Don’t Dream Its Over- Crowded House
Enjoy The Silence- Depeche Mode
Danger! High Voltage- Electric Six
A Little Respect- Erasure
Listen To What You’ve Got- Idlewild
(Don’t) Give Hate A Chance- Jamiroquai
Shoot The Runner- Kasabian
If you tolerate this your children will be next- Manic Street Preachers
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Monday's advice:
If you can't stand the heat (keep out of the kitchen) - Bucks Fizz
Father and Son - Cat Stevens or Boyzone
Respect Yourself - Madonna
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood
#9 Queen of the New Year - great song, good choice!
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Monday
Don't Stop The Dance - - Bryan Ferry
Don't Be Cruel - - Bryan Ferry
Don't Worry baby - - Bryan Ferry
J.O'B.
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Tuesday :)
All That She Wants - Ace Of Base
The Jack- AC/DC
God Save The Queen- The Sex Pistols
Queen Of Hollywood- The Corrs
Club Foot- Kasabian
Diamond Hoo Ha Man- Supergrass
Wednesday :)
The River Is Wild- The Killers
Down To The River To Pray- Alison Kruass
Cry Me A River- Justin Timberlake
Find The River- R.E.M.
Stone Thames- B.A.D.
Thursday :)
Walking On Broken Glass- Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
Glamorous- Fergie (Black Eyed Pea’s)
Lay Your Hands- Simon Webbe (Blue)
Faith- George Michael (Wham!)
Movie Star- Roisin Murphy (Moloko)
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Two top shouts gents...
#18 Did the cards talk?
#19 Keepin' it Bluegrass... "Welcome to the Deliverence Inn, you'll squeal like a pig at our hospitality"
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Monday
Baby Take Your Teeth Out - Frank Zappa
Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
Mrs Worthington - Noël Coward
Thousand Dollar Car - The Bottle Rockets
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Start Again - Teenage Fanclub
Strike - Todd Rundgren
You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play - Steve Forbert
Tuesday
Queen of the World - The Bottle Rockets
Las Vegas - ZZ Top
Ace of Spades - Motorhead
She's Got the Jack - AC/DC
Wednesday
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Dick Gaughan
The Ballad of the Q4 - Matt McGinn
Song of the Clyde - Kenneth McKellar
The Blue Danube - Strauss ( Shipphams for Tea )
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Scotch - Diamonds and Rust is a great request (they have played before the fantastic live version with Mary Chapin carpenter).
Looks like the Blog is back!! With some great requests from some new people and the regular contribitors!
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"...and if you're offering me diamonds and rust, well, I'll take the diamonds"
Superb! I love this song.
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WEDNESDAY
'Carrickfergus / The Water Is Wide' - Michelle Shocked & Fiachna O'Braonain
If you can't find this one, please consider;
'Mouth of the Mississippi' - Michelle Shocked
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#24
LOL Watch yer feet in the loaby! (Bloggers have been chastised for less)!
>8-D
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MONDAY:
I like the short, snappy song from Hoagy Carmichael... 'Don't forget to say "no" Baby'
'Gold In Them Hills' by Ron Sexsmith (with Chris Martin) is a beautiful song.
'Don't Point Your Finger At The Guitar Man' - great British blues from Nine Below Zero.
'Let Me Down Easy' - Bettye LaVette
'Surrender' - Cheap Trick
'She's a wind up' - Dr Feelgood
'Noise Annoys' - The Buzzcocks.
'Hang On In There Baby' - Johnny Bristol.
'Hold me tight' - Johnny Nash
'Don't let it show' - Alan Parsons Project
'Kiss And Say Goodbye' - Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
'Community Service Announcement' - Kylie Auldist
'Jenny Don't Be Hasty' - Paolo Nutini
'Respect Yourself' - Staples Singers
'Cross Your Fingers' - Laura Marling
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Good themes, and great suggestions posted already. My thoughts for the week ahead are:
Advice in song: -
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Make it easy on yourself - Walker Brothers
Love is a rose - Linda Ronstadt
Don't be stupid - Shania Twain
Try me - Henrik
All the way - Sinatra
Bring me all your lovin' - Allison Moorer
Tell her about it - Billy Joel
Leave me alone - Pink
Have a little faith in me - Jewel
Cards: -
Couldn't think of anything good for the "flop", but how about
Turn on me - the Shins
The river - Springsteen
Also happy to endorse "Queen of hearts" by Dave Edmunds
Rivers:-
The river - Springsteen
Rivers of Babylon - Steve Earle
The river of dreams - Billy Joel
Big river - Johnny Cash (or the great tribute version by Lyle Lovett Willie nelson and Kris Kristofferson)
Going solo:-
Robert Palmer left Vinegar Joe – please play Johnny and Mary
Rod Stewart left the Faces – please play Broken Arrow
Brett Anderson left Suede - please play Blessed
Dave Edmunds left Love Sculpture - please play Girls Talk
Bill Nelson disbanded Be Bop Deluxe - please play Ships in the Night
More to follow
Have a good weekend all
Joe
Linlithgow
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Tons of great stuff suggested already with definite seconds and thirds for Diamonds and rust, Don't stop believing and Hayseed Dixie's Ace of Spades.
Re Poker Face. Don't think I've heard it on GIO before. I've only ever heard it on other radio shows, on Tv, in pubs, in nightclubs, in taxis, in supermarkets, in elevators and in an underpass in Greenock sung by a busker.
Wish I'd wrote it.
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Monday
Hit Somebody - Warren Zevon
Tuesday
Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd
Wednesday
Deep Fried In Kelvin - Pulp
Thursday
You Bowed Down - Roger McGuinn
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Monday
This is a riot please stay seated / Hercules Mandarin
Be thankful for what you got / William De Vaughn
Don't be afraid of the dark / Robert cray Band
Don't Look any further / Dennis Edwards
Don't Drink the water / Dave matthews Band
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Tuesday
Queen of my Soul / Average White Band
The Turn of a Friendly Card / Alan Parsons Project
Memphis Soul Stew / King Curtis
and a couple of originals
Groove Me / King Floyd
Dancing in the Moonlight / King Harvest
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Wed
Steel River Blues / Chris Rea
Mississippi / Train
Boat on the River / Styx
Take me to the River / Al Green
Fog on the Tyne / Lindisfarne
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#14 - AFR
I am with you, all these themes ringing very loud bells and seems Dykerlad has all bases (or should that be aces?!) covered for cards night...
Been away and then I come back grumbling...typical Brummy ;-)
Anyway, one suggestion for Monday's advice night is Roachford "Don't Make me Love You" One of the most underrated British artists who made many a good track apart from Cuddly Toy.
Maria in Stirling
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Monday:
Don't Make Fun of Daddys Voice - Morrissey
Don't Touch My Hat - Lyle Lovett
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Hi all...
Mon...
Keep the Car Running ... Arcade Fire
Tues...
From a Jack to a King ... Ned Miller (Best Country singalong song ever)!
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Wed...
River man ... Nick Drake
Thur ...
oh dear there are loads to choose from, gimme a few days to think :0)
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re Poker Face...here's a good version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn4l2HOxYHA
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40th anniversary of Woodstock
Monday
Carry On - CSNY (look it up young producer)
Tuesday
Jumpin' Jack Flash - Johnny Winter
Wednesday
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Thursday
When Will I Be Loved - John Fogerty (+ Boss)
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#40
Thur ...
As it turned out it didn't take me long..
There will be loads of the usual suspects so i'm going a little left field with mine...
David Ruffin "left" The Temptations in '69... this was his first solo single... i just happens to be one of the best Soul songs ever... (now there's fighting talk)...
David Ruffin ... My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W3wNyZhQYw&feature=related
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#32, #41
I don't recall ever hearing it.
(Note to self: Must spend more time in Greenock underpasses. Don't forget the Uzi.)
P.S. (Don't forget the bullets.)
P.P.S. (Again.)
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#41
I totally agree!
Would Be Good To Hear That Version On Tuesday Night :)
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#44 You could always take some advice from Petula,
Don’t Sleep In The Subway
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Wednesday:
"East of Eden" - Big Country
"Where do you go Tay my lovely" - Peter Sarstedt
"Mary of the Forth form" - Boomtown Rats
"Tummel(ing) Dice" - Rolling Stones
DC in Cellardyke
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Happy Ness - Ken Dodd
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Delta Don - Tanya Tucker
Tweedle Dee - Middle of the Road
Esk - The Smiths
Tyne Waits for No One - Rolling Stones
Braan Sugar - Rolling Stones
Spey -Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
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And, of course,
Woolly Beauly - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
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Bring Me The Watershed of Alfredo Garcia
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#32, #46
'Bonnie and Clyde' - The Polis
>8-D
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#41
I knew she was named after Radio GaGa cos queen were her heroes but watching that vid you can definitely see the Freddy influences
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Almost forgot for Monday
White Lines (Don't do it) / Grandmaster Flash et al
Little Jack Horner Sittin on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
It ain't funny cos he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose.
Well I got it on on Bass night and M8 night so might as well go for the advice night hat trick!
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Is this another running, I mean flowing gag we've got this week
Seven little girls sitting in the back seat / The Avons
If Leithen me is easy / Phil Collins
Livet Up / Mental as Anything
I Love a Lossie / Andy Stewart
Awe Naw not my baby / Maxine Thomas
I feel Fyne / Beatles
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Wooly Beauly is in the lead....
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WEDNESDAY
'Smoke on Urr Water' - Deep Tummel
'The Spey Who Loved Me' - Gala Avon
'Don Juan' - Naver, Dee, Lossie, Ugie, Esk & Nith
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BRING ME THE HEADSTREAM OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
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Venturing south,
Let Your Dove Flow - Bellamy Bros.
Severn Drunken Nights - Dubliners
Ouse Sorry Now - Connie Francis
Bourne To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Get Beck - Beatles
Wear Going Wrong - Cream
Show Me The Wey - Peter Frampton
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Tuesday: Deck of cards.
Roxy Music 'Beauty Queen'
J.O'B.
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WEDNESDAY: RIVERS
Roxy Music 'Amazona'
Ice T used a sample of the opening guitar motif as the foundation of one of his tracks, 'That's How I'm Living (On The Rox Mix)'.
Phil Manzanera 'Shoreline'
Andy Mackay 'Rivers'
J.O'B.
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Tuesday:
'From A JACK To A KING' - Ned Miller
'Peppermint TWIST' - Joey Dee and the Starlighters
'Ooh, STICK You' - Daphne and Celeste
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RJ - I was sure you would be suggesting Smoke Gets In Your Eyes for Monday!
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To the Emerald Isle;
'River Suck' - The Hoovers
'River Tall, Mountain High' - Ike & Tina Torrent
'River Fergus' (sings) The Blues Brothers
'Waterfall at Your Feet' - River Finn Brothers
'How Can I Be Suir?' - David Ballycassidy
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RIVERS:
1. DON McLean - 'Bronco Bill's Lament' or 'On the AMAZON'
2. Emmylou Harris (I think with Mark Knopfler) - 'Lost On The RIVER' (from Hank Williams tribute album) or 'Miss the MISSISSIPPI and You'
3. Garbage - 'MILK' (Missouri)
4. NENeh Cherry - 'Feel It' or 'Woman'
5. 'Don't CHU Just know it' - Amazulu
6. 'Black PEARL' - Horace Faith (if you don't know it, it's worth a listen).
7. The Offspring - 'Pretty FLY For A White Guy.
8. 'URAL I Need To Get By' - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. 'Really SEINE Something' - Bananarama etc.
10. Have to include my hometown river...'ESK' by the Smiths (plus there's a Smith river in Oregon).
and, for ladies of around my age, even if we did prefer David Cassidy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R7lP_0DxBw (love the dancing).
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Nearly forgot - Harry Nilsson's version of 'River Deep Mountain High'...just for a change (gives you a wee fright about halfway through).
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Re: #64
'My Client, Mr. Scotch-git, Assures Me That Naebody Even Mentioned The Boyne!'
Donald Findlay, Q.C.
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Boyne Down The Mission - Elton John
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Stinchar Been Gone - Rainbow
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Whiteadder You Want - Status Quo
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Girvan It All Away - Roger Daltrey
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Go Inseine - Lindsey Buckingham
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Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
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#67
I understand your client has sung "Boyne in the USA" sir? By implication, nay, association, he should be banned from this blog forthwith!
Judge Dreddlock Holiday
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#74
States' Evidence by Sheriff Rosco P Coleraine was rejected having claimed to have heard...
Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the Boyneo
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Boyneo
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#75
Whilst uttering the immortal words: "Eye-Ness you dipstick......"
DC
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Good to see Robert Boynes anniversary being embraced so enthusiastically.
Can we expect contributions from R L Boyneside and Johnny Boynette? Perhaps a cameo from Audrey Hepboyne?
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The Boyne conspriracy.
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Tuesday
Riding With the King - John Hiatt & Sonny Landreth
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Boooyyyynnnneeee......
"Goodnight", said (Zebe) D C
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Monday Advice
Do Right By Your Woman - Bad Company, you can't really get much better advice if you want to keep yer bird and it should really apply in reverse as well!
This Could Be the Last Time - Rolling Stones, well the title is more of a threat really, but the advice is right there in the lyrics. The scary thing is that you can well imagine Mick carrying out this conversation in real life!
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Lest we forget our welsh wales friends
When the going get's taff / Billy Ocean
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Monday - Advice:
On Horseback - Mike Oldfield
I defy ANYONE to listen to this track and not be uplifted and advised!
"So if you feel a little glum
To Hergest Ridge you should come.
In Summer, Winter, rain or sun,
It's good to be on horseback!"
And if the BBC is still unwilling to play Mike Oldfield...
Lick Your Fingers Clean - Jethro Tull
Swing To The Right - Utopia
If You Want A Better Life - Billy Bragg
Time Heals - Todd Rundgren
Don't Dither Do It - Steve Hillage
You Don't Have To Cry - Crosby, Stills & Nash
You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
Guilt Is A Useless Emotion - New Order
Let It Be - The Beatles
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Tuesday - Playing Cards:
Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Club Country - The Associates
Little Queen Of Spades - Eric Clapton
Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
Turn - New Order
Ace Reject - Sugababes
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
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Wednesday - Rivers:
Boat On The Charles - Todd Rundgren
Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
Here Comes The Flood - Peter Gabriel
Strange Rivers - Joan Baez
Where You End - Moby
Here Comes That Sinking Feeling - Eurythmics
The Harbour - Moby/Sinead O'Connor
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
Clyde - J.J. Cale
Down To The Sea - Robert Plant
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Thursday - Solo Careers:
American Prayer - Dave Stewart
Compassion - Todd Rundgren
Steam - Peter Gabriel
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
No More "I Love You's" - Annie Lennox
Angels - David Byrne
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
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#83
Verse 2
Astride your mount on Hergest Ridge
You'll soon fall prey to hungry midge
A thousand then a thousand more
Will leave you sobbing, tired and sore
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Given my current situation I suppose it's 'Get a Job' by Sha Na Na, or it could be 'Relax', though on second thoughts maybe not. Still I have four more days, not including this, to get through before I'm officially unemployed.
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Monday Advice
* Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
* Jose Feliciano - El Tango Del Roxanne (the cover of the Police track used in Moulin Rouge)
* I To I - The Right Time
* Christy Moore - Don't Forget Your Shovel
* Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
* The Streets - Dry Your Eyes (remember you'll need to find the clean version of this)
* Richard Thompson - Don't Sit on my Jimmy Shands
* Madness - Shame & Scandal Hilarious track with a sting in the tail
* Nick Drake - Northern Sky
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#87
Important midge advice
Always remember that only the female midgies bite. If you stay away from the females you'll be perfectly alright.
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#27
I remember her singing this ending in a BBC programme called 'The Songwriters Circle' about 10 or 15 years ago. Twas a great series which also featured John Martyn and Neil Finn amongst others. Gretchen Peters was on the same programme and I always remember her face lighting up when Joan started playing Diamonds and Rust.
Loved this from Wikipedia...
Although Dylan is not specifically named in the song, Baez has admitted in her memoir as well as in a number of interviews that he is the inspiration for the song.
The following excerpt shows Baez's rendition of this conversation between her and Dylan:
"You gonna sing that song about robin's eggs and diamonds?" Bob had asked me on the first day of rehearsals.
"Which one?"
"You know, that one about blue eyes and diamonds..."
"Oh", I said, "you must mean 'Diamonds And Rust', the song I wrote for my husband, David. I wrote it while he was in prison."
"For your husband?" Bob said.
"Yeah. Who did you think it was about?" I stonewalled.
"Oh, hey, what the **** do I know?"
"Never mind. Yeah, I'll sing it, if you like."
- Joan Baez, And a Voice to Sing With (1987
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MONDAY
'Get a Haircut and Get a Real Job' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
for Hoppo (see #88)
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#43
Good shout Frank. I shall be including a wee Eddie Kendricks no. in my thurs selections.
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Pet Clark gave some good advice - Don't Sleep In The Subway. Although the reasoning now is probably slightly different than when she originally sang it
Loads of requests for The River by Mr Springsteen - not surprising since it's an absolute classic. I'll buck the trend by asking for The River by King Trigger. A catchy little number from the early 80's & about the only song I can think of that actually mentions a dug-out canoe.
If you do decide to play Wink Martindale's Deck of Cards at least have the decency to provide a Public Service Announcement so we can switch off for a couple of minutes.
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#92 excellent choice and thanks for the sentiments!
#94 Public service announcement? I never get one to warn for pretentious twaddle so I doubt it will happen.
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Advice.
I once heard two female colleagues discussing men and had to smile when the wise old bird said to the younger one..
Men are like carpet tiles. Lay them properly the first time and you can walk all over them for years!
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More advice.
Spare yourself the pain of divorce.
Just find a woman you don't like.
Buy her a house.
>8-D
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Wrong advice
Whoever it was that said Don't eat yellow snow....was wrong wrong wrong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4v9I9JPijw
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'Don't Mention the War! (I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it).'
Basil Fawlty
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#98
*sigh*
Now you've been and gone and upset the Zappa Zealots.
Your name vill also go on ze list...
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Max B Gold is thinking he hasn't done a list for a while.
This situation cannot be allowed to continue. Therefore, for Monday, the following are respectfully suggested:
Willy Mason - Live it Up
Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood
KC & The Sunshine Band - Baby Give it up
Rory Gallagher - Treat her right
Neil Young - Keep on Rockin' in the free world
Undertones - You've got my number (why don't you use it)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - Walk Away Renee
Thin Lizzy - Don't believe a word
Lou Rawls - You'll never find another love like mine
The Jam - Speak like a child
Pete Seeger - Talkin' Union
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#101
ooh, ooh, ooh, good call on Southside Johnny, but we therefore have to propose:
* Billy Bragg - Walk Away Renee
to make our daily quota of Bragg tracks requested but not played.
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There's also Dave Allen Coe's classic advice on writing a country song contained in: You Never Even Called Me by My Name
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So
No one suggesting Baz Luhrman's 'Wear Sunscreen' then?
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#104
No, but I'll see your Baz Luhrman and raise you a Danny Boyle (sunburn being a major plot element).
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Monday Advise
Try a little tenderness, Otis Redding
Push it, Salt n Pepa
Get out of your lazy bed, Matt Bianco
Coward of the County, Kenny Rogers
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Max B Gold has produced a cracker in Southside Johnny. Not on the radio enough.
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Monday:
Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas.
Tuesday:
Queen of Clubs - KC and the Sunshine Band (Not enough KC on the show).
Wednesday:
River Deep Mountain High - The Saints (umpteenth time I've asked for this version).
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#108
mon Give it up / KC & Sunshine Band
tue Queen of Clubs / KC & Sunshine Band
Wed That's the Wey i Like it / KC & the Sunshine Band
Thu Yes I'm ready / Harry Casey (& Terry de Sario)
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#109
That would do it PP!!
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Missed the first part of the show becauseit's low tide and I've been checking my creel for lobsters. Since I only have the one creel, (which is shot from the rocks), I don't normally carry a bag with me.
Tonight, there were three lobsters!!!
Time for a quick think: How do you carry three live lobsters over slippery rocks?
Solution: remove wellies, roll up jeans and wade through the water, carrying my boots with the lobsters inside!!!!
Not sure if you've played it, but "Give a little bit" by Supertramp is my request.
Away to cook lobsters......
DC
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Retrieving Lobsters ?.
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Is it warm in here, or is it just me?
>8-D
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#111 part timer! loads of wee radios with a headphone you can buy for about £10.
ps my preference is thermidor - thanks.
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#113 it is an age thing scotch.
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Best advice you can possably give someone - Life's What You Make It (by Talk Talk)
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#113, it's the knocking on the pan that gets me......
:-)
DC
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Why do you need to knock on the pan?
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Aye, the world is your lobster!
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I just hold the lid down
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Geeza Homarus vulgaris, and make it snappy!
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All joking aside lobster sushi is just amazing, obviously the lobster is cooked rather than raw but it is just wonderful.
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They're better than Crabs.
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Boil lobster 12 minutes for 1st lb, 8 for each lb over this.
Plunge into icy water to stop cooking
When cold, shell.
Open bottle of chilled chablis. Take a sup. Have another sup. OK, make it three...
Serve lobster & mayo with lettuce leaves, thinly sliced cucumber, spring onions & cherry tomatoes drizzled with good quality olive oil
Listen to Get It On.
Sorted
DC
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#124 Now that does sound good :-)
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I enjoyed my oatcake and water :o(
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KING FOR A DAY - GREEN DAY
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On Tuesday any version(just about) of Big Blue Diamonds would be great - Van Morrison or Willy DeVille.
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DC...regarding lobsters! I nearly bought 2 on Saturday but was put off the thought of dropping them into the boiling water with their legs still going. Is there a way of being kinder...I thought there was a way you could stun them into a coma??
Can't believe I've just asked this on the blog!!?
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?!?
Stunning them? With a truncheon?
>8-D
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Is there a way of being kinder?
YOUR GOING TO EAT THEM!!!
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#129 think I've heard chefs on TV talk about putting them in the freezer beforehand as a more humane method. Don't know if that's any better really.
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Put them in the freezer and this puts them in a coma, then insert a sharp knife cleanly but firmly between their eyes, allegedly negligible discomfort (to them and only a bit squeemish for you)
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Babs,
Do what DC does. Put the lobsters in his wellies for a wee while.
That'll send them into a coma.
>8-D
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#134 he he. Get them to read this blog?
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Beware! If there is more than one, they might surround you in a pincer movement.
>8-D
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#129 & #132,
Putting them into the freezer makes them drowsy which means that you can lift the lobster without risk of being nipped by the claws. Fishmonger lobsters will invairably have elastic bands over the claws so you don't need to worry about them.
Norrie is correct with #133, use a chef's knife to kill instantly by stabbing vertically through the centreline of the head part of the shell. However, make sure you complete this movement in one go or it fails to meet the "instantly" criteria.
Me? I have the pot bubbling away. Lift lobster in right hand (watching for wayward claws) and the pan lid in the left. As soon as the lobster goes into the pan, put the lid on and start whistling along to whatever Bryan has put on the turntable. That's as near instant as you need and you don't get any green bits floating around the pan resulting from the head stab.
(Sorry about the last bit, but it's true)
You really shouldn't think about this too much or the delicious experience of eating lobster becomes secondary to the cooking of the meal. If we concentrate upon the processing of what we eat, we'd never touch beef, chicken, pork etc etc etc
:-I
Enjoy it!
DC
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#134
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SguYlpm3ffQ
Extra verse:
Wellies do a great job,
When fishing for some crabs
Perchance you catch three lobsters
As ordered by Miss Babs
Put them in your rubber boots
Tae carry cross the skelly
But mind and take them oot
Before ye put on yer welly...
DC
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#138 Ha! that is really good.
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#137
Sure enough - you have to be OK with the idea of where your food comes from, otherwise you end up eating overprocessed rot all the time. The best stuff is close to its origins.
(We had sausages made from our neighbours' pigs this evening. Nom nom nom; Stinky and Turkey - as our kids named them - you died in a noble cause. Coming this Sunday: Pork Loin with crisp crackling)
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Miss Babs,
Never mind how the experts do it!
Just watch this Muppet!!
>8-D
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#140
With fava beans and chianti?
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I cannot remember if i suggested these:
the Clash - The Card Cheat
The Clash - Wrong Em Boyo
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TUESDAY CARDS
Anyone who had a Heart - Dionne Warwick, hopefully better than Cilla's effort
Turn Turn Turn - Byrds, inspired by one of JFE's selections, it helps to read through the blog first!
Queen Bitch - David Bowie, OK it's often requested but why not!
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Did I mention that I would like "Wot's...uh...the deal?" from David Gilmour's "Live in Gdansk" album played this evening?
(Come on Babs, you owe me...!!!)
DC in Cellardyke
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Son of a Rotten Gambler - Emmylou Harris
Desperado - Eagles (Don't you draw the queen of diamonds...)
Playing with the Queen of Hearts - Dave Edmunds or Juice Newton
Two Hearts are Better then One - Bruce Springsteen
Gambling Bar Room Blues - SAHB
and it it's cards / gambling then Viva Las Vegas - Elvis or ZZ Top
Just killing time at the office until Friday - which is not a song, it's what I'm doing. Next week it could be list to end all lists as I kill time at home.
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Tuesday Playing Cards
An unmissable opportunity to play:
* Phil Harris - Darktown Poker Club
but if you can't get hold of that, then I suppose you could have:
* Fairport Convention - Jack O'Diamonds (completely full of playing card references)
* Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes
* Kings of Leon - The Bucket
* Van Morrison - Queen of the Slipstream
* Springsteen - Queen of the Supermarket
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Tuesday : Pack Of Cards
Phil Manzanera "Diamond Head"
J.O'B.
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I really like the new playlist format / layout.
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I agree. How long before we see a photie of a flautist balanced upon one foot, the better to accomodate the Black Russian?
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Thanks for lobster killing tactics! I'm sorry but I'm not for stabbing between the eyes! I'll try the freezer method and loud music. Will hopefully have a go this weekend!
DC ..yes I do owe you - but it's not me you need to sweet talk...Kirsten tonight. I'm off in search of lobsters!
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Dinnae forget yir wellies!
(It's rainin' oot).
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Miss Babs,
The loud music you requested; to be played whilst your lobsters do 'The Dance of Death!'
>8-D
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Really difficult to come up with a track for the show with all the lists and what not but one I like a lot (hope no one's requested it!)is the single 'Bridge' by the much under-rated Orange Juice.
Can't play the game myself but I'm a dab-hand at Gin Rummy.
Cheers.
LLIM.
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#149
Visually very nice, aye, and the links to the BBC artiste pages are great.
However, now you've got all that data and are publishing it for human inspection, it'd be so much better if you made it available as a dataset for machine consumption so that we can build on it... say to do things like
* Produce ongoing stats of what's played
* Cross-link back from tracks to themes where they were used
RSS feed of tracks for each episode would do, although a comprehensive datestamped feed of all tracks played would be ideal.
Or, just post 'em to the last.fm API and let their systems sort out the consumable data output.
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Ah but.....if they produced stats people would complain that certain bands/acts were getting played too often and also then there would complaints about themes being repeated and/or you should not have played that as it was used in theme x etc.
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#156
Preciseley.....
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#151 - Before everyone gets all peckish at the thought of DC and his lobsters, I think its worth pointing out that DC's creel is located at the end of one of Cellardyke's sewage pipes.
This is just slightly better than where Pete and Dud had to retrieve their lobsters. (With all due respect to Ms Mansfield, of course.)
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Tuesday
Bridge To Your Heart - Wax
Solitaire - The Carpenters
Switch - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Something To Brag About - Willie Nelson
Downtown Poker Club - Tex Williams
Herts Is Trumps - Instant Sunshine
Gin Rummy - The Civil Tones
Pawns(pawnies) In The Game - Kuniva
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Adam, there's no raw sewerage pumped into the Forth these days. You've been away too long.
The Beatles have also broken up
DC
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#158
If it were on our side of the Forth, it could be located at the end of Torness' coolant exhaust pipes. Five tailed, 20kg lobsters, anyone?
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#160 What!!! Surely not they have new cd's coming out in september!
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True I'm afraid.
(But don't let on to Adam that the train doesn't come to Pittenweem any more, nor that East Fife are no longer in the top flight of Scottish fitbaw)
DC
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Cards.
You're more than a number in my little red book / Drifters
Do red and yellow cards count?
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I'll hear most of GIO in the car tonight. I'm goin a couple of miles up the road.
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Why not use our integrated public transport system? Oh thats right we don't have one.....
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#151 Do you think barbara will find lobsters in the hospitality area at hampden?
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#167 - Rock lobsters maybe Norrie?
#160 & 161 - Ah the lobster men are ganging up on me! Always said it was a cleek.
#160 - Raw or treated, DC, I think I would still prefer my seafood frozen from the VG.
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#156
Interestingly, the linked artiste pages (example) do have the recent plays across the network. They don't seem to include individual Radio Scotland plays (although those plays are totalled to a poorly labelled graph), though.
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Wednesday 19 August
Yellow River, Christie 'Wonder if this single meandered its way into Mrs Wallace's teenage singles collection!'
Take me to the River, Al Green 'okay, okay its been on the show before but hey....'
Jordan, Emmy Lou Harris
Lost on the River, EmmyLou Harris & Mark Knopfler '2nd Julie's shout'
River of No Return, Marilyn Monroe
Ol' Man River or Shenandoah, Paul Robeson
Whiskey River, Willie Nelson
(Down by the) Banks of the Ohio, Olivia Newton John
Cry Me a River, Julie London
Man from Snowy River, Slim Dusty 'not quiet the bush tucker man'
Moon River, Andy Williams
River Jordan, Sugar Minott
Rivers of Babylon, Melodians
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Wednesday
"Fog on the TYNE" - Lindisfarne
"East of EDEN" - Big Country
"GLASS Onion" - Beatles
"Pretty vacant" - Sex Pistols (featuring SID Vicious)
DC
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Tales from the riverbank, T.Jam
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Rivers:
Willie Nile- Streets of New York
Levon Helm - Delta Lady
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down the Crazy river
Pate Townshend and Ronnie Lane - Till All The RiversRun Dry, great cover of the Don Williams classic.
I had deja vu listing those last two - have we had this theme recently or something similar. No matter 4 really good tracks.
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#172 Great shout MMFC
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#174
B.T.W. Shenandoah BY The Boss
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That would be great too - let's hope no-one suggest his Bobness version!!
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River - Terry Reid
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
River Stay Away From My Door - Bobby Darin
Dirty Water - Standells
Float On - The Floaters
Drowned - The Who
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Can't believe diamonds and rust wasn't played tonight.
#173 I remember Robbie Robertson (who would also do for thur) being played fairly recently but can't remember what the theme was. Mibbe the Captain will tell us.
My river selections were 142 posts ago
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As I am somewhat distracted I may be repeating suggestions, if so please accept this as an affirmation of taste.
The River/ Meeting across the River / Erie Canal - Bruce Springsteen
Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
Up on Cripple Creek - The Band
River Deep Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks (Dirty Old River)
Up Around the Bend / Proud Mary / Green River - CCR
Watching the River Flow - Bob Dylan
Big River - Johnny Cash
By the Rivers Dark - Leonard Cohen
My Hudson River - Pete Seeger
Mississippi River - Janis Joplin
Rivers of Babylon - Melodians
The Broad Majestic Shannon - Pogues
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Wednesday Rivers:
Top pick:
* Geoffrey Oryema - The River
Motorbike/Ewan McGregor fans will recognise this as the track used over the closing credits of Long Way Down
The Rest (also all very strong contenders in their own right):
* Fairport Convention - London River
* Nick Drake - River Man
* Peter Nardini - A River Without You (Glasgow song bonus!)
* U2 or Christy Moore - North and South of the River (co-written between Christy, Bono & the Edge)
* Runrig - Road And The River
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Oops - meant to hit 'Preview' not 'Post' and missed off:
* Nicolai Dunger - Last Night I Dreamed Of Mississippi
* Capercaille - Both Sides the Tweed
* The Humpff Family - Love, Death, Divorce, Prison, Alcohol, Rivers and Trains
and a huge endorsement for JFE's suggestion of
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood
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Wednesday Rivers
Leaf & Stream - Wishbone Ash, guitar wizardry and great melody on this track from "Argus"
Waters of March - Art Garfunkel
Down by the River - Neil Young
Down in the Flood - Bob Dylan
Don't Interrupt the Sorrow - Joni Mitchell, "17 glasses Rhine wine"
Ride A White Swan - T Rex, Bolan obviously talking about a river in Oz!
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Thu... Band Members (apologies for the list. You should've seen it before I cut it back)
Shannon / Henry Gross (Sha Na Na)
Shine Silently / Nils Lofgren (E Street Band)
The Island / Paul Brady (Planxty)
Eve / Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
Every Kinda People / Robert Palmer (Vinegar Joe)
Him / Rupert Holmes (The Cufflinks)
I Believe / Marcella Detroit (Shakespeare's Sister)
Baby I Love Your way / Peter Frampton (The Herd)
Back on the Road again / Joe Egan (stealers wheel)
Lonely No More / Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20)
If You Go Away / Terry Jacks (Poppy Family)
Keep on Truckin / Eddie Kendricks (Temptations)
Whole Town's Laughing at me / Teddy Pendergrass (HM & the Bluenotes)
New York Groove / Ace Frehley (Kiss)
Find Me / David Gates (Bread)
Wonderful / Colin Bluntstone (Zombies)
Some Surprise / Gary Lightbody & Lisa Hanigan
You Belong to the City / glenn frey (Eagles)
Freddie's dead / Curtis Mayfield (Impressions)
I Keep Forgettin / Michael McDonald (Doobie bros)
Spanish Harlem / Ben E King (Drifters)
Great Song of Indifference / Bob geldof (Boomtown Rats)
I've got news for you / Feargal Sharkey (Undertones)
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Just listened again to monday's show. Some really good stuff played. Great to hear Prince Buster's finest on the show.
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Wednesday.
Remember 'Let The Music Play' by Shannon? A belter of a single from (I think) 1983. Will it still sound as good today? It's years since I last heard it.
LLIM.
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Wednesday - gotta have Joni's "River". How about the really moving, beautiful version by Allison Crowe, which I first heard played by Janice Forsyth. M from D.
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Tonight
"The River" - Springsteen
"The Apprentice" John Martyn (I work on the river...)
"River of People" Love and Money
"Cry me a river" John Martyn again (great version)
"End of all rivers" Bruce Cockburn - simply brilliant choon
G
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well that was one eclectic mix tonight
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#188 Sure was...
Thursday 20 August
Homosapien - Pete Shelley
Public Image - John Lydon / P.I.L.
or
World Destruction - Time Zone (John Lydon’s collaboration with Africa Bambaataa)
Techno D Day - Joe Strummer ‘and the Mescaleros’
The Bottom Line - Mike Jones (Big Audio Dynamite)
French Kissin’ - Debbie Harry
Camouflage - Stan Ridgway
Alien Orders - Jello Biafra
Monster - Fred Schneider
Empty Walls - Serj Tankian
Go Get Some Again - Henry Rollins
Ghost Train- Feargal Sharkey
Human Behaviour - Bjork
Leviathan - Edwyn Collins
“Superfreak (Rocasound Revamp)” - Rick James
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THURSDAY
'Lilac Wine' - Elkie Brooks (Vinegar Joe)
'I Came To Dance' - Nils Lofgren (E Street Band)
'Boris Dancing' - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
(An instrumental tribute to Boris Yeltsin)
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OK, Boris was a drunk but we never saw him with his shirt off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-z9wfueMAw
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#191 LOL
He was a helluva man! I'm pretty sure the historians will be kind to Boris Nikolayevich.
Well, maybe not the Russian historians..........
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THURSDAY:
Ringo Starr - 'Goodnight Vienna'
Phil Lynott - 'Old Town'
Neneh Cherry (Rip Rig and Panic) - 'Buffalo Stance'
Glen Campbell (was a session musician and member of The Champs and Beach Boys) - 'These Days' (a Jackson Browne song)
Lauryn Hill - 'Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You'
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For "Band" can you read "Duo" ?
Art Garfunkel did pretty well after the split from Paul Simon.
An appropriate song would be "Breakaway", especially as it's penned by Ayrshire boys Gallagher & Lyle.
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Going solo...much has been made of the careers of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. But what of Topper Headon? Not the first person you would think of when it comes to solo artists, but his single Drumming Man from 1985 is excellent. Can't beat a bit of swing!
LLIM
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Those who left bands, well lots and lost of those, so here goes, and I apologies as this just invites listing, one leads to another and that’s with me staying away from duos, trios, pretentious twaddle etc.
Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces) – How Come
Peter Gabriel (Genesis) – Solsbury Hill
Paul Young (Q-Tips) – Every Time You Go Away
John Lennon (Beatles) – Woman
Paul McCartney (Beatles) – It’s Just another Day
George Harrison (Beatles – What is Life
Ringo Starr (Beatles) – Photograph
Richard Ashcroft (Verve) – Science of Silence
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) – Big Log
Don Henley Eagles) – Boys of Summer
Teddy Pendergrass (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes) – Turn off the Lights
Van Morrison (Them) – Real Real Gone (or at ;least I will be come Friday afternoon!)
Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) – Walk on the Wild Side
John Fogerty (CCR) – The Old Man Down the Road
Stevie Winwood (Traffic, Blind Faith) – While You See a Chance
Michael McDonald (Doobie Bros) and Patti Labelle (Labelle) (see two for the price of one) - On My Own
Alexander O’Neal (Flyte Tyme) - If You Were Here Tonight
Robert Palmer (Vinegar Joe) – Pressure Drop (not the best version, but a song always worth hearing)
Elkie Brooks (Vinegar Joe) – Fool If You think Its Over
Junior Campbell (Marmalade) – Hallelujah Freedom
Dusty Springfield (Springfields) – I Only Want to be With You
Maybe this theme should have been limited to people who left successful bands to have even more successful careers.
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In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins (Genesis)
Born in the USA - Bruce Springstein (E Street Band)
Gordon Christie,Kirrie
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#196
I had forgotten Don Henley. Thanks for the reminder!
THURSDAY
'Dirty Laundry' - Don Henley
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Anyone else think that that was a particularly *odd* version of River Man last night? Sounded like a demo to me.
Where were the quite wonderful strings?
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#196 - No bad idea Hoppo. I`ve often toyed with the idea of "Pointless Bands" as a theme, which is kind of what you are saying. Band leaders who are responsible for everything and havent really needed to be in a band and share the glory in the first place.
For example - Mark Knopfler, Chris Martin, George Michael, Sting (maybe) etc
Of course there is the other side - Noel Gallagher and Phil Lynott spring to mind.
Thursday
I see Nils Lofgren has been mentioned a couple of times and I`d like to add "Keith Don`t Go" to the list. Memories of a trampet at Caird Hall.
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Justin Currie (ex Del Amitri) – What is Love For
Maria McKee (ex Lone Justice) –
Nils Lofgren (ex Grin, he hasn't left the E Street Band yet ) – Shine Silently
Natalie Merchant (ex 10,000 Maniacs) – Break Your heart
Edwyn Collins (ex Orange Juice) – Home Again
Ryan Adams (ex Whiskeytown) - La Cienga Smiled
Gene Clark (ex Byrds) – Life’s Greatest Fool
David Ford (ex Easyworld) – Decimate
Morrissey (ex Smiths) – Everyday Is Like Sunday
Van Morrison (ex Them) - Real Real Gone was a great suggestion by Hoppo
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#200
Sorry, but have to disagree with both Sting (The Police were very much a triumvirate of musical input) and Noel Gallagher (well, OK, maybe moany brother singing is essential for the sound, but the rest are effectively session musicians for Noel's songwriting).
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Going Solo on Thursday:
* Billy Bragg - Tank Park Salute (Riff Raff)
* Paul Weller - You Mean Something To Me (The Jam)
* Mike and the Mechanics - Another Cup of Coffee (Genesis (and Squeeze for Paul Carrack's vocal))
* Billy Connolly - Stealin' (The Humblebums)
* The Edge/Sinead O'Connor - Heroine (U2)
* Christy Moore - North and South of the River (Planxty/Moving Hearts)
* Maire Brennan - Against the Wind (Clannad)
* Sting - Desert Rose (Police)
* Roger Waters - Radiowaves (Pink Floyd)
* Syd Barrett - Effervescing Elephant (Pink Floyd)
* Bill Wyman - Je Suis Un Rock Star (Rolling Stones)
* Eric Clapton - Let It Grow (Yardbirds)
* Richard Thompson - The Dimming of the Day (Fairport Convention)
* Sandy Denny - John the Gun (Fairport Convention)
(hmm, could do a whole show with ex Fairporters)
* Fat Boy Slim - The Weekend Starts Here (Disque Attack, the Housemartins)
* Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (The Go-Go's)
* Peter Gabriel - Here Comes the Flood (Genesis)
* Suggs - I'm Only Sleeping (Madness)
Also tempted to add in Jimmy Nail, but I guess Strange Fruit don't count.
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#201 Maria McKee singing ??????
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#149 #155
Look what the clever BBC techies have done.
Very nice and useful, particularly for those of us who use this data integration to build fun and cool stuff. But it's hard to do without machine-parsable data.
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~204 ooops - was still thinking which track I liked the most. How about
Maria Mckee - I'm Gonna Soothe You from the great You Gotta Sin To Be saved album (with the Jayhawks!)
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#205 Fun and cool stuff? Such as?
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#205
BRING ME THE WEB OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
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#207
Like all the stuff that I proposed up above.
Like the single, consistent, all tracks in one place listing I built a few months ago (but was killed through multiple changes in the formatting of the Tracklist page - as the data wasn't presented machine parsably, I had to screenscrape it and work out where the song & artiste info was).
Like this neat combination of places I've been and photos I've taken there (hmm France location data a bit dodgy I note).
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Hi All,
Have been a little absent this week! 3 suggestions for tonight's show:-
1. #201- Edwyn Collins "Home Again" would be great- is anyone going to see him this weekend at the festival?
2. Alison Moyet (ex Yazoo)- anything from her Alf album would be great- however, off the top of my head I think Dave Stewart (ex Eurythmics) co- wrote "Is this Love?"- so that would fit 2 different band members into successful solo careers.
3. Lastly, not sure if this counts as he flirts between solo and band, but Roddy Woomble (Idlewild) "My Secret is my Silence" is a beautiful song, indeed you could play anything from that album.
Looking forward to the show,
Kx
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#194 Re my question about Duos, haven't seen any answer so as back up:
Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a Little Dream of Me.
Recorded post Mamas & Papas.
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How about some Natalie Merchant?.. MOTHERLAND is a great track.
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Had meant to include RichardAshcroft on my list, I am not that keen on the Verve but his solo albums are superb. Nature Is The Law with Brian Wilson on backing vocals?
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Thursday;gone solo.
Phil Manzanera 'A Million Reasons Why' or his great version of 'Guantanamera'
Eno
'Baby's On Fire'
'Burning Airlines Gives You So Much More'
Andy Mackay's version of
'What Becomes Of The broken Hearted'
or
'The Long And Winding Road'
Eno and Manzanera together in the band 801 did a great vesion of
The Beatles 'Tomorrow Never Knows' or 'T.N.K. as they called it.
J.O'B.
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Re: Nils Lofgren #201
Norrie,
Ian Anderson has been recording solo albums since 1983, and the best band in the world are still going strong!
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Very true Scotch, he did not get played anyway (doubted that he would) and I was just reflecting that his most recognised solo work was post Grin and pre E Street Band.
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Just seen the playlist & no Gilmour. Well I'm shocked, I thought that would have been a dead cert....... (not)
Any news on next weeks themes so I can suggest Floyd / Gilmour tracks for the team to ignore?
DC at work...
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No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die...
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DC Next Week's Themes:
Monday - The Weather,
Tuesday - Specs Appeal,
Wednesday - Streets Of Pop,
Thursday - Dedications (with a reason)
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Hoppo - hope all goes well with you leaving your post tomorrow and that something else is on the horizon if not now then very very soon. All best wishes.
Norrie
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For you Norrie
http://ickmusic.com/2009/08/04/new-john-fogerty-and-bruce-springsteen-when-will-i-be-loved-mp3/
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Thanks for that Glen! Had not heard that.
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