Next week's themes...
A bit late in posting the themes for next week so I hope you've been holding on to all those of those good suggestions.
Judging by a couple of isolated comments that have appeared it seems I need to make it really clear just how much we value all of the contributions that come in from our audience. It doesn't matter to me whether they come from Facebook, the blog, the phones, the texts or the emails. If it's a good suggestion and there's time I"ll try my very best to include it in the show. When we take in requests from so many sources it's often hard to keep track of who has asked for what. I apologise if we are not able to credit every single person who has suggested a song, but as one contributor pointed out last week, the most important thing is that the song gets played.
Anyway, here are the themes, so get posting and let me know what you'd like to hear...
Monday
Sleeping and Waking Up is the theme for tonight. Crystal Gale was talking in hers and it's all H20 dreamed about. Set your alarm clock for Get It On tonight at ten past six...
Tuesday
One Love, One Of Those Nights, and maybe Love The One You're With. Second place just won't do, and as for three, tonight it's one that's the magic number. It's a singular sensation...
Wednesday
Paulo Pablo has suggested orchestral backing tracks for tonight's theme. From The Beatles to the verve, we'll feature the bands who ditched the guitars and brought in the strings.
Thursday
Did you once meet Noddy Holder in a chip shop? Bump into Morrissey in a lift? Or maybe your claim to fame saw you share the stage with one of the greats. Get in touch and share your celebrity connections on tonight's show. Last time we did this we got some great stories to I'm looking forward to more of the same tonight...
© MMIX~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~01~RS~)
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At 10:44pm on 24 Aug 2009 Babs wrote:
"...and I can only say there is no intention to avoid certain artists. I know you all think I've some kind of "won't do" list, but I don't..."
At 6:18pm on 25 Aug 2009 Bryan said:
"...this is the programme where you choose the music..."
MONDAY
'The Waking Edge' - Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson unashamedly admits he was influenced by Mark Knopfler whilst composing the music for 'Crest of a Knave', the album from which this song is taken. With Ian on flute, piano and vocals, Martin Barre superb as ever on guitar and David Pegg, (yes, the David Pegg), on bass.
Mellow as they come. If you enjoy Dire Straits you'll like this.
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TUESDAY
'Ananinginaneana' - Saint Andrew
Also, support for;
'One Brown Mouse' - Jethro Tull; Jim's suggestion from the previous thread.
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Good luck Scotch :0)
Monday:
Wish you'd play something by The Ditty Bops...like 'Wake Up' perhaps?
You've not played any previous requests for them yet so, here's a small back-up selection...
Evanescence - 'Bring Me To Life' (lyrics in chorus are 'Wake Me Up Inside').
Four Tops - 'Shake Me, Wake Me When It's Over' (good Northern Soul sound...the version by The Satintones is good too).
Del Shannon - 'Cry Myself To Sleep' (starts off pretty ordinary then launches into a Speedy Gonzales-style falsetto chorus).
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TUESDAY:
Another band that a few bloggers (well, me, MadMac and Max B Gold)ask for every now and again but haven't had played yet...Nine Below Zero - 'One Way Street'.
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Monday:-
Belle & Sebastian - Asleep on a sunbeam,
Semisonic - Singing in my sleep
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Duke Special - Wake up Scarlett
Tuesday:-
Please play Ian Drury & The Blockheads - One Love,
if not then
Blondie - One Way or another, or
Queen - One Vision
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Mon
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead - Warren Zevon - For in that sleep of death what dreams may come?
Tue
One Mint Julep - King Curtis - You'll have had your Memphis Soul Stew
Wed
Corners Without Exits - Hot Tuna - Tugs at the heartstrings
Thu
Dancing In The Street - Mick Jagger and David Bowie - A celebrity connection?
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Let's eliminate Bitter Sweet Symphony since it's The Verve accompanying Andrew Loog Oldham.
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Monday
I'm Only Sleeping - The Beatles.
Sleepless Nights - Albert Lee & Hogans Heroes.
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers.
The Kraken Wakes - B J Cole.
Sun Arise - Rolf Harris
Tuesday
One and One is One - Medicine Head.
The First One is Free - Flamin' Groovies.
One Two Three - Len Barry.
One Way Love - Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers .
I Am The One You Warned Me Of - Blue Oyster Cult
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Think I'll avoid lists this week
Monday (copied from last thread)
My suggestion has to be Daydream Believer - Monkees because of the line about wiping the sleep out of my eyes. Also because it's a cert to be played and I'm first to suggest it.
Tuesday
One more chance - Stone the crows
Wednesday:
Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel
Thursday:
Ian Stewart's auntie stayed next door and he and his little-known band visited every now and again. I'd like to hear one of their songs please: "New Faces" by the Rolling Stones
DC in Cellardyke
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A theme which would avoid those dispriting lists which render this blog unreadable would be "my favourite record"
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#10 was not a reference to the national elf service.
And since we have missed the anniversaries of Woodstock and Abbey Road and left Les Paul's demise unmarked, what about a night of newly remixed stereo Beatles favourites on the 9th of September with a prize for anyone who can hear a difference.
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# 11 Look to Dr. Ebbetts Sound System for salvation.
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#10. Perhaps we should all ask for only one song each for Tuesday's theme. Would that help you Glen?
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Monday Sleeping and Waking:
* U2 - MLK
* A Man Called Adam - Easter Song
One I used to have on my playlist for when I took 0630 flights every Monday Morning. I'd be asleep before the wheels left the tarmac at EDI, woke up for breakfast somewhere over Manchester, then out like a light until taxi-ing @ LHR. This always seeped into my half-asleep mind. I'm so glad I don't have to do that any more.
* Python Lee Jackson featuring Rod Stewart - In A Broken Dream
* Christy Moore - John O'Dreams
Classical buffs may spot the outright theft of a melody from Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony
I'd love to hear
* Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight
but Stephen Duffy might raise a demarcation issue.
A different sort of waking up - a very happy one, for a youngster aged anywhere from 2 to 4 (and beyond):
* Billy Bragg - Dry Bed
However, above and beyond every single one of these, this is a great night for perhaps the best song Richard Thompson has ever written:
* The Dimming of the Day
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On further contemplation - let's just have the Billy Bragg track. It's fun, cheeky, a Woody Guthrie lyric, and under 2 minutes long.
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I bet that's how the production team arrived at the theme
Bryan: "What about Tuesday's theme Miss Babs?"
Babs: "Don't make it too easy or we'll have to wade through all those lists on the blog!"
Bryan: "The blog? Do we still have one of those? OK then, lets not allow lists and just go for one on Tuesday"
Babs: "Right, that's the theme seen to, but what about those lists?"
:-)
DC
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Monday
Wake up Everybody / Harold Melvin and the bluenotes
Sleepwalk /Santo and johnny
Tues
Seconds for the previously requested Medicine head
Also it would be good to hear one of the great male voices
One Hundred Ways / James ingram
(the word one stands alone in the title so it must count)
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#14
Beyond 4 until......?
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#13
It might help whoever has to read through this.
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#18
...until you can put the morning joys of laundering wet bedding permanently behind you.
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Monday
I don't wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
Sleep when I'm Dead - Bon Jovi
Tuesday
She's the One - Springsteen
One Day at a time - Lena Martell (ha ha ha)
One Vision - Queen
Wednesday
For Cryin Out Loud or Heaven can Wait - Meat Loaf,
anything by ELO - Srange Magic?
Thursday
Nobody famous musically sorry. Ate in that Aberdeen Wimpey "Thorn in my Side" Eurythmics?
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Mon
Tired of Sleeping ~ Suzanne Vega
Tues
#4 2nd Julie's 'One Way Street' shout... or Une Nuit A Paris ~ 10cc
Wed
Anarchie pou le UK ~ Jerzimy
Thurs
Spasticus Autisticus ~ Ian Dury Esq.
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Hi All
Mon...
I'll See You In My Dreams ...... Joe Brown (Fabulous sentimental song used to great effect when closing the "Concert for George" in 2002) One of my favorite songs and would be great to close tonight's show ;O)
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=39140881
Tues...
One for my Baby (And one more for the Road) ...... Frank Sina.... do i have to tell you who sang this classic
Wed...
Cloudbusting.............. Kate Bush Brilliant!! and she even gets Donald Sutherland to appear in the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRHA9W-zExQ
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Thu
ringo Starr ate my hamster!
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#24
EEK!
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Monday - Sleeping And Waking:
Sleep - Texas With Paul Buchanan
Busy Doing Nothing - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
Sleep Together - Garbage
Sleeping - Rick Astley
Wake Up Boo! - The Boo Radleys
Alarm Calling - The Alarm
Dreaming - Zero 7
A Dream Goes On Forever - Todd Rundgren
Somewhere Between Waking And Sleeping - Air
The Waking Edge - Jethro Tull
Sleeping With The Past - Elton John
Sleeping Pills - Suede
I Need Some Sleep - Eels
Sleep Alone - Moby
Go To Sleep - Radiohead
Wake Up Dead Man - U2
Grandma's Feather Bed - John Denver ;-)
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Monday - how about Roy Wood's "Wake Up"? You have to love a track where the "percussion" is him sloshing his feet in a bucket of water. Or The Corrs "Only When I Sleep"; Richard Thompson "I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life"; The Ivy League "Tossing and Turning". Or how about the "Nightmare Song" from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Iolanthe", or "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot" (Three Tenors anyone?)
Tuesday - The Stone Roses "This Is The One"; Harry Nilsson "One Is The Loneliest Number"; Johnny Cash "One Piece At A Time"; Abba "One Man, One Woman". Or anything by The Only Ones.
Wednesday - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin "Je t'aime....Moi non plus". Or how about a guitar AND an orchestra on Mason Williams' "Classical Gas".
Thursday: I used to play fiddle in a folk/cajun group called The Middlewood Swamp Band. Our guitarist and singer was a guy called Joe Beard who used to play with The Purple Gang, whose debut single "Granny Takes A Trip" was John Peel's record of the year in 1967 (?I think). They recorded it at Abbey Road in the next studio to Pink Floyd who were doing "Arnold Layne". Syd Barrett said "You can have Number Two, we'll have Number One" . (Both bands were produced by Joe Boyd at the time so knew each other pretty well.)
Also - May 17, 1966: the night Dylan played the Manchester Free Trade Hall and someone shouted out "Judas" just before he did "Like A Rolling Stone". I was in the audience with my big brother, who'd seen Dylan on his first British tour and this time took me with him. My brush with musical history and the most famous heckle of all time.
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MONDAY - AWAKE etc
Woke Up it was a CHELSEA MORNING - Joni Mitchell
"Sleep came upon me", AIR THAT I BREATHE - Hollies
"Wake up you sleepy Head", PRETTY THINGS - David Bowie
"Watch you when you are sleeping", ETERNAL FLAME - Bangles
"Aint it hard when you wake up in the morning", - STAR OF BETHLEHEM - Neil Young / Emmylou Harris
"When I awoke & found you warm & near", FOR EMILY WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER - Simon & Garfunkel ( Nice short one that could be easily squeezed in if it's a busy night!)
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Another for tonight
I love it when you sleep / Tracie
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Thu Celebrity Connections
About 10 years ago one of our colleagues was retiring so we booked a few tables at a dinner dance in a well known Paisley hotel. The only reason she agreed to her 'wee do' was that there had to be no fuss and no surprises, which of course there wasn't although it didn't stop the odd wee tease about the night being dropped into the conversation. So we're in the hotel bar before the meal and one other guy walks in.....Jeremy Beadle. You couldn't have made it up. It took three other girls to persuade her that it was nothing to do with us and to come out of the WC cubicle she had locked herself in. Turned out he was hosting a charity function in another part of the hotel but he came over had a laugh with us , signed her card and bought her a drink. Nice guy and not at all like his tv personna. As for a song....Hmmmm.
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Tuesday One-ness:
While Medicine Head is a great shout, I have to put a vote in for
The Rutles - Number One
(The Rutles are riding high in the GiO listeners' last.fm group's charts this week)
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Mon. WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE WITH ME - Sinead O'Connor
Tues. ONE BOURBON, ONE SCOTCH, ONE BEER - George Thorogood
Please play the version from 'The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers'
Wed. I'M FREE - The Who with the London Symphony Orchestra
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Monday Arcade Fire Wake up
Boris Gardiner I Want to Wake Up With You
Tasmin Archer Sleeping Satellite
or anything off Waking Hours album by Del Amitri?
Tuesday Haircut 100 Love Plus One - for all the opticians!
Shania Twain Still the One
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John You're The One that I want! Ooh, ooh, Ooh!
Wednesday Beach Boys Lady Linda
ELO Living Thing
Thursday My brother in law was in the Trashcan Sinatras so can you play Only Tongue Can tell?
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#30
The Joker - Steve Miller Band?
Someone's looking at you - Boomtown Rats?
DC
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#34
That would do it.
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#27
Yes, let's have Granny Takes A trip - I haven't heard it in years.
As for Bob Dylan - "I don't believe you - you're a liar."
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Wed Orchestras
Really looking forward to this theme. Sometimes when you really listen to a song eg what's going on behind the vocalist it can give you a whole new perspective of the song. It's one of the reasons I'm such a huge fan of 70's soul cos some of the productions were just brilliant and many of them were backed up by orchestras. Listen to the backing on songs such as Rock the Boat / Hues Corporation, Lady Love / Lou Rawls and of course
all the Barry white and Philadelphia stuff for some great examples. In fact the Love Unlimited otchestra and MFSB were good examples of House Orchestras that had hits and success in their own right. However I'll give you a choice of four as my selection. They're songs you've heard a hundred times over but which use the full range of orchestral backing especially the strings and brass to stunning effect.
Ghetto Child / Detroit Spinners
Feel the Need in me / Detroit Emeralds
Jack in the Box / Moments
You Don't Have to Go / Chi Lites
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Monday :
Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body),opening line, Dreaming of living without problems - Fun Boy 3
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everley Brothers
Wake Up - Roy Wood from Boulders album
Baby - Tenacious D, lovely wee tune, only 1:36 long, easy to fit in
Dreaming - Blondie
Dreamer - Supertramp
Dreams - The Corrs
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Tuesday - Nine Below Zero - "One Way Street" Pleeeeese.
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Monday
Breakfast in Bed - Baby Washington
Tuesday:
One on One - Hall and Oates
One Day I'll Fly Away - Randy Crawford.
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#37
Spot on re 70s soul - in particular Cinematic Soul. So, Papa Was A Rolling Stone has a great string section backing.
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BRING ME THE BED OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
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Mon. GOODNIGHT, IRENE (I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS) - Ry Cooder
Tues. I AIN'T THE ONE - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wed. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN - Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra
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Monday
Suicide - Dream baby Dream
Eddie Reader - When I Watch You Sleeping
Boo Hewerdine - In mY Dreamlife
Van Morrisom - These Dreams of You
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#40 - That You is me by the way.
Adam_from_Rio
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#45 Confused...thought I was You.
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Thursday.
During the early 70s I was a "Roadie" for Jim(Midge)Ure's first band Stumble,we toured all over Scotland.We also played the famous Arran holiday week-end gigs in Brodick,Lamlash,& Whiting Bay.On booking into our digs we found we were sharing the place with a certain Mr Noddy Holder & co.
No Sleep 'Til Blackwaterfoot.
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I've got a version of Enter Sandman played exclusively on Cellos - can we have it for orchestra night? No? Ah well ;-)
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Place your bets, place your bets - are we going to have Lullaby by the Cure, or by Embrace? Very different songs... you pays your money, you takes your choice...
Or are we going to dive left and cover both by having The Cure's Let's Go To Bed..?
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#49. I'd prefer to hear 10CC's 'Rock and Roll Lullaby
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Hearing Duke Special made me think of Boxing as a theme (put yer dukes up)...Dr HOOK, Somethin' BOUT you baby I like, Meet Me On The CORNER.
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#47 Should add, Stumble's drummer Alex Baird joined -The Jags- round about 1978.It would be nice to hear- Back of My Hand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUlU105lkgs
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TUESDAY
'I Know One' - John Prine & Emmylou Harris
'Love On One Condition' - Bonnie Raitt
A Jon Cleary composition. Jon's piano and Bonnie's slide guitar produce a sound reminiscent of Little Feat. (With whom Bonnie played in the studio, back in the day).
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Man! Thought they were delaying posting the themes to come up with something clever for One! Not exactly a stretch to come up with songlists for this theme....
The Clash - Capital Radio One
Skids - Of One Skin
FFV
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How about a night when Bryan picks all the records and we can all do other things?
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I wonder if anyone will set off the alarms on Tuesday by requesting The One And Only by Chesney Hawkes. :-)
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Tuesday - One:
Number One - The Rutles
Deoch An Dorus - Martyn Bennett (essentially translates as 'one for the road')
The One - Elton John
One Brown Mouse - Jethro Tull
One And Only Man - Steve Winwood
One World - Utopia
Love Plus One - Haircut 100
One By One - Billy Bragg
If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield
One Love - Massive Attack
The One You Love - Rufus Wainwright
One Tree Hill - U2
Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
Try It On My Own - Whitney Houston
One Step Ahead - Nik Kershaw
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Tuesday
Fife disco favourite from the 80's. Wan(g) Chung - Dance Hall Days
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Hello.
For Tuesday's show, how about One Track Mind by Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers? A belter of a track from a well under-rated band. From the golden year of 1977.
Cheers.
LLIM.
P.S. Please don't play Going For The One by Yes.
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#54
Pink Floyd was played on Radio One a few years ago. What about "Great Gig in the Sky" for Tuesday night?
DC
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Tuesday: One
Pretty sure it would be a 'first play' for GIO... I would urge you to dig out ONE VOICE from 'The Wailin' Jennys'.
Superb female vocals from the wonderful Canadian trio.
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Tueasday: ONE
Bryan Ferry originals:
'ONE Kiss'
'The Chosen ONE'
Bryan Ferry Covers
'Just ONE Look'
'Just ONE Of Those Things'
'ONE Way Love'
J.O'B.
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One.....
Black (aka Colin Vearncombe) - The Big One (great track, he has done more than Wonderful Life)
Gene Clark - The True One (from his outstanding No Other lp)
David Gray - The One I Love
Mott The Hoople - One Of The Boys
and this is a brilliant new Eno / Byrne track - One Fine Day
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#55
Ha! I will not wander blindly into so obvious a trap!
not again...
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WEDNESDAY
'For You' - Judie Tzuke
Any excuse to play this again. Beautiful song, beautiful string arrangement. (The singer's no' bad lookin' either!)
'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us' - Sparks
Bryan played an orchestral version of this the last time we had a similar theme. Go on, dig it oot again.
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In 1985 Jethro Tull collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra to record an album titled 'A Classic Case'
I regret to inform you that it is not very good.
Ach weel, they cannae a' be brilliant!
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#56
If no-one does, Miss Babs will be ever so disappointed......
>8-D
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for the ONE theme we can mention the producer of a song and create a palindrome:
Eno One
(The former Roxy man co-produced this U2 song)
J.O'B
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Wednesday:
'Heard 'em say' from Kanye West's live-at-Abbey-Road album 'Late Orchestration' (not sure if lyrics are OK for GIO though). It features John Legend and whassisname from Maroon 5.
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#68. RJ, Was Eno really a member of this orchestra?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQMBsomNLVw
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#70
Yes he was indeed invloved with them. He produced some of their albums and they where also on his solo album Taking Tiger Moubntain (by Strategy)
J.O'B.
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TUES: The One Show
Undertones - One Way Love
Yellow Dog - Just One More Night
Mint Juleps - One Bad Stud
Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger*
*Contains one use of mild/fairly strong language
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Wednesday:
Pableeto, as its your theme, would you care to clarify what it is exactly?
Your post (#37) and your requests don't actually go along with Bryan's description of - "From The Beatles to the Verve, we'll feature the bands who ditched the guitars and brought in the strings"
Do we request "Kashmir" or "Hooked on Classics" and "Eye Level"?
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#72
What?
Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo
Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro
Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu
What's wrong with that?
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#55
That's Friday - he turns up to Pacific Quay and does the show, but no-one tells him it's not connected to the transmitters.
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For Thursday..
Having been in bands i met a lot of musicians especially Scottish bands of the 80's....all very nice (well mostly)
even had the Blue Nile ask to get on the guest list of one of our gigs ! which we obviously agreed to.. but a funny thing happened one Sunday at rehearsal around '85....we were busy playing when our then manager came into the room with two strangers "alright guys ,theese fellas are going into management and would like would like to manage you! " they had been to a few gigs and liked us...so we kind of ignored them and continued playing...after a few numbers our guitarist turned to them and said "listen just who the hell (or similar) are you and what do you want? "well we've kind of been around the business a while and want to get into another side of it ...we think this is a good band to start with, simple as that we really like you"....yes, but who the **** are you? Well i'm Pete and he's Daryl and we play in a wee band called Nazareth! .... the place was in tatters.... and considering the guitarist was from Dunfermline, he was never to live it down. they went on to manage us for about 18 months :0)
Broken Down Angel would be great ........
F I D
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ONE TUESDAY
If there has to be just one then it has to be Bob...
One Of Us Must Know - Dylan
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Paul - they must play that song Sooner or Later.
.............sorry!
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The Who - I'm One
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#76, great story Frank! My brother stayed at the Inn in Glenfargie a few years ago where Nazareth had been booked for a gig (nothing like as big as they used to be!!!) It turns out that the band had booked in for the night also, so my bro sat most of the night with the guys in the bar after the punters had all left.
I second Frank's suggestion of Broken Down Angel
DC
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#73
Kashmir counts as does I put a spell on you by Mica Paris, Dave Gilmour and the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
Come on Eileen doesn't.
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Nor do orchestras on their own unless they're being backed by another orchestra :-)
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#4 Hey Julie, Stand by yer radio...
9 Below Zero and One-Way Street might just make it tonight, Miss Bab's just said so...
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THURSDAY
'Hymn 43' - Jethro Tull
The song is about a laddie from Nazareth. Nazareth are a Scottish band from Dunfermline. (see 76) Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull was born in Dunfermline. I have driven through Dunfermline on several occasions.
(slightly tenuous) CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS!
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Hey Scotch have I told you before I worked with Dan McCafferty's sister in law??? L.O.L.
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For Orchestra Night how about
Stevie Nicks - Beauty and The Beast
this track is simply Ms Nicks and her backing singers with Roy Bittan and an Orchestra, I can't recall which one though. Pretty sure this was arranged and conducted by Paul Buckmaster who also worked on Space Oddity.
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#84, continued;
and MadMac worked wi' Dan McCafferty's sister-in-law. (see #85)
>8-D
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The laptop's going to the garage tomorrow. I had better post this now, in case it doesn't return in time for Thursday's show.
THURSDAY
'Against the Wind' - Maire Brennan
My cousins in Gweedore, County Donegal, went to school with the Brennans.
Deja who?
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Wednesdays strings...
Daydream Believer ~ T. Monkees
The Impossible Dream ~ Luther Vandross
Bridge over troubled water ~ Roberta Flack
I'll Never Fall in Love Again ~ Dionne Warwick
>8-O
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Love T K O ~ Teddy Pendergrass
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I wonder why anyone would be interested in what I was having for my dinner?
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#91 Okay, okay! Will this make you happy for tomorrow..
Smithers Jones ~ T. Jam
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Wednesday - Orchestral Backing:
Heroes Symphony - David Bowie's Heroes (remixed by with a Philip Glass orchestral score)
The Eve Of The War - Jeff Wayne
Embers - Just Jack
Jumbo - Curved Air
Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe
Wild West Hero - Electric Light Orchestra
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
Millennium - Robbie Williams
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Good to hear Medicine Head and Randy crawford on the show tonight.
I daresay BB and producer of the day will set the parameters for the wed theme. I'd been listening to Days of Future Past and thought singers and bands that had used orchestral backing/arrangement would be a good theme even though in the end I've used it as an excuse to get some more soul on. Ironically I'm having to work tomorrow night so will have to listen again.
One violin doesn't make an orchestra.....
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Dawn is a feeling, a beautiful ceiling,
The smell of grass just makes you pass into a dream.
You're here today, no future fears,
This day will last a thousand years, if you want it to.
"Turn up the strings, Justin - I can still hear the lyrics."
Passed/Past Caring
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Must pay more attention to my speling
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WEDNESDAY: ORCHESTRA
Bryan Ferry's 'Sonnet 18' is a track I have tried on so many themes where I can squeeze it in, maybe tonight I could be lucky.
This track shows the width of Ferry's repertoire. This is quality and is one of Ferry's best vocal performances, not perfect and vulnerable sounding and that's where it's attraction lies.
J.O'B.
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#78, aye good one Norrie, much later by the looks!
WEDNESDAY - ORCHESTRAL
Had to give this a bit more thought than normal so must be a good theme Paulo! Depending on strictness of interpretation hopefully the following qualify:-
Excerpt from a Teenage Opera (Grocer Jack) - Keith West
See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
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#83. That was really disappointing. I was in my sickbed with a rotten stinkin' flu-ey cold, sneezing for Scotland, permanent headache for the last 3 days and i've done something very painful to my shoulder. Texted in when Babs mentioned what she wanted to play to say that the Nine Below Zero track would cheer me up but no... Thought they might play it at the end but...playing Morrissey again was obviously much more important than making a grotty-feeling devoted listener feel a bit more comfortable...sigh! ;0)
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#93 Great suggestion Jim - or the Low symphony, thats at least half the programme sorted!
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#99
BRING ME THE SICKBED OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
>8-D
Poor Julie-san. Morrissey geez me a sair heid as well.
Hope you're feeling better soon! S-g
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Blondie at the start & Morrisey to finish with. Now where have we heard that before???
Hope you're feeling better today Julie
DC
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For Wednesday's orchestral show, how about 'Dead From The Waist Down' by Catatonia?
This surely has to be one of the best songs of the 1990's if not the best.
Cheers.
Raymie in Consett.
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Wednesday
Run Wild - New Order
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward (with London Philharmonic Orchestra)from the album Classic Blue
Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
Wild West Hero - ELO
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#99 Mind you Julie, you don't do too badly on the mention and request front, do you? According to the Captain's records you're still at number one. It wasn't so long ago that the rumour on the Blog was that your surname was indeed Burnett.(Of course, it would be Wallace if the rumour was doing the rounds today).
I'm sure you're feeling better today. I had the man flu thing last week. 48 hour job.
:)
(remembered)
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Wednesday's Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Light cos the clocks don't change for a few weeks yet:
In descending order of preference:
* Jose Feliciano/Ewan McGregor - El Tango De Roxanne
From the Moulin Rouge Soundtrack. Quite amazingly powerful orchestration
* Sinead Lohan - The Fish
* Temptations - Papa was a Rolling Stone
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - The Intro and The Outro
Has most of the orchestra on there anyway...
* Charles Trenet - La Mer
You might just recognise the tune as something else watery-related
* Pink Floyd - The Trial
from the Wall. The Roger Waters version live at Berlin has a whole live orchestra there doing the business.
* The Beatles - Good Night
Quite wonderful schmaltzy strings and harp. I always associate it with Christmas.
* Patti Page - Old Cape Cod
If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air...
* Apocalyptica - Enter Sandman
The Metallica track on 4 cellos.
I have a feeling that tonight's show might be quite Light Programme in feel. Balances out Monday's Metallica, I suppose.
Can I suggest a parallel show showcasing backing with choirs?
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ORCHESTRAL BACKING:
Divine Comedy - No One Knows
Scott Walker - Mathilde
(or most of the other Jacques Brel songs he's covered)
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#105. I know, I know...BB was right...I certainly was playing the sympathy card...but I am feeling pretty grotty. My success rate on requests played has diminished somewhat recently BTW. In my defence, I'd suggested songs that I don't think had been on GIO before. Now, I must think of some Proclaimers songs for tomorrow ;0) Pity I've never met k.d.lang.
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#108
Don't ever think it necessary to justify successful shouts or regular name-checks to some on this blog. Real shame that you were made to think that way.
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3 or 4 years ago I met Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham at a book signing. At the time I was not familiar with Mr. Brookmyre's novels, but have since become a fan.
Thurs. QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING - Warren Zevon
I don't have to explain the reference to the Jocks.
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#99 Bet you didn't think you'd get a bite that quick.
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SG's celebrity connection is fun and i hope it gets played!
I have rubbish ones but fun for me, had a cup of coffee with the Indigo Girls so my favourite of theirs Gallileo would be nice.
Was onstage with Del Amitri in France, Here and Now would be good.
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ps who told the GIO team about Mozz and the lift? Better not play him again this week or there will be a revolt!
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# 111, did that refer to #105?
Must be usin pelns...
;-)
DC.
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Thu
is the third of september
a day I'll always remember
Anyone ever been bought a drink by the temptations
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#114, yes.
waste o a peln fur a snoachey
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Time tae cast again EC. Linn Dean ower the Hannah Hervae, Screw Wynd open...
:-0
DC
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Lug fur codlin.
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#115 tempted by drink? loads of times....wait sorry read that wrong.
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Never properly met any famous artists, but the nearest I got was on a business trip to Hull, Quebec in Summer 1992. I was unwinding at the pool after my journey and overheard some English voices from the sunloungers nearby, their long hair and mature appearance seemed out of place among the businessy folks lazing around.
Later I saw a poster which revealed that the Hollies had played the theatre next door on the previous night, the faces were the ones I'd seen at the pool! Frustrating, as I have great memories of their songs as a boy / teenager.
My favourite is "Air That I Breathe", although a more appropriate one given the recent weather is "Bus Stop".
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Ooops re #120, Actually it was 2002, old git memory loss!
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An acquaintance of mine has cousins that went to school with Maire Brennan in Gweedore.
So can we have Against the Wind?
Or I'll be forced to roll out my Cab Calloway story, my Runrig story, or my Paul Weller one, none of which are really worth anything.
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Many years ago whilst out with friends for a few ales in Dalkeith a chap was spotted across the road eating a fish supper. My mates all ran over shouting "Fish!" at the top of their voices. We accosted this giant of a guy who offered us some of his chips. I thought my mates must have been hungry and just wanted some of the bloke's fish supper. I didn't realise this chap was Derek Dick (AKA FISH from Marillion). I was aware Fish had gone to the same school as me (Dalkeith High) but he'd left before I started. Needlesss to say I didn't know him from Adam as I wasn't into Marillion.
In my innebriated state I noticed his Marillion patches on his denim jacket and innocently piped up "You don't like Marillion do you? Don't you think the fishy bloke tries to rip off Peter Gabriels voice?".
There was a stony silence as everyone turned to me - a tumbleweed moment.
Mr Dick then set about trying to headbutt me ( In jest I add!).
When I woke the next day with the makings of a hangover my mates pointed out exactly who it was I'd insulted.
It was great a few months later to read in one of the tabloids an interview with Fish where he said he likes to visit Dalkeith as the people bring him down to earth. I wonder if he was referring to the chip incident!
Anyway please play something by Marillion to make amends and if Mr Fish is listening, I apologise for those innocent remarks made over 25 years ago!
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#122 Crikey it is a small world right enough! An friend of mine also has cousins that went to school with Maire Brennan in Gweedore.
Against the Wind would be excellent.
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#122 & #124, What a fantastic coincidence!!!! I also have a pal who is in regular contact with me who has cousins in Gweedore and who went to school with the Brennans!!! Against the wind is an excellent choice.
Did I mention "New Faces" by the Rolling Stones? It's a beautiful track and one which will bring back memories of the group visiting Ian Stewart's auntie (Mrs Wilson) who stayed at the end of East Forth Street in Cellardyke.
DC
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#122, #124, #125
Amazing - you realy couldn't make this stuff up! I have a mate who has a cat that was given to him by his cousin who lives in Gweedore and his sister also went to school with the Brennans!!!!! Against The Wind must be on the cards for tonight then, eh?
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Careful lads.
Some on this blog might cry another conspiracy.
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#126 I had a mouse that was ate by your mate's cat which was given to him by his cousin who lives in Gweedore and his sister who went to school with the Brennans.
Against The Wind by Marie Brennan(is it?) is a great shout ! :-)
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Thursday, maybe this story will get a Floyd tune played.
One night after a Ferry gig in 2007, I was in the hotel bar with most of his band and slowly everyone was heading off to bed. By 3AM t was myself, Guy Pratt the bass player, guitarst Leo Abrahams and Chris Spedding and 2 girls from The Smoke Faires (support band) left. We had a few sarsaparillas and I ventured over to the Grand Piano in the bar. I started playing Beatles songs etc and we got a wee sing song going. Guy Pratt came over and sat on the piano stool beside me and joined in on the piano.(Guy is a bass player who started off with Icehouse and worked with Ferry, Bowie, Michael Jackson, Maddona, Roxy and of course Pink Floyd and David Gilmour)
I said to him "this time last week I was playing at a motor bike rally in John O'Groats and we opened our set up with Floyd's Run Like Hell" so we started singing and playing it on the piano.
That evening I lay in bed and thought 'I played a Pink Floyd tune with a member of Pink Floyd, so for 2 and a half minutes I was in Pink Floyd'
According to Andy Warhol, I have 12 and a half minutes of fame left to use up before I die.
J.O'B.
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#129
That goes straight to the top of tonight's claim to fame.
I bet Babs blocks this though....
;-)
DC
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If I end up texting in lots tonight, it'll be because I can't get home - the A1 is blocked 5miles before my house, and the diversion is 99 miles, via St Boswells, Kelso, Coldstream and Berwick.
Assuming that the A1 blockage doesn't continue South of me...
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#128
I saw the cat that ate your mouse getting run over by a guy in a chunter 2.5 diesel and the first thing he said was 'aw naw ma cousins in Gweedore urny gonnae like this' How weird is that. Had the cat been running with the wind instead of against it, it might hace stood a chance.
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Strange tale...
Was minding my own business today when this big tall guy strolled past... he turned looked at me " hey, your Frank, drummer in thon pop group in Dunfermline ken" aye mibby but i can't place you i say... names Ian, i played in a group as well ken (kept calling me ken... and for some reason was standing on one leg!!) ony way he said..nice seeing you again frank...hey i shouted what was the name of your band...he shouted the name but i couldn't make it out...something like Hethro Mull....
so will you play something by Hethro Mull please ;O)
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It's still the 3rd of september and Mick Jagger's my dad.
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but it would have been better had it been Brian Jones. Damn.
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I once got a rollickin from this guy who used to be in 'Shine' when i ribbed him about his dance moves. Would be good to hear 'Walking on the town again. It's not been played on the radio in ages.
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#131, turn left at the Forth Brig and then right at Halbeath. I'll get the boat started up.......
DC
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Frazer spiers played on our album too....
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Tinkle Tinkle Little Star.
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Looks like a blog-free show tonight
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LADIES and GENTLEMEN,
Thank you so much for your support this evening. I'm touched!
(but that's another story...)
Julie,
That's a rather fetching outfit. New Hibs away strip?
>8-D
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Not a mention of my Bluebell/Elvis lineage,merde!.
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#143. Not at all SG...Cheeky Git ;0)
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#143 refers to #141 of course.
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#144 Of course.
There are now 666 "friends" on Facebook.
Gotta be a joke in there somewhere........
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DC - not entirely true. We did give mentions to blog postings - in fact we played the Hollies and recounted Paul from Ayr's story. I know there is some debate about whether we favour our Facebook contributors over this blog - and I can only reinforce Bryan's comments, that all contributions to the programme are very valuable to us. It's your input that makes the show. But, we simply can't play eveything, nor can we mention everyone every night! Tonight we were overwhelmed by the response and we try very hard to make sure we get a balance not just in the music we play but in the mentions for folk taking the time to post on the blog, contribute via Facebook, email us, call or text in. As the programme grows in popularity it is inevitable that there will more names to give mentions to, but it does not diminish the fact that we value the contributions from our loyal and regular listeners.
I hope you will all continue to post your comments, lists and choices here and we'll get round to as many suggestions as we can. The blog is as important to our show now as it has ever been.
Next week's themes will be up soon - hope you enjoy them, I think it should be a fun week - I think Thursday provides a bit more tricky and I am sure my loyal bloggers will rise to the challenge.
Have a good weekend
Miss Babs
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Could someone please post next weeks themes - I missed them!
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EC, saftbacks work braw. Sinker aboot a fit aff the grund..
;-)
DC
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#146,
Still pullin yer leg!
Had any more lobster recently? My youngest looked after the creel this week. He tried to remove a lobster but lost his nerve at the last minute. He says it was like the scene in Nemo where the crab walks to the side of the rock, does a wee dance then, wheeeeee....., disappears over the edge back from whence it came! He'll never live it down
DC
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DC - guid bit coraleen, twaree wrigglers, fathum cleer o thi sawnd.
Free Wullie!!!
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#148 DC, what are saftbacks? I was thinking maybe raggy worms?
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#146
I think it's absolutely fine and understandable to not mention everyone, but in tonight's case, there was a very definite groundswell on the blog (and I know via email too) for a particular track, which lots of people thought had been overlooked on numerous occasions before.
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Norrie
Next Weeks Themes ...Education week
Monday....Learning
Tuesday....Literature
Wednesday....Arithmetic (Medicine Head Two weeks Running?)
Thursday.....History
Potentially pretty good themes
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#151 saft shelled crabs.
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#154 Thanks EC
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#154
Often had them salted and roasted in a chinese - loverly! :-)
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I think these are really good themes.
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#151
When a crab grows, it reaches a stage when it's shell is too small to continue living in. It therefore sheds the shell and the soft back of the crab hardens over the space of a couple of days or so. Such crabs are a delicacy for cod and so are used as bait by line fishermen.....
DC
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Bring me the shed shell of.....etc
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Bryan, I think we need a little more thought put into this selection business....
1) Palindromes...word or verse that reads the same backwards...eg MADAM
my fave is for a double pointer...Artist and song title both being a palindrome. ABBA with SOS
2) Have we done job titles or professions in the song...eg Dusty and Son or a Preacher Man or JR ( yeah the one and only Man in Black)refers to a Roustabout( Cattle Herder) or If I were a Carpenter etc
3) And if we realy want to crank up the IQ level...what about words that are reversible if we relocate the first letter..eg Banana...ananaB...Yes I know there is a big word that describes this phenomena....but I cant remember it!
Yours...
Extreme Ironing
PS Love the show....DONT STOP.
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