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  4. 24/02/2012

24/02/2012

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Last broadcast on Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 02:00 on BBC Radio 2.

Synopsis

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

Music played

  1. HOUR 1

    1. Bananarama Bananarama — Robert De Niro's Waiting

      Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
       

  2. Supertramp Supertramp — Give A Little Bit

    The Very Best Of Supertramp, Polygram Tv
     

  3. Marcus Collins Marcus Collins — Seven Nation Army

    (CD Single), RCA, 1
     

  4. Keane Keane — Is It Any Wonder?

    (CD Single), Island
     

  5. The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers — Bye Bye Love

    Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv, Acuff-Rose Opryland
     

  6. Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran — Drunk

    (CD Single), Asylum, 1
     

  7. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey — Always Be My Baby

    Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care, Columbia
     

  8. AC/DC — Highway To Hell

    AC/DC - Highway To Hell, Albert
     

  9. RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "THE BAND PERRY" (Mercury) out March 19th

    1. The Band Perry The Band Perry — If I Die Young

      (CD Single), Mercury, 1
       

  10. Dire Straits Dire Straits — So Far Away

    Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits, Vertigo
     

  11. Dolly Parton Dolly Parton — Jolene

    Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie, Disky
     

  12. LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH" (Polydor) out now

    1. Van Halen Van Halen — Tattoo

      (CD Single), Universal, 2
       

  13. Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale — Right Back Where We Started From

    The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1), Knight Records
     

  14. The Champs — Tequila

    The Wanderers (Original S/Track), Sequel Records
     

  15. HOUR 2

    1. Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts — Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

      Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis, Columbia
       

  16. Climax Blues Band Climax Blues Band — Couldn't Get It Right

    Top Gear 3 - Various Artists, Sony
     

  17. Jodie Marie Jodie Marie — I Got You

    Mountain Echo, Decca, 1
     

  18. The Style Council The Style Council — Have You Ever Had It Blue

    Heaven (Various Artists), Spectrum
     

  19. Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor — Never Can Say Goodbye

    The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various), Premier
     

  20. Beth Hart & Slash — Sister

    (CD Single), Mascot Records, 1
     

  21. Bryan Adams Bryan Adams — Summer Of 69

    Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me, Mercury
     

  22. Quincy Jones Quincy Jones — Soul Bossa Nova

    Mundo Latino (Various Artists), Columbia
     

  23. Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse — Love Is A Losing Game

    (CD Single), Polydor
     

  24. The Fortunes — Here It Comes Again

    Heartbeat - Forever Yours, Sony
     

  25. Gotye & Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know

    (CD Single), Island, 1
     

  26. LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BEST OF BAD MANNERS" (Pegasus) suggested by Lee Frewer in Newcastle

    1. Bad Manners Bad Manners — Lip Up Fatty

      The Best Reggae Album In The World..., Virgin
       

  27. Pat Benatar Pat Benatar — We Belong

    Pat Benatar - Tropico, Chrysalis
     

  28. Eagles Eagles — Lyin' Eyes

    (Single), Asylum
     

  29. HOUR 3

    1. Duran Duran Duran Duran — Is There Something I Should Know

      Duran Duran - Decade, EMI, 1
       

  30. The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers — This Old Heart Of Mine

    Soul (Various Artists), Polygram Tv
     

  31. Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen — We Take Care Of Our Own

    (CD Single), Columbia, 25
     

  32. Divinyls — I Touch Myself

    Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists, Disky
     

  33. The Monkees The Monkees — Daydream Believer

    Hey Hey It's The Monkees Greatest Hit, K-Tel, 5
     

  34. Red Sky July — Loving You's Easy

    (CD Single), Proper Records, 1
     

  35. Madness Madness — Our House

    Now 1983 - The Millennium Series, EMI
     

  36. ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "HELL IN A HEADBASKET" (Sony) out on Monday

    1. Meat Loaf Meat Loaf — Live Or Die

      Hell In A Handbasket, Legacy/Sony, 3
       

  37. Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson — I Get The Sweetest Feeling

    Time For Love (Various Artists), Truetrax
     

  38. Emeli Sandé Emeli Sandé — Next To Me

    (CD Single), Virgin, 1
     

  39. LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DOIN' THE DO: THE BEST OF BETTY BOO" (BMG)

    1. Betty Boo — Where Are You Baby?

  40. Jamiroquai Jamiroquai — Space Cowboy

    (CD Single), Sony Soho Square
     

  41. Millie — My Boy Lollipop

    Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
     

  42. Village People Village People — YMCA

    Night Moves (Various Artists), Double Gold
     

Broadcast

  1. Fri 24 Feb 2012
    02:00
    BBC Radio 2

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  1. Alex Lester

Duration

177 minutes

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