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After a busy and well received week of themes like last week, the pressure is on us to come up with the goods again this week. Don't be shy about getting in touch. If you don't fancy blogging then you can email or why not call or text during the show...

Monday:
Wishing On A Star? I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You? It's 'Wishin and Hoping' for tonight's theme. What do you wish for? Leave a comment on the blog and let me know...

Tuesday:
Rory's dad in Polmont has suggested bands named after songs for tonight's theme. Deacon Blue took their name from the Steely Dan song of the same name but who else did? Get in touch with your suggestions...

Wednesday:
Craig in Aberdeen has come up with a great theme of 'songs that have a physical effect on you'. That could include goosebumps, those that get you sweating or maybe the songs that make you want to be sick - well hopefully not too many of those!!

Thursday:
Tonight's theme of super songs is a credible collection of ... alliteration! Well done to Patrick McCafferty who came up with the theme. We could end up playing Rockin' Robin, Sound of Silence or maybe something by Duran Duran.

The Ants and The attractions could both feature on tonight's show as it's 'backing groups' for the theme. We've been trying to find some unusual ones in case they are asked for tonight. It was a bit of a struggle until Gavin who manages our music collection came up with the idea of searching the digital library for "****and****the***". It has kind of worked but did throw up some tracks The King of Rock And Roll and All Day And All Of The Night. Ah well.
I have come up with a list of some famous backing bands so see if you can identify the front men or women. Let's call it a quiz. I'll post the answers after the show.

1. The Drifting Cowboys
2. The Reclines
3. The Blowfish
4. The Funky Bunch
5. The Flecktones
6. The Impressions
7. New Power Generation
8. The Cardinals
9. The Tennessee Three
10. The Bluebelles

. . . . . . . . .And the answers are: Hank Williams Kd lang Hootie Marky Mark Bella Fleck Curtis Mayfield Prince Ryan Adams Johnny Cash Patti Labelle

I was in Brighton ( the posh Blackpool) over the weekend and I had a bit of a laugh at the sign I saw in a window. I swear it wasn't in my hotel but in the a local tea shop. Clearly it's a vintage sign put up for kitsch effect, but I suspect it might have caused a few wifies to choke on their morning scone.

I spent the weekend in Brighton as I was taking part in a half marathon there. I am not sure at which stage of the race this photo was snapped at but I'm hoping it's near the end as I look more than a little weary. More accurately - I look really old. I reckon I have got a Benjamin Button Ìýthing going on....which might be the only time in my life that I will compare myself to Brad Pitt!

It was wonderful to get so many first timers on on Thursdays show but I am looking forward to welcoming back 'the regulars' for next week. I hope we've got some challenging themes to get you back in the swing of things....

Monday 23 February
Tonight's theme is songs with days of the week in the title, lyrics or artist name - it could be The Undertones 'Wednesday Week', Rolling Stones 'Ruby Tuesday' or The Sundays 'Here's Where The Story Ends'.

Tuesday 24 February
Blogger PaoloPablo suggested tonight's theme - songs from acts that include the backing band in their name. Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers or maybe Adam & The Ants.

Wednesday 25 February
There've been several suggestions around the idea of artists whose songs are better known as being sung by someone else. Cat Stevens ' First cut Is The Deepest', Bruce Springsteen 'Blinded By The Light', Prince 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and Labi Siffre 'It Must Be Love' are just some of those mentioned.

Thursday 26 February
Billy in Edinburgh suggested 'buildings' as tonight's theme - 'House of Fun' by Madness, 'Hotel California' by The Eagles, The Motors 'Airport' or even Shed 7!

Hearing Tommy Steel do 'A Handful of Songs' brought back vague memories of the kids TV series of the same name. All I can remember is a couple in rainbow coloured trousers clutching accoustic guitars and encouraging us to sing along at home.

Perhaps they were like a trendy version of The Singing Kettle? It must have been hell for our parents.
Here's the story behind the show on this . Alltogether now: 'How much is that doggie in the window...'

"I think I've wet myself" was the wonderfully unaffected response of Girl's Aloud Sarah on winning their first ever award last night. There's a lot of snobbishness directed towards them and although they are not my personal thing I do acknowledge they are a terrific pop band and the song was a worthy winner.

I heard one of my colleagues on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 6 Music interviewed about The Brits this morning. "Radiohead won't be disappointed about going home empty handed" he claimed. "Quite frankly they make incredible music that's on a different plane from the other artists nominated." Oh please. We are not worthy. I'm not saying they don't make impressive albums but wouldn't you rather spend a night in the pub with the Girls Aloud crowd than dreary old Thom Yorke?

I hate people sneering at other folk's taste in music. I know someone who once ditched a potential partner because "he had rubbish taste in music"! Imagine losing out on the possible love of your life just because they don't own the key Nirvana records.

There will be lots of firsts on tonight's show as it's only people who have never had a song played before who will be allowed to take part. If you do get one for the first time then unlike Sarah from Girls Aloud, please make sure your bladder is under control...

I love the fact thatÌýtonight's 'lifetimeÌýachievements' include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and the woman who plays the bass on the Batman theme. Glen Miller suggested that last one.Ìý

The bass player in question is Carol Kaye. As it says on her website: " If you've listened to the radio or watched TV since 1958 then you've heard Carol Kaye play". Take a look at her and see her list of credits. It's mindboggling. Glen has listed some of the song elsewhere on the blog. Have a look at post 71 to see them.

With just a couple of minutes till we go on air I feel a heartache coming on. Tonight's show is for all those who didn't get a Valentine on Saturday. It's a chance to wallow in some of the best pop music ever written. Who wants to sing about happy stuff when there's so much misery out there? ( There speaks a true Mozz fan!)
Top genre so far is country - hardly surprising when you think about the recorded output of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams. If you are a fan then you have to check out this guy's . he posts a new sad song every day. In his words:
"I chose 'Love and Heartbreak in Modern Country Music' as the concept for my blog, because I believe country music best illustrates life's loves, and life's biggest heartbreaks. The tone, melody, and mood in each country song enable the listener to better feel the emotions the artist is trying to portray, while also leaving a long lasting effect on the listener. As a result, country music best reveals the everlasting love, as well as the tragic heartbreaks people face in everyday life."

I was overwhelmed by the response to 'songs about your kids' show last week. We were touched that so many people wanted to share their stories and tell us why music means so much to them and their kids. It was one of my favourite shows.
We had lots of people getting in touch for the first time and if you've never had song played on the show before then this Thursday night is especially for you...

Monday

It's heartbreak night on Get It On. If you didn't receive a Valentine at the weekend then fear not this show is for you. Only the lonely need apply....

Tuesday
It's Brits week, but who would get your lifetime achievement award. Tonight we will be saluting those artists who have made the biggest contribution to pop. We won't just limit it to British artists, so for all of those who have asked Springsteen, Dylan and Elvis will definitely be eligible.One nomination each and don't forget to give a reason for your choice...

Wednesday
The Brits theme continues with two hours of the best British music - as chosen by you. Who are the acts who best sum up the sound of Britain? E-mail your suggestions or why not leave a comment on the blog...

Thursday
There's a first time for everything...and tonight's show is for first timers only. If you've never had a song played on get It On then tonight is your chance. The theme is firsts so that could mean debut albums or singles, the first gig you went to or perhaps the first single you bought...

Email getiton@bbc.co.uk, leave a comment on the blog or call and text during the show....

We are not even on air yet and already I have reduced two producers to tears. ( Mind you the rumour has it that for some on air divas that is nothing unusual!)
Their weeping has got nothing to do with my stroppiness but is down to some of the more emotional e-mails sent in for tonight's theme of 'songs that remind you of your kids'. It should be a lovely show.
Newsdrive's Mhairi Stuart has got through the schmaltz though with her suggestion of 'You Drive Me Crazy'. You tell em mum...

I bumped into someone in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ canteen today who eats even more than I do. When you consider that after that show I ate two large pizzas back to back you'll realise this is not an idle boast.

Just as I was about to pay for my coffee I realised the guy clutching the plate with two cakes on it was the inspirational Scottish cyclist who holds the record for "circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle". In other words he has cycled around the world faster than anybody else.

You may have seen the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scotland documentary which followed his progress or you might recognise him from those slightly bizzare "I am the woman who knocked me off my bike" ads for a mobile phone network.
It took him 194 days and 17 hours to cover 18,297 miles through 20 countries. I figure that if you've done 18 thousand miles you are entitled to eat twice as many cakes as everybody else.

Mark told me he went through 6 thousand calories a day on his trip which is a staggering amount of healthy food but probably translates to the equivalent of two plates of pie and chips out of our canteen.

He's about to embark on a new challenge which you'll hear about in due courseÌý - unless of course he fancies joining me in training to break the world pizza scoffing record.

We've been driven a bit mad by tonight's theme of key changes. It's a good theme it's just that for lots of us it's hard to spot one sometimes. Whether that means producer Kirsten and I are tone deaf or not I don't know.

She has been very stressed about it though. Not every key change is as obvious as a Westlife one so the only way she's been able to tell is by singing and holding on to the first note then fast forwarding to the end of the song to see whether it's changed or not.

There's talkÌýelsewhere on theÌýblog about 'modal mixups' and 'tonal shifts' and I fear it might all get a bit technical. Perhaps we need a muso on standby in the studio? Ricky Ross returns for his new series tonight so we'll ask him to sort out any disputes.

Some artists are keener than others. Barry Manilow is a serial key changer and as was pointed out on the text last night, anything sung on The X Factor seems to have one. Leona in Ellon has just texted in to point out that this was parodied rather brilliantly by Peter Kay's My Winner's Song..

Lipstick on your Cholera by Connie Francis and London Colic by The Clash are just two of the brilliant puns that have been submitted for tonight's 'ailments' theme. Here's the best of them...

Yellow Fever...Christie
For Your Rabies...Simply Red
Catarrh Man...Elvis
You Drive Me Crazy...Distemperence seven
We Got To Get Outta This Plague...Animals
I Can Feel Your Heartburn...Chris Rea
Begin the Beguine...Polio Iglesias
The Gangrene Grass of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ...Tom Jones
Black Coughing In Bed...Squeeze
We C Diff erently - Benjamin Keith
MRSA - Village People
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water - Spencer Davis Group
We Will All Go Together When We Go - Tom Lehrer
Bandaid
Can You feel The Forceps - The Real Thing
The Bunion Song - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Rawhide - Frankie Laine
Thanks to Paulo Pablo,Glen Miller, Graeme from Fife, John and Helen and Madmac

Do I have a future in radio? Perhaps the best person to answer that question would be boss man Jeff, but I did sort of get an answer when I took part in a debate at Glasgow Metropolitan College on Friday.
The thrust of the debate was 'The future of music radio in an Ipod age'. I was worried on two counts: Would I stand out like a sore thumb in the college environment and be mistaken for someone's dad? ( Or was the baggy jeans and hoodie just a bit 'mutton dressed as lamb'?)

ÌýPerhaps more worrying for someone like me who would very much like to have a future in music radio, it was an risky topic to spendÌýa lunch hour discussing.
I was particularly worried in case the younger generation came to the conclusion that they really didn't need radio in age when they are all discovering bands on Myspace and the like.
I think I made a pretty good case for radio and in particular the 'shared experience' of a show like Get It On. I'd brought along a few emails from the show to illustrate how your stories, reminiscences and opinions can transform a tune.
Try and listen again to last Wednesday's 'songs about you' show and you'll see what I mean. A good example was the girl who e-mailed in to say The Waterboys classic song reminded her of her pessimist ex boyfriend. " He saw the crescent and I saw the whole of the moon" she said. In doing so she personalised the track for all of us and brought new life to an overplayed song. Ye cannae do that on a ipod!
Oh and well done to the hugely impressive Francesca Menoni and Jamie Kinlochan who organised the whole thing. I thought I had better credit them as based on what I saw on Friday there's a good chance they will be producing me in a few years time! It's never too early to start sooking up to your producer...

Here we go again with another week of themes. I hope you find something here that will encourage you to get posting, emailing or texting in. I hope Thursday's 'songs about your kids' show turns out to be as entertaining as the 'songs about yourself' show from last week.

Monday
Madmac suggests 'ailments' as a theme but we'll also include other medical matters. So if you have a 'Fever' then call 'Doctor Beat' and get in touch with your suggestions...

Tuesday
What have the following got in common? I Will Always Love You, Living On A Prayer, and More Than A Feeling? Key changes is the answer and it's the basis of tonight's theme..

Wednesday
From Soul Man to Rock Island Line - it's musical genres in song. Suggested by Susan and Bill, it's going to be a busy night so get your suggestions in early...

Thursday
'Songs for your kids' is the theme tonight. That could mean the tracks you want to be part of their musical education, or maybe the songs that remind you of them. Little Devil perhaps?

It's great album and single covers tonight which you may think is a strange choice for a non visual medium. We'll see. My aim is to post pics of the best sleeves on the blog throughout the show so watch this space...

A good shout from Norrie to start us off:

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The two guys sitting opposite me look like they haven't been to bed in a month! However, they have been working on our massive Celtic Connections online coverage so there is every chance that is the case. It's not like they have been chained to their desk though.
Nick and Paul have spent the festival going from gig to gig armed with cameras and sound equipment to record some exclusive footage for the website. If you are a celtic music fan then that has got to be the dream job - either that or being Karine Polwart's roadie.

If you haven't taken a look at their handiwork then please do. There are some great clips on there including a jaw dropping Parcel of Rogues from Dick Gaughan. More clips are going up every dayÌýand on the way soon, some greatÌýfootage of this year'sÌýTransatlantic Sessions....

It is with a sense of relief that I can announce that I am essential to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ! It's been a worrying couple of hours but my essential status has been confirmed by senior management.
Word has reached us from our colleagues in London that due to the severe weather all non essential personnel should head home as soon as possible. In weather affected areas only essential folk should remain in the building.
Well there's one thing in Scotland that we can claim to be and that's weather affected.

Meanwhile in London it's easy to think it's a nuclear attack they are dealing with and not a snowstorm. Public transport is severely disrupted and some people may be stranded at their desks overnight. However there is good and bad news for my colleagues down south: "Cabs are still available in London ...but with a waiting time of 2-3 hours". Ouch!