Next week's themes...
Election fever has hit Get It On as you'll see from Thursday's theme. With any election, broadcasters have to remain impartial so we'll have to avoid 'proper' politics but I think 'pop stars for PM' could end up being one of the best shows of the week. My vote would go to Elton John , if only to see what he would submit on his expenses form! As always you can leave your suggestions on the blog, pop them on to our Facebook page, or why not send me an email with a list...
Monday
Lady Gaga's Bad Romance will top the reading list tonight as we do 'novels' as a theme. Let's have your suggestions for the songs which namecheck books and of course the bands who have named themselves after works of literature. From Wuthering Heights to High Fidelity, why not curl up on the sofa with a good book and a great radio programme...
Tuesday
Tonight's theme will showcase those singers who...er...sing! What I mean is that we only want to feature songs from the people who are not known for their writing talents but for their great voices. From Elvis Presley to Michael Buble it's all about the singers who sing but don't write...
Wednesday....which means tonight's show is all about the writers who write but don't sing! From Bernie Taupin's lyrics to Harlan Howard's country classics, have a rummage through those old record labels and start suggesting the professional songwriters who don't always get the credit...
Thursday
With just three weeks to go till the general election, who will you choose to be prime minister? The dour Scot, the floppy haired posh one, or the telegenic young guy? I'm referring of course to BA Robertson, James Blunt and Justin Bieber! The reason is tonight we are asking you which pop star would you want to make prime minister and why? Would Annie Lennox have an iron lady like grip on the nation's finances or would Mika's Ministry of fun be the government department you'd like to set up? Pop stars for PM is the theme, get in touch with your nominations...
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At 9th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Grrat themes
Ghost of Tom Joad - Springsteen
1984 - Bowie
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At 9th Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:MONDAY
'Quite Ugly One Morning' - Warren Zevon ~ Book written by Christopher Brookmyre.
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At 9th Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:TUESDAY
'Seduced' - Mary Coughlan
'There is a Bed' - Mary Coughlan
'Magdalen Laundry' - Mary Coughlan
'You're Such a Good Looking Woman' - Joe Dolan
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At 9th Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:Dear God,
Please don't let Norrie or any other fan of he whose name we don't mention look at the books in the wee picture.
Amen.
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At 9th Apr 2010, Glen Miller wrote:Monday
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Hello Mary Lou - New Riders of the Purple Sage
From Russia with Love - Matt Monro
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Thunderball - Tom Jones
You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
The Man with the Golden Gun - Lulu
Moonraker - Shirley Bassey
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
Tuesday/Wednesday
Neither is of much interest.
Thursday
Guess Who Batman - Lily Allen - This is what we have come to.
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At 9th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:A year in the what?
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At 9th Apr 2010, DC wrote:Monday:
"The Country Girl" - Clifford Odets
Country Girl - Primal Scream
DC
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At 10th Apr 2010, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Monday
Dr. Mabuse ~ Propaganda 3rd time of asking
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At 10th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#8
that's nothing, mad mac.
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At 10th Apr 2010, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:#9
Guess so for that particular shout over the years.
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At 10th Apr 2010, DC wrote:Come to that, Amazon tried to stock a book called "Dark Moon, Fat Old Sun - A History of Pink Floyd" but the production team withdrew it.
Funny coincidence!
;-)
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At 10th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:#4 What's that supposed to mean? (feigns outrage)
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At 10th Apr 2010, joe-k-brown wrote:Initial thoughts for the coming week:
Monday - songs which namecheck books
Don't stand so close to me - Police
Samson - Regina Spektor
Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
Tuesday - singers who sing!
Diana Ross - Touch me in the morning
Dionne Warwick - Walk on by
Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
Faith Hill - Piece of my heart
Sinatra - Strangers in the night
Gladys Knight - Baby don't change your mind
Linda Ronstadt - Desperado
Trisha Yearwood - On a bus to St Cloud
Tony Bennett - Don't get around much anymore
Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me)
Wednesday - writers who write but don't sing!
Jimmy Webb - By the time I get to Phoenix (Glen Campbell or Maria McKee)
Diane Warren - How do I live (Trisha Yearwood)
Gerry Goffin - Will you love me tomorrow (Shirelles or Amy Winehouse)
Holland/Dozier/Holland - Heatwave (Linda Ronstadt) or Stop! In the name of love (The Supremes)
Marcus Hummon - Bless the broken road (Rascal Flatts)
Thursday - to follow
Joe
Linlithgow
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At 11th Apr 2010, paulhandley wrote:#5, Glen you forgot "Nobody Does it Better" by Carly Simon which "name-checks" the film (hence book) "The Spy Who Loved Me" by Ian Fleming.
ALSO
Keep the Customer Satisfied - Simon & Garfunkel, which mentions that reasonably well selling work known as the Bible.
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At 11th Apr 2010, DC wrote:"Breakaway" - a novel by Cassandra Kresnov
Breakaway - a song by Gallagher and Lyle
DC
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At 11th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:MONDAY
another chance to ask for a great song:
Ship of Fools - Bob Seger
Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter
Robinson Crusoe in New York - the Silencers
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
Dorian Gray - the Mustard Seeds
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
Ulysses - James Joyce
Amsterdam - David Bowie
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Money - Pink Floyd
Money by Martin Amis
Sunset Song - Skyward
Sunset Song - Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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At 11th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Can I change my Bowie request.
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
(Colin McInnes - Absolute Beginners)
great song, great video and for the Prog Rockers - Rick Wakeman on piano.
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At 11th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Great list Gaie. If I have time I'll try and drop off some Bob Seger stuff to them cos they've only got three tracks :-)
From previous thread...yes Scotch I got my hands on her balloons in the back of the taxi home. In fact I could hardly breathe. I was smothered in them. They were huge. Don't know how the driver was able to concentrate for fear of a big bang. Great party though and thanks Bryan for her request on friday.
Which oxfam shop did you take the photo in Bryan!
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At 11th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#18
Paulo, I always find it's best not to blow them too hard in case there is an accident.
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At 11th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:#18 cheers, Paolo! Nearly followed your Friday list and backed Black Apalachi yesterday - but as a win only so I'd have lost anyway (a fiver on Snowy Morning, last of the big spenders me). But what a finish.
#18, #19
Innuendo - Queen
(Innuendo - RD Zimmerman)
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At 11th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:#20
Third year in a row I backed it. Fell last twice. Told everyone it only had to stay on it's feet to win but backed it each way (confidence or what) Ah well second but good run for my dough and still a wee healthy each way profit. How could you back snowy morning on the hottest day of the year.
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At 11th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:#20
Anyway what you on about Innuendo. it was a huge 4 and a huge 9. Plain and simple :-)
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At 11th Apr 2010, DC wrote:#22 bet you can't wait for 2030
;-)
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At 11th Apr 2010, erlando-r wrote:Have to hurry and get my ideas in afore someone else suggests them all. I've already lost
- (Tales of Brave) Ulysses to Gaie #16
and
- Absolute Beginners to Norrie #17
others then for
MONDAY;
Tom Sawyer - Rush (M Twain)
Brave New World - Styx (A Huxley)
Winter - Teenage Fanclub (L Deighton)
(The) Warriors - Thin Lizzy (S Yurick)
Dazzle - Siouxsie and the Banshees (J Krantz)
Bluebeard - Cocteau Twins (K Vonnegut)
and another go for
Metropolis - Motorhead (E Gaffney)
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At 11th Apr 2010, erlando-r wrote:#4 Scotch, It willnae take much for Morrisettes on the blog and Bryan, to come up wi a few ideas for Monday night Smiths tunes.
I found -
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Tine
Hand In Glove - Marsh
This Charming Man - Keyes
and
Suffer Little Children - Van Greenaway
And that's just off one album. None of them particularly famous I don't think, but hey. Better chance of Morrisey getting on on Monday night than Black Appalachi had of winning the 'National
;)
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At 11th Apr 2010, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:For tomorrow also
Animal Farm ~ T. Kinks
Sing it back ~ Moloko
(We don't need this) Fascist Groove Thang ~ Heaven 17
Chinese Way ~ Level 42
"Suppers Ready" ~ Genesis
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At 12th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Monday
/Bob Seger
/ Bob Seger
/Hercules Mandarin
/Dobie Gray
/Otis Redding
/Van Morrison
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At 12th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Tuesday
Tell it Like it is / Aaron Neville
Warm and tender love / Percy Sledge
Danny Boy / Eva Cassidy
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At 12th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Wednesday
The best song Chinn /Chapman ever wrote
If you think you know how to love me / Smokey
who changed their name to Smokie to avoid confusion with Bill Robinson.
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At 12th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Thursday
I'll go for Alice Cooper cos
a) he wants to be elected
b) he's fed up with the Mr Nice Guys
c) He wonders How you gonna see him now
Mind you, I don't know how his cutbacks in education will go down with no more pencils no more rulers and no more teachers.
But it's a good excuse to request his finest song.
Only Women Bleed!
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#30
My poor nose earlier today! :-S
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At 12th Apr 2010, mikeshropshire wrote:The River: Audra Mae (novel by Gary Paulsen)
Last Of The Hobo Kings: Mary Gauthier (Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck)
(The last free men are hoboes
Steinbeck said, and he paid cash
And the stories that he bought from them
Helped write the Grapes of Wrath)
The Man In The Iron Mask: Billy Bragg (Novel by Alexandre Dumas)
The Boy With The Arab Strap: Belle and Sebastian (B&S by C茅cile Aubry)
River Man: Nick Drake (The Riverman by Stewart Edward White)
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Monday - Book References:
Honey Be Good - The Bible (the great Boo Hewerdine!)
Land Of Confusion - Genesis (a book in the bible)
Matthew & Son (Matthew a book in the bible) - Cat Stevens
When Will I Be Famous? - Bros (brother Luke named after a book in the bible)
Jilted John - Jilted John (John another biblical book)
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At 12th Apr 2010, Hughie Green wrote:WeeHeavy 鈥 thanks tor the tip off about the Fraser Centre last week. BRIGIT ST JOHN and MICHAEL CHAPMAN were really good. Both are excellent guitarists.
Books: ~
McBETH from MUSIC FOR McBETH by ROBIN WILLIAMSON
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At 12th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:why does the main radio scotland page now only have a headline link to the Radio Scotland blog rather than all the blogs.
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At 12th Apr 2010, CynthiaPlastercaster wrote:Books ~
MAIN TITLE THEME (BILLY) from PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID by BOB DYLAN
Novel by MARK L GARDNER
GIRL IN A SWING from JOY OF A TOY by KEVIN AYERS
Novel by RICHARD ADAMS
LADY RACHEL from WHATEVERSHEBRINGSWESING by KEVIN AYERS
Novel by LOIS SCHWORER
LILLI MARLENE from STILL LIFE WITH GUITAR by KEVIN AYERS
Novel by LIEL LEIBOVITZ & MATTHEW MILLER
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At 12th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Hey Bryan has dyed his hair!
/radioscotland/zones/
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At 12th Apr 2010, D00nhamer wrote:There is actually a band called "Trout Fishing In America" , but not really my kind of music.
However....
My Chemical Romance got their name from the Irvine welsh book "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance"
Would love to hear I'm Not Okay
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At 12th Apr 2010, D00nhamer wrote:I'm still hoping that Bryan tries to explain Steely Dan...!
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At 12th Apr 2010, Hughie Green wrote:THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS from HOOPLE by MOTT THE HOOPLE
Double Whammy - LEWIS CARROLL and WILLARD MANUS
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At 12th Apr 2010, CaptRamius wrote:Monday Books:
* Waterboys: The Stolen Child (Yeats)
* Van Morrison: Before the World was Made (Yeats)
* Badly Drawn Boy: Something to Talk About (Hornby)
* The Cure: Killing an Arab (Camus - l'Etranger)
* Generation X: Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
* Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit (Carroll)
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At 12th Apr 2010, CaptRamius wrote:And nearly forgot:
Leonard Nimoy -
There's a too; hilariously of its time, but it's recorded off the TV, so the sound is rubbish
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At 12th Apr 2010, CaptRamius wrote:Wednesday:
You must must must play:
* Billy Bragg:
for mentioning all the Motown greats: & (who co-wrote Heard it Through the Grapevine) and who wrote for the Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye (and more).
And because it's a heartbreaking, superb song.
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At 12th Apr 2010, Scottish Lass wrote:Monday Books
The time is now, Moloko
Temptation, Heaven 17
Both bands have names taken from A Clockwork Orange.
Less than zero, Elvis Costello
The first novel by Bret Easton Ellis was named after the song. Does that count?.
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At 12th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Scotch - full respect for getting moderated on a Beechgove Garden blog....some going. Wait till Glen takes up gardening then they will know all about it......
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Arsenal!
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#46 refers to #37.
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Sting is rubbish these days. He needs to give up that tantric lark.
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:A Year In The Smudge. Love that book.
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:So Bryan can use the word 'keich' on air but we get all steamed up with the word 'merde' in a blog photo? No wonder the answer is 42.
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At 12th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Here Jim is there a blog boycott on and no one told us?
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Nobody here but us chickens...
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:What was that about 'giving head' we just heard on air? And 'merde' is a bad word?
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At 12th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Well anyway for Tuesday:
Elvis Presley - Follow That Dream
Trisha Yearwood - Sad Eyes or How Do I Live
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At 12th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#48 well, if it was a more engaging theme, we'd be listening to something else. I just can't be bothered with this tonight. Actually, I'm still fed up that after weeks of asking for a request on a Friday for my increasingly frail old mum, they just won't do it.
I'm with Glen, none of this weeks themes are of much appeal. Thursday's is potentially exciting, but since the music will once again feature the Proclaimers and lots of washed up 80's acts, what's the point - you can't get John Lennon played on 'eccentrics' night, they are hardly likely to play him on Thursday.
Since the recent 'high' of 'Fish Heads' and Zappa and Zepplin on the one night, I think the show has totally nosedived....predictable squared.....thinking of wrapping this up and heading back to Radio 4.
Mad Mac is rewarded for 'perseverance' with 3 attempts... you couldn't make it up... but guess what, Propaganda are an 80's band. This obsession with music from when Bryan was a yoof is beginning to do my nut in.
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#55
Mon dieu! C'est me*de, totallement!
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At 12th Apr 2010, Mike Connon wrote:Been taking a rest and come back to find everyone seemingly p####d off. Calm, the weather has improved, the football season is nearly over and we can all start hoping that next season our team will start playing like Barcelona, and beat all the others, in close fought thrilling matches, who will be playing like Bayern, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Man U etc. And who knows, we might even get a good Government in at the election - though I can't see how that is possible given the contenders, more chance of the football hope coming true. As for Tuesday I am seconding Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore, an all time classic, and BB could also play a couple of my previous requests that he was impressed with eg
Dark End of the Street - James Carr
This Old House - Bette Midler
Now have to go and walk the dog!
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At 12th Apr 2010, DC wrote:Great sailing weather just now. Been out twice over the weekend. Heard Norrie get a mention on Tom Morton show today. I would have replied but a) was doing 4 knots in beautiful weather and didn't have a signal on the moby and b) was doing 4 knots in beautiful weather and didn't have a signal on the moby
Was the show any good tonight?
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At 12th Apr 2010, DC wrote:Tuesday:
Jim Reeves: I won't forget you
DC
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At 12th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#58
You should designate a communications area on-board. Call it, say, the moby deck. And decorate it. Bunting the moby deck will be a whale of a time.
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At 12th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:Well let's have some fresh theme suggestions if you're all so jaded.
TUESDAY
I'd not have been seen dead saying I liked Tom Jones, which I didn't anyway, back in the day, nor even in the fairly recent past and as for spending money to go to a concert and throw my knickers away - well really. In fact I think my ears sort of closed up when the likes of him and Engelbert came on TOTPs. Songs for the parents. Hope Jimi's on next. However, have to admit that after having a song of Tom's played on GIO, (one of my Dad's favourites), he has a truly fantastic voice .
(It Looks Like) I'll Never fall in Love Again - Tom Jones
Some of Your lovin' - Dusty Springfield
(You make me feel Like a) Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
(brackets in the title) theme suggestion? I know, it's quite inspired isn't it?
oh, and and second Dark End of the Street - remember hearing it first time around on GIO and liking it a lot
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At 12th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:#58 Moby got several mentions tonight since he's related to Herman Melville and also my son met him in New York.
I thought the show was good, but that's just my opinion of course. :0)
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:It was a good show. Furthermore, the GIO team have gone to some lengths to keep all of us happy with the variation of themes of late and the inclusion of a wider variety of genres from time to time. We might not always get the tracks we want played but I'm willing to bet some of the folks at the 成人快手 are wondering just WHAT WILL make us grumpy lot happy anyway! :-)
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At 13th Apr 2010, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#58
As usual when you`re no listening, they played Pink Floyd.
And not a track you hear very often when one of theirs is played on the radio.
No it wasnt the one wi aw the knocks, nor the teachers one.....the other one.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#63
I hear the Beechgrove Garden Blog has an opening Jim.
:)
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At 13th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Who is grumpy? Not me.
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At 13th Apr 2010, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:TUESDAY:
Art Garfunkel...not the songwriting talent in the partnership.
From his solo album 'Scissors Cut':
'A Heart In New York'(written by Gallagher + Lyle)
'So Easy To Begin'
'Up In The World' (written by Clifford T Ward)...a real pin-drop song.
'In Cars' (a Jimmy Webb song)
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At 13th Apr 2010, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#63
Just finished listening to tonight`s show and it was pretty good.
A good mix.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#68
BOOM! Peace, out.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Tuesday - Wan Singer Wan Song:
Common People - William Shatner
All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u.
John Barleycorn - Maddy Prior
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Cilla Black
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
What's Another Year - Johnny Logan
Minuetto Allegretto - The Wombles
Grandad - Clive Dunn
Fairytale - Dana
Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
The Floral Dance - Matt Monro
The Floral Dance - Terry Wogan (easily the best version)
Happiness - Kenn Dodd
Anything At All - My Wife
Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
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At 13th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:#70 be careful what you ask for....
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At 13th Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Gaie - he does actually like all those. I think he also wants us to seek out the one good track in his lists and in this case it is Glen Campbell.
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At 13th Apr 2010, DC wrote:#64 Bawbees?
Jist seen the playlist. Looks good. How can I download this as a podcast to take out for a sail?
Jim, you're bound tae kain
DC
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#72
And Maddy!
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#74
At the end of the day all a 'podcast' is, is a playable media file you can stick on a portable player and take with you. If it's a programme that's already aired, use something like Freecorder to grab the audio to a file (MP3) and take it with you. If it's just a notional playlist you're talking about that has not been aired on a station then it's up to you to either grab/buy the tunes yourself or use something like Spotify Premium where you can retain a list of tunes to play offline on your iPhone/whatever. Most 成人快手 Radio Scotland shows don't have podcasts and those that do generate an alternative file with 'clips' only.
Jim Gellatly sticks his podcasts on iTunes where you can grab them easily. I tend not to bother with podcasts so can't steer you towards many others. Sae, ah ken a bitty, nae a muckle.
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At 13th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:#72 all of them?
well I think diversity is the key to life right enough...I can always be getting on with my gaelic homework while grandad's on.
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At 13th Apr 2010, DC wrote:#75 nae probs with my own playlists; been doing these from my iChoons for years. It's the programme I want to hear (once only) whilst away from an internet connection.
Does Freecorder work with a Mac?
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At 13th Apr 2010, gaiebrown wrote:TUESDAY
Thairis Air a Ghleann - Runrig
written by the MacDonald brothers, glorious vocals by Donnie Munro
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At 13th Apr 2010, Senga wrote:For Tuesday - (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#77
Nope, but there are similar tools to capture audio online for most operating systems. Have a wee Google aboot!
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At 13th Apr 2010, Hughie Green wrote:Singers: ~
CHRISTINA 鈥淟ICORICE鈥 McKECHNIE sings
BRIDGE SONG from 鈥淯鈥 by THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
but does not write.
JOAN 鈥淟A STUPENDA鈥 SUTHERLAND sings
DIE WALK脺RE from THE ART OF JOAN SUTHERLAND
written by RICHARD WAGNER
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At 13th Apr 2010, Kene Gelly wrote:Possible themes to re-enthuse even the most dissolutioned of GIO disciples? ...
The (original) Monopoly Board (Not even jail ... Interpol)
Onomatopoeia (There's a kind of hush ... Herman's Hermits
Politically incorrect (My Ding-a-ling ... Chuck B)
Best advice songs of all time (You should be dancing ... Bee Gees)
Memorable backing singer moments (I just can't help believing ... Elvis)
Killer intros (Pretty Vacant ... Pistols)
One-hit wonders (My Sharona ... The Knack)
Parenthesis (I can't get no) Satisfaction ... Devo
Children's TV Prog's (We are Detective ... The Thompson Twins)
could also re-visit some former goodies ...
Iconic 1st Lines (Gloria ... Patti Smith)
Glam (Ball-park Incident ... Wizzard)
something to mull over ...
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At 13th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#63 etc
Beg to report,I'm not grumpy either.
But what will make me happy is :
: that when we get 12 - 15 requests for 'White Room' by Cream, it gets played, in line with 'You Choose The Music'.
: that requests have some relation to the theme - 'stage persona' is just dressing up for performance - everyone who perform does that - it does not mean the performer is 'eccentric'. Sparks are a performing pop band. John Lennon was genuinely eccentric.Upon reflection, maybe Paul McCartney is the genuine eccentric, 拢800m in the bank and seemingly normal.
: that the 'obituary' policy is even handed.Malcom Mclaren dying is no more tragic than Lesley Duncan dying.Neither had recoreded for years.
: that the GIO team's bigotory against certain artists and era's should cease.
: recognition that the regular bloggers go to great lengths to contribute to the show in a way that other contributors really don't - that shouldn't just be taken for granted: if someone is regularly blogging for something in particular, they probably have something worth hearing and sharing.
: and that when I repeatedly request on a Friday for my poor old mum it should be understood, I'm not doing it for fun, that it would make a difference to our Friday evening, in exactly the same way it does to people texting and chomping pizza.
regardez youse
Henri
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At 13th Apr 2010, Hughie Green wrote:Henri Hannah 鈥 right on man! :-J
I particularly agree with the last sentence of #55.
It would be good to hear more of the music that鈥檚 not usually played on radio.
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At 13th Apr 2010, DC wrote:Henri, I have to disagree with your post
There's no apostrophe in eras
DC
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:BRING ME THE PIZZA CRUNCHIE OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
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At 13th Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:henri
Most of us blog cos we enjoy the blog and the programme. Yeah we all get a bit nippy at times in the same way we all get very witty at times. We all want our stuff played and some stuff just doesn't get on for whatever reason. That in some perverse way actually adds to the siege mentality here sometimes even though there's usually a sprinklin of bloggers featured in each programme. Howeva! Think you might be getting carried away just a wee tad as to the importance of it all. Not all the listeners are the afficianados that some of us are.
Besides some folk like to hear what they're eating getting read out on radio. Just ask Angie fae Galashiels :-)
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#83
Nah! Nobody should get ANY kind of priority - the producer's job is to make a good show with the materials we give them in the form of requests. From that THEY decide what's to be played (although obviously we have made the suggestions). I will be quite happy sitting here tonight chomping my pizza sure in the knowledge that Dave Gilmour probably won't get a play! But then again...
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#70, #74
BTW, please take the time to check out that Maddy Prior track on Spotify - it's excellent.
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At 13th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#88
It's about balance, not priority.
#87
No real disagreement there.I'm not taking it seriously,really, but it's just as easy to feel passionate about things that are unimportant, as are important.If I didn't love the show, I wouldn't have anything to say about it.I like and admire the people who run the programme, but I think they are unbalanced in their approach to certain things.
I don't see any harm in pointing that out.
regardez youse
Henri
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#90
No, not really - in YOUR mind it is, but the reality is that when you make programming content for broadcast it has to be good - and the production team decide how best to do that, not you.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#83 & #90
I got on my high horse when they refused to do Equestrian Doping as a theme, but what made it worse was when they said yes to Farm Animal Rustling! Well, that really got my goat.
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At 13th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#91
No, it doesn't have to be good to get played, it has to be reqested. Lots of stuff that most people would never listen to in any other circumstance gets played because it fits a theme and gets requested, like William Shatner, The Wombles and Clive Dunn.
Consequebntly, 12 - 15 requests for 'White Room' by Cream, whatever the DJ thinks of it, should get played?
That it doesn't is unbalanced, nothing to do with priority.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#93
But here's the thing - YOU'RE not the producer.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:BRING ME THE CHEESE OF ALFREDO GARCIA!
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At 13th Apr 2010, henri hannah wrote:#94
Yep, I'm just a license fee payer with a point of view and a choice.I don't profess to be able to judge 'good' and like most people I'm sure my taste is in my mouth, but you don't need taste to recognise imbalance.
I thought the point of all this interactivity and feedback, "putting the listener at the centre of everything we do", presumes the listener has a voice worth hearing. Unless all that's just a con to justify cheap broadcasting.
It's up to the producer, of course, whether to pay any attention to that voice - but as someone famously put it, 'I'm not the only one'.
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At 13th Apr 2010, paulhandley wrote:TUESDAY - SINGERS
Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
Paul from Ayr
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#96
Good. So it does what it says on the tin, then.
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At 13th Apr 2010, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Go for it, DC - quick! :-)
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At 13th Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:See me! Ah'm back...
>8-D
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