Lucky lady...
Bryan Burnett | 19:37 UK time, Thursday, 12 May 2011
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Comment number 1.
At 12th May 2011, Will Power wrote:Richard Hawley - Born Under A Bad Sign
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Comment number 2.
At 12th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:FRIDAY
Dear, dear Alison. How are you? As lovely as ever, no doubt!
I don't know if you are familiar with this wee Country song, but I urge you to check it out.
'Lucky Me' - Mindy McCready
Dunno why this wasn't a hit. It's pure dead brilliant, so it is!
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Comment number 3.
At 12th May 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Lucky Stars - Dean Friedman
Lucky Number - Lene Lovich
Luck Be A Lady Tonight - Frank Sinatra
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Comment number 4.
At 12th May 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Gaie Brown!!
Marvel the sound of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as Mrs Boss shocks us all with the quality of her solo work:
Patti Scialfa - Lucky Girl
Gasp as Mr Patti Scialfa becomes philosophical:
"When it comes to luck you make your own"
Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town
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Comment number 5.
At 12th May 2011, Will Power wrote:The Verve - Lucky Man, for Scotch Git ☺
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Comment number 6.
At 12th May 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Or just go for the main man anyway:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky
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Comment number 7.
At 12th May 2011, paolopablo wrote:You've got to ask yourself one question. Do i feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
Another chance to hear
Some guys have all the luck / The Persuaders
Poorly covered in comparison by many others.
And a northern soul gem
Lucky Number / Ronnie McNeir
Might be a bit hard to find but well worth it if you can.
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Comment number 8.
At 12th May 2011, Will Power wrote:Vanessa De Mata & Ben Harper - Boa Sorte (Good Luck)
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Comment number 9.
At 12th May 2011, mary-doll wrote:Blood, Sweat and Tears Spinning Wheel
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Comment number 10.
At 12th May 2011, Will Power wrote:Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky
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Comment number 11.
At 12th May 2011, gaie wrote:#4 - I really like that, Norrie. And how about Mike's hair!
Missed much of tonight's show since pals off to see EC at the SECC were here for their T.
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Comment number 12.
At 12th May 2011, gaie wrote:Previously on the blog: Mr Git, many of the Greenock Broons are indeed chubby, but I am not a Broon, a Brown or any actual relation. I am cut the the core that you should think so. Still, you weren't to know that so don't please be any more dejected than you already are. I'm sure Alison will cheer you up by playing Lucky Motive Breath.
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Comment number 13.
At 12th May 2011, henri hannah wrote:Stay Lucky - The Gaslight Anthem
Good Luck - Basement Jaxx
A Lucky Loser - James Carr
I Feel Lucky - Mary-Chapin Carpenter
James Carr is my prefrence, huge 2nd for the Persuaders, Paulo.
regardez youse
henro
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Comment number 14.
At 12th May 2011, mary-doll wrote:worth another punt?
Aerosmith Dream On!
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Comment number 15.
At 12th May 2011, gaie wrote:Get Lucky - Mark Knopfler
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Comment number 16.
At 12th May 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:"Starstruck" - Rainbow (Lady Starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck)
"Albatross" - Fleetwood Mac (Bad luck for DC and his lot)
"Men in Black" - Will Smith (ditto - I think. Ministers, DC?)
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Comment number 17.
At 12th May 2011, henri hannah wrote:#1
Huge 2nd for Born Under A Bad Sign - Richard Hawley... Beautiful..... and
Born Under A Bad Sign - Cream ...Beautiful, in a different way....
"They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky."
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind.. nothing like this has ever happened to henri...
regardez youse
henri
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Comment number 18.
At 12th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#16
Adam,
Only if you kill one. Then you have to carry it's corpse as a punishment.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge sez so, so it must be true...
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Comment number 19.
At 12th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#12
Gaie,
I stand corrected! And I second your request for Jethro Tull...
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Comment number 20.
At 12th May 2011, Kene Gelly wrote:'I'll be a Bachelor till I Die' ~~ Hank Williams
Good luck? / Bad luck? ... tricky one ...
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Comment number 21.
At 12th May 2011, DC wrote:#16 and fluffy tails
and long-tails
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
DC
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Comment number 22.
At 12th May 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:'Luckiest guy on the lower east side' - Magnetic Fields (should've put this one forward for long note night)
'Lucky Ladybug' - Four Seasons
'Men of good fortune' - Lou Reed
'Love Potion No 9' - The (4 leaf) Clovers
'Luck In My Eyes' - k.d.lang
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Comment number 23.
At 12th May 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets - Dave Edmunds ... he can depend on his bad luck.
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Comment number 24.
At 12th May 2011, gaie wrote:Black Cat Bone - Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Bad Luck and Trouble - Johnny Winter
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Comment number 25.
At 12th May 2011, gaie wrote:and
Fortune - Midlake
lovely song
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Comment number 26.
At 12th May 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Earl Gains - 'the Best of luck To You'
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Comment number 27.
At 12th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#3
Re: Dean Friedman.
Dean and Jackie Bird performed Lucky Stars at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HQ at PQ. Maybe Alison can dig oot the recording!
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Comment number 28.
At 12th May 2011, dale_kelvin wrote:well done and congratulations to bbc radio scotland......and good on GIO the best interactive programme on air............a really pleasant 2 hours in this world of cynicism and daily drek.
'o lucky you'................lightning seeds
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 29.
At 12th May 2011, Madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Fortune Faded ~ Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Hard Luck ~ T. Undertones
Lucky Star ~ Madge
BTW Lucky Lips was high in the charts the week I was born... Never needed a four leaf clover either
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Comment number 30.
At 12th May 2011, Madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Lucky Man ~ ELP
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Comment number 31.
At 12th May 2011, mary-doll wrote:one for all the blog dejected/ rejected/ wrongly detected........
Rose Royce Wishing On A Star
I've bought a lottery ticket for the draw this week on the strength of this. xxxxxx
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Comment number 32.
At 12th May 2011, dale_kelvin wrote:CAPTION COMPO............ladies and gentlemen i proudly present to you.... the US Masters golf champion 2012........Mr. Cliff Richard .
and if (big if) i'm not lucky enough to win the caption compo then i just need to follow that great irish tipster...................
'the ballad of ruby walsh'................christy moore
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 33.
At 12th May 2011, henri hannah wrote:You know,I've been thinking I'd like to go and see Ringo's All Star Band. Some line up.I've always regretted not seeing Gary Wright.....
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Comment number 34.
At 12th May 2011, henri hannah wrote:....he might even do a couple of chapters from Thomas the Tank Engine.......
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Comment number 35.
At 12th May 2011, norma21 wrote:#3 Adam....
I support "Luck be a lady tonight" sung by Frank Sinatra.
Much better than the Marlon Brando version in "Guys and Dolls" - great film though, and also starring --- Frank Sinatra !
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Comment number 36.
At 12th May 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#28 - @Sook
#35 - Thanks norm. Dont mind Marlon`s version though.
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Comment number 37.
At 12th May 2011, dale_kelvin wrote:#36 @ ya A_f_R
agree totally. he's pathetic.
Caption Compo 2..
tabloid hack (just off camera)........is it true then?
Cliff (well in the frame).......... "i like chasing shadows" was a serious misquote.
(yes, i'll accept payment in tunnocks caramel logs)
'take a chance on me'...............gambling on the abba version
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 38.
At 12th May 2011, Kene Gelly wrote:it was just one goddam thing after another ...
'The Runaway Train' ~~ Vernon Dalhart
singalongaFriday time into the bargain ... what's not to like?
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Comment number 39.
At 12th May 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Gaie thanks for that video link, did not know she had any videos. Great hair cut for Mike Campbell indeed!
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Comment number 40.
At 13th May 2011, DC wrote:"When you play at cards,
You use an extra sense...
(It's really not cheatin.........)"
Aye, right.
Always touched by your presence dear - Blondie
A song based on luck
DC
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Comment number 41.
At 13th May 2011, paolopablo wrote:#10
From the album 'Walk Under Ladders'
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Comment number 42.
At 13th May 2011, paolopablo wrote:There's a Place in the World for a gambler / Dan Fogelberg
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Comment number 43.
At 13th May 2011, DC wrote:Caption:
'Elvis grinned as he switched off the chair,
"You're all shook up now, man"....'
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Comment number 44.
At 13th May 2011, Kene Gelly wrote:'Life's a Gamble' ~~ Penetration
or do you make your own luck?...
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Comment number 45.
At 13th May 2011, paulhandley wrote:...staying with gambling, how about this tale of bad luck, good luck and trying your luck.....
Do It Again - Steely Dan
...and with a mention of the one town you'd associate it with........
Paul from Ayr (nowhere near Vegas)
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Comment number 46.
At 13th May 2011, norriemaclean wrote:The Clash - The Card Cheat
Springsteen - Roll of The Dice
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Comment number 47.
At 13th May 2011, joe-k-brown wrote:Some guys have all the luck - Robert Palmer
The lucky one - Alison Krauss
Wishin' I was lucky - Wet Wet Wet
My lucky day - Springsteen
I feel luck- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Life's been good - Joe Walsh
Joe
Linlithgow
Lucky man- the Verve
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Comment number 48.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
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Comment number 49.
At 13th May 2011, jinkk wrote:why does it always rain on me Travis for unlucky and whats the Franz Ferdinand song that mentions 'yours so lucky' ??? memory not working today must be the cold weather
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Comment number 50.
At 13th May 2011, jinkk wrote:remembered its 'do you want to '
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Comment number 51.
At 13th May 2011, Senga wrote:Welcome back Alison!
I Feel lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Supporting Henri & joe-k-brown
In The Lap Of The Gods - Queen
The Luck Of The Irish - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
And one from Daddy's record collection
Do Wacka Do - Roger Miller ~ Less than 2 minutes - Very funny - And it matches the theme.
Get It On!
;o)
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Comment number 52.
At 13th May 2011, Senga wrote:Alison - My Boss thinks you're great! He told me to ask you to play
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Thank you!
:o)
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Comment number 53.
At 13th May 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Senga great suggestion.
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Comment number 54.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:Complain about this comment (Comment number 54)
Comment number 55.
At 13th May 2011, Will Power wrote:Good times for a change
See, the luck I've had
Can make a good man
Turn bad
The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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Comment number 56.
At 13th May 2011, Will Power wrote:#41 Indeed. I'd thought about that but the black cat crossing my path distracted me.
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Comment number 57.
At 13th May 2011, RoxyJohn wrote:Roxy Music 'Take A Chance With Me' the best single on Avalon over shadowed by More Than This & Avalon.
Bryan Ferry 'Chance Meeting'
Or if you are feeling lucky yourself you can win a Roxy Music DVD here:
Sleeve notes written by yours truly.
J.O'B.
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Comment number 58.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:Hit and Miss - John Barry Seven
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Comment number 59.
At 13th May 2011, CaptRamius wrote:Easy one:
* Emerson Lake & Palmer -
with possibly the best synth solo in popular music
* The Proclaimers - Then I Met You
is pretty lucky I'd say
You'd be lucky to get away with this kind of behaviour
* The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In The Road
* The Saw Doctors - Will It Ever Stop Raining?
inspires a thought of "Just My Luck"
But of course Luck can be fixed, and if you don't pay attention, you're all on the wrong side of it. If you can find it in the archives, then this is just amazingly great:
* Phil Harris -
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Comment number 60.
At 13th May 2011, CaptRamius wrote:#16
+1 on Albatross
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Comment number 61.
At 13th May 2011, FrankInDenny wrote:for this poor guy
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Comment number 62.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:He should get on his bike and get a job.
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Comment number 63.
At 13th May 2011, FrankInDenny wrote:#62 Thank you Norman
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Comment number 64.
At 13th May 2011, Thing-Fish wrote:TWIST AH LUCK by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND
Theme suggestion: ~
Listeners choose the music
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Comment number 65.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:#63
He could be curator of GoMA. He wouldn't have far to go and being sighted doesn't appear to be a requirement.
#64
What would happen to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ in an independent Scotland?
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Comment number 66.
At 13th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#65
?!? We're leaving the EU?
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Comment number 67.
At 13th May 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:How did your girl do tonight Scotch?
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Comment number 68.
At 13th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#67
Adam,
I didn't hear my name being mentioned, but it's maybe just as well.
I can't take too much excitement at my age...
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Comment number 69.
At 13th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:As for the show, I thought it a game of two halves.
I won't divulge which one I preferred.
I would be sure to offend someone.
>8-D
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Comment number 70.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:Surfing at Barra da Tijuca in the paper today, Adam.
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Comment number 71.
At 13th May 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#70
?!? Whit paper?
We should be telt!
>8-D
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Comment number 72.
At 13th May 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#70
Yes, its the Women's Billabong Rio Pro. Poured with rain most of the day today though. Luckily my mankini has a hood.
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Comment number 73.
At 13th May 2011, Glen Miller wrote:That'll keep the sand out.
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