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Is this the way life's meant to be? - ELO

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don't be fooled by their obscurity ...

'Lazy Day in Summer' ~~ Acoustic Philosophy

'Philosophy' ~~ Haji Basim

THURSDAY

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...his toes were pointed inward, from a' hangin' on a horse.

He was an old philosopher, of course.

I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life.

He spit between his boots and he replied;

It's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey and more money!


ÌýFaster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) - Tom T. Hall



Keep it Country!

of course there's always Mr Bonfire's favourite ditty ...

'Mind Games' ~~ Devo

after all that's said (+ done) ...

'Life's What You Make It' ~~ Talk Talk

THURSDAY



Eh Umna Therefore Eh Um - ~ Philosophical Dundonians


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God made man, but he used the monkey to do it!

The lunatic is in his head.....

If we have to have repeat themes, let's at least get a chance to hear some of the ones that weren't played the last time round.
So - massive seconds for Scotch Git's Saint Andrew suggestion. Can't remember any of their stuff getting a play ever on the show (eh?), maybe (in honour, at least, for upcoming St Andrew's day celebrations) tonight's the night???? Go on - surprise yourselves..........

Life'll Kill Ya - Warren Zevon - It killed him

CAPTION COMPO..............

the pondering reader (for it is he) ponders the sentence.......

.....and noddy said ....'i am therefore i truly am i think'......'wit are you on aboot shouted big ears'

i heard a whisper...'buy thomson shares'.......sounds good.....gies a sackful at the double.

cheers frae the dale

I'm a freud I kant think of very much

Jung Girl - Union Gap
Nietsche, Neitsche, Neitsche - the Damned
You Spinoza Me Round - Dead or Alive

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A wee message for all of Bryan's listeners in the United States of America


Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!


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Descartes, Take That Away From Me - Frank Sartre

- Paul Brady - He's No.1, he's Top of the Pops

'Jacques Derrida' - Scritti Politti

'The Philosopher's Stone' - Van Morrison

'A change is gonna Camus' - Sam Cooke

Now if we don't get some Nick Drake or Billy Bragg tonight, then I just don't know...

The Myth Of Trust (The apple that doesn't want to get eaten will still fall off the tree): Billy Bragg

River Man: Nick Drake

this theme got me thinkin'
deeply, ken.
sometimes bands get a bit grandiose wi' their aparent philosophising.
a few, too many to mention are guilty of that....there's thon bloke wi' the wrap aroond specs that sits lonely in a manchester bedsit etc etc

however there are a few thinking giants who rise above the wailings of the pork-pie socialistee........................

this should be in every sunday school teachers toolkit.................

'him'.......................lily allen

this should be compulsory listening for all university philosophy departments.........

'human'......................the killers

this should be the torchlight for all philosophers who may doubt the orthodoxy of their discourse...............

'my way'................frank sinatra (oh, all right the cheeky wee gypsy kings wid dae)

cheers frae the dale

To be is to do - Socrates
To do is to be - Sartre
Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra
― Kurt Vonnegut

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT by FRANK SINATRA

'roses and teeth for ludwig wittgenstein'........................matmos

hmm.......discuss




cheers frae the dale

'you kant do that'......................the beatles

is there an alternative philosophy which says you can?
we should be telted.
discuss

cheers frae the dale

philosophers.
wit are they like.talk talk talk the whole night.
thon programme on C4 where they sat up all night gettin very drunk.....tracy emmin, that bloke that wrestled in the snow(forgot his name).....not wan o them a philosopher.
but they do like tae talk they philosophers.
and if you're like me and think this arguably(discuss) the best film with the saddest scene (apart from dickie attenborough saying 'thank you' as he got on a bus)...then this song fits the theme of talking heads..................

'everybody's talkin'......................harry nilsson

cheers frae the dale

#25

DK, I think you'll find it was Mr Hudson.

But not the Rock!

Freudian slip!

HI, a blog, newbie......
Thought of the THINK theme as driving and car cd player on......and was rocking to the
GOOD CHARLOTTE song...I JUST WANT TO LIVE.........great tune with a message....
and then tuned into the news....
and the LEVINSON INQUIRY........Sic,,,,,

I lost you after "HI"

Welcome aboard, Daddy Rugby Taxi!

Pay no attention to the old curmudgeon that is our faither, ericinelgin.

You're obviously joining in with the theme -a narrative as impenetrable as an Adam Phillips book on Freud. Adam Phillips writes great stuff, mind.

regardez - youse

henri

#29 Hail, wee gibbon!......

Welcome DRT

I never quite got my head around "Hear the sound of one hand clapping"and I'm still not sure about what "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"was actually about (loved the spanner/lotus motif though) so my choices are a bit simplistic.There seems to be a a touch of Zen in Donovan's"There is a Mountain" and I love the Beatles "Fool on the Hill"but my mantra would be the wise words of Kipling's "If"as put to music by Joni Mitchell.Superb Steely Dan feel to it or even better is her wonderful song about growing old "Happiness is the Best Facelift"Cheers,Willie Bartke

Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis and The News.

Tiger Feet-Mud. That's Nietzsche,that's Nietzche,I really love your Tiger Feet.

#33

Good shout Willie B!
Though I do prefer Telly's version.

#36,You Palestine!:0)

#26 hey, I'm nearly related to Mr Hudson! He's My Dad's cousin's granddaughter's boyfriend.

THURSDAY

Alive in the World - Jackson Browne

Quite seriously, pre-dating cognative therapy, neuro linguistic programming and all the rest of the psychobabble by at least 12 years came the most concise and brilliantly worded piece of philosophy, neatly summing up thousands of years of timeless wisdom.

I particularly like the line 'There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be' - that doesn't suggest to me karmic fatalism nor a controlling external god, just that you'll move on when you're ready to, you can get there in the end. Twinned with the rest of the lyric, it is the most uplifting ,hopeful and inspirational song evr recorded.

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

but we've all heard it, even if it's much misunderstood... so..

Reds In My Bed - 10CC

Cold War capers - !0CC finest, beautiful song, bang on theme chorus line "I Don't Like Your Philosophy"....

If God Did Give Me A Choice.. The leisure society

Not religious at all... about the inability to shake off the creative muse,utterly brilliant lyric.

One Of These Days - Paul McCartney

Hidden gem from McCartney 2 - about the desire for serenity as a way to live...

and .. our hero is never done going on about how he doesn't 'get' The Beach Boys and up to a point I understand what he means.. but if you want to 'get it' take a careful listen to the signing on this Don't Worry, Baby The Beach Boys.. and you'll get it on!

That'll do, just now.

regardez youse

henri

PS Can we finally hear the leisure society?

#36,Must admit I'm fond of Mr Kipling's cakes too!

Oh and

Watching The River Flow - Bob Dylan

The cation photo is presumably studying Patrick MacCfferty's latest list of tracks.

regardez youse

henri

Aye right.
Next you'll be telling us you're related to Jackson.




Is that a "wee lamb" on Bryan's jumper??

s/b The caption competition is presumably our hero studying Patrick Maccafferty's latest list.

#42 refers to #38

- Idlewild, lyrics by Edwin Morgan

ONE OF US by JOAN OSBORNE

THE HALF REMARKABLE QUESTION from WEE TAM by THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

'Open Mind' - Wilco

#29 #31

Apologies for the poor hospitality. I wasn't sure if it was an attempt to replicate the clipped shorthand of a WWII wing commander or a new blog game where we had to rearrange the words into a well known phrase or saying.

#39

All You Need Is Luck

#44 Jackson co-wrote take it Easy with Glenn Frey of the Eagles who recorded Guilty of the Crime co-written by Frankie Miller who filmed Just a Boys' game in Greenock very close to where I used to live

neh neh neneneh

#46 seconding The Half Remarkable Question, knew the ISB must have something suitable

Hi guys,

The Living Years / Mike & The Mechanics
This is just Mr Carrack doin for himself



Affirmation / Savage Garden

Why both of the above were not bigger songs, 'hits' for want of a better word, is beyond me.

Backagainfaeraferry
Al.

Caption:

'Bryan re-reads chapter three of "Do it yourself tracheotomy" to see where he went wrong'


DC

Caption
as Bryan peruses the photo album of the blog night out

''Senga, Hmmmm! Looks strangely familiar. Could I have? Na surely not....''

Who can disagree,

eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
maybe I'll remember my next 30 years...

My Next Thirty Years / Tim McGraw



Al.

#49
And besides Gordon Jackson died in 1990 so cant be the boyfriend.

Were you a Bodie or Doyle girl, Gaie?

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Gaie,

Did you hear the Robin Williamson interview?

If not, you can find it on Alison Again.

I phoned in the suggestion "Hegel, don't bother me" by the Tams; it was meant to be a pun on the philosopher's name. The actual song was Hey Girl, don't bother me, which was how it was read out!

Second suggestion: Elvis Costello: What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

Just tuning in. Have we had this?

Southern Cross ~ Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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Who said Germans have no sense of humour?

#58

Nein.

There's a new Christmas thread.

These Are the Days of Our Lives

#55 I was more an girl.

#56 no, SG I didn't. Will do so shortly!

#62

They've pulled it. Was it a cracker?

It was an advent calendar commencing with The Partridge Family - the first theme being musical families (Burlesque, anyone?)

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Seems we can look forward to a week of Uncle Vic before the advent thing kicks in.

Didn't Jethro Tull do A Christmas Song ?

If we can persuade Uncle Vic to play that one, we can launch a campaign for Bryan to play Another Christmas Song


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