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Streets Of London ~ Anti-Nowhere League

Eight Miles High - The Byrds - Rain grey town
The Thames They are a-Changin' - Bob Dylan

The Clash :

London calling
Guns Of Brixton
Capital Raio
Londons Burning
White Man In Hammersmith Palais
Guns Of Brixton
First Night Back In London
Broadway

A real Bowie Oddity right between his folky stuff and Glam Rock:

David Bowie - London Bye Ta Ta (alt stereo mix from Space Oddity sessions is best)

and

David Bowie - London Boys a very early track which was superbly covered by:

Marc Almond - The London Boys

for Henri!

London - Vanessa Carlton

THURSDAY



Muswell Hillbilly - Kinks


The Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel

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"Flying so high, trying to remember; How many cigarettes did I bring along?

When I get down I'll jump in a taxi-cab, driving through London town to cry you a song."

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To Cry You a Song - Jethro Tull

Waterloo Sunset ~ Twiggy (thanks to Ms Forsyth)

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Re: Wednesday's show


Bryan, take the two hours of good stuff you didn't get to play and use it next Monday. Don't forget Mary Gauthier & Kathryn Dawn!

Great show this evening. Thank you!


:o)

THURSDAY



Short and sweet and a shoo-in...

England Swings -


>8-D

Bryan...you really must concentrate better on who's suggested what...I only had 2 songs played tonight, not the three it seemed to be. I did suggest Devon Sproule but not that song...someone on facebook will be disgruntled with me. Thanks for the Suzy Bogguss and Carlene Carter tracks though lol

I am seriously suggesting this outstanding cover (credit it to Julie I dont mind)

Bowie - Waterloo Sunset

it is as if he wrote it.

'London Traffic' - the Jam
'Down To London' - Joe Jackson
'Chelsea Girl' - Simple Minds
'Warwick Avenue' - Duffy

previously on the blog - Scotch Git, your blues week is a grand idea - you're well in just now - a couple of banana loaves should seal it don't you think?

THURSDAY

London - Thea Gilmore, using lyrics by Sandy Denny

Marylebone - Bwani Junction

Countdown - Lindsay Buckingham

Angel - Jeff Healey

oh, and can't help myself, love it

Chelsea Dagger - the Fratellis

please could we definitely not have Chelsea Morning.

'Papua New Guinea' ~~ The Future Sound of London

... chill time boys 'n girls ...

Judy Teen - Cockney Rebel

Or mebbes

Rabbit - Chas n Dave

Unfortunately I'll be at work so won't hear Sarf Lahnnan's finest....

DC

Risking a QI klaxon: Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty.

Also:
These streets - Paolo Nutini
Cool for cats - Squeeze
Do the Strand - Roxy Music
London, luck and love - Hall & Oates
Pinball wizard - the Who
Sultans of swing - Dire Straits
I don't want to go to Chelsea - Elvis Costello


Finally, does "Make me smile" by Cockney Rebel fit the theme?

Joe
Linlithgow

Pearl (y queens) a singer - Elkie brooks

For el git

i love london.
arguably the greatest city in the world.
because of places like camden town.

don't let the size of this list put you off.
feel the quality.

'camden town'......................michelle featherstone

cheers frae the dale

Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl

Leonard Cohen - chels.....on second thoughts....

london, dontcha just love the place.
all the sights, the touristraps the underground.............

how about 'baker street'............gerry rafferty

except i have a problem about that.

i don't think the song is about baker street, london
i think rafferty was using artistic licence.
the song is about bleecker street, greenwich village (try it and see....every time he says baker street......insert bleecker street......)

theme.....songs which say one thing but mean something different.

cheers frae the dale

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Weedgies who reside on the sou'-side o' the Clyde will tell ye it's Baker Street, Shawlands.

#11


You'll have had your yodel-ay-ee-tee...


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Warren ZEVON _ 'Werevolwes of London"
XTC 'Towers of London'
Petula CLARK 'à London' ('Allons donc?')

London Girl: The Jam
London Traffic: The Jam
London: The Smiths
Chelsea Morning: Joni Mitchell
Portobello Girl: Dire Straits
Wishing The Days Away (Here I am in the Hammersmith Hotel): Billy Bragg

But DO please spin auld Ralph McTell tonight Bryan... One man, a guitar and a mesage; the essence of all folk music.

That'll be Portobello BELLE then!!! Duh!

#18

"songs that mention the big smoke".

So no Joe, I guess not.
Still, goalposts moving and all that.....

#11

Wow Julie! 3 plugs?
Just like the old days when we thought you were Bryan's sister.

:)

"London Bridge" - Fergie

Hi all....

Is our Capital city not Edinburgh......if so...

how about Mike Scott singing Edinburgh Castle......

if the programme is about the BIG SMOKE...London......

Cemetries of London from Coldplay

or

This is the Day from THE THE.....on their album...London Town 1983 to 1993

DRT

Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho

for Adam

might want to fade it in right enough....

#30. I know...you'd think they'd be a bit more sensitive on Radio SCOTLAND! Mind you...I could only think of a couple of Proclaimer's songs and 'The Bonnie Wells O' Wearie' anyway lol

Errm...

Dagenham Dave ~ Stranglers or Morrissey?

London Lady ~ T. Stranglers

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles ~ Cockney Rejects

& the one that mentions Billericay!

& Paddington Bear ~ Bernard Cribbins

Blog challenge (suggestions to fill the missing properties welcome):

The musical Monopoly Board of London

Go Now - Moody Blues
Income Tax Man - Beatles
Crying in the (White)Chapel - Elvis
The Angel (Islington) of Harlem - Rolling Stones
Electric (Avenue) Company - Eddie Grant
I feel Vine (Street) - Beatles
Do the Strand - Roxy Music
Oxford (Street) Town - Bob Dylan
Theme from James Bond (Street)
Chance - Big Country
Park (Lane) - Life - Blur


tbc

LONDON GIRLS from JOBLOT by CHAS & DAVE

DEAD GIRLS OF LONDON from YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 5 by FRANK ZAPPA

LONDON TOWN from BURLESQUE by BELLOWHEAD

PORT LONDON EARLY from AMERICAN STONEHENGE by ROBIN WILLIAMSON AND HIS MERRY BAND

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON from DICK’S PICKS VOLUME 25 by THE GRATEFUL DEAD

Tom Waits - Heart attack and Vine Street
Clash - Go to Jail (guitar doors)

Henri is clearly recovering from the shock of no macca on last nights show so I will post this for him

Wings - London Town

macca on great form using his wee synthesiser to great effect

he is still a bad neighbour though

#25 #37

I like this version:

- Adam Sandler

#40 great suggestion ericinelgin. As you know from a great lp...featuring em whats his name agin Bruce something.....

#36 Ranglin On Bond Street - Bitty McLean

#41

for everyone.

#31
Thanks Norrie.
I'd forgotten that one.

#39

Thanks Norrie ... Big 2nd for that.

Cry Me A River - Julie London

and from the most 'London' of bands...the ironically named St Etienne:

He's On The Phone - St Etienne - from the album London Conversations

This is incredible... Eyesight To The Blind - London Symphony Orchestra with Richie Havens...from "Tommy"

Cocaine - John Martyn - from the album London Conversation this is a little known masterpiece from John's first album.

Dance Anthem Of The 80's - Regina Spektor from the album Live In London

regardez youse

henri

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Main News Page has an article called "Not The Brits" about deserving bands not represented at this year's Brit awards - under British bands are

King Creosote/John Hopkins

and....

The Leisure Society

I' m not the only one - one day the Leisure Society will be as cool hip and trendy as they deserve to be.

regardez - youse

henri

Kirsty MacColl - Soho Square

The Pogues - Rainy Night In Soho

Blur - London Loves

and the classic...from the album Exile On Coldharbour Lane

Ain't Goin To Goa or You Don't Dance To Tekno Anymore - The Alabama 3

Bryan - both trcaks are clean, either would cheer us all up.

regardez - youse

henri

London Talking ~ Ian Dury... I guess not!