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Bryan Burnett | 20:01 UK time, Friday, 13 January 2012
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Comment number 1.
At 13th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
So, the theme is Space
We might even get a wee visit from Maria...
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Comment number 2.
At 13th Jan 2012, Kene Gelly wrote:'From the Stars' ~~ White Lies
... bijou ...
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Comment number 3.
At 13th Jan 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:'Dead Hearts' by Stars
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Comment number 4.
At 13th Jan 2012, Kene Gelly wrote:'Between Planets' ~~ The Jesus & Mary Chain
... stoterette ...
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Comment number 5.
At 13th Jan 2012, Kene Gelly wrote:'There's Honey on the Moon Tonight' ~~ Fats Waller
... the one and only ...
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Comment number 6.
At 13th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
Star Scat - Caravan Palace check this out.. bonkers, great fun.
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream his finest work for a change?
Jur Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take ( to win your love)
The Leisure Society - Wanderin Star
Don't want to McCafferty- esque with it.
Presumably the moon, space, rockets etc all count too?
regardez youse
henri
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Comment number 7.
At 13th Jan 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#6
Lets hope so.
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Comment number 8.
At 13th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Space Junk ~ DEVO "Coming to a country near you!"
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Comment number 9.
At 13th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:#7
good, here's a few howling at the moon records.
Blue Moon - Bob Dylan however unlikely, this is fabby.
Tubas In The Moonlight - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band endlessly requested,never played.
The Moon Is Mine - Fairground Attraction with a career now focussed on other things it's easy to forget how great a singer Eddie is.
the Moonbeam Song - Harry Neilsson just lovely
Spanish Moon - Little Feat impossible to resist this, once heard, never forgotten
Moonrise - Nitin Sawhney beautiful samba stuff, Adam
and now: reasons to love Paul Mccartney No 38: the loony vocals on
Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul McCartney
Mojo says " Paul reaches a career high in soulful, screeching nonsence on the Ram album's delicious obscurity." If you thought 1985 sounded different, hear this.
that'll do
regardez vous
henri
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Comment number 10.
At 13th Jan 2012, mary-doll wrote:This has to be the least inspiring start to a new year I have ever encountered. Nothing to do with the show, nor the blog. It's a tribute to a very dear pal. She will hopefully be listening. For Clare:
James She's a star
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Comment number 11.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:The stars won't come out when they know that you're about....
For frank
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Comment number 12.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:You don't have to be a star (to be on my show) / Marilyn mcCoo and Billy Davis Jnr
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Comment number 13.
At 14th Jan 2012, mary-doll wrote:merci mate - message received. Loud and clear. Over and out.
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Comment number 14.
At 14th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Point of order M-D, you can't put the transmission "over and out". It's either over (in which case you wait for response) or out (you finish the transmission).
Ask yer man, he'll kain.
DC
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Comment number 15.
At 14th Jan 2012, FrankInDenny wrote:#11
Not my favorite song for that ..
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Comment number 16.
At 14th Jan 2012, FrankInDenny wrote:For Monday
Edwin Starr --- S.O.S. Stop her on Sight
The Parisians --- Twinkle little Star (A bit of Northern for Henri)
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Comment number 17.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:#15 what a great idea Frank. Time to start a campsign to get the slosh into the commonwealth games
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Comment number 18.
At 14th Jan 2012, dale_kelvin wrote:when you live on an island with the nearest tesco (as if ...) is 5 hours and maybe 2 days away one has to construct ones own entertainment and diversions.
one of the best comes under the category of 'posting a letter in the dead of night'.
with a post box three quarters of a mile away then a nightime sojourn with the dog is a pleasure.
especially if the sky is clear.
and the stars are out.i had never seen the milky way properly before living on an island.it's a sight to behold and to gaze at.
during this walk you may see on a bad night half a dozen shooting stars then another half dozen on the return walk.
the view of the planets also humbling.
one night i stepped into the garden looked up and saw the most incredible light formation i'de ever seen.............in the garden you have a 360 degree uninterrupted view and there were these shafts of light being thrown up from all 360 degrees converging at a point directly above.....it was like standing under some unexplained immense natural cathedral....i've only ever seen that once and i was awestruck and still am years later.
once sitting on the garden wall i saw what looked like a star zooming a bit too quickly over the south west sky....it wasn't a star, only the international space station....checking its trajectory i went out the next night and sure enough bang on schedule it passed overhead again. amazing.
the sky at night. its a real joy.
'swinging on a star'..................big dee irwin and little eva
'a bright star in cepheus'............cunningham/bain ( go on the nation needs a real treat)
'star'...................gerry rafferty
'under the milky way'...................the church
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 19.
At 14th Jan 2012, FrankInDenny wrote:#17
Ahh back to the small keyboard i see ;O)
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Comment number 20.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:Its my fat fingers
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Comment number 21.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:#18 that reminds me
Milky Way / Sheer Elegance
A 70s cheesy classic
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Comment number 22.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#18
dale_kelvin,
It's why I fell in love with the Negev.
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Comment number 23.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:MONDAY
Two titles which were recorded for the same fillum.
Black Star - Elvis
Flaming Star - Elvis
(Explanation )
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Comment number 24.
At 14th Jan 2012, Goldberry wrote:Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
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Comment number 25.
At 14th Jan 2012, Will Power wrote:Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star
Nat King Cole - Stardust
Paul Weller - Wishing On A Star
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Comment number 26.
At 14th Jan 2012, Christophe NAUD wrote:Hello . I have already suggested some songs by e-mail (Venus and Mars [WINGS]; 'Communion with the sun [UTOPIA]; 'catch a star' [MEN AT WORK] ....
and I have just stumbled upon this :
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Comment number 27.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:Moonlight feels right / Starbuck
Shooting Star / Bad Company
So You want To Be A Rock n Roll Star / Tom Petty
Silver star / Four seasons
Movie Star / Harpo
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Comment number 28.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:''I also want to mention our Burns night show which is going to be a gathering at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HQ with free haggis and some great 'turns'. I do hope a few of our bloggers will come along and be part of it.''
Is there Drink?
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Comment number 29.
At 14th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Picture caption: Big John, Little
Talking about star attractions, who does Cox think he
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Comment number 30.
At 14th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:BTW that back-drop those two are standing in front of, is that not the same one featured in the opening titles of nonsense?
I blame the cut-backs at the Beeb!
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Comment number 31.
At 14th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:# 30
I thought I recognised it. I think you're right - maybe it's an elaborate cross sell - let's cash in on Dr Who?
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Comment number 32.
At 14th Jan 2012, Goldberry wrote:New England - Kirsty McColl - for the lines 'I saw two shooting stars last night, I wished on them but they were only satellites'
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Comment number 33.
At 14th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:#28 only if you do a turn
MONDAY
Folding Stars - Biffy Clyro
there are two versions - try the acoustic one for something a wee bit different from them
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Comment number 34.
At 14th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Under Stars ~ Eno
Starry Night ~ T. Skatalites
Shine Like Stars ~ Glasvegas
Stars Come Out ~ Kelvin Harris
We Are All Made Of Stars ~ Moby
Then there’s always ~ Rammstein!
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Comment number 35.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:MONDAY
At approximately 19:40 on Wednesday, the 11th. of January 2012, Bryan Burnett said
"...can't believe we haven't played any Mary Gauthier..."
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Our Lady of the Shooting Stars - Mary Gauthier
;o)
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Comment number 36.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:MONDAY
A wee bit tenuous, maybe...
Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning.
When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are.
When you wish upon a star,
Your dreams come true.
Ìý
In Search of Peter Pan - Kate Bush
:o)
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Comment number 37.
At 14th Jan 2012, DC wrote:D'you think he'll play Venus in furs?
dC
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Comment number 38.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
Q. What makes Venus different from all other planets in our solar system?
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Comment number 39.
At 14th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Okay I'll play... You've Got Your Head On Backwards ~ T. Sonics
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Comment number 40.
At 14th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
You Spin Me Right Round - Billy Idol
;o)
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Comment number 41.
At 14th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:I don't get it
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Comment number 42.
At 14th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#38 as opposed to uranus?
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Comment number 43.
At 15th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
Is uranus one of the gas giants?
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Comment number 44.
At 15th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Have you noticed that Uranus always seems to be the butt of astronomy jokes. Axis and axis rotation are very serious matters, just ask Prof. Cox.
"Spacewalker" from Sounds Of The Universe ~ Depeche ModeÌý
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Comment number 45.
At 15th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Cox?
This blog has an increasing chance of moderation
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Comment number 46.
At 15th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:Bit inconvenient of Burns to organise his supper for the same night as the Justin Currie gig......
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Comment number 47.
At 15th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:New York Dolls -Lonely Planet Boy
Bowie - Moonage Daydream (2nds for Henris suggestions)
Andy White - Me The Moon My Car and You (honestly this is very brilliant and mentions tequila and bruce and cars and the moon all sorts of good things so should get played)
Cowboys Junkies - Blue Moon Revisisted
David Bowie - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites
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Comment number 48.
At 15th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:#46
I think it's a brave thing for the show to do.I instinctively wish to support it - I couldn't find the ticketing thing though.
I've spent years enduring Tam O'Shanter and all this drivel about the world's first socialist - annually,in a business capacity. So it would be nice to witness the GIO alternative.
I think the show should develop the idea though - it's been raised on the blog before but I'd love to go to something more pertinent to the show - a Leonard Cohen or Bob Dylan or John Lennon or Morrissey supper.
I knew a guy who attended a Leonard Cohen supper on Burns night and he said it was absolutely brilliant.
Maybe if the GIO Burns supper works well,Miss B and the team will be brave enough to expand the idea to songwriting 'Burns' suppers next year - matter of fact, why wait till next year - do it in the Spring?
regardez - youse
henri
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Comment number 49.
At 15th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:#45. You'll be okay if you stick to the Prof. Apparently the Beeb's new Golden Boy of sciences is also a hit with the ladies. However, former That's Life co presenter Doc. Cox presents a completely different set of issues!
#48. I think there is merit to your idea but let's not diss Burns completely at the expense of past experience which I'll admit to having shared something similar over the years. Is there such a thing as an International Day of Songwriters?
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Comment number 50.
At 15th Jan 2012, Will Power wrote:We are all of us in the gutter
But some of us are looking at the stars
The Pretenders - Message of Love
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Comment number 51.
At 15th Jan 2012, joethejamman wrote:Monday
The Sun,Moon,And The Stars-Nancy Griffith
Good Planets Are Hard To Find-Steve Forbert
Sleeping Satellite-Tasmin Archer
The Stars Look Different From Down Here-Cosmic Rough Riders
She Thinks He Hung The Moon-the brilliant Delvantes.
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Comment number 52.
At 15th Jan 2012, Will Power wrote:Marc Almond - The Stars We Are
Muse - Starlight
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Comment number 53.
At 15th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Ivor Biggun ~ Probing Andromeda
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Comment number 54.
At 15th Jan 2012, Will Power wrote:#53 As much chance as Star Star by the Stones!
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Comment number 55.
At 15th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:#54... & Astral Traveller ~ YES??? (The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recordings '69-70)
"A percussion masterclass!"
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Comment number 56.
At 15th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:There is a thouht - Van Morrison Astral Weeks
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Comment number 57.
At 15th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:leave the boys to themselves for an hour or two and they immediately revert to bum jokes and Leonard Cohen.
MONDAY
Like a Full Moon - Codeine Velvet Club
Mercury Blues - David Lindley
Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo- Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
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Comment number 58.
At 15th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:Mary Chapin Carpenter - Haley Came To Jackson
Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Moon And St Christopher
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Comment number 59.
At 15th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#48
Henri,
1) Read the gumpf below the photie.
2) Click on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ tickets website
3) Not this one.
4) Not now. Wait until Monday.
>8-D
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Comment number 60.
At 15th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#57
Gaie,
We were discussing an astronomical anomaly, i.e. on Venus the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.
Bum jokes indeed!
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Comment number 61.
At 15th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#49
There is only one
:o)
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Comment number 62.
At 15th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Tee Hee, whur's ma copy of Bras on 45?
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Comment number 63.
At 15th Jan 2012, paolopablo wrote:I might be totally wrong (it has happened once before) but I get the impression the theme is stars and only stars. No satellites planets or anything else fleeing through space. I think the clue is in the phrase 'an all star line up '
Just sayin like so youse urny all rushin to amend your suggestions at ten past six ramorra .
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Comment number 64.
At 15th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:#60 don't think you can bumboozle me with science, my lad!
Astral Plane Theme - The Incredible String Band
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Comment number 65.
At 15th Jan 2012, Kene Gelly wrote:i'm a Yed Posterior man meeself ...
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Comment number 66.
At 15th Jan 2012, DC wrote:(giggle....)
#57 Full Moon!!!!
Hee hee hee
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Comment number 67.
At 15th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#63 correct again Paolo.
I'll opt for the brightest star, Sirius, also known as 'The Dog Star'
Dogs - Pink Floyd
"Hmmm, that would work Miss B......" before being consigned to the "Nut a chance" pile
DC
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Comment number 68.
At 15th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:#66
"Never Moon a Werewolf!"
Mike Binder
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Comment number 69.
At 15th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:Ooh good shout Paolo
Bowie - Star
Bowie - Prettiest Star
Bowie - Star man
Bowie - New Killer Star
Roddy Frame - The North Star
Willie Nelson - Stardust
Trashcan Sinatras - Morning Star
Nanci Grigffith - Lone Star State Of Mind
Dylan - Shooting Star
Dangermoose - Star Eyes
and finally
Bowie - Ziggy Star dust
I'd play Ziggy or Prettiest Star
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Comment number 70.
At 15th Jan 2012, DC wrote:Nazareth - Star
Mozz - DisaStar
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Comment number 71.
At 16th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
Bowie - Scary MonStar
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Comment number 72.
At 16th Jan 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
This may be of interest.
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Comment number 73.
At 16th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:DC I don't know that track, maybe you ment:
Mozz - November Spawned A MonSTAR
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Comment number 74.
At 16th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:#71 Good shout Scotch.
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Comment number 75.
At 16th Jan 2012, Thing-Fish wrote:What gigs can bloggers recommend at Celtic Connections?
So far I have tickets for Le Vent Du Nord, Peatbog Faeries, Jack Bruce, Kathryn Tickell, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson and Lol Coxhill & Bridgit St John.
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Comment number 76.
At 16th Jan 2012, mikeshropshire wrote:Pink Moon: Nick Drake
Starless: The Unthanks
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Comment number 77.
At 16th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:#76
I'm going to see The Big Dish.. among others no doubt.
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Comment number 78.
At 16th Jan 2012, CaptRamius wrote:Knowing that relevant personal stories help, I was a bit annoyed on Friday that mine didn't even make it from the phone booth to the studio.
I was driving back to the old stomping ground of Dunbar to DJ a friend's 40th with a definite brief to focus on 88-92 and to flavour that with indie. Which all sounds like
* The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
had just the right amount of nostalgia and contemporary references to get played.
What did I get announced on air: "Capt Ramius 'from Edinburgh' wants..."
Bah.
Still, the evening went brilliantly, and took me right back to those student days in Teviot and Potterrow Unions.
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Comment number 79.
At 16th Jan 2012, CaptRamius wrote:Right, onto tonight. Without such a useful story to hang my request on (cos I'm withholding Babylon Zoo in protest)
* Pink Floyd - Great Gig in the Sky
* The Hooters - Satellite
* Billy Bragg - My Flying Saucer
* Cranberries - Stars
* Echo and the Bunnymen - Killing Moon
* Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp (from the early anti-racist days of Skinhead Rudeboys)
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Comment number 80.
At 16th Jan 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#79
Aye, its space Captain, but not as we know it....
See #63 in case ye think I'm giving ye a bum star.
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Comment number 81.
At 16th Jan 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow
"Yellow" - Coldplay
top tune
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Comment number 82.
At 16th Jan 2012, Will Power wrote:#81 Yeah but crap lyrics ☺
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Comment number 83.
At 16th Jan 2012, gaie wrote:#75 Béla Fleck, Thea Gilmore, Tony McManus?
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Comment number 84.
At 16th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#80
when you wish upon a star,
makes nae difference who ye are
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Comment number 85.
At 16th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:that's pretty good - only one shout recorded for simply red...chuffed... the dark side improve, it's the vox pop texters we've got to be concerned about.
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Comment number 86.
At 16th Jan 2012, Dave from Dundee wrote:"Star" - Erasure
"Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band
"Boy With The Arab STARap" (sorry!) - Belle & Sebastian
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Comment number 87.
At 16th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:#85 ha ha get over yourself some of the pi** requested on the blog is not that great at times. And i include myself there......
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Comment number 88.
At 16th Jan 2012, holdontight wrote:Something a bit out of the ordinary;
"Sword of Orion" by Vangelis
Ian
Gartcosh
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Comment number 89.
At 16th Jan 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Good luck with the shout Ian, but got to warn you Ricardo & Bryan don't do the less ordinary that often ;-)
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Comment number 90.
At 16th Jan 2012, norriemaclean wrote:#87 and that is not meant as pi = archimedes constant = C/d = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510
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Comment number 91.
At 16th Jan 2012, henri hannah wrote:#87 I know, I just have this deep loathing for Stars by Simply Red - it just personifies mediocrity.
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Comment number 92.
At 16th Jan 2012, DC wrote:#90 you're taking the pi?
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