MUM'S THE WORD...
A show full of princes, dragons, wolves and magic for our Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes theme this evening. It was fun to hear Toy Dolls' rendition of 'Nellie The Elephant' and who would have thought they'd hear Metallica next to John Martyn - that's the beauty of Get It On! Thanks for all your suggestions tonight.
As Mothers' Day fast approaches, tomorrow night's show is dedicated to the mums! We're looking for songs that mention mothers - Scissor Sisters 'Take Your Mama Out', Abba 'Mamma Mia', or maybe Paul Simon with 'Mother And Child Reunion'. Whatever you choose, mum's the word!
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At 15th Mar 2012, Scotch Get wrote:FRIDAY
Mother Goose - Jethro Tull
Mother Stands for Comfort - Kate Bush
orphaned git
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At 15th Mar 2012, Alfaeraferry wrote:This is why Mr Clapton rates him as the person he wants to be
Mama Don't / JJ Cale
Al
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At 15th Mar 2012, Will Power wrote:The Shirelles - Mama Said
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At 15th Mar 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
Henri,
Monday, the 8th. of October at the Armadillo,
:o)
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At 15th Mar 2012, Scotch Get wrote:FRIDAY
Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Willie & Waylon
Keep it Country!
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At 15th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:- Gene Vincent - Only 1:27 - play it twice
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At 15th Mar 2012, Thing-Fish wrote:MOTHER PEOPLE from MOTHERMANIA by THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
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At 15th Mar 2012, DC wrote:Mother - Pink Floyd
Often requested etc
DC
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At 15th Mar 2012, mary-doll wrote:Puscifer Momma Sed
Were he my son, I'd have telt him to spell right, for starters.
"Like a kidney stone, this, too, shall pass"
Even with lyrics like that it's a crackingly good tune!
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At 15th Mar 2012, norriemaclean wrote:a wee Friday night cracker:
Van Morrison and The Chieftand - I'll tell me Ma
and
The Band - Rag, Mama Rag
or
Bruce Springsteen - The Wish (a lovely tale about his Maw buying his first guitar)
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At 15th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:#4 seen him before with an unnanounced Peter Sarstedt in support.
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At 15th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:Mother of Mine / Neil reid
Ma He's making eyes at me / Lena Zavaroni
No Charge / JJ Barrie
How many points Henri?
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At 15th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:Sorry I won't be able to listen as I'm out.
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At 15th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:However i might listen again
All your mothers daughters / Aerials Up
who are off to play some canadian music festival
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At 15th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:M is for the million things she gave me.
O means only that she's growing old.
T is for the tears she shed to save me.
H is for her heart of purest gold.
E is for her eyes with love-light shining.
R means right, and right, she'll allways be.
Put them all together, they spell , a word that means the world, to me.
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At 15th Mar 2012, FrankInDenny wrote:Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
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At 15th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:Norman Bates - Mama Tied
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At 16th Mar 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 19.
At 16th Mar 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:I Dreamed About Mama Last Night ~ Hank Williams
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At 16th Mar 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:'Mama Used To Say' - Junior
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At 16th Mar 2012, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Oh dear that's queer never had lyrics pulled before?
Check it out, Mummy's Boy ~ Madness
or
Mama's Boy ~ T. Ramones
or
Mama Weer All Crazee Now ~ Slade
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At 16th Mar 2012, Rex Titter wrote:'Mother Protect' === Niki & The Dove
---- if this doesn't hook you in my names not Rex Titter ---
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At 16th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:- Johnny Guitar Watson - A bit of funk for that dear old silver-haired lady on Her Special Day
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At 16th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:- Garth Brooks - Perhaps there's room for a little sentimentality today
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At 16th Mar 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins + Messina
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At 16th Mar 2012, Jesus wrote:Ìý
Ìý
- Charlotte Church
{:-{)}
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Comment number 27.
At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Well, I'm sure as we had Queen last night we'll be spared them tonight.
And that'll be that for the Warren Zeavon song for a while (maybe till the summer when we have a week or two of London themes).
Looking at last night's playlist I see there were two sandmen tunes (but sadly no Bowie assist).
He says, sounding a bit Erskinny.
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#26
You reckon that's the best version then, Jes?
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At 16th Mar 2012, Jesus wrote:Ìý
#28 - You don't Adam & Eve it? My mum likes it. And that is the most important thing!
{:-{)}
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At 16th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:Try . Appropriately enough from The Madhouse.
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At 16th Mar 2012, Will Power wrote:Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
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At 16th Mar 2012, norriemaclean wrote:She might drive you mad at times, tell you off, be there when you need her and all of that. And yes! That's alright!!
Elvis Presley - That's Allright Mama
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At 16th Mar 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:'Miss You' - Rolling Stones :'o(
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#31
Not sure thats in the Terry's All Gold and a bunch of daffs spirit of things Billy.
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At 16th Mar 2012, DC wrote:Aw Julie, you've got me emotional now....
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At 16th Mar 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:#35 Sorry...reading Norrie's post got me all overcome with emulsion myself...and it's only been 42 years!
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#31
And you should use inverted commas or bold print when making your requests. Especially when PB is producing.
She might say " .. and Billy in Alloa has asked for Fountains of Wayne by Stacy's Mom" if you're not careful.
There are listeners who are still scouring the internet for the blog favourite Oi Va Voi by an artist called Yuri.
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At 16th Mar 2012, KK Bing wrote:'Big Fat Mama' ¬¬¬ Status Quo
... from their halcyon days
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At 16th Mar 2012, caroline-hall wrote:Gene Vincent's "Say Mama" is fairly reflective of my own parenting style of "go ask your Dad"...
Or how about Big Mama Thornton "Hound Dog"
Ernie K Doe "Mother-In-Law" (which is in no way reflective of my mother-in-law, who's the salt of the earth :-))
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:"Mamae Eu Quero" - Carmen Miranda
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At 16th Mar 2012, henri hannah wrote:Motherless Children - Eric Clapton
but what I'd really like to hear is
Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune - Jack Bruce
#12 I'd find it hard to give points for Neil Reid, too obvious though the other two are fair enough - not my taste, but certainly less obvious.
I suppose the captain will offer up John Lennon's 'Mother' with all that Primal Screaming.
regardez youse
henri
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At 16th Mar 2012, henri hannah wrote:oh and
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
And don't you worry bout thing, pretty mama...
regardez youse
henri
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:"Mama" - Genesis
I've noticed over the past few years that Phil Collins gets a lot of stick from a lot of quarters in the UK.
Why is that?
I'm sure he'd feature in a lot of people's "life soundtracks".
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At 16th Mar 2012, gaie wrote:- George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Adam, I don't know why Phil Collins gets so much stick, it's become completely uncool to admit to liking him. He's never been on my playlist particularly, but I think he's got plenty of good songs and doesn't deserve to be so mocked. It's something that we do here, the old build 'em up and knock 'em down thing; I despise it, and I despise the media for encouraging it, as they certainly do.
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At 16th Mar 2012, Will Power wrote:#34 Was better than the Goldie Lookin Chain song I was going to request ☺
#37 Smack on botty...
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At 16th Mar 2012, Will Power wrote:Huge seconds for:
Aerials Up - "All Your Mother's Daughters"
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At 16th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:#39
Were we at primary school together?
#44
It may have something to do with him dumping his first wife by fax and second by text, thus placing him third after Sting and Bono on the "Clear a Room" list.
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At 16th Mar 2012, henri hannah wrote:Also...
Yer Blues -The Beatles now that would be a treat! ( My mother was of the sky, my father was of the earth and I am of the universe...)
regardez youse
henri
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At 16th Mar 2012, henri hannah wrote:Big 3rd for aerials up - I have this cd, bought it at the gig - got another positive mention on Tom Morton today, in case you missed it Paulo.
regardez youse
henri
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At 16th Mar 2012, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:#47 #44 I think he did the deed by fax...just sayin' like.
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At 16th Mar 2012, Alfaeraferry wrote:Hankies at the ready......
The Best Day / Taylor Swift
Al.
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At 16th Mar 2012, DC wrote:#50 so how did he say it? Did he make reference to "fax" in his statement? Was it "off"?
We neednae be telt...
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At 16th Mar 2012, norriemaclean wrote:Dedicated to a regular stalwart of the blog and his family. Thinking of you. You know why I am suggesting this:
Chocolate Genius - My Mom
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At 16th Mar 2012, gaie wrote:#47 my sources say she ran off with the painter/decorator
the main thing is everyone else gets to take the moral high-ground
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At 16th Mar 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#47,#44, #50 - I always thought his first wife left him for a painter and decorator.
Thus the paint pot and brush on TOTPs.
Anyway, being on his third wife can hardly be the reason.
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At 16th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:44 47 50 55
I think it's cos his music's crap.
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At 16th Mar 2012, paolopablo wrote:#49
Was it during the Cheltenham gold cup? If so i missed it. I'll have to have Alison again.
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At 16th Mar 2012, henri hannah wrote:#57
It was in the gig review, don't remember the time but about 2:10. Much talk of the Canada trip.
#56
Well, I think it was a mixture of his perosnal behaviour, which was no worse than many others, and the fact that he was constantly at the front of everything - never off the telly, the concorde double bill at Live Aid, producing everyone including Clapton and Philip Bailley - I think folk just got fed up seeing him everywhere, Wogan, Aspel etc. I think he came to represent a kind of 'establishment' which people started to rail against. Qutiing the UK didn't help - I saw him concert in once,(SECC) which I'd oblitereted from my mind, not because it was a bad gig but because it was the last thing I attended with my ex wife (her choice) during the living death phase of the marriage.
So I have poor neuro associations - the gig was good enough, the memory isn't.
regardez youse
henri
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At 16th Mar 2012, Glen Miller wrote:#53
It's appreciated and thanks for the cheque. It was a life saver.
#54
I apologise for my pharisaical smugness.
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At 16th Mar 2012, Scotch Get wrote:Ìý
Mandi has been awarded an impressive 25 points for tonight's show!
So much for Miss Babs' unassailable lead...
#59
So, you apologise for having a go at Phil Collins by traducing the Pharisees? Don't believe everything you read in the New Testament!
BTW, Glen Miller is MadMac. Official. (Alison said so).
>8-D
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At 19th Mar 2012, ArtificialRhonda wrote:#7 Very Good Choice Thing Fish,
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