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Morning all

These themes seem designed to deter long lists!

Mon - First Single
Sorry - I don't remember the first single I bought even although I have very few...I tended to buy the album back then. The first record I bought (from 23rd Precint in Baths Street in Glasgow) was Relics by Pink Floyd. It has not aged well! I suggest: Arnold Layne or (the apt) Remember a Day.

Tuesday ...still checking my list!

Wednesday -Occupations
I'm a civil servant.. and I'm really struggling to think of appropriate songs. How about:
- the theme from Yes Minister
- I'll work for your love (Springsteen)
- Everybody wants to rule the world (Tears for Fears)
Blessed (Brett Anderson) - because the civil service provides a fabulously varied, interesting and rewarding career.

Thusday - Ghosts etc
The ghost of Tom Joad (Springsteen)

Have a good weekend.


Joe
Linlithgow

Just thought of another appropriate song for Wednesday...

From small things (big things one day come) - Springsteen.

Joe
Linlithgow

Can't remember which was bought first but the first singles I bought, all at the same time I seem to remember, were:

"Meet Me On The Corner" by Lindisfarne - think I've already had that played so...my others were:

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" - New Seekers.

and

I'd most like to hear:

"All I ever Need Is You" - Sonny and Cher (double A side with "I've Got You Babe" which gets more airplay but I always preferred the former)

Joe - we must have Blinded by The Light on your list of lists?

Monday's must be designed to keep out the regulars, as it is the 3rd time this theme has been up (and unless we lie about our first records, it could be a bit repetitive).

My first single was Hawkwind: "Angels of Death". ;-)

It amazes me now but my first single that I can recall buying was the T Rex single Solid Gold Easy Action. Bought with Christmas money and in hindsight this seems a good choice for an 8 year old in Jan 1973!

I was later to be more affected by Bowie, The Jam, Springsteen, Clash and many many more great singles.

I really do yearn for the 7" single generation.

Here, Harry, you dont happen to keep a list of themes done, do you?

MONDAY FIRST SINGLE
I got a record token for my 14th Birthday in May 1979 and did not know what to buy. I gave it to my sister to buy something and she bought me Janet Kay 'Silly Games' and Roxy Music 'Dance Away' liitle did I know that 25 years later I would be working for the band and have my name on Roxy/Ferry records. Ironically Dance Away is now one of my least favourite Roxy songs. Needless to say 'Silly Games' was not just the first Janet Kay record I bought but it was also the last too.

TUESDAY LISTS

Roxy Music 'If There Is Something" was used in the recent Daniel Craig Movie 'Flashbacks Of A Fool'. The song was also covered by Bowie's Tin Machine.
lyrics excerpt
"I would do anything for you
I would climb mountains
I would swim all the oceans blue
I would walk a thousand miles
Reveal my secrets, more than enough for me to share
I would put roses round our door
Sit in the garden
Growing potatoes by the score"

WEDNESDAY OCCUPATIONS

I am a civil engineer and manager of construction sites. I am currently building a sewage treatment works in Newtonmore so I am open for suggestions for songs for this job.

THURSDAY GHOSTS

It has to be 'Ghosts' by Japan the worlds most commercial weird song ever. David Sylvian sounds like Bryan Ferry with flat batteries on this one.

MONDAY FIRST SINGLE
I got a record token for my 14th Birthday in May 1979 and did not know what to buy. I gave it to my sister to buy something and she bought me Janet Kay 'Silly Games' and Roxy Music 'Dance Away' liitle did I know that 25 years later I would be working for the band and have my name on Roxy and Ferry records. Ironically Dance Away is now one of my least favourite Roxy songs. Needless to say 'Silly Games' was not just the first Janet Kay record I bought but it was also the last too.

TUESDAY LISTS

Roxy Music 'If There Is Something was used in the recent Daniel Craig Movie 'Flashbacks Of A Fool'. The song was also covered by Bowie's Tin Machine.
lyrics excerpt
"I would do anything for you
I would climb mountains
I would swim all the oceans blue
I would walk a thousand miles
Reveal my secrets, more than enough for me to share
I would put roses round our door
Sit in the garden
Growing potatoes by the score"

WEDNESDAY OCCUPATIONS

I am a civil engineer and manager of construction sites. I am currently building a sewage treatment works in Newtonmore so I am open for suggestions for songs for this job.

THURSDAY GHOSTS

It has to be 'Ghosts' by Japan the worlds most commercial weird song ever. David Sylvian sounds like Bryan Ferry with flat batteries on this one.

WEDNESDAY

'The J.C.B. Song' - Nizlopi


For Norrie, who is too shy to ask for it himself.


Set it up, Babs!





heehee

Hurry up Harry, come on.

TUESDAY:

"I've been everywhere" - Hank Snow.

"That's What I Like About The South" - by Phil Harris, who was the voice of Baloo the Bear in The Jungle Book.

"Chevalier's Muster Roll" - The Corries (not heard this for years and years)

"The Court of King Caratacus" - Rolf Harris ...sorry :-)

"Zombie" - The Cranberries ( pretty short list - tanks, bombs, guns - but a good song).

"Patience of Angels" - Eddi Reader -there's a door in a wall in a house in a street in a town - always reminds me of "The Rattling Bog" the way this list is put together :)

Mon. First single. Look Wot You Dun-Slade

Tues. Pop Muzik-M

Wed. R.u.b.b.i.s.h- Carter USM or Dennis by Blondie ( as that the name on my bin lorry)

Thurs; Haunted- Shane McGowan & Sinead O'Connor

Norrie - I distinctly remember a girl in my class having a T.Rex T Shirt (she got it from her "big cousin") and my friends and I thought it was odd that... A. the band sounded like a lard substitute (think about it), and... B. She would wear a t shirt for a band that were so grown up. I'd heard "Deborah" and thought it was Ok but nothing special. Of course, very shortly afterwards T.Rex were having hit singles all over the place and Marc Bolan was on the front cover of just about every magazine.

The very first records I ever bought were a full set of Gilbert & Sullivan operas on 78 by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, recorded between the wars. A small snippet of The Gondoliers even made it onto a track we recorded in our band at school!

Still got the records but my turntable won't play them...

I have gramaphone but it's damaged and won't play - anyone know if there are any repair shops in Edinburgh. There used to be a shop in Stockbridge that I thought would do repairs but when I tried to google it I got the impression it had closed down. I'd love to get that back in working order, although I did manage to get a copy of Hoagy Carmichael's "Mr Music Master" (which was my most favourite 78 from my Mum's collection) on CD recently. I even have a 78 called "The Waltzing Strings" which was the theme music to Top of the Form and I love The Ink Spots singing "Java Jive". Sigh!

I work in IT and have done everything from artificial intelligence to networking, web sites, massive databases, server configuration - you name it! So I have gone for tunes that reflect the technological age:

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Computer World - Kraftwerk
Electric Dreams - Phil Oakey/Georgio Moroder
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats (silicone chip inside her head...)
Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan
Digital Man - Rush
Floppy Disk - AC/DC
Chip Away - Jane's Addiction (K that's a wee joke)
Network News - Robert Plant
The Web - Marillion
Digital Garden - Prince

Monday

Mines was a RCA Maxi-disc i.e. an A-SIDE plus a two track B-SIDE so technically not an EP and was David Bowies Space Oddity. Ironically enough it was Velvet Goldmine on the B-SIDE I seem to recall having a longer lasting preference for.

Tuesday

Sock it to them J.B. 鈥� T. Specials, lists the obvious and with Quantum of Solace soon to be鈥�

No sell out 鈥� KeithLeBlanc contains several lists from the off!

L鈥檈nfer du nord Paris 鈥揜oubaix, la Cote D鈥橝zur et Saint鈥揟ropez, Les Alpes et Les Pyr茅n茅es, Derni猫re 茅tape Champs-脡lys茅es - Tour De France - Kraftwerk

Wednesday

Accountancy Shanty 鈥� Monty Python

Ballad of Accounting 鈥� Ewan MacColl

Get the balance right (as in Trial Balance) 鈥� Depeche Mode

Thursday

My Daddy is a Vampire 鈥� The Meteors

The Crusher 鈥� The Novas

Psycho 鈥� The Sonics

Love me 鈥� The Phantom

Little red riding hood 鈥� 999

Glasgow Chapter meeting... Bon Accord, Charing Cross?

For Monday's 'first singles' (bought), I believe I may be quite the fortunate man of style and taste (almost).
I recall purchasing, from Tempo Tapes up at the Mearns Cross shoping centre, two singles on the same day. They were:

Lucky Number - Lene Lovich
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

When I think back, it could have been so much worse, so not a bad call then.

Now, if you're talking about first singles (gifted), then it'd have to be a children's song, like the Ugly Duckling or the Runaway Train or some such thing. I can't recall the exact one, as my younger sisters got one each as well, so there's a blur of that period in time - so very long ago.


As for list theme, well one track stands out as I put it on a fairly recent playlist I compiled for a CD to send to a friend. The track is

Hello - Beloved

I'm sure if you hear it again you will recognise the reeling off of well known names.


RoxyJohn, I like that Janet Kay track. In fact, I put that on another compilation CD for the same friend. Funnily enough, he lives in Australia, and he never calls anymore. D'ya think that might be a reason?

JuliefromEdiburgh, I'm interested in finding out the name of that Hoagy Carmichael CD 'cos there's a track I heard once, by him, and I liked it a lot. I'd like to source it, if possible.

Later for Wed/Thur themes

Mike Tough

Monday - First Single

This would definitely fall under the 'cringeworthy' category now, but hey, I was supporting Canadian music even then: Corey Hart - Boy In The Box

Tuesday - Lists

88 Lines About 44 Women - The Nails - I don't know if there is a radio edit? If so, It would be great to hear.
I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash
It's De-Lovely - Cole Porter by Ella Fitzgerald
It's The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M.

Wednesday - My Occupation

I'm the mum to two young boys, so I would consider motherhood my primary occupation. For that reason, I'd suggest Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones (tongue planted firmly in cheek).
I'm also self-employed, so The Boss - James Brown would fit too (although I'm a GOOD mother!)

Thursday - Ghosts/Ghouls

A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
Going To Hell - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Walking With A Ghost - Tegan and Sara (a bit of Canadian content too!)
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus

Roxy re Wednesday...

Would you be insulted by something from the offensive blemish on the Clashs otherwise remarkable output 鈥淐ut the Crap鈥�?

Tuesday - List of lists:

Back to me - Kathleen Edwards
World without tears - Lucinda Williams
It was a very good year - Sinatra
You know the rest - Steve Earle
Whose bed have your boots been under - Shania Twain
Sweet old world - Emmylou Harris

Please mention, but don't play "All kinds of everything" by Dana.

Joe
Linlithgow

RJ - for Wednesday

What a waste - Ian Drury & the Blockheads?

This is going to be quite a week of revelations on the profiles of bloggers front. What with first singles and occupations.
BTW, whats happened to Glen? No sooner is RJ back.....has anybody actually seen the pair together?

Here I am

Monday

Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix

Tuesday

These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry

Titanic - Sultana - now there was a list

Wednesday

Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond

Thursday

Love Bites - Def Leppard

I'm really struggling to come up with anything for these themes. Occupation, there are a couple of songs, neither of which are good. Might just have a week off.


TUESDAY

'My Favourite Things' - Julie Andrews

I refuse to suffer alone.

Mike: The Hoagy Carmichael CD is "The Old Music Master" which is also the name of my favourite song of his, for sentimental reasons mainly, although "Stardust" would come a close second. There are plenty of CDs to be found online.

WEDNESDAY:
Mungo Jerry - "You don't have to be in the Army to fight in the war".
Womack and Womack - "Love Wars" (of course the Army don't really love wars... just fight in them. I answer their telephones while they're away).
Fun Boy Three - "The Telephone Always Rings".

THURSDAY: "I Want My Baby Back" - Jimmy Cross.

TUESDAY

'Something For The Girl With Everything' - Sparks






So much for the week off.


Madmac, That number in Pennsylvania is still engaged. Help!

RoxyJohn,
Re: Wednesday
Anything by the Floaters.

THURSDAY

'No Lullaby' - Jethro Tull

Hey RoxyJohn

Imagine that two Civil Engineers on the same blog, scary eh?!

Cheers Norrie

ps Scotch - dont be cheeky! :o)

Norrie,
Sorry, man. I was powerless to resist!

Hi madmac

Dont you wish they would actually delete Cut The Crap it is truly awful. Considering that the Clash were one of the greatest band sof all time makes it even worse yet strangely This Is England is just magnificent. As is Live at Shea, if you don't have it yet cheer yourself up and buy it Strummer is on fantastic form.

Julie

I liked you trex story! Another good thread would be artists / albums you thought were rubbish as first then realsied were brilliant.

I hope you get your gramophone fixed, that sounds like fun and I hope you were impressed by my self restraint in not getting into a discussion on turntables and amps!! Tempted as I was.


Could I second your request for Patience of Angles but I would like to hear Boo Hewerdines own version from his excellent Harmonograph album.


Danielle

No one said you were not a good mother! And if you get stressed we are here for you! How about somthing by the Boss himself!?

Cheers

Norrie

Norrie, feel free to second the request, I know it's Boo's song but I do prefer Eddi's version.

Monday
Almost 36 years ago to the day I bought Mouldy Old Dough. It must have traumatised me coz it was a whole year before I bought my second single, All the Way From Memphis. In between time I bought my first album - 20 Fantastic Hits (by the original artists, may well have been the first to use original tracks and not cover versions ala the TOTPS albums, not sure). It was released by Arcade, but when I tried to look it up to remind myself of the tracks list, I could only find a Dutch release which was very different. I remember Maggie May, One Bad Apple, Beautiful Sunday and Love Grows but thats about it.

Norrie - Ha! I was referring to the lyrics 'I'm a bad motha' in the song. Good to know you're there for impromptu counseling sessions though. I'm hoping you subscribe to Lucy Van Pelt's idea of appropriate rates for psychiatric help - my nickel is in the mail!

I was just being silly Danielle!

Mon - 1st single. No doubt and no shame!! Slade - Merry xmas. 8 or 9 years old and proud as I handed over the 35p or whatever it was!

Wed - As a window cleaner there's the Van song, but there's also Breaking glass (Hazel O'Connor I think). Forget George Formby, but how about anything by The Bare Naked Ladies? In a previous life I was a farmer so we could "plough the fields and scatter". Just don't mention the Wurzels!!

Me too!

THURSDAY

'The Dundee Ghost' - Matt McGinn

I see the blog is still on BST

GMT rools OK?

Johnny - Cleaning Windows is a great track, Van refrences his Winow Cleaning on a few songs and I love the lyric on St Dominics Preview "shammy cleaning all the windows, singing songs about Edoth Piaffs soul". I would love to hear either of those twp tracks.

Hello!

Thanks to Bryan and Vic for playing 2 of my 3 requests in last weeks shows. That's a result that Meatloaf himself would be delighted with - and if it's good enough for the big man, it's good enough for me!

This weeks suggestions:

First Single

Lean on Me by Red Box. I haven't heard this for years, I'm sure it will sound terribly dated now.

List Song

"3 is a magic number" by Bob Dorough/Schoolhouse rock. I suppose it's a list of things about the number 3. I've been thinking about this song recently as Ms. Chops is due to have our first baby Chops in the next few weeks. "A man and a woman had a little baby. Now there's three in the family - and that's a magic number"

Ms. Chops chooses "Song for Whoever" by The Beautiful South for her list song.

I'd also second glen millers choice of "These Foolish Things" by Bryan Ferry, I think it's great.

Occupations

"Working in a Coal Mine" by Lee Dorsey would be fitting for me (us dwarves are tremendous miners).

Halloween

"She's not there" by the Zombies.

Regards
Mr Chops, The Dwarf

MrChops

A wee choplet - all the best hope Mrs Chops is keeping well!

Adam In Rio

Norries younger brother has been dispatched, again, to the anvestral loft. His report is as follows:

01 - Maggie May
02 - One Bad Apple
03 - Pushbike Song
04 - Brand New Key
05 - Early in the Morning
06 - Coz I Luv You
07 - Johnny Reggae
08 - Blame It On The Pony Express
09 - My World
10 - Candida
11 - Beg Steal or Borrow
12 - La La Means I LOve You
13 - THe Baby
14 - Puppy Love
15 - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
16 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
17 - Can't Let You Go
18 - Beautiful Sunday
19 - What Have They Done To My Song, Ma-
20 - Blue is the Colour

He has been scolded for not including the artists, his retort was google. 20 classics, to be reclaimed on my next visit North.

Sorry to learn of your difficulties this week Scotch is not like you. However, DO keep the comments coming...

B.T.W. I think Adam must now be on the party line... wow what a response time by Glenn, these offshore call centres can achieve excellent customer service targets but was this more akin to a moonlight serenade...

Norrie, should not interfere with history plus I never bought it, suppose it was because Strummer had embarrassed himself by sacking Mick Jones. Once B.A.D. started charting, theirs was a fresh and innovative sound with its sampling etc... J.S. did redeem himself in my humble opinion by his subsequent public reconciliation, accompanying song writing and production credits on No.10 Upping St. Shea is almost in the same category... isnt Terry Chimes on the skins? Nevertheless, Mrs Madmac was always the ardent supporter of the Clash in our house and had thought of placing a copy under the tree this year.

Like the shout re your occupation Mr Chop, however you haven't heard DEVO's cover?

Regards to all M.M.

Tuesday...

Anyway, anyhow, anywhere either by the Who or D.B.'s Pin Ups cover more my age group.. Michael "Woody" Woodmanseys drumming is just excellent almost as good as the Loons.

We are still on BST
This betrays a lack of professionalism.

Madmac,
I am losing my mind. Time was, whenever Wogan spoke of being carted off to a Home for the Bewildered, I would laugh.







I'm not laughing now.

Aye quite right Scotch re B.S.T. but relax an pour another J.D. you've an extra hour to enjoy it.

What is a BST? I know BLT but not BST??

How is the pilot chick going to work love and romance into this weeks themes?

Stranglers - No More Heroes for lists.

I suppose it's better than BSE but you used to be able to set your watch by the 大象传媒.

While there's moonlight and music and love and romance, could we go for a curry after the Bon Accord?

Glen - BonAccord ??

No. 18

On reflection, a still small voice is suggesting it may be an ill-judged departure from my normal caution and prudence to meet a stranger named Mad Mac.

Scotch-git: Thanks for the GMT reminder. Now that we are following in the footsteps of our neighbours to the south; I'll have to remember to listen to the show an hour earlier next week. Enjoy that extra hour!

First record I bought, hmmm. It was a tape copy of Poped In Souled Out by Wet Wet Wet, Hogmanay 1987 from the Wollies that was in Paisley High Street, there's a WH Smug and a sports shop where it used to be. Ah, such a loss...

Hi all

Well, as BB predicted I have two "first singles!" One is Bucks Fizz "Land of Make Believe" but the one I would prefer to hear after all these years would be "It's My Party" by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin..great track. Hope this one is still living in my parents attic where I think I left it when I ran off to college all those years ago....

AFR...I am looking forward to occupations night too....could be revelations all over the shop....

Is Poped In Souled Out the one with 'Wishing I was Luciani' on it?

Danielle,
You are very welcome. Always happy to help out our listeners in the colonies!
Are you knee deep in snow yet?

Glenn re no.53 why not...

I only floated the Bon in order to generate some sort of feed back... this could be changed to appeal to others also. Some of the G.I.O. Team drink in the Bath Street area on occasion... Grouch of St. Jude maybe their apperance could generate more interest.

MM

Re 45 - Thanks for the kind words Norrie. Ms Chops is keeping and looking great. She's hardy :)

Re 46 - Hey MM, good shout about the Devo cover of coalmine. I like it too!

Tuesday Lists :

It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra. Simply outstanding track. I still have the glossy program and tickets somewhere from the the concert he did here in Glasgow, 1981 was it?

4 Notes - Martyn Bennett (Bothy Culture album), superb beat, full on drums and pipes. Must be played loud!

as an after thought as I type....3 Steps To Heaven - Showaddywaddy

Anyone know how I can change my password for blog-logging-on?

cheers

Mike Tough

PS thanks JuliefromEdinburgh - I'll do a websearch and await next month's wage packet.

Jan

You know what sometimes I am far too far up my own ...... and always seeking to suggest songs that have artistic integrity or something whatever it may be. But you know what... 3 Steps To Heaven is a great track. I used to love Showaddywaddy as a youngster.

Great shout!

Norrie

Norrie, I know what you mean. Who cares if the track is cheesy or naff in another persons view. Thats what GIO is all about playing what we request. The listeners make the show

Jan - I have posted something about this on another board I am on and it is hilarious it has lit up threads are goings about Racey, Rubettes,Mud, Lambrettas! Some want me barred for a week for bringing up Showaddywaddy!

I am bad for criticising and have tried very hard not to do it here!

Scotch-git - the weather network tells me it is on the way - burrr. I guess it's time to stock up on the rum!

MikeT-23 - I'm pretty sure if you go to the login page and choose the 'forgot your password' link; you are able to choose a new password. Hope that helps!

My first single (for reasons that I can't really remember) was Dave Davies - Lincoln County.

I was (and still am) a great Kinks fan. But why my very first purchase was not something more obvious - like Days or Waterloo Sunset - I don't know. I have not heard Lincoln County for nearly 40 years - but could still sing every word! I seem to recall it had a good B-side too - There is no Life Without Your Love.

First album was Stand Up by Jethro Tull. Cost 19/11 (pre-decimal - that was a penny less than a pound). What an album. And what an album sleeve - a double cover, which when you opened it the members of the band 'stood up' in 3-D. You don't get that with a download!

Thanks for the sewage works suggestions or as they are now poshly called, Waste Water Treatment Works. The floaters one made me laugh.

What I am pleased about is that 60 posts after my original one (or 2 as I must have sent it twice by mistake) that no one has suggested "anything by Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music as they are all sh--"

Hey RJ - I would have thought Wasteland would fit the bill and as its only about a minute long you would probably have been allowed another song too!

Re If There Is Something, as a Bowie fan I truly hated Tin Machine but I thought the cover of this was actually ok, and on the live album pretty decent. Probably you hated it though!

Cheers

Norrie

Back after a week away where I don't think I listened to the radio or switched on the TV, the former slightly disapointing, the latter pure heaven. In between trying to catch up at work well;

Monday
Everlasting Love - Love Affair and as stated before I would happily smite that dwarf Cullum with a baseball bat for his mangling of this reminder of happy days.

Tuesday
I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash

Wednesday
Struggling on this as don't knoiw any songs about being a Commercial Specialist, even if I understood what it means myself! However, I deal / 'specialise' in gas so Classical Gas by Mason Williams. I may think a bit more on this.

Thursday
There's a Ghost in My House - R Dean Taylor

Monday
Had to think back, but believe my 1st single was "Stuck in the middle with you" by Steelers Wheel

Tuesday
Kiss on my List - Hall and Oates

Wednesday
Worked on the Clyde since I left school so it has to be Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello or Hue and Cry
Perhaps If I had a boat by Lyle Lovett

Jim

Jim: have you heard Robert Wyatt's version of "Shipbuilding". It's worth a listen.

Hey Hoppo - you better watch out or the Chops dwarf clan will be after you!

Norrie - good job tracking down the track list.

Tuesday
I Could Be Happy - Altered Images.

I'll go along with Three Steps to Heaven too.
That'll get them "Whop, whop woooooo"ing around the tea table.

Lists Theme (BB asked me for a long list, so here it is):

4 Notes - Martyn Bennett (would really love to hear this on the show)
Kiss On My List - Hall And Oates (obvious - a must play... will be asked for by others!)
Days (Yellow Pages) - The Kinks
The Wedding List - Kate Bush
The Final Countdown - Europe (another obvious one)
The Isley Brothers - Take Inventory
ABC - The Jackson 5 (another obvious one)
Onomatopoeia - Todd Rundgren (contains a long list of weird sounds all fully described)
Alphabet Street - Prince
Little Black Book - Belinda Carlisle
My Little Red Book - Manfred Mann
Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan (fantastic song - not an obvious choice, but think about it...)
In The Waiting Line - Zero 7
Part Of The Queue - Oasis
Count On Me - Whitney Houston
Timetable - Genesis
Guest List - Eels
My List - The Killers
Scale - The Chemical Brothers
The List Goes On - The Ordinary Boys
Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
Counting On You - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Classified 1A - Cher
What's Next On The Menu - Pete Rock And C.L. Smooth
Prime Of Life - Neil Young And Crazy Horse (prime numbers are definitely a list!)
Against All Odds - Phil Collins (odd numbers are definitely a list!)
Try Counting Sheep - Black Sheep (I've double checked the lyrics are clean)
Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson (list of girls in every port)
Doctor's Orders - Aretha Franklin & Luther Vandross (presumably a list of orders...)
The Wee Kircudbright Centipede - Matt McGinn or Alastair McDonald (long list of what all the legs are doing LOL)

Good shout Norrie "A Wasteland" by Bryan Ferry I forgot about that one. You seem to know your BF/RM well.

I didn't mind the Bowie version of If There Is Something it wasn't the first Roxy song he covered, there are others but remain unreleased.

I met Bowie in 2001 back stage at a Roxy show in New York and we had a chat about Plockton of all things

Another for LISTS night is Bowie's version of "Friday On My Mind"

Lists - forgot "Things" by Bobby Darin.

Wednesday

One of my functions over the last few years has been as a Chairman of the Board so how about

I'm Bored - Iggy Pop ('I'm Chairman of the Bored' is a line in the chorus).

That would be my first choice, but if you go with Chairmen of the Board then "Little more Time" or "Dangling on a String" would be fine.

Hello all

I am still working on my Civil Engineers list!

RoxyJohn's suggestion of Friday on My Mind has prompted another suggestion from me which I think would be great and its the Cure or David Gray and Friday I'm in Love which of course lists all the week days. How jealous of RJ am I!!

Adam - all of your suggestions for Chairman etc are great, would love to hear any of those. Not sure if the track listing is the right one for your album memories but its the one we had, I am sure ther is a Vol 2 as well.

Another track which might be good for lists is Van Morrison and In the Days Before Rock n Roll which lists many of the artsists that influenced him. Though strangely he does not list Grumpy the Dwarf is not listed.

Hmmm.

LISTS NIGHT

Roxy Music's Manifesto by far one of Ferry's best lyrics

Google them and see.

J.O'B.

Hi Bryan,

Treid my best with this weeks topics and here goes:

Monday - My first single was Slade Mama Weer All Crazee Now bought from woolies when I was seven.

Tuesday - The only song I know with a list of sorts is XTC The Mayor of Simpleton when they list all the things they are not.

Wednesday - Since I am now a Director in an educational institution I thought this song from Wire summed it up - A Question of Degree.

Thursday - I have had more luck with this one so here goes:

999 - Nasty Nasty

The Damned - Grimley Fiendish

David Bowie - Scarey Monsters

The Fall - There's A Ghost In My House

Gary Numan - I Die You Die

Janie Jones - House of the JUJU Queen

Rich kids - Ghosts of Princes In Towers

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

That's it for now!

Thursday's 'dark side' theme:

Hotel California - The Eagles
The Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
In A Graveyard - Rufus Wainwright
Ghost Riders In The Sky - Johnny Cash
Sea Of Monsters - The Beatles
Halloween Parade - Lou Reed
I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone
Almost Gothic - Steely Dan
Broomstick Cowboy - Bobby Goldsboro
Warewolf In London - Warren Zevon
Waking The Witch - Kate Bush
Ghost Story - Sting
Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty
Incantations - Massive Attack
Vampires, Mummies, And The Holy Ghost - Jimmy Buffett
Dracula's Castle - New Order
Scary Story - Will Smith

Norrie- there's a Vol 2 and Vol 3. You can get the tracklists for these readily on google.

Adam - Aye googling would be easier but it was good to sent him to the loft to get covered in dust and cobwebd!!

I think the first single I bought was "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam and the Ants. ( Although it might have been Uptown Girl by Billy Joel I think that particular tune has been played on the radio, PLENTY!)

I do distinctly remember- at 9 years old and in the days before singles where played to death for a month on the radion before even being released and hardy any singles went straight in at No.1- that I heard "You Win Again" by the Bee Gees on Top of the Pops on the Thursday, buying it with my pocket money on the Saturday and then hearing it reach the top spot on the Sunday. I remember going in to school on Monday claiming responsiblity for it hitting the top of the charts and then of course waiting till Thursday when my good taste would be confirmed by a special "This week's new number one!!" performance on Top of the Pops.

I was chuffed to bits

So, it turns out you actually listen to the show an hour later in Canada!

Adam_from_Rio - I work with many nonprofit organizations and thought 'I'm Bored' would have been a good one too. Great choice!

Norrie - it was good that you did, as I said, I coudnt find Vol 1 on google.

Morrissey - Something Is Squeezing My Skull

Sorry that was for lists.

Some things are squeezing my skull but I guess I would get scolded for saying anything!

Tuesday List night -
Has to include at least one Barenaked Ladies track -

Million Dollars - things to buy

Another Postcard - chimpanzee pictures

One Week - all sorts of random stuff.

Wednesday Occupation night -
I've worked in European Structural Funds so could we have a wee bit of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which is the EU anthem.

Also, Money for Nothing by Dire Straits

Finally, anything by UB40 as I was recently made redundant.

Cheers

Kirsty.....sorry to hear that. Not having a fun time in my line of work at he moment either!

Hope some opportunity pops up soon......

Just a quick thought - what about Substitute by The Who for lists night? I dont reacll any of the Who played?

Thanks Norrie, and hope things pick up for you soon.

I could always become a professional caption maker-upper....
;)

Lists...........What Did Delaware - Perry Como. Get's his himself in a right state!


Fao JimFraeErskine. Would also like tae hear 'My Little Red Book', great Burt number but surely it must be the ultimate version fae LOVE that's played. My 24 year auld funnily enough informed me the other day that The Last Shadow Puppets have just released it. Youtubed it last night. No bad but obviously al a LOVE and no the Manns.
Curious story about Part Of The Queue - Oasis. I spoke to John Head of the wonderful Scouse band SHACK before a LOVE gig in Liverpool (which Arthur Lee never turned up tae incidently) who told me that Noel G had phoned him and brother Mick and asked if he could rip off a track fae the wonderful SHACK album Waterpistol. 'Go 'ed said they, you'll do it anyway mate'. It is almost a direct copy of 'Stranger' from Waterpistol. The thanks SHACK got was a two album deal and supporting Oasis on their UK tour of 2005. Funny old world.

Biggordonfaeleith

TUESDAY

Half Man Half Biscuit: "God Gave Us Life" ("but he also gave us Eartha Kitt, Little & Large, Una Stubbs, Keith Harris, Wendy Craig, Lionel Blair, etc etc")
Played recently, but worth a mention Dexys' "Dance Stance" ("Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Eugene O'Neill, .......(memory fails) ..., Edna O'Brien and Laurence Sterne")

Go on, Bryan, get the Biccies on!

HALLOWE'EN:

"I Want My Baby Back" - Jimmy Cross (spoof, teen-tragedy song...a splatter platter).

"Hallowe'en Spooks" - Lambert Hendricks and Ross (the Ross being Annie Ross - Jimmy Logan's sister). One of those daft jazz novelty records. Great spooky noises but more silly than scary.

"We Only Come Out At Night" - Smashing Pumpkins

On of my most favourite ever songs "The Killing Moon" by Echo and The Bunnymen has a great sinister feel to it, as has "Playground Twist" by Siouxsie and the Banshees..

How about the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's version of "Monster Mash" for a change.

Adam - I don't keep a list of themes, that would just be anal, wouldn't it?

Nobody could ever accuse GIO listeners of being list-obsessed.

Norrie - that Dawn song about thrush really dates you :-)