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Just to start the ball rolling for Monday

Smart Dressed Man - ZZ Top

Monday
Shake Your Beauty - KC and the Sunshine Band
Lovely Rita - Fats Domino

Tuesday
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
Mother of Pearl - Roxy Music

Wednesday
Texas Funeral - Jon Wayne
The Suit - Jerry Douglas and James Taylor

Thursday
She Wandered Through The Garden Fence - Procol Harum
He's In Town - The Rockin' Berries

Oh B@~+*&^%$

That should be Sharp Dressed Man

Your head's in Mississippi

#3

I salute your non-Googleability!

Bring Me The Stet Of Alfredo Garcia.

The song I want played at my funeral:

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr

I'm still listening to the show though I haven't been making suggestions. I hope everyone is well.

#6

I presume you'll be entitled to a discount

Point of order Mr / Madam Chairman / wumman...

'Born to be wild' is NOT a sentence. If the title had been 'Glenmiller was born to be wild', then it would be since it contains a subject ie the aforementioned Mr Miller.

And given #7, Mr Miller does indeed deserve a sentence...

DC

Further point of order...

The intro above says that Tuesday is funeral songs, whilst the timeline below says Tuesday is tempo.

I'd therefore like 'The Hokey Cokey' as my Tuesday request

DC in Cellardyke

Ring Ring - Abba - Bjorn To Be Dialled

#9 "Shake It All About"

MONDAY

'You're Such A Good Looking Woman' - Joe Dolan

A guaranteed floor filler. (in Gweedore, Co. Donegal)

#6

Mr.Chops,

Who you gonna call?

#11 thinking more of a rythmic burial:

Put your whole self in...

:-0

DC

#13

They won't just tie you to an anchor and throw you back in the harbour?

>8-D

#14



DC

Monday - Beauty:

Graham Parker - 'Temporary Beauty' from the album 'Another Grey Area'. (Back me up Madmac...you're the only other blogger I've noticed asking for GP). How many times has Elvis Costello been played on GIO and Graham Parker is very similar but just doesn't get the same airplay although his songs are just as good. Such a shame.

#16

Absolutely Julie & perfectly fair and valid point.

C'mon G.I.O. more Graham Parker & the Rumour if you please.

















By the way Julie, did you hear Thursday's show per chance... my stock is extremely LOW at present!

I heard a bit - what's the problem?

Monday - some folk don't appreciate their natural beauty and so go to huge efforts to change their looks.

I therefore would like to hear 'Brilliant Disguise' by Bruce Springsteen!




DC in Cellardyke

#18 Motivating reverse psychology wasn't appreciated and I've also been shown a yellow but my very own Sunday 10K'ers... l.o.l

Monday

Hey good lookin Hank Williams

Venus as a boy Bjork

Ebony eyes - Stevie Wonder

She is suffering - Manic Street Preachers 'not all its cracked up to be'

Beauty Queen - Roxy Music

Monday

Boy About Town - The Jam
Soul Deep - gary US Bonds

Hey Norrie... Top shout with 'Boy About Town'.

Madmac I thought both of these were good for the theme! I remember getting an alt version of Boy About Town on a flexidisc?

off subject - what on earth is the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Poultry Week all about? ;0)

What poultry week?

It sounds like a product of the think tank that brought us the M8 extravaganza

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry

#26. Listen to the trailer for Poetry Week (or maybe I just need my ears syringed).

Will there be a man touring Scotland's chicken coops making nightly broadcasts?

/cambridgeshire/e_break/chickens/hot_chicks.shtml

#30

Eggsactly.

And I thought things would improve when Joanna Lumley ran the country

#32

The lassie's fair come out her shell.

My ideas for the week ahead:

Beauty
Ruby don't take your love to town - Killers (for first line)
Beautiful - James Blunt (for the intro-mix)
Red headed woman - Springsteen
Sparkle and shine - Steve Earle
She's not you - Elvis Presley
Pretty woman - Roy Orbison
New shoes - Paulo Nutini

Tempo Changes

Music - John Miles
100 days, 100 nights - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Portland Oregon - Loreta Lynn


Funeral Songs
As ever, I have a list rather than just one song:

Jacobs Ladder - Springsteen
Jesus was an only son - Springsteen
Sweet heart of Jesus - Hue and Cry
All my tears (be washed away) - Emmylou Harris
Every grain of sand - Emmylou Harris
Goodbye - Steve Earle

Way down in the hole - Blind Boys of Alabama (if buried)
Into the fire - Thirteen senses (if cremated)

Sentences in song titles

I thought you should know - Steve Earle
What do you want the girl to do - Boz Scaggs
I want you to want me - Cheap Trick
You can sleep (while I drive) - Trisha Yearwood
Will you? Hazel O'Connor
I hope you dance - Lee Ann Womack
Baby I'm a fool - Melody Gardot
You can bring me flowers - Ray LaMontagne
It's over - Boz Scaggs
The sun ain't gonna shine any more - Walker Brothers
I ain't ever satisfied - Gretchen Peter
Tell me there's a heaven - Chris Rea
All good things (come to any end) - Nelly Furtado
Why does it always rain on me - Travis
O Mary don't you weep - Springsteen
Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears

Have a good weekend

Joe
Linlithgow

TUESDAY

'Was I Right Or Wrong?' - Lynyrd Skynyrd

"....all the money, girls and cars, and all the world's long cigars; Papa, I just want you to know they couldn't take your place..."

Papa don't preach "inappropriate relationship" REMIX - Monica Lewinsky

All that's left is a band of gold

#34

I'll second the Tears For Fears shout - one of my favourite albums.

Monday - Beauty/Looking Good:
Beautiful - Carole King (stunning track from a classic album)
Attractive Female Wanted - Rod Stewart (must have GSOH!)
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (timeless classic)
Real Good Looking Boy - The Who
The Most Beautiful Girl (In The World) - Slim Whitman (underrated version)
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Andy Williams
All Dressed Up For School - The Beach Boys
War Paint - Rush

#36 LOL
I should have seen that coming.

TUESDAY

'My God' - Jethro Tull

'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' - Bryan Ferry

Monday Beauty
Mr E's Beautiful Blues / The Eels (if the sun's shining)
You are so beautiful / Joe cocker (for Jeanette aaaah!)
Pretty in pink / Psychedelis Furs

Tuesday Tempo changes
Drift Away / Dobie Gray
You made me so very happy / Blood Sweat and Tears
Pretender Got My Heart / Alishas attic
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant / Billy Joel

Wed Funeral Songs
If I was cremated it would be

Dust in the Wind by Kansas

However.....
I'm hoping that by the time I die an everlasting battery will have been invented so that I can be buried with my Ear pieces in and my Ipod on permanent shuffle so it all comes with me wherever i go.

So if I wanted everyone greetin at my funeral it would be
Find me by David Gates

or if I wanted them laughing it would be
Halfway to Paradise / Billy Fury.

But all in all just one pick with a little chuckle to myself....

Eye in the Sky / Alan Parsons Project

Thu Sentences

Everything that glitters is not gold / England Dan Seals

I'm in love with the girl on the manchester Virgin megastore checkout desk / The Freshies

It never rains in southern california / Albert Hammond

I'm Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse / Jimmy Helms

Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are / Meatloaf

Tuesday - Changing Tempo:
The Moon's A Harsh Mistress - Jimmy Webb (from Ten Easy Pieces)
- Beautiful song with a fluid tempo and notable rit and a rall near the end

Also -
See Me, Feel Me - The Who
America (single edit) - Yes (tempo and time signature changes)
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
Wild West Hero - Electric Light Orchestra (tempo and time signature changes)
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft - Carpenters (go on - I dare you!)
Stop This Train Again (Doing It) - Kevin Ayers
Vivaldi - Curved Air (no chance of being played, but check it out!)
If We Take This Any Slower, We'll Have To Speed Up To Stop - Heartland ;-)

And for a bit of fun -
Stonehenge - Spinal Tap (it's all over the place!)
When Gran'ma Plays The Banjo - Roy Wood
(the banjo has a different tempo from the backing track at one point and there's a faster section near the end - check it out!)

Thats a bold list Jim :-)

Can I you on that? ;-)

#44, #45

A new toy!

Mummy, Mummy! I want one and I want it NOW!!!









petulant git

Toys back in the pram now Scotch...a mummy knows best! ....LOL.
Its a new wee feature allowed since the new blog installed last week....Simple HTML coding is now allowed for bold/italic etc, but not much more than that.

Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to go where no man has gone before

#49

And........ cue the music! -

#49
Izzat go boldly or boldly go?

I heard it suggested that Mr. Spock had a left ear, a right ear and a final front ear, but that seems illogical.

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language

#48,

Thank you, Auntie Jan!

Pure dead brilliant,by the way!

TUESDAY

'The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray'

Can you guess who it is yet?

WEDNESDAY

'Lieutenant Kije Symphonic Suite' - Serge Prokofiev

You won't play this because a)At 20 minutes and 29 seconds it's a wee bit time consuming, and b)It includes the unmistakeable sound of someone playing a flute.

Tonight's theme does, however, provide the perfect opportunity to play

'The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray' - Jake Thackray (who else?)

THURSDAY

Just in case it slips through the net

'The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray'

Y'know Scotch, I'm surprised you've not asked for 'The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray' by Jake Thackray.

#56

Thee's a live version of Troika by The Nice on their Essential Collection as well as my favourites Brandenburger and Karelia.

It was also borrowed by Greg Lake of course.

#58

Julie,

Previous experience suggests that subtlety does not work. Perhaps the bludgeon approach will succeed.

>8-D

#60. Hope you're lucky. It may happen...remember Curved Air.

#61

See 44!

Thursday - Song Title Sentences:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police (joyous wee song)
John, I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby (fab bit of fun!)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
I Fall To Pieces - Linda Ronstadt (GORGEOUS version)
Come Back Beatles - Horslips
Terry Keeps His Clips On - Vivian Stanshall

#59

Sting borrowed from 'The Birth of Kije' for his 'Russians'. I'm not a fan, but I thought it worked rather well.

Years ago 'The Wedding of Kije' was plundered for use on a TV ad extolling the virtues of Sir Fred Goodwin's last employer.

#63

And for Monday, Viv's cautionary tale about an extreme make-over

Look Out There's A Monster Coming - The Bonzos

#52 not forgetting Scotty, his engine ear

DC

#66

A good car ear move, after his discharge from the Royal Highland Fusil Ears.

Mon - Beauty
Mirror in the bathroom, The Beat
Lipstick, powder and paint, Shakin Stevens
Fantastic day, Haircut 100

Tue - Tempo changes
The Chain, Fleetwood Mac
Baba O'Reily, The Who
Peaches, The presidents of the USA

Wed - Funeral songs
In the arms of the angel, Sarah McLachlan
You're so cool, Hans Zimmer
Go Home, Barenaked Ladies
So Long, Abba

Thrs - Sentences
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free, Nina Simone
It's the end of the world as we know it, REM
I don't want to talk about it, EBTG
There's a guy works down the chip chop swears he's Elvis, or, Don't come the cowboy with me,Sonny Jim, Kirsty MacColl

Sorry, chip SHOP.

Wednesday - Funeral Songs:
Is This The End Of Everything? - Superhero
End Of The Line - Woody Guthrie

And something for the crowd to clap along with if he or she wishes...
We Will Rock You - Queen

#64

Sting borrowed from 'Romance', the second movement, and not 'The Birth of Kije' as previously posted.



(whit a riddy!)









blushing git

#64

I salute your admittedablity.

Everyone else was too polite to pick you up on it.

#72

Indeed! I should consult a scrutin ear before I hit the 'Post Comment' thingy.

#73

Ear ear.

Monday

Vincent - Don McLean

Women's 10K - Results:

Will appear here on Monday 11th May, 2009 -

Tues

Ring of Fire - Wall of Voodoo 'a great cover that meets the standard for Tuesday'

Chop Suey! - System of a Down 'Practically perfect in every way' or check out Richard Cheese's cover...

Keys To Your Heart - T.101ers

Bass Culture - Linton Kwesi Johnson

Nervous Breakdown - Eddie Cochrane

Tues

Forgot...

Gay Bar - Electric Six

'can't understand why this wasn't played on the hand-clap theme evening'

I forgot two "sentence" suggestions:

Have a little faith in me - Jewel
Your heart is as black as night - Melody Gardot

Incredible songs...incredible singers. GIO.

Joe
Linlithgow

PS #63 - Jim - Linda-R is seldom bettered but the version of "I fall to pieces" by Trisha Yearwood and Aaron Neville is well worth a listen.

Wednesday - Funerals

I'd quite like 'If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake' - Eileen Barton (or Gracie Fields) to lighten the mood as mourners assemble.

#79

Thanks Joe - I don't know that version of I Fall To Pieces - I'll track it down for a listen.

#80

Depends on whether you get on with the family or not... Otherwise it could be If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Faked A Cake

Monday Beauty:

Beautiful People:
* Billy Bragg: Ingrid Bergman
* Mika: Big Girl You Are Beautiful
* June Tabor: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
* The Who: Real Good Looking Boy
* Lotus Eaters: The First Picture of You

Beautiful Places:
* Gene Autry: Don't Fence Me In
* Runrig: Skye

Tuesday Funerals:

The more traditional:
* U2: A Sort of Homecoming (ideally the live version)

The less traditional
* The Waterboys: The Stolen Child

The one that'll have everyone in tears:
* Annie Lennox: Into the West
(to be followed by the Gandalf speech from RoTK whence it derives:
"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take. The gray rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it. White shores. And beyond, the far green country, under a swift sunrise.")

The one that was played at the funeral of a far too young relative, did have everyone in tears, is probably my favourite song of all time, but *don't* want playing at my funeral:
* Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

#84

Captain - That got me thinking about what I would have played at the funeral of my significan other if, God forbid, it should ever be necessary. Hands down, race over, it would be Against All Odds by Phil Collins.

Cap'n the stolen child is a wonderful track and an inspired choice but Jeez....I pray I never have to attend that particular funeral.

The sun is shining.....goddam right it's a beautiful day. Let's have the Eels tonight.

#83... Top call CaptRamius... how good would it be to hear Billy Bragg: 'Ingrid Bergman' or 'The Busy Girl Buys Beauty'.

#84

Correction: that should be Wednesday funerals.

Tuesday's Times They Are a-Changing:

* Pink Floyd: Money
* Spinal Tap: Stonehenge (perhaps the only ST that's playable at tea-time)
* Marillion: White Russian (lovely subtle swap between 6/8 and 3/4 as well as the slow->fast->slow->fast change). Actually, there are a load of Marillion songs you could play, but they're mostly over 8min long.
* Genesis: Blood on the Rooftops
* Emerson Lake & Palmer: Still... You Turn Me On
* Emerson Lake & Palmer: Fanfare for the Common Man
* The Who: Baba O'Riley (for the fiddle bit at the end)

You may detect a certain prog-rock flavour in this lot...

Can I suggest two Joe Jackson tracks for Monday's show?

The first one is Look Sharp. An album track so don't know if that one counts?

Then I'd like to put forward the single I'm The Man.

Good stuff the both of them.

#91

I'd say the Joe Jackson track definitely counts. It's a good album - and there is also the Pretty Girls track as well.

#92
Is that you heading to Craggy Island to judge the Lovely Girls competition?

BEAUTIFUL MONDAY

Oh You Pretty Things - David Bowie

From Hunky Dory which I was surprised didn't feature in the album theme recently.

#93

I wish!

#95

TedFest 4 likely to be next February. If this year's anything to go by, there'll be a second sitting in March.

Quick one for Monday

Beautys only skin deep..............The Temptations

must dash........

oh...Tuesday

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.....Billy Joel


Damn it now i'm LATE........

Foe Beauty's Sake - Marianne Faithfull from her excellent 1981 lp A Childs Adventure, this track written with Steve Windwood.

My suggestion of The Jam and Boy About Town would be a great track to hear as well.

#99, Don't know either of these songs Norrie, but I like the artists, so it would be good to hear one or other of them.