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Just in case you're lucky enough to have a sunny day where you are I thought I'd let you see how lucky you are by sharing this view of the view out of the window this afternoon.
You can imagine how thrilled I am that I brought my bike into work today. There is a chance that it will have stopped by 8pm, but I am not holding out much hope.
I think we've all just resigned ourselves to this. The sunny spell we seemed to have back in spring now seems like a lifetime ago and the summer has just been a series of cancelled picnics and sodden sporting events.
Miss Babs organised a lovely picnic as a treat for the team last week, but like most people's plans for al fresco fun, the rain gubbed us. She did a lovely spread but sadly even the glamorous surroundings of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ canteen was no match for a tartan rug by the river.
The only event of my summer that hasn't been affected by the rain was the Great Scottish Swim which I hosted at the weekend. When you are swimming for a mile in the outdoors and the water is 14 degrees then I suppose the rain is the least of your worries. 'Wetsuits are compulsory for this event' said the warning notice. My worry is that if this weather keeps up then that's the advice we'll be giving out at the Great Scottish Run next week as well!

A bit late in posting the themes for next week so I hope you've been holding on to all those of those good suggestions.
Judging by a couple of isolated comments that have appeared it seems I need to make it really clear just how much we value all of the contributions that come in from our audience. It doesn't matter to me whether they come from Facebook, the blog, the phones, the texts or the emails. If it's a good suggestion and there's time I"ll try my very best to include it in the show. When we take in requests from so many sources it's often hard to keep track of who has asked for what. I apologise if we are not able to credit every single person who has suggested a song, but as one contributor pointed out last week, the most important thing is that the song gets played.
Anyway, here are the themes, so get posting and let me know what you'd like to hear...

Monday
Sleeping and Waking Up is the theme for tonight. Crystal Gale was talking in hers and it's all H20 dreamed about. Set your alarm clock for Get It On tonight at ten past six...

Tuesday
One Love, One Of Those Nights, and maybe Love The One You're With. Second place just won't do, and as for three, tonight it's one that's the magic number. It's a singular sensation...

Wednesday
Paulo Pablo has suggested orchestral backing tracks for tonight's theme. From The Beatles to the verve, we'll feature the bands who ditched the guitars and brought in the strings. 

Thursday
Did you once meet Noddy Holder in a chip shop? Bump into Morrissey in a lift? Or maybe your claim to fame saw you share the stage with one of the greats. Get in touch and share your celebrity connections on tonight's show. Last time we did this we got some great stories to I'm looking forward to more of the same tonight...

If only they gave out gold medals for talking then perhaps my trophy cabinet would rival that of Sir Chris Hoy. I had the honour of meeting Scotland's greatest ever Olympian when he came along to a cycling event I hosted in Glasgow at the weekend. A great guy to chat to and an inspiration to everyone who was there. Over three weekends I am undertaking what can only be described as a talking triathlon! The bike bit was at Skyride when thousands of Glaswegians took to the city streets which were cleared of traffic for the day. From 8am till 4pm I talked and talked and talked about cycling.

 The running bit will be the Great Scottish Run next weekend when I'll be assuming my usual commentary position at the start of the race. I won't be running, however Miss Babs, Kirsten and Richard are so I'll be cheering on my production team.

This weekend though I'll be doing the swim part at the Great Scottish Swim. It's a mile open water swim at Strathclyde Park and it's my job to commentate on the day's action. As well as hundreds of ordinary swimmers there are two elite races. At the last count there were 5 Olympians, 1 world champion, 1 Commonwealth champion and the bloke reckoned to be one of the best triathletes on the planet. No pressure then...

I think tonight's show proved that being visually challenged is no barrier to pop success. Our theme of myopic musicians brought in the usual suspects like Elvis Costello and Elton John but it was good to hear things like Lisa Loeb and Stay. I mentioned Freddie and The Dreamers covering Whistle While You Work which is a strange little track but one that's worth hearing! It can be found on a 1966 album of Disney covers which is pictured above. And if you think that's odd, wait till I bring in my Disney goes bluegrass album. If you've ever wanted to hear Circle of Life on a banjo then that's the CD for you...

We've just had one of the busiest weeks on the show we've had in ages. I suspect the horrible weather has meant a lot more people have been at home listening to the radio rather than out in the fresh air. At times this week I've felt overwhelmed with the amount of requests coming in so I apologise if I didn't get round to mentioning your suggestion.
Try again this week as I think we've got some good themes lined up. As usual you can leave your comments here on the blog, contribute to our Facebook page, email or just phone or text during the show.

Monday 24th
It's all we've talked about in the last couple of weeks so we had to do 'weather' as a theme. From the autumn wind to sunny afternoons and songs just right for the Scottish summertime. With your suggestions of weather song the forecast for tonight's Get It On is looking good.

Tuesday 25th
Tonight's Get It On has real specs appeal. From the Proclaimers to Roy Orbison it's the pop stars with glasses that we'll play tonight. The performers who put the specs center stage on tonight's show...

Wednesday 26th
Tonight it's all about the avenues and the alleyways! On this day in 1981 Ottawa City Council named a street Paul Anka Drive in his honour. So it's the streets of pop. Take the road to hell and end up in heartache avenue on tonight's Get It On....

Thursday 27th
Ask for anything you like on tonight's show. The only stipulation is that you must have a reason to dedicate to someone. Tell me what you want and why. 'Song for whoever' is the theme...

Rivers is the theme tonight and the regulars on the blog have come up with some cracking puns. See what you think of this lot:

Tummel(ing) Dice - Rolling Stones
If Leithen me Is Easy - Phil Collins
I Love A Lossie - Andy Stewart
I Feel Fyne - The Beatles
Happy Ness - Ken Dodd
The Spey Who Love Me - Gala Avon

Thanks to Glenmiller, Dykerlad,Paulopablo and Scotch-git for those.

It's time to reveal the themes for another week. You can leave your suggestions here on the blog or why not pay our Facebook page a visit and join in the banter there. Otherwise emails, calls and texts are all welcome...

Monday 17 August
I'm looking for advice in song tonight. 'Be Young, Be Foolish But Be Happy',
'Express Yourself' or 'You Can't Hurry Love' - the advice line opens at ten past 6!

Tuesday 18 August
Ace of Spaces, Diamonds Are Forever, or Hit The Road Jack? Tonight's theme is playing cards - Here's hoping for a full house!

Wednesday 19 August
We're looking for songs about rivers - 'Many Rivers To Cross' (Jimmy Cliff), 'Take Me to The River' (Talking Heads), or perhaps something by The Blue Nile.

Thursday 20 August
What do Diana Ross, Robbie Williams, Beyonce and Peter Gabriel have in common? They have all left bands to have solo careers. The art of going it alone - tonight on Get It On.

Our misheard lyrics show tonight is one of the best laughs I've had in ages. I am having to drag myself away from the texts and emails in order to get a record on. I'm going to post some of the best ones here during the show...

Hi, how about Missy Elliot, Get Your Freak On-small child of my acquaintance thought it was about ice cream-Get Your Free Cone, cheers Annie x

'Miners can face it, theyre addicted to drugs', addicted to love by robert palmer. I couldnt understand aged 9 why robert palmer had models in a video about the plight of drug addicted miners, scott paisley

I discovered after micheal jackson died my mum singing killer instead of thriler.how could she have got such a huge thing so longer 4all those years

I believe in Malcom, you sexy thing by Hot Chocolate. I never found out who Malcom was! Cath, Ft Wm

Hi, how about Missy Elliot, Get Your Freak On-small child of my acquaintance thought it was about ice cream-Get Your Free Cone, cheers Annie x

Captain Sensible's 'Glad it's all over' was a homage to some woman called Gladys Oliver! Craig, Aberdeen.

Personal favourites: "making love with his eagle" ziggy startdust"; "I got my first real sex train" brian adams, summer of 69; and last but least, "beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard", queens bohemian rhapsody. Peter, scotstoun.

Paul young - every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you. Eddie on the a68

My good friend Laura announced one christmas that as a child she didn't like the reindeer called Olive. Confused, we asked who Olive was and she replied with "You know, from the song about Rudolf 'Olive the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names" She was 21 at the time she discovered the actual words :-)

'oh, oh here she comes, she's a mad rita'! (Hall & Oates, 'Maneater').My sister & I sang this for years! Also, 'with my mancheerons' ('mind she runs' - prefer my version!) from 'Golden Brown' by the Stranglers :-) Susan, Monifieth.

Ken Aberdeen. Beach Boys we had fun fun fun till her daddy took the tuba away confused me

"We built this City on chopped pork rolls" Mick from Cathkin

Great show tonight! I have come back to work and left hubby doing the dishes!
Can you play Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton singing Islands In The Stream, which I always belt out as Highland Industry!
Ta!
Laura

My mum and her sister used to work on the line at a sweetie factory in the 80's in Greenock, they would have the radio on on the shop floor. A big hit at the time was The Bangles 'Walk like an Egyptian' and they'd all sing along. My aunt said to my mum and her workmates ' That's a good song, but the words are strange.' 'What do you mean?' 'Well....Walk Like An Eejit Should'?!? Queue uproar on the sweetie line!!!! Mr Donga from Gourock

Mistakes, errors, regrets and saying sorry for them is the theme for tonight's show and here at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ it's something we're very good at. A quick online search brings up thousands of hits with us apologising for everything from the Blue Peter cat to the Queen's non hissy fit with Annie Leibowitz .
Seems we have made almost as many mistakes as the latest Harry Potter film. Movie buffs have logged over in the film since it's release last month.
I normally manage one or two a night and last night was no exception. "That text is from Roger Glasgow who is in Bath" said I. Roger's next text pointed out that he was actually Roger from Glasgow and was enjoying the show in the bath. Oh well.
Let's have your suggestions of songs where they got it wrong...

OK, let's have your suggestions for this week. Should be some good shows but I think Thursday will be really special. Last time we did it we got a huge response and some really hilarious misheard lyrics. Don't be shy about revealing yours now...

Monday:
All the fun of the fringe can be found on tonight's Get It On. So that means songs about acting, dancing, singing, comedy, stilt walking and just about every other kind of performing art you care to list!

Tuesday:
Ooops I Did It Again could well be our top song as tonight's show is all about getting it wrong...Mistakes, wrongdoing and regrets all coming up tonight...

Wednesday:
What's the best place you've ever been and what's the song you associate with it...GIO goes around the globe for a peek into your holiday album...

Thursday:
It's the return of misheard lyrics on tonight's show. Listen carefully and you might hear 'washed my cotton socks I'm in the nude', 'you come to me on a submarine' or The Police paying tribute to the great Sue Lawley. Looking forward to hearing the words you got wrong...

I see that Vladimir Putin has released a set of , so I thought it was only fair that I do the same. OK, the former KGB agent looks a mite more rugged than I do in my holiday pics but I'm happy with mine. I don't think the Daily Telegraph will be working itself up into a frenzy over my 'rippling arm muscles' Last week's holiday in Majorca was a bit of a turning point for me. After 6 months of trying I think I have finally learned to swim. I have got twenty three swimming lessons under my belt so I really should have got it together before now. My most recent swimcoach said that learning to swim was like learning to drive a car, but she wasn't to know that I only passed my test on my 4th attempt! You'll be glad to hear that the only driving I do now is on my bike. I am keen to keep the swimming up as my aim is to complete a triathlon in the near future. I've been getting some advice from my mate Mark Daly at the ´óÏó´«Ã½. Mark is training to complete an in October. You can read about his training . As the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland's investigations correspondent he has revealed some pretty shocking things in his time, but today on our weekly run he revealed to the rest of the group that he's made the ultimate commitment to his art. As you can read on his he is now the proud owner of the smoothest, silkiest legs in the building....and that includes all the women!

After a week off the show it's something of a bit of a shock to come back into the office to find that one of the most asked for tunes tonight is Kelly Marie's Feels Like I'm In Love. I guess for a lot of us it is a bit of a guilty pleasure and I suppose it was Scotland's contribution to the world of disco. But Paisley's own Kelly Marie more popular than the queen of disco, Donna Summer???It seems so. Elsewhere on the blog some of the regulars have posted links to F.L.I.I.L. being performed on TOTP. It's hilarious. Also worth a look is Paolopablo's link to the clip of Boystown Gang performing Can't Take My Eyes Off You. I had to switch it off halfway through as it got way too embarrassing. It's a shame that two guys with handlebar moustaches can reduce a genius cover version to a retro cheese-fest that's painful to watch!

Taking a week's holiday to avoid playing Frank Zappa might seem like an extreme thing to do, but I feel it was one of my better moves. Still, it's good to be back even if I'm going to miss lazing around in the Spanish sun when I'm cycling to work in this rain.
Hopefully you'll enjoy next week's themes. I know I will enjoy Thursday in particular. It's another one of our 'chains' where you won't be able to suggest the next song until the previous one has aired. Details are below. Feel free to leave your comments here or why not join our Facebook page.

Monday 3 August
The glitterball is dusted down as we go DISCO tonight. We celebrate the kings and queens of the dancefloor, from Sister Sledge to Brothers Johnson - let us know your favourite disco track.

Tuesday 4 August
Tonight's theme is LOST and FOUND. 'Find My Love' or 'Lost Weekend'? Get in touch with your suggestions.

Wednesday 5 August
Have you heard that tune somewhere before? It's all about stolen riffs and melodies. Nirvana 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and Boston 'More Than A Feeling'; The Chiffons 'He's So Fine' ( well spotted Norrie!!!) and George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord'. Let's compare notes tonight on Get It On!

Thursday 6 August
Tonight we're setting an on air challenge as the last word of the song's title has to appear in the next one.So we could play 'Walking on the Moon' followed by 'Under The Moon of Love' then 'I Love Rock'n'Roll'.Get your thinking caps on!