It's been an exhausting week. Yes, I know that standing in a studio and playing records for two hours is not exactly back breaking labour but I am looking forward to the weekend off.
Running the Berlin marathon last Sunday has probably got something to do with my tiredness as well. It was a fantastic weekend and a great race but as the top temperature of the day was 25c so it was a rather draining experience. I started well and stayed on my target till 35k when the heat took it's toll on me. I still managed to finish in under three hours but that was down to great support and a rather stirring bit of Whitney that was blasting out as I ran the stretch.
It's strange to think that taking part in a major endurance event ends up not being the most stressful, tiring thing in your week. Thursday's show of 'opposites' was a busy one but as I'd committed to playing a pair of songs from each listener then it meant we could only play half the suggestions we normally do. Frustrating, but fun and one we'll return to again...soon as my energy levels are topped up!
Anyway, here are this week's themes. Hope you enjoy contributing to the shows...
Monday
As Fame the movie hits the big screen, Fame the theme hits your radio - It's songs about making it to the top and dealing with it when you are there. From Cover Of The Rolling Stone to When Will I Be Famous. Fame costs and tonight at ten past six is when you start paying...
Tuesday
It's a case of hit me baby one more time as we feature the artists who got two shots at fame. Lets have your suggestions of the folk who've been in two successful bands. The ones that spring to mind are Paul Weller, Gram Parsons, Siouxsie Sioux and Terry Hall. Let me know who is on your list....
Wednesday
There's top fashion advice tonight on Get It On. Tune in as Gok Burnett dishes up the songs with style. From Raspberry Beret to Baggy Trousers, it's autumn-winter's musical must haves on tonight's get it on...
Thursday
Songs for your ex is the theme for tonight which has been suggested by Morag Keith. Will you go bitter and twisted or do you find it hard to let go? There's a song that's perfect for the ex lover in your life, let me know what it is....
It's been a fantastic week of themes with a great response across the board. I'm hoping that as many of you are tempted by this week's offerings. As always you can leave suggestions on the blog, by email or on the Get It On Facebook page.
We've got one or two things planned over the coming weeks which I hope will enhance the show - look out next week for the themes on video! I'm off to make-up....
Monday:
Norrie suggests songs featuring children singing for tonight's theme. That could mean the groups of kids on Another Brick In The Wall or Circus Games or maybe the stars who can't resist putting their cute kids on the album. Let's hope I can get through the show without There's No one Quite Like Grandma...
Tuesday:
It's cheery Tuesday on GIO as we focus on songs about mortality. When I'm Dead And Gone or Tomorrow Never Comes? Almost everything on Johnny Cash's last album would qualify including his version of We'll Meet Again. Until I heard him sing it I never really thought of it as a song about the afterlife. Don't think of this a morbid show, I reckon we could get some of our most interesting suggestions yet...
Wednesday:
When you've got friends and neighbours all the world is a happier place. Or so the songs says. Tonight's show celebrates your best buddies and the folk who live next door. Living Next Door to Alice or Lean On Me? You decide...
Thursday:
It's opposites for tonight's show. That means two suggestions from each of you along the lines of Don't Go vs Please Stay, Mr Blue Sky vs Grey Day or Running Up That Hill vs Into The Valley.
Things we learned on last night's show:
Lawrence Dallaglio the rugby player sang on Tina Turner's We Don't Need Another Hero
Bruce Hornsby played on I Can't Make You Love Me
Elton John played piano on Get It On
Luther Vandross was David Bowie's backing singer
Paul McCartney played carrot and celery sticks for the Superfurry Animals
Kate Bush sang with Big Country
Glen Campbell was Frank Sinatra's session man
Shawn Colvin did the backing vocals on Luka
And Bob Holness definitely did not do the sax solo on Baker Street.
Talk about public service broadcasting. Phew...
If you have ever wanted to see what goes on behind the scenes in the studio then take a look at this video which has been made by the online team at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland. After watching this I feel the TV show and the big screen version of GIO is only round the corner...
Thanks to everyone who made our learning theme work well last week. Some good new artists as well which is always nice to hear.
All this week's themes have been suggested by Get It On listeners. If you've got a theme that you think would work on the show then why not drop me an email with your idea...
Monday:
The first theme of the week has come in from Susie on the text. She suggests railroad songs as a theme. There are thousands of songs to choose from including Marakesh express, King of the Road and surely this has got to be the night for Casey Jones? Get in touch with your favourite 'train tracks'...
Tuesday
Retrokid has suggested hand me down songs as a theme. It's those artists and that you learned to love via somebody else. Did your dad get you into Dylan or did your big sis open your eyes to The Smiths?
Wednesday
Neil Martin has come up with celebrity guests after he heard me play Wuthering Heights with it's Dave Gilmour guitar solo. Who are the musicians who are happy to help out their mates? A harmonica solo from Stevie or some harmonies from Emmylou? Get in touch with your suggestions...
Thursday
I love Mo and Ali's suggestion for tonight. It's 'chat up lines in song'. The thing is I can only come up with cheesy ones like 'If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me'. Hopefully you can come up with something classier!
As international literacy day is coming up this week, we thought we'd all go back to school for next week's themes. As always, you can post your suggestions here, get on the email or why not join the community of music lovers on out Facebook site. Just search for
'Get It On with Bryan Burnett'.
Monday
It's education week on Get It On and tonight we kick off with songs about learning. Will it be Lessons in Love or Teach Me Tonight? Get in touch with your education suggestions - class begins at ten past six!
Tuesday
From Wuthering Heights to Romeo and Juliet, literature is the theme tonight. We'll be featuring the works of the great authors who inspired pop classics. From George Orwell (1984) to Jackie Collins ( The Bitch Is Back), tonight's show promises to be a real page turner...
Wednesday It's maths and arithmetic class tonight. Let's have your suggestions of songs featuring addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Get in touch with your numbers about numbers...
Thursday
Our final subject of the week is history. From Kings and Queens to the events that shaped the world. Start browsing through the history books and let's have the artists who are living in the past...
