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Great parrot, Vic - did you do that?

Note to self:- If you want Vic to play some Country songs, ask Julie to request them on your behalf.

>8-D

#1

Is it a Norwegian Blue?

Yes Brad, they are very fond of Julie. If you had been on this blog for longer you would have known that.

#4 newbies, eh?

I would like to nominate two very different types of riff....


Tom Russell - East of Woodstock, West of Vietnam

brilliant backing by Calexio and great horn riff (if there is such a thing)



Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane



grumpy auld Lou at his finest. I think this track was borrowed recently by Richard Ashcroft on his superb new album! (Track 9 if you have it Royal Highness I think it is called.)

#5 seems to know his parrots though.

Roxette ~ Dr Feelgood

THURSDAY

SCOTTISH SLANG IN SONGS

RIFFS

The Tubes 'I Saw Her Standing There'...uses the riff from The Damned's 'New Rose'. 'White Punks On Dope' would be good too.

or 'Ants Marching' - Dave Matthews Band

Brad...what do you want played? ;0)

#9 That's funny. My friend (lets call her Louise from Edinburgh) came up with that theme last week! Could be V for Vernacular?

Waking Up ~ Elastica

#7

Yeah, if a Norwegian Blue is a parrot.The reactive moderator will take a view, I'm sure.

Wednesday

ETI - Blue Öyster Cult
Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin
Tomorrow Night - Atomic Rooster
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
What'd I Say - Ray Charles
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Hold On I'm Coming - Sam and Dave
Rocking In The Free World - Neil Young
Whisky and Wine - The Motors

S is for Stereo

Whether it's a buzzing bee on Pink Floyd's High Hopes or Jimi Hendrix's pan-potted guitar on Voodoo Chile - records which benefit from listening in full frequency stereophonic sound.

Aqualung ~ Jethro Tull

Dear reactive moderator.

I wish to complain about Vics photo. He is impersonating Monty Python and Brad Git is encouraging him.....

#14 Glen I think that is a really inspired theme suggestion. Bowie and Station to Station would fit that nicely.

Might be tricky for the off the cuff suggestions though so they normally avoid themes like that, pity.

#16

Did JfE get promoted to moderator?

I keep hearing his name on the show, but no show here?

These are the real questions we should have been asking.

#10

Stand easy! I'll let you know.


#11

Louise is a wise woman.


#15

Total support!

With (token) apologies for a largely predictable list:

Born to run - Springsteen
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
My generation - the Who
Sunshine of your love - Cream
Life's been good - Joe Walsh
All right now - Free
Turn on me - the Shins
Bohemian like me - the Dandy Warhols
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
China grove - Doobie Brothers
That lady - Isley Brothers
Since you've been gone - Rainbow
Back street love - Trapeze

Joe
Linlithgow

WEDNESDAY

Rollin' and Tumblin' - Muddy Waters
Here They Come - Ten Years After
It Could All Get Blown Away - the Jeff Healey Band
Wheels - Foo Fighters
Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Candlelight Sonata in F Major - Frankie Miller
Born under a Bad Sign - Albert King
Rock N' Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
High-Heeled Sneakers - Catfish Keith

WEDNESDAY

Getting a three-page list down to five songs has caused me immense pain. I'll need a wee glass of Tennessee sour mash whiskey to help me sleep.


'On the Hunt' - Lynyrd Skynyrd

'Locomotive Breath' - Jethro Tull

'Love Me Like a Man' - Bonnie Raitt

'Soul in Chains' - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

'I Drink Alone' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

#21

I see Gaie has also managed to whittle down an extensive list. Well done!

#23 Oi! I'm down to two!

#22

I know. If I finish for the morning .....are we taking this too seriously?

#17

S is for Scottish bands of the 80s

Now you are thinking straight Glen....

#24

Precisely! The blog is the presenters' finest resource. It's not about quantity! It's aboot sheer quality, man! Know whit Ah mean? *sniff*

They could get much more music in if they just play the riffs. The tunes are usually an anticlimax.

#24

is that two Johnny Marr riffs?

#3
....or a..









...BLACK RUSSIAN??

Many happy returns Vic.

I was aghast at hearing you say you were gonna bully Babs into playing your picks tonight as it's your birthday. Bullying should not be condoned in the workplace.

However if you want to rough her up a bit to make sure she plays the great bass riff that is

Crossroads / Cream

then that'll be fine.


Alternatively if there is such a thing as a high hat riff then
Papa was a rolling stone / Temptations
would be good.

S is for Stuff they shouldn't have sung

Wake me up before you go go I'm not planning on going solo / George Michael

I'm a man without convictions / Boy George

They tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no / Amy Winehouse

I'm leaving on a jet plane don't know if I'll be back again / John Denver

Wed Riffs:

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Howzat - Sherbet
Summer Night City - ABBA
Walking On The Moon - The Police
Goody Two Shoes - Adam & The Ants
Lessons In Love - Level 42
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Blue Monday - New Order
The Model - Kraftwerk
Oxygene (Part IV) - JMJ

#32

Adam,

Don't be silly! The BLACK RUSSIAN could never accommodate a fully grown Norwegian Blue!!

Ye might manage a woodpecker.......

P.S. Thanks for the photies! I still can't believe it's not a woman.......

Roky Erickson ~ Bermuda

Vic thanks for playing my tune last night, sounded great.

Riffs - Always a great theme, and good point Glen, often the lyrics get in the way!

When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin, tremendous spine-tingling sequence on this one.

Leaf & Stream - Wishbone Ash, for those that like something more gentle that flows brilliantly.

When You Dance - Neil Young, massive guitar sound on this swooping & soaring all over the place

Paul from Ayr

#31 expected more of you Henri!

Underdog ~ Kasabian

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#23 Whittling down's easy when your mind (mine) is more like a dog's dinner than a filing cabinet, Norrie. There simply isn't the time to try attaching all the riffs I vaguely remember to the names of the songs and the bands. I I'm in awe of all you people who pull out that sort of info at the drop of a hat. For instance, stereo - brilliant theme idea for a programme I'd love to listen to, but ask me to name some songs and all I can think is oh yes, I heard a great one yesterday on the way to work. What was it? And I don't mean on the radio, I mean my own CDs, which I listen to extensively, not having very many of them.
Anyway, hopes for this evening: a superb mix of some favourites and some exciting new ones

For Wednesday - Rocky Mountain Way - Michael Bolotin



Theme suggestion for Thursday


The people and the music and the things that come into your life seemingly by accident. Or magic. Or Divine Intervention. The word is Serendipity

Up around the bend / Creedence Clearwater Revival

No thread on Facebook yet... Wonder who today's Producer could be!

Back in Rio just in time for "S".
I trust we will be boldly going?

Scotch, whats with the name change??

It was good meeting up with some of you this trip.

Riffs: ~

I must agree with the JETHRO TULL choices – they have lots of great riffs - and would add

A NEW DAY YESTERDAY from STAND UP by JETHRO TULL

also

GODDESS INVOCATION OM RIFF from SHAPESHIFTER by GONG

S is for SEA – seas, shanties, ships, submarines, sharks, salty dogs, steamers, splicing of the mainbrace, sailors etc.

#47

DC didn't fill you in? Can't imagine why...

>8-D

See comments #8, #10, #18, #33, #37, #40

Rifftaculous Recommendations & Requests:

* Tom Jones (with Robbie Williams) - Are You Gonna Go My Way?
As we cruelly ignored the best newly released track I've heard in a year last night, I'm going for Tom's version, rather than Lenny's
* Pink Floyd - Money
* Led Zep - Immigrant Song
* Hayseed Dixie - Walk This Way
See, we can get some country in. To contrast:
* Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You
Don't think we'd get away with the infinitely better riff on Big Bottom
* The Blues Brothers - "B" Movie Box Car Blues
Actually you could pick almost any R&B standard whether covered by the BBros or not. Example:
* Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
* Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming
To counter all the guitar riffs, here's a piano one:
* Marillion - Lavender

The most groovetastic one though is:
* Beck - Go It Alone
(and now imagine replacing the vocal with Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz. It works, it really does. Strong riffs are great for mashups)

That said, tonight's show could equally go entirely 80s synthpop - entirely based on riffs.

Mick Ronson giving in laldy:

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane

Lou Reed - Vicious

And Rebel Rebel surely.

S is for Synthpop

#53 Bowie played the guitar on rebel rebel. Though Marc Bolan claims it was him.

Fancy the 80's synth riffs Glen?

Sorry Marc Bolan had claimed it was him....

Bring on those Thompson Twins

(Marc Bolan claimed it was he.)

Riff Raff.

E.T.I. - Blue Oyster Cult.
I Love Everybody - Johnny Winter.
Gridlock - Warren Zevon.
Slow Death - Flamin Groovies.
Hittin' Where It Hurts - Webb Wilder.
Juniors Wailing - Steamhammer.
Wine Whiskey and Women - Papa Lightfoot.
Promised Land - Johnny Allan.
Wired All Night - Mick Jagger.
Surfing With the Alien - Joe Satriani
Shaky Ground - Delbert McClinton

Must read previous postings...
2nd Glen for ETI.
S for Stereo sounds good/good

#47

Apologies Adam,I had hoped to whizz along the M8 but a work related matter broke out on Thursday and that was that.

I'm given to understand you're very handsome.

Not that that matters to me, of course.

Anyway, back sifting through all these riffs.

regardez vous

henri

#49 I tried to tell him that he was the pin-up of the blog but neither he nor I believed the story so we just let the subject drop.

What about S = Space? We haven't had that theme for a couple of days!

DC

Many Happy Returns Vic !

Tuesday = R for Riffs

I would also agree with Jethro Tull

along with ..................

(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION - THE ROLLING STONES

IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA - IRON BUTTERFLY

ALONG ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - JIMI HENDRIX

THE ANIMAL - STEVE VAI

SCHOOL'S OUT - ALICE COOPER

SEVEN NATION ARMY - WHITE STRIPES

CINNAMON GIRL - NEIL YOUNG



S = SAXOPHONE eg Lol Coxhill, Klaus Doldinger, Jimmy Dorsey etc

OOPS!!!!!!!!!! It should have read ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

#40

Apologies Norrie, it was a bitterly cruel jibe, when I felt certain you'd list Mick Ronson riffs all along.Whihc has kocked a few of my own interminable list.

Did Springstein not do any good riffs? (The Gaslight Anthem have some good riffs).

Not that that matters to me, of course.

Anyway, back to sifting through all these riffs.

I wonder how many the reactive moderator will put up.

regardez -vous

henri

Sorry to hear you've spoiled your list

Is Springstein kosher?

#61

Ooh nice call on the White Stripes.

#37

I missed the get together too, as I've been moving house this last week. It's only a move round the corner, but it's still hellish (the move; the new house is lovely).

#62 A ha! So Cynthia is really Norrie in digsuise!

#37
That wasnt a woman! That was DC on his surf board.

Wednesday

You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Beat It - Michael Jackson (Mr VH being responsible for the riff of course)

Riffs

Happy Birthday Uncle Vic!

For your birthday I've cut my list right back.I think any one of these will cheer your Birthday up further!

Well, here goes: down from three pages.

Decided to omit The Beatles,cause they're catching up with The Proclaimers on GIO - and have omitted Cream,Zep, Deep Purple, Hendrix, Free, Bowie etc, because they'll get requested anyway.

Ain't Wastin Time No More - The Allman Brothers Band

Back On The Chain Gang - the Pretenders

Stupid Girl - Garbage

Dancin In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton Gardner & Dyke

Blackmail 10CC

Shut Up & Let Me Go - The Ting Tings

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Fearless Heart - Steve Earl

Needles & Pins - The Searchers

All Day & All Of The Night - The Kinks

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon

I'm A Man Spencer Davis Group

Medicine Jar - Wings

Vic, it would be great to hear this - one of the few tracks on a Wings album not composed by Macca, but by Glasgow's own and finest, Jimmy MacCulloch - great riff with both Jimmy's playing and Macca bass playing never bettered - what a way to celebrate your birthday (apart from chomping on a banana loaf).

regardez youse

henri

oh and

Safe From Harm - Massive Attack

regardez youse

henri

Sonne ~ Rammstein

Keepin' it industrial!

oh and I've remembered - this has a fantastic riff:

Fever - Sarah Vaughn - Adam Freeland Remix

This really will cheer up you're birthday, Vic, ask Babs, she knows the track

regardez youse

henri

Urgent - Foreigner. great sax appeal from Junior Walker.

No I didn't ask for New Rose...I requested The Tubes - 'I Saw Her Standing There'! Ah gie up! :o(

Don't spoil everyone's night.

You may find this helpful.

Mmmm ....chips and clonebeef.

Happy Birthday, Vic!

S = Session musicians
or
Sports

#77

Same again?

Might have steak tata instead.

Hi Vic
this is for the surprised motor-cyclist on the M9 - yes Honda Jazzes do go that fast!!!!!! Even when driven by a woman of a certain age. Couldn't hear you scream over the blasting Metallica! Thanks for that Vic.
So to put me in a slightly mellower mood please play Free's Alright Now and make it for our dear departed David who may have been a Northern soul fan from Wigan but he's alright now!
PS for Central Scotland police I'm not on the M9 now! and to that motorcyclist IT'S A 2 LANE MOTORWAY THERE!!!

Just got back from that London to find my daughters lovely blonde hair is now RED!!

not subtle red or auburn but...

BLIDDY BRIGHT FLAMIN' RED!!

S is for SURPRISES

And not always nice ones

Frank - it's worse when a loved one changes their name to that of a Hollywood Star.

S for SAINTS...plenty to choose from, and Brad might get St Andrew played?

#83

It's disquieting.

#59
Henri,
Yes, shame you couldn't make it.
Next time.
Paolo made it for a coke then left SG, Olga and I to trip Embra's light fantastic.

S - Sobriquet.

S is for Someone on the blog.......

or...songs requested only by bloggers. My goodness - never heard so many name-checked as tonight.

S is for Scotch!!
Why DID you change your name?

Sports?? Who made that dumb suggestion? I don't know any sports songs....

They should have picked Stereo. Why not???

Sports - a chance for some of the Golf songs that didn't get played, maybe. A bit of Queen, Mike and the Mechanics, Yello and REM, perhaps.
I'm going for
Ski-Lo (correct spelling is limiting) I Wish I Was A Little Bit Taller

Might need to repost that one.

Also - not getting something right with my theme requests.
T is for Timing. Songs about time - seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, years, eras, centuries. Pretty open-ended.
T is for Turkeys. Songs that weren't as good as what we would have otherwise expected from a favourite band. ;o)

#91 & 92

I'm in the dorts about Space not been chosen!

Still, "Snooker Loopy" should be a shoo in, so thats something.


#94, The problem with "Turkeys", MD, is that you would be asking for songs you dont really like.

#91

Howzat?

Well we can expect Eye of The Tiger, Bicycle Race as well :o(

Oh and Morrisey - Boxer :o)

#95 - you missed the wee cheeky smiley.... now you've given the game away, I'll just have to scrub that suggestion!
Anyway - you are clearly up for some 10CC for the sports. Personally, I can't STAND cricket, but I like the song.

Hit Me With Your Hockey Stick?

Complete blank - this feels difficult.

#95 Just realised you were looking for Sherbert, not 10CC.
nevermind -
It's All In the Game Tommy Edwards