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Hit Somebody - Warren Zevon
Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp

Torture - Jacksons

Hurt so good / Susan Cadogan
Hurt So Bad / Little Anthony and the Imperials

Bryan Bryan Bryan

You cannot possibly have a night of pain without playing

The bricklayers Song

Umpteen versions out there but the Corries would do just fine!

Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs

Paul Weller or Dr. John - Walk on Gilded Splinters

#4 There's mortar life than that.

Hurt - Timi Yuro
Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway

THURSDAY

'God Will' - Lyle Lovett

'Sam Stone' - John Prine

'Ride 'em, Jewboy' - Willie Nelson

'Western Union Wire' - Kinky Friedman

'Was I Right or Wrong?' - Lynyrd Skynyrd

'The Last Chance Texaco' - Rickie Lee Jones

'Angel from Montgomery' - Bonnie Raitt

'Does My Ring Burn Your Finger?' - Lee Ann Womack

'God May Forgive You (But I Won't)' - Iris DeMent

'Getting Over You' - Willie Nelson & Bonnie Raitt

'Next' - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

'Soul in Chains' - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

'Grief, Pain and Heartache' - Sensitive New Age Cowpersons

I've Been Hurt - Guy Darrell

She's Leaving Home --- Beatles

#6
you've got a point

A hods as good as a sink to a blind Norse!

Brick!

>8-D

What cement to be talking a grout?

Before She Shot the Arrow - James Grant

Can't Stand the Heartache - Skid Row

It's A Heartache - Arab Strap

Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Browne

Tears - Frankie Miller

Fear no Pain - Willy Mason

Bang bang You're Dead - Dirty Pretty Things

#13

You on the level?

Wreck oN The Highway, I'm On Fire - Springsteen

Always Crashing In The Same Car - Bowie

I would love to hear the Bowie track, from the Low album.

Burned - Neil Young
Shot by Both Sides - Magazine
( I walked into an ) Avalanche - Leonard Cohen
Killing me Softly - Roberta Flack
Katie's Been Gone - Dylan & the Band

Paul from Ayr

Josh Ritter - Man Burning At Both Ends

Henri

Further to your comment about how you got into The Smiths by ignoring the singer - have a listen to Johnny Marr's work on The Pet Shop Boys' "Release" album.

I see on RJ's excellent vivaroxy site that JM also did some work with Bryan Ferry.

#15 Great Bowie song, norrie!!

Dare I... aye, why not
Johnny Cash 's version of Nine Inch Nail's Hurt
Yes, yes - it's soooo obvious. But just ask yourself why it's so popular. It's raw, it's honest, it's humble. The pain of a man looking back on his life and acknowledging the things he's done, the things he could have done differently, the pain he's caused others as well as himself. A classic. But that's only my opinion.

A wonderful song about the pain of being parted from your loved one. Even if it is for just a few hours.
Ella Fitzgerald Every Time We Say Goodbye

Apologies for boring with my Ella suggestions. But that woman had a voice that could melt even the coldest heart. And Cole Porter's lyrics are so clever without being smartarse. Gorgeous.

#16 paul - if they do play Killing Me Softly, I really hope it's this one you've asked for. It's so much better than that irritating Fugees one.

#18 Good shout Adam. Marr is excellent on lots of albums including the Cribs, Talking Heads, The The ....too many to mention!

#19 Thanks Mary-doll

and on this great b side:

Pain is it...

Monkey Rag ~ Asylum Street Spankers

Poison ~ Waco Brothers

Homicide ~ Sally Timms & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts (yup, it is a cover of 999)

Hey Little Sister ~ The Meat Purveyors

The pain of not knowing and not wanting to know. Or, rather - knowing, but not wanting to know.

Barbara Dickson Another Suitcase In Another Hall
Marti Webb Tell Me On A Sunday

Not a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber. He didn't write the words in either case, just the music, but can't grudge the man a wee appreciative nod as the combined effect is better than the sum parts.

(I ain't) Missing you, John Waite
Pictures of you, The Cure
Spit in the rain, Del Amitri
The wrong man was convicted, Barenaked Ladies

This Woman's Work - Kate Bush

Kate Bush can divide opinion, but I genuinely think this is a work of genius, which is not something I say lightly.It is the ultimate song about emotional pain.Perhaps, she couldn't help herself, it's straight from the heart, 100% raw emotion, not so much a song as a complete catharsis. I understand it totally.If I was to pick something which completely summed up the utter despair, anguish and sensation of hopelessness in the situation - then no one has ever captured it as Kate Bush does. One can only presume it is not a work of imagination.If it is, she really is a genius.

This has been played on GIO before - I, among others,petitioned for it, but it's bang on theme.

regardez youse

henri

'I Fell Apart' - Drizabone Soul Family

'Goin' Back To Cheatin'' - Charles Wilson ...great bit of Southern soul

Bonnie Tyler It's A Heartache

There's nothing worse than feeling like a clown. Apart from being one, perhaps. ;o)

#20 Thanks Mary-Doll, the Fugees one is quite annoying. BTW your "Hurt" suggestion is a "must" IMO.

Ooh Ouch Stop - Joe Turner

Why Should I Cry for You - Sting

Weeping and Wailing - Mississippi John Hurt

THURSDAY

- Delbert McClinton

#4

Paolo is correct. I like the Clancy Brothers' version, but whatever one Bryan wants to play it's a must.

GET SOME

Landslide ~ Tony Clarke
Love T.K.O. ~ Teddy Pendergrass
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ~ Marvin Gaye
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ~ Al Green
Love Runs Out ~ Willie Hutch
Nothing But A Heartache ~ The Flirtations

Tar Baby ~ Sade pain can sometimes bring happiness!

He Stopped Loving Her Today --- George Jones

Think it's time to play Bettye LaVette's cover of 'Streets Of Philadelphia'...for any of the newbies and facebookers who haven't been treated to it yet.

THURSDAY

I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance...

'The Dance' - Mindy McCready

Pain - Jimmy Eat World

Looks like my mentioning of what I was cooking for tea didn't work tonight. Perhaps Babs thought that Chicken Saag was to do with super-sized chicken breasts

DC

#37

Miss Babs can be assured of my

#18/21

Funnily enough the bold Captain Ramius had 'Sexuality' by Billy Bragg played on GIO the other week.As I was listening to it, I thought, ' what is it about this i really like?' Subsequent investigation revealed 'produced by Johhny Marr'.

And then there's Kirsty MacColl as well.

And now for a more positive view of pain:

Pain Is a Gun - Love & Money

this is really rather great, it should be heard

regardez - vous

Bob

Bob?

I was disassociating myself from the outbreak of locker room humour on the previous thread

regardez youse

JfE

#38&42...
But the Gruppenführer want's to be a curvy

Broken Heart - Spiritualised Epic!

The Sky Is Crying - Eric Clapton tonight = blues?

Cold Turkey - Plastic Ono Band, painful to listen to

regardez youse

henri

And now some songs about the living death that is called the beginning of separation and which constitutes one of the most painful and confusing conditions a human can experience:

You're Not The Only One - Love and Money

The Rhythm of The Blues - Mary- Chapin Carpenter

My First Night Alone Without You - Bonnie Raitt

all of these are beautiful and touching: we've all been there

reagrdez youse

henri

Lastly,for tonight,

Somedays - Paul McCartney from 'Flaming Pie

a song 'for those who fear the worst' about the pain of anticipation and at the time it was written, I expect he did fear the worst. A clear demonstration that Macca can write great lyrics when he tries, very beautiful, much requested but never played on GIO, it would be good to hear

regardez youse

Henri

The good news - "lastly"
The bad news - "for tonight"

Ooooooooooooo you are awful...

Has to be:

* The Rutles - Ouch!

#39

Although I'll happily take credit for any Braggism on GiO, that wasn't my shout.

However, Marr & Kirsty were long time collaborators with le Bragg - since Talking with the Taxman. Johnny played on Greetings to the New Brunette & from there, England Half English was the next album that didn't have Kirsty singing on it.

Johnny also was a key part of the production team on Don't Try This At Home, starting with transforming Sexuality - the full story is on the , Episode 11, along with the pre-Marr version, which is ok, but doesn't have the sheer sense of joy that the final one has.

#43

Naw, man. She meant kindae 10!

...pain revisited....

Just realised my earlier list isn't exactly a barrel of laughs...

Bend Me, Shape Me - Amen Corner
These Boots are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
Million Dollar Bash - Dylan & The Band
Backstabbers - O'Jays
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott

...OK, failed again...

Paul from Ayr

#42. At 11:32pm on 08 Sep 2010, henri hannah wrote: I was disassociating myself from the outbreak of locker room humour on the previous thread regardez youse JfE

Hhhhmmmmmm!

If it's the pain of getting over you, you want then no one sings it like

Verbosity.com - makes James Joyce read like Jordan.

A song which shows pain, sorrow, anguish.....

Cry me a river

And it's a good song so does this mean it'll be immediately rejected? I hope not



DC having fishcakes in a butterbean and jalapino fricasse

You should try jalapeño instead for a bit of a kick.

#37, 38 now now lads, behave!
DC, delighted you are having fishcakes for tea, sounds very nice, and Glen - good shout for the jalapeno!
I'll be cooking with onions at home tonight to try and mask the tears from some of these seriously emotionally painful picks!

All this user's posts have been removed.Why?

sex is on fire?

tut tut, Rory's Dad - Henri will be getting all worked up again (#42) and have to pretend he's Miss Babs.

But yes, very painful

Apologies, can I offer, I was a teenage werewolf by The Cramps instead?

Jalapeño? Schmalapeño

BRING ME THE RED HOT CHILLI OF ALFREDO GARCIA

"Venus in Furs" - The Velvet Underground, this must surely be played during tonights 'pain'less experience.
If ever a flow of words and an arrangement of notes and octaves were married together in such a fashion to make you feel part of something that perhaps you shouldn't, then this is it.

"Princess of the Streets" - the Stranglers, "She's gone and left me - I don't know why . . . "

"Voodoo Dolly" - Siouxsie and the Banshees, I just love this track.

"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure

"Barbed wire Love" - Stiff Little Fingers

"Death and Night and Blood/Yukio" - The Stranglers

"Don't Touch me There" - The Tubes

"SubMission" - The SexPistols, a mickey take about the Malcolm McLaren/Vivienne Westwood business of the time.

#64 - That'll be Blantyre, Malawi then. Welcome, Dr. David Livingstone!

;o)


For Thursday - Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash


#58 - Is that you two been telt?

;o)

#64

Your description of Venus In Furs gives you away Henri.

#65

You presume.

#65 looks like it

Scotch, what was that story about the veg that brings tears to your eyes?

Pain: ~

I can’t think of anything by GONG who are appearing at Glasgow ABC tonight.

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THE TORCHUM NEVER STOPS from CHEAP THRILLS by FRANK ZAPPA AND CAPTAIN BEEFHEART


Great suggestion for a theme for Friday night: ~

Bands who appeared at Glasgow ABC last night.

More serious shouts than the Rutles:

* Lennon - Mother
Mother, you had me but I never had you,
I wanted you but you didn't want me,
...
Father, you left me but I never left you,
I needed you but you didn't need me,
...
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
On what would have been the great man's 70th birthday, the pain of this song never goes away, all the more so for being 100% autobiographical.
(Yes, yes, I'm fine, I've just got something in my eye)

* Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears
A very, very dark song that could almost be the sequel to She's Leaving Home (which was a Bragg Number 1 hit, fact fans)
She ran away from home with her mother's best coat
She was married before she was even entitled to vote
And her husband was one of those blokes
The sort that only laughs at his own jokes
The sort that war takes away
And when there wasn't a war he left her anyway

One dark night he came home from the sea
And put a hole in her body where no hole should be
It hurt her more to see him walking out the door
And though they stitched her back together they left her heart in pieces on the
floor

"Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight" - The Rezillos

"Happiness in Slavery" or "Hurt" - Nine Inch Nails



#65 - G72 :-)

#65 + #66 - Presume nothing, but I am David

#67 - has to be Glenlivet !! Or perhaps not, mibbies . . .

The Worst Hangover Ever - the Offspring

someone somewhere else has asked for everything Morrissey has ever written. That would indeed be painful.

Oh!! and there's me off the shout list too now - ouch!

#72 yeah yeah

PAIN

Hang Me Good: The Porch Song Anthology
Come Back To Me: Big Country
Poor Mans Son: Kris Drever
hole In The Heart: Karine Polwart
Rat Trap: The Boomtown Rats
Everybody Hurts: REM
King Of Pain: The Police

#22
Didnt know that one Norrie. Good shout.

Say Hello,Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell 12" version, please!!!

this fabulous song has made a couple of appearances on GIO over the last year - trouble is, it's the duff version that's played, admittedly, it's painful to listen to. The 12" version is slightly longer but it's absolutely worth it - it's on the 'Memorabilia' compilation, and contains a magnificent oboe or clarinet solo in the middle.Absolutely stunning. Not sure what it's really about,but it seems to be a pain/pleasure thing - but whatever it is, Marc's voice always seems to convey something sordid somehow, though I've really no idea why.

reagdrez youse

henri

And reagdrez you too.

I regradrez the David Gray version to be excellent as well.

I'm so glad you agree, Norrie, I thought you might be annoyed.


Theme for Friday:

It occurs to me that though we complain often about repeated themes, we're not immune to repeating ourselves in our choice of artists, far from it.
the theme therefore would be Dare to be Different - not the bands this time, but ourselves, so we choose someone we've - preferably never - asked for, but certainly not repeatedly - ie I can't ask for Tom or Frankie, Henri can't ask for the Beatles, Mary-doll can't ask for Ella and so on.

#79 refers to #73

Great theme idea Gaie

thank you, Norrie, especially considering my previous remark!

Pain ~

STOP PLAYING WITH MY HEART from DEJA VU by KEVIN AYERS
DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN by BANANAMOUR by KEVIN AYERS
HONEY by BOBBY GOLDSBORO
LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN, Sung by LONG JOHN BALDRY IN 1957, THE FOUNDATIONS IN 1969, and Bobby Vinton & George Burns in 1992

Suggestion for a Theme for Friday would be ...................

You have it along with your Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and any time of the day, So any song relating to CUP OF TEA / Teapot Etc.

#79

Good suggestion.

This could be run over two nights, once as described by yourself and once where Bryan 'Dares To Be Different' and plays artists he has never knowingly played before. Captain Ramius could adjudicate.

However, the idea would best be accomodated within a normal theme for the evening,otherwise it will to hard to for the team to know what to play.

If we were given a couple of days notice then Bryan and the team would have time to check that we weren't suggesting songs about naked leap frog or anything that would excite Paul Handley.

I doubt I'd suggest Dignity,though, that would be painful.

reardezg - youse

henri

#83 Sorry, can't think of anything for that theme either.

understandable, Fred, you're too excited about the gig this evening

#83 & #85

Lionel Rich Tea - "Hello...is it tea you're looking for?"

#83 #85 #86

Wait a minute – what about

FLYING TEAPOT from FLYING TEAPOT (RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE PART 1) by GONG

who are appearing at Glasgow ABC tonight!

OK, another 'something in the eye' one from the Braggster:

* Billy Bragg -
A reflection on death of a parent, contrasting with a child's worldview
Daddy is it true that we all have to die?
...
I closed my eyes and when I looked
Your name was in the memorial book
and what had become of all the things we planned?
...
You were so tall
How could you fall?

#87

Looks more like a Gary baldy.

#87 I used to enjoy the occasional richtea biscuit with my cup of tea......very witty AfR

#88 Have a cup of tea, have another one?

#89

Yes, we all have to die and the more I hear Billy Bragg, the more welcome it appears.

#79 great idea Gaie

Then we just set up a round robin and we all ask for each others favs.


















And this has been requested by Scotch git....It's Morrissey on Get it On!

#92

How about a Waldorf & Stadtler night? (the two old Glen characters who occupy the balcony in the Muppet Show).

We all suggest songs/artists we really can't suffer and why - and Bryan selects the real howlers.

I had a similar theme picked last year - songs you love by artists you don't - but we could expand this to stuff you just plain hate and why.

It sounds unlikley, I know, but if anything the audience is likely to go up.

regardez youse

henri

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

the guidelines state:

it is COMPULSORY that you like the song you are suggesting

it is EXPECTED that as bloggsters who pride themselves on their wide-ranging musical knowledge you will come up with something unusual for the playlist.

There will be NO Springsteen-ism
There will be NO Lennon/McCartney-ism
And there will be NO Morrisseying

sigh #95 refers to #93

Two Grey Rooms - Joni Mitchell from 'Night Ride Home'

I know no one has ever heard of this..it's about the pain of longing....but I think this is Joni Mitchell's finest work. I think it should be heard.

How does Joni Mitchell make you feel about facing up to the proximity of your own mortality, faither?

regardez youse

henri

#95

I think what we're maybe reaching for is to differentiate between subjectivity & objectivity.

There's lots of stuff that I know is good, but I just can't stand. Wagner. Rap. Radiohead. U2's last album.

#95

that Bowie is as popular as Broooce, and Elvis & Elton are following close behind.

Although no-one comes close to the Beatles.

This being on tracks played back to beginning February, plus Dec 2008/Jan 2009.

#97 I have heard of this one Henri, and I think is very good of Joni, so go on Bryan get it on