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MONDAY

Last time we had this theme Bryan said he really wanted to play this song.

But he didn't.

Now he has a wonderful opportunity to right this dreadful wrong.

Will he grasp it?

Watch this space...


'Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing' - Chris Isaak

(June 26th)

Me and Chris share a birthday with Julie'sDaughterFromEdinburgh (Where else?)

They always have the flags out for my birthday





Unfortunately on 11/11 they're at half mast





DC

#1 and my late mum.

Unfortunately Ken Dodd shares my birthday.
Fortunately so does Roy Wood.

Angel Fingers / Wizzard
Often requested (especially by DC. Never Played)

Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas any more.

I have the same birthday as Jimmy Reed, Jackie Trent, Sylvester (Do Ya Wanna Funk?), Roger Waters, Charles Smith (Kool and the Gang), Buster Bloodvessel, Scott Travis (Judas Priest) and Nina Persson (The Cardigans).

Shame Shame Shame - Jimmy Reed
High Hopes - Pink Floyd

I share my birthday with Napoleon Bonaparte, who didn't have much of a reputation as a singer songwriter - and, fortunately, Jimmy Webb.

Therefore I am able to request one of my favourite tracks of all time:

Occasionally a song comes along which is compelling because it's a great story or an interesting lyric - and occasionally there's a song which is so well produced that it's unforgettable -and occasionally there's a song which atmospherically catches the imagination and pulls you into another world.

But when all that happens in one recording, you cannot help but feel that it has been god given, that something greater than the sum of it's parts has happened and it's completely magical.

No matter how many times I hear it,I am still in awe of

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

and I don't even especially care for Glen Campbell, but he was just the best person to deliver this.

regardez youse

henri

p.s. : just listened to Edith's album show, apart from a couple,I think I already have a copy of every track that was played: from a good start in the summer, we have already slipped into predictability and inanity.Yep, no doubt about it,it's time for the henri hannah radio show.

Judy - 10th June. Tinchy - 14th September. We are truely in the presence of royalty. ;o)
I was overdue by at least 10 days, so maybe I can be excused for the following:
Ronan Keating - nah.
Jennifer Warnes with Joe Cocker Up Where We Belong
or perhaps someone I only discovered due to this theme
John Bigham The Soul of John Black I Got Work
Not a bad wee tune.

Desperate.

John Cougar Mellencamp, Tico Torres, Thom Yorke, Mel Brown. Finding a Radiohead song I like may be a challenge, but the rest I can go with.

In keeping with the eastenders picture, I've got Wendy Richards, anyone want to come outside?

Other 20th july; Alexander the Great

Carlos Santana
Mick MacNeil (simple minds)
Chris Cornel (Audioslave)
Lee Harris (Talk Talk)
Paul Cook (sex pistols)
John Lodge (Moody Blues)

Also, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on my second birthday.

#8 I'm a 20th July too...I was going to request Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden as suspect Jesus Christ Pose is not practical for the show despite it being a better track...

My brothers birthday is 21st July (and 1964) and I was always told the walking in the moon thing in relevance to his date, was my mum using the time difference to make him feel special?

I should be telt..

I share 6 February with

Bob Marley - No woman, no cry
Ritchie Hayward of Little Feat - Time loves a hero
Natalie Cole - Miss you like crazy
Axl Rose of Guns'nRoses - Sweet child o' mine

Joe
Linlithgow

Ritchie Hayward played with a lot of people but this one has a particularly impressive line-up:

Gridlock - Warren Zevon

Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jorma Kaukonen
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Jack Casady
Drums - Richie Hayward
Guitar [Lead] - Neil Young
Guitar, Keyboards - Warren Zevon
Harmony Vocals - Jorge Calderón

20th May

Joe Cocker
Nick Hayward 'Whistle Down The Wind'
Cher

J.O'B.

Brian Matthew played 'Reasons for Waiting' on his ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio2 show this morning.

How nice to hear Jethro Tull's music being broadcast by the ´óÏó´«Ã½...

Eat your heart out Mr Git.
As well as Ken Dodd and Roy Wood, I also have Bonnie Raitt and I ain't even gonna request one of her songs.


Perhaps you could do it for me as you know her better than I do!

#13 The Brian Matthews show is one of the highlights of the week.

I also have sharing my felicitations
Edmund Halley......Comin around again / Varly simon
Bram stoker........Draculas Daughter / Jeff Beck
Giordon Ramsay.....Swearin to god / Frankie Valli



As well as Ken Dodd Roy Wood and Bonnie Raitt, I also have Minnie Ripperton, Rickie Lee Jones and Leif Garrett (who was born in the same day in the same year but not in the same hospital.

So final answer in order of preference
Angel Fingers / Wizzard
Come to my Garden / Minnie Ripperton
Whatever Scotch picks for Bonnie Raitt.

#14

Paolo,

You're not gonna request one of her songs?

'Have a Heart' - Bonnie Raitt


For Paolo, who shares his birthday with Bonnie. What are the odds?

>8-D

Born on my birthday (11/11) - Roger Lavern, keyboards of The Tornadoes

Telstar

DC

I share my birthday (7th Aug) with Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden



Pilot --- Magic



:o)

Did you know... if there are 23 people in a room there is a 50% chance that 2 of them will share a birthday.




Troo

The easiest way to remember your wifes birthday is to forget it once.

#16
Depends on how many other people are in the room!

Q. If 23 people, including Scotch Git, Bonnie Raitt and Paolo Pablo are in a room, and Scotch Git and Bonnie Raitt go to another room, how does that affect the odds?
































A. Who cares?

>8-D

28 July:

Jonathan Edwards - 'Sunshine' or with Emmylou Harris on 'Wheels'

The Daughter would never forgive me if I omitted Soulja Boy - 'Kiss Me Thru The Phone'

Pulp drummer Nick Banks - 'Help The Aged'

Simon Kirke...drummer with Free and Bad Company...Bad Company - 'Good Lovin' Gone Bad'

Rachel Sweet was born on the same day and same year as me...'Hairspray' or 'Stranger In The House'

15th May - Trini Lopez - If I Had a Hammer

#23 if Bonnie and Paolo go into another room together, what are the odds of

a) Scotch-git bursting into tears

b) Scotch-git asking Paolo to step outsdie

c) Scotch-git calling Kaye Adams

?

#9 Moon landings, Mazzystar, looks like your brother wins.

According to Neil Armstrong's biography, the landing happened at1 4:7pm EDT(local time at mission control) on the 20th, 9:17 uk time. The 'one small step' took place at 10:56 EDT, 3:56 in the morning 21st UK time.

We win if we use American clocks. It's either that or a failed attempt to kill Hitler

Seriously weird typing; 4:17 pm EDT

MONDAY

Out-Gonging Gong:

Cymbal Rush - Thom Yorke

Buddy Clark ~ "I'll String Along with You"Ìý
The Electric Flag Ìý~ "Flash, Bam, Pow"
The Doors ~ "The End"
Gary Numan - "Cars"

...all featured in films starring & or directed by my birthday buddy!

Seeing as my birthdate brought up michty slim pickings compared to the Bonnie Raits and Thom Yorkes among us, I thought I'd widen the net a bit an involve the man of the house.
Oh my goodness - who'd have thunk it:
Ella Fitzgerald singing (just about anything, really, but a choice has to be made, so) Cole Porter Every Time We Say Goodbye
and Björn Ulvaeus that wee guy in ABBA Slipping Through My Fingers

That's more like it.

BRING ME THE RED-LETTER DAY OF ALFREDO GARCIA!

#26

a) Depends how much I've had to drink.

b) Depends how much I've had to drink.

c) Gaie! What are you implying? I would never phone Kaye. I wouldn't even go within 100 yards of her house!


















The restraining order forbids such activities...

>8-D

#26 if Bonnie and Paolo go into another room together, what are the odds of

a) Imelda being slightly miffed.

b) Imelda being extremely miffed.

c) Imelda scrubbing the blood off her stilettos, having stomped Paolo to within an inch of his life, serves him right, the [Expletive removed by the moderators.], he should bring back, bring back, oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me...

Well as far as I can see, Paolo's not here


so unless he's watching the X-factor..............


And that reminds me, the first person to mention that Simon Cowell shares a birthday with me will be subject to an instant no-appeal bambi order.

Actually I've been dragged out to a Michael buble tribute act and wondering what possesses him to sing ray Charles and Otis redding. If I was half a man I'd have refused but I've seen how sharp they stilettos are

Yes - Michael Booblay - it's uncanny.

Back in Rio and unknurlt at last. Spent the afternoon on the terrace reading 10 days of newspapers in my white speedos (one for the ladies, there!)


Senga, thanks for your kind wishes on a previous thread. They worked.

It was indeed Fred the Fish who came up with the cuppa tea idea, I may have supplied the biscuits though.



Do we really need to have so many repeat themes?

Simon Le Bon is exactly 3 years older than me. Last time it was Humgry Like the Wolf, this time lets go for

The Reflex - Duran Duran.

Adam, last time thae dookers did any "speed" was when avoidin UFO's (unidentified floatin objects) in Pittenweem Pond thirty year ago. No shair that the ladies wid be too impressed if they wis telt......

#39

Q. During mating season, when foxes are in the act of coitus, they omit a bone-shuddering and blood-curdling screech that is often mistaken for the sound of a cat being brutally murdered. But who is the lead singer of Duran Duran?


From Al Murray's Pub Quiz Book

#6 - mary-doll is right! Is it Judy or Tinchy? We should be telt!

;o)


#38 - Adam - 1) Too much information!

2) You're more than welcome!

3) Whatever!

4) They only do it to annoy you!

;o)


The 16th of June is not the best day to be born for this theme. The only credible matches are Billy "Crash" Craddock and Eddie Levert of the O'Jays.

And Stan Laurel!

Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy

And before you complain consider this.

I could have asked for Joe McElderry! LOL!

;o)

I share my birthday with one Janis Fink but unlike her I never got round to changing my surname ( well OK Fromayr, I suppose ;-)).....

Fly Too High - Janis Ian

Paul from Ayr

What's wrong with Joe McElderry?

Thanks Rory's Dad, that's settled it....I lose!

Scotch, will be a sad day when Brian Matthews isn't on r2 on a Saturday morning, my Dad bought me up well ;-)

Adam, the speedo image, TMI, please no more!

Gaie, is your question re Joe m rhetorical or sarcastic?!

Don't Need This Body - John Mellencamp

Love Lost and Found - Mel Brown - now there's a discovery thanks to GIO. A blues man 1939 - 2009, played with many of the great and the good - Bobby Bland, Jeff Beck, Etta James, Albert Collins etc On this track he plays guitar, piano and organ, though possibly not all at the same time. It's a gorgeous mellow track.

In These Arms - Bon Jovi

The Clock - Thom Yorke - I can't take Radiohead at any price, but I like a few off the solo album (The Eraser) and this is quite mesmerising. I like Black Swan too, but it would lose BB his job.

#45 Rhetorical. I liked the Climb and am not ashamed to admit it. The Climb or Karma Police? I rest my case.

#42 what's wrong with the o'jays

#44 how long have I got?

#48

a) Ask The Palace Hotel & Nicole

b) If you copy, 33 years

#36

Paolo, I would take the stilettos over a michael buble tribute (or the real thing) anyday, much less painful in the long run.

MONDAY - the rest of you can have a night off, 7th October is the date for

Ghost Riders in the Sky - Vaughan Monroe - this is just an example, not a suggestion

Un-break My Heart - Toni Braxton

People in love - 10cc (Kevin Godley)

Walk With me - Sam Browne

- Taylor Hicks - no, I'd never heard of him and you'll all have forty fits if I say he won American idol in 2006, but cast your prejudices aside, and have a listen

I was born on Christmas day. And so were Cab Calloway - Phil Spector - Jimmy Buffett - Alannah Myles - Shane McGowan


The lady wins for the line "A new religion that'll bring you to your knees"

BLACK VELVET - Alannah Myles




P.S. No, I didn't forget Annie Lennox

{:-{)}

I'm liking gaie's birthdaysakes - wouldn't mind hearing any of those.
Maybe I'm biased - gaie also shares her birthday with my big sis, who's lovely.

#53 :0) mary-doll!

Agnes shares the same birthday as number 1 son so I'm happy to forego remembrance day (which is never celebrated on GiO; my suggestion for last year's "what does 11/11 mean to you as being "Birthday" by The Beatles was ignored) in favour of 16/06

Gawn yersel hen

#52

It must be drag only getting one present.

#56 - Yes. Every year I get cross.

#57
could you make me a few bottles of wine please?

#58 - Verily I say unto you, don't be silly.

{:-{)}

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'Debris' by The Faces has just come on the ipod. Ronnie Lane singing. I was thinking about that and an exchange I had with Glen last week about Pilgrim's Progress by Procol Harum.

Did we do a theme based on songs sung by someone else in the band?

I think we did?

regardez youse

henri

All those classics waiting to be heard.

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I SHARE APRIL 9TH WITH SOME PRETTY DISTINGUISHED COMPANY(IAN DUNCAN SMITH EXCEPTED!)MUSICAL APRIL THE 9THERS INCLUDE CARL PERKINS,PAUL ROBESON AND RACHEL STEVENS(OH WELL,CANT WIN THEM ALL)BUT THE ONE THAT MOST IMPRESSED ME IS THE GREAT DRUMMER STEVE GADD WHO HAS BACKED EVERYONE FROM ARETHA TO ERIC CLAPTON,DUSTY,STEELY DAN(AJA,BRILLIANT)AND PAUL SIMON,MOST NOTABLY ON THE GREAT" 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER".CHECK OUT THE INTRO(AND OUTRO!)IF SESSIONMEN DONT COUNT THEN MAGNIFICENT PAUL ROBESON SINGING"OLE MAN RIVER".HOW LOW CAN YOU GO!CHEERS,WILLIE BARTKE

I share my birthday with GRAHAM NASH and SHAKIRA

BLIZZARD OF LIES from SONGS FOR SURVIVORS by GRAHAM NASH
LOCA from SALE EL SOL by SHAKIRA

I’d just like to add that I think the housewives of Great Britain do a wunnerful job.

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#63

Thanks, I thought so, but couldn't remember anything about it.

regardez vous

henri

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Birthdays is it... well let's try again with the same shout since the last time this theme featured.

Head Like a Hole ~ Nine Inch Nails " Trent Reznor"

A New Day Yesterday would suit either my daughter Hazel (April 23rd) - Glenn Cornick of Jethro Tull- she's very much looking forward to hearing it - or same song covered by Joe Bonamassa for son Ross, (8th May)

#42 /4

Well, it is annoying Senga. Especially as they must have a bottom drawer full of suggestions from this summer alone.

I vote for Blog representation on the Theme Committee!!

#64
Can't remember if it was my son or frank that reckoned 50 ways to be one of the great drumming performances in pop.

Some spread bettin' seems to be the order of the...

90's Retro Kid... Rock an' Roll Star ~ Oasis "Noel Gallacher"
The Brain... GIO sceptic! When Doves Cry ~ Prince
Mrs Mac... Gettin jiggy wit it ~ Will Smith






Gulp*%! like most gamblers it's so easy to get carried away

As I'm the 19th February, there is a fantastic variety to choose from, ranging from Seal to Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi) and including that world-famous Finnish rapper Mariska (???).

However, i'd really like to hear from Smokey Robinson (I'm sure most others would too - although Mariska would be second on my list) Tears of a Clown would suit me down to the ground.

#64/72

Things didn't work out so well for his brother, Paul.

On the subject of Pauls' - Steve Gadd did some great drumming work on MacCartney's middle 80's albums. These were pretty much ignored at the time because they didn't conform to the synth fashions of the day, having a real drummer, for example.

Ironically, in that regard, 1979's MacCartney 2 had been ahead of the curve, being a 'machine,made at home' album.

In time there will be a re-evaluation of that mid 80's work, some of which is glorious.

regardez youse

henri

I share my Birthday with KEVIN AYERS, of 16 August so please play BABY COME HOME by KEVIN AYERS & BRIDGET ST JOHN from the Album THE UNFAIRGROUND

My better half, jane, shares her birthday (19/9) with Trisha Yearwood. She asked me to ask for "I don't want to be the one".


Joe
Linlithgow

PS My alternatives would be "On a bus to St Cloud" or "Belive me baby, I lied".

#72 and #5.I would have chosen Steely Dan's song Aja especially the mindblowing coda but at 8 minutes pushing it !I have admired the genius of Jim Webb since he wrote produced and arranged whole albums for 5th Dimension in the 60s.Check out "The Magic Garden",beautiful stuff.He is touring soon.Saw him at Oran Mor a few years back.Not the greatest singer but such glorious songs,Cheers, guys,Willie Bartke

Jim Webb is up there with Burt Bacharach.

Where are their like today?

On the day I was born (30th Sept 68), Radio 1 celebrated its first birthday.

I think this calls for:
* The Move - Flowers in the Rain

However, the recent Radio 1 Anniversary Album (est 1967) had some *cracking* covers/tunes on, including

* The Streets - Our Song
* The Fratellis - All Along the Watchtower
* Foo Fighters - Band on the Run
* Kylie - Love is the Drug
* Groove Armada - Crazy For You

(Been snowed in at home all day)

#79,Too true,Glen.Goffin/King,Mann/Greenwich,Bacharach/David,all absolute giants in the 60s.Curiously enough,I was listening to Desert Island discs last week and Alice Cooper of all people chose a Laura Nyro track commenting that she was probably the most overlooked composer ever and compared her to Burt Bacharach.Her 60s stuff is certainly up there but she somehow lost her muse laterWho have we got now?Dianne Warren's insipid power ballads,nah!Cheers Willie B.