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MONDAY


- Mary Gauthier


Mary will be performing in Glasgow on May 12th., for the benefit of anyone not going to see Clapton.

Cinnamon Girl - Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs, superb version

'She'll Be Cumin Round the Mountain' - Rosemary Clooney

#1 what's a binaural beat? and how low do you have to go to sync to it?

no Holy Roller then I see. Missed a trick there. One song, nearly everyone on the blog satisfied for 3' 24 or so.

Pardon?

'I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart' - Patsy Montana (or Suzy Bogguss)

#6

Julie,

Isn't this your theme? You can devote the holiday weekend to compiling a list!

>8-D

And how come I got no mention for Regina Spektor? I have become invisible. No mention for something else earlier in the week I've now forgotten. Oh aye, Bits and Pieces, neatly segued into the news.

Petty? Moi?

Candy - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

#5 check the first comment below the youtube clip

#4, #9

I assume it means hearing with both ears. Maybe Glen will know.

#8 who said that?

#8

Next Tuesday will mark 11 weeks since I had a request played. And you never hear me complaining!

>8-D

Halfway to your own personal best then

Mind you, I did get 2 songs played on that show. (Brad Paisley & 10cc).

That has helped to sustain me for 11 weeks. Well, on Monday it'll be 76 days.

But who's counting?

On Monday please Bryan, could you play

Hard Candy by Counting Crows for Mr Git so that he can reset his meter to zero.

Always assuming you are able to read this post.

'Sex with an X' ~ Vaselines

Hopefully no prudish thoughts will prevail :)

Where's Henri? Here's a . Maybe a couple of practice runs over the Erskine Bridge on the bike before heading down for the big day?

c'mon now bloggers. nae greetin.
and i was mair religious than mz babs.......i had perfect attendance in the BB (wot is it about these letters!!) for about 4 years....including the church services and i still failed the end of session RE test.

'that's nice'..................neil christian (ask yer grandad)

'she sold blackpool rock'...............honeybus

(at least n times better than yon advert song)...............ahhhh blackpool..........the last time i stayed in a b&b (again!!!) they were still sending the breakfasts up in one of these shaft thingies and smoking was permitted in the dining room....aye, the waitresses liked their fags.....especially while they were servin' yer breakfast. (that's not nice but i don't know who sang that))

cheers frae the dale

#17

Oh, I'm still here!

I think I'd be more likely to jump off the Erskine Bridge than attend a Deacon Blue gig.

I was huffing because they wouldn't play 'Henry Hannah's 42nd St Parking Lot' the other night - I was just so amazed it existed.

And the cycling has prevented me from giving my full concentration to the blog.

I'm off to Arran in the morning to join Smiffy in her family and spiritual home in the village of Corrie. Luckily, I like Corrie - my other neuro-associations of Arran are much darker - my ex's family used to (still do) holiday there.

Funnily enough, the fluke of my ex, Arran and Deacon Blue coinciding on the one post has just reminded me of something I'd completely forgotten - just as our marriage was at the living death stage I was informed we had to take our teenage son to a rock concert together.

I don't know why - he was perfectly capable of going himself, but, hey ho, I guess my ex must have thought some display of family unity important or that there was some important right of passage or something to be gone through.

Anyway, it turned out to be Deacon Blue's last ever gig (until this one) at The Edinburgh Playhouse. Our Steven had no interest in Deacon Blue and was there under sufferance, I plain hated the sound of Rikki's singing voice, hated the lyrics - though they did write some good tunes. My ex had absolutely no interest in rock/pop music at all and plainly didn't know what she had signed up for when she bought the tickets. As a family outing it was a total disaster - though I liked the support band, but after 20 minutes of Rikki & Lorraine, the ex decided it was all too noisy and we'd have to leave.

So there was indeed a rare but accidental moment of family unity as we got up from our seats down the front and made an undignified exit, to strange looks from the stage and the immediate crowd, me thinking 'thank Christ that's over'

Perhaps that's why I have no fondness for 'Dignity', in particular.

There was a virtually silent drive back to Glasgow during which I realised that it wasn't just Deacon Blue's final gig. There was nothing left to say.

Chocolate Girl - Deacon Blue - it's on theme, in a strange kinda way.

I should add, to be fair, I think Rikki is an excellent interviewer and has done some fantastic work in that capacity outwith the Americana show.

regardez - youse

henri

I thought you'd given up getting requests played for lent, SG. It's over by the time Monday rolls around - you should be in with a shout then. ;o)

Yup, I've just read tonight's play-list.

Failing means yer playin! GIO Team obviously can't get their heads round such a concept.

#19 - henri - virtual hug. I'm sure it'll make some of the less demonstrative folk here want to (or actually) boak, but - so what. hug & clearing up boak. Multitasking.
Hot Chocolate You Win Again

# et al

aye its no been a vintage week for the bloggers.

a shoe-in for 'things nice'..........

'ananininganeana'...............st andrew................much better than a greggs steak bake

cheers frae the dale

Relatives here just now to celebrate dad's 80th birthday which wis ignored bi GIO, so didn't hear me not bein credited wi Roll away the stone or any o' the others....



Scotch, I'm there wi ye.




We've been blackbawd


Ach weel, it's bein sae cheery that keeps me happy






DC

'Crystalised' ~ The XX

'Goodnight Sweetheart' ~ The Spaniels
'Sweet FA' ~ Sweet

'Revenge is Sweet' ~ Nazareth

... for the shunned

'Cool Jerk' ~ The Capitols

dance-floor filler ...

'Peppermint Twist' ~ Sweet

move over Chubby ...

'Hot Sauced and Peppered' ~ The Soviettes

what's the point?...

#27

Who's Nazareth?

Ooops! Bein silly.....


Hoozaboot

WigwamBamLittleWillyBallroomBlitz - Soor

Monday:


The Zephyr Song - The Red Hot Chili Peppers


DC

#24 I heard you not being credited DC.

#20

thanks MD - appreciated, though it was long ago and far away.

I wish to withdraw my request for Chocolate Girl by Deacon Blue as it breaks my own rule about requesting a track I don't like - it just suited what was on my mind at the time.

I take some comfort that others in here are also noticing that the bloggers seem to have fallen off the radar so thankfully it's not just me - I was starting to think I'd caused some offence.

Maybe we've gone from 'backbone of this show' to 'nuisance'. The impression I had on Tuesday, which was particularly poor for the blog, was that the production team hadn't had time to read it before going on air.Maybe that's what happens during holidays.So I took a couple of days off.

On the subject of which, I'm offski - boat to catch.

Happy Easter!

regardez youse

henri

Simultaneously withdrawing from the GIO Blog would certainly bring it in-line with all the other Radio Scotland blogs & their excessive number of hits!
Why else does BB's blog link sit where it does on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland Home Page!
Plus, one last thing... it would be one less source for the "luvvies" to get their sweet little heads round!

Spin, Spin Sugar ~ Sneaker Pimps (yip, yet another unacknowledged previous shout!)

there are certain aspects of the programme that really bother me - and I know, there's a world of pain out there and this is utterly utterly trivial - but sometimes there's a request read out by someone who has NEVER had a shout. How can that be? How can I have had had, back in the good old days, a week of shouts while someone else is being consistently ignored? I would GLADLY give up a shout to remedy that. It can't be that the other person's request is rubbish - who has the right to define what they don't like as rubbish? And how is it fair to give so many royalties to songs which are already over-played.

Ach, shut up, Gaie and get on with your housework.

Nice n' Sleazy - The Stranglers

Sweet Black Angel - The Rolling Stones

MONDAY


"I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want..."


'Ananinginaneana' - Saint Andrew ~ seconding dale_kelvin @ #23


#20

Mary-Doll,

Isn't Lent 40 days and 40 nights? I'll ask Norrie afore he goes back on the sauce...

>8-D


#24

DC,

It is as we feared. Young Skywalker has been seduced by the Dark Side.

The "Backbone of the Show" is, like Boxer in 'Animal Farm', being fed platitudes whilst our glorious leaders negotiate with the glue factory.













paranoid git

Sweet Thing - Van The Man or the excellent Waterboys version

Sweet Thing - Bowie, maybe too long

Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground

MONDAY


'Nice 'n' Sleazy' - The Stranglers ~ seconding Gaie @ #37

#37

I'll support Gaie's Stranglers shout also...

Theme idea for May 5th,

FPTP or AV... what's best for a radio show where you choose the music?

#38 Norrie off the sauce for Lent, let me think......

#42

Great shout for Sweet Thing @ #39 & by the way don't let track times put us all off that's another Red Herring put about in order to keep it simple!

aw mon the blog, even in yer darkest recesses of paranoia surely you must see that it takes two to make a conspiracy and as LBJ is not a bbc radio producer (as far as i am aware) then 'we must work harder to keep the farm functioning'.................

'sugar coated iceberg'.......................lightning seeds (rarely heard)


cheers frae the dale

Let's find out if the blog is read!

Hullo Producers. Gie's a reply when you read this



The Bloggers

#45 c'mon DC, who'd be sad enough to be sitting around blogging in the middle of a holiday weekend Saturday ;-)

Ain't No More Cane - The Band

Paul from Ayr

#46 you & me it seems!

#44

dale_kelvin,

That's like saying it takes two to start a fight; specious at best. Hitler and Stalin conspired to divide Poland, but you can hardly accuse the Poles of being part of the conspiracy.

#46, #47



sad gits


>8-D

MONDAY


'This is Nice' - Saint Andrew ~ So it is!

'Seduced' - Mary Coughlan ~ Nice memories. *sigh*

'You're Such a Good Looking Woman' - Joe Dolan ~ Nice to look at.

'In Every Dream Home a Heartache' - Roxy Music ~ Nice pastime. For some.......












Now, where did I put that bicycle pump?

Pump!!! Nae mouth to mouth?

#51

In my advanced years? I'd go to the local garage but it's a pure riddy.

Maybe I should ask Santa for a compressor...






















... and a puncture repair kit.

#38 That's inflation for you

#48 @ ya scotch git.

?

'the 1st. theorem of bloggers'...............say something which appears that someone has said but in fact hasn't said at all, basing their whole statement on a blatant falsehood or a figment of their imagination.
and how to refute such specious claims?.............oh, awa'and make the T.


cheers frae the dale

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

#54 welcome to the blog, dale. Full of lovely folk with opinions, suggestions and issues that look comical if you overlook some (not all) of the fantastic music suggestions. and humour. I'm not exactly sure who runs the place (I have my thoughts..) but it is actually open to all. Jump in and feel free to disagree with anything you're reading. Because there's nothing more boring than reading the regulars getting on their hobby horses, even when they know the production team do actually pay attention to the blog.

#53

Mary-Doll,

Does #53 refer to #52?















confused git

#57
aye - that too. no need for confusion, unless you want to appear to be confused.

#58

Wood eye?

#54

dale_kelvin,

Kudos for not citing Godwin's Law!


>8-D

#59 Eye, I think you wood.

#56 @ ya mary_doll.................thank you.

#60 @ ya scotch git...........i left school before they got to that page..........for a mo ah thoght you were gonnae wade in aboot the godwit.

cheers frae the dale

'StorybookClove' (theme from the Princess Bride) - Mark Knopfler (sung beautifully...if gravelly... by Willy de Ville)

'Coulter's Candy' ~~ Donovan

mmmmm .....

BRING ME THE ZEDOARY OF ALFREDO GARCIA!

'I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer' - The Cardigans
'My lovely Horse' - Dermot Morgan & Ardal O'Hanlon
'Saccharine smile' - Donuts
'Saffron's Curse' - Cradle of Filth

#56 ah kain

Kisses Sweeter than Wine - Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt

Honey Bee - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sugar Sweet - Jeff Healey

Sweet Home Chicago - Eric Clapton

This is a great track...

Pink Martini - 'Splendor In The Grass'

The lead singer's voice has a Mama Cass quality to it.

- Warren Zevon

- Sonny Landreth - With Eric Johnson from the album From The Reach

Sweet Little Mystery - Wet Wet Wet :oD

The Caesars - Jerk it Out

It would be nice but probably unlikely to hear:

Captain Beefheart - Peaches

The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon

Candy Kane

#71 like that, Glen - haven't heard him before

MONDAY


'Splendor in the Grass' - Pink Martini ~ seconding Julie @ #69

#77

"Probably the best slide guitarist - in the world"

#79

yes, I saw that and I do love a slide guitar.

Though I daresay Scotch'll say that Sonny's feet aren't as dainty as some.

Black Jack Davey - Incredible String Band - Black Jack sweeties + Licorice McKechnie

Sweeter for Me - Joan Baez

Sweet Rowena - Joe Bonamassa & Vince Gill

Evening! in a GIO stylee!

Tina Charles ~ 'Love Bug/Sweets For My Sweet'

& or Sade ~ 'The Sweetest Taboo'

Hang On To A Dream ~ T. Nice





... for those of us around here who've been deemed to be a little too paranoid L.O.L.

special announcement to all on the blog!!

have just returned hotfoot from aberfoyle and saw a few flyers stuck tae the lampies...and wish to inform that tomorrow..easter monday.........there is to be a grand cd/vynil/tapes sale of music spanning the decades..........so if ye cannae GIO mibbe you can get it in aberfoyle...................an' there's a shop sellin' 'lucky tatties'.....yum , thats a great sweetie.
pity ah don't know a sang called 'lucky tatties'.......sumdee here will , surely and GIO.

cheers frae the dale

Candy Girl by New Edition..I believe this great track was on the very first Now That's What I Call Music...anyway, I love it. Happy Easter :-)

Sweetest Thing by U2

Sweet child o' mine - Sheryl Crow
Those sweet words - Norah Jones
Bitter sweet symphony - the Verve
How sweet it is - Marvin Gaye
Oh my sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
Sweet talkin' guy - the Chiffons
Sweet dreams - Emmylou Harris
The sweetest gift - Linda Ronstadt
American honey - Lady Antebellum

Two for the intro-mix: Girls, girls, girls - Sailor; Ballroom Blitz - Sweet.

Joe
Linlithgow

Sweet child of mine / taken by trees

From the tv ad which was advertising something that I can't remember but the song was good

One Toke Over The Line, Sweet Jesus - Brewer & Shipley - Drugs, confectionery, religion and drink - Happy Easter, everyone.

#79

Mmmm...

Certainly ain't the prettiest.


MONDAY


'Delaney's Gone Back on the Wine' - Mary Coughlan ~ It's official! Lent is over.

>8-D

If Paradise Is Half As Nice - Amen Corner

That's Life - Richie Spice

Candy Man - Christine Alligator

Candybar Express - Love & Money

Nice Weather for Ducks - Lemon Jelly

it's a start...

regardez youse

henri

Roxy Music 'Bitter Sweet'
Bryan Ferry 'Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever'

J.O'B.

Michelle Gayle - Your Sweetness Is My Weakness

#14, #37
I've never had any of my rubbish requests played and you don't see me complaining.

SUGAR 'N SPIKES from TROUT MASK REPLICA by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND

Sugar mama - Led Zepplin
Sugar & Spice - Searchers
(I Got You) I Feel Good - James Brown "I feel nice, like sugar and spice"
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Cinnamon Street - Cardigans

Found that last one on a google search and wanted to hear what it sounded like.

Just listened to Friday's show -

Whats the point of asking for "clever suggestions" and then a third of the programme is songs about prayers or praying?

Monday

Love Grows (where my Rosemary goes) - Edison Lighthouse
Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett

Hi Bryan
Finally dragged myself into the 20th Centuary so here is my first ever blog for the next show.
Mars Bar - The Undertones