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THURSDAY


'Stand By Your Man' - Lyle Lovett

'Lend a Helpin' Hand' - Lynyrd Skynyrd

'Dinna Ast Me [Eh Dinna Ken]' - Saint Andrew

'Never Trust a Stranger' - Marshall Tucker Band

'Never Moon a Werewolf in London' - Warren Zevon

'You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd' - Roger Miller

'Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys' - Willie & Waylon

'Hang On Little Tomato' - another from Pink Martini...bear with the very-nice-but-quite-long intro and a rather lovely, uplifting wee advice song follows.

I've just been part of a 'good news after a period of hanging-on' story...one of my old schoolchums discovered pretty late in life that she's adopted...she's been trying to trace her birth-relatives without too much luck. Pretty frustrating. She was researching a particular surname and today...as a long-shot...asked her Edinburgh friends if we might just know anyone of that name, living in a specific part of town...I do...she got in touch, and it turns out I've been working beside 2 of her cousins for the past 10 years!!! Play this for her...she's living in Florida so won't hear it but... :o)

Some good advice:

The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

The Who - Don't Let Go The Coat

and Mr. SG what do you think the chances are:

Mr Lyle Lovett - Don't Touch My Hat?

I quite liked the idea of playing the last three minutes of the Who doing Won't Get Fooled Again. Perhaps there is a future theme in that idea?


It been suggested several times before, it's called Outro's, jeezo!

Mozz - Don't Make Fun of Daddys Voice

The Who - It's Hard


both superb tracks.

#4 to be fair they took Julies very thinly veiled dig at he loss of the new themes jotter with good grace. Maybe "Outros" was in the jotter.

I think the Cap'n has the jotter and will announce 137 new themes on his guest producer night

Why Don't You Get a Job - The Offspring

#2 - send her an email today and suggest she tries to Listen Again if she can't hear it live. Lovely feel good story. And I'd second the song even without the backup story because it is really rather lush! Even the intro........... fantastic shout, Julie!

Fur Scotch

Though time gets you worrying
My friend, it's o.k.
Just take your life easy
And stop all that hurrying,
Be happy my way.

Shake Your Booty - KC and The Sunshine Band

Thanks M-D.

#6 Didn't know / hear that Norrie, sorry.

Why does the GIO Production Team appear to have the memory retention of a gnat?

Noel Coward Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs Worthington
Pushy parents sometimes end up with resentful and disillusioned offspring. Listen to Noel - he telt it like it wis. Let her be herself, missus!!

Grandmaster Flash etc. White Lines (Don't Do It)
You want a high? Try sky diving or bungee jumping instead.

Ian Dury & the Blockheads Reasons To Be Cheerful
Not sure if that's better than advice about wearing sunscreen, maybe they work together.

Carole King You've Got A Friend

The biggest bit of psycho babble ever (yet still a good tune!!)
ELO Hold On Tight To Your Dreams
Where I don't get it is this - I have dreams about drowning and losing my teeth. In no particular order. Eh? ;o)

great suggestions MD. I have no idea why I love that ELO track.....but I do.

#13
Talking of which, what happened to Hold On Tight?












Did he let go?

Johnny Mandle ~ Suicide Is Painless

Mandel!

Hi Bryan and gang how about

Keep young and beautiful if you want to be loved

Button up your overcoat take good care of yourself you belong to me

Or que sera sera whatever will be will be

Some oldies from my parents generation

You can't always get what you want - The Rolling Stones



DC

#2

That's amazing. If she hadn't been adopted she could have avoided the misery of Florida for a life in Edinburgh.

Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
Dance Dance Dance - The Beach Boys
Hit Somebody - Warren Zevon
Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself - Adam Faith & The Roulettes

Simple man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Smile - Lyle Lovett
Tell her about it - Billy Joel
Way down in the hole - the Blind Boys of Alabama
You can't hurry love - Diana Ross and the Supremes
Take it easy - the Eagles
The secret of life - Gretchen Peters
Anyway - Martina McBride
Live like you were dying - Tim McGraw
Carry on, wayward son - Kansas

Joe
Linlithgow

#20. Smartarse!

Smile Like you Mean It - The Killers
No - Brad Paisley
Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon
Don't Knock - Tom Jones

#16: Nice one Madmac... keep takin' the Citalopram

Spead Your Wings: Queen
Let It Grow: Eric Clapton
May You Never: John Martyn
Everybody Hurts: REM
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark: Robert Cray
The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill: Karine Pollwart

Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father

always listen to yer maw or you'll get into bother........

'don't take your gun to town'.....................johnny cash (who is singing in loco parentis)


cheers frae the dale

Frank Zappa - Don't Eat The Yellow Snow ☺

Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo - Alma Cogan - From her album 'Live in Loco Parentis'

Soon clear pit

Sparks - Lighten Up Morrissey

Ma tram arises

o rue Ayr

You should all know at your ages not to go round giving people advice... or taking it.

So:
* Billy Bragg - Must I Paint You a Picture?
Most important decisions in life
Are made between two people in bed
I found that out at my expense

* Neil Young - Alabama
What are you doing Alabama?
You got the rest of the union
to help you along

* Cat Stevens - Wild World
(for friends I was singing with in an Embra pub last night - they asked for this and I couldn't remember it well enough)

* Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 and #35
* Loudon Wainwright III - Bein' a Dad
(thanks to Auntie Janice for introducing that one to me)
* U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
* Howard Jones - Don't Always Look at the Rain
* Springsteen - Eyes on the Prize
* The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
So be easy and free when you're drinking with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day

Perhaps the anti-advice song:
* Peter Gabriel - We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)

...aaaaaand the inevitable:
* Inevitable String Band - The Hedgehog's Song

or Michael Jackson Billy Jean it got the line Mumma always told me not to play around with young girls hearts another Jeremy Kyle programme in the making lie detector test

Previously on the Blog....

DC - NA NA NA-NA NA!

;o)


#2 - #20 - #22 - At least she's still an East Coaster! LOL!


Are we having a Lyle Lovett Campaign?

Don't Touch My Hat - Lyle Lovett

Be Good To Yourself - Frankie Miller

Don't Forget Your Shovel - Christy Moore

Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth - Sparks

Get A Haircut - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

:o)

A shoo in

Right Bryan im going a bit off track here but how about a night of Oi !.Just think a night without bob dylan,joni mitchel and laura nyro etc, sheer bliss.
Make it so Mr Burnett.

#35

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Caption:

"Right, I'm going to show you a trick. Pull this finger...."

this must be THE song about advice...............a classic from the past, when hair was long and the son's response wouldn't be...'whit you on aboot ye auld daftie'.
still good fatherly advice although the sound of jaws dropping and red thai curry spilling on to the kitchen floor would be gud.
the brave in this world are winners........so GIO.


'an open letter to my son'............victor lundberg

#41 and cheers frae the dale

#41 should have read...........#40 and cheers frae the dale.......geddit?

CAPTION COMP....................

'an' i said to her... what are you like.....just you put that handbag doon and listen tae me for a change'...................

cheers frae the dale (consult hansard if yer no' sure)

Why does this blog keep crashin'?

Got to rush off to Bristol for the weekend... but has anyone suggested "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann?

Listen To What You've Got ~ Idlewild

#44

Because it rocks and rolls?

Caption:

"I'm a little teapot
Short and stout....."

This is a public service announcement......!! Know Your Rights!!

The Clash - Know Your Rights

one of the great Clash singles.

#47

Don't Believe The Hype ;-) ~ Public Enemy

The Splash - Row Your Knights

In the confused days after losing her seat, Anne Widdecombe auditions as Rod Hull's replacement.

Look at the state of you.

(get a) grip / stranglers

For sojers everywhere

Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace

STG!

Straighten Out ~ T. Stranglers

This Could Be The Day - James Grant

Walk Tall - Draedzone

and I suppose the ultimate advice song must be

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

also massive massive 2nd for Julie's Hang On Little Tomato - Pink Martini

regardez youse

henri

PS it would be both fitting and good to hear James Grant - fabulous number.

We've done ringtones as a theme!!!

Addendum to my list above for our insecure daughters:
* Mika - Big Girls You Are Beautiful

Advice...

Suzanne Beware Of The Devil ~ Dandy Livingstone