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All your Mothers daughter / Ariels Up

featuring the fruit of my loins on drums.

Or even Arials Up. They are in fact not named after the little mermaid.

On a similar theme

Shine --- Walking on the Town

Featuring the fruit of my fathers loins

Brilliant theme! bound to be a great show!!

#4 You wouldn't know where to start with the fruits of your loins!

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"Bryan's got a wee calf!"

What we need around here is some girding...

Galloping gums! How much am i gonna get from the tooth fairy tonight

#1 & #2 so what's an aerial then Paolo? someone put a spell on you :-)

TUESDAY


This song reminds me of the mother of my child, and I dearly wish to share it with the listeners in general and the bloggers in particular.


'On Again! On Again!' - Jake Thackray


The bad news is that Bryan's audience has been deprived of Mr. Thackray's wonderful music.

The good news is that Uncle Vic is in a position to correct this deplorable injustice.

Yeeha.

#6 I heard it was just a holiday. Must be case of five loaves and two fish.

#5 I'll ignore that mr pp!!

#11

I don't think Uncle Vic's swallowing it.

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... then Bryan called Barbara "Bouncy Babs"

#13 you're right - looks like it's giving him repeats.

#14

The more mature bloggers will recall Barbara "Bouncy" Castle...

Some Insurgent Country..

Hey Little Sister ~ T. Meat Purveyors

past it on!

If there's a joke to be made, it's always worth making it before anything else.
tatty-doodles.

#16

mature bloggers? surely some mistake.

Uncle Vic, I was very sad when you ignored me the whole of the last week you were on. However, not one to bear a grudge, I'm soldiering on and all would be forgiven if you were to share with the nation the genius of Joe Bonamassa - he plays blues guitar and since GIO has in the past been quite averse to playing blues here is your chance to sort out this lamentable omission

Joe Bonamassa -

#18

That'll be me then! ;-)

#9 not sure but i think i seen it on the telly once.





If we all spell as badly Glen wont be able to help himself and gie in

#5 #12
Are your
Seven little girls sitting in the back seat?

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Jessie J (sotto voce).....the rumour is he's away to a caravan in skelmorlie for the week

Elton John..............OMG......LMAO.

I'll collect they Gold bars maself frae the front counter, please. yiz hav seemed tae lost ma addie.

cheers frae the dale

Never all in the one place so its fine.....

Some songs I've asked for umpteen times ...so I must want to share them...

Bettye LaVette singing The Who's 'Love Reign O'er Me' at the Kennedy Center Honors...a show-stopper. It's on her album 'Interpretations'

Marlena Shaw - 'Let's Wade In The Water'...a wee bit of Northern Soul never goes amiss and this is great.

Ray Charles + Bonnie Raitt - 'Do I Ever Cross Your Mind'...I don't know how BB can resist playing this one.






Bonnie

Julie - that Betty LaVette version of Love Reign O'er Me is stunning. Had never heard of her before you menytioned her a while back.

last night's show was brilliantly familiar so it'll be good to hear some of the new stuff mentioned above by eminent bloggers!

I first saw this artist on "Later" with Jools, but haven't heard her on the radio at all, the voice deserves a wider audience IMHO......

Ocean and a Rock - Lisa Hannigan


Paul from Ayr

Great shout Paul. Although Damien Rice was credited as a solo artist on his first two albums, she sang on most tracks and really made the albums what they were. The fall out was definitely detrimental to his career methinks

I love your optimism, Paul as in 'it'll be good to hear'!

There was only one song that was barred in our house but it didn't stop Daddy singing it. But only when he was full of Dutch courage. Mammy didn't really hate the song, just the idea of a married man singing about the annual matchmaking festival at Lisdoonvarna. More so her married man! What really breaks my heart is that now she would give anything to hear him sing it again.


Catch Me If You Can - Brendan Shine


Play it for me and Breedge and all the Irish listeners!

:o)

Three heartbreakingly touching songs:

* Kate Bush - Under The Ivy
* Billy Bragg - Walk Away Renee (version)
* Strange Fruit (feat. Jimmy Nail) - The Flame Still Burns from the Still Crazy OST

all too often pop songs are self absorbant,sometimes that's ok. sometimes the ironic humour of the bombast shows through.
but there has been only 1 song that has ever stopped me,in my tracks,and it was the first time i heard it on the radio (radio scotland).
i never heard it again on the radio for a quarter of a century(well done radio scotland, again).luckily the programm had been taped all these years ago so i was able to listen a few times before it was wiped off ( wisnae me).
the song is a dedication to the glasgow photographer oscar marzaroli whose wonderful photographs frame a universal experience on the streets of glasgow.....an experience everyone listening to this show will have gone through......childhood.
the song beautifully captures the essence of the photographs........it is gentle, reflective and a challenge to go back and have a look at some aspect of your childhood.....perhaps something simple like running about the streets with your friends.....some evocative time gone past.
when i first heard this song i lived in the extremities of island life very close to a solitary church often with a storm pitching around it. sometimes i took the opportunity to walk the few hundred yards with only the milky way for light, to sit in the darkness of the pews and enjoy the dark humanless silence, while the children slept, back along the road.
so its a song i equate with the still of a presbytarian outpost, small children and vast desolate beaches where they spent all of their childhood.
its a song whose value increases with the rarity of its playing.
it isn't on any of the bands albums.
yet, it is arguably their finest piece of writing.
it is arguably one of the finest pieces of song writing ever, when art meets art.

if there was one piece of music i would pass on,and i hope you do, it would be...

'take me to the place'............deacon blue.............yeah, go on 'pass it on'


cheers frae the dale

Dale_kelvin I am your friend - it is on the Ooh Las Vegas cd/lp.

#1 I heartily second paolopablo's suggestion:

Aerials Up - All Your Mothers Daughters

They deserve to be huge so his son can provide for paolo in his dotage ☺

BLOG NITE OOT!
Just to confirm the Blog Night Out is this saturday kicking off at the well known cafe of rock memorabilia in Edinburgh for a bite to eat at around half seven followed by who knows what. There isn't a facility to reserve tables at the HRC but we do have a queue jumping facility which allows us to walk right in. I suggest the Weegie end will be meeting for the half six train from Queen St unless some are going up earlier.

So anyone else (Captain Dk BillyfromAlloa etc) wish to join us. All bloggers welcome.

So Far
Adaminrio
paolopablo
imelda
Scotch git
Norriemaclean
Paulfromayr
frankindenny
Mrsfrankindenny
gaie
Henrihannah
senga
juliefromedinburgh
louisejuliefromedinburghspal

and coming later
DC

possibly Marydoll?

Vic you are cordially invited as are any of the GIO team who aren't washing their hair that night or finding a tape to rewind.

#34 He's late already

#35

Should be there, but may have to dash off to another event at some point (long story, but it's a 3 line whip on the other one)

I'll third julie's betty lavette song having just acquired it. Wonderful.

#35 Unfortunately not this time

Or is that fortunately? ☺

#32

So, what do you think of 'Dignity'?

#32 @ ya mc norrie............thanks for that . i shall continue my search (but not on amazon......too borin')

#40 @ ya henri....................i remember well a street cleaner like that in a scheme from the very city from where the writer originated.i doubt if this one had a secret stash of cash.what he did though was organise a boys football supporters club....he was a good guy with what seemed to me a lot of dignity.
the line containing keynes anchors the song politically for me and while it may sound a bit strange or out of place in fact gives the song some gravitas and a depth worthy of a serious hearing.
dignity is a great song...........(one of) the best ever written by a scottish songwriter.

cheers frae the dale

#33 @ ya mc norrie see #41

cheers frae the dale

Could we have "I alone" by Live ? It's loud and shouty and I love it.. and no-one else I ever meet has ever heard of them or the track... and being called "Live" they are a devil of a difficult to search for on the internet ! So I would would like to pass on this hidden gem of a track...

odd, unusual, underrated and a total banger to be passed on?

pssst ... hope I can entice you with someone who seems to have gone into a blender with Bjork, Kate Bush and Lene Lovitch and come out even kookier

Cissandra's the singer, Nostalghia is the group and 'MechANIcal Heart' is the song

available from the home of greatest unsigned talent ... CD Baby (other download sites being equally available)

Vic,Here's the real polyphonic spree.I first heard the wonderfully named "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares"on the soundrack of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"(I used to love that programme!)and was spellbound by the almost unearthly beauty and strangeness of the harmonies produced by these women.I got to see them live in Edinburgh and was tranfixed by the mostly accapella vocals.They appear on Kate Bush's "The Sensual World"album and possibly may have influenced the wonderful Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance so could we get them on tonight please,Cheers,Willie Bartke

just came on the iPod - one of the most beautiful songs I know

I'm a Dreamer - Sandy Denny

everyone should hear it

#35 - Paolo - Are you sure you shouldn't be at Belladrum on Saturday night?

How do we activate this queue jumping facility?


#39 - And what is Billy in Alloa's excuse? I want to see a note from your mother!


#45 - Will Willie Bartke The Genius be in Edinburgh on Saturday night?

If not, why not?


Paolo - Only four days to go! Start abusing your authority!!!

;o)

#35

who's So Far? is he/she coming along specially for the karaoke or just for a sit down?

And for those of you who wonder if the best version is by Kansas or The Scorpions here is the answer -


Dust In The Wind - Melanie


And Paolo Pablo will back me up! Or else!!!

;o)

#35 thank yoos.

i made a committment to some enthusiasts! to go and see airdrie vs dumbarton......they even bought me a dumbarton scarf.

so apologies

cheers frae the dale

Far - A long long way to run.

So - A needle pulling thread.


That will bring us back to (_8^(|) Doh!

;o)

#47 Believe me you wouldn't want a note from my mother ☺

bloggers....listen up.................the tide is goin' oot..................over there on FB it now seems its happy songs you can sing along to...........

the ba's on the slates.

cheers frae the dale

I am not quite sure what to suggest with this theme. My favourite track has been Ashes to Ashes since the day it was released. But that's hardly new to anyone!

I'd like to pass on the love of full albums such as Scary Monsters or London Calling and the joy of the album tracks. Also proper singles with great b sides like Physical (Youre So) by Adam and the Ants or Ìýmany by the Jam. Strange Town / Smithers Jones a favourite.

Maybe I should pass on someone less known like:

Ezio - deeper or Saxon street

TUESDAY


What Mandi might be passing to Vic...

'Gossip' - Michael Marra

Mair repeats.......jeezo.


Guid yin on Friday.

Scottish bands we pretend to like because they're Scottish.

Alternative title;

The greater number of listeners who request them, the greater they are!


God help us.......

#46,#49,Gaie love that Sandy Denny song too.Senga ,Melanie ,bless her.I've got her very first album"Born to Be" on vinyl and remember a song called "Bobo's Party"that I loved.Wonder if she's still performing.I would check her out if she was.Saw Judy Collins recently and Janis Ian is playing in the north of Strathpeffer of all places in October so would be cool to catch another of the elder stateswomen of music while they can still get it on.May well be in Edinburgh to see Elisabeth Blackadder exhibition !Cheers,Willie Bartke

Vic,if by any chance you are thinking of playing "Le Mystere"then either "Polegna lae Todora(love chant) or "Dragana I Slavei"are both exquisite.Anything though would melt my heart,Cheers,Willie Bartke

#56

If I were Vic I'd be seriously insulted at being handed such a dross set of themes. It's almost as if they were scared he'd make the programme a wee bit edgy if left to his own devices or given some challenging themes to work with.

Oh Well, that'll be me in the naughty corner again.

I have always loved the Fuzzy album especially:

Grant Lee Buffalo - Dixie Drug Store

Grant Lee Phillips is a Very underrated singer and songwriter

#47 I should be but won't be.
The queue jumping facility has been activated. All i need to do is remember to print off the voucher.

Gaie Brown - Jo Frost has reserved a seat for you. I think you can pop along anytime now....

#62

on my way, on my way

#61

do we not just look menacing, say we're from Glesga and worse, one of us is fae Greenock and our table will appear?

Absolutely no doubt about it:

The band I am most enthalled by at the moment are: The Leisure Society.

Our Love Burns Like Damp Matches - the Leisure Society

The track which made the biggest impression on me:

Tickets To Waterfalls - Jack Bruce it's the world in under three minutes.

The song which got me into music:

Twist & Shout - the Beatles

What I'd play at a party:

Keep On Truckin - Eddie Kendricks

What I learned from Vic Galloway that the world should hear:

Hyper Worm Tamer - Grinderman ( U N K L E remix)

Song that I'd like played at my funeral:

Don't Let It Show - Alan Parsons Project

Song I keep On meaning to make my ringtone:

Martha My Dear - The Beatles melodic genius

Saddest song with the greatest personal meaning

This Woman's Work - Kate Bush genius, not hyperbole.

Song I'm sentimentally attached to:

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

Of course, we're not even scratching the surface here. I would like to hear any of these, especially The Leisure Society.

regardez youse

henri

#57

I'd happily listen to any Sandy Denny track, but will particularly tout
* John the Gun
* The North Star Grassman and the Ravens

That said, I'd rather listen to
* Kate Bush - Under the Ivy
which has been an earworm for over 25 years.

#64

What kind of phone do you have?

My ringtones include my re-recordings of
* Baba O'Riley
* I Love Rock and Roll
* Music for a Found Harmonium

#67

captain,If you likie the Penguin Cafe Orchestra you'll love The Leisure Society

#63 Believe me Gaie, we have more than enough menacing-looking Edinburghers for us not to be intimidated by 'foreigners'!

who calling a foreigner?!!?

*sigh* , who you calling a foreigner?!!?

#71. Only in the sense of not being from this city/community x Absolutely no offence intended. merely pointing out that, unfortunately we have as many 'neds' as we have '

#70, #71

Gaie,

Ca' canny! We don't want Julie to go radge....... (see Irvine Welsh)


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#72...oops! hit the wrong button there!!!

...we have as many 'neds' as we have 'reyfeyned' 'Morningseyd' types!

#73. I tried to read Trainspotting but couldn't get past the first chapter...I like a good swearie-word as much as the next person but...as you say...jeezo!

Hi Vic, Pete in Scourie here..

What a great song to start the show, Peace Love and Undestanding.. Pity it wasn't the original by Brinsley Shwartz, penned by Nick Lowe.

Now we get into the "Hedley Grange" down home crew. Help Yourself, Brinsley Shwartz, Ernie Graham moved into Hedley Grange after Led Zep moved out, and before Queen moved in..

Anything by these bands would be great, but as you, or your listeners has never heard of them, I guess nows the time, so..

Help Yourself - 1st Album - Street Songs: a realy laid back, absolutely beautiful song featuring the guitar of Richard Treece.
also from the 1st album - To Katherine they fell, Old man (forget the Neil Young song), Running Down Deep, or Deborah..
Ernie Graham - The Girl That Turned The Lever
Brinsley Shwartz - Surrender to the Rythym
Ian Gomm - 24 Hour Service, or Rock n roll heart
Deke Leonard - Broken Glass and Limejuice, fro the album Kamikaze..

Go on, spread this wonderful music..
(loved the John martyn..)

#75

I suspect many gave up on it. It takes a while to get used to reading dialogue in the local vernacular.

#77 yup

Paolo,

How does this queue jumping thing work if we don't all show up at the same time? Is there a password or do we mention your name?

#72 Julie - ah wis only jokin'

no, couldn't stomach Trainspotting either and nothing to do with it being in the vernacular, love Buddha Da by Anne Donovan.

Can't get into Ian Rankin either mind you.

As for yon version of Proud Mary...........

#79 I think we kinda need to meet outside and go in together

In saying that emdy can walk in as long as theres a table or three which we will have

I liked Trainspotting though the funniest scene wasn't portrayed in the film.

I didn't like that version of Proud Mary - it sounds like one of those tracks from the buget cd's they used to sell in retail outlets (when they sold cd's).

Well done Paulo! Good to hear you boy on GIO.

regardez vous

henri

Thanks Henri and thanks Vic.
I always told him one day he would be on top of the pops and when that went belly up I told him one day he would be on get it on.





Pity i nipped in to get some printing done and missed it.
I will have to have alison again

Got domestics, so not sure if I can make it on Saturday. (In kindness to you all, in more ways than one, just one way being we're currently without hot water......) If waterworks are restored in time, I'll be there.
Re- Trainspotting - anyone tried reading the Lewis version? Kevin MacNeil's The Stornoway Way. Main protagonist R Stornoway. Aye. It's even worse to get in to, mainly because it's trying to be Trainspotting with a gaelic slant (lots of footnotes that you soon realise bear no relation footnotewise to the text and then realise the author's trying too hard) and then falls flat on its face at the end due to a basic schoolboy error.... anyway. Aye. It passed a couple of days which I could have spent sunning myself, so at least there's an upside.

Yep, tried that one too, mary-doll.

BTW - henri - am awfy disappointed you decided not to leave your twitter request as was. It's tough enough when you have to rely on nearest and dearest to bolster the meagre following. I'm left with sex-gods and lifecoaches eager for a follow. Not good. ;o(

I'm wondering what time we'll have to leave Edinburgh to get home?

#88

And will the blog have been updated by then?

#85 you wont need a wash. None of the rest of us bother

#88 last train back leaves at half twelve. First train in the morning leaves at half seven

#89 Probably not...oops!...best not moan!

#85. My hot water's kaput again for the umpteenth time since new boiler was installed. Had it fixed on Thursday, was off again by time I got back from John o'Groats on Monday...the daughter couldn't tell me how long it had lasted...think she just got the cats to lick the dishes clean! I might have to have a bath in the sink at the restaurant on Saturday!

#86 I did try my best to enjoy it, but the ending was poor. The gaelic Lewis phrases were a joy and incredibly rich, but they should have been put in separately from the main text - possibly at the start. If I'd only read them it would have been a much better experience.

#90 I suppose if we all smell bad it won't matter, but I don't like to rely on that sort of odds!

#92 Our problem is a Gas-Safe registered family member installed our new boiler. We didn't update the radiators, and the pipes are all 8mm, not 15mm..... and we most probably have a leaky pipe, judging by the state of the wall underneath the kitchen radiator.... I think we've stuck our head in the sand. Time to spend some money on this property. Meanwhile.... I could always stock up on babywipes. And boil plenty of kettles for anything essential. Or, I'll join you in the restaurant sink! I'm a big lass, mind.

(it is safe to post. I have gone to bed.) Honest.:o/

#94

Mary-Doll,

Please advise the folk with whom you are sharing the sink before blowing bubbles. Thank you!


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