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A triple whammy of great songs :

Jackson Browne - The Pretender

Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise

Roy Orbison - The Comedians (counts double as it was written by the Impostor)

Keep it duplicitous!

Everybody's Fool - Evanescence

Great song which I also thinks nails the theme, but probably not....



Al.

THURSDAY


He's got a phony smile that makes you think he understands,

But no-one ever gets the truth from

Plastic Man - Kinks

'L-L-Lies' by Diana King

'Little Disguiser' - Cousti

'Behind The Mask' - Eric Clapton

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Two contributors to a lonely hearts page try to portray themselves in the best possible light.

She Said, He Said... - ~ Very funny

Behind The Mask - Eric Clapton ot Michael Jackson

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henri

- Eric Clapton

Fake Empire - The National

Twist of the Knife - the Fabulous Thunderbirds

How Much I Lied - Elvis Costello

Behind A Painted Smile - Isley Brithrers

Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

Captain obvious on duty tonight. It's a short stint.
The Eagles Lyin' Eyes
Just a red herring. What I'd really like to hear is
Chris Rea Fool If You Think It's Over
For every liar, pretender and fibber there's at least one gullible fool ready to believe.
So, for the sake of a balanced perspective, this one surely has to be a contender. Even if it's attributed to someone elsewhere somewhere. Please just play it. It's gorgeous. ;o)

THURSDAY



"Who keeps on trustin' you, when you've been cheatin'?

...God does, but I don't. God will, but I won't.

And that's the difference between God and me."

God Will - Lyle Lovett

Or, if you are serious about playing The Pretenders again tomorrow (you'd be hard pushed not to) how about
I Go To Sleep
because it's a cracker.

Back On The Chain Gang _ The Pretenders

would have been equally good last night..

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henri

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#10 You can only blame yourself if that red herring gets played.

>8-D


Re: Chris Rea - Elkie Brooks does a fine version.

Sorry MD, didn't realise you'd posted before I put up shout at 13 above.

Note to production team: delete #13 unless you think 'Chain Gang' is suprmemely fabby.

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henri

Sorry - I realise I should attach some story or explanation to that. But I won't because I think the song is worth a play on its own merits. And also because I've got nowt to elaborate on it that could possibly make it any more of a sell than it already is. ;o)
Bubble time

#3, #12

They should play 'em both.

Ray could use the royalties...

A fool to myself - this place just delays my bath and bedtime. Grr.
#14 - Scotch, it's a no-lose situation. That's just me trying to be smart. I know - don't say it! As for if Elkie gets a play instead, I would be well chuffed. Love her version.
#16 - Woah - no need, henri. I type faster than I think - I'm not about to lambast anyone for not seeing a post that wasn't there when they started posting themselves. I do hope my shout gets the play, nonetheless. ;o)
anyhoos - toodles. Plenty of food for thought for tomorrow - look forward to it.

THURSDAY


Do chat-up lines count as fibs?

- Brad Paisley

Love Is Just The Great Pretender by Animal Nightlife

Bad Company - Bad Company

@ ya 19. Ask John Cooper Clarke's The It Man

Oh dear I'll be ostracised Fake by Alexander O'Neal

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Bryan, disregard my previous requests. I have remembered the perfect song for this theme.


- Randy Newman


Keep it Country!

:o)

or the collective We're A Happy Family by The Ramones

@ ya Git. When did you last get a shout let alone a play?

#8

One of my desert island records.


Gorilla You're A Desperado - Warren Zevon - A primate assumes Warren's identity. Will his wife be fooled?

happy to second Norrie's suggestion of Brilliant Disguise (#1).

Also:
Substitute - the Who
If I were a boy - Beyonce
Run to you - Bryan Adams
I had my heart set on you - Emmylou Harris
In another's eyes - Garth Brooks
Believe me baby (I lied) - Trisha Yearwood
How long - Ace
Devil in disguise - Elvis
Lately - Stevie Wonder
To tell the truth - Kim Richey
Best that I can do -Allison Moorer
Your lies - Shelby Lynn
Turn on me - the Shins
Tears of a clown -Smokey Roninson and the Miracles
Tracks of my tears -Linda Ronstadt

Joe
Linlithgow

Cracking list Joe.

Ooh you could do a whole show on Madness tracks alone. Let's see:

* Lola (classic cover from the Dangermen Sessions)
* Shame and Scandal (a standard also from Dangermen)
* Taller Than You Are (a fairly easily seen through fib)
* House of Fun (you're how old sir..?)
* Michael Caine (yeah, pull the other one)
* Drip Fed Fred (always better if you can get someone else to do your mythologising for you)

but when you're found out...
* Embarrassment

Could this be the night?

Faith Healer - The Big Dish

and, similarly, one of my favourite and much underplayed Beatles tracks:

Sexy Sadie - The Beatles

Records John's disappointment, in a withering attack on the charlatan Maharishsi, following the spiritual leader's attempt to get the leg over Mia's sister, 'Dear Prudence', who understandably, wouldn't come out to play. Brilliant.

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henri

Confidence Man - The Jeff Healey Band

seconded

Fabulous review for Pink Martini in this morning's Herald - and in yesterday's Herald a piece about a documentary the ´óÏó´«Ã½ are making about Jack Bruce....maybe some of this will filter through to GIO?

back to the theme: Give Me Some Truth - John Lennon.. John moves on from the Marharishsi to a withering attack on just about everyone...two tracks later, McCartney gets it in 'How Do You Sleep?'. What an angry young man he was!

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henri

Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis - Kirsty McColl

In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson (we all know who it really was)

Undercover of the Night - Stones

Agent Double O Soul - Edwin Starr

Coming Up - Macca and Wings (if your not clear on the theme check the vid on YT - recorded live in Glasgow BTW, the song not the vid)

And in case Adam is having a day off

Getting a Drag - Lynsey de Paul

Al.

anyone who thought that sarah mclachlan was all mom's applie pie should listen to her darker side. the nation can't though. cos there is a sweary word in it. tut tut sarah ....'building a mystery'........nice one.

but that is not my main point.
no.
this is an astonishing song (my words)
by an astonishing artist.
who clearly knows a thing or two about the swedish film industry and chess. a song full of false gambits and body swerves with shady characters from the royal game itself.

'the seventh seal'..............scott walker........totally brilliant

cheers frae the dale

#36 d_k Seconded, I'd never heard that before.

Scott Walker could read the phone book and it would sound interesting.
Remember watching that film years ago and found it strangely unsettling.

That has also reminded me of another candidate for tonight with a singer, Julian Cope, who was a huge fan of Scott Walker

Treason / Teardrop Explodes

Al.

#26

Bry Nylon,

My name issued forth from the lips of Producer Mandi on Tuesday. Last song played was on Country night.


Get it On! The show where the Dark Side chooses the music!

>8-D

The End of the Innocence - Don Henley

Heard it through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Al.

If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Man On The Moon: REM

If I had a pound for everytime I have had the 'US government conspirecy theory' argument with my other half.... well........... I'd have a fiver or so!

Alisha's Attic - Pretender Got My Heart

Foo Fighters - The Pretender

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You

not Jane Ashers favourite song.

The Beautiful South - Liars' Bar

The Goo Goo Dolls - Sweetest Lie

The Zutons - Secrets

Sam the SHAM and The Pharaohs - 'Li'l Red Riding Hood'

The Platters' version of 'the Great Pretender'

Glen Campbell - 'It's Only Make Believe'

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Disco Lies - Moby


Guid Lynsey shout Ferry Man!

Not so much a song about faking it more about self delusion and one of the saddest songs I know is Linda Ronstadt's heartbreaking cover of J D. Souther's "Prisoner in Disguise"Cheers,Willie Bartke

#35 it was Python lee jackson was it not. Think they'd a guest vocalist though!

#47 Think Rod was on holiday in Oz and needed some spendin money

The Black Keys - Lies

Vitamin String Quartet - Poker Face

Both sublime in their own way ☺

#49

Ah, there is someone else out there who's up for The Vitamin String Quartet. Their version of Elton's 'I'm Still Standing' is great.

#50 Wish I'd remembered them for the tribute theme ☺

Two-Faced Love - Richard Thompson

Rolling Stone's recent "Worst Songs of the 80s" poll, features a few that are in the GIO Most Requested list!





No "Plastic Beach" shout, Henri?

Everything that glitters is not gold / Dan Seals

Just Lookin' - The Charlatans

#53 They're on the playlist so appear to be most requested.

#53

Well, I thought about it but didn't imagine I'd have any more success than I did last year, which was none - but, persistence is omnipotent.

Some Kind Of Nature - Gorrillaz feat Lou Reed from Plastic Beach

and, persistence is omnipotent..

Hey Eugene - Pink Martini

the realisation that the person you met at the party isn't quite who you thought...

so, persistence then...

Cars - The Leisure Society

a cover version is a kind of pretense....?


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henri
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henri

Great idea for a show theme. Because - almost all of the great Steely Dan's songs are about liars, cheats, pretenders and fakes. Oh and losers.

How about any of these

Black Cow - cheating liar drinks ice-cream sodas and lets everybody else deal with the chaos left behind.
Dr Wu - because Katie lies - you can see it in her eyes!
Cousin Dupree - visiting relatives’ under false pretences
Walter Becker even has a song called - Book of Liars

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Q. If Miss Babs' wee Scoundrels were twins, would they be Dirty & Rotten?


;o)

Nobody - Sylvia
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Bonnie Tyler - The World Is Full Of Married Men

Can i have anything by the proclaimers?












Only pretending :-)

@ ya Git. I'm pretending to be impressed ;-)

Disappointed. Thought Olga may be back on tonight. She knows this theme well.

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