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1976

'It should have been me' ~~ Yvonne Fair

... keep the earplugs handy

1956
'My Blue Heaven' - Fats Domino

1964
The Beatles - 'If I Fell'

WEDNESDAY


Right, having got the credit for a song I didn't request, let's see if I can actually get a request played. With or without the credit.

>8-D


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Keep it Country!

Your charts for 26th February 1972...
MOTHER OF MINE ~ NEIL REID

Your charts for 28th February 1976...
I LOVE TO LOVE (BUT MY BABY LOVES TO DANCE) ~ TINA CHARLES

Your charts for 23RD February 1980...
SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN ~ TOURISTS

Your charts for 25th February 1984...
MY EVER CHANGING MOODS ~ STYLE COUNCIL


Thanks

#4 Aye, that's right you bask in the glory! I'm away off-line or is it on-line... Ach, whatever! ;-)

Summer 1972:

Standing in the road - Blackfoot Sue

2012

- Admiral Fallow - pure stoater by the way

fair enjoyed reading through the list of placenames again, DC

2004

'Is It 'Cos I'm Cool?' - Mousse T

#8 so did I Gaie, but we hae tae mind that it was a big team effort with input fae the likes of GlenEric (where's he gone?)

DC

My memory seems to suggest 1972 was the greatest year in creativity in music - I've only listed a small fraction of stuff I loved from that year.1988 is a complete blank.

1964: You Can't Do That - The Beatles

1968: Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
1968: For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
1968: White Room - Cream
1968: Love Child - the Supremes
1968:, Martha My Dear - The Beatles

1972 Moonage Daydream - David Bowie
1972 Polical Science - Randy Newman
1972 Dirty Work - Steely Dan
1972 Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
1972 Heart of Gold - Neil Young
1972 Stay With Me - The Faces
1972 I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren

1976 Linda Paloma - Jackson Brown
1976 Dancing Queen - Abba

1980: Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
1980: Waterfalls - Paul McCartney

1984: Stay - The Blue Nile
1984: So Many Sides Of You - Bobby Womack

1988: bringing up small children, building a business, can't remember.

1992: k d lang - Season Of Hollow Soul
1992: Mary -Chapin Carpenter - The Rhythm Of The Blues

1998; Beck - Where It's At

2000: Madonna - Don't Tell Me

2004: Mylo - In My Arms

2008; Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem
2008 The Kids Don't Stand a Chance - Vampire Weekend

2012: Beetle In The Box - Admiral Fallow Simplification of the Sound, which lets the lyrics breathe - particularly like the 'ghosts in the machine' line. Looking forward to the crucial 2nd album, but i think they've got it right.

I've been following Radio 4's PM campaign for ' making the great leap', starting tomorrow, obviously. I'm going to do this. Still on the Springstein diet, Norrie?

Our hero is to be congratulated on two of the most diverse programes we've heard in a while, so all our blog debates count for something - those things that hurt, instruct.

However it is self defeating to be endlessly negative, one has to find a way of rewarding the appropriate behaviour.

So, informally, I've decided to monitor the playlist against the number of tracks/covers I was unfamilar with and allocate that number against the producer for the evening.

So far it's Richard 10, Kirsten 8. At the end of each month I'll award a 'Producer of the Month award' and later a 'Producer Of the Year' award, if I can maintain it that long.

Anyone want to join in/ how can we develop this?.

regardez youse

henri.

"Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)," Roger Hodgson 1984
"Time and Tide," Basia 1988
"Love is Free," Sheryl Crow 2008 from her album "Detours"
Still waiting to hear my favorite song of 2012...

Bruce Nesmith
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

2012

... so far ...

'Genesis' ~~ Grimes

notes of melancholy and no bitter after taste ...

1996
On a bus to St Cloud - Gretchen Peters

2000
Red dirt girl - Emmylou Harris
Your lies - Shelby Lynn

2004
Somewhere only we know - Keane
All at sea - Jamie Callum
Trouble - Ray LaMontagne

2008
Holiday - Joan as Policewoman
All I want to do - Sugarland
Run - Kathleen Edwards
Even now - William Fitzsimmons

Joe
Linlithgow

Will each year get at least one song?

#11 1998?
#15. Why? Do you think 1976 should get all the songs?

Previously on the blog
DC when that list or part of that list was being compiled i was out and about shopping following the posts coming in thick and fast on my new smartphone and laughing like someone that laughs a lot. Folk must have thought i had escaped fae somewhere laughin everytime I looked at my phone.

King Crail / Alvas Arran Paisley still makes me titter.

1968
Yesterday Has Gone / Cupids Inspiration
Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty / Showstoppers

1972
Dancing in the Moonlight / King Harvest
(heard lot's of covers of this, still like this version the best)

It Never Rains in Southern California / Albert Hammond

1976
Hotel California / Eagles
Couldn't Get It Right / Climax Blues Band
White Honey / Graham Parker & The Rumour

More to follow ramorra, aff tae beddybyes.....

Al.

Here is my own pick

1972
WHO 'Join together'
Harry NILSSON 'Without you'
AMERICA 'Horse with no name'
Elton JOHN 'Love lies bleeding'
Neil YOUNG 'Heart of Gold'

1976-
Gary WRIGHT 'Dream weaver'
Bob DYLAN 'Hurricane'
10cc 'I'm Mandy fly me'
WINGS 'Let 'em in'
ABBA 'Money, money, money'
Elton JOHN 'Pinball wizard'
HALL & OATES 'Sara smile'
Linda RONSTADT 'That'll be the day'
Al STEWARD 'Year of the cat'
QUEEN ' You're my best friend'

1980-
Diana ROSS 'Upside down'
ABBA 'The winner takes it all'
BLONDIE 'Call me'
Kate BUSH 'Babooshka'
Jackson BROWNE 'Boulevard' or 'That girl could sing'
Siouxie and the Banshees 'Christine'
Peter GABRIEL ' Games without frontiers'
DEVO ' Freedom of choice'
FOREIGNER 'Head games'
the CARS 'Touch and go'

1984-
Lloyd COLE and the COMMOTIONS 'Forest fire' or 'Perfect skin'
Nick KERSHAW 'I won't let the sun go down on me'
VAN HALEN 'Jump'
Rick SPRINGFIELD ' Love somebody'
John WAITE 'Missing you'
The STRANGLERS ' skin deep'
TOTO 'Stranger in town'
Mike OLDFIELD 'To France'
The CARS 'You might think'

Think I will stop at that for the moment.

oh defo seconds for Skin Deep, great song. Have to remind myself of the Rick Springfield now, I bought the album, must have liked it, can't remember it at all.

Thumbs up for last night's playlist - keep going, folks, keep going, looking good.

#10, yes, come on back, Glen/Eric.

16, sorry, typo - 1996 - Beck - Where It's At

Tonight's show will be a bit of a challenge for the producer. Thank god Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 75.

1952 - 1952 Vincent Black Lighting, Richard Thompson
1956 - Angel Eyes, The Four Freshmen
1960 - Such A Night, Elvis
1964 - Blues In The Bottle, The Holy Modal Rounders
1968 -Big Boss Man, Bobbie Gentry
1972 -All The Young Dudes, Mott The Hoople
1976 - Give Up The Funk, Parliament
1980 - Ashes To Ashes, Bowie
1984 -Dancing In The Dark, Brooooce
1988 - Brilliant Disguise, Broooce
1992 - Tears Of Love Recall, k d lang
1996 -Life Is Sweet, Maria McKee
2000 - Oh My Sweet Carolina. Ryan Adams
2004 - Let Me Kiss You, Mozz
2008 -Good Morning, Sparks
2012 - We Take Care Of Our Own, The Boss

or del mcouery - 1952 vincent black lighting

#16 Well, some sort of "weighting" might be employed, certainly.

#11 I think we could have a month alternating between '72 and '76, Henri, and still not do them justice.

#20 Glen Eric may be tempted back by this theme, Gaie. He could have a go at "PPP" with this one. Thats "Predicting Preferred Picks" of the GIO team, in this case, for each of the years.

1956: Just Walking In The Rain: Johnny Ray

1960: My Old Man's A Dustman: Lonnie Donegan

1964: The House Of The Rising Sun: The Animals

1968: I've Gotta Get a Message to You: The Bee Gees

1972: Alone Again (Naturally): Gilbert O'Sullivan

1976: A Little Bit More: Dr. Hook

1980: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me: Billy Joel

1984: That's All: Genesis

1988: Fast Car: Tracy Chapman

1992: I Can't Make You Love Me: Bonnie Raitt

1996: Breakfast At Tiffany's: Deep Blue Something

2000: Stan: Eminem

2004: White Flag: Dido

2008: Love Story: Taylor Swift

#25

Is there a story there Mike?

:)

'Année bissextile' (French for leap year) But the other day, a weatherman on French TV said 'année bisexuelle'. Isn't it what they call a trip of the tongue?

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"I'm glad I'm not bisexual. I couldn't stand being rejected by women and men."

Bernard Manning

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When Olga discovered her Scotch lover was bisexual, she didn't know which way to turn.

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What's that,

#16

Agreed - and I forgot to something in from 'Exile On Main Street'.

1972: Rip This Joint - The Rolling Stones

regardez - youse

henri

some mair...

1980
I Got You / Split Enz
Jersey Girl / Tom Waits

'84
Shout / Tears For Fears
Can't Fight This Feeling / REO Speedwagon

'88
Wishing Well / Terence Trent D'Arby
Hallelujah Man / Love and Money

'92
Under the Bridge / Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Friday, I'm in Love / The Cure

'96
One of us / Joan Osborne
Too Much / Dave Matthews Band

2000
I Hope You Dance / Lee Ann Womack
Smooth / Santana (with Rob Thomas on lead vocs. version)

2004
My Immortal / Evanescence
Daughters / John Mayer

2008
When The Sun Goes Down / Joe Bonamassa
Live Like You Were Dyin' / Tim McGraw

Phew, Bryan is gonny need the extra 24 hours to play this lot. Some great choices so far guys and gals, hope the Production Team are in early, they've gotta a bit of sortin' out to do.

Al.

well with 110 minutes and music from seven decades to consider it will be surprising if I hear anything tonight that isn't an old hit I have heard before which unbalances my producers award scoring - so if I hear anything I don't know, I'll give it ten points.

regardez youse

henri

#17 I think there's the possibility of a theme suggestion here.

You know how lots of folk keep textin in telling Scotland what they're having for tea? Well the theme could be to make a song suggestion based around that meal eg

"Bryan, we're having a 'David Gilmour Salad' for tea: chicken legs, lettuce leaves, cucumber, coleslaw and Fat Old Sun dried tomatoes"

or

"Just time for a snack, how boring! Anything by the Granny Smiths would be goood".




Bound to be more....

1952 'It wasn't God who made Honky Tonk Angels' ~~ Kitty Wells
1956 'Flying Saucer' ~~ Buchanan & Goodman
1960 'Bye Bye Baby' ~~ Mary Wells
1964 'BJ the DJ' ~~ Stonewall Jackson
1968 'Care of Cell 44' ~~ The Zombies
1972 'I Gotcha' ~~ Joe Tex
1976 'Get up offa that thing' ~~ James Brown
1980 'A Forest' ~~ The Cure
1984 'All my rowdy friends are coming over Tonight' ~~ Hank Williams
1988 'Fat' ~~ Wierd Al Jankovic
1992 'The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead' ~~ XTC
1996 'Caught a Lite Sneeze' ~~ Tori Amos
2000 'Frank Sinatra' ~~ Miss Kitten & The Hacker
2004 'I have forgiven Jesus' ~~ Morrisey
2008 'Ame no Hi ni wa Ame no Naka o Kaze no Hi ni wa Kaze no Naka o'
~ Hitomi Shimitani
2012 'Drunk' ~~ Ed Sheerin

........... eclectic heaven

My thanks to Adam_from_rio for the complimentary mention yesterday

(At 19:14 28th Feb 2012, Adam_from_Rio wrote:

McCafferty-esque, DC.

A fine collection)

#36

Welcome!

Good to see you on the blog, Patrick!

Plenty of space here to get a decent sized list in and join the show's troublesome, rebellious awkward squad, who, that notwithstanding, form the backbone of the show.

Must be a big list for tonight?

regardez - youse

henri

#35

I'm not familiar with any of those, that I recall, so if one gets played that's an automatic ten points for tonight's producer!

regardez -youse

henri

#11
as senior producer I have a couple of questions regarding the "producer of the year" award.
Is this part of the official appraisal system
Is there a proper award - like a trophy or a plaque that we can show our parents
And can we have badges like they do in the fast food outlet with stars on it

now for the next debate.

'lists'......are they a good thing?

now, this isnae the definitive answer and don't draw any conclusions either.
my list.

'this wheel's on fire'................brian auger/julie driscoll and the trinity (who needs wikickedpedia).

cheers frae the dale

1972
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains

1976
Boz Scaggs - What Can I Say

1980
Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

1984
Julian Cope - An Elegant Chaos

1988
R.E.M. - Stand

1992
Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt

#40 Yes - see #41 ☺

Thanks to Henri Hannah for his welcome, as challenged here's my short list for tonight ...........

1952 : here in my heart = al martino
1956 : rock around the clock = bill haley

16 tons = tennessee ernie ford

memories are made of this = dean martin

its almost tomorrow = dreamwavers

why do fools fall in love = teenagers

just walkin in the rain = johnny ray
1960 : running bear= johnny preston

cathy's clown = everlys

3 steps to heaven = eddie cochran

good timin = jimmy jones

shakin all over = johnny kidd & the pirates

please dont tease = cliff
1964 : glad all over = dave clark 5

needles & pins or dont throw your love away = searchers

little children = billy j kramer

world without love = peter & gordon

1968 : mighty quinn = manfred mann

legend of xanadu = dave dee, dozy, beaky etc

lady madonna OR hey jude = beatles

young girl = gary puckett

with a little help for my friends = joe cocker

1972 : i'd like to teach the world to sing = new seekers

school's out = alice cooper

clair = gilbert o'sulivan

1976 : december 63 = 4 seasons

i love to love = tina charles

combine harvester = the wurzels

mississippi = pussycat

under the moon of love = showaddywaddy
1980 : together we are beautiful =fern kinney

geno = dexy's

start = the jam

tide is high = blondie

1984: pipes of peace = paul mccartney

99 red balloons = nena

i just called to say i love you = stevie wonder
1988 : dont turn around = aswad

heart = pet shop boys

he ainty heavy he's my brother = hollies

orinoco flow = enya
1992 : aint no doubt = jimmy nail

slepping satellite = tasmin archer
1996 : dont look back in anger = oasis

return of the mack = mark morrison

breakfast at tiffany's = deep blue something

2000 : rise = gabrielle

pure shores = all saints

never be the same again = mel c

breathless = the corrs

2004 : toxic = britney

5 colours in her hair = mcfly

call on me = eric prydz
2008 : all summer long = kid rock
2012 : ?????

I can foresee a rant by Julie Fae Embry....

#39

Howdi Miss B

Yep, absolutely!

This bloggers endorsement, based upon eclecticism, whilst unlikely to form part of the internal appraisal system is nevertheless a useful addition to the CV and a handy thing to have sitting about the desk when Jeff swoops in from Inverness.

Moreover, striving to attain this award motivates the producer to be more influentially persuasive with our hero for the minority tracks in the nightly plebiscite, thus encouraging an interesting and diverse musical offering on a constant basis, without alienating the mainstream core audience. (this reads like a commissioning brief)

I will think about a gong for 'producer of the month' and there will be a proper trophy for 'producer of the year' -there should certainly be some function to present it and I'll have a think abut that too.

Hopefully my blogging peers will join in. First gong dished out for March but I'll carry the February ones forward.

So far I'm at Richard 10 - Kirsten 8. Tonight's will be tough because of the theme but 10 points for anything not heard before - Rex Titter's list will achieve that easily.

This blog constitutes a fair old amount of musical knowledge, so to get such an award is not a little thing.

regardez youse

henri

How about some angst or anguish for a change?
'The affectionate punch' by The ASSOCIATES was released in 1980. What I like about the introductory track are the eerie backing vocals. They seem to convey fear mixed with pathos.
I luv' it, I luv' it, I luv it!!!!

I am talking about this version (there is another one on youtube, but not as good as this )

#39

Miss Babs,

A Country song will earn y'all 5 of your Earth points.

A song requested by Scotch Git will earn y'all 10 points.

Ergo, a Country song requested by Scotch Git will earn a massive 15 points!!!

NEWSFLASH!!! A 5 point bonus will be awarded for Country songs requested by Scotch Git, giving the producer responsible a humungous 20 points!!!

At the end of March, the winning producer will be given a chocolate egg.

N.B. The aforesaid chocolate egg is unlikely to be "Kosher for Passover".

If in doubt, consult your Rabbi.

#44 Explain...unless particulartly perplexed, I've given up ranting...to be honest I've managed to wean myself off listening nightly...I did get annoyed at good suggestions being passed-up in favour of same ol' but...it's just a radio show etc etc. I've ranted in the past...and may do again but, at the moment, I agree with Norrie!

#39, #48

See #4

#49

rant, rant, rant. At least it's no' a fitba' blog...


;o)

#51 Sharrap xx

Well, that's Davy Jones away - I'm completely gutted, I never imagined Megrahi would outlive one of the Monkees.

The theme just gets stronger and stronger.Our hero is doing tributes on the spot.. poor old Bert Jansch...

#45

I have still got that mankini (slightly soiled) if you need it Henri.

Welcome McCafferty (if it is indeed you!). The Blog was getting a bit listless right enough.

Davey Jones!!! Nooooooo!...though Mike's my favourite.

#40
Well D-K, I'm not a list fan. I think bloggers should restrict themselves to a max of four shouts a theme. They may have more than that that fit the theme but they should force themselves to choose the four they'd most like to hear on the show.
Also (although this is sometimes harder to do) they should should not request songs, which they know are rubbish, simply because they fit the theme (eg Lily the Pink the other week).

There is nothing clever about reproducing huge google/spotify/songfacts generated lists.
Not, I hasten to add, that I'm against using such methods as memory aids, but the selection process suggested above should then be employed.

IMHO as they say...

Rex Titter's Mary Wells track gets the 10 points, Miss B.

#49 I seem to mind you getting annoyed at the length "Bryan O' Burnett" got when we were making it up, and the inconvenience it caused you having to scroll down your ayefone. I'm referring to the length of the previous posting to mine...