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11/05/2010

Tim Smith takes over The Best Time of the Day Show while Alex is away. More top tunes including more from Album and Record of the Week and Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

Tim Smith takes over the airwaves on The Best Time of the Day Show while Alex is away on his American adventure. There is another round of What Do They All Have in Common, and it's another tricky one. There is another Album of the Week track by Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Record of the Week by Rick Astley, a track by The Animals to celebrate Eric Burdon's birthday, a Listener's Library track from Thunder and Tim brings in a track from the Smith Family Archive by John Mellencamp. All of this and entertaining chat to entertain you through the night.

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Tue 11 May 2010 02:00
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Music Played

  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Katie Melua

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Bang Bang

  • Michael Jackson

    Farewell My Summer Love

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Fi.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Cruz Music)

    • Rick Astley

      Lights Out

      • (CD Single).
      • Cruz Music.
      • 1.

  • Sonny & Cher

    The Beat Goes On

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • Wea/Universal.

  • Howard Jones

    What Is Love?

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Foreigner

    Fool For You Anyway

    • (CD Single).

  • The Animals

    We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

  • Owl City

    Umbrella Beach

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Lesley Gore

    It's My Party

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

  • Mary J Blige and Jay Sean

    Each Tear

    • (CD Single).

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Power Station

    Some Like It Hot

    • Rock City Nights (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.

  • Ren茅e Fleming

    Endlessly

    • (CD Single).

  • Crowded House

    Don't Dream It's Over

    • Crowded House - Recurring Dream.
    • Capitol.

  • Narada Michael Walden

    I Shoulda Loved Ya

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Rolling Stones - Plundered My Soul

  • Kate Bush

    Babooshka

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BEST OF THUNDER" (EMIGold) suggested by Mr. Sumo

    • Thunder

      River of Pain

      • Best of Thunder.

  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Sundays

    Here's Where The Story Ends

    • The Sundays - Reading Writing & Arith.
    • Parlophone.

  • Ben鈥檚 Brother

    What If I?

    • (CD Single).
    • Flat Cap Records.
    • 1.

  • Danny & the Juniors

    At The Hop

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Gabrielle

    Give Me A Little More Time

    • The Best Of Woman To Woman (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr

    Shadowland

    • (CD Single).

  • Sting

    Love Is The Seventh Wave

    • Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting.
    • A&M.

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Hearts Don't Lie

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
    • 1.

  • MUSIC FROM THE SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "WORDS AND MUSIC: GREATEST HITS" (Mercury)

    • John Mellencamp

      Cherry Bomb

  • Muddy Waters

    I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

    • Electric Mud & More.
    • Charly.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "COME AND GET IT" (EMI) Out now

    • Eli "Paperboy" Reed

      Pick Your Battles

      • Come And Get It.

  • Cream

    I Feel Free

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Altered Images

    I Could Be Happy

    • Hits Of The 80's - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Diane Birch

    Rewind

    • (CD Single).

  • INXS

    Beautiful Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 May 2010 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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