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12/10/2010

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA The Dark Lord, on The Best Time of the Day Show. This morning we are still finding uses for hundreds of conkers, making sentences from the letters of our name, recalling those times when we should have knocked first, and advising Alex on what to buy his dad for his 84th birthday; a sword and some chain mail are now contenders. Hear more Pause for Thought at 3.20am and be amazed by the newcomers in the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.
There are new tracks from both Skunk Anansie and Francis Neve, and the Listener's Library track is one from Runrig. You can hear Record of the Week again from Neil Diamond and another track from Album of the Week by The Doobie Brothers. Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • John Lennon

    Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 006.

  • Take That

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 16.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    It's All Right With Me

    • Essential Ella.
    • Verve.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "DREAMS" (Sony) out on November 8th

    • Neil Diamond

      Midnight Train To Georgia

      • Dreams.
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • The Police

    Walking On The Moon

    • The Very Best Of The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    I Drove All Night

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE SECOND TIME WE MET FIRST" (FRR)

    • Francis Neve

      Brian's Drying Up

  • INXS

    Beautiful Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Lauren Pritchard

    Not The Drinking

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

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Abc - The Lexicon Of Love.
    • Mercury.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Paint It Black

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Jamiroquai

    Blue Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

    Guilty

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got A Boom Boom

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
    • 1.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Keep The Customer Satisfied

    • Bridge Over Troubled Water.
    • Columbia.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BIG WHEEL" (Chrysalis) suggested by Margaret from Glasgow

    • Runrig

      Hearthammer

      • The big Wheel.
      • Chrysalis.
      • 8.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Elvis Costello

    I Lost You

    • National Ransom.
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
    • 9.

  • Otis Redding

    I Can't Turn You Loose

    • The Definitive Otis Redding Vol.2.
    • Rhino.

  • Bon Jovi

    What Do You Got?

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

  • XTC

    Making Plans for Nigel

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter

    The Way I Feel

    • The Age Of Miracles.
    • Rounder.
    • 16.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WORLD GONE CRAZY" (Eagle)

    • The Doobie Brothers

      Brighter Day

      • World Gone Crazy.
      • Eagle Records.
      • 1.

  • The Velvelettes

    Really Saying Something

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.

  • Fyfe Dangerfield

    She's Always A Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Huey Lewis and the News & Huey Lewis

    If This Is It

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Sports.
    • Chrysalis.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WONDERLUSTRE" (V2)

    • Skunk Anansie

      Talk Too Much

  • Ph.D.

    I Won't Let You Down

    • One Shot '80 (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music.
    • 13.

  • Joss Stone

    Super Duper Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • The Tams

    Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

    • The Classic Soul Years - 1964 (Vario.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Oct 2010 02:00
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