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'Ain't got time to fix the shingles!'

One listener is very surprised that Sean doesn't don't know what shingles are.

"What are shingles?" asks Sean. He's been playing the Shakin' Stevens song, This Old House. It has a line in it, 'Ain't got time to fix the shingles'.

Janet's looking at Sean. She doesn't know either.

"I'm very surprised that you don't know what shingles are, when you claim to have built Birmingham!" says Paul in Derry. Gerry in Derry makes the same point.

Johnny Cash says, "did you never see a shingle roof when you were across the pond in America? It's a roof slate made of wood. Old buildings and cottages have them."

"OK," Sean says. "I am the man who built Birmingham. But this was Birmingham, England, not Birmingham, Alabama."

With music from Shakin' Stevens, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, and more.

56 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Jan 2023 15:04

Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Love Me Do

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    This Ole House

  • Neil Diamond

    Longfellow Serenade

  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

  • Brenda Lee

    As Usual

  • Sandy Posey

    Single Girl

  • Cliff Richard

    Wind Me Up

  • Patti Page

    Tennessee Waltz

  • ABBA

    Waterloo

  • Sam Cooke

    Bring It On Home To Me

  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

  • The Mavericks

    Blame It On Your Heart

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Little Lies

  • John Denver

    Leaving On A Jet Plane

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Jan 2023 15:04