The F words...
Flying, fashion, fathers and film themes - there were lots of good theme ideas for 'F' but as Wednesday is Bastille Day then 'France' as a theme just seemed to good to resist, particularly as it was suggested by an actual French person living in Kincardine. Davie on Facebook and Roland on the email also backed up the suggestion.
Regular listeners to the show will have heard my struggles with pronunciation of anything vaguely continental so will know what a nightmare this show will be for me.
Still, there's tons of things to go for. We will accept French artists, French songs and as we will also be including songs about anywhere in France then Bonnie Tyler is a deal breaker for me!
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At 20:16 13th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:WEDNESDAY
'We All Stand Together' - Paul McCartney & the Frogs Chorus
>8-D
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At 20:23 13th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:David Bowie - Heros
Carmel and Johnny Hallyday - J'Oublierai Ton Nom
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Mozz - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
John Cale - Half Past France
All of these are really great tracks. Carmel and Johnny would be a nice change and authentic for the theme!
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At 20:31 13th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Take me out an d F for Flog me. How could I forget
Tift Merrit - Mille Tendress
I know Jim will jump in and say they dont *have* to play anything but surely, surely....???
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At 20:34 13th Jul 2010, mary-doll wrote:I'm not first again, am I? That's desperate. Unless by the time I type this out someone else has gotten in with a quickie. In which case, thanks for sparing my blushes.
French Night
A whole bunch of predictable (but worth a play, because they are incredible)
Edith Piaf
suggestions from me. Love her voice. A couple are my party pieces for when we have folks round and have a bit of a singsong with manny on the piano.
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Les Feuilles Mortes (AKA Autumn Leaves - stunning)
L'Accordioniste
Padam, Padam
Also, one that got away earlier. Highly unlikely to be played because it's a bit suggestive (worth a try, non?). Plus, it's a classic.
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin Je T'Aime
Madeleine Peyroux's Cohen cover Dance Me To The End Of Time Someone else suggested this and it wasn't played - it's a cracker. And another of my party pieces.
Various others that are good for unrelated (apart from Frenchness) reasons:
Charles Aznavour She
Plastic Bertrand Ça plane pour moi
Adam and the Ants Young Parisians has been requested by others before, it's one of their better earlier songs that never really get a play.
and if it isn't too much to ask for a German band on Bastille Day .....
Kraftewerk Tour de France
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At 20:34 13th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:#3
Flog is a four-letter word.
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At 20:44 13th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:WEDNESDAY
Okay, here's my real request...
'Hasta Mañana, Monsieur' - Sparks ~ PDB, BTW
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At 20:46 13th Jul 2010, mary-doll wrote:Damn. KRAFTWERK. I really don't like getting my foreign words wrong. getting English wrong ne me t'inquiètes pas. De tout.
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At 20:46 13th Jul 2010, gaiebrown wrote:Cherie - Billy Idol
Boulevard - Bowling for Soup
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (Honky Chateau)
Battersea Bardot - the Pearlfishers
and
Number One Friend - the Silencers, who were bigger by far in France than they ever were here
In the windmills of Pigalle
We raised our voices
Moi et toi special
This love disease
We looked for bohemia
And found high prices
C`mon mon petit godesse
Come dance with me
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At 20:48 13th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:THURSDAY
GENIUS
'Talent is an Asset' - Sparks ~ Albert is smart; he's a gen i us
'There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bar Stewards' - Ian Dury
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At 20:55 13th Jul 2010, mary-doll wrote:Have you given up on the French letter theme already, Scotch?
OK - that Mad Pey request - it was Love, not Time. Should be using google rather than faulty memory.
niteall
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At 20:57 13th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:#10
I think for the X theme I'll suggest XENOPHOBIA
>8-D
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At 21:09 13th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Ok ok flog me again till I get it right....
Tift Merrit - Mille Tendresses
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At 21:16 13th Jul 2010, RoxyJohn wrote:Wedensday (French)
Charles Aznavour and Bryan Ferry's duet of 'She'
Or better still, Roxy Muisc'c 'A Song For Europe' mentions the Seine and Notre Dame as well as the last section sung in French.
J.O'B.
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At 21:32 13th Jul 2010, FrankInDenny wrote:For Wed F fur French
Saint Etienne -- You're in a Bad Way
Gary Moore and Phil Lynott -- Parisienne Walkways
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At 21:53 13th Jul 2010, Wee Heavy wrote:Camembert Electrique - Gong. the album sold for 59p (the price of a single, 1974) also features the delightfull - Wet Cheese Delirium.
Bon Appétit
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At 22:09 13th Jul 2010, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Freddie Laker ~ J J Burnel
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At 22:17 13th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:Mercredi
'Peligro' - The Gotan Project - from the album Tango 3:00
The band are based in Paris, though are mixed nationalities - anyway, this is the most French thing you'll hear all night and absolutely brilliant.
Don't Be Light - Air
Allison Moyet - Love Letters
Alf is half French
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
Umpteeth request: Specially re -recorded version for the Cirque du Soliel stage show. Absolutely beautiful.Deserves to be heard.
Burnt Out Car - Saint Etienne
band are actually from London and named after the football team.This is great cheer you up music. Portishead on speed
Land Of... St Germain
Steven Duffy will love this. Most people will..
Ou Est Le Soleil - Paul McCartney
Macca goes clubbing ... pre fireman ..unlikely, but great
Les Nuits - Nightmares On Wax
no bad dreams here, this is simply beautiful.. and the listening public will be knocked out
Michel Legrand - Windmills of Your Mind (Noel Harrison)
Si Tu Doir Partir - Fairport Convention
Comment te de adieu - Francoise Hardy
there was also a single I liked called 'Do You Speak French' but I haven't a scoobie who recorded it.
Abientot,
regardez youse
henri
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At 22:19 13th Jul 2010, gaiebrown wrote:#15 59p? Fred the Fish got it for 50p.(see C for Cheap) I'd take it back if I were you.
G for Gonnae no Dae that: take that Look off Your face; Stop your Sobbing; Don't leave me this Way
or:
G for Great lyrics - though I do realize this is probably a better theme for when there's time to think about it
Paolo, a little less of Uncle Vic and we might have actually heard your lad's band. How did they think it went?
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At 22:29 13th Jul 2010, paolopablo wrote:Three different songs with the same title...
You don't play Robbie Neville
You don't play Bewitched
You play the Bobster!
C'est la vie / Bob Seger
Alternatively
Lille / Lisa Hanigan ( the female voice on Damien Rice's first two albums).
or
Bastille Day / Rush.
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At 22:34 13th Jul 2010, paolopablo wrote:Should get a few good ideas tonight for the holiday video soundtrack.
just don't play Peter Sarstedt...
#18
They got great reviews but personally I prefer his other band Hercules Mandarin.
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At 22:55 13th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:#20
or 'Lost In France'...
I suppose 'All You Need Is Love' qualifies too...and there's One Night In Paris by 10CC.. but it's long and bitty...
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At 23:01 13th Jul 2010, ProducerBabs wrote:Paolo, Ariels Up...very good at the weekend...and they bake good cookies!
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At 23:02 13th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:oh.. and I forgot to also include'
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne
yes, it's true.. a dance track cover of the Neil Young classic.Great though
He's On The Phone - Saint Etienne
and the one that Frank chose.
bonsoir, being called the boudoir now, so must attend..
henri
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At 23:19 13th Jul 2010, Wee Heavy wrote:#18 At today's prices I'd say we're both up £90.00, check out my book * "How to retire on vinyl, Redux.
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At 23:24 13th Jul 2010, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:BASTILLE DAY
Emilie Simon's cover of 'Space Oddity'
Sexion d'Assaut - Desole (a wee bit of current hipetty-hop for BB)
Camille - Le Festin (lovely wee song from Ratatouille soundtrack) or 'Ta Douleur'
Charlotte Gainsbourg - 'Songs That We Sing' (by Jarvin Cocker + Neil Hannon)
Yann Tiersen & Neil Hannon - 'Les Jours Tristes'
Nouvelle Vague - 'La La La'
My great friend Kathleen worked in France for her 3rd year at Uni, met Jean-Pierre there, came back to finish her degree then married him and moved over there...they married on the day of Live Aid (so I missed most of it), meaning they've just celebrated their Silver Wedding. Going over to visit them next week so this show will hopefully be great for getting me in the holiday mood.
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At 23:49 13th Jul 2010, Glen Miller wrote:Wednesday
Laissez-moi Tranquille - Warren Zevon - Warren takes on the sheep burners at their own game with this Serge Gainsbourg tune
Thursday
G is for Gay
Let's have an evening of celebration of the work of artistes from Dusty Springfield to kd lang, from The Communards to The Scissors Sisters with some show tunes thrown in for good measure.
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At 23:57 13th Jul 2010, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:G - GEE WHIZZ
Expressions of surprise...
'Holy Cow'
'Good Golly Miss Molly'
'Wow'
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At 00:09 14th Jul 2010, joe-k-brown wrote:Brilliant theme. I suggest:
J'ai deux amours - Madeleine Peyroux
C'est ci bon - Eartha Kitt
La mer or Boum or Que reste t'il de nos amour - Charles Trenet
Quelqu'un m'a dit - Carla Bruni (aka Mrs Sarkozy!)
Mon amand de Saint-jean - Lucienne Delyle
Auberge - Chris Rea
L'autre bout de monde - Emily Loizeau
Le chant du guardian - Tino Rossi
You never can tell (c'est la vie) - Emmylou Harris
La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong
Dance with me - Orleans
Paris - Tacks, the Boy Disaster
Joe
Linlithgow
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At 01:05 14th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:G - GONE.
The artists who have departed. Songs by them and about them.
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At 03:34 14th Jul 2010, janfromrutherglen wrote:'F' Wednesday
Do You Hear The People Sing? - Les Miserables
Frenchie - Shakermaker
Toujour L'Amour - Procol Harum
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
Hungry for You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim de Toil) - The Police Ghost in the Machine
Twist a St Tropez - Telex
Can't Speak French - Girls Aloud
To France - Mike Oldfield with Maggie Bell
Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
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At 06:08 14th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:#26
That'll get the tongues wagging.......
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At 06:10 14th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:THURSDAY
GAMBLING
'When You're Hot, You're Hot' - Jerry Reed
'When You're Not, You're Not' - Paolo Pablo
>8-D
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At 08:32 14th Jul 2010, gaiebrown wrote:G is for Gaie
I get to choose all the tunes :0)
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At 09:33 14th Jul 2010, mikeshropshire wrote:France:
If we are talking 'Bastille' then 'Man In The Iron Mask' (Billy Bragg) is a definate shoo-in!
To France (Mike Oldfield)
and of very course... Ca Plane Pour Moi (Plastic Bertrand)
M
"G' Theme suggestion.... with the St Andrews Open due to Tee-off tomorrow, how about GOLF as a theme:
Tea for the Tillerman: Cat Stevens
Green Day
At Seventeen: Janis Ian
The Eagles: Hotel California
Driver's Seat: Sniff 'n' the Tear
Fleetwood Mac: Albatross
Swing Out Sister
Fiddlers Green: THe Dubliners
Running Up That Hill: Kate Bush
Aye, steady-on Mike, its not been picked as a theme yet!!!!
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At 09:37 14th Jul 2010, Hughie Green wrote:Complain about this comment (Comment number 35)
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At 09:37 14th Jul 2010, Hughie Green wrote:Hendrix, Family, Cream!
OK – what have you done with the real Bryan?
#15 I agree
#33 I’m sure that would make an excellent programme
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At 09:54 14th Jul 2010, Goldberry wrote:French theme
Voyage Voyage - Desireless
French Kissing in the USA - Debbie Harry
Sunday Girl - Blondie (the version that is half in French)
The Partisan - Leonard Cohen or Joan Baez versions
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At 11:39 14th Jul 2010, Billy in Alloa wrote:All this user's posts have been removed.Why?
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At 11:56 14th Jul 2010, Senga wrote:#38 - Aloha, Billy!
H theme - Hawaii?
;o)
For Wednesday - Ne Me Quitte Pas - Nina Simone
Theme suggestion for Thursday
Food? Money? Choose your weakness. We've all indulged in Greed
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At 13:02 14th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:#17
the version of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' I'm requesting is on the 'Love' album....but you know that..
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At 13:09 14th Jul 2010, Hughie Green wrote:#33 #36 Dear Gaiet It On
Please choose for France: ~
GARÇON OU FILLE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) from CAMEMBERT ECLECTIQUE by GONG
G is for GONG
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At 13:14 14th Jul 2010, Billy in Alloa wrote:All this user's posts have been removed.Why?
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At 13:22 14th Jul 2010, Glen Miller wrote:Bon Temps Roulez - David Lindley - Surrender to its beat and be occupied by the skilled musicianship
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At 14:05 14th Jul 2010, CynthiaPlastercaster wrote:F = FRANCE
PUIS JE from KEVIN AYERS AND THE WHOLE WORLD by KEVIN AYERS
G is for GreggaryPeccary
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At 14:12 14th Jul 2010, Glen Miller wrote:Je T'aime - Birkin & Gainsbourg - The worst collaboration since 1940
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At 14:20 14th Jul 2010, hughfromglasgow wrote:FRANCE:
Style Council - Paris Match
(preferably the Paul Weller vocal - with added bonus of some French lyrics towards the end)
Blur et Francoise Hardy - To The End
(part French/part English version of Blur favourite)
Divine Comedy - Les Playboys or L'Amour Est Bleu
(a couple of the "catchier" tracks from the live bonus cd that came with Bang Goes The Knighthood album - don't bother with their Joe Le Taxi)
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At 14:28 14th Jul 2010, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Party in Paris / UK Subs
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At 15:28 14th Jul 2010, Hughie Green wrote:EMSKIANT NEWEZ TOST D'AR MANN EN EIL BED KENSTUR from SYMPHONIE CELTIQUE by ALAN STIVELL
Go for it Bryan
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At 15:28 14th Jul 2010, CynthiaPlastercaster wrote:#44 Oops should have read :
PUIS JE from SHOOTING AT THE MOON by KEVIN AYERS AND THE WHOLE WORLD
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At 16:21 14th Jul 2010, CynthiaPlastercaster wrote:T'MESRHI DWEEN from PIQUANTIQUE by FRANK ZAPPA
KING KONG by JEAN-LUC PONTY and COMPOSED & ARRANGED BY FRANK ZAPPA
JOLIE MADAME from ODD DITTIES by KEVIN AYERS
FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE USA by DEBBIE HARRY
C'EST SI BON OR LA VIE EN ROSE by LOUIS ARMSTRONG
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At 16:53 14th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:G = Groundbreaking
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At 16:55 14th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:#17
I'd like to withdraw my request for Alison Moyet. 'Love Letters' is just not French enough
A bientot
Regardez - Youse
henri
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At 17:01 14th Jul 2010, Glen Miller wrote:#51
JCB Song - Nizlopi
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At 17:23 14th Jul 2010, CynthiaPlastercaster wrote:G = GALANTRY
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At 17:36 14th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:G = GRUMPY
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At 17:37 14th Jul 2010, henri hannah wrote:Ive remebered The Stranglers have Jean - Jaques Burnel: there must be at least a bit of French in there somewhere.... and thus Golden Brown qualifies for tonight?
regardez youse
henri
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At 19:00 14th Jul 2010, corinthianethiclives wrote:Lovely selection of songs sung in French as accompanying CD to Bang Goes the Knighthood from The Divine Comedy. If you have it their version of Les Copians d'Abord is great fun.
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At 19:02 14th Jul 2010, gaiebrown wrote:G is for Gaie:
For my programme tomorrow I have decided that not being as famous and revered as Bob Dylan and Tom Petty I won't inflict on the listeners selections from my own record collection other than a few carefully chosen morsels. I realize that people would feel free to say 'man her taste's mince' whereas they'd not dream of saying so of ol' Bob or the mighty Tom. So in proper democratic fashion I've included some songs and bands that have been oft-requested on GIO.
the playlist then - GIO team, take a day off tomorrow:
Rebels - Tom Petty
Garcon ou un Fils - Gong
Cellar of Dreams - the Silencers
The Rest of the Night - Warren Zevon
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Happy as I am - The Incredible String Band
American Dread - Dreadzone
Candlelight Sonata in F Major - Frankie Miller
Ship of Fools - Bob Seger
Puis Je - Kevin Ayers
Shine on You Crazy Diamond - David Gilmour in Gdansk
El Rayo X - David Lindley
Leave the Light On - Jeff Healey
Zoot Allures - Ensemble Ambrosius, Ere Lievonen, Frank Zappa
The Ocean Road - Runrig
God Shuffled His Feet - Crash Test Dummies
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
Knut - the Unwinding Hours
Sky Blue and Black - Jackson Browne
500 miles - the Proclaimers - kidding
Catfish Blues - Catfish Keith
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At 19:39 14th Jul 2010, norriemaclean wrote:#58 very thoughtful, and excellent, list.
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At 19:47 14th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:Gaie,
A busker said to Fred MacAulay that Greenock folk were, in his vast experience of busking in Scottish towns and cities, the most generous by far.
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At 19:51 14th Jul 2010, Scotch Get wrote:Wur tee's oot.......
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At 23:43 14th Jul 2010, paolopablo wrote:#22
Cheers Babs!
#53
Hahahaha
#57
Don't tell Hoppo!
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