Tubthumping...

I suppose a duck is out of the question...

"May God bless and keep the Czars.......well away from us!"

The Rabbi of Anatevka

#2 @ ya git.........i think thats quite an interesting take on the song

however when in the bath nothing can beat ringo singing 'octopus's garden'..........underrate ringo at your peril.........he just sneaks up and slaps you whack in the back of the neck with a soggy sponge....and kids love it.

but if your chillin' in the bath in an empty hoose then nothin' ABSOLUTELY NOTHIN' will ever compare to

'la mer'..............charles trenet.....then you get out the bath have a piece of frech stick........some fine normandy camembert....an espresso.......an' a bottle of mcewans pale ale ( i stockpiled decades ago).....then watch monsiuer hulot's vacance..(after GIO of course)

'la mer' is the best 3 minutes of pop music ever produced.ever full stop

cheers frae the dale

Friday:

I like listening to

New faces - The Rolling Stones

Guitar playing at its best which leads to a good wash




DC

#2, #3

Bryan loves feedback.

>8-D

That really was a great show for my tastes. Lots of favourite artists. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

My late night chilled in a nice deep bath for a long time now has consistently been Leonard Cohen Live. It came out in 1994 and my choice would be

Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To The End Of Love


A close second is k d lang and her Drag album.

K D Lang - Last Cigarette or The Joker

#6

Some of the songs were O.K., but given the theme the show could have (should have) been so much better. Ditto Wednesday. I've had enough punishment for one week. See y'all on the flip side!


(I have no idea what that means).



















scunnered git

I found the show deeply disappointing. Guitar heroes my foot. Or Bonnie's foot, or anyone's really. If KT Tunstall's a guitar hero then so am I and I don't have a guitar.

also scunnered.

Looking at the playlist (I was at my guitar lesson!) you would never guess what theme was. An appalling waste of an opportunity to showcase real talent.

Never mind, we've got music for the bath now. Another high point for our national broadcaster.

A few suggestions from my "hope floats" playlist:

Whither, I'm a flower - Whiskeytown
To make to feel my love - Trisha Yearwood
Chances are - Bob Seger/Martina McBride
What becomes of the broken-hearted - Colin Bluntstone
Lady love - Low Rawls
Misty blue - Dorithy Moore
Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John - Belle and Sebastian/Norah Jones
Only you - Matthew Perryman Jones
Even now - William Fitzsimmons

Joe
Linlithgow

which series of grumpy old men/ women are we on tonight? am sure I've heard all this before. GIO isn't alone in doing repeats.

The Jam
indigo Girls
Jayhawks
Bowie
Dave Edmunds
lloyd Cole
Beatles
George Michael
Fleetwood Mac
Dave Edmunds
Aztec Camera
Byrds
Joni Mitchell

and healthy smattering of things I dont know...

I've been listening to Mr. Tambourine Man for 45 years and I've yet to hear an acoustic guitar on it.

#13

I thought it was my version that was wrong.....


I like listening to acoustic guitar music in my bath. A graaayyyyttt opperchancity to hear those tracks which sadly missed out on tonight's playlist

Did I mention New Faces by the Rolling Stones? No less than three acoustic guitars. Mind you, I suppose Keef an the blokes can hardly be referred to as "Guitar Heroes"! Whatever next!



C'way Bryan, gie it a listen

Did Crosby not play acoustic rythm guitar on that whole album? i do not pretend to know...but thought he did.

Perhaps he did Norrie, but not much can be heard on Tambourine Man

DC

You are right.

Previously on the blog
#115 What was the occasion?

I thought the show was good tonight. Besides I landed a 25/1 shot with Amos Lee. However I can understand why some on here would have hoped for more from the theme but as shows go The music was pretty good.

Bath Time
Swimmimg with my Iphone / Norrie MacLean









Other smartphones are available

just out the bath where I was listening to this.

Thanks to Maria for posting the link a while back.

The video

Judging by the number of times the phrase was used during the show last night, although not previously mentioned, I think we can presume that all themes can be suffixed by "in pop music". What is the definition of "pop music"? Can folk, jazz, blues, rock, classical etc ever be "pop music"? Can someone please explain what today's theme is (in pop music)?
Should I tune into another station?

I'm on my way from dirty to cleanliness today...

#22 @ ya thing-fish.........today's theme is 'tunes you listen to while wallowing in the tub ("in pop music")'
i don't think you should tune into another station...because GIO is the only programme i know that's open,surprising, familiar,truly pluralistic,amusing and offering a little insight into teatime routines of families throughout our great little nation.....its fun,its funny its self deprecating ( a qulity which i find appealing on a radio programme)and it plays what people want........what to complain about?
my only complaint would be they could give a little more detail about the actual thickness of the snowfall on 'the rest' on the travel news.

and i'm sure i've heard an acoustic on that byrds song.
there's definitely an acoustic tambourine,man.

GOI and GIO.

and a working definition of 'pop music'......as long as its got a great tune and its popular.....suits me sir.


cheers frae the dale.

#22 All genres of music are clearly defined. Just ask beyonce that well known exponent of r'n'b.

#23

I'm on my way from dirty to cleanliness today
I'm on my way from dirty to cleanliness today
I'm on my way to get a new bar o' soap
And clean masel fae mah taes to head top
And everywhere else that, you know "up yonder"
There ye go, that's got ye wondered...


To be continued?

Adam,I dont live in Rio. I live in Florida....Mount Florida!There was a cinema called the Rio in Clarkston though.!Cheers ,Willie Bartke

#27
Right ye are, Willie.
BTW, there is no picter hoose here called the Clarkston.

Friday Bath Night

I suspect there is at least one blogger who still has fun with his Matey in the bath.



























other brands of bubble bath are available

Oops. Sorry about the gap.

Wallowing in bubbles with plenty of wine and magazines to hand the perfect accompaniment is Barbra Streisand's album Guilty

Anything from the album, but preferably the title track.


Guilty - - OMG! - Barry & Babs

;o)

#27 - Willie Bartke The Genius - I can see your hoose from here! LOL!

:o)

I'm on my way from dirty to cleanliness today
I'm on my way from dirty to cleanliness today
I'm on my way to get a new bar o' soap
And clean masel fae mah taes to head top
And everywhere else that, you know "up yonder"
There ye go, that's got ye wondered...

I bought the soap, I bought the soap and some bath salts
I bought the soap, I bought the soap and some bath salts
I took the stuff back to my home town
It’s ready for me to have a scrub down
I walked home looking forward to a splash
And forgetting that I had no cash

Is tonight’s theme “any song you like” or bath time related tunes?

If it is the latter then I would like to suggest:

A Little Bit of Soap – Showaddywaddy (for Norrie. BTW Norrie, your Queen Bitch last night was more than just a wee nod to Three Steps To Heaven).

And I’m sure there are always Floaters in Paolo’s bathroom.

#29 - Adam - Does this anonymous blogger sing in the bath?

;o)

#34 Who knows? The goalposts have moved a fair bit this week already. Hopefully the floaters eventually float on. ☺

#24 Blimey, Dale, I never thought of it that way before. If I tuned in to another station, I would have nothing to whinge about and nitpick. I'm staying with GIO. Now, to think of a pop song.......

For tonight it's got to be Spinal Tap for the times that I get the tap end of the bath ☺

Seriously I would like to hear Steven Lindsay - Kite. Often requested, never played etc etc

#37 - Thing-Fish - Here is a rough guide just for you!

I picture Bryan doing these dance moves in the studio! LOL!

;o)

#33 DC feel free to change that last line, I ran out of inspiration.

#38 Nothing worse Billy.

#40 Brilliant.

#32,Senga,I usually have my bath about 5ish.Should I leave the window open?Hopefully by then I will be soaking to either "Deacon Blue"..the song not the band.So anything from Steely Dan's "AJA"or I'll shift down a gear or two and submerge to the soothing tones of supercool Madeline Peyroux's chillout cover of Leonard Cohen's "Half The Perfect World"Cheers,Willie the Genius,:0)

#34 AFR that is very kind, I'm touched. Well I mean....anyway I see what you mean about Queen Bitch!

#34 Any song you like, normally is on a Friday theme. Or your dug. The weans. The ex. It will be your work colleauges favourite song soon...

On Sundays when I want “me” time, I light a couple of fragrance candles, and slip into a hot bubble bath. In my small CD player, there sits ‘The Living Sea’ by Sting. By the end of the first song, I am out of my zone. ‘Fragile’

#34 I like to put sails in them and play at boats.

Lightning Seeds - 'Blowing Bubbles'

Sailor - 'Glass of Champagne'

Decadent, moi?

#27

there was also a RIO cinema in Bearsden - it was a flea pit.

The name used to change constantly, because they could never keep the letters up for long.. so for a while it the R10 and the just the 10 and then IO and then R O and ulimately the R10 again and then they closed it down and built flats on the site.

I used to have a bath every six weeks whether I needed it or not but its been so long now, I can't remember the last one.

But I am a man of constant showers and the music system is piped into the bathrooms in Chateau Hannah so I listen to whatever the ipod dishes out on shuffle.

If I like what I'm hearing, I sing along and can forget to leave the shower for quite some time.

This came on this morning:I remember cause I sang along to it.

Enjoy the Ride - Morcheeba feat Judy Tzuke

tremendous record, well worth an outing on GIO

regardez youse

henri










Since I like jsut about everything, it's hard to think of anything

Ah go on then:

* Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

#41 sorry Billy, been busy aw day

Bryan, just to even up my requests that urnae played,


Don't keep passing me by - Rab Noakes is a very relaxing way to spend bathtime

Late entry:


Nothin' on You - B.o.B

Getting ready for your bath

Whole of the Moon......


Aye, very good

Vosene - Dolly Parton

Bath Bath - B.O Robertson

Thanks AFR!!!

Trocadero next target??