Morning Simon



Thinking cap on for the hyphenated hit.



I do a mean Moussaka, I do, I do, I do, I do!



Popmaster time!



Deevs



x

Morning Simon,



My suggestion for hyphen-ed song titles are





Hi-Ho Silver Lining !..Jeff Beck

Rendez-vu...Basement Jaxx

Peek-a-boo..Siouxsie and her wee Banshees

Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops...Cocteau Twins



and the ultimate...



Shang-a-lang...The Bay City Rollers !!



I thank you, Tickety-boo.

"Live-In Skin" or "X-Static" by The Foo Fighters please Simon



Love-The-Show!!!

#2 Ticketycocteauboo, fantastic call, but the day they get played on daytime R2 I'll eat my DAB

And good decision to call time on Pontunes for now Simon...



Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da anyone?

Good morning all



#1 Thought you were requesting an Abba song for a moment there, Deevs!



No idea for a hyphenated song at the moment. I'll keep thinking, but in the mean time, an old favourite? Ooh, how exciting! Please let it be True Confessions, Simon!



DB9 X

Morning everyone,

My Suggestion is 1-2-3 by Len Barry.

Thought of Shang-A-Lang as well.

H

Morning all, The Small Faces Sha-La-La-La-Lee... a contender n'est pas?

"2-4-6-8-Motorway"...I think it was Tom whatshisface..



*Mica Paris..that brings back really good memories !! *



Tickety

DeeBee #6 - don't be daft: it's not hyphenated!



Gotta go with Shang-a-lang by The Rollers!



B A Y B A Y B A Y C I T Y with an R O L L E R S



Bay City Rollers are the best!



Deevs, getting there



x

#10

I don't know that they are the best now, Deevs, but I certainly thought so when I was about 13!



I'll go with the Bay City Rollers -I haven't heard them in ages.



I'm looking forward to Nige's Moussaka - I've been thinking about making it. Deevs, you'll have to let us know how your recipe compares to his.



#5

I think you may have got it, Spike.

Morning Simon,



How about Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day by Gilbert O'Sullivan?



Or A-Ha with Take On Me, although it is the group name that has the hyphen not the song!



Mcw x

Didn't Thomas Dolby do a song about a very busy hyphen ??

Keeping the Pat Metheny flag fluttering feebly, how about "5-5-7" from the superb Letter From Home album?

#5 I also agree with you Spike, I normally go down to put my chickens to bed when Pontunes comes on. Can't see the point of it.

Or this has 4 hyphens too:



Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu by Bad Manners



What is the chance of getting that one played Simon??

#13 .... Hyphenactive!?!?!



Good one!



LOL



x

Another one, from the Carpenters or the Marvellettes take your choice, Beechwood 4-5789

H

Good Morning fellow bloggy persons.....no ideas at all...except to say Simon - PLEASE DON'T UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PLAY ANYTHING BY THE BAY CITY ROLLERS!!! I couldn't stand them the first time.....there.....forgive me...but there are limits....( chunters as disappears into distance and returns to desk....)

I'll buy Spike a virtual pint if Pat Metheny gets played on day time radio today :-)



First Circle would be a radio-friendly sort of tune. Very good live too.

#20 ....and I'll gladly drink it, why thank you kind sir!

Got to go....but new post up on FB - your 10 worst tunes / artists!!

Simon has announced on twitter that he has a 6 hyphen song title. Can't compete with that.( I, too, hope its not that dreadful itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini!)



Eintstein A Go-Go by Landscape would be good Simon. Pleeease!

I meant Einstein!

#10 #11 #19 I actually went to see the Bay City Rollers in Chatham, BEFORE they became mega-stars. They were supported by Smokey - anyone remember them?



Yes, I really am that old :-(

#22 Thanks Rev, that was cathartic!

#25



I remember Smokey - weren't they from Bradford? I think I had a cassette of theirs - I'm really that old too!

New FB discussion from The Rev is great! Gives me an idea for another....later!

#27 Yes, I think they were from Bradford, Tortie. I'm trying to think what their hit was - did they do "Living next door to Alice"?

# 29 Yes, that was theirs, as well as "Don't Play Your Rock and Roll to me"

JV's playing one of my Top 10, so I'm re-tuning to R5 !

Afternoon Each, where'd the morning go? Hows about "Diamond-Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon" by The Nice? I know, I know, it aint gonna happen, so in reality I'd like to second Ticketyboo, ('ey up, Tickety) and her rather fine Cocteau Twins suggestion. Not really about very much again today, so I wish you all a fond fare-ye-well, and will see y'all on the morrow.

I'll be listening.

Luchtime, so I'm back for a while. Which is probably the signal for the rest of you to go off and do other things, leaving me talking to myself.



I'm quite excited about this evening, actually. We're going to see my favourite comedian (and some time Radio 2 presenter)* Lee Mack. I've already been to a recording of his sitcom "Not going out" so I've seen him "live" before, but this is the first time I've seen his stand-up show. He is sooo funny - reminds me a bit of Eric Morcambe, who was one of the greatest, imo. I hope he signs autographs after the show, like Jimmy Carr does - although not sure how long Mr9 will be prepared to hang around.



DB9



*Don't worry Simon, Lee isn't my favourite Radio 2 presenter. That would be Richard Hammond......

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I haven't got much time today to trawl through the internet trying to find hyphenated songs so I suppose I'm just going to have to say anything by the B-52s please.



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"Umbrella-ella-ella" by Rhianna. Probably not, but you'll all be singing it this afternoon now. (teehee!!)

..and here was me, DeeBee, just about to wish you joy for tonight, and then you go and do that to me...tsk tsk..I feel the same way about that song, as the Rev feels about the BCRs..



Have a good time anyway :-) Off to battle the elements now.....

Afternoon all - probably too late to be chosen but howe about "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu" by Bad Manners?

#35 that backfired slightly - can't stop singing it myself now!

#16 - sorry mcw, didn;t see your post before I put mny two pennorth in!

Hope you have a good time tonight, DeeBee



Having recently heard Banarama on JV, I feel compelled to go onto FB and compile my top 10 least favourites

*tumbleweed rolls across screen*

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SPIKE!!!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





634-5789 - Tina Turner



(Although versions by Robert Cray, The Blues Brothers or The Commitments would do just as very well)







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634-5789 - Tina Turner

Unless I have misunderstood, Mr. Mayo seems to have set us a challenge i.e. he has a 6 hyphen song ready to roll at 5, unless we come up with a better one - presumably 7 or more (but then you would only know that if you are on twitter)

Remind me, what is the point of this blog?



Nic

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During the cooking spot can we have something by Neil Moussaka/Sedaka?





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#43

Dunno Nic - communication with like minded listners? Or was that just a rhetorical question?

#43 I am of the same opinion Nic. I also noted Simons comment see #23.

It seems like this blog is surplus to requirements as far as the Drivetime show is concerned. It is struggling to compete with the Goliath that is Twitter. Shame cos there are some lovely folks here.

Tortie - I suppose what I meant was more aimed at it seems it's a 1-way communication i.e. Bloggers to Blog owner, whereas with Chris Evans, it felt and feels more like a 2-way communication.



Nic

#43 you got your grumpy hat on today Nic?

DB9 - No, I have my thinking head on.



Nic

# 48

I wondered that too!



#47

I know what you mean Nic. When the show and blog first started I felt that we were being 'listened to', but we don't seem to even get a mention anymore.

However, I have noticed (and it could well be pure coincidence) that some of the tracks we suggest on this blog get played on the breakfast show a day or so later.

#47

#48

#50



I'm not one for arguing but I don't think Simon ignores the blog.



I think he probably uses his phone in the morning and early afternoon for most stuff so emails and twitter just end up being used more often than the blog.



Come later in the afternoon when he is in the studio he is more likely to look at the blog and during the show but by that time there is usually over a hundred comments.



I'll probably get modded for saying this but if you like we could all refrain from blogging, twitting and emailing one day so the chances of an individual's suggestions been paid attention to are increased. This is only a comment and not intended to encourage anyone to do anything against house rules.



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#50 Tortie - Yes, I've noticed that but thought it was just me in a state of befuddlement - thankfully, it would appear not - huzzah!

#51 *gasps* - rebel!



Nic

I think Tortie's got it about right - #45. Yes, I'd love to get a mention, but that's not my main reason for being here. Also, I'm still a bit vague about how Twitter works, but isn't it only Simon himself who can see his messages on there? Whereas any of his researchers (or indeed, anyone in the world who logs onto the Radio 2 website!) can read this blog. So maybe he leaves it to the researchers to look on here for ideas.



Just a thought...

DB9 - In which case, if we are contributing to the content of the show, don't you think we deserve a mention, particularly as we are all doing it for free?! Yes, I enjoy the chat but we could do that on FB; we don't need the blog to do it; just to bring us together in the first place.



Nic

#52 Nic

Perhaps we're both befuddled - I thought I was going to have to get my coat!

#53

I didn't know how Twitter worked DB, but what you've said makes sense.

Come on Blessblogtasticpeeps - We's having fun isn't we? It would be good to hear from Simon and/or his team how they view the blog, but as long as it's here I'm grateful. Mensh or no mensh! I feel I've made a connection with so many great people and that's priceless. Anyway...



CDF, #44, that was funny.



Deebs - have a fab time tonight - my niece saw Lee Mack a few weeks ago and said he was amazingly good.



I'm off to old Londinium town tonight to see Preston Reed with m'lad - got a promise of a pint with him after the show!

#54 Nic, I hadn't thought of it like that - a very good point. Perhaps we should threaten to go on strike - if we weren't here, there wouldn't BE a blog, would there!

Thanks to CDF's marvellous ability to catalogue, there are around 30 bloggers and I'd venture to suggest that only just over half of that number blog regularly/daily.



So what do we expect? If it was my job so to do, I wouldn't want to trawl through our natterings if all I was looking for were song title suggestions!



This Spike's not for Striking!

#58 I don't know, Spike. I think our natterings are very entertaining!



I do wonder how many tweets he gets each day though...

#59 Deebs, I couldn't agree more - will someone please pay me to go through them?! ;-)

1:41 and 3:11 were last hyphenated song suggestions...



Cash payments only please....



;-)

#54 Personally, my whole life is generated around Simon mentioning my name. There are 6 things I depend on in my life; my wife, my cats, air, water, food and Simon Mayo reading out my name.



If any of these are removed I display instant withdraw symptoms, (mainly crying into my pillow).



I'm thinking of setting up an SMA support group to take place on Saturdays and Sundays.



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#62 You may need a resident pastor - any suggestions?



Off now peeps, play nicely and shout "Good old Spike" when he plays Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

Wahay - made it back from Lunnon. Noah's fludde, notwithstanding.



Hello Blogpopsters! Will now catch up on the previous 62 posts. have I missed anything???





xx

WELL DONE SPIKE!!!

Yes indeed - let's hear it for Spike! Hip. hip....

No mensh though....

No, noe at all - do you think the Great Man reads this blog? Or was it always planned?

Who knows - perhaps you should have a word Rev...

Do you think Leona will ever sing a song that doesn't sound like a dirge?

#69 Perhaps I should but my problem (taking onboard all the previous disucssion about this) is that "they" encourage us to blog and twitter and text.... why if there's no mensh? Why encourage interaction with the public and then ignore it? What is the point?

OK - just caught up with blogvox so far [having muted a wailing Leona].



The thing is: Tweets go direct to Simon - no faffing around, a streamlined 140 characters, no extraneous communication with other tweeters. The man is in control. Stands ter reason really. Like Direct Line. He or his researchers don't have to wade through fascinating, compelling, inspiring, thought-provoking, dialogue between his listeners - such as WE provide. Rather like the one-page CV [and Deevs will know more about that than I] - speed is all.



It's a dog-eat-dog world. But I, for one, am very happy to be a Blogpoppet mongrel



:)

well done Tickety!

#72 Thing is KatyMac, before I joined this Blog and its wonderful participants I didn't know anything about FB and tweeting - now I do both! I know what you're saying and some people like Imogen Heap don't seem to communicate any other way than tweeting.

#74 Oh yes agreelots Rev



Twitter is the fastfood of communication technolololology. Cheap, quick, instant. Shallow? Arguable. I'm following some very witty individuals and I've learned about brevity, if nothing else!



We should embrace what we have here. We don't REALLY need to have our collective voice validated by a 'Mensh from the Mayo' - do we???

Bigger? Bolder? Something we might recognise? Could it be...confessions???

#76 I'm keeping everything crossed Tricky

righto, I'm off - have a great evening, whatever you do!

I'm off too - gotta eat and get ready for Lee Mack. Oh, I DO love a man who can make me laugh! Mr9 better watch out...



Tomorrow I'm off to Cornish Darren's part of the world. I'm getting together with some old schoolmates to celebrate our joint *cough*tieth birthdays (I don't come from there - one of my friends owns a B&B and we're all staying with her). So I won't be around, and I'll miss the show too (sorry Simon). I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that the ARF opener goes to a blogger



Love ya all

Deebee9 XxX

Thanks Simon for playing Einstein A Go-Go, and for playing A-ha(didn't think you would play one of theirs as Steve played A-ha earlier).

Well done to Spike and Tickety!



Mcw x (who is off to eat her words!!)

#76. The return of an old favourite. But is it an old Mayo fave? I'd like to see The Identik Hit Quiz back. Or is it an old Drivetime fave? In which case, The Mystery Voice? Anyways, only popped in for a jiff, and have to hop off again now. Lovely evenings, each.

Ah, the Mystery Voice - "Whoooo, are you? Who-who, who-who"...now THAT was a good quiz!

I guess it coudl even be shades of Radio 1 and "Bits and Pieces"...DLT returning, perhaps????

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#83 DLT? All I can remember about the hairy cornflake was when Noel Edmonds did a Gotcha on him while doing his darts game. Hey!, maybe thats it!



I wasn't on the blog last night but I did listen to the first part of the show while on my way to a Colin Blunstone concert. Well done Spike, and whoever else got a direct or indirect mention.



What's the opening song going to be tonight?







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Morning one and all. So enjoyed catching up on last evenings bloggetry - top quallity as ever and though I hesitate to pick out any one sentiment, I think KM's #72 & 75 (last paras) says it all (oh, and # 65, 66 and 80 & 84 of course!)



The Lad and I had the MOST amazing evening in the presence of greatness. Preston Reed is a legend and such a nice guy to boot, very humble and he seemed to enjoy the intimate venue as much as the audience. If you get the chance to see him, don't let it pass! Check out "Love In The Old Country" (available, etc....) which he describes as the soundtrack to a movie Fellini never made....



The pre-match curry was also exceptional! So, taking Ben back to Guildford today and a spot of shopping for The Gal's birthday pressie - all ideas welcome!!! Have a jolly day ARFing away, blogmongrelpuppydogs x

Morning Deebs and Dazzler, how were your gigs?

Good Morn from the sunny south.

Big sleep now second cup of tea time.



Hoping to 'work' from home today - which means I can come in here and waffle on - butbutbut ... Deebee is going away [enjoy!] and SpikeyDad is busy ...



... is anybody out there?

Morning all.



DLT was on BBC Three Counties (Beds, Bucks and Herts) a while ago. And still doing his snooker/darts on the radio thing if I remember correctly.

Morning KatyMac (and all Blogpeeps)



Sunny here in East Yorks too!



Back to work now, cath up later.

#89

Sorry, don't know who "cath" is! But I will catch up later (must try to remember my tryping skills)

Morning all.



Just popping in to say "hello".



Will be back when new blog has been posted, with my ARF.



Is it me, or has this week flown by?



MTF.xx

CDF, warm Friday greetings right back at you.



How nice on such a chillsome morning. Thank you.xx

new blog

farewell old blog



*sniff*