Happy Fool's Day!





My request for a stonking opener to the goat show:



BABY DRIVER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Good morning Simon - "TEARS IN HEAVEN" please by the great Eric Clapton...and please resist any suggestion you should play that dreadful tune "Two Little Boys"...arrgghh!

Good choice Kathy...like it....please join with me in the "NO TO ROLF HARRIS CAMPAIGN"

Morning Simon,



Marmite and peanut butter together?! Honey on toast for me.

Seeing as you have used the term 'kids', how about:



KIDS IN AMERICA by KIM WILDE or



KID by THE PRETENDERS and then there is



CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION by T REX



Many thanks, Mcw x



PS Was it a good to give the little darlings ideas for April Fools jokes on Homework Sucks yesterday? Methinks you might have some explaining to do!

Right - I have said my bit...better get on with the day...Maundy Thursday, 2 services to take and tonight a very special Maundy Thursday celebration to remember Jesus Last Supper with His disciples. Then tomorrow it is Good Friday of course.....Resurrection on Sunday...followed by HOLIDAY!! Yippee!

Jump on board, take a ride .... yeh!





Kids by Robbie & Kylie purleeeeeeeeez Lord Mayo of Simonville!



Can't Tweet from here so hope you read this.



Having a dull day in temp land. Tired from going out last night but it was a good night nonetheless. Also miffed at reports that Cesc Fabregas might have a broken leg - hmph. And waiting for a call from the agency about the interview I had on Tuesday pm.



Can I go home yet?!?!?



Deevs



x

#3 *joins NO TO ROLF HARRIS'S TWO LITTLE BOYS CAMPAIGN*



Busy weekend for you eh Rev?

;^)

#4



Marmite/Peanut butter excellent combo - bit heavy for brekky though.

Lemon Curd for me.

#7 Also joins NO TO ROLF HARRIS'S TWO LITTLE BOYS CAMPAIGN



Love peanut butter and Marmite (other spreads available, etc.) but not together!



Haven't an original idea today but will second Deevs and KatyMac's suggestions, please Simon.



tortie x

#6



Hey Deeva - your boys done well last night. Better than our lot on Tues. Now I know what our co-Blogpoppeteers mean by the phrase 'shipping goals' ..



.. and No - you can't go home yet. Because I have to go back to Kent today. Fair's fair.

The drive back pre-Bank Holiday fills me with dread

#9





Thought the mention of Rolf Harris would tempt you in here Tortie. LOL.





Note: I changed the Rev's campaign name from 'No to Rolf Harris' to 'NO TO ROLF HARRIS'S TWO LITTLE BOYS' - thought it mean to say No to Rolf - after all he IS 80 and a National Treasure to boot ..

Re yesterday's HomeworkSucks



wonder if anyone suggested the clingfilm on the loo seat one ...

#11

You were right Katy!



Rolf's lovely, it's just that song aargh!

Where do I sign to join the "no Two Little Boys" campaign?



I'd like to hear "Kiss The Children" by Gram Parsons please which would be a fine show closer.



An altenative country closer suggestion from me..."Calling My Children Home" by Emmylou Harris (other versions may also be available).

A cheeky cut and paste from yesterdays blog



And for the handover song, just to get us in the mood for his Bobness, a small selection:



'Kiss The Kids' by Gram Parsons - Joint Suggestion with Ken Jude



'Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine' by Tom T Hall (Or 100 Children - Same Artist)



'God Bless The Child' by Shania Twain



'Homeless Child' by Ben Harper. (That should read The genius Ben Harper)



'I thought I Was A child' by Jackson Browne



'It Wasn't His Child' by Trisha Yearwood



'Mr Mum' by Lonestar

Morning All,



Anything from Kid A by Radiohead (yeh, like that's going to get played!)





Nic

What about



Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns & Roses



that "never" gets played on R2



;-)



Deevs



x

Morning All, morning Simon



My suggestions for today (tweeted earlier) are:



"Kids" by Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue

"Isn't she lovely" by Stevie Wonder

"Leningrad" by Billy Joel



And please NO "Two little boys"



Deebee X

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Try to ignore the cloud of doom above, which I cant seem to stop associating itself with the following suggestion, that is plainly doomed to not get played

'Children Of Light' bt Yes

Anyways up, Good Morning, Each! (Been forgetting my manners, there)

What I would really like to hear is 'Mothers Lament' by Cream. It's about a tiddy baby, was (somewhat unbelievably) on the Disreali Gears album, and at least shows that even a "supergroup" has a sense of humour. Please, Simon (best ingratiating smile.....no, COME BACK!)

and

SIX

in a row

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Another plea for:



CAT'S IN THE CRADLE - HARRY CHAPIN



"..I'm gonna be like you, dad.

You know I'm gonna be like you."

Hello Simon et al



My first choice is once again following in the footsteps of MCW - It just has to be Children of the Revolution - T-Rex.



But a few other suggestions which are clearly non airplay types:



For Your Babies - Simply Red (an airplay one but not an opener!)

The Man With A Child in his Eyes - Kate Bush

The Young Ones - Sir Cliff

Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix

Anything by Destiny's Child

Baby, Baby, where did our love go? - The Supremes



dreamer

x

#28 Now that's just plain Northern Greediness!



Morning all - a nice lie-in today as part of my extended Easter break. Wishing you all a Blessedly Faberoonie time with family/friends.



TWO LITTLE BOYS by ROLF please simon! (Well, it was the first record I ever bought!!)



Seriously though, THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE by PAUL SIMON Simon



I mean Paul Simon, Simon



;-)

Oooh Dreamer, love the Kate Bush suggestion, and you can't go wrong with a bit of Cliff I say. Simon, if you don't play T Rex, please play Kate Bush, I really wont mind!

MCW - I'm thinking we are very much the same era!!!

Simon,



In my never ending quest to get James played on Radio 2 - Summer Song please. It's about Tim Booth's son being born and the experience as seen from the baby's point of view. Not as weird as it's sounds - honest guv! Trust me I'm an accountant...



Nic

#31 Apparently, the wombles are in agreement, Spike :-)

#33 Bit late seventies/ early eighties, me! Am looking forward to Ashes to Ashes on Friday so I can reminisce!

Baby I Love You - The Ramones (one of my ALL TIME fave songs ever)



or



Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams .... I love you baby ....!



Deevs



x

MCW - Gene Genie Hunt excitement is building within in these parts too!!



x

#36 And possibly enjoy watching a certain Gene Hunt! ;-)

#35



chuckles



Clearly seven is the max.



Well ... someone had to test it. lol

Naughty Paul



:-D

#38 Great minds,Deevs!!

Find I'm missing Gene's Ashes this time round - due to busy Fridays [meaning=pub]

'The Kids Are All Right' by The Who

'The Kids Aren't All Right' by The Offspring.



Actually, I would much prefer to hear 'Mothers Lament' by Cream, but I am nervous as I have already posted the request more than a few times. In my defense though, I was asking for it on Tuesday(Mothers) but it fits better today. I don't think I'm up to my limit of 7.(Once again treats the Wombles to the ingratiating smile....;-)

Morning all.



What have you said Spike?



Right, I feel I might be on a roll this week.



here goes....



Oh you are a mucky kid --- By our Cilla.



PLEASE.



It will make my weekend.



Maybe ruin everyone elses but hey ho!!!



I am off out in a mo to weave in and out of the sarf bound caravanners, all in the name of delivering a few smiles!



Happy days to you all.



MTF.xx

Doh, so not Spike, sorry Spike.x



Paul what have you said?



Dumbo MTF!

Decided against Kent. Will do it on Saturday which has become free ..

because



[#31 SpikeyBunny re. Easter break with family/friends. You too]



.... was expecting daughter No2 back from hols in Egypt - she has decided to stay there. Her and friend offered work for 6 months. Sudden empty nest syndrome. Am happy for her - travelling rite of passage and all that - but shocked at how gutted I am feeling ..

:(

No need to explain, I get it now.



MTF.xx

MTF - I think Paul is guilty of being able to count past 7 (she says risking the wrath of the wombles herself).



Just to repeat my request du jour (french for 'of the day' if the wombles need a translation). Please can you play Claire by Gilbert O'Sullivan.



'usual pleasantries'



mtd ffb xxx

#31 snap - 1st record I bought as well - I'd better change my request as well



Simon - please play Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris (if that doesn't guarantee it not being played I don't know what will).



mtd ffb xxx

I know that the Rolf request has been tweeted (ooo noo) but I reckon we must be up to eight little boys by now.:o)

Morning,



Can I go with yesterday's suggestion again please?



Pulp - Babies



If that's alright with Dreamer?!?!



Ta ever so



Rips



x

.:o) Ooh, look, a pierced eyebrow

#49

It would be more of a guarantee if I'd requested it! Think I must be the only blogger who hasn't had a mensh this week! : (

#50 - isn't that Octuplets?!?!



Deevs



x

How about "Save all your kisses for me" by Brotherhood of Man?



*gets coat*

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!



More than wrong, and wrong on so many levels of wrongness.



x

#53 Cheer up Tortie. I've only had one mensh ever, and that was when Simon actually read out my blog entry on air, and yet still didn't play my requested song. We wouldn't want to be without you.



#54 Touche!

Afternoon Simon and bloggers!



TEACH THE CHILDREN ~ Crosby, Stills and Nash



CHILD ~ Mark Owen



HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS ~ Chris Farlowe (it's about little girls growing up)!



please Simon!

#57

Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere (apart from fighting my way around Sainsburys soon, in the usual pre-Bank Holiday crush)



#58

Good suggestions, I love Handbags & Gladrags, esp. the Stereophonics' version.

Hi all,



Sorry for not blogging earlier...



my choices are (and have all been tweeted too);



THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT - THE WHO



CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON - KANSAS (A handover song, perhaps)



And what's wrong with TWO LITTLE BOYS anyway? I remember dancing on the sofa to that on my 5th birthday when my parents requested it on Radio Nottingham!

#53 I am menshless also. Have been for a good while now after a brief flurry in The Show's nascent days. Still chipper though!

#59 Shop online next time! I have found the service that begins with an "O" to be very reliable.

I feel Jake The Peg was somewhat finer than Two Little Boys, but not quite so PC for today's radio fodder ..... ?!?!



And who can knock Six White Boomers for the ultimate Christmas song?!



Rock n Roll Rolf!



Deevs

(who possibly had too much Peroni last night!?)



xxx

#61 maybe the name changes are confusing Simon.



Are you an Easter Bunny? Can I have my chocolate now, please?

#63 Be patient....as The Rev will tell you, it's a virtue.....



Anyway, what name changes?

#64 When you change your mind, will you be Turnspike?

Afternoon all



Simon, please play.



Beautiful Boy by John Lennon.



csn.xxx

Tortie, No mentions for me either but that could be because I suggest a) songs with naughty words in or b) songs by Radiohead that don't get played on Radio 2 or c) any song (other than the tiresome Sit Down) by James that never get played on Radio 2 either..ho hum...



Nic

#65 nice one. Turntable, more like. So enjoying putting the stylus on the vinyl at the mo.....pops, crackles, hisses, and that's before breakfast.



#66 welcome back cSn



#67 see #64 ;-)

#67 - not strictly true Nic. I distictly remember SImon reading out one of your choices and giving you a mensh before making a comment on your monicker!



Oh, and James was played by Ken Bruce this morning....

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Spike, thank you,it's nice to be back!



csn.xxx

Warm Thursday Afternoon greetings to – 634Salan, Alison from Eastleigh, Anthony in Rugby, BabyDriver, St David Marshall, Brenda, CherylTheDiva, Deebee9, Emily, Flourishing, Helen May, Jason Issacs, Jeff, KatyMac, Ken Jude, Kev TrickyTree Williams, Kidteeth, MadChickenWoman, MissToeDipper, MobileToothFairy, Music_Geek, NicRolastic, Paul of Sheffield, Payre, PoshSoulLady, PurpleDragon, SparkleSparklyTinsel, SylviaB88, Ticketyboo, Tortie-cat, ,... and somebody who rarely makes a post, Spike!



I'm gonna go for:



BOY NAMED SUE by JOHNNY CASH





again





Love the show, the host, myself, the staff, the other blogpoppets, the mods, the tweeters, the browsers, the callers, the emailers, the face bookers, the ones that don't even know the show exists (shame on you)

#70 & #72 as if by magic.....

#70 Thanks Spike. Still a sticker free zone, I'm afraid. But, not yet given up hope. I have another idea, to be implemented after Holy Week. I don't want to upset anyone else. (8,9,10)

#74 we're on the same wavelength



88-91 FM



;-)

I shall now withdraw from the keyboard, to spend some quality time with my till. I will, hopefully return later, puffed up like a peacock, due to my successful request for 'Mothers Lament' by Cream. I will, of course, be keeping at least one ear cocked, and scanning for menshes. Good luck, each, and adieu.

#72

CDFbot - please

you need to add dawhandle. cleverSupernanny, untalentedmrripley, dreamurdream, loublou to your greetings list - r'else they won't come back and play ...



there may be others I've missed. Someone called 'Paul'. Not our Paul of Sheffield one - another one?

Simon, could you play ...



Oh you are a mucky kid ---by our Cilla.



MTF, who strangely has a sense of deja vous!!

KatyMac- thank you, but I promise I will come back n play. Life's too short...;))

I've got the afternoon off - yippee!!!



Just tweeted another couple of suggestions:



"Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" - I love the Beth Nielson Chapman version



"Little children" - Billy J Kramer



Ooh, ooh - just thought of another.....*rushes off to twitter*

*rushes back* "Children Say" - Level 42.



Do you think that's too many from me?

Kev - I meant no mentions this week for me, not ever...

Which song did Ken Bruce play of James (New album out April 19th btw...lol) - That's James, not Ken Bruce...



Nic

Hi Nic - ah, alles klaar (all becomes clear, not the Ultravox track!)



Guess what - he played "Sit Down"!

*Burries head in hands and shakes head*

Only about 150 James tracks to choose and always the same one...

Deebee - I don't believe you have finally found a Level 42 record that fits...... What took you so long? Actually, 'It runs in the Family' has been a bit of an ear worm for me all week.



Why is it that as soon as I think of something and post it, several much better choices come up - Little Children being one of them. That has also sent me off on another tangent, what about Young Girl, Garry Pucket and the Union Gap?



Failing that - Two little boys by the octagenarian (sp) Rolf Harris would be great......



mtd ffb xxx

MICRO KID by LEVEL 42 please SimonBunny

Spookyfile - SimonBunny?!!!

#87 Aw, shucks!

Loving RB on 5L doing the 80's thang...

#86 he wouldn't play that on the techno-themed day, so good luck Spyke!



and #85 fingers crossed mtd - I just want some evidence that Simon doesn't actually dislike Level 42. He has good musical taste in other respects....:-S

Simon,



Sham 69 - If the kids are united -



Nic

OMG, this 5L 80's thing is so great - let's all go back there and remember what mistakes not to make!

Hey folks - did you know that Simon's on holiday next week? I wonder what will happen to the blog. Will we carry on tomorrow's blog for the whole week? I'm going to be away myself for a few days from Tuesday, but I was hoping to pop on from time to time. Richard Madeley's standing in, but I can't imagine he'll be doing the theme of the day thing.

Phil Glenister on SW now - nice!

#93 I didn't know that Deebee - how come you've got inside knowledge (or shouldn't I ask?!)



Richard Madeley - hmmm, I'll reserve judgement, although I heard him when he stood in for Michael Ball and he was OK.



I think on Chris's blog they just carry on using the final one posted - so I assume, if there's anyone around, that we will do that too.

# 93 I'm away too! Busy Easter ...then...Sunday afternoon...off like a rocket to....

I can confirm that the CLP blog carries on if Chris is not there - one thing you need to be aware of is that if you go over 500 posts, there is a next button that you need to press to get the next 500 and so on. This catches a lot of people out so the one who is posting at 500, 1000 etc usually shouts NEXT to remind others that this has happened.



Mind you, it is quite funny if somebody hasn't noticed this and thinks that their post has disappeared so they repeat it 3 or 4 times.....



I estimate that if Simon is away for a week, this blog should get to the heady heights of 550 posts - gwan prove me wrong.



mtd ffb xxx

#97 OK, we'll do our best!

#95 I do indeed have inside information Tortie......











.....inside the Radio Times (other listings magazines, etc.,)

can I have 100, please?