Good Morning Simon & team, our PROGRESSIVE new government, and blogpopsters ..

I'll have one last crack at this:



For Deputy PM -



TEARDROP EXPLODES - REWARD

Woop woop - I was first



Looking forward to Crowded House on Drivetime followed by Mike Harding Show - Wednesday evenings always radio-led and I get to be in charge. Double woop

Anyone out there..?

I'm here Katy.



Apologies for my absinth, I have a note...



Unfortunately I cannot think of anything for the new PM (well nothing that would get played anyway) so I will second Katy's request for the new Deputy PM.



Teardrop Explodes - Reward



mtd ffb xxx

Did someone say PROGRESSIVE, ooooooo



Then I request BROTHER OF MINE by ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN, HOWE



And I love Crowded House....my dream songsmith collaborators would be Neil Finn, Paddy McAloon, Green Gartside, Rufus Wainwright, Fyfe Dangerfield and Roland Orzabal....what a toon that would be!

Morning Simon, morning all



My choices for today please are:



"A New Flame" by Simply Red

"New kid in town" by the Eagles

"Moving out" by Billy Joel, for Gordon

"Waterloo" by Abba - no comment about Gordon's resemblence to Napoleon...



Deebee X

Morning all



My suggestions for today are:



"We've only just begun" by The Carpenters

"Just Like Starting Over" by John Lennon

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" by Starship



Thanks Simon



Tortie x

Morning All,



How about:



LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL by HOWARD JONES



for the new partnership between David Cameron and Nick Clegg.



Mcw x



Have also tweeted FEELING GOOD by NINA SIMONE it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life...

Hello All,



Offerings today, 'Start Me Up' by the Stones or 'Start' by the Jam



Hope everybody has a good day

David

Uncomfortable reminder of ones age #1



The new Prime Minister is younger than one ...

#10 Yes, it's the first time that's happened for me KatyMac, I hadn't really given it much thought before. At least William Hague is the same age as me, so that's not too bad!

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston "it takes two"





'...one can have a dream baby, two can make it real...'

"you've me so very happy" Blood Sweat and Tears from Nick to Dave...

James Brown "I feel good, I got you" one for Dave to send to Nick...

"step inside love" Cilla Black

"ain't no stopping us now" Mc Faddden and Whitehead...lets hope things get moving after a week of nothing!

So, this is the first day of the con/dem nation........

Good Morning Each! (Just about)



#10 (How apt)... The new P.M. is younger than ONE??!? I knew he had a blancmangey face, but, younger than one! Blimey!

Give it a few months and we'll be hearing I LOVE YOU GOODBYE (by THOMAS DOLBY please SIMON!)

and a few that are bit more lively



"the boys are back in town" Thin Lizzy



"Eton rifles" The Jam



"lets work together" Canned Heat

'Lets Work Together' by Canned Heat



'We could Be So Good Together' by The Doors



'Get It Together' by Grand Funk Railroad (Again, this would make an ideal 'bed' as it is mainly instrumental, apart from a bit of repeated warbling to the end)



'Happy Together' by The Turtles



'Cowboy Dave' by The Happy Mondays

or, if that seems a little slanted, politically, then as a check balance...



'Dave Feels Right' by Saves The Day... too far the other way? Then hows about...



'Daves Possessed Hair' by Sum 41

Tammi Terrel "two can have a party"

I'm trying hard to remember who did that toe-tapper, "I offered you a manifesto, You voted for it, I tore it up and did what the other lot wanted instead," but I can't bring the name of the band to mind.



How about Karma Chameleon ("I'm a man without conviction"), or Honesty by Billy Joel?

#18 Paul





'One' is definitely the correct usage - given the overt toffness of CallmeDave and BabyOsborne [who looks about 16]. Even NotKingmakerClegg is posh.



innit

#21 PofS



I'll second your TURTLES - HAPPY TOGETHER choice.

Like that song. Think Deevs does as well.

THE ASSOCIATES - PARTY FEARS TWO?

"stand by your man" Tammy Wynette

#26



Good choice!

"two out of three ain't bad" Meat Loaf



"two tribes" Frankie goes to Hollywood

#28 Why thank you kind co-blogpoppet cabinet member. Glad our musical policies dovetail so sweetly.



Now will you stop thrashing my a*** at Scrabble! ;-)

#30



The Honourable Member for WordGames would have little respect if I held back ;)

Afternoon all.



Just thought I'd pop in.



I don;t have any new song choices today, so I thought I had better just say hi!



Got my new gyn induction tonight. I think I need to go and take out my frustrations of last night on something!

hmm, gyn induction eh? Well, as I am teetotal, it should be GYM!

#32 Gyn induction? Just the tonic.

#10 It's a sign that one is getting old, unfortunately. Doctors, policemen, prime ministers - they all look about 15 to me these days...



#30 I'll give you a game later if you like (not now, I'm supposed to be working!). I'm absolutely rubbish, just ask Mr of Sheffield.

#31 I didn't fight this election on Respect, but on hard Statistics, Victory at all costs and a promise of a Referendum on Taxation of the Triple word score.....



*ahem, sorry, seem to have osmotised (muw) certain unwanted traits*



.....My parliamentary advisory team and I extend our total regard for the lexicographical skills of our co-blogpoppet minister and wish to retract our previous trouser filling of hot air, replacing it instead with a veritable library of Hansards. So, thrash away dear lady, this minister's not for turning!

#35 Excellent - rubbish is good for my Statistics! I mean, I look forward to the challenge.....PofS ran away scared (he lied).

#37 See blogpoppets faceache.

#38 Paul, did you see I conceded? Happy to have a rematch - I must be some sort of masochist but this thing is strangely addictive...

Hows about 'David's Song (Who'll come with me) by the Kelly Family

or...



'I Am David And You Are My Wife yeah yeah' by David Krutzler

#39 You have to press the forfiet button to concede. You can if you wish and have a rematch, but seriously, if I were you, I'd carry on, at least for a bit.

Afternoon!



I'll second (or third) Happy Together by The Turtles as it is one of my fave songs. Failing that ......



Have You Ever Had It Blue - The Style Council



I'm happy! Happy Happy Happy!



Life's good.



Deevs



x

#41 you just want to prolong my torture do you? Okay, I'll have another go when I get home.



#42 Job news Deevs? Or is it Mr Fantastic Rolastic? ;-)

oh yeah, and I'll fourth the Turtles. Great song, even though it puts me in mind of Sesame Street (saw it when my kids were small - used to be one of their favourite programmes)

How about a mix of True Blue By Madonna & Yellow by Coldplay (with a bit more Blue than Yellow)

Lets get this Party Started by Pink

'Chain of Command' by XTC

or...



'Lead A Double Life' by Loverboy (Very 80's)

Off to work,now. Confidence for blog menshes high. But what do I know?



Be seeing you!

#47 be seeing you number 6.

Does anyone else keep getting a request to fill in a survey about the blog? I've done it once (I was suitably glowing about it, obviously) but I still keep getting the box appearing. It's starting to get annoying.

#42 Why so happy Deevs?



#49 I completed it in the hope that it would go away, but it comes back everytime I come on here - perhaps my praise wasn't glowing enough! : )

#50 you could be right there Tortie. Maybe I should fill it in again and give straight 10s.

My son joined a group on facebook yesterday Lets use Total Wipeout to decide the General Election sounds good to me. Lets try it next time

Hello Goodbye the Beatles or with all the spending cuts & tax rises that we face how much longer will we have to work to make ends meet answer

EIGHT DAYS A WEEK

Why so happy?



As of Monday I have a temp job! It's Reception work, 12-5 daily and within walking distance of our house so no petrol, parking or traffic to stress over! Initially 4 weeks but possibly longer.



Also got myself a pair of jeans today a size smaller than normal, and they FIT!!! Huzzah!!!!



And had my hair done this morning and reet chuffled with it.



Meeting Nic, the Fantastic Rolastic, in Brum at 6ish for a bite to eat and then off to see the genius Dara O'Brein do his thing - hope to be aching from laughter by about 11ish!



Life's good.



And my plants haven't died in the cold weather.



Deevs



x

#54 That's great news Deevs - both the job and the jeans : )



I don't think some of my plants will have survived the cold weather - we've had frost for the past 2 mornings and sleet on the way home last night!



Tortie x

SLEET?!?!!? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

#52 What a great idea! For the sake of impartiality they'd have to vary the colours of the giant balls. And it would be fun to speculate what Hammond's nicknames would be for the contenders....



#54 Fantastic news on all counts Deevs! I hope you'll be able to sneak in the occasional blog post - we'll miss you otherwise. We went to see Dara a couple of months ago, and he was brilliant. You have to concentrate though as his accent can be quite strong at times.

#56 - yup, 'fraid so - and we're not 'north of the border'!

Awww Deebee! Thank you. As I won't be starting til midday and finishing at 5 I'm sure I'll find more than ample time to blog!



I was thinking about Dara's accent - I love Oirish tones, my first pin-up being Bob Geldof!



Before I loved to the Midlands I went and saw a Scottish comedian - Kevin Bridges. He was so very very funny and quite possibly the most Scottish Scotsman I've ever heard in my life.



Deevs

x

Just popped in briefly to see what's occurring.



Fantastic news Deevs, I told you I thought you were one of life's radiators! Would be reet lovely if they kept you on after 4 weeks. Have a great evening.



Just googled William Hague re #11 and found out that he is older than me-although only just!



Have had a very productive morning in the garden, it's been lovely and sunny (still is) if a little on the cool side. Infact, I have had to water some plants and we could do with a little rain!



Mcw x



#59 My first pin up was Donny Osmond! Then Bryan Ferry!!

#60 I've just Googled him too and found out that I'm 11 days older than him!



It's sunny here today, but still cold.



I think my first pin-ups were The Bay City Rollers (ahem!), followed by Donny and David Cassidy

#60 #61 What is it with William Hague? I had to go and Google him too... okay, I'm older. I think I look younger than him though! And I'm younger than Simon - go figure ;-)



Donny Osmond was my first pin-up, followed by the BCRs. Never really got into David Cassidy though, for some reason.

#62 ;-) doesn't really work if half of it goes on the next line. I wish we could have proper smilies on the blog!

#62 For me there was always something slightly 'naughtier' about DC, although he didn't have the twinkle in his eye that David Essex did!

#64 David Essex - now you're talking!

#65 I heard him on Wossy's show a few weeks ago, and his speaking voice still sounded the same and quite young, so it was quite a shock when I subsequently saw a photo of him - very white hair and looking old! : (

#66 He was on the One Show too. He still has that twinkle ;-)

#67 Agree with you Deebee, he may look alot older but he still has that certain something!!



And Mr Mayo is the same age as Mr Mcw, and I, of course am alot younger- was a child bride you know ;-)

#66 I missed that - perhaps the photo wasn't very flattering! : )

#68 Child bride....yes I've tried that one a few times too MCW!

#61 - Donny and David - now that's just greedy. For me it was David Cassidy all the way - do you remember the 3 part poster that came with 'Jackie' (other old publications etc...). That was on my bedroom door so that I could go to sleep and wake up looking at it.......mmmmmmm



Just had a quick catch up - #30, so she thrashes you as well Spike - mind you KM does get very lucky with the letters......



I am older than the PM and the DPM and William Hague.....



mtd ffb xxx

#71 Yes, I remember that poster, I had it on the wall opposite my bed for the same reason !

I just looked up Simon and I am 3 months 8 days younger than him - hoorah....



mtd ffb xxx

#73 are you trying to drop hints about when your birthday is, mtd?

My first pin ups were Debbie Harry & Suzi Quatro I can still Imagine her in all that leather now

#74 no - FB will tell you when that is.



#75 - somebody throw a bucket of water over MC.

#76 No, all credit to him MTD. Making a stand against all us pre-menopausal women! Brave man, I say...

Okay I'm off home now - that was a productive afternoon...



See you later.



Deebee X

On the song choices, how about:



Dave Dee, Dozy, Becky, Mick and Titch with Hold Tight



Or perhaps the Cameroon national anthem?



Absolute Beginners - The Jam

All the young Dudes - David Bowie

Don't look back in anger - Oasis

Good choices Mrs of S. I like people who think outside of the box in that way.



mtd ffb xxx

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Sorry I am late guys and gals, drove to London and back today.



How about:



RIGHT SAID FRED by MR CRIBBINS?





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)

Well done poshsoullady!



Eton Rifles - no mensh but we *know* it was your suggestion



:)

My poster was of Oliva Newton John



David

#82 thanks!

I got a mensh! Woohoo!!! Although not really deserved, as I think PoS suggested it first - sorry mate...

GOT TO BE Lucky Number by Lena Lovich !!!!!!!!!!!!!



Her lucky number was one and now its two!!! Just like Nick and Dave!!!

Got to be Lucky Number by Lena Lovich !!!!!!!!!!!!!



Her lucky number was one and now its two!!! Just like Nick and Dave!!!



Tony

Leeds

#85



Shouldn't worry Deebs - PaulofSheffield has no real claim.

CheryltheDeevaaaaa has been requesting that track for about 4 months .... :^D

The Intriguer? Methinks Mr Finn is a wind-up-merchant - in the nicest possible way ..

Boo Hiss



Can't vote for Fairport - not on the list

Really enjoyed tonights show, so far. The cover of Donovans Catch The Wind was quite sublime. Difficult to believe that the lads had never played it before. I reckon Mrs oS and I are going to have to try and catch Crowded House on this tour.



#85, Seeing as you had to add a song I will not repeat here, to your list, that one levels the playing field a bit I'd say. Karma!

Cracking first track on Mike Harding - Seth Lakeman's Hearts and Minds

I've been trying to get back on here for the last 20 minutes. It was slow at work too, so I don't think it's my laptop. Gremlins on the blog again, methinks.



No mensh for the Eagles, but I'm not complaining. I still have a smile on my face!



#91 Thanks for being so mang - magan - magnan - generous, Paul. I've tweeted Simon and told him you should have got the credit.

#93 I had a box pop up asking me to review the Blog which I did and like you I couldn't get back on either?

#94 you could have something there poshsoullady - maybe there's a connection.

Good Morning All - chilly but sunny here.



I too had a few probs with blog/website yesterday evening. Tried to place a vote for Showstoppers final track - the list was not the same as Simon had quoted.

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