Lily Was Here
A hit for Candy Dulfer in 1989 but nothing to do with today's programme merely to provide a headline for the appearance of Lily Allen. She is on the show after 6 and has just returned from Brazil where she has been working on a Save-the-Rainforest campaign. I spoke to her just after she had been seen crying when Fulham lost the Europa Cup Final - you'll get all the details after 6.
Regular followers of my tweets will know by now that occasionally, just occasionally, my spelling lets me down somewhat (although I did get 'occasionally' right first time). So I watch spelling bee competitions with awe. The Times is running one for schools at the moment and it has reached the semi-final stage. The teams have already negotiated words such as 'symbiosis' and 'maelstrom' and now reach the real tough stuff. So for the oldies today we'll have a go at spelling songs. And there are loads of them! Leave your favourites below and we'll put the best on after 5.
And also a confession that you can listen to while eating. See you later...

Comment number 1.
At 09:41 18th May 2010, CrimboDeevs wrote:Simon, Simon, Simon ....
SPELLBOUND - SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
Please, please pretty please! I will then be able to punk goth dance round the kitchen whilst knocking up something healthy and delish for MrRolastic and myself's tea!
And can you ask Lily about "the bump" - CLP is obsessed .......!
Ta muchly.
Deevs
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Comment number 2.
At 10:00 18th May 2010, Mark Cannon wrote:A E I O U but i cant remember who sung it
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At 10:01 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:first one to pop in to my head "red light spells danger" Billy Ocean...
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Comment number 4.
At 10:01 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:"ABC" The Jacksons
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Comment number 5.
At 10:05 18th May 2010, CrimboDeevs wrote:Mark - are you thinking of IOU by Freeeze?
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Comment number 6.
At 10:06 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:"say Liza(Liza with a Z)" Liza Minnelli
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Comment number 7.
At 10:09 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:"D I S C O" Ottowan
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Comment number 8.
At 10:12 18th May 2010, Molly Coddle wrote:Morning All,
What a splednid idea Simon!
H.A.P.P.Y RADIO BY EDWIN STARR please!
Mcw x
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Comment number 9.
At 10:13 18th May 2010, Mark Cannon wrote:#5 probably
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Comment number 10.
At 10:13 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:" A you're adorable" Morecambe and Wise did a fab version.. ;-)
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Comment number 11.
At 10:27 18th May 2010, Molly Coddle wrote:How Men Are by Aztec Camera (p.e.r.s.p.e.c.t.i.v.e is spelt out in the lyrics)
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Comment number 12.
At 10:41 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Good Morning Each! Straight to it...
'Spell it O.U.T' by Emma Bunton. (Where's that hat)
'B.A.B.Y.' by Rachel Sweet. (Gotta have a bit of Stiff Records every now and then)
'F.E.E.L.I.N.G. C.A.L.L.E.D. L.O.V.E.' by Pulp
'Coz I Luv You' by Slade
'Cheese And Onions' by The Rutles (Do I have to spell it out, C.H.E.E etc)
'Gloria' by Van Morrison
'D.I.V.O.R.C.E.' by Billy Connolly
'N.E.X.T.' by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. This would be my favourite.
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Comment number 13.
At 10:43 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:Morning All
Bad spellers of the world untie!
Can I second poshsoullady's suggestions of "Red light spells danger" and "D I S C O", both of which I tweeted earlier - good choices!
I'd also like to suggest:
"D I V O R C E" by Billy Connolly - much better than the Tammy Wynette version, in my opinion
"3 Words" by Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am
Laters
Deebee X
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Comment number 14.
At 10:44 18th May 2010, Tortie Cat wrote:Morning all, Morning Simon
"D I V O R C E" - Tammy Wynette
"R E S P E C T" - Aretha Franklin
Please Simon
Hope you all have an ejnoyable day!
Tortie x
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Comment number 15.
At 10:45 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:DEEBEE, The impersonations were...
1) Deryck Guyler
2) Norman Vaughan
3) Mike Yarwood (Correctly identified by M.C.W.)
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Comment number 16.
At 10:45 18th May 2010, Brandon wrote:Hi All,
'Don't believe a word' Thin Lizzy
'Sorry seems to be the hardest word' Elton John
'I put a spell on you' Nina Simone
Hope everybody has a good day
David
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Comment number 17.
At 10:55 18th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:Morning' all!
Not al ot of point me putting my suggestions on here - I tweeted them earlier and now I have a chance to get on a PC they have all been taken. For reference my choices were;
D I V O R C E by Tammy Wynette
R E S P E C T by Aretha Franklin
Cheers,
Oh, did you hear about dyslexic man who sold his soul to Santa?
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Comment number 18.
At 11:01 18th May 2010, Tortie Cat wrote:#17
Snap Kev! And, honest Guv, I didn't see your tweets!
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Comment number 19.
At 11:04 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:#15 Thanks, Paul!
Did you hear about the agnostic, dyslexic insomniac, who stayed awake all night wondering if there is a dog....?
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At 11:08 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:Just thought of another couple. Song choices that is, not jokes (you'll be pleased to hear)
"Words" by the Bee Gees
"More than words" by Extreme (fab harmonies)
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Comment number 21.
At 11:20 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Hows about 'Summer Fun' by The Barracudas. (I cant say Baccaruda.....Baba rara cucu dada)
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Comment number 22.
At 11:21 18th May 2010, KKMac wrote:Greetings to Simon and fellow blogpopsters on this fine Tuesday morning :)
All the obvious suggestions have been put forward - so I'll go for misspellings -
notably early Slade singles
like MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
:)
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Comment number 23.
At 11:33 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:The thnig wtih spelnlig is, it deosn't rlaely mettar waht oderr you put lteters in wiithn wrods. As lnog as the frist letetr, and the lsat ltteer are in the rihgt postioin, yuor barin can wrok out the rset.
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Comment number 24.
At 11:36 18th May 2010, CrimboDeevs wrote:Reet, that's me orf to earn some pennies - back later, and I'll see you all dancing to SPELLBOUND in the kitchen later!
The Fantastic Rolastic may be in later ......
Deevs
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Comment number 25.
At 11:47 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:#23 Bet it took you a while to type that out!
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At 11:49 18th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:#25 and approximately 21 seconds for the Wombles to tidy it up! :-)
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Comment number 27.
At 12:01 18th May 2010, Brandon wrote:A second thought
'Alphabet Street' Prince
Can recall songs and artists from days long past, but can't remember where I put that vitial bit of paper I had last night, it's a worry!
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Comment number 28.
At 13:23 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:'Say The Word - I'll Be There' by Kylie Minogue
'Word Up' by Cameo
'Time And A Word' by Yes
'Quiz Kid' by Jethro Tull.
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Comment number 29.
At 13:24 18th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:And of course the old chestnut;
"WORDY RAPPINGHOOD" by TOM TOM CLUB
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Comment number 30.
At 14:01 18th May 2010, LueyLuey wrote:Hi All,
Just a flying vists, spelling is not one of my strengths so can I bid for:
Blank Expression - Specials
Luey (MrsP of Sheff)
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Comment number 31.
At 14:17 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:Carrying on from the nautical discussions yesterday, if anyone ever wants to have a go at sailing, Mr Bee and I are more than happy to take people out. Children too, over the age of about 7, although we don't have any kiddies' size lifejackets so they'd have to be big enough to fit into an adult one. You'd all be very welcome - maybe not all at the same time though! We can sleep up to 6. Our boat's based at Ipswich. And it's great fun. Just PM me on Faceache, or drop me an email.
Deebee X
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Comment number 32.
At 14:17 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:#31 And of course that invitation extends to Simon and the team :-)
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Comment number 33.
At 14:54 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:I heartily second the choice at #30. It is plainly a better selection than anything else posted here today, and I therefore withdraw all of my own suggestions, which pale into insignificance in comparison.
(I desire no further comment on this situation.)
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Comment number 34.
At 15:04 18th May 2010, LueyLuey wrote:#33 Are you formulating an alibi, based on general opinion being that you are brow beaten and hen pecked, for when you finally put me under the patio?
(As if you'd ever get around to doing any gardening)
Hmmm!
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At 15:06 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:(I desire no further comment on this situation.)
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Comment number 36.
At 15:46 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:'R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.' by John (Cougar) Mellencamp.
Something put me in mind of rockeries!
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Comment number 37.
At 16:29 18th May 2010, Ken wrote:#23 As long us standard lower case is used. A bit harder if it's all on capitals!
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At 16:35 18th May 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:#37. I DNOT KONW, I HVAE NVEER RLAELY TIERD JSUT UNISG CPTAIALS. IT SEMES TAHT YOU MAY BE CRORCET.
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At 16:49 18th May 2010, Ken wrote:I think it's because our conditioning from a young age means that the shapes of the words become important to the brain and you recognise them rather than reading each individual word. Even correctly spelled words are harder to read in upper case than lower case.
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At 16:52 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:#39 you're not a psychologist are you, Ken? That is spot on.
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At 17:07 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:Aretha fab :-)
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Comment number 42.
At 17:13 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:a easy way to spell diarrhoea...dash in a rush, rush home or else accident...;-)
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At 17:20 18th May 2010, Molly Coddle wrote:have always been able to spell necessary because of:
never eat cakes eat salmon sandwiches and remain young...
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Comment number 44.
At 17:31 18th May 2010, Molly Coddle wrote:I think I can safely pass the Inappropriate Song Hat to Simon for playing Ottowan!
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Comment number 45.
At 17:35 18th May 2010, Brandon wrote:DIS no no !!
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Comment number 46.
At 18:18 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:#44 Does that mean I failed to get a mensh this time? Phew! I'm beginning to worry that Simon might think I have really cheesy taste in music. I don't necessarily choose songs because I like them - just because they fit the theme.
Congrats to Tortie and Paul. Anyone else got a mensh?
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Comment number 47.
At 18:32 18th May 2010, Posh Soul Lady wrote:#46 It was one of my choices too and like you I struggle with the should I suggest it because it fits or I like it?
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Comment number 48.
At 18:42 18th May 2010, Deebee wrote:I'm afraid it's going to have to go on my list though...
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Comment number 49.
At 18:49 18th May 2010, Tortie Cat wrote:Just a quick visit before I go to Pilates.
Thanks for the mention Simon - I had a whoop-whoop whilst I was driving home. Well done to everyone else who had a mention.
#46 and 47 I chose it because I like Aretha!
'Night all
Tortie x
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At 19:59 18th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:No.50?
Hi all - missed most of the show tonight - went to the gym followed by steam room and spa. Now all floppy and ready for bed!
Well done to anyone who got a mensh!
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Comment number 51.
At 09:14 19th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:Morning all.
Songs about revision and exams today. I have tweeted;
DAZED AND CONFUSED by LED ZEP
THE WALL by PINK FLOYD (we don't need no education)
BOULEVARD OF BROKWEN DREAMS by GREEN DAY (what you'll be on if you don't revise!)
18th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN by THE ROLLING STONES.
I thank you.
Kev
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Comment number 52.
At 09:19 19th May 2010, Mark Cannon wrote:#51 Kev have we moved on from the bad spellig then (Brokwen Dreams)
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Comment number 53.
At 09:22 19th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:#52 - I know, I spotted it as soon as I pressed Send - where's the Edit button when you want it? :-)
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Comment number 54.
At 09:37 19th May 2010, Tortie Cat wrote:#51 Kev, I'm not a big Stones fan, but isn't it 19th Nervous Breakdown?
Tortie the Pedant!
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Comment number 55.
At 09:58 19th May 2010, Mark Cannon wrote:#54 hes only 1 out not that far away
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Comment number 56.
At 10:18 19th May 2010, Tortie Cat wrote:#29 Kev - Radcliffe & Maconie played "Wordy Rappinghood" last night.
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At 10:42 19th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:NEW BLOG!!!
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At 10:43 19th May 2010, Kev Williams wrote:#54 - see my answer to #52. My fingers just aren't working today!
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