Morning all



Can we have 'free Nelson Mandela' by Special AKA.



I know he's now been free for 20 years but it takes me back to my radical youth, and its got a cracking trumpet line.



Cheers



A

Hello All,



Suggestion is Simple Minds 'Mandela Day'



Hope its a good for everybody,



David

Paul Simon 'under african skies'

PSL



#3 - that is a great choice, not heard that for ages, makes me want to play the whole of graceland.



A

or 'Gracelandland' as it's a far jollier tune ;-)

Morning everybody - well done Andy for getting in there first.



On the subject of today's theme, how about 'Mandela Day' by Simple Minds.



Never mind the World Cup, the sporting event OF THE YEAR took place last night at my local Recreational Society. The skittles cup final is something I personally have taken part in only once prior to last night (though my team have a long and successful history), when we were soundly trounced and took away runners-up trophies. This has sat, for two years, in pride of place on my bookshelf, being the only sporting trophy I have ever received. Last night, however, against the same team, we were victorious, and I now have a second trophy, this time proclaiming 'Cup Winners'.



Therefore, my 3 word Thursday has to be: 'SKITTLES CUP CHAMPIONS'.



Have a great day all.



MP

Sorry - I hadn't had DBB59's post when I submitted mine. I heartily second it.

#5 just the one 'land'...dang where is that delete button DeeBee!

'it's a man's man's world' James Brown....footie is still very much a mans game

'Johannesburg' The Housemartins...but it is a bit of a glum tune

Toto - Africa



or the cringy one



The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit

#11 All together now: I blessed the rains down in Africaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Good Morning Each! And Happy World Cup Eve! I am starting to get a tad giddy now, and my mind keeps wandering off to footie. Which reminds me. Happy Birthday, Dean Leacock.



Songs as requested...



'Gimme Hope Jo'anna' by Eddie Grant



or...



'African Nights' by Barclay James Harvest



or...



'Scatterlings Of Africa' by Johnny Clegg



or...



'Africa Unite' by Bob Marley.



There is an opportunity here for someone to claim the Hat, but I ain't going to be responsible.

Morning all



"Biko" by Peter Gabriel please



Also, "I ain't gonna play Sun City" - Artists Against Apartheid



Toto would be good too.



Bah humbug to this football lark, it's summer and the Aussies are here!

Good morning everybody!



No doubt I'm going to end up getting drawn in to this World Cup malarkey, especially if England do well. But for now I'd like to suggest:



"Make the world (cup) go away" by Marie Osmond.



More serious suggestions to follow later (if I can think of any).



Deebee X

That was Africa, hows about a few of the other competing nations...



'Raoul & The Kings of Spain' by Tears For Fears



or...



'Canto A Brazil' by Gipsy Kings



or...



'America. by Simon and Garfunkel



or...



'German Overalls' by Peter Hammill



or...



'To France' by Mike Oldfield



or...



'England 2 Colombia 0' by Kirsty MacColl



or...



'The Referee's Alphabet' by Half Man, Half Biscuit. We are talking football, after all, and if you want a footie song, the there is no finer port of call than H.M.H.B.

Morning All,



I would love to hear GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS by PETER GABRIEL



Mcw x

How about:



"Lost in France" by Bonnie Tyler



"Don't cry for me Argentina" by Julie Covington



"Everybody wants to rule the world" by Tears for Fears



I also second MCW's suggestion



Deebee X

What have Dizzy Rascal and Co done to that marvellous 'Shout' by Tears for Fears?? All in the name of football.........*sigh*.....

#19 Hi madchickster! I think you'll find it's in the name of making money, and surrending any kind of taste. Football is just an excuse.

Need to Warm up Thursday morning greetings to, (takes a big breath) – 634Salan, Adam_McReynolds, Alison from Eastleigh, Andy_Toverson, Anthony in Rugby, BabyDriver, St David Marshall, Brenda, DruidessDeevs, cleverSupernanny, dawhandle, DameEllenMacDeebee, DBB59, dreamurdream, Emily, Flourishing, Helen May, Jason Issacs, Jeff, John Merrick, KatyMac, Ken Jude, Kev TrickyTree Williams, Kidteeth, Luey Luey, MadChickenWoman, Malcolm_Powder, Mark Cannon, MissToeDipper, MobileToothFairy, Music_Geek, NicRolastic, Over Here Paul of Sheffield, Paul?, Payre, PoshSoulLady, PurpleDragon, SparkleSparklyTinsel, Susan_upon_Tyne, SylviaB88, Ticketyboo, Tortie-cat, untalentedmrripley, ,... and somebody who rarely makes a post, SpikeGissusajob?!







International Bright Young Thing by Jesus Jones







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)

Will I be told to sling my hook if I say as a Cornishman and a Celt I am not bothered if England do well or not.



As Nicky Campbell said on 5Live this morning, I have friends whom England doing well is important to them and so there will be a tinge of sadness if they fail. However, it will not weigh heavy on my heart for long.



Also, is it me or is the great Mr Mayo's description of today's oldies music theme slightly different on Twitter than it is on the Blog? Probably me going bonkers but hey ho!



Also, my challenge to Nige for a genuine Veggie meal is not being picked up, again, hey ho!



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)

I've just realised the "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest" interpretations of my new Blog Name.



I think I had better change it quick.



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)

That's better.



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)

Johannesburg by Gil Scott Heron, please?



I'm trying hard to think of a song about North Korea, but other than Mad World, it's tough.

#25 North Korea is so secretive, perhaps Gabriel's 'Secret World' would be apt

Goodness me - is it afternoon already?



Greetings Blesspops and Drivetime team. Theme World Cup S African -y -ish? OK







WORLD IN UNION - LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO





Ticks all the boxes I think!

Nearest I could come up with for a Korean song was 'Parallel Lines' by Blondie. (The 38th parallel, you see.) A tad difficult to play on the radio, though, as although the lyrics were listed on the album of the same name, the song itself doesn't actually exist.



There is a band called Cake that have a song 'I Bombed Korea', but that isn't really entering into the spirit of the thing, is it?

Can anyone help ....



Where can I find the best World Cup Wall Chart?

#28 LOL - shouldn't really. The bombing Korea bit. oops.

If you can find a copy Katy, last Sundays Observer had a reasonable wallchart. I'm afraid I've sold out. Some of the footie mags have them, When Saturday Comes for example. Do I get a car sticker?

#32 Star Kicker for that Man of Sheffield :)

#32 should 'v 'e been #31 - bet no-one noticed

#29 There's one in next week's Radio Times, Katy. I can't vouch for whether or not it's the best though...



#31 I think you have to actually ring the show to get a car sticker Paul. Sadly for me, as that means I will never get one :7(

More Football songs...



'Can I Kick It' by A Tribe Called Quest



'Kick It' by Simple Minds



'The Pass' by Rush



'Get On The Ball' by Gwen Stefani



'Red Football' by Sinead O'Connor



'Open Goals' by The Lightening Seeds

#34. I intend to get one by more dubious means.First of all, I will try this. Send me a sticker, please, Simon.

I realise that my attempt at #36 might be a touch difficult to realise, as there is no address supplied, but I have evidence that Petawomble (remember) is very resourceful.

Thanks Deebee - I think I'll just wander down into city centre [takes all of 10 mins] and have a look in some shops ... most of them are festooned in all manner of flaggery etc - surely someone will have a nice laminated wall chart. Failing that I shall buy some beer. That seems to be rather cheap in the supermarkets. Oh, and maltesers - why?!

Did I ever tell you lot the story of where I was when England won the World Cup in 1966?

#34 Good luck with that Paul.



#39 No, do tell Katy!

#37 No I dont remember that one Paul ,Uncle Bulgaria, Orinoco , Madame Cholet & others but not that one

#41 Ah, you see, you are a relative newcomer. However, we are not like that Cornish lot, treating incomers as only slightly welcome for years on end. No, on this blog we are fully inclusive and accepting of all, as ably demonstrated by the fact that they put up with me.



Womble definition for newbies. Moderators. You see, they tidy up any mess we leave behind.



Petawomble definition for newbies. Peta was a womble who strived gainfully on our behalf, when the blog broke down, and will always have a place of highest esteem afforded by users herein. The blog got fixed, and Petawomble(legend has it...possibly the show producer) gently sailed into the sunset, never to be heard of again. There are those amongst us that believe Peta lurks still.

#41 MarkC - Petawomble is the star of the Drivetime Production Team. We heart her.

Sorry Paul - I had not seen your 'full and frank' ly rather long explanation to Mark when I posted my much briefer one ...



:^)

Brevity is the soul of wit.



I'm told

#44 :^) back atcha!

#45. I thought brevity was a 3,four 1's, two 4's and fifty points for seven letters

#39 still waiting....

#39. My bet is that she was still just a twinkle in her Dad's eye.

#49 I'm sure she was (as was I in mine, obviously) but it's not much of a story

#43 Thanks for that Katy much easier than Pauls .I wonder if hes a politician with long winded explanations like that

Lawks, is that the time. Back to work for me, and builders to talk to as well. Will look in later to catch Katymacs footie tale. Now, just exactly how do I bate my breath, so that I can spend the afternoon waiting with it in that state?

#52 Definition of bated breath: Breathing that is subdued because of some emotion or difficulty.



What should I say to you? Should I not say

'Hath a dog money? is it possible

A cur can lend three thousand ducats?' Or

Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key,

With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this;

'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last;

You spurn'd me such a day; another time

You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies

I'll lend you thus much moneys'?



(Shakespeare - Merchant of Venice)

#51 Whoah there Mark!

#53 Gosh Deebs - never knew that.



Thought it meant 'expectant'





Shakespeare - damned clever chap

#39





Deebee, Paul et al



I may save my story - it has the makings of a 'Confession'. Will work on it this weekend.

#56 In that case, why don't you send it in to Simon?

Hello blogpoppets!



Apologies for absinthe. Tuesday and the funeral was just horrible, yesterday was manic in the extreme as was this morning - this having 2 jobs malarkey means double the stuff to learn!



Anyhoooo, just had a quick catch up and it's great to read your musings from the last 48 hours.



As for the World Cup, I am beside myself with excitement, but have to admit that I found the Drivetime World Cup draw a bit of a non-event and would rather have had some decent music or an interview whilst driving along in my silver dream machine (well, ok, it's a Nissan Micra .....)



My song of choice today is











I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - THE NEW SEEKERS













Let's hope the World Cup is hooligan free and that Eng-er-land can do the do!



Deevs

x

Hiya



Katymac has kindly invited me here from CLP blog so hi everyone - although I think I recognise a few names?



My suggestion for music has already been taken - but there was a nice dance track a few years ago where the music video was lots of kids in face paints pretending to be animals and then having fun in the sun - if you can work out the track from that your a better man then me.



Super bagpuss

Hello Baggy



Welcome over here as well!



A

Just had a quick catch up - #47 POS I knew that there was a reason you kept beating me, you think in scrabblese!!! either that or you have a shuffling devise that keeps giving me vowels most of the time......honestly I either have 6 vowels and 1 consonant or 7 consonants and no vowels....... :(



Heres a left field one - how about 'Back Home' by the 1970 World Cup Squad (just to get us in the mood you know)?



(oops I just noticed that sbp had popped in - perhaps I shouldn't mention the f word here).



usual pleasantries



mtd ffb xxx

Glad you popped by Baggy. I don't like football either but will be looking forward to Wimbledon.

#59 Hi SBP - welcome to the "other side". I don't recognise the track you're talking about - perhaps if you hum it....?



#61 He does that to me too MTD.

#62 I was just following on from the conversation on CLP's blog. Had just been over for a lurk. Just to reassure you we are not all into Jethro Tull here, only one or two suggestions from Paul which are generally quickly dismissed by Katy!!- I like to think that we have quite eclectic tastes in music.

I don't like football either but am looking forward to Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Grand Prix!



Sincerest condolences to Deevski - I had one last week and it was horrible. A distant family member - brought back memories of such a happier time.



Welcome Mr Bagpuss!! I'm quite new to all this personally, and I'm building up to get on more blogs - maybe CLP's one at some point...

#65 It is Mrs Bagpuss Malcolm!

#65 MP - Baggy is a lovely lady.



mtd ffb xxx

I do SINCERELY apologise. Serves me right for trying to be clever!!! I am so sorry Baggers/puss :-S

MP - thats fine - as a wise man once said 'on the internet no one knows your a dog!'

That's a good point! Could I convince anybody here that I'm a Brad Pitt lookalike? Hmmmmmmmmmm.

N'kosi sikelele Africa [S.A. anthem]



Almost anything sung by Ladysmith Black Mabaza



Zambize by the Pirhanas



Madness's Night Boat to Cairo



Birth of Ghana Lord Kitchener



Viva Nigeria Fela Kuti



Radio Africa Bhundu Boys (with Latin Quarter)



A Motor-Bike in Afrika Peter Hammill



East Billy Paul



Congoman The Congos



Obirin African (Woman of Africa) Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble



Amassakoul 'n'ténéré by Tinariwen



"Africa, Center of the World", a song by Fela Kuti and Roy Ayers from their 1980 album Music of Many Colors



"Africa", a song by D'Angelo from his 2000 album Voodoo

Blimey that's a list and half, feels like we fallen into Andy Kershaw's world music show!

Woo Hoo !



Hello Baggy - can we keep you please?





Acksherley I've just been in there - brandishing invites likes there's no tomorrow ...



... Barney/WorldCupWilly posted a very clever Pun-ridden Progrock Post. Worth a look - if he doesn't C&P it into here [#66]

Hello Phillipa-a-a-a-a-!

Hello Andy Toversonnnnnnn!















You do all realise - this is going to play havoc with Darren's 'list' - teehee

"Under African Skies" ~ Paul Simon



Please Simon

SylviaB x

#75 He'll have to ask Sir for another sheet of paper! ;)

I wonder if Simon will ever read out all the contributors to his blog, as detailed in Darren's 'list' (your name will also go on the list...)

Who is Darren - I don't like being on lists!

*self disclosure time*



I've just transferred the Panasonic flat screen 30 incher into the kitchen/dining/officy space. This is where I spend most of my time, as I'm not allowed to be out on the road for a while.



It swings round JUST RIGHT depending on whether I'm at the lower business end conjuring up super tasty food or at the top end where I do my work [meaning: play on the internet].



Do you think 'they' might think it rather selfish when 'they' get home. My excuse/guilt trip lies in the last sentence of the first paragraph ...

#78 Malcolm - alas we are a but tiny percentage of the listener-ship of Drivetime. Twitter links are in the thousands.



I think we get a reasonable amount of attention from Simon who doesn't really 'like a fuss'. I, for one, like it that way.

#79 Panic not Baggy. Darren is our 'friendly' Cornishman.



I say that with tongue firmly in cheek



:^)

#79 see #21...if you are still curious check out blogpoppets of simon mayo drivetime show on facebook

Q: What would Mary Poppins call an ancient bare-footed fortune teller with bad breath?



A: A super calloused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis.

Well done poshsoullady - a double mensh for you and you alone for 'It's a Man's World'

Well done poshsoullady



David

Nice one psl!!

#84 Well I thought it was funny, Katy! :)

#84 LOL - yes, sorry Katy. I've only just read that :7)

If the three words of the day are going to be phoned in now, then that's something else I can't take part in. I'm sorry, but I'm just too shy to speak on national radio. Give a girl a break, Simon!

missed my song out walking the dogs!

#90 me too, Simon's team emailed me re ARF openner asking for a phone contact...I couldn't do it!

#91 as it was the opener, psl, they might just have wanted to talk to you to get some more information.

I do like that Fyfe Dangerfield cover of the Billy Joel song. Very nice indeed.

Ah, from a sublime cover to a mediocre one.

Everso delightful to see our neighbours popping in. Hope you all stay awhile, tell all of your friends. We don't bite!



And well done PSL.



I tend to think Darren was right, the songs played that were suggested on Twitter, didn't really quite fit the criteria we were set here on the blog. Only ever so slightly out of kilter, and it didn't detract at all, really. I've started waffling. What was it Katy said? Oh, yes, about Brevi...

I don't know if I should be on here... Mr Mayo - there is nothing wrong with Back Home by the 1970 World Cup Squad!!!!! in fact that will be my ARF and I'll tweet it and put it on tomorrow in fact I'll start a campaign.... anybody with me?????



mtd ffb xxx

#96 Errm...

#96 This could solve a dilemma, am out tomorrow and was wondering about how to participate in ARF.



MTD feel free to add to your request 'this is seconded by David' should feel so inclined to do so, I of coursed would feel very honoured to be mentioned in one of your posts.



Yours humbly

David

#98 correction 'should you feel to do so, I of course'



and now my error sets someone up very nicely to get the 100 spot



David

Thank you David - I knew there would be somebody out there who would support me.



mtd ffb xxx