Hurrah!



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Wow, how cool are we blogpoppets?



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Good Morning from Beautiful Autumnal Anglesey.



FOREVER AUTUMN - Justin Hayward of course



BP

Morning all, monster blog yesterday!

FOREVER AUTUMN--- From War of the Worlds. Was it Jeff Wayne?



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AUTUMNGIRLSOUP - KIRSTY MACCOLL



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AUTUMNSONG - THE MANICS?

Good Morning Simon, team and Blogpoppets



Wow - so we are the busiest bloggers! I guess that does make us a bit special - but then we have a special leader. Thank you Simon!



Will have to get the thinking hat on for Autumn songs. The one that springs to mind is CALIFORNIA DREAMING by the Mammas and Pappas - "all the leaves are brown..."



Or WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS by Geen Day. Haven't heard any Green Day for a while on R2. Child 1 used to be a big fan of theirs.



Deebee X

Harvest for the World ---- The Isley Brothers.



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AUTUMN ALMANAC - Kinks

.....and of course, I've got a brand new combine harvester.



The Wurzels!



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I'd suggest Autumn Almanac by the Kinks.

Nina Simone - One September Day

Morning Simon, Team, BBC Internet Man and of course the blogpoppets.



Wowser, we blogpoppets are right chatterboxes and no mistake! And we consider you rather special too, Simon! As you know, we have our very own nature correspondent, Kate Humble on the blog, aka MTF!



Autumn songs? How about HARVEST MOON by NEIL YOUNG

SEPTEMBER by EARTH WIND AND FIRE

or CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' by THE MAMA's AND PAPA's



Mcw x

Morning all prolific Bloggers and Simon and the team



A very old one from me today:



SEPTEMBER SONG - Frank Sinatra



Off to find the thinking cap - whoever's got it, can I borrow it please?



Tortie x

Morning once again!



Simon, thank you for the compliment to the blog collective. I raise my almost cold coffee to you sir!



Autumn songs...hmmm



AUTUMN LEAVES - Nat King Cole



(always reminds me of one of the funniest episodes of The Wombles that I ever saw and is still guaranteed to have me doubled up with laughter)



Alex-Girl

Morning All,





The First of Autumn, Enya



Have a good day everybody

Thought of some more:



Moondance by Van Morrison

Indian Summer by The Doors

September morn' by Neil Diamond

Turn Turn turn by The Byrds

SEPTEMBER - Earth Wind & Fire

'Blackberry Way' The Move

Morning All,



WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE - Abba

Ooh - love the Neil Diamond suggestion, MCW!

OCTOBER GIRL - Nanci Griffith

#22 So do I Alex!



I'm sitting here with a daft grin on my face thinking about Simon's lovely message and how good it is to be part of this blog!



Happy day



Tortie x

I guess Crowded House's Four Seasons in One Day is a little too tenuous. Good song, though.

Me too on the September morn Mcw.



I will be turning the volume right up if that one is played.



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Thanks Alex! Sorry Deebee, I seem to have doubled up on the Mama's and Papa's suggestion- you were quicker than me this morning!

OCTOBER SONG - James Taylor

WHEN OCTOBER GOES - Barry Manilow

#27 No problem Madchickster. Happy to share!



Can I also add



GOLDEN BROWN by the Stranglers



Should really get on with some work...

LEAVES THAT ARE GREEN - Simon & Garfunkel

Morning All,



Golden Brown - The Stranglers



Back to lurking...

AUTUMN LEAVES - Barbra Streisand

I have re-read what Simon has posted- and it has had the same effect on me too, Tortie.

Dang it... not quick enough!

WHEN THE LEAVES COME FALLING DOWN - Van Morrison

OCTOBER, U2, PLEEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!

#24 #34 Me too!!

SUMMER MOVED ON - A-Ha

#24, #24, #38 - Likewise!

AUTUMN LEAVES ARE FALLING - Clannad

#30 and #32 That is one of my all time favourite songs, why didn't I think of that? I hope that gets played.



PS Simon, as we are the bestest BBC blog (imho), how about choosing one of the blog suggestions for the ARF opener tomorrow? Twilight has an autumnal feel about it!!!;-) (Not sure who'll suggest it though!!)

Hello Top Messagers All!



Thanks Simon for passing that on to us - although we're a modest lot - ahem - it's good to be noticed

:^)





Two Autumn suggestions from me, but would have definitely gonewith the Neil Diamond if I'd been quick enough!





AUTUMN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP



OCTOBER - U2







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'Windmills of your Mind'



By Johnny Mathis or anyone for that matter.



'That the Autumn leaves were turning to the colour of her hair.....'



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Seasons in the sun... Terry Jacks.



Just flattening my hair down!!



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#44 I like that one too MTF - especially the Noel Harrison version

Good morning Everyone and, of course, Simon and The Team,



Sorry for just jumping headlong in earlier without so much as a salutation. Things are certainly moving apace around here these days.



Aw Simon, you old softie, what a lovely message - it makes us all feel very special. It is a lovely, happy, friendly place to be and yep I'm wearing a bit of a silly grin too.



Thank you very much for the mensh last night - I would have been delighted to share it with the gorgeous Alex-Girl, thank you for your magnanimity, AG - you're sooooo lovely.



Katy - Glad the hospital appointment went well. x



Alsion, I'm really rather envious of your singing ability - I am totally tone deaf which seems a tad unfair as my gorgeous dad had perfect pitch and had a beautiful singing voice. Having said that I should be grateful I didn't inherit his receding hairline! ;) Belated happy birthday wishes to Mr of Eastleigh - I hope he saved you some choccies.



Happy birthday wishes to Mr BP for today.



Lovely to see the Spikester's return - it explains your lengthy asbinthe.



Welcome to The Older Gal - I've seen a couple of your posts but have been rather remiss in not extending warmest welcomes to you. Hope you can poop by often to join in the banter. Warm welcome also extended to Andrew - likewise, I hope you can hang around a while. Apologoes if I've missed any new peeps - you are all soooo welcome. :)



Well I'd better pack it in here with the ramblings and go and do some work. My boss has pooped to Worksop today and my in-tray isn't looking too full. Expect to see me back again in a bit.



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Morning all, and morning to Spike's son who is a plank-spanker of no little talent based on what I was watching on a well-known video site last night.



I doubt Mostly Autumn will ever get played on a drive time show so the only autumnal song that springs immediately to mind is:



Evidence of Autumn - Genesis Are b-sides allowed?

P.S. In a good mood today, relax :-)

This theme - I've had a listen to a few of the chosen ones - noticed they are rather sad and downbeat, as though the writer is wistfully wishing for what has gone before:







SCARBOROUGH FAIR - SIMON & GARFUNKEL







I love this time of the year







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#47 Thank you Gaily! You are a honey.



Happy Birthday Mr BP!

Katy - give yourself a hat!



I love this time of year too - apart from the spiders!



Tortie x

Well done on the 50 Katy! Give yourself a hat!

oooh - I seem to have snatched the 50 spot - a wave, I think

:^)





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# 37 Absolutely - OCTOBER - BY U2 please Simon. Now I wonder if the magnificent, the awesome JETHRO TULL wrote anything about Autumn???

#55 I doubt it Revster : )

Morning all



Just a quick poop by, as v busy with work, as I'm off on my holibobs next week ;)



It's nice to be appreciated for all the work we do here! Can I add my vote to Neil Diamond and Justin Hayward, too of my fav tracks (must be due to being born in Sept)



Cheers



A

#52 Which leads me to suggest:



Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie



Well, he had the SPIDERS from Mars, didn't he? Bit too tenuous?

#57 Morning Andy



Where are going for your holibobs?

Gang, I love you all dearly, but I am going to have to leave your company for a few hours. I have a shed load of work to do and if I keep this here page open, I will keep pooping in.



So, I bid you adieu until later.



Alex-Girl

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Not here really but as you asked Revster



What about Songs from the wood or Jacks in the green by Jethro Tull



(Sorry Tortie!) ;)



A

Hello Tortie



Off to the Algarve for a week.



Well I am if I get all this work done!



A

Anything by The Fall?

"Autumn Almanac" by the Kinks, "Autumn Song" by Van Morrison, "October" by U2. Most autumn songs seem to be melancholy, oldies like "September Song" and "Autumn Leaves".

# 56 I sense Tortie that you have areal problem with the TULL - would you like me to pray for you??

I love autumn too - not least because it's my birthday soon!



*suddenly remembers how old I'm going to be* :(



Congrats on the 50 KatyMac. Out of interest, does anyone know the earliest time in the day when we've reached 50 posts?



Happy birthday Mr BP.



Think that's it for now. REALLY must get on with some work...

# 61 Thanks Andy for your support - much appreciated! 'SONGS FROM THE WOOD' would do just fine and dandy don't you think?

Simon are you there?? How's about "SEPTEMBER TEARS" by the lovely, adorable - SOPHIE ZELMANI? She's singing for me at the moment on Spotify - absoultely splednid music!

#64 No thanks Revster. The problem I have with the tull is that I used to go out with someone who thought they were absolutely wonderful; went to all the concerts, only ever played Tull both at home and in the car and I finished up disliking them completely!

Ooh just thought of something, as Gary and Robbie are in tonight, what about playing Re-light My fire by Take That & Lulu - people start lighting fires and putting their heating back on in the autumn!



*coat*

Thanks for the welcome GailyBevs. Shucks. You are all a friendly lot. I'm not sure I'll be able to do much 'cos my mp3 has just gone banzai and won't let me in!!! So I'm just working on a rapidly fading memory. Let's hope theolderfella can give it a good seeing to at the weekend and I'll be back.

From the end of the Decade of Lurve [1968]



TIME OF THE SEASON - THE ZOMBIES

demonstrating how ahead of their time they were





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Doh, doh, doh!!



I've just got back from my shed, to find that I left the top drawer out of the freezer last night.



On the plus side, no menu planning for the next 3 days!!



Triple Hurrah!



Scampi anyone!!



Glass half full MTF.xx

#25 - Andrew, I don't think that's too tenuous at all, given we often have four seasons; we certainly had two of them yesterday - very dreich autumnal start over this side of the country followed by a gloriously summer-like sunny afternoon.



#69 - Tortie - leave your coat just where it is, Honey - that's a rather fab choice of tune and not too tenuous a link at all, imho ;) x



#70 - shame about the mp3 player, TOG - hopefully the older fella can have it up and running for next week. We'll save a place for you ;)



#72 - Aw bums, MTF! Liking the no menu planning for 3 days tho' - that's a definite plus.



Happy hols - Andy! :)



Hey there Revster :)



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Off to make a cuppa. Anyone want anything from the kitchen?



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# 73 Hi Bevs...how at lass?

#72 Cook it all then refreeze - lol

:^)







Another find from the end of the SIXTIES which might fit the theme:





NATURAL BORN BUGIE - HUMBLE PIE







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A quick dive in to the blog before work beckons!



Inspiral Carpets - She Comes In The Fall



Totally agree with The Kinks - Autumn Almanac too.



T'Pau - Secret Garden



(or more likely Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden).



TTFN.

Katy, its all non salvageable, like scampi, already frozen M&S ready meals etc, oh yes and apples too!! Luckily, it was jolly chilly here in Somerset last night, clear skies and a light ground frost, so most of it

is only partially defrosted. The scampi has to be eaten first. All 3 bags of it!



I've just come back from the garden with another wheelbarrow load of apples. I swear there were none left on the trees!



Have we had any apple songs yet?



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# 74 A Lemsip would be lovely ~, with a spoonful of honey if you've got any ...



Tanks ...



GoD *sniff*

Apple songs Katy, anything by The 'Corrs' ...

Oooh, poor you Glenn. When are you expecting to sample some nice Devon air again?



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Heading back down on Friday evening MTF, so I hope that will give the sinus's a good work out!

#78 MTF, 'Orchard Road' Leo Sayer?

Give me a wave as you pass Glenn. I bet we pass one another quite regularly!



Do you use the North Devon link road, or do you head further on down the M5?



The colours of the trees on the link road now are awesome.



Multi Mileage MTF.xx (that'll be the car not me!)

BB, I was only thinking of that one the other day and wondering when I could poop it in.



What a beautiful song it is. It reminds me of my Mum,I remember her dashing off to buy it.



Oh, I hope that one gets played.



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Aw GoD (or is it DoD today?) you poorly wee scone. Here you go, lemsip and a cheeky wee nip of the hard stuff, that should see you right in time for your return south. Plenty of fluids my lovely and keep warm.



Hey Skeeve - take it easy there - don't work too hard - hope your day is a lovely one.



Revster - just grand, ta muchly - got myself safely ensconced at my desk - cuppa, pile of files freshly pulled from shelves and the archive spreadsheet open awaiting some new additions. Oh yeah and I've just fought a diy (flat pack?) archive box into submission. Happy days :) At least I look busy and no-one will ask me to do anything that will take me away from playtime with you guys :D



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Three word Thursday.



Most messaged Blog!



Simples.



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Good Morning Each! Coo, what a bunch of blabbermouths! :0)



Some VERY good autumnal songs already suggested, but as a bit of a johnny-come-lately, as I am today, can I please add to the mix the following...



'Some Day The Sun Wont Shine For You'



'Moths' both by Jethro Tull (Just for you, Rev, Welcome back.)



'Third Season' by AFI



And because the nights are drawing in...



'Twilight' by ELO



'Dusk' by Genesis



'The Fall' by A Flock Of Seagulls

Clever planning Gail.



Looking busy is the answer.



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#87 Good idea MTF - and still poetic with assonance!



Well, the sun is shining, I'm meeting a friend for luhch, the boss is away so I toohave more time to play on here today!

# 88 Ta Paul - I think we have a clear mission to restore the TULL to their former position of glory

Paul, IF that one gets picked, you know the one I mean....



You will hear me screaming in Sheffield from here in Somerset.



I wont be lubricating my vocal chords anytime soon though!



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Nipping out for a mo - then back to work on a service for Sunday - we are (I am) blessing all the local horses...need good weather...and no, I am not the vicar of Dibley!!

#85 Agree MTF lovely song, If it does get played you have to take credit as was you apple prompt otherwise would not have thought of it

Defrosted food I can cope with!



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BB, you are so kind.



No, you must take the glory.



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#93 - Revster, Aw what a lovely service to be working on - I think the forecast is for good weather all over the country this weekend. I expect you have a stock of sugar lumps / mints with the hole in your pocket ready for any difficult moments.



A-G - missing you Honey - hope you're getting loads done x

Right, I must go and have a 'Bathroom Blitz'



Its one of those more exciting jobs, coming a close second to cleaning the oven!



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Good luck on the 100.



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Is it me?