Good Morning again



Suggest -



FISHERMAN'S BLUES - The Waterboys

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Last night was a real revelation for me. I hadn't realised I had such a narrow view of what folk music was like. I will definitely be listening to Mike Harding's show more.



How about DOWNEASTER ALEXA by Billy Joel.



Deebee X

A couple more:



TO THE SEA by Jack Johnson



OCTOPUSES GARDEN by the Beatles



X

REELING IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan



TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA - Marvelettes

THE RIVER - Bruce



LA MER - Bobby Darin

Morning All,



JAMBALAY (ON THE BAYOU) - Emmylou Harris or The Carpenters

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and angling blogchums,



SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - QUEEN

morning all :-)



'too many fish in the sea' The Commitments

GONE FISHIN' - Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby

WORRIED ABOUT RAY - The Hoosiers

Good morning all! Still to catch up with last night's show but looking forward to it after reading all the comments from yesterday's blog.



Is it too early for puns? Having a bit of a frustrating week (I know, it's only Tues) at work and all I can think i=of is



COD IT BE MAGIC - TAKEe THAT (WAH for Billie)



Off to do more sensible things with numbers ;-)



x

The dreadful typing above is all down to having been awake since 4.20 and at my desk since 6.00 x

PS I agree with Deebee #2 about having a very narrow perception of what folk music is. Thanks again Simon and blogpoppets for opening up my world



X

Following on from the Folk Awards, how about



SHOALS OF HERRING - Ewan McColl

#13 I am not saying that Deebee had a narrow perception but that I did.



Ok, ok, I'm off this time ;-)



x

CRAWFISH - Elvis Presley

PULLING MUSSELS FROM THE SHELL - Squeeze

'gone fishing' Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong

#11 Thankyou Mo!

Morning all,



Just the one suggestion:



SALTWATER by JULIAN LENNON



Thanks, Mcw x

OFF THE HOOK - ROLLING STONES



THERE'S A GUY WORKS DOWN THE CHIP SHOP SWEARS HE"S ELVIS - KIRSTY MACCOLL



Lots of opportunity for some piscatorial punnage later, methinks.

I wish I hadn't been too stupid busy to post yesterday, given that folk has always been my strongest musical interest.



But with no home phone line since Friday (still not repaired), I had a few things to catch up on that I would normally have done from home, plus my actual work of course.

ROCK LOBSTER - B52s

Mo and John - I was thinking the very same thing. I think today could be fairly puntastic.



#15 It's okay Mo - I knew what you meant!



Off to work - laters...



Deebee X

Another folk one is FIDDLER'S GREEN (NOT the Sterophonics song of that name)by The Dubliners, or (preferably) John Connolly

Last one from me - a quick exit required I think!



FLOAT ON - The Floaters!



Have Nicetimes



BP

Morning all



We watched most of the awards programme 'via the red button' and thoroughly enjoyed it, apart from the prize givers' speaches - Tamsin Greig was dreadful! I did manage to spot Simon when the camera was panning around the room, and lots of other celebs too.



All the sensible suggestions have been taken, so I will go for:



DOWN BY THE SEA from The Little Mermaid



or SLEEPY SHORES the theme tune to Owen MD (many years ago) - it could, as PoS would say, be used as a 'bed'



Back later



Tortie x

I am out this morning, off to see a solicitor about a will. Can't put it off any longer (not that I'm planning on going anywhere just yet!). Looking forward to seeing all your punnage when I get back!;-)



Mcw x

#27 A sea bed, Tortie!

#2 I'm with you Deebee I didn't realise Folk music was painted with such a broard brush...guilty of steriotyping 'wooly jumper n beard' when it seem that if you can playing on an acoustic guitar its Folk.

'come FLY with me' Frank Sinatra

Hello Simon & Team and Hi Blog chumsters



Enjoyed the broadcast last eve. Thought it was rather more low key than previous ones requiring Bellowhead, Fishermans Friends and the Levellers to up the fun factor ante. I am also a real fan of Chris Woods - he had his serious songwriter hat on last night, but please look out for him in other guises, particularly with The Imagined Village. We saw little of his mischievous humour last night.



For those that have indicated that they either avoided or were unaware of 'folk music', perhaps the phrase Folk/Roots/Acoustic music is more descriptive.

And as Mrs Moog said yesterday [and my other half will SWEAR that I say this all the time] "I am a fan of good music, not of any particular genre"



We had the fish theme back in September, I think.



MTF, I and a few others spun off into orbit with puns galore!



I'll see if I can find it





:^)

#27 I can't even get jokey attempts right!



It's UNDER THE SEA from The Little Mermaid



I'll just get back to clearing out my office ....

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Fontella Bass 'rescue me'

#32 I think that the "Folk/Roots ... " phrase is less offputting to those of us that, (like me) thought that 'folk' music meant that you had to knit your own sandals and stick a finger in your ear to sing!

Dreadzone - Captain Dread.

'rock the boat' The Hues Corporation

or of course The Boatman by the Levellers.

'lets wade in the water' Marlena Shaw

I see Google is also going for a watery/fishy theme today to celebrate Jules Verne's birthday.

Last one from me..



THE TRAWLERMAN'S SONG - DIRE STRAITS

Can you please install a trapdoor in the stage next time timed to open if the prize-givers go over time? ;)



Bellowhead:

I drew my ship across the harbour

Roll her down the bay



John Kirkpatrick - Fish & a bird



Liam Robinson- Grimsby fishermans song



Ballina Whalers - faustus

Morning folks...



REELIN IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan



SITTING DOWN HERE - Lina Marlin



SOLE MAN - Sam and Dave



COD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys



HOW LONG? - Dace



Thoroughly enjoyed folk awards last night, but agree with Simon... did Tamsin G really mean to be rude to Mike Harding, or did it "just come out wrong"? Did Joanna Trollope mean to say "rock music"? Did Frank Skinner mean to be funny? Jeremy Vine did okay I thought. And Chris Wood was fab, Levellers likewise....worried that Donovan's lovely voice and range seemed to be leaving him though, and great to see the buddha that is Danny Thompson backing him up. Great show - well done everyone (nearly!). Surprised to hear my Donovan anecdote read out - thanks Simon - and I don't think Don remembered it as clearly as I did!

TUESDAY AUGUST 17th - FISH THEME





THEMED TRACKS PLAYED:



REELIN IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN

FISHERMANS BLUES - WATERBOYS

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA - MARVELETTES

PULLING MUSSELS FROM A SHELL -SQUEEZE



and I'm sure DOWNEASTER ALEXA was played as well, although it's not on the list.

'sitting on the dock of the bay' Otis Redding

How about something by Neil Finn? Or Stickleback? (sorry - Nickelback!). EELS?

THE WEIGHT - The Band?

#45



Aww! I've just read the blog for 17 August, which incidentally was Deevs's birthday.



We began with puns - MTF's fabulous 'Tuna Paloma Blanca' being the star turn. Simon even mentioned the punnage on the show.

And yes, Downeaster Alexa WAS played because a few of us were commenting during the broadcast.

.. by 'eck it don't arf take me back. Happy days

:^)

FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST - ROD (!)Stewart

Morning all!



KatyMac - you just made me smile. Thank you!



My offering for the catch of the day .....



THERE'S A PLAICE - THE BEATLES



Back later. Promise!



Deevs, 42 1/2

x

SYLVIA'S MOTHER - Dr HOOK

JAILBAIT - Aerosmith

Something by CAST?

Morning All,



Great show last night,



'Many Rivers To Cross' UB40



Hope everybody has a good day

Morning All,

Again the theme has me stumped so I'll sit back and watch all you clever blogpoppets come up with your puntastic err puns.



Feeling distinctly unclever (??) these days.



Have a good 'un



Toodle Pip



A.

#49 - KatyMac - "Tuna Paloma Blanca" - genius!

'I'll Sail This Ship Alone' Beautiful South

B&B - I can't recall Jailbait by Aerosmith, but LOVE the Thin Lizzy song (and album) of the same name.



Deevs

x

Doh!! Was thinking of JAILBREAK .....



need more calories for brain power. Obviously!!



DopeyDeevs

x

Not forgetting....



Old friends, Hookends by Salmon and Garfishunkel.



Twas a proper laugh.



Morning all.



Lovely crisp frost here today.



MTF.xx

Not in for long today, so will get this one out of my system



'Fins Can Only Get Better' D:ream

Shall we give it another whirl then?



'Tuna Paloma Blanca' by Johnathan King.



MTF.xx

How's about



The Riverboat Song - OCEAN Colour Scene



A

Morning all, still don't get folk music but hey-ho at least I watched 5 minutes of the awards show on the red button before I had to turn it off!



Song for today U2 "Return of the Stingray Guitar". I've already tweeted Mr Mayo daring him to play it, (smiley face thingy)!



GB

Oh noooo.... after trying to come up with fish songs and allowing a few puns in, it's now just puns! - ;(



PRAWN FREE - Matt Munro (second pun not intended!)



SPRAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf



SALMON CHANTED EVENING - Frank Sinatra



WHALE MEAT AGAIN - Vera Lynn



ANYONE WHO HADDOCK HEART - Cilla



LIKE A STURGEON - Madonna



PRAWN IN THE USA - Brucie



THERE'S A PLAICE - Beatles



GILLS ON FILM - Duran Duran



ANY BREAM WILL DO - Jason Donovan



YOU BATTER, YOU BATTER, YOU BET - The Who



A KIND OF HUSS - Herman's Hermits



SQUID CHARLEMAGNE - Steely Dan

And for the 50th post - a FISH for BaxterandBertie

It's a tiddler

:^)





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#55 B&B - brilliant yes thanks - but it was Mobile Tooth Fairy's pun - if you get chance, go back in the archives and have a read ..

'Whale Meet Again' Vera Lynn

#51 Deevs - good. The smiling thing. You were on leave - were you staycationing or vacationing? All I remember is that you were absent. In a good way, if you get my gist

:^D

This is making my brain ache! Caffeine needed.....

#65 - hats, scarves.... but a fish!! Thank you kindly!!!

Good morning Everyone and, of course, Simon, The Team and The Nice Young Man,



I've just caught up with yesterday's blog but haven't had time to catch up with this 'ere blog. Will do when there's a lull in proceedings, ie when I can manage time away from the grindstone.



Just wanted to second Billie's request for



FISHERMEN'S BLUES - THE WATERBOYS - I love this choon.



Will be back anonly once I'm all caught up.



Before I go tho', just wanted to say, I was in the car when Simon read out Baxter & Bertie's heartwarming story about Donovan. Despite having read it on here, it still brought a lump to my throat. I think Donovan was taken by surprise and given time to think, I'm sure he would have remembered the incident. Heartiest congrats on having your story read out B & B. Simon read out my little anecdote to Leo Sayer - again he sounded a bit non-plussed and couldn't readily recall the incident.



Rightio, the grindstone is calling :)



Toodle-oo for noo.



~ x

#54 JustPlainAlice-formerlySpartan3



Aww Alice - don't feel too discouraged. I'm afraid the bar has been set and it is now very difficult to get a reasonable [as in, likely to be played] suggestion unless you arrive within the first 20 minutes of the blog reveal.

Although, we have noticed lately that some choices from later in the morning DO get played and the chooser is mentioned even if it's a repeat of an earlier one.

Anyway, it's good fun just having a read and a chat, time permitting ..

:^)

Good Morning Each! I remember the last time we did this fish thing I unsuccessfully asked for...



'FISH HEADS' by Barnes And Barnes.



For the life of me I can't understand why itr wasn't played then, but I suspect that the opportunity to correct that omission is the REAL reason that the theme is repeated. I look forward to my lovely mensh.



And just for those currently unaware of this fine classic



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTpUVAcvWfU

What about



ANY BREAM WILL DO - from the Joseph soundtrack ....







KatyMatyMac - we were down in Gloucestershire in a lovely cottage, on the edge of lovely village overlooking the River Severn for the whole week of my birthday and it was fantastic!





Deevs

x

#71 - Toots - thanks for that... I was a bit taken by surprise! I was sad to hear Donovan though - last time I saw him was 2004 and he was in top form, but his voice sounded to be really struggling last night. I hope he's okay - certainly always a good talker! Don't let the grindstone grind you down...

XX

'Shoal We Dance' Yul Brynner/Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon

'Kipper Knocking' by Little Richard

'Whiting Wedding' by Billy Idol

'Spinning Around' by Kylie Minnow(g) -double whammy

Not sure if Simon-Ward is around, so will sneak in with..



I STILL HADDOCK FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - U2

'I Bet You Look Gudgeon The Dance Floor' by The Atctic Monkeys

'I Like It Ruffe' by Lady Gaga

It was nice to hear a few blogged tracks included on the show last night despite there being no official theme - and particularly the Fairport track suggested for the footballing theme last week!

Herring of Fire - Johnny Cash



Brown Girl in Herring - Boney M

'Marine, Marine' by Shakin' Stephens

#54 #72 Alice, KatyMac is right - it's always worth having a go. I am sometimes quite surprised at what does get played. And it's all just a bit of fun, anyway.



Although I will be slightly disappointed today if Billy Joel doesn't get played. Even if it was played the last time we had a fishy theme...



Loving the puns. Can I add my tiddlerworth:



SALMON CHANTED EVENING from South Pacific.



Deebee X

3 word Tuesday....



Sitting in deckchair!



Theres some heat back in that sun, Hurrah!



MTF.xx

TRAWL MY LOVING - The Beatles



HARPOON IS NOW? The Smiths



KRILLING ME SOFTLY - Roberta Flack

# 85 - beat you Deebee! See #64...

I wonder if the folk awards show will be available to view at a more convenient time. Anybody know...?

#88 So you did B&B - 'great' minds?!

#89 Deebee I think sometimes the 'red button' programmes hang around for a while - you should be able to catch it, albeit in a highlighted version (thy might have got rid of Tamsin Greig)!

Just Plain Alice - likewise - any puns I make are usually accidental so I find it difficult to come up with theme related puns. I find it difficult to come up with theme related choons too so just hang out here for the banter, bon mots and to fill in the gaps in my education. The gawjus blogpoppets are all so clever with their choon punnage - I love it - always makes me smile and there are the odd tea on screen moments, too.



B&B - I didn't hear Donovan sing - I had some rowdy teenagers in my car. Must try to listen at a time more convenient - may even press the red button for the highlights.



Re: Folk - I didn't realise that Simon and Garfunkel were considered folk artists - I love their music - individually and collectively. I enjoyed the Bellowhead choon CLP played this morning - it sounded v jolly. Are Fleet Foxes considered to be in the folk genre? I like them and there's another group that I like the sound of but can't remember their name - fairly new on the scene, I think and are played on Radio 1 as well as Radio 2. Their choons seem to be relatively lively too. I enjoy good music of any genre really - an eclectic taste in music I think is the phrase that suffers from overusage.



I liked Mike Harding's confession too - a bit predictable but well presented and very entertaining - made me chuckle whilst preparing the sandwiches for today's lunch.



B & B - you may have gathered the grindstone has slowed a bit.



~ x

KELP! - The Beatles



CAN YOU FILLET? - Jackson Five (favourite so far!!!)



SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW TROUT - Judy Garland



MAD ABOUT THE KOI - Dinah Washington

Hi MTF - that's quite some three worder my lovely. The sun is shining in this neck of the woods but we had quite a sharp frost this morning so can't imagine too many peeps sitting around in their short sleeves hereabouts.



My three worder is



RABBIT RUN DEMOLISHED!



Couldn't believe the wind wrecked Bernie's run - having said that I think it's fixable so not as bad as first anticipated.



~ x

I enjoyed Mike Hardings confession too - really well written, and presented even though you could see the punchline coming - but Sally's addendum was the killer blow. Very funny!

Toots, Fleet Foxes do indeed fit nicely into the 'folk' category. I'd be willing to bet a shilling or two that the other band that you like, but can't remember the name of is 'Mudford And Sons'

Too early for a Top Tip? 'Always assume that egg mayonnaise has gone off. DO NOT sniff it to find out for certain...'



Have a three word Tuesday as well: Potty training forgotten :(

#92 Toots, I would question whether Simon & Garfunkel are really folk, although a lot of there stuff was certainly folk-ish.



Fleet Foxes I would say should class as folk. I'm not sure Paul is right about the other group you like the sound of being Mumford and Sons though, because thye don't get played as much as you seemed to suggest.

#97 Mrs Trellis? From N Wales?





oooh - looking forward to the mod clearance



:^)

#96 - PoS - indeedio it is Mudford and Sons - you clever chap. Thank you :)



~ x