Hi Simon & Team







MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR

Good Morning again



UNFAITHFUL - I DON'T WANT TO BE A MURDERER - Rihanna



BODIES - Robbie Williams

Morning Simon, team, NYM and sleuthful bloggers,



WATCHING THE DETECTIVES – ELVIS COSTELLO

Hi Simon / all



ARE WE HUMAN - THE KILLERS



Cheers,



Kev

or another 3 word name female







BANKS OF THE OHIO - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN

or;



WE ARE DETECTIVES - THOMPSON TWINS

Morning folks:



KILLING ME SOFTLY - Roberta Flack



MACK THE KNIFE - Louis Armstrong



???

Good Morning.



Thanks for the explanation, Simon. Clear as mud ;-)



WE ARE DETECTIVE - THOMSON TWINS



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Oh, thanks to Billie Piper for the email re: my show last night. I started with Hey Ya but Bille you must have missed the beginning of the show.

I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT - Cutting Crew



IT WASN'T ME - Shaggy

9. Billie Piper indeed - Of course I meant Billie Pepper!

Morning All,



'Go Wild In The Country' Bow Wow Wow



Hope it is a good day for everybody

How about -

Who dunnit by Genesis

There are SO many Country songs that fit the bill, such as:





RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS





- which is fine, because Midsomer is in the country



:)

#9 Kev I did! But I heard the rest - see last night's blog.



Enjoyed it.

Morning all



I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton (or Bob Marley)

KILLER QUEEN - QUEEN

'It's A Mystery' Toyah

How about;



MURDER INCORPORATED - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



MEAT IS MURDER - THE SMITHS



DIRE WOLF - THE GRATEFUL DEAD



MURDER BY NUMBERS - THE POLICE (A double whammy!)

I FOUGHT THE LAW - Clash

'My Aim Is True' Elvis Costello

BODY TALK - IMAGINATION









I'm getting the giggles now ...

Morning all how about U2 "Wake up Dead Man"?



Re #1 KatyMac there is a joke in your choice of tune somewhere if only I could remember it!!!!!



GB

Or:



ROXANNE - THE POLICE

OLD BEFORE I DIE - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

LOVER COME BACK TO ME - DEAD OR ALIVE

WHO DUN IT? - Tavares

#15 - Thanks Billie for the kind comments on last night's blog. I swear I had already worked out my "Triple Whammy" subject before Simon came up with the subject yesterday - I had the songs all set up on the audio wall at the hospital and everything!



I do it because it is so rewarding. OK, you get to plkay with some great kit but the patients always come first.



And of course a kiss is allowed!



K.

How about;



YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) - DEAD OR ALIVE?

#28 If you allow kisses, Kev, then I'm hoping you allow sharing too (#6/#8)



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And last from me:



GOODBYE EARL - Dixie Chicks



A classic song of a woman murdering her man!

Catatonia - Mulder & Scully



A bit tenuous, perhaps



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#30 Of course!

THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY - KINKS (OR KATE RUSBY)



As Midsomer needs all the preservation it can get!

How about

BOYS OF SUMMER - DON Henley as in Midsomer.

THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN FREY, as in feeling the collar.

'killing me softly with his song' Roberta Flack

'shotgun' Junior Walker and the All Stars

Songs that are lovely but probably not popular enough. And that's all from me.





IN THE COUNTRY - FARMERS BOYS (great East Anglian band of my youth, same vintage as the Higsons who were fronted by now-famous Charlie Higson)





GREEN PASTURES - EMMYLOU HARRIS AND RICKY SKAGGS

(from one green pasture to another)



Troubles and trials often betray those

On in the weary body to stray

But we shall walk beside the still waters

With the Good Shepherd leading The Way



Those who have strayed were sought by The Master

He who once gave His life for the sheep

Out on the mountain still He is searching

Bringing them in forever to keep



Going up home to live in green pastures

Where we shall live and die never more

Even The Lord will be in that number

How about

LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT - Talk Talk - Avoid living in Midsomer though.

The Female OF The Species is more deadly than the Male - SPACE





Blood on the Dancefloor - Michael Jackson

'license to kill' Gladys Knight and the pips

Has to be "Watching the Detectives" Elvis Costello

'everybody hurts' REM

hope you'll excuse me just dashing in - inspiratino doesn't come easy to me so without having checked to see the other suggestions here is my (I think) brilliant choon choice:-



WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - ELVIS COSTELLO



Off to catch up and will be back with a nice greeting to make up for me blustering in.



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Very pleased last night to get a question to Mr Harding on air... great interview, great interviewee - lovely guy, and as someone said last night, nice that he's not just flogging product. And TOOO many stories he could tell I'm sure.



Oooo..



DON'T LET IT DIE - Hurricane Smith (though I realise that might be more appropriate to a selection on vets one day!)



I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Bob Marley



I FOUGHT THE LAW - The Crickets or Clash



Sorry we knackered the blog yesterday compaining about R&M going off Radio 2. Only nice things to say today...

Good Morning Each!



'Where The Wild Roses Grow' by Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue. Or anything else off Nicks album Murder Ballads.

'don't leave me this way' Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes

Morning all



Today's file 13 selection, as I've already had my quarterly mensh for Jan-March period :-), is "Murder" by David Gilmour.

'back stabbers' The O'Jays

The Day I Died - Just Jack

B&B - congrats on having your question asked.



Sad to say, I didn't hear much of the show last night as the GBs wanted to eat tea in the living room :( It was a one-off mid-week treat - must be getting soft in my old age.



Feeling less gloomy today - i think the early morning run helped.



#48 - Ken, I didn't realise there were daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly menshes. I must be in the quarterly mensh bracket, as I only had one in Jan. Now expecting JbG to be the sole accreditee with our 'brilliant' choice ;)



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A hat for JOHN B GOOD - the 50th post inthis blog.

:^)





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#50 woo hoo - 50 JbG? you don't look a day over 49 ;)



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#51 - thanks Toots!

Does anyone remember the rather disturbing song:



ANGIE BABY - HELEN REDDY





I've just found the weirdest video that was made for it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuNYEUYtD8c

#51 Toots - tea in the living room also a special treat here too. Also birthday cake for breakfast! I hope you get the aforementioned accreditation (being doing a contract today, can you tell?), just so we can hear SM saying your name! Happy to share the hat too.



#52 Thanks Katy



#53 Toots. The cheek of it

#55. thanks for that link, Katy. I've always thought I quite liked Angie Baby, it was something to do with the tune and delivery of the song, both by Helen Reddy and the Stones. I liked the 'feel' of it. Today was the first time I,ve ever really listened to the lyrics, though, and blimey, it's a bit dark and spooky, isn't it. And that video....

And a proper good morning:



Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and fellow Blogpoppets!



Good to see the blog is better. I had a suspicion it was something to do with the flange. Troublesome things.



I really enjoyed the Mike Harding interview last night. I had laboured under the mis-apprehension of folk music being for cardigan and sandal wearing real ale drinkers but, through listening to Mike's show, have been enlightened. He came across as a really warm man. I also enjoyed Allison Pearson (as you may have guessed from my David Cassidy fest after the show!). Will make sure I am home to hear the Nicole Kidman interview - I think she is one of the few "stars" in the old Hollywood tradition.



Also enjoyed R&M last night and reflected on how broad the spectrum of music and discussion is within their show.



A gentle day today and, so far, I haven't spilt my coffee.



Alex-Girl

LOOKING FOR CLUES by ROBERT PALMER

A VIEW TO A KILL by DURAN DURAN

LYIN' EYES by THE EAGLES

Good Morning Simon, Team, NYM and Blogpoppets



I've never really watched Midsomer Murders, but I used to LOVE John Nettles in Bergerac! And his car was quite tasty too...



My tweeted suggestions (for sharing where appropriate):



WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - Elvis Costello



KILLING ME SOFTLY - Roberta Flack



DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT - Cutting Crew



VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - Buggles



LIVE AND LET DIE - Paul Macca and Wings



Deebee X

I think it's time to add:



POLICE AND THIEVES - Junior Murvin



MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE - Dr Feelgood

MY PERFECT COUSIN by THE UNDERTONES as Tom Barnaby is being replaced by his cousin John.



I love the show, bit silly and far fetched but it helps with the ironing!

#59 - madchickster... brilliant choice.

Just thought of another:



IT'S A SIN by the Pet Shop Boys



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'Poison Ivy' The Coasters

Or how about:



HAZARD by Richard Marx. About a guy being framed for the death of his girlfriend.



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#65 Thank you B&B am very surprised that it hadn't been chosen already. Am a bit late to the fray today, and I must say there are some excellent choon choices here.

I usually communicate with the show via the medium of Twitter, but I hear that the blog is where all the action is, so here I am!! :)



I was speaking to a friend in the Netherlands yesterday who saw 'Rabbit Hole' the play, with Cynthia Nixon, Tyne Daly, John Slattery and John Gallagher Jnr, and she strongly felt that Cynthia Nixon should have got the role in the film version too. I will listen with interest though, as I like Nicole Kidman and have enjoyed many of her films in the past.



How about 'Hit The Road Jack' by Ray Charles for today's oldies? Not really a fond farewell song though is it? :/

'Psycho Killer' by The Talking Heads

Simon, thank you for letting us know what was wrong with the blog yesterday- clear as mud! Obviously you knew what you were doing as it seems ok now! ;-)

#71 Paul - f-f-f-far, f-f-f-f-f-far better!

Morning all



Apparently, DCI Barnaby is moving to the coast and opening a small cafe with Joyce in his retirement. So I'll go for:



Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

'Killer' by Seal

#73 B&B. F-f-f-fa, f-f-f-f-fank you!

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



Ooooh that feels better now. apologoes for earlier rudeness :)



JbG - mmmm yum birthday cake for breakfast - have never experienced that treat before, but the GBs have had the contents of a selection box for Christmas Day breakfast before - a treat that would have sent my gawjus Mum over the edge. aw thank you for being so kind as to share. Yeah I kinda liked it when SM gave me a mensh under the new cognomen - made me giggle. I'm now feeling extremely guilty for the 50 jibe - it was lighthearted banter - obviously I don't know how old you are but I get the impression you're but a spring chicken :)



:) x ~

I should say that I am mrs_moog on Twitter, and have had the good fortune to have many of my comments and song requests included in previous Drivetime shows, so thanks for that Mr Mayo :)

Heroes and Villains - Beach Boys

#58 That's the thing about folk music Alex, it's so broad that there's a huge range of music that fits within the genre.



At the Transatlantic Sessions shows there is a big age range of people in the audience, and there are plenty of new young acts that have a very young audience.



I can't imagine anyone could not find something they like within the "folk" category. It's one of the reasons why labelling is bad news - I know there's loads of music I listen to now that I would probably have discovered much sooner if I didn't go through my teens and 20s thinking "I don't like folk and country".



It's also why eclectic programmes are good news - my tastes broadened after finding Bob was on Radio 2 on the way home from a Yes concert one Saturday night. Listened in expecting to hear lots of classic rock and ended up getting blown away by Emmylou, Dolly and Linda Ronstad's voices blending together.

NEW LIFE by DEPECHE MODE



BARREL OF A GUN by DEPECHE MODE

Alibi - David Gray

#62 Deebee, I remember John Nettles in The Liver Birds, he was Sandra's boyfriend Paul. I was very young at the time, I hasten to add!

Or how about:



Say 'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell

#83 - you dancin'?

'The First Cut Is The Deepest' Rod Stewart



Amazing how many ways there are to bump someone off (on screen, hasten to add) once you get going

#83 - aw The Liver Birds - I loved that programme. My Mum was a bit concerned when my friend, who was at our house for a sleepover, and I said we were being The Liver Birds (I think I was Beryl - never been v sophisticated). Likewise, Madchickster, I wasn't v old either.



#71 - Aaaah - I love the Talking Heads - that's one of my fave tracks too. I remember going to see their Stop Making Sense (I think) film in the Filmhouse in Edinburgh. David Byrne would go off stage and come back on wearing a bigger suit than the one before.



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#80 I agree about music labelling Ken. Mr P is a musician and he gets so frustrated when someone says "what kind of music do you play?". His response tends to be "Good music". He believes that record stores (sorry, CD stores) should remove the categories and just have all music in alphabetical order.



One of the pet rants in our house!



A-G

#85 I believe the correct response is: "you askin'?"

Thompson Twins, We are detective.



Sorry we broke the blog yesterday SM, I think the moderators had a tough time keeping up with our sour grapes...'nuff said

Two more:



Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen



Crime of the Century - Supertramp

The punishment doesn't always fit the crime...



'Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy' by Alma Cogan

#74 Andrew. You have enlightened me - I understood from SM's post above that he was being killed off (literally, murdered). But is that not the case? I think some of my suggestions may have missed the mark



But I have to also confess I've never seen a single minute of the aforementioned programme, so actually have no idea what it's all about, except that he's a policeman in the countryside. Good opportunity for a LOL, methinks.

#88 Couldn't agree more. My CDs are arranged in alphabetical order.* Well, those that aren't just piled up cos I've run out of shelf space are!

#89 - Alex, I therefore - as is the custom - have to confirm..."I'm askin'"



Liver Birds was beautifully written - Lucien (?) and his rabbits, who was married to Helen Worth (Lucien, not the rabbits) and of course MOLLY SUGDEN!

#91: YES! Not nearly enough Supertramp played on R2, let's hope it's played.

I was suprised when I looked through the programme playlist at how very few records are actually played...but I guess that's due to the great banter/guest spot/confessions etc that take up so much time.

I means if your choice is chosen, you are indeed one of the chosen few!

Morning all



Apologoes for the late arrival: not only have I spent 2 weeks preparing for a conference, 1 week attending the thing, but we come back to find that we are having some of the carpets replaced so my boss's office needs clearing out and he's not here to do it! Exhausted of East Yorks here!



So, no time to make suggestions! I did enjoy hearing Mike Harding last night - I used to enjoy him doing stand up on the TV.



I saw John Nettles as Polonius in Hamlet last year and he was great!



Good luck for the suggestions tonight - I'll be listening if I ever get home!



Tortie x



PS Re. yesterday's conversation, I caught some of the Radcliffe & Maconie show last night, without Mr Maconie - has he already gone?

#80 - Ken - my favourite Transatlantic Session was John Martyn and Kathy Mattea. I say that - it's one of my all time favourite things I've seen on the telly, full stop! It's on Youtube if anyone wants to look ("You Tube if you want to - the lady's not for...." - never mind!)

Good Morning Mrs Muppet and Hellooooo to the rest of you too.



I didn't get a chance to post much y'day and came back in the evening to see all the frustrated posts from the afternoon.



Thank goodness we know what caused it now, I thought thats probably what it was !!!!



Off to read back over all the suggestions and see if I can offer anything remotely linked to todays topic.



MTF.xx

#95 - I'd forgotten about Lucien and his rabbits - aw you've got to love them. Molly Sugden - loved her in LB and AYBS - very funny lady.



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