Hello again Simon and everyone!



Rock the Boat ~ Hues Corporation



Dock of the Bay ~ Otis Reading



Lucie's Mum x

Good Morning again-



DON'T ROCK THE BOAT - Huw's Corporation



THE BOAT THAT I ROW - Lulu



THE RED STROKES - Garth Brooks

Morning Everyone and, of course, Simon, The Team and the NYM,



SLOOP JOHN B - THE BEACH BOYS



~ x

Crikey... I didn't think I'd be first to post today... it seemed to have taken ages between me typing and the message appearing!

Hmm apart from Michael Row The Boat Ashore, I'm not coming up with much...



Certainly nothing about Rowlocks!! ;D

Good morning to all who missed my greetings this a.m. on yesterday's blog.



Nothing immediately springs to mind on this theme so I'll have a think.



@B&B - I have copy of Azkaban here ........ let me have your address via blogpoppets FB and I'll pop it in the post.

and one for the HOIB



OOOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD - THE GAP BAND



That'll do me today - I'll be back anon to catch up on yesterday's goings on.



Laters sweet pataters.



~ x

Morning all



I'LL SAIL THIS SHIP ALONE - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH



Not technically rowing, but, it's a boat!

Morning All,



Lets start with a HOIB candidate :)



MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE - Banarama

Morning again folks... Gee - thanks Harry! I did promise him I'd try and find one on the way home from work tonight, but if I don't manage to I certainly will - that's very kind.



I'm struggling on this theme, but can I make one request - can we NOT have Proud Mary!??

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD - GORDON LIGHTFOOT



DOWNEASTER ALEXA - BILLY JOEL



BANANA BOAT SONG - HARRY BELAFONTE

ROWING SONG - Patti Griffin



GENTLY WE ROW - Melissa Etheridge



THE BOAT THAT I ROW - Niel Diamond



I ROWED A LITTLE BOAT - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Looking back at the brief, I'm thinking Sloop John B won't be a consideration.



Anyhoo, back to the grindstone, it's backing up you know.



Can I just say tho', before I go, I loved Steve Wright's interview with Geraldine yesterday afternoon - it fair made me chuckle :)



Also, on CLP's show this morning, was I the only one with a tear in their eye (actually tears streaming down my face) when he played Michelle by Matt Monro? Made me think of the special relationship between a father and daughter and how much I miss my own papa.



Rightio, deffo back to that grindstone.



~ x

Good Morning All



Tricky one today. You'd think being a boaty-type I'd have loads, but wrong sort of boat. The only thing I can come up with at the moment is:



CRY ME A RIVER by Michael Buble - or any other version.



Will have to have another thunk...



Deebee ~X~

MESSING ABOUT ON THE RIVER - Josh MacRae



CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER - Connie Francis

How about...



LONGER BOATS - Cat Stevens

#10 B&B - if you can find some way to get your address to me I'll put it in the post today and it should (postie willing) be with you tomorrow. I've requested friendship!

BANANA BOAT SONG - HARRY BELAFONTE



RIVERBOAT SONG - OCEAN COLOURSCENE



Hmm not much inspiration coming to me today :/

DON'T PASS ME BY - The Beatles



...and because it applies to the boat race as much as every other theme I have suggested it for without success (my version of "Twlilight"??)....



I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH - The Smiths

ROW THE BOAT TOGETHER - The Hollies



PICK UP THE OARS AND ROW - Randy Travis



OXFORD TOWN - Bob Dylan



BOAT ON THE RIVER - Styx

Thought of another one:



RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER by Dire Straits



And a special 'well done' to LuciesMum for thinking of an original song yesterday for an old theme. You clearly impressed the main man!



~X~

Good morning Simon, Team, NNYM and fellow blogpoppets.



Proof that Simon does indeed read this here blog ;-)



Struggling with the theme today (not complaining about it tho). Also struggling with workie type things so it's just one of those days!



X

MINGULAY BOAT SONG - The Corries (or Richard Thomson, or various others)





Or another HOIB candidate -



ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT - Sesame Street

THE RACE IS ON - DAVE EDMUNDS/STRAY CATS

Morning all



Do I dectect a bit of a smacked wrist for our collective moaning yesterday from Noisy?



Could I suggest for today



The Strokes - Light Nite



Cheers



A

SIT DOWN YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOAT - Stubby Kaye

I don't suppose there's any chance of SMOKE ON THE WATER by Deep Purple?



Thought not...



Oh, and while I think of it: Come on Cambridge!!!!!!



~X~

#17 Harry - I've sent you my details via a message on Facebook - probably won't appear on your Wall, but in messages, and will probably appear in your regular email Inbox too! Thanks so much!

Morning All



Rowboat - Johnny Cash



A.

'Opps Upside Your Head' by the Gap Band



Nickname was the boat song and everyone gets down on the floor and 'rows a boat'



Great fun

As I scrolled down the posts i was beginning to think I might be first with:



THE RIVERBOAT SONG by OCEAN COLOUR SCENE



but Zoe Double-Ewe beat me to it! ho and indeed hum

UNDER THE BRIDGE - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

I know it won't be popular with some on here but I love it



The River - Bruce Springsteen

'shout to the top' The Style council

LOST SOUL - Bruce Hornsby

NICE LEGS, SHAME ABOUT THE FACE - The Monks



This because it uses the rhyming slang "nice legs, shame about the boat race" and is the only song I can think of that uses the phrase "boat race"! Someone (Harry!?) will know - were The Monks actually Rick Hudson and John Ford from the Strawbs, who appeared as The Monks so that their cowls would hide their faces on TOTP and their record company wouldn't recognise them?

THE RIVER - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



THE RIVERBOAT SONG - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE



RIVER MAN - NICK DRAKE



THE RIVER OF DREAMS = BILLY JOEL

Morning all tricky theme and it is my short working day to day as well so not much thinking time! So here are my U2 songs for the day "Walk To The Water" or "Drowning Man".



GB

Morning All,



'Cry Me A River' Julie London



Hope it is a good day for everybody

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL



and that's definitely it for me. I think that was inspired by a colleague having a right row with a client - waaaah!!! I can't bear it. Deep breaths, calming thoughts...



~ x

NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO - Madness



DORRAINE OF PONTCHARTRAIN - Johnny Cash



SONG OF THE VIKING - Todd Rundgren

Will you look at the time! Nearly coffee time, and I've done nowt all useful. In work terms, that is. Must dash...



~X~

Another:-



f I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett

Morning All, simon, Crew



Might I suggest



ROWING SONG by PATTI GRIFFIN

Given the teams colours



'Have You Ever Had It Blue' The Style Council

Hey John Bray - thinking you may be a newbie to these parts - warmest welcomes - hope you can stick around and join in the fun :)



~ x

THERE'S NO BOAT LIKE A ROWBOAT - Perry Como



#36 - There are one or two other songs with the words "Boat Race" - For instance



ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - David Bowie (or Mott The Hoople, or Travis)

#37 - Nick Drake....enough said, KatyMac - top choice so far. If that doesn't get played then I am a Dutchman.



Yours faithfully,

Baxter van der Bertie.

Btw, B&B, I'm not ignoring you on Twitter it's just I don't often check my account(as I don't quite 'get' it).



~ x

'Here Comes That Sinking Feeling' Eurythmics

Morning all,



How about 'Cry me a river' by the glorious Alf Moyet...preferably not the Annie Lennox version - she's ok, I'm just sayin'....it's a bit too intense, in the way that she is.

Or 'Michael row your boat ashore', for our older listeners, it was sung by most Folk bands, perhaps Lonnie Donegan or VAL Doonican is slightly wide of even the new R2 target audience, BUT it is Folky Thursday, so dig out those old choons.

#47 - grrr! - yes, well spotted Alex. A funky little boat race indeed.

MUSCLE BOUND - SPANDAU BALLET



STRONG - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

I just googled for some song suggestions and came across one that made me chuckle, although I suppose I should take umbridge with it really but...



Nice legs shame about the face - The Monks



It has this line in it 'Nice legs shame about the boat race' :D



BTW #31 Sorry to have queered your pitch on The Riverboat Song, David from Colchester, but I'm sure we could share the mensh if it gets played :)

#49 - Studs With Boots - no worries!

#37 top choice - the thought of Nick Drake on R2 sends shivers down my spine...time for more introspective music methinks on Folky Thursday - for the goths amongst us who shrink at the sight of the sun beaming down!

#36 I was well and truly beaten to it there B&B ;D I am so slow typing and waiting to post etc, it's a wonder we weren't on page 2 already!

Morning each!



Still snuffly and wheezy here (the two most interesting of the dwarves, if you ask me!)...



Anyway, how about;



PROUD MARY - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (Rollin' on the river)



RIVERBOAT SONG - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE



Cheers!



Kev

#58 Morning Kev - please refer back to post #10!!!!



#57 ZUU - No worries. It's a fun song from way back when I was a wee bairn!



#56 - Suzie - Mr Ammo is a big fan of Nick Drake, and has described Northern Sky in the past as the most wonderful piece of music ever recorded (I agree!), so there's a fair "River Man" will get an airing. Fingers crossed...



"Betty came by on her way........"

@BaxterandBertie - Messrs Potter & Black on their broomsticks and speeding towards Cheshire; hope 'minimus' enjoys it. Let me know when they land safely.

#59 - if anyone comes across the word "chance" knocking about anywhere, please insert as appropriate into post 59.

And, just to confirm that no there's no silver lining without a cloud, I hear that daffodil farmers are complaining that the good weather has bought their blooms out too early and they can't harvest them quick enough. That pesky Sun!!!!!!

WAVES - BLANCMANGE

LET THE RIVER RUN - CARLY SIMON



I think that's it from me on the mensh chasing! Can't think of owt else anyway!! :D

I still feel as though you are all miles away - a very odd kind of disconnection ..



.. however, the 3 minute warning has had the desired effect - an hour on and we haven't reached the 100 post mark.



I am pleased that this new system gives those, who are not always able to post directly after the Dude announces the theme, an opportunity to join in the fun ...



:^)

#60 - you are very kind Harry, thank you so much.



I'm finding that 3 minutes is taking longer than expected on here today! The number of boiled eggs I have over-cooked already is getting troublesome.

#65 I hadn't thought of the time delay in that way Katy. I'm usually one of those who can't post directly after Noisy's blog post (mainly 'cost the boss is usually hovvering around), but I still find the 3 minute warning annoying!



T x

Baxter&B and Suzie - Riverman FTW!



:^)

Katy m' Maty, I don't know if it's coincidental but I've been able to make a few more suggestnios since the changes. Inspiratino may dry up now. On the whole, tho', I'd say I'm getting used to the new system :) x



~ x

Please remove the extraneous 't' that crept into my last post!



BTW appropos the sunny weather, has anyone else found that they are having to use antihistamines and eye drops a lot earlier this year?

#65 I think the delay is still very frustrating and disruptive, but I have to agree it's better for passers by and late comers.



However, it can be very disconcerting to see 120+ comments 10 mins or so after the blog was first posted!



I know when I'm busy there are times I've just not bothered as there were too many posts to trawl through.



Hopefully the powers that be can reduce the limit to say 90 seconds to give us some 'flow' back.



A

Just having another read of Simon's blog and wondering what 'fish sprinkles' might be!!!

#65 KatyMaty - that had occured to me as well. As one of those who is not always able to post directly, etc...



Haven't had a mensh since my ARFO 3 weeks ago... still, it's good to hear other blogpoppets getting a chance. Especially those who don't get lucky very often. Always puts a smile on my face.



~X~

@Tortie - I always work on the principle that these changes are made for a good reason. The amount of traffic on this site directly after they posted Simon's blog was tantamount to spammage. Crazy stuff. No wonder the site jumped and jiggled around.



Also it was increasingly obvious from remarks by listeners, as well as other people I know who just 'gave up' trying to compete, that the same people were getting mentioned on the show - ie. the early birds [and I count myself amongst those].



As a responsible broadcasting unit, I would imagine Beeb/Dude would not encourage this sort of bias ...

.. but hey, what do I know?





:^)

#65 & #71 - To repeat what I said yesterday, it's not the 3min delay in posting that bothers me, it's 100 post per page. When there are less than 100 comments, everything refreshes fine and it's easy to keep track. But, once we have more than one page it makes it very difficult to follow strands/themes. I don't understand why we can't have 500 comments to the page?

my post to Tortie #74 could apply to the posts that have been posted since I composed it and posted it ....





... any chance of getting the word 'post' in again!?





:^D

SIX MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT - SPLIT ENZ

Deebee, re what you said on post#21, my husband came up with that as I told him I was trying to think of a song for Simon on what was an 'old theme' and being a BTO fan, he came up with it, so I can't really take the credit for it! Not sure my OH would think of such an appropriate song for today and I can't think of specifically a 'rowing' oary/rowlocky type of song!!!



Must get one of Katy's thinking hats on!!!!

#67



Tortie - I misread your post - had visions of your boss 'hoovering around' you when you first arrived at the office!

#79 Katy - I typed that originally, but because of the 3 minute warning, was able to edit before posting!

#78



LuciesMum - the only song title for that word that springs to mind is:



NEVER MIND THE ROWLOCKS - EX PISTOLS





COXWAINS and GUNWHALES however are proving tricky to place ...

Messing About On The River by Josh Macrae



Alone Again Oar by Love

any track from Buddy Miles album, Expressway To Your Scull.

Had a think and how about.....



THE CLAPPING SONG ~ Shirley Ellis



Lucie's mum x





3, 6, 9

The goose drank wine

The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line

The line broke, the monkey got choked

And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat

Clap clap...... etc

I know it's early for puns but it's all I can think of.....



Blades of Glory - Bon Jovi



x

#75



Hi Harry - a 100 posts should take us up to around midday - perhaps that's a cut off time for the Choon Chooser ?

It certainly makes his/her job easier - only 100 posts, most of them with the relevant songs, to look at.



But agree, it is a few clicks too many for my liking, and has turned my Hat Gathering into a proper obstacle course ...

#74 - This may well be true KatyMac, but there isn't a similar limitation imposed upon the Tweetish responders - they for whom the Tweet is the route of reponse can send as many Tweets in as they like, seconds apart, all within seconds of Mr Ammo's own Tweet, all day. Though - I have noticed several times recently late blog entries getting mentions - I can't remember if it was Paul or John recently who got a mention for a song posted really late in the blog, which I thought was great.



I have a sneaking feeling this is a good pun-friendly topic, but I am not going to say anything.....other than:



NEVER MIND THE ROWLOCKS, IT'S THE SEX PISTOLS

Just thought - Simon... you're listening out for a chiff-chaff? Isn't Twitter the place to go?

#85 B&B - already said it. lol [#81]





LET IT ROW - ERIC CLAPTON

#76 - just had a thought composed and posted, could be combined to be composted? Absolutely none intended, just a thought as I said. I agree with everything you say, you're always so wise and reasoned too. xxx



Tortie - I just had a mental image of your boss vacuuming round your chair (not that I even know what your boss looks like but you get my drift - oh dear, an example of compost I think ;) )



~ x

Re: Simon's fish aversion, as a decendant as he is of the Vikings, perhaps in a previous life (whilst pillaging n' that) you had too much of the pesky stuff (which would after all have been your main protein intake) and so now have a dislike of it...it's the only answer.

I would recommend this book to get you salivating and get your DNA thinking of the 'Old Country' : 'Scandinavian cookbook' by Trina Hahnemann (I'm presuming that links to Amazon are not allowed...

We were looking in it for recipies to make on Saturday evening, to celebrate/commiserate the ending of 'The Killing' series on BBC 4.

Sensible song alert!



RIVER OF DREAMS - BILLY JOEL



x

LuciesMum and the fish sprinkles thingy ...





When Dude said mushrooms were the work of the devil, I was in agreement.



I also have a natural aversion to overwhelming fishy stuff- especially 'whole' fish/seafood/crustacea/mollusks - etc. Anything with eyes, tentacles, suckers, claws, shells, bones ... I would continue, but I'm making myself a bit barfy. lol.



The sprinkles are something to do with the bits I've mentioned above, perhaps?

Wow Suzie - we were writing about the fish thing at the same time. I hadn't seen your post ...





.. but while I'm waiting for my statutory 3 minutes, I shall add that my OH was well into The Killing - couldn't tear him away ..



:^)

#91 hope you don't mind sharing, Katy.



All I can think of re fish sprinkles is the goldfish food which stinks to high heaven and is of the sprinking variety. I hope Nigel is not considering using this as an ingredient.



X

#93: Katie, you will then be leased to hear that as of Saturday 'The Killing' finally ends, when the resumée at the start will be longer than the show - and there have been more Red Herrings than on a trawlerman's boat.

Your OH (OM?) will be returned to normal Saturday settings.

As a Twin Peaks fan waaay back when, it is so like that, but without the scary dwarf and cherry pie.

Please add a 'P' wherever you feel it's needed above

Now I really must get out into the Uni Parks and chase some squirrels or they'll think they can have all the buried nuts...

#97 - now... there's a sentence I didn't expect to read today...

Afternoon everyone



Love Simon's gentle way of admonishing a b******ing :-)



For today's tunes can I respectfully suggest the following:



"Caught By The River" by Doves, in honour of those who have succumbed to the water rather than the opposition in the race's history. And because I like the song.



Or alteratively:



"Travelling Riverside Blues" by Led Zeppelin, Jimmy's finest solo

Katy Mac #92, you're maybe right about the 'fish sprinkles' thing... or maybe Nige crushes crabs and sprinkles them on his fish and chips!!!



Like you I hate mushrooms and couldn't bear to eat anything that lives inside a shell (including snails) but I love fish and chips, smoked haddock, cod, haddock and salmon, but nothing that lives inside a shell!