Hi Simon



How about



LOOKING FOR CLUES - ROBERT PALMER



WE ARE DETECTIVE - THOMPSON TWINS



Cheers,



Kev

Morning Simon and teeeeeeeeem blog!



WE ARE DETECTIVE - THOMPSON TWINS



and



LOOKING FOR CLUES - ROBERT PALMER



should kick start proceedings, I feel!



Amore, in spades.



Deevs

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WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - ELVIS COSTELLO

Good Morning again



SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY – Wet Wet Wet



IT’S A MYSTERY - Toyah

OMG im number 3 :-)

timing is EVERYTHING !



Morning all :-)

VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY - Kinks

Morning All,



CHRISTIE LEE - Billy Joel

Morning all



Can I suggest



Its a mystery - Toyah



Cheers



A

HOTEL DETECTIVE - They Might Be Giants



PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS - Dire Straits

I always wanted to be Toyah when I was a weeny one ......!



Simon - is it me you're looking for!?!?!?



Deevs

x

'pologies Billie - didn't see your #4!

Morning All,



Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles



Laters



A.

FILL ME IN - Craig David !

Whodunnit - by Tavares I think

Morning all, techie problems at the office today but the good news is I can still see the internet! Network solutions take time anyway!



Can I endorse the choice of Thompson Twins "We Are Detective" as already selected at #1 and #2. My U2 song for the day is "Sweetest Thing" as when I think of Miss Marple I always imagine sugar and saccharin and with Jennifer Garner now cast I think sweet sums it up.



GB

Morning All,



'Murder On The Dance Floor' Sophie Ellis-Bextor



Hoping it is a good day for one and all

YOUNGER GIRL - Lovin' Spoonful/Critters

Another:-



Mystery - Hugh Laurie, lol



A.

Slightly left field but what about



The Jam - The Bitterest pill



after all there's usually plenty of cyanide and other nasties in there!



A

Good morning again, everyone.



My suggestion:



BLUE TRAIN by MAURA O'CONNELL or LINDA RONSTADT



(The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie - Poirot not Marple but i hope that's close enough :-)

#6 Good choice Billie, but I prefer the Kate Rusby version :)



LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS - Nancy Sinatra

Simon - I'm having a bit of U2 day in the office today!



x

'Back Stabbers' The O'Jays

SECRET AGENT - Bee Gees (or Melissa Etheridge, or various others)



PRIVATE EYES - Hall and Oates

#20 From the Transatlantic Sessions: Maura O'Connell with James Grant and Nanci Griffith:



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

Hello again Simon and everyone!



MYSTERY LADY ~ Billy Ocean



MYSTERIOUS GIRL ~ Peter Andre



Lucie's Mum x

Murder 101 - The Wallflowers

Simon,



Got to be Killing me softly by Roberta Flack.



Great song for a great show!



Cheers, Ian

Morning All,



Bit gloomy here in NW Essex



Miss Marple, so soon after Midsomer Murders? I'm not grumbling, Simon! Honest! Now I've got to think of something different!



How about:



BABY JANE by ROD STEWART (Jane Marple?)



or BICYCLE RACE by QUEEN





Mcw x

Hang on, ive thought of another one.



DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - BILLY J KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS

Or



THE KNITTING SONG by BILL ODDIE? (I seem to remember Joan Hickson knitting a lot in MM)



Or



THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER by MANFRED MANN (as there is always something happening at the Vicarage!)

"Rape, murder!

It’s just a shot away

It’s just a shot away"



Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones



A fantabulous song and one of my favourites





A.

#29 & #31 Madchick - I admire your original and adventurous thinking but I fear the effort is wasted. My experience is that I only get a mensh if I suggest the blindingly obvious LOL

Morning Simon, team, NNYM and jolly blogsters,



SHE'S A LADY - TOM JONES



LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE



(I bet Miss Marple does a wicked seville orange version for the WI stall at the village fete.... but the "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" line just seems wrong in so many ways!)



(#29 madchick, agree this is a bit soon after the Midsomer menshes...)

Good monrning all



Slightly misty, slightly sunny here.



I know very well that this won't be chosen, but I decided to be different today and all the obvious ones have gone anyway, so, how about:



LOSING MY MIND by JULIA MCKENZIE



She is the most recent TV incarnation of Miss Marple; the song is from the Sondheim musical 'Follies' and a lot of the suspects in Marple stories do seem to be losing their minds at certain times!



Back later



Tortie x

#33 JBG- The tunes played for the Midsomer theme were



Another One Bites The Dust by Queen

Looking For Clues by Robert Palmer (my choice!)

Banks Of The Ohio by ONJ

and Murder On The Dancefloor by SEB



It will be interesting to see if there are any repeats this evening. ;-)



Incidentally, that theme was also on a Wednesday..........I have far too much time on my hands!

How about....



Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

Hello Unc. Long time no blog. Hope all's dandy in Unc World!











How's about .....



I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING OFR - U2



Deevs

x

I'm not too bad thanks Cheryl, how's you?



How about a nod to how the televisual detective always solves the crime, the bad guys get caught and everything is always okay with the world afterwards?



A-HA - The Sun Always Shines On TV

SEARCHING - Lynyrd Skynyrd (or Cyndi Lauper, or Led Zeppelin)

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Weren't we discussing on the blog only the other day about how nice it would be if guests turned up just for a chat, rather than having something to promote? Good radio indeed!



As I've had two menshes this week already, I'm going to sit this one out. Some good choices above already though - I have a feeling it's going to be another good day for the bloggers.



Deebee ~X~



PS #10 - No



;o)

Unc



Things in ChezWorld are dandy. Life in the Midlands is proving to be a very happy life. I've recently embarked on a home study course to re-train as a nutritionist and am still gritting my teeth, and grinning and bearing the dull day job!



The diet's going well, and I've found a new passion for exercise - who knew!?!?!



Cheryl x

#36 Madchick. You and Katy are the fountains of all DT knowledge.



By the way, driving around at 9.30 last night, as you do, I heard a little of the Miranda and Jon Holmes show. Really quite good, and worth a listen-again.

Good Morning Each!



Ladies and Gentleman, I present for you pleasure and, if I may make so bold, edification, a short Miss marple story.



'Murder Incorporated' by Bruce Springsteen



'The Spinsters Almanac' by Christine Fellows



'Amateur Hour' by Sparks



'Too Many Clues In This Room' by Gordon Lightfoot



'Murder Weapon' by Tricky



'I Stand Accused' by Elvis Costello



'The Twist' by Chubby Checker



'Who Dunnit' by Tavares



'I Stand Accused' by Isaac Hayes



'Guilty' by Marina And The Diamonds



'Guilty' by Barbara Streisand



'Guilty Of The Crime' by The Eagles



'The Old Laughing Lady' by Neil Young



'Tea And Sympathy' by Janis Ian



'Chocolate Cake' by Crowded House.



I thank you!

Everyone has their own epiphany in their own time ;-)



.....even for exercise.

Sorry, #45 was aimed at #42.



I feel like a bingo caller ;-)

WHO DUNNIT? - Genesis



MURDER CITY - green Day



IS IT A CRIME? - Sade

Good Morning All :)



A bit late to the party today, but better late than never!



I listened to Wilbur Smith with interest, and was glad to hear that his ideas about 'woman' had changed over the years, as I think I wasn't all that wrong to judge his earlier books by their covers!



It is grey, damp and pretty darn miserable here too, this morning. I miss the Spring sunshine already :( But on the plus side I won't have to mow the lawn now , every cloud...



The mister used to be quite fond of Trigger Happy TV, but other than that I don't really know much about Dom Joly, so I shall listen with interest.



SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON for today's oldies please.

WE CAN WORK IT OUT - Beatles



or just WORK IT OUT - Destiny's Child or Usher or Def Leppard

A nifty 50?

Hows about a quick return of the celebratory Sheffield Wave, seeing as a Sheffielder got the half century?



For Tortie...



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A couple more for the theme...



(I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT - CUTTING CREW



DON'T FEAR THE REAPER - THE BLUE OYSTER CULT

HEY GRANDMA by MOBY GRAPE:a good rocking tune (perhaps a contender for the Midweek Mosh ) with lyrics Hey Grandma, you're so young, your old man is just a boy



JANE by JEFFERSON STARSHIP

LOL Unc! You have to be quick on this 'ere blog.



And my "hash" key is bwoked ..... grrrrrrrrrr!



x

#51 Thank you, PoS. I wondered what we were going to do in Katy Milliner's absence!



A splednid Sheffield Wave!

Morning all



Deebee, did I read that correctly. They took your money for a comedy gig 18 months before it's going to happen? That's outrageous, and I think worse than just about any music concert I've ever been to.

I'm off for a bit. As Pete And Dud so memorably sang "Goodbye".

Hi Simon,



How about "Bang Bang (He Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra as an opener?

sweet little mystery-wet wet wet



whodunnit-tavares



watching the detectives-elvis costello



we are detective-thompson twins



murder she wrote-chaka demus&pliers

#56 Ken, I have bought tickets in the past over a year in advance... and I also bought tickets around August 2010 for We Will Rock You in 2012, even though I've seen it loads of times already! I wanted a specific date for my friend's birthday pressie and our favourite seats too...



It does seem ridiculous to buy tickets so far in advance with Ticketmaster not only getting use of our money for well over a year, but they also charge a booking fee plus it was £3.25 to either print my own tickets, to collect them from the theatre or to have them sent... I always choose the latter as I don't see why we should pay so much for a 41p (?) stamp or for the privilege of using my own printer!

Hello everyone



Two from Neil Diamond

I'm on to you, or

I'm Guilty

#56, #60 we bought tickets to see Peter Kay last November a year earlier (Nov 2009). I always have the tickets sent, as I would probably lose them for something so far in advance!

#57 Very amusing Paul, a nod to Mr Mayo's Hello reference :D



It's dinny time for me, so not a song, but in the words of dear old Arnie "I'll be back!"

I shot the sheriff

Looking through the windows by The Jackson 5

Of Crime and Passion Duran Duran

murder on the dance floor

Somebodys watching you Rockwell

Anything by The Police

Sargeant Rock is going to help me XTC

Anything by Tony Christie

Watching the detectives - Elvis Costello

Hi Simon,

A big well done to #44, but I'd also like to suggest...

MYSTERIOUS WAYS by U2

and if you're really struggling (I can't believe I'm writing this) but

MYSTERIOUS GIRL by Peter Andre ????????????????????

Um, no!

Hi Zoe UU



Have your read blog. Have left a comment...such as it is.



A.

#66 Aw thank you Alice :) I'll pop off and have a look...

#56 #60 and #62 I know, it does seem a bit daft booking tickets so far in advance, and I did think twice about it. But they have you over a barrel - if you wait till nearer the time, the tickets are either sold out or you end up so far away from the stage you might as well stay at home and watch a DVD. And although the tickets weren't cheap, they weren't anywhere near as exhorbitant as others I've seen.



Zoe - meant to say, I've read your blog (and PoS and Alice's comments). Another very thought-provoking piece of writing - well done! I only seem to be able to manage flippancy in most of mine.



~X~

#68 Thank you Deebee :) I like light-hearted stuff too, I just go where the mood takes me really. All I ever hope to do with my blog is provoke a bit of thinking, so if it does, job done! I hope you will keep on with your blog writing, it doesn't all have to be serious stuff, so long as it chimes a cord with folk whatever the subject matter.

#22 Deevs your musical taste is excellent today.



GB

Good afternoon from a wet and and slightly windy part of Essex.



Bit late to join the party but going to have a go anyway:



IT WASN'T ME by Shaggy

LYING IN THE ARMS OF MARY by The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver (Miss Marple lives in St Mary Mead)

MIRROR MIRROR by Dollar (The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a Miss Marple book))

RUBY TUESDAY by The Rolling Stones (Miss Marple first appeared in a short story called The Tuesday Night Club)

I DID WHAT I DID FOR MARIA by Tony Christie (as in a murderer explaining their crime plus the word Christie - see what I did there!)



Laters.

Afternoon all



I don't know alot about Miss Marple, although I had a lovely look around Agatha Christie's house near Dartmouth last year ..



But isn't her first name Jane? How about BABY JANE by Rod Stewart?



I had Watching The Detective played last year for The Bill theme, but you can never have enough Elvis Costello IMHO



x

Love the idea of Thompson Twins and Elvis Costello but my choice after all the fuss over Miss Christies age ........



YOUNG GIRL ........ Gary Pucket and the Union Gap .......

#71 I heard Tony Christie on Johnnie Walker's Sounds Of The Seventies on Sunday :) (He's a Sheffield lad y'know!) JW played I Did What I Did For Maria during the show, hadn't heard that song for ages.



#72 I used to be a fan of the Joan Hickson BBC Miss Marple series, but the recent ITV adaptations are a bit style over substance for me, though there have been some good actors in them.



She is indeed called Jane Marple.

Just seen this on the local jobs web-site and had to share:



CASUAL POOL OF VIRGERS

We are seeking to recruit a pool of Casual Virgers.



What more can I say!

And then this one:



Fully Skilled Fab/ Welder



Ladies, we're all looking for a fab welder aren't we?

#69 Aww, thanks Zoe. I have started writing another one - and the one after that will probably be about my trip to New York :-)



LOL Alison! Have you not got enough to do this afternoon?



~X~

# 77 Afternoon off to do all my chores, but not many choon suggestions from me today ..



Just typing up the minutes from a riveting meeting at lunchtime and scrolling through the jobs ads at the same time ..



I thought verger was spelt with an E, but obviously the Cathedral think otherwise ..

#78 As someone at work but not anything riveting to do, apparently virger is an alternative spelling of verger, and is mainly obsolete, but is still used as the official title for the role, esp at some cathedrals, St Paul's being one of them.



A

# 78 Thank you, font of all knowledge .. making the most of the last few days of this tax year?

#80 You're welcome.



Yes I'm tidying up all those things I've put off for months as March is generally quiet for me. Roll on post 6 Apr when the rollercoaster starts again!

# 81 I'm going to do my husband's Self Assessment in April this year, rather than on January 19th like last time .. a big selling point is that we'll know if we can go on holiday :-)

#82 The only ones who usually send their stuff in for me to do in April are those who think they've got a repayment due, like sub-contractors!



I wish a few more did as then I wouldn't be working 6 days a week all December and January.



A

#80 Was 'font' of all knowledge a deliberate pun...?



;o)

#84 - I think that's verging on the ridiculous! ;)

# 84 Of course! x

Good afternoon Simon, Team, NNYM and the few blogpoppets who seem to be around ;-)



Very late to the party today. Can't see when this busy period is going to end. When those who can make a decision stop changing their minds I guess. Very frustrating week though :-(. Made all the better for my mensh last night, thank you Simon and NNYM.



Will be listening out for bloggers menshes tonight.



Only 22 sleeps til my next hol!



X

Good Afternoon Everyone.



I'm EARLY!

#88 - I think it's a good job you are Billie as the tumbleweed has been blowing through here this afternoon, with a couple of noble exceptions! ;)



A

I have been dropping by from time to time but I didn't feel I could contribute in any way. So, for once in my life, I remained quiet.



I have spent the afternoon reading so today will conclude with me being slightly better informed if not a penny richer :-)



Enjoy the show. I hope everyone who wants a mensh gets one.



See you all tomorrow.

#89 See what you mean Andy. Didn't take long to catch up.

I think as the topic is unfortunately similar to the midsomer murders one its not stimulated that many choices.



But hopefully we'll all get a mensh tonight.



A

Has anyone suggested Dire Straits - Private Investigations ?

Good menshes for Simon W and Deevs!



#92 My lack of participation today has nothing to do with the choice of theme. I just thought as our esteemed leader has already been generous to me this week I would give the mensh chasing a rest - see my post #41. I like to be fair...



;o)

I missed the menshes!

Well Done Simon and Deevs

Heard those though.



Well done Paul and WhateverNext!

Evening all!



I got shot as planned (see yesterday #122) and have been feeling odd all day. Never mind - both projects signed off to go live so now wrapping up all the niggly things.



Heard menshes for Deevs and Simon W - well done! I heard Tavarres but didn't catch any names. Well done to whoever got it.



A-G

#36 Chickster - Interesting!



Don't remember who went for it tonight - but no mensh.

#36 Well I'm glad that it was the Queen track that was repeated....! (No mention for the person who suggested it though, another of Noisy's perhaps?



Well done Deevs, Simon, you youngster,you! ;-), Paul o'Sheff and Whatever Next!