Good Morning Simon



Good Morning All



Suggest -



PRINCE CHARMING - Adam & The Ants



CINDERELLA ROCKERFELLA - Esther & Abi Ofarim

Morning all



HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF by Duran Duran

(THE ANGELS WANT TO WEAR MY) RED SHOES - Elvis Costello

WILD WOOD by Paul Weller

FAIRYTALE - ALEXANDRA RYBAK

it won the eurovision in 2009, cherub likes it :-)

MIRROR MIRROR - Dollar (!)

Morning all



LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - Bucks Fizz



Back later



Tortie x

FANTASY - Earth Wind & Fire

Man ! the largest Magpie ive ever seen just landed on the guttering - I thought it was going to hit the window ! Now theres a noisy bird Simon.

Good Morning All :)



I can't tell you how much I looking forward to hearing Michael Sheen on Drivetime, I love him! Excited that he's going to be in a Doctor Who episode (Maybe only narrating, but still!) He was one of my choices for the Doctor role when the show came back, but he's a big star now, and rightly so!!



Twins off on Easter hols so sadly I won't be hanging around for the chat :(



Not sure I can think of any oldies, I've only had a few hours sleep and my brain isn't working yet!

Hi Simon. You were extremely fortunate - we were all over you the second half and should have drawn!



A long shot.....DANCING WITH THE MOONLIGHT KNIGHT by GENESIS from their incredible Selling England by the Pound Album...



Now I know its a bit long as a track, but you could make yourself a coffee or check your tweets!!!

Good morning everyone.



Can I suggest the song nominated for Best Traditional Song at the BBC Folk awards:



STICK STOCK by EMILY PORTMAN



a gorgeous little fairy story!

WITCHCRAFT - Frank Sinatra



SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN - Sammy Davis or The Muppets!

#10 Zoe, I didn't know that Michael Sheen was going to be in Doctor Who - can't wait!



I'll have to listen on the ithingy to his chat with Simon (legs, bums & tums class gets in the way on Mondays).



Will you have any extra help whilst the twins are on their Easter break?

Good Morning Simon & Drive Team









Here are some I prepared earlier:



FAIRYTALE – DANA



CINDERELLA ROCKAFELLA – ESTHER & ABI OFARIM



CINDERELLA – BRITNEY SPEARS



FAIRYTALE – ALEXANDER RYBAK [EUROVISION WINNER]



MOONLIGHT SHADOW – MIKE OLDFIELD/MAGGIE RILEY



WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW - NICK CAVE AND KYLIE

JACK AND JILL - RAYDIO !

How about...



CRY WOLF - AHA



LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT



LADY IN RED - CHRIS DE BURGH - Cheese on a stick but I'd smile if it got played!



HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO - BONNIE TYLER



That's about the best I can do, rubbish attempt that it was! :D



Btw did anyone watch The Walking Dead on Five last night? The ad breaks every 5 minutes drove me crazy, but I liked the show, will keep watching I think.

MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Steppenwolf

#14 Good Morning Tortie :)



I think Michael Sheen is either in, or at least narrating in the Doctor Who episode that Neil Gaiman wrote. I could be wrong about the ep though, hopefully he will mention it later. I know that Simon has mentioned that child 3 is a DW fan, so hopefully he'll be primed to ask MS about it :)



We have the twins booked in for 3 days holiday club this week and next, but this week is Wed, Thurs & Fri, but we do get our weekly respite on Monday nights, so that's good because neither of the twins have been sleeping very well since the clock change and lighter nights/mornings :(



Hope you and everyone else has a lovely day today xxx

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT - Whitney Houston



CRY WOLF - A-HA

Morning All,



'Cinderella Rockefella' Esther and Abi Ofarim



Hope it is a good day for everybody

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - THE POGUES & KIRSTY MACCOLL

Ooo this song was used as the title music for The Tenth Kingdom (a TV series on Sky about Fairy Tale stuff)



WISHING ON A STAR - ROSE ROYCE



It's a pretty cracking song too :)



I can hang around a bit whilst everyone has their brekkie.

Good morning Simon, Team and fellow blogpoppets!



Hope everyone is fine and dandy and enjoyed the weekend sunshine. We had a good couple of days at the bolthole. 3 viewings - no feedback yet but fingets crossed. One lady was scared of a pheasant (it was sitting on log store, stealing food from the bird feeder) - perhaps she should re-think her move to the country.



I wrote my dissertation on fairy tales so you would think that I would have tunes in abundance. I don't. Thinking hat required.



Will try to swing by later.



A-G

LET YOUR HAIR HANG DOWN - Tremeloes



L'IL RED RIDING HOOD - Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs

Morning all,

How lovely for Simon to have made it to the seaside for the weekend - jealous!

We had a blocked drain (the smelly kind) and birthday dinner out, Baptism and confirmation and topped it off with a BBQ (unknowingly next to the blocked drain...if only I'd have known..)

I am particuarly rubbish on a Monday morning - and will need to think about this theme some more - but need to know, am I the only one with a jumping blog??!

LITTLE BLUE RIDING HOOD



ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET - Both Stan Freberg

#26 The blog is jumping here too! I thought at first it was me, but it is definitely the blog!!

WONDROUS PLACE - Billy Fury



WONDROUS STORIES - Yes

Don't need much of an excuse to request this ...







THE RIDDLE - NIK KERSHAW

I thought love was only true in Fairy Tales



I'M A BELIEVER - Neil Diamond/Monkees

I don't think there's much of chance of this being played, a little risqué, but as I've commented on FB that I would like to hear it more on the radio I suppose I'd better request it:



THE WIDOW by THE POOZIES

Good Morning,



Good luck with the A12, Simon. I think I heard Bobby mention it in a couple of bulletins...



How's about:



NEVER ENDING STORY by Limahl



HAPPY EVER AFTER by Julia Fordham

#26 & 28 - jumping blog here too!

Blog jumping here too!



Thought of one:



THE RED SHOES - Kate Bush



A-G

Morning all



A litle tired this morning as spent the weekend tidying up the allotment and putting a new fence up.



Could I suggest



LITTLE RED ROOSTER - HOWLING WOLF



Could also double as the blues showstopper.



Cheers



A

Can we safely assume that the blog jumps for everyone?







;^)

We could Katy, but it doesn't jump when I'm at home!

#37 Hmmmmm, Katy, as they say, assumption is the mother of all **** ups. Having said that, it is jumping here :-)

THIS KISS - FAITH HILL



Because there's a mention of Cinderella and Snow White in the lyrics :)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CELINE DION AND PEABO BRYSON



BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - DAVID BOWIE



BABES IN THE WOOD - MATCHBOX



MY NAME IS JACK - MANFRED MANN

Just for Tortie



JACK IN THE GREEN - JETHRO TULL



A



;)

Morning all!



Tardy Williams here. Sorry for not being around recently. Loadsa work!



Hope you're all well and enjoying the sunshine.



My choices today;



HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN



DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT TILL IT'S GONE - CINDERELLA



and my go for the HOIB today...wait for it...



HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN - DANNY KAYE



Enjoy!



Kev

Morning all



Just the one suggestion for the bin today



Fairytale - Court Yard Hounds

#42 you're too kind Andy :-)

PART OF YOUR WORLD - ARIEL THE LITTLE MERMAID



SLEEPING SATELLITE - TASMIN ARCHER

Morning All,



Lovely sunny morning here, the poor birds are being drowned out by the gas gun crow scarers - sounds like we are in the middle of a war zone!! I tell you, living in the country is not always as quiet as you think!!



Now every fairy story usually has a witch, so how about



WITCHCRAFT by ROBERT PALMER



WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS by REDBONE



Or THE WIZARD by PAUL HARDCASTLE



madchickster x

Morning all,



Glorious weekend, glorious Monday, glorious week ahead



Bit late to the party today, but can i suggest:



THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - ARETHA FRANKLIN

# 42 As a committed TULL fan I have to give my celestial blessing to Andy Toverson's wise and esteemed choice of JACK IN THE GREEN

Blog jumps in between writing and posting - doing funny things to my eyes!!!

THE LAUGHING GNOME - DAVID BOWIE

Another suggestion:



SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME - Miles Davis



Can I also second Ken's Court Yard Hounds suggestion please?

CASTLES MADE OF SAND - JIMI HENDRIX



CASTLES IN THE AIR - DON MCLEAN

BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - SANTANA



PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON - PETER PAUL AND MARY



Oh, and remember all those fairy tales that feature baddies in the guise of Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.



Nice day all, be good.

NEEDLES & PINS - Smokie



(Sleeping Beauty, pricked finger)

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING - Nancy Sinatra



(Puss in Boots, Jack's 7 League Boots etc)

I lied, I just though of another one:



BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN - Living In a Box

Morning all,



I won't be on here much this week, busy in work.



But FAIRY TALE - Toni Braxton

I think.....I'll go along with #33.



Limahl - Never Ending Story



And the blog is jumping more than Carl Lewis at the Olympics.

ooh ooh, always time for one or two more



WISHING WELL - FREE or TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY





(Don't ask me exactly which fairy tale features a wishing well, but it just seems to fit, somehow, maybe..)

Good Morning Each!



'YOU NEED HANS' by MAX BYGRAVES



No, seriously, I've shaken off that rubbish song thging, I think!



To bring delight to one particular blogger, may I suggest...



'Happily Ever After' by Hafdis Huld



and...



'King Of The Fairies' by Aine Minogue (Check her out)



also...



'Once Upon a Time' by Smashing Pumpkins

Did I kill the blog, or is everyone enjoying Aine Minogue?

It's raining again... OH NO ! It's raining again.... OH NO !



That's not a song suggestion, just a statement.

ONCE UPON A DREAM - BILLY FURY



ONCE UPON A LONG AGO - PAUL MCCARTNEY



ONCE UPON A TIME - MARVIN GAYE AND MARY WELLS



ONCE UPON A TIME - TOM JONES



ONCE UPON A TIME - THE POGUES











[with thanks to Guinness Book of Hit Singles]

Caffeine-ated I return with a suggestion, that if played, I will EAT my hat:

QUEEN'S 'Fairy Feller's master stroke' from the gloriously over the top Queen II album.

The days before they got radio friendly..so I suppose I just nailed one in my own coffin, but at least my hat is safe (it's a green crocheted beret, as you ask).



Have a nice afternoon y'all, let's hope the rain predicted by the BBC weather page does not arrive until I get home on my bike!

#64 lol Katy ! stop cheating :-)



Not that I ever have in any shape or form - of course I didn't have said book open when I was on pop master, what are you insinuating ???

#62

Aine Minogue - an anagram shurely?









DON'T PAY THE FAIRYMAN - CHRIS DE BURGH

american pie-don mclean(it starts by going long long time ago)



cinderella rockafeller-ester and abi ofarim



happy ever after-julia fordham



romeo and juliet-dire straits

Good afternoon Simon, Team, NNYM and fellow bloggers.



Hope all is well in blogpoppetland. Afraid my job is taking up all my time and energy at the mo so no choon selections or chatting from me. No idea how long this will go on for but I go on my holibobs a week on Thursday so there is light at the end of the tunnel ;-)



Will try to catch up later



X

#65 We need the rain Suzie! Reservoirs already down to 80% full in some areas apparently.

How about The Temptations and "Get Ready"? It's not often that you get the lyrics 'fe fi fo fum' in a song...



ambulancechaser

Under Your THUMB - Godley & Creme ( Tom Thumb)

Sister Golden Hair - America ( RAPUNZEL)

Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band

Sisters are doing it for themselves - Aretha Franklin ( CINDERELLA)

London Calling - The Clash ( DICK WHITTINGTON)

Say i'm your number one - PRINCESS

Would I lie to you Charles and Eddie ( RED RIDING HOOD)

Evil Woman - ELO ( Snow White)

A bit late I know... and not checked out the other songs choices...



LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ~ Smokie



Please Simon x

Simon,



Loved Michael Sheen in The Damned United. Superb portrayal of the great Brian Clough.

How about a very unseasonal but still excellent song, Fairytale of New York - Pogues?!



Nic

Has anyone requested:



FAIRY CROSS THE MERSEY by GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS

#75 Fairy Nuff :-)

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD by Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs

MARY, MARY by The Monkees

WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF by Barbra Streisand

HI-HEELED SNEAKERS by Tommy Tucker

SEXY CINDERELLA by Lynden David Hall

PUSS N BOOTS by Adam & The Ants

OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD by Gap Band (reference to Jack & Jill)

WALKING THE DOG by Rufus Thomas (reference to Mary, Mary)





There's also a song BANG BANG LULU, which references the nursery rhyme character, Tommy Tucker. I don't know who it's by.

The twins have gone to respite, so I can kick back and relax ready for Drivetime and some Michael Sheen goodness :)



I have loved his interpretations of Kenneth Williams (Fantabulosa) Brian Clough (The Damned United) David Frost (Frost and Nixon) and Tony Blair (The Deal, The Queen & The Special Relationship) But he does more than a mere impersonation, he inhabits them and brings them to life as fully rounded and flawed individuals. It annoys me that people dismiss him as an impersonator, I hope he'll get more recognition in the future. I think I read somewhere that he was going to be giving his Hamlet on stage this year, I would love to see that, as I saw him in Amadeus at the Sheffield Lyceum years ago and would love to see him on stage again :)

#78 Hi Zoe, I've only seen Michael Sheen in The Damned United and must agree, he was excellent. It was more than mere impersonation.

How about

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

The Red Shoes - Kate Bush

Even Trolls Love to Rock and Roll - Tony Joe White

Hi Harry :) Hope you're having a good day. You've probably guessed by now that Michael Sheen is one of my favourite actors! LOL



I seem to recall another Sheen was making waves this time last week! Though best not revisited methinks!!

#81 Zoe, I'm having a really good day, lots of customers. School holidays and the rain is keeping them off the fells; perfect! LOL



I was the getting the impression that you liked Michael Sheen a little ;-)

#82 I am glad to hear that you are getting plenty of custom :) Sounds like the rain has already arrived there, we had a threat of rain earlier, but the sun's shining again now.

#83 Sun has broken out here, too. Looks like it might be a nice evening. The best weather for me, as far as trade is concerned, is for it to threaten rain until lunchtime and then brighten up in the afternoons. Am I being selfish?

OK - m'dear blog chums - next Monday it is - the 18th - for the op.



Now listen here. I am still cherishing all the wonderful marvellous inspiring goodwill that you conveyed to me before. Please don't feel you have to repeat all this. I have more than enough to sustain me.



I won't mention it again because it's a whole week away - plus, there's always the chance it may not happen. I have heard they saved the life of the emergency that took my slot - 7 hours of surgery. How magnificent is that?



Some musings ...



.. this may be a 'quiet week' - a few of our chatterboxes are otherwise engaged - BertieandBaxter at the London Book Fair [hope my daughter drops by to say hello to him], Tootsy Bootsy is with her family in Scotland, Deebee is Big Appling it ... etc etc. Others, like Moppet are just plain busy.



I'm not going anywhere for a few days so could well make a nuisance of myself. I can feel a totally pointless list coming on [Noooooo!- I hear from Mr of Sheffield] ..



Zoe m'dear - your post in fb about the relentless cheerful bank holidaying that occurs at this time of year made me stop and think - you may have noticed that I'm not one to be 'told' what I should be thinking and feeling - eg: sun/beach/bbq doesn't whip me up into the frenzy of sheep-like excitement it seems to do for normal people .. anyway, just wanted to say that I completely understand that one man's meat is another man's .. etc etc. You are in my thoughts and if you can get into here for a spell now and again, I hope we can be the cup that cheers.

xx

#85. Ooh, you are lovely. I'll have you know, though, that I quite like a list, and indeed developed a marked one on Saturday, after my own lack of sheep(Well, Rams, actually) based excitement. Sorrows drowned, etc. I suspect that Mr Worsley, who on Saturday would have been of the opposite persuasion, was just ambivalent.

Once again time for me to tidy up and pack away.



Enjoy the show! I hope all that want menshes get them.



See you all tomorrow.

#85 Thanks Katy :) I'm just being a grouch though, I shouldn't wish any time away and I know the coming Bank Holidays will being a lot of pleasure to many. It's different for us because the twins need their routine, and when there are lots of holidays all together like this it can make things very difficult, with increased undesirable behaviours and regression in their progress :( Like you say one man's meat is another man's poison!



Last week we spent the day with a family member who is terminally ill, and as well as being heart-breakingly sad that we will lose him, it was also inspiring to see the courage and good humour he has in the face of it all. He said that a good day is when he asks himself if he has gotten as much out of it as he possibly can, and can honestly answer yes. This is why I feel I really shouldn't wish time away, because some people would do anything for more of it!



All the best to you Katy for next Monday, I won't go on but will keep you in my thoughts xxx

#88 That should have read 'bring' a lot of pleasure, not 'being' D'oh!

YOUNG AT HEART - Sinatra



Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you...

Well done on the menshes Julia39 and Themanfromuncle :)

Aww I will miss Simon next week :( But is ages since he had a holiday, so we can't keep him chained to the mixing desk!



I hope, as per our discussion a few weeks ago, that a suitable deputy has been selected :/ My hopes aren't high though...

#93. According to gazza, we have the delights of Ms Tarbuck. I do like her.

#93 Well, it could have been worse I suppose, although 'delights' might be overstating the case somewhat! :/



Well done on the mensh Billie Pepper :)

What a lovely voice/accent Michael Sheen has *swoons* I could listen to him all day.

No menshes for Cry Wolf? I suggested that too, but Michael Sheen is compensation enough :D

Aw I enjoyed that, I will stop my MS gushing soon, but it was a double treat because he was on Fern at the same time as he was on here, so I had the visuals as well :D



And he is going to be a mysterious 'voice' in the Neil Gaiman penned episode of Doctor Who, as Simon didn't get around to asking him about it.

I'm a bit spooked about being the only one posting on here now :S I watched The Walking Dead last night, and I'm worried that there might have been a zombie apocalypse that I'm unaware of...

Im still here Zoe, and im pretty sure im not a zombie. Or at least I think im not !

I cannot confirm or deny whether or not im a werewolf though :-)



blogs not behaving very well though, perhaps its about to raise up against us ?