Good Morning Everyone -



Simon - you must play



THE STREAK - Ray Stevens

Good Morning All



I'm going to kick off with:



ALL TOGETHER NOW by Farm



IT'S ONLY NATURAL by Crowded House



THE STREAK by Ray Stevens



Deebee ~X~

Or how about:



TOO SHY by Kajagoogoo



I can think of a few others, but let's give others a chance



~X~

Morning Lord Ammo, team, NYM, and fully-clothed bloggers (I hope)



Double exam whammy in the Good household, so you have my sympathy. Perhaps we can return to that later...



Here's a pair (ooh, lots of opportunity for punnage and double-entendre today) that seem to capture the Edinburgh activities perfickly:



FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS - Queen



BICYCLE RACE - Queen

#3 sorry, too many 'others'



BTW talking of naked cycle rides, there's a guy who's regularly to be seen round Cambridge cycling in the buff. Those of you visiting this weekend should keep your eyes peeled. Or averted, depending on your point of view...



~X~

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and blogpoppets all!



Took my by surpise with your early blog, Simon.



At the mo all I can do is second Deebee's Crowded House offering and see if inspiration strikes. Very tired today for some unknown reason. All will be well again tomorrow when I head for Cambridge :-)



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I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING - Pet Shop Boys

Morning Simon, Morning Everyone,



I Want to Break Free! - Queen



Softy

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Ha!



NATURE BOY - DAVID BOWIE (from Moulin Rouge if I remember correctly)



Oo-err Deebee.



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WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR HAIR? - Manics

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON - Joe Cocker or Tom Jones



PEACHES - The Stranglers

CAROLE KING - (You make me feel like) A NATURAL WOMAN



And commiserations to all revising (or exam taking up here) households



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ALL SHOOK UP - Elvis



LOOK AWAY - Big Country



LADY GODIVA - Peter & Gordon

Random thoughts here.....it will take some very brave peeps to go naked cycling in Edinburgh in June. Princes Street is one of the coldest places ever thanks to it being completely exposed (pun intended) on one side.



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LITTLE THINGS - Dave Berry



LITTLE WILLY - Sweet

I know I said I wouldn't suggest any more, but Mo's just given me an idea.



One of my all-time favourite songs:



NATURE BOY by George Benson



Right - off to vote, then to work.



Laters pataters



Deebee ~X~

Message to all those exposing their parts....



YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY - Beatles

Morning all



IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY by Dr Hook

Let's hope there is



SUNSHINE ON LEITH - THE PROCLAIMERS



on the day they do the cycle ride



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BODIES - Robbie

Morning All,



BODIES by ROBBIE WILLIAMS

NAKED IN THE RAIN by Blue Pearl



BLOWIN' IN THE WIND by Bob Dylan



that's it from me, so some of the latecomers have a chance .. see you later x

INSIDE OUT by ODYSSEY

Morning folks, Simon and The Team. Agh - the strains of revision time... I have A-level revision going on in two of the rooms in the house, and the strain is - well - straining...



Ah well. Here goes...



It's a Merseyfest of opportunity...



ACT NATURALLY - The Beatles



EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY - The Same Beatles (!)



FREE AS A BIRD - The Beatles



HERE COMES THE SUN - The Beatles



I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - The Beatles



WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD - The Beatles



MOTHER NATURE'S SON - The Beatles



and, if we're feeling a bit risque...



LONG, LONG, LONG - The Beatles

BARE by THE CURE

For some reason this one keeps popping into my head...



POISON IVY - Paramounts ("You can look but you'd better not touch"!)

#24 B&B You missed another Beatles one ALL TOGETHER NOW

BODY TALK by IMAGINATION

I MUST BE SEEING THINGS - Gene Pitney

A couple more - then must do some work:



TOTALLY NAKED - Talking Heads



APEMAN - The Kinks

#18 Alison - The Bellamy Brothers ?



From last night



#246 Gazza You DID get a mensh as HH for Abba

#27 - good spot Billie! Had to Google this (other search engines are available) to see who the artist was, but...



WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - Jermaine Stewart

DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS? - Andy Stewart

#14 Mediterranean_Mo... Edinburgh has been pretty sunny and toasty for the past few weeks and let's hope it continues!!!!



How about....





NINE MILLION BICYCLES ~ Katie Melua



BICYCLE SONG ~ Red Hot CHili Peppers



FAT BOTTOM GIRLS ~ Queen



PUSHBIKE SONG ~ Mungo Jerry



BICYCLE RACE ~ Queen



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JUST ONE LOOK - Hollies

SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS - The Smiths



(Simon and the team - when did you last play the mighty Smiths eh?)

Good Morning Simon and Driveteam

Good Morning Blogpopsters



When I was taking my O's and A levels, I did a lot of revision - in the revision rooms at my school during revision periods - or in my own room at home - or in the local library - or in groups with friends at their houses.



I certainly didn't bother my parents or 'stress them out'.

How times change.



BIKE - PINK FLOYD



ONE WEEK - BARENAKED LADIES



SIDE SADDLE - RUSS CONWAY

Probably too soon for another play of "Pretty in Pink"?

Just thought of another....





NAKED ~ Avril Lavigne

MY DING A LING - Chuck Berry

'come see about me' Diana Ross and the Supremes

And these.....







MY SKIN ~ Natalie Merchant



SKIN ~ Madonna



I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN - Diana Krall



WHITER SHADE OF PALE ~ Procol Harem

'can't take my eyes of you' Andy Williams

LOOKING FOR A SOFT PLACE TO FALL - Alison Moorer

BITS & PIECES - Dave Clark Five



OK, enough already. Anyone up for some saucy lunchtime punnage?1?! How much room is there on that naughty step? It could all go downhill very quickly...

' just don't know what to do with myself' or 'all I see is you' both Dusty Springfield

'strut your funky stuff' Frantique

Good Morning,



How's about:



MY DING A LING by Chuck Berry



Simon, I agree with you on the ginger cake.



No revision here - just chickenpox.



Have a good day.x

#42 psl - "CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU" - Any objection to the Boys Town Gang version? Good bit of disco cheese for a Thursday afternoon.



(Apologies for the "off of", but it's official, apparently)

'show me' Joe Tex

BOYS KEEP SWINGING - David Bowie



#45 - Bits and Pieces - very good John! Punnage awaits...

Oooh, one more



DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - Police



Was going to suggest "I'LL STAND BY YOU" - Pretenders, but that sends entirely the wrong message.

JBG I haven't had a song for weeks so not expecting to get a play! For some reason I'm on the naughty step lol

THE BARE NECESSITIES - Jungle Book

the-Streak by Ray Stevens



Bodies by Robbie Williams



its only natural by Crowded House



Donald wheres your Troosers by Andy Stuart



Skin deep by the Stranglers



the Skingame by



Look Away by Big country



Dont Touch Me by MC Hammer

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - Sandy Shaw

'every little bit hurts' Brenda Holloway...



https://youtu.be/HbnSAGr7uOk

WHAT'S THAT COMING OVER THE HILL - IS IT A MONSTER? - The Automatics

A sympathetic suggestion for sore places --





NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - IKE & TINA TURNER





;^)

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

U CAN'T TOUCH THIS - MC Hammer



I need to stop!

Morning,



The Streak - Ray Stevens



Flash - Queen



Baby it's cold outside - Tom Jones



Natures Law - Embrace



A cold day in the sun - Foo fighters



Turn around - Phats and Small

More ideas





RIDE ON TIME - BLACK BOX [ oo-er missus]



RIDE ON - CHRISTY MOORE



RIDE A WHITE SWAN - T REX



RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS



RIDE AWAY - ROY ORBISON [did anyone see the tv docs about the big O?]

Good Morning All :)



I have to pop out to vote, so better be swift!



I already tweeted my suggestions, but I'll put them on here to, just for good measure...



LET IT ALL HANG OUT - JOHN MELLENCAMP



LET IT OUT (LET IT ALL HANG OUT) - HOMBRES (60s version) or THE NAILS (80s version)



Back later, naked or fully clothed, who knows!

NATURAL BORN BOOGIE - PETER FRAMPTON



NATURE BOY - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

Morning Everyone and of course, Simon The Drivetime Dude, The Team and NYM,



Well that's a bit of a test of one's lateral thinking - my brain, as per usual, is not in lateral mode so all I can do is second Mo's suggestion of SUNSHINE ON LEITH, PROCLAIMERS.



Simon, my sympathies are with you - the elderGB is revising (or not) for his AS exams this month. His report came in yesterday, I'm encouraged (and I hope it's not misplaced) by the fact he knows he can improve by applying himself. I'm off for ring binders and dividers this afternoon. The youngerGB and I are trying to keep a low profile. The youngerGB has SATs next week but he seems quite chilled about them, as he should be.



Back in a bit - need to catch up fully, oh yeah and do some work.



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#59 Katy, tea on screen moment, there! Mighty laugh!

#37 - Katy, m' Lovely - the difference is you 'did a lot of studying'. The elderGB isn't and that's why the stress levels are so high in our house. Having said that, a friend's GD is doing loads of revision and is also stressing the family out. The elderGB commented in his report that he knows he can improve by stepping up a gear but the thing is talk's cheap. At least if I do what I can, I won't blame myself for his under-performance. I know, he's of an age to be taking responsibility for this himself.



rightio, back to the grindstone, invoices won't raise themselves :)



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AQUARIUS/THE FLESH FAILURES [LET THE SUNSHINE IN] - THE 5TH DIMENSION

Morning all!



Bit gloomy here.



Am still in my dressing gown. Staying home today. Nothing serious.



No suggestions from me ( again). Love the tunes already put forward - some made me laugh (thank you Katy!).



Will swing by later.



A-G

Morning all.



Day 3 in the sick bay!



How about...



'Oh Babe What would you say?' - Hurricane Smith.



Ps, has anyone else noticed the new fb options above?



MTF.xx

#68 Toots - the difference wasn't my willingness or otherwise to revise/study [as a matter of fact I wasn't at all hard working and winged most of my exams] - but that back in the 70s - school, exams etc. was a rite of passage and we just did as we were told and got on with it.

Without technology.

Youngsters today seem to think they're the first to have to go through this kind of pressure and by all accounts in here, appear to 'take it out' on their families and loved ones. We'd be better off teaching them not to be so selfish.



By all means be supportive - make sure they have the tools and the space for study/revision - feed and water as necessary - then leave them to get on with it.



Give them the roots to grow and the wings to fly.





yours sincerely

Grumpy Old Woman



:^)



;^)

Anything by Bobby Bare or the Barenaked Ladies,

"Bare -some would argue that it's bear - Necessities" from the Jungle Book.

"Strip Me" by Natasha Bedingfield.

"57 Channels (And Nothin' On") by Bruce Springsteen.

Coffee Time!!



My GD is sitting her A levels this year, and I must say she's being quite good about getting on with the studying. Just as well, as I didn't study any of the subjects she is doing, so I can't be much help - although Mr B does his best when called upon. Yesterday she got her friend to change her FB password so that she can't access it. It was an entirely different matter when she was doing GCSEs though - there was plenty of collective stress in our house then.



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#71 MTF - I hope you are beginning to feel a little better. Missing your nature reports xx



Yes - I have noticed the link to facebook and twitter.

I can't see what difference this makes on FB - this blog and its responses have always been linked to Simon's Drivetime FB.

However, if individuals feel the urge to link this blog to their personal FB pages, I, as you know, prefer to keep my identity in here low key - so would employ my security settings a little more rigorously!

Good Morning Each!



'The Cheeky Song' by The Cheeky Girls (God, no!)



'Let It All Hang Out' Many versions of this title. David Lee Roth, John Mellencamp, Jonathan King blah de blah...



'Lady Godiva' by Peter and Gordon



'Prowler' by Iron Maiden. I'm not entirely certain that a song about a man exposing himself to passing ladies, from the bushes at night, is quite as wholesome as Simon might have been hoping for.



Anywho... this post ©Sheffield Tone Lowering Services.

#72 - You are not a grumpy old woman, Katy, you are a wonderfully intelligent lady with a hearty sprinkling of common sense. I think the difference is they are given their predicted grades and, in some cases, they seem to think that with little or no effort they will achieve these grades. Perhaps if they didn't know what they were predicted to achieve, they would work harder. After the GCSEs last year, the elderGB had 10 weeks holiday. I know that in some schools, the students move into their next school year a few weeks before the holidays so they have their timetable and are getting started on their courses. I think that is a far better use of their time, giving them about four weeks worth of tuition and also stuff to look at over the hols which would be a great help when they get back after the summer hols. If they don't get the grades required to study these subjects, alternatives can be sorted out during the holidays. I'm speaking as a parent and am in no way an academic expert.



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#75 Wise words as ever KatyMatey. I too prefer to be able to choose for myself who I let know my 'real' identity.



Right - can't stay chit-chatting, work to do.



~X~

Deebee, the elderGB has asked me to change his FB password and I allow him on later in the evening when I think (hope) work / revision has been done.



MTF - I haven't looked at the FB page, m' Lovely. Will do when I get a min later on. Get well soon vibes winging their way to you. Keep yer pecker up :) xx



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Gosh Simon - that pic of you and Clare Maguire. Am impressed by the avuncular expression.

;^)







PS - I was looking for a pic of you and Roger Waters

Morning all



The one that springs to mind is:



Naked - Louise

#80 - been meaning to ask for a while - where are you guys seeing these photos? I know, I'm a bit of a dopey mare. Also, the playlist for yesterday's show. The elderGB was particularly impressed by one of the choons played and went away singing along - fingets crossed for a convert. ;)



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Simon, I also enjoy a nice moist ginger cake... as long as it has glace icing on the top!!

#82 If you click on "Shows" in the menu bar then on the link to individual shows you will often find a picture of Simon and guest along with description of the show's contents and a transcript of the confession.

#84 - Thank you, Ken, that's most helpful. Off for a wee look-see :) ~

#77 Toots - sweet of you to say - but I am, in fact, quite grumpy! Only sometimes though.

It's a stage production along the lines of Grumpy Old Men - both feature some of my favourite people

:^)



AS levels? I understand completely. Unnecessary, unwieldy, badly planned. Surely they've phased them out by now? They have here.

My eldest and her contemporaries caught this as it was introduced. And whilst they were well drilled and fully accepted the nature of their privileged grammar school education etc. - ALL took a gap year before Uni - simply to get a break from the relentless exam taking. GCSE's, AS and then A levels. Three years on the bounce.

Despite that, I can't say that she ever transferred her anxieties towards us, her family.

I am guessing that all the emoting, squealing, dramatic OMG-ing occurred within her friendship group.

Morning All,



Computer has got gremlins today



'If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body' The Bellamy Brothers



'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' Bachman Turner Overdrive



Have a good day

DANGLE IN THE WIND - ELTON JOHN



NUDE KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES







♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

Firstly, Katy, check out Simon's Home Page.



#86 - I'm familiar with the televised version of these shows - I have to say, I agree with a lot of what they say. The elderGB has two or three friendship groups; one group is the students who are naturally academic and don't seem to be putting in too much effort, a group of college music students who are naturally talented and, again, don't seem to have to put in too much effort, yet another group of friends who aren't academically gifted but who could be with more effort but they don't seem to put in the effort either. We have had several discussions about how he's doing, what he could be doing differently and how he's going to achieve this but the surge of motivation seems to be shortlived. I told him, the day he was born, he would be grounded 'til he was 25 and had passed all his law exams - I should've stuck to it, shouldn't I? ;)



~ xx

SIMPLY THE BREAST - TINA TURNER



UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOW BODY BODY





♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

hi all



flash-queen



naked-louise



naked in the rain-blue pearl



we dont have to take our clothes off-jermaine stewart



running bear(bare)-johnny preston

RUBY - Kaiser CHAFES

Once again I have missed the morning rush - more computer problems - oh joy.

So it's good afternoon all.



UNDER MY WHEELS - Alice Cooper

BIG WHEELS - ELO

CYCLING IS FUN - Shonen Knife

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Willie Nelson



Maybe more suggestions later, and maybe a bit of general blogging, but must get back to sorting the numpties in this office who don't have clue with the new system!

Back again, hope all is well in blogpoppetland? Been for a bit of physio followed by depositing 3 Xs in 3 boxes. There were sooooo many boxes on the orange sheet (Scottish election) it had to be folded several times to fit in the box. I do hope I filled in the box I intended to.



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#93 - oh dear, Ethics Man, I think I may be one of your numpties. We had an upgrade on our network recently and I rang in daily for two weeks before both start buttons appeared automatically. If I don't have both start buttons, I get lost and don't know if I'm on the network or local :s ;)



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IF YOU KNEE'D ME NOW - Chicago



Ouch... you'd take away the biggest part of me!

#94 - Mo, my dear, that sounds too stressful. What happened to rocking up at the polling station, having a chat with neighbours / fellow villagers you never see from one year's end to the next, a bit of banter with the candidates and their supporters, a lighthearted exchange with the lady at the desk handing out the papers followed by a gentle stroll home, admiring pretty gardens on the way.



~ xx

We put our crosses on paper the other day and posted them!

#95 - Two start buttons - that's a new one I haven't heard of before. Are you sure you're not sitting too close and seeing double? ;-)

#96 - tea on screen - waaaaah! ha ha ha!!!



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