On the beach -Chris Rea



MTF.xx

Morning, morning everyone.



Just a quick fly by.



MTF.xx

Good Morning Everyone



UNDER THE BOARDWALK - Drifters



SEVEN SEAS OF RYE (for the ending) - Queen



ON THE BEACH - Chris Rea



ON THE BEACH - Cliff



PURE SHORES - All Saints

OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE -

EBB TIDE - Righteous Brothers



ECHO BEACH - Martha & Muffins

Morning Simon, tea, NYM and kiss-me-quick bloggers,



Apologoes for absinthe, I'll explain all when the usual mayhem has calmed down.



DOCK OF THE BAY - Otis Redding



AMUSEMENT PARK USA - Beach Boys



KISS ME QUICK - Elvis Presley

#6 Oops, sorry about that, wasn't making a demand for a cuppa. Here's a missing "m".

THE TIDE IS HIGH - Blondie



SURFIN' USA - Beach Boys



SURF CITY - Jan & Dean











Hi John

Yeah - a great excuse to request:





BEACH BABY - FIRST CLASS





... and hello Simon, Driveteam, Constructors and ... yes, YOU!





:^)

One of the best songs from the 60s - not heard for a while:





UNDER THE BOARDWALK - THE DRIFTERS

WITH ME LITTLE STICK OF BLACKPOOL ROCK - George Formby



THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - Gilberto



BEACH BABY - First Class



CALIFORNIA GIRLS - Beach Boys

ROCK WITH YOU (!!) - Michael Jackson

PULLING MUSSELS FROM A SHELL - Squeeze

Morning All,



BEACH SIDE Kings of Leon



ON THE BEACH - Neil Young



PROMENADE - U2



LOVE AT THE PIER - Blondie

Morning all,

Bloggers, DT team and Lord Ammo (limbering up and applying Deep Heat as we speak to his well-formed calves in preparation for the 'Father's race')



A stupendous morning here, no races to run, or bikes to cycle - a Uni staff garden party after work means I am looking a wee bit 'posher' than normal for work and certainly less sweaty.

Plus my Mother-in-law has turned a corner, despite the best efforts of the local hospital to bump her off, she's pulling through. Phew.



My suggestion, though not of course an oldie, is



SEASIDE by The Kooks

and would like to 2nd Chris Rea ON THE BEACH and SEVEN SEAS OF RYE by Queen

Not nearly enough pomp rock played (as opposed to Heavy Metal Matt-style) recently!



Have a nice day, y'all.

PEACHES - Stranglers

Morning,



Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin



The lure of the sea - The Beautiful south



Seaside - The Kooks



Sea of love - Marty Wilde



Seven seas of rhye - Queen



Elvis impersonator:Blackpool pier - Manic street preachers



Sandstorm - Cast



Mr Sandman - Dickie Valentine



Castles made of sand - Jimi Hendrix



Surfin U.S.A - Beach Boys



The Tide is high - Blondie



Pulling mussels (from the shell) -Squeeze

BRIGHTON ROCK - Queen



DOWN BY THE SEASIDE - Led Zeppelin



SEASIDE BAR SONG - Bruce Springsteen

SEASIDE BAR SONG - Bruce

#18/19 Yo! Alex!



SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & Dinosaurs

Oh and of course, anything by

SEASICK STEVE: SEASICK BOOGIE fits the bill quite nicely!



Laters, if I am allowed back out to play..

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



SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - QUEEN



off to catch up.



Toodle-pip



~ xx

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and blogpoppets!



I think the medication has gone to my head. All I can think of is......



Sandy - John Travolta



Thaks for all the good wishes (and cake) yesterday. Feeling much better today. Poor Dad isn't doing so good but Mum has banned me from visiting.



Suzie, pleased to hear MiL on the mend. Apologies for forgetting to enquire.



Will return when I can come up with a more sensible suggestion ;-)



X

Morning everyone



I'd love to hear the ARF song I asked for last Friday please plus a Beach Boys' song....



BEACH BABY by First Class



SURFIN' USA by The Beach Boys



xx

OH BLACKPOOL - Beautiful South



SILVER STRAND - The Corrs



THE SEASHORES OF OLD MEXICO - Merle Haggard



WATERFRONT - Simple Minds



I COVER THE WATERFRONT - Frank Sinatra

Good Morning Simon, team and Blogpoppets



How about:



ON THE BEACH by Chris Rea



CIRCLE IN THE SAND by Belinda Carlisle



BEACH BABY by First Class



ECHO BEACH by Martha and the Muffins



Haven't had time to check back, so no doubt most of those are suggested above...



Should really be doing some work - 'see' you later!



Deebee ~X~

Here's the missing H from RYE in #3

No seaside town or pier is worth its salt without a...



HOUSE OF FUN - Madness

Good morning Lord Ammo, Team and fellow sun-kissed blogpoppets!



A sunny and fresh morning in London. My last day in my current contract so likely to be busy clearing things out and saying farewells. Have done a year here so it is time to move on. I would like to leave a parting gift and kill the Programme Manager but that might impact future prospects.



I spent many years in Brighton and can think of loads of songs that remind me of the place but none of them fit the theme!



Deebee, glad your GD got home safe and sound.

Suzie - good to hear that the MiL is improving.

Mo - pleased you are feeling better and here is hoping that your Dad does likewise.

Katy - hope all well with you.

#15 of course, please add an h to Rye...the song is not of course about a cereal crop, or a seaside town, but in fact according to Wik*pedia:



"Seven Seas of Rhye is a place where the Bohemians are taken after they are brainstormed by Khashoggi"

So there, now we all know...

Watching them play that on TOTP was a pivotal moment in the shaping of my musical tastes...

My Dad, of course, was less enamoured - he was just waiting for 'Tomorrow's World' to start, and only peeked over his paper when Pan's People were on, funny that!

Morning all,



Just a quick dash through with a through songs ..



HE'S ON THE BEACH - KIRSTY MACCOLL



ENTER SANDMAN - METALLICA



CIRCLE IN THE SAND - BELINDA CARLISLE



ECHO BEACH - MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS



ANYTHING BY SANDY SHAW???? ;)



Have a good one all.

J x

Ha!! Got one!



There is one of these on Brighton pier:



HELTER SKELTER - U2

Brighton Rock by Queen



The Tide is high by Blondie



Peaches by the Straglers



Echo Beach by martha &the Muffins



End of the Line by the Travelling Wilburys



Walk this way by Aerosmith



Fairground by Simply Red



Youve Come A Long Way baby by Fatboy Slim

#31 Oops too much dashing.. one through too many.. substitute a 'few' please x

Back for a couple more:



TO THE SEA by Jack Johnson



SWALLOWED IN THE SEA by Coldplay



SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) by Bobby Goldsboro



Now I REALLY must get on with some work.



~X~

COAST OF MALABAR - The Cheiftans



COAST TO COAST - Westlife



COAST OF MARSEILLES - Jimmy Buffet



SPANISH COAST - Iggy Pop



PURE SHORES - All Saints



ON YOUR SHORE - Enya



STRANGER ON THE SHORE - Acker Bilk (or Andy Williams with vocals)



HEARTBREAKERS BEACH PARTY - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Would like to second Billie's suggestion of ECHO BEACH, Martha and the Muffins, good choice Billie :)



Suzie - glad to hear your MiL has turned a corner, I hope she makes a good recovery.



Mo - wishing your Dad well soonly. You'll be missing popping in to see him. Following a phone call from my sis to the SWD, my dear old Mum has been bumped up the list for assessment and is now considered high priority - it could still be weeks / months before she's assessed.



I'm off to see The Cherry Orchard, Zoe Wanamaker is starring, at the cinema this evening - it's another of the National Theatre Live offerings - really can't wait - have a feeling it'll be goooooood. Just hoping I can stay awake. Completed a 6.5 mile run Tuesday night, a little bit of training for the 3 peaks last night and then a 3 mile run this morning.



Ha!!! With a little nudge from Alex Heney I've come up with another suggestion:-



DO THE STRAND, ROXY MUSIC



possibly a bit tenuous?



~ xx

ROCK ON ~ David Essex



I AM A ROCK ~ Simon and Garfunkel



ECHO BEACH ~ Martha and The Muffins



ON THE BEACH ~ Neil Young



HERE COMES SUMMER ~ Jerry Keller





... and here's one that Mosher Matt might like........



ROCKAWAY BEACH ~ The Ramones



xx

Just time for one more, then I must away...



DAY TRIPPER - Beatles

Another vote for Queen and "Seven Seas of Rye".



Morning by the way! Back with my U2 tune of the day shortly.



GB

Good morning everyone.



Just one suggestion from me:



UP THE 'POOL by JETHRO TULL



Guess I'll ducking the flying pigs again today!

#29 - Alex~G - I hope you have a lovely day and manage to resist the urge to bump off the Programme Manager



#30 - Suzie - Ha!!! That sounds familiar - my Dad was a very keen Tomorrow's World fan.



Deebee, I think it's shocking that the GD's employers think it's okay to expect a young girl to work 'til that time and not arrange for her to get home safely. Having said that, I stayed up 'til the elder boy finished his shift last night and went to collect him just before midnight. It's quite a quiet little village we live in but I wouldn't have slept 'til he came in anyway so thought I'd get off to sleep quicker if I went to collect him.



~ xx

DOWN BY THE SEA - Men at Work



SKY BLUE AND BLACK - Jackson Browne



SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS - Queen



THE LAST RESORT - Eagles (or Stereophonics)

How about U2 "Staring at the Sun"?



Don't hold out much hope of it being played or of seeing the sun in West Yorkshire today but I do have a Tax Course to look forward to this afternoon!



GB

#37 let's hope it's not too long before your Mum gets assessed. What a load of nonsense. Should have been done by now. You had me worried when I caught the word "bumped" there. Was almost expecting to see a "off". Phew! BTW WWRY was fantabulous! Have seen more than once but would go again anytime.

Here's one especially for Sir Bob at 7pm:



THE SEA CAPTAIN by Sandy Denny...

Glad to hear that poorly ones are recovering slowly. And while I'm on the subject - thanks for the kind thoughts and messages for my own family situation. My bro is now in a deep coma but breathing naturally - we don't expect any change for a while. He is receiving the very best care and is peaceful. Can't ask for more than that.

:^)





Has anyone requested



DRIFTWOOD - TRAVIS yet?





Katy

x

The Tide is High - Blondie



X

Good Morning All



Childhood seaside holidays remind me of slot machines on the pier so :-



PENNY ARCADE - ROY ORBISON

#45 - Thanks Mo. Fingets crossed it won't be too much longer. Mum's just so lonely and hates being on her own now. She was always happy with her own company as she could find things to do and didn't mind watching a bit of tv too but she doesn't remember who's who on programmes and has lost interest in her old faves. Glad you enjoyed WWRY - I've never seen it but it's definitely on my list of shows to see.



#47 - Kathryn, You and your family are in my thoughts. Take care, lovely lady :) xx



~ xx

Morning all,



Here's my seaside selection:



The Sea - Morcheeba

I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow

Love Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Cuddly Toy - Roachford

Just been checking out the lyrics to 'Seasons in the Sun' as I thought it'd be a good suggestion but I ain't so sure. What a sad wee song that is.



~ xx

Morning All,



'The Tide Is High' Blondie



'I Can See For Miles' The Who



Have a good day everybody

Time to put thinking cap on..



MTF.xx

Toots - it is indeed a tear-jerker, but then so is Blowin In The Wind and that was chosen as a Rubbish song when there were 50 other options - so if I were you ...



;^)





I'm having a final blast at Choon Choosing before the puns burst out of my consciousness.



One of the very best days of my teens was when a family I babysat for took their two little ones and me to Brighton for the day - they'd just had a win on the pools and we were allowed to ride on, or go in, or eat, or buy - ANYTHING we wanted! I was very modest and chose one of those little shell boxes. I still have it.













SOUVENIR - OMD



TICKET TO RIDE - BEATLES



INTERVENTION - ARCADE FIRE



WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD







Katy

xx

Best keep out of the sea just in case of a ................



SHARK ATTACK by LIMP BIZKIT

#54



MTF - thinking cap - m'duck? Y'mean the old-fashioned way - ah yes. I remember that.



The first half hour of this blog usually denies us that option - this morning's being a particularly voracious example ....



;^)

Morning all



MR BLUE SKY - ELO



Pen xx

Found a particularly beautiful one, you can almost hear the ripples of the water......



Sea of Secrets -Joe Jackson.



MTF.xx

And of the course, the beach is always a wonderful place for l'amour ........



SEA OF LOVE by THE HONEYDRIPPERS (aka Robert Plant)

Yes Katymaty, the teachers used to make us pull on our thinking caps and tie them very tightly under our chin.



I braved the first post this morning then dived for cover LOL!!



Positive wishes for your brother.



MTF.xx

Squeeze box - The Who.



Lots of in and outs on there, just like the tide.



MTF.xx

Raymond Froggatt's We're All Going To The Seaside.

Vince Hill's Song For Europe entry, A Day At The Seaside.

(Are copies of these songs in BBC vaults?)

Love At The Pier by Blondie

Under The Boardwalk and/or I've Got Sand In My Shoes by The Drifters

Swim by Fishbone

On The Beach by Cliff Richard

Theme For A Nude Beach by B52s

The last farewell - Roger Whittaker!



Yikes.



MTF.xx

#55 - Thank you Kathryn :)



So, with my old mate, Kathryn's blessing, I suggest:-



SEASONS IN THE SUN, TERRY JACKS



Tissues at the ready :s



~ xx

Anyone fancy a bit of a jig....



https://youtu.be/cKUGLUBOeU4





MTF.xx

#66 Oh MTF ............. I do wish you hadn't! :-)

#66 - I do, MTF, despite my pins being a bit tired but I don't have access at work. Will try later at home.



#67 - Oh no, Harry, m' Lovely, you've not gawn and pulled something have you?



~ xx

Hee hee Harry, sorry.



Lets see if I can catch Simon with his 50s head on....



'SEA CRUISE - FRANKIE FORD.



MTF.xx

Toots, a bit of dancin' with the captain. Not sure it was to Harrys taste!



MTF.xx

#70 - mmmm the scrummy Paul Nicholas? Luverly - will deffo have a look later - just to see his lovely smile.



Helping out a colleague at the mo, and I've just seen a letter addressed to D Bee - made me think of our very own lovely Deebee :)



~ xx

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions "The Sea & The Sand"

All Saints "Pure Shores"

Simon & Garfunkel "I Am A Rock"

Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"

Shangri-Las "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)"

Morning All;



I am very late to the party, mostly due to the twins driving me to near insanity! *weeps*



Probably too late for oldie suggestions, and the best ones have already been bagged, but I would personally like to hear...



Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters



On The Beach - Chris Rea



A couple that might not have been suggeted (and won't get played anyway!)



Down To Margate - Chas and Dave (HOIB Anyone?:D)

Old Cape Cod - Patti Page or the Groove Armada song that sampled it...



At the River - Groove Armada

Good Morning Each! Just a quick visit for now, and I haven't read back yet (slapped wrist), so apologues for any duplication...



'Lighthouse Keeper' by Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly



'Seagull' by Bad Compamy



'White Horses' by Jacky



'Remember(Walking In The Sand)' by The Shangri-Las



'Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen' by Baz Luhrmann

Too late to suggest



THE LAST RESORT by The Eagles?



#68 Speaking of pulling a muscle or something - I wonder if the DT dude managed to fight his instincts in the Father's race at school and NOT come first - and also NOT come last!

Or even, something that MIGHT be found on many a pier in days of old:



FORTUNE TELLER by Robert Plant (and if you listen very very carefully, also Alison Krauss)



Starting to get a bit 'tenuous' now, as they say on some radio shows:

How about



COLD WIND BLOWING by Clifford T Ward...



all of us who have ever been on a pier in the UK would p'raps 2nd that thought though..

amazing what your thinking cap can randomly come up with; other 'search' engines are obviously available!

#68 Toots, I haven't pulled anything in years! ;-)

#75 I was just hoping that there are as many pics of his winning trophies from today as there are of the Sony award;-)



C'mon Simon!



X

#77 Harry, please, it still hurts to laugh!



Another DeeBee! Surely not ;-)



X

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood greetings everybody!! I have returned. Hope all all is well with, err, all. What is new?



I'm torn for a 3 word Thursday. It's either:



GOT THE JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB



or



FESTIVAL. OF. SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED.



Hmmmm

Hello all, my first time on the blog today so be gentle!



My (tenuous) suggestion for a beach song is:



Love is all around - Wet Wet Wet

mainly for the lyric 'I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes' (sand that is!)



Apologies - I'll try harder next time!

#80 - woo hoo, whoop whoop and yippeee!!! Great news on the three worders m' Lovely. any more info as to which job??? Oooooh yeah and warmest of welcomes back - great to see you - does this mean you'll be able to join in the fun and frolics more often?



~ xx

#80 Well done you! Fab news indeed!



I am having a nice gentle morning wandering around the office, saying my goodbyes. So far, I have resisted the temptation to tell the evil Programme Manager that he is a ***** and a *****. I doubt he will be attending my leaving drinks so no risk of my pouring a beer over his head.

#80 whoop whoop de do! Need more details!



Must be a bit sad AlexG, well maybe not to leave evil PM. But what an adventure you have ahead. Enjoy the rest of your last day.



X

How rude! Welcome AlexWatford. Just what we need eh? Another Alex to confuse us! Only joking ;-). Warm welcomes extended.



X

#81 - Hey AlexWatford - lovely to 'see' you. Good suggestion sometimes the tenuous choons do get an airing. Warmest welcomes to the blog anyway m' Lovely - hope you can hang around to join in the fun :)



#83 - Alex~G - it shows how well brought up you are that you've resisted the temptation - well done m' Lovely. You deserve a treat now for being to well-behaved.



~ xx

Hmph!!! the lovely MP poops by, delivers some good news and then doesn't follow up with the details. Come on Malcolm, I'm on pins here waiting to learn the details of the job :)





~ xx

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For AlexG's last day at work and MalcolmP's first! Katy (or is it Kathryn) did say she had baked plenty, I'm sure she won't mind me sharing ;-)



x

Alexwatford - a cracking suggestion!! Alex_G - if you can put the stars in your conversation maybe said PM won't mind as much......



#82 - hey Toots [snigger] hope you're keeping well! I did FB you after you posted on my wall or whatever. Keep an eye out for me - I'll be cruising the motorway network with 40 or so passengers (hopefully not screaming) for a rather large coach operation. Think Divine Comedy......



Think I'll go with: GOT THE JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB. Call me selfish.



Must poop out to grab (not literally) some diesel for my trip to Goodwood later. Back in a bit.



Deasant Play

#78 Mo... it looks like Simon may get a trophy from the Sack Race!!!!! :o))



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I forgot to suggest...



EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY - MORRISSEY



Morrissey has been quoted as saying that there is 'something strangely depressing about a seaside town out-of-season'. The lyrics are inspired by Nevil Shute's novel On the Beach, about a group of people waiting for nuclear devastation in a beachside town in Australia. Also, according to Morrissey, the song was originally inspired after visiting the Welsh sea-side resort of Borth.



Not the most cheerful of seaside songs though! :p

Afternoon all



Sorry not been around much as still v busy.



KatyM - glad to hear the news on your brother - hope all contnues to go well for him.



Welcome AlexWatford and welcome back MP #80 great news on the job.



AlexG - hopefully fresh start for you all round, soon to be women of Kent or Kentish women!



I hope that covers all the news, 'pologies to any I missed.



Can I suggest



DIRE STRAITS - TWISTING BY THE POOL



cheers



A

Boo hoo wheres that post I just posted? it was stuck on posting comment for a while! :'(



1. CIRCLE IN THE SAND - Belinda Carlisle

2. SANDSTORM - Darude

3. KING OF MY CASTLE - Wamdue Project

4. BEACH BABY - First Class

5. ON THE BEACH - Chris Rea

6. BLUE HOTEL - Chris Isaak

7. LAVENDER - Fish

8. ROCKS Primal Scream

9.SCARBOROUGH FAIR - Simon and Garfunkel

10. DOWN TO MARGATE - Chas and Dave

11. GLITTERING PRIZE - Simple Minds

12. ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI - Timmy and Bomballerina or Brian Hyland.

13. PERFECT - Fairground Attraction

14. FUN FUN FUN - Beach Boys

15. PENNY LOVER - Lionel Richie ( reference to the penny arcades)



Im sure ive missed my one...never mind...good luck with the dads race Simon..hope you indeed came ....5th!!



Have a good afternoon everyone.



Thanks Luciesmum for clarificaton on "What a waste" blog...still confused!!!



Cheerio.



Mand :)

Brighton Rock - Queen



Enter Sandman - Metallica



Nightswimming - R.E.M.



Icecream Man - David Lee Roth

#90 LOL LuciesMum I do hope Lord Ammo sees that!



Thanks for the update on your brother, Katy. Still thinking of you and yours.



X

Welcome to AlexWatford, and welcome back to Malcolm_Powder! I remember you did the Festival of Speed last year as well, Malcolm. Was listening to CLP's show this morning, with all the people who'd successfully bid for a drive in one of those fantastic cars - I felt a bit inadequate in my poor little Saab 9-3 convertible...



#47 Thanks for the update on your brother, KatyMatey - you all continue to be in my prayers. XX



#71 #79 There IS only one Deebee. End of. It must be a mistake.



#83 Alex-G - how very restrained of you! Hope your last day goes well.



#90 LuciesMum - I really did Laugh Out Loud at your picture! Good thing my colleague has now left the room - I've been chuckling at the book I'm reading, and I think it would have been the last straw.



~X~

I mentioned earlier that I lived in Brighton for many a year and lots of songs reminded me of the place. Just thought of one of those that DOES fit the theme - too late now but:



THE FLESH FAILURES / LET THE SUNSHINE IN - cast of Hair



The first part refers to the nudist beach (I never went) and the second reminds me of dancing down the seafront with my best friend.



#92 Andy - thank you! I am never sure about the Kentish man/man of Kent boundary. Need to look it up!

As background music I could commend the Theme from 'Jaws' to the house.



Never mind: BANANARAMA - CRUEL SUMMER

THE STYLE COUNCIL - LONG HOT SUMMER 1989 remix

#90 Love the pic! The Drivetime Dude looks like he needs the loo!

#97 I grew up in Kent, and the Kentish Man/Man of Kent thing is to do with which side of the Swale you live, if I remember rightly. Can never remember which way round it went though...



~X~