Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Well I'm off on my hols next week too (did I mention?), and my bags are definitely NOT packed yet.



How about



HOLIDAY by Madonna



I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN by The Beatles



SOME DAY I'LL FLY AWAY by Randy Crawford (for those who aren't going yet)



I'M MANDY, FLY ME by 10CC



ON THE BEACH by Chris Rea



BEACH BABY by First Class



LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER by Nat King Cole (there may be other versions)



Deebee ~X~

Good Morning Bloggers



Good Morning Simon & Team



I see this feem took Deebee completely by surprise! Hah!



Suggest 2 Cliff songs



SUMMER HOLIDAY



ON THE BEACH

Morning all



It was such a beutiful summer's morning at home; cloudless blue sky and the only sounds were birds and insects ... and then I had to come to work!



I haven't felt much like blogging this week, I was a bit worried about a potential heath problem - but all is OK now : )



BARBADOS - 10CC



and I'd like to second Deebee's I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN please



Back later



Tortie x

Morning All.



Thanks for the welcome Simon-hope you and the 'crew' have a good day! I include all fellow blogpoppets (love that word!) in that too and all those going on hols. Have very safe journeys.



No song thoughts yet-had no tea so that probably is having an effect.



Post again after tea!



Mrs B xx

Just thought of another one, I used to love this ..



GALLAGHER & LYLE - Breakaway ("..and you will waken in another country ...")



T x

GET AWAY - Georgie Fame



LEAVING ON A JET PLANE - John Denver



TAKE IT EASY - Eagles



PEACEFUL EASY FEELING - Eagles

#2 Morning Billie. Ha indeed! I did have a sneaky feeling this would be the theme today... Not that I've been up all night thinking about it, or anything ;o)



Meant to say - thank you Simon for your efforts to keep the blog open while you're away. Let's hope the powers that be listen.



Morning to Tortie and Mrs Boris too (any anyone who's sneaked in while I've been typing this). Glad you came back, Mrs B.





~X~

Morning... with songs for the holidays on this gorgeous sunny day!



I have to start off with one that I often ask for as an ARF...





BEACH BABY ~ First Class



CIRCLES IN THE SAND ~ Belinda Carlisle



I LIVE FOR THE SUN ~ Vanity Fare



SUNNY ~ Bobby Hebb (or Georgie Fame)



SUMMER BREEZE ~ Isley Brothers



xx

Morning All



HERE COMES THE SUN - THE BEATLES



A tune they always used to play on Thompson Holiday jets when you land in some airport in the med , they might still do ?



TRAIN AND BOATS AND PLANES - DIONNE WARWICK



ON THE BEACH - CHRIS REA



SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS



HERE COMES THE SUMMER - THE UNDERTONES

DIDN'T WE HAVE OURSELVES SOME KIND OF A SUMMER -



David Cassidy & The Partridge Family

Okay, a few more:



HELLO SUMMERTIME by Bobby Goldsboro



SUMMER THE FIRST TIME by Bobby Goldsboro



IN THE SUMMERTIME by Mungo Jerry



FUN FUN FUN by the Beach Boys



Must dash...



~X~

Morning all nice and sunny here In The Shire...





SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE LOU RAWLS

WATCHING THE WHEELS - John Lennon

Also



HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN - SEX PISTOLS



HOLIDAY - MADONNA



ROAD TO NO WHERE - TALKING HEADS



BACK IN THE USSR - THE BEATLES



Wharfedale Andy

Just thought of another couple of holiday type songs...



REMEMBER WALKING IN THE SAND ~ The Shangri La's



LA ISLA BONITA ~ Madonna



PALISADES PARK ~ Freddie Cannon (in case you go where the roller coasters are)



HERE COMES SUMMER ~ Jerry Keller



BARBADOS ~ Typically Tropical



x

COME AWAY WITH ME NORA JONES

ALL SUMMER LONG - Kid Rock

Hi Simon and bloggers new and familiar!



Here are those holiday toons for ya Simon....please dont stay away too long as my brain will rot because of the lack of themes to work on!!!!



#5 Hey Toots good tune ...this was my very first mention or should I say double mention at that!



Holiday Tunes afoot then:



1. BREAKAWAY - Gallagher & Lyle

2. BREAKAWAY - Tracey Ullman

3. RELAX - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

4. PURE SHORES - All Saints

5. CIRCLE IN THE SAND - Belinda Carlisle

6. HOLIDAY - Madonna

7. HOLIDAY - DJ Sven etc

8. JET - Wings and Macca

9. BENNY AND THE JETS - Elton John

10. I'M MANDY FLY ME - 10cc ( ...yep! I truly I am!!)

11. ON THE BEACH - Chris Rea

12.

...and one for Warfdale Andy a Northern tune..



I'VE GOTTA GET AWAY TOMMY GOOD



https://youtu.be/mNwubXVvEGE

Morning all.



56 suggestions in 32 mins!



Rolls over and goes back to sleep :)



MTF.xx

I'M GONNA A RUN AWAY FROM YOU TAMI LYNN

"I aint figuring on going nowhere

I'd have to wash and comb my hair

That's just wasted effort ................."



LIFE GETS TEE-JUS DON'T IT - Carson Robison

Further suggestions



UNDER THE BROADWALK - THE DRIFFTERS



LOVELY DAY - BILL WHITHER



SUN IS SHINING - BOB MARLEY

Few more then I must go on the beach myself... walking, with my furry friends!



ALWAYS THE SUN ~ The Stranglers



MR BLUE SKY ~ ELO



SUMMERTIME ~ Dion and The Belmonts



BRING ME SUNSHINE - Morecambe & Wise



Back later!



x

Beats counting sheep. LOL!



MTF.xx

Had tea now so brain starting to function:



Say hello, wave goodbye-Soft Cell (for all those peoples we meet on holiday and never see again)



Green green grass of Home-Tom Jones (for all those returning from hols)



Bye Bye baby-Bay City Rollers (as we wave off those we love!)



Should do some work now!



XX

Good Morning Simon, Team, NYM, and Blogpoppeteers



Thank you for the welcome Simon. Here are some suggestions - some have been mentioned already:



Holiday - Madonna



Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard



Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc



Holiday Road - Lindsay Buckingham



Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochrane (for those like me who are off on holiday next week but not going anywhere!)



Hooray! It's a holiday - Boney M



Viva Espana (please don't play this one Simon - I can't even remember who sang it!)



Apologies to Toots, I lost my grip on the sun today. It is chucking it down here!

How about Revolution (In the Summertime?) by the Cosmic Rough Riders?

SLEEPIN' LATE - Dr. Hook



I'M ONLY SLEEPING - Beatles

oops! prematurely sent!



12. THE TIDE IS HIGH - Blondie

13. SURFIN USA - Beach Boys

14. HOTEL CALIFORNIA - Eagles

15. BLUE HOTEL - Chris Isaak

16. I'LL FLY FOR YOU - Spandau Ballet

17. FREEDOM - Wham

18. DO NOTHING - The Specials

19. SUNGLASSES - Tracey Ullman

20. SUMMER HOLIDAY - Cliff Richard



More inspiration later.



Have a fabby day all.



Mandy ;)

Good Morning All :)



I did enjoy listening to Mike Harding's show last night, great stuff from Paul Simon, thanks to Simon's brother Jonathan :)



The Summer holidays have begun for us, no more school for the twins until the first Tuesday in September, I notice they snuck in another inset day at the start of term! Oh well, it's a sunny start to proceedings here, so we can only hope it continues in a similar fashion.



Oldie suggestions...



GRACELAND - PAUL SIMON



KOKOMO - BEACH BOYS



STRANDED - VAN MORRISON



KINGSTON TOWN - UB40

#3 Tortie - glad the health scare turned out to be nothing to worry about. Hugs to you. XX



#18 #30 LOL! I wondered what had happened to your 12, Mandy!



MTF - IT'S TIME TO GET UP!!



Better get on with some work then...



~X~

Morning all,

Just one from me..how about

"walking on sunshine" Katrina and the Waves

A few more oldie suggestions before the lawn mowing beckons...



MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR - THE BEATLES



BOYS AND GIRLS - BLUR



AIRPORT - MOTORS



GOING LOCO DOWN IN ACAPULCO - THE FOUR TOPS



EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' - NILSSON

DAYDREAM LOVIN 'SPOONFUL

#19 PSL



Thanks for the link ,



Once a soul boy always a soul boy

Morning all



Sadly have no hols booked yet this year :-( Will hopefully get away at some point though.



My take a break selection:



Low Rider - War ("Take a little trip with me...")

Staying Out For The Summer - Dodgy

The Day We Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene

Have a Nice Day - Stereophonics

Marrakesh Express - Stills and Nash Crosby

Orpheus - Ash ("I need the sunshine in the morning, heading for the open road...")



The Ash track is always the first one on my journey to the airport playlist - especialy for those tricky 6 a.m. flights!



N x

#36 ditto for a soul girl KTF

Morning all....



Going back to my School holidays..... and my fave summer tune... (please don't groan!)



Wham - Club Tropicana



Sorry but happy Thursday!

#18/#30 I want to know when Mandy is on hols, so I can get a choon choice in! ;-)

All I can think of is, in spirit of getting away from it all, work n all that, is



I WANT TO BREAK FREE by QUEEN



That's the sort of feeling I will have this time next week...off for a week in darkest Mevagissy on Friday, so will be counting down the hours....



Also, of course, ROGER DALTREY (or was it THE WHO?) and



'I'M FREE!!'



*she says skipping off along the A30*



Have a nice day y'all, you never know if inspiration strikes, I may return...

Morning all!



How is everyone - off on their hols, by the sound of it!



How about (one for Doctor Mosh here)...



PERMANENT VACATION by AEROSMITH



Cheers,



Kev

SLIP AWAY CLARENCE CARTER

Morning,



Feeling Lazy - Lightning seeds



Lazy Sunday - Small Faces



Holiday - Weezer



Caravan Holiday - Stereophonics



Being Boring - Pet Shop Boys



Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys



On the road again - Canned Heat



Celebrate - The Levellers



A well deserved break - Morcheeba.



Enjoy Yourself - The Specials



Time of the season - The Zombies

Riviera Cayf by Lance Percival

Vacation by Connie Francis or The Go-Go's

Holiday Rap by MC Miker and DJ Sven

Ah ha! Here's one - but it won't get played, and is specially for DT Dude:



'STAY' ('Oh won't you S-T-A-Y, just a little bit longer...?')

By JACKSON BROWNE



Who is filling in next week?

...if it's Richard Allinson, I'll be made up!

Morning All,



'Everytime You Go Away' Paul Young

'Long Hot Summer' Style Council



Have a good day everybody

How about



HOLIDAY ROAD by LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM?



Cheers,



Kev

What was that Deebee, you'll have to speak up :)



MTF.xx

# 41: YES - Aerosmith great choice.

And YES a permanent vacation would be nice...just keep buying the tickets (lottery)

#45 I think it's Lisa Tarbuck, Suzie. Most of us agree with you re. RM!

#38



for all us soul boys and girls



( SITTIN' ON) DOCK OF THE BAY - OTIS REDDING

#50 even tho I don't much care for Liza on the radio, please tell me they would never sully the DT slot with RM...arg.

Now the mellifluous Richard Allinson gets my vote everytime.

Patrick K did his best, but it was poor, I'm afraid.

I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING JACKIE WILSON



lovely feel good song to start your holidays... ;-D

A couple more:



Sailing - Christopher Cross

Groovin' - The Young Rascals



I think there are some great suggestions today - Simon, I think you should go off piste today and play the lot! :-)

I like Liza's sarcastic tone it reminds me of the style of Joyce Grenfell

Good morning Everyone and, of course, Simon the Disorganised Holidaymaker, The Team and The NYM



Well, this time tomorrow I'll be on the road north to see my Mummy for the weekend, then off to the Highlands for a few days before spending the rest of our hols with my Mum. Simon, don't worry, my bags aren't packed either :s



I'm guessing that this one will have been chosen but I'm going for it anyway



WE'RE ALL GOING ON A SUMMER HOLIDAY, CLIFF RICHARD



Simon, could you give Rebecca a special mention for her holidays, please - wish Rebecca and her family a happy holiday from the blogpoppets - you know how much she likes to have a mention on the radio ;)



Rightio, my secretarial services are required so I'd better go.



Toodle-oo for noo. Hope to poop by later.



~ xx

Morning one and all. Three word Thursday = Today is scorchio!!!!



Hope everyone has a fab day - whether you are off on your hols or not.



My classic suggestions/endorsements are:



DREADLOCK HOLIDAY - 10cc

HOTEL CALIFORNIA - THE EAGLES



Bye for now ,



Dougal x

#52 I meant RA not RM - perish the thought!!

#52 - Suzie - just love the word 'mellifluous' :-))



Dougal x

Morning all



Busy old morning on the blog, has no-one any work to be getting on with?



Can I suggest



HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD - CLIFFORD T WARD



cheers



A

Good Morning Each! And an especial Good Morning to M(O)DTH. Starting to feel a bit giddy, I suspect.



Ooh, Buffalo. Have I ever mentioned that Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo? I have? No further commeny needed then.



Right, off for a read back, then back with some choons.

#60 I love that song Andy - hope it gets played.

#56 Toots did you see last line of #27?

Coffee break time...



#40 Suzie - my oldest (as in known the longest) friend lives in Mevagissy, she and her partner own a hotel on the headland (which might give you a clue about it's name...) We had a mini school reunion there a couple of years ago - lovely place! And MCW had a bolt hole there too - I think she might have sold it now.



#54 Nadine - are you suggesting Simon should celebrate his forthcoming holiday with some alcohol...?



;o)



#56 Can I second Toots' request for a very special mention for Rebecca's holiday - I'm sure it will make her day!



~X~

Songs...



'Goodbye' by Pete and Dud



'All Summer Long' by The Beach Boys



'Summerday Sands' by Jethro Tull



'Holiday Fortnight' by The Specials



'Surf City' by Jan and Dean



'Daytrip To Bangor' by Fiddlers Dram. HaHAA!!! The HOIB is mine. And if anyone tries to challenge me for it, I've got a little something by The Goombay Dance Band in reserve. ;0)

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES

#65 I raise you POS...



'hooray, hooray, it's a holi-hoilday' Boney M

I've been singing that one all morning PSL.



Was going to suggest it too, but its already above on one of the long lists.



MTF.xx

Busy morning.... sunny in the East Mids too - although cloud is coming over now. Off to the big smoke for a few days so won't be around for ARF tomorrow. This is my last chance to get an oldie played before Simon goes off so I'm giving it my best shot with:



Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers

Always the Sun - The Stranglers

Beyond the Sea- Robbie Williams/Dean Martin/ Frank Sinatra

Cigarettes & Alchol - Oasis (..... surely not just my holidays?...)

Feeling Good - Nina Simone

Get Happy - Judy Garland



And my Bon Jovi suggestion: Whole Lot of Leavin'

Have a wonderful holiday Simon, Rebecca and bloggers who will also be on holiday!



A few more suggestions....





SUMMERTIME ~ DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince



SUMMER MADNESS ~ Kool and the Gang



SURFER GIRL ~ The Beach Boys



EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE ~ Roy Ayres



SUMMER SOFT ~ Stevie Wonder



SUN IS SHINING ~ Bob Marley



x

And here is the missing "o"



Better go do my packing ... how many pairs of shoes needed for a weekend in London?

#65 #67 Don't think anyone's suggested



BARBADOS by Typically Tropical



;o)

What about



SUMMERTIME CITY - Mike Batt.



Cant see it, but doesn't mean its not there.



MTF.xx

Good Morning All



May I suuggest :



WE'RE ALMOST THERE - ANDY WILLIAMS for the drivers response to the back seat question of 'are we there yet?'



Alternatively:-

GETAWAY - GEORGIE FAME

ROAD TO HELL - CHRIS REA



Enjoy the day

#15 Deebee..



MTF.xx

#64 You might very well think that Deebee, I couldn't possibly comment....suffice it to say I was VERY careful when typing that post!! :-P

#64:

Thanks for the tip, we'll look out for the Headla*d Hotel (other hotels are available etc etc)

Sadly we are only in a rented house, and it'll be full to the brim for the first three days, then the boyz are going back to W O R K (4 letter word) and leaving us gals to laze about.

#60: YES YES YES, a bit of Clifford T Ward is appropriate as not everyone who is abroad on hols or not, is happy...

My son went to work in Canada at Outward Bound, at barely 18 and was homesick poor lamb! Even tho he shows no sign of being a particularly 'home-body' now he's back from there, Uni and a post-uni trip to Vietnam/Cambodia.

Holiday choons:

Howsabout 'SUN HITS THE SKY' by our local heroes SUPERGRASS



Laters, we're off to the pub, our maternity leave boss is going back to his normal post, so is celebrating...is that appropriate?

#65 Paul, I have only one thing to say to you - Vengaboys



(tightens strap on tin helmet and hides behind sofa....)

Good day,



I'm sure these will probably have been suggested already but here goes:



Cuba - The Gibson Brothers.

Staying Out For The Summer - Dodgy



Have a good day everyone.



X



Gail.

#74 or Road to Nowhere? same sentiment and could be dedicated to Sally and her jams????

#63 - Oh no Shona, don't worry - hopefully it's just taking a rest and it'll be back on form for the first two weeks of Aug.



Autumn-G - not sure how many shoes are required - it depends how diverse the activites are you have planned. I'd pack at least one pair of comfy shoes. I'm not much into shoes - they're a necessary evil as far as I'm concerned. I used to have probs getting shoes to fit as my feet were quite narrow, now I have probs getting them to fit as they're not narrow enough.



Sorry guys, I've not caught up properly today so may have missed out a pertinent comment. Hopefully normal service will be resumed in a fortnight. I won't be around for ARFO tomorrow as I'm hoping to get away early as poss and then won't have any internet access - woo hoo!!!



Btw, any word on the gawjus Alex~G?



~ xx

#80 And me Mrs Boris. I'm going nowhere on holiday ;(

I'm off on a driving lesson tonight so will miss a lot of the show - boo hoo! Which idiot thought of having a lesson 5:30 to 6:30.....er oh that'll be me then.



As I'm off to a Beach Party boat regatta at the weekend might I suggest:



GOOD VIBRATIONS - THE BEACH BOYS

RIP TIDE - ROBERT PALMER

SAILING - CHRISTOPHER CROSS

SAIL AWAY - DAVID GRAY



And there are loads more boaty suggestions I have in my organiser......

#83 - LSR, could you ask the instructor to have the radio on low? ;) Have a fab time at the beach party regatta - sounds like a lot of fun.



~ xx

Suzie, not off on hols as dont like the sun and love my kickboxing too much and I am my mates right hand woman who looks after the club when he is away! What do you mean about about getting a choon in? I hope i have not offended?! :(

Can only think of LOST IN FRANCE by Bonnie Tyler, for those of us who've driven through the centre of Paris by accident!

#65, #67 & #78 I challenge you all for the HOIB with...



BERMUDA TRIANGLE - BAZZA MANILOW



I love the fellow, but that song is pure cheese on a stick! :D



On the matter of going on holiday - *Strikes up violins* I haven't been on a proper holiday for 15 YEARS!! I did go on a long weekend break in 2000, but not a sausage since then!



Now off to find my marbles! (Actually to try and find some to buy, because the twins keep losing theirs from their marble run)

Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys

Autumn_G - the last time I went to my Mum's I took 5 pairs of footwear for one night away. They were all essential, of course: flip-flops for wearing round the house; slippers in case it got cold in the evening; dog walking shoes that I don't mind getting a bit muddy; smart sandals as we were going to the golf club for lunch; and my flat pumps that I travelled in. Just call me Imelda...



Suzie, have a FAB time in Cornwall. I can recommend the Lost Gardens, if you haven't been before. And if you bump into my pal, say hi from me (you never know, it's a small town...). First name Sally, last name begins with an R - you can look her up on my FB if you're interested.



Lady_S, the regatta sounds like fun!



Toots - you have a fantastic time in Scottyland - I'm sure the sun will return for you!



~X~

I'm working on the sun coming out but think it will be a Welly Boot walk later with the dogs!

A late entries once again...



EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY - Hall & Oates

SWEET VACATION - Commodores

DESTINATION ANYWHERE - The Marvelettes



Or my favourite choice:

ACROSS THE BORDER - ELO



Wishing you a well earned break Mr M.



So my 3word Thurs is 'Fortnight until holiday!' when I will be 'Driving to Spain!'

Back from boozy, sunny pub lunch with out-going boss (too late to butter us up now, with your free Chenin Blanc, mate)



#85 no offence intended, you are just clearly younger, fitter and more plugged in than the rest of us from blog kick-off; maybe kickboxing increases the brain cells...

#86 an accidental French diversion via Paris from 'ambulancechaser' v appropriate!

laters, or maybe not..need a wee siesta!

#88 CLP



You have about as much chance having Dead Kennedys played as me getting the Sex Pistols or Half Man Half Biscult played !

Hi Simon



Luckily I'm off for 6 weeks to enjoy some time with my children Millie-6 and Jacob-2.



Please can you play



Vampire Weekend- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, I think it has a great holiday sound to it.



Turin Brakes- Painkiller !!



Zutons- Pressure Point



The Orb- Little Fluffy Clouds :)



Neil Young- See the Sky About to Rain



Goldfrapp- Rocket



Crowded House- Weather With You



Just a few. Our favourite would be Little Fluffy Clouds by the Orb.



Have a good show

Clare x

#72 Deebee, I had suggested Barbados by Typically Tropical on my #15 message! Janice Long is going to Barbados in a couple of weeks, so I wondered if Radio 2 have a holiday home for DJs there and perhaps Simon's also going to Barbados next week!!! ;o)



xx

#93 Wharfdale Andy... when I saw you had mentioned 'CLP' I wondered if Chris Evans was on here tune-choosing as I think some people call him CLP!!!

HOIB, still trying to make it mine...



https://grooveshark.com/album/Sun+Of+Jamaica/176049



I reckon that might do it.

Packed and ready to go (I think). Small bag so only 3 pairs of shoes Deebee - I'm glad I'm not the only one with Imelda-esque tendencies!



Zoe - :( are you at least getting a bit of a 'stay-cation'?



Suzie, Toots, Simon, Rebecca & all others - have fabulous holidays.



#86 - Lost in France is a great song and also brings back happy memories of mad driving and the French countryside

#93 LM



Why do they call Chris CLP ?

#95 Yes, thanks LuciesMum - MTF also pointed that out to me at #75



#99 I can answer that - Chris Evans used to sign off on his blog as 'Christophe Lambie Pie' - no idea why though!



A late suggestion for the one(s) left behind



SEALED WITH A KISS by Bryan Hyland.



~X~