#morning Simon



STREET LIFE - THE CURSADERS - FT RANDY CRAWFORD



STREET LIFE - ROXY MUSIC

AVENUE AND ALLEYWAYS - TONY CHRISTIE

ROAD TO NOWHERE - TALKING HEADS

morning all :-)



DANCING IN THE STREET MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS

Good Morning All :)



Ooo I live on a cul-de-sac! Is it rude? I'm off to google translate now, you've peeked my curiosity. BTW nothing rude goes on in this cul-de-sac... Well, not that I know of anyway!



WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2

Morning everyone on this sunny but very windy day



STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA ~ Bruce Springsteen



STREETS OF LONDON ~ Ralph McTell



DEAD END STREET ~ The Kinks



BAKER STREET ~ Gerry Rafferty



xx

Good Morning again -



STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA – Bruce



STREET LIFE – Roxy Music



STREET LIFE – Crusaders





STREET FIGHTING MAN – Rolling Stones

BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD by Van Morrison

Good morning!



THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - The Beatles

STREET FIGHTING MAN - Rolling Stones



Anything by THE STREETS

ALPHABET STREET - Prince



ELECTRIC AVENUE - Eddy Grant



ROAD TO NOWHERE - Talking Heads

STANLEY ROAD PAUL WELLER





WARWICK AVENUE DUFFY

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Sounds like a great wedding, Simon! And a whoop whoop for Ralph McTell being on the show - one of my all time favourite artists. I saw him in concert many years ago, an early date with the current Mr B - I'll have a think and try and remember where it was.



Song suggestions for today:



LONG AND WINDING ROAD by the Beatles



GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD by Elton John



DANCING IN THE STREET by Martha and the Vandellas (or Bowie and Jagger)



STREET LIFE by Randy Crawford



ROAD TO HELL by Chris Rea



59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG by Simon and Garfunkel



OUR HOUSE (IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET) by Madness



Sorry - I appear to have got a bit carried away there. Good theme.



Deebee ~X~

PENNY LANE - Beatles

Just realised Simon was at a wedding in Edinburgh so I hope a good time was had by all... I like the sound of a Humanist wedding, especially a Scottish one, with kilts, bagpipes and a good old Ceilidh... better still if it's in a castle!!



xx

STAY ON THESE ROADS - A-HA

Good morning again,



Hows about an avenue:



ELECTRIC AVENUE by Eddie Grant



Laters!

A few more oldie suggestions...



THUNDER ROAD - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



ALPHABET ST - PRINCE



ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT



PENNY LANE - THE BEATLES

Morning Simon, team, NYM and clean-shaven bloggers,



Firstly, Lord Ammo, thank you for the playage of my tune for the ARFO. Top choice, if I say it myself, the crown will glint all week in the much-promised (and hopefully not under-delivered) sunshine.



ROAD TO NOWHERE - Talking Heads



ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Canned Heat



KING OF THE ROAD - Roger Miller

Can I also second LuciesMum's BAKER STREET suggestion - kicking myself that I forgot that one!



~X~

THE WALL STREET SHUFFLE by 10CC

Morning All,



'Chasing Pavements' Adele



Sun not here today, but still smiling



Have a good day everybody

HIT THE ROAD JACK - Ray Charles

MANCUNIAN WAY - TT (WAH!)

ROAD RUNNER JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS

A special hi to Alison from Eastleigh - lovely to see you back mensh chasing! Missed you.



Better get on with some work then...



~X~

'Road To No Where' Talking Heads

TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS by John Denver



Still haven't got the hang of the 3 minute delay and bunching choons together .. working late today, so not going into work til later, hence chance to play on the blog for a bit :0)

Streets of London...





CHARLOTTE St - Lloyd Cole



DO THE STRAND - Roxy Music



BAKER STREET - Gerry Rafferty

Hi Simon and the partaying bloggers



Improvised shaving? painful!!!



Anyway time to get street wise.



1. ROAD BLOCK - Stock Aitken and Waterman

2, STREETS OF LONDON - Ralph Mctell

3. STREET LIFE - Crusaders

4. BAKER STREET - Gerry Rafferty

5. AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS - Tony Christie

6. HEARTBREAK AVENUE - Maisonettes

7. Anything by THE STREETS

8. DOWN ON THE STREET - Shakatak

9. DANCING IN THE STREET - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

10 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Nat King Cole

11. STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA - Bruce "The Boss" "Simons Fave" Springsteen

12. ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Canned Heat

Oh well better step to it in my last week.



If anybody needs an accountant contact me on here as need a contract after this week so need some work to keep the wolf from the door. I can act for all sorts!



Catch ya later you lovely people.



Mandy ;)

ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE - Manhatten Transfer





CREEQUE ALLEY - Mamas Papas





TOBACCO ROAD - Nashville Teena

And finally one for Mo .. KILLERMONT STREET by Aztec Camera .. laters

#20 Deebee... having watched a programme on TV a couple of weeks ago about Gerry Rafferty, it was the first song that came into my mind, followed by Ralph McTell's obvious one! I'm going to see Ralph McTell in October, not having seen him for an absolute age and I'm looking forward to hearing him sing Streets of London, especially as the venue is what people call 'intimate' and where I last saw Christy Moore, where it felt like we were in his front room!

'Roadrunner (Twice) ' Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

DARK END OF THE STREET ARETHA FRANKLIN or THE COMMITMENTS

#31 Should read Teens!



ROUTE 66 - Rolling Stones

A few more oldie suggestions, then I really have to get going...



ORCHARD ROAD - LEO SAYER



BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS - GREEN DAY



MAIN STREET - BOB SEGER



POSITIVELY 4th STREET - BOB DYLAN

Lord Ammo (or should that be Laird today),



On getting about of third of a way through today's offering I found myself ever so confused. Bandages? Having never been to a humanist wedding I was starting to wonder if turning godparents into mummies was a part of the ceremony. Thanks for following up with an explanation. Hope the chin isn't too sore today.



Would any of our Scottish McBlogpoppets be able to enlighten me on today's title please?

2 from Kirsty McColl -





WALKING DOWN MADISON



SOHO SQUARE

Good morning all from a very sunny and bright West Yorkshire. Very pleased that everyone had a good weekend, been dealing with a child related tummy bug and bullying issue here...any advice anyone?



Song titles for your consideration



Moon over Bourbon Street - Sting

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Warwick Avenue - Duffy



Its looking like a good one tonight judging by all the suggestions so far.



Have an absolutely splendid one today. xx

Morning all



As usual on a Monday, little brain power = no suggestions from me!



Hope everyone had good weekends, and have now recovered from Friday night's frivolities!



I had a great time on Saturday; I took Mum (for her birthday) to see Othello with Dominic West and Clarke Peters - it was wonderful, if I had the time I'd happily go again!



Right, back to work!



Tortie x

ON BROADWAY - George Benson





2468 MOTORWAY - Tom Robinson

Lovely to see Alison of Eastleigh back with us *waves* :)



I looked up cul-de-sac, and in French it translates as 'bottom of bag'...



It's lovely and sunny here today, and I hear that Summer missed the memo that it's Autumn now! High temperatures forecast for the rest of the week, and I'd put the shorts in moth balls too!



My sciatica is giving me some proper gyp today, and has been all weekend :( Still, at least I can rest up a bit now the twins have gone to school.



Hope everyone has a magnificent Monday :)

Good Morning Simon and the most excellent Drivetime team .. and thanks for adding your voice to the blog newbie welcome -- what am I saying - adding your voice? --- it's your blog

:^)



However, when things move along swiftly in here - it's quite difficult to give each and every new name an acknowledgement so I hope that not too many slope off feeling unwanted and unloved...



Ralph McTell. Ah now. Can feel an email to your good selves forming in my head - London years, The Half Moon at Putney, kissing his whiskery face ....

♥♪♫





PINK FLOYD - ARNOLD LANE

#38 Julia... not sure about it being Scottish but I'm sure Laird Ammo means Monday today, then Tueday and Wednesday......



xx

Morning all! Looking forward to the NOT Indian Summer we are due this week?



Harvested the in-laws apple tree yesterday, following a Saturday of DIY at home so have come back to work for a rest!



I'll go with an old favourite which seems appropriate on this occassion U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name".



Must dash my boss is determined to hover this morning.



GB

Good Morning all



Suggestions for todays tunes



CREEQUE ALLEY - MAMAS AND PAPAS



GASOLINE ALLEY BRED - HOLLIES



Enjoy the day

Morning all. Back from residential yesterday afternoon - and am completely done-in I have to say. Anyway I was sorry to miss the party on Friday, it looked like a good one. (I was listening to 'perspectives on leadership' from various high-flying women and then doing 'ice-breaking' with a group of tired 17&18 year-olds).



Oldies ...

The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles

On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone

Lost Highway - Bon Jovi

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen



Back in a bit!

Good morning everyone.



No mensh chasing for me today but one observation on cul-de-sac.



In the UK we have a fine fruit which call the medlar; I understand it makes a fine jelly although I've never tried it as we chopped down our tree a few years ago to make way for an egremont russet. Anyway, part of the medlar fruit has quite a distinctive shape which gives rise to its French name: cul de chien .............. I'll not attempt a translation here as it might incur the wrath of the moderator and I'm on a 'yellow card' as it is :-)

OCEAN DRIVE - Lighthouse Family

Last one..



THESE STREETS - Paolo Nutini



Good day all.

Morning all



Well this would be a cracking opportunity to play some Peter Gabiel:



MERCY STREET - Peter Gabriel

Further thoughts on Street tunes:-



LOVE STREET - THE DOORS



POSITIVELY 4TH STREET - BOB DYLAN



STREET FIGHTING MAN - ROLLING STONES



ROAD TO HELL - CHRIS REA

On The Street Where You Live by David Whitfield

Further On Up The Road by Bobby Blue Bland

Six Days On The Road by Taj Mahal

Road To Cairo by David Ackles (or the Brian Auger Trinity)

Cypress Avenue by Van Morrison

Why Don't We Do It In The Road? by The Beatles

Good Morning Each!



'Across 110th Street' by Bobbt Womack



'Copperhead Road' by Steve Earl



'Heartache Avenue' by The Maisonettes

Hi Blog peoples! Just a quick note from me to say I'm leaving at the end of this week, so won't be around to help any more. :-(



If you do have problems when I've gone, email the web team at Radio 2 via the website https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/contact-us/website/, or post to Simon's or the Radio 2 Facebook or twitter page and someone there can raise the alert.



It's been really lovely meeting you all - keep up the blog sunny shininess!



xx Peta (Radio 2 and 6 Music Producer) xx

Oh dear. I've turned Bobby into a sort of Bobbit. It's all this talk of cul-de-sacs.

Mensh chasing abated?



H-word for today: Halcyon .......... which is quite an appropriate adjective for this 'ere blog (most of the time!) :-)

I've now bookended the delightful Petawomble, I am such a numpty.



Peta, I won't be the only one to say and think this. Thanks for all of the trouble you have taken in ensuring that this blog functions in the way it does. I am sure that the other blogpoppets will join me in saying that we are all very grateful to you, and in wishing you much success and happiness in whatever the future has in store for you.

#56 Peta, sorry you're leaving; I do hope it's a move to exciting new things. Thank you for all your help in keeping the blog running smoothly and tackling our problems swiftly. Good luck for the future.

Morning all!



How about



PARISIAN WALKWAYS - GARY MOORE



And Peta - thanks for the help over the past 18 months. whatever you go on to do, I hope it goes well.



Cheers,



Kev

So sorry to hear you're leaving Peta - not least because I won't be able to thank you in person when I go to R2 to help with the CiN telethon on 18th November. So I'd just like to echo what Paul said at #59 - thanks for all your efforts in keeping our lovely blog running when at times the gremlins have threatened to take over. And thank you for doing it all so cheerfully, and not taking our grumbles personally! Good luck in whatever you do next!



~X@~

Apologoes if it's been picked already:



EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Michael Jackson



Peta - very best wishes for whatever you're going to do, and thanks for all your help.



Tortie x

Did anyone else notice that the words Ralph McTell in Simon's blog are a link to a page about the man? Is this a new feature? If so, I like it!



Don't think anyone's suggested NIGHTS ON BROADWAY by Candy Staton (or the Bee Gees did a version)



#33 LuciesMum - I'm quite envious of you going to see Ralph. Sounds like it will be a great evening.



~X~

#49 I am familiar with the medlar fruit, and the name by which it is more commonly known ;) Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall featured it on one of his River Cottage programmes, and I believe it did use it to make preserves and such.



#56 Thank you for keeping things ticking over on the blog front Peta, and all the best to you for the future :)



Having decided that my back is in no fit state to undertake the list of jobs I've got, I am indulging in my H word of the day... HYDROTHERAPY i.e a nice long soak in a hot bath.



There's a list of interesting H words here https://phrontistery.info/h.html

Just thought of another 'street' song. . . . .



TAKING IT TO THE STREETS ~ Doobie Brothers



xx

My h-word.



Hypocorism. Quite pertinent to the blog, I suppose.

#61 I hope that gets played Kev - love that track! Although don't you also need to give Phil Lynott some of the credit...? For ages I didn't know what it was called, until Simon played it one day last year. And more recently it was an option for one of the showstoppers (blues?), but sadly it didn't get picked.





~X~

#64 I don't think it's a new feature Deebee, if you notice, all links that we post appear in blue, and when blogpoppets were posting things in blue the other day, they became clickable links too...although what they linked to, I don't know! I suspect it's a google search thing, or something like.

#68 - indeed, Deebs, I should have credited Mr. Lynott too.



I spoke to the aforementioned Mr. McTell at Cropredy last year (whilst we were both waiting in Leon's vegetarian food stall queue), and apparently he HATES talking about Streets Of London, and hates playing it. He is, of course, too much of a professional to not play it if requested, but I'm sure he'd much rather be talking about his other hundreds of songs... if ever there was an albatross around anyone's neck, it's SoL!

Farewell lovely Peta xxx *has little weep*



We were a bit concerned when you culled your Fb friends list - wondered if we'd misbehaved. Now all is clear.



I suppose we could raise a glass to you Friday Teatime, yes?

#anyexcuse







:^D

64 Deebee... we're looking forward to seeing Ralph McTell and the only time I have seen him was with my music-loving parents, at a folk club in Somerset, many moons ago... he was on one week and The Spinners were on the following week! I wonder what happened to The Spinners if anyone can remember them!



x

Farewell Peta ..



You've added a real human touch to the administrative activity of this blog, and always acted swiftly in our moments of need ..



Good luck to you in whatever you are going to do next x

Did anyone watch Stephen Fry's language documentary 'Planet Word' on BBC 2 last night? (As it clashed in the schedules with Spooks and Downton Abby, I'm guessing not!) I'm going to watch it on iplayer this afternoon, I think, after I've caught up with Doctor Who of course!



On language... Please read piqued not peeked in #5 D'oh!

Thank you all very much, its been my pleasure!



I'm still going to be at the BBC so may pop up and surprise you somewhere else! I'll try to pop in here on Friday with a bottle of bubbly to share with you all, have fun as always .. x x x

STREET OF DREAMS - RAINBOW



♥♪♫

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and blogpoppets old and new, regular and um irregular (?)



Have had a pretty stressful morning (7 sleeps until the big move). Tweeted 2 songs. Odd to tweet and not blog them.



#32 thanks Alsion, and lovely to see you. That is one of my tweeted songs.



PETA, can only echo whatPoS and others have said. I wish you well in whatever lies ahead for you.



X

H word for me.....



HAPPY :-D

My H word for today. . . .



Honeysuckle



. . . . ours has never stopped blooming for months and smells lovely!

H = Humongous !!!

Take care Peta, we will all miss you!



My ideas for today have all been taken, that'll teach me for getting caught up in daytime TV. Have often suggested to hubbs that I 'tidy up' his facial with my tweezers, hasent taken me up on the offer to date and I doubt he ever will. Did once manager to 'do away' with a pesky eye brow hair of his with them though (it ha to be done, it was going all CRAZY, and yes he screamed)



Still thinking of a word for the day so be back later with it.



Gill xx

#tumbles in over the fence#

Morning all,

I thought I'd take Mr M up on the invitation and not lurk for once!

Can I request Copperhead Road by Steve Earl and The bright side of the road by Van the Man please?

Peta, best of luck to you in your new role and thanks a million for everything.

Hi DeeBee!! Getting excited about CiN yet??? xx

#77 Mo I can't believe that your move has come round so quickly!



#49 Hary that naughty step will be dusted down.....*wags finger in stern way peers over specs* I think the name is based on the anotomical similarities to said fruit and retreating animal!!

In France They Kiss On Main Street - joni Mitchell

Refuge Of The Roads - Joni Mitchell

Cotton Avenue - Joni Mitchell



Willy the Shake

x

Hoping for OUR HOUSE by Madness, simply because it's in the middle of our street!

#68 #70 Pretty sure Phil will have got an appropriate credit in the liner notes on Gary's album :-)

Hello all!



Back from my hols in the wonderful Lake District. Had a really great time.. walked loads, managed to stay mainly dry(!), was heartened by the wondrous scenery, ate (a bit too) well (including lots of yummy Sticky Toffee Pudding) and had a lovely birthday (am now half way between two big 0s!) - 2 days before Simon's - Happy Belated Wishes to you Sir!



I'm sure I've missed loads of good stuff on this 'ere blog, so will now attempt to catch up in a speed read kind of fashion ;-)



Good to be back here.. my H of the day is HUGS for all you lovely blogsters :-)



Jx

Hi Simon,



A wealth of songs to choose from, but just sticking to STREET, how about...



Roxy Music - Street Life

10CC - The Wall Street Shuffle

Ralph McTell - Streets Of London

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

Crusaders - Street Life

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton - Theme From Hill Street Blues

David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street

Katrina & The Waves - Sun Street

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name

Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name

Undercover - Baker Street

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

Pizzaman - Sex On The Streets

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)



I think you'll find at least one from that lot!



Thanks,

#82 Hi fairlyoddmotherx2 - lovely to see you over this side of the fence. I am indeed getting rather excited!



#87 JillyM, I can't possibly top your H word, so can I second it? Belated happy birthday to you!



I've found this clip of a really funny French and Saunders sketch from years ago featuring Ralph McTell and some fairly cool other guests from the music world, including by the way a certain Level 42's Mark King - wah!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJPm3H7xNY



~X~

#89 Maybe Simon can ask Ralph if he remembers doing the sketch, and what it was like to work with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders and have the mickey taken out of him...



~X~

Was Mr King's part instrumental? :-)

Pedant Alert...





PARISIAN WALKWAYS by Gary Moore. A hit in 1979, peaking at No.8, was co-written by Moore and Phil Lynott, and Lynott did provide the vocals. Lynott was, however, uncredited as a performer, and as such, you were right first time, Kev. Both were credited on the 1985 hit 'Out In The Fields', which got to No.5 in the charts.

#83 PSL, cul de Harry is getting very numb sat on this naughty step :-(



#92 PoS, if we're doing "pendantry", can I join in? Wasn't it "Parisienne"?

Afternoon all,

most of the ones I had thought of have gone so how about:

"Avenues and Alleyways" by Tony Christie

#93 ok ok you can get off now :-)

#89 - Thanks Deebee :-)



Loved that comedy clip too! Doesn't Mark King look like Tim Lovejoy from Something for the Weekend (ex Soccer AM)?

#92 - I'm not Head Of Music for nothing! ;-)



Nice result at the weekend, eh? I had the misfortune to come across the match on Beeb2 on Saturday afternoon, after coming home from the Bournemouth match - what a dire 90 minutes that was. At least we won, AND kept a clean sheet!

#93 - *backs away, whistling....*

I can fully recommend 'Fry's Planet Word' for anyone who loves language and words. Just finishing watching it on iPlayer now :)

#99 watched it last night Zoe, thought it was cracking tv :-)