Good Morning all



WHISKEY IN THE JAR = THIN LIZZIE

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Early blog today! How about:



WHISKEY IN THE JAR by Thin Lizzy



CELEBRATION by Kool and the Gang



POETRY IN MOTION by Bobby Vee



BURNING LOVE by Elvis Presley



~X~

One more:



TOAST by Paul Young



~X~

Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow



Willy the Shake

x

Good morning jimmy jam Simon, team and blogsters all,



Was in the midst of composing my usual morning waffle for the end of yesterday's blog when this popped up nice and early, so I'll keep it for a bit later after the furore of the mensh chasing has died down!



Some Burns Night tunes ...



POETRY IN MOTION - JOHNNY TILLOTSON



LOVE THAT BURNS - FLEETWOOD MAC



BURN - RAY LAMONTAGNE



YE BANKS AND BRAES O' BONNIE DOON - EDDI READER



MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED ROSE - THE FUREYS



A toughie today methinks.

Jx

Good morning all- Simon try having menopausal symptoms that keep you awake in the early hours... Mrs M will let you know....glad you duped the (g)literati with your air of mystique. I have Celtic roots so may I suggest

anything by a Scottish band (but not BCRollers) for Burn's Night. Remember the early bird catches the fox..........dmac

Morning everyone



Rabbie Burns type songs.....



LOVE THAT BURNS ~ Fleetwood Mac



IN A BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country



CALEDONIA ~ Dougie McLean



WHISKEY IN THE JAR ~ Thin Lizzy



BURN BABY BURN ~ Hudson Ford



BAD BAD WHISKEY ~ Elkie Brooks

morning all :-)



HE WHO PICKS A ROSE.............JIMMY RUFFIN



PSL xx

Morning all, can I just say what a treat last night's session was - Chris Isaak was superb - cheers, much appreciated♫♫



And now for the Bard of Scotland - How about 'My love is like a Red Red Rose' by Eddi Reader or Eva Cassidy's version

Another one:



PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN by Van Morrison



Now I'm really late for work...



~X~

For the piping in of the haggis ..



PIED PIPER - CRISPIAN ST. PETERS (or Bob & Marcia)



THE PIPER - ABBA



Jx

Mustn't forget this one.....



SMOKE AND STRONG WHISKEY ~ Christy Moore

LETS GO ROUND AGAIN....THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND



(who where scottish too)



PSL xx

Morning all.



My only chance of the day to pop in-BOO.



How about:



Donald where's your Trousers-Andy Stewart ( a favorite of someone when they did the breakfast show I seem to remember...........................!)



I'll run away now!



have a good day each,



Mrs B x

As a Scot I'm ashamed that I can't think of anything appropriate off the top of my head! Clutching at straws...



DEVO (or whoever did it originally) - Bread and Butter (it does have a line "I like mashed potato")



BOBBY PICKETT & THE CRYPT KICKERS - Monster Mash

Morning blogpoppets the noo! Light in the sky on my ride in this morning and lang may your lum reek. An early recommendation might be from that famous Scottish resident from California:



ROD STEWART – RHYTHM OF MY HEART



Me being cynical about the number of patriotic Scots living abroad to avoid taxes? Nay!



Anyway I have a free-range haggis to look forward to tonight.

Good Morning!



I'm late and you've started without me!







LET'S HAVE A PARTY TONIGHT - Elvis

WORDS - BeeGees



WORDS - F R David



MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme

Good morning everyone.



If we're doing Robert Burns you really need look no further than (although I'm sure you will):



AE FOND KISS by DOUGIE MACLEAN

PRAISE YOU - Fat Boy Slim

And who could forget ...





SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS - BAND OF THE BLACK WATCH





I did. LOL. Back later to say hello properly

:^D

Morning All,



'In A Big Country' Big Country



Have a good day everybody

Morning everyone. I have an image of Simon in his pjs which I'm slightly disturbed about - it feels a bit like perving on your headmaster...!



Anyhooo - oldies;



Can I 2nd anything by The Corries - My Love is Like a Red Red Rose or Flower of Scotland.

Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi

I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group /Chicago ("A man's a man for a that")

Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzie

Crying - Roy Orbison (The tear-drop)

You Can Keep Your Hat On - Tom Jones (Tam O'Shanter)

Disco Inferno (Burn baby burn) - The Trammps

Have to go and look for some more poems me-thinks

#7 Florence, I thought you were a Scot? "Rabbie"? Pah!! :-)

'Wild Night' Van Morrison

For those of you who don't the work of Dougie MacLean, or Robert Burns, give this ago and then tell me it doesn't bring a lump to your throat or a tear to your eye:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pD_TcPmLhM

Gosh, an early blog today.



Busy with work so will try to poop back later with a few choons, nothing coming to mind right now 8-s

Best wishes to all Scottish listeners from a dank, miserable North Cornwall



I'm Gonna be 500 miles - The Pretenders

Big Country - Big Country

This is your land - Simple Minds (dedicated to Alex Salmond)

Donald where's your troosers - Andy Stewart (dedicated to my ex boyfriend)

Dignity - Deacon Blue

Heart of Lothian - Marillion

Written to reach you - Travis

Pipes of Peace - Paul Mccartney



Finally, some poetry for the mid week mosh

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden

ROSE OF MY HEART JOHNNY CASH

Actually, as he wrote "To A Mouse"



LORD ROCKINGHAM'S XI - Hoots Mon! (There's A Moose Loose Aboot This Hoose)

There's the song called



I UNDERSTAND - Freddie & The Dreamers



to the tune of Auld Lang Syne







CHEERS (I'LL DRINK TO THAT) - Rihanna

will be back later going to have my nails done so wont be able to text tweet or type for a little while



PSL xx

Hi Simon and everyone.



Hee hee, smug look on my face today ( and nothing to do with blog mentions.. as not had one for nearly 2 weeks ;'( ) ...I tweeted Simon and predicted he would choice "Burns Night"!



Anyay lets crack on as got to shoot away at 10.



1. DISCO INFERNO - The Trammps ( Burn Baby Burn)

2. POETRY IN MOTION - Johnny Tillotson

3. CELEBRATION - Kool and the gang

4. DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS - Andy Stewart( HOIB choice of the day...sorry! and thanks Mrs Boris #14 for artist)

5. CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL - Oasis

6. PIPES OF PEACE - Paul Mcartney

7. TOAST - Street band

8. A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE - Sailor

9. WORDS - F R David

10. MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme

11. WORDS - Beegees

12. WORD GIRL - Scritti Politti



Have a lovely day.



Catch ya later.



Mandy ;)

Again?





TUBTHUMPING - Chumbawamba







CALEDONIA - Frankie Miller or Paulo Nutini

MULL OF KINTYRE - Macca

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Altered Images





NEVER FORGET - TT (Wah!)

Good Morning All,



Have had a serious think, and would like to throw in the pot:



BOTH ENDS BURNING by ROXY MUSIC



FAMOUS LAST WORDS by TEARS FOR FEARS



x

BIRTHDAY - Beatles

There have been some fine versions of the following song - but probably difficult to access. One of the finest might be ..



EDDI REEDER's version of MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED RED ROSE



... and it has been said that the song was Bob Dylan's biggest influence on his life in terms of writing love songs.

My late husband, a Scot, sang the song to me on our wedding day ...



♪♪ .. and I will love you still my dear, 'til a' the seas gang dry ... ♫

❤



:`(

Good morning all!



And there was me wittering away on Tuesday's blog, unaware that you had all come over here. Thought it was quiet!



Mind is a blank on the theme. Seems that CE and Ken are doing just fine on the Burns Night tunes and no doubt it will continue throughout the day. When we lived in London, a group of us would gather for Burns Night and enjoy the haggis, neeps and tatties,.... and the whisky gravy, naturally.



Grey and dreary here. Can't even see across the paddock.



Back when I have had a thunk.



A-G

I'd been wondering why I was hearing Lenny Cohen on Radio2 so much. He's on the Playlist. I'm thinking it's about time but, better late than never, I suppose. Why only the "C" list .............. damned with faint praise? :-)

#26 Harry, I've chosen a Dougie MacLean song too as Dougie's a great guy and he and Eddi Reader play at our local Festival every summer and a friend of mine from Blairgowrie in Perthshire grew up and went to school with Dougie and every Christmas he plays at her brother's works do and he played at her son's wedding and I'm glad you are a fan as he's possibly not too well known with the majority of bloggers...



KTM, how lovely that your late husband sang My love is like a red red rose to you on your wedding day... and a shame he's not here to see that the seas have not yet gang dry!

Morning all



My poetic pickings:



'He Was Really Saying Something' - Velvelettes/Bananarama

'This Charming Man' - The Smiths

'Thank You For The Music' - Abba (Auld Lang Syne et al)

'Word Up' - Cameo

'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer' - John Lee Hooker

'Good Time Tonight' - The Soul Sisters



N xx

#26 Harry - Bobby Eaglesham sang a beautiful version of Ae Fond Kiss when he was with Five Hand Reel, a scottish folk rock band which included Dick Gaughan. Am trying to locate it. Actually, all their stuff is worth a listen - a much under rated band .. IMHO

:^)

#41 Harry... I wonder how the Playlist tune choosers decide which songs are played every week and which ones are in each list!

Got one. Had to dredge the memory bank a bit but:



TIBBIE DUNBAR - The Dublinners

Morning one and all.................................another grey start..............hey hum.....

oldies today..............................................................................................



Boris The Spider - The Who



Alabama Song - The Doors



Thistle and Weeds - Mumford and Sons



Tartan Coloured Lady - Elton John



Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie



Whisky Rock n Roller - Lynyrd Skynyrd



Enough for now....................................................................................



Have a good day..................................................................................



Dougal x.............................................................................................

#42 Flo, I love Dougie MacLean's music but must admit his live shows can be a little disappointing. I've seen him three times (at Edinburgh, Kendal and Pitlochry) and each time, even though there was at least a year between each show, they were almost exactly the same. Only difference was the second half of the Pitlochry show when he performed Perthshire Amber with a string orchestra and a ceilidh band.



Purely by accident, I rented a holiday cottage at Butterstone one year, right opposite the old school house where he lives and has his studio. I bumped into him a couple of times and he seemed like a nice bloke.

#42 Florence - absolutely agree re Dougie MacLean. Enjoyed many a Tannahill Weavers gig back in the 70s.



And the song at my wedding - yes, it was very very special. Thanks.

So he would see that not only have the seas not run dry, but the rocks haven't melted wi' the sun .. and the last time I looked - the sands o' life are still running ...



Following this theme today has set me spinning in a very nostalgic direction ...



*pulls herself together*





:`^)

Morning all.



My first thought was:



Donald Where's Your Troosers - Ken Bruce.



Also:

Confusion - ELO (for not being able to understand a word...)



That's all I can offer I'm afraid!

#14 Mrs Boris, I tweeted that one earlier, so maybe we can share the HOIB



I'm surprised nobody's suggested:



KISS FROM A ROSE by Seal



~X~

#49 KTM, nostalgic theme? Me too ....... Ae Fond Kiss could be my story :-(



#45, Flo, the BBC Playlist is at:



https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/music-events/playlist/



And it says:



How is the playlist selected? The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist.



The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list, which receive the most plays, about 20 each week; B list 10 plays and the C list around 5 plays.



The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 4 weeks of commercial availability.

Burning down the house by either Talking Heads or Tom Jones & The Cardigans





New to bloggin' Mr M's page and loving it.

Morning,



Streams of Whiskey - The Pogues



Ay Fond Kiss - Fairground Attraction



Toast - Streetband



I know my love - The CHIEFTANS and the Coors



Cemetry gates - The Smiths



Mr Writer - The Stereophonics



Writing to reach you - Travis



38 line poem - The Wonderstuff



Sonnet - The Verve



My love is like a red red rose - Eva Cassidy or Eddie Reader

Good Morning All :)



It's a whirl of activity here this morning, and the banging of the carpet fitters is doing nothing for my sore-head (due to sleep deprivation, not alcohol, much like our dear leader)



We used to take a holiday in Scotland every year when I was a child. I have fond memories of Blairgowrie and Dunoon, in particular :) I was there once for Burns night, and we had the ceremonial haggis with neeps and tatties, of course. I'm not a big fan of haggis, but tradition is tradition!



Oldie suggestions...



WILD MOUNTAIN THYME - THE SILENCERS (This version was used on a an advert to promote Scotland)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagG8J--BBI



I would also like to 2nd Posh Soul Lady's choice of...



MULL OF KINTYRE - WINGS



I love that song! I downloaded it to my iPod recently, and I my fondness for bagpipes had me seeking out...



AMAZING GRACE - THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS



I'm going to read back and catch up now :)

#39 KatyMatey - that is so lovely, to be serenaded on your wedding day! What a poignant memory for you.



#53 Hi ElsieClutterbuk - nice to see you back again!



On the subject of playlists, am I the only one who is getting ever so slightly bored with Emili Sandé's 'Next to me'...?



~X~

Right, a quick poop by ... not much coming to mind that hasn't already been mentioned. So, unlikely as it is to get a play ...



WRITING - ELTON JOHN



#53 Good to see you dropping by again Elsie.



8-)

Following one of our conversations last week, and for all those like a good musical, Carousel is on Film4 at 11am (or, funnily enough, 12pm on Film4+1)

Although I have tweeted a suggestion I am weading in right now with the incomparable:



AULD LANG SYNE by Gay Gordon & The Mince Pies



Which was written by Rab after all. This is the starts slow gets fast NYE version that I trot out once a year for whichever function I'm DJing. To hear it this late would be kind of strange (but in a good way).

'Weading'? Or Wading? You choose. Maybe I wrote it in Glaswegian subconsciously

#53 Elsie Clutterbuk - Your name had me remembering that the actor Andrew Lincoln's real surname is Clutterbuck (with a C) I love him in The Walking Dead :)



#56 Deebee - I like that Emili Sande song, it has had a lot of play, but I find I'm not as fed up of it as Caro Emerald's offerings, for example. I was also interested to hear (on Graham Norton's show) that Emili's real first name is Adele...But she decided not to go with that name... ;)



I don't know what to do with myself now :-/ I'm at a loose end until the carpet fitters have done their work. I may watch something...

Inspired by Simon's tweet about the theme I'll add:



Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan

Willow - Joan Armtrading (for a "Strip the Willow" dance)

Sergeant Pepper - the Beatles (for a "Dashing White Sergeant" dance)

@Playlist ............... I don't truly understand why they need a Playlist at all. Although, I suspect it's all to do with power.

#41

Harry, Flo and others who may be interested

- I was about to launch into my R2 playlist rant [well documented in here] .. then ... instead - staying with the theme of songs of love and loss - I listened to this:



It's Nic Jones - an old friend. He didn't sing at my wedding, alas.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07SCJPpAGEI



:^)

Harry - I tend to agree with you re playlists - especially the 'A' list - we don't need to hear the same song on every show - it gets tedious



Carousel - some truly great tunes in a slightly bizarre story - however it's far too long (in my humble opinion)

#58 Harry - Ooo I could watch Carousel :D



The mister bought me a CD of Bryn Terfel singing songs from the musicals, and he does a lovely version of 'If I Loved You' and 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on there.

#64 KTM, lovely :-)



#65 Autumn, humble or not, your opinions are always welcome ................ even when they're misinformed ;-)

#64 Katy... that's lovely! Just had a listen to a few of his songs and here's one for today!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2PxsHBv0ps

Simon's Tweet re today's theme:



" Good Morning. Burns Night oldies? I think so. 'Hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys and reels' and all that"





Perhaps we need to choose a few more choons on the subject of celebration and dance ...?

#61 May we take it then that your carpet fitters don't fit in the 'worth watching' category then Zoe ;-)

#69 Well then, in that case how about ...



DANCE AWAY - ROXY MUSIC



GoD

#44 Katy... just been listening to some Five Hand Reel songs... here's one for today!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zokO11mkgY

Oldies theme:



CELEBRATION DAY - LED ZEPPELIN .... also for DR MOSH



DANCE AWAY - ROXY MUSIC



JIG A JIG - EAST OF EDEN



CAM YE O'ER FRAE FRANCE - STEELEYE SPAN





:^)

#70 Glenn - Er...no! They may be fitters, but fit they ain't!! ;D

FIFTH DIMENSION: Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes

#69 Katy... I'm surprised not to see a Runrig song listed as they have a few songs we could jig around to, including this one, but it's not very Burns' night though!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-EBXxdni7U

Oh goodness- blowing a hooley here in SW Cornwall- good for surfers

in demented mood but too fierce for me today! Kilt wearers be warned!

How about Pat Traver's 'Snorting Whiskey' or is that too OTT? Happy Burns Night all! dmac

#68 and #72 Glad you're enjoying - Flo. Back in the 70s - these people were very much part of my life.

:^)

Aww ...



*Carousel moment*

Morning all



Thought I'd wait until the choon chasing was slowing down - nothing to add (again).



I'm off to an awards 'do' myself tonight at the Natural History Museum. My boss has been nominated for something and he is allowing some of his minions to accompany him to the dinner! So it's first class rail travel, 4* hotel and posh frocks (not smart jeans)!



I'll be back tomorrow afternoon - good luck with the suggestions, I'll be listening while I try to make myself look presentable!



Tortie x

Dancing songs...



DANCE TONIGHT - PAUL McCARTNEY



LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE



YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - THE BEEGEES



REELIN' AND ROCKIN' - CHUCK BERRY

Further to my #69 on oldies theme ..



It's notable that quite a lot of mensh chasing and interaction has occurred in Twitter today - which is why it's relatively quiet in here.

One more ...



DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - STEVE MILLER BAND



#80 Sounds like a fun day Tortie, not the usual run of the mill Wednesday! Have fun. Oh, and don't forget to eat too much and drink too much ;-)

#83 I'm going to try not to drink too much GoD - don't want to say anything embarrassing!

Mid Week Mosh suggestion



"Since You've Been Gone" - Rainbow



Enjoy...:)

Katy, you could jig around tp this Red Hot Chilli Pipers' song! :o)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhz24gDn7B4

#64 Katy - that was lovely. I'll try and get to some of the others later.



#80 - how exciting Tortie - its always fun to get a posh frock on and have a bit of a do. Perhaps you could do something embarrasing and then we'd get a blog confession out of it :)



#67 - "misinformed" is a great rebuttal Harry

More oldies with a dancing theme.......................................................



Same Old Song and Dance - Aerosmith



Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung



Dance The Night Away - Van Halen



Dougal x...........................................................................AKA OSM Queen

Oh one more.......................................



Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan



Dougal x ..............................................................................................

#87 A_G I'll see what I can do!! : )

#82 KTM, I think there has been a slow drift to Tw**er for some time now. I prefer it here where the length of my sentences is only curtailed by own inadequacies. I know it has the potential for a more immediate exhange of views but communication and human interaction shouldn't be constrained by the number of characters available.



I still refuse to use 'textspeak' even on my mobile, as well.

A quick dash in from sunbathing to say Helloooooooooooooooooo.



Goodbye.....



MTF :)

#61 I like Caro Emerald! Although I must admit her album is a bit samey - the individual tracks are good but I can't listen to it all in one go.



#69 Celebration songs... doesn't my Kool and the Gang suggestion #2 count...?



#82 That doesn't necessarily follow. I blogged my suggestions first, then tweeted them. And I'm here (although working...)



;o)



#80 Have a great time in the big Smoke, Tortie!



~X~

#91 I don't see why Twitter and the blog can't live happily alongside each other. The blog is great for fun interaction and diverse debate, and long may it continue - for me Twitter has quite a different function. I tend to use both for my song suggestions mainly out of habit - I used to think that gave me a better chance of getting a mensh, but I don't think that's necessarily the case. And I sometimes use Twitter in the evenings to congratulate others on their menshes, but I still try to pop by here at some point if I'm not too busy.



I also interact with a fair few people on Twitter that have nothing to do with the blog.



~X~

Enjoying the twittering out here :)

#95 LOL! Well said, MTF!



Off for a lunchtime swim - see you later...



~X~

Seriously, its very warm out here. The birds are chirping away.



Glenn, yes it was the clock/ thermometer at J25, anything in double figures this time of the year is fine by me. I had a guess at 9c, so was way off the mark that was 13c.



Just about to read the garden thermometer....



Happy Days.



MTF :)

#94 Deebee, as you know, I do dip into Twi**er every now and again. I was just expressing my preference for hanging out here.



For me, with Twi**er, it sometimes feels I'm like trying to have a conversation with someone who is sitting at the opposite end of a crowded bus.

I use Twitter to 'follow' individuals rather than actually 'tweet' myself. The dross and re-tweeting is incomprehensible to me I have to admit, so I'm much more comfortable and cosy in the safe embrace of the blog.



That said, I agree with Deebee that they can live happily in unison and probably do each other good in some respects; Twitter moving quickly and shortly whilst leaving room for pedantry and assorted bonkers discussions over here.

#100? I haven't had a hat yet....