Morning again everyone



It seems so quiet around here this morning... where is everyone?



Pinch punch, first of the month and white rabbits....



SONG FOR THE ASKING ~ Simon and Garfunkel



QUESTION ~ The Moody Blues



ASK ME WHY ~ The Beatles

Morning Simon, team, NYM and chemically stable bloggers,



Well, if you’re doing QUESTION TIME OLDIES, you have to start here...



QUESTION – The Moody Blues



YOU SAY IT BEST WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL – Ronan Keating or Keith Whitley or Alison Krauss



LITTLE LIES – Fleetwood Mac

Hmmm... I wonder what the TV show is... three previous hosts before Simon!



Maybe it's Question Time and David Dimbleby is officially announcing it today!!

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Well done to Zoe for a blog mensh!



Difficult theme today (well I think so, anyway). How about:



QUESTION by the Moody Blues



TALKING OUT OF TURN also by the Moody Blues



DON'T ASK ME WHY by Billy Joel



TALK by Coldplay



POLITIK by Coldplay



~X~

Oooh I think I know the TV programme - the one Barry Norman did? Film 2012 Simon?



Kissing in the Back Row - The Drifters

Good morning Scientific Simon, well equipped team and jelly bean dodging poppets,



Freezing here!



Some choons for your kindly consideration -



A QUESTION OF TIME - DEPECHE MODE



THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - JOHNNY NASH



ASK - THE SMITHS



BLOWING IN THE WIND - BOB DYLAN (or PETER, PAUL AND MARY)



SWEET TALKING GUY - THE CHIFFONS



EVERYBODY'S TALKING - THE FOUR TOPS





Back in a bit

Jillyx

Morning all!!



Apologoes for absinthe. Had house guests.



Question Time eh? Seems a good opportunity to roll out:



OLD AND WISE - Alan Parsons Project

A couple more



DON'T ANSWER ME by the Alan Parsons Project



ANSWER ME by Barbara Dixon



~X~

Good Morning All :)



I have to say, I really enjoyed Raul Malo on the show last night! I loved his version of 'Around The World' and his interpretation of 'Imagine' was wonderful, I could have listened to him all night :)



Ooo I get a blog mensh, thanks Simon, and you're welcome, it was an interesting read and I do remember some of those early confessions.



Oldie suggestions...



YAKERY YAK - THE COASTERS



ETON RIFLES - THE JAM



WE CARE A LOT - FAITH NO MORE (Could also be a mosh song)

Already tweeted but anyway...



THE WHO - Who Are You? (Seems to apply to someone on the panel each week!)



TALK TALK - Talk Talk

#8 Great minds Deebee. I was just about to post



Answer Me by Barbara Dixon

#7 Ooh yes, Alex_Girl! I prefer your APP suggestion to mine - can I second?



~X~

What O all,



Lovely morning here, bright and crisp.



Tricky theme today and some good choons already snaffled. My so far solitary offering ...



SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS



Thinking cap on ...



GoD

#9 D'oh that should have read...



YAKETY YAK - THE COASTERS



Also...



WOULD I LIE TO YOU - CHARLES AND EDDIE



LYIN' EYES - THE EAGLES

Well done Zoe on your blog menshe. X



SHOUT - Lulu



Work beckons, catch you later.



Shona X

Is it too early to be a little cynical?



LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC

I agree Deebee... it is a difficult theme



Good thinking #5 Shona...



EVERYBODY'S TALKING ~ Nilsson



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ~ Sham 69

Hi Simon and everyone.



Well done Zoe for blog mensh and I too enjoyed the Confessions TV show to the extent that I was bought the first confessions book as a birthday present.



And I though Deebee got a blog mensh too ( reference to DD in the text!)



Anyway must whizz with the choons selection as I have a meeting with a "charismatic" Revenues Manager at this Council!!



1. QUESTION - Moody Blues

2. THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - Johnny Nash

3. TALK TALK - Talk Talk

4. DONT SPEAK - No Doubt

5. LITTLE LIES - Fleetwood MAc

6. ANSWER ME - Barbara Dickson

7. OUT OF TIME - Chris Farlowe

8. SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - Style Council

9. SHOUT - Tears for Fears

10. IM STILL WAITING - The Three Degrees



Have a lovely day.



Mandy ;)

Oh, and not an 'oldie' but a very nice choon all the same ...



PUT YOUR HANDS UP - NERINA PALLOT

#16 Glenn - wasn't too early , even at #2 ;>



#14 Zoe - well done for the MISD (Mensh in Simon's Dispatches). Inspired by your choice...I'll go for:





WOULD I LIE TO YOU - Eurythmics

Work can wait................



For all those politicians who appear on panels how about



PUPPET ON A STRING- Sandy Shaw

Last one then work really does beckon



WE CAN WORK IT OUT - The Beatles or Stevie Wonder



Catch you all later



Shona x

Last one, then I must be orf. No sign of PSL this morning, so I'll swoop in with:



BACKSTABBERS - O'Jays



Good day all,



JBG

Well done on the blog mensh Zoe :)



#5 I wrote yesterday that I thought it might be a film review show, Shona. Think we could be right.. hope so!



#19 It's worth a shot, Glenn. I had a non-oldie mensh recently for Caro Emerald! And I was just about to type LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC, can we share? ;)



A couple more -





I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY - THE EAGLES



HALF THE LIES YOU TELL AIN'T TRUE - THE STEREOPHONICS



TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD - RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN



Jx

Morning All,



I fear that inspiriation has deserted me again. All I can come up with is



Why? - Annie Lennox



Maybes Laters



A.

Mornin all,



Not a bad showing for us yesterday - all three selections played and a mensh to boot!



Coming in from leftfield this morn:



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - SHAM 69



TELL US THE TRUTH - SHAM 69



DON'T BELIEVE A WORD - THIN LIZZY



TRUTH - HUE AND CRY



In actual fact, a couple of those would fit nicely in the mosh section....



And we outta here :o)

#20 Ah, great (cynical) minds eh JBG!



Might we share?



8-)

ooh ooh ooh



The people sitting round the Question Time table often resemble a bunch of kids shouting and screaming at each other



SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - Style Council



Alternatively, a child's honest and direct answers would also be appreciated!



#overthinkingitnow

Should be working (not quite coffee time yet) but I had a sudden inspiration. Don't think anyone's suggested:



WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL by Ronan Keating. Or Alison Krauss did a lovely version too.



Back soon...



~X~

Morning everyone



Why By Carly Simon

Morning Everybody,



'Would I Lie To You?' Eurythmics



Have a good day one and all

Last one from me for now ...



QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 - CHICAGO



(or more correctly, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, as they were calling themselves at the time).



Might join you for a coffee Deebee :)

Dimbleby on eh? New series? Does the series ever end? Why is it still on? It's a very tired format.



Stop! - Sam Brown :-)

'Words Don't Come Easily' Tracy Chapman

Well done Zoe for your special mensh from Simon.... :o)



A couple more...



I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ~ Pink



LITTLE LIES ~ Fleetwood Mac



IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE ~ Conway Twitty

Good morning everyone.



Cold but beautiful day here in Cumbria.



Theme:



WHO IS IT? by MICHAEL JACKSON

#29 see #2 ;)



Howzabout ..



YOU'RE WRONG - JOHN LEE HOOKER



I'M LEFT, YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE'S GONE - ELVIS PRESLEY or (Tom Jones & James Dean Bradfield do a good version)

Morning all!



U2 - "Is That All?"



GB

I'M TELLING YOU NOW - FREDDIE AND THWE DREAMERS



DONT THINK TWICE, ITS ALRIGHT - BOB DYLAN/NICK DRAKE/JOHNNY CASH

(because the panelists often dont!)



BOTH SIDES NOW - JUDY COLLINS



THE CLAPPING SONG - SHIRLEY ELLIS?

Thanks all, for the blog mensh thanks :)



#5 Shona - From Simon's clues, I was thinking the Film show too, as there have been 3 presenters to date (Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross and Claudia Winkleman)



A few more oldie suggestions...



SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN (or conversely)



IT'S TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE - TIMBALAND



HE'S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - STEVIE WONDER



IN MY PLACE - COLDPLAY

IS THAT ALL THERE IS? by PEGGY LEE

'Stuck In The Middle With You' Stealers Wheel



Clowns to to left of me, jokers to the right.........................

Ooh, just one more I couldn't resist ...



SHUT UPPA YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE



Apologies ... I'm off ...

Morning

Could it be " Call my Bluff"

Not sure where the shoes fit in......

Morning one and all......................here we go again..............tricky today........................................hopefully not tooooooo tenuous.................................................................................................



WOULD I LIE TO YOU - CHARLES AND EDDIE



IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE - PINK FLOYD



ALWAYS ASKING QUESTIONS - HOWARD JONES



TELEVISION MAN - TALKING HEADS



IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? - DURAN DURAN



WHAT'S GOING ON - MARVIN GAYE



Coffee calls..............................................................................................



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

Hello!!!



***Waves*** (waves back appreciated but won't be seen 'til lunchtime!)



Managed to hit my deadline yesterday, but still very busy hence lack of "joining in"-sorry.



A couple of tunes:



More Questions than Answers-Johnny Nash

(The answer my friend is) Blowing in the Wind-Bob Dylan

Why?-Annie Lennox

When will I be Famous-Bros *****SORRY, I'LL GO NOW*****, runs away quickly**





Mrs B x

PUBLIC IMAGE - PUBLIC IMAGE



as QT visits a new venue each week

TALK OF THE TOWN - THE PRETENDERS

#44 judith, shoes, that will be 'Call My Buff' then I'm guessing ;-)

TEARS FOR FEARS - Shout



HOWARD JONES - Always Asking Questions



ROLLING STONES - Tell Me



JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY - I'm Your Puppet



JULIAN COPE - World Shut Your Mouth



STATUS QUO or PATTY LOVELESS - The Party Ain't Over Yet

Morning everyone



My talk realted trio:



'Slippery People' - Talking Heads

'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' - Santa Esmeralda

'Say What You Want' - Texas



Keep warm peeps.



N xx

Now it's coffee time. Cheers, Glenn!





#5 #40 Film 2012 would be good. Mark Kermode could come on and it would be just like their 5 Live show, only on TV!



#46 *waves back* Hello Mrs Boris - nice to 'see' you!



No Billie again? I speak a bit of French, but I didn't quite understand the post on yesterday's blog... Come back, we miss you!



~X~

Morning all



JACKSONS - ROCKIN' ROBIN



HUMAN LEAGUE - SOUND OF THE CROWD

#42 - love that suggestion!



#46 *waves back at Mrs B* - enjoy your lunch break!



I'm all excited now at the prospect of our good leader hosting Film *insert year here* - hope our guesses are correct :)

#48 Glenn



'Soul ' searching stuff



: )

#53 Of course, we could all be way off the mark... hope we're not kept in suspense for too long though.



~X~

THIN LIZZY - Don't Believe A Word



STATUS QUO - Lies



THE STRAWBS - Part of the Union (there's nearly always a union rep)

Presenters:



1) Barry Norman



2) Jonathon Ross



3) Claudia Winkleman



4) Is it Mr Mayo, the mild-mannered disc jockey? Could be!



Or maybe not... I do seem to recall Dr Kermode saying, after Ross's departure, that he either had no interest in doing it or didn't feel it was right for him... something like that, I'm sure. Apologies if I have this wrong.



Of course, he could always change his mind.

'TVC15' David Bowie

#54 judith, I'm sure that what ever the show 'heel' be great at it!

#9 The Mavericks do nothing for me at all Zoe, but every time I've heard Raul on his own I've been very impressed with him. I only caught the end of "Around The World" as it was already on when I jumped in the car to head off to football but it sounded very nice indeed.

#57 Well Claudia did have a baby last year, so maybe she's decided to give it up to spend time with her family...



Pure speculation of course...



~X~

A chilly good morning to all. A flying visit for now.



Zoe - lovely to see you mentioned in dispatches :)



Oldies:

There are more questions than answers - Johnny Nash

Lie to Me - Bon Jovi

Lies - McFly

Ego a Go-Go - Robbie Williams

The the Truth - Eric Clapton

How about..........................................................................................



FAMILY AFFAIR - SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - to recognise all of the mighty Dimblebys



or for the politicians



YACKITY YACK - THE COASTERS



YOU TALK TOO MUCH - JOHN LEE HOOKER



RABBIT - CHAS 'N' DAVE



Bye bye for now.....................................................................................



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

Good Morniong Each!



'Lady In Red' by Chris De Burgh (Yeah, sorry about that)



'Yes, You' by Bobby McFerrin



'Look Into The Camera And Lie' by Charlie King



'You're Asking Me' by Ray Davies



'I'm Telling You Now' by Freddie And The Dreamers



'As You Said' by Cream



And, on a previous occasion when I suggested Hands Up, by Ottowan, I was soundly, and rightly, ridiculed. So, a small attempt to make amends...



'Put Your Hands Up' by Nerina Pallot.



I'll try to pop in later. Have fun today.

BLACK SABBATH - MOB RULES

#59 Glenn



And hopefully not 'tongue tied '



Sorry!



:)

Back to the choons. Having just read Sirs post in full (sorry, that's awfully bad form, but I tend just to skip to the oldies theme first off to get my choices in and then go back to read it in full) perhaps this one should be punted in honour of DD ...



SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE

Can't agree about Feb, shortest time until payday (although as a SAHM, I don't get a payday anymore but hubby does!).

Actually just came on here to say thank you very much for the recommendations of kids books before Christmas. The man (haven't a clue what his name is) suggested a trilogy The Mysterious Benedict society. I bought these (or rather Santa did) for my 10 year old daughter and she lurves them big time. It's always hard to know what they'll like and his description gave me the impression that she would, oh joy!

Thanks again, keep up the good work!

SQUEEZE - TRUST ME TO OPEN MY MOUTH



FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - TWO TRIBES

THE HOUSEMARTINS - FIVE GET OVER EXCITED

Morning,





Hey Lord don't ask me questions - Graham Parker



Don't ask me why - Billy Joel



Ask - The Smiths



Song for the asking - Simon and Garfunkel



A new england - Billy Bragg



Good times Bad times - Led Zeppelin



Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin



Little Britain - Dreadzone



Politik - Coldplay



World Leader pretend - R.E.M



The great pretender - The Platters

GUNS N ROSES - CIVIL WAR



Opening line - 'What we've got here is a failure to communicate...' (from Cool Hand Luke)

#5 I think you may have struck something there, Shona...

Barry Norman (Brill)

Jonathan Ross (good but 'let go' due some misdemeanor on the 'phone) and

Claudia Winkleperson (can't watch her, much as I like her because of the really annoying chap she presents with who hogs the whole show - not at all like R5's Kermode and Mayo...)

AND their shoes are on display - when interviewing guests, they sit face to face so there would be the opportunity for posh brogues to be on display...

DT Dude has got a suitably slightly world wearly face for the show (á la thinking woman's crumpet Barry Norman) - and is good at inteviewing the great, good and ugly of the film world.



Laters,

THE CIRCUS - ERASURE

Hmmmmm ..... "cold and austere" on the Mayo estate; I guess that means no more clothing coupons for his lordship. Perhaps we should have a whip-round?



The BBC's film review programme didn't start with Barry Norman. I'm sure Joan Bakewell, George Melly and Philip Jenkinson have done it. Must be others too.

Its on the radio so



RADIO GA GA = QUEEN



WHATS THE FREQUENCY KENETH - REM

#75 That's true Harry, although Barry Norman was the first 'permanent' presenter...



;o)

#51 I also speak a bit of French, but even Babelfish (other translating engines are available etc etc) struggled with her post...seems she is doing some serious work and bemoans the excessive use of the forward slash on the blog...oh and her Radiospectacles are rather pants (whatever they may be!)

She wishes the world, everyone in it long life - and also a place in Wales (guessing that bit)



Jilly withajay

Thanks, yes it was Mr e who was at hospital yesterday - he had an MRI scan on his back, which invoved lying down still for 45 minutes - which lead to a 'nap' of about 44 minutes, you can imagine.

My M-in-law asked me if I was going with him...like he was a 10 year old!

As he can drive, walk, talk, (and is a year older than me, but only for another 17 days...bechod) I thought he was safe to go alone...



FILM2013 is one letter short of !!!???!!! by the way, if we're being pedantic...unless there is a space making it FILM 2013, then it fits parfaitement!

#68 I bought them for my daughter (13) and she also loves them - I looked at the recommended books that were on the drivetime pages when the presenters all made their recommendations.

Also got Mr e 'The Art of Fielding' - after hearing the author on the prog - and he (Mr e, not the authir, natch) says it is very 'interesting' if a little large (hardback copy - and he uses a kindle usually)



STILL can't buy books for people on Amaz*n for Kindles, unlike in the US of A.

Pah.

Thank you for the waves!!



Had another tune thought-



Don't get me wrong-The Pretenders





Have good afternoons each

Mrs B xxx

A couple more "QT" oldies:



Highly Strung - Spandau Ballet

Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Mr Brightside - The Killers (any government representative, there to ensure "spin")

#79 will do lines 'Always re-read before pressing Post Comment'

Author is spelt with an o not an i, of course.



Off into the city now - braving the cold, but at least it is sunny, Oxford is a beautiful place when the sun shines...the local limestone (https://www.headington.org.uk/history/misc/quarries.htm%29 used to build the colleges exudes a kind of glow, all of it's own.



Stop babbling woman and go out

Ciao

*wishful thinking*



I, for one, would be delighted if Simon were to be taking on the role as host for The Big Questions - BBC1's Sunday morning series which discusses moral, ethical and religious issues.

Nicky Campbell's performance has become rather stale of late and the programme could certainly do with ''refreshing'.



Also, there is a fair degree of studio gallivantery involved - hence the importance of shoes.

;^)





... and Hello - fellow blogpopsters.

Missed the chase this morning for good reason. 'Shopping with Mum' has re-entered the weekly calender after 5 long monts. Such a privilege.



:^D

THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS-JOHNNY NASH

#83 I haven't heard of that programme KatyMatey, but sounds like our esteemed leader would be ideal for it.



Off for a swim now - back later with some (good) news of my Mum, for those who've been asking.



~X~

For the audience

WELCOME TO THE CHEAP SEATS - THE WONDER STUFF

(they dont get any cheaper!)

For the Panel

HEROES & VILLAINS - BEACHBOYS

When by

Why by CARLY SIMON

Politician by CREAM

What do you want from life by THE TUBES

#83 Not a show I would watch I'm afraid, even if Simon took over from Mr Campbell (who's on the same list as Robert Peston in my house, although if Peston's on there's a danger I fall asleep before being able to hit the off-button). Sunday morning is when I have my feet up reading the Sunday paper of choice while listening to Bob's show from the night before. I get the feeling from his tweets that Mr M quite likes his Sunday morning "knackered music" recovery session so would be a tad surprised if he was going to do that show.



Film 2012 is another matter. I would definitely watch that.

One of the standards from there live gigs



THE SAW DOCTORS - WHY DO I ALWAYS WANT YOU

Morning Ladies, peeps, Simon and the crew

jolly cold and in need of some inbuilt central heating system for legs and feet

why do people always leave the door open when its cold ?

anyhoo



I am with Florence, without her machine

#17 Everybody's Talking - Harry Nilsson

and a good album shout from up there ^ somewhere, can't remember

television man by talking heads..does go on a tad though.



Agree with Shona that Simon could be the new Barry Norman



But for now, work calls, Arriverderci one and all, have fun and be good

Afternoon all - after getting a text vote on the Confession read out last night (tears of laughter running down my cheeks listening to it) I am on a roll. Bearing in mind the rumours swirling around - might I suggest:



BILLY TAYLOR & RICHARD LAMB - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free.



The clue here is it's an instrumental.

#88 Fair comment Ken. I have benefited from a - should we say ... relaxed ... working week whilst recovering from my illness - so a Sunday morning isn't necessarily earmarked for leisure in my gaff.



I suppose it's unlikely to be The Review Show as it's produced from Glasgow nowadays ... ?

Good afternoon all from a sunny but cold Essex. Beautiful looking day out there.



My first thought when I read Lord Ammo's blog was "Countdown" (I'm obviously more lowbrow than most bloggers!) but then the shoes wouldn't matter and he would have to have time off from DT to record it and that would never do!!!



Only thought for choon



There are more questions than answers - Johnny Nash(?)



probably been suggested before so can I share?



Just off to pick up Richard Allinson then off we go to the shop where ELH.



See you soon



JW

Would have requested -



DOG EAT DOG - ADAM AND THE ANTS if I'd had chance. Probs too late now.





[Probs? Towie-speak!? Eek]



$^\

Rather late today, so most suggestions are just supporting those already mentioned



Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush

How can I be Sure? - Dusty Springfield

Is there something I should know? Duran Duran

Knowing me Knowing you - Abba

Mr Know it All - Kelly Clarkson

Out of Time - Blur

Questions and Answers - Sham 69

Somethings got me started (so I'll finish) Simply Red

The right thing - Simply Red

The winner takes it all - Abba

THE JAM - The News of the World

Hmmm - how about



Tell Me Lies by Fleetwood Mac

Ask Me Why by the Beatles

I Was Only Joking by Rod Stewart

#3 Florence - Well, I think there have been 3 regular presenters of QT to date (Robin Day, Peter Sissons & David Dimbleby) But didn't they say that production was moving to Glasgow? Mind you, it's done on location surely, so I don't know.



#33 Ken - I don't often get the chance to watch Question Time these days (past my bedtime!) but I wouldn't want it to be scrapped. I think politicians should get MORE grilling from the general public (or unwashed as a Tory councillor branded them) I think as long as they keep inviting the characters (without vested interests) and the wild cards on, to mix things up with the politician's party line and rehearsed answers, then it's all good.



#60 Ken (again) - I can't say that The Mavericks have ever done anything for me either, but Raul Malo was just wonderful on last night's show :)



#64 Paul - I believe Lenny Law (Dirk Thrust) on Twitter, may already have either suggested, or vetoed 'Hands Up' by Ottowan. Didn't you get it played before though? And Simon did seem to think that it was a good suggestion, earlier :-S



#75 Harry - We still don't know that Simon's shoes etc were licence-fee funded, I mean, we are assuming that it's going to be a BBC show, but could be wrong.

#78 Suzieee - I may be wrong, if so, please forgive - but I interpreted the 'forward slash' reference in Billie's #160 post last night - as 'leaning to the right'. Perspicacious indeed.



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