No inspiration at the moment - more tea is needed!



JW

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets:



Of course:



57 CHANNELS AND NOTHING ON by Bruce Springsteen



And how about:



MONEY FOR NOTHING ("... we've got to install colour TVs...") by Dire Straits



STAR ON A TV SHOW by the Stylistics



LIVING IN A BOX by Living in a Box



THE SHOW MUST GO ON by Queen



THE LATE SHOW by Jackson Browne



MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME by Paul Owen



~X~

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and bloggers.



It's another lovely, if cold, day here today. And I'm coming home!



The Sun Always Shines on TV - Aha



is the only thing that immediately springs to mind. My fellow Norwegians ;-)



X

#2 Deebee, wasn't it Owen Paul?



x

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU - Robbie Williams



has come to mind

Black & White - The Stranglers or INXS



Struggling with today's theme :-(



Bet you & Matt had a good giggle at some of the suggestions through, Simon. Right up your street ;-)



x

This is not easy.............

Or some sky songs?



Mr Blue Sky - ELO

Sky High - Jigsaw

Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum



x

Morning Mo and Jennie



#4 Paul Owen/Owen Paul - Wikiwhatsit says both :oS



How about MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME by Owen Paul. Just to be on the safe side...



;o)



Also I think the lyric in Money for Nothing is actually "we've got to move these colour TVs"... Clearly I'm not awake yet. Actually, I used to think Sting was singing "I want my own TV"...



~X~

ChannelS 1,2,3,4.....



LIVING BY NUMBERS - NEW MUSIK

Good Morning Simona and Poppeteers



Television Oldies?



I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel



For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton



Keep The Customer Satisfied - Simon and Garfunkel



Have a good day and catch you later.



Shona x

#7 I agree Jennie, I am clutching at straws and getting ever more tenuous so I'm going to finish with



Aztec Camera - Good Morning Britain



x

#9 too many "actuallys"...



Best get off to work.



~X~

Morning everyone



I hope the Pandas get together today... seemingly the female's tail has been getting in the way and keepers were trying to lift it out of the way with long poles!!



DIGITAL ~ New Order



THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV ~ Aha



THE SHOW MUST GO ON ~ Shirley Bassey



BLACK AND WHITE ~ Michael Jackson



COLOUR MY WORLD ~ Chicago

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED - GIL SCOTT-HERON

Not an easy theme today, Simon!



HEY BABY ~ Bruce CHANNEL



ANTICHRIST TELEVISION BLUES ~ Arcade Fire



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olk8feBYHeg

Good Morning All :)



It's SNOWING HERE! It's settling a bit, but I don't think it'll amount to much, thank goodness.



I already tweeted...



HEY MATTHEW - KAREL FIALKA



SOUND AND VISION - DAVID BOWIE



THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV - AHA



TURN IT ON AGAIN - GENESIS



And, of course, Simon's blog title suggests...



57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON) - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - THE JARMELS or SHOWADDYWADDY

LIVING IN A BOX by LIVING IN A BOX



SOAP GETS IN YOUR EYES by ELLA FITZGERALD

A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP by THE JARMELS or SHOWADDYWADDY



THROUGH SQUARE EYES by AFTER FOREVER



I always remember my Grandma saying to my sister and I when we were young, that watching too much TV would give us 'square eyes'! Not that there was nearly as much on then as there is now- only 3 channels and virtually no day time tv- probably a good thing!



madchick x

THE ENTERTAINER - Marvin Hamlisch(sp?)



MONY MONY - Tommy James and the Shondelles (always mo(a)ning that there's nothing on)



HOW DO YOU DO IT? - Gerry and the Pacemakers - never understood how those moving images get through the ether to the box in the front room or wherever these days!



YOU'RE NO GOOD - The Swinging Blue Jeans



I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD - Herman's Hermits



YAKETY YAK - The Coasters



And finally, when the little white dot disappears into the middle of the set,



SILENCE IS GOLDEN - The Tremeloes



That's my lot. See you later for chatting.



JW

Vildeen- snap!! At exactly the same time and in the same order! Great minds ;-)



And now a pink box! Grrrr!

Morning all – well the Sopwith Camel of Yorkshire Airways cannot possibly take off fro Leeds-Bradford Airport. We are practically snowbound! I think that justifies an explanation. The Cleckhuddersfax Clatterer got me into work but this April snow has me thinking back to the mid-seventies when it did this quite regularly.



Yes the sun always shines on TV and radio!

#9 - sorry Deebee - very rude of me -"Good morning" to you too.



Had to laugh on Tuesday morning when listening to RM - Judy was mentioned at 6.35am - game over so I went back to sleep!



JW

Morning!! A 'slump' of boys on the sofa in front of Top-Gear-on-Dave means that I can get to the PC and have a quick visit to see you all....



#3 - Mo - good choice (Morten Harkett - sigh.....swoon)



But the only song whizzing around my head this morning is:



VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - THE BUGGLES



Reminds me of a rather difficult school exchange trip to France - it was only when I and my French host realised that we both knew all the words that we began to get on! (I wasn't brave - always got homesick - I would never have made an Arctic explorer)



BUT, we know that radio is still going very strong which is good news - yippeee!



Had a read back just now of yesterday's blog - made me giggle at the thought of so many people squished onto the naughty step! Hope that the pandas got on well together.......



Have a good day - I hope that not too many bloggers are snowbound x

Hi Simon and everyone



Agreed! it did get a but steamy on here yesterday.



Snow here and wind ....not sticking as wet on floor. I remember it snowed in April in 1977 when I went with my nan to see my Aunt in hospital after giving birth to my cousin.



TV oldies then:



1. SUN ALWAYS SHINES IN TV - Aha

2. STAR ON A TV SHOW - Stylistics

3. SOUND AND VISION - David Bowie

4. VISION OF YOU - Belinda Carlisle

5. TURN IT ON AGAIN - Genesis

6. LIVING IN A BOX - Living in a box

7. BLACK OR WHITE - Michael Jackson

8. I wanna sex you up - COLOUR ME BADD

9. HERE IS THE NEWS - ELO

10. LICENCE TO KILL - Gladys Knight



Have a nice day



Laters



Mandy ;)

#9 - Morning Deebee - don't worry, I thought Sting was singing about MTV?!

#21 Could it be Mad Chick - A bit spooky but shows how us bloggers think.

Morning from a very blustery and wet Shire...Brrrr



THE THREE DEGREES 'WHEN WILL I SEEE YOU AGAIN'....listen again +1 channels and repeats!



glad Simon enjoyed Marvin last night its a great tune :-)



PSL xxx

Morning all!

Funnily enough, a song I suggested yesterday for the beleaguered pandas might also suit today:

ROCKWELL: I always feel like 'SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME'

Also tweeted MADNESS's MY GIRL for the line 'I like to stay in and watch TV every now and then'

Would like to 2nd/3rd Sound and Vision by David Bowie too..



I'm thinking that A-ha's THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV' is a shoe-in, surely?

Need some songs with sun in them that's for sure.



Laters, for some craic after the mensh scramble

ANDY WILLIAMS 'CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OF YOU'



my daughter and husband had this as their wedding song, so it would be nice to hear it

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - ELVIS COSTELLO

1,2,3 LEN BARRY



how it used to be back in the day......



PSL xx

My brain seems to be finally wakening up.



Sound and Vision - David Bowie



Time to read back now I think.



x

#26 Hoffs - Sting did sing 'I want my MTV' :D



I just went to put the recycling out, and came back in looking like the Abominable Snowman! :O It's blowing a blizzard out there.



I had to go and get the twin's Winter coats out of storage, I knew I was being too optimistic when I packed them away the other week.

TURN TURN TURN THE BYRDS

Telly oldies:



ITS A KIND OF MAGIC - Queen



TURN IT ON AGAIN - Genesis



SHE'S GOT NOTHING ON (BUT THE RADIO) - Roxette

Good morning everyone.



The theme:



TV DINNERS by ZZ TOP



Be back later

And one more:



DIGITAL LOVE - Daft Punk

#34 - Zoe - thanks for that - I can't believe it - I actually got something right!



WATCHING TV - ROGER WATERS



Byee

#39 - although the subject of the song and the lyrics are a bit raw obviously. Possibly not for Drivetime listening.....

Morning All,



Nothing to contribute song wise.



Probably get lost in the mensh crush but ope you are all well.



maybes laters



A.

Morning one and all..........................3 word Wednesday..........cold....wet...dark!





57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON) - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



TELEVISION - DAVE EDMUNDS



ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - JIMI HENDRIX



MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS



TURN IT ON AGAIN - GENESIS



SATELLITE OF LOVE - LOU REED



SOUND AND VISION - DAVID BOWIE



MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME - PAUL OWEN



I CAN'T WATCH THIS - WEIRD AL ........................HOIB for me?





Caffeine break.......................................................................................



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



P.S Hope all is well..................................................................................

Morning all



No time to think of anything suitable today!



Thank you for my 3 worder yesterday Simon!



Back into jumpers and cardies today - no snow, thank goodness, but lots of sleet and heavy winds.



Hopefully back later



Tortie x



PS fingets crossed for Alex's interview today!

A couple more oldie suggestions...



COFFEE AND TV - BLUR



THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - THE JAM

Good morning all!



Have read back and am fully caught up. What a naughty lot you are! Sorry I wasn't around yesterday - could have caused more crowding on the naughty step!



Thanks for all the good wishes for the interview. I have just cancelled it as:



NEW CONTRACT LANDED!



Had a call at 9am, interesting role, no interview required, start 16th April. Rolling 3 month contract. Triple hurrah! I can now play in the veg garden to my hearts content for the next 12 days.



Talking of veg garden, my seedlings (broccoli, cabbage, lettuce and rocket) in the greenhouse seem to be dying. I am keeping them moist, talk to them, play them R2 - any ideas on what could be wrong with them?

Maybe...................................................................................................





PICTURE THIS - BLONDIE



SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - MICHAEL JACKSON



WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON



TURN ME ON - NORAH JONES



SAME OLD THING - THE STREETS





Bye for now........................grindstone day for me..........................................



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

Whilst I'm here:



TV Crimes - Black Sabbath



Turn On Tune In Cop Out - Freakpower (which whilst we're on the vague thread of misheard lyrics was always a source of debate: do they sing "e-tabs, whirling through my mind"?)

CROSSROADS - CREAM

#45 Alex G, great news on the contract! Chuffed for you :0)



As for your veg, are you over-watering? Are all your plants in the greenhouse dying? Or just a few?

#45 Well done Alex - great news!



Re. the greenhouse - the seedlings could be over-heated? I noticed that some of mine had wilted too. I wondered about putting something over the top of the seed trays to keep out the sun, but won't bother now! I'm sure some of our 'green-fingered' bloggers will have the correct answer!



T x

#50 Tortie, good point, you could be right there.



Alex, I would have thought down there in the balmy south you'd be OK growing all those things outdoors in April. Just move them into the greenhouse overnight if a frost if forecast.

Blue Peter - Mike Oldfield

Coffee and TV - Blur

The Sun always shines on TV - Aha

Living in a box -Living in a box

Rudebox - Robbie Williams

Whats the frequency Kenneth - REM

#48, 50, 51 - Thanks Harry and Tortie. I don't think it is too much water - I am just misting rather than getting the watering can out. Could well be too warm in there - I am opening the vent but it is really warm in there.



On the good news front, the rain last night has encouraged the leeks to show their faces - another hurrah!

#53 Alex, if you're just 'misting' it sounds like not enough water. If I were you, I'd give them a good water and move them outside for the day.

#44 The Jam? Yes please, good choice!



#45 It's shock??!

Sudden heat and sun then a distinct lack of sun/heat - my seedlings that appeared last week have died...I should have heeded the old saying about 'not casting a clout until May is out' ho hum

ps well done on the job - and with a lovely Easter break to enjoy before it too!

#55 Suziee, 'not casting a clout until May is out' is all very well but the May IS out in my garden - the blackthorn has been in flower for about 10 days now. No idea what the cold snap will have done to it.

Morning all



Gig day at last! Off to see Gretchen Peters tonight at The Stables. And even better news is that I have enough petrol in the tank to get there and back.



Television oldies? Hmm, no real inspiration s so....



MATCH OF THE DAY - Genesis

I'm just getting up to speed now:



HEART SHAPED BOX: Nirvana

GLORY BOX - Portishead



and I can't think why I didn't put this first as its about being eaten up by the telly:



TVC 15 - David Bowie

I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (also includes the line ' or stay at home and watch tv, it really doesnt matter much to me')

Congrats on the rolling contract AG!



No help on the seedlings front. I am not Percy Thrower. Umm showing my age...



A.

Great news Alex! About the contract, not the seedlings.



Look forward to hearing a gig review from tonight, Ken. You are so lucky to have access to so many fine acts.



x

Morning all



Late again, and so many fine choices made, so will have to put on my turbo-charged thinking cap to find something new. I'm liking Sound and Vision.



Alex - great news on the contract. And re the seedlings, I'm no expert, but....I think a mist sprayer might be causing the problems. You need to get the water into the ground - if you spray the leaves with mist, and they're in a greenhouse, the droplets act like a magnifying glass on the leaves and fry them. At least, I think I heard that somewhere before..



No rain here yet. But there's a nip in the air.



*rummages in attic for thermally insulated thinking cap*

#45 Congratulations on the contract Alex!! I'm absolutely no help re the seedlings I'm afraid - I plant things, sometimes they grow, sometimes they don't... my instinct would be to agree with the comments that they may have got a bit too warm.



#57 Looking foward to hearing your review of Gretchen Peters, Ken. She's one of those names that seems to be in the ascendant at the moment.



~X~

Found one...



LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR - Coldplay

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU - Boys Town Gang



(Perfect for a midweek mosh. Or maybe not)

Morning all. Thanks for heads-up re yesterday's mensh. I'll try and catch-up at some point but rellies are not radio listeners....



Great news about the contract Alex_G. Hope the seedlings perk up.



Can't think of any innovative oldies & have had a mensh so will add my vote to:

Sound and Vision - David Bowie

The Sun Always Shines on TV - AHa

Girls on Film - Duran Duran



Fife coast today, so a chilly day in St Andrews ahead I think

Crowded House- Take the Weather with You- for all our tv weather forcasters.... on again, off again- the hail and sun that is not the pandas (apparently)..... penultimate clinic today- Rah!!!

#63 Plants die when I have to look after them.



In my student days the house contained some plants of, let's say, a medicinal nature. The others disappeared off to Europe in the summer expecting they'd be tended. I was only in the house for a couple of days each fortnight. One day to sign on and the next day to receive the cheque before heading back home to play golf. Rinse and repeat - my movements, not the plants!



The plants were ex-plants by the time they returned at the end of September :-)

Congratulations Alex for your job! Well done!



Did your seedlings get a bit 'leggy' with all the sunshine we had last week? It could just be that they grew too fast and keeled over when the cooler weather came. Also can you water them from the base (in a tray), then they can take up how much water they need.



Off to ELH - RA has arrived so off we go!



JW

#47 it could well have dodgy lyrics the video is fairly bizarre, he sits with a burning candle dripping hot wax on his bald head?? *boat n floats*



PSL

well done Alex on the job front :-D

I have juice in the lap top again.



Well done Alex on your new contract. Sorry I can't help with the seedlings as I too am not green fingered. Someone once wanted to give me something for the garden and I asked for it to be low maintenance. They gave me a rock!



Ken, enjoy the concert tonight. I look forward to hearing all about it.



Autumn Gale, St Andrews is a beautiful part of the country - lovely beaches, little shops and cafes. Make sure you go and see the bottle dungeon too. Scary.



What a difficult theme today and I think you've come up with some great choices. Hope to heart Sound and Vision in the selection ;))

AG, enjoy your day in St Andrews. One of the coldest places in Britain I reckon. Certainly one of the most exposed on the beach. And one of the most beautiful. I spent many a childhood Sunday there and have great memories of a school trip aged about 11.



x

Morning All,



'TVC15' David Bowie



a tune I've been trying to fit to various themes in the past



Have a good day everybody

As it's Michael Grade, please play HAVE A CIGAR by PINK FLOYD.

TV suggestion:

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK by STEINSKI & MASS MEDIA.

WATCHING & WAITING by MOODY BLUES.

Alex - well done on the job - great news. Good luck with your plants!

hi all



COFFEE AND TV-BLUR



STAR ON A TV SHOW-STYLISTICS



SUN ALWAYS SHINE ON TV-AHA



SOUNDS AND VISION-DAVID BOWIE



VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR-BUGGLES



SKY HIGH-JIGSAW(sky tv and high tv licence)

Can only think of a couple and am probably way too late now anyway



TELEVISION THE DRUG OF THE NATION - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy



TVOD - The Normals (B-side to Warm Leatherette)



TOP OF THE POPS - The Rezillos



I won't hold my breath!

Hello all,



Sorry for absinthe, it's been a terrible week here. We found out at the back end of last week that my eldest brother who lives in New Zealand was in hospital for tests. He had terrible lower back pain and was generally feeling unwell. We feared that the cancer that he had been in remission from for over 15 years might have returned. He went downhill so rapidly that the Doctors didn't have time to get any test results back before he passed away on Saturday. I am flying out to New Zealand this Saturday for the funeral next week so I obviously won't be around for a while.



I don't want to bring the blog down with my sad news but wanted to come on to ask a favour really. I would like to attempt a reading at the funeral and I know several of you poppets are poetry fans. If any of you know of a poem or piece of prose that could be read as an uplifting memorial to a much loved brother I would really appreciate you passing it on to me.



I popped in yesterday and read some of your antics and for a little while the sadness was replaced with genuine smiles... a tonic as always, thank you.



Jillyx

Hugs, Jilly x

#79 Jilly -so sorry to hear your sad news - condolences and hugs winging your way.



Don't know if this is any good to you, just replacing the "She's" with 'He's":



She is Gone



You can shed tears that she is gone, Or you can smile because she lived.



You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back,

Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.



Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,

Or you can be full of the love that you shared.



You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.



You can remember her and only that she is gone,

Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.



You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,

Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.



Author - David Harkins



Best wishes



Tortie xx

Jilly, really feeling for you. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Hugs to you. X

#79 Jilly, so sorry for your sudden sad news - glad tho if the panda antics made you smile for a while.

My Mum read this poem out at my Dad's funeral (I know, she's a brave woman) - it is quite appropriate:

https://www.funeralhelper.org/popular-reading-all-is-well.html

As his was a sudden death too, so easy to still think of him as around for a long time afterwards as we had no chance to prepare for his going.



New Zealand is a long was to go, hope you can stay for more than a couple of days, before you have to turn around and come back.

#79 Jilly, I'm really saddened by your news. I'll be thinking of you as I'm sure everyone here will.



#81 Tortie, that's lovely.

#79 Jilly, So sorry to hear about your loss {hugs}



#81 & #83 -Lovely.



A.

At the risk of thinking too much inside the box, OLDIE Choice:

Televison - Hard Fi

Jilly, so sorry to hear your very sad news. Hope your journey goes ok and you are able to give your brother a loving goodbye.



Big hugs.XX



JW

Oh Jilly, so sorry to hear your sad news. I hope the lovely poems are suitable and bring you some comfort. X Take care. X

Jilly, I am so sorry to hear about your brother. I guess the only comfort is that he went quickly, although it must be a dreadful shock to you and your family.



A poem that I love is 'Do not stand at my grave and weep' by Mary Elizabeth Frye.



Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.



Also, I don't know what if any religious beliefs you have, but John 14 verses 1-4 from the New Testament gave me great comfort when my Dad passed away.



My thoughts are with you and your family.



~X~

Hi Simon,



You've got to play THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV by A-HA!!!! Plus others can include...

COFFEE & TV - Blur

GIRL ON TV - Lyte Funkie Ones

TV CRIMES - Black Sabbath

STAR ON A TV SHOW - Stylistics

SHE DROVE ME TO DAYTIME TELEVISION - Funeral For A Friend



and just for Michael...



DR WHO TV THEME (80's Version Please)



Thanks,

Can anyone remember the quote that Simon tweeted earlier this year when a friend of his died? I thought at the time that it was really apt and poignant, but I'm afraid I've completely forgotten what it was.



~X~

Jilly - so sorry to hear your news. Big hugs.

This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

Oops - not sure what I did to upset the Modders. My post was Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember".

Alex, that is odd that your post was modded and mine and Tortie's quotations weren't... The Christina Rossetti poem is a lovely one too.



~X~

#94#95 I did wonder if mine would be modded. I don't know why yours was Alex - they're all just poems, not advertising or links! I agree, it's one of my favourites too.

Dear Jilly very sad news, I've looked out some poems but it's hard to suggest anything as it's such a personal time....



Ithaka by C.P. Cavafy (celebrates the journey)



If I should go befor the rest of you by Joyce Grenfell (short and rather lovely)



Gravy by Raymond Carver



Let evening come by Jane Kenyon



PSL xxx

#95 & #96. Email from the BBCsaid "breach of copyright law" so there we go.



Seedling are well watered and enjoying the sunshine. Mustn't forget to put them to bed later!



Did I tell you Rosie ate too much cat mint on Monday? She's still not fully with it. That'll learn her - just say no.

#98 Sunshine, Alex? We've only just stopped having horizontal sleet!

Afternoon all. Just to say, quickly, got some news - looks like my Stepfather's tumour has gone! To be confirmed by scan next month. Phew!