Is it Friday already?



Yeehaa :)

Good Morning Simon - I hope the sun shines for you today as it is a beautiful day with Flo and me!



Robert Redford?? Now, I am very jealous indeed that you get to meet such a star.



A 70's ARFO mmmmmmm let me have a think.....



SUGAR BABY LOVE - RUBETTES



I LOVE TO BOOGIE - T REX

Happy weekend blogpoppets one and all! I’m off sailing from Largs with Mr Aquaplane and a bunch of reprobates from an online sailing forum and setting off at lunchtime. I’m not sure if it’s got enough of a ‘Boom!’ to it but:



RHYTHM OF MY HEART – ROD STWART



Is not bad for a start to the weekend ARFO



Cheers me hearties!

Aha, found a way to beat the 3 minute delay at last, unfortunately, it can only be done once a day ;)

CHICAGO - 25 or 6 to 4 would be my 70s opener. Probably not a surprise to anyone here :)



Alternatively, I've had these two floating round in my head persistently in the last 24 hours:



STATUS QUO - Rain (can't think what inspired that choice...)



and



NICK LOWE - I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass



Any of the above would get my weekend off to a fine start.

'Happy Together'



The Turtles.

#4 - #1 Splish Splash Sal - that would be the 3 minute gap that starts at 09.34 and ends at 09.37, but is actually shorter than 3 minutes?!?! I think the rain has got into your wiring.



Morning all, by the way!

Morning all



I know it isn't a 70s track, but I would like to hear:



IT'S RAINING MEN - The Weather Girls



T x

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and crimplene-clothed bloggers



Tonight Simon, I would like you to do Paul Weller a favour and choose one of these to welcome him into the ARFO Hall of Fame:





BEAT SURRENDER by THE JAM



WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN - Style Council



TOWN CALLED MALICE - The Jam



GOING UNDERGROUND - The Jam



ETON RIFLES - The Jam







And if not, howzabout one of these:



HUSH - Deep Purple or Kula Shaker



or



NEW ORLEANS – Gillan





The choice is yours!

Ermm, John, no that would be the post that I put on the last blog at 9.32, followed by the post on here at 9.34, begging your pardon :)



I think... goes off to check. LOL!

Hi Simon and everyone



Still raining here.....drought goes on!



Just driven 6 miles to work with car feeling funny, parked up and yep.....FLAT TYRE.



Tyre firm in Kingswinford is coming to Kings Heath to me in an hour at a cost of £58 all in for tyre and £50 call out as Kford is over 20 miles away!!



I tweeted a radio presenter on H***T West Midlands yesterday as he asked for recommendations for good podcasts and I recommended the Confessions one as it is currently at number 4. He tweeted back and said "Don't swear at me!" Looks like i have blown my cover as he thinks I listen to him at Drivetime! Oops!!!



Hope your meet with Robert Redford goes OK Simon and its on time and there are no "Sting" in the tails!!!



Now for an ARFO:



As I was a kidlet in the 70's, how about:



MY SHARONA - The Knack



Around when I just left Junior School.



Kickboxing comp in Worcester on Sunday, we are taking some of the kids to compete, its quite an easy competition to increase their confidence.



Happy day and weekend.



Laters



Mandy ;)

Good morning all - beautiful blue sky so far................



Simon, considering your conversation with Sally last week about The Twist, I feel a most appropriate ARFO would be .................



LETS TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER.



Probably not the 70's, but who cares?!



See you all later - no comments yet about 'loons'....................?



JW

The first single my cousin ever bought for me was



CRAZY HORSES - THE OSMONDS

Yup, confirmed, but you are right about the rain getting into my wiring, there's so much of it, I'm waiting to develop webbed feet next.



I saw one of those head umbrellas in a shop the other day and thought about getting one, not being a fusspot about how my hair looks ;) until I heard, that people wearing them had in fact been struck by lightning, yikes!!

Its nice to have an ARFO with a theme, isn't it? As I type KB is playing Patsy Gallant which I'd potentially choose - its so 70's!



I'd love any of these 70's choices:



FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond



STAY WITH ME - The Faces



PART OF THE UNION - Strawbs



ROCKARIA - ELO

Morning! (Ssshhhh - the sun is out - am going to try to sneak out for a walk before the rain clouds notice....)



If you want a 70's ARFO opener, then how about the jolly little number



BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE - THE JACKSONS



Alternatively, there's



STAYING ALIVE - THE BEE GEES



Righto, see you soon*



*flares swishing and scarf swinging (and woolly beard itching) away Benny struts, full of funky fever....

70s songs? Doh!



ONE STEP BEYOND - MADNESS.



( going for the hat trick!)

Good morning, everybody!



I have tried to encapsulate the week events in blogland with my ARFO offering...

I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER



Why? I used a certain website to search for the number 1 on the day I was born.

I almost went for Maggie May, or something by ABBA, but I figured what with the year of birth revelations this week, I'd have to join in.



It's almost a shame that we're looking at 70's ARFO's today, as Mrs CoffeeBuzz-to-be has requested something else this morning over brekky.



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

Good morning everyone.



I'll try hard not to offend anyone today :-S



70s ARFO:



RUN RUN RUN by JO JO GUNNE



please!



Be back later.

Roll over Beethoven - ELO.



One day, an ELO opener..... !

Morning all.



Robert Redford *sigh* - I'm much too young to have appreciated him in his hey-day, but The Way We Were never fails to bring a lump to my throat in that early -mid 70s period he is just so beautiful it hurts .....



Anyway, pulling myself out of my daydream to the ARFO:



I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles



Hope everyone is well and not getting trench foot in all the rain!

Hot-rockin' 70s? Surely that can only mean one thing...





DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro

It's just occurred to me that the ARFO is usually from the 1970s anyway.

Erm, perhaps, before I swap my platforms (not good in mud) for wellies, I should just be faithful to my namesake and suggest



WATERLOO - ABBA



Oh yeah!

Remember you're a womble! - The Wombles.

Good point Harry. Katymac's ARFO list from last week's blog reveals that if your ARFO suggestion is not a 70's rocker you have about a 1 in 30 chance of selection!

13 - Shona - oh yes!

Hot-rockin' 70s indeed John.



SHANG-A-LANG - BAY CITY ROLLERS

Silver Machine - Hawkwind.

Hi again Simon, DT Team and blogpoppets



Not to rub it in that Shona and I are enjoying the sunshine up north... I hope the sun shines down south, too!



SOmething from the 70s... how about one of these!





LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS ~ The Hollies



YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET ~ Bachman Turner Overdrive



RADAR LOVE ~ Golden Earring



ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ~ Blondie



WATERLOO ~ Abba

Morning All!



How about GIRL TALK by DAVE EDMUNDS (great rousing tune)



or TAKE ME I'M YOURS by SQUEEZE



or OLIVER'S ARMY by ELVIS COSTELLO



madchick x (1979 was a fabulous year for music don't you think?)

Ooops - missed the 70s bit ..... so for a decade appropriate choice (I won't go for number 1 on my birthday - Little Jimmy Osmond). We do have a lot of 70s ARFOs so I'll choose something more unusual:



The Ramones - Sheena is a Punk Rocker

I think this is 70s (just):



CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU - Police

Final choice - really have to go now. This is actually from Mini Hoffs' repertoire. He loves it.



BLITZKRIEG BOP - THE RAMONES

The day that Curly Billy shot down crazy Sam McGhee - The Hollies.

Warning: Anorak Time



(With full credit going to Katy/Malvolio/or whatever name she's using today)



ARFOs by Year



Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 1955

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 1958

Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody 1959

Eddie Cochran - Something Else 1959

Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise 1959

Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 1963

Rolling Stones — Get Off Of My Cloud 1965

Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music 1967

Beatles - Revolution 1968

Love Affair — Everlasting Love 1968

Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony 1968

Beatles - Hey Bulldog 1969

Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 1969

Led Zeppelin — Whole Lotta Love 1969

Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970

Free — All Right Now 1970

George Harrison - What Is Life 1970

Led Zeppelin — Immigrant Song 1970

Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - The Resurrection Shuffle 1971

Faces — Stay With Me 1971

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 1971

Led Zeppelin — Rock 'n' Roll★★ 1971

Led Zeppelin — Rock 'n' Roll★★ 1971

Tony Christie — Is This The Way To Amarillo 1971

Who — Won't Get Fooled Again★★★★ 1971

Who — Won't Get Fooled Again★★★★ 1971

Who — Won't Get Fooled Again★★★★ 1971

Who — Won't Get Fooled Again★★★★ 1971

Alice Cooper - School's Out 1972

David Bowie - Suffragette City 1972

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water 1972

Derek and the Dominos — Layla 1972

Eagles — Take It Easy 1972

Steely Dan — Reelin' In The Years 1972

T. Rex — Metal Guru 1972

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize★★★★ 1973

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize★★★★ 1973

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize★★★★ 1973

Slade — Cum On Feel The Noize★★★★ 1973

Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody 1973

Status Quo - Caroline 1973

Sweet - Ballroom Blitz 1973

Sweet — Blockbuster 1973

Wizzard - See My Baby Jive ★★★ 1973

Wizzard - See My Baby Jive ★★★ 1973

Wizzard - See My Baby Jive ★★★ 1973

AC/DC — Highway To Hell 1974

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 1974

Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love 1974

Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down 1975

Eagles — Life In The Fast Lane★★ 1976

Eagles — Life In The Fast Lane★★ 1976

Queen - Tie Your Mother Down★★ 1976

Queen — Tie Your Mother Down★★ 1976

Thin Lizzy — Jailbreak 1976

Thin Lizzy — The Boys Are Back In Town 1976

Trammps — Disco Inferno 1976

AC/DC — Whole Lotta Rosie 1977

Dave Edmunds — I Knew The Bride★★ 1977

Dave Edmunds — I Knew The Bride★★ 1977

Donna Summer — I Feel Love 1977

Eddie & The Hot Rods — Do Anything You Want To Do 1977

Tom Petty - American Girl 1977

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band — Hollywood Nights 1978

Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Pump It Up 1978

Jacksons — Blame It On The Boogie 1978

Joe Walsh — Life's Been Good 1978

Johnnie Allan — The Promised Land 1978

Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions — Boogie Wonderland 1979

Gloria Gaynor — I Will Survive 1979

Greedies - Merry Jingle 1979

Knack — My Sharona★★ 1979

Knack — My Sharona★★ 1979

Madness - Night Boat to Cairo 1979

Meat Loaf — Bat Out Of Hell 1979

Patrick Hernandez — Born To Be Alive★★ 1979

Patrick Hernandez — Born To Be Alive★★ 1979

Queen — Don't Stop Me Now 1979

Madness — Baggy Trousers 1980

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio★★★★ 1980

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio★★★★ 1980

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio★★★★ 1980

Rush — The Spirit Of Radio★★★★ 1980

Blues Brothers — Everybody Needs Somebody To Love★★ 1981

Blues Brothers — Everybody Needs Somebody To Love★★ 1981

Coast to Coast - Do the Hucklebuck 1981

Meat Loaf & Cher — Deadringer For Love 1981

Soft Cell — Tainted Love 1981

Stray Cats - Rock This Town 1981

Talking Heads — Once In A Lifetime 1981

Teardrop Explodes - Reward 1981

George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone 1982

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts — I Love Rock 'n' Roll★★ 1982

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts — I Love Rock 'n' Roll★★ 1982

Supertramp — It's Raining Again 1982

Whitesnake — Here I Go Again (Remix) 1982

Big Country — Fields Of Fire 1983

Bruce Springsteen — Born In The USA 1984

Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark 1984

U2 — Pride (In The Name Of Love) 1984

ZZ Top — Sharp Dressed Man 1984

Huey Lewis and The News - The Power Of Love 1985

Mental as Anything — Live It Up 1985

Chris Rea — Let's Dance 1987

Guns n Roses – Sweet Child of Mine 1987

Kiss - Crazy, Crazy Nights 1987

Traveling Wilburys — Handle With Care 1988

Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator 1989

Tom Petty — Runnin' Down A Dream★★ 1989

Tom Petty — Runnin' Down A Dream★★ 1989

Kiss — God Gave Rock And Roll To You II 1992

Mavericks - Dance the Night Away 1998

Another hot rockin', smokin' number from the 70s



ONE DAY AT A TIME - LENA MARTELL

Not asked for this for ages, and would appear to tick all the boxes:



SINCE YOU BEEN GONE - Rainbow

or GANGSTERS by THE SPECIAL AKA



or HOT STUFF by DONNA SUMMER



or WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU by THE SPINNERS (I defy anyone not to sing along to that one!)



or AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW by McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD



I could go on and these are just from 1979.....!

36 - Harry Anorak - I think BLITZKRIEG BOP was 76 and am glad to see that it isn't on the list - there might be a slim slim chance of hearing it then?!!



Do you know, this 70's theme has put me into such a good mood that I have decided to have a party tonight accompanied by the choices of my fellow blogueiros. My husband finishes his current job today, and starts his new one on Monday and Mini-Hoffs will have completed two weeks in his new school. All invited - wear platforms and bring spacedust!

Nutbush city limits - Ike and Tina Turner.

#36 Harry, is that one of those brown parka-type anoraks?

:P



Good work!



I'll do some stats later on, if time permits...



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cBzz

39 - MCW - ....with the burning love inside.......yeah, I'm working my way back to you babe......



(I used to like switching the speeds on my mum's record player so that this would play really slow and sound like a load of trolls singing!)



Anyone else play DJ'sin the 70's? I used to stack up a whole load of 45's and then they would plop down, one after another onto the player and I would introduce them to my Sindy dolls who were having a disco.....



Too much information. Got to go.

Only 2 from the 90s and none from the naughties. I know Radio 2 has a 'demographic' - but come on Simon & NYM we need to get up to date! Next week we really should aim for something post 2000!

LOL Shona at #37, they dont come more 'rock n roll' than that :O

#37 Shona - LOL!. If that gets chosen, Katy can provide us all with hats to eat.

#40 Benny, thanks for the invite! Velvet loons (purple) at the ready but cheesecloth shirt needs a wash (fortunately, they dry very quickly).

#43 Lol Benny!



I keep looking at your name now and thinking of Crossroads or the beardy one in Abba!! :-)

On the subject of coats: in the early 70s, my school chums and I all wore ex-RAF Great Coats (a little like Jack Harkness but without the epaulettes) which we acquired from a market stall in Walsall.

Great choice at #29 SSSal!





Happy Fridays all round and Hello Simon, Drive Team and Constructors

:^)



Sixth Form Disco ARFO choices:



WISHING WELL - FREE



GO YOUR OWN WAY - FLEETWOOD MAC



OHIO - CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG



INSTANT KARMA - JOHN LENNON







:^)

#44 AG, but then they wouldn't be 'oldies' :S



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cBzz

I hated those smelly Afghan coats. My cousin, who is much older than me, owned one and my aunt was constantly showering it in that Shake & V*c stuff! ;-)

Everywhere is looking so lush with all this rainfall and hopefully, with so much mud about, the housemartins, which have now arrived will have a more successful time housebuilding.



Last year, I had to put out a tub with mud in for them to make their nests with, clever little birds that they are. Even so, it was so dry, that unfortunately there house was blown down with a huge huff and a puff, three little piggies style :(

Morning one and all.................to be consistent...........I am running late again.......but it is still raining!...............................my 70s ARFO list..........



STAY WITH ME - THE FACES



BABA O'RILEY - THE WHO



MORE THAN A FEELIN' - BOSTON



HOLD THE LINE - TOTO



BOYS KEEP SWINGING - DAVID BOWIE



BLITZKRIEG BOP - THE RAMONES





it would seem that most of the stuff I suggest for ARFO is from the 70s..........I think it is because I have fond memories of my older (lot older by the way!) sisters playing it.......................................................................................



Have a good day jumping puddles everyone...............



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

Dreadful isn't it Katymaty, but am guessing the type of choon they are looking for :)

#48 LOL at Hoffs as Benny from Crossroads!



Enjoy the rest of your day everyone. I'm interviewing until 5pm ;( so I best go and get my best cheesecloth smock on to match my poncho and cowboy boots.





Catch you later.



Shona x

Here's one for the weather.



"Will it ever stop raining?" by The Saw Doctors



It has a great opening few lines



"I got sunglasses

And I got the shorts

I got factor 50

And a t-shirt of course"

Good Morning Everyone -



Sorry I'm late!





ARFO - from 1972 -







ARGENT - HOLD YOUR HEAD UP -







please

I'll pinch a line of that if you dont mind Johno? :)

I'll keep offering "Editions of You" by Roxy Music till you play it!

Good luck Paul, hope it works for you :)

#60 Paul Smith, meet Sal (#59) ;0)

Hee hee Harry. Do you remember that MTF that used to try the same thing, week in week out for almost three years I think!!

#60 Or perhaps:



Violet Elizabeth Bott: "I'll scweam and scweam until I'm thick"

OK - four hours work clocked up ... time to down tools and listen to some music.





I'll work my way [via YouTyoob] through the suggestions so far ... like I did last week.



Before I do - I'm going to suggest something that we played very LOUD at last Sunday's jolly gathering around our dining table. In mitigation, we'd demolished most of Bob's Estonian liqueur by this point in time - nevertheless, boys became particularly enthusiastic about the chord progressions in this track:



AIRPORT - MOTORS





:^D

#63 Sal, I wonder whatever happened to MTF? I really liked her :0)))))

Greased lightnin' - John Travolta!

Inspiration from the weather daarn South and our esteemed leader's guest who may keep him waiting at the O2.

All these name-changes! I want one!

The Devil's Answer by Atomic Rooster great 70s track.



Strange things happening in Yorkshire it's 'not raining'



PN

Harry, in the words of Barry White, Billy Joel, take your pick...



Dont go changing, we love you just the way you are :)

FB is asking for "a song to get the nation singing" (Only 103 suggestions so far...) Assuming Jerusalem, Swing Low Sweet Chariot and You'll Never Walk Alone won't make it, how about this 1978 monster....





IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED - Sham 69

Morning all :-)



CANDI STATON ...YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE



thanks



PSL aka HaH

OOps too late!! Suits you Sir!!

#71 Sal, I'm not convinced that I'm 'flavour of the month' with some.



Just a temporary disguise :0)

I'm reverting to Splish splash too Harry, thanks to Katmaty for the name in the first place. It worked for me yesterday and I've never had an ARF chosen for some reason ;)

#69... Harry, I suggested the other day, when you were heading for the naughty step, that you change the 'n' to an 'l' but you mustn't have seen my message!! ;o)

#70 Welcome to Lisa Featherstone!



Although, as the comment is 'awaiting moderation', this may be a little premature :0)

#77 I saw your suggestion, Flo, but I thought it best to simply let it be without comment :0D

Morning All,



Was going to suggest some Jam or Style Council but John had cover that so well at #10



ARF suggestions



'Rat Trap' Boomtown Rats

'Mary of The 4th Form' Boomtown Rats



'One Way Or Another' Blondie



Have a good day everybody

Morning all



From a soggy and subdued Robin Hood County.



If we're going for a 70s ARFO, one of the tracks I remember most from that decade is:



'Kung Fu Fighting' - Carl Douglas



I would have been 4 or 5 at the time and just becoming aware of music. I remember absolutely loving it at the time anyway! I also loved:



'Bohemian Rhapsody' - Queen



...and I remember, when the now iconic video was shown on TOTP, wafting around to the slow bits and leaping about to the rocky bit in front of the telly (still do!).



A choice from later in the decade would be:



'Denis' - Blondie



I remember thinking how cool she was plus she was on the cover of, and the lyrics were in, the very first copy of Smash Hits I ever bought!



Any of the above would be fab and groovy! :-)



N xx

#70... Welcome to Lisa Featherstone :o)



#79... I was wondering who you were, Alf... and now I know!!! :o))

*laughing out LOUD at recent name changes and comments*



!

#65 Katy Keen, following your suggestion, I'm listening to the Motors' Greatest Hits on Sp*tify. First, I didn't realise there were so many; or, second, that they were so good.



Great choice, m'dear! :0)

Aha Lisa, clearance at last. Hello :)

Going out now.



Raincoat? Check

Galoshes? Check

Umbrella? Check

Waterproof propelling pencil? Check

Nuclear submarine? Check



Wish me luck.

#65 Lady Driver has a fascination with that Airport track. She's not of a musical bent and therefore doesn't appreciate the finer nuances of chord structures and sequences, but her description of it that it sounds like varying degrees of sadness and despair sort of sums it up pretty well.



It is the first thing she plays on Y**T*** whenever she goes on there to play choons.

Good Morning All :)



Did it rain this much back in the 70s? I suppose it must have, although there was the famous drought of '76, much like the one we are in now...



I don't suppose I should bother choosing any ARFOs, as I am the reigning (soon to be deposed) Queen (has anyone ever reigned for longer than one week?) But I'll give the Royal seal of approval to the following, anyway, as twin one loves them both (surprisingly) and they are 70s songs...



ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - FUNKADELIC



CARS - GARY NUMAN

Yeehaa, more rain.



I think a nice 5 mile stroll along the beach is in order. Has anyone got one of those 'scope' thingys, that you see the more serious 'birder' using?



Thinking of getting one with birthday money from big Sis, but wanted to find out a bit more about them first.

A few more.....



YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH ~ Meatloaf



DON'T FEAR THE REAPER ~ Blue Oyster Cult



BROKEN DOWN ANGEL ~ Nazareth



PRETTY IN PINK ~ Psychedelic Furs



HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO ~ Bonnie Tyler

another mirror ball classic....



TAVARES 'DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC'



PSL

Back again - not raining yet, it must be at least 70C here today ;-)



Seeing as we're changing names today, thought I'd have a go too!

#89 Sal - Mr T's son (RSPB warden) has got one of those 'scope' thingys; very expensive, but excellent for extremely amateur bird-watchers like me!

70c? Yikes!

Morning all



Blimey - busy blog again, especially for a Friday.



Can I suggest - JOHN MILES - MUSIC as an ARFO, it will give the DTD time to dry out if he plays the full version.



Cheers



A

#70 Lisa F - your post was worth the wait. Atomic Rooster - far out, man. Sixth form disco memories. [Also enjoyed stomping around to Tomorrow Night]

:^)





#76 SSSal - you are, as always, very welcome x





#84 AlfP - aww thanks - *squirms in bashful manner*





#87 NVDryer - am beginning to think that sadness and despair may not suit the ARFO brief..lol

OOh I have seen the price of some of them Tortie, I will be starting off at the lower end of the market, dont want to cause scope envy amongst the big boys! :O

#82 Nadine - that would have been around the time I was working on Smash Hits. Good times.

:^)

#89 Sal, I have one but I don't use it much. I think they're great if you're going to stand in one place waiting for a rare sighting. But, for strolling around, seeing whatever turns up, a small pair of good binoculars is better. Only my opinion, of course.

Any chance of a sou' wester for a sou'wester?