Good morning all



HARVEST MOON - NEIL YOUNG



Just off to play a round of golf (one of the perks for being retired) back later

How about



RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD - B J THOMAS



JW

Morning all



Me and the Farmer - The Housemartins



More later no doubt

CAN YOU DIG IT - THE MOCK TURTLES



JW

It might as well rain until Septemeber - Carole King.



Frantic, all night long, combine harvesting going on in the fields here at the moment.



Morning all. Lovely to get a nice early new blog :)

Morning all. a few wick and enthusiastic thoughts...



STING - Fields of Gold



FARMERS BOYS/CLIFF RICHARD - In The Country



LONNIE DONEGAN - Diggin' My Potatoes



ISLEY BROTHERS - Harvest For The World





Back later of I think of any more...

Happy Wednesdays all round

:^)



#OldiesTheme



LET IT GROW – ERIC CLAPTON



REAP THE WILD WIND – ULTRAVOX



IT'S ONLY NATURAL – CROWDED HOUSE



HARVEST TO THE WORLD – CHRISTIANS



HARVEST – NEIL YOUNG



HARVEST MOON – NEIL YOUNG



LOVE ON A FARMBOYS WAGES - XTC







... should do for starters



:^)

Oh, almost forgot...



GARY MOORE & PHIL LYNOTT - Out In The Fields

Good Morning Simon and Poppeteers



MALT AND BARLEY BLUES - MCGUINESS FLINT



COTTONFIELDS - THE BEACH BOYS



HARVEST MOON - NEIL YOUNG



SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACK



COUNTRY ROADS - ONJ

Morning again,



Simon, you have completely dispelled any mental image I had of Nick Duncalf. It certainly wasn't Vic Reeves I was imagining. The mysteries of radio, eh?



It was manic harvesting in our village last week, combines working through the night, too. It has all mysteriously stopped, and there is still alot of grain to be gathered in.



Oldies suggestions:



WHEN THE COWS COME HOME - BLUR



CROWS IN THE WHEATFIELD - DEL AMITRI



LOVE ON A FARMBOY'S WAGES - XTC



ME & THE FARMER - HOUSEMARTINS



ANIMAL FARM - KINKS



FARMER'S DAUGHTER - KINKS



and as PSL is on her hols we need to keep up the Soul quota:



NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK - THE VELVELETTES



mc x

Sal, you've missed:



NO MILK TODAY - HERMANS HERMITS !



Dairy farmers are in real trouble thanks to the greedy supermarkets.



;-)

*** Shame faced question, coming up ***



Who is Mr Hollywood?



Tis a sheltered life, I lead, I know! ;)

Sal,Paul Hollywood, is one of the judges on 'The Great British Bake-Off' on BBC, alongside Mary Berry. He always reminds me of the Pilsbury dough boy for some odd reason!

#12 Sal - Mr Hollywood is Paul Hollywood who is top judge in THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF - currently on the telly



Filmed in the Chew Valley. Nice



:^)

Good morning everyone!



#oldies

HARVEST FOR THE WORLD - THE CHRISTIANS

CAN YOU DIG IT - MOCK TURTLES

ANIMAL FARM - MADNESS

(DONT FEAR) THE REAPER - BLUE ÖYSTER CULT

ALL TOGETHER NOW - THE FARM



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

Here are some more I prepared earlier [ before I saw the blog and Wurzels comment ]:



#FarmersOldies







THE JOLLY PLOUGHBOY – Trad. KATE RUSBY and others



MALT & BARLEY BLUES – MCGUINNESS FLINT



ROOTS – SHOW OF HANDS



THE COMBINE HARVESTER [BRAND NEW KEY] – THE WURZELS

OOh thanks, I dont get to see the telly that much, but I do know the Chew Valley, very well.



Such an idyllic spot. It looks amazing from the air too, Bristol airport is in very close proximity, so on the few occasions I have flown from there, I always look down for a glimpse :)

I second



ME & THE FARMER - Housemartins



I have series-linked the old TOTP from 1977 and last night watched with incredulity as this was introduced by Shona's Uncle Tony:



FARMER BILL'S COWMAN - The Wurzels



It got to number 32 apparently - Elbow's 'One Day Like This', until featured in the closing ceremony and re-entering the chart, had only made number 36 a while back. Was it just easier to buy 7 inch vinyl back in the day?



Or how about:



THE ANIMAL SONG - Savage Garden

Fingets crossed for a bit of Herman, Molly.

#13 and #14



Snap Molly - funny how we both added an extra point of interest!



Strangely enough I passed through the village of East Harptree only last week and had no idea it was the new location for filming GBBO.



:^)

Oh - how could I forget



STOP YER TICKLIN' JOCK - SIR HARRY LAUDER (for the opening line ♪Oh I was courtin' a fairmers dochter...♪)



Back to the coffee machine once more...



--

cBzz

Hello Simon and everyone



Drat! that's one of my choices scuppered.....Wurzel's classic but I can see Simon's point.



Anyhow here goes:



1. SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE - Tears For Fears

2. FIELDS OF GOLD - Sting

3. HARVEST FOR THE WORLD - The Christians or Harold Melvyn and those blue notes

4. All together now - THE FARM

5. DON'T FEAR THE REAPER - Blue Oyster Cult

6. NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK - The Velvelettes

7. DIGGING YOUR SCENE - Blow Monkeys

8. FOREVER AUTUMN - Justin Hayward

9. GOLDEN BROWN - The Stranglers

10. TURN TURN TURN - the Byrds



Phew! that was quite taxing.



Oh well have a nice day



Laters



Mandy ;)

Good morning all.



Dogs walked, midges out in fury this morning, mud slightly drier than yesterday - must be due some rain.



To the theme:-



LOVE ON A FARMBOY'S WAGES - XTC



I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH - The Smiths



GOLDEN BROWN - The Stranglers



EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN - New Order



RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS - The Carpenters



CUT HERE - The Cure



Lost my thread now, started this about 40 mins ago then got a phone call. Might be back later.



SE x

Hellllooooooo there,



Diggin' in the dirt - Peter Gabriel



Maybes back later, if inspiration and time allows



A.

STEELEYE SPAN - John Barleycorn



STOCK AITKEN WATERMAN - Roadblock



WONDERSTUFF - Size of a Cow



HOUSEMARTINS - Sheep

Molly - shurely there's a TFF one you haven't requested yet!?



Sal - yes it's very close to Bristol airport - in fact that's the reason I was passing through. I often take different routes when driving through the area. Somerset is such a beautiful county.



Jeffrey - they certainly enjoyed their 'comedy singles' back in those days. It's easy to forget that you had to actually buy the single in order to hear what it was like. Could account for a lot of sales.





:^)

I can't get WE PLOUGH THE FIELDS AND SCATTER out of my head - be 'singing' it all day now.



I made Paul Hollywood's Chr****as cake last year - I think Katy or Alex did too?

It was very good - still have some in the freezer - must get it out before the new eating regime kicks in! I don't think it would count as a healthy extra - unless it was eaten in the dark, standing on one leg with your eyes shut, that is! ;0)



JW

Time is tight - Booker T and the MGs.

#25 Sir Cumfy. Great choice! John Barleycorn. Steve Winwood's version also brilliant. As is Oysterband's. Hope it gets an airing.

:^)

#26 Ha Katy! There was me in the mindset of harvest and not the actual spring planting. I have obviously been listening to too much of The Archers!



SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE by TEARS FOR FEARS *of course!*





and I would like to second the Stranglers suggestions above ^^ .

Ah - just remembered a couple of real favourites ..





COUNTRY GIRL - CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG



COUNTRY LIFE - SHOW OF HANDS



... actually there are quite a few 'country' songs but I've chosen enough.



:^)

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



So the comment yesterday that Sir Cumference is "one of our most enthusiastic bloggers" - did that mean (a) some bloggers are more enthusiastic than others, and Sir C is one of the most enthusiastic, or (b) all of our bloggers are most enthusiastic, and Sir C is one of our bloggers... I'm thinking probably the latter...



;o)



So, farmers oldies. I'm not going to go for the obvious Isley Brothers one:



OUT IN THE FIELDS - Gary Moore



IN THE COUNTRY - Cliff Richard



HARVEST MOON - Neil young



SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE - Tears for Fears



~X~

Last one before I leave:



THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY - JOHN DENVER



mc x

Sunshine after the rain - Elkie Brooks.

#27 Jennie. lol.

Must've been Alex. I don't really 'do' those rich fruit cakes and puds. Standing on one leg. In the dark. Eyes shut.





:^D

Now I've had a quick read back...



#30 Great minds Molly Coddle! And I hadn't seen Katy's nudge to you at #26. Share?



#27 I made Paul Hollywood's C****tmas cake last year too - it was pronounced delish by the B family.



And I've no idea why I mentioned the Isley Brothers. Did they even do a song about farming...?



~X~

#32 Deebee -- definitely (b)





#36 Deebee -- see #6





:^)

Morning All,



'Fields Of Fire' Big Country



Have a good day everybody

Animal - Def Leppard

Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry

Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys

Earth Song - Michael Jackson

Sowing the seeds of love - Tears for Fears

Strawberry Fields for ever - Beetles

The Combine Harvester - Wurzels

This is your land - Simple Minds

Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed

I'd go for 'Fields of Gold' too but as ever, would rather have Eva Cassidy's version. 'John Barleycorn' already mentioned upthread, (pick an artist out of the many who have covered this traditional song) might be good too since it is, in part at least, about harvest time.

Worker for the Wind – Runrig



Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan



Harvest Home – Big Country



Flatten the Hay – The Duckworth Lewis Method



Waitin’ on a Sunny Day – Bruce Springsteen



Harvest Moon – Runrig



The Plough – The Divine Comedy



Four Seasons in One Day – Crowded House

Good Morning Each!



'JCB' by Nizlopi



'John Barleycorn (Must Die)' by Traffic



'Turkey In The Peapatch' by Foghorn Stringband. (From the various artists album "Live At The Moon And Sixpence". It's an instrumental, but what a fine bed it would make, at the very least)



'Cream Of The Crop' by Status Quo



and, please, please, please...





'Jollity Farm' by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Morning everyone.



As the fields around us have not all been harvested yet and they all seem golden its got to be



STING - Fields of Gold



Some great choices from everyone today so some good tunes will be played later no doubt. Not that I'll hear much of it today as the radio isn't played much when it's not a school day. Will try better in September.



X

Farm Boy – Jackie Leven



Rain on the Scarecrow - John Mellencamp

#37 Thank you Katy! I saw the suggestions for HFTW by the Christians, and thought I was going mad...



#40 Ditto Smee - I really don't like Sting's version, but Eva Cassidy's is sublime (as is most of what she did)



#42 Paul, I always love your suggestions... haven't heard of most of them, but it would be great if at least one got played!



~X~

Good Morning All;



I loved hearing Vic and Bob on last night's show, I do sometimes think they're too daft to laugh at, but when they get it right, I think they're hilarious. I'm not sure if there was a barbecue either, but the meat musings etc, were very funny regardless.



I also have lots to do today, but I doubt much of it will get done, first up is mowing the lawn...



I think today's theme is a good excuse to go country, not that I need one. ;-)



AMARILLO SKY - JASON ALDEAN or...



BIG GREEN TRACTOR - JASON ALDEAN



SHE THINKS MY TRACTOR'S SEXY - KENNY CHESNEY



DOWN ON THE FARM - TIM McGRAW



COUNTRY GIRL - CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS



POOR OLD DIRT FARMER - LEVON HELM



That's it, I may be all countried out y'all!

I know it has been mentioned before but I do hope



HARVEST MOON - NEIL YOUNG



gets chosen - one of my favourites.



"We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land..................."



Still going round.......



JW



JW

#32 I think (b) fits best. I don't really blog that much, I'm just a prolific brain-dumper of suggestions. I think enthusiasm covers the general mood of the blog anyway, and very infectious out is too.

'Miss Judy's Farm' The Faces

From previous blog … Sal, I really enjoyed your post. One of the best days of my holiday was sitting on the beach near my house, glorious sunshine, reading and watching my niece & friend forgetting they were “almost grown up” and squealing with delight in the sea.



Agreed about old toys too, I had a fisher price tree house that I loved as a kid that has been passed round various family members since.



SirC – definitely sounded positive to me! My plans for a morning walk were scuppered by the biblical amounts of rain falling.



And from today



#48 SirC & #32 Deebee – I do like your spin on it and am inclined to agree completely, has to be (b). It is one of the many things I love about the blog and bloggers.



#10 Molly Coddle – I was surprised when I saw him on the 5 Live live feed years ago; he was always been one of my favourite travel people, even if he was tardy last night.



Simon’s not have much luck with guests this week is he? Vic & Bob were amusing enough anyway, BBQ or not.

Home for lunch and was about to post Jollity Farm by the Bonzos but I see #42 Paul beat me to it.



I hope it gets played.



I don't think there was a BBQ to rush away for either yesterday but really enjoyed the interview. I have absolutely no idea who Mr Hollywood is either as I don't watch any cooking programmes.



Off to cook a celery stick and squeezy cheese for lunch ;)

afternoon all



CAN YOU DIG IT-MOCK TURTLES



SOWING THE SEEDS-TEARS FOR FEARS



HARVEST MOON-NEIL YOUNG



HARVEST FOR THE WORLD-ISLEY BROTHERS



PATCHES-CLARENCE CARTER

JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (ALL BOUND FOR MU MU LAND) - KLF AND TAMMY WYNETTE



WONDERFUL LAND - THE SHADOWS



STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER - BEATLES

HOEDOWN - EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER

I say, here's fun....



https://open.spotify.com/user/deeceefc/playlist/5p05nfPD53H38nXn7caDAP



Jolly larks, what?

Afternoon blogpoppets



A busy morning at school (still offically on hols for another 12 days or so but work to be done......)



Farming oldies:

She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy - Kenny Chesney (no?!)



Another meeting - must dash!

More fun, made me smile.





https://t.co/KxuPzZdG

'Corn You Feel It' The Jacksons

'Hay Jude' Beatles

'Wheat Light/Wheat Heat' Velvet Underground

Afternoon all,



Busy day so just a quick poop by, hope all are well and on top form. Some excellent choons already suggested I see on a quick scan through. My offerings ...



COUNTRY BOY - GLENN CAMPBELL



COUNTRY COMFORT - ELTON JOHN



CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY - ELTON JOHN (I guess cowboys are a little like farmers ... !)



GoD

3 word Wednesday....



Empty wash basket.



Oh my, I feel a bit faint!!

And just to keep Brandon company at #58...



PLOUGH DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - THE BEE GEES



THE SOUND OF SILAGE - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL



SLURRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN



8-)

And one more before I get back on the road ...



SCARECROW SONG - LINDISFARNE



Right, I'm off ... the M6 is calling. Good luck with all the choons tonight :)



GoD

More on the same vein as Brandon:



Jackie Wilson - Wheat Petite

Fleetwood Mac - Grow Your Own Way

Marvin Gaye - I Herd It Through The Gate Fine

Yazoo - Nobody's Dairy

CCR - Have You Ever Seen The Grain

Steppenwolf - Corn To Be Wild

Adding to #58 #61



THIS FARMING MAN - THE SMITHS

THE TRACTORS OF MY TEARS - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

Brandon and Glenn - loving the puns. I too had a couple tucked away ...





INSTANT FARMER - JOHN LENNON PLASTIC ONO BAND



DAIRY OF THE 4TH FORM - BOOMTOWN RATS



I HERD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - MARVIN GAYE



FIELDS LIKE IM IN LOVE - KELLY MARIE





:^)

... and while I was typing Sir Cumfy and coffeeBuzz popped in with theirs.

Gah!





SHAKE CATTLE AND FOAL - BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS



:^D

3 word Wednesday (and something livestock farmers know about only too well):



Ragwort dug out



....For now, anyway.



#punoldie:



UDDER PRESSURE - DAVID BOWIE



x

CHURN IT ON AGAIN - GENESIS

hehehe Molly







MANURE THAN A NUMBER IN MY LITTLE RED BOOK - THE DRIFTERS



PIG YELLOW TAXI - JONI MITCHELL

Buddy Holly - Cattle Be The Day

George Michael - Spraying for Time

Afternoon to everyone from the herb garden. Apologies for my absence so far this week only I'm off work and don't have web access at home at the moment. (I'm at a friend's house at the moment - the friend is halfway across the Atlantic on the way to Toronto, so I'm a kind of authorised burglar).



As well as being too late for a mensh today, I really can't compete with some of the truly remarkable puns that have been offered. I hope some get on the show.



#67 - Molly - I can identify with digging ragwort. Bad news for horse owners and not good for keepers of other livestock, I suspect.



Just had the idea of MESSAGE IN A (MILK) BOTTLE - THE POLICE, but I bet someone ogt there before me.

I Don't Want Your Fresian - Wham

Rolling Stones - Get Off My Plough

Genesis - Fallow You, Fallow Me

Queen - Seven Seeds of Rye

#67 - Molly - just read back over your recent postings and you're under the control of one of these equine beasties. I imagine you'll be having to watch for laminitis signs witht the grass being so rich. Always a nuisance, but not something you can ignore.

PUSH THE MUTTON - SUGARBABES



ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC FENCES? - GARY NUMAN



THE SHEEP SHEEP SONG - CHER

#74 Ah Parsley-cat - hello there and just wanted you to know I've accepted friend request in facebook. Assumed you knew it was me.



:^)

There there my John Deere - Dexys Midnight runners.

'Hooves That Girl' Eurythmics

#74 Parsley, yes, we are having to monitor our little pony very carefully. Laminitis is not something that you usually have to worry about in August, but this year is the exception. We are lucky, in as much as we have 2 paddocks, one small one with very short grass, and the other which we are still having to section off with electric fencing as the grass is so rich still. When the greedy little chap has had too much, we keep him in his stable compound. The other problem he's having is biting flies, but by the sound of the recent '3 Worders' on Drivetime, so's half Simon's listeners! Equine fly repellant shampoo has just been ordered! ;-)

Muckspread a little happiness - Sting.

I'm getting odd looks I am giggling so much, you are all far too clever.



*whispers" when Lord Ammo had different, thicker framed glasses, I though he looked a tiny bit like Vic Reeves.

ROLLING IN THE SHEEP ... - ADELE



RAM A LAMB A DING DONG - ROCKY SHARPE & THE REPLAYS







eeuw!

#81 *whispers to Amelia *



Nooooo ... really?





;^)

Status Quo - Dung Dung, Deeper in Dung...

Hehehe - funny puns.

*reaches for the screen wipes*



3 word Wednesday: "anvils in sky"



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cBzz

To my Pet Owner Blog Chums ...





My daughter - the one who was quite alarmed by the amount of stuff I've 'grown and nurtured' since Empty Nest Syndrome set in - has just sent me this:



https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/hamish1064509.aspx



Now call me cynical ... but reading between the lines - would you say that Hamish may have nipped at a baby or perhaps toddler or two ... and may not be house-trained?



:^D

#86 I hope you have a bargepole hand, Katy...



Sounds to me like Hamish needs a home where someone is prepared to dedicate a lot of time and effort to socialisation training... anybody got *Cesar Millan's phone number...?



Loving all the punnage this afternoon, btw



:o)



*American TV dog trainer - for those not in the know

#86 Katy, I'd say you have it spot on.



;)



--

cBzz

#87 'I hope you have a bargepole handy' makes more sense...



;o)

Poor wee Hamish.



Must have had a bad start in life :(

Afternoon all



#86 - I think you have hit the nail plum on its head with that summary!



Not had time to contribute today, but enjoying the punnage. Still in trauma from the cost of the car's MOT, def well over what was expected :(



A

Aleeeet Ter The Mayo Man...



Bingo Star ere...



Soz ave noot been able ter blog for a while... Butta am in FULL training for the 2016 Olympics as a track cyclist...

Me coach won't let me ave any time off...

Me coach being meself!!!!!!!!!



A just wanted ter say most nice show yesterdee with The Reeves and The Mortimer.... Noot that am saying yer zhow is noot nice without the duo !!!!!!!

It's just yezterdee's show 'it me 'arder than most!!!!!!!!



Gotta go..... Gotta ave some beetroot 'erbal tea!!!!!!

Have we all gone home? ;)

A drive by to help move to 100...



I just heard Blog Vet & Molly Coddle -well done!



LB, x

I'm not really here. Invisible again.

#87, 88, 89, 91

Thanks for the nod.



#90 Exactly what she said, Sal.

And it's such a long time since I was a dog owner - I really don't know how effective I can be with a 3-year old yorkie. It really IS a confidence issue. Can a whole lotta love really make the difference?





#95 Who ... wha ...?

Is it a Yorkie? ;)

#96 #97 *whispers* actually it's a Westie...



~X~

Katy, in my view you need more than just love. Sal's right - he sounds like a dog that's not been treated very well, and as such would need a lot of attention and training before he will start trusting people again. And you wouldn't want to have to be careful to steer clear of other dogs and small children every time you took him out for a walk, or anxious whenever visitors came to the house in case he snapped. I feel very sorry for the poor little fella, but it would be quite a commitment to take him on. In my opinion, anyhow.



~X~

Shall I try for a sneaky 100? Been ages since I had a hat...



:o)