Born to Run - Springsteen.



Hallo all.

Good Morning Simon and Blogpoppets



Looking forward to Paul Merton tonight!



HEL'LL HAVE TO GO - JIM REEVES / RY COODER



QUESTIONS - THE MOODY BLUES



THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US - SPARKS



STORM IN A TEACUP - THE FORTUNES



Catch you later. A meeting beckons.........................

Good morning again



YAKETY YAK - THE COASTERS



might be a good choice



JW

Hi again everyone



What a shame you missed out on celebrating your Silver Anniversary, Simon... we could have had a blog party with a cake and everything....



TALK TALK ~ Talk Talk



THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ~ Johnny Nash



FOR AMERICA ~ Red Box

Rabbit - Chas and Dave. :o)

Morning,



Everybody's talking - The Beautiful South



Talkin' bout a revoloution - Tracy Chapman



It's only make believe - Conway Twitty



Unbelievable - EMF



Would I lie to you - Eurythmics



Don't stop believing - Journey



Don't believe the hype - Public Enemy



Promised you a miracle - Simple Minds



I believe - R.E.M

Morning all,



Can't stop, son playing vicar in Harvest Festival production, should be in car now on my way - rush, rush, rush



THIS TOWN AINT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US - Sparks



Laters maybe (if only...)



SE x

Morning all again



TALK TALK by Talk Talk



Seems to fit today's theme!



Back later



T x

Morning Simon (no 'freshening up required) and blogpoppets.



One of my favourite 'roles' (and some days it seems they are endless) is that I teach US Politics for A-level and so I can't wait for the debate (although as it's not on til 2.30am it will be recorded) - Romney seems to have shot himself in the foot in recent months, so it will be fascinating to see how he performs.



Oldies then:

Lies - McFly

Some Might Say - Oasis

Jive Talkin' - The Bee Gees

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Brokenpromiseland - Bon Jovi

Dog Eat Dog - Adam & The Ants

A couple more....



AMERICA ~ Simon and Garfunkel



SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT ~ Bonny Raitt

Happy Wednesday [Games Day] fellow blogpopsters and Hello Silver Jubilee Simon and the Driveteam

:^)



#Oldiestheme





TALK TALK - TALK TALK



AMERICAN DREAM - CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG



ANSWER ME - BARBARA DICKSON



SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - STYLE COUNCIL

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and veteran bloggers,



I knew I’d been working for the same company for too long when they started referring to me as “seasoned”. With what? Paprika and sea salt?



I don’t know if there have ever been comments about the school-run conversations. These little nuggets are priceless – hope you’re recording them somewhere. A friend of mine is a teacher, and records a quote from her little Reception dahlings on FB every day. They’re priceless. For that reason I always volunteer to pick up GoodChild#3 from the Fri night school disco – the discussions from the back of the car are so amusing. Last week’s gem: “I got me a ginger”. I couldn’t resist asking if this “ginger” had a name. “Nah, we just danced”.



#presidentialdebateoldies



TWO TRIBES – Frankie Goes To Hollywood



TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR - OMD



TALK TALK – Talk Talk



REALLY SAYING SOMETHING – Bananarama with Fun Boy Three (bet Rebecca knows all the words). Or the version by THE VELVELETTES would be just fine.



WHAT’D I SAY – Ray Charles or The Beatles w/ Tony Sheridan



BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN - The Smiths

#4 Sorry Flo, I should have refreshed before posting - share?

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



#Oldiestheme



I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - Rod Stewart or Everything But The Girl



SAY YOU, SAY ME - Lionel Ritchie



MRS ROBINSON - Simon and Garfunkel (for the line "going to the candidates' debate")



HELLO GOODBYE - Beatles ("you say yes, I say no")



TWO TRIBES - Frankie Goes to Hollywood



DON'T SPEAK - No Doubt



~X~

Morning everyone



My normally lovely drive to work was spoiled by there somehow being 3 times as many cars and a herd of cows – oh well, that is what I get for getting up earlier than usual





Electioneering – Radiohead



Everybody’s Talkin’ – Beautiful South



Talk About the Passion – R.E.M



President Gas - Psychedelic Furs

Always happy to share TC... the more the merrier! ;o))

THERE IS A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT - The Smiths (because all the strict timings are controlled by coloured lights, apparently)



WHO CAN IT BE NOW? - Men at Work



SAY YOU, SAY ME - Lionel Richie



IT'S MY TURN - Diana Ross

More #Oldies









ALL THE RIGHT MOVES - ONEREPUBLIC



WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES - DOOBIE BROTHERS





:^)

A couple more oldies before I head off:



Lie To Me - Bon Jovi

Promises - Take That

Take on Me - Aha

Where you Lead - Carole King

One more from me, by one of Simon's favourite ladies....



I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN ~ Laura Marling

Morning All,



Day 2 with Child 2 at home. Feeling loads better and he tells me that it is CHicken Soup that is the cure all remedy...not Gin (thank goodness, lol).



Tricksy theme, methinks but I'll have a punt at:-



Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2

Express youself - Madonna



More tea and more thinking



Maybes laters



A

#13 It's been said before, but worth repeating - we don't "own" the songs we suggest. Repetitions are fine, and Simon more often than not will read out two or three names for each oldie played. As long as it's not blatant copying out of someone else's suggestions - but I'm sure none of us would do that... Otherwise, it would be very unfair on bloggers who can't get here till later on in the day, when all the best suggestions are likely to have already been made...



:o)

WORDS - BOYZONE/THE BEE GEES



JW

#9 Can't help thinking Romney's just said what he thinks. No gaffes at all. Shudder.

SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT - The Killers



YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OF MY MOUTH - Meat Loaf



SLIPPERY PEOPLE - Talking Heads



That's m'lot. Blog nicely!



JBG

QUESTION ~ Moody Blues



WORDS ~ The Bee Gees

Good morning all from a mild but damp place this morning



LISTEN WHAT THE MAN SAYS - WINGS

#22

Well revisited Deebs -

It's also worth having a peek at the times the posts are made - when I started my 'list' there were 3 posts - by the time I posted a couple of minutes later, there were 10 and three of them had the Talk Talk Talk Talk track.



*gets a kick out of legitimate use of the word 'Talk' four times in a row*



:^D

Good morning all,



Just been out for two hours with the dog poppet picking blackberries. It may be a rubbish year for apples in these parts, but the hedgerows are full to bursting with the black gems. I remembered to leave plenty for the wildlife both feathered and furry.



Oldies I have already tweeted, so apologies for repetition *see Deebs note #22*



Vote For Me - Chicago



Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney



What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers an election perennial favourite!



Eye To Eye - Chaka Khan



Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty





Anyone got any good bramble jelly recipes?



mc x

ELEPHANT TALK - King Crimson



You'll get more sense out of elephants than politicians.



A sports journo tweeted last night that Paxman had been incredibly rude to a labour politician on Newsnight last night, shaking his head, sighing, head in hands etc. But after seeing the scenes of various politicians on their feet with loving looks on their faces when applauding their leader's speach, when you know any one of them would stab him in the back if they felt it was right to do so, I felt like being rude to policitians as well. Truly nauseating stuff. Last week's was the same and I'll feel exactly the same about next week's as well - no bias here with regard to political conferences and debates :-)

Hi All

have a new computer so no-automatic log-in - ended up logging in under my real name without realising it - sorry for the unintentional deception which even ended in a mention on the show for something I'm quite sure I hadn't suggested, although It was a good one.



American Boy - Estelle/Kanye West

American Idiot - Green Day

Better Man - Robbie Williams

empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears

Switchblade smiles - kasabian (Possible midweek mosh)

the boys r back in town - Thin Lizzy

Two Tribes - Frankie goes to hollywood

PS Lovely to read back on the lively blog action yesterday - looks like normal service has resumed! ;-)



Hi Katy!

#OldiesTheme





SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME - YARDBIRDS



TELL HIM - BILLIE DAVIS



DON'T ANSWER ME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT



IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? - DURAN DURAN







:^)

#31 PCM - hehe no problem - there were a few erroneous mentions yesterday – just how it goes sometimes

BOTH SIDES NOW - JUDY COLLINS



I AM I SAID - NEIL DIAMOND

Last driplets of inspiration before I go:



Something Better Change - Stranglers



Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero - Jam



Stand By Me - John Lennon

IT TAKES TWO - MARVIN GAYE AND KIM WESTON



HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING - VELVELLETES



WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN YOUR LOVE - JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS

Hello Simon and everyone



Happy silver anniversary Simon and indeed to echo everyone else...NO FRESHENING UP NEEDED.. you are daisy like, Peter Pan and all the other youthful metaphors!!



1. LEADER OF THE PACK - Shrangrilas

2. LISTEN TO ME - The Hollies

3. ONE VISION - Queen

4. RULE THE WORLD - Take That

5. ITS MY PARTY - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

6. TALK TALK - Talk Talk

7. THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - Johnny Nash

8. SHOUT - Tears for Fears

9. SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - Style Council

10. THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) - K C and the Sunshine Band

11. QUESTION - Moody Blues

12. COME TALK TO ME - Peter Gabriel



Oh well job search continues...



Laters



Mandy ;)

Don’t Believe a Word – Thin Lizzy



Would I Lie to You? – Eurythmics



Campaigner – Neil Young



Mess of Words – That Petrol Emotion



No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Always Gets In - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Cappuccino inspiratino.



HOW CAN I BE SURE - Sandie Shaw (or David Cassidy if you want to risk all the women of a certain age having a hot flush before 6pm)



"How can I be sure in a world that’s constantly changing

How can I be sure where I stand with you"







As the candidates stand on stage, watching every word and comma and emphasis they utter, every raised eyebrow, hand gesture, frown, and flashing their pearly teeth, I can't help thinking this also somehow fits the feem...



PUPPET ON A STRING - Sandie Shaw





And here's one that came out of nowhere...



YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES - The Dave Clark Five





Back to the grindstone...

How remiss of me - congratulations Simon on your 25 years in broadcasting. Think that deserves some sort of reward - a blog trophy maybe?



I've thought of a couple more that I don't think have been suggested yet:



IF I HAD WORDS - Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keely*



MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme



#31 Don't worry PCM - I think a few of us guessed it was you. Glad to hear puppy Boris is out and about again.



:o)



*okay I admit it - I had to G**gle to find out who sang it...

#40...which also made me think of



CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five

#40 Ah yes "How Can I Be Sure"

Great song. Really great song. Fine choice. But I think it was Dusty Springfield?

[David Cassidy version also worth a listen good]





#32 ^^^^^Hellooo Mollymolls!





:^D

#41 Deebee - I think you are at least 5 years too late with your congratulations!

You're The One That I Want - The Beautiful South version (not that other one)



Willy the Shake

x

#41 Deebee - ignore my #44 - I should learn to read blog properly before posting, sorry!

#43 Oops, thanks Katy. Always get them muddled up. And throw Petula Clark into that general category called 60s Brit Chicks too! (Helen Shapiro hovering somewhere in the wings)

Have just had a 'phone call to say that 'the systems aren't up and running until tonight' so I'm better off 'working from home today'

... heh heh heh





A word about Paul Merton. Funny, clever and brave in a not-afraid-to-say-what's-on-his-mind-and-hang-the-consequences way.

As evidenced by 'that' transcript of the huge swathes of HIGNFY that hit the cutting room floor when a certain Fix It person was a guest on the show ..



:^/

Elected - Alice Cooper







There is a very good reason why this obvious choice is so obvious...

Morning all again,

Not much mench chasing from me, it just wastes the OSM's ink - JBG I also have an OSM piggy bank, it needs emptying!!

Did tweet though:



'Whaddy wanna make those eyes at me for' - Emile Ford & checkmates

'Lyin Eyes' - The Eagles

and lastly 'Get up, stand up' by Bob Marley - for the fact that they do it all standing up (where's H the S when you need him to run with that one..!)



#37 I like the 'HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING' suggestion, please can we have it by Bananarama? Memories of JCR discos...



#12 Re 'things the kids say' my 13 year old said the other day 'I wish we still had tails, it would make life so much more interesting'.

She has a disco a week Fri when they are being forced together with the local boy's school (just think, Mr M, if SBS did that with Malvern Hall school, we might have met!)



#40 YES please, DING DONG!

'How can I be sure' by David Cassidy *swoon*



Now I really must get on, sadly :-/

#41 Deebee... is it Simon's 25th anniversary today? I have probably read it wrongly, but I thought he meant that Nicky Campbell is celebrating 25 years but Simon has been on the radio one year longer than Nicky, so it would be 26 years for him!

The cheeky boy in me suggests:



DON'T TALK JUST KISS - Right Said Fred

#47 Lol at JohnB - the very idea of Helen Shapiro hoovering her wings ...







#OldiesTheme





DUEL - PROPAGANDA



FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY - NYCC





OK - only one of the above was a serious suggestion

;^)

Good day to you all

America!!!!



Man on the moon-rem

Everybody's talking-beautiful south

Good as gold stupid as mud beautiful south they all come out with stupid things

Heaven for everyone -queen

I'm afraid of Americans David Bowie (it's scary whoever wins)

We take care of our own Bruce Springsteen (highly ironic song especially when he mentions new Orleans!)

It's the end of the world as we know it-rem

where do the children play cat Stevens (education)

Just a quick poop by to wish Simon a Happy Silver Anniversary with BBC Radio and to say good luck later with the choon chasing.



Out in the field all afternoon.......................bye bye *waves*

Or...



LITTLE LIES - Fleetwood Mac

#48 Is that transcript genuine Katy? One paper is suggesting it's fake, but that its existence shows how widespread the rumours were.

Politic-Coldplay (focussing on the problems in society summing up political life "give us a kiss" America "just open up your eyes"

Viva la vida Coldplay (if Obama looses:(

Violet hill Coldplay (the alternative video mocked politicians)

Am I reading it wrong? Isn't our Lord saying that it would have been his 25th Anniversary last year, but he hadn't realised and anyway he doesn't want them to find out in case he is 'refreshed' by replacing him with someone new?



That's how I read it, anyway.



JW

#59, Jennie, that's just how I read it... that Simon wasn't keeping a tally on his number of years and his 25th anniversary was last year... the year before Nicky's!

I *think* I've seen this mentioned here or on Twitter, but it's a goodie:



LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID by Wings

also

TOGETHER ALONE by Crowded House

EVERYBODY'S TALKIN by Beautiful South (or Glen Campbell)



Righto, off to lunch then a tasting session with our new caterers - *feels a bit porky*

For tonight's oldies - Wordy Rappinghood by Tom Tom Club

#59 Jennie - you are right, I was getting confused because Simon posted a while back that it was 30 years ago he started on BBC local radio (how to make him feel really old I know!)

WEVE GOT TONIGHT = BOB SEEGER



HONESTY - BILLY JOEL

For Simon... still not sure if it's 25 or 26 years!



https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8321/8050054398_ba1d3e3975.jpg

Good Afternoon All;



Late to the party today, but well done on your 25 year milestone, Simon, even if you would rather keep it hush hush.



Oldie suggestions...



TALK - COLDPLAY



THE POWER - SNAP



GET UP, STAND UP - BOB MARLEY



TOUGHER THAN THE REST - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



RUNNING MAN - LINDISFARNE



I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM

Afternoon all



Possibly a little late but....



'Say Say Say' - Macca and Jacko

'Razzle Dazzle' - from Chicago



N x

would i lie to you-charles and eddie

What about



Read all About It -(Part 3) Emeli Sande



Talk Talk-Talk Talk



Policy of Truth - Depeche Mode

#OldiesPuntime

OB-LA-DI OB-AM-A - MARMALADE

BARACK STABBERS - O'JAYS

I'M ALWAYS TOUCHED BY YOUR PRESIDENT DEAR - BLONDIE



:^D









#57 Ken, will connect with you in another place.

Back later - lunch date with a lovely daughter

x

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO (I CAN DO BETTER) - DORIS DAY & HOWARD KEEL



Maybe not DT material, but it seems to be the crux of these kind of debates!



TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA



NO MORE MR NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER ( although ELECTED would probably be the better choice)

also:



'Sweet Talking Guy' - The Chiffons

#65 Very good Florence! You'd think if it was last year he'd remember, it being the year he got married...



;o)



#72 Loving your Abba suggestion, Zoe - I'm having one of those "wish I'd thought of that one" moments!



~X~

possibly:



'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' - Nina Simone or Santa Esmarelda

Afternoon from a cool windy Horsforth - where the Sopwith Camel's undercarriage was figting the drown drafts this morning. Had a quick scan through the blogs - My regard for David Cassidy increases ever time I see him - never liked him in the seventies - I regret that now. Also Paul Merton's flag waving for classic old films is to be commended. Anyhoo, as a combined Presidential Mid-Week Middle-aged Mosh how about...



I WANNA BE ELECTED - ALICE COOPER



TTFN

Hello All,



'Stuck In The Middle With You' Steelers Wheel



'Hello Goodbye' The Beatles for the 'You Say Yes, I Say No..........lyric



Have a good day everybody

I'm liking amelia's Thin Lizzy suggestion at #39. Good for a Midweek Mösh!





I DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - Colin Blunstone





Was going to suggest this yesterday for #stiffupperlipoldies, but works just as well for today:



DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL? Paloma Faith



#recyclingoldies



#actuallynotreallyanoldie

The blog is fairly blogging along today - feels good!



I'm off to ELH (virtually) so see you later.



JW

Jenny - I have finally worked out what ELH means - only taken me 7 months!



Thanks John

I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU - DENNIS WATERMAN

And just as the ladies of a certain age are recovering from their David Cassidy moment, this one comes along and has them reaching for the Pinot Grigio (strictly medicinal, of course)





LET ME IN - The Osmonds

#79 if you take 'your friend' to ELH via podcast, you will hear my tweet and my Sunday name, at about 4am, Saturday morning!! (we were driving to Heathrow, t'was a treat to hear RA at his real time!)

Another very quick poop by - my little vicar made me cry *very proud mum*

With ref to one of amelia's earlier posts, I beat the cow hold up on the way to see my boy vicar and, because of the 'show', there were more cars on the road - you weren't there too where you?!



Just wanted to second, third, whatever some of the suggestions already mentioned (haven't had time to look back thoroughly, I'm afraid, apols)



BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN - The Smiths



TWO TRIBES - Frankie Goes to Hollywood



Spent too long on here, behind with things now, see you when I can.

I think the Times today may have the details of the archive project Simon was referring to a few weeks ago. They want to put all of their Maida Vale sessions and live concert material online, and are talking to iTunes and Spotify etc. about it because they have deals with the record companies already.



If it comes off, what a brilliant resource! Use of the archives was one of the key tenants behind the creation of 6Music, and I don't think they achieved that in the way I hoped. Lots of stuff in there is broadcast in pieces, or only partial concerts etc. that maybe entirely necessary -I doubt the station would be sustainable playing only archive material.



This would really fill the gap. Looking forward to being able to hear the Colosseum II session from Fluff's show round the time of the War Dance album. And the In Concert from the same period!

#79 DOH have lost a week - I was mentioned on RA show on Sat 22nd, not the one just gone - holidays, shmolidays - suddenly it's Autumn and the leaf-kicking and puddle splashing (or avoidance, depending on footwear) can begin..

Apologies for recent absence. I'll skip the tune offering today (I'm probably too late anyway), as it wouldn't do to give away any political affiliations I may or may not have.



I suspect this election is going to be very difficult to call and will come down to who makes the fewer msitkes (mistakes).



Hanging chads, anyone ?

#80 Amelia... glad you know what ELH means because I can't work it out! ;o)

Cripes, I'm tardy! Good afternoon, each!



Johan Strauss II, Chit Chat Polka.



Joe Dolce, Shaddup You Face



Extremes?

Florence - ha not just me then - the tag line of a certain large supermarket who reported a 10% fall in profits today

Thanks Ken. Might be the excuse I need to try spotify - problems with getting in Ireland though.



Listening to Rad Mac on 6 Music - ridiculing Simon Cowell’s sheep placenta facials – I actually know people who like him – there is no accounting for taste.

Afternoon lovely bloggerfolk! Have only just arrived home from the school run this morning. Had a few errands to do afterwards. Have been back on to yesterday's blog and saw that Katy very kindly awarded me a hat. Very honoured to be the first wearer of the new design. Had I known, I would have enjoyed wearing it as I strolled around Salisbury this morning. Being the last day of Salisbury Fashion Week, I would have been entirely aligned (there's a first for everything!)



Anyway, off to read back. Have read Simon's bit - really glad I wasn't on your school run this morning. Simultaneous what?!! The trickiest discussion in which I have ever participated followed the question 'does God wear sandals'.



Hey ho - see you later x

Glad you've worked it out Amelia! When I first saw it on here, I couldn't fathom it out but then the light dawned.........aaahh! Do you understand it now, Florence?



I probably heard your tweet last week, Suzieeeeeee and didn't know it! Too late now, it will have gone.

He didn't come this week because the poorly Mr is watching rubbish on the tele and I couldn't be bothered to find the headphones. Maybe I will listen this afternoon when he drops off for a nap, as he undoubtably will - bless his cotton socks.



JW

Just catching up with today and yesterday and I was thrilled to see that Katy had made some hats especially for me ....... and then realised not ;)



Ah well - maybe I'll be eligible for one at some point!

I know it is too late and I'm not serious but Mooh



This is a song for politicians the like:



I really want you James blunt



I really want you to really want me, but I really don't know if you can do that.

I know you want to know what's right but I know it's so hard for you to do that.

And time's running out as often it does, and often dictates that you can't do that.



No matter what I say or do, the message isn't getting through,

No nap as yet but he has decided that a slice of last year's Ch*****as cake (that was frozen) will aid him on his road to recovery - there's nothing wrong with his appetite!



JW

Where has everyone gone?



Hello..........................



JW

#97 - Jennie W - hello, I'm sort of here. Not feeling at all well though. Think a v early night would be a good plan. hope to be back with mensh congrats later x

Thought I might just leave my hat here on the 99-step so that whoever gets the 100 can scoop it up and pop it on. Have enjoyed wearing it today.



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Oooh! Back just in time to hear my mensh - exciting!