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06/08/2009

With music, chat and features on The Best Time of Day show, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

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Music Played

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.

  • Noisettes

    Never Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Bill Withers

    Lean On Me

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Martina McBride

    Ride

    • Shine.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • George Michael

    Waiting For That Day

    • Epic.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 6.

  • Green Day

    21 Guns

    • (CD Single).

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'HATFIELD AND THE NORTH' ON ESOTERIC

    • Hatfield and the North

      Let's Eat Real Soon

  • Lutricia McNeal

    Stranded

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • The Duckworth Lewis Method

    Meeting Mr Miandad

    • (CD Single).

  • The Byrds

    Mr Tambourine Man

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Ben’s Brother

    Questions & Answers

    • (CD Single).

  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Davy's On The Road Again

    • 20 Years Of Manfred Mann's Earthband.
    • Cohesion.

  • Madonna

    The Power Of Goodbye

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Coming Up Easy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • INXS

    Need You Tonight

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Heartbreaker

    • Friends & Lovers (Various Artists).
    • K-Tel.

  • Reamonn

    Moments Like This

    • (CD Single).

  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY SUGGESTED BY MICHAEL J HUGHES (TAKEN FROM 'MODERN TIMES' ON COLUMBIA

    • Bob Dylan

      Thunder on the Mountain

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • New Order

    World (The Price Of Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • Centredate.

  • VV Brown

    Shark In The Water

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Living For The City

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Vagabond

    Don't Wanna Run No More

    • (CD Single).

  • Coldplay

    The Scientist

    • Parlophone.

  • James Morrison

    Nothing Ever Hurt Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Kate Bush

    Babooshka

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • a-ha - Real Meaning

  • Emmylou Harris

    Here, there and everywhere

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY (TAKEN FROM 'JOHNNY THE FOX' ON MERCURY

    • Thin Lizzy

      Sweet Marie

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Fly Away

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Simply Red

    Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Aug 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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