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22/01/2010

Start the weekend on a high with Alex's Feelgood Friday. The Mackerel Army are on the loose and The Dark Lord is driving a truck filled with 2 tonnes of Prozac.

The best way to start the weekend, Alex rounds off the week with Feelgood Friday. Alex reminisces about when times were simpler and one could take a gas stove onto a plane for the sake of a decent cup of tea abroad. Our little tribute to the romantic fairytale, The Little Mermaid, has turned into a hellish vision of vigilante salmon and mackerel terrorising the nation. Fish 4 Justice are having payback! Tracks from Ted Nugent and Candi Staton are played from Lester's Library and a forgotten gem from Chuck Jackson from the Listener's Library, plus there is a final track from Album of the Week by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Record of the Week by Mika.

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Music Played

  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • Hits Of 1981 & 1982 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Estelle

    American Boy (feat. Ye)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 70 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 6.

  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Roy Orbison

    I Drove All Night

    • Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
    • Now.

  • The Chi‐Lites

    You Don't Have To Go

    • Soul Groups (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK From the album, "THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" (Island)

    • MIKA

      Blame It On The Girls

      • (CD Single).

  • Harry Chapin

    Cat's In The Cradle

    • Behind The Music The Harry Chapin Collection.
    • Elektra/Rhino.

  • Emily Maguire

    I'd Rather Be

    • (CD Single).
    • Shaktu Records.
    • 1.

  • Counting Crows

    Mr. Jones

    • Geffen.

  • Bobby Vee

    The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

    • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY as featured on the CD, "THE ESSENTIAL TED NUGENT" (Epic)

    • Ted Nugent

      Cat Scratch Fever

  • Robert Palmer

    Know By Now

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Alicia Keys

    You Don't Know My Name

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Homesick Blues

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.

  • Pat Benatar

    Hit Me With Your Best Shot

    • Pat Benatar Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • Owl City

    Fireflies

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

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.

  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

    Remix Artist: Todd Terry.
    • Passion (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Ocean Colour Scene

    Magic Carpet Days

    • (CD Single).

  • Bruce Hornsby & The Range

    The Valley Road

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Seal

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Soul.
    • Warner.
    • 7.

  • The Guess Who

    American Woman

    • American Dreams (The Best Of The 70's.
    • RCA.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY as featured on the album, "ASHLEY BEEDLE PRESENTS MAVIS" (!K7 Records), out on February 2nd.

    • Candi Staton

      Revolution

  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    I'd Do It All Again

    • The Sea.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The O’Jays

    Love Train

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Me Myself I

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • Timothy B. Schmit

    Parachute

    • Expando.

  • The Beatles

    The Long and Winding Road

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 027.

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.

  • Nell Bryden

    Not Like Loving You

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "BACK TO LOVE" (BNC) Released Monday 25th January

    • Beth Nielsen Chapman

      Peace

  • Bryan Ferry

    The Price Of Love

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

    • Blockbuster! Sensational 70's (Va).
    • Castle.

  • Dionne Bromfield and Zalon Thompson

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY as suggested by Kay Whittle in Manchester

    • Chuck Jackson

      All Over the World

      • Single.

  • Emmylou Harris

    How High The Moon

    • Evangeline.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Prince

    The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

    • (CD Single).
    • NPG RECORDS.

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 Jan 201002:00
    BBC Radio 2

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