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A Sly Stretch

Buffoonery, twaddle and terrific tunes for night owls across the UK with the Dark Lord.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 15 May 201402:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • EMI.

  • Patti Austin & James Ingram

    Baby, Come To Me

    • Heart & Soul - 40 Smooth Soul Grooves.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • The Crystals

    Then He Kissed Me

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Elbow

    My Sad Captains

    • The Take Off & Landing Of Everything.
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Telephone Line

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Paloma Faith

    Only Love Can Hurt Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 004.

  • Roberta Flack

    Feel Like Making Love

    • The Best Of Roberta Flack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 5.

  • Foster the People

    Best Friend (Radio Edit)

    • CD Single.
    • Columbia.

  • Whitney Houston

    My Love Is Your Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    There Goes My Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • Michael Jackson

    Slave To The Rhythm

    • Xscape.
    • Epic/MJJ.
    • 5.

  • Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey

    Going Back Home

    • Going Back Home.
    • Universal Music.
    • 001.

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come (feat. Stereophonics)

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Stool Pigeon

    • Cre-Ole - The Best Of Kid Creole.
    • Island.

  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Miranda Lambert

    Automatic

    • Platinum.
    • RCA Nashville.
    • 001.

  • Longfellow

    Kiss-Hug-Make Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Fierce Panda Records.
    • 001.

  • Madness

    Embarrassment

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

  • Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Kylie Minogue

    I Was Gonna Cancel

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 003.

  • Gary Moore

    Parisienne Walkways

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Katy Perry

    Birthday

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • The Pierces

    Kings

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing

    • Dancing In The Streets: Motown's Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • The Rolling Stones

    It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Rose Royce

    Wishing On A Star

    • In Full Bloom.
    • BBR.
    • 011.

  • The Shires

    Nashville Grey Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Luke Sital‐Singh

    Bottled Up Tight

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
    • Casablanca.
    • 7.

  • Take That

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 16.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Learning To Fly

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Trio

    Da Da Da

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    River Deep - Mountain High

    • The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Years Vo.
    • BBC.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 May 201402:00
    BBC Radio 2

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