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Jar Down Shoe

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

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Wed 3 Sep 201402:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • The Black Keys

    Gotta Get Away

  • Andy Burrows

    As Good As Gone

    • Fall Together Again.
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 001.

  • Mariah Carey

    Dreamlover

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • Columbia.

  • Carpenters

    There's A Kind Of Hush

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Chairmen of the Board

    (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String

    • Chairmen Of The Board - Soul Agenda.
    • Holland-Dozier-Holland.

  • Nat King Cole

    Sweet Lorraine

    • The Nat King Cole Story (Disc 1).
    • Capitol.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Deacon Blue

    March

    • A New House.
    • 009.

  • Erasure

    Elevation

    • The Violent Flame.
    • Mute.

  • Eurythmics

    Thorn In My Side

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Four Seasons

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.

  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

    • The Four Tops - The Ultimate Collecti.
    • Motown.

  • Gabrielle

    Rise

    • Gabrielle - Rise.
    • Go Beat.

  • Buddy Holly

    True Love Ways

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck & Shelby Lynne

    Real Love

    • Engelbert Calling.
    • Conehead.

  • Chrissie Hynde

    Down The Wrong Way

    • Stockholm.
    • Caroline.

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Howard Jones

    New Song

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Nick Lowe

    I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

    • The Best Of Nick Lowe.
    • Demon Records.
    • 6.

  • Mental as Anything

    Live It Up

    • Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • George Michael

    Faith

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Mr. Mister

    Kyrie

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Stevie Nicks

    The Dealer

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Never Knew Love Like This (feat. Cherrelle)

    • The Greatest Hits Of Alexander O'Neal.
    • Epic.

  • The Pierces

    Creation

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters

    Rainbow

    • Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 001.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Fire

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 002.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Tumbling Dice

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 1.

  • The Script

    Superheroes

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Feargal Sharkey

    A Good Heart

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • The Shires

    Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • Slade

    Gudbuy T'Jane

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Barbra Streisand & Michael Bublé

    It Had To Be You

    • Partners.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 006.

  • Kenny Thomas

    Thinking About Your Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooltempo.

  • Train

    Angel In Blue Jeans

    • Bulletproof Picasso.
    • Columbia.

  • Westworld

    Sonic Boom Boy

    • Alternative Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Sep 201402:00
    BBC Radio 2

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