Sunday Breakfast 8th and 15th February 2009

Chinese New Year happened on January 26th and the Year of the Ox is upon us. I have made a Chinese New Years Resolution........If that's not bad luck....To Do This Playlist Sooner after the Programme!!....here I am playing catch up once again, and whilst there was in the meantime various levels of snow and ice, rain and very little sun, a lot of water has, quite literally passed under the bridge in the last two weeks. That is pretty much my excuse for not remembering all that went on in Sunday Breakfast two weeks ago....but I will give it my best shot....here goes

8th February

It had, on the 3rd February, been the 50th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly.......look out for the featured tracks.

Tracks Played were

Slipsliding away - Paul Simon

The Killers - Spaceman

True Love Ways - Buddy Holly

Walking In Memphis

The Ting Tings - Be The One

In our Soul or Rock 'n Roll slot....today Soul won.Don't forget to influence the vote e-mail 'Rock' or 'Soul' to radio@phoenixfm.com or text. I played....

Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

Mtume - Juicy Fruit

The Saturdays - Issues

Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Tom Robinson - War Baby

Keane - Perfect Symmetry

The Silhouettes - Get A Job

The Rileys - Do You Feel Me

Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire

Kooks - Ooh La

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

Morrissey - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

Just After 8.30 Five Minute Fit Club Occurred....to give you the opportunity to salve your conscience by at least thinking about getting fit.......you know.....some people actually take it seriously! This weeks winners were

Black Box - Ride On Time

Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby (Original Mix Edit)

Robbie Dupree - Hot Rod Hearts

Daniel Merriweather - Change

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Tim Ten Yen - The Bear and the Fox

9.00 I looked back at events and number ones of this day in bygone years. Tracks were

Inrique Iglesias - Hero

Men At Work - Down Under

2 Unlimited - No Limit

Some of the events of this day were

1988 The Pet Shop Boys were named Best British Band of the Year in the BPI awards, with George Michael winning Best Male singer and Alison Moyet Best Female singer. Rick Astley won the Best Single with Never Give You Up' and Sting won Best Album with 'Nothing Like The Sun'.

1992 Manchester United drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday to move a single point above Leeds United at the top of the first division.

1924 The gas chamber was used for the first time in the US to execute Gee Jon, a member of a Chinese gang, in the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

Rachael Sage - Moonlight And Fireflies (radio edit)

Buddy Holly - Words Of Love

U2 - Get On Your Boots (New Single 2009)

Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good

Mario - Let Me Love You

The Motors - Forget About You

Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days

Steely Dan - Do It Again

Of course between 8 and 9 o'clock I featured news from all the local papers  and local events throughout the programme...........and so it was ten and time for Andrew........before it seemed I was back again for ....

Sunday Breakfast 15th February 2009

It had been a week of more snow with me almost descending into an arctic expedition on the A14 in the course of the week without even the comfort of a Mars Bar! Also on the cusp....is this right .......of Half Term.....when the Swiss Alps have been known to become millimeters shorter when the weight of skiers and their attendant paraphenalia descends upon them.......and I'm told some don't actually go for the skiing!...anyway all of this led to much in the local events revolving around entertaining the kids if dreams of the piste had been credit crunched....on with the music!

Rachael Sage - Moonlight And Fireflies (radio edit)

Stevie Wonder - Playin Around

Ashanti - Only U

The Killers - Spaceman

The Script - Before The Worst

Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love

Soul or Rock n' Roll.....rolled (hehehe!) along at 7.30...but Soul won again! To compensate we livened it up a bit.....oh! I hear the complaints now!

Frances Nero - Footsteps following me

Aretha Franklin - Jump to it

Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind

Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters

Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black

David Guetta - Baby When The Light

Between 8 and 9 Headlines from the local papers included

Brentwood Gazette      Charity Backs Child Sex Man

Yellow Advertiser      A Green Idea

Essex Inquirer         Your Chance to Help

Brentwood Weekly News  Hospital Flats Plan Rejected

Billericay and Wickford Gazette  Healthcare Revolution

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

Estelle - American Boy  [Featuring Kanye West]

Ashley - Fallin' For You

Lily Allen - The Fear

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Quicksand (Single Version)

Five Minute Fit Club at 8.30 allowed the opportunity to work up a sweat if only to justify the Full English grinning up at you!...tracks were

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Basshunter - Now You're Gone

Someone has pointed out I should probably do a warm up....I did...the sports news just before it!HA!

The Saturdays - Issues

Roxy Music - Same Old Scene

The Four Tops - When She Was My Girl

Morrissey - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

At 9 On This Day featured

U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (2005)

Mud - Tiger Feet (1974)

Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough (1986)

Some Events were

1758 - Mustard was advertised for the first time in America.

1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America.

Born Today Matt Groenig 1954……He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell and the television series The Simpsons and Futurama.

Daniel Merriweather - Change

The Rutles - I Must Be In Love

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind

Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday……..Hmmm!

Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys

Coldplay - Life In Technicolor II

Cast - Sandstorm

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Earlier , and in another part of town....my back garden....as the snow had now melted I noticed some flowers had grown but also the grass was looking somewhat dishevelled prompting me to put the question to the Guru of Gardening Mr Babicz.....when could I mow....not so much the lawn but the....green mess...we chatted about this just after 10....but to cut a short story short it appears I am free to wallow in slothdom for a few months to come....It's apparently not a good idea to mow the grass this time of year.

I'm back what is now tomorrow.

See You Then

James