Sunday 4th April 2010

It was Easter Sunday......it had been the Phoenixfm 3rd Birthday Party the night before....so slightly hung over i set off...and the songs went like this

Labbi Siffre - It Must Be Love
Marina and The Diamonds - Hollywood
The Blades - Ghost of a Chance
Mama's Gun - Wishing
Bagatelle - Summer In Dublin


7.30 Around The World In 80 tunes featured Argentina

Argentina is the second largest country in South America constituted as a federation of 23 Provinces and an autonomous City, Buenos Aires
It is the eight largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Columbis and Spain are more populous.
Songs were

Intoxicados - Pila Pila

Airbag - Solo Aqui

Airbag consists of three brothers,Patricio Sardelli on guitars, piano, keyboards and vocals, Gaston Sardelli on bass and vocals and Guido Sardelli on guitar, drums and vocals.


Scouting For Girls - This ain't a love song
Katie and the Ayres - Everyday,Everynight
Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again

8 to 9 featured the local papers....headlines etc.,

Bell & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Santana - The Game Of Love
Amy Macdonald - Don't Tell Me That it's over
Shampoo - Trouble

Novelty Record

Today this was

St Winifreds School Choir - There's no one quite like Grandma

I could ,however not bring myself to play it all so cut it short....nonetheless

This was Number 1 at Christmas in 1980. The choir had been recording since 1972.
Previously they had also been recorded as the backing vocalists in another eventual number one song entitled "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian and Michael which concerned the paintings of L.S Lowry. In 1982, the choir released a Christmas album, called Christmas for Everyone.

Mumford and Sons - The Cave
The Isley Brothers - It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
Groove Armada - Paper Romance


The Golden Year at 9.00 Had Clues.....

March 11 Mohammed Al Fayed buys the London-based department store company Harrods
Nelson Mandela rejects an offer of freedom from the South African government
March 24 Norwich City wins the English League Cup at Wembley Stadium, beating Sunderland 1–0 in the final.

The Tunes Were


The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister
Sheila E - The Belle of St. Mark
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
Princess - Say I'm Your Number One
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

And The Year?




Well




That





Was





1






9






8







5


Daisy Dares You - Number One Enemy
Fashoda Crisis - Machine
Book Benton - Fools Rush In
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony


And the it was Easter Andrew.............Join me , what is infact tomorrow now, for Sunday Breakfast 7 to 10 am only on Phoenixfm





Cheers

James