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RockitRon



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was indeed Benny Hill, called What A World, and on his Ultimate Collection CD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Collection-Benny-Hill/dp/B00000883P/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239467922&sr=1-2 -

(One drawback of the new BBC website is that they no longer give album details on the tracklists)
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, John. Yes, I'm just about recovered, going back to work on Tuesday and back on my show on Tynedale FM on Thursday.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:02 pm    Post subject: SOTS Reply with quote

On the Benny Hill track 'What A World', I noticed the 'put out your pudding for treacle' bit as he reworked that for the St. John Bossum sketch on that 1971 album!

I thought Tony Hatch's 'Beautiful In The Rain' was going to be Harry Nilsson's 'One'. The intro is very similar.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Splendid as ever on Sat. Good to hear one of the Shadows' few vocal tracks, Don't Make My Baby Blue. What a pity they didn't do more songs.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:51 pm    Post subject: SOTS Reply with quote

Iwarburton, I'm more familiar with Don't Make My Baby Blue as a track covered on The Move's album Shazam.

But the Shadows did a good version of it.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At long last it looks like the end of Brian Matthews and SOTS in the regular 8-10am Saturday slot.

The New Controller is starting to put his stamp on the Radio 2 schedules.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
At long last it looks like the end of Brian Matthews and SOTS in the regular 8-10am Saturday slot.


Really? I'd love to know how you arrive at that conclusion.

Mark Mayhew wrote:
The New Controller is starting to put his stamp on the Radio 2 schedules.


Really? I'd love to know how you arrive at that conclusion as well!

He seems to be a bit confused - not to say bewildered - from where I'm sitting.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
At long last it looks like the end of Brian Matthews and SOTS in the regular 8-10am Saturday slot.




No, He's not retiring.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Mark Mayhew wrote:
At long last it looks like the end of Brian Matthews and SOTS in the regular 8-10am Saturday slot.




No, He's not retiring.


Thank you Mark. I agree with you. He is currently got a show and he keeping it I'm sure.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

colby wrote:
mark occomore wrote:
Mark Mayhew wrote:
At long last it looks like the end of Brian Matthews and SOTS in the regular 8-10am Saturday slot.




No, He's not retiring.


Thank you Mark. I agree with you. He is currently got a show and he keeping it I'm sure.


He has a great show, in a great slot, and it will be a sad day if it goes.
We don't need a breakfast show or similar on Saturdays, this show is agood escape from that format done on many other stations. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Someone called Mr Rigsby ( I have an idea who the person is ) over on Digital Spy is blowing there rumors saying SOTS is being replaced with Zoe Ball Weekend Breakfast?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good grief, I hope not!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iwarburton wrote:
Good grief, I hope not!


I couldn't agree more.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Should have added that this is no reflection against Zoe Ball, who did a good job of standing in for Ken Bruce recently. But can't we relative oldies have one morning a week with our kind of repertoire brought to us by our kind of presenter? Maybe we can--here's hoping our old mate BM can stay with us for a long time yet.

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Iain Smith is posting the same rubbish on Smeggys and I am busy putting him down on there.I said I would never join that board I know but certain things prompted me to do it,I shall post there pretty infrequently though and my opinions and stands will not change!

meanwhile, well done our Helen on getting your 3 in a row chosen on SOTS this morning! Maybe it will be my turn soon!

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:37 am    Post subject: SOTS Reply with quote

I bet the Tremeloes were glad the Jersey Boys musical came out after they charted with Silence Is Golden and did Rag Doll on an album!
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

John H wrote:
Iain Smith is posting the same rubbish on Smeggys...


What is "Smeggys"??? I can't keep up with it all!
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's another messageboard, one which we were all directed to off the POV boards when they made the ridiculous decision to close the radio board down.

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have a look at

http://www.smeggys.co.uk

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Nick Drake track, River Man, was new to me but isn't it gorgeous? Any info available?

Otherwise, no special favourites of mine today (I Go to Sleep is a near miss) but still a pretty good way of waking up on a Saturday.

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was I dreaming or did I hear Brian say that the three in a row was suggested by Helen May?
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

John H wrote:
Have a look at

http://www.smeggys.co.uk

John H


Thanks. I just have. It looks awful! I'll pass on that one then.....
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Was I dreaming or did I hear Brian say that the three in a row was suggested by Helen May?


You did indeed hear that! I am waiting for the week when he says it was suggested by John Hutchinson but well done Helen!
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Helen's the tops at getting R2 mentions, I gather. Well done H!
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Helen's the tops at getting R2 mentions, I gather. Well done H!


Helps having friends in the right place Wink Smile

Haven't seen H around for a while - she was having problems with her PC - hope she's alright.
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Someone called Mr Rigsby ( I have an idea who the person is ) over on Digital Spy is blowing there rumors saying SOTS is being replaced with Zoe Ball Weekend Breakfast?


I seem to remember somewhere in the Brand/Ross mess Gambo saying that Brian Matthew and SOTS gets the largest audience share of all the Radio 2 output, even if it doesn't get the largest absolute audience.

It would be a daft controller that meddled with his most successful programme, though clearly he should be considering what to do if the presenter became unavailable, as he should for all of his programmes.

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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done Helen for getting your three in a row played....great choices!

Loved hearing Jimmy Justice ...for years i thought he was American ... ..great voice and a great sound to all of his records.
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Nick Drake track, River Man, was new to me but isn't it gorgeous? Any info available?
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Have now found this on YouTube. Loved it even more this time.

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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Ian

River Man is indeed a beautiful track,one of my favourites by Nick Drake It's available on the CD "Made To Love Magic".

Hope that helps.Have a great weekend.

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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was listening to Nick Drake back in the early 70s when he was largely ignored. I'm amazed at how much his stuff gets played these days after all this time - and also that it's people in their 20s who have so much respect for him. That's nice.

All of his work is wonderful and a perfect antidote to so much mainstream rubbish that was the product of the 70s.
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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for comments. Usual pleasure-filled two hours this morning.

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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iwarburton wrote:
Thanks for comments. Usual pleasure-filled two hours this morning.


My Saturday lie-in means that I don't listen to SOTS until at least Saturday afternoon or perhaps even Monday mornings while I'm working. It's something of an oasis in a desert of radio banality, it has to be said!

I tend to savour each show whilst it's still on air, because one just never knows..........
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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Who track must be the worst one they ever recorded !
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RockitRon wrote:
colby wrote:
Helen's the tops at getting R2 mentions, I gather. Well done H!


Helps having friends in the right place Wink Smile

Haven't seen H around for a while - she was having problems with her PC - hope she's alright.


Hi everyone Very Happy

Thanks to you all for commenting on this! I was just back from 2 weeks away on hols on Friday night and going through emails etc and found the link just in time to quickly find the section in the show and listen! I'd completely forgotten about sending in the email so a huge surprise. Glad you liked the tracks as well Becky!

I'm still having massive computer problems and using my husband's old work laptop just now. Other one might be fixed by Christmas if I'm lucky Sad.

Thanks again for the heads up, and it's nice to have been missed.

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Helen May wrote:
Thanks again for the heads up, and it's nice to have been missed.


Welcome back Helen. Hope you had a good 'un, wherever you've been! Cool
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We did thanks and got to St Pete beach and Fort Lauderdale Florida then Grapevine Texas with a side trip to Austin. South By South West music festival must be awsome when it's there. Hotel concierge was well impressed that I knew of it when I asked where it was held!

Missing the warmth since we got back I can tell you!

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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's show is in its latter stages as I type--well up to standard. Am currently enjoying Three in a Row.

Good, if accidental, timing for the Beatles' Taxman, as I've just been struggling with all the info that HMRC require from employers at this time of year!

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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 9:01 am    Post subject: SOTS Reply with quote

Was Ray Smith's 'Rocking Little Angel' the inspiration for 'I Know A Song That'll Get On Your Nerves'?
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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Following my last posting, I was even more pleased subsequently to hear the Vanity Fare one, which is one of my special favourites.

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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 8:36 am    Post subject: SOTS Reply with quote

Was the reference to 'Freddy' in Gary U.S. Bonds's 'Copycat' a reference to Freddy Cannon?

Someone should do a remake of this about the production line of wannabe Amy Winehouses (e.g. Adele, Duffy, Gabriella Cilmi)!
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