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Pilgrims Progress - Procol Harum from 'A salty Dog'

Bryan, surely one of the greatest closing tracks ever, much requested on GIO but never played - magnificent ending, used by Bob Harris as his theme tune for some years

Blue Jeans & Moonbeams - Captain Beefheart

another opportunity to pay tribute to this pioneer

Milk - Garbage - from 'Garbage'

Shirley at her finest

More, much more to follow...accidentally left the list in the office..

regardez youse

henri

Radiohead - 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)' from 'The Bends'

R.E.M. - 'Me In Honey' from 'Out of Time'

Vocals shared with Kate Pierson from B52's

Down In The Sewer ~ T. Stranglers (Rattus Norvegicus)






















Simply one of the best outros ever!

Twist & Shout - the Beatles from Please Please Me

One fine spring day in Primary School, while the lesson was droning on in the background, this song came into my mind -as it often did - unconsciously, almost involuntarily, I sang out loud the John Lennon scream from the end of the middle eight of this track. Satisfied that there was, in fact, nothing the matter with me, Miss Johnstone took me out to the front of the class and belted me senseless. It cemented my love affair with The Beatles and this track in particular. Incredibly, this was normal behaviour by some of the sadists that passed for educators in 1964.The incident came back to me years later when I was watching Dennis Potter's 'The Singing Detective' and its portrayal of a similar sadist. Its amazing I learned anything at all.

regardez youse

henri

Rush - 'Vital Signs' from 'Moving Pictures'

*sigh* Just so as everyone knows; Scotch Git did NOT ask for 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John. I imagine Bryan will make a point of playing one of the requests below, to make up for his wee error.

>8-D


WEDNESDAY

'Ain't No Good Life' - Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Street Survivors

'Shadow of Doubt' - Bonnie Raitt ~ Longing in Their Hearts

'Mac Rebennack's Visit to Blairgowrie' - Michael Marra ~ Quintet

'Scribbled Down Drunk (But Posted Sober)' - Michael Marra ~ Posted Sober

Going for some more Elton. He's a bit stomping and thumping like a parody of a talented pianist at times but there's no denying the man can play and sing. And Bernie can write. And this is a lovely, sweet and brief little tune to finish a fantastic album:
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Harmony

Would have suggested one of my favourites for the opening track of one of my favourite albums, but am going for the closing one instead.
The Eagles The Last Resort from Hotel California.
No big story, you either feel it or you don't.

And one that is possibly the best from a band that shouldn't have bothered releasing anything recently. Let us keep our memories. Absolutely stunning.
Duran Duran The Chauffeur from Rio.

;o)

#7 Also I didn't request Dylan nor did Glenn as far as I remember 鈽�

No Fish Today - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

another fabulous and much requested track on GIO, would be good to hear

requested youse

henri

#7 At least it wasn't Soft Cell 鈽�

#10 Surely to goodness

All Right Now - Free from 'Fire & Water'

regardez youse

henri

#1

As much chance of being played as Andy Gray marrying Geramine Greer

#9

No. I missed the show - looks like a mediocre selection.

That should have been Germolene, of course.

Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart

melodic and mysterious, haven't a clue what its about, but it always makes me feel good about things

regardez youse

henri

As usual I have two or three contenders. One though is a clear winner as far as I am concerned.

The Skids - Arena

The clsoing track to the Absolute Game and a masterpiece, Stuart Adamson at his finest. If I hear Into The Valley one more time I will scream!

Contenders:

The Who - Wont Get Fooled Again

Jackson Browne - Before The Deluge

Springsteen - My City of Ruins

marvin Gaye - Ineer City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Dennis Wilson - End Of The Show

Bob Dylan - Every Grain Of Sand

#5

Its - possessive

It's - it is


Mibbe Miss Johnstone nivvir hut ye hard enough.......

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Come to think of it, a Miss Johnstone was advertising in a city-centre phone box.

Ah couldnae' afford her strict discipline.......























frugal git

If This is Goodbye - Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris (All the Roadrunning)

appropriate title, lovely song


and yes, it would be very nice to hear Jackson Browne

'Polegnala E Todora' (Love Song)' ..... The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir

Final song from the entrancing album 'Le. Mystere Des Voix Bulgares'


Would be good, but probably ...

Aye, anything other than Abba, Elton, Beatles, Queen, Stones, Blondie, etc. If it's the popular vote you'll get it on!

Forgot

Bowie - Wild Is The Wind

#17 Professor Git, the poor boy had been battered senseless. No wonder he can't get his apostrophes in the right place.

#23

Some people pay good money to get battered senseless. Especially when they can claim it back as expenses.




"Yes, Miss Johnstone. Thank you. Can I trouble you for a receipt?"

>8-D

#17 miserable git
what's with the pedantics?
#21 ok. Anything so long as it isn't popular. I can go with that. Most of us probably can. But sometimes there's no avoiding the inevitable.

The Best of Everything - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Southern Accents)

'The Ending' ....... (we are) Performance

From the album (we are) Performance



Would be good, but probably .....

#25

the operative word being vote!

#25
I prefer 'frugal'.

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petulant git

#27

Kene, stop messing!

'EMI' "........ The Pistols

From 'Never mind ......'


Inevitably nae ...

Goodbye A&M!

It's hard to know if Miss Johnstone could have battered my understanding of its (possessive) and it's (it is) into me and better than was achieved at the time - because it is a fault that I have reserved for the keyboard - doesn't happen in my best copperplate handwriting.

Undeterred by the scathing but justified criticism of minor punctuation errors, her's some more closing tracks.

Saturday Night - The Blue Nile

Love has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt

We're All Alone - Boz Scaggs

Good Vibrations Brian Wilson (Smile)

The Bewlay Brothers/ Lady Grinning Soul - David Bowie

My Love Is Leavin - Stevie Winwood

Ole Black & Blue Eyes - The Fratellis

Slave To the Rhythm - Grace Jones

Stay - Jackson Browne

Two Grey Rooms - Joni Mitchell

Constant Craving - K D Lang

Goodnight Ladies - Lou Reed

Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart

He's Mistra Know It All - Stevie Wonder

and from the world's greatest ever compilation album,Motown Chartbustsrs Vol 3 The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson

regardez youse

henri

#33

Love the deliberate mistake! Please file #17 under It seemed like a good idea at the time!

Dunno what's wrong wi' me the nicht...
















agitated git

aw Henri, please, we're looking for some OTHER Jackson Browne! Well I am.

#34 OMG! Scotch is human after all. There was me thinking he was just an incredibly wonderfully amusing wise-crackin' smartarse with great taste in music and a nice line in "stuff". Just shows ya.

I have a theory - most people are feeling a bit rubbish at the moment, one way or another. What we need is a killer theme that will cheer people up. Who's with me for a night of The Proclaimers Greatest Hits?

#36

apologies, I withdraw my request for Stay by Jackson Browne, upon reflection it's only really enjoyable as part of a bigger whole, incorporated within the previous track, the name of which escapes me and which is much better than Stay.

regardez vous

henri

'Low-down Blues (New Orleans Blues) ....... Jelly Roll Morton

From 'Kansas City Stomp: The Library of Congress Recordings V1'


JRM ... The first great composer and piano player of Jazz? ... Non e possible, si?

Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks - The National (High Violet)

Before You Were Young - Travis (Ode to J Smith)


#36 being pedantic, I'd leave out the smartarse part of the description

and since none of the Proclaimers' Hits is great I think that leaves room for a night of the Real McKenzies

You gettin yersel intae bother Scotch?

The Tide Is Turning - Roger Waters (Radio K.A.O.S)

Sourcing from Greatest Hits Compilations sometimes doesn't adequately cover an artists true talent...

Kinda like interactive radio shows!

#39

Ever the optimist G ... moi aussi!

SPOILER WARNING
(for those who have still to listen to tonight`s show)

First of all I find it difficult to believe that someone actually requested Hanging on the Telephone as a song they would really like to hear on the show. Secondly, that the producer thought that it would be really good to play it on the show yet again.

A bit of Queen and Abba thrown in for good measure too I see...

Sheesh.

whereas Brian Matthews happily played Abba Zaba last Saturday morning.

Too few subject matter experts leads to lack luster programming!

Opening tracks on albums have to be punchy and grab the attention. Closing tracks should be long, inventive and richly instrumented, therefore not IO fodder. I would once have picked A Day In The Life but it would benefit from more intelligent use of the orchestra.

- Grace Slick - From Manhole

I have to agree wi Mary-Doll #8. Last Resort - The Eagles.

C'way Bryan, gonnae play this. Guaranteed it's the best thing you'll play since you managed to find a track from Live in Gdansk on the original flying pig night.

And pleeeeeeeze don't talk over it

Cheers

DC

I run to you - Lady Antebellum (Need you now)
Jungleland - Springsteen (Born to run)
We're all alone - Boz Scaggs (Silk Degrees)
Best of my love - Eagles (On the border)
Jerusalem - Steve Earle (Jerusalem)
I believe (when I fall in love it will be forever) - Stevie Wonder (Talking Book)
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced)
Tell me there's a heaven - Chris Rea (Road to hell)

Joe
Linlithgow

#47

Exactly!












Down In The Sewer ~ The Stranglers

Bet'cha we could have a fair attempt at predicting tomorrows playlist .... U2, Elvis, Prince, Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Dusty Springfield, Crowded House....






Meat Is Murder ~ T. Smiths

The Highwayman - Stevie Nicks (Bella Donna)

Through My Sails - Neil Young (Zuma)

Rock & Roll Suicide - David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)

Paul from Ayr

Great big lashings of seconds for
Last resort / eagles
we're All alone / Boz Scaggs
Wild is the Wind / Bowie



Also
The Famous Final Scene / Bob Seger (You won't have this) from a Stranger in town

Crime of the Century / Supertramp from Crime of the Century

Wired To the Moon / Chris Rea from Wired to the Moon

Question / Manfred Manns earthband from The Roaring Silence

Crying Like a church on Monday/New Radicals from Maybe you've been brainwashed too




However one that I'd really like is the closing track of Stuck in the Middle with you

Back on the Road / Stealers Wheel

Joe egan also recorded it as a solo single but this version was superb.

Definitely a theme in album title tracks, particularly ones that werent singles.

Two songs came to mind:
The Essential Dixie Chicks 鈥淚 Believe in Love鈥�
U2 Rattle &Hum 鈥淎ll I Want is You鈥�

#37 I did wonder Henri, not your usual spot on type of suggestion for an artist. The track you refer to is The Load Out.

Dexy's Midnight Runners - 'There, There My Dear' from 'Searching for the Young Soul Rebels'

And a huuuge third for 'Wild Is The Wind'!!!

Scotch Git - Leave my Henri alone! You big bully.

;o)


Support for Henri - We're All Alone - Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

Support for joe-k-brown - We're All Alone - Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

Support for Paolo - We're All Alone - Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

The Famous Final Scene - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Stranger In Town

Thanks to Paul for jogging my memory - The Kick Inside - Kate Bush - The Kick Inside

:o)

'Love Reign O'er Me'(live from The Kennedy Center Honors) - Bettye LaVette ('Interpretations: The Great British Songbook)... Sooooo many people who've not heard this would be sooo glad you did!

'Rastaman Chant' - The Wailers ('Burnin')

'This Train Don't Stop There Anymore' - Elton John (Songs From The West Coast).

#60. Of course I mean if you play Bettye LaVette so many people hearing her breathtaking, show-stopping, emotional rendition for the first time would be so glad you played it. It is truly stunning.

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore' - Elton John (Songs From The West Coast)would be fantastic, great suggestions Julie.

#16: What a shout Norrie... How GREAT would it be to hear Jackson Browne doing Before The Deluge on tonights show?

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want Bryan.... hang on... wasn't that the closing track on a certain 'Smiths' Album of 1984.

#16 and #63
and dedicate it to those poor folk in queensland who are about to be swamped again

'waterloo sunset'.............kinks (something else)

no bad fur a last song.........and very appropriate especially if bryan plays it just as todays sun is setting which is 4.52 pm so GIO early please!!


cheers frae the dale

#20,Kene,got to support you on "Polegnala E Todora".There are few GIO themes that this would "fit".Maybe "Most beautiful harmonies ever" or "Music to make your hair stand on end".I expect Bryan has had a World Music theme before but if not then this would be the perfect choice for such a theme.Coincidentally I have just booked tickets to see the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at Kelvingrove Art Gallery on 11th Feb. performing "Holy Minimalist" composer Arvo Part's "Kanon Pokajanen" which owes more to Russian Orthodox music but still electrifyingly beautiful.Cheers,Willie Bartke

"Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road" by the mighty Robert Wyatt from the ineffable "Rock Bottom" assisted by the saintly Ivor Cutler. This is a proper album - the tracks have links to each other, and ideally should be listened to at one sitting. It closes out the album in a mixture of sinster and humorous tones, which more or less sum up what has gone before.
I'm tempted not to go for the easy options, but...
"Rock'n'Roll Suicide" by David Bowie from "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" - again, closes out the story;
"Riders on the Storm" by the Doors from "LA Woman" - classy ending to the album and, though not deliberate, to Mr Mojo Risin'.

Great openers tends to be more radio friendly than great endings, but I hope you stick to the theme with those that are genuinely thought-out as closing tracks, rather than just easy-radio tracks that just happen to be left til last on the album? And NO WAY should a compilation album track be featured imho.

#43
Good Chris Rea shout Joe.

C'mon GIO, Chris Rea isn't just for Christmas!



#67 - Wise words Harry.

just been riflin' thro' ma mental back catalog...............
a wee cheeky wan from 'the monkees'.......'i'm a believer' (more of the monkees) and yep i used to watch 'the circus boy' avidly. (in black and white).

cheers frae the dale

Certainly is not. I saw him in the Edinburgh playhouse many moons ago one April and very good he was too. That would be round about Easter-time.

#70 refers to #68

Cliff et al

Want to know how to sing a song properly?

Miss you nights / Dobie Gray
From Midnight Diamond.

GROOVEJET from READ MY LIPS by SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR

SKELETON MAKES GOOD from ICE CREAM FOR CROW by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND 鈥� last track, last album; brilliant

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN from THE FRANK ZAPPA AAA鈥NRAA鈥A BIRTHDAY BUNDLE 21.DEC.2010 by FRANK ZAPPA 鈥� last track from his latest album; long live ZAPPA

SUMRI HALLAR from DIRTY PAPER CUP by HAFDIS HULD

SISTER RAY from WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT by THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

PORTAL from 2032 by GONG

BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY from THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY by QUEENADREENA

#73 any bets on which one of that list will make it on?

hey, Paolo - Aerial's Up was on Tom Morton today

As Pa, I rule

a pure sail

super alia

#74 Are you implying that GIO is predictable and that "you say it we play it" only applies to the most obvious commercial sounding music?

pause rail - very similar to an Edinburgh tram rail.

#79 of course not . You're just being silly now.

#75 thanks gaie. Their new single us on the radio scotland playlist which means that I get to hear my son on GIO for the first time next week on 'things you find on top of the telly' night.

#82

The Big Match?




(one for our older bloggers there)

Japan - 'Cantonese Boy' (from 'Tin Drum'), ach you never know 鈽�

#83 You might need to explain yersel

Good to hear some world music from Plan B. What language does he speak?

He dus speek bling from d getto innit

I recognised the f word

Plan B lp is actually very good..

Comfy music is a great theme idea, bound to throw up some different stuff from the usual themes.

You comfy?

Dingwall.

They don't want to upset people with unusual music but bad language seems to be OK.

#40

Adam,

Wood eye?

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#90

Furry boots?

#59 Senga, your welcome! Always happy to help get a Kate Bush track onto the program. Pretty much everything on "Kick Inside" is good to listen to!

Your - possessive

You're - you are

>8-D

Yer - pedantic

Where's Paolo?

I need help...

Is he in the penalty box?

I seen he done that