Sunday, 28 June 2020

SHOW #368 - "Desolation, where I once lived, I have seen in times gone by..."

Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"
The Pogues & The Dubliners "The Irish Rover"



Depeche Mode "It's Called A Heart"
Bobby Thurston "Check Out The Groove"

Joe Jackson "It's Different For Girls"
Robbie Nevil "Dominoes"

Change "Glow Of Love"
Bourgeois Tagg "I Don't Mind At All"

CALLING AMERICA
:
Abba "On And On And On"



UB40 "If It Happens Again"
Graham Bonnet "Night Games"

The Alarm "Rain In The Summertime"
Stevie Wonder "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"

U2 "The Unforgettable Fire"
Imagination "Flashback"



Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth"
Blue Zoo "Cry Boy Cry"

Bros "Chocolate Box"
The Selecter "Missing Words"

Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"
Genesis "Tonight Tonight Tonight"

CALLING AMERICA:
Cock Robin "When Your Heart Is Weak"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Maxi Priest "Some Guys Have All The Luck"
Tears For Fears "Mothers Talk"
Grandmaster Melle Mel "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"

All three tracks have the titles of Beatles number one hits in their lyrics,

Sunday, 21 June 2020

SHOW #367 - "Fever breathe your love on me, take away my name, fever lay your hands on me, never be the same..."

Thompson Twins "Doctor Doctor"
Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald "On My Own"



Sharpe & Numan "Change Your Mind"
Danny Wilson "The Second Summer Of Love"

Level 42 "Heaven In My Hands"
Blue Rondo A La Turk "Me And Mr Sanchez"

Manhattan Transfer "Twilight Zone"
Elkie Brooks "No More The Fool"

CALLING AMERICA:
Diana Ross "Pieces Of Ice"



Royal House "Can You Party"
Magnum "Start Talking Love"

David Bowie "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)"
Bananarama "Do Not Disturb"

Big Audio Dynamite "The Medicine Show"
Heaven 17 "Sunset Now"



Jimmy Somerville with June Miles Kingston "Comment Te Dire Adieu"
Tom Robinson "War Baby"

Elvis Costello "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Simply Red "Infidelity"

Whispers "And The Beat Goes On"
Dire Straits "Private Investigations"

CALLING AMERICA:
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "Parents Just Don't Understand"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Elton John "Wrap Her Up"
Huey Lewis and the News "The Heart Of Rock 'n Roll"
Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From The Shell"

All three tracks mention bingo calls in the lyrics.

Sunday, 14 June 2020

SHOW #366 - "I can't sit still or settle down, and when I walk I don't touch the ground, see those girls, they're heaven blessed, I guess it's so they know best..."

OMD "Tesla Girls"
Queen "I Want It All"



Mai Tai "Body And Soul"
JoBoxers "Boxerbeat"

Daryl Hall & John Oates "Private Eyes"
Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle "Wait"

Bluebells "I'm Falling"
Fairground Attraction "Find My Love"

CALLING AMERICA
:
Ambrosia "Biggest Part Of Me"



ACDC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Donna Allen "Joy And Pain"

A Flock Of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song"
Bangles "Be With You"

Eric Clapton "Behind The Mask"
Soft Cell "Soul Inside"



Altered Images "Bring Me Closer"
Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers "Roses Are Red"

Yazoo "The Other Side Of Love"
Genesis "Paperlate"

Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"
Billy Joel "Leave A Tender Moment Alone"

CALLING AMERICA
:
The Fixx "Secret Separation"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE
:
Paul Hardcastle "Just For Money"
Microdisney "Town To Town"
Abba "Super Trouper"

All three tracks mention Glasgow in the lyrics.

Sunday, 7 June 2020

SHOW #365 - "I've done all I can do, all the letters I've sent through, put my life in the palms of your hands..."

A-Ha "You Are The One"
The Police "So Lonely"



Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo "Who Found Who"
Big Country "The Teacher"

Desireless "Voyage Voyage"
Gary Numan "This Wreckage"

Suzi Quatro "Mama's Boy"
Nick Heyward "Whistle Down The Wind"

CALLING AMERICA:
Joe Jackson "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"



Temptations "Treat Her Like A Lady"
King Kurt "Destination Zululand"

Pop Will Eat Itself "Can U Dig It"
Iron Maiden "The Evil That Men Do"

Voice Of The Beehive "I Say Nothing"
Scritti Politti "Absolute"


Huey Lewis and the News "If This Is It"
Sherrick "Just Call"

Feargal Sharkey "You Little Thief"
Yarbrough & Peoples "Don't Stop The Music"

H20 "I Dream To Sleep"
Tina Turner "Private Dancer"

CALLING AMERICA:
The Cure "Fascination Street"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE
:
New Order "Bizarre Love Triangle"
Love & Money "Jocelyn Square"
Belinda Carlisle "Circle In The Sand"

All three song titles feature geometric shapes.