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10/03/2010

The first Half-Time Hooter of the Week has sounded which means more unexpected conversation, misfit wittiness and eclectic song selections from Lester's & the Listener's Libraries.

Buffoon Town is wide awake with the sound of the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Today he is re-inventing the Village People in YMCA for the Modern Day; in place of cowboys and construction workers we now have chavs, eco-warriors and teenaged pregnant mums with ASBOs. In Freaky Future, he has dropped a reverse time capsule off in the Edwardian era, filled with images of Jordan, The Muppets and Lady Gaga, and mobile phones and Ozzy Osbourne CDs to scare them witless about the future. And in today's News Hank, Paris Hilton is the subject of the hideous headlines, such as "Paris Spotted with Big Book". Be prepared to look at life as you may have never seen it before.

In Lester's Library there is vintage Devo and a new track from Air, while in the Listener's Library there is a track from Neil Young. More Album of the Week from Boyzone, Record of the Week from Whitney Houston and Pause for Thought with Tim Turvey.

Alex also gets your tips on the etiquette of social networking as part of Radio 2's Get Connected campaign.
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Music Played

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • The Kooks

    She Moves In Her Own Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Rox

    My Baby Left Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    What'd I Say

    • The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le.
    • Trax Records.

  • Asia

    Heat Of The Moment

    • Various Artists - New Frontiers.
    • Temple Records.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Don't Tell Me That It's Over

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Al Stewart

    On The Border

    • Year Of The Cat.
    • Esoteric Recordings.

  • The Rolling Stones

    The Last TimeΒ 

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album, "I LOOK TO YOU" (RCA) Out now

    • Whitney Houston

      Nothin' But Love

      • (CD Single).

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Night Moves

    • Bob Seger - Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "HOT POTATOES: THE BEST OF DEVO" (Virgin)

    • DEVO

      Working in a Coalmine

  • Paloma Faith

    Upside Down

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Oasis

    Live Forever

    • Definitely Maybe.
    • Big Brother Records.
    • 003.

  • David Bowie

    China Girl

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • ABBA

    Ring Ring

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Paris Nights/New York Mornings

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Hollies

    The Air That I Breathe

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.
    • 14.

  • James Blunt

    Carry You Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic Records.

  • Mary J. Blige

    I Am

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    I Get Weak

    • Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth.
    • Virgin.

  • Sugar Ray

    Every Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.

  • Paula Cole

    Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Simply Red

    Beside You

    • (CD Single).

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the album, "LOVE 2" (Virgin)

    • Air

      So Light in her Footfall

  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Mica Paris

    Born Again

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhythm Riders.
    • 1.

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Run, Baby, Run

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "BROTHER" (Polydor) Out Now

    • Boyzone

      One More Song

      • Brother.

  • Snow Patrol

    Take Back The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    You're My Best Friend

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the album, "GREATEST HITS" (Reprise)

    • Neil Young

      Comes a Time

      • Greatest Hits.

  • The Script

    We Cry

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • The Equals

    Baby Come Back

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • The Beatles

    Come Together

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 025.

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Mar 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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