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17/08/2010

Another slab of inspired daftness and great tunes to entertain you through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus songs from Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

It's the best way to keep yourself entertained throughout the night with laugh-out-loud chat and playlist crammed with classic tracks, old and new. National Statistics Week continues with more ridiculous fantasy facts and figures. More odd sightings in response to the question, "what is the strangest thing you did ever see?" In "Second Hand Celebs" we are finding alternative jobs for celebs based on their skills; Jordan and Dolly Parton have both secured posts as road bumps while Cliff Richard is devising a business plan to be a seasonal market trader selling mistletoe and wine. More newcomers are let loose in the 4.15 One-Off Canteen and there is a Pause for Thought with Simon Lole at 3.20am.
Lester's Library tracks come from Paul Weller and Ray Charles, the Listener's Library track is by Thunder, plus Record of the Week by Manic Street Preachers and another track from Album of the Week by The Hoosiers.

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Music Played

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
    • 1.

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • Diane Birch

    Valentino

    • Bible Belt.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Sugababes

    Round Round

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Biffy Clyro

    God & Satan

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN" (Columbia) Out 20th September

    • Manic Street Preachers

      (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.
      • 16.

  • Stevie Wonder

    For Once In My Life

    • Stevie Wonder Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WAKE UP THE NATION" (Island)

    • Paul Weller

      Fast Car/ Slow Traffic

  • Journey

    Who's Crying Now

    • The Final Countdown (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The Feeling

    Love It When You Call

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Lissie

    Cuckoo

    • Catching A Tiger.
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Phil Collins

    (Love is Like a) Heatwave

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Jamiroquai

    Space Cowboy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Soho Square.

  • The Avalanches

    Since I Left You

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Something For The Rest Of Us.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BACKSTREET SYMPHONY: COLLECTOR'S EDITION" suggested by Aide in Worcestershire

    • Thunder

      Love Walked In

  • Nelly Furtado

    Powerless (Say What You Want)

    • (CD Single).
    • Dreamworks.
    • 5.

  • Jack Johnson

    At Or With Me

    • (CD Single).

  • Betty Everett

    It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)

    • Unchained Melodies II (Various Artis.
    • Telstar.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Smiths

    How Soon Is Now?

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Thea Gilmore

    You're the Radio

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill Records.
    • 1.

  • Jackie Wilson

    I Get the Sweetest Feeling

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • Elbow

    One Day Like This

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

  • Robert Plant & Band of Joy

    Angel Dance

    • Digging Deep: Subterranea.
    • Es Paranza Records.
    • 1.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SUN COMES UP AGAIN" (Mercury)

    • I Am Arrows

      Nice Try

      • Sun Comes Up Again.

  • The Chicks

    Not Ready To Make Nice

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Supertramp

    Goodbye Stranger

    • Autobiography Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
    • 10.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "RAY CHARLES" (Time Music Int.)

    • Ray Charles

      Mess Around

  • Sydney Youngblood

    If Only I Could

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down

    • (CD Single).

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Aug 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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