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22/09/2010

It's Half-Time Hooter time on The Best Time of the Day Show, which means even more stupidity and top tunes to take you through the night. Album and Record of the Week also.

It's Wednesday, which means it is time for the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week; even more inspired daftness and brilliant music from the Dark Lord himself, Alex Lester. It is Day 3 of our very own talent search, National Hidden Talent Week. We are still people spotting in airports but trying to avoid the man who wants to get into a conversation with anybody who will listen, and the obligatory airport drunk. New for today, we are trying to find the ideal TV vehicle for Shania Twain in 'How Can Shania Twain Entertain?' More Pause for Thought at 3.20am and there is another stampede at the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.
From Lester's Library there is some vintage rock from Deep Purple and a new track from The Driza Bone Soul Family. The Listener's Library track is an album track by Bruce Springsteen. There is another track from Album of the Week by Manic Street Preachers, plus Record of the Week from Elton John and Leon Russell.

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Wed 22 Sep 2010 02:00
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Music Played

  • The Clash

    Rock The Casbah

    • The Singles.
    • Epic.

  • Madonna

    Who's That Girl

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Robert Plant & Band of Joy

    Angel Dance

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

  • Slade

    Cum On Feel The Noize

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Pixie Lott

    Broken Arrow

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

  • Billy Joel

    The River Of Dreams

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Columbia.

  • The Crystals

    He's A Rebel

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "THE UNION" (Mercury) out on October 25th

    • Elton John & Leon Russell

      If It Wasn't For Bad

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

  • Bryan Ferry

    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

    • The Best Of Bryan Ferry.
    • Virgin.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming 30th Anniversary CD/DVD edition of "DEEPEST PURPLE" (EMI) out on October 25th

    • Deep Purple

      Strange Kind of Woman

  • Nelly Furtado

    Turn Off The Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Dreamworks.

  • U2

    Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The B‐52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.

  • Fatback

    I Found Lovin'

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Imelda May

    Mayhem

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • The Cranberries

    Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.

  • FM

    Bring Back Yesterday

    • (CD Single).

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Where the Wild Roses Grow (feat. Kylie Minogue)

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Don't Stop

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 009.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NEBRASKA" (Sony) suggested by Rich Stansbie from Coventry

    • Bruce Springsteen

      Highway Patrolman

      • Nebraska.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Come On Eileen

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Marlena Shaw

    California Soul

    • Sampled 3 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • KT Tunstall

    (Still a) Weirdo

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.
    • 1.

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • The Allman Brothers Band

    Jessica ('Top Gear' Theme Tune)

    • F1 Rock (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN" (Columbia) out now

    • Manic Street Preachers

      Some Kind Of Nothingness (feat. Ian McCulloch)

      • Postcards From A Young Man.
      • Columbia.
      • 17.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Leave A Light On

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ALL THE WAY" (Dome)

    • The Drizabone Soul Family

      Don't Break My Heart

  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Sep 2010 02:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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