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29/12/2010

It's Half-Time Hooter time on The Best Time of the Day Show with Alex 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. We continue to shake the cobwebs from some of the best threads from 2010; more mix n' match mischief with movies in 'When Harry Potter Met Sally'; bring whatever is in your van, lorry or spare room to the 'Pallet Party'; and what is the strangest thing you ever did see in 'I Ain't Ever Seen an Elephant Fly'. Pause for Thought at 3.20 with Michael McMahon.
From Lester's Library there are tracks from Bo Diddley and Linda Ronstadt, while the Listener's Library is a recent undiscovered gem from The Ironweed Project. Record of the Week is from Rumer. Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Waterloo

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 019.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Isn't She Lovely

    • Songs In The Key Of Life Vol.2.
    • Hitsville.

  • Plain White T’s

    Rhythm Of Love

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

  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SEASONS OF MY SOUL" (Atlantic) Out Now

    • Rumer

      Am I Forgiven

      • Seasons Of My Soul.
      • Atlantic.
      • 1.

  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.

  • Fiction Factory

    (Feels Like) Heaven

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Michael Jackson - Hollywood Tonight

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Free

    • (CD Single).
    • Sanctuary.

  • The Isley Brothers

    I Guess I'll Always Love You

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "HEY BO DIDDLEY!" (Not Now Music)

    • Bo Diddley

      Who Do You Love

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Andy Kim

    Rock Me Gently

    • Super Hits Of The 70's (Various Artis.
    • Rhino.

  • Blondie

    Denis

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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

  • Diane Birch

    Fools

    • Bible Belt.
    • S-Curve.
    • 1.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Ugly Kid Joe

    Cat's In The Cradle

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Cheryl Cole - The Flood

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Ain't Good Enough For You

    • The Promise.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DUST BOWL" (Fat Northerner) suggseted by Steve in Yeovil

    • Ironweed Project

      Get a Little Dirty

      • Dust Bowl.
      • Fat Northerner.
      • 12.

  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Knee Deep In The Hoopla.
    • Grunt.

  • Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Caro Emerald

    Riviera Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Uncle Kracker

    Follow Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    We Want The Same Thing

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

  • Paul Carrack and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    It Ain't Over ('til It's Over...)

    • (CD Single).
    • Absolute.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
    • EMI.

  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

  • UB40

    Baby Come Back (feat. Pato Banton)

    • Now 29 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GREATEST HITS I & II" (Rhino)

    • Linda Ronstadt

      Ooh Baby Baby

  • Maroon 5

    Misery

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Dec 2010 02:00
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