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08/03/2011

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA the Dark Lord, on the Best Time of the Day Show. This morning, more angry mums slapping umpires with slippers in "Sport Spotting"; forget the Amy Winehouse t-shirt, we want the Amy Winehouse bottle-vodka-hidden-in-beehive-wig, it's "Merchandise Mischief"; and tell us the worst thing you have ever stood in, in "Step, Toes and Dung". More Pause for Thought at 3.20am and the doors for the 4.15 One-Off Canteen are open once again.
From Lester's Library there is a track from ZZ Top and something new from The Goldberg Sisters, while your choice from the Listener's Library is a 90s gem from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. There is more from Album of the Week by REM and Record of the Week by Taylor Swift.
Alex is armed with the Drums of Pun, the Mallet of Stupidity and the Squeal of Campery; you won't get the chance to even think about sleeping!

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Music Played

  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Madonna

    Ray Of Light

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.

  • Take That

    Kidz

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • The Doors

    Hello I Love You

    • The Doors - Greatest Hits.
    • Elektra.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Jonathan Jeremiah

    Happiness

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Huey Lewis and the News & Huey Lewis

    If This Is It

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Sports.
    • Chrysalis.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SPEAK NOW" (Mercury)

    • Taylor Swift

      The Story Of Us

      • Speak Now.
      • Mercury.

  • Jimmy Jones

    Handy Man

    • And The Beat Goes On Vol 3 (Various).
    • Debutante.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE GOLDBERG SISTERS" (Pias) out on April 4th

    • The Goldberg Sisters

      Shush

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

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

  • Michael Jackson - Hollywood Tonight

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.

  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Brooke Fraser

    Something In The Water

    • Flags.
    • Wood & Done.
    • 1.

  • Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley

    • Simon Bates: The Golden Years -50's P.
    • Pickwick.

  • Carpenters

    Please Mr Postman

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • The Rolling Stones

    It's All Over Now

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Red Dragon & Brian & Tony Gold

    Compliments On Your Kiss

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Patrice Rushen

    Forget Me Nots

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MESSAGES: THE GREATEST HITS" (Virgin) suggested by Tony Perry

    • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

      Walking On The Milky Way

      • Greatest Hits.
      • Virgin.
      • 20.

  • The Human League

    Never Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Wall Of Sound.
    • 3.

  • Joe Cocker

    You Are So Beautiful

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

  • The Crystals

    Da Doo Ron Ron

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

  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Lady Gaga

    Born This Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 11.

  • The Beach Boys

    Lady Lynda

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • AC/DC

    Highway To Hell

    • AC/DC - Highway To Hell.
    • Albert.

  • Asa

    Be My Man

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "COLLAPSE INTO NOW" (Warner) Out today

    • R.E.M.

      Mine Smell Like Honey

      • Warner Bros..

  • Kool & the Gang

    Fresh

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Cher

    Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GREATEST HITS" (Warner)

    • ZZ Top - La Grange

  • Jaki Graham

    Step Right Up

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Maroon 5

    Never Gonna Leave This Bed

    • Hands All Over.
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame, Shame, Shame

    • The Originals (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Mar 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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