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10/03/2011

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes. This morning we are a fly on the vandalised bin on the green in "Park Portrait", more tales of stepping in things most horrid in "Step, Toe and Dung" and more.
There is more from Album of the Week by REM, another play of the Record of the Week by Taylor Swift, Lester's Library tracks from Tim McGraw and a new one from Girls with Guitars and your Listener's Library track is a surprising Eurovision cover from Terry Hall and Sinead O'Connor. Plus, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

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Music Played

  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Talking Heads

    Road To Nowhere

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

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

  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.

  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

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

    • Taylor Swift

      The Story Of Us

      • Speak Now.
      • Mercury.

  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Ranking

    • Rhythm Of The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Mr Medicine

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • The Alarm

    68 Guns

    • Celtic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NUMBER ONE HITS" (Rhino)

    • Tim McGraw

      The Next Thirty

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    A Hazy Shade Of Winter

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Wham!

    I'm Your Man

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

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Noah and the Whale

    L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

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

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

    • Now 1982 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • 10cc

    Wall Street Shuffle

    • Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 006.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GIRLS WITH GUITARS" (Ruf Reccords)

    • Girls With Guitars

      Bitch

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Amy Winehouse

    You Know I'm No Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Human League

    Never Let Me Go

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

  • The Real Thing

    Can't Get By Without You

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

  • Texas

    Inner Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Emin

    Obvious

    • (CD Single).
    • Saffron.
    • 1.

  • Ram Jam

    Black Betty

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll: 1977 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Love And Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Chris Rea

    Julia

    • Baby Love.
    • EMI.

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

    • R.E.M.

      Walk It Back

      • Collapse Into Now.
      • Warners.
      • 8.

  • Norah Jones

    Sunrise

  • Eddy Grant

    I Don't Wanna Dance

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

  • Maroon 5

    Never Gonna Leave This Bed

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "A SONG FOR EUROTRASH" (EMI) suggested by John Ellis

    • Terry Hall and Sinead O'Connor

      All Kinds of Everything

      • A Song for Eurotrash.
      • EMI.
      • 7.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • In-Flight Safety

    Model Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead UK.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Mar 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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