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11/11/2011

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.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

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Fri 11 Nov 2011 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Pretenders

      Don't Get Me Wrong

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

  • Elvis Presley

    Suspicious Minds

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Lego House

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • Blondie

    Maria

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Crickets

    Oh Boy!

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

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES" (Island) out December 5th

    • Amy Winehouse

      Our Day Will Come

      • Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
      • Island.
      • 1.

  • The Feeling

    I Thought It Was Over

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Living For The City

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Glen Campbell

    Any Trouble

    • Ghost On The Canvas.
    • Surfdog.
    • 1.

  • Tina Arena

    Chains

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NEW HORIZON" (BBR)

    • Isaac Hayes

      Out of the Ghetto

  • Bobby Vee

    The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

    • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Coldplay

    Don't Let It Break Your Heart

    • Mylo Xyloto.
    • Parlophone.
    • 13.

  • Ellie Goulding

    Your Song

    • Bright Lights.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Drifters

      Saturday Night At The Movies

      • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
      • Global Television.

  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

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

  • Nickelback

    When We Stand Together

    • (CD Single).
    • Roadrunner.
    • 1.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Al Jarreau

    We're In This Love Together

    • Breakin' Away.
    • BBR.
    • 003.

  • Melanie C

    Weak

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

  • Led Zeppelin

    Black Dog

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Keane

    Crystal Ball

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Juan Zelada

    The Blues Remain

    • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WIDE AWAKE IN DREAMLAND" (MCA) suggested by Karl Mennett from Norwich

    • Pat Benatar

      Don't Walk Away

      • Wide Awake in Dreamland.
      • MCA.
      • 4.

  • Four Tops

    Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Willie Nelson

    On The Road Again

    • The Essential Willie Nelson.
    • Columbia.
    • 12.

  • Black Sabbath

    Paranoid

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • HOUR 3

    • Sam & Dave

      Soul Man

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

  • Toto

    Africa

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Adele

    Turning Tables

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 3.

  • The Beach Boys

    Lady Lynda

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Midge Ure

    If I Was

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.

  • Hugh Laurie

    Halleluljah, I Love Her So

    • Let Them Talk.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "NATIONAL TREASURES - THE COMPLETE SINGLES" (Columbia) out now

    • Manic Street Preachers

      You Stole The Sun From My Heart

      • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Music TV.
      • 3.

  • Soul II Soul

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

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

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

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

  • °Υ’P²Ή³ά

    China In Your Hand

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LIFE & SOUL" (Shamrock) out now

    • Mamas Gun

      Only One (feat. Beverley Knight)

  • Status Quo

    Better Than That

    • Quid Pro Quo.
    • Fourth Chord Records.
    • 1.

  • Gary Puckett & Union Gap

    Young Girl

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

  • The B‐52s

    Meet The Flintstones

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Nov 2011 02:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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