22/04/2015
Chris Evans presents a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring music, special guests and listeners on the phone.
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The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again
- The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
- Polydor.
- 021.
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Brandon Flowers
Can't Deny My Love
- (CD Single).
- Virgin EMI.
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Junior Murvin
Police And Thieves
- Young Gifted & Black (Various).
- Trojan.
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Bon Jovi
You Give Love A Bad Name
- Slippery When Wet.
- Mercury.
- 2.
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Scritti Politti
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
- Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
- Now.
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Roachford
Cuddly Toy
- Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
- Columbia.
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AC/DC
Rock The Blues Away
- Rock Or Bust.
- Columbia.
- 003.
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The Jam
In The City
- Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
- Universal.
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Hollywood Nights
- (CD Single).
- Capitol.
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Judy Garland
Over the Rainbow
Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra.- Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
- Warner Strategic Marketi.
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Stevie McCrorie
Lost Stars
- (CD Single).
- Decca.
- 001.
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David Bowie
The Jean Genie
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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The Beatles
Octopus's Garden
- 1967-1970.
- Apple.
- 5.
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Ringo Starr
You're Sixteen
- Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo.
- Parlophone.
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The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
- Parlophone.
- 2.
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
- In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
- Old Gold.
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The Zombies
She's Not There
- The Godfathers Of Britpop.
- Polygram Tv.
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Bellowhead
Roll Alabama
- Revival.
- Island.
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Aztec Camera & Mick Jones
Good Morning Britain
- The Best Of Aztec Camera.
- Warner E.S.P..
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
Maneater
- Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
- BMG.
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Dexys Midnight Runners
Geno
- Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
- Disky.
- 5.
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Various Artists
Perfect Day
- The Best 90's Album In The World...Ev.
- Virgin.
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Rae Morris
Love Again
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
- Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
- Edsel.
- 006.
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James
Sit Down
- True Brit (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Transvision Vamp
Baby I Don't Care
- Smash Hits Party '89 (Various).
- Dover Records.
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MAGIC!
No Way No
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
- 001.
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Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
Barwick Green (Theme From 'The Archers')
- Instrumental Memories Are Made Of Thi.
- Virgin.
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Edwin Starr
Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)
- Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
- Motown.
Pause For Thought
From Rabbi Pete TobiasÌý
It’s more than thirty years since I was offered the opportunity to begin the course of study that would lead to my becoming a rabbi. It was a decision that was greeted with alarm and disbelief by most of my family and friends who knew that I had spent most of my teens rejecting most of Judaism’s ritual laws and regulations and questioning the existence of a divine power as described in the bible.
To those who were sufficiently intrigued to ask me what was the basis of my decision (rather than just assuming that I had taken leave of my senses) I was pleased to be able to introduce the biblical prophets. Look at Isaiah, I would say. He stood before the Temple as my ancient ancestors insincerely carried out their ritual obligations, screaming at them that worship was futile unless it encouraged those offering it to work towards establishing a just society.
There were others too: Amos attacked the wealthy who would ‘…buy the poor with silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals’. And Micah had a vision of an ideal future where ‘nation would not lift up sword against nation and never again learn to make war.’
Many are the times that I’ve imagined myself as a biblical prophet. I’ve even dressed up to try and get the point across, like the time at an American summer camp when I wrapped myself in a sheet and put on my specially adapted clip-on sunglasses with a pretend eye drawn on to make the old joke about his name (‘Why’s he called Isaiah? Cos one eye’s ‘igher than the other) which, incidentally, didn’t work, because the Americans call him Iseyah.
Needless to say, the Americans thought I was crazy. Not a million miles from what my family and friends thought fifteen years earlier, I guess. But I don’t think crying out for justice and peace is a crazy message and, like my ancient prophetic ancestors, I shall carry on declaring it in the hope that one day it’ll be heard. Now – where are those sunglasses…?
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