After a chilly day in Essex, what was needed was some more R & R. Some of the requests tonight showed that not everyone shares the same idea of rest and relaxation. Jumping around to Bon Jovi and dancing to Taylor Swift apparently count as well as day dreaming with Frank Sinatra or snuggling under the duvet to Carole King. In the news we heard that the beard of Tutankhamen on the death mask in the Cairo Museum has an unexplained line of glue around where it joins the chin. This led to confessions of dropping or breaking items. Bob had dropped candle wax on the carpet and Chris had tried to iron it off with brown paper, only to burn a hole in the middle of the carpet! Rene had dropped a phone. We were very busy in the chatroom tonight. Odd news stories included Preston Station putting up a Kiss and Ride sign. The most commented on story was the news that according to votes on TripAdvisor the best restaurant in Cardiff is The Clink Restaurant, which is open to the public at HMP Cardiff and is staffed entirely by prisoners. Why did no-one ever think of that in Chelmsford? Towards the end of the show we heard the football result Cambridge United 0 Manchester United 0. See if you can work out which track I played.

Tonight’s playlist.
Booker T & MGs – Crazy – show theme
Joe South – Walk a mile in my shoes
Taylor Swift – Shake it – requested by Anabelle and Lee
Frank Sinatra – I’ve got you under my skin – live at the Sands
Diana Krall – Love letters – in anticipation of her new album
Blonde – Heart of glass – requested by Patrick
Four Seasons – Let’s hang on
Bon Jovi – Have a nice day – requested by Chris
Mary J Blige & John Legend – King & Queen – requested by Michael
Simple Minds – Big music
Beatles – Strawberry fields forever – requested by Phyl, Derek and Jackie
Mark Antionne – Bossa Nouveau
Bob Marley – Could you be love – requested by David and Ollie
Dolly Parton – Better get on living
Carole King – It’s too late – with Tapestry back in the charts
Coldplay – Paradise
Unit 4 + 2 – Concrete and the clay
Joe South – Games people play
Clare Teal – Everything is you
Johny Cash – One piece at a time
Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody that I used to know
Lady Antebellum – 747 – catch them at the O2 in March
Chicago – Make me smile
Ellie Goulding – Your song

Join me next week when my studio guest is the Archdeacon of Southend, Ven Mina Smallman

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