Tonight’s Unnatural Selection was generally thought of as one of the most unnatural, with songs and readings from Ivor Cutler, various songs from Bagpuss, A song called ‘These Are Not My Pants’, a band called ‘Songs To Wear Pants To’, an unplugged version of a Lemon Jelly song and more!
Somewhat less unnatural was a Georgia Strand tune from the Phoenix FM Fundraiser on 3rd April.
Full tracklisting was:
Bagpuss – The Bony King Of Nowhere
Paul Simon – I Know What I Know
Messer Fur Frau Muller – The Best Girl In The USSR
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
Elbow – Ribcage
Panjabi MC – Mundian To Bach Ke
Grizzly Bear – Deep Blue Sea
Grandaddy – The Crystal Lake
Ivor Cutler – Egg Meat
Georgia Strand – Blue
Khachaturian – The Sabre Dance
The Bagpuss Mice – The Mending Song
Muse – Space Dementia
Ivor Cutler – Pickle Your Knees
The Swedish Chef – Popcorn
Arcade Fire – Suburban War
Lemon Jelly – Nice Weather For Ducks (Unplugged)
Velvet Underground – Andy’s Chest
Kula Shaker – Mystical Machine Gun
Bagpuss – Hamish McTavish
Songs To Wear Pants To – Shoot The Zombies
Insect Of The Week – The Ermine Moth
Them Crooked Vultures – No One Loves Me & Neither Do I
Ivor Cutler – Bicarbonate Of Chicken
Elbow – High Ideals
Deep Purple – Strange Kind Of Woman
Ivor Cutler – Squeeze Bees
Foo Fighters – A Matter Of Time
Five Iron Frenzy – These Are Not My Pants
The Stairs – Mr. Window Pane
Kula Shaker – Grateful When You’re Dead/Gerry Was There