Sunday May 11th 2014
And so we woke up to the news that Austria had won the eurovision with Conchita Wurst, a lady with a beard.On Sunday breakfast therefore we played the top three Sweden,The Netherlands, and of course Austria.On this day featured Paul Hardcastle number 1 on 11th May in 1986.All of this in the first hour as well as our competition! This took Paul Anka – You,re having my baby, Twins – Philip Bailey and Little Richard and The Brat – Chalk Dust to refer to the news story in the week of the birth of Roger Federer’s second set of twins.The second hour had this answer and the top two from this weeks UK top 40.We also did sport and local news in the second hour and some random rock n’ roll? from Shorty Long.After 9 was the Golden Year see the clues and answer below…and we had the Beatles too.
The song I played were these

The Killers – Human
Tears For Fears – Sowing the Seeds of Love
Elvis – Return to Sender
Zoe – Sunshine On A Rainy Day

ON THIS DAY
Paul Hardcastle – 19 (Nr 1 1986)

EUROVISION STUFF
Sanna Nielsen – Undo (Eurovision 2014 – Sweden)
The Common Linnets – Calm After the Storm
Conchita Wurst – Rise Like a Phoenix

Morecambe and Wise – We’re The Guys (Who Drive Your
Shift K3Y – Touch (Radio Edit)
Bondax – Giving It All

The Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
Paolo Nutini – Scream (Funk My Life Up)
Kool and the Gang – Get Down On It
UB40 – Red Red Wine (Single Edit)
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Runaway Daydreamer
Young Soul Rebels – I Got Soul

UK TOP 40
Mr Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)
Calvin Harris – Summer (No 1)

Shorty Long – Here Comes The Judge
Frank Sinatra – I Get A Kick Out Of You
Vaccines – Teenage Icon

THE GOLDEN YEAR
Tom Robinson Band – Up Against The Wall
Izhar Cohen and the Alpha Beta – A Ba Ni Bi
Yvonn Elliman – If I Can’t Have You
Blondie – (I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear
Darts – The Boy From New York City
Bonet M – Rivers Of Babylon

The Wombats – Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
Peggy Lee – ‘Til There Was You
The Beatles – Girl
Imelda May – It’s Good To Be Alive
Toploader – Dancing In The Moonlight
Leslie Gore – Maybe I Know
Stereophonics – Pass The Buck

So the Golden Year answer was 1978 yes it was that long ago, so for the Best Sunday Breakfast in Brentwod and Billericay join me May 18th for much more stuff! And if you want to get involved e-mail radio@phoenixfm.com or check out twitter and facebook and twitter
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