August 24th 2014
Bank Holiday , Brilliant Weather ….Not!
Todays competition featured bits of The Dutchman by Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy, Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and The Chain by Fleetwood Mac so what was the link? … See Below! So with On this day the Golden Year and all the rest here’s the playlist
The Script – Superheroes
The Feeling – Without You
The Velvets – That Lucky Old Sun
The Dolly Parton Legacy
Since she appeared at Glastonbury we have , every week, played a bit of Country Music. Todays offering was
Glenn Campbell – Dreams of the everyday Housewife
On This Day
Stuff that happened today in the past included
1853 – 1st potato chips prepared by chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs, NY)
1995 – Windows 95 debuts
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (New at 2 1997)
2 of a kind – Babycakes (Radio Edit) ( New at 1 2004)
1975 – Girls
Train – Angel In Blue Jeans
Cat Stevens – Another Saturday Night
Nabs Tino – Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time)
Tom Jones – If He Should Ever Leave You
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Forgotten Man
Earth, Wind and Fire – September
Spandau Ballet – Only When You Leave
Connie Stevens – Mr. Songwriter
Rooney – When Did Your Heart Go Missing
Top 40
One Republic – Love Runs Out
Magic! – Rude
Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong ( This Was Number 1)
Flo Rida – Sugar
Patience & Prudence – Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
The Golden Year
Stuff that happened in this year was
5 January – Actor Rowan Atkinson launches the new Comic Relief charity appeal.
5 July – The Church of England announces that it will allow the ordination of women priests from 1992.
Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try
Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour
Robbie Robertson – Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Guns n’ Roses – Sweet Child o’ Mine
Tanita Tikaram – Good Tradition
The Beatles – Good Night
Rixton – Me And My Broken Heart
Super Furry Animals – Juxtapozed With U
Something Happens – Parachute
Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
So The answer to the competition was Max Verstappen will drive for Toro Rosso next season and by the way the Golden Year was 1988.
See You Soon
JM
