Tonight’s show included an appreciation of the music of Paul Simon, who has announced that the Homeward Bound tour will be his last. We also had a number of requests tonight. John was struggling with giving up chocolate for Lent, so we played him a track by the band Hot Chocolate to give him his chocolate for the day. Phyl requested a track by Pat Boone, so we had to dust-off the Phoenix FM 78rpm player. Sounded good. We had an exclusive track from Lisa Harman, who e-mailed in for a track by Barry Manilow. She said that the song, ‘Could it be magic’, which is based on  a prelude by Chopin, had inspired her to write sons based on classical music. Arthur’s theme brought in comments from listeners about both the song and the film. When we played a track from Motown the Musical, we instantly had three e-mails from listeners who had all seen it recently and loved it.

Tonight’s playlist

Mark Antionne – Sunlife – new show theme.

Michelle Ward – What a wonderful world – a version from our weekday mid-morning presenter

Moody Blues – Ride my see-saw

Carrie Underwood – There’s something in the water

Piano Guys – Its gonna be O.K. – Jonty’s favourite track of the night

Beatles – You can’t do that – requested by Patrick

Beatles – Can’t by me love – played for Jonty because he said he had never heard it!

Pat Boone – When the swallows come back to Capistrano – requested by Phyl

Lisa Harman – You are my son/son – Lisa said she had written this song for a friend and her son, and before tonight it had never been heard by anyone else.

Christopher Cross – Arthur’s theme

James Taylor – Up on the roof

Sophie Griffiths – I’d rather go blind

Theme from the Avengers – thanks for all who e-mailed in to identify the T.V. programme

ECHO – Aint nobody

Blossoms – Charlemagne – requested by Adrian

Simon and Garfunkel – Sound of Silence

Paul Simon – Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Simon & Garfunkle – Bridge over troubled waters

James Morrison – Come back and stay – requested by Chris

Hot Chocolate – Everyone’s a winner

Barry Manilow – Could it be magic – requested by Lisa

Motown the Musical (broadway cast) – Aint no mountain high enough

The Supremes – Up the ladder to the roof

George Martin – Theme One

Join me next week when my guest is Rob Scaggs from CHESS, the Chelmsford-based charity working with homeless people throughout Essex.

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