Another chilled selection from across the genres and decades for a summer Friday evening. I was delighted that we supplied some of the soundtrack for Maureen and Tony’s 60th wedding anniversary party in Harlow. We played their favourite song, ‘All I have to do is dream’ by the Everley brothers and they danced around the room.
Tonight’s playlist
Lighthouse Family – lifted.
Glenn Miller – Chattanooga Choo Choo – the first ever record awarded a gold disc in the USA for sales. This was in 1941. Requested by Derek for Phyl.
Eric Clapton – Wonderful tonight. Eric wrote this as he waited for Pattie Boyd to get ready for a party. Requested by Patrick.
Bon Jovi – Do what you can – from the album 2020 to be released in October.
Stacey Kent – Bullet Train – chosen as a track by poet and author Ian Adam when he was a guest on the show a few weeks back.
The Mammas – Move – chosen By Echo Keyboard player Ollie Lincoln when he was a guest. It was the Swedish entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, which was cancelled.
Echo – Something inside so strong
Everley Brothers – All I have to do is dream – for Maureen and Tony.
Birthdays during the week
Mikey Graham from Boyzone. 48 years old. We played 1998 No 1 ‘No matter what’.
James J.T. Taylor – lead singer with Kool & the gang. He was 67 years old. We heard him singing ‘Celebration’.
John Nash – I can see clearly. This 1970 UK & USA top 10 hit was his 51st single release! Johnny was 80 years old this week.
Paul Bell – The birds still sing – Paul was a guest on the show a few weeks ago and wrote this track during lockdown.
Harry Chapin – Circle
Chart this week in 1975
No 1 Cliff Richard – We don’t talk anymore. Cliff’s first UK no 1 since Congratulations in 1968. No 1 in ten countries and no. 7 in USA.
No 6 Darts – Duke of Earl
No 10 ELO – Diary of Horace Wimp
No 17 Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
Sophie Griffiths – What would I do without you?
Rag & Bone man – Come as you are
Gotya Ft Kimbra – Somebody that I used to know
Paul Simon – Graceland
Red House Blues Duo – I know I’ve been changed.
Next week’s guest is Chris Hollinghurst, singer in the Red House Blues Duo. He will be chatting about his love of blues and how this fits with his spirituality.