On this week’s show two songs from The Cranberries and The Divine Comedy transcend the conflict they were written about. We remembered the greatest Rock’n’roll comeback ever from The King, and looked forward to an even better one, from Dave Harley.
We reminisced how Don Mclean influenced a Grammy winning song for Roberta Flack. When both The Jam and The Cars were on TOTP’s on the same night! We wished Sly Stone and Sananda Francesco Maitreya a Happy Birthday, celebrated Macca playing Glastonbury, and said goodbye to dear Shane Warne. I also took a step closer to a Soul Weekend by playing a Donny Osmond record. Yes, Donny Osmond! Trust me, you had to be there. Plus, we also tested your lyrical knowledge on China Crisis, and when Slade and The Clash were both #1 in the charts.
All in all, a cracking two hours of radio that you can relive again and again, or probably for the first time, by clicking on the link below.
Off The Record
Gary Davidson
Show#52 Playlist
Manic Street Preachers – You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Them – Gloria
The Cranberries – Zombie
The Divine Comedy – Sunrise
Erasure – Stay WIth Me
Midwich Cuckoos – Blood Mother
Elvis Presley – Trouble / Guitar Man
Elvis Presley & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – If I Can Dream
Don McClean – Empty Chairs
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Ray, Goodman & Brown – Who’s Gonna Make the First Move
Donny Osmond – Breeze On By
Tubeway Army – Down In The Park
The Duckworth Lewis Method – Jiggery Pokery
Bob Marley and The Wailers – Jamming
Slade – Cum On Feel The Noize
The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go
China Crisis – Wishful Thinking
David Bowie – China Girl
The Jam – Strange Town
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
Terence Trent D’Arby – Dance Little Sister
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
Booker T. & The MG’s – Green Onions
Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
Paul McCartney – Waterfalls
Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love
