Desert Island Discs

[perpetual dan]

I'm probably still influenced by watching "Classic albums: the making of Screamadelica" last week

That did prompt a digging out of rarely listened to music ... and I was rather fond of Afflecks too.

[perpetual dan]

Mine, the first few are easy...

Perpetual dawn - The Orb
Ten story love song - Stone Roses
For her light - Fields of the Nephilim
Victoria - The Fall

Then it gets harder, today probably...
Soon - My bloody valentine
Papua new guniea - Future sound of London (or maybe cascade)
Copper Beach - John Metcalfe
Peace in the valley - Alabama 3

but tomorrow it might well be different, depends how I feel.

[Exit Stage Left]

I quite like the swing era, it strikes me that one of my favourites has very apt lyrics.

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        - ‪Bobby Darin-Beyond The Sea‬‏
 

[redshift]

Images pass through my head of a moptopped Mal Volio attempting to cycle wearing Joe Bloggs baggy jeans from Affleck's Palace...

I suspect he was more of a Plaza Curry House man myself.  

I know Salvatore has found himself in said classy Rusholme establishment ("Ring-Stinger", " Japanese Flag" and "Suicide Biryani",  being just some of the menu choices).  "Rush home" was what one usually did after eating there.

Plaza Special.  If you can eat a whole one without dying, you can have another.  Free.   

[Torslanda]

Is it still there?

Can we get Monsieur Shread to visit before he has to returna France?

Was it a feature of a Mac Lads song?

Enquiring minds need to know.

[Biggsy]

(I haven't decided on my discs yet).

Danny Baker was on R4's DID this morning.  Good chat, disappointing choice of music.

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

A Change Is Gonna Come (or maybe You Send Me) - Sam Cooke
Something by Queen but I have no idea what
A Different Corner - George Michael
Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera
Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
Something by Aretha Franklin, don't know what
Girl of Your Dreams - Dear Janes
Something by Elvis, don't know what

I'm very specific.  And if you asked me tomorrow I'd probably change half of them.

[Redlight]

Whittling down from 100+.... Boy this is hard.  Somedays I want to rock, somedays I want to be cossetted in three-part harmonies and somedays I just want to listen to triangle and metronome duets.

She's a woman - Beatles
Over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
J'Y suis Jamais Alle - Yann Tiersen
Wheels - Cake
Mr Sellack - The Roches
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
Sambanessa - Steve Newman
Southern man - Neil Young

It'll be a different selection tomorrow....

[onb]

Underneath the Stars Kate Rusby
Isnt she Lovely Stevie Wonder It reminds me of when my daughters were born
Sloe Gin Bellowhead ,as I would be able to dance as there would be no one to see me
The Blond in the Bleachers as I need at least one Joni track
Fast Car Tracy Chapman ,it reminds me of a dark time in my life and that things do get better
Livin Lovin Maid As I need at least one Led Zep track
The Gallant Hussar Eliza Carthy Possibly the best rendition of a traditional english folk song Ive ever heard.
Samba Pati Santana .One of first singles I bought and still listen to albeit in a diferent form.

[RJ]

In no particular order (and for today only):

Variations on a theme by Thomas Tallis - Vaughan Williams (Academy St Martin in the Fields/Mariner)
So What - Miles Davis
Bé Mankan - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Für Immer - Neu!
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
The Green Linnet - Dick Gaughan
Jurassic Shift - Ozric Tentacles
Thieves Like Us - New Order

Book:  Song of the Dodo - David Quammen

Luxury:  guitar and endless supply of strings (D'Addario phosphor-bronze 12s)

[Biggsy]

I've decided that I don't want to decide.  I think it will jinx something deep in the universe.

Edit:  Maybe I will one day after all.

[Biggsy]

John Peel's DID online:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/did

Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster John Peel. This episode has been made available to mark the broadcast of the first John Peel Lecture on 6 Music

[Paul]

Catching up recently I spotted that - on DIDs at least - the volume goes up to eleven.

[Redlight]

Catching up recently I spotted that - on DIDs at least - the volume goes up to eleven.

Heard that when it was broadcast - I thought she came across rather well. 

(I admit thought that I would listen to anyone on DID just for the pleasure of hearing Kirsty Young.)