Meeting of 8 Dec 16: Birds

Theme chosen by John

John
The Beatles - Free As A Bird
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Birdwalk
Mark Lindsey - Silverbird
Paul McCartney & Wings - Bluebird
Prince - When Doves Cry

Pete
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Alan Parsons Project - The Raven
Middle of the Road - Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Steppenwolf - The Ostrich
Bad Company - Seagull

Jim
Taj Mahal - Diving Duck Blues
Warm Sounds - The Birds & the Bees
Jethro Tull - White Duck
Elton John - High Flying Bird
Flock of Seagulls - Wishing
Mark Sarne - Just for Kicks

Glenn
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
REM - Swan Swan H
The Hummingbirds - Hindsight
Alison Kraus & Union Station
The Wrens - She Sends Kisses - Cluck Old Hen
The Verlaines - Bird Dog

Andreas
Suede - To The Birds
Pete Hammill - The Birds
Jesse Windchester - My Songbird
Josh Rouse - Sparrows over Birmingham
Traffic - When the Eagle Flies
The Bats - Chicken Bird Run

Playout track: The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

Meeting of 4 November 2016

Theme: The Holy Trinity (chosen by Craig)

Craig
The Fall - Garden
John Coltrane - Dear Lord
Nine Inch Nails - God Given
Hugo Race - No God in the Sky
Joy Division - Day of the Lord
The Triffids - Holy Water

Pete
Jethro Tull - My God
Jeff Buckley - Corpus Christi Carol
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord
The Doobie Brothers - Jesus is Just Alright With Me
Matching Mole - God Machine

Glenn
Queen - Jesus
Crow - God Fearing Shareholders of the Lord
Max Romeo - Stealing in the Name of Jah
Donald Byrd - Christo Redentor
Arvo Part & the Hilliard Ensemble - Agnus Dei
The Ocean - The Origin of God

Tim
Cream - Outside Woman Blues
David Bowie - God Knows I'm Good
ZZ Top - Jesus Left Chicago
Bob Dylan - You Gotta Serve Somebody
Stephen Stills - Jesus Gave Love Away for Free
Chris Rea - Nothing to Fear

Playout track: Paul weller - Can You Heal Us Holy Man

Meeting of 29 September 2016

Theme: Money (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn

The Easy Star All-Stars - Money
The New Fast Automatic Daffodils - American Money
Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill
The Psychedelic Furs - All That Money Wants
Lyle Lovett - M-O-N-E-Y
Blake Grape - Shake Your Money
Pail Butterfield Blues Band - Shake Your Money Maker

Andreas
The Everly Brothers - Man With Money
Flash in the Pan - Money Doesn't Lie
Young Moderns - She's Got Money
Wreckless Eric - Take the Cash
Randy Newman - It's Money That I love
La Dusseldorf - Geldt
Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money

John
The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
The Flying Lizards - Money
Gram Parsons - $1000 Wedding
Weddings Parties Anything - Easy Money
The Black Keys - Money Maker
Frank Sinatra - Three Coins in a Fountain
Elvis Costello - Clean Money

Pete
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Radiohead - Dollars and Cents
The Grateful Dead - Money, Money
XTC - Paper & Iron
The Valentino Brothers - Money's Too Tight to Mention
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
King Crimson - Easy Money

Jim
The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money
10CC - Wall Street Shuffle
Bob Dylan - Million Dollar Bash
Keith Richards - You Got the Silver
Gene Pitney - If I Didn't Have A Dime
Hall & Oates - Rich Girl
Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run

Playout track: Ennio Morricone - Fistful of Dollars Suite

Meeting of 27 August 2016

Theme: "Girls" (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas
Jane's Addiction - Classic Girl
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of my Dreams
Soft Cell - The Girl With The Patent Leather Shoes
The Monkees - The Girl That I Knew Somewhere
Holly and the Italians - Tell That Girl to Shut Up
The Knack - Good Girls Don't

John
The Beatles - Girl
The Freshies - I'm in Love with the Girl on a Certain Manchester Check-Out Desk
Andy Williams - Music to Watch Girls Go By
Big Star - September Gurls
Elvis Costello - This Year's Girl
Edwyn Collins - Never Known A Girl Like You Before

Jim
Sandy Shaw - Girl Don't Come
Scrittie Politti - The Sweetest Girl
The Byrds - Cowgirl in the Sand
The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
Sandy Posey - Single Girl
Frank Zappa - Valley Girl

Pete
The Seekers - Georgie Girl
Joe Jackson - Different for Girls
The Doors - You're Lost Little Girl
The Talking Heads - Girls Want to be With Girls
Jethro Tull - Hunting Girl
Garbage - Stupid Girl

Glenn
Baby Gramps - Cape Cod Girls
Curve - Ten Little Girls
The Beach Boys - Disney Girls
Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon
Carol Kim - Noi Buon Con Gai (The Sadness of Being a Girl)
John Barry Orchestra - Beat Girl

Playout track
Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy

Meeting of 21 July 2016

Theme: Protest (Craig)

Craig
The Fall - Quit IPhone
The Reels - Kitchen Man
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Radiohead - Burn the Witch
The Clash - Call-Up

Andreas
Billy Bragg - Think Again
The Neurotics - Living With Unemployment
5:15 - Fuck Art, Let's Dance
Joan Baez - Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)
Patty Smith - Piss Factory

John
Edwin Starr - War
The Clash - White Riot
Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
CSNY - Ohio

Glenn
Spacemen 3 - Revolution
The Who - My Generation
Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam
The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

Pete
The Jefferson Airplane  - Volunteers
The Beatles - You Can't Do That
Deep Purple - No, No, No
Leslie Gore - You Don't Own Me
Les McCann - Carry On Brother

Meeting of 9 June 2016

Theme: Days (chosen by John)

John
Elvis Costello - Days
Cowboys International  - Today
The Reivers - Saturday
Wilco - Monday
The Mamas and the Papas - Monday Monday
Billy Bragg - The Saturday Boy
The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Glenn
Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry
The Sundays - Can't be Sure
Tales of Sunshine - Monday Morning
The Hummingbirds - Tuesday
Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Country Joe & the Fish - Thursday
Funkadelic - Friday Night August 14th

Pete
Gordon McCrea & Jo Stafford - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Til Tuesday - Love in a Vacuum
Dusty Springfield - 24 Hours from Tulsa
The Clouds - Wednesday Night
It's A Beautiful day - White Bird
Morphine - Thursday
The Police - Any Other Day

Jim
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song
Bob Dylan - Days of 49
Yes - Mood for a Day
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
David Mc Williams - Days of Pearly Spencer
Cream - These Were the Days
Ultravox - The Man Who Dies Every Day

Andreas
Morrissey - Every Day is Like Sunday
Steely Dan - Black Friday
The Dream Syndicate - Days of Wine and Roses
Laura Nyro - I Met Him on a Sunday
The Fuggs - Nothing
John Dowland - Golden Days
Harry Nilsson - Thursday

Meeting of 5 May 2016

Theme: Fire (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (live)
Bruce Springsteen - Fire
REM - Fireplace
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn
Doves - Firesuite
The Chills - Flamethrower

Andreas
Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire
James Taylor - Fire & Rain
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Black Forrest Fire
The Amboy Dukes - You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire
Mick Farren and the New Wave - Play With Fire
Leonard Cohen - Who By Fire

Jim
Arthur Brown  - Fire
Bob Seeger - Fire Down Below
Harry Nilsson - Jump Into The Fire
Julie Driscol - This Wheel's on Fire
David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)
The Move - Fire Brigade

John
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
Steven Cummings - She Set Fire to the House
Elvis Costello - Indoor Fireworks
Elvis Presley - Marie is the Name (His Latest Flame)
Free - Fire & Water
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire

Pete
Blue Oyster Cult - Cities on Flame With Rock & Roll
Pete & Moira Kennedy - House on Fire
Steely Dab - Fire in the hole
Ronnie Burns - Exit Stage Right
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire
Dr John - Iko Iko

Playout Track
Vangelis  - Chariots of Fire (Titles)

Meeting of 31 March 2016

Theme: Melbourne (chosen by Craig)

Craig
This Is Serious Mum - Greg, the Stop Sign
Young Charlatans - Shiver
Mark Gillespie - Only Human
The Models - Romantic Atlantic
The Skyhooks - Love on the Radio
Max Q - Ghost of the Year

Jim
Flash in the Pan - Waiting for a Train
Mondo Rock - Primal Park
Jo Jo Zep - So Young
Bill Thorpe - Most People I Know
Men At Work - Touching the Untouchables
Paul Kelly - Before to Long

John
Dave Graney - Night of the Wolverines
The Sacred Cowboys - Hell Sucks
The Hollowmen - In Your Eyes
Weddings Parties Anything - Always Leave Something Behind
The Dingoes - Way Out West
The Sports - Boys!

Glenn
The Hunters & Collectors - 42 Wheels
Mick Harvey - Harley Davidson
Nick Cave - From Her To Eternity
Not Drowning Waving - Willow Tree
Flyying Colours - Like You Said
Russell Morris - Into Paper Walls Pt 3

Playout Track
Rowland S Howard - Dead Radio

Meeting of 25 February 2016

Theme: Questions (chosen by John)

John
Glen Campbell - Where's the Playground Suzie?
Travis - Why Does it Always Rain on Me?
The Sports - Who Listens to the Radio?
David Bowie - Life on Mars?
Sufjan Stevens - Oh God, Where Are You Now?
17 Hippies; Wann War Das

Jim
Dusty Springfield - Will You Still Love Mr Tomorrow?
The Hollies - What's Wrong With the Way I look?
Timmy Thomas - What Can't We Live Together?
The Isley Brothers - That Lady
Collin Hay - Who Can It Be Now?
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good?
Christina - Is That All There Is?

Glenn
Pop Will Eat Itself - Can You Dig It?
Able Tasmans - What Was That Thing?
Bird Nest Roys - Who IS The Silliest Rossi?
The Creation - How Does It Feel?
The Wedding Present - What Are You Bring So Reasonable Now?
Harry The Hipster Gibson - Who Put the Benzedrine?
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Andreas
The Mekons - Where Were You?
The Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It?
The Moody Blues - Question
Creedance Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain?
Jefferson Starship - Have You Seen the Stars Tonight?
David Cassidy  - Could It Be Forever?
Crass - Do They Owe Us Living?

Peter
Roxy Music - Could It Happen to Me?
Marvin Gaye - what's Happening Brother?
Ace - How Long?
Skyhooks - Whatever Happened to the Revolution?
Ian Hunter - Who Do You Love?
The Easybeats - Who'll be the One You Love?
The Talking Heads - Who Is It?

Playout track
John Lennon - How Can You Sleep?

Meeting of 21 January 2016

Theme: Clothes/Fashion (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas

Elvis Costello - Green shirt

Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags

The Undertones - Male Model

Slaughter & The Dogs - Where Have all the Best Boys Gone

Colour Me Pop - Bikini Trauma

Metro - Black Lace Shoulder

Jennifer Warne - Famous Blue Raincoat

Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

Madness - Baggie Trousers

Glenn

Chris Knox - Face of Fashion

Charles Mingus - Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat

Beau Brummel's - Turn Around

Johnny Cash - Man in Black

The Wedding Present - My Favourite Dress

Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater

Shearwater - Uniforms

The Monkees - Stepping stone

Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots

Jim

Jo Jo Zep - Blue Jean Blues

Bob Dylan - The Man in the Long Black Coat

Jethro Tull - Gold Tip Boots, Black Jacket & Tie

Joan Armatrading - Rosie

David Bowie - Blue Jeans

Little Feat - Salin' Shoes

The Waifs - Haircut

Chris Rea - Little Bloned Plaits

John

The Kinks - Dedicated Follower of Fashion

The Smiths - Vicar in a Tutu

The Who - Cut My Hair

Gram Parsons - Brass Buttons

Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes

Bob Dylan - Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat

Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

Playout track: Nick Hayward - Blue Hat for Blue Day

Mention of 3 December 2015

Theme: Big (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
The New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Big
Big Country- In A Big Country
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Shearwater - Leviathan, Bound
Yo La Tengo - Big Day Coming
The Kinks - Big Sky

Andreas
Slim Dusty - The Big Disappointment
Free - Mr Big
Scott Walker - Big Louise
Jeff Street John - Big Time Operator
The Serpent Power - The Endless Tunnel
Massive Attack - The Hymn of the Big Wheel

Pete
Big Heavy Stuff - Hibernation
Simon & Garfunkel - Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
David Bowie - Fashion
Gentle Giant - Aspiration
Frank Zappa - Big Swifty
Blam, Blam, Blam - Don't Fight Marica, It's Bigger Than Both of us

Jim
Dolly Parton - Big River
Bob Dylan - Billion Dollar Bash
Jetro Tull - Fat Man
Elton John - No Shoestrings on Louise
XTC - Ten Feet Tall
Chris Rea - Shadow of the Moon

John
Johnny Cash - Big River
Elvis Costello - Big Tears
The Sports - The Big Sleep
The Talking Heads - The Big Country
Big Star - Thirteen
Elvis Presley - Big Hunk of love

Playout track: Kate Bush - Big Sky

Meeting of 29 October 2015

Theme: Songs about musicians (chosen by Craig)

Craig

The Church - Welcome

Black-Eyed Susans - Smoking Johnny Cash

Blur - Country House

Died Pretty - God Bless

The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer

Glenn

The Fall - I am Damo Suzuki

The House of Love - The Beatles and the Stones

REM - Let Me In

Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell

Neil Young - My My Hey Hey (Into the Blue)

John

Led Zeppelin - Harts off to Roy Harper

John Lennon - God

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jacki Wilson

Nick Lowe - All Men Are Liars

John Kennedy - Elvis in Leather

Jim

The Beatles - For You Blue

Mark Cohen - Walking in Memphis

Heinz - Just Like Eddie

The Monkees - Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title)

Little River Band - Home on a Monday

Pete

The Mama's and Papa's - Cheque Alley

Ian Drury - Sweet Gene Vincent

Steppenwolf - Berry Rides Again

Peter, Paul & Mary - I Dig Rock and Roll Music

Steely Dan - Hey 19

Playout track: The Beatles - Yer Blues

Meeting of August 2015

Theme: Myths (chosen by Pete)

John
Elton John: Roy Rogers
Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song
Johnny Cash: Legend of John Henry
The Reels: Quasimodo's Dream
The Melodians: Rivers of Babylon
The Byrds: Pretty Boy Floyd

Pete
Aphrodite's Child: The Four Horsemen
Dragon: Blacktown Boogie
King Crimson: In the Wake of Poseidon
XTC: Jason & the Argonauts
Regina Spektor: Samson
Gryphon: Ormolu

Jim
Cream: Those Were the Days
Nirvana: Pentecost Hotel
Th eHollies: King Midas in Reverse
Joan Baez: Diamonds and Rust
Mansassas: Blues Band
Elton John: Balland of Danny Bailey

Andreas
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: The Legend of Xanadu
Donovan; Atlantis
This Mortal Coil: Song to the Siren
The Action: Icarus
David Bowie / Georgio Moroder: Cat People
Neil Young: Unknown Legend