Sunday, February 21, 2016

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