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Friday, November 27, 2009 

Category: Music

  

Mark Watkins Music Show  –  Saturday 28 November 2009 

featuring my interview with Barbara Arthur, lead singer of Southport band Fag Ash Lil. Former lead singer of Thin End Of The Wedge @ 10.40am

http://www.fagashlil.com/

and


with studio guest and Vanessa Turner from 11am. Vanessa is 
a professionally qualified Cognitive Hypnotherapist, a Master NLP Practitioner and a Certified EFT Practitioner and HypnoFertility and HypnoBirthing Practitioner, based in Reading.

http://www.changes4life.co.uk/

Hour one:
1 The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (1973) 
2 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (1974)  
3 CHART: No.20 Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out (2009) 
4 CHART: No.16 Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (2009) 
5 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've (1978)   
6 The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (1977)   
7 The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet (1978)  
8 Adam Faith - Poor Me (1960)
9 ALBUM/MUSIC FILE: Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come, from "12 Songs" (1970) his birthday 28/11 (66)
10 ALBUM/MUSIC FILE: Tina Turner  - I Might Have Been Queen, from "Private Dancer" (1984) her birthday 26/11 (69)
11 MUSIC FILE: The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) UK No.1 this week in 1982
12 MUSIC FILE: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983) UK No.1 this week in 1983
13 CHART: No.34 Shakira - She Wolf (2009) 
14 ALBUM: Helen Jayne McKellar - A Little More Love, from "Give My Life" (2001)
15 Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet (1980) 
16 ALBUM: Subway Sect - Eastern Europeans, from "1978 Now" (2007) 

Hour two:
1 The Stranglers - Peaches (1977) 
2 ALBUM: The Dacoits - Driving In Your Car, from "The Dacoits" (2009)  
3 CHART: No.22 Robbie Williams - You Know Me (2009) 
4 CHART: No.19 Westlife - What About Now (2009) 
5 ALBUM: Deer Tick - Hell On Earth, from "Born On A Flag Day" (2009)    
6 ALBUM: Brandi Carlile - Looking Out, from "Give Up the Ghost" (2009)     
7 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (1977)
8  Thin End Of The Wedge -  Lights Are On Green (1981)
vinyl
phone interview with Barbara Arthur (recorded 10/11)
10 ALBUM: Fag Ash Lil - Snow Queen, from "Not Sorry" (2004) 
11 Bang Bang Machine - Give You Anything (1994)
12 David Gray - Fugitive (2009) 

Hours three/four: Vanessa's music choices

1 LeAnn Rimes – Can’t Fight The Moonlight (2000) 
2 Christina Aguilera – Fighter (2003) 
3 Leona Lewis - Run (2008) 
4 Nickleback - Rockstar (2006) 
5 Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It!) (1982) 
6 Frank Sinatra – That’s Life (1966) 
7 Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 (1982) 
8 Joss Stone – Super Duper Love (2004) 
9
Celine Dion - Immortality (1998) duet with the Bee Gees 
10
Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell (1979)
11
Bon Jovi – Livin' On A Prayer (1986) 
12 Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover (1989) 
13 Barry White – You're The First, May Last, My Everything (1974)
14 Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (2008) 
15 Michael Buble - Lost (2007) 


Info. section:
UK/USA Charts provided by Official Charts Co. & Billboard
News service provided by Sky
Music File (Birthday & anniversary music + music news)

 

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 

Category: Music



Mark Watkins Music Show/EXTRA  – Friday 27 November 2009

Hour one:
1 ALBUM: A Camp - My America, from "Colonia" (2009)  
2 ALBUM: Deer Tick - Friday XIII, from "Born On Flag Day" (2009)  
 
3 CHART: No.3 Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say (2009)
4 CHART: No.4 Leona Lewis - Happy (2009)

5 ALBUM: Nerina Pallot - Everything's Illuminated!, from "The Graduate" (2009)  
6 ALBUM: Dala - Levi Blues (AM Transistor Remix) from "Everyone Is Someone (2009)  
7 Helen Jayne McKellar - Out Here On My Own (2009) free mp3 from
www.myspace.com/helenjayneofficial
8 Regards - After Many A Summer (2009) 

9 SixtyFiveMiles - Don't Wish For Something (2010) Finnish Tango e.p

10 Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (2009) new double-A sided single, paired with Hole To Feed   

11 CHART: No.7 Kesha - Tik Tok (2009) 

12 CHART: No.10 Britney Spears - 3 (2009) 

13 Amy's Ghost - Lullaby (2009) 
14 Mascot Fight - Floodlight Failure (2009) Losers Can't Be Choosers ep

Hour two:
1 Tori Amos - Professional Widow (1997)  

2 U2 - New Year's Day (1983)   

3 Jackson Browne - Here (2009)   

4 David Gray - Fugitive (2009) 
5 ALBUM: Hilary York - I Look For You, from "In The Dark " (2009) 

6 ALBUM: Nicole Atkins - Love Surreal, from "Neptune City" (2007)   
7 Feist - My Moon My Man (2007)  
8 ALBUM: Alexandra Celano - Let The River Flow, from "I'm Overcome" (2009)   
9 ALBUM: Claire Holley - Stars Fell On Alabama, from "Hush" (2008)   

10 ALBUM: Clarence Bucaro - Matters Of The Heart, from "New Orleans" (2009)  

11 Skuffle - Paranoid, from "Skuffle"  (2009)  

12 Music Go Music - Just Me (2009) 

13 Catriona Irving - Sitting On The Shelf Without Shelly (2009) Sitting On The Shelf ep   
14 ALBUM: Brandi Carlile - Caroline, from "Giving Up The Ghost" (2009)
15 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons (1956)

 
Hour three:
1 ALBUM: Dave Rawlings Machine - Bells Of Harlem, from "A Friend Of A Friend" (2009)   
2 ALBUM: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Easy Plateau, from "Cold Roses" (2005)  
3 Rihanna - Russian Roulette (2009)
4 Rod Stewart - It's The Same Old Song (2009) 
5 ALBUM: The Len Price 3 - The Girl Who Became A Machine, from "Pictures" (2010)   
6 ALBUM: Ian Lloyd - Brother Louie, from "O-de-PO (2008)  
7 New Rhodes - Quando Quando Quando (2009) 
8 ALBUM: Jubal Lee Young - Uh, Let's Go, from "The Last Free Place In America" (2009)   

9 Rosanne Cash feat. Bruce Springsteen - Sea Of Love (2009) 

10 Commodores - Still (1979) 

11 The Bravery - Fearless (2005)  

12 Boy Kill Boy - Suzie (2005) 

13 ALBUM: Devon Sproule - You Need A Maria, from "Don't Hurry For Heaven" (2009)
14 Denice Williams - Free (1977)
15 The Casuals - Jesamine (1968)

Hour four:
1 ALBUM: J.D Souther - I'll Be Here At Closing Time, from "If The World Was You" (2008) 
2 ALBUM: Claire Hamill - Geronimo's Caddilac, from "The Minor Fall, The Minor Lift : The Best Of Josephine Claire Hamill" (2007)
3 ALBUM: Danny O'Keefe - When You Come Back Down, from "In Time" (2008)
4 ALBUM: Shiner Twins - Chance For Romance, from "Southern Belles" (2008)
5 ALBUM: Catie Curtis - Tuesday's Dead, from "Hello, Stranger" (2009)
6 ALBUM: Robbie Dupree - Lucky, from "Time And Tide" (2008)
7 ALBUM: George Anderson - Wonder Of U, from "Positivity" (2009) 

8 ALBUM: Cat Stevens - Rubylove, from "Teaser And The Firecat" (1971) vinyl 
9 CHART: No.22 Robbie Williams - You Know Me (2009) 
10 ALBUM: Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman, from "Rumours" (1977)  vinyl 

11 Goldhawks - Running Away (2009)
12 Fyfe Dangerfield - She Needs Me (2009)
13 ALBUM: Kristin Connell - Choo Choo, from "Dance Of Love" (2009)
14 The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964) 

 Info. section:
UK/USA Charts provided by Official Charts Co. & Billboard
News service provided by Sky
Sunday, November 22, 2009 

Category: Music

FAB 80s with Mark Watkins 

Programme ten/Monday 23 November 2009

Hour one:
1 The Undertones - The Love Parade (1982)  
2 ALBUM: Simple Minds - Book Of Brilliant Things, from "Sparkle In The Rain" (1984)  
3 The Selector - Missing Words (1980) 
4 High Society - I Never Go Out In The Rain (1980)  vinyl
5 Eugene & The Syncopaters - Something On Your Shoe (1981)  
6 Mari Wilson - Dance Card (1981)  
7 Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (1982)  
8 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart (1980)  
9 The Flatmates - Shimmer (1988) vinyl
10 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980) 
11 Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out (1982)
12 The Police - Invisible Sun (1981)
13 Carmel - Bad Day (1983) vinyl
14 Natasha - I Want You To Be My Baby (1983) 

Hour two:
1 The Photos - Irene (1980)  
2 Missing Persons - Words (1982)   
3 ALBUM: The Motels - He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss), from "All Four One" (1982)  vinyl
4 Hazel O'Connor - (Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up (1981) 
5 The Numbers - Five Letter Word (1980)
6 Rhoda with The Special A.K.A - The Boiler (1982)  vinyl 
7 Nancy Nova - Jealousy (1982) b-side of Made In Japan  
8 XTC - Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down (1980)   
9 Siam - Don't Look Back (1981) vinyl
10 Bill Wyman - Come Back Suzanne (1981)  
11 Jona Lewie - Big Shot- Momentarily (1980)  
12 Eleanor Rigby - Mad Christmas (1986) double-A-sided single paired with Kiss Me Quickly Its Christmas vinyl
13 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding (1982) 

14 Thin End Of The Wedge - I'm Not Dead Yet (1981) b-side of Lights Are On Green  vinyl

Info. section:
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 

Category: Music

  

Mark Watkins Music Show/EXTRA  – Friday 20 November 2009 

Hour one:
1 ALBUM: Preston Grey - Caravan Inn, from "First And Vine" (2009)    
2 Smithereens - Blood And Roses (1986) 
3 CHART: No.7 Britney Spears - 3 (2009)
4 CHART: No.2 Leona Lewis - Happy (2009)
5 ALBUM: Clarence Bucaro - Let Me Let Go Of You, from "New Orleans" (2009) 
6 Eagles - Witchy Woman (1972)  
7 ALBUM: Tori Amos - Pink And Glitter, from "Midwinter Graces (2009)  
8 ALBUM: Amy Winehouse - Help Yourself, from "Frank" (2003)  
9 Genesis - Turn It On Again (1980)
10 ALBUM: Blondie - Shayla, from "Eat To The Beat" (1979)     
11 CHART: No.24 Calvin Harris - Flashback (2009)
12 CHART: No.11 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009)
13 ALBUM: The Lavas - Water Like A Creature, from "Wall To Wall" (2007)   
14 Bang Bang Machine - Breathless (1995)   

Hour two:
1 Queen - Now I'm Here (1975)  
2 ALBUM: Jonatha Brooke - King Of My Love, from "The Works" (2008)  
3 CHART: No.3 JLS - Everybody In Love (2009)
4 CHART: No.5 N-Dubz - I Need You (2009)
5 ALBUM: Roxy Music - The Space Between, from "Avalon" (1982)  
6 ALBUM: Teena Marie - First Class Love, from "Irons In The Fire" (1980) 
7 Music Go - Just Me (2009) 
8 ALBUM: Dawn Landes - Little Miss Holiday, from "Sweet Heart Rodeo" (2009) 
9 ALBUM: Kate Rusby - Serving Girl's Holiday, from "Sweet Bells" (2009)  
10 Rihanna - Russian Roulette (2009)
11 CHART: No.35 Shakira - She Wolf (2009)
12 CHART: No.8 Sugarbabes - About A Girl (2009)
13 ALBUM: Caroline Herring - The Dozens, from "Golden Apples Of The Sun" (2009)   

Hour three:

1 ALBUM: Alberta Cross - Taking Control, from "Broken Side Of Time" (2009)
2 ALBUM: Heather Masse - Our World, from "Bird Song" (2009)  
3 ALBUM: Gretchen Peters - Don't You Know, from "Circus Girl: The Best Of Gretchen Peters" (2009) 
4 ALBUM: Ana Egge - Morning, from "Road To My Love" (2009)
5 Helen Jayne McKellar - Out Here On My Own (2009) free mp3 from
www.myspace.com/helenjayneofficial
6 ALBUM: Amelia Curran - The Company Store, from "Hunter Hunter" (2009)  not released in the UK till 2010  
7 ALBUM: ALO - All Alone, from "Roses & Clover" (2007)  
8 ALBUM: Melissa McClelland - When The Lights Went Off In Hogtown, from "Victoria Day" (2009) 
9 ALBUM: James Brown - Try Me, from "Live At The Apollo 1962 (2004)  
10 The Move - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (1968)  
11 ALBUM: Daddy - Love In A Bottle, from "For A Second Time" (2009) 
12 CHART: No.1 Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway (2009)
13 CHART: No.32 Beyonce - Broken Hearted Girl (2009)
14 The Police - Roxanne (1979)
15 ALBUM: The Kinks - Harry Rag, from "Something Else By The Kinks" (1967) 
16 ALBUM: Woody Guthrie - Take A Whiff On Me, from "The Very Best Of Woody Guthrie" (1992) 

Hour four:
1 ALBUM: James Taylor - Fire And Rain, from " Amchitka 1970" (2009) 
2 ALBUM: Joni Mitchell - Hunter, from "Amchitka 1970" (2009)
Both tracks from a double cd of the first Greenpeace concert 
3 ALBUM: Bob Dylan - Gates Of Eden, from "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965) 
4 ALBUM: Pieta Brown - I Know A Girl, from "Shimmer" (2009)   
5 Abba - S.O.S (1975)
6 ALBUM: Jenny Owen Youngs - Led To The Sea, from "Transmitter Failure" (2009)
7 Goldhawks - Running Away (2009)
8 ALBUM: Hill Country Revue - Dirty Shirt, from "Make A Move" (2009)  
9 ALBUM: The Bottle Rockets - Nothin' But A Driver, from "Lean Forward" (2009) 
10 ALBUM: Rosie Flores - Chaffeur, from "Girl Of The Century" (2009) 
11 ALBUM: Eilen Jewell - Everywhere I Go, from "Sea Of Tears" (2009) 
12 The Crickets feat. Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day (1957) 
13 Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years (1972)
14 Steve Winwood - Valerie (1982)

Info. section:
UK/USA Charts provided by Official Charts Co. & Billboard
News service provided by Sky






Sunday, November 15, 2009 

Category: Music

FAB 80s with Mark Watkins 

Programme nine/Monday 16 November 2009

Hour one:
1 The Teardrop Explodes - Reward (1980) 
2 Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (1982) 
3 Howard Jones - What Is Love? (1983) 
4 Tears For Fears - Mad World (1982) 
5 Aneka - Japanese Boy (1981)  vinyl
6 Alphaville - Big In Japan (1984)  
7 Adam & The Ants - Antmusic (1980)
8 Alison Moyet  - Love Resurrection (1984) 
9 Yes - Leave It (1984) vinyl
10 Lotus Eaters - First Picture Of You (1983)  
11 Sharon Benson - Get It Over With (1981) vinyl
12 Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981) 
13 Roxy Music -Jealous Guy (1981) 
14 Sharon Brown - Specialize In Love (1981)  vinyl

Hour two:
1 Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (1982) vinyl
2 Blondie - Atomic (1980) 
3 Kate Bush - Babooshka (1980) 
4 Double - The Captain Of Her Heart (1985)  vinyl
5 Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1982) 
6 The Coconuts - Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did? (1983)  vinyl
7 Kool & The Gang - Fresh (1984)
8 Tessa Stivar - My Jealousy (1983) vinyl
9 Freur - Doot Doot (1983) 
10 Wendy Wu - For Your Love (1982) vinyl
11 The Cure - A Forest (1980)
12 Thin End Of The Wedge -Lights Are On Green (1981) vinyl
13 ABC - All Of My Heart (1982)

Info. section:
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 

Category: Music

  

Mark Watkins Music Show  –  Saturday 14 November 2009 

with studio guest Carol Wilson from 11am. Carol is MD of Performance Coach Training and founder of the DinDisc record label - OMD, Hot Gossip, Martha and the Muffins, Martha Ladly, Modern Eon, The Monochrome Set, Nash The Slash and the Revillos. 

www.performancecoachtraining.com

Hour one:
1 Peter Sarstedt - Frozen Orange Juice (1969) vinyl   
2 Ace - How Long (1974)
3 CHART: No.23 Robbie Williams - Bodies (2009)
4 CHART: No.8 Westlife - What About Now (2009)
5 David Gates - Clouds (1973) vinyl 
6 Brian Protheroe - Pinball (1974)
7 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (1980)
8 ALBUM: Ana Egge - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, from "Road To My Love" (2009)
9 Dawn Landes - Young Girl (2009)
10 The Bachelors - Marie (1965)  vinyl
11 Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling (1962)
12 CHART: No.2 Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love (2009)
13 CHART: No.7 Michael Buble - Haven't Mey You Yet (2009)
14 Jacky - White Horses (1968) vinyl
15 ALBUM: Jenny Owen Youngs - Nighty Night, from "Transmitter Failure" (2009)
16 The Carpenters - For All We Know (1971) 

Hour two:
1 Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City (1978)  vinyl
2 ALBUM: Julian Marshall - A Chamber Cantata - Four, from "Out Of The Darkness" (2009) 
3 CHART: No.44 Jordin Sparks - S.O.S (Let The Music Play) (2009)
4 CHART: No.42 Big Pink - Dominos (2009)
5 ALBUM: Caroline Herring - True Colors, from "Golden Apples Of The Sun" (2009)
6 ALBUM: Rosie Flores - Girl Of The Century, from "Girl Of The Century" (2009)
7 The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1969)
8 Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (1976)
9 Dire Straits - Skateaway (1981)
10 CHART: No.38 Foo Fighters - Wheels (2009)
11 U2 - Beautiful Day (2000)
12 Tymes - Ms Grace (1974)

Hour three/four - Carol's record choices
1 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1956)
2 Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete And Clay (1966)
3 ALBUM: The Beatles - I Am The Walrus, from "Magical Mystery Tour" (1967)
4 ALBUM: Carole King - Beautiful, from "Tapestry" (1971) vinyl
5 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (1972)
6 The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't Have (1978) 
7 The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1981)
8 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (1977)
9 Kraftwerk - The Model (1981)
10 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (1980) 
11 ALBUM: OMD - She's Leaving, from "Architecture & Morality" (1981)
12 The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (1978)
13 Underworld - Born Slippy (1995)
14 Eminem feat. Dido - Stan (2000)
15 ALBUM: Christy Moore - Fairytale Of New York, from "Live At The Point" (1994)
 

Carol WilsonCarol Wilson

Info. section:
UK/USA Charts provided by Official Charts Co. & Billboard
News service provided by Sky




Sunday, November 08, 2009 

Category: Music


  

Mark Watkins Music Show/EXTRA  – Friday 13 November 2009 

**VINYL SPECIAL**

Hour one:
1 Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing (1978) vinyl
2 Samantha Sang - Emotions (1978)  
3 CHART: No.25 Bon Jovi - We Weren't Born To Follow (2009)
4 CHART: No.38 Foo Fighters - Wheels (2009)
5 Judy Steet - What (1977) vinyl
6 Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (1964)  
7 Rupie Edwards - Leggo Skanga (1975) vinyl
8 John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night (1974)     
9 Odyssey - Native New Yorker (1977)  
10 Big Dee Irwin - Another Night With The Boys (1963) B-side of Swinging On A Star uncredited singer - Little Eva   vinyl 
11 David Gray - Fugitive (2009) 
12 CHART: No.28 Shakira - She Wolf (2009)
13 Chris Montez - Let's Dance (1962) 
14 Althia & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking (1977) vinyl
15 The Untouchables - Tighten Up (1968)

Hour two:
1 ALBUM: Dexys Midnight Runners - Tell Me When My Light Turns Green, from "Searching For The Young Soul Rebels" (1980)   
2 The Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun (1964)    
3 CHART: No.14 Whitney Houston  - Million Dollar Bill (2009)
4 CHART: No.49 Alphabeat - The Spell (2009)
5 Player - Baby Come Back (1977) vinyl
6 Sniff 'N' The Tears - Driver's Seat (1979) 
7 ALBUM: Foreigner - Girl On The Moon, from "4" (1981) 
8 A  Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)  (1982)   
9 Patsy Cline - I've Loved And Lost Again (1956) 
10 Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1973)  vinyl
11 CHART: No.15 Snow Patrol - Just Say Yes (20009) 
12 CHART: No.23 Robbie Williams - Bodies (2009)
13 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel (1980) 

Hour three:
1 Donna Summer - Rumour Has It (1977) vinyl 
2 Chic - Good Times (1979)
3 CHART: No.43 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams (2009) 
4 CHART: No.95 La Roux - In For The Kill (2009)
5 Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance Dance (1978) vinyl
6 Rose Royce - Car Wash (1976) 
7 Love And Kisses - Thank God It's Friday (1978) vinyl
8 Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango (1978)  vinyl
9 The Youngbloods - Get Together (1967) 
10 Champaign - Try Again (1983)  vinyl
11 CHART: No.10 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009)
12 CHART: No.8 Westlife - What About Now (2009)
13 Cheap Trick - Surrender (1978)  vinyl
14 The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (1967) 

Hour four:
1 Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 (1972)  vinyl 
2 ALBUM: Tina Turner - Steel Claw, from "Private Dancer" (1984) 
3 CHART: No.32 Laura White - You Should Have Known (2009)
4 CHART: No.2 Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love (2009)
5 Bunny Sigler - Tossin' And Turnin' (1972) vinyl
6 ALBUM: Joni Mitchell - Car On A Hill, from "Court And Spark" (1974)
7 Dan Fogelberg - Hard To Say (1981)
8 Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980) vinyl
9 CHART: No.42 Big Pink - Dominos (2009)
10 Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain (2005)
11 April Wine - Just Between You And Me (1981) vinyl
12 ALBUM: Sarah Harmer - Almost, from "All Of Our Names"  (2004)
13 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (1978)
14 Caston & Majors - Child Of Love (1974)  vinyl
15 The Temptations - Get Ready (1966)


Info. section:
UK/USA Charts provided by Official Charts Co. & Billboard
News service provided by Sky




Sunday, November 08, 2009 

Category: Music

FAB 80s with Mark Watkins 

Programme eight/Monday 9 November 2009

Hour one:
1 XTC - Love On A Farmboy's Wages (1983)   
2 Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven (1989) 
3 Matchbox - Midnite Dynamos (1980)  vinyl 
4 Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country (1982)  
5 Dance Like A Mother - You Ain't So Tough (1987) vinyl
6 Blondie - Call Me (1980) 
7 Paul Hardcastle - Nineteen (1985)  
8 Expressos - Hey Girl (1980)  vinyl
9 The Motels - Take The L (1982)  
10 Icehouse - Hey Little Girl (1982)
11 Ultravox - All Stood Still (1981)
12 Barbara Markay - It's All Rite...... (1980) vinyl
13 Kim Wilde - Chequered Love (1981)
14 Diana Ross - Tenderness (1981) vinyl

Hour two:
1 Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair (1981)  vinyl
2 Mari Wilson - Beat The Beat (1982)   
3 Baltimore - Tarzan Boy (1985) 
4 Saxon - Never Surrender (1981)  vinyl
5 Spandau Ballet - Gold (1983) 
6 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (1985)   
7  The Flying Pickets - Only You (1983) 
8 Cindy & The Saffrons - Past, Present And Future (1982) vinyl
9 Aztec Camera - Walk Out To Winter (1983)  
10 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (1984) 
11 J.Geils Band - Centrefold (1981) 
12 The Mighty Wah! - Story Of The Blues part one (1982)  
13 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (1981) vinyl

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 

Category: Music

FAB 80s with Mark Watkins 

Programme seven/Monday 2 November 2009

Hour one:
1 Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives (1982)
2 Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon (1982)
3 OK Jive - To You (1981) vinyl
4 Depeche Mode - New Life (1981)
5 Delta 5 - Anticipation (1980)
6 ALBUM: Altered Images - Love And Kisses, from "Happy Birthday" (1981)
7 Bucks Fizz - One Of Those Nights (1981)  
8 ALBUM: Abba - Two For The Price Of One, from "The Visitors" (1981)
9 Prince - When Doves Cry (1984)
10 Eddy Grant - Romancing The Stone (1984)
11 Nina Hagen - African Reggae (1980) 
12 ALBUM: Working Week - Sweet Nothing, from "Working Nights"  (1985)  vinyl
13 Champaign - How 'Bout Us (1980) 

Hour two:
1 Auto Da Fe - November November (1982)  vinyl
2 Classix Nouveaux - Forever And A Day (1983)
3 Echo And The Bunnymen - A Promise (1981)
4 Go West - We Close Our Eyes (1985)
5 ALBUM: Girlschool - Demolition Boys, from "Demolition" (1980)
6 Human League - You Remind Me Of Gold (1982) B-side of Mirror Man vinyl
7 Gina X - Nice Mover (1979)
8 Modern Talking - Brother Louie (1986)  vinyl
9 ALBUM: Teena Marie - Lovergirl, from "Starchild" (1984)
10 Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (1981)
11 B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan (1980)  vinyl
12 Diana Ross - Upside Down (1980)
13 Young Steve (Wright) And The Afternoon Boys - I'm Alright (1982) vinyl

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 

Category: Music
  

Mark Watkins Music Show – Saturday 7 November 2009 

featuring a live phone interview with Jacqui Hicks, who is appearing @ Leighton Park School, Reading tonight and The Mill At Sonning tomorrow night. See www.myspace.com/jacquihicks



Hour one:
1 Hot Chocolate - Love Is Life (1970)  
2 ALBUM: Cat Stevens - Sitting, from "Catch Bull At Four" (1972) vinyl
3 David Gray - Fugitive (2009)
4 CHART:No.38 Foo Fighters - Wheels (2009)
5 ALBUM: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - I Don't Live Today, from "Are You Experienced" (1967) vinyl
6 ALBUM: The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers, from "Sticky Fingers" (1971)  
7 ALBUM: The Beatles - She Said, from "Revolver" (1966)  vinyl
8 MUSIC FILE: Texas - Say What You Want (1998) Sharleen Spiteri's birthday 7/11 (42)  
9 MUSIC FILE: Dawn Landes - Young Girl (2009) currently on tour see www.dawnlandes.com   
10 ALBUM/MUSIC FILE: Jenny Owen Youngs - Transmitter Failure, from "Transmitter Failure" (2009)  currently on tour www.jennyowenyoungs.com  
11 ALBUM/MUSIC FILE: Caroline Herring - True Colors, from "Golden Apples Of The Sun" (2009) currently on tour www.carolineherring.com    
12 CHART: No.2 Westlife - What About Now (2009) 
13 ALBUM: Elton John - Harmony, from "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) 

Hour two:
1 ALBUM: Rod Stewart - Three Time Loser, from "Atlantic Crossing" (1975)  vinyl
2 Paul McCartney - The World Tonight (1997)  
3 CHART: No.17 Biffy Clyro - The Captain (2009)
4 ALBUM: Sixtyfivemiles - Butterflies, from "Finnish Tango" (2009)  
5 Monaco - Sweet Lips (1997) 
6 Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi (2009) 
7 COG 1983: George Benson - In Your Eyes (19) 
8 COG 1983: ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now (18) 
9 COG 1983: UB40 - Please Don't Break My Heart (11)
10 COG 1983: The Cure - The Lovecats (10)
11 CHART: No.73 Editors - Papillon (2009)
12 CHART: No.87 The Killers - Human (2009)
13 Thyrd Eye - Say Something (2009)
14 The Supremes - The Happening (1967) 

Hour three:
1 ALBUM: Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy, from "Physical Graffiti" (1975)  
2 ALBUM: Paul Weller - I Should Have Been There To Inspire You, from "Heavy Soul" (1997)  
3 CHART: No.8 Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill (2009)
4 CHART: No.20 Shakira - She Wolf (2009)
5 ALBUM: Joni Mitchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard, from "Blue" (1971)   
6 The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (1967, re-issued 1972 & 1979)
7 DISCO 45: Linda Lewis - It's In His Kiss (1975)  vinyl
8 ALBUM: Jacqui Hicks - Sweet Georgia Brown, from "L.A Sunset" (2009)
9 live phone interview with Jacqui Hicks
10 ALBUM: Jacqui Hicks - Under His Spell, from " Spellbound " (2000)

Hour four:
1 Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (1968)
2 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)
3 CHART: No.14 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009)
4 ALBUM: Judie Tzuke - Vivien, from "Wonderland" (1992) 
5 Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (1976) 
6 Toyah - Good Morning Universe (1981) Four More From Toyah ep
7 AG November 1984: Lionel Richie - Penny Lover
8 AG November 1984: Hall & Oates - Out Of Touch
9 AG November 1984: Prince - Purple Rain
10 AG November 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
11 CHART: No.88 Madonna - Celebration (2009)
12 Gerry And The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (1964) 
13 ALBUM: Kathie Touin - Earthquake Weather, from "Dark Moons & Nightingales" (2009)

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Music File (Birthday & anniversary music + music news)
COG = Chart Of Gold (Weekly UK chart highlights from the 70's or 80's)
Disco 45 (Dance record on vinyl from 70's or 80's)
AG = American Gold (Monthly US chart highlights from the 70's or 80's)