Thursday 1 August 2013

BAIBS Thursday 01/08/13

Welcome to the Isle Of Man (Hi Becky)

HAPPY YORKSHIRE DAY!!

So here it is. The Tyke playlist.

Playlist Thursday 01/08/13

Ilkley Moor Bar T'at
Heavyweight Champion Of The World - Reverend And The Makers (Sheffield)
Not Too Fussed - The Likely Lads (York)
Tower Of Strength - The Mission (Leeds)
Let Love Speak Up Itself - The Beautiful South (Hull)
Tonight - Fluidity (Doncaster)
Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals (Roland Gift - Hull)
Mirror Man - Human League (Sheffield)
Cemetry - Bang Bang Romeo (Doncaster)
Dream Factory - Section 60 (Sheffield)
Just Like The Rain - Richard Hawley (Sheffield)
Dominion - Sisters Of Mercy (Leeds)
Chasing Rainbows - Shed Seven (York)
Spinning Plates - Middleman (Leeds)
Johnny And Mary - Robert Palmer (Batley)
Faces - The Ratells (Sheffield)
No Rest - New Model Army (Bradford)
Oblivion - Terrorvision (Keighley/Bradford)
Just Like A Woman - Black Spiders (Doncaster/Sheffield)
Maybe In The Dark - The Crookes (Sheffield)
Temptation - Heaven 17 (Sheffield)
It Is Only You - Sunshine Underground (Leeds)
Kennedy - The Wedding Present (Leeds)
Can Stand The Rain - The Talks (Hull)
Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys (Sheffield)
Unchain My Heart - Joe Cocker (Sheffield)
Come Back To What You Know - Embrace (Brighouse)
Babies - Pulp (Sheffield)
Help Me - Chantel McGregor (Bradford)
Drinkin' My Whisky - Slug The Nightwatchman (Doncaster)
Spiritwalker - The Cult (Bradford)
Burn This City - Famous Villains (Doncaster)
Jilted John - Jilted John (Sheffield)
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell (Leeds)
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard (Sheffield)
Men's Needs - The Cribs (Wakefield)
Paper Boat - The Penny Lovers (Doncaster)
Princess Of The Night - Saxon (Barnsley)
Lead The Way - The 48ks (Doncaster)
The Mighty Ship - The Housemartins (Hull)

OK maybe a few discrepancies, Sunshine Underground for instance aren't Yorkshire born but they've been Leeds based long enough to count as a Yorkshire band. And any queries on band locations bring it up with Wikipedia. 

I don't know what it is about being a Yorkshireman but it does give you a unique sense of pride. To misquote someone (no idea who), 'Don't ask a man if he's from Yorkshire. If he hasn't told you in the first minute of meeting then he obviously isn't and you shouldn't make him feel inferior.'

I'll shut up about Yorkshire now for fear of alienating 80% of you.

A short, rushed blog today. I shall call it a shlog, which is how the Dutch tailend bat. Ah a cricket reference already. Today is day one of the 3rd Test but I'm at work, hence the shlog, so no TMS for me today. Let's hope BBC news are on the ball.

Cracking phone interview today with the awesome blues guitarist Chantel McGregor. She's an amazing talent, great to chat to and likes real ale, fast cars and cats. Not at the same time I presume. You have to catch her live at the Cusworth Music Festival on August 25th. Busy time for Donny music: MapFest next week, Cusworth, then Doncaster Live in September. And many a great gig in between.

Speaking of Donny music a major highlight for me in today's playlist was Slug The Nightwatchman. Stalwarts of the Donny scene in the mid/late '80s, my Slug album had long since given up the ghost. I'd posted on Facebook asking people their favourite Yorkshire band. Helen Chambers said Slug. A facebook chat ensued which culminated in her dropping a copy of Slug's album at Sine FM Hall. Drinkin' My Whisky has never sounded better. Took me rate back. Gone all Yorkshire again! Helen, thank you so much!!!!!

Right, better do some proper work. Shlog over.

Laters

SS


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