Blurred Lines Back In Focus

MuffinTops

My mood has been a bit off all week, but I have now decided to ignore it and just plod on. I had a great training course on Tuesday in London (although did manage to give myself an under the nail papercut! Jeez I thought I'd been attacked!!!!) All healed now though!

On Wednesday I had a migraine hit, so that was me out for the day. I had to go into work on Thursday for an important meeting that ... had been cancelled! But, that was a good thing as I was obviously well enough to be in work and that meeting would have just hurt my head. Thursday night I went off to the hospital radio station and played around in the spare studio. My timings weren't too bad, but I did mess up the news segment - twice!!!! Fortunately no one can hear what I'm doing so there were no issues.

On Friday I went in and did a show with the woman who's teaching me. I actually spoke on air!!! As they don't have many female presenters I did get a lot of calls into the station from regulars asking about me and complimenting my voice and style so that made me feel really good as I know I'm doing ok. This Thursday I've got the spare studio again and I'm going to do a proper mock show with my own music and speaking to see how I go on with both timings and getting it all right. I'm feeling quite confident but oh my goodness, I can't think of much to play! My issue is being judged on my music so again, I have to push my ego aside and just get on with it. So that's what I'm working on now - putting a program together, but I needed a little rest from it. Any requests from anyone?

I will catch up on lovely diaries this afternoon too. In the meantime I hope everyone is having a fantastic Easter weekend and eating way too much chocolate. If you've not been sick then you've not eaten enough. Keep going!

MTx

Aaleigha

MT its so good to get your update
so sorry for the migraine - nasty hateful taking yourself off to bed things

so glad the studio time is going well
I would like to put in a request please - but being younger you may not have listened to it before - but maybe you have so my request is Led Zepplin's Kashmir

I dont want to eat chocolate so please please take this lovely Thorntons egg of my hands - I do love chocolate too much so pledged for Easter to eat none - and my daughter knows it and she bought me the egg - little madam :)

MuffinTops

I'm just listening to Kashmir Aaleigha. What a great choice. :cool: Thank you. I recognise parts of it - obviously, but I don't know the full song. Released in 1975 so it can also go on my 70's list for when I get my own show. I want to do music from the 70's and 80's with lots of trips down memory lane of those times. Thank you. MTx

Aaleigha

I could give you a WHOLE list of 70's stuff and 80's but more so the 70's I do like modern stuff too
glad you found Kashmir I love that track - I also love stairway to heaven but that one is always played - Kashmir is 8mins long so a run to the loo track

MuffinTops

Feel free to make 70s and 80s suggestions if you want to. I noticed that Kashmir is a great go to if I need to suddenly run off. I have a few like that. I need to always be prepared.

I've created an hours show so far, and am way too slow. But there's no theme to this one as they want me to do a random music show on a sunday morning soon so I was preparing for that. The 70s and 80s will be once I've proved myself and an additional one.

I actually thought that in a hospital that Stairway to Heaven and My Way would be an absolute offense to play! But they're both highly requested when they wander the wards asking patients what they'd like to hear. I guess it's best to be over sensitive though on things like that.

I've not eaten today yet either and have no food in and my car isn't working! I can't do a takeaway tonight, can I????

MTx

Aaleigha

I am not surprised they are well requested tracks BUT I would not play them either - as although well requested and loved they are more likely to upset the visitors

I will sit and make a play list or two tomorrow I will love that something to focus on that could help someone else - that will so help with the depression I can feel falling (was manic all last week I want a bit of normal please) will be good to have something to work towards
thank you

Knitting_Nora

MuffinTops wrote: »

I've not eaten today yet either and have no food in and my car isn't working! I can't do a takeaway tonight, can I????

MTx

Yes you can. I really wanted a takeaway but am actually eating a batch-cooked chilli from the freezer, so the MSE world balance would be kept...

Aaleigha

I had a lovely roast dinner DH and I spent time and cooked it together

right Dh and I have had a great evening thanks MT choosing singles to put on the lists
its so hard not to just put on your favourites so we sort of made it into a game I would say an artist and he would name a single then the other way around (I got Abba - not not not a fan) but w had fun
I am going to try to cut and paste it in here but I bet it all gets messed up from word - if it does I will try again in the morning but for now I am off to have a bath

Aaleigha

1970’s
Led Zepplin Kashmir
Police Roxanne
Jethro Tull Songs from the wood or jack in the green
Thin Lizzy The boys are back in town
Alice Cooper Schools out
David Bowie Rebel Rebel
Or Changes
Stealers wheel Stuck in the middle with you
Super tramp The Logical Song
Bill Withers Aint no sunshine
Bob Marley Jammin
Patti Smith Because the night
Nillson Without you
Pretenders Brass in Pocket
Elton John Goodbye yellow brick road
Santana Black Magic woman
Pink Floyd Money
George Harrison My sweet Lord ????
Derek and the Dominoes Layla
Queen Bohemien Rapsody
Abba (YUCK) Dancing queen
|Lynard Skynnard Freebird
Fleetwood Mac Go your own way
Boston More than a feeling
Rod Stewart Maggie May
Simon and Garfunkel The boxer or bridge over troubled water
John Lennon Imagine
Eagles Hotel California
Lou Reid Walk on the wildside
Free All right now
The Doors Riders on the storm
Harold Melvin and the blue notes If you don’t know me by now




1980’s
Bob Marley Buffalo soldier
Or redemption song
Ultra Vox Vienna
Phil Collins Another day in paradise
The Jam That’s entertainment
Madness Our House
Martha and the Muffins Echo Beach
David Bowie Lets Dance or Ashes to Ashes
The Clash Should I stay or should I go
Eurythmics Sweet dreams are made of this
Prince and the revolution When Doves cry
Queen and David Bowie Under pressure
Duran Duran Girls on film or Hungry like a wolf
Soft Cell Tainted Love
New Order Blue Monday
Adam Ant Ant Music or stand and deliver
Cindi Lauper Girls Just want to have fun
The weather girls Its raining men
XTC Senses working overtime
REM It’s the end of the world as we know it
Katrina and the waves Walking on sunshine
Nena 99 red balloons
T’PAU China in your hands
Men at work Down Under
Ian Drury It me with your rhythm stick
Bronski Beat Small town boy
Visage Fade to grey
OMD Enola Gay
Tears for Fears Mad world or SHOUT
Stanglers
They bought me a drink in the pub  Golden brown
Frankie goes to holiwood Relax
Blondie Call me
Paul hardcastle 19

RosaBernicia

Boooo to migraines, yay to radio station and if the need-less-hassle-to-get-through-today outweighs the spend then yes just get a takeaway. Just make sure you also get a couple of cheaper emergency freezer meals so you don't have to do it again soon. (I used to keep frozen pizzas before I had to go gluten free, now I have lovely fresh frozen curries.)

Can I request Dear Prudence please and I think Three Little Birds should go on the Marley shortlist too. And Changes and Kooks for Bowie!

Flicking through my phone for 80s stuff I can see a couple of one hit wonder single downloads - The One and Only (which after a debate with Total Music Snob friend we have agreed everyone loves really), and My Favourite Waste of Time - plus Wicked Game but that is probably a bit miserable for a hospital. If you haven't got A-ha yet then Take On Me... and most of the other things I was listening to in the 80s don't seem to have survived the test of time :rotfl:


Rosa xx