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Our wonderful Government.....you couldn't make it up......I
haven't got a clue what is going on and neither have they.
I am enjoying the women's rugby league.......great win against
France....and the England men's team were brilliant.....then
we have the football with Liverpool beating Man City followed
by fans throwing stuff at Klopp and him getting a red card on
the touchline.............the game needs sorting ... it is slowly
getting out of hand....................
stupidity is also creeping into the junior game with parents
attacking the referee for giving a red card etc to one of their
kids.....it's a football match...that's all....mind you one town
has cancelled certain games for the rest of the season
because of low life behaviour....which is one answer....
I
watched the TV Awards.....what a load of rubbish.....I had to
laugh at the award for the best presenter with Bradley Walsh
looking confident as he presents more programmes than
anyone in history.......and guess who won it for the 21st
consecutive time....yes...Ant and Dec.....Bradley's face was a
treat......TV doesn't get much worse.
Then we have our weekly dose of Strictly Come Dancing in
which I do enjoy watching the skills of the pro dancers but
they always have to alter things...WHY.....now we have two
blokes dancing with each other and two women dancing with
each other....which is not good....PLUS we now have to be
subjected to sob stories from contestants which have nothing
do with the contest....the format was perfect as it was.
I would like to feature the Diana Dors song this week...."I've
Sen and Done it All -
I find it very strange referring to our new king as King Charles
....and to hear the National anthem as God Save The
King......we haven't seen a lot of him up to now but I'm sure
he will find his feet.....but it's a tough act to follow.
Liverpool has been chosen to host the 2023 Eurovision Song
Contest in place of Ukraine.....so that should bring a few quid
into the city.
Ken Bruce on Radio 2 has featured Brian Blessed as his
guest and he picks his favourite records each day through
the week.....what an interesting bloke.....apart from his
amazing acting career he has climbed Everest amongst many
other adventures....I remember him starting out in Z Cars
back in the day.
I also watched a documentary soon Diana Dors which was
fascinating......I wrote a song for her, which she recorded,
when I was signed to a London record company back in the
70s which I have only recently heard for the first
time.....watching this documentary was quite emotional as I
actually spoke to her on the phone.
There is a new series coming on the T.V. called "The
Larkins"....staring guess who...Bradley Walsh.....so he is now
on The Chase every day...plus Blankety Blank...plus Law and
Order....plus Breaking Dad (with his son)....plus Coronation
Street....not to mention Dr.Who....plus hosting the
Palladium...plus a string of past quiz shows.....wont be long
before it's Sir Bradders.
Just when you though that Brad's diary must be full out he
comes with an album of old classics.....he's not a bad singer
so I thought he deserves a bit of publicity as we don't see
much of him....so here is a song off his album. "Get
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On the political front I'm afraid I have totally lost my way so
you have the opportunity to voice your opinion so over to
you........ We haven't heard much more about the rocket
which is to take off for the moon....has it gone yet?
Not forgetting the other thing the boffins have sent up which
successfully changed the direction of an asteroid which is
good so now we are safe should one actually threaten the
earth as one did millions of years ago................what this lot
costs doesn't bare thinking about....but I'm sure the poverty
stricken and starving folk in the world are delighted with the
"success"
I would like to wish Mark Owen ...from the one man band
Take That.....good luck with his latest come back.....I think.
the lad is somewhat misguided with his long hair and earring
etc......I'm sure he is a nice chap but there is a time to call it a
day.
Winter is here so we are inundated with quiz shows with the
same old formats....what is annoying is the presenter always
asks the same question to the contestant "what will you do
with the money if you win?".....the contestant then explains
how he is going to take his family on a luxury holiday etc then
two minutes later he's out of the game with no money.....point
being?
HE'S BACK!! Graham Norton with his weekly selection of
guests who are there purely to promote their latest
ventures......I watched the first one last week.....the guests
included David Tennant and Jamie Lee Curtis....who came on
(possibly after a few wines) and tried to unsuccessfully take
over the show as they all tried to talk over each other....with
Graham guffawing along with it all...I decided out of interest to
watch it to the end.....only to be subjected to Robbie Williams
with his latest record.......time to switch off.
Then we have the Sunday night Strictly Come Dancing
results from Saturday.....and Robbie is only on again!!.........I
know he is very popular and has sold many records but I can't
stand him.
I would like to remember an old friend of mine who worked on
Radio City called Norman Thomas....I did several jingles for
his programme...this one was for his daily competition
whereby you had to guess what he had in his hand after
being given various clues.....it was very popular and
hilarious.....it was a short jingle but this one was the 12 inch
version.....a great guy and sad loss. -
There has been endless coverage of the Queen lying in state with thousands and thousands of her loyal subjects queuing fo up to 24 hours to pass the coffin and show their respects showing how respected she was.....a wonderful lady
.......and David Beckham has been praised for joining the line with everyone else instead of using his celebrity to jump the queue.....unlike Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby who have taken some stick.
Football has returned after being cancelled out of respect....which is a good thing unless you support Leicester.
One of the satellite channels has started showing old Benny Hill shows.....they haven't aged well....I used to find him funny back in the day but not now.....the sexism is totally over the top....not that I am bothered about that....but it just isn't funny any more...sorry Benny.
Out of interest I watched a film on TV about Laurel and Hardy....called "Stan and Ollie" which covered the later years of the duo when they went on the road.....Stan being played by Steve Coogan and Ollie by John Reilly.......normally these sort of films don't quite get the characters right....however this was brilliant ...within minutes you thought you were watching the real stars....great film.
Back in the day I was a huge fan of The Beach Boys....I loved their harmonies and great surfing songs.....and bought all their albums until they lost there way....in my opinion...with "Pet Sounds"...so I watched a concert on TV featuring Brian Wilson and a large band singing his hits.....it started well with some of his early hits like California Girls and Help Me Rhonda....then he goes into his later stuff so it was time to switch off.....I would like to feature as this week's record one of their early hits to remind us how good they were when the surf was up and we all had "Fun Fun Fun" -
The blanket coverage of the loss of our wonderful Queen....my memories of the coronation.
We have a new P.M. Liz Truss.....this has been overshadowed at the moment with the news of the Royals.
I felt the women's football took a step backwards with the 10 Nil win over Luxemburg.....hopefully it will pick up when they play a decent team.
I watched a very interesting Alfred Hitchcock film called "Rope".....I had never heard of it....what made it fascinating was the whole film was made with one single camera shot....amazing.
I never thought our TV programmes could get any worse.....I was wrong......thank goodness we have.programmes like "Room 101" and "Would I Lie to you"....what is sad is that programmes like The Voice and The Masked Singer are very popular.....maybe it's just me.
The song I would like featured this week in one that I remember around the time of the coronation..."Cry" by Johnnie Ray.......I became a fan of his after this song and have sung it many times in my band over the years. -
Newswatch is back which gives the opportunity for viewers to
criticise the news coverage....the complaints ranged from the
ridiculous coverage of our "heatwave" and the forthcoming
energy price rises.....both being on at the top of the news day
after day........and the unnecessary coverage of child violence
on the 6p.m. news......needless to say there was no BBC
News representative available to comment.
Then we have the devastating floods in Pakistan watching
the suffering and hardships it brings as they reach out for
help......as we watch the spaceship preparing to go off to the
moon....say no more.
The handwritten lyrics to David Bowie's "Starman" have been
found which will sell for thousands.....it's a piece of paper
.....but obviously it means so much more to those who see so
much in it......or think they do.
As there was absolutely nothing worth watching on TV last
SaturdayI thought I would watch something I've never
seen....The Masked Dancer.....where celebs dress up in
costumes and hide their face and dance in front of a panel of
talentless celebs who have to guess who the dancer is........to
say it's the biggest load of rubbish I have ever seen would be
an understatement.....as bad as it gets.....that is an hour and
a half I will will never get back
.................followed by "The Voice" where hopefuls come on
and sing behind a row of celebs...after we have heard their
sob stories... the celebs spin around if they like
them.....absolute garbage....but at least it's on ITV so I'm not
paying for it.
I felt it was time to look back at some of the hits from the good
old days and came across this one....those of a certain age
moan about modern music so I though we could feature this
song.....which was actually a hit back in the day.....it is so bad
it should serve as a reminder that we never got it right all the
time.....Jess Conrad singing "Cherry Pie" -
1.Our loyal postmen have gone on strike....this being an example of those actually doing the work to feather the nests of those "in charge" who don't.....some of the pay rises of the so called "bosses" are obscene.
2.I watched a programme featuring American stand up Bill Maher....who says it as it is.....he mentioned a sexual harassment case brought up by some woman against a presidential candidate who kissed her on the back of the head....five years ago and she is still deeply distressed...no doubt the legal guys were delighted.
3.I watched a documentary which featured the sixties pirate radio station Radio Caroline which illustrated the outdated pillocks who ran the BBC who would only play one hour of pop music at the time.
4.I know I am from the past but I fail to see the point of tattoos and rings in the nose.....I know it's modern fashion....but WHY?
5.Bing Crosby was, and still is, my favourite crooner....I have always been a fan.....what I didn't know was his massive influence on recording techniques....and how he changed the direction of record production.....this was in a documentary I watched recently which was fascinating....I would therefore like to feature Bing in this week's record spot.....the choice is yours as all his songs were great. -
The heatwave has struck again....so the hosepipe bans are back....not to mention the empty reservoirs....the news is having a field day scaring everyone.
Then we have the rising cost of our energy bills with the news telling us we could not only starve because we wont be able to afford food....we will also freeze......how did we survive when we were young with no central heating etc?
The main supermarkets are doing their bit....they have stopped selling those disposable barbecues.....which will prevent careless picnickers setting the country on fire.......I wonder which items on their shelves will quietly increase to cover their losses.
In between the blanket athletic sport we have the return of the football.....withManchester noted bottom of the table with Everton close by.....I'd rather watch the young lady gymnasts showing the world what REAL talent is......Man U. should sign one of them up as a goalie.
I watched a fascinating documentary on ABBA with an in depth chat with Agnetha.....the band produced a lot of masterpieces and for my money were top of the tree.
The song this week is a classic which Ricky Nelson recorded back in the 50s.....it was known for it's great guitar solo by James Burton who played on all of Ricky's early hits prior to him joining Elvis in Vegas.....around 2008 James came over here to tour and I had the opportunity to join him in concert singing a selection of Ricky Nelson Hits......he then came over each year and I did 8 concerts with him over the years and we became good mates.....this is a live recording of one of the concerts as we launch into "Hello Mary Lou" -
1.Overdosing on The Commonwealth Games....all good
stuff....medals everywhere.
2.B.P. have announced their 13 billion or so profits.....I'm so
delighted for them.....guess which petrol stations I will be
driving past. 3.Modern fashion trends for the older generation
standing up against the passage of time.
4.The usual hosepipe ban is upon us which means the floods
are due.....we must save water because it's
August.....because we always do.
5.My connection with Diana Dors and the song I wrote for her
almost 50 years ago....and I have only just heard it......so this
week's song has to be "I've Seen an Done It All" by Diana
Dors -
1.The BBC have been receiving a barrage of complaints regarding their heatwave coverage.
2.The Open Golf.....bit of a damp squib?
3.The Liverpool/Man City game......including the poor commentary
4.The Ladies World Cup Final
5.Documentary on Jackie Kennedy
6.Elvis films and his comeback in Vegas..........with James Burton on guitar.....the song this week is a live performance of "Poor Little Fool" with me on vocals and James backing me......cool or what. -
Hi Vince.....here are this weeks subjects for discussion.
1.The two day heatwave and how we survived it without bursting into flames.
2.The fabulous World Athletics Championships and the great personalities involved.
3.The Great British Bake Off - The Musical....can you believe.
4.Bargain Hunt and Flog It.....with their fascinating historic inserts.
5.The interesting interview by Melvyn Bragg with comedian Frank Skinner.
6.Worst record of the week spot takes us back through the years to the Little Jimmy Osmond classic "Long Haired Lover for Liverpool"....as bad as it gets.....I was an admirer of The Osmonds and actually met Donny.....not sure how his little brother got away with this one -
1.The heatwave and the media's attempts to scrape news from it
2.Vaping in schools is a major problem which needs to be solved according to the "desperate for news" media
3.Mo Farrah reveals the truth about himself -
I've attached an Adrian Street classic to discuss as record of
the week....we'll have a laugh.Subjects for the chat
1.Boris is out but we had to wait to find out because of
Wimbledon...which was far more interesting.
2.Wonderful Wimbledon....however perhaps a bit of gaffer
tape in the commentary box would have been an idea.
3.Upskirting and Downblousing....the ladies are not happy.....I
think I have the answer.
4.Evolution Records who I was signed up to thanks to your
mate Leapy Lee.
The record of the week is one I wrote and produced for
Adrian Street entitled "Imagine What I Could Do To
You"....which was the song he entered the ring to. -
Wimbledon....doing well at last despite a bumpy start with Murray and Raducanu
Mo Salah has signed up for Liverpool for another 3 years......and only gets 350 grand a WEEK.....a joke or what.
The Captain Tom charity money has come under investigation.....so in pile the media as usual
The media keep referring to "experts" when coming up with global warming or various medical issues......we never seem to find out who these "experts" are....I wonder why.
More sporting news!!!.....a Welsh rug by team went to Cape Town to play a match and their bags didn't arrive....shock horror....and they had to train in their stocking feet!!....and THIS was NEWS.....have the media got rugby mixed up with ballet dancing?
Steve Wright has been replaced on Radio 2 by Scott Mills because the boss (a woman) wants changes.....I think radio has had its day.
I watched the whole of McCartney on Glastonbury......brilliant.
I have to laugh when I see music producers being interviewed behind a huge 20 foot long mixer desk.......the song this week is one I composed arranged and produced on a computer screen...it is entitled "Wirral Wonderland" -
Hi Vince....I have attached the song for the end chat about
the Finland gig......it is "The Story of Skiffle" by "Skiffle" John
Lomax..which I wrote and produced for him.....this is the
version which got us the gig......
1.The train strikes and the one sided biassed reporting
2.In parts of Spain it is now illegal to pee in the sea.....
enforcement should be interesting.
3.Complaints about Facebook accepting "upskirting"
4.Idiots who do and say stupid things are not the problem...
the problem is the media for giving them publicity....obviously
REAL problems are not news.
5.The Glastonbury Festival is getting full coverage which I
have managed to avoid.....modern music has lost its way.
6.Strange things which happened on a gig I once did in
Finland.....which includes this week's song selection "The
Story of Skiffle" -
Heatwave Alert for The Wirral Peninsula with Don's Song
The two day heatwave has put us all on full alert with
instructions as to how to handle it and the fear of draughts or
floods....not forgetting how to apply suncream.....yep our few
days of Summer has arrived.........
all carried out from the new £5 million pound BBC studio.
England cricketers have restored my interest in the
game...whereas the footballers have removed what little
interest I had in the game.
Tyson Fury is going to tour around helping people with their
mental health showing what a great bloke he is.
I must mention a day at the races with Prince Charles and
Camilla parading around in the royal horse and
cart.....someone should have a word with his royal highness
regarding the hideous top hat.
I watched a fascinating programme on films which go horribly
wrong featuring ,among many, Rachael Welch as a
BLOKE....and The Life Of Brian.....
The mis-use of "I" and "me" will be explained.
The song this week is one I wrote and produced which paints
a musical portrait of my favourite place....The Wirral
Peninsula..... -
The Shortest Song in the World Don Woods 12th June 2022
Complaints about the coverage of the Jubilee
Complaints about little Prince George's behaviour
Petrol prices still on the rise but apparently
Boris's Xmas party is still more important
Cliff Richard pushing for new laws to protect those accused
of sexual offences until after the case....go Cliff!
!It is now DOCTOR Sir Ringo
A move to issue fines to New Zealand farmers for the release
of methane from their sheep and cows
The week's worst record selection..... The Shortest Song In
The World....by Duncan Reid and The Big Heads -
1.The Queen's Jubilee
2.Archbishop of Canterbury asking whether we should be
more forgiving....and mentioning Prince Andrew
3.Is it right that prisoners should be shouted at?
4.Wrexham's failed bid to be the Capital of Culture....which
was won by Bradford.
5.Should we go back to imperial measurement instead of
metric?
6.My answers to cancelled flights and overpriced eating and
drinking out.
7.Modern dance music belongs in night clubs not on "mature"
radio.....an example is a song I had to suffer on my car radio
on a recent long drive.....I switched the radio off after a few
minutes ...I would suggest you do the same....the song is "I'm
in love with your body"....by Ed Sheeran.......the record has
zero production and I've estimated must have cost about 2
quid to make.....I would like to suggest this as my weekly
worst record choice.....I know millions would disagree as he is
very popular...I might have liked him when I was 13....but
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After facing the pandemonium of cancelled flights and
police tear gas outside the stadium the Liverpool fans were
left with a hard to to take defeat in the Euro final.....some
even hired a speedboat to get there....a bit of a damp squib
to end the season on with a game they tactically should
have won...and would have done had the Spanish goalie
not played a blinder.
Boris and his Christmas party is still headline news....will
we ever move on?.....and there's nothing more annoying
than someone shouting to the Prime Minister as he walks to
his car "Are you going to resign Prime Minister?"....which
Boris rightly ignores.....and it would make a nice change if
the Labour Party actually came up with something
constructive instead of constantly criticising the
Government.
Also the horrific shooting of school kids in America has had
blanket coverage on the news.....it is difficult for people who
live in countries where guns are illegal to comprehend the
American viewpoint.
The rolling headlines underneath the BBC News bulletins
went slightly wrong.....they were (apparently) training
someone on how it's done and he typed in "Manchester
United are rubbish" which accidentally came up on the
screen as the news was being read......the BBC have
apologised.
I watched documentary on the 40 years of ABBA since they
packed up....very interesting and quite tragic in parts.Prices
of everything continue to rise for no real apparent
reason....a pal of mine uses a car wash each week and the
cost has gone up by £4......."because they can't get the
chemicals".....soap and water isn't it?....and with cups of tea
costing at least £2.50 it is cheaper to drink Diesel.....
This week's worst song selection....They're Coming to Take
Me Away Ha Ha.....by Sloppy Jane....almost as bad as
Yoko Ono.
Sloppy Jane is an American avant-garde rock band fronted
by Haley Dahl. The band released their breakthrough
second studio album Madison in 2021, through Saddest
Factory Records, an imprint owned by their former bassist
Phoebe Bridgers. Dahl is known for her eccentric
performance art style which sometimes includes nudity - Show more
