86 Valentine’s Day
A fine romantic evening’s entertainment was shared with up to 29 listeners at one point.
Preshow from my stash again, some Little Feat, Swarbrick/Carthy, The Melrose Quartet with a fine piece of anti-war sentiment, composed by Carthy, and after that some Michael Chapman, with added Mick Ronson and Rick Kemp.
The show walked the listener through an affair, from first meeting to a Valentine, a slow dance, and a look at the future.
Postshow we had some of the tracks that just didn’t quite make the cut, from Bryan Ferry’s Slave To Love (another meet-up and falling in love song), Under The Boardwalk and Wouldn’t It Be Nice (getting to know each other) and some steamy stuff, Body Talk and Feel Like Makin’ Love. Finally, Paxton’s Outward Bound sees the couple heading off on a life’s voyage.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Teenage Warrior | Little Feat | Representing the Mambo | 1990 |
| Representing the Mambo | Little Feat | Representing the Mambo | 1990 |
| Carthy’s March – The Lemon Tree | Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick | Life and Limb | 1990 |
| Dominion of the Sword | Melrose Quartet | Dominion | 2017 |
| Rainmaker | Michael Chapman | Rainmaker | 1969 |
| Naked Ladies & Electric Ragtime | Michael Chapman | Fully Qualified Survivor | 1970 |
| Stranger In The Room | Michael Chapman | Fully Qualified Survivor | 1970 |
The Show
Meeting Up
| Meeting Up | |||
| Dancing in the City | Marshall Hain | Free Ride | 1978 |
| Getting to know them | |||
| Groovin’ | Rascals | Groovin’ | 1967 |
| Falling for them | |||
| Close To You | The Carpenters | Close To You | 1970 |
| Baby Blue | The Beach Boys | L.A. (Light Album) | 1979 |
| Man in Love | Eric Clapton | Money and Cigarettes | 1983 |
| You Got It | Roy Orbison | Mystery Girl | 1989 |
| This could be love | |||
| In My Life | The Beatles | Rubber Soul | 1965 |
| When A Man Loves A Woman | Percy Sledge | single | 1966 |
| Your Love Is King | Sade | Diamond Life | 1984 |
| Cuddle Up | The Beach Boys | Carl & The Passions – So Tough | 1972 |
| Feeling In Love | J.J. Cale | Number 10 | 1992 |
| Slip On Through | The Beach Boys | Sunflower | 1970 |
| Valentine’s Day | |||
| Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley | Elvis | 1956 |
| Harvest Moon | Neil Young | Harvest Moon | 1992 |
| Hello | Lionel Richie | Can’t Slow Down | 1983 |
| How Can I Tell You | Cat Stevens | Teaser And The Firecat | 1971 |
| Sunny | Georgie Fame | Sound Venture | 1966 |
| I Just Wanna Be With You | Chris Rea | The Road To Hell | 1989 |
| More Than Anything In This World | Lenny Kravitz | Mama Said | 1991 |
| You Matter To Me | Peter Criss | Peter Criss | 1978 |
| Love On the Air | David Gilmour | About Face | 1984 |
| Slow dance together | |||
| Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | single | 1968 |
| Hip Hug-Her | Booker T. and the M.G.’s | Hip Hug-Her | 1967 |
| I’m Not In Love | 10cc | The Original Soundtrack | 1975 |
| Nights In White Satin | The Moody Blues | single | 1967 |
| and what may come next | |||
| Midnight at the Oasis | Maria Muldaur | Maria Muldaur | 1973 |
| Kissin’ And A Huggin’ | Joan Armatrading | Show Some Emotion | 1977 |
| Facing the future together | |||
| We’ve Only Just Begun | The Carpenters | Close To You | 1970 |
Postshow
| Slave To Love | Bryan Ferry | Boys and Girls | 1985 |
| No More Lonely Nights | Paul McCartney | Give My Regards to Broad Street | 1984 |
| Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | The Drifters | 1964 |
| Wouldn’t It Be Nice | The Beach Boys | The Beach Boys In Concert | 1973 |
| My Kind Of Lady | Supertramp | Famous Last Words | 1982 |
| Body Talk | Imagination | Body Talk | 1981 |
| Feel Like Makin’ Love | Bad Company | Straight Shooter | 1975 |
| Outward Bound | Tom Paxton | Outward Bound | 1966 |