100 shows 😮
We never thought we’d get this far, but to be fair we don’t think too much ahead, the next few shows, perhaps regular events such as cavern anniversaries, and more recently the new year review of artists we’ve said goodbye to over the previous year. Yet, here we are, our first century completed, and still not short of ideas.
Our theme was No.1 hits, but that was to a certain extent a reason to have familiar songs on the show so we could leave the mic open. Which we did, and you were able to hear all of the thrashing around that goes on behind the scenes. Including my late arrival, forced on me by an unexpected mandatory update to the Teamspeak client. Which failed, so it was -reinstall from scratch- time.
All of the tracks had been No.1 somewhere, at some time, including the pre and postshow tracks. It was Hugh’a birthday, so he had prior engagements, and could not join us. Selections came from four of us (Mal, Ed, Hugh and I) and we had an audience of more than 30 listeners, something we have not managed for some time. Do come again 🙂
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Joy To The World | Three Dog Night | Naturally | 1970 |
| Another Brick In The Wall | Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1979 |
| Moonlight Shadow | Mike Oldfield | Crises | 1983 |
| Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | Baker Street | 1997 |
| Jump | Van Halen | 1984 | 1984 |
| Broken Heart | White Lion | Mane Attraction | 1991 |
| The Final Countdown | Europe | single | 1986 |
The Show
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang | Celebrate! | 1980 |
| 9 To 5 | Dolly Parton | Favourites | 1980 |
| Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees | The Monkees | 1966 |
| Down Under | Men At Work | Men at Work | 1980 |
| Get Away | Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames | single | 1966 |
| The Joker | Steve Miller Band | The Joker | 1973 |
| Layla | Derek & The Dominos | Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs | 1970 |
| Angie | The Rolling Stones | Goats Head Soup | 1973 |
| I Want A New Drug | Huey Lewis & The News | Sports | 1983 |
| You Really Got Me | The Kinks | Kinks | 1964 |
| I Hear You Knocking | Dave Edmunds | single | 1970 |
| Down Down | Status Quo | single | 1974 |
| I Was Made for Lovin’ You | KISS | Dynasty | 1979 |
| I’m Not In Love | 10cc | The Original Soundtrack | 1975 |
| Kokomo | The Beach Boys | Still Cruisin’ | 1987 |
| Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms | 1985 |
| Reet Petite | Jackie Wilson | single | 1957 |
| Spirit In The Sky | Norman Greenbaum | single | 1970 |
| Waterloo | ABBA | Waterloo | 1974 |
| Heat of the Moment | Asia | Asia | 1982 |
| The Land of Make Believe | Bucks Fizz | Are You Ready | 1982 |
| You Belong to Me | Jo Stafford | Let Him Have It | 1992 |
| The Fly | U2 | Achtung Baby | 1991 |
| A Day In The Life | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 |
| Good Vibrations | The Beach Boys | Smiley Smile | 1967 |
Postshow
| Rock ‘N Roll Train | AC/DC | Black Ice | 2008 |
| Every Breath You Take | The Police | Synchronicity | 1983 |
| Right Down The Line | Gerry Rafferty | Baker Street | 1997 |
| Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | Different Light | 1986 |
| You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | Graceland | 1986 |
| White Room | Cream | Wheels of Fire (Remastered) | 1998 |
| One Of These Nights | Eagles | One Of These Nights | 1975 |