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12/02/2010

Celebrating Valentine's Day, the Alex Lester way, on The Best Time of the Day Show. Shameful first date stories and romances that were doomed from 'hello'.

It's a bumper show this morning. As well as being Feelgood Friday, we are also celebrating Valentine's Day (albeit a couple of days early), the Alex Lester way. Romantic dedications, sensuous music and tear-jerking tales of the heart's lone desire...none of that mush on this show! Instead, we are laughing heartily at those disastrous first dates, romances that never got off the starting block and encounters with those words, "there's something you should know".

There are classic tracks by Dinah Washington and Wanda Jackson from Lester's Library and a cheeky AC/DC track from the Listener's Library. One final track from Owl City's Album of the Week, another play of Record of the Week from Johnny Cash and more Pause for Thought.

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Music Played

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Paolo Nutini

    New Shoes

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Little Big Town

    Fine Line

    • A Place To Land.
    • Humphead Records.
    • 1.

  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    (I'm a) Road Runner

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Foreigner

    When It Comes To Love

    • (CD Single).

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Everyday People

    • The Woodstock Generation (Various).
    • Nectar.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Many Of Horror

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY as featured on the CD, "MAD ABOUT THE BOY" (Jazz)

    • Dinah Washington

      September in the Rain

  • Madonna

    Crazy For You

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 7.

  • Space

    The Ballad Of Tom Jones (feat. Cerys Matthews)

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming album, "AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE" (Mercury) out Monday 22nd February

    • Johnny Cash

      For The Good Times

      • (CD Single).
      • American.
      • 1.

  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.

  • Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Jon Allen & Amy Smith

    When The Morning Comes

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 1.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.

  • Adele

    Cold Shoulder

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Boyzone

    Gave It All Away

    • (CD Single).

  • Billy Joel

    The River Of Dreams

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Columbia.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Meredith Brooks

    Bitch

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DIRTY DEEDS DONE CHEAP" (Sony), suggested by Paul Lee, Nottingham

    • A.C.

      Big Balls

      • Dirty Deeds Done Cheap.

  • Jack Johnson

    Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

    • (CD Single).
    • Brushfire Records.

  • Davy Knowles and Jonatha Brooke

    Taste Of Danger

    • (CD Single).

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • MIKA

    Blame It On The Girls

    • (CD Single).

  • Pat Benatar

    Love Is A Battlefield

    • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Elvis Presley

    The Girl of My Best Friend

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Raul Malo

    Moonlight Kiss

    • (CD Single).
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Love Is A Losing Game

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "OCEAN EYES" (Universal) Released Monday 15th February

    • Owl City

      Dental Care

      • Ocean Eyes.

  • Orange Juice

    Rip It Up

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Jeffrey Osborne

    On The Wings Of Love

    • Soul Desire Vol.2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Ugly Kid Joe

    Everything About You

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Wanda Jackson

      You Know I'm No Good

  • Paul McCartney

    (I Want To) Come Home

    • (CD Single).

  • Hue and Cry

    Labour Of Love

    • Now 24 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Fri 12 Feb 2010 02:00
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2

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