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18/02/2011

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

Let Alex kick-start your weekend with Feelgood Friday on The Best Time of the Day Show. This morning, we are thinking of excuses Alex can give to his new personal trainer when/if he fails to show for a session, in "Blood, Sweat and Too Many Beers". There are more tales of falling at the first hurdle and giving up, in "Learner on the Back-burner", and more ideas for the mobile phone application that has yet to be invented in "App Gap". Pause for Thought at 3.20 with Andrew Graystone and the final visit of the week to the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.
From Lester's Library there is a track from Dave Edmunds and a new one from Iron and Wine. Your choice from Listener's Library is a rock classic from The Cult. There is another track from Album of the Week from Sara Bareilles and Record of the Week by Asa.
Expect the unexpected with Alex, and you will still be in for a surprise.

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Music Played

  • Slade

    Cum On Feel The Noize

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Take That

    Kidz

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • The Showstoppers

    Ain't Nothin' But A House Party

    • This Is The Modern World (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION" (Dramatico) out on April 4th

    • Asa

      Be My Man

      • (CD Single).
      • Dramatico.
      • 1.

  • Eagles

    Tequila Sunrise

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Sheena Easton

    9 To 5 (Morning Train)

    • The World Of Sheena Easton.
    • EMI.

  • Ken Boothe

    Everything I Own

    • The Story Of Trojan Records.
    • Trojan Records.

  • Bon Jovi

    Bad Medicine

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 2.

  • Beverley Knight

    Piece of my Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN" (4AD) out now

    • Iron & Wine

      Tree by the River

  • Paul Simon

    Loves Me Like a Rock

    • Paul Simon - Negotiations & Love Song.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

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

  • Pretenders

    Don't Get Me Wrong

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Hurts

    Sunday

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Perry Como

    Catch A Falling Star

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • The S.O.S. Band

    Just Be Good To Me

    • The History Of Dance Vol. 2 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • R.E.M.

    脺叠别谤濒颈苍

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • George Michael & Astrud Gilberto

    Desafinado (Off Key)

  • The Kinks

    Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "PURE CULT" (Beggars Banquet) suggested by Trevor in Bognor

    • The Cult

      She Sells Sanctuary

      • The Cult - Pure Cult: The Singles.
      • Beggars Banquet.

  • Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band

    Davy's On The Road Again

    • 20 Years Of Manfred Mann's Earthband.
    • Cohesion.

  • Beady Eye

    The Roller

  • The Dixie Cups

    Chapel Of Love

    • Sweet Talkin' Guy - Sound Of 60's Gal.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Albert Hammond

    Free Electric Band

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

  • Lady Gaga

    Born This Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 11.

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Carole King

    It's Too Late

    • Carole King - Tapestry.
    • Epic.

  • Plastic Bertrand

    Ca Plane Pour Moi

    • VirginMegaMusic Totally 80's (Var).
    • Rhino.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "KALEIDOSCOPE HEART" (Columbia) out on Monday 21st February

    • Sara Bareilles

      King Of Anything

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Rumer

    Aretha

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE MANY SIDES OF DAVE EDMUNDS: THE GREATEST HITS AND MORE" (Rhino)

    • Dave Edmunds

      Crawling from the Wreckage

  • Shakira

    Whenever, Wherever

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Teddy Thompson

    Delilah

    • Bella.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Patrick Hernandez

    Born To Be Alive

    • Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1979 (Var).
    • Rhino.

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