BeebRock - The BBC4/BBC3/BBC2/BBC1 Music Programmes thread

grey_so_what · 26-04-2014 11:44PM

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I'll never forget the day that John Denver died, only because that idiotic clown Neil Prendeville announced his death on his radio show, and guess what song he played??

"Leaving on a Jet Plane" :rolleyes:

Oh Harry, that made me laugh out loud....:o

:eek:

Skid X · 26-04-2014 11:45PM

That's a beast of an instrument.

Lovin' your work Donie.

grey_so_what · 26-04-2014 11:47PM

"Your friendly neighbour KKK"....

Lol!....

Welsh Megaman · 28-04-2014 11:47AM

That guitar is sweeeeet, Donie!

Ol' Donie · 29-04-2014 07:59PM

Ah, thanks dudes!

I sure am happy with it! My best one by miles and miles! :-D

Ol' Donie · 29-04-2014 08:30PM

Ah, lads, terrible news! Friday seems to be Great American Songbook night (more or less), and Saturday is *sob* Sedaka night again!!

Come back Neil Diamond, all is forgiven!!

Skid X · 30-04-2014 01:18PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ah, lads, terrible news! Friday seems to be Great American Songbook night (more or less), and Saturday is *sob* Sedaka night again!!

Ah no, - we did not build this city on Sedaka and Doris Day

Let's see what else might be on offer ...

Friday

BBC2 NI 11.05pm - Later With Jools Holland

Extended edition of Tuesday night's show. Coldplay showcase songs from forthcoming album Ghost Stories and Blur frontman Damon Albarn performs tracks from his debut solo LP Everyday Robots. Ohio garage rock duo the Black Keys play tunes from their new LP Turn Blue, and Brooklyn funk-soul outfit Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings perform numbers from Give the People What They Want. Also appearing is singer Aziza Brahim, who grew up in Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria and now lives in Barcelona, singing about the issues surrounding the Western Sahara on her album Soutak. Plus, North London singer-songwriter Tom Hickox performs a song from his debut album War, Peace and Diplomacy

ITV 10.35pm -12.40am - The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute

Entertainment special commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four's ground-breaking first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and celebrating their legacy. Songs performed on that momentous evening in 1964, as well as Beatles hits through the years, are covered here by some of the biggest names in music, including Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and John Legend, and Eurythmics - reuniting for one night only. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr team up for Hey Jude and With a Little Help from My Friends, while various presenters - including Kate Beckinsale, Johnny Depp and Sean Penn - help highlight and contextualise the musical, cultural and historical impact of the band

and wearing the BBC4 Jersey, in a show I thought was decent ...

BBC4 9pm & 12.35am Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century - Arena Special

Profile of the legendary performer nicknamed Ol' Blue Eyes, best known for such songs as My Way and Strangers in the Night. Featuring interviews with his friends and family that uncover aspects of his rich personal life, which included four marriages, Las Vegas business interests and alleged association with the Mafia

Saturday
It's Sedaka night (Boo!) with the only saving grace being ...

BBC4 1.05am - Top of The Pops

Mike Read presents an edition from May 10, 1979, featuring performances by the Damned, Elkie Brooks, Sparks, Boney M, the Shadows, Eruption, the Monks, Roxy Music and Gary Moore. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 08:18PM

To be is to do — Plato

To do is to be — Aristotle

Do be do be do — Frank Sinatra

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 08:22PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

To be is to do — Plato

To do is to be — Aristotle

Do be do be do — Frank Sinatra

Had to read that twice!

:-D

Skid X · 02-05-2014 08:24PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

To be is to do — Plato

To do is to be — Aristotle

Do be do be do — Frank Sinatra

Scooby Dooby Doo, be dooby dooby ...

Sinatra ad-libbed the "Dooby dooby doo" closing scat. Iwao Takamoto, the animator who created the cartoon dog Scooby-Doo, said that he got the inspiration to name his character from Sinatra's ad-lib.

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6663

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 09:36PM

Yay...the girl from Tiger Bay!

Skid X · 02-05-2014 09:42PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Yay...the girl from Tiger Bay!

I do love Shirley, love her to bits.

This is one of my favourite clips ever

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 09:46PM

A touch of Schmilsson Nilsson...troubled genius.

Saw Maroon 5 on ITV, nearly put my foot thru the TV.

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 09:52PM

Always loved Bryan Ferry's voice...vibratooooooooo.

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 09:53PM

Didn't know Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins was a singer :pac:

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:00PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

A touch of Schmilsson Nilsson...troubled genius.

Saw Maroon 5 on ITV, nearly put my foot thru the TV.

Eeeesh. Glad i didn't flick over. Felt a bit of a disturbance in the ol' force there.

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 10:02PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Eeeesh. Glad i didn't flick over. Felt a bit of a disturbance in the ol' force there.

Oh god, it gets worse...Ed Sheeran :mad: :mad: :mad:

Skid X · 02-05-2014 10:29PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

A touch of Schmilsson Nilsson...troubled genius.

It's sad to think the singers from Badfinger wrote 'Without You' for Harry Nilsson ... they were all talented troubled souls RIP

Skid X · 02-05-2014 10:36PM

Annie Lennox singing The Fool on The Hill ...

the commercial channel has redeemed itself.

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:45PM

Is this the first time we've ITV on Beebrock? Reckon so.

Wonder what Paul is thinking. He looked a bit bored there.

Welsh Megaman · 02-05-2014 10:47PM

I'm sorry, but this Beatles programme is awful...something cold and soul-less about the way Corporate America take the Beatles name and make this moose of a tv special...all these sell-outs like Alicia Keys should be ashamed of themselves, no matter how good the performances.

/rant

Doris Day time!

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:48PM

Ads? On Beebrock night!? Boooo!!

Meanwhile, the camera keeps flicking to (mostly pretty) people I don't know. Current singers and stuff, I guess.

Skid X · 02-05-2014 10:49PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Is this the first time we've ITV on Beebrock? Reckon so.

Wonder what Paul is thinking. He looked a bit bored there.

I'm on a mission to help ITV, I started a thread on the Tommy Cooper biopic last week, and now I plugged their show here.

Simon Cowell and Corrie can't do it all alone

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:49PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Doris Day time!

Dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it....

Skid X · 02-05-2014 10:51PM

:pac:

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Is this the first time we've ITV on Beebrock? Reckon so.

Wonder what Paul is thinking. He looked a bit bored there.

I think Paul is happy now.

Oh, I'm obsessed with the man. If he wants to do a big corporate grammy night thing on ITV then he has earned it.

A sample brilliant Paul solo song, much underrated

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:52PM

Skid X wrote: »

I'm on a mission to help ITV, I started a thread on the Tommy Cooper biopic last week, and now I plugged their show here.

Simon Cowell and Corrie can't do it all alone

Ah come on now Skid!

Oh, hang on, BGT is on tomorrow! Wow, i think I'll get one of those pizza meal deals from Domino's, think i saw an ad for them somewhere.

grey_so_what · 02-05-2014 10:53PM

I liked Doris Day myself....

I wonder if she knew Rock Hudson was gay every time he kissed her in all the films they made....

The things I think about......

Ol' Donie · 02-05-2014 10:53PM

Jesus, my blood pressure is at Christy Moore levels watching this.

Need to go outside for some air.

Skid X · 02-05-2014 10:55PM

In fairness, the film Give my regards to Broad Street (from which no more lonely nights was taken) was an awful indulgent pile of poo, but the lead song was ace.

grey_so_what · 02-05-2014 10:56PM

Paul had some bad hair dye going on there.......

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