Songs recalled from the Potterrow jukebox, circa 1985-86

Songs recalled from the Potterrow jukebox, circa 1985-86

Rise - Public Image Ltd.
Where Do You Go To My Lovely – Peter Sarstedt
Kiss Me – Stephen Duffy
Running up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads
Close (To The Edit) - The Art Of Noise
The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Sex Crime (1984) - Eurythmics
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade
A New England - Kirsty MacColl
Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Slave to the Rhythm - Grace Jones
A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
See The Day - Dee C. Lee
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
Eloise – The Damned
I Don’t Want to Be Friends With You - Shop Assistants

Howzat! Approximation of a playlist §39

Vaguely topical cricket-related playlist

Joy Division Oven Gloves – Half Man Half Biscuit
What’s a Girl to Do? - Bat for Lashes
Tea In The Sahara – The Police
Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul Simon
Vanishing point - New Order
Nice weather for ducks – Lemonjelly
20th Century Boy - T.Rex
Rubber Ball - Avons
Deep and Wide and Tall - Aztec Camera
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
I saw a maiden - Choir Of King’s College
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Glory Box - Portishead
Cap in hand - The Proclaimers
Catch - The Cure
The cutter – Echo and the Bunnymen
Hello, Dolly! - Bobby Darin
Drop dead gorgeous – Republica
Drive – The Cars
Extras - Boo Hewerdine
I Will Follow [on] - U2
Bernadette - Four Tops
Gay bar - Electric Six
A Little Bit More - Dr. Hook
The In Crowd - Dobie Gray
Out In The Street - The Who
Move closer - Phyllis Nelson
All Over The World - Electric Light Orchestra
Working My Way Back To You - Detroit Spinners
Howzat - Sherbet
Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
Test Match Special – The Duckworth Lewis Method

Around Ambridge: Approximation of a playlist §38

Songs or artists with references to characters in everyone’s favourite long-running agriculturally leaning radio soap opera:

Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Fever – Peggy Lee
Fly Me To The Moon – Matt Monro
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Jerry Lee Lewis
Love Is A Battlefield – Pat Benatar
Making plans for Nigel – XTC
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka
Moonlight Shadow – Mike Oldfield
Looking for Linda – Hue And Cry
Days - Kirsty MacColl
Kathy’s Song – Simon & Garfunkel
Army Dreamers – Kate Bush
Steppin’ out Joe Jackson
Jolene – Strawberry Switchblade
Jennifer juniper – Donovan
Run to You – Bryan Adams
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Walkin’ Back To Happiness – Helen Shapiro
Searchin’ - Hazell Dean
Outside – George Michael
You Were Made For Me – Freddie & The Dreamers
What I Am – Tin Tin Out Feat. Emma Bunton
I Want That Man – Debbie Harry
Dayyyvvviiiid Watts – The Jam
Daniel – Elton John
Christine – Siouxsie & the Banshees
Caroline, yes – Kaiser Chiefs
This Is the Life - Amy MacDonald
Goody Two Shoes - Adam & the Ants
Willyerm, It Was Really Nothing – The Smiths
Stripper Vicar – Mansun
Me and the farmer – The Housemartins
More Than A Dream - The Farmers Boys
Sleeping Satellite – Tasmin Archer

Officer Training: approximation of a playlist §37

Officers and other ranks

Private Investigation - Dire Straits
I Left My Heart In Papworth General - Half Man Half Biscuit
The ordinary boys – Morrissey
Inner flight [lieutenant] – Primal Scream
I Won’t Back Down Tom Petty [Officer] & The Heartbreakers
Nightshift - Commodores
Dancing in the city – [Field] Marshall Hain
From No Strings Attached – Captain Scarlet Theme – Barry Gray
Generals and Majors – XTC
Dance commander – Electric Six
Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
Private Eyes – Hall & Oates
Me And The Major – Belle & Sebastian
January – Pilot
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Beatles
Where’s Captain Kirk – Spizz Energi

Fourth estate: approximation of a playlist §36

Newspaper titles

Plenty more than this when you think about it…

The Hindu Times – Oasis
Lucky Star – Madonna
Pillar To Post – Aztec Camera
Mirror Mirror – Dollar
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrews Sisters
Always the Sun – The Stranglers
Summertime – The Sundays
Invisible Sun – The Police
National Express – The Divine Comedy
Stealing people’s Mail – Dead Kennedys
Independent Woman #1 – Destiny’s Child
Telegraph - OMD
Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
The Dark Is Rising – Mercury Rev
Times like these – Foo Fighters
Mirror In the Bathroom – The Beat
Gonna Make You A Star – David Essex
Trans Europe Express – Kraftwerk
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
Paper Sun - Traffic
Star – David Bowie
I’ll be your mirror – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Express Yourself – Madonna
You stole the Sun from my heart – Manic Street Preachers
She’s a Star – James
News of the World – The Jam
Mirror man – Human League
Sporting Life – Young Marble Giants

Respect: Approximation of a playlist §35

Songs which include references to other artists, perhaps not always as respectfully as they should.

My perfect cousin – The Undertones
Cast no shadow – Oasis
Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
The Prince – Madness
Geno – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Joy Division Oven Gloves – Half Man Half Biscuit

Lady stardust – David Bowie
Elvis Ain`t Dead – Scouting For Girls
Let’s Dance to Joy Division – The Wombats
Levi Stubbs’ tears – Billy Bragg
Paul McCartney – Scissor Sisters
Elvis impersonator, Blackpool pier – Manic Street Preachers
Song for Bob Dylan – David Bowie
Velvet Underground – Jonathan Richman
Mahalia – The Bible
Daft punk is playing at my house – LCD Soundsystem
When Smokey Sings – ABC
The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman – Half Man Half Biscuit
Fergus sings the blues – Deacon Blue
Bowie – Flight Of The Conchords

Previously Presidential: Approximation of a playlist §34

Songs by artists with Presidential names/aspirations

Summer Of ‘69 – Bryan Adams
Fly Me To The Moon – Matt Monro
Bad – Michael Jackson
Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
I don’t wanna dance – Eddie Grant
Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley
Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
All Time High – Rita Coolidge
After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way) – Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Army Dreamers - Kate Bush
Don’t Call Me Baby – Madison Avenue
California uber alles – Dead Kennedys
Mad about the boy – Dinah Washington
Lump – The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Just don’t: Approximation of a playlist §33

Songs containing advice

You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
Don’t put your daughter on the stage Mrs Worthington – Vic Reeves
You Can’t Hurry Love – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing – Incognito
Drive Safely Darlin’ – Tony Christie
(Don’t fear) the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Treat Her Like A Lady – The Temptations
Don’t Sleep In The Subway – Petula Clark
Your Mother Should Know - The Beatles
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Honey Be Good – The Bible
Don’t Marry Her - The Beautiful South
Handle With Care – Traveling Wilburys
Billy Don’t Be A Hero - Paper Lace
You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees
Don’t talk – 10,000 Maniacs
White Lines (Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Don’t cry for me Argentina – The Shadows

Approximation of a playlist §31: Chocolate bars, biscuits etc

Songs and artists for when peckish

Up On The Roof – The Drifters
Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers
Picnic by the motorway – Suede
Gonna Make You A Star - David Essex

Rocky Racoon – Beatles
This Flight Tonight – Joni Mitchell
Joe the Lion – David Bowie
Club country – Associates
Earth Angel – The Penguins
Judge fudge – Happy Mondays
Dancing Tight – Galaxy
Girl from Mars - Ash
Time Out From The World - Goldfrapp
5-4-3-2-1 – Manfred Mann
Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson
Dr. Abernathy - Scritti Politti
Wagon wheel - Lou Reed
Taxi – Young Marble Giants
Join our club – Saint Etienne

Nonsense: approximation of a playlist §30

Songs featuring lyrics which are just plain nonsense

Tra La La Song (Banana Splits Theme) – Banana Splits

Shang-A-Lang – Bay City Rollers

Sha La La – Manfred Mann

Ooh To Be Ah – Kajagoogoo

Ooh La La – Goldfrapp

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da The Beatles

Na na na na naa – Kaiser Chiefs

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Bananarama

My Coo-Ca-Choo – Alvin Stardust

Justified and ancient – KLF

Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police

Da Doo Ron Ron – Crystals

Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue

Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey

Be Bop A Lula – The Everly Brothers

Agadoo – Black Lace