The Beatles sing I'm Only Sleeping
but Slumber Party respond I Don't Mind
Susanna Hoffs analyses the Look Of Love
Simon and Garfunkel spot A Hazy Shade Of Winter behind the Bookends, 
Norah Jones tries to melt a Cold Cold Heart
 and the Ikettes are Blue (shoo be do be do be do)
But As Tears Go By in the company of the Primitives
Joey Ramone sings to himself What a Wonderful World
Right before an Interlude by Diamanda Galas
Johnny Cash is after his own Personal Jesus
Lloyd Cole wonders if he's Man Enough
Jill Scott wants to know How It Make You Feel
Close Your Eyes for Bebel Gilberto 
Get On Top of Tim Buckley (woman!)
Let Billy Preston take you to Outa-Space...
...Oh Darling!

Hank Williams Sr was a Ramblin' Man
Moloko Remain The Same
The Average White Band Pick Up the Pieces
Sly sings Just Like A Baby,
Anna (go to him)!
You've got to change your Evil Ways, Santana baby...
Is This The End, Miss Li? Is it 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, mr Simon?
Is it Your New Cuckoo by the old Cardigans?
It's Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
it's I Me Mine by Beth Orton.
It's Jasmine Kara and an Ordinary Joe, and Big City Love for Laleh
in a West L.A. Fadeaway setting prepared by Los Lobos.
But oh, If The Stars Were Mine and not Melody Gardot's...
you'd all be Flying like Nice Little Penguins

(but not necessary in that order ;-) )

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Bobby Darin waves from Somewhere Beyond The Sea. Hello Stranger, responds Barbara Lewis. Caetano Veloso dreams of Diana. Betty Everett finds the Shoop Shoop Song (it's in his kiss). The Merseybeats are still Wishin' & Hopin'. Count Basie plays a melody From Russia With Love and Nancy Sinatra sings about The Last of The Secret Agents. Chuck Berry flies Back In The USA, whereas the Beatles fly Back In The USSR. Jackie DeShannon knows What The World Needs Now. Mongo Santamaria is the Watermelon Man. The Breuer Sisters send a Little Kiss and The Zombies wonder, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? The Bobbettes look at Mr Lee while The Drifters sit Up On The Roof. The Capitols are fascinated by a Cool Jerk. Peter and Gordon refuse to live in A World Without Love. The Shirelles recall Mama Said there'll be days like this, with Lonesome Tears In My Eyes in the company of Los Lobos. The Supremes sing of a Baby Love but as the Troggs know, Love is All Around...

This Will Be Our Year down there at the Beautiful South. Paul Weller and Portishead fight over Wild Wood. Macy Gray needs A Moment To Herself. Crying Shame says Jack Johnson about the progress of the world and Language Is A Virus, adds Laurie Anderson, while back in the day the Beatles thought, I've Got A Feeling ands Etta James considered that, At Last her lonely days were over. Lloyd Cole just had a Rolodex Incident, and Everything But The Girl describe a haunting Hatfield 1980. The Jesus and Mary Chain are Half Way To Crazy and Tom Waits witnesses them Tango 'Til They're Sore, in the reflection of a Moonriver sang by Fleury Dandonaki ...Baby One More Time down by The Fountains Of Wayne. Bebel Gilberto says there's No Return, but as Elvis Costello insists you're Innocent When You Dream...

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The Pierces Turn On Billie, Paul McCartney stumbles upon Distractions, while Melody Gardot lists the things she'd do If The Stars were Mine. Ben E. King, Stand By Me cause there's a Girlfriend In A Coma at the Grand Prix. Kirsty MacColl insists, 'You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby', so we dive into the Pogues' Blue Heaven, only to find ourselves surrounded by Madness in Our House. There's Always Something there To Remind me of Sandie Shaw. Arleta foresees the Cold Approaching. Jeff Buckley chants Hallelujah. Strange Angels are singing just for Laurie Anderson. The Fläskkvartetten are heading somewhere Over The Rainbow in fear of Those Winters that Jenny Wilson describes. All You Need Is Love, believe it or not! Don't smirk! Elvis Costello wants to know What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love And Understanding?

In My Life I came across Johnny Cash when he sang a song of John Lennon's after he went to the Strawberry Fields Forever. On occasion he was Watching The Wheels and thinking that Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out. Harper Simon gazed at Wishes and Stars, while Charlotte Gainsbourg was trying to grasp Everything I Cannot See. Crosby, Stills and Nash came together to perform a suite for Judy Blue Eyes. Amidst Our Darkness explored by Anne Clark, we followed a Sunray by Jesus and Mary Chain, going after a Downhill Racer and Everything But The Girl. We searched for the Young Idealists and found Lloyd Cole. In front of a Valley Winter Song stood the Fountains of Wayne. Bic Runga was trying to Get Some Sleep, and Two Of Us were standing solo, wearing raincoats in the sun...

My Whole World Is Falling Down, goes William Bell. You Know I'm No Good, admits Amy Winehouse. Creedence Clearwater Revival Put A Spell On You. Dick Dale and the Deltones give Misirlou a wicked spin. A Day in The Life of the Beatles reveals how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. Somebody, Somewhere leads me astray with Moloko, while Billy May works on The Man With The Golden Arm. Lolek dances alone A Valse Of True Romance, but Natalie Merchant warns, This House Is On Fire. We listen to the La's spiraling down through the Looking Glass. The Ramsey Lewis Trio has found the "In" Crowd. Aretha walks The Long And Winding Road all the way to Fred Neil's December's Dream...

Here Comes the Sun at a concert. Eytan Mirsky warns, "Don't Bother Me". If I Needed Someone you're the one that I'd be thinking of, because I Need You as much as the beautiful vocal harmonies by the Webb Sisters. George wears an Old Brown Shoe. "I Want To Tell You" sings a Blue Cartoon. The Might Be Giants devour a box of Savoy Truffle, While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Beth Orton mourns, "I Me Mine" but the Beatles play a happy blues For You Blue. We need the people in Bangla Desh, so Shout Horray for the Riff Raff My Sweet Lord and then Give Me Love (give peace on earth)! For the Red Lady Too, yes I mean the one behing the original Wonderwall. You, yeah you Lisa Mychols, Handle With Care the old Traveling Wilburys. Before the Marwa Blues catches us, we'll know there was Something in the way this Dark Horse moved...

(the Play-fool play-list of the day: 2011/11/19)

The Beatles may not have a car but they've found a driver and that's a start. He left her and Anita Harris stares at Trains And Boats And Planes hoping they'll bring him back. The Smithereens feel like they're riding on a Downbound Train. 10000 Maniacs see out of the edge of darkness a Peace Train. Tom Waits wonders will he see her tonight on a Downtown Train? Harry Belafonte stacks bananas on the Banana Boat Song. Joss Stone feels like Jet Lag without leaving the ground. Gerry and the Pacemakers call the Ferry (to) Cross The Mersey, and the Nits dance a nostalgic waltz around waving Adieu Sweet Bahnhof. Ella Fitzgerald longs for a Savoy Truffle. Roy Orbison wants to be our own Candy Man. The Strawberry Alarm Clock light some Incense And Peppermints, to mask a Lebanese blonde brought by the Thievery Corporation. We can drink some Mexican Wine from the Fountains of Wayne, or Summer Wine by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood. Ron Sexsmith pours a Brandy Alexander which always gets him into trouble. The Cardigans Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer.

The Play-fool play-list of the day (2011/11/12)

Del Davis doesn't want to live in a World Without Love. I Don't Mind, say the girls and go off to their Slumber Party. A Hazy Shade Of Winter it is but Simon and Garfunkel hang on to their hopes and simply pretend that they will build them again, while Charlotte Gainsbourg declares "Jamais". Elvis Costello talks about the girl who tried her Big Sister's Clothes. Moloko change their name and Remain The Same. David Bowie drives like a mad man from Station To Station. Hello Saferide ask "I Wonder Who Is Like This One", but you Never Know, as Jack Johnson reminds us. Simon Says sings Laleh. This Is Not Who We Are hope the Mull Historical Society. Clap Hand for Tom Waits. Dance a Zeimbekiko with Sotiria Bellou. Hey Jude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better...