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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2010, 12:45:04 AM »
Clegg listens to Motorhead??  eeek:





I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Lemmy finds out, what was the track?
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #16 on: October 25, 2010, 07:39:14 AM »
I have no idea.
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2010, 07:47:10 AM »
try as I might I just cant picture him headbanging to The Ace of Spades or somesuck. I can't help but wonder if his PR team were having a laugh and it was meant to be a Radiohead track instead
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2010, 07:50:08 AM »
He prolly listens to stuff whilst in his motorcade and it all got a bit misinterpreted  rubschin:
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2010, 07:57:01 AM »
Could be the start of a theme, Cameron could go on and choose something by Iron Maiden  whistle:
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2010, 08:02:02 AM »
Mr Clegg's list of records played on the programme.
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#1
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in A Minor
Artist: Idil Biret
Chopin’s Piano Music: Volume 13, NAXOS
#2
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash — Sunday Morning Coming Down
Composer: Kristofferson
The Man in Black: The Definitive Collection, EMI
#3
Prince Prince — The Cross
Composer: Prince
Sign 'O' The Times, Paisley Park
#4
Cesária Évora Cesária Évora — Petit Pays
Composer: Nando da Cruz
Cesaria, RCA
#5
Radiohead Radiohead — Street Spirit
Composer: Radiohead
Best of Radiohead, : Parlophone
#6
David Bowie David Bowie — Life on Mars
Composer: David Bowie
David Bowie/Very Best of 1969-74, EMI
#7
Shakira Shakira — Waka Waka the theme to the 2010 World Cup
Composer: Lyrics Shakira/ music J.Hill, Emile Kojidie, Dooh Belly, Eugene Victor, Ze Bell Jean Paul
Listen Up: The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album, Epic
#8
Franz Schubert Franz Schubert — Impromptu No.3 in G Flat Major
Artist: Alfred Brendel
Schubert:Impromptus Op. 90 & Op.142, Philips


For Motorhead in o.p. read RadioHead.
Whether I miss-heard or the newscaster got it wrong I have no idea. Either way the music is shite to some and beloved of others.

Could be the start of a theme, Cameron could go on and choose something by Iron Maiden  whistle:

Cameron was on months ago ~ I have no idea what he selected.
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Re: Slow News Day?
« Reply #21 on: October 25, 2010, 08:56:55 AM »
Cameron was on Desert island Discs in 2006 and was interviewed by Sue Lawley
His choices were:
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1. Tangled Up In Blue
Performer Bob Dylan
Composer  Bob Dylan
Publisher CBS
CD Title Bob Dylan:Real Live
Track Side 2 trk 1
Label CBS
Rec No: 26334

2. Ernie
Performer Benny Hill
Composer Benny Hill
Publisher EMI
CD Title Benny Hill:Ernie
Track 1
Label EMI
Rec No: CDGO 2040

3. Wish You Were Here
Performer Pink Floyd
Composer Gilmour/Waters
CD Title Echoes - The Best of Pink Floyd
Track Cd1 trk 20
Label EMI
Rec No: 536112

4. On Wings of Song
Performer Kiri Te Kanawa and Utah Symphony Orchestra
Composer Mendelssohn
CD Title Essential Wedding Collection
Track Cd1 trk 20
Label Decca
Rec No: 475 6013

5. Fake Plastic Trees
Performer Radiohead
Composer Radiohead
Publisher EMI
CD Title Fake Plastic Trees
Track 1
Label Parlophone
Rec No: CDRS6411
 
6. This Charming Man
Performer Smiths
Composer Morrissey & Marr
Publisher Warner Chappell music
CD Title This Charming Man
Track 7
Label WEA
Rec No: YZ000ICD2

7. Perfect Circle
Performer R.E.M
Composer Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe
Publisher International Record Syndicate
CD Title Best of R.E.M
Track 3
Label I.R.S.
Rec No: DMIRHI

8. All these Things that I've Done
Performer The Killers
Composer Flowers
Publisher Universal Music publishing
CD Title All these Things that I've Done
Track 1
Label Lizard King
Rec No: Lizard012

Record:Tangled Up in Blue
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