Track Listing, 15/9/11

Today wasn't bad, here's what I played:

1. 'Uncle Arthur' by David Bowie (David Bowie, 1967)
2. 'Alaska' by Dr. Dog (We All Belong, 2007)
3. 'Nice 'n' Sleazy' by The Stranglers (Black And White, 1978)
4. 'Cowboy Song' by A Band Called Wanda (A Band Called Wanda EP, 2007)
5. 'With A Girl Like You' by The Troggs (Single, 1966)
6. 'Collecting Dust' by Jaffa Rose (Jaffa Minute EP?, 2005)
7. 'Read My Mind' by The Killers (Sam's Town, 2006)
8. 'Delia's Gone' by Al Stewart (Live/Indian Summer, 1981)
9. 'Vanilla Sky' by Paul McCartney (Vanilla Sky OST, 2001)
10. 'Slow Train' by Guillemots (Walk The River, 2011)
11. 'Love Is Strong' by The Rolling Stones (Voodoo Lounge, 1994)
12. 'Cartertown' by The Last Spectacular (The Last Spectacular, 2011)
13. 'Electric Feel' by MGMT (Oracular Spectacular, 2007)
14. 'Cheating On You' by Franz Ferdinand (Franz Ferdinand, 2004)
15. 'Behind The Eight Ball' by Madness (B-side, 1983 - available on The Business, 1993)
16. 'Master Aslund' by Swap (Du Da, 2005 - available on BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006, 2006)
17. 'Invisible Sun' by The Police (Ghost In The Machine, 1981)
18. 'Cloudless' by Peter Gabriel feat. The Blind Boys of Alabama (Long Walk Home, 2002)
19. 'The Exception' by Eddi Reader (Eddi Reader, 1994)
20. 'Half Light II (No Celebration)' by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, 2010)
21. 'Family Man' by Mike Oldfield (Five Miles Out, 1982)
22. 'My Act' by Mike Auger (You Are Here, 2006)

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SEE IT, RENT IT, SKIP IT:
- See It: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sky (dir. Tomas Alfredson, starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy)
- Rent It: Super Size Me (dir. and starring Morgan Spurlock)
- Skip It: I Don't Know How She Does It (dir. Douglas McGrath, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear)

SOUNDTRACK STORIES
Rabbit-Proof Fence - how Peter Gabriel become involved with Philip Noyce after the Millennium Dome show, which later formed the basis of the album OVO

THE NEVER-ENDING PLAYLIST:
1. 'Extreme Ways' by Moby
2. 'The Youth' by MGMT
3. 'Nothing Man' by Bruce Springsteen
4. 'No More Heroes' by The Stranglers
5. 'Ashes To Ashes' by David Bowie
6. 'Tea In The Sahara' by The Police
7. 'Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)' by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
8. 'Gone' by U2 (Pop, 1997)
9. 'Mary' by Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters, 2004)
10. 'The Fez' by Steely Dan (The Royal Scam, 1976)
11. 'Seven A.M.' by The Blue Nile (Hats, 1989)
12. 'Take Me To The River' by Talking Heads (More Songs Around Buildings And Food, 1978)
13. 'You Haven't Told Me Anything' by Keane (Perfect Symmetry, 2008)
14. 'I Am In Love With You' by Imogen Heap (Speak For Yourself, 2005)
15. 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom, 1995)
16. 'Sense Of Doubt' by David Bowie ("Heroes", 1977)
17. 'Stay (Faraway, So Close!)' by U2 (Zooropa, 1993)
18. 'Precious' by Depeche Mode (Playing The Angel, 2005)
19. 'The Model' by Kraftwerk (The Man Machine, 1978)
20. 'Beautiful Machine Parts 1-2' by The Apples In Stereo (New Magnetic Wonder, 2007)
21. 'Saturday Night Sunday Morning' by Madness (Wonderful, 1999)
22. 'Hollow Man' by R.E.M. (Accelerate, 2008)
23. 'Hand In Glove' by The Smiths (Hatful Of Hollow, 1984)
24. 'The Ring Goes South' by Harold Shore (The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring OST, 2001)
25. 'Shores Of California' by The Dresden Dolls (Yes, Virginia..., 2006)
26. 'California' by Eddi Reader (Angels & Electricity, 1998)
27. '5:15 The Angels Have Gone' by David Bowie (Heathen, 2002)
28. 'Delia's Gone' by Al Stewart (Live/Indian Summer, 1981)
29. 'Vanilla Sky' by Paul McCartney (Vanilla Sky OST, 2001)

Connection: Chefs and cooking. Delia refers in this case to Delia Smith, and the opening line of the Paul McCartney track is 'The chef prepares a special menu'.

There were no correct guesses this week. I may be phasing out the Never-Ending Playlist in the weeks to come, so watch this space. See you next week.

Daniel