Wednesday, November 11, 2015

My Radio Boo broadcast (Wednesday 11 November 2015)


Reggae songs by white artists


Listen to the broadcast:

http://yourlisten.com/lefteris.lalos.7/my-radio-boo-broadcast-wednesday-11-november-2015


22:00 - 23:00

01. Me Gustas Tu - MANU CHAO (LP Proxima Estacion...Esperanza2001)
IT # 1, ES # 1, FR # 2, BE # 8, CH # 11, AT # 29, NL # 35, SE # 51
Lyrics

02. Dub Be Good To Me - BEATS INTERNATIONAL feat, LINDY LAYTON (single1990 / LP Let Them Eat Bingo, 1990)
UK # 1, NL # 2, AT # 2, DE # 4, IE # 4, BE # 5, SE # 10, NO # 10, FR # 19, AU # 12, NZ # 6, US # 76
Cover version of ''Just Be Good To Me'' by SOS Band (1983).
The song samples the bassline of Clash's ''The Guns Of Brixton'' (1979) and the harmonica of Morricone's ''Once Upon A Time In The West'' (1968)
Lyrics

03. Sadness In Your Eyes - KIRKA (single, 1990 / LP Sadness In Your Eyes1993)
Lyrics

04. All That She Wants - ACE OF BASE (LP Happy Nation1992)
UK # 1, US # 2, DE # 1, IT # 1, ES # 1, CH # 1, AT # 1, BE # 1, IE # 2, NO # 2, SE # 3, NL # 3, FI # 4, EUROPEAN # 2
The song was influenced by Kayo's song ''Another Mother'' (1990)
Lyrics

05. Love Is For Free - SMILEY feat. PACHA MAN (LP Plec Pe Marte2010)
Lyrics

06. Weekend - EARTH & FIRE (LP Reality Fills Fantasy1979)
DE # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, CH # 1, AT # 14
Lyrics

07. Footsteps - THE MOTELS (LP Little Robbers1983)
Lyrics

08. Informer - SNOW (LP 12 Inches Of Snow1993)
US # 1, UK # 2, DE # 1, CH # 1, SE # 1, NO # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 1, NL # 2, BE # 2, AT # 2, FR# 3, EUROPEAN # 1
Lyrics

09. It Must Be Love - MADNESS (single1981)
UK # 4, NZ # 21, AU # 48
Cover version of Labi Siffre's ''It Must Be Love'' (1971)
Lyrics

10. 500 Miles - HOOTERS feat. PETER; PAUL & MARY (LP Zig Zag1989)
SE #12
Lyrics

11. Don't Tread On Me - 311 (LP Don't Tread On Me2005)
Lyrics

12. Tripping - ROBBIE WILLIAMS (LP Intensive Care2005)
DE # 1, IT # 1, UK # 2, ES # 2, SE # 2, NL # 2, AT # 2, CH # 2, NO # 2, DK # 3, FI # 4, BE # 8, FR # 9, AU # 7, NZ # 20, EUROPEAN # 1
Lyrics

13. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love - UB40 (LP Promises & Lies1993 / OST Sliver, 1993)
US # 1, UK # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, AT # 1, AU # 1, DE # 2, EUROPEAN # 1
Cover versio of ''Can't Help Falling In Love'' by Elvis (1961)
Lyrics

14. Mysterious Girl - PETER ANDRE feat. BUBBLER RANX (LP Natural1996)
UK # 2, NZ # 1, AU # 8, NL # 3, AT # 3, IE # 3, DK # 4, BE # 5, DE # 7, CH # 7, NO # 11
Lyrics

15. Underneath It All - NO DOUBT feat. LADY SAW (LP Rock Steady2001)
US # 3, UK # 18, NZ # 8, AU # 28, DE # 42, AT # 34, SE # 39, CH # 54, FR # 71
Lyrics

16. Stars Are Blind - PARIS HILTON (LP Paris2006)
UK # 5, AT # 3, SE # 3, CH # 5, DK # 5, NO # 6, FI # 6, DE # 7, AU # 7, NZ # 12, US # 18, ΒΕ # 18, NL # 20, FR # 34, EUROPEAN # 5
Lyrics


23:00 - 00:00

17. The Tide Is High - BLONDIE (LP Autoamerican1980)
US # 1, UK # 1, BE # 4, NL # 5, CH # 5, NO # 7, DE # 15, SE # 19, NZ # 1
Cover version of ''The Tide Is High'' by The Paragons (1967)
Lyrics

18. D'yer Mak'er - LED ZEPPELIN (LP Houses Of The Holy1973)
The song is spelled ''Jamaica''
Lyrics

19. Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc (LP Bloody Tourists1978)
UK # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, NZ # 1, CH # 5, NO # 7, DE # 11, SE # 16, AT # 18, US # 44
Lyrics

20. I Shot The Sheriff - ERIC CLAPTON (LP 461 Ocean Boulevard1974)
US # 1, CA # 1, NZ # 1, UK # 9, NO # 3, DE # 4, NL # 5, BE # 7. AT # 19, FR # 28
Cover version of The Wailers' ''I ShotThe Sheriff'' (1973)
Lyrics

21. Mother & Child Reunion - PAUL SIMON (LP Paul Simon1972)
US # 4, UK # 5, NO 3, NL # 6, BE # 20, DE # 23
Lyrics

22Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - THE BEATLES (LP The White Album1968)
Marmalade's cover version topped the UK chart and was a major European hit in 1969,
Lyrics

23. Shame & Scandal In The Family - LANCE PERCIVAL (1965)
UK # 37
Covered in 2005 by Madness as ''Shame & Scandal (In The Family''
Lyrics

24. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - CULTURE CLUB (LP Kissing To Be Clever1982)
UK # 1, US # 2, DE # 1, FR # 1, CH # 1, AT # 1, BE # 1, SE # 1, AU # 1, IT # 2, NL # 2, NO # 2, EUROPEAN # 1
Lyrics

25Englishman In New York - STING (LP ...Nothing Like The Sun1987)
NL # 13, BE # 16, FR # 30, UK # 51.
The song refers to gay icon Quentin Crisp.
It was covered in 1992 by Shinehaed as ''Jamaican In New York''
Lyrics

26. To Love Somebody - JIMMY SOMERVILLE (single1990 / LP The Singles Collection, 1990)
UK # 8, NL # 4, AT # 5, NZ # 5, BE # 7, CH # 11, FR # 15, DE # 20
Cover of the Bee Gees song ''To Love Somebody'' (1967)
Lyrics

27. Can I Touch You... There? - MICHAEL BOLTON (single1995)
UK # 6, US # 27, AU # 18, NZ # 22, SE # 27, DE # 57
Lyrics

28. Boat To Bolivia - MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES (single1986 / LP Boat To Bolivia, 1987)
UK # 70

29Ich Bleib' Im Bett - NENA (LP Nena1983)

30. Kokain - EXTRABREIT (LP Die Rückkehr Der Fantastischen 5! 1982)
Lyrics

31. Ρέγγαι & Λακέρδαι - ΣΑΚΗΣ ΜΠΟΥΛΑΣ (LP Μπουλάς Ελλάς1986)
Στίχοι

32. Last Train To Heaven - PAUL KELLY & THE MESSENGERS (LP Gossip1987)
Lyrics



Other songs not included in the broadcast:

African Reggae - NINA HAGEN BAND (LP Unbehagen1979)
Can't Get Used To Losing You - THE BEAT (single, 1983 / LP I Just Can't Stop It1980)
Clint Eastwood - GORILLAZ feat. DEL THA FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN (LP Gorillaz2001)
Egyptian Reggae - JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS (LP Rock & Roll With The Modern Lovers1977)
Everybody - DJ BOBO (LP Dance With Me1993)
Everything I Own - BOY GEORGE (LP Sold1987)
Give Me Your Love - COSTAS CHARITODIPLOMENOS (LP Itchika1983)
Guns Of Brixton - THE CLASH (LP London Calling1979)
How Do I Miss You - THE PRETENDERS (LP Packed!, 1990)
Is There Anybody There? - SCORPIONS (LP Lovedrive, 1979)
It's A Jungle Out There - BONNIE TYLER (LP Faster Than The Speed Of Night1983)
It's A Mistake - MEN AT WORK (LP Cargo1983)
Night Nurse - SLY & ROBBIE feat. SIMPLY RED  (single1997 / LP Blue, 1998)
Nothing Has Changed - GALLIANO (LP In Pursuit Of The 13th Note1991)
Strength Of Character - CHINA CRISIS (LP Flaunt The Imperfection1985)
Sunshine Reggae - LAID BACK (LP ...Keep Smiling1983)
The Word Girl - SCRITTI POLITTI (LP Cupid & Psyche 851985)
The Worker - FISCHER-Z (LP Word Salad, 1979)
Tonight - DAVID BOWIE & TINA TURNER (LP Tonight1984)
Touche D'amour - CHRIS REA (LP Wired To The Moon1984)
Walking On The Moon - THE POLICE (LP Reggatta De Blanc1979)
Watching The Detectives - ELVIS COSTELLO (single1977)
Πάμε Χαβάη (It's A Pity) - ΑΛΚΗΣΤΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΨΑΛΤΗ (2007cover of the Tanya Stephens song of 2004)


Reggae versions of known songs

Set Fire To The Rain - ADELE (2011)
Turn Off The Light - NELLY FURTADO  (2000)


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