October 27, 2019

 

 

Her tender lips, define her face.

Her swaying hips, so full of grace.

 

The little dimples in her cheeks.

The lilting accent when she speaks.

 

Her mind complex, so complicated.

Her answers not anticipated.

 

The thoughts that linger, when she goes.

The vision of her upturned nose.

 

Her cheeky smile, her goodbye glance.

Her carefree walk, her sprightly dance.

 

The lasting moments, there to treasure.

The mine of memories, that bring pleasure.

 

All that she is, I wouldn’t change,

or one thing, would re-arrange.

 

To me, Mendotta, was my fate.

To me – the world, alas too late!

 

 

 

 

In 71,’When You Get Right Down To It’,

gave Ronnie Dyson, a No.34, on CBS.

And in 94, ‘Reggae Music’, on Dep International,

for UB40, a No.28 chart success.

 

In 74, ‘Reggae Tune’, on A & M,

was a Top 10, for Andy Fairweather Low.

And in 76, ‘Reggae Like It Used To Be’,

gave Paul Nicholas, a No.17, on RSO.

 

In 77, ‘Waiting In Vain’, on Island,

for Bob Marley & The Wailers, peaked at No.27.

And in 2000, ‘Rainbow Country’, on Club Tools,

gave Bob Marley versus, Funkstar Deluxe, a No.11.

 

In 74, ‘Ken Boothe, on Trogan,

saw ‘Everything I Own’, up to No.1 soar

And in 90, ‘Kingston Town’, on Dep International,

for UB40, reached No.4.

 

In 93, ‘Waiting In Vain, peaked at No.65,

for Lee Ritenour & Maxi Priest, on GRP.

And in 98, ‘Kick It’, on Universal,

for The Reggae Boyz, made a No.59 plea.

 

In 88, ‘Minnie The Moocher’, on Mango,

saw The Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra, at No.35.

And in 79, ‘Reggae For It Now’, on Charisma,

for Bill Lovelady, at No.12, last in this mix to arrive.

 

 

October 20, 2019

 

 

 

In 66, ‘Monday Monday’ – a US No.1 & UK Top 3,

for The Mamas & The Papas, on RCA.

And in 76, ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’, for David Soul,

on Private Stock – a Platinum-selling US & UK No.1 play.

 

In 85, ‘One More Night’, on Virgin,

for Phil Collins – a US No.1 & UK Top 4.

And in 97, ‘Live The Dream’, peaked at No.7,

for The Cast, on Polydor.

 

In 70, ‘Let’s Work Together’, on Liberty,

saw Canned Heat, on the No.2 line.

And in 78, Funkadelic, on Warner Brothers,

took, ‘One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1)’, to No.9.

 

In 62, ‘Let There Be Love’, on Capitol,

gave Nat ‘King’ Cole with George Shearing, a No.11.

And in 04, ‘A Little Bit Of Action’, on Virgin/EMI,

found Nadia, with a No.27.

 

In 77, ‘Free’, reached No.1,

for Deniece Williams, on CBS.

And in 95, ‘Love & Devotion’, on Logic,

gave (MC Sar & ) The Real McCoy’, a No.11 success.

 

In 72, ‘Morning Has Broken’, on Island,

for Cat Stevens – a No.9 made.

And in 04, ‘Long Time Coming’, gave The Delays,

a No.16, on Rough Trade.

 

In 09, ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, on Columbia,

took Journey to No.6.

And in 02, ‘Let’s Push Things Forward’, a Top 30,

on Locked On, for The Streets, completes this mix.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

October 17, 2019

 

 

In 85, ‘See That Glow’, on Magnet,

gave This Island Earth, a No.47.

And in 93, ‘Independence’, on Dome,

took Lulu, to No.11.

 

In 94, The Pretenders, had a Top 10,

on Real, with ‘I’ll Stand By You’.

And in 96, ‘Freedom’, on Chrysalis,

for Robbie Williams, reached No.2.

 

In 04, Gladiator featuring Izzy, made No.19,

on Universal, with ‘Now We Are Free’.

And in 05, ‘Proud’, on Arista,

took Heather Small, to No.33.

 

In 82, ‘A Night To Remember’, on Solar,

gave Shalamar, a Top 5.

And in 96, ‘Thank God It’s Friday’, made No.14,

for R Kelly, on Jive.

 

In 80, ‘All I Ever Wanted’, on CBS,

gave Santana, a No.57.

And in 84, ‘I’m So Excited’, on Planet,

saw The Pointers Sisters, at No.11.

 

In 82, Imagination, reached No.22,

on R & B, with ‘In The Heat Of The Night’.

And in 83, ‘I’m Still Standing’, saw Elton John,

on Rocket, to No.4, take flight.

 

In 68, ‘I’m A Midnight Mover’, on Atlantic,

peaked at No.38, for Wilson Picket.

And in 72, ‘I’ll Take You There’, on Stax,

for The Staple Singers – a US No.1 & UK Top 30 hit.

 

In 78, Blondie, on Chrysalis, made No.10, with

( I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear’.

And in 85, ‘I’m Your Man’, on Epic,

gave Wham, a gold-selling UK No.1 cheer.

 

Written By

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

October 16, 2019

 

 

 

In 55, ‘Ready, Willing And Able’, on Philips,

gave Doris Day, a Top 7.

And in 81, ‘New Life’, on Mute.,

took Depeche Mode, to No.11.

 

In 63, ‘Welcome To My World’, was a No.6,

for Jim Reeves, on RCA.

And in 08, Take That, had a No.1,

on Polydor, with ‘Greatest Day’.

 

In 74, ‘The Way We Were’ – a US No.1 & UK No.31,

for Barbra Steisand, on CBS.

And in 02, ‘The Way (Put Your Hand In My Hand)’,

gave Divine Inspiration, a Top 5 success.

 

In 84, ‘We All Stand Together’, on Parlophone,

for Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus – a Top 3 entry.

And in 98, ‘Ready For A New Day’, on Manifesto,

gave Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash, a Top 20.

 

In 70, ‘Reach Out And Touch’, on Tamla Motown,

gave Diana Ross, a No 33 re-action.

And in 80, Whitesnake, on United Artists,

had a No.43, with ‘Ready an’ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)’.

 

In 02, ‘We Are Made Of Stars’, on Mute,

for Moby, reached No.11.

And also in 02, ‘A New Day Has Come’,

on Epic, took Celine Dion, to No.7.

 

In 67, ‘The Happening’, on Tamla Motown,

for The Supremes, was a US No.1 & UK No. 6.

And in 84, ‘New Moon on Monday’, on EMI,

for Duran Duran, a No.9 fix.

 

In 81, ‘We’re Almost There’, on Motown,

saw Michael Jackson at No.46.

And in 86, ‘Life’s What You Make It’, on EMI,

a No.16, for Talk Talk, ends this mix.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

October 14, 2019

 

 

 

In 69, ‘Groove Baby’, gave Microbe,

a No.29 hit, on CBS.

And in 2000, ‘Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)’, on Positiva,

for Spiller, was a gold-selling No.1 success.

 

In 73, ‘The Groove’, on EMI,

for T Rex, climbed to No.4.

And in 84, ‘Groovin (You’re The Best Thing)’/’Big Boss Groove’,

a Top 5, for The Style Council, on Polydor.

 

In 80, ‘The Groove’, reached No.7,

for Rodney Franklyn, on CBS.

And in 96, ‘Groovin’, peaked at No.14,

for Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution, on IRS.

 

In 70, ‘Groovin With Mr Bloe’, on DJM,

reached the Top 2, for Mr Bloe.

Anf in 78, ‘The Groove Line’, peaked at No.12,

for Heatwave, on GTO.

 

In 88, ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’, on Virgin, a silver-seller,

for Phil Collins – to a US & UK No.1, took flight.

And in 90,’Groove Is In The Heart’/’What Is Love’

on Elektra, at No.2, for Deee-lite.

 

In 93, Fluke, on Circa,

reached No.45, with ‘Groovy Feeling’.

And in 99, ‘Grooveline’, on Ministry Of Sound,

took Blockster, to a No.18 ceiling.

 

In 96, D.O.P. on Hi-Life,

peaked at No.54, with ‘Groovy Beat’.

And in 99, ‘Groove Machine’, on Epic,

saw Marvin & Tamara, take a No.11 seat.

 

In 67, ‘Groovin’, on Atlantic, by The Young Rascals –

a UK No.8 & US No.1 delight.

And in 92, Maxi Priest, on 10Ten,

had a Top 50, with ‘Groovin In The Midnight’.

 

In 90, ‘Groovy Train’, on Produce,

took The Farm, up to the Top 6.

And in 66, ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’, on Fontana,

a Top 2, for The Mindbenders, ends this mix.

 

 

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine’ – Weekend Special’, 

3m – 5pm  Saturday, 19th October 2019

for the welcome return of Tony.

The Show includes

all the latest happenings and exciting Interview details.

along with great music, poetry & chat.

 

Also

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine,

at Noon, on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019,

for a great mix of music, interviews and tour dates,

including Tony’s interview with Steve Hogarth.

Also on the show will be live recordings from Risa Hall.

Tony will be reading the poem….

 

‘For The Love Of Marillion’

written by Harriet Blackbury.

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‘For The Love Of Bay City Rollers

written by  Harriet Blackbury

 

With their first ten consecutive hits on Bell,

starting in 71, ‘Keep On Dancing’, made No.9.

And in 74, four more hits followed,

the first – ‘Remember (Sha-La-La)’, mading the No.6 line.

 

Next came, ‘Shang-a-Lang’, at No.2,

and ‘Summerlove Sensation’, at No.3.

And ending 74, in style,

‘All Of Me Loves All Of You’, at No.4, was to be.

 

In 75, ‘Bye Bye Baby’, reached No.1,

and ‘Give A Little Love’, also a No.1.

Both of these songs gold-selling hits,

and ending 75, ‘Money Honey’ – a Top 3 ,won.

 

In 76, ‘Love Me Like I Love You’, made No.4,

and also, at No.4, in 76, was ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’.

In 77, ‘It’s A Game’, on Arista, peaked at No.16,

and ‘You Make Me Believe In Magic’ – a No.34, on view.

 

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October 12, 2019

 

 

Tune In To Tony’s Time Machine,

3pm – 5pm, on Saturday, 12th October 2019,

to hear Tony’s latest ‘Weekend Special’ show.

 

The Show includes…

Promotion for Yes, with tracks from Relayer’.

Promotion for Steve Hackett & ‘Selling England By The Pound’.

Promotion for Geoff Downes.

and a selection of music by Risa Hall.

 

Also on the Show ..

Interview clips from Tony’s recent conversation with

Steve Hogarth from Marillion

( full interview on Tuesday, 15th October, between Noon – 1pm.)

 

Tony will also be reading the poem…

 

‘For The Love Of Thin Lizzy’

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

October 10, 2019

 

 

In 73, ‘Whiskey In The Jar’, on Decca,

gave Thin Lizzy, a Top 6 show.

Followed by eighteen chart hits,

over the next eighteen years, all on Vertigo.

 

In 76, ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’,

claimed a No.8 stake,

and following on,

making No.31, was ‘Jailbreak’.

 

In 77, ‘Don’t Believe A Word’, –

up to No.12, took flight.

And at No.14, came ‘Dancin’ In The Moonlight,

(It’s Caught Me In The Spotllight)’.

 

In 78, ‘Rosalie – Cowgirls’ Song (Medley)’,

reached the Top 20.

And in 79, ‘Waiting For An Alibi’,

made a No.9 entry.

 

Also, in 79, reaching No.14,

was ‘Do Anything You Want To’.

And finally in 79, ‘Sarah’,

found a No.24 pew.

 

In 80, ‘Chinatown’, was at No.21,

and ‘Killer On The Loose’, made the Top 10.

And in 81, ‘Killers Live EP’,

reached No.19, for these men.

 

Also in 81, ‘Trouble Boys’, made No.53. And in 82 –

‘Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)’ – another No.53 bet.

And their first hit of 83, reaching No.27,

was ‘Cold Sweat’.

 

Also in 83, ‘Thunder & Lightning’, flashed at No.39,

and ‘The Sun Goes Down’, made a No.52 fix.

In 91, ‘Dedication’, peaked at No.35,

And ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’, at No.63, ends this mix.

 

 

 

 

In 91, ‘Head Like A Hole’, peaked at No.45,

for Nine Inch Nails, on TVT.

And in 94, ‘Headache’, on 4AD,

gave Frank Black, a No.53.

 

In 81, ‘Status Rock’, reached the Top 60,

for The Headbangers, on Magnet.

And in 96, ‘Head Over Feet’, on Maverick,

was a Top 7, for Alanis Morissette.

 

In 98, ‘Tourniquet’, on Epic,

for Headswim – a Top 30 squeeze.

And in 08, ‘Get Up On The Dance Floor’/’Headz Up’,

on Syco Music, for George Sampson, also at Top 30 please.

 

In 96, Heads With Shaun Rider, on Radioactive,

had a Top 60, with ‘Don’t Take My Kindness For Weakness’.

And in 04, ‘Headsprung’, on Def Jam,

for LL Cool J, a No.25 success.

 

In 82, ‘Head Over Heals’, on Epic,

gave Abba, a No.25 score.

And in 05, ‘Beating Heart Baby’, on Wea,

for Head Automatica, peaked at No.44.

 

In 65, ‘Treat Her Right’, on Vocalion,

took Roy Head, to the Top 30 line.

And also, in 65, ‘Going Out Of My Head’, on Decca,

for Dodie West, reached No.39.

 

In 72, ‘Superstar’, climbed to No.47,

for Murray Head, on MCA.

And in 99, ‘Heads High’, on Greensleeves,

gave Mr Vegas, a No.16 play.

 

In 79, ‘The Shape Of Things To Come’, on RSO,

gave The Headboys, a No.45 pop,

And in 91, ‘My Head’s In Mississippi’, made No.37,

on Warner Brothers, for ZZ Top.

 

 

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