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    If you've got an iPod (other MP3 players are available) you've probably ganged together some tracks to form a playlist (best of xx etc.) but does anyone here do themed playlists?

    I've got a 'a day off ill from school' playlist which starts off with the Picture Box tv theme, has some cheesy classics like Summer by Billy Goldsboro and Angie Baby by Helen Reddy then segues into Rainbow and the Crown Court music for lunchtime with a clip from Words and Pictures. After that we have an afternoon selection like Gonna Make You a Star by David Essex and Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann which goes into kids TV time with The Changes music and Magpie theme and ends up with Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur.

    I've got a few others which also sum up other parts of my life gone by but my most massive one can run for the best part of a work day. It's full of all sorts of nonsense but never fails to cheer me up and ends with probably my favorite piece of music ever. For me it perfectly evokes a lunchtime with my Mum circa '71-'72. For some strange reason that only makes sense to me the compilation's called 'Transfer Lettering'. See how many you recognise:

    EBC 1 announcer intro
    Mary, Mungo and Midge intro
    Afternoon Delight - Starlight Vocal Band
    What Becomes of the Broken hearted - Dave Stewart & Colin Blunstone
    Calling Occupants of Interplantery Craft - The Carpenters
    Heaven in my Hands - Level 42
    Silver Lady - David Soul
    Spider-Man theme - the old cartoon song updated by Michael Buble
    Young Parisians - Adam and the Ants
    Excerpt from a Teenage Opera - Keith West
    Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
    Turning Japanese - The Vapors
    Ballard of Bilbo Baggins - Lenoard Nimoy
    Pinball Wizard - Elton John
    Double Deckers theme
    Wichita Lineman - Glen Cambell
    A clip from Bullseye
    Lean on Me - Red Box
    Thank U Very Much - Scaffold
    Barnaby the bear's song
    The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
    Grange Hill theme
    In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans
    Hold On - Wilson Philips
    All the young dudes - David Bowie
    Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
    The Champions theme
    Zoom - Fat Larry's Band
    98.6 - Keith
    Love is in the Air - John Paul Young
    Teenage Rampage - Sweet
    I'm going to Spain - Steve Bent (from a recording of Kenny Everett's worst records on Capital Radio circa '79)
    The Good Life theme
    Killer Queen - Queen
    One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
    Ask Aspel theme
    Three Little Fishes - Frankie Howerd
    Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
    ABC - The Jacksons
    Supernature - Cerrone
    The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
    Oh Lori - Alessi Brothers
    White Horses theme
    Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
    King of Whishful Thinking - Go West
    Catweazle theme
    Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
    Toast - Streetband
    Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
    Follyfoot theme
    Bermuda Triangle - Barry Manilow
    Lovely Day - Bill Withers
    Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
    Hold Me Close - David Essex
    Think of a Number theme
    Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
    Funky Moped - Jasper Carrot
    Cars - Gary Numan
    Blockbuster - Sweet
    I don't like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
    Money - Flying Lizards
    Son of my Father - Chicory Tip
    Screen Test theme
    Jilted John - Jilted John
    Oh What a Circus - David Essex
    You're Moving out Today - Carol Bayer Sager
    The end theme to Mary, Mungo and Midge (just the best)

    Phew!
    Last edited by Wil; 13-04-2007, 13:21.

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    Re: Playlists of your life

    Cool stuff, The Fall did a cover of "I'm going to Spain" but I've never heard the original

    the Screen Test theme..great stuff,not heard that in years.Always watched that as a kid. Not seen Michael Rodd on TV for years
    Last edited by sixtyten; 13-04-2007, 12:27.

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      Re: Playlists of your life

      Baker Street-Classic,not heard it for a while, will have to dig it out.
      Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas was no.1 the day I was born.
      Last edited by Heather74; 13-04-2007, 12:35.
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