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In this episode we look at some of the songs that have provided the breakbeats to many hits and misses down the years. 

• Papa Was, Too – Joe Tex
• The Champ – The Mohawks
• Sing A Simple Song – Sly & The Family Stone
• Amen, Brother – The Winstons. Check out this fantastic YouTube video history of this song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
• Funky Drummer – James Brown
• Hot Pants – I’m Coming, I’m Coming, I’m Coming – Bobby Byrd
• N.T. (Parts 1 & 2) – Kool & The Gang
• Blind Alley – The Emotions
• Think (About It) – Lyn Collins
• Impeech The President – The Honeydrippers
• Apache – Incredible Bongo Band
• It’s A New Day – Skull Snaps
• Ashley’s Roachclip – The Soul Searchers
• Flashlight – Parliament
• The Big Beat – Billy Squire
• More Bounce To The Ounce – Zapp
• Atomic Dog – George Clinton

In the first of two episodes, we look at some of the sounds of the Indie music scene that were bubbling around in the era before the mid-90’s Britpop explosion.

• Surfin’ USM – Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
• After All – The Frank & Waters
• Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
• Saturn 5 – Inspiral Carpets
• Shine On – House Of Love
• Only One I Know – The Charlatans
• This Is Your Life – Banderas
• Move Any Mountain – The Shamen
• Kinky Afro – The Happy Mondays
• One Way – The Levellers
• Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St. Etienne
• Where’s Me Jumper? – Sultans Of Ping F.C.
• Unfinished Sympathy – Massive Attack
• Hippy Chick – Soho
• Ten Years Asleep – Kingmaker
• All Together Now – The Farm

In this episode, Darryl Bullock of ‘The Worlds Worst Records’ blog fame joins The Squire to talk about some of the not so classic Christmas records that have been released down the years. Check out Darryl’s website for more information on some truly terrible records records. http://www.worldsworstrecords.co.uk/. 

• Lick A Smurp For Christmas – Father Abraphart & the Smurps 
• All I Want To Ask Santa – Ricky Segall & The Segalls
• Billy’s Christmas Wish – Red Sovine
• Santa’s Doing The Horizontal Twist – Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards
• Christmas Shoes – Newsong
• White Christmas – Billy Idol
• I’m Gonna Spend Christmas With A Dalek – The Go-Go’s
• The Night KITT Saved Christmas – David Hasselhoff
• R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Jon Bongiovi
• The Christmas Song – Canned Heat & The Chipmunks
• Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Feet Four – Kay Brown
• Jingle Bells – Barbra Streisand
•  Mister Russian, Please Don’t Shoot Santa’s Sleigh – The Sensational  Little Shana Lynette
• Christmas On The Moon – Troy Hess
• Rockin’ Disco Santa Claus – Sisterhood
• Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer – Wounded John Scott Cree

In this episode, we delve into the murky world of the single B-side. All of the songs in this episode were originally released as B-sides and not album tracks used to fill up the space. They are also taken from the original UK vinyl releases. 

• You’re Welcome – The Beach Boys
• Mean Woman Blues – Jerry Lee Lewis
• A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues – Arthur Alexander
• Around & Around – Chuck Berry
• Steal Your Heart Away – Bobby Parker
• Claudette – The Everly Brothers
• Bullmoose – Bobby Darin
• Rain – The Beatles
• Stevie’s Blues – The Spencer Davis Group
• Julia Dream – Pink Floyd
• Our B Side – Three Dog Night
• Coming Up (Live) – Paul McCartney & Wings
• Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen
• Love Or Money (33rpm Version) – Prince
• Love Or Money (45rpm Version) – Prince
• John Cope – Talk Talk
• All Across The Sand – The Stone Roses
• My Insatiable One – Suede
• Oh The Guilt – Nirvana
• Acquiesce – Oasis
• Thief – Belly

A full year after our first show, we present a show with an episode dedicated to each month and season. 

• January Girl – The Pope Dream
• February Sunshine – Giant Sunflower
• Melancholy March – Julie London
• Springtime Girl – The Yellow Balloon
• April – Deep Purple
• First of May – The Bee Gees
• Royal Blue Summer Sunshine – Bystanders
• June Bride Baby – Goldebriars
• 4^th of July – The Beach Boys
• August Mademoiselle – Children of the Mushroom
• Autumn Afternoon – The Association
• September in the Rain – Dinah Washington
• October Country – The Smoke (US Band)
• It’s Now a Winter’s Day – Tommy Roe
• November Night – Peter Fonda
• December Dream – The Stone Poneys

Once again we delve into the archive at Squire Towers to bring you some classics from the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. All of the records were released on the legendary London Record label and each song has been copied from the original UK vinyl release. 

• 20 Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran
• Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
• Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
• My Babe – Ricky Nelson
• To Know Him is to Love Him – The Teddy Bears
• Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
• I’m Ready – Fats Domino
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon – Little Richard
• Shazam! – Duane Eddy
• When Will I be Loved – The Everly Brothers
• Rocking Goose – Johnny & the Hurricanes
• What I’d Say – Ray Charles
• Perfidia – The Ventures
• Stand By Me – Ben E King
• Watch Your Step – Bobby Parker
• Love’s Made a Fool of You – Bobby Vee
• Running Scared – Roy Orbison
• You Better Move On – Arthur Alexander
• It Might as Well Rain Until September – Carol King
• Love Letters – Ketty Lester

With the summer months still upon us, we present a show to play on those lazy Sunday afternoons (No Small Faces included though. That would be a bit too obvious).

• Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – Queen
• Sunday Barbeque – Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Never on Sunday – The Chordettes
• A Sunday Kind of Love – Dion
• Any Day’s a Sunday Afternoon – The Collage
• Polly Sunday – Jon
• Love is a Rainy Sunday – The Love Generation
• Tracy had a Hard Day Sunday – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
• Sunday Will Never be the Same – Spanky & Our Gang
• Sunday’s Best – Bobbie Gentry – 
• Sunday’s Leaving – State of Mickey & Tommy
• Sunday Sun – Neil Diamond
• Sunday Morning Six O’clock – The Camel Drivers
• Gloomy Sunday – Anna Black
• I Met Him on a Sunday – Laura Nyro & Labelle
• Seagull Sunday – Bridget St. John
• Sugar on Sunday – The Clique
• Will You Be Staying on Sunday – Peppermint Rainbow
• A Sunday Kind of Love – The Harptones

Alcohol and music seem to go hand in hand, so here we present a show dedicated to the demon drink. 

• It Was a Very Good Beer – The Simpsons
• I Keep on Drinkin’ – Blind Willie McTell
• One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer – Amos Milburn
• Drinkin’ Whiskey – Laurel Aitkin
• In Heaven There is no Beer – Sisters of Saint Francis with Lenny Rich
• Drinkin’ Daddy – Anna Black
• What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (has made a fool out of me) – Jerry Lee Lewis
• Switch Out the Sun – Bread, Love and Dreams
• One More Drink – Tudor Lodge
• Alcohol – The Kinks
• Newcastle Brown – High Street East
• The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron – and Brian Jackson
• Drinking Wine Spo-De-O-Dee – The Pirates
• Tequila – Terrorvision
• Drinking in L.A. – Bran Van 3000
• Have a Drink on me – Hayseed Dixie
• A Pub with no Beer – Slim Dusty
• Drink up thy Zider – Adge Cutler & the Wurzel’s

English may well be the dominant language when it comes to popular music, but occasionally another will stake a claim. In this episode, we look at foreign language versions of popular songs, non-English hits and one where the lyrics were changed so as not to offend the American market. 

• Sukiyaki – Kyu Sakamoto (Japanese)
• Sib Liebt Dich – The Beatles (German)
• Con Le Mie Lacrime – The Rolling Stones (Italian)
• Det War In Schoneberg – The Spencer Davis Group (German)
• Guantanamera – The Sandpipers (Spanish)
• Substitute – The Who
• Green Circles – The Small Faces (Italian)
• Que Tiempo Tan Feliz – Mary Hopkin (Spanish)
• Il Tuo Diamante – Procul Harem (Italian)
• Tema Dei Monkees – The Monkees (Italian)
• Dimenticari Non Potrei – Englebert Humperdinck (Italian)
• Si Tu Dois Partir – Fairport Convention (French) 
• Per Chi – Harry Nilsson (Italian)
• Gaudette – Steeleye Span (Latin)
• Fernando – ABBA (Spanish)
• Mundzumundbeatmung – Peter Gabriel (German)
• Night Games – Thy Kiu (Japanese)

In this episode, we look at some of the biggest names in music before they became house hold names.

• Our Song – Tom & Jerry (Simon & Garfunkel)
• Come On Baby – Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• My Bonnie  – Tony Sheridan & the Beat Boys (The Beatles)
• Please Let Me Love You – The Beefeaters (The Byrds)
• Dream Baby – Cherilyn (Cher)
• Zoot Suit – The High Numbers (The Who)
• Testify (Parts 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers (featuring Jimi Hendrix)
• You Do Something To Me – The Kinks
• Good Morning Little School Girl – Rod Stewart
• The New Recruit – Michael Blessing (Michael Naismith of The Monkees)
• Money, Money – The Moments (featuring Steve Marriott, later of the Small Faces)
• When I Needed You – Chain Reaction (featuring Steve Tyler, later of Aerosmith)
• Put Yourself in my Place – Episode Six (featuring Ian Gillan & Roger Glover, later of Deep Purple)
• Sunny Girl – Hep Stars (featuring Benny Anderson, later of ABBA)
• Candy Man – Rising Sons
• The Silent Sun – Genesis
• Digiging My Lawn – Giles, Giles & Fripp (featuring Robert Fripp, later of King Crimson)
• Hole in my Pocket – Rockets (Crazy Horse)
• Djini Judy – Wind in the Willows (featuring Debbie Harry, later of Blondie)
• Imagine – Argosy (featuring Elton John and Roger Hodgeson of Supetramp)