Category: Podcasts

In this months episode, we look at the different mixes and versions of (mostly quite famous) songs that have been released down the years. 

• Light My Fire (Single Edit) – The Doors
• Hotel Indiscreet (Single Mix) – Sagittarius
• In –A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Mix) – Iron Butterfly 
• I’ll Be Creepin’ (Single Edit) – Free
• What Goes On (Single Edit) – The Velvet Underground
• Get Back (Single Mix) – The Beatles
• Chestnut Mare (Single Edit) – The Byrds
• 25 or 6 to 4 (Single Version) – Chicago
• Layla (Single Edit) – Derek & the Dominos
• Jump Into The Fire (Single Version) – Harry Nilsson
• Do It Again (Single Edit) – Steely Dan
• Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Single Version) – The Temptations
• Rubber Bullets (Single Edit) – 10cc
• Autobahn (Single Edit) – Kraftwerk
• Heroes (Single Version) – David Bowie
• Army Dreamers (Single Version) – Kate Bush
• I Want to Break Free (Single Mix) – Queen
• Addicted to Love (Album Version) – Robert Palmer
• Porpoise Song (Single Mix) – The Monkees

In this episode, The Squire once again ventures out of Squire Towers to talk to British composer, musical director and the man responsible for sound tracking the childhoods of people of a certain vintage about his music as well as the artists who inspired him. 

• Play School Theme – Carol Chell, Brian Cant, Don Spencer, Lionel Morton & Derek Griffiths
• Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa – Dusty Springfield
• Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Spanish Harlem – Ben E King
• Working My Way Back To You – The Four Seasons
• Something’s Coming – Larry Kent (West Side Story Original Cast Recording)
• The World At War Opening Theme – Composed by Carl Davis
• Bang On A Drum – Rick Jones
• Broadway Twilight – Julie Covington
• Ricky & His Aeroplane – Derek Griffiths
• Rentaghost (Closing Theme) – Michael Staniforth
• Juliet Jackal & Harriett Hyde – Jonathan Cohen
• Melvin & Maureens Music-A-Grams – Jonathan Cohen
• Come Outside – Lynda Baron
• Wedding Song (There Is Love) – Jonathan Cohen & Co-Operative Singers
• My Old School – Steely Dan
• Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dionne Warwick
• I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Dusty Springfield
• Ders A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon – Cab Calloway
• Nessun Dorma – Luciano Pavarotti
• Play Away – Lionel Morton 

In this episode, we look at the mid 90’s where Britpop ruled the charts, focusing on some of the lesser known lights of the movement. 

• Sad Song – Oasis
• Angel Interceptor – Ash
• Motorbike To Heaven – Salad
• Stardust – Menswear
• Jealousy (Recycle Version) – Octopus
• You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For – Catatonia
• Scooby Doo – Dweeb
• Fighting Fit – Gene
• Whole Lotta Love – Goldbug
• Bennet Have Left The Building – Bennet
• All About D & Us – Bis
• Avenging Angels – Space
• Monday Morning- Candy Skins
• You Can Talk To Me – Seahorses
• On A Rose – Tiger
• I Cant’ Make It – Dodgy
• Waiting For Today (Al Scott Mix) – Poppyheads
• Karma Police – Radiohead

Having looked at some of the classic session recorded at the BBC, we now look at some of the discs that the corporation declined to play and the reasons why. 

• We Can’t Let You Broadcast That – Norman Long
• With my Little Ukulele in my Hand – George Formby
• House of the Rising Sun – Josh White
• Gimmie a Pigfoot & a Bottle of Beer – Bessie Smith
• Rum and Coca-Cola – The Andrews Sisters
• Radio Times – BBC Dance Orchestra (directed by Henry Hall & vocal by Dan Donovan)
• She Had to Go and Lose it at the Astor – Johnny Messners
• Deep in the Heart of Texas – Bing Crosby
• Don’t Let’s be beastly to the Germans – Noel Coward
• Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
• Old Man Atom – The Sons of the Pioneers
• Song of India – Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
• La Pettie Tonkinoise – Josephine Baker
• The Foggy Dew – Peter Pears (with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten)
• (How Little it Matters) How Little we Know – Frank Sinatra
• One has my Name, the other has my heart – Jimmy Wakely
• In the Beginning – Frankie Laine
• Burn the Candle at Both Ends – Shirley Bassey
• Diggin’ My Potatoes – Lonnie Donegan
• The Shag (is Totally Cool) – Billy Graves
• Ken Platt – Ting Tong Tang
• Dinner with Drac (Parts 1 & 2) – John Zacherie
• A Russian Love Song – The Goons

In this episode, we look at some of the second hand purchases that have come into Squire Towers recently. All of these tunes are taken from glorious vinyl. 

• S. F. Sorrow Is Born – The Pretty Things (Stereo Mix) 
• Gypsy Davy – The Chris Barber Skiffle Group with Dick Bishop & Johnny Duncan
• Old Ned (Theme From Steptoe & Son) – The Eagles
• Canyons of your Mind (B-side mix) – Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band
• Aeroplane – Jehtro Tull
• The Tra La La Song – The Banana Splits
• Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam
• Whiskey & Women – Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker
• The Lottery Song (Mono Mix) – Nilsson 
• Cousin Norman – Marmalade
• Keep On Keeping On – N F Porter
• Beds Too Big Without You (Mono Mix) – The Police
• I Cry For You (Extended Mix) – Roger Taylor
• I Want To Be A Tree – Tim Pope
• The Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – Timbuk 3
• Fireball – Sun Dial
• Kiss Of Life (Tom Tom Club Full Mix) – Supergrass
• Gay Bar – Electric Six
• Here It Goes Again – Ok Go
• Alabama – Smoke Fairies
• Be Mine – Alabama Shakes
• In Sleep – Lissie 
• Ganhara – Godiego

In this, the second of two episodes, we look once more at the career of Beck Hansen focusing on some of his less well known recordings.

• Diamond Bollocks
• Inside Out
• Ghost Range
• Timebomb
• Vampire Voltage
• Half & Half
• Honey, We Can’t Afford To Look This Cheap (with The White Stripes)
• Hardest Button To Button (White Stripes Beck Remix)
• I Just Started Hating Some People Today
• Green Light
• Gameboy/Homeboy
• Frontin’ On Debra (DJ Reset Remix)
• I Won’t Be Long
• Defriended
• Gimmie (Instrumental Version)
• Walking Light

In this, the first of two episodes, we look at the career of Beck Hansen focusing on some of his less well-known recordings.

• Loser
• Rowboat
• Burnt Orange Peel
• Woe On Me
• MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack (Original Version)
• No Money No Honey (Golden Feelings Version)
• Lampshade
• Burro
• Stagolee 
• The Vagabond (with Air – French Band)
• Heaven Can Wait (with Charlotte Ginsbourg)
• Run Run Run
• Winter Lady
• Brokwn Heart
• Need You Tonight
• One Man’s Dream
• Deadwight
• Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin (with Willie Nelson)
• Let’s Get Lost
• Looking For A Sign

In this episode, we delve once into the BBC archive to bring you songs and sessions first broadcast live on the Beeb.

• Maggie May – The Faces (Peel – 6^th October 1971)
• Blowin’ Free – Wishbone Ash (Bob Harris Show – 31^st May 1972) 
• Dragging the River – Richard and Linda Thompson (Peel – 25^th January 1973)
• My Fairy King  – Queen (Peel – 15^th February 1973)
• Checkout – Family (Peel – 22^nd May 1973)
• Matted Ham – Badfinger (BBC In Concert – 10^th August 1973)
• I Don’t Mind – Dr. Feelgood (Bob Harris Show – 19^th November 1973)
• Live Wire – AC/DC  (Peel – 21^st June 1976)
• Neat, Neat, Neat – The Damned (Peel – 10^th December 1976)
• I’ve Changed my Address – The Jam (Peel – 26^th April 1977)
• What Do I Get? – The Buzzcocks (Peel – 19^th September 1977)
• I Can Tell – The Pirates (Peel – 14^th November 1977)
• Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure (Peel – 11^th November 1978)
• I’m the Man – Joe Jackson (Peel – 21^st February 1979)
• Bed’s Too Big Without You – The Police (BBC In Concert – 13^th June 1979)
• The Prince – Madness (Peel – 27^th August 1979)
• Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division (Peel – 10^th December 1979)
• Rat Race – The Specials (Peel – 22^nd October 1980)

In this episode, a companion to our Breaking in the Beats show, we look at some of the songs which have been used in others peoples songs. 

• Troubled So Hard – Vera Hall
• Old Cape Cod – Patti Page
• Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
• I’m A Good Woman – Barbara Lynn
• Smokey Joe’s La La – Googie Rene
• It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – Them
• From Here To Eternity – Englebert Humperdinck
• Express Yourself – Charles Wright & The Watts 103^rd Street Rhythm Band
• Daydream – The Gunter Kallmann Choir
• Ashes, The Rain & I – James Gang
• Grandma’s Hand – Bill Withers
• Ike’s Rap II – Isaac Hayes
• Three Is A Magic Number – Bob Dorough
• Woman To Woman – Joe Cocker
• Back Stabber – The O’Jays
• I Can’t Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles
• The Message – Cymande
• Satin Soul – The Love Unlimited Orchestra
• Inside My Love – Minnie Ripperton
• Love Is You – Carol Williams
• (Let Me) Be Your Lover – Jimmy Bo Horne
• Super Freak Pt.1 – Rick James

In this episode, we have delved deep into the archive at Squire Towers to bring you some well know and more obscure numbers from the mid to late sixties, all taken from the original vinyl and in glorious mono. 

• Louie Louie – The Kingsmen
• Farewell Angelina – Joan Baez
• I Wish It Were Me – Francois Hardy
• I Don’t Want To See Her Again – Peter & Gordan
• She’s Not There – The Zombies
• A Little Piece Of Leather – Donnie Elbert
• Beggars Paradise – The Four Seasons
• I’m Alive – The Hollies
• Funny How Love Can Be – The Ivy League
• See My Friends – The Kinks
• I Don’t Want To Go On Without You – The Moody Blues
• Gotta Tell The World – Petula Clark
• I’ll Go Crazy – The Untamed 
• That’s A Mans Way – Wilson Pickett
• Tomorrow Never Knows (Mix 11) – The Beatles
• Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Bob Dylan
• Going Back – Dusty Springfield
• Rain On The Roof – The Lovin’ Spoonful
• Got A Feelin’ – The Mamas & The Papas
• Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra
• Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
• Joanna – Scott Walker
• Looking Out My Window – Tom Jones
• Space Oddity – David Bowie
• What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong Orchestra & Chorus