Playlist Friday 24th December 2010

6.30-7

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Janelle Monae - Cold War

Bill Withers - Harlem/Cold Baloney

Doris Day & Bing Crosby - Baby It's Cold Outside

Arcade Fire - Cold Wind

Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat

The Pale - Walking On The Moon

The Bonzo Dog Band - The Intro And The Outro

Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie

Julie Feeney - Impossibly Beautiful

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Depeche Mode - Master and Servant

David Benoit - Carol Of the Bells

8-9

A-Ha - Hunting High And Low

Heaven 17 - Temptation

Nirvana - On A Plain

Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights

The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

Will Ferrell & John C Reilly - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

Ultravox - Vienna 

Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive

9-10

Kings Of Leon - Cold Desert

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Felix Da Housecat & Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Billy Idol - Hot In The City

Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together

Fozzie Bear & Kermit The Frog - A Monologue By Fozzie Bear

Playlist Wednesday 22nd December

6.30--7

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - I've Had The Time Of My Life

Clannad - In A Lifetime

Depeche Mode - New Life

The Beatles - A Day In The Life

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

Ike & Tina Turner - Living For The City

James Brown - Living In America

A-Ha - The Living Daylights

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Jim Reeves - An Old Christmas Carol

Joni Mitchell - River

David Benoit - Carol Of The Bells

Frank Sinatra - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Power Of Love

Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr. Jones

Paul Anka - Black Hole Sun

George Michael - December Song

8-9

The Breeders - Cannonball

Joni Mitchell - River

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Aretha Franklin - Joy To The World

David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby

James Vincent McMorrow - This Old Dark Machine

The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

9-10

Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing

Lous Armstrong & The Commanders - Zat You Santa Claus

Nat King Cole - Jingle Bells

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

Glenn Miller Orchestra - When You Wish Upon A Star

Ham Sandwich - The Naturist

The Pretenders - 2000 Miles

Playlist Monday 20th December 2010

6.30-7

Miike Snow - Animal

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever

The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Suede - Animal Nitrate

America - Horse With No Name

Knights Bridge - Talk To The Animals

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Damien Rice - Dogs

Gil-Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Feist - 1,2,3,4

Mercury Rev - Endlessly

The Beatles - Mr. Moonlight

The Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out

8-9

U2 - All I Want is You

Joni Mitchell - River

MIA - Paper Planes

Glee Cast - Valarie

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

The Pretenders - 2000 Miles

Michael Jackson (feat. Akon) - Hold My Hand

9-10

David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

Ham Sandwich - The Naturist

Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day

The Jackson 5 - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul

St. Germain - Rose Rouge

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly sing Little Drummer Boy as Bing and Bowie

For Your Christmas Week Fartist Consideration!

Cliff Richard 

Vs

Amy Winehouse

Mistletoe and Wine(house)!

 With 53% of the vote, Amy Winehouse is next week's Fartist!
Cliff decided to merge back into the Shadows, cursing that 'Devil Woman'...

Playlist Friday 17th December

6.30 - 7

TV Theme - Six Feet Under
Paul Simon - Under African Skies
Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
David Bowie - Underground

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Cliff Richard - Batchelor Boy
Toto - Africa
Phoenix - Too Young
The Jam - Going Underground
TV Theme - Six Feet Under (Rae & Christian Remix)
The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck In The Chimney
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Cliff Richard - It's So Funny

8 - 9

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

Sparks - Let The Monkey Drive
Prison Love - Le Dance De Mardi Gras
Q Lazarus - Goodbye Horsews
TV Theme - The Avengers
Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound
Michael Jackson & Akon - Hold My Hand

9 - 10

Miike Snow - Animal
Ham Sandwich - The Naturist
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Divine Comedy - Songs Of Love
Lee Marvin - Wandering Star
Ellen McIlwaine - Can't Find My Way Home
The Vienna Boys Choir - In Dulci Jublio
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll

Playlist Thursday 16th December

6.30 - 7

U2 - Walk On
Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
The Police - Walking On The Moon
Paul Weller - I Walk On Gilded Splinters
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
Aretha Franklin - Walk On By

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
TV Theme - Airwolf
David Shire - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
Placebo - Running  Up That Hill
TV Theme - Taxi
Massive Attack - Teardrop

TV Theme - Knight Rider
TV Theme - Little Boxes from Weeds
The Radiators From Space - Trouble Pilgrim
Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

8 - 9

TV Theme - Miami Vice (Crockett's Theme)
Joan As Police Woman - Overprotected
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Enya - Silent Night/Oiche Chuin
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
Big Country - In A Big Country
TV Theme - The Monkees
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

9 - 10

The Beatles - Across The Universe
Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole

Toto - Africa

TV Theme - Starsky & Hutch

Louis Armstrong & The Commanders - 'Zat You Santa Claus
Tom Rush - No Regrets
TV Theme - The Beverley Hillbillies
Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes
TV Theme - The Avengers

Playlist Wednesday 15th December

6.30 - 7

John Coltrane - Blue Train
Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train
The Doobie Brothers -  Long Train Runnin'
Chris De Burgh - Spanish Train
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
Tom Waits - Downtown Train

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Radiohead - High and Dry
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear
TV Theme - Doctor Who
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
The Who - Who Are You
Toto - Africa
TV Theme - Charlie's Angels
TV Theme - The Flintstones
TV Theme - Different Strokes
Pink - Raise Your Glass

8 - 9

Massive Attack - Teardrop
Clannad - Harry's Game
Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
MIA - Paper Planes
TV Theme - Dallas
Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
The Who - Who Are You?
The XX - VCR
Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole

9 - 10

Theme from MASH - Suicide Is Painless
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Blind Faith - I Can't Find My Way Home
TV Theme - Fraggle Rock
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
TV Theme - Bananas In Pyjamas
TV Theme - Banana Splits
Luciano Pavarotti - Oh Holy Night
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
TV Theme - Pink Panther
Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (Wonder Years theme)

Dublin's not that bad for traffic really...

Not when you see this story from China!

From Breakingnews.ie:

"China is considering an emergency plan to tackle a traffic jam crisis enveloping the capital Beijing.

The city government has issued proposals to clear the congestion and is seeking public opinion on the plan that involves increasing capacity of public buses and subways, building roads and increasing parking fees.

“Traffic congestion is a reflection of economic development and the improvement of living standards,” the city’s transportation commission said today.

It listed causes of the gridlock including high population density, rapid increase in the number of private vehicles, overloaded public transportation and poor traffic management.

There are now 4.7 million cars in Beijing, nearly double the 2.6 million in 2005. An average of nearly 2,000 new cars hit the road each day.

But the high volume does not tell the whole story. The problem is exacerbated by the jostle for space with buses, bicycles and even the occasional horse-drawn cart. Aggressive driving is the norm, as is a casual disregard for traffic rules.

The plan’s release did have one unintended side effect – many car sales sites in Beijing emptied as crowds snapped up vehicles amid rumours the government might try to restrict new sales.

“Sales are much better than we expected,” said Zhang Bo, sales manager at a Toyota dealership where customers have to wait two months for a Camry or Highlander. At a Volkswagen dealership, the wait time for the Golf was six months.

The city is not yet proposing any sales restrictions, although it said it may ban cars on alternate days “when necessary,” based an odd-even system using the last number of the number plate.

Currently, the city bans private cars from the roads one day a week, based on the last number of the plate.

Odd-even car bans were imposed during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and reduced congestion considerably, though the rule also prompted wealthy Beijingers to simply go out and buy another car.

Zhang Yu, a senior engineer with the Urban Transport Centre under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said studies showed that 60% of the time, people’s destinations are less than 3 miles from their homes.

“Residents should consider going by bike or on foot or taking public transportation,” she said. But bus lanes are crowded and so many people find it’s faster to drive. "

Playlist Tuesday 14th December

6.30 - 7

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Ray LaMontagne - Three More Days
Queen & George Michael & Lisa- These Are The Days of Our Lives
David Bowie - Days
10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days
The Cure - In Between Days
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Van Morrison - Days Like This

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Prince  - When Doves Cry
Flobots - Handlebars
Duke Special - Freewheel
Beth Orton - Sugar Boy
The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma
The Blind Boys of Alabama - Way Down In The Hole
Moby - Find My Baby
Kunzel-Cincinatti Pops Orchestra - Anthology of TV Western Themes
TV Theme - The Littlest Hobo

8 - 9

David Byrne & Brian Eno - Strange Overtones
Pink - Raise Your Glass
Jace Everett - Bad Things
Mike Post & Larry Carlton - Greatest American Hero theme
TV Theme - The Muppet Show
Muppets - Being Green
Broken Bells - The High Road
Penfold DM - Bus Ride

9 - 10

Peer Greig - Suite Nr.1: Morning
The Animals - We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Toto - Africa
TV theme - Happy Days
TV theme - Skippy
Arthur Fielder - A-Caroling/Oh Tannenbauk/Three Ships
TV theme - Star Trek
Enya - Qiche Cuin/Silent Night
TV theme - Hawaii 5-0

Playlist Monday 13th December

6.30 - 7

The Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
Daft Punk - Television Rules The Nation/Crescendolls
Oppenheimer - Major Television Events
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, The Drug of the Nation
Sheryl Crow - Weather Channel

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day
Gomez - Girlshapedlovedrug
Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole
B52s - Channel Z
Astrud Gilberto and the Stan Getz Quartet - The Girl From Ipanema
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed
Lee Majors - Fall Guy (Unknown Stuntman)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
Dark Room Notes - Let's Light Fires
Chet Baker - Let's Get Lost

8 - 9

Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
Ellen McIlwaine - Can't Find My Way Home
Gary Portnoy - Cheers Theme
Toto - Africa
Angel Badalamenti - Twin Peaks theme
Aerosmith - Pink
Pink - Raise Your Glass
TV theme - Avengers

9 - 10

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door
TV Theme - The Littlest Hobo
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Joan As Policewoman - Holiday
TV Theme - Hill Street Blues
David Bowie and Bing Crosbie - Little Drummer Boy
The Cure - Close To Me
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Cherry Bomb

...and the Fartist for next week is...

TV Themes defeated Glee with 61% of the vote

Someone stopped believing!

Playlist Friday 10th December

6.30-7

Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Black

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

George Baker - Little Green Bag

Kermit- Being Green

UB40 - Red Red Wine

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

Auto Da Fe - All I s Yellow, Hot Hot Hot

U2 - Bullet In The Blue Sky

Cream - White Room

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Glee Cast - Rehab

Joey Scarbury - The Greatest American Hero

The Pixies - Where Is My Mind

Kraftwerk - The Model

Snow Patrol - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Glee Cast - Dancing With Myself

Mike Post - The A-Team

Greenday - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Sparks - Let The Monkey Drive

Blondie - Sunday Girl

8-9

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Glee Cast - Don' t Stop Believin'

Mike Post & Larry Carlton - Hill Street Blues

Glee Cast - Bust Your Windows

TV Theme - Golden Girls / Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme

Snow Patrol - You're All I Have

M83 - Kim & Jessie

9-10

Nick Curran - Psycho

Glee Cast - Poker Face

Mark Snow - X-Files theme

Snow Patrol & Matha Wainwright - Set Fire to The Third Bar

Glee Cast - GoldDigger

Mike Post - Magnum PI

Glee Cast - Safety Dance

TV Theme - Dallas

Glee Cast - Can't Fight This Feeling

For Your Fartist Consideration!

For your Fartist  consideration this morning

Glee

Vs

Other TV (TV Theme songs)

Playlist Thursday 9th December 2010

6.30-7

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Michael Jackson - Black Or White

Radiohead - Black Star

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Beck - Chemtrails

Air - Sexy Boy

The XX - Basic Space

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes

The Bonzo Dog Band - The Intro And The Outro

The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

8-9

Bjork - Venus As a Boy

Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Irene Cara - Fame
Glee Cast - Poker Face
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings

9-10
Bing Crosby - Deck The Halls / Mannheim Steamroller - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Animals - We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Ram Jam - Black Betty
The National - Conversation 16
Snow Patrol - How To Be Dead
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
The Delgados - Girls Of Valour
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Mr. Tang

Playlist Wednesday 8th December 2010

6.30 - 7

Blur - Girls and Boys

Duran Duran - Wild Boys

Marc Bolan and T.Rex - London Boys

Shirelles - Boys

Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazard (Good Old Boys)

Suede - Modern Boys

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

U2 - Stories For Boys

George Michael - Cowboys and Angels

Massive Attack - Angel

John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

Snow Patrol - Hands Open

Talking Heads - Girlfriend is Better

Paul Simon - Boy in the Bubble

Donna Summer - Bad Girls

8 - 9

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Chris De Burgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman

Blur - Girls and Boys

Duran Duran - Girls On Film

Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

Scritti Politti - The Word Girl

Don Henley - Boys Of Summer 

9 - 10

  

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy

Ani DiFranco - Joyful Girl (Live with the Buffalo Philharmonic)

Snow Patrol - Spitting Games

Badly Drawn Boy - Something To Talk About

Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue

The Beach Boys - California Girls

Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice, or Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog's Tails?

We decided to have an off-the-cuff Girls vs Boys theme show this morning. 

As per usual, you, our stupendous listeners, sent us in some great suggestions, as can be seen below...

LCD sound system Drunk Girls - Joey

Girl, you'll be a woman soon bu Urge Overkill

Badly Drawn Boy - Gizmo

Air 'sexy boy' or madonna 'do you know what it feels like for a girl'

Strange little girl by the stranglers

Queen, Fat bottomed girls

'Wonder boy' from Tenacious D - Toetapperman

The word girl by Scritti Politti

Tony Bennett... Beautiful girls,

Girl from ipanema (from Fran!)

China Girl - David Bowie (by 4!)

Beastie boys, girls

Hey boy hey girl, chemical brothers

Joe jackson, its different for girls

West End Girls - Dogwithabone

Watching the girls go by, andy williams - Ray

Boy named Sue by J Cash - David

This Boy by the Beatles - Bill N

'Boys dont cry' by The Cure - Steen

"Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters or "Midnight Cowboy" by John Barry - Keith

Deacon blue chocloate girl!!

Boys and girls by blur (by 5)

John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy", and with the Beatles "Boys" from "Please Please Me" and "Girl" from "Rubber Soul"

"Boy in the bubble" - Peter

Jamiroquai's "Cosmic Girl" - Stephen

For the boys, the Smith's "the boy with a thorn in his side" and the girls "girlfriend in a coma" - Keith

John Lennon's anniversary

"Sonic Boom Boy" - Nicknameless

Sabrina's "Boys, Boys, Boys", Jamiroquai's "Space Cowboy", Prince's "Boys and Girls" - Keith

Conserve water!

"Dublin City Council is asking people to reduce their water consumption and not leave taps running. All areas will have water restrictions over the next two nights from 7pm to 7am. Don't fill the bath or store water as your tank will have enough to cover the amount needed. 

"We acknowledge and appreciate the high level of co-operation and assistance already received from consumers. With their continued support it will be possible to limit the level of restrictions," says John Tierney, City Manager. "A contingency plan is now being put into effect. This will result in areas having their supply restricted particularly over the next three nights. While every effort will be made to manage any restrictions as fairly as possible, the nature of Dublin’s supply system is such that it is unavoidable that some areas will be more affected than others, so everybody needs to play their part in not wasting water." 

The City Council are locating and repairing watermain bursts as quickly as possible. While the accumulation of snow makes it difficult to identify leakages reports should be made through our contact no. 01 2220600.  Consumers can continue to help by reducing their water usage to the lowest level possible. It is emphasised that there is no need for anyone to store water in anticipation of the restrictions as they will be confined at most to 12 hour periods from 7pm to 7am. This is well within the storage capacity of every home.

A map with a schedule of areas affected by restrictions over the next three nights can be found at www.dublincity.ie Information is also available on RTE Television’s AERTEL service, page 629.

We urge consumers to play their part and conserve water to minimise the level and extent of any necessary restrictions being put in place to reduce demand. www.taptips.ie provides a number of very simple steps that people can take at home and at work to conserve water, without adversely impacting on their daily lives.

Consumers experiencing extreme hardship should contact the following Emergency Telephone Number – 01 2223881.

Further statements will issue before the weekend to update the public."

Playlist Tuesday 7th December 2010

6.30 - 7

The Doors - Break On Through

John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades

Sade - It's Only Love That Gets You Through

Sheryl Crow - Am I Getting Through (Part 1 and 2)

Shirley Horn - All Through The Night

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Stephen Stills - The Doctor Will See You Now

Shakespeare's Sister - Stay

The New Pornographers - Challengers

Roxette - Dr. Feelgood

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

Snow Patrol - You're All I Have

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Prince - Money Don't Matter 2 Night

The Cure - Play For Today

8 - 9

Annie Lennox - Money Can't Buy It

Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking

Lenny Kravitz -  Are You Gonna Go My Way

Topol - If I Were A Rich Man

Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Blackstreet - No Diggity

9 - 10

Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane

Tori Amos - Angie

Snow Patrol - Run

Pink Floyd - Money

Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

The Pretenders - 2000 Miles

Playlist Monday 6th December 2010

6.30 - 7

The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye

David Gray - Say Hello , Wave Goodbye

The Doors - Hello, I Love You

Interpol - Say Hello to the Angels

Josh Ritter - Hello Starling (Snow Is Gone)

Lionel Richie - Hello

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

U2 - New Year's Day

Ham Sandwich - The Naturist

Squeeze - Cool For Cats

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Snow Patrol - It's Beginning To Get To Me

The New Pornographers - Adventures in Solitude

Miike Snow - Animal

Josh Rouse - Winter in the Hamptons

8 - 9

Snow Patrol & Martha Wainwright - Set Fire to the Third Bar

Heaven 17 - Temptation

Ram Jam - Black Betty

Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Dark Room Notes - Let's Light Fires

Everything But The Girl - The Heart Remains A Child

9 - 10

Big Country - In A Big Country

Deep Purple - Fireball

Blackstreet - No Diggity

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

Snow Patrol - You're All I Have

The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter

Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

For Your Fartist Consideration!

Snow Patrol

Vs

Coldplay

Only one band could be left out in the cold this morning. Coldplay were the losers with only 31% of the vote so next week's Fartist is Snow Patrol! 
And their reward was well deserved...

Playlist Friday 3rd December 2010

6.30 - 7

Simple Minds - Belfast Child

Rufus Wainwright- Beautiful Child

Nina Simone - Ooh Child

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child

Robert Miles - Children

Buffalo Springfield - A Child's Claim To Fame

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Snow Patrol - Spitting Games

Coldplay  - God Put A Smile On Your Face

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Bill Withers - Harlem/Cold Baloney

U2 - Walk On

Queen - You Don't Fool Me

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow

Squeeze - Cool For Cats

8 - 9

Queen - I Want To Break Free

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Coldplay - Trouble

Green Day - Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)

Queen - Love Of My Life

The Cure - The Love Cats

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Goldfrapp - A&E

9 - 10

Snow Patrol - Chocolate

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Richmond Fontaine - The Kid From Belmont Street

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Coldplay - Clocks

Snow Patrol - You're All I Have

Queen - We Are The Champions

Coldplay - Shivers

Playlist Thursday 2nd December 2010

6.30 - 7

George Michael - Jesus To A Child

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child

Joni Mitchell - Trouble Child

David Bowie - Thursday's Child

Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O'Mine

7 - 8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again

The Devlins - Snowbirds

Autamata - Liberty Bell

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

Arcade Fire - Wake Up

Iain Archer - Songbird

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song

8 - 9

Portishead - Numb

The Jacksons - Can You Feel It

The Beatles - Back In The USSR

Queen - The Show Must Go On

The Shower Scene - Set The Night Alight

Nick Curran - Psycho

MGMT - Time To Pretend

9 - 10

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Queen - Save Me

Nina Simone - Sea Lion Woman

Queen - Radio GaGa

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane

The Andrew Sisters - Winter Wonderland

Josh Rouse - Winter In The Hamptons

Playlist Wednesday 1st December

6.30-7

Patti Smith - Break It Up

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride

The Doors - Break On Through

Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up

David Bowie - Breaking Glass

James Vincent McMorrow - Breaking Hearts

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Breaking The Girl

Beth Orton - Daybreaker

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain

Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down

Massive Attack - Protection

Doris Day & Bing Crosby - Baby, It's Cold Outside

Queen - I Want To Break Free

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Lloyd Cole - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken

8-9

Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl

Peter Gabriel - More Than This

Annie Lennox - Cold

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul

Bell X1 - The Great Defector

9-10

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

The Shower Scene - Set The Night Alight

The Breeders - Cannonball

Queen - Somebody To Love

Julie Feeney - Impossibly Beautiful

Joni Mitchell - River

10-11

Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye

Led Zeppelin - Gallow's Pole

Razorlight - America

Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

PJ Harvey - Big Exit

Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

The Who - Baba O'Riley

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Congratulations to our Bay Restaurant winner

Congratulations to Jennifer Bruton who won a meal for two every month for a year at Bay Restaurant in Clontarf

Playlist Tuesday 30th November 2010

6.30-7

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow

Prince - Sometimes It Snows In April

Fionn Regan - Snowy Atlas Mountains

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Snow (Hey Ho)

Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice Baby

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow

Queen - You're My Best Friend

Pier 19 - Tightropes

Squeeze - Up the Junction

Chris De Burgh - Lonely Sky

Queen - Under Pressure

The Stones Roses - Fools Gold

The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko

Annie Lennox - Walkin On Broken Glass

8-9

Depeche Mode - Dream On (Dave Clarke Acoustic Mix)

A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Hans Zimmerman - Orff

The Jam - Batman Theme

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Sparks - Let The Monkey Drive

9-10

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

Kermit - Bein' Green

Final Fantasy - This Is the Dream Of Win & regine

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

Queen - We Will Rock You

Wynton Marsalis - Where Y'All At

Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls

Mercury Rev - Goddess On a Hiway

Queen - Flash

Playlist Monday 29th November 2010

6.30-7

Patti Smith - Land

The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Suede - Pantomime Horse

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Blondie - Union City Blue

Paul Simon - Graceland

Queen - Radio GaGa

The Devlins - Snowbirds

Paul McCartney - Vanilla Sky

The Beatles - Revolution

Nilsson - Gotta Get Up

8-9

Queen - You Don't Fool Me

Lambchop - Up With People

Mercury Rev - Goddess On A Hiway

Queen - We Are The Champions

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Snow

Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes

9-10

Queen - These Are the Days Of Our Live

Queen - Killer Queen

Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe - Barcelona

PJ Harvey - This Mess We're In

Dave Brubeck - Take Five

Bryan Adams - Run To You

Nick Cave - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow

...and the Fartist for next week is...

Queen!

Playlist Friday 26th November 2010

6.30-7

Alanis Morrissette - Thank You

Led Zeppelin - Thank You

Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacre

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Kings Of Leon - Four Kicks

The Stranglers - Skin Deep

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson & Clover

A-Ha - #9 Dream

Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side

Queen - We Will Rock You

Kings Of Leon - The Bucket

Scott Matthews - Elusive

Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole

Nick Curran - Tough Lover

Codes - Starry Eyed

8-9

David Bowie - TVC15

Queen - Radio Ga Ga

Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire

D:ream - Things Can Only Get Better

Eurythmics - Angel

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Kings Of Leon - On Call

Rush - The Spirit Of Radio

9-10

Eurythmics - I Saved the World Today

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

Queen - I Want To Break Free

Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella

Annie Lennox & Steven Lipson - Don't Let It Bring You Down

Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

The Johnston Brothers - Hernando's Hideaway

Eurythmics - Sex Crime

Elastica - Connection

A treat for Kings Of Leon fans

My eyes! Da goggles do naathing!

For Your Fartist Consideration!

For your Fartist consideration this morning

Queen

Vs

Kings Of Leon

Playlist Thursday 25th November 2010

6.30-7

Nena - Blowin' In The Wind

Chet Baker - The Wind

The Arcade Fire - Cold Wind

Stevie Wonder - Blowin' In The Wind

Bob Dylan - Hurricane

Bob Seger &The Silver Bullet Band - 

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

The Police - Walking On The Moon

Gemma Hayes - Hanging Around

Blind Melon - No Rain

Leonard Cohen - So Long Marianne

Go West - We Close Our Eyes

Red Hot Chilli Pepers - Desecration Smiile

U2- Numb

Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

8-9

Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke

The 4 Of Us - Sunlight

Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You?

Handel - Hallelujah Chorus

Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love

Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris - The Bare Necessities

Codes - Starry Eyed

9-10

Paul McCartney - Mull Of Kintyre

Nick Curran - Psycho

Tori Amos - Happy Phantom

Annie Lennox - Dark Road

Cathy Davey - Sing For Your Supper

Gomez - Whippin' Picadilly

Simon & Garfunkel - America

Led Zeppelin - Dazed And Confused

Eurythmics - Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

Public consultation: Dublin city speed limit

Proposed Speed Limit Bye-Laws

Dublin City Council is reviewing the Dublin City Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2010, which were made pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004. It is proposed to make new Bye-Laws in respect of speed limits on certain roads within the area comprising Dublin City.

For background information on the draft Bye-Laws please click here

The changes involve recinding the 30km/hr speed limit on Inns Quay, Upper Ormond Quay, Winetavern Street, Merchant’s Quay, Wood Quay and part of Essex Quay and reverting to a 50km/hr speed limit on these streets. Please click here to see a map of the relevant area

Draft Bye-Laws may be inspected during normal office hours, during the period 23rd November 2010 to 23rd December 2010 inclusive, at Dublin City Council, Roads and Traffic Department,  Block 2, Floor 6, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8.

Copies of the proposed Bye-Laws are available free of charge at the above office, tel. 222 2251 or can be viewed by clicking here.

Dublin City Council will consider any submissions made in relation to the proposed Bye-Laws. Such submissions must be made in writing to the Executive Manager, Roads and Traffic Department at the above address and received before 16.30 hours on the 23rd December 2010.

M4 closures in December/January

There has been a bit of confusion about the impending M4 works, Kildare County Council seem to have the wrong info on their website. The NRA got in touch with us yesterday to say there'll be rolling closures from December 16th to 22nd between 10pm and 5am. The closures will be sectional so only one part of the road will be closed at a time.

M4 Signage Improvement Programme

The National Roads Authority is currently undertaking a project to improve the overhead signage on the M4 motorway. This work will consist of 20 overhead gantries to be installed at three primary locations; Mullingar, M4/M6 Junction and M4 Kildare (Between Leixlip and Maynooth).

Locations- Closures -Times

Mullingar

• Eight cantilever gantries (spanning the hard shoulder and left hand lane, not the entire motorway) will be erected at Junctions 13, 15, 16, 17 on both the Eastbound and Westbound sections of motorway for a total of eight signs.
• To facilitate the safe construction of the signage the left hand side lane only will be removed from normal operations. There is no motorway closure at these locations.

M4/M6 Junction

• One portal gantry sign and one butterfly sign will be erected in advance of the M4/M6 split. This work will impact the M4 Westbound only.
• To facilitate the safe construction of this signage the M4 motorway westbound at the approach to the M4/M6 split will be closed for one night only on December 16^th. The closure will take place during the off-peak hours and the carriageway will be reopened before the morning peak. (Exact closure hours will be announced closer to the closure date) Traffic will be directed off and back onto the motorway at clearly identified locations.
• This one night only closure is weather dependent therefore the closure is booked for December 16^th, but can occur from December 16th to December 22^nd.

M4 Kildare (Between Leixlip and Maynooth)

• There will be 5 portal gantry signs (spanning the entire carriageway) and 5 cantilever gantry signs (spanning the hard shoulder and left hand lane). These signs will be located at Junction 5, 6 and 7 Eastbound and Westbound.
• To facilitate the safe construction of the signage on the M4 Westbound and M4 Eastbound, alternate closures will be scheduled to ensure one side of the motorway will remain open at all times.
• These closures will occur during the off-peak overnight hours between December 16^th to December 22^nd and are weather dependent, therefore the expected closure details (exact times) will be confirmed closer to commencement of works. Again, these closures will impact one side of the motorway at one time only. Traffic will be directed off and back onto the motorway at clearly identified locations.

6.30-7

Cat Stevens - The Wind

Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind

Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary

Dusty Springfield - The Windmills Of Your Mind

PJ Harvey - The Wind

Scorpions - The Winds Of Change

Julie Feeney - Wind Out Of My Sails

7-8

The Radio - Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Snow Patrol & Martha Wainwright - Set Fire To The Third Bar

Belly - Feed The Tree

Eurythmics - Who's That Girl

Blur - Brothers & Sisters

Squeeze - Up the Junction

Annie Lennox - Every Time We Say Goodbye

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

The Stone Roses - Ten Storey Love Song

8-9

Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed

Handel - Hallelujah Chorus

Junkster - Slide

Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

Heaven 17 - Tempation

Codes - Starry Eyed

9-10

REM - Shiny Happy People (Furry Happy Monsters)

Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

Annie Lennox - Little Bird

Propellerheads - History Repeating

Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why

Nick Curan - Reform School Girl

INXS - Devil inside

Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight

Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van

The 4 Of Us - Sunlight