Neil Gits To Feel Like A Witch

No mention of the extreme heat in this week’s blog …. DOH! … I’ve just done it !! … Anyway, I’ve been doing a lot of hiding away indoors lately, in between my various road trips, and continuing my monster catch up of TV programmes from the last 20-25 years or more. I think that most of the time I am getting in line with the rest of the country, when watching shows like “Peaky Blinders” , but I am never sure if some of the others are universally popular or not as I was always too absorbed in my quiz nights, music and football to notice the big TV dramas getting talked about .

One of my birthday presents in May was a new bath mat (thoughtfully bought for me by A13 Annie in case I carelessly slip over in the shower in my advanced years !) and for it to do it’s job you have to firmly press down on the ‘suckers’ whilst it is wet, which I do by stomping my feet with the water running as soon as I get in – it makes me feel like one of the recruits in “Fort Salem” who rather oddly seem to stomp their feet from left to right rapidly where ‘normal’ people would show their approval by clapping their hands when a round of applause is required !! If you find that cultural reference has gone right over your head, obviously you haven’t watched the series on BBC – which is a situation I find regularly happening to me when I try to be clever and tuned into TV now !!

When it comes to music though, I am very confident I know what I am talking about, especially the 70s & 80s soul, jazz-funk & disco era which makes up the bulk of my playlist each week. So not only do you get to hear some great tunes each Monday between 7 & 9pm, but you can also expect to discover some fascinating facts and interesting information about the artists and their careers ! Here is my latest selection ….

The Tunes – Monday 8th August 2020

Jones Girls – You Can’t Have My Love

Anita Ward – Ring My Bell

Lulu – Independence

Kool & The Gang – Be My Lady

Retta Young – Sending Out An SOS

The Devotions – So Glad You’re Home

Shola Ama – Who’s Loving My Baby

Tyra Levone – Can’t Love You More

Patrice Rushen – The Funk Won’t Let You Down

SOS Band – Just The Way You Like It

Luther Vandross – I Wanted Your Love

Garnet Mimms & Trucking Company – What It Is

Gregory Isaacs – Can’t Give You My Love Alone

Johnny Bristol – You & I

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Mickey’s Monkey

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Jimmy Mack

Errol Dunkley – OK Fred

Avani – Watching You

Delfonics – Can’t Go On Living

Odyssey – If You’re Looking For A Way Out

Candace Woodson – Dancing

Sharon Redd – Love How You Feel

Louise Meehan & Chris Kingdon-Take Our Love To The Top (CK Factory Remix)

U-Nam & California Funk Machine – You Gotta get it

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The Old Gits Soul Show is on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock and also around the world via www.gateway978.com , as well as on your smart speaker or your phone, from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – search “Cool Soul” !