Neil Gits Too Much Energy

I am not a very ‘medical’ person at all – the last time I went to the local doctor’s surgery was in the late 90s when I was getting some serious hayfever problems and I haven’t been treated in a hospital since 1990 when I suffered with a painful stone and got rushed to Broomfield in an ambulance one unforgettable morning ! I also try to avoid visiting people there too as I am a bit of a curse – I think four of the last five friends or relatives I went to see died soon afterwards !!

I take very little in the way of pills & drugs (and none of the illegal kind!) just a daily vitamin tablet because I don’t eat terribly healthily (as you may have read on here once or twice…) and the odd cough sweet if my throat feels a bit raw before I share my dulcet tones with you on a Monday. And that’s about it really, apart from a tin in a cupboard with some plasters in, should I do something stupid in the kitchen or bathroom and nick myself, that about sums up the first aid available at Old Gits HQ …

Mind you, I do like to start each day with one of those Dextro energy sweets, usually an orange or blackcurrant one, they give you a nice little ‘kick’ when you are trying desperately to wake up, not being much of a morning person. The other day though something went a bit wrong, I probably should have stayed in bed a bit longer, because when I popped the day’s sweet in my mouth I soon started choking !! It didn’t take long to compose myself and recover, but for one moment I thought I might be seeing the inside of an ambulance for the first time in 35 years !

Don’t expect any drama in the studio on this week’s show – even if I think I am going to sneeze I turn the microphone down so it won’t spoil your enjoyment of the carefully chosen selection of soul, jazz-funk & disco tracks you can hear from 7pm on Monday. These are last week’s songs :

The Tunes – Monday 28th April 2025

Emotions – I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love
Bobby Brown – On Our Own
Alex Puddu feat Gene Robinson Jr – Don’t Hold Back
Brothers Johnson – Light Up The Night
Brothers Johnson – This Had To Be
Drizabone – Real Love
Luther – The 2nd Time Around
Slave – Starting Over
Trammps – Ninety Nine And A Half
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
Shakatak – Feels Like The Right Time
M People – Angel Street
Teena Marie – Aladdin’s Lamp
Jim Gilstrap – Swing Your Daddy
Aretha Franklin – See Saw
Bar-Kays – The Slide
Lukas Setto – The Two Of Us
Castella – Hurt So Bad
Omar – There’s Nothing Like This
Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Phyrework – Fly Away
Cashmere – Can I
Kingdon & Blazing Encore – Downtown Sao Paulo

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The Old Gits Soul Show is broadcast LIVE from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm, on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock, across South Essex on DAB and available nationally via the Radio Player on your TV as well as online via www.gateway978.com You can listen on your smart speaker or your phone too … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – just search “Cool Soul” !