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16th April 2021
Posted by Neil Matthew
As life moves on and adjustments have to be made I have found myself having to deal with numerous “appointments” this last couple of weeks. In previous times that would have meant making myself look presentable, allowing plenty of time to travel, finding a parking space and then sit in a soulless modern office face to face with a “suit” feeling sorry for myself at the state I had got my finances into ! At best, I might have had a visit at home instead, but obviously that is not an option now … simply because my house has become too cluttered with records and CDs that there is no room for anyone to sit down !!!
So everything has been done by phone, there is clearly a standard procedure for this method now, because as well as repeatedly having to confirm my “date of birth and the first line of my address” each caller has given me an estimate of how long the call would last. The very first one said “just over an hour” – we finished two hours and seven minutes later ! One said 20 minutes, that took 45 … another said half an hour, 60 minutes later we were still talking … and scarily someone even said up to an hour and a half – but I kept that down to just under two hours !
I think it might be me. I have been a DJ / Quiz Host / Radio Presenter as long as I can remember, talking is what I do best ! In the studio I always try to keep at the front of my mind that it’s “all about the music” but I do slip up sometimes and this week I clearly had my “Bob Hoskins Hat” on (remember the BT ads he did ?) – I still got a cracking buch of songs played on the show though ! You can hear them all on the ‘Repeat Play’ at 5pm this Saturday straight after Gateway’s funeral coverage or head for the “Listen Again” section here some time soon at your convenience and I will be back live on air on Monday at 7pm. Below are the playlists for the last two shows :
The Tunes – Monday 12th April
Stevie Wonder – All I Do
Linx – So This Is Romance
Laura Jackson – Reach Out
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
Amii Stewart – Friends
Alexander Morris – Change Comin’
George Benson – Unchained Melody
Groove Association ft Georgie B – Life Is What You Make It
Delegation – In The Night
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
Earth Wind & Fire – September (Eric Kupper Remix)
Teddy Pendergrass – Do Me
San Remo Strings – Festival Time
Four Tops – Bernadette
RAH Band – Clouds Across The Moon
New Edition – Mr Telephone Man
Commodores – Nightshift
Beth Macari – Gotta Get Back
Shaila Prospere – Prized Possession
Mariah Carey – Vision Of Love
Black Harmony – Don’t Let It Go To Your Head
Donna Summer – Love’s Unkind
The Tunes – Monday 5th April
Michael Zager Band – Let’s All Chant
Universal Robot Band – Barely Breaking Even
Alex Puddu feat Gene Robinson Jr – Don’t Hold Back
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
Sylvester – Dance (Disco Heat)
Weather Girls – Stand Up (Rob Hardt Mix)
Bloodstone – We Go A Long Way Back
Sheree Brown Take A Walk With Love
Teddy Pendergrass – Be Sure
Jocelyn Brown – Somebody Else’s Guy
Was (Not Was) – Spy In The House Of Love
LW5 – Ripe For The Picking
Light Of The World – This Is This
Shaila Prospere – Rhythm
Tina Charles – I Love To Love
Drifters – Hello Happiness
Barry White – You See The Trouble With Me
Will Downing – If She Knew
Bill Withers – Oh Yeah
Dave Barker & The Charmers – Just My Imagination
Five Star – Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)
Black Light Collective – Detroit Urban Radio
Feel free to get in touch with your soulful request or just for a mention on the show – post on “The Old Gits Soul Show” page on Facebook or message me personally …
E-mail: [email protected] or send a text message to (01268)833978.
The Old Gits Soul Show is on Gateway 97.8 in Basildon & East Thurrock and also around the world via www.gateway978.com from 7pm–9pm every Monday, also 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” !