I start writing this each week while the show is still on air. I'm used to the presenter before me ending with a snippet of a song, maybe a couple of minutes, which feels a bit odd to be honest. I know he's live, but I would have thought he could adjust the patter to fit a bit better. He surprised me today though when he confided in his closing words that the final song would be a fragment of 'Africa' by Toto, a song he had always detested.
Umm.... don't play it then. You're the DJ. You can always pick songs you can be passionate about or at least see the appeal to a wider audience. It may be that he's allowing the software to pick the songs for him. That can happen but if you think that the selections aren't very good I think you still have a duty to stay positive for the audience. As it happens, I don't mind the song.
I am a little concerned at the recent voice links which seem to a little loud and bedevilled by background noise. I suspect it's a technical problem with the recording levels. I don't know how to fix that but, hopefully, I know a couple of men who can and it won't be along running issue.
Here are this week's songs.
Being Boiled - The Human League
No Surprises - Radiohead
Perfect Day - Rufus Wainwright
Bradman - Paul Kelly
The Wonder Of You - Villagers
Betweenness - Gnac
Better Not Look Down - BB King
7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour (featuring Neneh Cherry)
Fever - Aldous Harding
Coming Alive - Dualist Inquiry
First of the Gang To Die - Morrissey
Beat Surrender - The Jam
Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
All I Want Is You - Roxy Music
Rip It Up - Orange Juice
I Pray - Beatowls
Bernskan - Asgeir
Big Sky Love (Song For Sachiko) - Carwyn Ellis
Love Hangover (12" Version) - Diana Ross
Your Stammering Kisses - Maximilian Hecker
Mind of a Toy - Visage
Suffer The Children - Tears For Fears
Could This Be Heaven ? - The Original Mirrors (Sadly, not available on streaming services, but if you ever see a physical copy of the album treat yourself.)
Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Eskimo - Damien Rice