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Matinee Idle

12:35 to 5pm weekdays, from 26 December to 20 January

Friday 16 January 2009

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with Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris

Monday to Friday from 12:35 pm

Playlist for Friday, 16 January 2009

12:35pm - 1pm

Track: Paralysed
Artist: Graham Parker

Track: You Know What I Mean
Artist: The Turtles

Track: Falling in Love Again
Artist: The Puppini Sisters

Track: Tickle Me
Artist: Alan Price

Track: No Secrets
Artist: The Angels

1pm - 2pm

Track: Dance with me Henry
Artist: Peter Sellers

Track: Macarena
Artist: Los Del Rio

Track: Chicken Dance
Artist: Tiny Tim

Track: Don't Forget to Dance
Artist: The Kinks

Track: Funky Broadway
Artist: Wilson Pickett

Track: Waltz Darling
Artist: Malcolm McLaren

Track: Hully Gully
Artist: Joe Harris and Tony Meehan

Track: The West Texas Waltz
Artist: Joe Ely

Track: Dancing Fool
Artist: Frank Zappa

Track: I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
Artist: The Cyrkle

Track: The Sacro-Iliac
Artist: 10cc

Track: The Barn Dance Rag
Artist: Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers

Track: To Her Door
Artist: Paul Kelly

2pm - 3pm

Track: Montego Bay
Artist: Jon Stevens

Track: Rain
Artist: Noel Redding

Track: Ruby Baby
Artist: Bjork

Track: Dancing the Night Away
Artist: The Motors

Track: Jessie's Girl
Artist: RIck Springfield

Track: Even Trolls Love Rock 'n' Roll
Artist: Tony Joe White

Track: Blue Jay Way
Artist: The Beatles

Track: Don't be Cruel
Artist: Deborah Harry

Track: Calling all Angels
Artist: Jane Siberry and KD Lang

3:06 Classic Concert: Tina Turner - Live in Europe

At simply her best. Recorded on her 1987 to 1988 world tour from shows in London, Stockholm and Dortmund, this Grammy award-winning live set features material from her (then) recent "Private Dancer" and "Break Every Rule" albums and her classic back catalogue. A seasoned performer who started her career in the late 50's and made a remarkable comeback in the 80's. Tina is joined by a number of special guests including David Bowie (Capitol)

4pm - 5pm

Track: Equator
Artist: Sparks

Track: Tobacco Road
Artist: Spooky Tooth

Track: Mary Jane's Last Dance
Artist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Track: Angel's Gonna Wear My Red Shoes
Artist: Elvis Costello

Track: Travelin' Prayer
Artist: Dolly Parton

Track: Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
Artist: Three Dog Night

Track: Neutron Dance
Artist: The Pointer Sisters

Track: Tell Tommy I Miss Him
Artist: Marilyn Michaels


 

The Team

Presenters:

Producer Kelle Howson

Email: phil@radionz.co.nz

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'Matinee Idle is Radio New Zealand's Mufti Day. They let me and Simon "loose in the asylum". We get to be the guys testing the outer limits of listener patience and we benignly abuse this privilege.' says O'Brien. 'They let us play whatever we want! It's every radio presenter's dream.'

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