Topic: playlist

Inspirational songs

May 5, 2008 in News - Comments

Gavin’s list of ‘inspirational’ songs appeared on ZooRadio, a U2.com / Radio Free Virgin collaboration launched in November 2002.
“Aht Uh Mi Hed” by Shuggie Otis
“Aladdin Sane” by David Bowie
“Amsterdam” by Jacques Brel
“Ave Maria” by Enrico Caruso
“Cosmic Dancer” by T. Rex
“Death Disco” by Public Image Ltd
“Hounds of Love” by Kate Bush
“Les Amants D’un Jour” by Edith Piaf
“Mack the Knife” by Lotte Lenya
“Mna na h Eireann (Women of Ireland)” by Sean o’Se / Sean o’Riada
“Mother” by John Lennon
“Pirate Jenny” by Nina Simone
“Sad” by U2/ Virgin Prunes
“She Is Beyond Good & Evil” by The Pop Group
“Sweet Jane” by The Velvet Underground
“The Modern Dance” by Pere Ubu
“Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye
“Unfinished Sympathy” by Massive Attack
“White Riot” by the Clash
“Who by Fire” by Leonard Cohen

Playlist of Sat 27th Lyric FM ‘Cinema’ show

December 28, 2003 in Radio - Comments

Gavin appeared on Lyric FM’s Cinema show to talk about and play some of his favourite film scores.
1 The Third Man
Harry Lime Theme
A. Karas
2 In America
The third wish (main theme/finale)
Friday-Seezer Ensemble
Friday/Seezer
Warner Atlantic 7567837062
3 Fargo
C. Burwell
Madfish Movies SMACD 808
4 Taxi Driver
B. Hermann
Orchestra
Music Collection Int. MCCD 416
5 Angel Baby
Until I’m In You
Anneli Drecker
Friday/Seezer
6 Enter the Dragon
L. Schifrin
Gema/Biem
Virgin 7243 8 49 74602
7 The Godfather
Waltz
Nino Rota
8 Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Moonriver
H. Mancini
RCA Victor 743321 242832
9 Blade Runner
Vangelis
Vangelis/D. Morrisey (sax)
Warner 4509 965742
10 Once upon a time in the West
Man with a Harmonica
E. Morricone
Orchestra
Virgin CDV 2929

Riding the Mystery Train again – playlist

March 21, 2003 in Radio - Comments

Gavin and John Kelly played Gavin’s choice of music on ‘Mystery Train’ on March 21, 2003. These were the tracks they played:
First hour:
1. Virgin Prunes – Sweethomeunderwhiteclouds
2. Pere Ubu – Modern Dance
3. Wire – LowDown
4. Human League – Being boiled
5. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
6. David Bowie – The Prettiest Star
7. Flaming Lips – Yoshimi battles the pink robots
8. Dr Octagon – Blue Flower
9. The Streets – Weak become heroes
10. The Fall – Totally Wired
11. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven
Second hour:
1. Annie Ross – A Thousand Years (Short Cuts OST)
2. Mary Margereth O’Hara – I don’t care (Apartment Hunting OST)
3. Caetano Veloso – Cucurrucucu Paloma (Talk to her OST)
4. Ennio Morricone – Pazuzo (Exorcist II OST)
5. Mae West – Come up and see me some time (The queen of sex sings sultry songs)
6. Frank Sinatra – She says (Watertown OST)
7. This Mortal Coil – Song to the Siren
8. Grace Jones – I’ve done it again
9. Joy Division – Decades
10. Interpol – NYC
11. The Slits – Typical Girls
12. Suicide – American Supreme
Gavin confirmed the Virgin Prunes back catalogue would be released on Mute the next year and that work on Time Enough for Tears for Sheridan’s ‘In America’ has been completed.

Mystery Train – Playlist

August 11, 2000 in Radio - Comments

List of songs chosen by Gavin for John Kelly’s Mystery Train on RTE Radio 1, Fri 11 Aug 2000
On John Kelly’s Mystery Train, Gavin recalled his encounter with Nico, showing up at a Virgin Prunes gig in Manchester in 1984. He chose tracks by Duke Ellington, Brendan Behan, John McCormack, Thomas Hampson, Roxy Music, Bowie, Patti Smith, Mary Margareth O’Hara, Kruder and Dorfmeister, and soundtrack classics such as Henry Mancini’s Theme from Pink Panther and Once upon a time in the west.
1. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – Such Sweet Thunder
Album: SUCH SWEET THUNDER
Label: Columbia Legacy
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2. Sergio Mendes – For What It’s Worth
Album: BLAXPLOITATION
Label: Global
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3. Leonard Cohen – I Tried To Leave You
Album: New Skin For The Old Ceremony
Label: Columbia
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4. Bob Dylan – Make You Feel My Love
Album: Time Out Of Mind
Label: Columbia
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5. Thomas Hampson – Hard Times Come Again No More
Album: American Dreamer – Songs of Stephen Foster
Label: Angel
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6. Brendan Behan – Don’t Muck About With The Moon
Album: Brendan Behan Sings Irish Folksongs & Ballads
Label: Outlet
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7. John McCormack – Macushla
Album: McCormack In Song
Label: Nimbus
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8. Lalo Schifrin – Theme From Enter The Dragon
Album: ENTER THE DRAGON
Label: Warner Bros
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9. Ennio Morricone – The Man With The Harmonica
Album: ENNIO MORRICONE – A Fistful Of Sounds
Label: Camden Deluxe
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10. Ben Webster/Oscar Peterson – The Touch Of Your Lip’s
Album: Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
Label: Verve
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11. Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – The Pink Panther Theme
Album: HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA – The Pink Panther
Label: RCA
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12. Gert Wilden & Orchestra – Title Theme (Die Dressierie Frau)
Album: SCHULMADCHEN REPORT
Label: Crippled
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13. Jimmy Durante – I’ll Be Seeing You
Album: JIMMY DURANTE : Way Of Life
Label: Warner Bros
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14. Ede Robin – Dead
Album: Down & Out – The Sad Soul Of The Black South
Label: Trikont
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15. Roxy Music – Bitters End
Album: ROXY MUSIC
Label: E’G
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16. David Bowie – Andy Warhol
Album: DAVID BOWIE – Honky Dory
Label: Rykodisc
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17. Pattie Smith – Free Money
Album: HORSES
Label: Arista
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18. The Stooges – Down On The Street
Album: Fun House
Label: Elektra
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19. William and Versey Smith King – When That Great Ship Went Down
Album: Anthology of American Folk Music – VOL 1
Label: Smithsonial Folkways
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20. Mary Margaret O’Hara – The Year In song
Album: Margaret Mary O’Hara – Miss America
Label: Virgin
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21. Billie Holid – One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Album: Songs For Distingué Lovers
Label: Verve
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22. The Velvet Underground & Nico – Femme Fatale
Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Label: Verve
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23. Gert Wilden & Orchestra – Ecstasy Dance
Album: SCHULMADCHEN REPORT
Label: Crippled
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24. Brian Eno & David Byrne – The Jezebel Spirit
Album: Bush Of My Life In The Ghosts
Label: E’G
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25. Kruder & Dorfmeister – High Noon
Album: G Stoned
Label: EMI
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26. Anton Karas – Third Man Theme
Album: THE OFFICIAL CINEMA – 100 ALBUMS – 100 YEARS OF CINEMA
Label: Polygram
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