Hey Mate Can't You Play Something Decent Like

[georgeblackwell]

I was deejaying on Saturday night at one of our regular venues in Jersey when this lovely young lady (I say young, she was under 50, so that qualifies these days) complained about what I was playing ( The Montereys on Arwin) and asked me to play something good. I said "like what?" and she says "oh you know - i'm just a pebble on the beach something good like that. My initial thought was what the f**k and then I twigged it. I told my dj accomplice and we pissed ourselves.

It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was in the UK and deejayed for Rudzi at the Leicester soul club. This chap (he was drunk at the time) asked me to play The Beetroot Song. I naturally told him to F**k off but he persisted and started singing it to me. I eventually sussed that he was singing The Dalton Boys - I've been Cheated - V.I.P. (you need to listen to it again).

Anyone else had similar bizarre record titles thrown at them???

Frosty

[TOAD]

yes the > shopping trolley song < aka the carios stop etc on shrine !

[Guest drewid]

Was once doin a spot playing underplayed oldies semi knowns , and some twat asked if we could stop playing that American stuff and play some proper northern soul " you know the stuff they made in Wigan " he actually believed it was wrote produced etc there ripped the piss out off him

[Rupert]

me and andy rix in a pub a few weeks ago got told to pack up after 1hr, 20 mins. .

is this the shortest night ever ? lol.

and we was playing common motown what they asked for and they still didnt have a clue.

[Gene-R]

Still haven't twigged the "pebble on the beach" tune - what is it?

[Guest]

Still haven't twigged the "pebble on the beach" tune - what is it?

time will pass you by

atb moldie

[Gene-R]

time will pass you by

atb moldie

Cheers Moldie - hope you're well mate!

[davidwapples]

funny one was when a mate was asked for some techno so i played sliced tomatos as rockafella skank instrumental and they enjoyed it

[Tailormade Gaz B]

I do a regular bar gig once a month with a friend its not big deal, nice easy vibe & just allows us to give our records an airing. Anyway, a couple walk in and stand there for a while (archetypical soulies who I think got the wrong idea about what we were doing because, as i said, its a very causal city-centre affair).

They stood by the door and then eventually the woman walks up and says are you going to play any northern. I looked at the deck and I was playing "The Exits - Gotta have Money". though ok, I see, I'll give them a few of what they want... i even played EDWIN STARR - TIME...they left after a drink, giving me a really disappointed look, that look an older person gives a younger person to insinuate "you don't know what you are doing".

[georgeblackwell]

I do a regular bar gig once a month with a friend its not big deal, nice easy vibe & just allows us to give our records an airing. Anyway, a couple walk in and stand there for a while (archetypical soulies who I think got the wrong idea about what we were doing because, as i said, its a very causal city-centre affair).

They stood by the door and then eventually the woman walks up and says are you going to play any northern. I looked at the deck and I was playing "The Exits - Gotta have Money". though ok, I see, I'll give them a few of what they want... i even played EDWIN STARR - TIME...they left after a drink, giving me a really disappointed look, that look an older person gives a younger person to insinuate "you don't know what you are doing".

I have to say I know that look, I have been cultivating it for years, I take it with me to every soul night.

Frosty

[georgeblackwell]

LIsten at 1:06 and 1:32

[Russoul1]

remember djn at a soul do in scumbridge oops sorry cambridge some guy came up to me and said "have you got any middle of the road" so as he walked

away i replied over the mike "anyone got a copy of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep........"

happy soulin

russ

[Dobber]

time will pass you by

atb moldie

pebble on a beach....I thought they meant the Paul Weller song...haha

[Sammy]

Hilarious topic! Everytime I DJ out I get some bizarre request. Unfortunately not with bizarre titles because most of the people making requests in Sweden have not heard any northern soul or r'n'b at all, and the ones that do know their titles (unless plagued with temporary memory loss as I am every time I try to talk about a specific record with a fellow soulie at a nighter...).

[Greg Belson]

Drunk customer; 'Can you play summat I like?'

Me; 'What do you like?'

Drunk customer; 'I dunno........'

I've had this conversation more times than I care to remember!

[Pete S]

I was deejaying on Saturday night at one of our regular venues in Jersey when this lovely young lady (I say young, she was under 50, so that qualifies these days) complained about what I was playing ( The Montereys on Arwin) and asked me to play something good. I said "like what?" and she says "oh you know - i'm just a pebble on the beach something good like that. My initial thought was what the f**k and then I twigged it. I told my dj accomplice and we pissed ourselves.

It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was in the UK and deejayed for Rudzi at the Leicester soul club. This chap (he was drunk at the time) asked me to play The Beetroot Song. I naturally told him to F**k off but he persisted and started singing it to me. I eventually sussed that he was singing The Dalton Boys - I've been Cheated - V.I.P. (you need to listen to it again).

Anyone else had similar bizarre record titles thrown at them???

Frosty

Beat this one

"Snuffle Bird"

Thats what my missus thought The Cairos were singing..."Snuffle Bird, Snuffle Bird, Snuff, Stop Overlooking Me"

[Dave Moore]

Here's just four off the top of my head.

"Don't Be So Unreal" (Parliaments - Don't Be Sore At Me)

"Clock On The Wall" (Chubby Checker - Everything's Wrong)

"You Don't Need A TV" (Sisters Love - I'm Learning To Trust My Man)

"Mountains and Sea" (Showmen - Our Love Will Grow)

Regards,

Dave

[Diddy Morgan]

my girl sonia was out at a soul do with her mate and she asked the dj for "queen of spades"............priceless!!!! :lol:

[SHEFFSOUL]

..my story is really the reverse..back in the late 70's..i had a regular Saturady gig playing northern soul (some chart) at the Chuck Wagon in Skegness..it was very popular so a local club owner at a country club gave me the job there on a Sunday night..he thought i'd be playing disco etc..so i fed in plenty of northern in the guise as new releases or 'will be out next week'..using the Supremes,Tramps,James Brown,Al Green,anything i could use a s a cover up artist name..got away with it for three weeks then..adios..fave was playing Lillie Bryant as Diana Ross.....

[Pete Eccles]

Only this Saturday just gone both myself and Ginger were asked to play

Do I love you - Frank Dobie

[kevinsoulman]

I WAS AT A CHARITY DO ONCE WHEN SOME PLONKER SAID HE WOULD GIVE SO MANY £S IF WE COULD DANCE NORTHERN TO A ROCK RECORD ,

SO WE DULY PUT JOHNNY JONES PURPLE HAZE ON THE DECKS

KEV

[Chris L]

"Can you share a tomato ?" he asked.....................he wanted Rick Shepard

[tosspot]

me & Bob Gair (theothertosspot) were djin' at crystals coalville ( the old tiffinies), this was years ago, think we had just played george freeman down & out sam dees lonely for you baby, when a young 17/18 ish yr girl with heels as tall as me came up to the decks & asked for Wigfield - saturday night,....to which we replied, "no dear, but the bloke up next has it".....the bloke on after us was soul sam...priceless

[Dave Pinch]

my mate got asked for some shania twain the other week

[jkidd]

i was dj,ing at our last do, a woman came up and said " ave yer got that Jackie Wilson song, do you luv me,ya know,that reight expensive one"

[Ady Croasdell]

I went into Ainley's record shop in Leicester about 1969 and asked for a song called something like 'Heart Felt emotion', the girl said "Oh you mean Mel & Tim Backfield In Motion"

[Guest]

I was once told that someone asked a DJ to play little old man by Bing Crosby instead of Bill Cosby. Chris.

[Mark R]

There's a tale of one of the old lads from round our way at the Casino asking about a track called..............."I Lost A Shoe Love" :D

Cheers,

Mark R

[Guest gordon russell]

never learned to dance in my underpants

[georgeblackwell]

There's a tale of one of the old lads from round our way at the Casino asking about a track called..............."I Lost A Shoe Love" :D

Cheers,

Mark R

Thats the best one yet, brilliant

Frosty

[Gene-R]

There's a tale of one of the old lads from round our way at the Casino asking about a track called..............."I Lost A Shoe Love" :D

Cheers,

Mark R

What he was trying to say was "have you got any sole"...........

[tosspot]

my mate got asked for some shania twain the other week

lol

[Pete S]

I went into Ainley's record shop in Leicester about 1969 and asked for a song called something like 'Heart Felt emotion', the girl said "Oh you mean Mel & Tim Backfield In Motion"

have to laugh at this becaise I thought it was called "Black feeling in motion"

[Stevie T]

back in 70,s , Tiffs Halifax , monday night ( N.S night) couple of pissed up normaltons came in and .......wait for it !.....asked for some SHOWADDYWADDY!

i shit you not , poor things they picked a time when we were all very young and hot tempered , needless to say more than there ego was bruised .

if you dont believe me ask Dave leedham as he was first one in

[Barry]

"Ere mate - have you got...."

"Contrast by Edwin Starr"

"Spirally by Ce Ce Pedastal"

"Tooth-ache" (True Faith and Final Cut)

"Pea's, Pie, Pudding in my Mind" (The Bucketheads)

"Sea-lions Ten Feet Tall" - Sweeter Than the Day Before - The Valentinos (do it, it works)

[Bigsoulman]

On Saturday night doing a 60s only soul night the usual dumb bell there with the heels and a gormless boyfriend who had been slow dancing all night asked me this beauty "I know it's a 60s night but can you put Rihanna on?"

[Kev John]

the 1 i got asked for was the Buttercup song any idea's for this 1 LOL

atb kev

[Pete S]

the 1 i got asked for was the Buttercup song any idea's for this 1 LOL

atb kev

Foundations?

[sir cumference]

Foundations?

At least they didn`t ask for the "Take a Break" magazine tune!

Edited January 30, 2013 by sir cumference

[Tezza]

Still haven't twigged the "pebble on the beach" tune - what is it?

time will pass you by

atb moldie

Cheers Moldie - hope you're well mate!

Assuming that is a joke yeh ??

[Gasher]

Once got asked for ..it goes like this "Dont spit on me ,Dont spit on me... "..which turned out to be Sue Lynne...dont pity me.

[Dennisoul]

A guy once same up to me and said his burd didn't like the tunes I was playing and offered to do the next 30 minuites of my set lol....to add to it guy was actually one of the promotors.......I politely declined his kind offer lol

[Guest]

Here's one for you, on the sunday soul do I run in sheffield! some one complained "saying the the djs where not playing northern soul! and" he should know his Russ invented northern soul"

well there you go! the wonder's of drink

[Mickjay33]

funny one was when a mate was asked for some techno so i played sliced tomatos as rockafella skank instrumental and they enjoyed it

reminds me when i was djing in a nite club playing house trance and all that shit was playing rockafella skank they were all jumping up and down blowing whistles and waveing glow sticks so i mixed in sliced tomatos the dicks heads never even noticed just kepted on dancing

[Gene-R]

Have you got:

It Is Hard - Greg Perry

The Fish and Chips song (Baby That's A Groove - Roy Handy)

The Closer You Get (I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson)

...and spare a thought for the twat whose sole education was the "Nite Life" bootleg LP, and asked for...

That's How Much I Love You - The Professionals

Edited January 30, 2013 by Gene-R

[Rob Wigley]

Mid spot -- very recently -- a lady asked if I could play something by Nolan Porter---- I pointed at the deck to the record which was playing and about half way through--- "If I could only be sure".. oh have you got anything else by him ?

Are they deaf as well as thick ?

Rob

[Pat]

I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS ONCE ASKED TO PLAY SOMETHING BY THE " DYIN' OWLS" TURNED OUT THEY MEANT THE DYNELLS........YOU NEED A WEST MIDLANDS ACCENT TO GET THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

Alan

[Gene-R]

I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS ONCE ASKED TO PLAY SOMETHING BY THE " DYIN' OWLS" TURNED OUT THEY MEANT THE DYNELLS........YOU NEED A WEST MIDLANDS ACCENT TO GET THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

Alan

That's a hoot!

[Gene-R]

Are they deaf as well as thick ?

Rob

Sorry to say Rob....................yes!

[Donkit]

I was once told that someone asked a DJ to play little old man by Bing Crosby instead of Bill Cosby. Chris.

I was once asked "have you got that one by Barry Sheene, you know the one"