We got this e-mail from BBC Radio 6 today about a show they have lined up for this Sunday (8th July) to mark the band's 50th anniversary.




Hi Gazza and Voodoo,

How are you?

I work on a show called Now Playing @6Music (BBC 6 Music) and this Sunday we are celebrating everything Rolling Stones with a two hour fan sourced show playing their hits, b-sides, rarities, influences, bands they’ve inspired – and anything which fans can find a connection to Ian and co.

It would be awesome if you could post about it on Rocks Off and let your community know to make it the best show it can be but also give Stones fans an opportunity to celebrate the half a century since they began.

Here’s a link to our show blog with all the information - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nowplaying/2012/07/rollingstones50.shtml

Our Twitter hashtag for the show is #RollingStones50 and we have a Spotify playlist which fans can add tracks into here - http://open.spotify.com/user/bbcnowplaying6music/playlist/5l1AHGlUXjpdY1G2xVurhB.

If you could let me know whether this is possible that’ll be great, and it would be great to get a suggestion from you to play out on the show.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

All the best,


Will Gilgrass





So, now's your chance to get some of your favourite rare songs on the radio!

Wow! Seems like short notice.
I hope they already have most of that show put together.

If the BBC has some decent recordings of Brian-era shows, I would like to hear that.

Ain't no one else got some ideas ?  :whydontcha

Why don't we each list ONE song for the playlist.
Gazza can pass our list along to Will.

I'll start.

Rocks Off.

Monkey Man

Rocks Off

Please leave out "Miss You".

Quote:

hits, b-sides, rarities, influences, bands they’ve inspired

• Hits: Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Start me up (BJ, MT & RW eras respectively)
  
• b-sides: Sad Day, Child Of The Moon, Let it Rock, Fancy Man Blues, The Storm
  
• Rarities: Still a Fool, Drift Away and Fiji Jim (Gin) (BJ, MT & RW eras respectively)
  
• Influences: Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters, the REAL SOURCE of the name "Rolling Stones"
  
• Covers: Under my Thumb by the Who, HTW by Humble Pie, Play with Fire by West Bruce & Laing, please no Wild Horses by Susan Boyle but Gov't Mule or Grateful Dead or Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello instead
  
• Bands they've inspired: Perro Negro by Three Souls in my mind

I also suggest to play some guest appearances and solo work

'Rarities' means 'hard to find official songs', I'd imagine.

I doubt the BBC would sanction playing songs only available on bootlegs.  

Let's try..., Why not? It's 50 fucking years on the road!

BTW... I added the b-sides

Cover: Street Fighting Man by The RAMONES
Rarity: Never Stop ( Original SMU)
Hit: Gimme Shelter & Emotional Rescue

The show runs from 18.00 - 20.00 incidentally -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/programmes/schedules/2012/07/08

Will has asked me to do a request for a song over the phone, for the broadcast - and to give this site a bit of a mention.

Quite a few other Stones-related specials available to listen now on the BBC Radio 6 website -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vp072

Gazza wrote on Jul 6^th, 2012 at 5:20pm:

The show runs from 18.00 - 20.00 incidentally - http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/programmes/schedules/2012/07/08 Will has asked me to do a request for a song over the phone, for the broadcast - and to give this site a bit of a mention. Quite a few other Stones-related specials available to listen now on the BBC Radio 6 website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vp072

Gazzamania!!!!!!!! :keithpunky

Who's driving your plane.
I Can't be Satisfied.
Child Of The Moon.

Cover: Connection (Montrose)
Rarity: Backstreet Girl
Hit: Jumping Jack Flash