JP's Golden Years - Edition 242 - Saturday, 26 Apr 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 26 Apr 2025 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

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Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of 1993
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.
Cliff Richard
Congratulations
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Apr 1968
Eurovision 1968, United Kingdom, Number 2

2.
Gerard Lenorman
La ballade des gens heureux
1975
Number 2 in the Netherlands in 1975
Number 3 in France in 1975
Number 6 in Belgium in 1975
Number 42 in Germany in 1975

"La Ballade des gens heureux" (translation: The Ballad of the Happy People) is a song by Gérard Lenorman, released in 1975. English singer and songwriter Jonathan King wrote the British lyrics and had a hit with it as The Happy People Song.

3.
Jonathan King
The Happy People Song
1975
The original of Gerard Lenorman - La ballade des gens heureux
Did not chart in the UK

4.
Cameo
Single Life
Number 15 in Sep 1985

5.
Scotch
Take Me Up
Best of Europop, 1985
Number 10 in France
Number 19 in Germany

6.
Mick Jagger
Just Another Night
Number 32 in Feb 1985

7.
Cilla Black
Surprise Surprise Theme Music - Full Version (Another Surprise Mix)
TV Theme of the Week


The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1993


8.
Inner Circle
Sweat (A La La La La Long)
The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 3 in May 1993

9.
Bitty McLean
It keeps reainin'(Tears from my eyes)
The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 2 in Jul 1993

10.
4 Non Blondes
What's Up
The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 2 in Jun 1993

11.
Bryan Adams
Please forgive me
The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 2 in Oct 1993

12.
George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield
Five Live (EP) - Somebody to love
The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 3 weeks in May 1993


Hour 2
The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1993 - ctd

1.
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease me
The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 3 in Jun 1993

2.
Take That
Pray
The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Jul - Aug 1993

3.
Snow
Informer
The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 2 in Mar 1993

4.
Haddaway
What is love
The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 2 in Jun 1993

5.
Freddie Mercury
Living on my own
The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Aug 1993

6.
Jazzy Jeff & Frech Prince
Boom! Shake the room
The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Sep - Oct 1993

7.
Bluebells
Young at heart
The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Apr - May 1993

8.
Culture Beat
Mr. Vain
The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Aug - Sep 1993

9.
Shaggy
Oh Carolina
The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Mar 1993

10.
Gabrielle
Dreams
The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jun - Jul 1993

11.
UB40
(I can't help) Falling in love with you
The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun 1993

12.
Ace of Base
All that she wants
The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 3 weeks in May - Jun 1993

13.
Whitney Houston
I will always love you
The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 10 weeks in Dec 1992 - Feb 1993

14.
2 Unlimited
No Limit
The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 5 weeks in Feb - Mar 1993

15.
Meat Loaf
I'd do anything for love (But I won't do that)
The UK's Bestselling Single of 1993
Number 1 for 7 weeks in Oct - Nov 1993