Mark Pentleton

I’ve been wondering what to play all day today for a Hallowe’en-themed song, and it wasn’t until I saw Anton Du Beke in Strictly Come Dancing tonight dancing to the Ghostbusters theme that I realised this was the piece of music to play! It was written in 1984 by Ray Parker Jr for the soundtrack [...]

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Today’s song dates from 1951 and was originally written in Italian by P.G. Redi and Michele Galdieri for the movie Anna, released in 1953. Shelley Dobbins wrote an English version of the lyrics and the song was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1958.
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Last night I attended my friend and former colleague Joan Herald’s retirement party. It was a great night and I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with lots of old friends and former colleagues. No party for Joan would be complete without a bit of karaoke, and since Joan performed this song I thought it would be [...]

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I think this is the first time I’ve played a song which hasn’t yet been released! Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow’s first collaboration since Robbie left Take That in 1995 is released on 4th October, but today’s performance is especially for my niece Caitlin who celebrates her birthday today. I hope you still like it, [...]

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Today’s song is an album track from Abba’s 1974 Waterloo album. I’ve always really liked this song. Benny and Björn were heavily influenced by Ronnie Spector and this track is an example of this. Without the 12-string guitars my version is a bit different, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. It’s also (I think) [...]

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Oh it’s a long, long time from May to December. At least from May 1st until December 1st it’s 214 songs! Around half way through comes 1st September and I thought Kurt Weil’s 1938 song was the perfect song to play today. I hope you enjoy it!
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The words “perfect day” came to mind last night as we walked along Ayr beach in beautiful late-summer sunshine (even if it was a bit cold!) so I decided to play Perfect Day as the last song of August’s 365songs. Dating from 1972, Lou Reed included this on his Transformer album. It also featured in [...]

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When choosing a Billy Joel song for Celeste the other day I recorded Leave a tender moment alone as well as An innocent man. Leave a tender moment first appeared on the 1984 album An Innocent Man and was subsequently released as a single. In a move virtually unheard of today, the song didn’t have [...]

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This song was originally released by World Party in 1997 but the version that most people are familiar with is the #1 single by Robbie Williams, released in 1999. Since Robbie got married a few days ago I thought I’d play one of his songs this week, so I hope you enjoy She’s the one.
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Today’s song is especially for my friends Lynn and Gordon Stewart and little Joshua who was born yesterday. It’s always been a favourite song of Joshua’s mum and I hope that Joshua enjoys listening to it some day! Congratulations to Lynn and Gordon, and welcome to the world, Joshua!
Looking for space was released by John [...]

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Following Fernando yesterday, we’re staying in 1975, but changing style! In answer to my sister-in-law’s question from the other day, we are indeed rocking today! Bohemian Rhapsody is dedicated to my brother-in-law Andrew who celebrates his birthday today. I hope you enjoy this 1975 Queen classic! It’s also my nephew Antony’s birthday today – I’m [...]

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I actually recorded this song first thing this morning but I’ve had a really busy day so it’s only now that I’ve managed to get it uploaded and posted to the site. It’s from the Disney film Pocahontas and was written by Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken. It also won an Oscar for Best Song [...]

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I know that at some point someone asked me to play this song, but unfortunately I can’t remember who! Norah Jones sang this 1999 Jesse Harris song on her 2002 album Come away with me. I think it’s a really nice chilled jazz piece and I have to say I really enjoy playing this song!
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Today’s song is a bit late – sorry! I’ve had another really busy day in a school all day (working with a great bunch of five and six year-olds making video stories, soon to appear on the Radio Lingua Schools website) and then at a Parent Council meeting tonight, so I’ve not had much of [...]

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Today’s song was chosen by my son Matthew. It was really his second choice – I’ve suggested that I’ll try to work on a piano version of the Pokémon theme tune for his birthday later in the year! As a pizza lover, Matthew felt this song was the best one to choose for today! Dean [...]

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I’ve had some requests over the past few days to play the Billy Joel song She’s Always a Woman as the Fyfe Dangerfield version is being played all the time in the John Lewis ads on tv at the moment. I’ve actually already played this song, back in January, but I thought I’d do another [...]

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I hadn’t thought about the sitcom Cheers for years and this week I read something about the show which made me think that its theme tune may suit 365songs. Then, totally by chance, I was working in a school on Friday and the class teacher was talking about the Cheers theme song, so I thought [...]

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Hmm. Not sure about this one. After working very late last night I wasn’t feeling very inspired this morning and this is all I came up with! Any suggestions for the next um… 240 days?!
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I’m running a bit late today after returning from the Apple Teacher Institute last night. Today’s song is the 1985 Whitney Houston song All at once. Hope you enjoy it! Normal service will resume tomorrow!
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This is the second Diana Ross ballad in a week – I’m getting worried! I saw an episode of the brilliant Glee at the weekend in which Mr Schuster ended up having to sing the song with his student Rachel and while they’re rehearsing the song, he realises she has a crush on him. It’s [...]

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