In the den...

 
Never having watched Dragons' Den, I dunno what the style is. But I'll have a go!


:o)

There's millions of people out there who want to hear The Rolling Stones New Faces and you've never played it once on your show. Get It On or I'm out!!!

Boring? Repetitive? Lacking humour and imagination? Pandering to the lowest common denominator? Digging itself into an ever deepening rut?

Get It On doesn't have to be like this.

We're All In It Together - The Pirates

#1 Scotch, just get them telt (TM).

 
What is the most effective way for a man to express eternal and undying love for his woman?

Flowers? Jewellery? New outfit/handbag/shoes? Non.

"If you want to say  I ♥ Love ♥ You  put that toilet seat down."


Ode De Toilet - Brad Paisley


Producer/Dragon Mandi knows that Brad Paisley knows whereof he speaks...

now I'm confused - again. Does the 140 characters rule still hold?

You just beat me to that question Gaie. And for clarification Henri it's 140 characters not 140 lines....

#6, #7

Bryan specifically said that the 140 character rule only applies to tweets.

I think the idea is to be brief and to the point with compressed concision, including economy of words in compact sentences. And that's the long and the short of it. In a nutshell...

Thing-Fish likes Amanda Palmer!! That's a recommendation and a half, Dragons.
Dresden Dolls My Alcoholic Friends
Pity their best song Missed Me won't be played...........

Tweet? Schweet!

How can we have meaningful discussion about music in 140 charaters? I mean, you could get cut off mid-senten

One of the cleverest pieces of mixing in human history: the Swingle Singers singing Bach as the backdrop to a club beat: The hugely talented and under- played :

They - Jem

regardez youse

henri

(a) i've never watched den's dragon also.
(b) i've never watched the other one where you get fired. YOFYED!!!
(c) i've never done a tweet so it is right to assume ah huvnae a clue what thon stephen fry's on aboot when he says he's no gonnae tweet any more.
(d) point of information...is a SPACE a character. i know thats a bit of a technical question for a tuesday but it could be crucial,or not.
anyway i feel i'm a bit off task at the mo.
so its a sort o' snappy manifesto then.

cheers frae the dale ( ah um thinkin' now)

1) It doesn’t take 140 characters to convince those that know. Joe Bonamassa’s the man. Dust Bowl please. You’ll wonder why you waited so long.

2) Oli Brown – no relation – new kid on the block, 'Best Male Vocalist' and 'Best Young Artist’ in 2010 British Blues awards. Supporting John Mayall in November. You need a list of other people who’ve been associated with John Mayall? No Diggity please

3) Third time lucky – Airborne Toxic Event – Welcome to Your Wedding Day – turn up the volume, arms aloft, dance around the kitchen if you really, really must.

4) Another cheery wee tune to get jiggy with – Grace – the View. Can’t resist it.

5) Too busy to play this on Tuesday night? Monkey – Low, good enough for Robert Plant to cover, good enough to be played on Radio Scotland on Wednesday. Music for chilling to.

6) Remember Charlie Darwin? Went down a storm I believe. Time then for another by The delightful and talented Low Anthem – Boeing 737 for our friend overseas.

Are there another 134) gaie? ;o)

I would like to offer the Dragons 40% of my company which specialises in recommending new songs and artists to GIO, in return for £30,000 with which to bring my record collection up to the standards of those of norrie and henri.

yes, mary-doll, but I have to go to bed now so will get up early and post them tomorrow

#20/ 21 Love it! I'm in!

#20 Gaie - you make me feel bad. I certainly hope Ive not been bragging about my record collection and if I have I sincerely apologise.

#12 are you me in disguise?

One of the most perplexing questions in human history: Why weren't The Big Dish massive?

Faith Healer - The Big Dish

regardez youse

henri

To convince our Bryan that Neil Young is all that we know he is:

Cowgirl In the Sand - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

from their album 4 Way Street (Live) - this almost certainly won't be in the library and will have to be ordered up.If impossible I'll deliver it.

regardez youse

henri

norrie, of course you haven't, it was a wild guess.

The "product" I would like the Dragons to invest in is relatively new but has a proven track record, some firm orders and has some innovative marketing techniques. These include performing in the Scottish Parliamnet building, organising a Bob Dylan tribute night with many superb acts and acting as the house band, printing up your own vinyl lp and marketing it directly and even presenting on Radio Scotland now and then.

A fresh, young, exciting local "product". With your help Dragons we can expsoe this to a wider market:

Roddy Hart - Boxes

I want for my share of bringing this product to you a single nougat, packet of salt and pepper crisps and three bottles of sauvignon blanc.

From the album that's thrilled me most this year:

Our Love Burns Like Damp Matches - The Leisure Society

regardez youse

henri

ps, I now you don't have this, happy to deliver.

#28

are we supposed to present a business case for the track/artist or a musical appreciation/ merit case?.

#27 I thought you'd retired to the boudoir for the night - anyway, you got me thinking and if you can get £30,000:00 out of this lot for the equivilentof my record collection, you should be on The Apprentice - though I've never seen either. Because I run a business, I hate business programmes - apart form the one on Radio 4, 'In Business' which is genuinely facinating whether you run a business or not - The Bottom Line is quite good too.

It wouldn't cost £30,000:00 to replace my record collection.

regardez youse

henri

A completely etherial, magical performance and you'll never guess it's a live performance until it closes: utterly luminous

Sleeping By The Fryis River (Live) - Ann Brun

regardez youse

henri

#30 well.....of course you are right but I thought I was entering the spirit of the theme.

it is good to see Jimmy Sommerville getting the benefit of the same hair transplant as Mr Rooney.......

Do you fancy a drink, I know a place called The Brink, d'you wanna go there.

To the Brink / I Am Kloot

Produced by the Elbow Boys but much better than Elbow ever were. their album sky at night is wonderful late night listening. For turning you onto I Am Kloot, I will accept an investment of a Nutty Bar, a chelsea log and a packet of pacers.

#34

...and a personal introduction from Patrick Moore I believe.

Dragon's den? I have never watched it; me neither. I have nonetheless made two suggestions:
'Magic dragon theatre' by UTOPIA and 'The pitchman' by SAGA

[ yes there is a Canadian prog rock band by that name, you can find an article on wikipedia about them they are from Oakville]

The attraction of Dragon's Den.....Dragons Den?.....is that it's "REAL LIFE". It all starts with a ray of LIGHT , an idea, but you need to FEED it.....with Money!

Feed the Light - Joan as Police Woman, from the album "Real Life"

Good value at just about 3 minutes. Joan Wasser is coming to Embra a week today, help drum up some support for the gig and provide a worthy atmosphere for this under-rated artist.

Paul from Ayr

#36

I have a friend in Oakville. He's eligible to tour with SAGA.


This theme's really catching fire.

as this show is about gettin money...how about "IF I WERE A RICH MAN"..from fiddle on the roof..as the dragons can usually sort out the fiddlers !!!!. or STAND AND DELIVER (cause they have to stand and deliver a beggin speech in order to get the cash..and once again the dragons usually shoot down the robbers!!!

Credit where it's due - last night's show was the best I've heard in a long, long time, with a distinct reduction in overplayed Klaxon material. I mean - avoiding the Monster Mash (which I love anyway) for Elvis Costello's Psycho? What a discovery that last one - I hadn't heard it before.

I also haven't heard Thomas Dolby's I Scare Myself in a very very long time, and had forgotten just how good it is, especially that trombone solo.

I would like to offer 20% of my listening time this evening in exchange for one of my requests actually being played for the first time ever (or £100,000).

My request is

CREEP from AMANDA PALMER PERFORMS THE POPULAR HITS OF RADIOHEAD ON HER MAGICAL UKULELE by AMANDA FREAKING PALMER

The reasons are

1) This is the third day in a row that CREEP fits the bill
2) AFP is brilliant
3) AFP is appearing at THE ARCHES on Friday night.

It appears to me that no matter what the theme of the night is, you play the same old same old and if you don’t get your act together and play something interesting for a change I’M OUT!

Capn you insopire me to suggest a theme, which may have been done before:

Theme: Great musical performances on the TV e.g Bowie on Top of the Pops, Thomas Dolby on The Tube, loads on OGWT etc

#42

Can't recall that theme. Sounds like a cracker, mind.

The Pogues on Christmas Day ToTP and Shane falling over the drumkit

Sting on Live Aid with Branford Marsalis.

Tinita Tikaram on Mandela Day

Tom Jones on Live with Jools

Some Other Guy - The Big Three - Links Liverpool, Leiber and Lounge Lizard

hello Dragons

tonight i'm here to offer you a 'once-in-a-lifetime' proposal ... asking for didley squat ... in return for a 100% show of willingness to play this suggestion

it is with interest (and no little delight) that i note you're business requirements:

i) use this as an opportunity for the rarely heard bands, and
ii) ones that don't fit in any other theme

matching this exact criteria, i am therefore delighted to be able to present this proposal to you, safe in the knowledge that you should find it difficult to say no

i therefore do accept you're offer of 0% finance, and 100% willingness, thereby complying with your own specification

accordingly i very much look forward to listening with you when you give the discerning GIO listners an equal share in

'Magnetic Baby' by Semi Precious Weapons (one of the most exiting acts around)

Thank you for this opportunity, and for your resulting endorsement of the aft neglected.

Why are the Semi Precious Weapons leaving?

We should be telt.

#41

Thing-fish must be conserved ...

would gladly offer additional capital injection to this intrigingly sounding proposal ...

#46

something to do with the number of beer cans that are usually jettisoned their way! ...

Dragons... this product has nothing to prove having released 9 albums in the last 20 years. Covered by artists such as Joan Baez and collaborated with with the likes of Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky. Never played on GIO but requested several times... A huge crowd puller at festivals all over the UK... this is probably your final chance to acquire shares, cos after this (no doubt failed) attempt I am going to shut-up about him.

I give you...

Richard Shindell: Are You happy Now?

The passing of Nik Ashford hasn't really been properly acknowledged on GIO.

The passing of talented and well known people (Lennon, Amy etc) is usually accompanied by a temporary hike in their sales - therefore, although Nick & Valerie were prmarly songwriters, their work is likely to be highlighted in the coming weeks.

These Dragon types are always up for a quick punt - indeed, it is the short term nature of business objectives that has done most to destroy the results of our creativity: James Dyson can testify to this.

Therefore, any dragon worth their salt would be itching to get behind:

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

This is obvious, but that doesn't make it a bad shout - I've listened to other versions, this is still the best - and I commend it to the juke box jury.

Why wasn't the theme 'Juke Box Jury'?

reagrdez youse

henri

Because nobody under 60 has heard of it.

Did Jerry Leiber get a mention?

#52

Nope - although I think Elvis was played on 'don't get it' night.

I never did get Elvis either, though I acknowledge that if there had been no Elvis, there would have been no Beatles... and then where would we be?

So Jerry deserves his place in the Dragon's short- term -ist strategy.

regardez - vous

henri

#50 I've remembered our hero doesn't care for this as it was used in an advert, so there is also

You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tami Tirrell

regardez youse

henri

#42 a timely reminder, norrie - this is on tonight - surely worth a listen.

#55 Thanks gaie - that looks like a really good programme.

Surely tonight's theme is at odds with the statement "You choose the music", when we only suggest the song and the panel can reject it?









What???? You mean it's always like that??????

Theme suggestion - white goods!

#57

You're right. They choose the music. Isn't this what our fathers fought in the war to prevent?

This is turning into a poor man's X-Factor

Yep thats confusing me. When did dragons den give three yesses.

Mandy mandy you should be on the stage. Rejecting barenaked ladies cos 'we play them a lot and want to hear some new stuff' and then in the next breath saying yes to queen. Brilliant!

We're probably just hearing what usually goes on when the records are playing.

"Townes Van Zandt - I'm not playing any of that ****."

7) The Only Way is Up please, since we've now hit rock-bottom

Dear Dragons, you are in breach of the Trades Description Act. I quote from your own advertisment:

"Use this as an opportunity for the rarely heard bands and the ones that don't fit in any other theme"

How come the Proclaimers are on?

Again?







I'm out

DC

 
He's gonna bury the chameleon? I'd be more impressed if they were eating it with asparagus & chips...

He might go off-colour

Hey, baby! What's cookin'?

https://desktop.freewallpaper4.me/preview/6832-chameleon.jpg

>8-D

# 64 I'm with you on this one. Just a handful of the songs played would fit that description. Maybe it was just a bit too scary to leave it so open to stuff they perhaps never play, for whatever reason. :o(

Chilli-willy!!!


Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

Boring? Repetitive? Lacking humour and imagination? Pandering to the lowest common denominator? Digging itself into an ever deepening rut?

Yes.

#69 too much information! I thought he was talking about the (mostly) manly habit of exploring the nostrils. Lesson learned - always wash your hands before AND after handling .... stuff.

Maybe he was. However, that statement (innocent or not) gave me the biggest laugh of the day!

Even if some of the songs were old-hat but OK, I couldn't enjoy them for annoyance. Not a single new song played unless you count the Madonna ****. Ridiculous pretence of yes/no voting stuff. An insult to the discerning listener!!

At least there's only one hour tomorrow, Gaie

DC - I forgot the ;o) .... agreed, again. Eye-wateringly honest and unexpected!!

#73 Something wasn't quite right tonight, for sure. ( ;o) ) But there will be other nights for the stuff that should have been played. Won't there?

Of course there will. They just won't be in our lifetimes.

may as well no' bother then. I'm sure you won't be able to resist, eric. ;o)