The Anthems of The Elders

We arrived for our February session as arranged – a little later than usual – to find, not unlike the world outside, the lunatics had taken over the asylum. Undeterred, with our lips sealed (see fourth set) we set about setting up for our sets of sevens. Regulars were joined in the pot by a couple of new faces and a few recently recruited soon to be regulars. An early tongue firmly in cheek “dance set” was balanced out by a heavy Led Zeppelin set and a biker themed set – before one of the newbies went from Yello to Magazine covering Beefheart. Let the eclecticism begin. We were treated to a set which spanned from a surf guitar retelling of a Japanese folk tune to Ethiopian jazz funk, in amongst the smorgasbord that followed – as Part Time Punks eyed up Betty Davis, Serge Gainsborough held us in a Melody Nelson and Augustus Pablo regaled us with his thoughts on strong coffee. Can’t wait to hear what delights our March session brings…

- Rich

Here are all the set lists:

Delia

1. Sister Sledge – Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me
2. Gerri Granger – I Go To Pieces (Everytime)
3. Jerry Williams – If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)
4. The Javells Featuring Nosmo King – Goodbye Nothin' To Say
5. Chuck Wood – Seven Days Too Long
6. Chairman Of The Board – Pay To The Piper
7. Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden

Sharon (Dance Set)

1. The Tweets – Birdie Song (Birdie Dance)
2. Chaka Demus & Pliers With Jack Radics & Taxi Gang – Twist And Shout
3. Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band – The Floral Dance
4. Coast To Coast – The Hucklebuck
5. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
6. David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street
7. Salt 'N' Pepa – Twist And Shout

Jon-G (Zeppelin Set)

1. Led Zeppelin – Misty Mountain Hop
2. Led Zeppelin – Dancing Days
3. Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
4. Led Zeppelin – Four Sticks
5. Led Zeppelin – Trampled Under Foot
6. Led Zeppelin – D'yer Mak'er
7. Led Zeppelin – Black Dog

Jo C (Birthday Set)

1. Yello – Goldrush
2. Kraftwerk – Tour De France
3. Sink Ya Teeth – Glass
4. Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed
5. The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack
6. Sly & The Family Stone – M'Lady
7. Magazine – I Love You You Big Dummy

Ray Mc (“Two Wheels Good” Set)

1. The Revillos – Motor Bike Beat
2. Chris Spedding – Motor Bikin'
3. Brigitte Bardot – Harley Davidson
4. Johnny Hallyday – A Tout Casser
5. Wilson Pickett – Born To Be Wild
6. Shocking Blue – Harley Davidson
7. John Cooper Clarke – The Day My Pad Went Mad

Archie

1. Wet Willie – Dirty Leg
2. The White Stripes – Rag And Bone
3. Ramones – High Risk Insurance
4. Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding – Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)
5. Prince & The Revolution – Let's Go Crazy
6. Wet Willie – Rock & Roll Band
7. Mylo – Give Dance A Chance

Rich

1. Jean Claudric – Le Viol
2. 24-Carat Black – Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
3. Cymande – Bra
4. Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
5. Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul
6. Bataan – The Bottle (La Botella)
7. Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Tony

1. Sugarpie Desanto & Pee Wee Kingsley Band – I Want To Know
2. Traci – Take It From Me
3. Dean Parrish – Bricks, Broken Bottles And Sticks
4. The Salvadors – Stick By Me Baby
5. Jackie Wilson – It Only Happens When I Look At You

Graham B

1. The Human League – Being Boiled
2. Big Black – Il Duce
3. Folk Devils – Hank Turns Blue
4. The Screaming Blue Messiahs – Twin Cadillac Valentine
5. Queen – One Vision

Vasco

1. Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans – Tsugaru Jongara-Bushi
2. Mavi Güneş 69 – Yafta
3. Sevil & Ayla – Irgat
4. Arşivplak – Şeker Oğlan
5. Hailu Mergia – Yegle Nesha

Ben

1. Big Dee Irwin – Swinging On A Star
2. The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
3. Barbara Acklin – Love Makes A Woman
4. Edwin Starr – Time
5. The Flirtations – Once I Had A Love

Alasdair

1. Bronski Beat – Memories
2. Black – Feel Like Change
3. Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
4. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
5. Black – Nice

Smithy

1. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
2. Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
3. Tiffany – I Think We're Alone Now
4. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
5. Discharge – Protest And Survive

Stuart

1. Serge Gainsbourg – Ballade De Melody Nelson
2. Rosko – Peace Maker
3. Betty Davis – F.U.N.K.
4. Ben & The Platano Group – Platano Split
5. Black Ivory – You And I

Mark B

1. Augustus Pablo – Java
2. Television Personalities – Part Time Punks
3. Eddie & Ernie – Lost Friends
4. Annie Philippe – Le Mannequin

Caroline

1. Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose
2. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep - Mountain High
3. Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady
4. O' Jays – Back Stabbers
5. Michael Jackson – Off The Wall

Darren (Mondo Bongo Set)

1. Nasser Bouzida – Mr Bongo Man
2. Fava Luva & Dr Professor – Kerem
3. Sven Wunder – Prussian Blue
4. Orquesta Akokán – Con Altura
5. Big Boss Man – Do The Backstroke