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Vassos Alexander Sits In

Vassos sits in for Chris with lots of great music, news headlines, a look at the papers, regular sports updates and a daily Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 18 Jun 2018 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Rahim Redcar

    Girlfriend (feat. 顿芒尘-贵耻苍办)

    • (CD Single).
    • Because Music.

  • Texas

    Inner Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Jess Glynne

    I'll Be There

    • Always In Between.
    • Atlantic.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Human

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • 10cc

    Good Morning Judge

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • Years & Years

    If You're Over Me

    • Palo Santo.
    • Polydor.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Islands In the Stream (Radio 2 Session, 15 Jun 2018)

  • Cliff Richard

    Devil Woman

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Low

    • Raise Vibration.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Charles & Eddie

    Would I Lie To You?

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Take That

    Patience

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Jess Glynne

    Hold My Hand

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Another Cup Of Coffee

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Cry Pretty

    • Cry Pretty.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Coldplay

    The Hardest Part

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • David Guetta

    Titanium (feat. Sia)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • The Beach Boys & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fun Fun Fun

    • The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • UMC.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    The Life Of Riley

    • Sense - The Lightning Seeds.
    • Virgin.

  • George Ezra

    Shotgun

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • Columbia.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Tom Odell

    If You Wanna Love Somebody

    • ITNO/Columbia.

  • Sigala

    Lullaby (feat. Paloma Faith)

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Matthew Wilder

    Break My Stride

    • Love & Pride - A Kick Up The 80's: Vo.
    • Old Gold.

  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Father Brian D鈥橝rcy, a Catholic Passionist priest:

Football has taken over the world this weekend and will send nations into both agony and ecstasy. Sport should be fun and the World Cup should be a gigantic sign of unity. However I tend to agree with Gary Lineker who assured us that 鈥渇ootball is a simple game. Twenty two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and in the end the Germans win.鈥�

It鈥檚 fitting that the World Cup should begin on the weekend we celebrate Father鈥檚 Day. Strangely, I often receive Father鈥檚 day cards even though I鈥檓 not a father. In church this weekend I tried to reflect on my own father鈥檚 influence on me.

He was typical of his generation. He never once told me he loved me.聽 It wasn鈥檛 the 鈥榙one鈥� thing in those days. Hand on heart, I always knew he loved me 鈥� he didn鈥檛 have to tell me. He sacrificed his own life to provide a better future for us without a word of complaint.

He rarely preached about how I should treat others. I picked that up watching how he treated people. Attitudes are caught as well as taught.

I can鈥檛 remember him telling me I did well playing football. He himself was a talented sportsman. But I watched for that smile of approval sliding across his face every time I got the better of an opponent.

I always knew he believed in me and that is still the greatest gift he gave me.

He didn鈥檛 want me to become a priest because he thought I liked music and sport too much. Yet when I decided to give it a go, he did all he could to help me.

I often shed a tear now when I look at the photo taken on the morning of my ordination 49 years ago. My poor father is kneeling on the cold earth asking me to bless him.

That reminds me of the father who one night heard his little son pray: 鈥橠ear God make me the kind of man my daddy is.鈥� Later that night the father himself prayed: 鈥楧ear God make me the kind of father my son thinks I am.鈥�

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