Sunday, 20th December 2015
Pic by Chele Drappel
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott hosted another edition of his weekly radio show last night on Planet Rock.
This week's show included songs by Def Leppard, The Next Band and Whitesnake.
The full playlist is shown below along with a few of Joe's on air quotes.
The show is available until next Saturday using the On Demand feature. It is also repeated on Tuesdays at 9pm.
The Joe Elliott Show - 19th December 2015 Playlist
- 01 - Def Leppard - Ride Into The Sun
- 02 - The Next Band - Never On A Win
- 03 - The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) (New Version)
- 04 - Robert Plant - Burning Down One Side
- 05 - Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed
- 06 - Whitesnake - Mistreated
- 07 - Black Star Riders - Bloodshot
- 08 - T. Rex - Jeepster
- 09 - Racing Cars - They Shoot Horses Don't They
- 10 - U.F.O - Natural Thing (2007 - Remaster)
- 11 - The Clash - What's My Name
- 12 - Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
The Joe Elliott Show - Quotes
Show Intro/Def Leppard
"Good evening everyone and welcome to the Joe Elliott show right here on the wonderful Planet Rock. This week coming to you from where it all began 38 years ago. Yes, Sheffield. Last night of the Def Leppard/Whitesnake/Black Star Riders tour 2015 ends here. But we're gonna start tonight with where it all started way back in 1978."
Def Leppard
"Recorded in 1978. Released in 1979 that from The Def Leppard EP is a song called Ride Into The Sun. Recorded at Fairview Studios in Hull. A studio we were very to work in knowing that Mick Ronson from The Spiders From Mars had worked there."
The Next Band/Rick Allen
"Rick Allen joined the band the day after we recorded that EP. Which hints at the fact that he didn't play on it. Who did play on it?. One Mr. Frank Noon who came to visit us when we played Nottingham earlier this week. I've got a great picture of Rick and Frank together. frank Noon also played on this record. In fact it was Frank that suggested we went to Fairview Studios in the first place. This is the band that we borrowed him from. This is The Next Band."
"And before that we heard from The Next Band EP featuring the great Frank Noon on drums who we borrowed for our EP because we were - between drummers, with a song called Never On A Win."
Racing Cars/Gareth 'Morty' Mortimer
"I play that to honour a great man. Known to you and I simply as Morty. He was the lead singer in Racing Cars. He was the brother of Def Leppard's long time tour manager Malvin Mortimer and sadly just six hours after I name checked him in Cardiff on Wednesday night he lost his battle with cancer. He was a good guy. He was a funny guy. He was a great singer. He sang at my wedding 11 years ago. He's gonna be missed immensely by his family and friends. God bless you Morty. Rest in peace my friend."
Show Outro
"And that my friends on the last night of the Def Leppard tour 2015 is about it for this week. It's been a pleasure as always. I shall be back with you next week at the same time."
"Until then I'm gonna say Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to everybody listening. And I can not end the show from Sheffield without playing this gentleman. Born a mere 200 yards from Rick Savage. Possibly the best Rock and Soul ever born. Who else?. Yes, with a little help from his friends this is Joe Cocker. Until next week see ya!."
- Listen to the show (until next Saturday) at - planetrock.com
- Previous Show - 16th December 2015