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Bedtime Stories
Tuesday January 10th, 2023 with Chris Lyne
Music inspired by the poems of William Blake 1757-1827

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One Page Story (show theme)
Chris Lyne - Chapter 4 (2020) - Unreleased Canadian
Jerusalem
Jacob Collier - Dre Dre Beats The Game Starts Here (2015) - N/A
The Love Within
Bloc Party - Alpha Games (2016) - Bandcamp
William Blake
The Fall - The Unutterable (2000) - Eagle
History
The Verve - A Northern Soul (1995) - Hut
TT
Tangerine Dream - Tyger (1987) - Jive
Mental Traveller
David Axelrod - Songs Of Innocence (1968) - Capitol
Lucifer's Cage
Gordon Giltrap - Visionary (1976) - Electric
Abrahams' Theme
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (OST) (1981) - Polydor
London
Sparklehorse - single (1995) - Capitol
The Poison Tree
Beth Orton - Sugaring Season (2012) - Anti
Bananas
Jah Wobble - Songs Of Innocence (The Inspiration Of William Blake) (1996) - All Saints Records
The Fly
Tangerine Dream - Tyger (1987) - Tangerine Dream
TT
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (OST) (1981) - Polydor
Jerusalem
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998) - Air Raid
Jerusalem
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (OST) (1981) - Polydor
Interactive CKCU
Chris Lyne (host)
Good evening everyone, Many years ago I came across a collection of poems by William Blake. The only one I recognised through its title was "Tyger", which I'd first heard when I was still knee-high to a grasshopper. It wasn't until the mid 1980s that I first heard an album that had been entirely influenced by the poetry of William Blake. It was "Tyger" by Tangerine Dream. Over the years, and with the invaluable assistance of the internet, I discovered that a fair few other musicians have paid similar tribute to Blake's work. Tonight's show features a selection of those recordings. Happy New Year Chris

3:42 PM, January 10th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
Hi Chris, Happy 2023! I’m going to tune in to the show tomorrow as I have to be bush-eyed and brighty-tailed or is that bright-tailed and bushy-eyed—reasonably coherent. I’m part of a panel discussion about adults who are learning Braille. I need my sleep or I won’t make any sense tomorrow. As I have often said, thank goodness for ON DEMAND. Have a good show.

9:05 PM, January 10th, 2023
Chris Lyne (host)
Hi Shelley, thanks for your message, hope you enjoy the show whenever you get to hear it.

9:46 PM, January 10th, 2023
hillbilly
Northrop Frye & Marshall McLuhan were Blake freaks!!;-) & both Canadians !!;-)

10:45 PM, January 10th, 2023
hillbilly
I think Blake just did a lot of peyote!;-)

10:46 PM, January 10th, 2023
hb
I'm related to John Milton & live in "Paradise Found"!!!;-) great show... but hillbilly ain't no Intilectual....

10:51 PM, January 10th, 2023
Chris Lyne (host)
Hi Hillbilly, interesting and thanks for mentioning them both, I'll look out for some of their Blake related work for another time :-)

10:52 PM, January 10th, 2023
hb
heavy stuff...

10:53 PM, January 10th, 2023
Chris Lyne (host)
The closing text of the Bruce Dickinson song is narrated by Arthur Brown.

10:56 PM, January 10th, 2023
Chris Lyne (host)
Goodnight everyone, thanks for listening.

10:59 PM, January 10th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
It's Sunday night and I've been saving this show like other people save their Sunday night desert. I'm a HUGT Jacob Collier fan!

6:48 PM, January 15th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
Huge Jacob Collier fan. OOPS

6:48 PM, January 15th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
Is it just me or can you hear the Zero 7 in the song that was on just before the station ID? Beautiful!

7:21 PM, January 15th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
Love this Jah Wobble song--first heard of Jah Wobble thanks to CKCU!

7:23 PM, January 15th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
I should clarify here--the "Zero 7" song was played shortly before the first station ID during the show, not the second. There's no Zero 7 in Chariots of Fire.

7:29 PM, January 15th, 2023
Shelley Ann Morris
As I have said many times, THANK GOODNESS FOR ON DEMAND! I really enjoyed this show. As always, lots of songs I'd never heard before--ever-broadening my musical horizons.

7:33 PM, January 15th, 2023
Chris Lyne (host)
Hi Shelley, the tune that played just before the first station ID was Abraham's Tune, by Vangelis and is also taken from the Chariots of Fire. The tune predates Zero 7 by a long way. In theory it is possible that Zero 7 may have used elements of Abrahams Tune in their work, but I haven't found any references to them doing this. It might just be that the instrumentation in the Vangelis tune reminds you of something similar you've heard by Zero 7. Thanks for your feedback about the show, and fortunately it's a dessert that you can always allow yourself a second or third helping to, without ever feeling a bit greedy! :-)

7:36 AM, January 16th, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Sill on my list to listen to On Demand Chris

2:04 PM, January 18th, 2023