The song this week is very educational...it is entitled *Greenfly in my Trusses" and was an idea I came up with back in the day when my mate the late Norman Thomas of Radio City commented that he was on his allotment and was horrified to find greenfly in his trusses....this began a series of incoming comments from the public with hilarious results...so I decided to write a song dedicated to him featuring all the problems you can have in a garden....the song is wonderfully performed by Peregrine ...
Feb 06, 2017
The song this week is another Adrian Street classic from our recently re-released album "Shake Wrestle and Roll"...it is called "Something Very Strange About a Cowboy"....and poses one or two questions regarding their macho image......much to our delight. .....Piers Morgan was mouthing off in his opinionated way about the women marching for women's rights...and Ewan McGregor was supposed to come on the breakfast programme to talk about his latest film...but refused to appear with Piers as he dis...
Jan 28, 2017
I am subjecting you to another track from my recently re-released wrestling album....this is the title track "Shake Wrestle and Roll" which has been re-released in the States by Burger Records and is getting plenty of plays....all very strange as I haven't listened to it for 30 years (I wonder why?)....I wrote the whole album for wrestler Adrian Street back in the day and here we go again....and it's on VINYL!!.... It sure is a strange business. I had a few days up in The Lake District which was...
Jan 23, 2017
I've sent you another classic from the recently re-released Adrian Street album Shake Wrestle and Roll...this one is called Imagine What I Could Do To You....and this is the one he used to enter the ring to....it was featured on videos in the States and ended up in a movie called "Grunt - The Wrestling Movie".....again it's back to haunt me from the 80's. was disgusted with Piers Morgan on the breakfast programme this week...they had a young girl on who had sent her 3 year old to a child minder ...
Jan 14, 2017
...the song this week is one which sadly never made the classical charts...it is entitled "Breakin' Bones" and it was the first song I wrote for wrestler #AdrianStreet back in the early 80's... American record company called #Burger Records...on VINYL/CD/and CASSETTE.... I watched....# Robbie Williams.......that is when you could actually hear what he was singing.....see the point of fireworks.. ... why did people like Hoddle and Waddle make records?...they are FOOTBALLERS........better all roun...
Jan 07, 2017
....a tribute to #BobbyVee who was one of the many artists we lost this year.......Rick Parfitt from #StatusQuo....very sad....and #GeorgeMichael who I thought was a massive talent.......not forgetting #DavidBowie and Lemmy.. The TV over Christmas has been pretty bad........there are a few programmes which stand out....Room 101 with the great Frank Skinner and Would I Lie To You....but that's about it....and when you watch these "stadium" comedians with the audience falling about laughing I just...
Dec 31, 2016
The song this week is called "You'll Always Love The Game" and was written for a video I made for a mate of mine who used to put on rugby matches featuring veteran players... We had a few words about football and disgraced England manager, Sam Allardyce joining #CrystalPalace to keep them in the Premiership. The traffic is ridiculous at the moment....I just don't get why EVERYONE has to panic over two days.......we are also expecting Storm Barbara On the same subject the trains are going on stri...
Dec 24, 2016
The song this week is called "Urban Cowboy" .....a classic showbiz tale....... ........We often discuss the mentality of a certain selection of out fellow human beings... and when the fire brigade arrived they were attacked with stones and bricks and had threats shouted at them.....this sort of behaviour defies explanation..... .....There was very little worth watching on the TV at the weekend so I decided to watch a DVD called "San Andreas"....and starred Dewayne Johnson...#TheRock........ .The...
Dec 17, 2016
This week's song is called "He' Me Mate" ....I heard nothing until I was watching the Royal Command...... ....because of recent deaths on the roads due to dangerous driving the government have stated they intend to increase the penalties to include life imprisonment.. We complain about the cost of renovating the Palace...we complain about the Royals travelling to functions in helicopters.......George Osborne getting 80 grand for an after dinner speech is obscene. ......I was praising Cliff's lat...
Dec 10, 2016
The song I have sent you this week is called The Story of Skiffle and is a song I wrote for,and as a tribute to, John Lomax who was a dear friend of mine....I first saw his skiffle group called The Atlantics in 1958 and it was the first time I heard an electric guitar played live...40 years later I met him and we became good friends....this song got us a gig (via Chas McDevitt) at the Finland skiffle convention in 2001 and I put a group together (including John) and off we went....skiffle was th...
Dec 03, 2016
"The Colour of Time" is one of the few Don has co-written...it was a demo he did for a friend of his called Patricia Knapton who is a poet...... In the news this week the Queen has been given a rise.....30 million....and apparently none of this will go towards the 340 million to be spent on her house....us and them or what.?......yep we are all getting ripped off and there is nothing we can do. I had to laugh at the enormous pothole in Japan when virtually the whole of the town centre collapsed ...
Nov 26, 2016
The song this week is one I have found in my archives and had completely forgotten about...it is called "Nosey Parker" and is one of the many I wrote for The Krankies yearly pantomimes....this one was Pinochio....and wee Jimmy (aka Janette) had the title role.....each year they would ask me for an original song or songs...and I would demo it as simple as possible for them to give to the panto MD....when she sang the song the nose would get longer and longer until it was the length of the stage.....
Nov 19, 2016
.The song I have sent you this week is entitled "I'm In Love With Me" which I wrote in the mid 70's and was performed on TV by Bobby Sox and The Prizeguys......HOWEVER the version I have sent you was the original demo I did for wrestler Adrian Street who I replaced his voice for mine....the song was one of 22 I eventually wrote and recorded with him.....this version has never been played on air...Adrian went to The States and made a video of the song which was played on MTV.....it bought my hous...
Nov 12, 2016
Has Don flipped? Is he really wanting schools to have no teachers? He applauds #teresamay standing up for the Poppy against #fifa. Don also looks at the terrible carnage caused by a lorry driver on his mobile phone on a British motorway. #Popstars who can't handle the pressure of showbiz also comes under scrutiny and Don ends by looking at the #prideofbritain awards
Nov 05, 2016
Don's song extols the virtues of the #rivermersey and the #liverpool waterfront. Items in the news.We discussed the lawmakers and what really constitutes news!
Oct 29, 2016
@Donwoods tells me about his song #eatle city. It's a great story and a great song. Next we discussed the saga of #donaldtrump and #hillaryclinton in the #usa. Our next topic was the #bigband era and a show presented by #lengoodman. e then discussed recording techniques and their developments. #heolympics returned to #manchester in a triumphant parade and, once again, we discussed knighthoods. inally, we paid homage to the legend #chuckberry
Oct 22, 2016
The song this week is entitled "Merseybeat Memories" and reminds us of the contribution Liverpool made to the world of music back in the day....the song was the B side of a vinyl 45 which I was commissioned to write for the Merseyside tourism dept...the A side being Beatle City.....it sold very well in the tourist centres and to my knowledge was the first record to be released on a council label (my idea) ....We have been overdosed with the Donald Trump saga.....I must say it is very entertainin...
Oct 15, 2016
Don's song is about #wirralcountrypark which came about after the changes to Britain's railways after Dr Beeching looked at the state network. Don's take on the news includes #louistheroux talking about #jimmysavile #montypython #dadsarmy #impressionists #comedy plus much more
Oct 08, 2016
Don tells us about the magic of #wales and #beaumariscastle. We also discussed #samallardyce #football #theturnerprize #tracyemin #hairtransplants and #llanfairpg on the island of #anglesey
Oct 01, 2016
#Don Woods brings the song of the #mersey #angelinajolie #bradpitt #emmerdale #paralympics #dalailama #piersmorgan #brianferry #roxymusic #billyfury #bbc4 #theartschannel #miranda
Sep 24, 2016
The song I have sent you this week is from a DVD I made about a place you will know well...Hilbre Island which lies off the north western tip of the Wirral Peninsula.....it is about 2 miles out and can be visited at low tide....it is magnificent and there is a colony of seals close by....I virtually wrote all the lyrics to this song while spending a few hours out there....you can sit and one way you have the Welsh coast and the other way you have the northern and western coasts of Wirral....wond...
Sep 17, 2016
The song this week is one I wrote back in the day for an organisation called The Friends Of The Ferries....who,as the name suggests,are supporters of our famous ferry service....each year they have a Mersey Cruise which takes you up and down the Mersey and through the dock complex....the song is called Dockland Beauty and describes the sights as you travel through the docks...I also made a DVD of the cruise and this song is featured on it....they still sell the DVD at their various outlets. Prin...
Sep 03, 2016
The song this week is a tribute to Johnny King…the most successful manager of Tranmere Rovers…who sadly died this week. wrote the song in the late seventies when he was manager…with the idea of getting the players to record it…however there weren’t many of the lads who could sing in tune so my version…which was originally the demo…was put out and it was played over the speakers at the home games and on the coaches for the away game……I had the pleasure of visiting Johnny at his home…up until then...
Apr 02, 2016
The song I have sent you this week is about my favourite mountain….I wrote it back in the day for an album I produced for my pal Paul Damian…who sings it. I came up with the inspiration after one of my many climbs up Mount Snowdon in Wales…as it is always the first thing you say when you get there and get your breath back….there are a few different ways up there and I’ve done them all on several occasions…I’ve even put a video about it on Youtube….standing on the top is a wonderful experience wi...
Mar 26, 2016
he song I have sent you this week is a tribute to my all time favourite rock and roller…Ricky Nelson….I have always been a massive fan of him and his songs and his wonderful guitarist James Burton…I have utilised titles from Ricky’s records and set them to the “Poor Little Fool” combination of chords which have been used in many pop songs…it tells the story of how his love songs helped heal our broken hearts when we had just been back heeled by a love of our life in school. ... Speaking of James...
Mar 19, 2016
.In life certain things come back to haunt you….the song I have sent you this week in an example. It is a track off an album I wrote and produced for wrestler Adrian Street back in the 80’s which sold very well along with a few singles I did for him (two of which actually made MTV in the States). The album was called “Shake Wrestle and Roll” and was on vinyl….just when I thought it was safe to go back into the water it has suddenly reared it’s head again….with TWO record companies wanting to re-...
Mar 12, 2016
The song I’ve sent you this week is one you will relate to as you know the subject well “Song of Anglesey” sung by my pal Paul Damian…although it is now on a CD album it was originally the B side of my now viral “How To Say Llanfairpwll….etc”….so in effect it sold just a many…which was a lot….the long word song is approaching a million hits on YouTube. I wrote quite a few songs for Paul and my one regret is I never kept the outtakes….I don’t know whose language was worse…his or mine…..great days...
Mar 05, 2016
The song I have sent you this week is one that got away….it was an idea I came up with a long time ago while wandering through Liverpool…I was so impressed by some of the buskers…especially those in the subways where they get natural amplification and reverb…. And ”Subway Songman” was born…these guys play to an ever changing audience of thousands and most of them are better than most so called “stars”….the words say it all…I never did much with it so it stayed in my drawer until now….I might re-...
Feb 27, 2016
The song I have sent you this week is one I wrote for my pal… wrestler Adrian Street….he used to enter the ring to it….”Imagine What I Could Do To You” Back in the day I took it down to RCA Records along with other stuff and was told it was possibly the worst record in the history of music (probably is)…however it ended up on MTV in America and in a movie called “Grunt”. At the time I put the quote from RCA on the sleeve along with a health warning…..I included this on an album I produced for Ad...
Feb 13, 2016
The song I’ve sent you this week is one I wrote for David Alexander back in the day….it’s close to the anniversary of his sad passing…and I know he was very popular in Spain. It is called “Let’s Keep It Simple” which he recorded and put it on his album celebrating his marriage to Penny Page…..I wrote a pot of stuff for them both…including the title track of the album…great guy..I miss him. It’s been a busy week….top of the range songwriter Barry Mason is coming to do a show at our weekly Cheshir...
Feb 06, 2016
