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Wishin' and Hopin'

It's songs about waiting and hoping. U2 were still looking, Foreigner were waiting for that girl, and The Smiths were just begging to get what they wanted.

We've all wished for a phone to ring, longed for that thing we've waited for to happen or just needed a bit of luck. So tonight it's songs about waiting and hoping. U2 were still looking, Foreigner were waiting for that girl, and The Smiths were just begging to get what they wanted.  
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Mon 12 Oct 2026 19:00
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Music Played

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Deacon Blue

    Your Swaying Arms

    • Our Town- Deacon Blue (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Waitin' On A Sunny Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Ella Langley

    Speaking Terms

    • Dandelion.
    • SAWGOD/Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Flash and the Pan

    Waiting For A Train

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

    • The Power Of Love (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.
    • 16.

  • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

    Beggin'

    • Working My Way Back To You.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Michael Gray

    The Weekend

    • The Weekend.
    • Eye Industries.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Lorraine Ellison

    Stay With Me Baby

    • Mad About The Boy: Ladies Sing The Bl.
    • Crimson.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Hold On

    • Hold On.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Tom Waits

    I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You

    • Closing Time.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 2.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Don't Cha (feat. Busta Rhymes)

    • Now 62 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Temptations

    Ain't Too Proud To Beg

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.

  • The Smiths

    Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

    • Hatful Of Hollow.
    • Warner Music UK.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Wishin' & Hopin'

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • The Kinks

    Tired Of Waiting For You

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 6.

  • George Michael

    Waiting For That Day

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Oct 2026 18:00
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra & FM only
  • Mon 12 Oct 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Shetland & BBC Radio Orkney only