Matinee Idle for Thursday 20 January 2011

Today's ' ABBA to Zappa' competition: Email us the shortest, neatest, coolest musical connection between Zappa to ABBA. Remember to include subject line: 'ABBA to Zappa.' Answers accepted up until 5pm

12.35pm - 1pm

Title: Just That Kinda Day
Artist: The Mainstreet Singers

Title: Up On The Roof
Artist: The Drifters

Title: It's Not Enought
Artist: Hot Club Sandwich

Title: Wishing Well
Artist: Free

1pm - 2pm

Title: At Home, At Work, At Play
Artist: The Sparks

Title: Stool Pidgeon
Artist: Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Title: Let's Work Together
Artist: The Leningrad Cowboys

Title: Right Said Fred
Artist: Bernard Cribbins

Title: Leonard Cohen's Day Job
Artist: The Austin Lounge Lizards

Title: Pretty Ballerina
Artist: The Left Banke

Title: Hello Africa
Artist: Eddy Grant

Title: This Is Why I Didn't Go To Work Today
Artist: Harry Nilsson

Title: If I Were A Carpenter
Artist: The Small Faces

Title: Would You Like To Play The Guitar
Artist: Pat Donohue

Title: Master Llewellyn
Artist: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Title: Working Man Blues
Artist: Tommy Emmanuel

2pm - 3pm

Title: I'm Just The Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)
Artist: The Moody Blues

Title: Baba O'Reilly
Artist: The Waco Brothers

Title: Ca Plane Pour Moi
Artist: Nouvelle Vague

Title: Say I Won't Be There
Artist: Dusty Springfield

Title: The Highwayman
Artist: The Highwaymen

Title: Frenzy
Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Title: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt 1
Artist: The Flaming Lips

Title: Mona Lisa
Artist: Seal

Title: Sunshine Help Me
Artist: Spooky Tooth

3pm - 4pm

Title: Feet On The Ground
Artist: Michael Petrie

Title: Uptown
Artist: The Crystals

Title: Consider Yourself (from Oliver)
Artist: Steve Marriot (as part of The Artful Dodgers)

Title: Every Littel Bit Hurts
Artist: Steve Marriot

Title: It's About Time
Artist: Brian Wilson

Title: Let's Hang On
Artist: The Manhattan Transfer

4pm - 5pm

Title: Stranger In A Strange Land
Artist: Leon Russell

Title: Can't Be WIth You Now (demo)
Artist: Ace Kefford

Title: For You Blue
Artist: Pete Molinari

Title: Ted The Mechanic
Artist: Deep Purple

Title: The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Artist: Calexico

Title: Stairway To Heaven
Artist: Dolly Parton

Title: Chow Mein and Bowling
Artist: Michael Nesmith

Title: You Put Something Better Inside Of Me
Artist: Stealer's Wheel

Title: Little Boxes
Artist: Laurie Berkner