9.10 (480m H/c): Watermill Elsa (8),
Drop The Pilot (6), Alnwick Star (6), Lisneal Lupo (3), Tullyrusk Storm (scr), Fenceside Bliss (scr).
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Set two was a more retrospective one playing older songs which included of course hits such as All The Way From America, Rosie and the punchy
Drop The Pilot.
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So I can sing Love and Affection, Me Myself I,
Drop The Pilot, Willow, Rosie, all the songs, and I'll still have time to do all the new album!
I don't know how many songs I've written... I've been performing for 46 years; Acclaimed British singersongwriter Joan Armatrading has released 21 albums. She tells MARION MCMULLEN why she likes to be hands-on in the recording studio
Lucky there is no obvious replacement, lucky the DUP are there, lucky Britain can't
drop the pilot on the way out of a European harbour.
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WED Joan Armatrading The iconic musician, who had a massive chart hit with
Drop The Pilot in the 1980s, is back on the road again and is bringing her unique sound to Scotland.
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Tomorrow Assembly Members will debate whether to
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we would be pretty foolish to put that at risk." Asked if he was signalling he would not "
drop the pilot" Mr Blair said: "Well, we have done so well, haven't we?"
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Plus, she sang Joan Armatrading's "
Drop the Pilot" on Run for Cover.
She's gotta have it
2.42 (480m): Coloured Valley,
Drop The Pilot, Farlam King, Canny Jet, View For You, Dromkeen Lad (W).
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5.27 1,
DROP THE PILOT (2), 7-2; 2, Colliery Girl (3), 2-1 fav; 0.75, 17.61; PS14.41, trio PS30.65.
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To finish, she launched into a memorable rendition of Love And Affection, following it with other fan favourites Rosie,
Drop The Pilot, Me Myself I and, as an encore, Willow - the crowd singing back to her the chorus raising the hairs on the back of the neck.
Good Times roll
Among the more popular songs from a stunning back catalogue were 'A ' llthe Way from America,''Down to Zero,''
Drop the Pilot,' 'Me, Myself and I' and the breathtaking 'The Weakness in Me,' which left the capacity crowd in admiration.
Triumphant return for Joan Armatrading
Her legion of fans, who have been singing along to the likes of
Drop The Pilot, Rosie, Willow, Me Myself I and, of course, her first big hit Love And Affection, need not despair.
I'll be writing songs right up until I'm on my deathbed; Birmingham singer Joan Armatrading is embarking on her last major tour. She tells Michael Wood why
" Her legion of fans, who have been singing along to the likes of
Drop The Pilot, Rosie, Willow, Me Myself I and,course, her first big hit Love And Affection, need not despair.
My time to get up close and personal
Speaking in the famously warm voice that has brought us hits like Willow, Me Myself I,
Drop The Pilot and, of course, Love And Affection, the former Birmingham native says: "Sometimes when I am on the tube in London, I hear buskers and I think, 'They're really good, I wonder if they're doing gigs?' "I thought that it would be really nice for somebody who has never played in front of a large audience to get the chance.
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