The Birthday Game: Matt
Matt from Sittingbourne turned 39 and played darts for local pub teams.
He admitted he was not especially good but enjoyed the game and the social side of it.
Matt wanted 1980s music, UK garage or 1990s dance.
His first spin was Madonna’s Hung Up, number one in 2005.
Matt rejected it.
The second was Wings’ Mull of Kintyre, which spent nine weeks at number one in 1977.
He rejected that too.
His compulsory final song was Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby, number one for four weeks in 1990.
Matt considered it the best of the three and accepted the result.
Scott remembered having tickets for a Vanilla Ice Christmas show that was cancelled during the pandemic and said he still wondered how a full concert would have been built around the rapper’s biggest hit.
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes joined Scott after releasing new music and preparing for further live dates.
Scott revisited the extraordinary longevity of The One and Only, the song that had defined Chesney’s career while also becoming a permanent part of British pop culture.
The Same Interview
Chesney answered questions originally put to him much earlier in his career.
The feature compared the confidence, ambitions and tastes of the young chart star with the perspective of an experienced performer who had spent decades living with one of the most recognisable songs of the 1990s.
Chesney reflected on how his relationship with The One and Only had changed.
Rather than resenting the song, he appreciated the connection it created with audiences and the opportunities it had continued to provide.
The Music Police
Scott also reminded listeners that the Music Police would return for one final major investigation before the afternoon show ended.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after Chesney’s Same Interview.
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