My Ear Candy #22 - Steve Thomson

‘Twas a cold Aberdeenshire night, driving rain ushering people home, the frozen streets now deserted. The general public, knowing not how best to spend their evenings indoors, the television offering nothing having played all of its trump cards over the festive period, retired to their social media outlets in search of entertainment. How would they get through the night? What was there to relieve the beckoning boredom? Then it happened, the gift that only a chosen few rightfully expect, an opportunity to turn evenings from despair to glory, for on their facebook pages arrived a notification from Mearns FM radio informing them that Stoney Baloney was on air, and with it, a selection of sensational songs chosen by presenter, Alex Russon. Then his guest Steve Thomson turned up.

In fairness Steve selected three top tracks, only the first stank the studio out, Queen’s lame effort ‘The Miracle’. House rules dictate Queen output is forbidden, a regulation I diligently uphold, but with Steve appearing on the radio for the first time I took pity and overlooked his glaring indiscretion. We therefore plodded through four minutes of dirge before moving on. 

Steve has a coaching/development business and it was inspiring to hear the encouragement he delivers to people in the workplace looking to better themselves, to improve, to strive. We can all take lessons in self development, not least myself, my ambition rarely having exceeded what I might line my stomach with at my next meal. Steve’s business SYT Coaching & Development is the place to go if your business is looking to bring the best out of its people, for my part I’m beyond repair.

Track two of Steve’s chosen six was a dreamy Pink Floyd instrumental, the type you need to be in the mood for. I’m one of the few to have allowed Pink Floyd to pass me by but this track didn’t offend me, nor the subsequent Nat King Cole effort ‘Smile’ (although In truth I compliment this selection only out of etiquette since one doesn’t diss NKC, regarded as musical royalty.) Order was restored with three top notch tunes from an era I’m happy to be stuck in (late 70s/through the 80s), topped by a Simple Minds track that used to have Stonehaven’s Commy disco bouncing.

Thanks Steve for being a super guest, a nicer guy you couldn’t meet, unless taking into account Villa’s goalkeeper who is benevolent beyond measure towards opposing strikers. Steve’s football leanings are in the direction of Aberdeen FC, this I can accept. His wider family have Arsenal FC sympathies however and with that comes disdain, a more soulless squad of squillionaire posers you couldn’t wish to find but don’t start me on modern day football.

Steve’s Selections 

1. The Miracle - Queen
2. Marooned - Pink Floyd
3. Ghost Dancing - Simple Minds
4. Smile - Nat King Cole
5. Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole
6. Dreamer - Supertramp