While I was presenting my show on Bay Radio fifteen years ago, I would keep some pretty detailed notes – it was a daytime show, and I needed to play the role of DJ. On this particular occasion, someone must have come up with a good quote about how the purpose of marriage is to have children, and for some reason I’ve noted down Ken Livingstone‘s name. I wonder why…
Show 12: Wed 8 Mar 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm
Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (3 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 6 tracks).
1. Wannadies “Yeah” A
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2. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
3. Chemical Brothers “Music: Response” A
4. Ooberman “Shorley Wall” A
5. Bluetones “Keep the Home Fires Burning” A
6. Corrs “Radio” L
7. Beck “Mixed Bizness” A
8. Cast “Free Me” L
9. Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” R
10. Charlatans “Scorched” B
11. White Town “Another Lover” R
12. Muse “Sunburn” C
13. Moby “Natural Blues” S
14. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R
15. Coldplay “Shiver” B
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16. Olive “Miracle” R
17. Patti Smith “Glitter” B
18. Erasure “Am I Right?” (The Grid Remix) R
19. Jean Michel Jarre “Hey Gagarin” R
20. Mel C “Never Be the Same Again” C
21. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” A
22. Stereophonics “Just Looking” L
23. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” R
24. Kawala “Humanistic” L
25. U2 “The Ground Beneath Her Feet” A
26. Madonna “American Pie” (Richard “Humpty” Vission Radio Mix) L
27. Oasis “Little James” L
28. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” C
Producer: None.
Notes: Err… ooh, I don’t know! Well, the only feedback I ever seem to get is “Good music” or “Sounded fine to me…” which isn’t overly constructive really. And a little planning here & there might not go amiss. Eeh well!
Davina McCall presented the 2000 awards at Earls Court on March 3rd. I believe she did manage not to swear, although it’s doubtful everyone was so courteous. This was the year of pop, and the year that Brandon Block turned up onstage to collect the Best Soundtrack award.
This post is part of a series about the history of the BRIT Awards. You can read about the 1999 ceremony here, and the 2001 ceremony in a couple of days’ time.
Best British Album
Presented by Vinnie Jones. Nominees:
Basement Jaxx – Remedy
The Chemical Brothers – Surrender
Gomez – Liquid Skin
Stereophonics – Performance and Cocktails
Travis – The Man Who
Winner: Travis
Best British Dance Act
Presented by Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams. Nominees:
Basement Jaxx
The Chemical Brothers
Fatboy Slim
Jamiroquai
Leftfield
Winner: The Chemical Brothers
Best British Female
Presented by Tom Jones and Robbie Williams. Nominees:
Melanie C
Gabrielle
Geri Halliwell
Beverley Knight
Beth Orton
Winner: Beth Orton
Best British Group
Presented by Lou Reed. Nominees:
Blur
Gomez
Stereophonics
Texas
Travis
Winner: Travis
Best British Male
Presented by Ben Elton. Nominees:
David Bowie
Ian Brown
Tom Jones
Van Morrison
Sting
Winner: Tom Jones
Best British Newcomer
Voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1. In an unnecessarily complicated voting system, the first round was split into four categories:
Best R&B / Urban Newcomer:
Fierce
Glamma Kid
Honeyz
Jamelia
Kele le Roc
Best Dance Newcomer:
Blockster
Groove Armada
Phats and Small
Shanks and Bigfoot
Spacedust
Best Indie / Rock Newcomer:
Beta Band
Death in Vegas
Gay Dad
UNKLE
Wiseguys
Best Pop Newcomer:
Charlotte Church
Ann Lee
Martine McCutcheon
Adam Rickitt
S Club 7
Of these, the winner of each category and the most voted for act overall were carried through to the list of final nominees. The award was presented by Sara Cox and Zoë Ball.
Groove Armada
Honeyz
Phats and Small
S Club 7
Wiseguys
Winner: S Club 7
Best British Pop Act
Voted for by readers of The Sun. Presented by Cat Deeley and Ant and Dec. Nominees:
Five – Keep on Movin’
Geri Halliwell – Mi Chico Latino
Ann Lee – 2 Times
Martine McCutcheon – Perfect Moment
S Club 7 – Bring it All Back
Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy
Winner: Five
Best British Single
Voted for by listeners of independent radio. Presented by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash. Nominees:
Basement Jaxx – Red Alert
Blur – Tender
The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy, Hey Girl
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
Manic Street Preachers – You Stole the Sun from My Heart
Moloko – Sing it Back
Shanks and Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate
Supergrass – Moving
Travis – Why Does it Always Rain on Me?
Robbie Williams – She’s the One
Winner: Robbie Williams
Best British Video
Voted for by viewers of VH-1. Presented by Richard Blackwood and Donna Air. Nominees:
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
Supergrass – Pumping on Your Stereo
Robbie Williams – She’s the One
Winner: Robbie Williams
Best International Female
Presented by Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Ali G. Nominees:
Mary J. Blige
Macy Gray
Whitney Houston
Jennifer Lopez
Britney Spears
Winner: Macy Gray
Best International Group
Presented by Andrea Corr and Jim Corr from The Corrs. Nominees:
Beastie Boys
The Cardigans
Mercury Rev
Red Hot Chili Peppers
TLC
Winner: TLC
Best International Male
Presented by Caprice and Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet. Nominees:
Beck
Eminem
Ricky Martin
Moby
Will Smith
Winner: Beck
Best International Newcomer
Presented by Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia. Nominees:
Eminem
Macy Gray
Jennifer Lopez
Semisonic
Britney Spears
Winner: Macy Gray
Best Live Act
Presented by Cerys Matthews from Catatonia.
Winner: Steps
Best Soundtrack / Cast Recording
Presented by Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones, and Thora Birch. Nominees:
The Dust Brothers – Fight Club
John Williams – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Various Artists – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Edit: this post originally listed Shanks and Bigfoot rather than Groove Armada in the final listing for Best Newcomer – this appears to be an error on Wikipedia, and was accidentally included on this post too.
