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Tuesday Coffee Break: The Royal Hono(u)rs

Posted at 8:52 AM on March 29, 2011 by Steve Seel (26 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

This morning in our Music History segment, we noted that it's the anniversary of Bono receiving his honorary knighthood by the British Empire. Not being a British citizen, he's technically not allowed to be called "Sir," but he can still claim to be a "Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire," or KBE. That is excellent.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, who are some other pop musicians who have received honors from the British Empire?

Songs played:
Sir Elton John "Saturday's Alright for Fighting"
Dame Shirley Bassey "Goldfinger"
Sir Paul McCartney "Uncle Albert/Admirel Halsey"
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, OBE (Dusty Springfield) "Son of a Preacher Man"
Man"Bob Geldof, KBE -- Boomtown Rats "She's so Modern"

Comments (26)

Bob Geldof/Boomtown Rats
I Dont Like Mondays...I wonder if there is a "soundtrack" from The Wall to hear him perform Pink Floyd songs like Comfortably Numb.

Posted by loran | March 29, 2011 9:03 AM

Elton John
Paul McCartney
Mick Jagger

Posted by Sadie | March 29, 2011 9:05 AM

Julie Andrews -- time to break out the Sound of Music soundtrack!

Posted by lou | March 29, 2011 9:05 AM

Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat
BTW, loved him in Mars Attacks!

Posted by loran | March 29, 2011 9:06 AM

Annie Lennox was given an OBE. I request "Walking on Broken Glass."

Anything by Robert Plant (with or without Jimmy Page) would work too.

I suppose we're in for a Beatles song because of Paul McCartney? And possibly Sir Elton too?

Posted by cal | March 29, 2011 9:07 AM

Bono (Paul David Hewson) (KBE 2007) ( How about Love Comes Tumbling )
Bob Geldof (KBE 1986)( I don't like Mondays )
Tom Jones (KBE 2006) ( Kiss )
George Martin (KBE 1996) ( In My Life)
Cliff Richard (OBE 1980 KBE 1995) ( We Don't Talk Anymore )

Posted by ken | March 29, 2011 9:10 AM

Shirley Bassey
Petula Clark
Annie Lennox
Lulu
Vera Lynn
Kylie Minogue
Dusty Springfield

Posted by derek | March 29, 2011 9:11 AM

The Who – “Too Much Of Anything” or “The Seeker” (Roger Daltry, CBE 2004)

Shirley Bassey – “Goldfinger” (DBE, 2000)

Cream – “Crossroads” (Eric Clapton, CBE 2004)

The Kinks – “Big Sky” (Ray Davies, CBE 2004)

Led Zeppelin – “Celebration Day” (Jimmy Page, OBE 2005; Robert Plant, CBE 2009)

Dusty Springfield – “Son Of A Preacher Man” (OBE, 1999)

Posted by Kevin | March 29, 2011 9:11 AM

Annie Lennox (OBE) - Walking on Broken Glass

Kylie Minogue (OBE) - Love at First Sight

Posted by Charlie | March 29, 2011 9:12 AM

I second Julie Andrews - that woman could sing the phone book and it would be awesome!

Petula Clark - Downtown

Elton John - Madman Across the Water or Tiny Dancer

David Bowie - Star Man

And I also second Bob Geldof

Posted by Deb | March 29, 2011 9:12 AM

Lady Gaga?

Posted by M | March 29, 2011 9:13 AM

Eric Clapton!

You could honor Rodger Daltrey and Elton John in one song by playing the movie version of Pinball Wizard.
Otherwise Baba O'reilly or Amazing Journey for the Who would be awesome
Tiny Dancer or Rocket Man for Elton John.

I second the request for Annie Lennox-Walking on Broken Glass or Sweet Dreams

And for Julie Andrews (as mentioned above) how about something from Mary Poppins or Victor/Victoria!

Posted by C | March 29, 2011 9:14 AM

Because there aren't any "ladies" that we can think of, what about "Lady" by Styx??

Posted by Jenny | March 29, 2011 9:14 AM

Helen Adu (Sade), Petula Clark, Annie Lennox and Kylie Minogue are all knighted but not dames. You could go with Dame Julie Andrews, but much more rockin' would be Dame Shirley Bassey - maybe "Goldfinger" or "History Repeating".

Posted by Ken | March 29, 2011 9:15 AM

Victoria-- The Kinks

Very Royally themed and most excellent.

Posted by Brett | March 29, 2011 9:19 AM

Sadly
Ann Murray - Danny's Song
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Zeta Jones

Posted by ken | March 29, 2011 9:20 AM

Annie Lennox - Train in Vain, great cover

Posted by loran | March 29, 2011 9:20 AM

Lulu - to SIR with love !!

Posted by Dylan | March 29, 2011 9:24 AM

Annie Lennox. Yes. Please.

Posted by Angie | March 29, 2011 9:25 AM