Today's playlist of Angel in the morning on Aruba's Cool FM

Killer queen- Queen
Fireflies- Owl City

Walk like an egyption- The Bangles
Tik Tok- Kesha
You got the love- Florence and the machine



A million love song- Leona Lewis and take that
3- Britney Spears




Rich girls- Down and Webstar
Single ladies- Beyonce
Fluorescent adolescent- Arctic Monkeys

Revolver- Madonna ft. Lil Wayne
Million dollar bill- Whitney Houston
Step on- Happy mondays

Paparazzi- Lady Gagga
Gangsta love- Snoop Dogg ft. the dream
So what- Pink

Doo Wop (that thing)- Lauryn Hill
Young girl- Orange Grove
Shut it down- Pitbull ft. Akon

Jamming- Bob Marley
Change- Daniel Merriweather

Get down 2008- Paul Johnson
When love takes over- David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland
That's not my name- Dizee Rascal

Horney-mashup
Meet me halfway- Black Eyed Peas
Chelsea dagger- Fratellis

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Aruba's Cool FM

Use somebody- Kings of Leon (remix)




Tik Tok- Kesha
Girls on film-1000 spoons (mashup)

You decide- Orange Grove
Million dollar bill- Whitney Houston

When love takes over- David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland
Make me- Janet Jackson
East Jesus Nowhere- Green Day




Baby, baby, baby- Make the girl dance
Magnificent- U2

Paparazzi- 9 Freak 9 (mashup)
Break even- The Script

Hide away- Tessanne Chin
Meet me halfway- Black Eyed Peas
Fireflies- Owl City

Pursuit of happiness- Kid Cudi
SOS (Let the music play)- Jordin Sparks
Love you no more- Bob Sinclair ft. Shabba Ranks

Rainy day- Coldplay
Happy- Leona Lewis

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Let's dance/Pjanoo- Dunproofing (mashup)
SOS (let the music play)- Jordin Sparks



Happy- Leona Lewis
Fireflies- Owl City
Love you no more- Bob Sinclar ft. Shabba Ranks

Run this town- Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West
You decide- Orange grove
Drop your head/Day and night- DJ Schmolli (mashup)

Rich girls- Down with Webstar
Get shaky- Ian Carey Project
Paparazzi/Timbaland- 9 Freak 9 (Mashup)

Tik Tok- Kesha
I'll be there- Jackson 5

Fast car- Wyclef
Empire state of mind- Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys
Mad about the boy- Ava Leigh

Fire- Kasabian
I'm not alone- Calvin Harris

Say it- Booty Luv
Red- Lisbee Stainton
Let's go Crazy- Prince and the Revolution

Get up!- 50 cents
Sober- Pink (remix)
Because of you- Kelly Clarkson

Are you gonna go my way-Lenny Krevitz
Take me to the hospital- Prodigy

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Pump it- Black Eyed Peas
You decide- Orange Grove
The day I died- Just Jack

Fame- Irene Cara (today is the release of the remake of Fame. It really was due a remake, as you can see by the clip ; )



Empire state of mind- Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys
She's got me dancing- Tommy Sparks

Take me to the hospital- Prodigy
Rythm is a dancer- Snap

Pass the dutchy- Musical Youth
Boys & girls- Pixie Lott
Basket case- Green day
Rich girls- Down with Webstar

It's time to burn- Storm (2009)
Take back the city- Snow patrol
No one takes away your freedom- Scissor sisters versus the Beatles (mashup)

Pursuit of happiness- Kid Cudi
Calle ocho- Pitbull
Tik tok- Kesha




Look what you've done- Jet
Fergilicious was here- Fergie versus Royksopp (mashup)

Press it up- Sean Paul
One- U2 ft. Mary J. Blidge



Boys and girls- Blur
Celebration- Madonna
Wearing my rolex- Wiley

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Only love can break your heart 2009 remix- St. Etienne
Break your heart- Taio Cruz

Empire state of mind- JayZ ft. Alicia Keys
Don't lie- black Eyed Peas
Happy- Leona Lewis

American boy- Estelle ft. Kanye West
Drops of Jupitor- Train
Rich girls- Down with Webstar

You decide- Orange Grove
Jamaica- Jimmy Screech
Take me to the hospital- Prodigy
Chillin'- Wale ft. Lady Gagga

Feel good- Gorillaz
Baby, baby, baby- Make the girl dance
Pursuit of happiness- Kid Cudi




The sweet escape- Gwen Steffani
Boys and girls- Pixie Lott
Wonderful world- James Morrison

Hot and cold- Kate Perry
Make me- Janet Jackson
Sexy chick- David Guetta ft. Akon

Alone in the dark- Tiesto
Love is wicked- Brick Lace

Rock& roll- Eric Hutchinson
Get sexy- Sugababes
Break even- The Script

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Jamaica, Jimmy Screech
Make me, Janet Jackson
Rich girls, Down with Webstar

I'm not alone, Calvin Harris
Funhouse, Pink
Happy, Leona Lewis



Baby, baby, baby, Make the girl dance
Empire state of mind, JayZ ft. Alicia Keys
You decide, Orange grove

Boys and girls, Pixie Lott
Rap das aramas, Cidinho doca

Love is all, Roger Glover



View to a kill, Duran Duran
Sexy chick, david Guetta ft. Akon

Chillin', Wale ft. lady Gagga
Look what you've done, Jet
Suddenly I see, KT Tunstall

Take me to the hospital, the Prodigy
The fear, Lily Allen

I like to move it, Reel to Real
Alone in the dark, Tiesto



The magic switch, Will Smith versus One T Cool T (mashup)
Pursuit of happiness, Kid Cudi

Fergilicious was here, Fergie versus Royksopp (mashup)
She is love, Parachute
Blanco, Pitbull ft. Pharrell

Today's playlist of 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Funky bahia, Mendez ft. Will. I.AM
Paper planes, M.I.A.
I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight, U2

Baby, baby, baby, Make the girl dance
Hold my hand, Sean Paul

Don't look back, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh (Big up! to Mick Jagger's crazy dancing!)



Try again, Aaliyah
Boys and girls, Pixie Lott
Rich girls, Down with Webstar

You decide, Orange grove
Evacuate the dance floor, Cascada
Chillin’, Wale ft. Lady Gaga

Bodies, Robbie Williams
Make me, Janet Jackson
The black Beatles, Beatles versus Ludacris and Black Eyed Peas (mashup)

The rain, Calvin Harris



Funhouse, Pink
Love cats, the Cure



Sexy chick, David Guetta ft. Akon
Meet me halfway, the Black Eyed Peas
Run, Leona Lewis

The day I died, Just Jack
Crazy in love, Beyonce and JayZ
Grace Kelly, Mika

Today's playlist 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM Aruba

Hold my hand, Sean Paul
The day I died, Just Jack
Chillin’, Wale ft. Lady Gaga

Baby, baby, baby, Make the girl dance
Evacuate the dance floor, Cascada




Here comes the sun, the Beatles
All you need is love, the Beatles
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, the Beatles

Rich girls, Down with Webstar
Fire, Kasabian

Sexy chick, David Guetta ft. Akon
Wake me up inside, Evanescence & Linkin Park
22, Lily Allen

You decide, Orange grove
Make me, Janet Jackson




I’ll go crazy if i don’t go crazy tonight, U2
Billy Jean, Michael Jackson
Just lose my mind, Eminem versus Stereo MCs (mashup)

Can’t stop moving, Sonny J
One day, Matisyahu
Funky Bahia, Mendez ft. Will.I.AM
Heartless, the Fray



Celebration, Madonna
She’s got me dancing, Tommy Sparks



Funhouse, Pink
Brighter than sunshine, Aqualung

Meet me halfway, Black Eyed Peas
I love college, Asher Roth

Playlist 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM, Sept.15th

Wale ft. Lady Gaga, Chillin’
Use somebody, Kings of Leon

Rich girls, Down with Webstar
The day I died, Just Jack
Mi Rowsu, Damaru (Dutch version)

Are you gonna be my Honey, Moby versus Jet (mashup)
Evacuate the dance floor, Cascada
All summer long, Kid Rock (re issue)

Run this town, Jay Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Get sexy, Sugababes
You belong with me, Tayler Swift
You decide, Orange grove

Funny the way it is, Dave Matthews Band
I would die 4 U, Prince
New York, Paloma Faith



Heartbeat, Nneka
Sexy chick, David Guetta ft. Akon
Looking for love, Karen Ramirez

While you wait for the others, Grizzly bear
22, Lily Allen

I’ll go crazy if i don’t go crazy tonight, U2
Make her say, Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West, Common & Lady Gagga
Parachute, She is love

Perfect, Depeche Mode
Blanco, Pitbull ft. Pharrell
Take back the city, Snow Patrol

Playlist 'Angel in the morning' on Cool FM, 14th of September

Get shaky, Ian Carey Project
Rich girls, Down with Webstar
Mi Rowsu, Damaru (Dutch version)
Evacuate the dance floor, Cascada

I saw her standing there, The Beatles
Church of the poison mind, Culture Club

Funhouse, Pink
1234 (I love you), Plain white Ts
Bodies, Robbie Williams
Juan Magan ft. Bodytalk, akordeon de la vida

You decide, Orange grove
Heartbeat, Nneka
Rainy day, Coldplay
Take me to the hospital, Prodigy



22, Lily Allen
Sweet dreams, Beyonce (club mix)
She’s a genius, Jet
Mary J Blidge, Just fine



Jamaica, Jimmy Screech
While you wait for the others, Grizzly bear
Milkshake, Kelis

Don’t look back in anger, Oasis
Lala song, Bob Sinclar ft. Sugarhill gang
ABC, Jackson 5 (Salaam Remi remix)

Sexy chick, David Guetta ft. Akon
Dream world, Robin Thicke
Get sexy, Sugababes

Op z'n Hollands

Just thought I'd give you a quick update...most of 'Op z'n Hollands' has been filmed. It was good fun. Now we'll have to wait and see if it looks okay on TV. We had some major teething problems with the show, but solved them after a while. I'm now in discussion about a new TV project.

My radioshow 'Angel in the morning' now runs from 10am-12pm, mon-fri on www.coolaruba.com. Every day I get phonecalls and MSN messages of listeners who want to know the names of certain tracks that I play, so I have decided to use this blog for my daily playlist, starting tomorrow.

And, by the way, I am no longer in the band RetroMatic.

Adios, my dears!

Daily radioshow

Just wanted to let you all know that today I have started doing a daily radioshow on Cool FM, called 'Angel in the morning'.

So instead of doing my Saturday afternoon show for the station, I now broadcast every mon-fri, 10.30 am- 12.00 pm, Aruban time (-4 GMT) You can watch and listen to me live on the Cool FM website: http://www.coolaruba.com/

I have to admit though, watching a radio DJ at work is generally bit boring (definitely not the same as watching a VJ ; ) but still....

And you can chat with me whilst I'm on-air. Either by Messenger (angelmorning@live.com ) or just send me a text on Aruba phone number: (297)-747 3562

Looking forward to hearing from you

Back on radio/ Madonna's 50th birthday

After a 6-week-break I will finally be back with the Weekend Express on Cool FM tomorrow from 10-12 am (Aruban time)

Also, somewhere between 6-9 am (UK time) tomorrow, I will be discussing Madonna's 50th birthday and look back on her career on the BBC world service.

My God, I have missed radio. It will be good to back! Oh, and happy birthday lady Madonna.

No Weekend Express until August the 16th.

Just wanted to let you know that I won't be doing any radioshows until we go back to Aruba again. I had hoped to broadcast from Belize this summer, but we just couldn't find a studio/local radio station to do it with. Oh well, in the meantime, I've been collecting new music and am rearing to go. I'm so looking forward to getting back behind the microphone and telling everyone of the great new music that's out there...

Back off to the Cool FM studio

Good morning! I'm just getting ready to go to the Cool FM studio again to record my radio show 'The Weekend Express'. I'll be live on air between 10-12 am Aruban time. Tune in if you want or join the chat here on the blog. I'd love to hear from you. Tell me what you think of the videos I've posted in the last few days, share your thoughts on recent pop news or just say 'Hi'.

Love, Simone

Just found a picture of our first RetroMatic performance

BTW, the radioshow today was great fun. I'm starting to get the hang of it and am enjoying it tremendously. Thanks for the online messages, everyone. Special thanks to Yianni from Greece for the kind words. And keep on dancing y'all.

Radio show number 2

Well, I've made it through my first performance with the band and also my first radio show for Cool FM. As a matter of fact, my next show is on tomorrow morning. This whole week has been filled with learning to use new software, finding out how to convert music files, edit them, etc.

It's such fun working at Cool FM. Everyone is super friendly on the team and there is a certain excitement to the station that I enjoy. That real 'start-up' feeling that MTV Europe had as well when I first joined. I've always functioned better in 'start-up' situations anyhow. Once companies become corporations I usually bail out. I just don't enjoy working for corporations, eventhough the rewards that you receive for that are often high. Give me the excitement of the chase for 'greatness' over actual 'greatness' any time.

And as a great man once said (was it Ghandi by any chance?):

'True success should not be measured by what one receives,
But rather by what one has to give up'

Whenever I've worked for corporations I have felt that I had to give up on many of my ideals and conviction and therefor give up part of who I was. That was definatelly my feeling at MTV once the original vibe had left the company.

So anyway, what I'm trying to say, is that I am enjoying myself very much here in Aruba at Cool FM.

Cool FM

Starting the first of May I will be joining Aruba’s number 1 radio station, called Cool FM.

Of course, this is a small island, so if you compare it to Europe or America, then you'd have to conclude that radio production is still in its infancy in Aruba. But Cool FM is by far the best station the island has. And they are very involved when it comes to live events. These guys are everywhere!

I’ve never done radio before, so it’s actually a nice challenge for me. I’ll be doing a show every Saturday morning from 10 to 12, called the Weekend Express. It will be a ‘standard’ radio show, with some tracks from the Dutch, English and American Charts, the Caribbean & Latin charts, some classic tracks, some dance tunes, some mash-ups…you get the drift.

The thing that’s rather worrying is that I am meant to do the show all by myself & I get very intimidated when I see lots of buttons, computer programs, etc. I just haven’t got a clue how to work these things. Also, I am starting so soon (May the 3rd) that I have no idents yet, no jingles, nothing. Still, I know how to introduce music and as long as the songs are good, the show should be okay. Right?

On the first of May the radio station is hosting a big event here on the island. I’ll be presenting part of the day and also my new cover band (RetroMatic) gets launched on that day. We have never been on a stage yet together & just two weeks ago we got a new drummer. And now our first performance will be in front of 10.000 to 20.000 people, plus be broadcast live on air. How crazy is that? We always envisioned playing our first gig in a smoky old bar somewhere, not in front of such a large audience! Still, we’re pretty confident that it will work out alright. And anyway, it’s just some covers we’re playing.

Wish me luck!