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Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions

Johnnie hears the seventies memories of the pub rock pioneer Graham Parker.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of Mexico '70, West Germany '74 and Argentina '78.

This week Graham Parker recalls his emergence to the music scene and picks some of his favourite tunes in My 70s. Accompanied by his band The Rumour, he came to national attention in 1977 with a cover of Hold Back The Night by The Trammps, performed on Top Of The Pops. With a style covering pub rock, rhythm and blues and new wave, he would influence artists including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen as the decade ended.

Also on the show, the seventies will be revisited with sounds courtesy of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive, and Johnnie will add another classic seven inch to Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Oct 2013 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Orleans

      Still The One

      • Orleans - Waking And Dreaming.
      • SNOWSTORM.

  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • ARCHIVE: DIRE STRAITS

    • Dire Straits

      Water of Love

  • Dire Straits

    Sultans Of Swing

  • The Kinks

    Victoria

    • Arthur (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sanctuary.
    • 1.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Patti Smith Group

      Because the Night

      • Single.
      • Arista Records.
      • 1.

  • Daisy A Day

    • Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 11.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

    • George Harrison: All Things Must Pass.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sweet Jane

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.

  • The O’Jays

    Love Train

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Faces

    Had Me A Real Good Time

    • WARNER BROS.

  • Aretha Franklin

    You're All I Need To Get By

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • HOUR 2

    • Bad Company

      Can't Get Enough

      • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
      • Global Records & Tapes.
      • 1.

  • Pink Floyd

    Fat Old Sun

  • Phoebe Snow

    Every Night

    • Uncovered (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Kraftwerk

    Autobahn

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • Badfinger

    Baby Blue

    • Straight Up.
    • Apple.

  • Graham Parker & The Rumour

    Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions

    • VERTIGO.

  • MY 70S: GRAHAM PARKER

    • Little Feat

      Teenage Nervous Breakdown

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Concrete Jungle

  • Tyrone Davis

    Turn Back The Hands Of Time

    • The Story of Brunswick CD2.
    • Demon.
    • 10.

  • Santana

    Samba Pa Ti

    • Santana's Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.

  • Elton John

    Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)

    • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
    • Pulse.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Oct 2013 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2