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08/08/2015

Billy Sloan highlights the career of singer and musician Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand fame, plus he plays tracks by singer-songwriter Van Morrison in Classic Songwriters.

Billy Sloan plays the very best in pop and rock music from Scotland's greats as well as the rest of the world with regular features Spin The Globe and Early Morning Soul. In this weekend's Musical Chairs Billy highlights the career of Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and FFS fame and also associated with Edwyn Collins, The Cribs, The Karelia, Yummy Fur, Amphetameanies, Urusei Yatsura, Little Boots & RM Hubbert. In Movie Moment Billy's playing 'I Wonder' by Rodriguez from the movie 'Searching For Sugarman' and the Live and Dangerous tracks come from Simon and Garfunkel and in Classic Songwriters, Billy plays tracks from the pen of legendary singer/songwriter Van Morrison.

2 hours, 55 minutes

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Sat 8 Aug 2015 22:00
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Music Played

  • The Rezillos

    Can't Stand My Baby

    • Can't Stand The Rezillos.
    • Sire.
    • 7.

  • U2

    California (There Is No End To Love)

    • Songs Of Innocence.
    • Island.
    • 003.

  • Bob Dylan

    My Back Pages

    • The 30th Anniversary Celebration.
    • Sony.
    • 012.

  • Joe Cocker & Leon Russell

    Girl From The North

    • Mad Dogs And Englishmen.
    • A&M.
    • 001.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

  • Wings

    Maybe I'm Amazed

    • Wings Over America.
    • Hear Music.
    • 005.

  • Rodriguez

    I Wonder

    • Searching for Sugar Man.
    • Legacy.
    • 004.

  • The Twilight Sad

    It Never Was The Same

    • Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave.
    • FatCat Records.
    • 4.

  • Vintage Trouble

    Doin' What You Were Doin

    • 1 Hopeful Road.
    • Blue Note.
    • 003.

  • The Soft Boys

    I Wanna Destroy You

    • Underwater Moonlight.
    • Rykodisc.
    • 001.

  • The Associates

    18 Carat Love Affair

    • Singles.
    • Warner Music.
    • 1/12.

  • Everything Everything

    Get To Heaven

    • Get To Heaven.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 003.

  • New Order

    Restless

    • Restless.
    • Mute.
    • 001.

  • The Karelia

    Life In A Barret Garret

    • Divorce At High Noon.
    • Roadrunner.
    • 005.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Do You Want To

    • Now 62 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band & Yoko Ono

    Instant Karma!

    • John Lennon - Lennon Legend.
    • Parlophone.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bye Bye Love (live)

    • Old Friends Live On Stage.
    • Sony.
    • 001.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • Old Friends Live On Stage.
    • Sony.
    • 002.

  • My Morning Jacket

    Get The Point

    • The Waterfall.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Rod Stewart

    I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner.

  • Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

    Tramp

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • P.P. Arnold

    The First Cut Is The Deepest

    • Sweet Talkin' Guy - Sound Of 60's Gal.
    • Old Gold.

  • Tommy Hunt

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

    • Look of Love, The - The Burt Bacharach Collection.
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 12 / 1.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Spooky

    • All Time Greatest Movie Songs Vol. II.
    • Columbia.

  • David Mead

    Human Nature

    • (CD Single).
    • Liberty.

  • CHVRCHES

    Leave A Trace

    • Every Open Eye.
    • Virgin/EMI.
    • 2.

  • Van Morrison

    Bright Side Of The Road

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When you Smile

    • Very Best Of Dexy's Midnight Runners.
    • Mercury.

  • Bette Bright and The Illuminations

    The Captain Of Your Ship

    • The Captain Of Your Ship.
    • Carlin.
    • 001.

  • Deaf School

    Hi Jo Hi

    • Honeymoon.
    • Warner Brothers.
    • 002.

  • Madness

    House Of Fun

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

  • The Jam

    All Around The World

    • Snap!.
    • Polydor Limited.

  • Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity & Brian Auger

    Break it Up

    • Brian Auger And The Trinity.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Aug 2015 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland