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Matt Bellamy, Mark Webber, Sally Lindsay and Caro Emerald

Chris chats to Matt Bellamy, Mark Webber, Sally Lindsay, and Caro Emerald plays live in the studio.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 11 Sep 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • Kerri Watt

    Long Way ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ

    • (CD Single).
    • 25 Hour Convenience Store.
    • 001.

  • Dion

    The Wanderer

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.

  • Joe Jackson

    Steppin' Out

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Rod Stewart

    Please

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 001.

  • Amy Grant

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • Zac Brown Band

    Loving You Easy

    • Jekyll + Hyde.
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Gary Barlow

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Barry Mann

    Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp!

    • Rockvile Vol 16.
    • Backline Records.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Shang-A-Lang

    • Super 70's (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    We Go Together

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Rousseau

    • (CD Single).
    • Idaho Records.

  • The Maisonettes

    Heartache Avenue

    • History Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Br Music.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Morecambe & Wise

    Bring Me Sunshine

    • Summer Holiday (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Stereophonics

    I Wanna Get Lost With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • MIKA

    All She Wants

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Bishop Nick Baines

Chris' Pause For Thought: Bishop Nick Baines

From Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds for the Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales:Μύ

I could do with a bit of Aussie Grit right now because ... I am in the same room as Caro Emerald. Apart from buying her albums when they came out, I actually got to see her and her excellent band in Leeds a few months ago. It was brilliant and even made me want to dance.

That is not a pretty sight.

So, I didn't.

But, I love live music. I think I am probably the only bishop in the Church of England who has been arrested for busking on the Paris Metro. I was only nineteen or twenty at the time, but I still wear the badge with pride.

The thing about live music is that every performance is totally unique. It can never be done exactly the same way twice. The music itself can be played around with, and the audience plays its part in creating - or ruining - the atmosphere.

I guess this is what acting and Formula One and music have in common: you watch or listen partly to see if anything goes wrong. I remember reading a paper about why people watch other people climbing up cliffs - and concluding that it is partly to see if they fall off. There is always the potential for a live performance to go wrong as well as wonderfully well.

This 'living on the edge' bit is what gives performance its power, isn't it?

I think there are some people who are terrified of this. Play it safe, keep everything under control, make sure there are no surprises: all that sort of thing. But, that attitude can sometimes be rooted in fear, not adventure or excitement.

Now, this goes beyond music or acting or driving fast cars. I think it goes to the heart of whether we see life as something to be grasped or tamed. When Jesus asked people to follow him, I think he got this: don't come with me if you want to keep everything safe and tame; it's going to be an interesting ride and it might go wrong; are you up for it?

So, Caro, I hope the deleted scenes on the cutting room floor will not be the boring bits of life, but expose the undisclosed desires that are awakened by the muse that fires our imagination.Μύ

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