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06/02/2016

Billy Sloan plays the best in rock and pop music. In Musical Chairs he highlights the career of American band Sparks and in Classic Songwriters he plays tracks written by Lou Reed.

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. This weekend's Musical Chairs highlights the career of American band Sparks, formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, currently collaborating with Scottish band Franz Ferdinand under the name FFS and also collaborated with Giorgio Moroder, Morrissey, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Faith No More, Erasure, Jimmy Somerville, Hot Chip and Emma Ray. The Live and Dangerous tracks are from Led Zeppelin from the album 'Celebration Day'. In Movie Moment Billy's playing 'If I Can't Have You' by Yvonne Elliman from the movie Saturday Night Fever and in Classic Songwriters, Billy plays tracks from the pen of the late American musician, singer and songwriter Lou Reed.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 6 Feb 2016 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • GUN

    Word Up

    • Now That's What I Call Music 1994.
    • NOW.
    • 031.

  • Kula Shaker

    Infinite Sun

    • Strange Folk.
    • 001.

  • The Smiths

    Panic

    • The Very Best Of The Smiths.
    • WEA.
    • 16.

  • James

    Nothing But Love

    • Girl At The End Of The world.
    • BMG.
    • 001.

  • Foggy City Orphan

    Rocket

    • Rocket.
    • 001.

  • Primal Scream

    Where The Light Gets In

    • Chamosmosis.
    • First International.
    • 6.

  • Japan

    Talking Islands In Africa

    • Gentlemen Take Polaroids.
    • 001.

  • The Blue Nile

    Heatwave

    • A Walk Across the Rooftops.
    • Linn.
    • 006.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Daydream

    • The Lovin' Spoonful Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • The Associates

    Reach The Top

    • The Glamour Chase And Perhaps.
    • WSM.
    • 001.

  • Paul Haig

    Running Away

    • At Twilight.
    • Les Disques Du Crepuscule.
    • 001.

  • The Beatles

    Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

    • The White Album.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Helter Skelter

    • The Scream.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Sparks

    The Number One Song In Heaven (Glastonbury 2015)

    • The Sound Of The Crowd.
    • UM 3.
    • 9.

  • Sparks

    Cool Places

    • The Heaven Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 012.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Black Dog

    • Celebration Day.
    • Warner.
    • 001.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Kashmir

    • Celebration Day.
    • Warner.
    • 002.

  • Pete Yorn

    For Nancy

    • For Nancy.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Pale Fountains

    Something on My Mind

    • Pacific Street.
    • Virgin.
    • 002.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.

  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself

    • Stax Profiles.
    • Stax.
    • 2.

  • Stephen Stills & Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Helplessly Hoping

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Atlantic.
    • 006.

  • Manfred Mann

    Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Small Faces

    Sha-La-La-La-Lee

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Iggy Pop & The Stooges

    No Fun

    • Nude & Rude: The Best of Iggy Pop.
    • Virgin Records America.
    • 002.

  • The Velvet Underground & Nico

    Femme Fatale

    • Peel Slowly and See.
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • Bryan Ferry

    What Goes On

    • Wha Goes On.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Allen, Dave, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill & Gang of Four

    At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ He’s a Tourist

    • Entertainment!.
    • EMI.
    • 010.

  • Fire Engines

    Big Gold Dream

    • Fond.
    • Creation records.
    • 18.

  • Magazine

    Because You’re Frightened

    • Where the Power Is.
    • Virgin.
    • 014.

  • Lloyd Cole

    The Slider

    • Cleaning Out the Ashtrays.
    • Tapete Records.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Sat 6 Feb 2016 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland