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Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross plays the new songs he loves and traces the common themes which have influenced song- and music-making over the last 100 years.

Live from Glasgow, Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross plays the music he's enjoyed this week starting with something brand new and taking you right back to the origins of today's music. Discover some of the brilliant records he's found on his song writing and performance travels, and see the common themes which have influenced songs and music making over the last 100 years.

57 minutes

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Wed 18 May 2016 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Coldplay

    Up & Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O’Donovan

    Be My Husband

    • Crossing Muddy Waters.
    • Sugar Hill Records.
    • 002.

  • Elton John

    Harmony

    • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
    • Universal International.
    • 017.

  • Snow Goose

    Harmony Springs

    • Harmony Springs.
    • Open Hearth.
    • 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • The Avett Brothers

    Ain't No Man

    • True Sadness.
    • American Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • Five Blind Boys of Alabama

    I'm A Rolling

    • Walk With Me Dear Lord.
    • Music Avenue.
    • 11.

  • The Beatles

    Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 2.

  • Soweto Gospel Choir

    Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika (South African National Anthem)

    • Blessed.
    • Shanachie.
    • 019.

  • Django Django

    Life's A Beach

    • Django Django.
    • Because Music.
    • 11.

  • Little Big Town

    Girl Crush

    • Pain Killer.
    • Capital Records Nashville.
    • 5.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    My Little Town

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

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

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 May 2016 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2