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The Art Of Song

Mika plays some of the greatest songs of all time and sits down to perform some exclusive covers live at the Elton John piano.

Mika, the multi-million selling and Brit Award winning singer-songwriter plays some of the greatest songs of all time. He has tracks from Mamas & The Papas, Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart and Buffalo Springfield. Mika will look at what makes these songs so special, whether it's the writer, producer or performer. He'll also share why they're his favourite songs and what they mean to him. Plus Mika also sits down at Radio 2's Elton John piano to perform a special live track from Paul Simon and he replays one of his previous sessions where he performed a Billy Joel classic.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Nov 2016 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    She Drives Me Crazy

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.

  • Buffalo Springfield

    For What It's Worth

    • Buffalo Springfield.
    • Atlantic.

  • Rahim Redcar

    Tilted

    • (CD Single).
    • Because Music.

  • Mika

    Fire & Rain (Radio 2 Session, 15th November 2016)

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Everyday People

    • The Woodstock Generation (Various).
    • Nectar.

  • Mika

    Piano Man (Radio 2 Session, 1st Jan 2016)

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2