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Simon Cowell chooses the Tracks of My Years

Simon Cowell chooses his final Tracks of My Years with music from The Righteous Brothers and Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman. There's the daily love song and the PopMaster quiz.

Simon Cowell, influential music producer and creator of The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, chooses the Tracks of My Years. His final two picks are from The Righteous Brothers and The Jungle Book. Simon tells Ken about the story behind his first number one with Robson and Jerome and how he got them to record the song. He also reveals his love of The Jungle Book movie from Disney which he watches with his son, Eric. Simon remembers his stand out moments from across the years on Britain's Got Talent and talks about how being a father has changed him. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Fri 21 Apr 2017 09:30
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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Summer Night City

    • Abba - More Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.

  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Years & Years

    Meteorite

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Jennifer Hudson

    Remember Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Olly Murs

    Dear Darlin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.

  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie

    In My World

    • Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie.
    • East West.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Let's Go Crazy

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Crazy Love

    • (CD Single).
    • 143 Records.
    • 1.

  • James Blunt

    Bartender

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Chris Rea

    On The Beach

    • On The Beach.
    • Magnet.

  • Chuck Berry

    Big Boys

    • (CD Single).
    • Dualtone Music Group.

  • The Shangri‐Las

    Leader Of The Pack

    • Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Four Tops

    Loco In Acapulco

    • Their Greatest Hits.
    • Telstar.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Automatic

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 001.

  • Elton John

    Border Song

    • 17-11-70+.
    • Mercury.
    • 3.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Shut Up And Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Imelda May

    Love And Fear

    • Life. Love. Flesh. Blood.
    • Decca.

  • Just Jack

    Starz In Their Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Texas

    Tell That Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Unchained Melody

    • Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
    • Old Gold.

  • Louis Prima, Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman

    I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)

    • Disney's Greatest Hits.
    • BMG.

  • Paul Weller

    Long Long Road

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Apr 2017 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2