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New Year's Day

Mika plays some of his favourite tracks from the most iconic songwriters of all time and chats to singer-songwriter and actress Carla Bruni about how she spends New Year's Day.

Mika, the BRIT Award winning and multi-platinum selling artist plays some of his favourite tracks from the most iconic songwriters of all time and shares his own stories of his relationship with well-loved songs. Plus he chats to singer-songwriter and actress Carla Bruni about how she spends her New Year's Day and the music she loves to listen to. Carla even shares stories of the music she would listen to at the Elysee Palace when she was First Lady of the French Republic. Jack and Luke from Clean Bandit also tell Mika about the song that they couldn't stop listening to when they were growing up and what makes it so special. There's also the chance to hear a classic live performance from Mika in the Radio 2 Piano Room and a very special performance of Wages Day from Ricky Ross taken from the Radio 2 archive.

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New Year's Day 2018 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Womack & Womack

    Teardrops

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

  • Bruno Mars

    Just The Way You Are

    • Now That's What I Call Music 77 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • Macy Gray

    I Try

    • The 2000 Brit Awards (Various Artist.
    • Columbia.

  • Mika

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

  • Glen Campbell

    By the Time I Get to Phoenix

    • Sixties Legends (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Tom Petty

    Free Fallin'

    • Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever.
    • MCA.

  • CeCe Peniston

    Finally

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Carla Bruni

    Enjoy The Silence

    • French Touch.
    • Verve.
    • 001.

  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.

  • Moloko

    Sing It Back

    • Club MTV (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music On Demand.

  • Coldcut

    People Hold On (feat. Lisa Stansfield)

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Whitney Houston

    It's Not Right But It's Okay

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Ricky Ross

    Wages Day (Radio 2 Piano Room, 26 September 2017)

    • Song Title – Radio 2 Session – RX 22/01/2015.

  • Blur

    The Universal

    • (CD Single).
    • Food.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

    Wake Up Everybody

    • Harold Melvin - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Under The Bridge

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Put Your Records On

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2018 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2