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The Love Song and Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, selects her Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. There's the daily love song plus PopMaster.

Taylor Swift, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. At the time she had recently released her third studio album 'Speak Now' written entirely by herself as the follow up to 'Fearless' and described as a loose concept album about confessions. Earlier this year Taylor released her eighth studio album 'Folklore' which marked a departure from the upbeat pop sound of the singer's previous albums to mellow tunes driven by piano and guitar. It was all written in isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and produced by Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. The album sold two million copies in its first week globally, 1.3 million of which were sold on its first day. 'Folklore' reached number one in the UK, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and several other countries.

The Country and Pop superstar was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1989 and spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm in nearby Wyomissing. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer and Taylor soon followed in her musical footsteps. By the age of 10 she was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang 'The Star Spangled Banner' at a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game at the age of 11 and began writing her own songs and learning guitar a year later. To pursue her music career, she often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital where she co-wrote songs and continued to perform. She calls it her home now and tries to get back there as much as possible.

The next two tracks Taylor has chosen come from Tom Petty and James Blunt. Ken also has the daily love song and 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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Wed 18 Nov 2020 09:30
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Music Played

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

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

  • Gary Barlow

    Incredible

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.

  • Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

    • Barbra Streisand - Duets.
    • Columbia.

  • Simply Red

    Sunrise

    • (CD Single).
    • Simplyred.Com.

  • 220 KID & JC Stewart

    Too Many Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Keane

    This Is The Last Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    1-2-3

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Weeknd

    Save Your Tears

    • After Hours.
    • XO/Republic.
    • 11.

  • Rita Ora

    Anywhere

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Stylistics

    You Make Me Feel Brand New

    • Solid Soul (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children In Need

      Stop Crying Your Heart Out (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Allstars)

      • (CD Single).
      • Decca.

  • Kim Wilde

    Cambodia

    • Kim Wilde - Singles Collection 81-93.
    • MCA.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Look But Don't Touch

    • I Owe It All To You.
    • Decca.

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Dua Lipa

    Levitating

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Stereophonics

    Graffiti on the Train

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

  • Cliff Richard

    PS Please

    • Music... The Air That I Breathe.
    • East West Records.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Paloma Faith

      Me Time

      • Infinite Things.
      • RCA Record Label.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Ariana Grande

    positions

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Elton John

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Radio 2 In Concert 50 - RX 11/09/2013

  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • Tom Petty

      American Girl

  • James Blunt

    Goodbye My Lover

  • AC/DC

    Shot In The Dark

    • Power Up.
    • Columbia.

  • Marc Almond

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Now 22 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Nov 2020 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2