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The Love Song and Bobby Gillespie

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie chooses the Tracks of My Years, plus another round of PopMaster. Ken also has your daily love song dedications and the record and album of the week.

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie chooses the Tracks of My Years, all week with Ken. Born in Glasgow, he formed the successful alternative rock band back in 1982. They became a key part of the mid-1980s pop scene, but eventually moved away from their earlier jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element which won them the Mercury Music prize in 1992 for their third studio album 'Screamadelica'. It received universal praise from critics and has frequently been named one of the best albums of the 1990s in various polls, selling over three million copies worldwide.

Bobby recently teamed up with solo artist and Savages vocalist Jehnny Beth releasing their first album 'Utopian Ashes' last month alongside the lead single 'Remember We Were Lovers'. The collection explores the loss, miscommunication and emotional inarticulacy that a married couple experience as they realise their relationship is breaking down. The two first met in 2015 when they were both invited to perform with American duo Suicide at the Barbican. The following summer Jehnny joined Primal Scream on stage for a duet of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's 'Some Velvet Morning' which cemented their connection. In 2017 they convened in Paris for sessions, accompanied by Beth's musical partner Johnny Hostile and the rest of Primal Scream. Their earlier electronic-focused ideas gradually evolved into a richer tapestry of soul, country, blues and rock 'n' roll.

The next two tracks Bobby has chosen come from David Bowie and Thin Lizzy. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Aug 2021 09:30

Music Played

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

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

    Iko Iko (My Bestie) (feat. Small Jam)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.
  • Record of the Week

    • Camila Cabello

      Don't Go Yet

      • Familia.
      • Epic.
  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

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

    I Want Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava Music/Republic Records.
  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Herb Alpert

    This Guy's In Love With You

    • Selections From The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection (Various Artist.
    • Rhino.
  • Mabel

    Let Them Know

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.
  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • CΓ©line Dion

    It's All Coming Back To Me Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Gavin James

    Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Good Soldier Records.
  • The Beach Boys

    Fun Fun Fun

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

    Late in the Evening

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.
  • Barbra Streisand

    Sweet Forgiveness

    • Release Me 2.
    • Columbia.
  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Sara Bareilles

    Love Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.
  • Album of the Week

    • Yola

      Great Divide

      • Stand For Myself.
      • Easy Eye Sound.
  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Build It Better

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • The Beautiful South

    Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

    • (CD Single).
    • Go! Discs.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • David Bowie

      The Jean Genie

      • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
      • EMI.
    • Thin Lizzy

      The Boys Are Back In Town

      • (Single).
      • Vertigo.
      • 10.
  • Miley Cyrus

    Nothing Else Matters (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo‐Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith)

    • The Metallica Blacklist.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Aug 2021 09:30