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The Love Song and Don McLean

Legendary recording artist Don McLean - best known for American Pie - chooses the Tracks of My Years. Plus there's PopMaster, Record and Album Of The Week and your love dedications

Legendary recording artist Don McLean - best known for American Pie - chooses the Tracks of My Years all week with Ken.

Now 50 years old, American Pie was both a remarkable and unusual hit: more than eight minutes long, it reflected the experiences of the American generation which lived through the painful transition from the innocent 50s to the turbulent 70s. Combining a rousing chorus with cryptic, poetic verses, the song transfixed an entire culture and, along with its follow-up single Vincent, made Don an international star.

Don was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004 and American Pie has also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2001 it was named the fifth most historically significant song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was performed by Garth Brooks at Barack Obama's pre-inauguration concert and Madonna's cover version topped charts in 2000.

More recently, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Folk Awards honoured Don McLean with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his great contribution to songwriting. This autumn, Don will kick off the UK leg of his 50th Anniversary American Pie Tour

The next two tracks Don has chosen come from The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 22 Jun 2022 09:30

Music Played

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Bananarama

      Masquerade

      • Masquerade.
      • Synk.
  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • Hits Of 1981 & 1982 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Kylie Minogue

    On A Night Like This

    • Light Years.
    • Parlophone.
  • Calvin Harris

    Potion (feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug)

    • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2.
    • Columbia.
  • The Drifters

    You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • New Order

    Regret

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Roosevelt

    Passion (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • (CD Single).
    • Greco-Roman.
  • Savage Garden

    Affirmation

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Joan Armatrading

    Love And Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 3.
  • Mark Owen

    You Only Want Me

    • Land Of Dreams.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Sheryl Crow

    Soak Up The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Mike + the Mechanics

    The Living Years

    • Now 1989 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.
  • Emeli SandΓ©

    Ready To Love

    • Let's Say For Instance.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Irene Cara

    Fame

    • NOW Yearbook '82 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • OneRepublic

    I Ain't Worried

    • Top Gun: Maverick O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Interscope.
  • The Look

    I Am The Beat

    • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
  • Sigrid

    Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • The Supremes

    Baby Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Carrie Underwood

      Ghost Story

      • Denim & Rhinestones.
      • Virgin EMI.
  • Blancmange

    Living on the Ceiling

    • Saturday Superstore Replay Selection (Various Artists).
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Records.
  • Sydney Youngblood

    If Only I Could

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    BREAK MY SOUL

    • RENAISSANCE.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • The Rolling Stones

      (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

      • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
      • Abkco.
    • The Beatles

      I Feel Fine

      • The Beatles - 1.
      • Apple.
      • 007.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Through The Echoes

    • Last Night In The Bittersweet.
    • Atlantic.
  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Jun 2022 09:30