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PopMaster and Don McLean

Legendary recording artist Don McLean - best known for American Pie - chooses his penultimate Tracks of My Years. Plus there's PopMaster at 1030 and your love song dedications.

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

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 penultimate tracks Don has chosen come from The Beach Boys and Frank Sinatra.

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

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 Jun 2022 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • DNCE

    Move

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Madonna

    Vogue

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.

  • Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

    Wake Up Everybody

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

  • Harry Styles

    Treat People With Kindness

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Bananarama

      Masquerade

      • Masquerade.
      • Synk.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Phil Collins

    Sussudio

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Neiked, Anne-Marie & Latto

    I Just Called

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • Anita Baker

    Same Ole Love

    • Rapture.
    • Elektra.

  • Mark Ronson

    Too Much (feat. Lucky Daye)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)

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

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • ELO - Out Of The Blue.
    • Jet.

  • UB40

    We'll Never Find Another Love (feat. Ali Campbell & Astro)

    • Unprecedented.
    • UMC.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Diana Ross

    Turn Up The Sunshine (feat. Tame Impala)

    • Minions: The Rise Of Gru O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Decca Records.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Genie In A Bottle

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Carrie Underwood

      Faster

      • Denim & Rhinstones.
      • Capitol Nashville.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.

  • Blue

    Haven't Found You Yet

    • Heart & Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Will Young

    Changes

    • (CD Single).
    • 19 Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • The Beach Boys

      Good Vibrations

      • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
      • EMI.

    • Frank Sinatra

      Nice 'n' Easy

      • The Frank Sinatra Collection.
      • EMI.

  • John Legend

    Dope

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Fantastic Day

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 007.

  • Peter Sarstedt

    Frozen Orange Juice

    • The Very Best Of Peter Sarstedt.
    • The Collection.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Jun 2022 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2