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Neil Finn Chooses His Final Tracks Of My Years

Crowded House frontman Neil Finn shares his music passion. Plus there’s Album and Record Of The Week, final dive of the week into Vernon's Vault and Ten To The Top.

Neil Finn, founding member and frontman of award-winning, multi-million selling, global chart-topping act Crowded House, chooses his final songs that reflect his life in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

With a career spanning nearly four decades, Crowded House have sold 15 million records worldwide, and collected 13 ARIA Awards, an MTV VMA, and a BRIT Award.

Originally founded by Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, and the late Paul Hester, the band achieved global success with songs like Don’t Dream It’s Over, Fall At Your Feet, Weather With You and many more.

In 1996, the group delivered a legendary 'farewell' performance to an audience of over 150,000 on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, but reunited in 2007 and have gone from strength to strength.

They recently performed in Radio 2’s Piano Room, and will soon be releasing a new album `Gravity Stairs’, which they'll also tour around the festival circuit in June.

Neil’s final two choices are from Talking Heads and Bjork.

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault; there's Record and Album Of The Week and and two more contestants try their luck in the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Calvin Harris

    By Your Side (feat. Tom Grennan)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.
  • Will Young

    Falling Deep

    • Light It Up.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Travis

    Gaslight

    • L.A. Times.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.
  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.
  • Perrie

    Forget About Us

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
  • The Flying Pickets

    Only You

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artists.
    • Arcade Records.
  • P!nk

    Raise Your Glass

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Kane Brown & Marshmello

      Miles On It

      • (CD Single).
      • RCA.
  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.
  • Paul Weller

    Rise Up Singing

    • 66.
    • Polydor.
  • The Human League

    Love Action (I Believe In Love)

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Jake Isaac

    GOOD MAN

    • GOOD MAN.
    • Nettwerk.
  • George Ezra

    Dance All Over Me

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Gabrielle

      A Place In Your Heart

      • A Place In Your Heart.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • James

    Sit Down

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

    Easy

    • JESS.
    • EMI.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Talking Heads

      Once In A Lifetime

      • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
      • Sire.
    • µώΒαΓ¶°ω°μ

      Venus As A Boy

      • Bjork - Greatest Hits.
      • One Little Independent Records.
  • Bon Jovi

    Living Proof

    • Forever.
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 May 2024 09:30

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