Sing a song of Scotland...
Would Sheryl Crow have sold so many records if she’d sung about watching the sun go down on Mosspark Boulevard? Would Little Richard really have got his kicks on the A96? And how would the Beach Boys have described the antics of those Caledonian girls?
Thirty years ago this week there was a number one hit record that mentioned somewhere in Scotland. Sadly, it was Mull of Kintyre – not McCartney’s greatest contribution to pop.
Not to be deterred, on tonight’s programme we’ll be showcasing Scotland in Song and looking for your suggestions for the tunes that have put our country on the map.
Michael Marra is bound to feature with songs that namecheck Perth, Newburgh, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cumbernauld and his beloved Dundee. Plus we already have several requests for Runrig’s Loch Lommond and a certain song from The Proclaimers that had Leithers all over the world singing with pride…
E-mail getiton@bbc.co.uk with your suggestions and tune in tonight at five past six to see what makes it on air…
