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Second Hand Songs

Live from Glasgow, Deacon Blue's lead singer traces the roots and influences of today's music. He explores the songs which have borrowed from other songs, from The Beatles to Beck.

Live from Glasgow, Deacon Blue's lead singer Ricky Ross explores the origins of today's music and the songs which have borrowed from other songs. From The Beatles to Beck and Frank Ocean back to the Carpenters. Discover some of the brilliant records Ricky's found on his writing and performance travels, and see the common themes which have influenced songs and music making over the last 100 years.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 4 Sep 2017 22:00

Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Sexy Sadie

    • The White Album.
    • EMI Records Limited.
  • Beck

    Dear Life

    • Colors.
    • Capitol Records.
  • Houston Turner & The Dixielanders

    Uncle John's Bongos

    • Do-Ra-Me.
  • Bob Dylan

    Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

    • Love And Theft.
    • Columbia.
  • The War on Drugs

    Up All Night

    • A Deeper Understanding.
    • Atlantic Records.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Chinese Cafe / Unchained Melody

    • Travelogue.
    • WEA/PLG UK.
  • Laura Marling

    Next Time

    • More Alarming Records / Kobalt.
  • Frank Ocean

    Close To You

    • Blonde.
    • Boys Don't Cry.
  • Carpenters

    We've Only Just Begun

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.
  • Siobhan Wilson

    Whatever Helps

    • There Are No Saints.
    • Song, By Toad Records.
  • Benjamin Booker

    Witness (feat. Mavis Staples)

    • Witness.
    • Beggars Banquet/Beggars Group Ltd.
  • The Staple Singers

    If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again

    • Why.
    • Arhoolie Productions Inc.
  • Horace Silver

    Song For My Father

    • Icon - The Best Of Blue Note.
    • Universal.

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 22:00