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PopMaster and Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, Grammy award winning singer songwriter, picks the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. There's the love song and more from PopMaster.

Taylor Swift, Grammy award winning singer songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. At the time she had recently released her third studio album 'Speak Now' which was written entirely by herself as the follow up to 'Fearless' and described as a loose concept album about confessions. Earlier this year Taylor released her eighth studio album 'Folklore' which marked a departure from the upbeat pop sound of the singer's previous albums to mellow tunes driven by piano and guitar. It was all written in isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and produced by Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. The album sold two million copies in its first week globally, 1.3 million of which were sold on its first day. 'Folklore' reached number one in the UK, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and several other countries.

The Country and Pop superstar was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1989 and spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm in nearby Wyomissing. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer and Taylor soon followed in her musical footsteps. By the age of 10 she was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang 'The Star Spangled Banner' at a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game at the age of 11 and began writing her own songs and learning guitar a year later. To pursue her music career, she often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital where she co-wrote songs and continued to perform. She calls it her home now and tries to get back there as much as possible.

The next two tracks Taylor has chosen come from U2 and Snow Patrol. Ken also has the daily love song and PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Tue 17 Nov 2020 09:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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

  • Harry Styles

    Golden

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

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

  • Gregory Porter

    Mister Holland

    • All Rise.
    • Decca Records Jazz France.

  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Steps

    Something In Your Eyes

    • What The Future Holds.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Faith Hill

    The Way You Love Me (Love To Infinity Edit)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros..

  • Roberta Flack

    Feel Like Making Love

  • Stevie Wonder

    Can't Put It In The Hands Of Fate (feat. Rapsody, Cordae, CHIKA & Busta Rhymes)

    • (CD Single).
    • So What The Fuss Music.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Little Lies

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.

  • Slade

    How Does It Feel?

    • Slade - Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Neil Diamond

    Heartlight

    • Classic Diamonds.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.

  • Record of the Week

    • 大象传媒 Children In Need

      Stop Crying Your Heart Out (大象传媒 Radio 2 Allstars)

      • (CD Single).
      • Decca.

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.

  • Carrie Hope Fletcher & Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Bad Cinderella

    • Cinderella.
    • Polydor.

  • Album of the Week

    • Paloma Faith

      Monster

      • Infinite Things.
      • RCA Records Label.

  • Rod Stewart

    Downtown Train

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • McFly

    Tonight Is The Night

    • Young Dumb Thrills.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • U2

      One

    • Snow Patrol

      Run

  • Tom Grennan

    Amen

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Viola Wills

    Gonna Get Along Without You Now

    • Soul Years 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Nov 2020 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2