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with Sharleen Spiteri

The iconic singer songwriter reveals the songs that make her tick and the people that have inspired her the most.

Sharleen Spiteri has been topping the UK Charts with her band Texas for more than three decades. Now the prolific singer takes a look back at the songs that got her where she is today. A journey through her favourite musicians, stand out tracks and the people who've inspired her the most.
Music ticking all boxes from Blondie to The Beatles and Marvin Gaye to Sixouxsie and The Banshees.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Tue 10 Oct 2023 20:00
大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Beatles

    I've Got A Feeling

    • Let It Be.
    • Apple.
    • 8.

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

    • Young Americans.
    • EMI.
    • 001.

  • Al Green

    Tired of Being Alone

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Texas

    Say What You Want

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

    Ballade de Melody Nelson

    • Ballade de Melody Nelson.
    • Universal Music Division Mercury Records.
    • 1.

  • TLC

    Creep

    • (CD Single).
    • LaFace.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Happy House

    • Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • The Clash

    Rock The Casbah

    • The Singles.
    • Epic.

  • The Specials

    Gangsters

    • Terry Hall - The Collection.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Texas

    I Don't Want A Lover

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Texas

    Keep On Talking

  • Talking Heads

    Psycho Killer

    • Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense.
    • EMI.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's.
    • Disky.
    • 5.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Marvin Gaye

    This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)

    • The Master 1961-1984.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 15.

  • Alton Ellis & the Flames

    Girl I've Got a Date

    • Mr Soul of Jamaica.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 29.

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) (Radio Edit)

    • C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me).
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • De La Soul

    Magic Number

    • The Awards 1990 (Disc 2) (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Texas

    Halo

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • The Blue Nile

    Tinseltown in the Rain

    • A Walk Across The Rooftops.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Oct 2023 20:00
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland