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Paul Heaton chooses his final Tracks of my Years

Paul Heaton - former frontman of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South - picks his final two songs on Tracks Of My Years. Plus more quizzing in Ten To The Top.

One of the UK's most successful songwriters, Paul Heaton shares his final two favourite song choices on this week鈥檚 Tracks Of My Years.

Paul first emerged in the 80s as the front man of The Housemartins - counting Norman Cook among his bandmates - and then went on to even greater success in The Beautiful South. Paul and the gang achieved chart hits such as "Song For Whoever", "You Keep It All In", "A Little Time", "Rotterdam", "Don't Marry Her" and "Perfect 10" before the band went their separate ways.

After releasing several solo albums, in 2014 Paul reunited with his former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbott to release a new album, 'What Have We Become?'. It was a critical success, and they went on to record five acclaimed albums as a duo.

Earlier this year, Paul performed at Glastonbury; he鈥檒l be heading to Preston for Radio 2 in the Park in September, and in November, he鈥檒l be out on tour with the release of his a new album, "The Mighty Several".

Plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the 大象传媒 Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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

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Fri 6 Sep 2024 09:30
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Music Played

  • Avicii

    Hey Brother

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • The Beatles

    From Me To You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 002.

  • The Killers

    Bright Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Kim Wilde

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Shed Seven

    Waiting For The Catch (feat. Issy Ferris)

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Craig David

    Fill Me In

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Rush Of Blood

    • What Do You Believe In?.
    • Columbia.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Decline & Fall

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Shattered Dreams

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • JP Cooper

    Waiting On A Blue Sky

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Little Mix

    Shout Out To My Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • SYCO.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Million Sellers Vol.12 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

    Die With A Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Gabrielle

    Dreams

    • Now 1993 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Juno

    • Short n' Sweet.
    • Island.

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • Nina Simone

    Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    • High Priestess of Soul.
    • Verve Records.
    • 3.

  • Paul Heaton

    Fish 'N' Chip Supper

    • The Mighty Several.
    • EMI.

  • Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

    This House Is Empty Now

    • Painted From Memory.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 4.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    The Unloving Plum

    • (CD Single).
    • H100 / Absolute Label Services.

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  • Fri 6 Sep 2024 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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