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Songlines Special

John Cavanagh tells the stories behind the songs including Brother Can You Spare A Dime, Wichita Lineman, Strange Fruit, La Mer, No Regrets, Danny Boy, From A Distance, Over the Rainbow and Let It Be.

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 6 Dec 2010 00:30
成人快手 Radio Scotland

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Chapters

  • Songlines: Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?

    John Cavanagh with the story behind the song that became the anthem for the shattered dream of a generation during America鈥檚 Great Depression.

    Duration: 26:04

  • Songlines: Let It Be

    John Cavanagh鈥檚 joined by guests including Richie Unterberger and Davie Scott, to explain the significance of the beautiful ballad, Let It Be.

    Duration: 26:18

  • Songlines: No Regrets

    John Cavanagh tells the story of a song written in the 1950s by Charles Dumont, which came to represent the life of French songstress Edith Piaf.

    Duration: 25:47

  • Songlines: Wichita鈥� Lineman

    John Cavanagh presents the story behind Jimmy Webb鈥檚 Wichita鈥� Lineman.

    Duration: 25:56

  • Songlines: Big Rock Candy Mountain

    The story behind Big Rock Candy Mountain - a hobo鈥檚 impression of paradise - told by John Cavanagh and guests.

    Duration: 26:02

  • Songlines: Strange Fruit

    Made famous by Billie Holiday, John Cavanagh gets under the skin of Strange Fruit.

    Duration: 26:09

  • Songlines: Over The Rainbow

    Written for the 1939 MGM movie The Wizard of Oz, John Cavanagh tells the story of one of the best loved and enduring songs ever written.

    Duration: 26:11

  • Songlines: We Shall Overcome

    Joined by Billy Bragg, July Collins and Pete Seeger, John Cavanagh returns to the US Civil Rights struggle, and the story behind song that became a key anthem for that movement.

    Duration: 26:13

  • Songlines: Sentimental Journey

    John Cavanagh tells the story behind Sentimental Journey, a smash hit for the beautiful Doris Day.

    Duration: 25:39

  • Songlines: La Mer

    Written on a train journey through parts of France, John Cavanagh dives into the story behind Charles Trenet鈥檚 beautiful La Mer.

    Duration: 26:15

  • Songlines: From A Distance

    John Cavanagh unpicks the fascinating story behind Julie Gold鈥檚 ballad, From A Distance, written in the 1980s.

    Duration: 26:00

  • Songlines: Danny Boy

    Often sung at the end of a good old Celtic family sing song, John Cavanagh with the surprising story of the song, and what the lyrics actually mean.

    Duration: 25:41

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Dec 2010 00:30
    成人快手 Radio Scotland