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Taylor Swift chooses the Tracks of My Years

Taylor Swift, Grammy award winning singer songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. There's the daily love song plus 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' 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 first two tracks Taylor has chosen come from Owl City and Coldplay. 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

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Dua Lipa

    Levitating

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.
  • Train

    Drive By

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 12.
  • Madonna

    Deeper And Deeper

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.
  • Eliot Kennedy

    My Destiny

    • A Yacht Named Sue.
    • Universal Spinnup.
  • Ultra Nat茅

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.
  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Gary Barlow

    Incredible

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.
  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Right Beside You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    Hopelessly Devoted To You

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.
  • Record of the Week

    • 成人快手 Children In Need

      Stop Crying Your Heart Out (成人快手 Radio 2 Allstars)

      • (CD Single).
      • Decca.
  • Kenny Loggins

    Danger Zone

    • Top Gun O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • 220 KID & JC Stewart

    Too Many Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Weeknd

    Save Your Tears

    • After Hours.
    • XO/Republic.
    • 11.
  • Des O鈥機onnor

    Careless Hands

    • Des O'Connor - The Best Of The EMI Ye.
    • EMI.
  • Amy Macdonald

    Fire

    • The Human Demands.
    • Infectious Music.
  • Album of the Week

    • Paloma Faith

      If This Is Goodbye

      • Infinite Things.
      • RCA Records Label.
  • Smith & Burrows

    Old TV Shows

    • Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough.
    • PIAS.
  • Prince

    Little Red Corvette

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Owl City

      Fireflies

    • Coldplay

      Yellow

  • Wings

    Let 'Em In

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Marisha Wallace

    Before I Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Nov 2020 09:30