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Taylor Swift's Final Tracks Of My Years

Taylor Swift, Grammy award winning superstar, picks her final Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. There's the daily love song plus more from PopMaster.

Taylor Swift, Grammy award winning singer songwriter, picks her final 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 singing 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 final two tracks Taylor has chosen come from Corinne Bailey Rae and Maroon 5. 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

Fri 20 Nov 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
  • Shirley Bassey

    Look But Don't Touch

    • I Owe It All To You.
    • Decca.
  • Coldplay

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. 叠别测辞苍肠茅)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.
  • Eternal

    I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)

    • Eternal - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Steps

    Something In Your Eyes

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

    While You See A Chance

    • And I Write The Songs (Various Artis.
    • Debutante.
  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.
  • The Killers

    When You Were Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Ariana Grande

    positions

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.
  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.
  • 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.
  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Bon Jovi

    You Give Love A Bad Name

    • Slippery When Wet.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.
  • The Weeknd

    Save Your Tears

    • After Hours.
    • XO/Republic.
    • 11.
  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • The Police - Message In A Box (Cd 3).
    • A&M.
  • Gary Barlow

    Incredible

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.
  • Sia

    Chandelier

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.
  • JC Stewart

    Rest Of My Life

    • CD Single.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Chris Rea

    I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.
  • Album of the Week

    • Paloma Faith

      I'd Die For You

      • Infinite Things.
      • RCA Record Label.
  • Eliot Kennedy

    My Destiny

    • A Yacht Named Sue.
    • Universal Spinnup.
  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Hip To Be Square

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Corinne Bailey Rae

      Put Your Records On

    • Maroon 5

      Never Gonna Leave Your Bed

  • Miley Cyrus

    Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa)

    • Plastic Hearts.
    • RCA.
  • Eagles

    Life In The Fast Lane

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Nov 2020 09:30