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Noel Gallagher counts down the chart from the very day he was born in 1967. With classic singles from Jeff Beck, Bee Gees and The Who.

As Paul Gambaccini takes a rare holiday, Radio 2 invites Noel Gallagher to spend his birthday talking to millions of listeners as the guest host of Pick of the Pops, presenting two historic charts in years that are important in his world.

1967 was the year of Noel's birth and allows him to play a track by his friend Jeff Beck, his beloved Bee Gees and The Who - who he describes as the greatest ever rock band – and Noel tells us that The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset was going to be called Liverpool Sunset. The second hour brings us to 1979 where we find out that The Police, in an effort to sound cool, told reporters that Roxanne had been banned by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ â€“ which was not true. As he celebrates 10 years of his band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Noel also enjoys some Pop Muzik with M, and finds out which Blondie track was named after a band member's cat.

Join Radio 2 and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds for two hours of classic music and chart trivia all delivered by Noel.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Aug 2021 03:00

Music Played

  • Procol Harum

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    • Procol Harum.
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 011.
  • The Move

    I Can Hear The Grass Grow

    • Move.
    • Fly.
  • The Monkees

    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 15.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Purple Haze

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

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

    Hi Ho Silver Lining

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.
  • The Supremes

    The Happening

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Bee Gees

    New York Mining Disaster 1941

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Tom Jones

    Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

  • Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra

    Somethin' Stupid

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Wind Cries Mary

    • Jimi Hendrix - The Ultimate Experienc.
    • Polydor.
  • Lulu

    The Boat That I Row

    • Lulu - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
  • The Dubliners

    Seven Drunken Nights

    • 101 Sixties Hits (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • The Who

    Pictures Of Lily

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 010.
  • Sandie Shaw

    Puppet on a String

    • Sandie Shaw - The Collection.
    • Castle.
  • The Beach Boys

    Then I Kissed Her

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • Castle.
  • The Mamas & the Papas

    Dedicated To The One I Love

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.
  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.
  • The Tremeloes

    Silence Is Golden

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 May 2021 13:00
  • Tue 1 Jun 2021 03:00
  • Mon 23 Aug 2021 03:00