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Sigrid is a huge Neil Young fan, so marks over 60 years of him making music by sharing stories from his career and some of her Neil Young favourite songs, that mean so much to her.

Norwegian pop star Sigrid is a huge fan of Neil Young, as is her whole family.

Her father and mother got together through a shared love of his music, and along with her brother and sister, they have spent many years playing his songs together around the piano in the family home.

Sigrid wants to share her passion for Neil Young with the world, who has been making music for over 60 years.

Alongside an incredible back catalogue of songs, including Old Man, Southern Man, Who鈥檚 Gonna Stand Up and My My Hey Hey to name just a few, there are some remarkable stories to be told.

There鈥檚 the time he was sued by his own record label for making music 鈥渘ot representative of Neil Young鈥.

Emily Eavis discusses how his songs have raised awareness of climate change, along with director of Music Declares Emergency Fay Milton.

His relationship with Lynyrd Skynyrd, who wrote the track Sweet 成人快手 Alabama as a response to his song Southern Man, with Lynyrd Skynyrd super fan Iain Monk.

Sigrid's good friend Will Taylor from the band Flyte joins her for a duet of Cinnamon Girl, whilst 成人快手 Radio 2's Bob Harris gives his thoughts on the impact Neil Young's had on music.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Feb 2024 03:00

Music Played

  • Neil Young & The Stray Gators

    Old Man

  • Sigrid & Flyte

    Cinnamon Girl(Radio 2 Session)

  • Neil Young

    Song X

  • Neil Young

    Southern Man

  • Neil Young

    Powderfinger

  • Neil Young

    Payola Blues

  • Neil Young

    Everybody聮s Rockin聮

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

    Who聮s Gonna Stand Up (Live)

  • Neil Young

    Out On The Weekend

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

    My My, Hey Hey

  • Neil Young & The Stray Gators

    Old Man

    • Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963 - 1972).
    • Reprise.
    • 115.
  • Sigrid & Flyte

    Cinnamon Girl - Radio 2 Session - RX 03/02/24

  • Neil Young

    Song X

    • Mirror Ball.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Neil Young

    Southern Man

    • Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963 - 1972).
    • Reprise.
    • 87.
  • Neil Young

    Powderfinger

    • Chrome Dreams.
    • Reprise.
    • 11.
  • Neil Young

    Payola Blues

    • Everybody's Rockin'.
    • Geffen.
    • 3.
  • Neil Young

    Transformer Man

    • Trans.
    • Geffen.
    • 4.
  • Neil Young

    Everybody's Rockin'

    • Everybody's Rockin'.
    • Geffen.
    • 10.
  • Neil Young

    Who's Gonna Stand Up? [Live] (feat. Crazy Horse)

    • Who's Gonna Stand Up?.
    • Reprise.
    • 3.
  • Neil Young

    Out On The Weekend

    • Harvest.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

    My My, Hey Hey

    • Rust Never Sleeps.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Feb 2024 03:00