Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

02/07/2012

Geddy Lee, the award-winning singer and bassist with Rush, chooses his Tracks of My Years. Today's choice includes one of the band's best-known hits and a Rufus Wainwright song.

All this week, Geddy Lee the award-winning singer and bassist with the Canadian rock band Rush chooses the Tracks Of My Years.

Today's picks include a song by the American/Canadian singer Rufus Wainwright and one of Rush's best known hits from 1980, the title of which was inspired by a Toronto radio station slogan. In 2010, the track was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

There's also a new Record and Album Of The Week and the week's first round of the music quiz PopMaster.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 Jul 201209:30
BBC Radio 2

More episodes

Previous

29/06/2012

Next

03/07/2012

See all episodes from Ken Bruce

Music Played

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

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

  • Gossip

    Move In The Right Direction

    • Columbia.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Say You Love Me

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.

  • Faith Hill

    The Way You Love Me (Love To Infinity Edit)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros..

  • Kool & the Gang

    Straight Ahead

    • In The Heart.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Elton John vs PNAU

    Sad

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Four Tops

    Standing In The Shadows Of Love

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • World Exclusive Play

    • Pet Shop Boys

      Winner

      • (CD Single).
      • Parlophone.
      • 1.

  • Phil Collins

    Something Happened on the Way to Heaven

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
    • 10.

  • Love Song

    • Anita Baker

      Sweet Love

      • Soul Searching (Various Artists).
      • Elektra.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Karima Francis

      Glory Days

      • (CD Single).
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Abracadabra

    • The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Ban.
    • Arcade Records.

  • Morten Harket

    I'm The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 004.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Confide In Me

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.

  • Caro Emerald

    That Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Hold on to My Love

    • Soul Boys (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • America

    Ventura Highway

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Mary Chapin Carpenter

      I Tried Going West

      • Ashes and Roses.
      • 007.

  • Renaissance

    Northern Lights

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Stooshe

    Black Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The following two songs were chosen by Geddy Lee for 'Tracks Of My Years'

    • Rush

      The Spirit Of Radio

      • Born To Be Wild (Various Artists).
      • Music Collection.
      • 3.

    • Rufus Wainwright

      Going To A Town

      • (CD Single).
      • Geffen.

  • Marcus Collins

    Seven Nation Army

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • The Drifters

    At The Club

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Jul 201209:30
    BBC Radio 2