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The Pop Bands Who Hired the Orchestra

Bryan Burnett plays pop bands who have hired an orchestra, from a small string quartet to the full thing. From the Moody Blues to the Verve, who does it best?

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 2 Jun 201618:30
BBC Radio Scotland except Extra

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Music Played

  • The Beatles

    All You Need Is Love

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 6.

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • My Baby Just Cares For Me.
    • Verve / Universal.
    • 5.

  • Elbow

    One Day Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.

  • Marc Almond

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Now 22 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Elvis Presley

    Burning Love

    • If I Can Dream.
    • RCA Records.
    • 1.

  • Arcade Fire

    No Cars Go

    • No Cars Go.
    • SonoVox.
    • 1.

  • Clean Bandit

    Mozart's House

  • Queen

    Who Wants To Live Forever

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On

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

  • Ramones

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Ramones - End Of The Century.
    • Sire.

  • Sam Smith

    Writing's On The Wall

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • The Verve

    Bittersweet Symphony

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Passengers

    Miss Sarajevo (feat. Luciano Pavarotti)

    • The Best Of U2: 1990-2000.
    • Island.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Tonight We Fly

  • Björk

    Play Dead (feat. David Arnold)

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Metallica

    Nothing Else Matters

    • S & M.
    • 12.

  • Disturbed

    The Sound Of Silence

    • Immortalized.
    • Reprise Records.
    • 11.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Boxer

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • McAlmont & Butler

    Yes

    • The Best Album In The World..Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 9/1.

  • k.d. lang

    Helpless

    • Hymns Of The 49th Parallel.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 003.

  • Cat Stevens

    Matthew & Son

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Elton John

    Sixty Years On

    • Elton John.
    • DJM.

  • Randy Crawford

    One Day I'll Fly Away

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

  • Oasis

    Whatever

    • Smash Hits '95 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Dougie MacLean & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    This Love Will Carry

    • Till Tomorrow.
    • Linn Records.
    • 1.

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Oh What A World

    • Want (One).
    • Dreamworks.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 2 Jun 201618:30
    BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Thu 2 Jun 201619:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra