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Music's Most Poetic Lyrics

Bryan Burnett is celebrating World Poetry Day with the songs that feature the most poetic lyrics.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 21 Mar 201819:00
BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Orkney & BBC Radio Shetland only

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Music Played

  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Kiss

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.

  • PJ Harvey

    Let England Shake

    • Let England Shake.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Homesick Blues

    • Greatest Hits, Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
    • 13.

  • Passenger

    Let Her Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Nettwerk.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    Blackbird

    • The White Album.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Luka

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Woodstock

    • Shadows And Light.
    • Asylum Records.
    • 10.

  • The Jam

    That's Entertainment

    • The Jam: The Singles 1980-1982.
    • Polydor.

  • Eminem

    Lose Yourself

    • Lose Yourself.
    • Interscope.

  • The Proclaimers

    Over and Done With

    • I'm On My Way.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 2.

  • The Pogues

    A Pair Of Brown Eyes

    • Best Of The Pogues.
    • WSM.
    • 5.

  • Loyle Carner

    The Isle Of Arran

    • AMF/Virgin EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Del Amitri

    Nothing Ever Happens

    • Waking Hours.
    • Universal.
    • 010.

  • The Divine Comedy

    A Lady of a Certain Age

    • Victory For The Comic Muse.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • Aztec Camera

    We Could Send Letters

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner.esp.
    • 16.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Dance Me To the End of Love

    • Various Positions.
    • CBS.
    • 1.

  • Kris Kristofferson

    Sunday Morning Coming Down

    • Kris Kristofferson: The Collection.
    • Sony.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Walking Down Madison

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Billy Bragg

    The Saturday Boy

    • John Peel's Festive 15.
    • IPC Media / Uncut.
    • 7.

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1980.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Roberta Flack

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974.
    • Atlantic.

  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Into My Arms

    • Boatman's Call, The.
    • Mute Records.
    • 1.

  • Pink Floyd

    Money

  • The Streets

    Dry Your Eyes

    • Dry Your Eyes (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

  • Michael Marra

    Letter From Perth

    • Posted Sober.
    • Inner City Sound Records.
    • 2.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 21 Mar 201818:30
    BBC Radio Scotland FM & Highlands and Islands only
  • Wed 21 Mar 201819:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Orkney & BBC Radio Shetland only
  • Wed 21 Mar 201819:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra