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#87 Spoken Word and Rain

Paul picks tracks that utilise the spoken word and songs about 'Rain'.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 7 Dec 202520:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Al Green

    L-O-V-E

    • Beechwood.

  • Sara Bareilles

    Love Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Erasure

    Blue Savannah

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Dee Clark

    Raindrops

    • Hey, Little Girl.
    • Charly Records.
    • 16.

  • Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

    • Chronicle.
    • Fantasy.
    • 5.

  • The Cowsills

    The Rain, The Park & Other Things (Single Version)

    • The Best Of The Cowsills.
    • CM ANGEL (A91).
    • 1.

  • Travis

    Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

    • Independiente.

  • B.J. Thomas

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Dinah Washington

    September In The Rain

    • The Best Of Dinah Washington.
    • Mercury.

  • James Taylor

    Fire and Rain

    • Warner Bros. Records.

  • The Cascades

    Rhythm Of The Rain

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Ray Charles

    Come Rain Or Come Shine

    • American Songbook.
    • Play Digital.
    • 13.

  • All Saints

    Never Ever (Album Version)

    • All Saints.
    • London.

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Lucky Man

    • Magic Of The Seventies.
    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
    • 10.

  • Mr. Mister

    Broken Wings

    • NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Various Artis.
    • NOW.

  • Norah Jones

    Don't Know Why (Live)

    • ‘Til We Meet Again (Live / Japan Exclusive).
    • Blue Note (BLU).
    • 13.

  • Elvis Presley

    Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

    Summer Wine

    • The Greatest Hits Of Nancy Sinatra.
    • Boulevard.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    • Waxin' Lyrical Part.One (Various Artists).
    • Obsessive.

  • Randy Newman & Peggy Lee

    Is That All There Is?

    • Is That All There Is?.
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
    • 1.

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

    The Message

    • Now.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Homesick Blues

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Doris Day

    Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Marianne Faithfull

    As Tears Go By

    • The Very Best Of Marianne Faithfull.
    • London.

  • Joni Mitchell

    California

    • Hits.
    • Reprise.
    • 6.

  • John Barry

    The Theme From Midnight Cowboy

    • Midnight Cowboy Soundtrack.
    • Manhattan.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Dec 202520:00
    BBC Radio 2