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#91 - New Year - 'new' songs

Paul's first show of 2026 is all about the 'new'. Plus original versions of #1 covers.

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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Sex And The City (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • R.E.M.

    Man on the Moon

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Million Sellers Vol.12 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Adele

    Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

    • 25.
    • XL.

  • The Orioles

    What Are You Doing New Years Eve

    • The Orioles 1947-1955.
    • Acrobat Music.
    • 9.

  • The Stylistics

    You Make Me Feel Brand New

    • Solid Soul (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Howard Jones

    New Song

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Taylor Swift

    New Year's Day

    • reputation.
    • Taylor Swift.
    • 15.

  • Melanie

    Brand New Key

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Yael Naïm

    New Soul

    • L'été France Bleu 2020.
    • Warner Special Marketing (France).
    • 46.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Hozier

    Someone New

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Whiskey In The Jar

    • The Best Of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy.
    • Telstar.
    • 10.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Live Your Life Be Free (Live at Indigo at the O2, London, 13/10/2017)

    • The Heaven on Earth Tour (Live at Indigo at the O2, London, 13/10/2017).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 17.

  • The Doors

    Twentieth Century Fox (2017 Remaster)

    • The Doors (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 4.

  • The Beatles

    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 3.

  • The Troggs

    Love Is All Around

    • The Best Of Dick James Music - Vol 1.
    • Polygram.

  • Jacques Brel

    Le moribond

    • Jacques Brel - 6 Original Albums.
    • Documents 2.
    • 41.

  • Lori Lieberman

    Killing Me Softly With His Song

    • Killing Me Softly With His Song.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Hallelujah

    • More Best Of Leonard Cohen.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Dolly Parton

    I Will Always Love You

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 10.

  • Pretenders

    I'll Stand By You

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • The Paragons

    The Tide Is High

    • Island.

  • Chad & Jeremy

    A Summer Song

    • The Best Of.
    • One Way Records.

  • Jan Hammer

    Crockett's Theme

    • Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday20:00
    BBC Radio 2