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On Song Festival Find out about the landmark festival, which celebrates the UK's finest songwriters. Find out more about several of The Beatles most famous songs, including Hey Jude & Let It Be. Also in Sold On Song Woke up this mornin'...find out more from Paul Jones about what to expect from the Blues, with a guide to his top five Blues albums you must own. DON'T MISS Doves Special guests on Dermot's show this week DOCUMENTARIES Get the stories behind the music with Radio 2's music documentaries. Find more songs by... i.e. My Generation Downtown i.e. Slade Marvin Gaye Pink Floyd Cover version of the week Johnny Cash provided another great interpretation of a classic American song on his Hurt single. Listen to Johnny Cash's version of Witchita Lineman on the song page Interview of the week Technically it should have been six miles high but six miles high didn't sound as good poetically  Hear Roger McGuinn reveal how a flight to England in 1965 proved to be the inspiration behind The Byrd's Eight Miles High. Songwriting tips For expert advice on writing decent lyrics, look in our Writing A Song section. Find out more about being on stage in Performing. Music Quizzes Try your luck at one of our song quizzes - How much do you know about prog rock giants The Moody Blues? Listen to BBC Radio 2 shows up to seven days later What's on Radio 2 Documentaries Find out more about current and forthcoming documentaries on Radio 2. Newsletter sign-up Sign up for updates on new songs, documentaries and live events ALSO ONbbc.co.uk

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