Joe writes: Heard this on Desert Island Discs today - pretty amazing.
So I added it to The Mother of all Playlists.
So I added it to The Mother of all Playlists.
Showing posts with label Desert Island Discs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desert Island Discs. Show all posts
Friday, 10 June 2016
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Your Desert Island Discs
Joe writes: On Saturday morning, Radio 4 broadcast Your Desert Island Discs, featuring a rundown of the tracks that listeners would take to a desert island.
Skip forward to 38 minutes to hear an anecdote about Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the South African national anthem. I was moved to tears. This song played a big part in my youth.
Then right after that on the Radio 4 show is some interesting background on Beethoven's Ninth, and how it was received when Beethoven conducted its first performance.
Joni Mitchell was listeners' no. 1 female artist and A Case Of You the no. 1 female song which is also true on my desert island.
There's a discussion of why this song is so great, plus some footage of Joni Mitchell performing live at 7.30 in this video:
The Desert Island Discs website now features details of every track chosen by guests on the show.
Skip forward to 38 minutes to hear an anecdote about Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the South African national anthem. I was moved to tears. This song played a big part in my youth.
Then right after that on the Radio 4 show is some interesting background on Beethoven's Ninth, and how it was received when Beethoven conducted its first performance.
Joni Mitchell was listeners' no. 1 female artist and A Case Of You the no. 1 female song which is also true on my desert island.
There's a discussion of why this song is so great, plus some footage of Joni Mitchell performing live at 7.30 in this video:
The Desert Island Discs website now features details of every track chosen by guests on the show.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)