Soul Music

Feeling Good

The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone. Feeling Good was written for a...

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Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay was written while Otis Redding was reflecting on his life on...

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Days

“It’s a goodbye song, but it’s also an inspirational song, It could also mean a new beginning" -...

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Toto's Africa

Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit. Africa by Toto...

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Coventry Carol

Performed as part of the mystery plays, the 'Coventry Carol' is from the Pageant of the Shearman...

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We Are Family

We Are Family written by Nile Rodgers and performed by the Sledge Sisters Kathy, Kim, Debbie and...

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The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel. People who connect directly with the lyrics and have a deep...

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Farewell to Stromness

Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Written in 1980 as a...

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Wind of Change

“I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park… listening to the wind of change.” The German rock band...

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Streets of London by Ralph McTell

50 years after it was first recorded, Ralph McTell and others discuss a song that was written for...

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Back to Black

Amy Winehouse died in July 2011 aged just 27. Back to Black the title track of her second and...

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Let the River Run

The story of how a song from a classic 80’s movie became an inspirational anthem for a 21st...

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Smile

The music was written by Charlie Chaplin in 1935 for the film 'Modern Times', but the lyrics were...

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Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

The B-Flat Piano Sonata D960, which Schubert completed two months before his death, in 1828, is a...

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Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Shine On You Crazy Diamond discussed by voices including David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Understood...

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River

A new series of Soul Music begins with stories of Joni Mitchell's 'River', from her iconic 1971...

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True Colors

"Your true colors...are beautiful, like a rainbow..." Billy Steinberg's lyrics were originally...

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God Only Knows

"God only knows what I'd be without you" For artist Kim Lynch God Only Knows is a song that she...

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Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune by Debussy

Claude Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun speaks to artists of different kinds....

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A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum: Why has this surreal track remained enduringly popular...

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