May 30, 2025

47 minutes

Available for over a year

Composer Gavin Higgins and soprano Claire Booth take us from a massive Wembley chant to a ground-breaking early rap by a famous white rock group as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

The Alien by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

In a Foolish Dream by Stravinsky

Rapture by Blondie

Other music in this episode:

Tickle Toe by Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

Horn Concerto III: Mycelium Rondo by Gavin Higgins

Rata de Dos Patas by Paquita La Del Barrio

Firestarter by The Prodigy

Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Enter Sandman by Metallica

I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Walk This Way by Aerosmith

Stay Another Day by East 17