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Chrissie Hynde

Legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding member of The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde chats to Mark and Stuart about her new album of Bob Dylan covers.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today they catch up with legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding member of The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde. She chats about her brand new album of Bob Dylan cover songs: 鈥楽tanding in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde sings Bob Dylan.鈥 The songs were recorded during lockdown by Chrissie and her Pretenders bandmate James Walbourne, almost entirely by text message. James would record ideas on his phone and send them to Chrissie to add her vocal.

Released around the time of Bob Dylan鈥檚 80th birthday, the album includes covers of 鈥業n The Summertime,鈥 鈥榊ou鈥檙e A Big Girl Now鈥 and 鈥楾omorrow Is A Long Time.鈥 There is also an accompanying documentary about the making of the album and Chrissie鈥檚 relationship with Dylan鈥檚 music.

Also on the show...catch up on the best music and entertainment stories of the past week in 鈥楾his Week In Music鈥.

Plus... regular features 'The Chain' - our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs - and 'Sampled Underfoot' which explores the samples used in some of our favourite tracks.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 29 May 2021 07:00

Music Played

  • Shuggie Otis

    Aht Uh Mi Hed

    • VIRGIN.
  • Joel Culpepper

    Thought About You

    • Pepper Records.
  • Lykke Li

    Rich Kids Blues

    • LL RECORDINGS.
  • Follow the Sun

    Open Skies

    • Follow The Sun.
    • 01.
  • Mr Ben & the Bens

    Anodyne

    • Melody Shed.
    • Bella Union.
  • The Divine Comedy

    Festive Road

  • The Selecter

    Three Minute Hero

    • Two-Tone Records.
  • Du Blonde

    All The Way (feat. Andy Bell)

    • Daemon T.V.
  • Chic

    Soup For One

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

  • Paul McCartney

    When Winter Comes (Anderson .Paak Remix)

    • McCartney III Imagined.
    • Capitol.
  • Beach House

    Zebra

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.
  • R.E.M.

    Radio Free Europe

    • IRS.
  • 厂濒别补迟别谤鈥怟颈苍苍别测

    Worry With You

    • MOM + POP MUSIC.
  • MC Lyte

    Cha Cha Cha

    • First Priority Music.
  • Broadcast

    Michael A Grammar

    • Tender Buttons.
    • Warp Records.
  • Lou Hayter

    Telephone

    • Skint Records.
  • Greta

    Vibrant

    • Vibrant.
    • W.A.S. Entertainment.
  • The Marvelettes

    I'll Keep Holding On

    • This Is The Modern World (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
    • 6.
  • Blur

    There's No Other Way

    • Food.
  • Villagers

    The First Day

    • Domino Record Co.
  • Yazoo

    Don't Go

  • Sinead O'Brien

    Kid Stuff

    • Chess Club Recordings.
  • M83

    Midnight City

    • Naive.
  • Working Men鈥檚 Club

    X

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • O.D.B.

    Shimmy Shimmy Ya

    • The Dirty Story: The Best Of ODB.
    • Elektra.
  • The Magnetic North

    Pennylands

  • Gruff Rhys

    Loan Your Loneliness

    • Rough Trade.
  • Fana Hues

    Icarus

    • Bright Antenna Records.
  • Bob Dylan

    I Want You

    • Columbia.
  • Chrissie Hynde

    Love Minus Zero

    • Standing In The Doorway - Chrissie Hynde sings Bob Dylan.
  • Chrissie Hynde

    Tomorrow Is A Long Time

    • Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde sings Bob Dylan.
  • Porij

    Nobody Scared

    • Oat Gang Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 May 2021 07:00