Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Gary Davies sits in and Boy George Chooses his Tracks Of My Years

Boy George is the special guest on Tracks Of My Years, plus there's more great music and, of course, the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top.

Gary Davies sits in whilst Vernon's away and Boy George - the Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club - takes us on a ten song journey through his life this week – pop star, fashion icon and arguably the A-Team's greatest ever guest star!

As the frontman of Culture Club, Boy George was at the centre of one of the biggest bands in the world in the early 80s. Being part of Band Aid cemented them as a band that broke down barriers and left a huge legacy for the stars that came later, before they disbanded in 1986.

In their time together they sold 150 million records worldwide and were particularly successful in the USA, notching up ten top 40 hits. Away from Culture Club George has enjoyed a successful career as both a solo artist and a DJ, and has also starred in theatre, television (hello The A Team!) and ran his own fashion label.

Now he's releasing what he calls his 'definitive autobiography' called 'Karma', which tells the story from the early days of his music career in the 70s and 80s, through the hedonism of the 80s and 90s, through to the resurgence he's enjoying in present day.

Boy George’s next two choices are from Alice Cooper and David Bowie.

Plus there's another round of the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top. Whatever you're up to, Gary wants to hear from you. And if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Chris Rea

    Driving 91Èȱ¬ For Christmas

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 1.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Hold On To Now

    • Tension.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Jonas Brothers

    Strong Enough (feat. Bailey Zimmerman)

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
  • Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters & Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra

    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

    • Greatest Christmas Songs.
    • RCA.
  • S Club

    Reach

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Blur

    The Ballad

    • The Ballad Of Darren.
    • Parlophone.
  • Darrell Banks

    Open The Door To Your Heart

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.
  • De Ja Woo!

    • Jimi Hendrix

      Purple Haze (Radio 1 Session, 28 Mar 1967)

  • Record of The Week

    • Busted

      One Of These Days

      • Greatest Hits 2.0 (Deluxe Edition).
      • Busted Live.
  • Take That

    Everything Changes

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Boyzone

    Picture of You

    • Hits Zone - The Best Of 97 (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Snap!

    Rhythm Is A Dancer

    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.
  • Cher

    DJ Play A Christmas Song

    • Christmas.
    • Warner Music.
  • Elton John

    Step Into Christmas

    • Caribou.
    • Mercury.
  • Sam Ryder

    You're Christmas To Me

    • Your Christmas Or Mine 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • F04 Records.
  • McFly

    All About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • St Paul's Cathedral Choir

    Joy To The World

    • Christmas Carols From St.Paul's Cathe.
    • EMI.
  • Album of The Week

    • Gregory Porter

      Heart For Christmas

      • Christmas Wish.
      • Blue Note.
  • Dua Lipa

    Houdini

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Records.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Alice Cooper

      Elected

      • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever! (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
    • Alice Cooper

      School's Out

      • Single.
      • Rhino.
      • 1.
    • Bow Wow Wow

      Go Wild In The Country

      • Single.
      • Sony.
      • 1.
    • David Bowie

      Boys Keep Swinging

      • Lodger.
      • EMI.
      • 1.
    • David Bowie

      Boys Keep Swinging

      • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
      • EMI.
  • Mimi Webb

    Back 91Èȱ¬ For Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra & Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians

    We Wish You the Merriest

    • The Christmas Collection.
    • Reprise.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Dec 2023 09:30

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

Get all the details of how to enter and listen to Vernon's daily music quiz.