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
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Wham!
Last Christmas
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Mark Ronson
Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)
- (CD Single).
- Sony BMG.
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Chris Rea
Driving 91Èȱ¬ For Christmas
- (Single).
- WEA.
- 1.
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Kylie Minogue
Hold On To Now
- Tension.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Jonas Brothers
Strong Enough (feat. Bailey Zimmerman)
- (CD Single).
- Republic.
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Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters & Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- Greatest Christmas Songs.
- RCA.
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S Club
Reach
- Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Blur
The Ballad
- The Ballad Of Darren.
- Parlophone.
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Darrell Banks
Open The Door To Your Heart
- The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
- Virgin.
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De Ja Woo!
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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze (Radio 1 Session, 28 Mar 1967)
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Record of The Week
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Busted
One Of These Days
- Greatest Hits 2.0 (Deluxe Edition).
- Busted Live.
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Take That
Everything Changes
- Take That - Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Boyzone
Picture of You
- Hits Zone - The Best Of 97 (Various).
- Polygram Tv.
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Snap!
Rhythm Is A Dancer
- Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
- Virgin.
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Cher
DJ Play A Christmas Song
- Christmas.
- Warner Music.
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Elton John
Step Into Christmas
- Caribou.
- Mercury.
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Sam Ryder
You're Christmas To Me
- Your Christmas Or Mine 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- F04 Records.
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McFly
All About You
- (CD Single).
- Universal.
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St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Joy To The World
- Christmas Carols From St.Paul's Cathe.
- EMI.
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Album of The Week
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Gregory Porter
Heart For Christmas
- Christmas Wish.
- Blue Note.
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Dua Lipa
Houdini
- Radical Optimism.
- Warner Records.
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Tracks of My Years
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Alice Cooper
Elected
- The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever! (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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Alice Cooper
School's Out
- Single.
- Rhino.
- 1.
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Bow Wow Wow
Go Wild In The Country
- Single.
- Sony.
- 1.
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David Bowie
Boys Keep Swinging
- Lodger.
- EMI.
- 1.
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David Bowie
Boys Keep Swinging
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Mimi Webb
Back 91Èȱ¬ For Christmas
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
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Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra & Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
We Wish You the Merriest
- The Christmas Collection.
- Reprise.
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- Wed 20 Dec 2023 09:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 2