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A tale of two cities - Guy visits Chicago and Seattle

Elbow's Guy Garvey plays you tunes to illustrate his visits to a windy city and a rainy city, with tunes from Jimi Hendrix and Smashing Pumpkins among many others.

Elbow's Guy Garvey plays you tunes to illustrate his visits to a windy city and a rainy city, with tunes from Jimi Hendrix and Smashing Pumpkins among many others.
Our very own musical mystery history girl The Beckapedia provides us with a turbo boosted 3 minute Beckapedia epic - you'll never listen to Voodoo Ray the same ears again.
Plus there are some lovely interviews with a few Seattle buskers and a keeper of shops. Most enjoyable.

2 hours

Music Played

  • The Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd (Bohemian Caverns, 1965)

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Chicago

    • Illinois.
    • Asthmatic Kitty Records.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Hummer

    • HUT RECORDINGS.
  • Gavin Bryars

    Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Minature)

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Black Magic Woman

  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Red Beans And Rice

    • ATLANTIC.
  • Tom Waits

    Chicago

    • ANTI.
  • The Smiths

    Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

    • Warner Bros..
  • Sun Kil Moon

    Sunshine In Chicago

    • Uncut Magazine.
  • The Flamingos

    I Only Have Eyes For You

  • Jim O'Rourke

    Prelude To 110 Or 220 (Women Of The World

  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Voodoo Ray

    • RHAM!.
  • Herbie Hancock

    Watermelon Man

  • Benny Goodman

    Swing Swing Swing

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    All Along The Watchtower

    • POLYDOR.
  • The Low Anthem

    Ghost Woman Blues

    • Bella Union.
  • dEUS

    Supermarket Song

    • Not on Label.
  • The Doors

    Soul Kitchen

    • The Doors.
    • Elektra/Rhino.
    • 2.
  • Joni Mitchell

    For Free

    • Ladies of the Canyon.
    • Reprise.
  • Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

    • Sire.
  • Soundgarden

    Switch Opens

    • A&M.
  • The Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Hang On Sloopy

  • Fleet Foxes

    Helplessness Blues

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Nov 2017 00:00