Listen :
Availability:
Sorry, this programme is not available to listen again . (why?)
Last broadcast on Thu, 9 Feb 2012, 23:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
In the second of five programmes, Johnnie Walker looks at favourite classic albums. This week it's Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' from 1973.
Elton's seventh studio album was produced by Gus Dudgeon at the Honky Chateau in France, with some preparation and recording in Kingston, Jamaica.
It features the famous Marilyn Monroe tribute, 'Candle in the Wind', as well as three successful singles: 'Bennie and the Jets', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', and 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting' alongside cult favourites like 'Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'.
The programme will feature highlights from the double album with comment and cultural history from Johnnie and broadcaster and critic David Hepworth alongside archive interviews with many of the key players.
Music played
-
Elton John
— Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies BleedingGoodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 821-747-2 -
Elton John — Jamaica Jerk-Off
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 821-748 -
Elton John — Candle In The Wind
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Limited Deluxe Edition, MERCURY, 981-320-5 -
Elton John — Grey Seal
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 821-747-2 -
Elton John — Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury, 0-063 449-2 -
Elton John — Sweet Painted Lady
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 821-747-2 -
Elton John — Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock'N'Roll)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, ROCKET, 528-1592 -
Elton John — Roy Rogers
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM Records, 821749-2 -
Elton John — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 821 748-2
Broadcast
-
Thu 9 Feb 201223:00
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~44~RS~){kind=small}