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Fran Healy chooses his final Tracks Of My Years

Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his final two songs for Tracks of My Years. Plus another dive into Vernon's Vault and more Ten To The Top.

Singer-songwriter and Travis frontman Fran Healy chooses his final two favourite songs on this week's Tracks of My Years.

Fran joined the band - then called Glass Onion - on the same day he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art, and after a name change, Travis released their first single 鈥楢ll I Want to Do Is Rock鈥�.

Travis鈥檚 second album, 'The Man Who', made them one of the most listened-to bands in the world, featuring the tracks "Writing to Reach You", "Driftwood", "Turn" and their anthemic "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"

Travis have twice been awarded British Album Of The Year at The BRIT Awards and are credited as having paved the way for post-Britpop British bands such as Coldplay and Keane.

Travis鈥檚 new album, 鈥楲.A. Times鈥�, is out now, and their UK tour kicks off in December, but they are first performing at Radio 2 in the Park in Preston on the 7th September.

Fran has also released a solo album, 2010鈥檚 鈥榃reckorder鈥�, which included contributions from Paul McCartney on bass.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you鈥檇 like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

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主播大秀 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Listen To The Music

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Don't Stop

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 009.

  • Courteeners

    Solitude Of The Night Bus

    • Pink Cactus Cafe.
    • Ignition Records.

  • Michael Sembello

    Maniac

    • Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • VIRGIN.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

    • The Tortured Poets Department.
    • Republic Records.

  • Kaoma

    Lambada

    • One World (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Charli XCX

    Apple

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Chris Rea

    On The Beach

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Coldplay

    WE PRAY (feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI)

    • MOON MUSiC.
    • Parlophone.

  • Jan & Dean

    Surf City

    • It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
    • Columbia.

  • Was (Not Was)

    Walk The Dinosaur

    • (Single).
    • Fontana.

  • Muni Long

    Ruined Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • Madonna

    Lucky Star

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Snow Patrol

    All

    • The Forest Is The Path.
    • Polydor.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

    • Pet Shop Boys - Very.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Script

    One Thing I Got Right

    • Satellites.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 8.

  • Elton John

    Island Girl

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Carey

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.

  • Oasis

    Supersonic

    • Definitely Maybe (Deluxe Edition).
    • Big Brother Recordings.
    • 6.

  • Mark Ambor

    Our Way

    • INGROOVES.
    • Hundred Days Records.

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  • Fri 30 Aug 2024 09:30
    主播大秀 Radio 2

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