Amazing Songs & Other Delights #91 – The Covers edition by Raquel Pinheiro now on mixcloud

Tim Hardin

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – The Covers edition is broadcasted Monday January 19 & 26, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com and in now available on mixcloud. You can read about the programme here.

Tracklist:
01: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Long Black Veil (Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin)
02: Lucinda Williams – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)
03: Ron Sexsmith – Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin)
04: George Michael – Roxanne (The Police)
05: Therapy? – Diane (Hüsker Dü)
06: Billy Bragg – Dolphins (Fred Neil)
07: Kieth Richards – Cocaine Blues (Troy Junius Arnall)
08: Ana Deus, Carlos Zíngaro, Regina Guimarães, Zani Dislexic Band – Venus In Furs (The Velvet Underground)
09: John & Lindsey Skeye – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
10: Placebo – 20th Century Boy (T. Rex, from Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack)
11: Suede – Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen, live at Jo Whiley’s Sofa Sessions BBC)
12: Nouvelle Vague – The Guns of Brixton (The Clash)
13: Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch – Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra)
14: Robert Plant – If I Were A Carpenter Tim (Tim Hardin)
15: The Smiths – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians – Live in London, 1986 (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Morrissey & Marr)

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – The Covers edition repeat Monday January 26 on Yé Yé Radio

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – The Covers edition is broadcasted Monday January 19 & 26, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

I love covers and have long thought of doing a covers show. Here it is. More about the programme: here.

Tracklist:
01: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Long Black Veil (Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin)
02: Lucinda Williams – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)
03: Ron Sexsmith – Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin)
04: George Michael – Roxanne (The Police)
05: Therapy? – Diane (Hüsker Dü)
06: Billy Bragg – Dolphins (Fred Neil)
07: Kieth Richards – Cocaine Blues (Troy Junius Arnall)
08: Ana Deus, Carlos Zíngaro, Regina Guimarães, Zani Dislexic Band – Venus In Furs (The Velvet Underground)
09: John & Lindsey Skeye – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
10: Placebo – 20th Century Boy (T. Rex, from Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack)
11: Suede – Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen, live at Jo Whiley’s Sofa Sessions BBC)
12: Nouvelle Vague – The Guns of Brixton (The Clash)
13: Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch – Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra)
14: Robert Plant – If I Were A Carpenter Tim (Tim Hardin)
15: The Smiths – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians – Live in London, 1986 (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Morrissey & Marr)

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – The Covers edition by Raquel Pinheiro Monday 19 & 26 on Yé Yé Radio

Tim Hardin

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 –  edition is broadcasted Monday January 19 & 26, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

I love covers and have long thought of doing a covers show. Here it is. With two songs of my beloved Tim Hardin covered. Reason to Believe by Ron Sexsmith and If I Were A Carpenter by Robert Plant.

Some of these songs were made popular on the voices of Johnny Cash,
Cocaine Blues, a rework by Troy Junius Arnall of the  traditional song Little Sadie. Here played and sung by Keith Richards.

Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman’s (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame was first recorded by Del Shannon, then Elvis made it his. It’s the only song on the show that is a medley
By The Smiths platin(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians playing it Live in London, 1986. The medley is part of The Smiths live album Rank.

The programme opens with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds performing Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin’s Long Black Veil. There’s also George Micheal covering Roxanne by The Police, Nouvelle Vague going for The Clash’s The Gun’s Of Brixton, Therapy? covering Diane by my adored Hüsker Dü and much more.

Tracklist:
01: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Long Black Veil (Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin)
02: Lucinda Williams – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)
03: Ron Sexsmith – Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin)
04: George Michael – Roxanne (The Police)
05: Therapy? – Diane (Hüsker Dü)
06: Billy Bragg – Dolphins (Fred Neil)
07: Kieth Richards – Cocaine Blues (Troy Junius Arnall)
08: Ana Deus, Carlos Zíngaro, Regina Guimarães, Zani Dislexic Band – Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground)
09: John & Lindsey Skeye – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
10: Placebo – 20th Century Boy (T. Rex, from Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack)
11: Suede – Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen, live at Jo Whiley’s Sofa Sessions BBC)
12: Nouvelle Vague – The Guns of Brixton (The Clash)
13: Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch – Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra)
14: Robert Plant – If I Were A Carpenter (Tim Hardin)
15: The Smiths – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians – Live in London, 1986 (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Morrissey & Marr)

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition by Raquel Pinheiro now at mixcloud

The Stone Roses

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition is now available on mixcloud.

In the Northern Hemisphere we’re on the pathway to Winter Solstice, the beginning of the return of the light. We’re also in Hanukkah – the festival of lights – season (sundown of Sunday December 14 to nightfall of Monday December 22). And, of course Yule that coincides with Winter Solstice and Christmas. You can read more about the programme here.

Tracklist:
01: The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
02: The Altons – Your Light
03: Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light (2015 remaster)
04: The Offline – La belle en lumière
05: Damh the Bard – On Midwinter’s Day
06: Popol Vuh – Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei)
07: The Sound – Winning
08: Tom Hiddleston – I Saw The Light live in the Wittertainment studio (Hank Williams cover)
09: Nick Drake – River Man
10: The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
11: Aztec Camera – Wall Out To Winter (extended version)
12: Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
13: Love & Money – Winter
14: The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ Yé Yé Radio Monday 15 & 22

The Stone Roses

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition is broadcasted Monday 15 December, 3-4pm (London time), repeating Monday December 22 – my birthday – same hour on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

In the Northern Hemisphere we’re on the pathway to Winter Solstice, the beginning of the return of the light. We’re also in Hanukkah – the festival of lights – season (sundown of Sunday December 14 to nightfall of Monday December 22). And, of course Yule that coincides with Winter Solstice and Christmas.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition begins with the year’s promise, renewal with The Zombies’ This Will Be Our Year, and concludes with The Stone Roses danceable I Am The Resurrection, a welcoming to the turn, the return of the night, as well as an homage to the recently departed Mani.

There’s sunlit songs, there’s Popol Vuh’ Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei) with its somber tone, Aztec Camera’s Wall Out To Winter (extended version) is deliberated. It honors the walk, that Winter is a time of going inwards, not to cut short. The two I See The Light – Todd Rundgren’s and Tom Hiddleston singing Hank Williams’ one – add to the sense of clarity, hope.

Tracklist:
01: The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
02: The Altons – Your Light
03: Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light (2015 remaster)
04: The Offline – La belle en lumière
05: Damh the Bard – On Midwinter’s Day
06: Popol Vuh – Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei)
07: The Sound – Winning
08: Tom Hiddleston – I Saw The Light live in the Wittertainment studio (Hank Williams cover)
09: Nick Drake – River Man
10: The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
11: Aztec Camera – Wall Out To Winter (extended version)
12: Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
13: Love & Money – Winter
14: Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 89 – Of Mist & Metaphysics edition by Raquel Pinheiro now @ mixcloud

Led Zeppelin

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 89 – Of Mist & Metaphysics is now available on mixcloud.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights new editions are broadcasted on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app) first and third Monday of the Month 3-4pm (London time), respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 89 – Of Mist & Metaphysics edition title comes from a series of coincidences, synchronicities. As well as of waking up to thick, misty days. The kind you would think yourself in the Scottish Highlands, or, according to the legend, the foggy day Arthur and D. Sebastião will return. You can read more about the programme here.

Tracklist:
01: Richard Wagner – Parsifal, Act II: Prelude – Die Zeit ist da (excerpt)
02: Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
03: Paus – Ficamos Por Aqui
04: Roxy Music – Avalon
05: Loreena McKennitt – The Lady of Shalott (Live)
06: Queens Of The Stone Age – In the Fade
07: José Cid – A Lenda D’el Rei D. Sebastião
08: Opeth – In The Mist She Was Standing (excerpt)
09: Paraorchestra – The Killing Moon (with Brett Anderson and Charles Nodier)
10: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
11: Mcalmont & Butler – Although
12: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Kingdoms of Rain (live Mark Lanegan 60th celebration)
13: Crown Lands – Lady Of The Lake
14: Einstürzende Neubauten – Stella Maris
15: Die Among Strangers – Lancelot & Elaine
16: Rowland S. Howard – Autoluminescent

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ mixcloud

New Order

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition is now on mixcloud. Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs new editions the first and third Monday of the month, 3-4pm (London time), respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month, same hour, on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. You can read more about the programme here.

Tracklist:
01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be
02: Citizen – Yellow Love
03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale)
04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves
06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is
07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life
08: New Order – Blue Moon
09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End
10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain
11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
12: The Tears – Two Creatures
13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara
14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition by Raquel Pinheiro – Monday 17 & 24 @ Yé Yé Radio

New Order

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition and Monday 17 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time), repeat November 24, same hour on Yé Yé Radio: http://yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. Including the, for me, new Duncan Browne.

Although it’s November, and it’s raining, therefore Guns N’ Roses’ ballad November Rain makes an appearance. And a nudge to the mighty Hank Williams with Moe Bandy’ Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life.

Tracklist:
01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be
02: Citizen – Yellow Love
03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale)
04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves
06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is
07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life
08: New Order – Blue Moon
09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End
10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain
11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
12: The Tears – Two Creatures
13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara
14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 – The To Remember Who I Am edition by Raquel Pinheiro

Alicia Edelweiss

Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 –  The To Remember Who I Am edition airs Monday 3 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time) and repeats Monday November 10 on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

This edition title is both a reminder to myself and a words play with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s song.

Lammergeiers’ ITB is the band’s – a little hard to spot –  version of Suede’s Introducing The Band. 

Alicia Edelweiss is a suggestion by Bettina Korn and Ruth Lyon a suggestion by Martin Swarbrick. Their respective songs, Leonie and November were picked by me.

My beloved Sugar are back with a new single, House of Dead Memories, their first in thirty years. There’s also
Tracy Vandal & John Mercy with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and much more.

Tracklist:
01: Lammergeiers – ITB
02: Alicia Edelweiss – Leonie
03: Ruth Lyon – November
04: Sugar – House of Dead Memories
05: Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Dead End Pools
06: Guided By Voices – (You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
07: Miranda – I Wish
09: Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Might Have, Might Not Have
10: Oliver Sim – Telephone Games
11: Bela Noia – Não quero mais
12: AUA Drop – Painkiller No. 2
13: Leatherette – Hey There (x)
14: Tracy Vandal & John Mercy – To Remember Who You Were feat Alex Kapranos
15: Cass McCombs – Missionary Bell

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition by Manuel Carvalho & Raquel Pinheiro, Monday 20 @ Yé Yé Radio

Nightmares On Wax

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition airs Monday October 20, and repeats Monday October 27, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

My friend Manuel Carvalho and I put together 13 songs and instrumentals from thirty years ago. I had never heard some of Manuel’s choices before. Which pleases me, since I love to find out new music, even if it may not be exactly my genre.

Our choices aren’t necessarily the only type of music we were listening to in 1995, but they reflect our different tastes and contrasts.

For the most part, Manuel brought long, instrumental tracks, including a jazz cover of Nirvana’s Come As You Are by Charlie Hunter Trio. I brought songs, and loud guitars.

1995 was the biblical year of Britpop battle of the bands. Blur vs Oasis. I have always like both bands. Instead of the greatest hits from Blur’s The Great Escape and Oasis’ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, I chose, respectively, Stereotypes, She’s Electric.

I did the same with Mcalmont & Butler’s The Sound Of… Instead of Yes or You Do, I picked Don’t Call It Soul

There’s also HIM, Kyuss, Nightmares On Wax, Faith no More, Emperors New Clothes, Ron Sexsmith and more.

The apparent “this things don’t make sense together”, is misleading. Together, our choices form a beautiful musical hour.

Tracklist:
01: Blur – Stereotypes (Raquel)
02: Charlie Hunter Trio – Come As You Are (Nirvana cover) (Manuel)
03: Emperors New Clothes – East On The West Road (Manuel)
04: Faith No More – Evidence (Raquel)
05: HIM – Painted Egg (Manuel)
06: Kuyss – Hurricane (Raquel)
07: Mcalmont & Butler – Don’t Call It Soul (Raquel)
08: Monster Magnet – King of Mars (Raquel)
09: Nightmares On Wax – Nights Introlude (Manuel)
10: Oasis – She’s Electric (Raquel)
11: Peter Scherer – Nerve Type No (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (Manuel)
12: Ron Sexsmith – Summer Blowin’ Town (Raquel)
13: The Ballistic Brothers – Portobello Café (Manuel)

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