Every track has a story. Classic songs from the rock music, soul music, pop & reggae archive and the stories behind them with Simon Tesler, founder and former editor of 1980s music, media and pop culture magazine BLITZ. Rock music history from the 1970s & beyond.
Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music & Soul History: Hearts (Part 1)
On this week's show: Find out why Bono spent his honeymoon in the Caribbean writing songs; how an abandoned track called The Disco Song turned into Blondie's Heart Of Glass; how Aztec Camera's biggest hit almost didn't get released; what the connection is between The Bluebells' Young At Heart and Bananarama; and how Only Love Can Break Your Heart was written about Joni Mitchell.
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock music, pop, reggae & soul music archive and the stories behind the songs. This week's theme is HEARTS. In Part One: Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite, 2 Hearts by Kylie Minogue, Heart Of Glass by Blondie, Hello I Am Your Heart by Bette Bright, Two Hearts Beat As One by U2, Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart by Patrik Fitzgerald, You Broke My Heart by The Vibrators, Heart Of The City by Nick Lowe, Somewhere In My Heart by Aztec Camera, Young At Heart by The Bluebells, Two Hearts In 3/4 Time by The Avalanches and Only Love Can Break Your Heart by St Etienne.
28 Oct 2026
Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music & Soul History: Hearts (Part 2)
On this week's show: find out why Siobhan Fahey quit Bananarama; why Dionne Warwick had a 20-year feud with Cilla Black; how an argument between the Bee Gees inspired one of Al Green's greatest recordings; why Alexander O'Neal owes his career to a row with Prince; and learn the story behind Was Not Was singer Sweet Pea Atkinson.
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock music, pop, reggae & soul music archive and the stories behind the songs. This week's theme is HEARTS. In Part Two: Break My Heart by Shakespears Sister, Heartbreak Hotel by The Jacksons, Straight From The Heart by George Duke, My Heart Is In Danger by Alder Ray, Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City by Bobby "Blue" Bland, Anyone Who Had A Heart by Dionne Warwick, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? by Al Green, A Broken Heart Can Mend by Alexander O'Neal, Heart Made Of Stone by The Viceroys, Straight To Pagan Heart by Jah Woosh and Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight by Sweet Pea Atkinson.
21 Oct 2026
Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music & Soul History: Music (Part 1)
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock music, pop, reggae & soul music archive and the stories behind the songs. This week's theme is MUSIC and life in the music business. In Part One: Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, Anything That's Rock & Roll by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, It's Only Rock & Roll by The Rolling Stones, Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Rock & Roll by The Velvet Underground, Modern Music by Be Bop Deluxe, Radio Radio by Elvis Costello, Radio Ga Ga by Queen, Music To Watch Girls By by Andy Williams, Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley and Soul Soul Soul by The Wild Magnolias.
Learn how hecklers in the audience persuaded rock group Wild Cherry to change their style; how a classic Stones song emerged from an all-night jamming session with the Faces and David Bowie; how Lou Reed's life was saved by rock & roll; how the arrival of commercial radio and music videos upset Elvis Costello and Queen; how an ad jingle for Diet Pepsi gave birth to an unforgettable 60s easy listening hit; and how a tribute to natives of Louisiana inspired one of the greatest New Orleans funk tracks of the 1970s.
Take a deep dive into soul and rock music history from the 1970s, 1980s and beyond!
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