Soul Music Episodes Episode guide
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Benedictus
With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins's Benedictus brings solace in hard times.
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America
America, Anita's big number from the musical West Side Story.
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Lovely Day by Bill Withers
The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people.
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Tender
Stories of what Tender, from Blur's 1999 album 13, means to people around the world.
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Diamonds and Rust
Stories of love and loss surrounding the song Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez.
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Tiny Dancer
Elton John's slow burner of a song is now one of his most loved tracks.
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Northern Sky
Exploring why Nick Drake's song from the album Bryter Layter means so much to so many.
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I Can See Clearly Now
Stories of what Johnny Nash's 1972 hit means to people around the world.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin.
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Sweet Thing
Exploring why Van Morrison's iconic song, from Astral Weeks, means so much to so many.
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Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dvorak's best known song from his Gypsy Cycle composed for voice and piano in 1880
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Fire and Rain
James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction, which somehow remains hopeful.
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Pata Pata
Stories of what Miriam Makeba's iconic song means to people from around the world.
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Defying Gravity from Wicked
The power of the anthem from the hit musical.
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I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
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Fast Car
Stories of personal connection to Tracy Chapman's hit song.
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I Say a Little Prayer for You
Stories about the Burt Bacharach classic
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Ghost Town
Stories of what this iconic song by two-tone band The Specials means to different people.
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I Only Have Eyes For You
The hypnotic beauty of a Tin Pan Alley song made famous by The Flamingos.
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Dancing in the Dark
Stories of what Bruce Springsteen's iconic song means to people around the world.
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I Believe in Father Christmas
'The Christmas we get we deserve.' How Greg Lake's 1975 hit gives people hope and comfort.
