Matt Haig
Author and journalist Matt Haig on the music that soundtracks his life and writing.
Author and journalist Matt Haig on the music that soundtracks his life and writing.
Matt Haig鈥檚 latest book 鈥楨vie and the Animals鈥� contains magical powers, a small boy falling into a lion pit and an important lesson on why you should always be yourself. It follows on from his guide to surviving in the modern world, 鈥楴otes On A Nervous Planet鈥�.
Previously, Matt Haig has published a memoir, 鈥楻easons to Stay Alive鈥�, which was a number one bestseller, the children鈥檚 book 鈥楢 Boy Called Christmas鈥� which is being made into a film, and other titles which have scored him the Smarties Gold Medal, the Blue Peter Book of the Year and three nominations for the Carnegie Medal. He has sold over a million books in the UK and his work has been translated into over forty languages.
In this show, you can expect tunes from The Beach Boys, Frank Ocean and Joni Mitchell, plus words on the power of music and literature to change lives in 2019.
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The Cure
Just Like Heaven
- The Cure - Galore.
- Fiction.
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Frank Ocean
Swim Good
- nostalgia, ULTRA.
- Island Def Jam Music Group.
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CHVRCHES
The Mother We Share
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Five Stairsteps
Ooh Child
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Talking Heads
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
- EMI.
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XTC
Senses Working Overtime
- Virgin.
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Saint Etienne
You're In A Bad Way
- Heavenly.
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Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Disguise
- Columbia.
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Lykke Li
I Follow Rivers
- LL Recordings.
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The Future Sound of London
Papua New Guinea
- Jumpin/Pumpin.
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The Beach Boys
In My Room
- Capitol.
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Carpenters
Rainy Days and Mondays
- The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
- A&M.
Broadcast
- Sun 19 May 2019 13:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music