| Description | Tracks 1-2: Charles Parker talks about the imagery of pop songs and what makes them successful, their ability to satisfy people's emotional needs, and whether it is a good thing to get pleasure out of indulging our melancholy. He explains that the programme will test reactions to two songs about loneliness and how they make us feel and 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles is played
Track 3: Charles Parker discusses the intentions of the composers, whether the song makes us feel sad and whether we feel sympathy for other people 0.47 mins
Track 4: Old Maid in the Garrett' by The Reevers 1.22 mins
Track 5: Charles Parker discusses the skiffle tradition and the discovery of folk songs by skiffle musicians. He compares the situation of Eleanor Rigby and the lonely woman in the folk song, and the different emotions evoked by the two songs 1.29 mins
Track 6: Lizzie Higgins sings 'Old Maid in the Garrett' 1.58 mins
Total: 09.11 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0297880 |