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Songs in the Key of...

A podcast about songs. New songs. Old songs. Middle aged songs. Join Stephen Morris as he trawls through his collection of albums, EPs and singles. Sometimes these shows will be themed around an idea, a person, a genre or some other concept. Other times they will simply reflect his latest obsessions. His new favourite bands. Those songs he just can’t get out of his head... Follow Stephen on Twitter @reviewage

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00:30:34

Songs in the key of John Peel

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2021/04/19

Way, way back in January 2006, Uncut paid tribute to John Peel by way of an excellent free CD featuring 15 song that had, at one time or another, appeared on his end of year chart.In this episode, Stephen takes a listen to ten of the songs from that CD and kicks himself once more for being daft enough to throw that CD away...Don't forget to head over to Spotify to hear all 15 songs from the original Uncut CD.

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00:40:37

Songs in the key of...Rachel Lowrie

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2021/04/14

Another episode and another guest - but this time Stephen's not had to go too far to find one. Rachel Lowrie, partner in a love of music and life in general joins Stephen to talk about ten songs that she just can't get out of her head...Don't forget to head over to Spotify for the accompanying playlist where you can hear all of Rachel's choices in full.

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00:38:23

Songs in the key of...cinema

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2021/04/06

It feels right to dedicate this episode to the memory of my friend Peter who taught me a great deal about all that is good about film and television. And much, much else...This episode we take a listen to some of the finest soundtrack moments from cinema. There's a wide choice of genres - from the comedy sci-fi of an 80s classic through to the harrowing indie cinema of Darren Aronofsky. As always, there's a Spotify playlist where you can hear all the songs featured in full. Visit reviewage.net for

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00:49:47

Songs in the key of Marc Symonds

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2021/03/28

A first for the Songs in the Key of podcast as Stephen is joined by a guest, Marc Symonds of Dead Anyway.Marc's chosen the songs this time round and it's a rich variety of tunes ranging from good old fashioned thrashy guitar pop, via hip-hop to angry tirades about exactly what it means to be patriotic.Plus we find out a bit more about Marc's musical background and what's in store for Dead Anyway.

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00:30:27

Songs in the key of...this week (17/03/21)

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2021/03/18

Hello! Welcome to the 22nd episode of Songs in the Key of...There's no intended theme this week. Just a selection of ten songs that have been keeping me company lately. But that said, there's an idea of something vaguely spiritual permeating quite a few of these song choices - from the ravings of an ex-Pentecostal shoegazer, through to a prog-ish contemplation of reincarnation and then contemplating the hereafter just as the ancient Norwegians would.If none of that's your bag, there's some sci-fi

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00:23:24

Songs in the key of LGBT

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2021/03/06

Welcome to episode 21 of "Songs in the Key of..." and this week it's all about music from LGBT+ bands and artists.There's a deliciously wide variety of music to get through in this episode: from singer/songwriter acoustic-ery through to the full onslaught of a symphonic orchestra - with everything from blues to punk to Hi-NRG anthems.Enjoy!

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00:26:23

Songs in the key of Sweden

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2021/03/03

Angry anarchists, heartbroken indie-folksters and spaced out prog-rockers. And that's just scratching the surface.Sweden has a long, long history of excellent music. Here, Stephen Morris digs through his shelves of albums, trawls the depths of his big box of singles and wades through a hard drive of mp3s to find a wide selection of songs in the key of Sweden.

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00:25:28

Songs in the key of this week - 13.02.21

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2021/02/13

Welcome to another instalment of Songs in the Key of. It's been a while but Stephen Morris is back with another ten songs that have been demanding his attention of late. There's long forgotten American folk from the 70s, satirical electronica from Liverpool and a group bonding reggae classic that sound-tracked a recent BBC drama.Plus, inevitably, lots more. Lots more.

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00:23:52

Songs in the key of 2020

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2021/01/03

Welcome to the first "Songs in the Key of..." for 2021 - in which we'll be looking back at 2020. It wasn't all doom and gloom - at least not in the world of music.Over the last twelve months there have been some fantastic records to have come out. Here, Stephen Morris selects some of the finest songs from those albums, EPs and singles to remind you of some great tunes - and point you in the direction of things you may have missed.

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00:24:17

Songs in the key of Christmas vol 4

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2020/12/23

Welcome to the fourth and final episode of the mini series, Songs in the Key of Christmas. As with the preceding three instalments, there's plenty of off the beaten track Christmas listening to enjoy - from 1950s comedy through to the latest in darkwave synth weirdness.Listen, enjoy and have a very merry Christmas.

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00:18:33

Songs in the key of Christmas vol 3

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2020/12/16

Welcome to the third instalment in this winter wander around Christmas's roads less travelled.In this episode, we explore a diverse array of genres: punk, jazz, folk, calypso, mambo, Britpop, bizarre electronica, surf rock, beatnik madness and, of course, the obligatory tune from the banks of the River Medway.So pour yourself a Christmas sherry, wolf down a couple of Brussels sprouts and relax to those opening bars of a Half Man Half Biscuit tune...

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00:21:12

Songs in the Key of Christmas vol 2

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2020/12/13

Welcome to episode two in the mini-series of Songs in the Key of Christmas. Here you'll find another ten festive treats from off the beaten track for you to listen to and enjoy. There's a rather downbeat feel to a few of the songs this time round with tunes themed around the soul-lessness of commercialised Christmases, homelessness and missing loved ones.But there's enough here to offset the misery, thanks to El Vez's interpretation of "Feliz Navidad" and a particularly perky rendition of "Jingle

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00:18:55

Songs in the key of Christmas vol 1

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2020/12/06

Welcome to the first episode in a trilogy of Christmas songs where we'll take a look at some of the less celebrated tunes that mark the festive period. There's World War Two misery, R'n'B innuendo, B-movie plotlines, hellfire and damnation from 1920s preachers and a seasonal reworking of a Link Ray classic.So that's Christmas sorted.

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00:18:42

Songs in the key of...Scottish Pop

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2020/12/01

He's been away for a few weeks but Stephen Morris returns with a Scottish themed selection of songs from his CD shelves. After some extensive pruning, he finds he's left with gems from the likes of Aztec Camera, Lord Cut-Glass, Rachel Sermanni, Idlewild and Trembling Bells.If you like what you hear - or want to share your own love of Scottish music- drop Stephen a line on @reviewage on Twitter.

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00:17:18

Songs in the key of...Halloween

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2020/11/01

Disappointingly, this is NOT episode 13...A slighted belated Halloween special with plenty of songs to chill you to your very core - or, at the very least, amuse you with the most tentative of connections to things that go bump in the night. Expect Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Expect Dusty Springfield. Expect The Violent Femmes. Oh, and expect the usual rummaging through a pile of indie landfill and two examples of acts from Medway.Do not expect any terrible puns.Opening music, as ever, is 'Plasticity' by

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00:27:51

Songs in the key of...last week (27/10/20)

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2020/10/27

Welcome to episode eleven of Songs in the Key of...This week, my ears have been leading me in the direction of songs about slavery, bigotry and misogyny. So it's all cheery stuff.In between all of that, there's a blast from the past with music to roller skate to and also some heavy folk droning and ephemeral electronica. So plenty to get your teeth into.Enjoy.

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00:37:30

Songs in the key of...Rachmaninov

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2020/10/19

This week the podcast goes highbrow(-ish) with a selection of songs that find their inspiration in the last of the great Russian Romantics. Stay tuned for songs by John Grant, Moloko, The Pet Shop Boys, Muse, Frank Sinatra and Eric Carmen.

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00:25:52

Songs in the key of...last week (12/10/20)

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2020/10/12

Welcome to the ninth instalment of 'Song in the Key of'. This episode features more seeming randomness of music that my brain has latched onto this week. There's tunes from King Crimson, The Warm Jets, Ry Cooder, Walter Murphy, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Wyclef Jean. So, plenty to get your teeth into!Enjoy!As ever, the opening music is 'Plasticity', by Blue Dot Sessions, available on a Creative Commons Licence.

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00:26:16

Songs in the key of... this week (04/10/20)

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2020/10/04

Another episode of "Songs in the Key of..." with a wide variety of songs that have been wandering around the mind of your host, Stephen Morris.There's everything from electro-pop to punk to nuevo-flamenco to folk. So sit back and enjoy...

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00:23:39

Songs in the key of...this week (27/09/20)

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2020/09/27

Welcome to "Songs in the Key of...", a podcast about songs. This week there's music from two acts with "Dead" in their name, two acts featuring old members of my favourite band from Gloucestershire of all time and two more acts from Medway. That's right. These are the tales of two ditties.

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