Inheritance Tracks
Summary: Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall inherits ‘The Elements’ by Tom Lehrer, and passes on ‘Loser’ by Beck.
Historical novelist Lindsey Davis, author of the Falco series of crime stories, chooses the storm scene from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (This version - Symphony No 6 In F Pastoral Opus 68: Lightning, Thunderstorm - Allegro by the London Symphony Orchestra, Wyn Morris) and 'I'm Still Here' by Millicent Martin.
Olivier award-winning musical performer Maria Friedman chooses the theme from ‘Peter and the Wolf’, by Prokofiev and ‘Bess, You Is My Woman Now’ from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Cyrille Regis, the former West Bromwich Albion and Coventry striker inherited Distant Drums by Jim Reeves and passes on How Great Thou Art sung by the Canoldir Male Voice Choir.
The God of Hellfire, Arthur Brown, chose "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "Love Itself" by Leonard Cohen.
Griff Rhys Jones chooses On The Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady as the song he has inherited and Bold as Love by Jimi Hendrix as the track he'd like to pass on to future generations.
Otis Williams, co founder of Motown legends The Temptations, shares his Inheritance Tracks.
Actor and singer Paul Nicholas chooses 'Singing In The Rain' by Gene Kelly and 'Don't Worry About Me' by Frank Sinatra.
George Benson inherited Just Friends by Charlie Parker and would like to pass on Save The Children by Marvin Gaye.
Olivier-Award winning actor Alex Jennings chooses Bring me Sunshine by Morecombe and Wise as the track he’s inherited and It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night by Prince as the track he'd like to pass on.
Jamie Cullum chooses Dave Brubeck’s Take Five as the track he’s inherited and My Girls by Animal Collective as the track he’d like to pass on.
Actress and presenter Caroline Quentin shares her Inheritance Tracks.
Singer Bonnie Tyler chooses A Hard Day’s Night by the Beatles as the song she has inherited and River Deep Mountain High by Tina Turner as the track she’d like to pass down.
Singer songwriter Don McLean chooses White Christmas by Bing Crosby as the track he has inherited and Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley as the song he would like to pass on.
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett chooses The Drinking Song sung by Mario Lanza as the track he’s inherited and Blowin’ In The Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary as the song he’d like to pass on.