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Roland Gift, frontman of Fine Young Cannibals, joins Vernon Kay to select his Tracks Of My Years. Plus Ten to the Top and more archive gems in Vernon's Vault.

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Roland Gift, frontman of Fine Young Cannibals, joins Vernon to choose the songs that have soundtracked his life in Tracks Of My Years.

Born in Birmingham and raised in Hull, Roland joined Fine Young Cannibals after answering an advertisement for a vocalist by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox 鈥� both former members of The Beat. They took their name from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals and released two albums; their self-titled debut in 1985 and The Raw & The Cooked in 1989. The latter featured singles like She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing - both of which topped the chart in the US. The Raw & The Cooked was globally successful, topping the album charts in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. It sold over five million copies worldwide, topping charts on both sides of the Atlantic, and earned the band two BRIT Awards, an Ivor Novello, four MTV Music Video nominations and three Grammy nominations. The band split in 1992, and Roland has also worked as an actor on stage and screen

To mark forty years since the band's self-titled debut album, this month they're releasing a new career-spanning compilation, FYC40. Next year, Roland is playing live, with a 40 Years Of Songs By Fine Young Cannibals UK tour.

Also, Vernon has the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the 麻豆社 Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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Music Played

  • Toni Basil

    Mickey

    • Billboard #1 Hits Of The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Se a vida 茅 (That's the Way Life Is)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Bastille

    Save My Soul

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Fate Of Ophelia

    • The Life Of A Showgirl.
    • Republic.

  • Will Smith

    Miami

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art Of Loving.
    • Capitol.

  • Sam Ryder

    Space Man (Radio 2 Piano Room, 30 Oct 2025)

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Texas

    In Our Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Amy Macdonald

    I'm Done (Games That You Play)

    • Is This What You've Been Waiting For?.
    • Infectious Music.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Is This Love

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Post Malone

    I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Jessie J

    H.A.P.P.Y

    • (CD Single).
    • Darco Partnerships.

  • Whitney Houston

    Step By Step

    • The Preacher's Wife O.S.T. - Various.
    • Arista.

  • Olly Murs

    Cut To The Chase

    • Knees Up.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
    • 9.

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.

  • Bon Jovi & Robbie Williams

    We Made It Look Easy

    • Forever - Legendary Edition.
    • Island.

  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • The Who

    Pinball Wizard

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 016.

  • James

    Wake Up Superman

    • Nothing But Love - The Definitive Best Of.
    • Mercury.

  • Cliff Richard

    Devil Woman

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Lesley Gore

    It's My Party

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 Nov 2025 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 2

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