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Justin Hawkins

Singer-songwriter best known as the founder & lead singer of The Darkness - Justin Hawkins will be picking the songs that soundtracked his life in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

This week, Vernon Kay is happy to welcome musician, singer songwriter and internet personality best known as the founder and lead singer of The Darkness - Justin Hawkins. He will be picking the songs that soundtracked his life in this week's Tracks Of My Years.

The band's 2003 debut album 鈥淧ermission To Land鈥� has sold over 1.5 million copies, and Justin - with his massive five octave vocal range - has an instantly recognisable voice on their hits, which include 鈥淚 Believe In A Thing Called Love鈥� and 鈥淐hristmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)鈥�.

The band are now back with their eighth studio album, 鈥淒reams On Toast鈥�, which comes out at the end of the month, and they are also on tour, which culminates on the 29th March at The Ovo Arena, Wembley. But he begins his Tracks of My Years journey with the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s: it鈥檚 Shakin鈥� Stevens and 鈥淭his Old House鈥�.

To listen on most smart speakers, just say 鈥渁sk 蜜芽传媒 Sounds to play Tracks of My Years".

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Sun 23 Mar 2025 05:00
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Music Played

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody

  • Shakin鈥� Stevens

    This Ole House

    • The 80's Collection: 1981 (Various).
    • Time Life.

  • Johnny Nash

    There Are More Questions Than Answers

    • The Best Of Johnny Nash.
    • Columbia.

  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. & Aerosmith

    Walk This Way

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Dire Straits

    Tunnel Of Love

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 8.

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Ramble On

    • Led Zeppelin - Remasters.
    • Atlantic.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 4.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Secret Heart

    • Ron Sexsmith.
    • Interscope.
    • 1.

  • The Darkness

    The Longest Kiss

    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • The Lemon Twigs

    Church Bells

    • A Dream Is All We Know.
    • Captured Tracks.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Mar 2025 05:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2