By popular demand, here’s the (wip) playlist from Jan Etherington’s BBC Radio series Conversations from a Long Marriage. Keep on dancing!
Series 1
Episode 1: Why Didn’t You ask me to Dance
Don’t You Want Somebody to Love – Jefferson Airplane
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Simon & Garfunkel
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Take Another Little Piece of My Heart – Janis Joplin
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears
Episode 2: Sally’s Your Friend
Dream a Little Dream of Me Song – Doris Day
We Have No Secrets – Carly Simon
Dream a Little Dream of Me Song – The Mamas & The Papas
Don’t Worry Baby – The Beach Boys
Episode 3: Lean On Me
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Ring My Bell – Anita Ward
Bend Me, Shape Me – Amen Corner
Never Be Anyone Else But You – Ricky Nelson
Episode 4: Let’s Spend The Night Together
Forever Young – Bob Dylan
No Particular Place To Go – Chuck Berry
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Goin’ Back – Dusty Springfield
Dance Me to the End of Love – Leonard Cohen
Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Series 2
Episode 1: Just the Way You Are
(First use of theme tune) The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
Everywhere – Lana Tele & Svetlana Abalymova
It’s All In the Game – Cliff Richard
The Game of Love – Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes – Ellie Brooks
Episode 2: It’s Just Work
The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
Tired of Waiting for You – The Kinks
Days Like This – Van Morisson
Roxanne – The Police
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Best of Both Worlds – Scott Walker
Is She Really Going Out With Him – Joe Jackson
I’m Not In Love – 10cc
Episode 3: Heartbreak Hotel
The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
I Knew the Bride – Dave Edmonds
Breakfast in Bed – Dusty Springfield
Rock the Casbah – The Clash
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Episode 4: If You Go Away
The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
Black Coffee In Bed – Squeeze
If You Go Away – Scott Walker
Sometimes We Cry – Van Morisson
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morisson
Episode 5: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You – Sting
Episode 6: I’ve Been Loving You Too Long to Stop Now
The Things You Do For Love – 10cc
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Days – Kinks
Here I Go Again – The Hollie
Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
Time After Time – Matt Monro
Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas Again
I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Country House – Blur
Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
Videte miraculum – ORA singers & Suzi Digby
Update: Find the full playlist of series 1-5 by Jan Etherington here.
Not much into music? You can buy the scripts from Conversations of a Long Marriage here or relisten to the episodes on BBC Sounds.
Thank you for listing the music used in each episode – I love Conversations From A Long Marriage, both Roger and Joanna are wonderful in it and the music is mainly my era and fits so well within each episode. I do hope it will come back for a 6th series.
Can anyone possibly tell me who sings “The Lady’s Still Around” in Series 4 Episode 5 or 6. (I forget which.) Sarah Eyden appears to be most associated with the song, but I don’t think it’s her. This singer has a truly fantastic voice. Thanks
I came here to find the answer to this! Still no luck 😔
Hi Henry and Michelle, it’s sung by Elaine Delmar.
Writer Jan Etherington kindly shared the full playlist with us, with all the songs she personally selected up to series 5!
https://all-allam.com/conversations-from-a-long-marriage-playlist-by-jan-etherington/
And the song was written by Denis King who composed Black Beauty theme.
Jan
It’s attributed to the Beatles producer George .Martin
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this! I’ve been trying to do this on my own but can’t remember the names of them all. GREAT memories. <3
A series which is such a joy to listen to. An added bonus are the selected songs…. such memories and so cleverly incorporated. Thank you for sharing.
Help help. I love the music in series 5 – I will always be with you ( something like that!) sounds like the Beatles. But I can’t confirm it please help
Hi Anita, it’s not The Beatles. Writer Jan Etherington kindly shared the full playlist of series 5 here, I’m sure you’ll find the song you’re looking for! https://all-allam.com/conversations-from-a-long-marriage-playlist-by-jan-etherington/
It’s attributed to the Beatles producer George Martin
Roger! Hello – please can you update this soundtrack list to include all published series. It’s so great and my husband and I listen when we are cooking and would like to dance around the kitchen when any music comes up!!
Writer Jan Etherington kindly shared the full playlist with us, so that we can keep dancing!
https://all-allam.com/conversations-from-a-long-marriage-playlist-by-jan-etherington/
Wonderful resource, thank you.
Please, please do the other series when you can.
As the creator and writer of Conversations…I also choose all the music ( I’m a control freak and ex music journalist). I will send the list of tracks from all six series. Series 6 starts on May 19th in our new post Archers slot ..Mondays at 2.15.
Thank you all for listening and loving the show.
Jan Etherington
Thank you so, so much, Jan, for everything! ❤️
Jan, Roger, and Joanna – thank you so much for such enjoyable series (plural!)!
The humour, the oh-so-recognisable irritations, the mixture of fun and sadness. So skilfully done, & so skilfully realised.
I would love to know what all the music was – particularly the very last track of series 6.
Thank you again!
Best wishes
Margaret