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6 MAR

Song 2 - S5 Ep. 28: Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer, 06/03/2026

On this episode of Song 2, we’re making the case for why track two might be the most important slot on any album, and today’s example is Aretha Franklin an The song appears on her 1968 album Aretha Now, released during the peak of her legendary Atlantic Records run, when everything she recorded felt deliberate and powerful. Interestingly, the song didn’t start with Aretha, it was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and first recorded by Dionne Warwick a year earlier. The writers were inspired by the anxiety of the Vietnam War era, particularly the fear of loved ones being sent overseas, which adds surprising emotional depth to what sounds like such an upbeat pop classic.

6 Mar

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6 JAN

Song 2 S.5 Ep.21: Jolly - Bad Omens, 06/01/2026

"I truly believe that an album is a journey that needs to flow from first song to the last" Bad Omen’s are having a bit of a renaissance at present with new music being drip fed and a new album touted for release in 2026, we caught up with Jolly from the band some time back – the full interview is available on RTL Play, on demand so get onto that after finishing up here. Jolly has some fantastic points on Song 2, unfortunately none of them support the theory… at all, but Jolly’s take on track-listing is a terrific listen. So go ahead and check it out. Joll of Bad Omen’s on the Song 2 theory….

6 Jan

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7 min
27 FEB

Song 2 - S.5 Ep.27: Jack Savoretti, 27/02/2026

“I don’t wake up trying to write the big song. I wake up trying to make a great album.” Welcome back to Song 2, the podcast still fighting the good fight for track number two. Five seasons in, we’ve converted a few believers, and this week might add another. With We Will Always Be The Way We Were on the horizon, Jack Savoretti joins the debate and, as it turns out, he doesn’t just agree with the theory… he’s been quietly living by it for years.

27 Feb

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5 min
26/08/2022

Grand Old Men: The founders of Luxembourgish politics

Luxembourg History Podcast

26/08/2022

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17 min
12/08/2022

S2E10: Folk music and national anthems in the Grand Duchy

Luxembourg History Podcast

12/08/2022

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14 min
29/07/2022

S2E9: Folk dancing and a Luxembourgish calendar

Today, we’re looking at some of the lesser-known aspects of Luxembourgish history and culture. We’ll start off with an investigation of folk dancing in the Grand Duchy, before finding out about Luxembourg’s one-time calendar.

29/07/2022

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15 min
29/09/2023

Song 2: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (S.2 Ep.25), 29/09/2023

This week's Song 2 brings us to one of the most well-known and universally acclaimed rap songs ever…and a track listing loophole Many albums open with an intro track…nominally a skit, or an interlude, some type of meandering almost start, and, anything that’s sub 90secs is not a track in my eyes. Feel free to argue, but I am running with this as far as my middle-aged legs will carry me.

29/09/2023

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14 min
08/07/2022

S2.6: Fables in the Grand Duchy - Renert and D'Maus Kätti

Did you know that Luxembourg has a rich tradition of fables and fairy tales? Today, we’re delving into two of Luxembourg’s most famous literary works: Michel Rodange’s Renert, and D’Maus Kätti by August Liesch. We’ll explore the stories they tell, the meanings behind them and the impact they have had on the development of Luxembourg’s cultural scene.

08/07/2022

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13 min
24/06/2022

S2.4: Luxembourg at the Olympics, part one

Today, it’s the first episode of a double-header exploring the history of Luxembourg’s participation at the Olympic Games from 1900 to the modern day. To kick things off, we’ll be looking at a Luxembourger who won the marathon at the Paris 1900 Olympics; the life of Josy Barthel, arguably the Grand Duchy’s most famous athlete; and a naturalised Luxembourger who almost, but never quite, won gold at the Winter Olympics.

24/06/2022

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13 min
22/07/2022

S2.8: Women's suffrage and Luxembourg's feminist pioneers

Today, we’re taking a belated look at Luxembourg’s female political pioneers. We’ll investigate how the Grand Duchy’s women secured the right to vote in the aftermath of the First World War, before turning to examine the lives of the country’s first female deputy and its first female minister.

22/07/2022

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9 min

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