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Welcome to another show. A fantastic line-up this evening.
So, let us begin with Sam Smith!
# He's all that I need
# My morning star
# Whenever he leaves
# I know he won't be far
# What more could I want?
# And I always wanted more
# Cos I didn't understand
# What my heart was for
# Hm-mm
# And like all good things
# It caught me by surprise
# You can dream he's yours all you want
# But he's mine, mine, mine
# He's my guy
# How could I know
# That love could be this true?
# And how'd I didn't know
# A dance could be this slow?
# Cos like all good things
# It caught me by surprise
# Hm-mm
# You can dream he's yours all you want
# But he's mine, mine, mine
# He's my guy
# Ooh, ooh
# He's my guy
# Ooh, ooh
# Hm-mm
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# You can't have him
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# You can try, try, try
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# Try, try, try
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# A breath of fresh air
# Ooh, ooh
# A rose on fire
# Ooh, ohh
# Oh, I could just stare
# At him all the time, time, time
# He's my guy
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# My guy
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# My guy
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy
# My guy
# You can dream it all you want, but you can't have my boy. #
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The ravishing voice of Sam Smith with My Guy.
Sam Smith!
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I'll be discussing things with Sam at the piano later on.
Who are my guests this evening?
We welcome, from Newcastle, Knats!
From Hammersmith, West London,
we're delighted to have back in the studio, Arlo Parks!
The queen of country pop from Ontario, Canada,
it is Shania Twain!
But now, from Quebec, Angine de Poitrine.
TRACK:Go!
TEMPO INCREASES
# Go, go, go, go, go, go
# Go, go, go, go, go, go. #
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Angine de Poitrine!
Who claim to be over 300 years old.
You're over 300 years old, right?
BAND-MATE GRUNTS AFFIRMATIVELY Just checking. Thank you, Poitrine!
Yes! Angine de Poitrine, over 300 years old.
Now, I don't bandy the word "legend" around just like all over the place,
but I'm going to use it now
because we're going to welcome the queen of country pop,
the legendary Shania Twain!
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So nice to have you here in the studio with us.
Such a great honour and a thrill for us all.
We're excited to get you here.
And you've been the biggest top selling female country pop artist
of all time,
but you've got a brand-new album, Little Miss Twain,
that's coming out in July, which takes us right back to the beginning.
Who was Little Miss Twain?
Little Miss Twain was a little girl of eight years old
who started singing in bars -
smoky, pub-type places...
..singing my grandparents' country music, country and western.
And this Little Miss Twain collection of songs
is a reflection from the beginning of those days
all the way through to when I got signed
to my international record deal in Nashville, Tennessee,
which was the ultimate dream.
But that only happened in my late 20s.
So, there's this whole span of time that Little Miss Twain is...
..the record Little Miss Twain is all about.
Wow. Did you say your first-ever gig, ever, you were eight years old?
Well, that was my first professional gig. Wow.
So, the first time I was ever paid for singing, I was eight years old!
It's quite a thing. That's a remarkable achievement.
That really is. Imagine that.
And you must've been, sort of...
How did you fit behind the guitar?
OK, so I was a little... I was tiny,
and when I came up onstage
with all the other adults that were performing,
the microphone had to come down like this.
JOOLS LAUGHS
So, I had these photos,
and this was all part of my reflection, or looking back at...
These photos where the guitar was bigger than me
and the microphone was always falling down!
Just a little sort of head behind the guitar.
I'm singing up to the microphone.
It's all been a really beautiful reflection,
and I had a very long career as a cover singer in bars
before I was signed as a recording artist, so...
You must have learnt a lot of your craft
singing in those bars,
both as a performer, but as a songwriter as well,
doing songs with other people.
Yes, and thank you for bringing that up,
because all the years of being a cover singer
made me crave for... to sing my own songs -
the way Joni Mitchell did and the way Dolly Parton did
and Bob Dylan.
So, I was building up my craft
in my bedroom during the day
and then going to the bars and singing cover songs at night.
But when you signed you record deal,
you said, "I'm going to do my own songs now," right?
I did not go on tour with...
From when I was signed to my record label,
I did not go on tour until I could sing my own original music.
That was my promise to myself,
that I would never sing a cover song again!
Never say never, but... Also, I've got to ask you this.
Some people, musicians, have unusual but secret passions.
Is there any particular thing you have? Do you collect something?
Do you paint? Is there a secret, quiet, passion that you have?
I have a lot of secrets. I'm happy to share them,
but we don't have all night.
OK. A secret we can share -
that's my kind of a secret.Yeah.
OK, this is definitely something
that only my husband ever discovered, really.
Blimey.Sometimes I will visit my horses in the night.
When I can't sleep, I will go
with them in the field and I will sit with them
and fall asleep with them.
It's...a beautiful thing.
It's a great therapy and he'll just come find me at three in the morning
and there I am, asleep with my horse. Dreaming with horses...
Dreaming with horses... ..a beautiful vision.
And does he bring you a cup of tea and some hay for them and everything?
Well, he's just happy that he finds me alive somewhere.
Not been trampled.
Exactly! No, my horses are very kind, but it is a safe place for me
and I write about horses in my album Little Miss Twain.
How great. Now, you've got your guitar.
You said you were never going to do a cover again,
but it would be great to hear what you played.
When you were little Miss Twain,
you listened to the old legendary country music, didn't you?
Yes! Hank Williams, that sort of thing?Like I said, I was growing...
You're going to play with me, aren't you?
I'm going to give it a try. So we're going to jam this out
and I hope I remember the words.
It's been a very, very long time since I've done this song.
When I was eight years old, one of the very first songs I ever learned
was a Hank Williams song,
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.
Heavy song!Very heavy song,
but I was intrigued by the fact that there was a minor chord in it,
because at eight years old, I only knew three-chord songs.
You know, D, G, A. That was it.
And so, to have a minor...
..to take the challenge on of a minor was special and exciting.
The song was deep. It did move me as a lyric,
but mostly it took me somewhere beyond my age -
somewhere else in my imagination.
And Hank Williams is one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
So he was one of my songwriting teachers just by listening.
And when I did this song in a theatre, probably similar size,
much less sophisticated, in Northern Ontario,
I would have been introduced, I was introduced,
something like this -
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage,
"Little Miss Twain."
And I would pull the microphone down and...
We'll just do a little bit of this one. Yeah, just a little bit.
# Have you ever heard a whippoorwill
# Who sounds too blue to cry?
# It means he's lost his will to live
# I'm so lonesome I could cry
# Have you ever seen a robin weep
# When the leaves began to die?
# The midnight train is whining low
# I'm so lonesome I could cry
# I'm so lonesome I could cry. #
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Shania Twain!
Shania Twain being Little Miss Twain.
Thank you, Shania Twain. We'll see you in a moment.
And now, let's go to this corner, where we welcome back in
a Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning artist.
Performing 2SIDED from her album, Ambiguous Desire,
please welcome Arlo Parks.
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# I've been waiting for this moment all night
# Yeah, I only made it out for you
# Joey's sippin' beer and guarding his decks
# There's a butterfly effect cos
# I, I feel my heartbeat climb
# The moonlight cuts through white
# My friends are all inside
# The heat and the dark
# My head is so clouded
# You know how I feel
# Tell me it's two-sided
# The heat and the dark
# My head is so clouded
# You know how I feel
# Tell me it's two-sided
# There's a sadness that I really can't shake
# But my vision's got a few stripes
# I never really feel at home anywhere
# It's the right place at the wrong time
# I, I feel my heartbeat climb
# The moonlight cuts through white
# My friends are all inside
# The heat and the dark
# My head is so clouded
# You know how I feel
# Tell me it's two-sided
# The heat and the dark
# My head is so clouded
# You know how I feel
# Tell me it's two-sided
# The heat and the dark
# My head is so clouded
# You know how I feel
# Tell me it's two-sided
# My head is so clouded
# Tell me it's two-sided. #
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# Looks like we made it
# Look how far we've come, my baby
# Might have took the long way
# We knew we'd get there someday
# They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
# But just look at us holding on
# We're still together Still going strong
# Still the one I run to
# The one that I belong to
# Still the one I want for life
# Still the one that I love
# The only one I dream of
# Still the one I kiss goodnight
# Ain't nothin' better
# We beat the odds together
# I'm glad we didn't listen
# Just look at what we would be missin'
# They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
# But just look at us holding on
# We're still together Still going strong
# Oh
# You're still the one I run to
# The one that I belong to
# You're still the one I want for life
# You're still the one that I love
# The only one I dream of
# You're still the one I kiss goodnight
# Looks like we made it
# Just look how far we've come
# My baby
# Mm, yeah. #
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Shania Twain!
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Fantastic.
With her wonderful song.
Now, in this corner,
a band who describe their sound as Geordie jazz.
Performing a track from their album, A Great Day In Newcastle,
please welcome Knats!
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Picture this.
There's a young lad...
..he's a good kid, wouldn't hurt a fly.
He's a creative - he likes to sing and dance and paint, you know.
One day, his dad drags him to a boxing gym and says to him,
"You need to learn how to fight."
He thinks to himself, "What?" Says to his dad, "That's not me.
"I'm a lover, not a fighter, and I'm never gonna be a boxer."
# Damn! I ain't never gonna be a boxer. #
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They're never gonna be a boxer. Thanks, Knats!
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Our next guest is a global megastar.
They have had over 50 billion streams.
They've got Grammys, Brits, a Golden Gloobe... Globe,
and even an Oscar. I'm delighted to welcome back to the show, Sam Smith!
Great to have you here.
APPLAUSE Great to be here.
And, I mean, let's face it, you first came on the show
in 2013 with Disclosure, then you came in your own right in 2014.
Any memories of those shows?
I remember the first show I did by myself.
Bono was performing at the same time. Was he? Right.
OK.Yeah. And I got to meet him, which was amazing.
Very good.And just, I have beautiful memories with you.
Since the first time you came on the show,
have you changed in your approach to music, do you think?
Oh, my gosh, yes. In so many ways.
Especially with this last album, you know, I'm... Every album I make,
I'm trying to test myself, push myself as a songwriter,
as a singer.
And with this album as well,
like, really getting into the production side
of the music more than ever.
I've just fallen in love over the last two, three years,
with being with friends, and beautiful people in a room,
and capturing beautiful performances.
Mostly late at night in New York.
Capturing a moment rather than perhaps maybe everything
being precise and sort of computerised?
Capturing the humanity?My third and fourth record that I brought out
were very poptastic records and written in a very pop way,
and I was just craving
some humanity and being with people and, yeah,
it's been about singing songs again and again and again and again
and there's just sometimes,
when you're a little bit weary late at night,
you get these amazing performances that we've captured.
That first song you played for us was fantastic.
Thanks. And it was very spacious as well, so you could really
hear the sound of your voice, which is also fantastic.
Am I right in thinking that the theme on this record,
it's a romantic theme, isn't it?Yes.
Yes. The album's called Hazel Eyes and it's a love story.
It's a very, very romantic love story.
I've moved from England to New York for love and to be with my partner,
and this album and the writing of it
accompanied me from moving from here in North London
to New York.
Is New York very inspirational for your writing?
It's become incredibly inspirational.
It's just... It's... I mean, it's the gay epicentre of the world
in many ways, you know. It's where the gay liberation movement started
and there's just like, there's so much deep queer history there
and I feel like I'm allowed to be more myself than ever before
in that place, which is a beautiful thing.
And I also just love walking around the streets listening to jazz music
in New York.
There's certain genres of music and style of music
comes alive in that city.
Just like in London, there's certain genres that come alive here
more than anywhere else.
And is there anything that you miss about England?
I miss fish and chips.
Every day of my life.
I'll bring some out for you.
Oh, please. All I think about is the silver hotplate.
Oh. Szzzz! Mushy peas with that?
Yeah. And I miss my family,
but luckily, I'm back here quite regularly
to see my family. My sister just had a baby.
Things like that. So I get to be here a lot,
which is still gorgeous.
And visually, a very great creative artist
both in the world of fashion and everything like that.
Have you found new ways of looking at things in New York?
Oh, my God, yeah. I mean, I can wear whatever I want.
I mean, if I wear a mini skirt in New York,
I get wolf-whistled on the street, which is nice.
But I... Every day I wake up, I look at my wardrobe and decide
who I want to be.
And I have so much fun with my clothes.
I love fashion so much.
My partner's a fashion designer, so I'm very lucky.
It's a big part of my life now.
New things to wear every day?
Yeah. Now, if you could go back, we talked about that
when you first came on in 2013, if you could go back in time to then,
now, what would you say to them? Would you give them advice?
What would you say?
I mean, I'd teach them how to breathe.
I'm very scared person. I get very anxious performing, even now.
So, like, I've learned all these tools
of how to, you know, relax, rest the body
before you sing, stuff like that.
So that would be the first thing I'd do.
I'd just give them a hug.
It was a confusing... Being 22 is confusing. Yes.
I think that would be my advice to a lot is...
I'd say, "Don't worry."
Yeah. Don't worry. It's going to be all right.
If you worry, it won't help anyway. Of course.
What's the next thing you're going to be playing for us?
I'm singing a song from the record
called When He's Gone, which is a bit more of a melancholy,
moody moment in this romantic tale that is Hazel Eyes.
And it's very, very inspired by country and western music
and old soul, American soul records.
Well, it's great having you back on the show.
Your voice is sounding more powerful and more beautiful than ever.
So it's fantastic to have you here.
Thank you very much, Sam Smith. It's great to see you.Thank you.
Good to see you. APPLAUSE
Thank you so much.
So, I'm not sure... Ah, you stay there, I'm going to go here.
Right, thank you, thank you, Sam Smith.
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And now, please welcome back Arlo Parks!
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# We're doing dishes The party's starting to thin
# Aleda's cousin is out the back being sick
# The walls are scratched up It smells of chips and gin
# Crash and Ames are back at it
# She kissed his cheek before she split
# And I can hear him say I always knew, always knew
# Always knew Always knew
# I would find you I'd find you
# I'd find you
# We're smoking hand rolls
# Feel like we're both in a film
# Just being clumsy DJ-ing Goldie and Prince
# And when the clock strikes The disco lights go blue
# 15 friends at 10 to 6
# This is what I always miss
# And I can hear him say I always knew, always knew
# Always knew Always knew
# I would find you I'd find you
# I'd find you
# Yeah, I can hear him say
# I always knew, always knew
# Always knew Always knew
# I would find you
# I'd find you
# The minute I step away
# The minute I step away. #
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DISTORTED: # Fabien
# Whoo!
DISTORTED: # Sebastien. #
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Thank you, Angine de Poitrine!
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And thank you to all of our wonderful guests this evening.
I hope you've enjoyed this wonderful show.
And now, let's finish with Sam Smith.
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# Hate it when you speak to me
# With cruel and careless words
# Everything you say to me
# Can't you see it hurts?
# Fills my heart with sorrow
# How the hell did we turn down this road?
# Love is not a game to play
Fighting talk is cheap
# Every time you roll the dice
# It just ends in defeat
# Fills my heart with sorrow
# How the hell did we slip down so low?
# When he's walking out on me
# He takes everything I need
# My whole world's broken when he's gone
# Gone
# When he's gone
# I'm the only one for him
# This much I believe
# If you cut me clean in half
# His name I will bleed
# So it fills my heart with sorrow
# When I become the victim of his heart
# Oh, no
# When he's walking out on me
# He takes everything I need
# My whole world's broken when he's gone
# Gone
# When he's gone
When he's gone
# Oh
# Well, that's the thing with passion
# It passes like the weather
# If he stays with me tonight
# I promise I'll be better
# I can keep him satisfied
# In his arms is where I belong
# My whole world's broken when he's gone. #
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MUSIC: Never Gonna Be A Boxer by Knats
# Damn! I ain't never gonna be a boxer. #