Ghost Town

Stories of what this iconic song by two-tone band The Specials means to different people.

• 28 mins

I Say a Little Prayer for You

Stories about the Burt Bacharach classic

• 28 mins

Fast Car

Stories of personal connection to Tracy Chapman's hit song.

• 28 mins

I Will Always Love You

Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.

• 28 mins

Defying Gravity from Wicked

The power of the anthem from the hit musical.

• 28 mins

Pata Pata

Stories of what Miriam Makeba's iconic song means to people from around the world.

• 28 mins

Fire and Rain

James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction, which somehow remains hopeful.

• 28 mins

Songs My Mother Taught Me

Dvorak's best known song from his Gypsy Cycle composed for voice and piano in 1880

• 28 mins

Sweet Thing

Exploring why Van Morrison's iconic song, from Astral Weeks, means so much to so many.

• 28 mins

Someone to Watch Over Me

The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin.

• 28 mins

I Can See Clearly Now

Stories of what Johnny Nash's 1972 hit means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Northern Sky

Exploring why Nick Drake's song from the album Bryter Layter means so much to so many.

• 28 mins

Tiny Dancer

Elton John's slow burner of a song is now one of his most loved tracks.

• 28 mins

Diamonds and Rust

Stories of love and loss surrounding the song Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez.

• 28 mins

Tender

Stories of what Tender, from Blur's 1999 album 13, means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Lovely Day by Bill Withers

The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people.

• 28 mins

America

America, Anita's big number from the musical West Side Story.

• 28 mins

Benedictus

With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins's Benedictus brings solace in hard times.

• 28 mins

Sailing By

Stories about a piece of light music which became interwoven with the Shipping Forecast.

• 28 mins

I Feel Love

Stories of love, loss and legacy surrounding Donna Summer's iconic 1977 hit I Feel Love.

• 28 mins

Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns

Ae Fond Kiss one of Robert Burns' most famous poems set to music.

• 28 mins

May You Never

John Martyn's most enduring song, from 1971.

• 28 mins

Bésame Mucho

Stories of one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time.

• 28 mins