Late on a midweek night so I did not expect big numbers, but peak 13, 7 still on at the end, so I’m happy with that.
Espedair Street is Iain Banks’ story of a working class boy achieving success, a bit like Iain himself did, only for the protagonist of the novel, the success is in the rock music business, and comes with a price.
(b) means the track was played behind the narration.
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| (b)Fingal’s Cave | |||
| Both Sides, Now | Joni Mitchell | Clouds | 1985 |
| (b)Winchester Cathedral | New Vaudeville Band | single | 1966 |
| Smoke On The Water (’97 Remix) | Deep Purple | Machine Head | 1997 |
| (b)Myst Island – The Tower | Robyn Miller | Myst – Soundtrack | 1998 |
| Everything Will Turn Out Fine | Stealer’s Wheel | Ferguslie Park | 1973 |
| Fame | David Bowie | Young Americans | 1975 |
| Jean Genie | David Bowie | Aladdin Sane | 1973 |
| Communication Breakdown | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin I | 1969 |
| My Friend The Sun | Family | Bandstand | 2004 |
| Psycho Killer | Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense | 1983 |
| Radio Free Moscow | Jethro Tull | Under Wraps | 1984 |
| The Consul at Sunset | Jack Bruce | Harmony Row | 1971 |
| Black Horse And The Cherry Tree | K.T. Tunstall | live performance, Later | 2004 |
| Pop Muzik | M | New York • London • Paris • Munich | 1979 |
| Never Let Her Slip Away | Andrew Gold | All This and Heaven Too | 1978 |
| Dancing in the Street | David Bowie; Mick Jagger | Best of Bowie | 2002 |
| Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | 2002 |
| Dedicated Follower of Fashion | The Kinks | The Kinks Ultimate Collection | 1966 |
| Born To Run | Bruce Springsteen | Born To Run | 1975 |
| Colour My World | Chicago | Chicago II | 1970 |
| Roxanne | The Police | Outlandos d’Amour | 1978 |
| Silly Love Songs | Wings | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 1976 |
| Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution | AC/DC | Back In Black | 1980 |
| Have A Cigar | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 1975 |
| Going Down Laughing | Tiger | Going Down Laughing | 1976 |
| My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion | Soundtrack to Titanic | 1997 |
| Walk into Light | Ian Anderson | Walk into Light | 1983 |
| Suzanne | Leonard Cohen | Songs of Leonard Cohen | 1967 |
| In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Live | 1994 |