From Dylan to Chappell Roan, pop’s 60-year obsession with Brigitte Bardot
· 56 min · Episode 857
Episode From Dylan to Chappell Roan, pop’s 60-year obsession with Brigitte Bardot
Cartwheeling into 2026 with the usual cast of rock and roll heroes and pantomime villains. Behind you this week you’ll find …
… Boy George? Rick Wakeman? Chas Smash? Vanilla Ice? Pop stars who’ve done panto
… will there ever be another Rock Knighthood?
… Dylan, Elton, Chrissie Hynde and Lil Wayne mention Brigitte Bardot in songs: but who’s seen any of her films?
… “the Brigitte Bardot idea of beauty was conceived at the same time as the idea of rock and roll”
… Chris Rea’s obsession with Miles Davis – and the tale of Benny Santini
… Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ and ‘Hello’ by the Beloved and their roll calls of saints and sinners
… David saw Bob Marley at the Lyceum but now thinks he’s seen a show that was even better
… the great attraction of cinema is “our furtive dreams in the dark”
… what Van Morrison owes Hugh McCracken for the intro to Brown-Eyed Girl
… and birthday guest Andrew Slattery’s Hepworth v Ellen SmashWaddy reviews quiz!
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