The Whole Nine Yards Ep 286 19.7.26 Make-overs & Put-overs: Iconic Voices. Suprising Songs with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 286

With Roy Stannard

On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

Sunday 19 July 2026 3-5pm

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

Make-overs and Put-overs – Iconic voices. Surprising songs.

Today we’re stepping off the well‑lit path and into the side streets of musical history – the moments when legendary voices slip into surprising outfits and familiar songs get a whole new coat of paint. From torch‑song turns by pop royalty to rock anthems reimagined by soul icons, these are the performances that make you sit up, smile, and rethink everything you thought you knew about an artist. It’s a celebration of risk, reinvention, and the thrill of hearing a familiar voice in an unfamiliar place.

Hour One


Shirley Bassey – Light My Fire (Something 1970)
Johnny Cash – Hurt (American IV: The Man Comes Around, 2002)
Aretha Franklin – Nessun Dorma (Live at the Grammys, 1998)
David Bowie – Volare (Baal EP, 1982)
Elvis Presley – Blue Moon (Elvis Presley, 1956)
Nina Simone – Here Comes the Sun (Here Comes the Sun, 1971)
Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome (The Seeger Sessions, 2006)
Sinead O’Connor – Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Am I Not Your Girl 1992)
George Michael – Roxanne (Songs from the Last Century, 1999)
Madonna – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (Like a Virgin, 1984)
Tori Amos – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Crucify EP, 1992)

Hour Two

Annie Lennox – Whiter Shade of Pale (Medusa, 1995)
Björk – You’ve Been Flirting Again (Flirt is a Promise Mix) (Oh So Quiet EP 1995)
Seal – My Funny Valentine (Standards, 2017)
Paul Anka – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rock Swings, 2005)
Tony Bennett – Eleanor Rigby (Tony Sings the Great Beatles Songbook, 1970)
Michael Bublé – Spider-Man Theme (Spider-Man 2 OST, 2004)
Christina Aguilera – At Last (live @ Masterclass 2022)
Chicane ft Tom Jones – Stoned in Love (12” mix) (Stoned in Love Single 2006)
Dolly Parton – Stairway to Heaven (Halos & Horns, 2002)
Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Shrek OST, 2001)
Annie Lennox – Dido’s Lament (A Christmas Cornucopia 2013)
Susan Boyle – Wild Horses (I Dreamed a Dream 2009)
Shirley Bassey – The Girl From Tiger Bay (The Performance 2009)

Published by Roy Stannard

I'm someone who doesn't like parameters, barriers or fences. I'll try and climb over them, burrow under them or just pretend they don't exist - until they don't. Sometimes I'll write about the mind in a poetic way, or poetry with neural undertones, or I'll proselytise endlessly about my favourite new band - or one of the old ones. My Blog will give you the keys to the kingdom. A kingdom with no borders, no expectations and, therefore, no failure.. Because I am endlessly empathetic with people, their motivation, their behaviour,their problems and their quest for knowledge, I work with the pioneering Brighton-based homeless, vulnerable women and disempowered school students charity Off The Fence Trust that has tried to redress the equality deficit for over two decades. I produce, host and promote two radio shows a week: The Whole Nine Yards Sundays 3-5pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM (www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen) - and Lost Immortals on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM on Sundays 5-7pm.

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