The Long Play
Great Scots! The extraordinary influence on modern music
Aired on Tuesday 12th May 2026, 6:00PM
Tonight on The Long Play, we explore Scotland’s extraordinary influence on modern music — from Orange Juice, Simple Minds and Bronski Beat to The Proclaimers and Bay City Rollers. Across post-punk, synth-pop and indie anthems, we uncover how Scottish sounds shaped Australian music culture, pub rock, outsider storytelling, and unforgettable singalongs.
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- 0:00Let There Be Drums
Sandy Nelson
Let There Be Drums
- 2:00Rip It Up (1982)
Rip It Up
ORANGE JUICE
- 5:00Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
EURYTHMICS
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- 8:00Fisherman’s Blues (1988)
THE WATERBOYS
Fisherman’s Blues
- 10:00The Age of Consent (1984)
BRONSKI BEAT
Smalltown Boy
- 15:00Single (1985)
Simple Minds
Alive and Kicking
- 18:00The Crossing (1983)
BIG COUNTRY
In a Big Country
- 08Psychocandy (1985)
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Just Like Honey
- 20:00Sunshine on Leith (1988)
THE PROCLAIMERS
Sunshine on Leith
- 25:00Blondes Have More Fun (Single)
Rod Stewart
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
- 28:00Once Upon a Star (1975)
BAY CITY ROLLERS
Bye Bye Baby
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