The Long Play
Moving music
Aired on Tuesday 26th May 2026, 6:00PM
The Long Play explores songs about moving — across highways, between homes, through heartbreak and into new beginnings. This episode traces the emotional and cultural meaning of movement through classics by Lucky Starr, Willie Nelson, The Monkees and Curtis Mayfield, revealing how music helps us leave, arrive, reinvent and move on.
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Tracklist
- 0:00Single
Lucky Starr
I’ve Been Everywhere
- 3:00Honeysuckle Rose soundtrack
Willie Nelson
On the Road Again
- 5:00The Muppet Movie soundtrack
Kermit & Fozzie Bear
Movin’ Right Along
- 15:00Single
The Monkees
Last Train to Clarksville
- 20:00The Stranger
Billy Joel
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
- 10:00Single
Carole Bayer Sager
You’re Moving Out Today
- 15:00Roustabout era recordings
Elvis Presley
I’m Moving On
- 20:00Curtis
Curtis Mayfield
Move on Up
- 27:00Single
Supergrass
Moving
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