SOUNDS OF LIVERPOOL AT THE BBC

It’s the city that gave birth to The Beatles, inspired Gerry to ride that ferry, and spawned Bunnymen and Atomic Kittens. Now with all eyes – and ears – on Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, a look into the BBC’s archives for a selection of performances from some of Merseyside’s biggest and best-loved musical stars.

Forget house music - this is scouse music, rich and varied, with some songs that conquered charts across the world and others that struck a special chord here – from The Story of the Blues to You’ll Never Walk Alone, and inevitably, in a city with two massive football teams, Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s Two Tribes. (01:29:14)

1. The Beatles - She Loves You
2. Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
3. Melanie C - I Turn To You
4. Cast - Finetime
5. Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Pump It Up
6. Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
7. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
8. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey
9. Rebecca Ferguson ft. BBC Concert Orchestra - Nothing's Real But Love
10. The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything
11. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
12. The Farm With Pete Wiley & RLPO - All Together Now
13. Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
14. The Coral - Dreaming Of You
15. Wah! - The Story of the Blues
16. Ken Dodd - Tears
17. The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma!
18. The Zutons - Valerie
19. OMD - Enola Gay
20. The La's - There She Goes
21. The Christians - Forgotten Town
22. Kathryn Williams - Movin' On Up
23. Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
24. The KLF - 3 A.M Eternal
25. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter
26. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again
27. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
28. Paul McCartney - Hey Jude