Summary
"God only knows what I'd be without you"
For artist Kim Lynch God Only Knows is a song that she has carried with her from the moment her father played it to her mother back in their 1960's London home and it's the song that resonated throughout her parents 65 years together.
Meanwhile in land locked Burundi, another couple are bought together from two very different cultures. Sharing the same hopes and prayers, they began their married life by blending a traditional wedding ceremony with the Californian song that spans decades - and continents - to touch souls wherever it's played.
And across the ocean, Erin Prewitt tells her love story and describes how tragic and unexpected circumstances meant she has had to learn to live out those iconic lyrics and discover what it means to be without the person you love.
With reflections from:
* Musician, Al Kooper * Author, Barry Miles.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Traitors is back and so is that mysterious cloaked figure with the familiar fringe. |
| 0:06.7 | Yeah, it's me. |
| 0:07.9 | And when you've watched Claudia in the castle, join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised companion podcast. |
| 0:13.7 | And remember, I'll be listening. |
| 0:15.9 | Okay? |
| 0:16.7 | No, seriously, I love it. |
| 0:18.5 | What a faithful. |
| 0:19.7 | We'll unpack betrayals and spill scandalous secrets with celeb guests, |
| 0:23.8 | traitors legends, and murdered and banished players. |
| 0:27.1 | The Traitors Uncloked. |
| 0:28.4 | Watch on EyePlayer, listen for more on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:32.1 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:38.5 | Hi, this is Al Cooper, and I'm a musician, a record producer and a songwriter. |
| 0:46.8 | In 1966, California was like one of the harbingers of popular music. |
| 0:54.5 | California was the place to be if you were in the music business. |
| 1:01.4 | I was friendly with the head of Brother Records, |
| 1:06.1 | which was Brian's record company. |
| 1:10.2 | He invited me to visit Brian at his house. This is the time period where he had |
| 1:18.3 | his piano in a sandbox in his living room and a soda fountain in the living room. Just things you don't find in people's living rooms. |
| 1:31.3 | Anybody else is probably in the world. |
| 1:34.3 | I was very excited to meet Brian. |
| 1:37.3 | I had never met him before. |
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