Tonight's programme spotlights the singer, the song and the music business.
Many people write songs, but few are ever recorded and fewer still make the hit parade. With the record industry affected by the recession, just how important is the song?
Songwriters B. A. Robertson and Chris de Burgh perform and discuss the triumphs and failures of the music business with Simon Draper , a recording company executive.
Editor JIM DUMIGHAN. BBC Birmingham