Weekend Playlist: Bah Humbug

Weekend Playlist: Bah Humbug

Here's the weekend playlist created by Snail with help from guest curator Dave looking at X/twitter selections (05/12/2025) with Songs that reference grumpiness, complaining and misery of Bah Humbug.
This was a wildcard selection based on suggestions.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Misery Guts
Smiths - Heaven knows I’m miserable now
Travis - Why does it always rain on me?
Damned - I just can’t be happy today
Maroon 5 - Misery
Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad
Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart

[Side 2] Moaning Minnies
Alexander O’Neal - Criticize
Mental as Anything - Complaining
Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this?
Squeeze - Grouch of the day
lyricslinger - Funky old man
Chas & Dave - Ain’t no pleasing you

[Bonus] Humbug
Ian Dury - Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Shamen - Ebennezer Goode
Eric Idle - F*** Christmas

Long list

• 4 Non Blondes - What's up
• A-ha - Touchy
• Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
• Alexander O’Neal - Criticize
• Beatles - I’m so tired
• Ben Folds Five - One angry dwarf
• Billy Joel - Piano man
• Billy Nomates - Nothin worth winnin
• Blink 182 - I won’t be home for Christmas
• Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart
• Carole King - It might as well rain until September
• Chas & Dave - Ain’t no pleasing you
• Chas & Dave - Rabbit
• Chris Stapleton - Might as well get stoned
• Christophe - Je l’ai touche
• Coasters - Yakety yak
• Damned - I just can’t be happy today
• David Ford - Cheer up you miserable
• David Ford - To hell with the world
• Declan McKenna - Nothing works
• Depeche Mode - Wrong
• Eamon - F**k it (I don’t want you back)
• Elvis Presley & Martina McBride - Blue Christmas
• Eric Idle - F*** Christmas
• Eric Idle - One foot in the grave
• Everclear - I will be hating you for Christmas
• Ex - Soon all cities
• Faith no more - RV
• Frank Kelly - 12 days of Christmas
• George Michael - Too funky
• Gin Blossoms - Hey jealousy
• Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas
• Harry Nilsson - You’re breakin’ my heart
• HMHB - National Shite Day
• Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) - Valjean’s Soluoquy
• Ian Dury - Reasons to be cheerful part 3
• Johnny Cash - Hurt
• Kelis - Caught out there
• Linkin Park - One step closer
• Low Cut Connie - Dreams don’t come true
• lyricslinger - Funky old man
• Madness - Misery
• Maroon 5 - Misery
• Mental as Anything - Complaining
• Michael Jackson - Leave me alone
• Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad
• Nick Lowe - Man that I’ve become
• Nirvana - Silver
• OK Go - Get over it
• Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this?
• Phil Collins - I don’t care anymore
• Placebo - Teenage Angst
• Radiohead - Creep
• Red Zebra - I can’t live in a living room
• Righteous Brothers - You’ve lost that loving feeling
• Rolling Stones - Get off of my cloud
• Sex Pistols - Seventeen
• Shamen - Ebennezer Goode
• Sleaford Mods ft Billy Nomates - Mork & Mindy
• Smiths - Heaven knows I’m miserable now
• Smiths - Unhappy birthday
• Soul Asylum - Misery
• Squeeze - Grouch of the day
• Tasmin Archer - Complaints
• Tears for Fears - Mad world
• Things - I don’t believe it
• Travis - Why does it always rain on me?
• Ugly Kid Joe - Everything about you

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Animal Noises

Midnight Mixtape: Animal Noises

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Limto look at listener selections (04/12/2025) with Songs that feature animal noises on the news that bad bunny is the most popular artist on spotify!

Songs in contention

• Baha men - Who let the dogs out
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
• Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
• Adam & Ants - Stand & deliver
• Disturbed - Down with the sickness
• Beatles - Blackbird
• Beck - Jack-ass
• B52s - Rock Lobster
• Missy Elliott - Work it
• Ducksauce - Big bad wolf
• Cure - Lovecats
• Roy Orbison - Pretty woman
• Pink Floyd - Pigs (3 different ones)
• Shakira - She wolf
• Minnie Riperton - Lovin' you
• Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf
• Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
• Queen - Delilah
• Tanya Tagaq - Tulugak
• New Order - Perfect Kiss
• Ylvis - Fox
• Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
• Osmonds - Crazy horses
• Lorde - Sober
• ELO - Jungle
• Ratatat - Wildcat
• Bobby Darin - If I could talk to the animals
• Shed Seven - Starlings
• Paris Paloma - Good boy
• Baltimora - Tarzan boy
• Ray Stevens - In the mood
• Wham! - Club Tropicana
• Muse - Knights of Cydonia
• Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep
• Charlton Heston - Stump
• Adriana Caselotti - Whistle while you work
• Soft Play - Take me to the tip
• Bobby Day - Rockin Robin
• Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
• Kate Bush - Moving
• Smiths - Meat is murder
• Prodigy - Charly
• Talk Talk - It's my life
• Tenpole Tudor Vikings - Swords of a thousand men
• Paul McCartney - Frog Choru

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Domesticated
1. Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
2. Adam & Ants - Stand & deliver
3. Beck - Jack-ass
4. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
5. Pink Floyd - Pigs (3 different ones)
6. Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

[Side 2] Wild
7. Wham! - Club Tropicana
8. ELO - Jungle
9. Ducksauce - Big bad wolf
10. New Order - Perfect Kiss
11. Soft Play - Take me to the tip
12. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' you
Hidden: Queen - Delilah

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before, Avalanches, Ducksauce (1), Jane's addiction, Minnie Riperton, Pink Floyd (9), Soft Play. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: Queen (19)
• 3: ELO (3), Wham! (5)
• 2: Adam Ant (5)
• 1: Beck (5), New Order (3), Pet Shop Boys (4)

Weekend Playlist History

Weekend Playlist History

1. Connections (X
2. Penguins (X
3. Australia (X
4. Fighting Cancer (X
5. Superbowl (X
6. Kindness (X
7. Buses & Coaches (X
8. Dragons (X
9. Colin Murray (X
10. Mothers (X
11. Pies (X
12. Chemical Element Periodic Table (X
13. Backwards (X
14. Wrestling (X
15. Human Sounds (X
16. Tea (X
17. Freedom (X
18. Snooker terms/Non-colours (X
19. Sweden (X
20. First (X
21. Snail (Slow) (X
22. Birds (X
23. Remembering the Past (X
24. Looniness (X
25. Clothes (X
26. Farms (X
27. Politics (X
28. France (X
29. Moon (X
30. Olympic Sports (X
31. Q&A (X
32. Olympic Sports (X
33. Feet (X
34. Rock Paper Scissors (X
35. Paralympics (X
36. Supermarket (X
37. Hard & Soft (X
38. Pause (X
39. Money (X
40. Breakfast (X
41. Chess (X
42. Chocolate Cupcake (X
43. Cats (X
44. Countdown (X
45. Cookie (X
46. Phone Call (X
47. Phone Call (X
48. Wall (X
49. Return (X
50. 50 (Fifty) (X
51. Shortest (X
52. Festive Drinks (X
53. New Year Resolutions (X
54. Shipping forecast (X
55. Rivals (X
56. Cold (X
57. Speeches (X
58. School (X
59. Truth (X
60. Horses (X
61. Children (X
62. Smile (X
63. Woman (X
64. Mathematics (X
65. Cinema (X
66. Circus (X
67. Flash (X
68. Golf (X
69. Heaven (X
70. Self-Titled (X
71. Guilty Pleasures (X
72. Victory (X
73. Mining (X
74. Brown (X
75. Hearing (X
76. Diamonds (X
77. Spades (X
78. Clubs (X
79. Hearts (X
80. Health & Safety (X
81. Life (X
82. Gun (X
83. Never (X
84. Hairdressing (X
85. Wizard of Oz (X
86. Promise (X
87. Volcano (X
88. Beaches (X
89. International (X
90. Germany (X
91. Midnight (X
92. Rabbit (X
93. North & South (X
94. Tube (X
95. Silenece (X
96. West/East (X
97. Roads (X
98. Tongue Twisters (X
99. Reptiles (X
100. Playlist (X
101. Room 101 (X

Weekend Playlist: Room 101

Weekend Playlist: Room 101

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curators Adrian and Mog looking at X/twitter selections (28/11/2025) with Songs that reference Room 101 in terms of bad things and banishment.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to Mog for the spotified list

[Side 1] Bad
1. George Thorogood - Bad to the bone
2. Linda Ronstadt - You’re no good
3. Jimmy Dean - Big bad John
4. Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good
5. Carl Carlton - She’s a bad mama jama
6. Michael Jackson - Bad

[Side 2] Banishment
7. Rufus Wainwright - Going to a town
8. Madness - Embarrassment
9. Dubliners - Fields of Athenry
10. Dolly Parton - Deportee
11. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
12. Ye banished privateers - We are ye banished privateers

[Bonus]
Bad Company - Bad Company
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful world beautiful people
Ennio Morricone - Good bad & ugly

Long list

• Dubliners - Fields of Athenry
• Ye banished privateers - We are ye banished privateers
• Suburbano - Makinavaja
• Jim Croce - Bad Leroy Brown
• Ennio Morricone - Good bad & ugly
• Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?
• Thin - Bad reputation
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Taylor Swift - Exile
• U2 - Bad
• Rufus Wainwright - Going to a town
• Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
• Queen - Death on two legs
• Carl Carlton - She’s a bad mama jama
• Chris Isaak - Baby did a bad thing
• Abi Reimold - Bad seed
• Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey on the moon
• JJ Doom - Banished
• Chase & Status ft Bou - Baddadan
• Divine Comedy - Bad ambassador
• Jimmy Dean - Big bad John
• Madness - Embarrassment
• Arcade Fire - Deep blue
• Linda Ronstadt - You’re no good
• George Thorogood - Bad to the bone
• Creedence Clearwater - Bad moon rising
• Albert King - Born under a bad sign
• Elvis Presley - I feel so bad
• Lady Gaga - Bad romance
• Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful world beautiful people
• Rick Estrin & Nightcats - Dump that trump
• Cynthia Ervio - Defyin Gravity
• Munchkins - Ding song the witch is dead
• Michael Jackson - Bad
• Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good
• Paul Jones - I've been a bad bad boy
• Billie Ellish - Bad guy
• King Crimson - Exiles
• Len Maurice - Banish the budget blues
• Yazoo - Nobody's diary
• Arcade Fire - Black wave / Bad vibrations
• Blur - Bad day
• US3 - Just another brother
• Bad Company - Bad Company
• Quireboys - I don’t love you anymore
• U2 - Van Diemen’s land
• Eddie Vedder - Society
• Levellers ft Nick Burbridge - Dirty Davey
• Muse - Starlight
• Vixen - Bad reputation
• Burning Bridges - Mike Curb Congregation
• Inner Circle - Bad boys
• Wolf Sisters - Big bad wolf
• Allergies - Big bad woman
• Jojo - Leave
• Iron Maiden - Innocent Exile
• James Brown - Super bad
• Shakespear’s Sister - You’re history
• Capercaillie - Waiting for The wheel to turn
• Dubliners (ft Paddy Reilly) - Fields of Athenry
• Dolly Parton - Deportee
• Bob Marley - Exodus
• Vangelis - One more kiss dear

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Jo Kendallto look at listener selections (27/11/2025) with Songs that reference receptacles/containers to mark the autumn budget on 26/11/2025!

Songs in contention

• Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
• Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
• Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
• Barbra Dickson - Another suitcase another hall
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Marilyn Monson - Lunch box
• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Redbox - Lean on me
• Green Day - Basket case
• Goldfrapp - Paper bag
• Teddy Swims - Suitcase
• Fall - Carry bag man
• Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
• Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
• Nirvana - Heart shaped box
• Benny Hill - Ernie the fastest milkman in the west
• Neil - Hole in my shoe
• Stiff little fingers - Tin Soldiers
• Christina Perri - Jar of hearts
• Chumbawamba - Tubthumpin'
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Adam Ant - Whip in my valise
• Rubettes - Juke box jive
• Kings of Leon - The bucket
• Pretenders - Brass in pocket
• Malvinda Reynolds - Little boxes
• Beatles - Yellow submarine
• Gloria Scott - (Case of) Too much lovemaking
• Police - Message in a bottle
• Bad manners - Can can
• Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
• Etta James - Swing low sweet chariot
• John Denver - Leaving on a jet plane
• Lloyd Cole - My bag
• Tribe called quest - I left my wallet in El Segundo
• Joni Mitchell - Case of you
• Beck - Ziplock bag
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Placebo Effect
• Toy Dolls - Nellie the elephant
• X-Ray Spex - I am a plastic bag
• Simon & Garfunkel - The boxer
• Icicle Works - Travelling Chest
• Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
• Doris Day - Put em in a box, tie 'em with a ribbon
• Glen Miller - Little brown jug
• Suzi Quatro - Can the can
• World Party - Put the message in the box
• George Baker - Little green bag
• Sia - Suitcase
• Kay Starr - Man with the bag
• Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
• Soft Play - Bin juice disaster

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
2. Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
3. Fall - Carry bag man
4. Suzi Quatro - Can the can
5. Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
6. Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
[Side 2]
7. Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
8. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
9. Redbox - Lean on me
10. Kings of Leon - The bucket
11. Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
12. Police - Message in a bottle
Hidden: Glen Miller - Little brown jug

Previous Appearances

From the new era of mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before... Andrew Sisters (2 on original midnight mixtape), Pigbag, Fall (2), Suzi Quatro, Tom McRae, Redbox, Kings of Leon (2), Glen Miller. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 2: Thin Lizzy (7 in total)
• 1: Musical Youth (3), Super Furry animals (3), Beautiful South (3), Police (4)

Weekend Playlist: Playlist

Weekend Playlist: Playlist

This is the 100th WeekendHere's the weekend playlist created by Benny and Adrian with help from guest curator Jo Kendall looking at X/twitter/bsky selections (21/11/2025) with Songs that reference or contain lists of things.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire
2. Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your love
3. Rose Betts - Guy Friends
4. Ian Dury - What a waste
5. A House - Endless Art
6. REM - It’s the end of the world as we know it

[Side 2]
7. Julie Andrews - My favourite things
8. Michael M - Do Americans wear Easterhouse T-Shirts?
9. Praga Khan - Love
10. Carole Bayer Sager - You’re moving out today
11. Oleta Adams - Get here
12. Johnny Cash - I’ve been everywhere

[Bonus]
Gilbert & Sullivan - I’ve got a little list (Mikado)
Maisie Peters - The List
Hall & Oates - Kiss on my list

Long list

• Flanders & Swann - Slow train
• Simon & Garfunkel - At the zoo
• Franz Lizt - Hungarian Rhapsody #2
• NKOTB - Step by step
• Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire
• Madonna - Vogue
• Hall & Oates - Kiss on my list
• Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your love
• Julie Andrews - My favourite things
• Oleta Adams - Get here
• Kate Bush - 50 words for snow
• Tom tom club - Downtown Rockers
• Praga Khan - Love
• Zazie - Tout le monde
• Johnny Cash - I’ve been everywhere
• Dua Lipa - New rules
• Beloved - Hello
• Cure - Friday I'm in love
• Killers - My List
• Frank Kelly - 12 days of Christmas
• Los Campesinos! - My year in lists
• George Thorogood - One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
• Huey Lewis & News - Heart of rock and roll
• Tubes - What do you want from life
• Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris - Bare Necessities
• Damon Locks - List of Demands
• LCD Soundsystem - Losing my edge
• Art Pepper - Make a wish, make a list
• REM - Man on the moon
• Destiny’s Child - 8 days of Christmas
• Beautiful South - Song for whoever
• Ian Dury - What a waste
• JAMMs - It’s grim up North
• Perry Como & Fontane Sisters - You’re adorable
• Jason Isbell & 400 Unit - Songs that she sang in the shower
• Nat King Cole - These foolish things
• Taylor Swift - Wi$h li$t
• Max Wall - England’s glory
• Princess Buster - Ten commandments
• A House - Endless Art
• My life story - 12 reasons why I love her
• Rose Betts - Guy Friends
• Alanis Morissette - 8 easy steps
• Carole Bayer Sager - You’re moving out today
• Eartha Kitt - Santa baby
• Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
• Maisie Peters - The List
• REM - It’s the end of the world as we know it
• Fluke - Absurd
• Nick Cave - There she goes my beautiful world
• Lyricslinger - Listen Listen Listen
• Nickelback - Rockstar
• Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the cradle
• Jam - That’s entertainment
• Alanis Morissette - 21 things I want in a lover
• Terrorvision - Celebrity hit list
• Bjork - I’ve seen it all
• Chats - Drunk n disorderly
• Paulo Nutini - Pencil full of lead
• Queens of the Stone Age - Feel good hit of the summer
• Jamie Callum - Mixtape
• Gilbert & Sullivan - I’ve got a little list (Mikado)
• Jean Michel Jarre - Sale of the century
• U2 - Numb
• Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus is comin’ to town
• Michael M - Do Americans wear Easterhouse T-Shirts?
• Meredith Brooks - Bitch

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (20/11/2025) with Songs that reference Cricket to commemorate the start of 2025-2026 Ashes between England and Austraila!

Songs in contention

• Engelbert Umpiredinck - Please release me
• Crowded House - Don’t dream it’s over
• Shed Seven - Waiting for the catch
• Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
• Travis - Turn
• Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
• Mungo Jerry - Long leg woman dress in black
• Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
• Tom Petty - Nightwatchman
• Foo Fighters - Rope
• Moody Blues - Nights in white satin
• David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
• Kane Gang - Crease in his hat
• Kosheen - Catch
• Bobby Womack - It’s all over now
• Portishead - Glory box
• Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
• Sherbet - Howzat
• Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
• Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
• Kiss - Fits like a glove
• Roy Orbison - It's over
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Nightwatchman
• Lindasfarne - Run for home
• Vaccines - All in white
• Minor Threat - Stumped
• Taylor Swift - Willow
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Fall out boy - Centuries
• Pat Benetar - Hit me with your best shot
• Anton Karas - Third Man Theme
• White Stripes - Red bowling ball Ruth
• Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
• Smiths - Hand in glove
• Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
• Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
• Commentators - 19 not out
• Kylie - Spinning around
• Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
• Christians - When the fingers point
• Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
• Loretta Lynn - Third man
• Paul Simon - Slip sliding away
• Ramones - Pinhead
• Spencer Davis Group - Keep on running
• Kicks like a mule - The Bouncer
• 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
• Joy Division - Day of the Lords
• Snoop Dogg - Drop it like it’s hot
• Alice Cooper - Catch me if you can
• Kinks - Village green preservation society

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
2. 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
3. Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
4. Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
5. Minor Threat - Stumped
6. Roy Orbison - It's over

[Side 2]
7. Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
8. Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
9. Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
10. Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
11. Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
12. Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
Hidden: Kinks - Village green preservation society

Previous Appearances

From the new midnight mixtape era, 7 acts had never been on before Calvin Harris/Kelis (1), Booker T (2), Stealers Wheel (1), Duckworth-Lewis Method, Greg Champion, Minor Threat, Roy Harper. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: David Bowie (13)
• 3: 10cc (7), Kinks (9)
• 2: Bay City Rollers (2)
• 1: Little Ricard (2), Roy Orbison (1)