Monday, 31 March 2025
LNL Midnight Mixtapes
Livesey's Midnight Mixtapes
1. Toast 2. Swimming 3. Blue 4. Returns 5. Newy 6. Dinosaurs 7. King 8. News 9. Telephone 10. Goodbye 11. Flying 12. Sweets 13. Beds 14. Questions 15. Sunshine 16. Guitar Riffs 17. Home 18. Secret
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Weekend Playlist: Circus
Weekend Playlist: Circus
Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (28/03/2025) with Songs that reference anything at a circus.This was inspired by Erasure's release of their second studio album "The Circus" which included one of their biggest hits, "Sometimes" on 30/03/1987.
Final Mixtape
Here's the final playlist! Thank you for Lyricslinger created a "spotified playlist.
[Side 1] Start the fire 1. Prodigy - Firestarter 2. Webb Wilder - Human Cannonball 3. Nirvana - Trapeze 4. Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story 5. Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant 6. Britney - Circus [Side 2] Show goes on 7. Julius Fucik - Enter the Gladiators 8. Madness - Circus Freaks 9. Christina Aguilera - Welcome 10. Judy Collins - Send in the clowns 11. Newsboys - Reality 12. Leo Sayer - The show must go on [Bonus] Men at Work - High Wire Beatles - Being for the benefit of Mr Kite! REM - Carnival of sorts (Boxcars)
Long list
- 5 finger death punch - Welcome to the circus
- Beatles - Being for the benefit of Mr Kite!
- Billy Connelly - Ivan the terrible
- Britney Spears - Circus
- Bruce Springsteen - The daring young man on the flying trapeze
- Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story
- Bruce Springsteen/Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light
- Bryan Adams - Into the fire
- Christina Aguilera - Welcome
- Circus Of Power - Mama Tequila
- Counting Crowes - Raining In Baltimore
- David Essex - Oh what a circus
- Deacon Blue - Circus Lights
- dEUS - Ghost
- Doves - Walk in fire
- Echo & Bunnymen - Bring on the dancing horses
- Emeli Sandé - Clown
- Erasure - The Circus
- Goldfrapp - Clowns
- Greatest Showman - Greatest Show
- Greatest Showman Cast - This Is Me (Official Lyric Video)
- Insane Crowd Posse - Ringmasters word
- Janelle Monae - Tightrope
- Judy Collins - Send In The Clowns
- Julius Fucik - Enter the Gladiators
- Katy Perry - Roar
- Kings of Leon - Red morning light
- Leo Sayer - The show must go on
- Levellers - World Freak Show
- Madness - Circus Freaks
- Marc Almond - Bread and Circus
- Marti Webb - Tell me on a Sunday
- Men At Work - High Wire
- Monkees - The Poster
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Moony - Acrobats
- Natalie Merchant - Carnival
- Newsboys - Reality
- Nirvana - Trapeze
- Oasis - Wonderwall
- Owl City - Under the Circus lights
- Peggy Lee - Is that all there is?
- Prodigy - Firestarter
- R.E.M. - Wall of Death (Official Audio)
- REM - Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
- Skids - Circus Games
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown
- Stereophonics - C'est La Vie
- Stone Roses - Tightrope
- The Police - Peanuts
- Tom Waits - Step right up
- Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
- U2 - Acrobat
- W.A.S.P - Inside the Electric Circus
- Webb Wilder - Human Cannonball
Thursday, 27 March 2025
LNL Midnight Mixtape: Secret
Midnight Mixtape: Secret
On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (27/03/2025) with Songs that reference secrets! (after a few secrets been leaked out this week)Songs in contention
- Ian Dury - Profoundly in love with Pandora (Secret diary of Adrian Mole)
- Beatles - Do you want know the secret
- Driven - Secret police
- Go-Go's - Our lips are sealed
- Fun boy three - Our lips are sealed
- Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
- Queens of Stone Age - Lost art of keeping a secret
- Mud - The secrets that keep you
- Taylor Swift - Enchanted
- Bee Gees - Secret love
- Dubliners - 7 drunken nights
- Madonna - Live to tell
- Zutons - Secrets
- Urban Cookie Collective - The key, the secret
- Warrant - Uncle Tom's cabin
- Little Mix -Secret love song
- Semisonic - Secret smile
- ELO - Secret message
- Atlantic Starr - Secret lovers
- Deep Purple - Hush hush
- Stevie Nicks - Secret love
- Bangles - He's got a secret
- Andy Pawlak - Secrets
- All american rejects - Dirty little secret
- Skunk Anasie - Secretly
- Fiat lux - Secrets
- Vain - Secrets
- De la soul - Can you keep a secret
- PJ Harvey - This is love
- U2 - The fly
- Karyn White - Secret rendez-vous
- National - Secret meeting
- P!nk - Secrets
- Police - Secret journey
- Leonard Cohen - In my secret life
- George Michael - Heal the pain
- Glasvegas - Secret truth
- Fred Neil - I've got a secret
- Van Halen - Secrets
- ABC - Poison arrow
- Tom Waits - Tango til we're sore
- Duran Duran - Secret Oktober
- Billy J Kramer & Dakotas - Do you want to know a secret
- Onerepublic - Secrets
- OMD - Secret
- Depeche mode - Policy of truth
- Doris Day - Secret love
- Elbow - The birds
- Secret Affair - My world
- Doves - The man told everything
- Softcell - Say hello wave goodbye
Final Mixtape
Here's the final mixtape!
[Side 1] 1. Billy J Kramer & Dakotas - Do you want to know a secret 2. Fun boy three - Our lips are sealed 3. Deep Purple - Hush hush 4. Karyn White - Secret rendez-vous 5. ABC - Poison arrow 6. Glasvegas - Secret truth [Side 2] 7. Mud - The secrets that keep you 8. Madonna - Live to tell 9. Queens of Stone Age - Lost art of keeping a secret 10. Urban Cookie Collective - The key, the secret 11. Doris Day - Secret love 12. Taylor Swift - Enchanted Hidden: Dubliners - 7 drunken nights
Previous Appearances
From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before, ABC, Billy J Kramer, Glasvegas, Mud, Urban Cookie Collective. Appearances of those that have been on before:- 6: Madonna
- 4: Taylor Swift
- 3: Dubliners (2+1)
- 2: Deep Purple, Queens of Stone Age (1+1)
- 1: Doris Day, Funboy Three, Karyn White
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Weekend Playlist: Cinema
Weekend Playlist: Cinema
Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator NatalieBear looking at X/twitter selections (21/03/2025) with Songs that reference anything at a cinema.This was inspired by first public film screen in Paris on 22nd March 1895 and what would have been Oscar-winning cinematographer David Watkin's 100th birthday on 23rd March.
Final Mixtape
Here's the final playlist! Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.
[Side 1] Date Night 1. Pearl & Dean - Asteroid 2. Muppets - Popcorn 3. Prefab Sprout - King of Rock ’n’ Roll 4. Jeremy Nicholas -OR- Sarah Walker & Roger Vignoles - Usherettes blues 5. Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies 6. John Travolta – Sandy [Side 2] The Silver Screen 7. Felix da housecat - Silver Screen 8. Dolly Parton - Girl in the movies 9. Beatles - Act naturally 10. Alien Ant Farm - Movies 11. 10cc - The film of my love 12. Benny Benassi ft Gary Go - Cinema [Bonus] Two door cinema club - I can talk Hollywood Vampires - Heroes Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn!
Long list
- 10cc - The film of my love
- Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
- Alien Ant Farm - Movies
- Annie - Let's go to the movies
- Bananarama- Robert De Niro's waiting
- Beatles - Act naturally
- Benny Benassi ft Gary Go - Cinema
- Billy Joel - We didn't start the fire
- British Cinema Curry House Advert (1970s)
- Bruce Springsteen - Drive fast
- Buck Owens & Buckaroos - Act naturally
- Clash - Right Profile
- Cornershop - Lessons learned
- Corrs - Queen of Hollywood
- David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
- Dire Straits - Skateaway
- Divine Comedy - Absent Friends
- Dolly Parton - Girl in the movies
- Drifters - Kissin' in the back row of the movies
- Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies
- Duran Duran - Girls on Film
- Error Flynn - Dogs d'amour
- Fall Out Boy - This ain't a Scene, it's an arms race
- Felix da housecat - Silver Screen
- Foo Fighters - Stacked Actors
- Franz Ferdinand - Dark of the Matinée
- Gershon Kingsley/Hot Butter - Popcorn
- Hollywood Vampires - Heroes
- Hothouse Flowers - Movies
- Jeremy Nicholas - Usherette Blues
- John Prine - Great Compromise
- John Travolta - Sandy
- Kissing The Pink - The Last Film
- Left field - Open Up
- Muppets - Popcorn
- Natasha Bedingfield - Silent Movie
- Nik Kershaw - James Cagney
- Passions - I'm in love with a German film star
- Pearl & Dean - Asteroid
- Prefab Sprout - King of Rock ’n’ Roll
- Radiohead - Exit Music
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
- Rex Orange County - Pluto Projector
- Rocky Horror Picture Show - Science Fiction Double Feature
- Sarah Walker & Roger Vignoles - Usherettes blues
- Shakin' Stevens - Hot Dog
- Sweet - Blockbuster
- Taylor Swift - If this was a movie
- Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
- Two door cinema club - I can talk
- Usher - You make me wanna
LNL Midnight Mixtape: Home
On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (20/03/2025) with Songs that reference home!
This is to honour those NASA astronauts who finally made it home this week!
Songs in contention
- Elbow - Station Approach
- Powderfinger - Happiness
- Lindifarne - Run for home
- Marvin Gaye (Paul Young) - Whereever I lay my hat that's my home
- Placebo - The bitter end
- James - Come home
- Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward bound
- Talking Heads - This must be the place
- John Denver - Take me home country Roads
- Foo Fighters - New way home
- Edward Sharp & Magnetic Zeros - This is zero
- Wilco - Via Chicago
- Busker - Home Newcastle
- Del Amitri - Don't come home too soon
- Michael Buble - Home
- Blues Brothers - Sweet home Chicago
- PJ Harvey - A place called home
- Jon & Vangelis - I'll find my way home
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama
- Motley Crue - Home sweet home
- Crystal Waters - Gypsy woman (she's homeless)
- It's immaterial - Driving away from home
- Rose Betts - Driving myself home
- Carole King - Home again
- Crowded house - Better be home soon
- Rocky horror show - I'm going home
- Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas
- Lou Pride - I'm com;un home in the morn'un
- Adele - Hometown glory
- FYC - Johnny come home
- Bon Jovi - Who says you can't go home
- Led Zepplin - Bring it on home
- Gabrielle Alpin - Home
- Ray Anthony - Show me the way to go home
- Status Quo - Rolling home
- Peters & Lee - Welcome home
- Beatles - She's leaving home
- Genesis - Home by the sea
- Billy Joel - You're my home
- Randy Newman - I'll be home
- Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm coming home
- Sinead O'Connor - Very far from home
- Jimmy Perry/Taverner - Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler
- John Denver - I'm leaving on a jetplane
- Mark Knopfler - Going home
- Bob Dylan - I was young when I left home/Subterranean Homesick blues
Final Mixtape
Here's the final mixtape! Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.
[Side 1] Away from home 1. Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward bound 2. Peters & Lee - Welcome home 3. Motley Crue - Home sweet home 4. Led Zeppelin - Bring it on home 5. Ray Anthony - Show me the way to go home 6. Beatles - She's leaving home [Side 2] Being Home 7. Marvin Gaye - Whereever I lay my hat that's my home 8. Billy Joel - You're my home 9. Talking Heads - This must be the place 10. Genesis - Home by the sea 11. PJ Harvey - A place called home 12. Randy Newman - I'll be home Hidden: Crystal Waters - Gypsy woman
Previous Appearances
From the original midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before... Crystal Waters, Genesis, Motley Crue, Peters & Lee, Ray Anthony Appearances of those that have been on before:- 17: Beatles (15+2)
- 9: Marvin Gaye
- 8: Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel
- 3: Talking Heads
- 2: PJ Harvey (1+1)
- 1: Led Zepplin, Randy Newman
Sunday, 16 March 2025
Weekend Playlist: Mathematics
Weekend Playlist: Maths
Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Walt looking at X/twitter selections (13/03/2025) with Songs that reference mathematics.This was inspired by International Mathematics Day on March 14
Final Mixtape
Here's the final playlist!
[Side 1] Formulae Little Boots - Mathematics Pirates of Penzance - Major-General's Song Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 Kate Bush - Pi Beta Band - B+A Cherry Ghost - Mathematics [Side 2] Numbers Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances Feist - 1234 Tom Robinson - 2-4-6-8 Motorway Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven Barenaked Ladies - 7 8 9 De La Soul - Magic Number [Bonus] New Musik - Living by Numbers Tom Lehrer - New math
Long list
- Barenaked Ladies - 7 8 9
- Jonathan Coulton - Mandelbrot Set
- Pirates of Penzance - Major-General's Song
- Little Boots - Mathematics
- Los Campesinos - Dont tell me to do the maths
- Tom Robinson - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
- Einstein a Go-Go
- Cardiacs - Signs
- Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven
- So Solid Crew - 21 seconds
- Ed Sheeran - Castle on the hill
- Modest Mouse - Never ending math question
- Kate Bush - Pi
- Sham 69 - If the kids are united (we will never be divided)
- Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances
- Bobby Darin - Multiplication
- Proclaimers - I'm gonna be 500 miles
- Shinedown - It all adds up
- Counting Crows - Murder of one
- Equals - Baby come back
- Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
- David Gray & Talia Raw - Plus & minus
- Pet Shop Boys - Two divided by zero
- Supertramp - Logical Song
- Radiohead - 2+2=5
- Feist - 1234
- Sam Cooke - What a wonderful world
- Haircut 100 - Love plus 1
- Sons of Pythagoras - One man's thunder
- Wombats - Let's dance to Joy Division
- Beta Band - B+A
- De La Soul - Magic Number
- Sleaford Mods - Subtraction
- Jimi Hendrix - If 6 was 9
- Tenacious D - Tribute
- TOOL - Lateralus
- Violent Femmes - Add it up
- Ed Sheeran - Mathematics
- Paul Hardcastle - 19
- Radiohead - Karma Police
- Space - Neighborhood
- ABC - All of my heart
- Big Shaq - Man's not hot
- Erasure - Ship of fools
- Tom Lehrer - New ath
- Guru Josh - Infinity
- Jesus Jones v Prodigy - Zeros & Ones
- Robert Miles ft Maria Nayler - One & one
- New Musik - Living by Numbers
- Undertones - My perfect cousin
- Cherry Ghost - Mathematics
- Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
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