Weekend Playlist: Unthemed

Weekend Playlist: Unthemed

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Lyricslinger looking at X/twitter selections (30/12/2025) with Songs that are difficult to put into a themed mixtape (and that have never featured in a weekend playlist before.

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1]
1. Ludo - Love me dead
2. Tomahawk - 101 North
3. Jeong Cha-Sik - I will forget you
4. Dwight Yoakam - Dreams of clay
5. Bread - If
6. Crow - Bear’s den

[Side 2]
7. Paul McCartney - Oo you
8. Edwin Starr - Contact
9. King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
10. Maccabees - Kamakura
11. Lisa Hannigam - I don’t know
12. Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla

[Bonus]
Whale - Hobo humpin slobo babe
Harvey Danger - Flagpole sitta

Long list

• Darkness visible
• Down there
• Gabriel Yacoub - D’abord je ne me souviens plus
• No more blood and soil
• Warlords
• 5 finger death - Wrong side of heaven
• Handel - Sarabande
• Toyah - It’s a mystery
• Bread - If
• Depeche Mode - Oh well
• Elton John - This song has no title
• King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
• Voidz - Qyurryus
• Blossoms - Charlemagne
• Maccabees - Kamakura
• Marillion - Fugazi
• Vistas - Beautiful nothing
• Wolf Aice - Yuk foo
• Falco - Der Kommissar
• Hey Steve - Miss Prince
• Ludo - Love me dead
• Mika - Grace Kelly
• P!nk - U & ur hand
• Billy Woods - Christine
• Flea - A plea
• Modest mouse - Cowboy Dan
• Open Mike Eagle - My co-worker clark kent’s secret black box
• Arctic Monkeys - Hellcat spangled shalala
• Hanson - Mmmbop
• m83 - Lower your eyelids to die with the sun
• Paul Simon - Simple Desultory Philippic
• Gomez - Shitbag
• Gorillaz ft Sparks - Happy Dictator
• Lisa Hannigam - I don’t know
• Fall - Container Drivers
• Ian Dury - Inbetweenies
• Madness - Whistle in the dark
• Monkey Spanner - Video dance
• Police - De do do do De da da da
• Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol
• Dwight Yoakam - Dreams of clay
• Paul McCartney - Oo you
• Shakey Graves - Dearly departed
• Willie Nelson - I just can’t say goodbye
• Sammy Davis Jr - Mr Bojangles
• Dave Matthews Band - Cortez the killer
• Garth Brooks - Thunder rolls
• Stevie Ray Vaughn - Handles a broken string
• Crow - Bear’s den
• Sarah Jarosz - Orange & Blue
• Genesis - Abacab
• Harvey Danger - Flagpole sitta
• Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
• Small Faces - All or nothin
• Kim Wilde - You came
• Aztec Camera - Oblivious
• Desert Sessions - Subcutaneous Phat
• Gene Clark - Some misunderstanding
• GRICE - Patiently
• Martina Topley-Bird - Da da da da
• Edwin Starr - Contact
• Kirsty MacColl - In these shoes?
• Pulp - Spike Island
• Waterboys - Fisherman’s blues
• Yazoo - Nobody’s diary
• King Creosote - My favourite girl
• Kitchens of Distinction - Prize
• My life story - 12 reasons why I love her
• Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
• Cinderella - Bad Seamstress Blues
• Cradle of flith - Nymphétamine
• Thunder - Low life in high places
• Tomahawk - 101 North
• Type O Negative - My Girlfriend’s girlfriend
• Black Rose - Raude
• Garry Schyman - Praan
• Jeong Cha-Sik - I will forget you
• Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
• X Japan - Forever love
• Cake - Perhaps perhaps perhaps
• Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
• King Glizzard & Lizard Wizard - This thing
• Snow - Informer
• Whale - Hobo humpin slobo babe
• Rammstein - Buckstabu
• Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Ballade de Melody Nelson
• A-ha - Take on me
• Alexia - Uh la la la
• Cameo - Word up
• Laura Branigan - Self Control
• Mazzy Star - Fade into you

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Times

Midnight Mixtape: Times

On the midnight mixtape, Nick Bright was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (31/12/2025) with Songs that reference TEMPLATE!

Songs in contention

• So solid crew - 21 seconds
• Bill Haley - Rock around the clock
• Rialto - Monday morning 5:19
• ABBA - Gimme gimme gimme
• Eric Clapton - After midnight
• Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia
• Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
• Lady A - Need you now
• Clash - Magnificent Seven
• M83 - Midnight city
• Matchbox 20 - 3am
• Panic at the disco - 9 in the afternoon
• Maria Maldour - Midnight at the oasis
• KLF - 3am eternal
• Leonard Cohen - Famous blue raincoat
• Beverley Craven - Promise me
• Wilson Pickett - In the midnight hour
• Simon & Garfunkel - 7 o’clock news
• Meatloaf - Midnight at the lost & found
• Frank Sinatra - One for my baby
• Bangles - Manic Monday
• Beatles - She’s leaving home
• Wah! - 7 minutes to midnight
• Monkees - Daydream believer
• Squeeze - Up the junction
• Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
• Mark Ronson - 2am
• Boomtown Rats - Like clockwork
• Iron Maiden - 2 minutes to midnight
• Strokes - 12:51
• Fleetwood Mac - Isn’t it midnight
• Carpenters - I need to be in love
• Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight
• Norah Jones - Sunrise
• Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s talkin'
• Quire boys - 7 o’clock
• Who - 5:15
• Tom Waits - Midnight Lullaby
• Blondie - 11:59
• U2 - 11 o’clock tick tock
• Tobi Lark - Time will pass you by
• Ocean colour scene - 40 past midnight
• HAIM - 3am
• Bon Jovi - Tokyo Roads

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Before midnight
1. Bill Haley - Rock around the clock
2. Strokes - 12:51
3. Wah! - 7 minutes to midnight
4. Iron Maiden - 2 minutes to midnight
5. Blondie - 11:59
6. So solid crew - 21 seconds
[Side 2] After midnight
7. ABBA - Gimme gimme gimme
8. M83 - Midnight city
9. Meatloaf - Midnight at the lost & found
10. Maria Maldour - Midnight at the oasis
11. Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia
12. Frank Sinatra - One for my baby
Hidden: Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey era of mixtapes, 7 acts had never been on before Bill Haley (3), Chicago, Gladys Knight (3), Iron Maiden (5), Maria Maldour, M83, So Solid Crew, Strokes (2) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Blondie (7)
• 2: Frank Sinatra (9)
• 1: ABBA (3), Meatloaf (4), Wah!

Weekend Playlist: Presents

Weekend Playlist: Gifts & Presents

Here's the weekend playlist created by Adrian with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (24/12/2025) with Songs that reference gifts and presents (because it's Christmas) and RIP Chris Rea.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Prologue: Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas
[Side 1] Gifts
Elton John - Your song
Mari Wilson - Just what I always wanted
Gary Numan - Gift
Tom Paxton - Marvellous toy
Super Furry Animals - Gift that keeps on giving
RHCP - Give it away

[Side 2] All wrapped up
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap it up
Kids in glass houses - Secret Santa
HMHB - All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit
Willie Nelson - Pretty paper
Eartha Kitt - Santa baby
Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

[Bonus]
Wedding Present - Dalliance
Nat King Cole - Little boy that Santa forgot
Twisted Sister - Heavy metal Christmas

Long list

• 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
• AC/DC - Giving the dog a bone
• Altered Images - Happy Birthday
• Amy Winehouse - Take the box
• Andrew Tuttle - Presents
• Annie Lennox - The gift
• Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas?
• Billy Joel - Uptown girl
• Burt Bacharach - Bell that vouldn't jingle
• Chris Isaak - Wrapping presents for myself
• Christmas in the stars - What can you get a wookiee for Christmas
• Cream - Wrapping paper
• Daft Punk - Get lucky
• David Bowie - Sound & Vision
• David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Little drummer boy
• Eartha Kitt - Santa baby
• Electric Boys - If I had a car
• Elton John - Wrap her up
• Elton John - Your song
• Enablers - Some gift
• Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap it up
• Flaherty Brotherhood - I gave you everything
• Fountains of Wayne - I want an alien for Christmas
• FYC - She drives me crazy
• Gary Numan - Gift
• Girl Ray - (I wish I was giving you a gift) this christmas
• HMHB - All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit
• INXS - The gift
• Jam - The gift
• Kevin Wilson - Hey Santa
• Kids in glass houses - Secret Santa
• Mari Wilson - Just what I always wanted
• Nat King Cole - Little boy that Santa forgot
• New Order - 1963
• Nicole - A little peace
• O little town of Bethlehem
• Olly Murs - Wrapped up
• Police - Wrapped around yout finger
• RHCP - Give it away
• Robert Plant - Greatest Gift
• Roy Orbison - Pretty paper
• Sabrina Carpenter - Buy me presents
• Sam Cooke - Bring it on home to me
• Saw Doctors - £25
• Stevie Wonder - Signed sealed dealievered
• Stylistics - I can't give you anything
• Super Furry Animals - Gift that keeps on giving
• Supertramp - Give a little bit
• Tom McRae - Deliver me
• Tom Paxton - Marvellous toy
• Tom Petty - Christmas all over again
• Twisted Sister - Heavy metal Christmas
• Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
• Way out west - The gift
• Wedding Present - Dalliance
• Wham! - Last Christmas
• Willie Nelson - Pretty paper
• Yara Asmar - Everything is wrapped in cling film

Weekend Playlist: Party

Weekend Playlist: Party!

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Charlie looking at X/twitter selections (19/12/2025) with Songs that reference parties.
This was a wildcard selection based on suggestions.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Lyricslinger for the spotified list

[Side 1] Party Joy
Divine Comedy - I’ve been to a marvellous Party
Beastie Boys - Fight for your right (to party)
Sam Cooke - Having a party
P!nk - Get the party started
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the ceiling
Prince - 1999

[Side 2] Party Chaos
Associates - Party fears two
Eddie Murphy - Party all the time
Lesley Gore - It’s my party…
Jona Lewie - You’ll always find me in the kitchen…
Smirks - Angry with myself
Nat King Cole - Party’s over

[Bonus]


Long list

10cc - Rubber bullets
Andrew MK - Party hard
Apollo 440 - Stadium parking lot
Associates - Party fears two
Beastie Boys - Fight for your right (to party)
Blur - Death of party
Break Machine - Break Dance party
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the dark
Bryan Adams - It ain’t a party if you can’t come round
Carly Simon - You’re so vain
DeRobert & Half-Truths  - Let’s party
Divine Comedy - I’ve been to a marvellous Party
Eddie Murphy - Party all the time
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Fall out boy - (After) life of the party
Fish - This party’s over
Gabrielle - When a woman
Happy Mondays - 24 hour party people
Japan - All tomorrow’s parties
Japan - Art of parties
Jean Michel Jarre - Poltergeist party
Jona Lewie - You’ll always find me in the kitchen…
Jonathan Wilson - Can we really party today
Kool & Gang - Celebration
Lesley Gore - It’s my party…
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the ceiling
LMFAO - Party rock
Luther Vandross - Bad boy having a party
Lyricslinger - Even rabbits are on the beer
MC Lyte - Cold rock a party
Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Nat King Cole - Party’s over
Oingo Boingo - Dead man’s party
P!nk - Get the party started
Pet Shop Boys - Left to my own devices
Peter Gabriel - Big time
Pitbull - Don’t stop the party
Prince - 1999
Prince - Partyman
Pulp - Party hard
Quireboys - 7 o’clock
Russ Abbott - Atmosphere
Sam Cooke - Having a party
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston tea party
Shack - Natalie’s party
Sia - Chandelier
Smirks - Angry with myself
St Etienne - Gonna have a party
Stromae - Ta fete
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Talk talk - Party’s over
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Mary Jane’s last dance
Velvet Underground - All tomorrow’s parties
Vengaboys - We like to party (Vengabus)
Weekend - Tina’s party
Weeknd - Life of the party
Weezer & Charmillionaire - Can’t stop partying
Wildhearts - I wanna go where the people go
World Party - Is it like today

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Christmas Dinner

Midnight Mixtape: On the Christmas table

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Jo Kendall to look at listener selections (18/12/2025) with Songs that reference things you would find on a Crhistmas table!

Songs in contention

• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Frank Sinatra - Mack the Knife
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Prefab Sprout - Appetite
• Alien Sex Fiend - Stuff the turkey
• Cranberries - No need to argue
• Elton John - Candle in the wind
• Erin LeCount - Silver Spoon
• Neil Diamond - Red red wine
• Benny Hill - Ernie
• Radiohead - Vegetable
• Little Eva - Let’s turkey trot
• Associates - Geese
• Oasis - Champagne Supernova
• Gorillaz - Cracker Island
• Cream - Strange brew
• Sailor - Glass of champagne
• Ed Sheeran - Old phone
• Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Let’s call the whole thing off
• Lynyrd - Needle and the spoon
• Smiths - Meat is murder
• Taylor Swift - Champagne Problems
• Wishbone Ash - Wings of desire
• Salt'n'Pepa - Shake your thang
• B Young - Wine
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Christmas Dinner
• Chappell Roan - Red wine supernova
• kd lang - Constant Craving
• Kate & Anna McGarrigle - I eat dinner
• Herb Albert - Whipped cream
• 1975 - Chocolate
• Nirvana - Big Cheese
• B52s - Rock Lobster
• Wilco - A bowl and a pudding
• Jelly Roll Morton - Bottle of Mary Jane
• Dee Dee Sharp - Gravy (for my mashed potatoes)
• Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
• Newbeats - Bread & butter
• Go-go’s (UK) - I’m gonna spend my Christmas with a dalek
• Clay Walker - Napkin
• Cardiacs - All his geese are swans
• Elbow - Golden Slumbers
• Dickies - Banana splits
• 10cc - Life is a minestrone
• Booker T - Green onions
• Sasha - Wavy gravy
• David Bowie - Heroes
• UB40 - Red red wine
• Marvin Gaye - Wherever I lay my hat
• CMAT - Another day (KFC)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created an "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Salt'n'Pepa - Shake your thang
2. Cranberries - No need to argue
3. Elton John - Candle in the wind
4. Erin LeCount - Silver Spoon
5. Gorillaz - Cracker Island
6. Sailor - Glass of champagne

[Side 2]
7. Prefab Sprout - Appetite
8. Little Eva - Let’s turkey trot
9. Radiohead - Vegetable
10. Dee Dee Sharp - Gravy (for my mashed potatoes)
11. Wilco - A bowl and a pudding
12. David Bowie - Heroes
Hidden:
kd lang - Constant Craving
Elbow - Golden Slumbers

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey mixtapes, 9 acts had never been on before... Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 6: David Bowie (14)
• 3: Elton John (8), Radiohead (13)
• 1: Gorillaz (2), Prefab Sprout (4)

Weekend Playlist: Shopping

Weekend Playlist: Shopping

Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Natalie looking at X/twitter selections (12/12/2025) with Songs that reference shopping.
This was a wildcard selection based on suggestions.

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1] Buy Buy Buy!
Madonna - Material girl
Jessie J - Price tag
Shania Twain - Ka ching!
Coasters - Shoppin for clothes
Patti Page - How much is that doggie in the window
Pulp - Common people

[Side 2] In store!
Lily Allen - Nan you're a window shopper
Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
Wideboys - Shopaholic
Clash - Lost in the supermarket
Jane's addiction - Been caught stealing
Rolling Stones - You can’t always get what you want

[Bonus]
Pet Shop Boys - Shopping
Shopping - Control yourself
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Long list

• Toni Basil - Shoppin’ from A-Z
• U2 ft Sinead O’Connor - I’m not your baby
• Patti Page - How much is that doggie in the window
• Hollies - Bus stop
• Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers - Rockin’ shopping center
• Pet Shop Boys - Shopping
• Benjamin Biolay - Night shop
• Serge Gainsbourg - Sex shop
• Rutles/Brian Patten - Somewhere between Heaven & Woolsworth
• Stereophonics - Handbags & gladrags
• Sam Fender - Howdon aldi death queue
• Squeeze - Maidstone
• Jane's addiction - Been caught stealing
• RA the rugged man - Definition of a rap flow
• Beatles - Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
• Kinks - Dedicated follower of fashion
• Kae Tempest - Hold your own
• Shopping - Control yourself
• Sky Farrow - Shopping bags
• Belle & Sebastian - Expectations
• De La Soul - Shopping bags
• Frank Turner - Girl from the record shop
• Waitresses - Christmas wrapping
• Franz Ferdinand - Shopping for blood
• Friday club - Window Shopping
• Ian Dury - Razzle in my pocket
• Beatles - Can’t buy me love
• Coasters - Shoppin for clothes
• Miracles - Shop around
• Jam - Town called malice
• Patti La Belle - I don’t go shopping
• Rolling Stones - You can’t always get what you want
• Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
• Jam - Man in the corner shop
• Lily Allen - Nan you're a window shopper
• Davkd Sylvian - Late night shopping
• King Crimson - Cat food
• Wet leg - Supermarker
• Pulp - Common people
• Macklemore - Thrift Shop
• Belle & Sebastian - It could have been a brillant career
• Blossoms - Cinnamon
• De La Soul - Millie pulled a pistol on Santa
• Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
• Dan Reed Network - Money
• Weird AL Yankovic - Hardware store
• Jessie J - Price tag
• Madonna - Material girl
• Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite
• Nena - 99 red balloons
• Shania Twain - Ka ching!
• David Byrne - Hanging upside down
• Prince - Raspberry Beret
• Stereophonics - A thousand trees
• Lily Allen - The Fear
• Madness - House of fun
• Clash - Lost in the supermarket
• Jean Michel Jarre - Music for sueprmarkets
• Marillion - Market square heroes
• Dolly Parton - Bargain store
• Tiffany - I think we’re alone now
• Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
• 60ft dolls - Happy shopper
• Dale Winton & Bar-Codes - Supermarket Sweep (Will you dance with me?)
• Supersister - Shopping
• Wideboys - Shopaholic

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Underwear

Midnight Mixtape: Underwear

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (12/12/2025) with Songs that reference underwear on a random theme mentioned by Tony Livesey's show mentioning dressing up in underwear of the opposite sex!

Songs in contention

• Pulp - Underwear
• Dr Hook - You make my pants..
• Sisqo - Thong song
• Paul Simon - Slip sliding away
• Stereophonics - More life in a tramp's vest
• Bach - Air on a G-string
• Girls aloud - The show
• S&G - The Boxer
• Bing Crosby - Your socks don't match
• Jonny Trunk - Ladies bra
• Faithless - Insomnia
• Long John Baldry - Let the heartaches begin
• Arctic Monkeys - Kneesocks
• Suzanne Vega - Stockings
• Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
• Stump - Charlton Heston
• Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
• Tori Amos - Power of orange knickers
• Morrissey - Boxers
• Cymande - Bra
• Velvet Underground - Venus in furs
• Sparks - Angst in my pants
• Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
• Beautiful South - 36D
• Bob Rivers - Walkin’ round in women’s underwear
• Joe Boxer - Boxer beat
• St Cecilia - Leap up & down
• James Brown - Hot pants
• Zombies - Brief candles
• Scorpions - Suspender love
• Count Basie - Shiny Stockings
• Chumbawamba - All fur coat & no knickers
• Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
• Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
• Lava la rue - Vest & boxers
• Brian Hyland - Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini
• Black country new road - Socks
• Randy Newman - Pants
• Bryan Adams - I want to be your underwear
• Tom Waits - Pasties & a g-string
• John Grant - Queen of Denmark
• Alex McArtor - Bras & Jeans
• Space - Ballad of Tom Jones
• Madness - In the middle of the night

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Pulp - Underwear
2. Arctic Monkeys - Kneesocks
3. Bing Crosby - Your socks don't match
4. James Brown - Hot pants
5. Count Basie - Shiny Stockings
6. Long John Baldry - Let the heartaches begin
[Side 2]
7. Cymande - Bra
8. Black country new road - Socks
8. Velvet Underground - Venus in furs
10. Suzanne Vega - Stockings
11. Bach - Air on a G-string
12. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Hidden: Sam Cooke - Touch the hem of the garment

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before, Bing Crosby (1), Count Basie (1), Long John Baldry, Cyande, Black cuntry new road, Suzanne Vega (1), Bach (1), Neneh Cherry (1) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: Arctic Monkeys (8)
• 3: Pulp (8), Velvet Underground (4)
• 2: James Brown (5), Ella Fitzgerald (6)
• 1: Sam Cooke (5)

(Note: total number of mixtape in brackets)
(Note: Ella Fitzgerald has appeared once on her own and once as featured with Duke Ellington)