Weekend Playlist: Wizard of Oz

Weekend Playlist: Wizard of Oz

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Lennway looking at X/twitter selections (08/08/2025) with Songs that reference the Wizard of Oz.
This was commemorate the release of Wizard of Oz on 10/08/1939.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Who - Pinball Wizard
2. Alison Moyet - Dorothy
3. Mumford & Sons - Little lion man
4. America - Tin man
5. Pink Floyd - Scarecrow
6. Donovan - Season of the witch

[Side 2]
7. National - Not in Kansas
8. Seekers - Emerald City
9. Scissor Sisters - Return to Oz
10. Kate Bush - Red shoes
11. T-Rex - Teenage Daydream
12. Elton John - Goodbye yellow brick road

[Bonus]
Toto - Africa
Kansas - Dust in the wind
Men At Work - Down Under

Long list

• Beatles - Lucy in the sky with diamonds
• Gary Numan - Magic
• Marie de Malicorne - La Nuit Des Sorcières
• Angel Witch - Angel Witch
• Redbone - Witch queen of New Orleans
• Black Sabbath - Wizard
• Elton John - Goodbye yellow brick road
• Elvis Costello - The angels wanna wear my Red Shoes
• Nina Simone - I put a spell on you
• Don McLean - Magdalene Lane
• Rick Springfield - Living in Oz
• Tracy Chapman - Remember the Tinman
• Mumford & Sons - Little lion man
• Scissor Sisters - Return to Oz
• Waterboys - My love is my rock in the Weary Land
• Eagles - Witchy Woman
• Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
• Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard
• Dave Gardner - Mad Witch
• Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
• Minor Threat - Cashing in
• Doug Wood Band - Drag Racer (BBC Snooker Theme)
• Fall out boy - Alpha dog
• Tracy Chapman - Remember the Tinman
• Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft
• America - Tin man
• Madness - The Wizard
• Men At Work - Down Under
• Bon Jovi - Let's dance
• Kate Bush - Waking the witch
• National - Not in Kansas
• John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - I'm your Witch Doctor
• Lily Allen - Hot air balloon
• Suede - Asbestos
• Kate Bush - Red shoes
• Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks
• Panic at the Disco - Northern Downpour
• Wizzard - See my baby jive
• Angus & Julia Stone - Yellow brick road
• Mission - Swim with the dolphins
• Rufus Wainwright - Oh What a world
• Who - Pinball Wizard
• Alison Moyet - Dorothy
• Pink Floyd - Scarecrow
• Furniture - Love your shoes
• Mogwai - Lion rumpus
• Kansas - Dust in the wind
• Aerosmith - Farm
• Metallica - Frayed ends of Sanity
• T Rex - Teenage Daydream
• Queens of the Stone Age - Burn the witch
• Sinead O'Connor - John I love you
• Bon Jovi - Mystery Train
• Tamperer ft Maya - Feel it
• Glen Campbell - There's no place like home
• Make A Wish - Beatsteaks
• Donovan - Season of the witch
• Seekers - Emerald City
• Toto - Africa
• Chad Jackson - Hear the drummer (get wicked)

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Doctors

Midnight Mixtape: Doctors

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (07/08/2025) with Songs that reference Doctors to celebrate the return of Dr Beat Joe Bennett to late nights on BBC5 live!

Songs in contention

• Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor
• Steely Dan - Dr Wu
• P!nk - Just a pill
• Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
• Hannah Marcus - Demerol
• Kiss - Calling Dr love
• Dr Dre ft Eminem & Skylar Grey - I need a doctor
• Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
• Bee-Gees - Stayin' alive
• Huey & News - I want a new drug
• Robert Palmer - Bad case of loving you
• Queen - Another bites of the dust
• Sheryl Crow - First cut is the deepest
• Weird Al Yanokvic - Like a surgeon
• Shawn Mendes - Stitches
• Counting Crows - Hospital
• Dolly Parton - Chemo Hero
• Cheaptrick - The doctor
• First Choice - Doctor Love
• David Saville - Witch Doctor
• Black Keys - Fever
• Blondie - Hanging on the telephone
• Harry Styles - Medicine
• Doobie Brothers - The doctor
• Fray - How to save a life
• Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms tonight
• Velvet Underground/Fatima Mansions - Lady Godiva's operation
• Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine
• Bea Miller - I can't breathe
• Ramones - I wanna be sedated
• Wyclef ft Wayne Wonder - I am your doctor
• David Gray - Hospital Food
• Marvlettes - You're my remedy
• Colbie Caillat - Oxygen
• Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
• Evanescence - My Immortal
• Stephanie Mills - Medicine Song
• Caged the elephant - Cold cold cold
• Coldplay - Fix you
• David Bowie - Lazarus
• Garbage - Trick is to keep breathing
• Alanis Morrisette - Not the doctor
• Frank Ocean - Novocaine
• Verve - Drugs don't work
• Aqua - Dr Jones
• Madness - Cardiac arrest
• Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Dr Pressure
• Pogues - Sick bed of Cuchulainn
• Fugazi - Waiting room
• Kasabian - Club foot
• Dr Feelgood - Down at the doctors
• Smiths - Girlfriend in a coma
• Wet Leg - CPR
• Black Sabbath - Rock'n'Roll Doctor
• White Stripes - The nurse

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Ramones - I wanna be sedated
2. Marvlettes - You're my remedy
3. Bee Gees - Stayin' alive
4. Madness - Cardiac arrest
5. Dr Feelgood - Down at the doctors
6. Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine

[Side 2]
7. Hannah Marcus - Demerol
8. Gregory Isaacs - Night nurse
9. Coldplay - Fix you
10. Fugazi - Waiting room
11. Black Sabbath - Rock'n'Roll doctor
12. Verve - Drugs don't work
Hidden: David Bowie - Lazarus

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before, Dr Feelgood, Fugazi, Gregory Isaacs, Hannah Marcus, Ramones, Verve Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 11: David Bowie (8+3)
• 7: Rolling Stones
• 5: Madness
• 4: Black Sabbath (3+1)
• 2: Bee Gees
• 1: Coldplay, Marvelettes

Weekend Playlist: Hairdressing

Weekend Playlist: Hairdressing

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (01/08/2025) with Songs that reference hairdressing.
This was to commemorate "Hair Gloss Day" on August 3rd.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Hair
1. De la soul - Can you keep a secret
2. Pavement - Cut your hair
3. Monkees - Daydream believer
4. South Pacific - Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
5. Jens Lekman - Shirin
6. We are scientists - I cut my own hair

[Side 2] Hairstyle
7. Little mix - Hair
8. 1 giant leap - Braided hair
9. Sparks - Veronica lake
10. Beck - Devil's haircut
11. Creatures - Festival of colours
12. Divine Comedy - Something for the weekend

[Bonus]
Wandering hearts - Almost cut my hair
Norman Beaton - Don't scratch my soca
Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts

Long list

• De la soul - Can you keep a secret
• Echo & Bunmymen - Cutter
• Norman Beaton - Don't scratch my soca
• Wandering hearts - Almost cut my hair
• South Pacific - Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
• Flaming lips - She doesn't use jelly
• Sparks - Veronica lake
• Monkees - Randy scouse git
• Morrissey - Hairdresser on fire
• Who - Cut my hair
• Shania Twain - Man i feel like a woman
• Monkees - Daydream believer
• Divine Comedy - Something for the weekend
• Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
• Nirvana - Hairspray queen
• Beck - Devil's haircut
• Scissor Sisters - Hair baby
• Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
• We are scientists - I cut my own hair
• Dead Prez - The Beauty Within
• Pulp - Help the aged
• Pavement - Cut your hair
• At the drivein - One armed scissor
• Fugees - Nappy heads
• 1 giant leap - Braided hair
• Super furry animals - Something for the weekend
• Ben Lee - Running with scissors
• Dollar - Mirror mirror
• Bob Seger - Turn the page
• Cowsills - Hair
• Mark Ronson - Uptown funk
• John Lennon - Oh Yoko
• Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) - Good morning Baltimore
• Rod Stewart - First cut is the deepest
• Lumineees - Flowers in your hair
• Super furry animals - Ice hockey hair
• Symarip - Skinhead moonstomp
• Alma - Dye my hair
• Reveremd & Makers - Haircut
• David Bowie - Sorrow
• Shania Twain - That don't impress me much
• Frabkie Avalon (Grease) - Beauty school dropout
• Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
• Lauryn Hill - Doo wap
• Mivhael Jackson - Man in the mirror
• Beastie Boys - Fight for your right to party
• Pulp - Common people
• Scissor Sisters - Laura
• Cutting crew - Died in your arms
• Little mix - Hair
• McFly - 5 colours in her hair
• Odyssey - Going back to my roots
• Oasis - Morning glory
• Lorde - Buzzcut season
• Tesla - Signs
• Type o negative - Black #1
• Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament 74
• Jens Lekman - Shirin
• Tom McRae - You cut her hair
• Tom Jones - Delilah
• Beatles - Penny lane
• Bryan Adams - Cuts like a knife
• Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts
• Idles - Never fight a man with a perm
• Shampoo - Shampoo you
• Sleaford Mods - Moptop
• Beatles - Day in the life of
• Ricky Martin - She bangs
• Veggie Tales - Hairbrush song
• Patrick Juvet - L'enfant aux cheveux blancs
• Yello - Si senor the hairy grill
• Creatures - Festival of colours
• PJ Harvey - Hair
• Tori Amos - General Joy

LNL Midnight Mixtape: One hit wonders

Midnight Mixtape: One hit wonders

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (31/07/2025) with Songs that are one hit wonders!

Songs in contention

• Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
• Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
• Laurie Anderson - O Superman
• Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
• Toni Basil - Mickey
• Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas
• McAlmont & Butler - Yes
• Black - Wonderful Life
• Buggles - Video killed the radio star
• Cameo - Word up
• Cardiacs - Is this the life
• Charlene - I've never been to me
• Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart
• Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
• Martha & Muffins - Echo beach
• Tony DiBart - The real thing
• Joe Dolce - Shaddp you face
• Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting
• Clive Dunn - Grandad
• Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsboro - Je t'aime
• Gotye - Somebody that I used to know
• Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky
• Benny Hill - Ernie
• House of Pain - Jump around
• It's Immaterial - Driving away from home
• Gary Jules - Mad world
• Knack - My Sharona
• La's - There she goes
• Lotus Eaters - First picture of you
• MARRS - Pump up the volume
• Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
• Lee Marvin - Wandrin' Star
• Nena - 99 red balloons
• New Radicals - You get what you give
• Nizlopi - JCB Song
• Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go?
• Teletubbies - Teletubbies say eh-oh
• Anita Ward - Ring my bell
• Wheatus - Teenage dirtbag
• Firm - Star Trekkin'
• Men without hats - Safety Dance
• John Otway - Cor baby that's really free
• Chesney Hawkes - One and only
• Las Ketchup - Ketchup Song

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart
2. McAlmont & Butler - Yes
3. Althea & Donna - Uptown top ranking
4. Cameo - Word up
5. House of Pain - Jump around
6. MARRS - Pump up the volume
[Side 2]
7. Joe Dolce - Shaddap you face
8. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
9. Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go?
10. Nena - 99 red balloons
11. Martha & Muffins - Echo beach
12. La's - There she goes
Hidden: New Radicals - You get what you give

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, all but McAlmont & Butler and M/A/R/R/S have never appeared before. Both McAlmont & Butler (Bring it act on "Returns" LNL mixtape) and M/A/R/R/S ("Pump up the volume" on "Records" mixtape) have appeared once before.

Weekend Playlist: Never

Weekend Playlist: Never

Here's the weekend playlist created by Snail with help from guest curator Alexandra looking at X/twitter selections (25/07/2025) with Songs that reference Never.
This was inspired by the release of Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up", 38 years ago on Sunday (27/07/2025).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Never
1. Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
2. INXS - Never tear us apart
3. George Benson - Never give up on a good thing
4. Limahl - Never ending story
5. Metallica - Enter Sandman
6. Luther Vandross - Never too much

[Side 2] Never Again
7. Tom Jones - I'll never fall in love again
8. All Saints - Never ever
9. Deacon Blue - I'll never fall in love again
10. Taylor Swift - We are never ever getting back together
11. Lady Gaga - I'll never love again
12. Gerry & Pacemakers - You'll never walk alone

[Bonus]
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
My Vitriol - Always your way

Long list

• Embrace ft Kerri Watt - Never
• Spear of destiny - Never take me alive
• Jesus & Mary Chain - Never understand
• Fleetwood Mac - Never going back again
• Sparks - Never turn your back on Mother Earth
• Classix Nouveau - Never never comes
• Crane Wives - Never love an anchor
• Joe Cocker - N'oubliez jamais
• Spear of Destiny - Never take me alive
• Daniel Beddingfield - Never gonna leave your side
• Sister Sledge - Mama never told me
• Albert Hammond - It never rains in Southern California
• Assembly - Never Never
• Ian Dury - Clever Trevor
• Bob Seger - Rock n Roll never forgets
• Gerry & Pacemakers - You'll never walk alone
• Smiths - There is a light that never goes out
• Heart - Never
• John Holt - Never Never Never
• En Vogue - My lovin' (You'll never gonna get it)
• Marc Almond - Pain of never
• Pigeon Detectives - I'm not sorry
• My Vitriol - Always your way
• Outkast - Ms Jackson
• Digable Planets - For Corners
• Steve White & The Protest Family - Never mind your Bollocks
• This Will Destroy You - They move on tracks of never-ending light
• Fray - Never say never
• Lathums - I'll never forget the time I spent with you
• View - Superstar Tradesman
• Deacon Blue - I'll never fall in love again
• Streets - Never went to church
• ‪Kenny Rogers - Coward of the county
• All Saints - Never ever
• Limahl - Never ending story
• Dwight Yoakam - It's never alright
• Eric Carmen - Never gonna fall in love again
• Tom Jones - I'll never fall in love again
• Grange Hill Cast - Just say No
• Stevie Ray Vaughan - Tell me
• Gloria Gaynor - Never can say goodbye
• Jesus Jones - Never enough
• Lady Gaga - I'll never love again
• Lumidee - Never leave you
• Elvis Presley - Always on my mind
• Black Sabbath - Never say die
• Kaiser Chiefs - Never miss a beat
• Taylor Swift - We are never ever getting back together
• George Benson - Never give up on a good thing
• Katy Perry - Never really over
• Mel C & Lisa Left-eye Lopez - Never be the same again
• Depeche Mode/Terry Hoax - Policy of Truth
• Foo Fighters - Tired of you
• Portishead - Roads
• INXS - Never tear us apart
• Depeche Mode - Never let me down again
• Dogs D'Amour - How come it never rains
• Metallica - Enter Sandman
• W.A.S.P - Scream until you like it
• Mazzy Star - Fade into you
• Meat Loaf - I'd do anything for love
• Puressence - Never be the same again
• Heart - Never
• Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
• Roxette - Things will never be the same
• Bryan Adams - There will never be another tonight
• New Order - Dreams never end
• Lani Hall - Never say never again
• Motorhead - God was never on your side
• Luther Vandross - Never too much
• Greatest Showman - Never Enough
• Sonia - You'llnNever stop me loving you
• Andrew Gold - Never let her slip away
• Prince - I could never take the place of your man
• Elvis Presley - It's now or never
• Dionne Warwick - I'll never fall in love again
• Barry White - Never never gonna give you up
• Faith Evans - Love like this
• Sandra - (I'll never be) Maria Magdalena

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Not giving up

Midnight Mixtape: Don't give up

On the midnight mixtape, Connor Phillips was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (24/07/2025) with Songs that reference not giving up on the news the England Lionesses reaching the final of the Women's Eurow 2025!

Songs in contention

• Journey - Don't stop movin'
• Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Christina Aguilera - Fighter
• Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't give up
• David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
• David Soul - Don't give up on us
• 2Pac - Keep your head up
• Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
• 5ive - Keep on movin'
• Wren - Hold on
• Corey Hart - Never surrender
• Bon Jovi - It's my life
• Tom Petty - I won't back down
• Chumbawamba - Tubthumpin'
• Matthew Wilder - Break my stride
• Ben Howard - Keep your head up
• Twisted sister - we're not gonna take it
• Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
• Destiny's Child - Survivor
• Elton John - I'm still standing
• P!nk - Try
• NIN - We're in this together
• Labi Siffre - Something inside so strong
• Barrington Levy - Struggler
• Rush - Marathon
• Cure - Fight
• Fleetwood Mac - Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
• New Radicals - You only get what you give
• Ozzy Osbourne - I don't wanna stop
• Wilson Phillips - Hold on

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
2. Christina Aguilera - Fighter
3. Destiny's Child - Survivor
4. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
5. Journey - Don't stop believin'
6. 5ive - Keep on movin'
[Side 2]
7. Elton John - I'm still standing
8. Tom Petty - I won't back down
9. Ben Howard - Keep your head up
10. David Soul - Don't give up on us
11. Labi Siffre - Something inside so strong
12. Peter Gabriel ft Kate Bush - Don't give up
Bonus: Ozzy Osbourne - I don't wanna stop
Hidden: 2Pac - Keep your head up

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 4 acts had never been on before, 5ive, Ben Howard, David Soul, Journey, Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 15: Kate Bush
• 8: Elton John
• 7:
• 6:
• 5: Peter Gabriel
• 4: Labi Siffre
• 3: Tom Petty
• 2: Destiny's Child, Gloria Gaynor, (Sia)
• 1: 2Pac, Christina Aguilera, David Guetta, Ozzy Osbourne

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Teens (Non-Starter)

Midnight Mixtape: Teenagers

On the midnight mixtape, Nick Bright to look at listener selections (17/07/2025) with best songs about being a teenager with the voting age in the UK being reduced from 18 to 16!

Songs in contention

• Alberto y los Trios Paranoios - Kill
• Alice Cooper - I'm 18
• Ash - Oh yeah
• Beatles - I saw her standing there
• Beatles - She's leaving home
• Billy Idol - Sweet 16
• Blur - Girls & Boys
• Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
• Broken Science Scene - Anthems for a 17yo
• Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict
• Chicks - Travellin' Soldier
• Chuck Berry - You never can tell
• Cliff Richard - Young ones
• Climie Fisher - Love changes everything
• Clive Pig & Hopeful Chinamen - Happy birthday sweeet 16
• Commercials - 16 again & again
• David Bowie - Young Americans
• Depeche Mode - Little 15
• Dion & Belmonts - Teenager in love
• Echosmith - Cool kids
• El Wali - Youth of the Nation
• Elbow - Lippy kids
• Fred Wedlock - Oldest swinger in town
• Fureys - WHen you were sweet 16
• Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia
• Half man half biscuit - I was a teenage armchair honved fan
• Heaven 17 - Come live with me
• House of Love - Shine on
• Jam - Saturday's Kids/When you're young
• Janis Ian - At 17
• Jesus & Mary Chain - Teenage Lust
• John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
• Katy Perry - Teenage dream
• Ladytron - 17
• Madness - House of fun
• Marvelettes - When you're young and in love
• Mott the Hoople - All the young dudes
• My chemical romance - Teenagers
• Nina Simone - To be young gifted & black
• Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
• Partners in Kryme - Turtle Power
• Paul Hardcastle - 19
• Pete Wingfield - 18 with a bullet
• Placebo - Teenage Angst
• Queen - Radio ga ga
• Queen - These are the days of our lives
• Ramones - I don't want to grow up
• Sam Cooke - Only 16
• Sam Fender - Seventeen going under
• Sonic Youth - Teenage riot
• Sound of Music - 16 going on 17
• Stephen Duffy - 17
• H Supergrass - Alright
• Supergrass - Caught by Fuzz
• Sweet - Six teens
• Sweet - Teenage Rampage
• T-Rex - Teenage Dream
• Taylor Swift - 15
• Tom Waits - I don't wanna grow up
• Undertones - Teenage kicks
• Wheatus - Teenage dirtbag
• Who - Baba O'Reilly
• Who - Kids are alright
• Who - My generation

Final Mixtape

No final mixtape because of the Lioness penalty shootout exploits in the QFs of the Women's Euro 2025. This is merely for information proposes

[Side 1]
1. Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
2. Undertones - Teenage kicks
3. Dion & Belmonts - Teenager in love
4. Queen - Radio ga ga
5. Wheatus - Teenage dirtbag
6. Who - Baba O'Reilly
[Side 2]
7. Elbow - Lippy kids
8. Echosmith - Cool kids
9. John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
10. Janis Ian - At 17
11. Alice Cooper - I'm 18
12. Paul Hardcastle - 19
Hidden: Supergrass - Alright