Weekend Playlist: Holding Hands

Weekend Playlist: Holding Hands

Here's the weekend playlist created by SnailOB with help from guest curator Dave looking at X/twitter selections (07/08/2026) with Songs that reference holding hands.
This was commemorate Hold Hands Day on August 9th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final double album playlist!

[Side 1] Hold on!
Hootie and the Blowfish - Hold my Hand
Dwight Yoakam - Take hold of my Hand
Lady Gaga - Hold my Hand
R.E.M. - Happy shiny people
Beatles - I wanna hold your Hand
Jess Glynne - Hold my Hand
[Side 2] Take it!
Beatsteaks - Hand in Hand
Solomon Burke - Cry to me
Elvis Presley - Can't help falling in love with you
Aretha Franklin - Precious Lord, Take my Hand
Cure - Lovecats
New Seekers - I'd like to teach the world to sing (in perfect harmony)
[Bonus]
Gap Band - Oops upside your head
Ottawan - Hands up

[Side 3]
UNKLE - Hold my Hand
Sam Cooke - Sugar Dumpling
Womack Sisters - If I let you
Skid Row - I remember you
Daniel Johnston - Held the Hand
Blur - Parklife
[Side 4]
Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the rain
Snow Patrol - Open your eyes
Kae Tempest - Hold your own
James Brown - Living in America
King - Won't you take my hand now
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
[Bonus]
Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover
Alanis Morissette - Hand in my pocket

Midnight Mixtape: Sea Creatures

Midnight Mixtape: Sea creatures

On the midnight mixtape, Johnny I'Anson was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (06/08/2026) with Songs that reference sea creatures!

Songs in contention

• Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance
• Louis Armstrong - Jonah & the Whale
• Marvelettes - Too many fish in the sea
• Pink Fong - Baby Shark
• B52s - Rock Lobster
• Tim Buckley - Dolphins
• Marillon - Kayleigh
• Years & Years - The Whale
• Beatles - I am the walrus
• Elton John - Crocodile Rock
• Cream - Tales of brave Ulysses
• Country Joe McDonald - Save the whales
• Prince - Starfish and Coffee
• Seahorses - Love is the law
• Beatles - Octopus' Garden
• Guy called Gerard - Voodoo ray
• Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
• Hi tek 3 ft Ya Kid K - Spin that wheel
• B52 - Love shack
• Little Mermaid (Samuel E Wright) - Under the sea
• Seal - Kiss from a rose
• Seal - Killer
• Shed 7 - Dolphins
• Hamish Hawk - Grey seals
• Barry Gray - Stingray Theme
• Donald Byrd - Wildlife
• Squeeze - Pulling mussels from a shell
• Bobby Darin - Mack the knife
• David Bowie - Heroes
• De la soul - Tread water
• Elvis - Crawfish
• Police - King of pain
• Brian Eno - Mother whale eyeless
• Radiohead - Punchup at a wedding
• PJ Harvey - Down by the water
• Florence & Machine - Kraken
• Divine Comedy - Seafood song

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Barry Gray - Stingray Theme
2. Marvelettes - Too many fish in the sea
3. Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance
4. Florence & Machine - Kraken
5. Cream - Tales of brave Ulysses
6. Beatles - Octopus's Garden

[Side 2]
7. David Bowie - Heroes
8. PJ Harvey - Down by the water
9. Squeeze - Pulling mussels
10. Guy called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
11. Bobby Darin - Mack the knife
12. Louis Armstrong - Jonah & the Whale

Hidden: ?

Previous Appearances

From the new midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before, Barry Gray, Marvelettes (1), Herbie Hancock (1), Squeeze, Guy called Gerald (1), Louis Armstrong (7) (Numbers in brackets featured in Colin Murray's midnight mixtapes)
Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 11: Beatles (26), David Bowie (19)
• 3: PJ Harvey (5)
• 2: Cream (2), Florence & Machine (3)
• 1: Bobby Darin (3)

Weekend Playlist: Top

Weekend Playlist: On top

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Stephen looking at X/twitter selections (31/07/2026) with Songs that reference the top, summits, mountain tops, etc..
This was commemorate National Summit Day which occurs every first Saturday in August.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Journey to the top
Style Council - Shout to the top
Kool & the Gang - Take it to the top
Loverboy - Take me to the top
Bjork - Alarm call
AC/DC - It's a long way to the top
Saw Doctors - Green & red of Mayo

[Side 2] At the Summit
Prince - Cream
Beyonce - Love on top
Carpenters - Top of the world
Imagine Dragons - I'm on top of the world
Skrillex ft Ellie Goulding - Summit
Pixies - Bird dreams of Olympus Mons

[Bonus]
Skids - Into the valley
Black Mountain - Wucan

Midnight Mixtape: Breaking the Rules

Weekend Playlist: All or Nothing

Weekend Playlist: All or Nothing

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Snail looking at X/twitter selections (23/07/2026) with Songs that reference All or Nothing.
This was commemorate All or Nothing Day on July 26th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] "All or Nothing"
Eminem - Lose myself
Sheppard - Geronimo
Foo Fighters - Nothing at all
Super Furry Animals - Do or die
David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
U2 - All I want is you

[Side 2] "All"/"Nothing"
Dwight Yoakem - Nothing but love
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 u
Echo & Bunnymen - Nothing lasts forever
Skunk Anansie - All I want is you
Killers - All these things that I've done
Small Faces - All or nothing

[Bonus]
Inspiral Carpets - This is how it feels
Hazel O'Connor - D-Days
Queen - All dead all dead

Midnight Mixtape: Furniture

Midnight Mixtape: Furniture/h2> On the midnight mixtape, Laura Mcghie was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (23/07/2026) with Songs that reference furniture are new PM Andy Burnham arranged a new cabinet!

Songs in contention

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Wet Leg - Chaise long
2. Wolf Alice - Sofa
3. Taylor Swift - All too well
4. Jake Thackray - On the shelf
5. George Jones - Grand tour
6. Shaggy - It wasn't me
[Side 2]
7. Talking Heads - Psycho killer
8. Rihanna - California king bed
9. Notorious BIG - Juicy
10. Pulp - Babies
11. Amy Winehouse - You know i'm no good
12. Hoagy Carmichael - Rockin' chair
Hidden: White Stripes - Hotel Yarba

Weekend Playlist: Airplane

Weekend Playlist: Airplane

Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Graham looking at X/twitter selections (16/07/2025) with Songs that reference airplanes and things you'd find on an aeroplane.
This was commemorate Flight Attendent Safety Professional Day on Sunday 19th July.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] On Board
John Denver - Leaving on a jet plane
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Busted - Air Hostess
Scooch - Flying the flag (For You)
Bowling for Soup - Turbulence
KT Tunstall - I am the pilot

[Side 2] Flying
Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
Dierks Bentley - Drunk on a plane
Cerys Matthews - Aeroplanes
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea
De La Soul - Cabin in the sky
Elbow - Take off & landing of everything

[Bonus]
Hollies - On a carousel
Saxboy Billy - Puerto Rico song