Midnight Mixtape: World Cup Moments
On the midnight mixtape,
Qasa Alom was joined by
Jo Kendall to look at listener selections (11/06/2026) with
Songs that have a connection with World Cup Moments!
Songs in contention
- Dead or Alive - You spin me round
- New Order - Touched by the hand of God
- Rod Stewart - First cut is the deepest
- Candi Station - Young hearts run free
- S&G - Sound of Silence
- Primal Scream - Movin' on up
- Tina Turner - (Simply) The best
- Oasis - Don’t look back in anger
- Fleetwood Mac - Over my head
- Cast - Walkaway
- Queen - We are the champions
- Jigsaw - Sky high
- Phil Collins - Against all odds
- Oasis - Stop crying your heart out
- Basement Jaxx - Where's your head at
- Bon Jovi - Raise your hands
- (Van Halen - Jump)
- ELO - It's over
- SIA - Unstoppable
- Shakira - Hips don't lie
- Diana Ross - I'm coming out
- Kirsty MacColl - England 2 Colombia 0
- Andy Cameron - Ally's Tartan Army
- John Otway - Headbutts
- De La Soul - (3 Is) The Magic Number
- England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back home
- Lily Allen - F**k you
- Elmer Bernstein - Magnificent 7
- Who - Get out and stay out
- Adam Ant - Goody two shoes
- Seal - Crazy
- 2 in a room - Wiggle it
- Lady Gaga - Poker face
- ABBA - Winner takes it all
- Proclaimers - 500 miles
- Diana Ross - I'm still waiting
- Duran Duran - Hungry like the wolf
- Miracles - Tears of a clown
- Del Amitri - Don’t come home to soon
- Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
- Black Grape - England’s Irie
- Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky
- U2 - I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
- Kool & Gang - Celebration
- Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting
- Johnny Cash - Hurt
- Cinderella - Don't know what you got (till it's gone)
- Ray Anthony - Bunny hop
- Queen - We will rock you
- REM - Everybody hurts
- Shaggy - It wasn’t me
- Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a riot
- Pat Benetar - Hit me with your best shot
- Beatles - Octopus’ Garden
- Samuel E Wright - Under the sea
Final Mixtape
Here's the final mixtape!
Thank you for
Leigh created a
spotified playlist.
[Side 1]
1. Van Halen - Jump {Maradona's Hand of God, 1986}
2. Candi Station - Young hearts run free {Michael Owen's solo goal vs Argentina, 1998}
3. John Otway - Headbutts {Zidane's headbutt, 2006}
4. Who - Get out and stay out {Banks' save, 1970}
5. Adam Ant - Goody two shoes {Kelly Smith's boot kiss, 2007}
6. ABBA - Winner takes it all {Messi's WC, 2022}
[Side 2]
7. Lily Allen - F**k you {Mary Earps' swearing, 2023}
8. Seal - Crazy {René Higuita's Scorpion kick, 1990}
9. Jigsaw - Sky high {Chris Waddle's penalty miss, 1990}
10. 2 in a room - Wiggle it {Roger Milla's dance, 1986/1990}
11. Dead or Alive - You spin me round {Cryuff's turn, 1974}
12. SIA - Unstoppable {Chloe Kelly's goal, 2023}
Hidden: Diana Ross - I'm coming out {Diana Ross's penalty miss, 1994}
Previous Appearances
From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before Van Halen, Candi Staton (1), John Otway, Lily Allen (1), Seal (3), Jigsaw, 2 in a room, Dead or Alive (2)...
(Numbers in brackets featured in Colin Murray's midnight mixtapes)
Appearances of those that have been on before:
- 5: The Who (9)
- 3: ABBA (5)
- 2:
- 1: Adam Ant (2), Sia (3), Diana Ross (2)
