Midnight Mixtape: Human Spirit

Human Spirit

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Jo Kendall and Dotun Adebayo to look at listener selections (23/02/2023) with Songs that sum up strength of human spirit!

Songs in contention

• Bon Jovi - It's my life
• Jimmy Cliff - I can see clearly
• Charlie Chaplin - Smile
• Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't give up
• Elton John - I'm still standing
• Hollies - He ain't heavy, he's my brother
• Joan Beez - We shall overcome
• (Woody Guthrie - This land is your land)
• (Don McLean - Vincent)
• Labi Siffre - So strong
• Sia - Unstoppable; David Guetta/Sia - Flames; Davia Guetta/Sia - Titanium
• Mission - Tower of Strength
• Yazz - The only way is up
• Tom Petty - I won't back down
• Carousel - You'll never walk alone
• Whitney - One moment in time
• Queen - The show must go on
• Bill Withers - Lean on me
• Frog Chorus - We all stand together
• Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
• Andra Day - Rise up
• John Cafferty - Heart on fire
• Survivor - Eye of the tiger
• Frank Sinatra - My way
• Calvin Harris/Rag'n'Bone man - Giant

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Davia Guetta/Sia - Titanium
2. Labi Siffre - So strong
3. The Mission - Tower of Strength
4. Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't give up
5. Tom Petty - I won't back down
6. Carousel (Christine Johnson) - You'll never walk alone
[Side 2]
7. Calvin Harris/Rag'n'bone man - Giant
8. Bill Withers - Lean on me
9. Survivor - Eye of the tiger
10. Hollies - He ain't heavy, he's my brother
11. Queen - The show must go on
12. Frank Sinatra - My way
Hidden: Frog Chorus - We all stand together

To be continued...

Midnight Mixtape: Three Things

Three things in title

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by John Robb (for first time for 4 months) to look at listener selections (16/02/2023) with Songs with titles that offer three things!

Songs in contention

• Akala - Comedy, Tragedy, History
• Joan Armatrading - Me, myself and I
• Ian Drury - Sex, drugs and rock&roll (Rock & Roll is 1 or 2 things?)
• Shamen - LSI (Love, Sex, Intelligence)
• John Lee Hooker - One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
• Nina Simone - Young, gifted and black
• Bob & Marcia - Young, gifted and black
• Wildhearts - One love, one life, one girl
• Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly
• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (i'm yours)
• Barry White - My first, my last, my everything
• Cher - Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves
• Mel & Kim - FLM (Fun Love Money)
• Bananarama - Love, truth and honesty
• Savage Garden - Truly, Madly, Deeply
• Pearl Jam - Elderly woman behind the counter in a small town
• Bill Haley and his comets - Shake, rattle and roll
• The Tams - Be young, be foolish but be happy
• Jellyfish - Too much, too little, too late
• Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money
• Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
• Beatles - Here there and everywhere (Lucy in the sky with diamonds)
• De La Soul - Me, myself and I
• Public Service Broadcasting - Inform, Educate, Entertain
• Ben Folds Five - Selfless, cold and composed
• Jack Johnson - Sitting, waiting, wishing
• Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. De La Soul - "Me, myself and I"
2. Wildhearts - "One love, one life, one girl"
3. Barry White - "My first, my last, my everything"
4. Shamen - "LSI (Love, Sex, Intelligence)"
5. Ian Drury - "Sex, drugs and rock & roll"
6. Beatles - "Here, there and everywhere"

[Side 2]
7. Akala - "Comedy, Tragedy, History"
8. Bill Haley and his comets - "Shake, rattle and roll"
9. Stevie Wonder - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm yours)"
10. Bob & Marcia - "Young, gifted and black"
11. Sisters of Mercy - "First and Last and Always"
12. The Tams - "Be young, be foolish but be happy"
Hidden: "The good, the bad and the ugly"

Midnight Mixtape: Groundhog Day Again

Groundhog Day II

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined *again* by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (09/02/2023) with Songs that repeat JUST ONE WORD IN THE TITLE, at least once for a second time!

Songs in contention

• Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
• Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills
• Status Quo - Down Down
• Eddie Cochran - Jeanie Jeanie
• Shakira - Waka Waka (This time for Africa)
• Bad Manners - Can Can
• James Brown - Please Please Please
• Blur - Sunday Sunday
• Elvis costello - Radio Radio
• Radiohead - There There
• Aretha Franklin - Baby Baby
• Four Coins - Wendy Wendy
• Holly Valance / Tarkan - Kiss Kiss
• Dionne Warwick - Promises Promises
• Muppets - Mahna Mahna
• Joe Gun - Run Run
• Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
• Armand Van Helden - My my my
• My Chemical Romance - Na na na na na na na na na na na na)
• Sigur Rios - Olson Olson
• Cure - Hot hot hot
• Damned - Neat neat neat
• Depeche Mode - Tora tora tora
• Vengaboys - Boom boom boom boom
• Sparks - Looks looks looks
• Lady Gaga - Boys boys boys
• UFO - Doctor Doctor

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight Tonight"
2. Radiohead - "There There"
3. Dionne Warwick - "Promises Promises"
4. Sparks - "Looks looks looks"
5. Depeche Mode - "Tora tora tora"
6. Cure - "Hot hot hot"
[Side 2]
7. Damned - "Neat neat neat"
8. Eddie Cochran - "Jeanie Jeanie"
9. Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"
10. Vengaboys - Boom boom boom boom
11. Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills
12. Sigur Rios - Olson Olson
Hidden: Tarkan - Simarik (Kiss kiss)

Dance (Alternative) Mixtape

[Side 1]
1. Outhere brothers - "Boom Boom Boom"
2. Jesus Jones - "Real Real Real"
3. Holly Valance/Tarkan "Kiss Kiss"
4. Grande/Jessie J/Minaj - "Bang Bang"
5. TLC - "Baby Baby Baby"
6. Destiny's Child - "Bills Bills Bills"
[Side 2]
7. Sabrina - "Boys Boys Boys"
8. Desireless - "Voyage Voyage"
9. Corona - "Baby Baby"
10. Vengaboys - "Boom Boom Boom Boom"
11. Armand Van Helden - "My My My"
12. Bodyrox ft Luciana - "Yeah Yeah"
Hidden: Dawn Penn - You don't love me (No No No)

Midnight Mixtape: Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day I

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (02/02/2023) with Songs that repeat JUST ONE WORD IN THE TITLE, at least once!

Songs in contention

• Talk Talk - Talk Talk
• Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm
• Major Lance - Um Um Um Um Um Um
• McCartney/Jackson - "Say Say Say"
• John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
• Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing
• Smashing pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
• Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills
• Archies - Sugar Sugar
• Kingsman - Louie Louie
• Toots & Maytals - Louie Louie
• Motorhead - Louie Louie
• Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
• Status Quo - Down Down
• Sabrina - Boys Boys Boys
• Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy
• Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor
• Shirley & Company - Shame Shame Shame
• Genesis - Tonight Tonight Tonight
• Bobby Hebb - Love love Love
• Engelbert Humperdinck - Quando Quando Quando (When When When)
• Ariana Grande/Jessie J/Minaj - Bang Bang, Radiohead - There There, Sparks, Vengaboys - Boom Boom Boom Boom, The Damned - Neat Neat Neat, Sigur Ros - Olson Olson
• Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
• Trio - Da Da Da
• Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls
• Billy Idol - Mony Mony
• David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
• Mamas and Papas - Monday Monday

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Talk Talk - "Talk Talk"
2. John Lee Hooker - "Boom Boom"
3. Sister Nancy - "Bam Bam"
4. Billy Idol - "Mony mony"
5. Toots & Maytals - "Louie Louie"
6. David Bowie - Rebel rebel"
[Side 2]
7. Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm
8. Major Lance - Um um um um um um
9. McCartney/Jackson - "Say say say"
10. Shirley & Company - Shame shame shame
11. Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor 
12. Engelbert Humperdinck - Quando Quando Quando (When when when)
Hidden: Trio - Da da da

Midnight Mixtape: Bridges

Bridges

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (26/01/2023) with Songs that reference actual bridges!

Songs in contention

• Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over troubled water
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge (although Paul McNamee prefers All Saints!)
• Pogues - Misty Morning, Albert bridge
• Rammstein - Crossing the bridge
• Dean Martin - Under the bridges of Paris
• Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
• Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
• Lee Majors - The unknown stuntman (Theme to The Fall Guy)
• Orange Juice - Bridge
• James Brown - Get up Sex Machine
• Wax - Bridge to your heart
• Mike Curb Congregation - Burning bridges (Theme to Kelly's Heroes)
• Robin Trower - Bridge of sighs
• Tracy chapman - Bridges
• Frightened Rabbit - Floating in the Forth
• Judy Garland - San Francisco
• Alicia Keys - Empire state of mind
• Mazzy star - Look on down from the bridge
• Duran Duran - Girls on film (The Reflex)
• Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Ship Song
• Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
• Slade - Far far away
• Small Faces - Itchychoo Park

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Wax - "Bridge to your heart"
2. Richard Hawley - "Lady's Bridge"
3. Pogues - "Misty Morning, Albert bridge"
4. Dean Martin - "Under the bridges of Paris"
5. Mike Curb Congregation - "Burning bridges (Theme to Kelly's Heroes)"
6. Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset"
[Side 2]
7. Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - "Ship Song"
8. Bobbie Gentry - "Ode to Billie Joe"
9. Mazzy star - "Look on down from the bridge"
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under the bridge"
11. Frightened Rabbit - "Floating in the Forth"
12. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over troubled water
Hidden: James Brown - Get up Sex Machine

Midnight Mixtape: Day in the life of

Day in the life of

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Natalie Jamieson to look at listener selections (19/01/2023) with Songs that tell story of 1 specific day (and not generic mention of "day" but actual story of a day)!

Songs in contention

• Ocean Colour Scene - The day we caught the train
• Boomtown rats - I don't like Mondays
• Temptations - Papa was a rolling stone
• Ice Cube - It was a good day
• Van Morrison - Coney Island
• Van Morrison - Days like this
• OMD - Enola Gay (Hiroshima, 6/8/1945)
• Mandy Moore - When will my life begin (Tangled)
• Bangles - Manic Monday
• Luke Sital Singh - The last day
• Blur - Parklife (Sunday Sunday)
• Elbow - One day like this
• Gomez - Whippin' Piccadilly
• Fiddlers Dram - Day trip to Bangor
• Ben Folds 5 - Brick
• Bill Withers - Lovely Day
• Lou Reed - Perfect Day
• Gene Pitney - 24 Hours from Tulsa
• Don McLean - American Pie
• New Order - Blue Monday
• Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
• Streets - It was supposed to be easy
• Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
• Pulp - Something changed
• Dinah Washington - What a difference a day makes
• Beatles - A day in the life
• Mamas and Papas - Monday Monday
• U2 - Angel of Harlem
• (Daniel Pewter - Bad day)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Mandy Moore - "When will my life begin"
2. Bangles - "Manic Monday"
3. Ice Cube - "It was a good day"
4. Ben Folds 5 - "Brick"
5. Temptations - "Papa was a rolling stone"
6. Boomtown rats - I don't like Mondays
[Side 2]
7. Beatles - "A day in the life"
8. Don McLean - "American Pie"
9. OMD - "Enola Gay"
10. Dinah Washington - "What a difference a day makes"
11. Gomez - "Whippin' Piccadilly"
12. Luke Sital Singh - "The last day"
Hidden: "Dolly Parton - 9 to 5"