Midnight Mixtape: Running 2

Keep on Running II

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (27/04/2023) with Songs that reference running (volume II).

Songs in contention

• Airbourne - Running wild
• Whitney - Run to you
• Robert Palmer - Johnny & Mary (Johnny's always running around)
• Candi Staton - Young hearts run free
• Hot chip - Over and Over
• Radiohead - Creep (She's running out the door)
• Dion DiMucci & Belmonts - Runaround Sue
• Tammy Lynn - I'm gonna run away from you
• Cake - The Distance
• Wings - Band on the run
• Lucius - Two of us on the run
• Eagles - Take it easy
• Eagles - The long run
• U2 - Running to stand still
• Nina Simone - SInnerman (where you gonna run to)
• Level 42 - Running in the family
• Blur - No distance left to run
• Bob Seger - (Running) Against the wind
• Carly Simon - Let the river run
• Phil Collins - Something happened on the way (you can run, you can hide)
• Pink Floyd - Run like hell
• Velvet Underground - Run run run
• Real McCoy - Runaway
• Fools - The Runner
• Ron Goodwin - The Trap (London Marathon Theme)
• Martha Reeves & Vandelias - Nowhere to run
• Run DMC (vs Aerosmith) - Walk this way (hidden track)
• Nick Cave - Running scared (not played)
• Snow Patrol - Run (not played, from last week)
• Matthew Wilder - Break my stride (not played, from last week)
• Sam Smith - Writing's on the wall

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Candi Staton - Young hearts run free
2. Snow Patrol - Run
3. Martha Reeves & Vandelias - Nowhere to run
4. Pink Floyd - Run like hell
5. Dion DiMucci & Belmonts - Runaround Sue
6. U2 - Running to stand still
[Side 2]
7. Real McCoy - Runaway
8. Nina Simone - Sinnerman (where you gonna run to)
9. Carly Simon - Let the river run
10. Velvet Underground - Run run run
12. Blur - No distance left to run
11. Bob Seger - (Running) Against the wind
Hidden: RUN DMC (vs Aerosmith) - Walk this way

Stats

5 Debutants with Bob Seger, Dion DiMucci, Real McCoy, Snow Patrol, Velvet Underground.
Making their second appearances are Candi Staton ("You got the love" - New Years), Carly Simon ("Nobody does it better" - Bond), Run DMC ("Walk this way" - Kiss) and Martha Reeves and Vandelias who only recently debuted with "Dancing in the street" (Records).
Fourth time for U2, previously making it with "I still haven't found what I am looking for" (Lost) "New Years Day" (New Years) and "Sunday bloody sunday" (Blood).
Sixth time for Nina Simone, having already appearing with "Feeling good" (New Years 2022), "Here comes the sun" (Beatles), "I put a spell on you" (Magic), "I want a little sugar" (Sugar) and "Sinnerman" (Devils).
Blur and Pink Floyd join an illustratious group of acts with 7 or more appearances.
Blur's previous appearances: "Girls & boys" (Summer Loving, Greatest Album, Holidays), "Song 2" (Shortest) and "This is a low" (Ship ahoy, Radio)
Pink Floyd's previous appearances: "Another brick in the wall" (Respect, Choirs), "Bike" (Toys), "Brain Damage" (Brain), "Breathe (in the air)" (Breathing), "Comfortably Numb" (Hello).

Most Appearances

(On Colin Murray's mixtapes only)

11	Queen
10	Beatles
10	Prince
10*	Paul Simon (6 as Simon & Garfunkel)
8*	Kate Bush (1 with Peter Gabriel)
7	Louis Armstrong
7	Marvin Gaye
7	Blur
7	Pink Floyd