Midnight Mixtape: Perfect

Perfect

On the midnight mixtape, Johnny I'Anson stepped in for a poorly Colin Murray was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (28/09/2023) with Songs that reference perfection!

Songs in contention

• Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
• Lou Reed - Perfect Day
• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Perfect Skin
• Nine Inch Nails - Perfect Drug
• Ed Sheeran - Perfect
• Chet Baker - My Ideal
• Eric Clapton - Wonderful tonight
• New Order - Perfect Kiss
• Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment
• Fairground Attraction - Perfect
• Beautiful South - Perfect 10
• Chvrches - Clearest blue
• Divine Comedy - Perfect Lovesong
• Carly Simon - Nobody does it better
• Kodaline - Perfect World
• King of Convenience - Homesick
• Ones - Flawless
• Christine Perfect - I'd rather go blind
• Lightning Seeds - Perfect
• Five seconds of summer - She looks so perfect
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London (keep me in your heart)
• Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory
• Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
• Dina Carroll - Perfect Year
• Alanis Morissette - Perfect
• Depeche Mode - Sweetest Perfection
• JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers
• P!nk - F**kin' Perfect
• Declan J Donovan - Perfectly Imperfect
• Beyonce - Pretty hurts

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
2. Lou Reed - Perfect Day
3. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Perfect Skin
4. Chet Baker - My Ideal
5. Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment
6. Fairground Attraction - Perfect
[Side 2]
7. Beautiful South - Perfect 10
8. Beyonce - Pretty hurts
9. Carly Simon - Nobody does it better
10. Kodaline - Perfect World
11. Declan J Donovan - Perfectly Imperfect
12. Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London (keep me in your heart)
Hidden: Christine Perfect - I'd rather go blind

Thank you for Mog created an applified" and a "spotified" playlist.

Previous Appearances

No less than 7 debuts for Chet Baker, Christine Perfect/McVie, Declan J Donovan, Fairground Attraction, Kodaline, Lou Reed and Martine McCutcheon.
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Beautiful South	2	I'll sail this ship (Ship Ahoy, #43)
Warren Zevon	2	Werewolves of London (Monster, #23)
Lloyd Cole & Commotions	3	2cv (Car Showroom 2, #77) Last Weekend (Hotels, #70)
Carly Simon	4	You're so vain (Movie Stars*, #58) Let the river run (Running 2, #99) Nobody does it better (The Spy who loved me) (Bond, #19)
Undertones	4	Here comes the summer (Summer Lovin, #62) My perfect cousin (Non Sport, #18) My perfect cousin (Best, #49)
Beyonce	5	Deja Vu (Deja Vu, #73) Single Ladies (Album, #1) Single Ladies (12 Days of Christmas, #31) Crazy in love (w/ Jay-Z) (Couples, #65)

Midnight Mixtape: End of the world

End of the world

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (21/09/2023) with Songs that reference the end of the world as we know it (as REM disbanded on this day in 2011)!

Songs in contention

• Johnny Cash - The man comes around
• Europe - Final Countdown
• Frankie goes Hollywood - Two Tribes
• Def Leppard - Armageddon it
• Radiohead - Idioteque
• Postal Service - We will become the silhouettes
• Prince - 1999
• Marvin Gaye - Mercy mercy me
• Iron Maiden - 2 minutes To midnight
• REM - End of the word as we know it
• Skeeter Davis - End of the road
• Flight of the Conchords - Robots
• Bob Sinclair - World hold on
• DJ Shadow - 6 Days feat Mos Def (soulwax rmx)
• Nena - 99 luftballons
• Metallica - For whom the bell tolls
• Aphrodite's Child - Four horsemen
• Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles
• Ultravox - Dancing with tears in my eyes
• Soundgarden - Black hole sun
• Doors - The End
• U2 - End of the world
• Mark Owen - 4 minute warning
• Barry McGuire - Eve of destruction
• David Bowie - 5 years
• Cure - End of the world
• Aerosmith - Don't want miss a thing (Armageddon)
• Super Furry Animals - It's not the end of the world
• Jeff Wayne - Eve of the war
• Young Marvel Giants - Final Day
• Miss Saigon - Last night of the world

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Jeff Wayne - Eve of the war
2. Metallica - For whom the bell tolls
3. Soundgarden - Black hole sun
4. Aphrodite's Child - Four horsemen
5. Johnny Cash - The man comes around
6. Doors - The End
[Side 2]
7. Prince - 1999
8. REM - End of the word as we know it
9. DJ Shadow - 6 Days feat Mos Def (soulwax rmx)
10. Radiohead - Idioteque
11. Flight of the Conchords - Robots
12. Europe - Final Countdown
Hidden: Super Furry Animals - It's not the end of the world?

Thank you for Mog created an "applified" and spotified playlist.

Previous Appearances

FIVE debuts including Aphrodite's Child, DJ Shadow, Europe, Flight of the Conchords and Jeff Wayne.
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Soundgarden	2	SPOONman (Set the table, 74)
Super Furry Animals	2	The man don't (Wales*, 9)
Metallica	5	Enter Sandman (Dreams, 21) Enter Sandman (Monster, 23) For whom the bell tolls (Books, 108) Seek and destroy (Search, 102)
REM	7	Everybody hurts (Human Spirit 2, 91) It's the end of the world (Say What, 52) Losing my religion (Whisper, 48) Man on the moon (Non Sport, 18) Orange Crush (Fruit, 3) Try not to breathe (Breathing, 82)
Doors	8	LA Woman (LA LA Land, 27) Light my fire (Gone too soon, 8) Peace Frog (Blood, 35) Riders in the storm (Villians, 26) Roadhouse Blues (Hotels, 70) The end (End of the Road, 59) Wintertime Love (Winter, 33)
Johnny Cash	9	Folsom Prison Blues (Prison*, 34) Folsom Prison Blues (Hello*, 50) Hurt (Blood*, 35) Ring of fire (12 Days of Christmas*, 31) Folsom Prison Blues (Trains, 96) Folsom Prison Blues (Breaking Law, 109) In my life (Beatles, 44) (w/ June Carter) Jackson (Couples, 65)
Radiohead	9	Fake Plastic Trees (Radio*, 29) Fake plastic trees (Plants*, 107) Airbag (Fast, 45) Idioteque (Oh Brother, 14) My iron lung (Breathing, 82) The bends (Under the Sea, 51) There There (Groundhog Day 2, 88) Everything in it's right place (Day/Night Before, 110)
Prince	12	1999 (New Years, 83) Kiss (Kiss, 93) Let's go crazy (One name, 16) Little Red Corvette (Snooker, 47) Little Red Corvette (Car Showroom 1, 76) Purple Rain (80s Movies, 11) Raspberry Beret (Fruit, 3) RASPberry Beret (Toolbox, 55) Starfish and coffee (Memories, 46) U got the look (Cowbell, 28) When doves cry (12 Days of Christmas, 31) (w/ Sheena Easton) U got the look (See Clearly, 71)

Midnight Mixtape: Aliens

Aliens

On the midnight mixtape, Laura McGhie was joined by Nat Jamieson to look at listener selections (14/09/2023) with Songs that reference aliens/extraterrestrials!

Songs in contention

• Prodigy - Out of space
• Muse - Starlight
• Sting - Englishman in New York
• Tubeway Army (Gary Numan)- Praying to the aliens
• Ash - Girl from Mars
• Elton John - I've seen a flying saucer
• Del Amitri - Nothing ever happens
• David Bowie - Starman, Life on Mars, Loving the alien
• Killers - Spaceman
• Katy Perry - ET
• John Williams - ET Film
• Hot Chocolate - No doubt about it
• Little shop of horrors - mean green monster from outer space
• Killers - Spaceman
• Ella Fitzgerald - 2 little men in a flying saucer
• Carpenters - Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
• Blink 182 - Aliens exist
• Blondie - Rapture
• John Williams - Superman Theme
• Pixies - The happening/Motorway to Roswell
• Byrds - Mr Spaceman
• B52s - Planet Claire
• John Williams - Cantina Band
• Fountains of Wayne - I want an alien for Christmas

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Pixies - The happening/Motorway to Roswell
2. Ash - Girl from Mars
3. Ella Fitzgerald - 2 little men in a flying saucer
4. Little shop of horrors - Mean green monster from outer space
5. Tubeway Army - Praying to the aliens
6. Katy Perry - ET
[Side 2]
7. John Williams - Flying theme (ET)
8. Carpenters - Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
9. Blondie - Rapture
10. Blink 182 - Aliens exist
11. Byrds - Mr Spaceman
12. Fountains of Wayne - I want an alien for Christmas
Hidden: John Williams - Cantina Band (A new hope)

Previous Appearances

Five debuts with Blink 182, Byrds, Fountains of Wayne, Tubeway Army, John Williams. First time, an artist has appeared twice on the same mixtape albeit as hidden track (Not sure if that breaks Colin's rules!
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Carpenters	2	Close to you (Trumpets, #2)
Little shop of horrors (Levi Stubbs)	2	Feed me (git it) Seymour (Plants, #107)
Ella Fitzgerald	3	Open your window (Windows, #101) There's a small hotel (Hotels, #70)
Katy Perry	3	Firework (Fireworks, #24) Roar (Human Spirit 2, #91)
Blondie	4	Heart of GLASS (Set the table, #74) Picture this (See Clearly, #71) Rapture (Car Showroom 2, #77)
Ash	5	Girl from Mars (Memories, #46) Kung Fu (Superheroes, #25) Shining Light (Fireworks, #24 Kung fu (Day/Night Before, #110)
Pixies	8	Where is my mind? (Brain*, #75) Cactus (Plants, #107) Monkey gone to Heaven (Devils, #13) Tony's Theme (Superheroes, #25) Wave of mutilation (Under the Sea, #51) Where is my mind? (Lost, #92) Isla de encanta (Spanish 1, #111)

Midnight Mixtape: In the wash

Washing/Drying

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (07/09/2023) with Songs that reference actual bridgeswashing and/or drying clothes!

Songs in contention

• Buddy Holly - PEGgy Sue
• Blondie - TIDE is high
• Paragons - TIDE is high
• Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
• Green Day - BASKET Case
• Lancashire Hotpots - Tissue in the WASH
• Dead or Alive - You SPIN me right round [Tony Livesey's Choice]
• Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff - Dizzy my [head is SPINNING like a WHIRLPOOL]
• Laura Imbruglia - My dream of a magical WASHING MACHINE
• Madonna - HUNG UP
• Rolling Stones - (Can't get no) Satisfaction [How white my shirts can be]
• Kursaal Flyers - Little does she know [She was sharing her SPIN DRYER with a guy in a tie-dye]
• Flanagan & Allen - We're going to HANG out the WASHING on the Siegfried LINE
• Vivien Goldman - LAUNDERETTE
• Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the Grapevine [Hidden: 80s Levi 501's Ad Campaign with Nick Kamen]
• Space - You and Me vs The World [HANGING knickers on the line]
• Outkast - So FRESH so CLEAN
• Spandau Ballet - Chant No 1 (I don't need this pressure on) [I'm washing my clothes, but the stain still grows]
• Sonic Youth - WASHING MACHINE
• Mitski - WASHING MACHINE Heart
• Radiohead - High and dry
• Curtis Mayfield - DIRTY LAUNDRY
• Don Henley - DIRTY LAUNDRY
• Detergents - Leader of the LAUNDROMAT
• Kate Bush - Mrs Bartolozzi (Aerial) [Laundry Basket, Dirty clothes, etc]
• Culture Club - I'll TUMBLE for you
• Belle & Sebastian - The blues are still blue [washing in the launderette]
• Handsome Family - The woman downstairs [beret in the LAUNDRY room, left it on a DRYER]
• Simon & Garfunkel - My little town [my mom doing the LAUNDRY]
• Bela Band - DRY the rain [iron board]
• Bob Dylan - BLOWING in the wind
• Pretenders - Watching the clothes [Clare McDonnell's choice]

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Green Day - BASKET Case
2. Sonic Youth - WASHING MACHINE
3. Dead or Alive - You SPIN me right round
4. Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff - Dizzy
5. Curtis Mayfield - DIRTY LAUNDRY
6. Outkast - So FRESH so CLEAN
[Side 2]
7. Lancashire Hotpots - Tissue in the WASH
8. Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
9. Madonna - HUNG up
10. Vivien Goldman - LAUNDERETTE
11. Simon & Garfunkel - My little town
12. Kursaal Flyers - Little does she know
Hidden: Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the Grapevine

Thank you for Mog created an "applified" playlist.

Previous Appearances

Four debuts with Kursaal Flyers, Lancashire Hotpots, Vic Reeves and Vivien Goldman.
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Cold War Kids	2	Hang me up to dry (Cleaning up, #104)
Curtis Mayfield	2	Move on up (Trumpets, #2)
Dead or Alive	2	You spin me round (Records, #97))
Sonic Youth	2	100% (100, #100)
Green Day	3	Good Riddance (Memories, #46) Wake me up when September ends (Autumn, #69)
Outkast/td>	3	Roses (Roses, #38) Dracula's Wedding (Monster, #23)
Madonna	6	Holiday (Holidays, #12) Like a prayer (Choirs, #68) Music (Records, #97) Vogue (One name, #16) Vogue (Movie Stars, #58)
Simon & Garfunkel	7	Bridge over troubled water (Bridges, #86) El Condor Pasa (Toolbox, #55) Homeward bound (Homeward Bound, #81) Mrs Robinson (Non Sport, #18) Sound of Silence (Whisper, #48) Sound of Silence (Hello, #50)
Marvin Gaye	9	End of our road (End of the Road, #59) Heard it through the grapevine (Fruit, #3) Heard it through the grapevine (Rumours, #37) Heard it through the grapevine (Whisper*, #48) Heard it through the grapevine (Plants, #107) What's going on? (Album, #1) What's going on? (Louder than War, #22) Yesterday (Beatles, #44)

Shiftms Mixtape: Weekend

Shiftms Mixtape: Weekend

As an one-off mixtape for Shift.ms, Adrian Tudor looked at and curated a playlist from twitter selections (27/08/2023) with Songs that reference the weekend as it was over the August long bank holiday weekend!

Songs suggested

• Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost weekend (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Gary Numan - Are friends electric? (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (@ivoryflame)
• Alexander O'Neil and Cherelle - Saturday Love (@ivoryflame)
• Oliver Cheetham - (Can’t wait for) Saturday (@ivoryflame)
• Motion City Soundtrack - Better open the door (@catherinethegay)
• Bob Dylan - Lay lady lay (@catherinethegay)
• Nick Heyward - On a Sunday (@tractor_welsh)
• Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend (@tractor_welsh)
• Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (@tractor_welsh)
• Ocean Colour Scene - Saturday (@TracyMusicLover)
• Commodores - Easy (@TracyMusicLover)
• Elton John - Saturday night's alright for fighting (@TracyMusicLover)
• Flowered Up - Weekender (@jothekendall)
• George Jones and Gene Pitney - I've got 5 dollars and it's Saturday night (@Mogallfm)
• Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Saturday night fish fry (@Mogallfm)
• Lefty Frizzell - Sick, sober and sorry (@Mogallfm)
• Michael Gray - The weekend (@wooshy90)
• Def Leppard - Let's get rocked (@wooshy90)
• Kes - Wotless (@wooshy90)
• James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri waters (@JensenMusicJMI)
• Cure - Friday I'm In Love (@NatalieBear6)
• Elton John - Saturday nights alright for fighting (@NatalieBear6)
• Commodores - Easy (like Sunday morning) (@NatalieBear6)
• Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday (@Chinners2)
• Divine Comedy - Something for the weekend (@LouiseM87687741)
• Hard Fi - Living for the weekend (@LouiseM87687741)
• Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend (@LouiseM87687741)
• Alexander O'Neil and Cherelle - Saturday Love (James)
• Oliver Cheetham - (Can’t wait for) Saturday (James)
• O'Jays - Living for the weekend (James)
• Loverboy - Workin' For The Weekend (@Gurning_Chimp)
• The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (@thejaykies)
• Elton John - Saturday nights alright for fighting (@thejaykies)
• Loverboy - Working for the weekend (@93629362A)
• Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost weekend (@93629362A)
• The Weeknd - Blinding lights (@93629362A)
• Tom Waits - Lookin for the heart of Saturday night (@lisabetsy)
• Sam Cooke - Another Saturday night (@lisabetsy)
• Elvis Costello - Seven day weekend (@lisabetsy)
• Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week (@lisabetsy)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. The Weeknd - Blinding lights
2. Divine Comedy - Something for the weekend
3. James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri waters
4. Tom Waits - Lokkin for the heart of Saturday night
5. George Jones and Gene Pitney - I've got 5 dollars and it's Saturday night
6. Bee Gees! - Saturday Night Fever
[Side 2]
7. Elton John - Saturday nights alright for fighting
8. Alexander O'Neil and Cherelle
9. Nick Heyward - On a Sunday
10. Commodores - Easy
11. Bob Dylan - Lay lady lay
12. Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday
Hidden: Kes - Wotless
Hidden: Elvis Costello - Welcome to the working week

Thank you for Mog created an "applified" and "spotified" playlist!

Midnight Mixtape: Fame

Fame

On the midnight mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (31/08/2023) with Songs that reference fame or being famous!

Songs in contention

• Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
• Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
• Bros - When I be famous?
• Human League - Don't you want me?
• Bon Jovi - Wanted dead or alive
• Oasis - Rock n Roll Star
• Irene Cara - Fame
• Carter USM - Sheriff Fatman (Infamy)
• Alicia keys - Empire state of mind
• Manic Street Preachers - You love us
• Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
• Eminem - Lose yourself
• David Bowie - Fame
• dEUS - Hotellounge
• Duran Duran - Girls on film
• Tim minchin - Rock n Roll Nerd
• Weezer - Beverley Hills
• Lily Allen - The Fear
• Joan Boez - Diamond and Rust
• Buggies - Video killed the radio star
• Good Charlotte - Lifestyle of the rich & famous
• Just Jack - Starz in their eyes
• George michael - Freedom 90
• Smiths - Frankly Mr Shankly
• Nickelback - Rockstar

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
2. Lily Allen - The Fear
3. Bros - When I be famous?
4. Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
5. Irene Cara - Fame
6. Oasis - Rock n Roll Star
[Side 2]
7. Duran Duran - Girls on film
8. Just Jack - Starz in their eyes
9. Joan Boez - Diamond and Rust
10. David Bowie - Fame
11. dEUS - Hotellounge
12. Buggies - Video killed the radio star
Hidden: Carter USM - Sheriff Fatman

Previous Appearances

Five debutants with Avril Lavigne, Irene Cara, Joan Boez, Just Jack, Lily Allen.
Glenn Campbell goes off the cold list with first appearance since the same song was the "Going postal" mixtape (59 mixtapes ago). Meanwhile David Bowie and Oasis both move on to 8 appearances.
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Bros	2	I owe you nothing (Oh Brother, #14)
Buggles	2	Video killed the radio star (Radio, #29)
Carter Unstoppable Sex Machine	2	Only living boy in New Cross (Hello, #50)
dEUS	2	Disappointed in the sun (Under the Sea, #51)
Duran Duran	2	A view to a kill (Bond, #19)
Glen Campbell	4	Rhinestone Cowboy (River, #36) Rhinestone Cowboy (Going Postal, #56) Wichita Lineman (Tennis, #53)
Oasis	8	Champagne Supernova (Say What, #52) Cigarettes & Alcohol (Imagination, #72) Don't look back in Anger (Oh Brother, #14) Don't look back in anger (Good Advice, #103) Half the world (TV Themes, #17) Rock n Roll Star (Album, #1) Supersonic (Car Showroom 2, #77)
David Bowie	8	1984 (Books, #108) Changes (New Beginnings, #32) Life on Mars (Planets, #78) Queen Bitch (Royals, #7) Rebel rebel (Groundhog Day 1, #87) Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (Monster, #23) Space Oddity (Alone, #57)