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)