Midnight Mixtape: Shoes

Shoes

On the midnight mixtape, Johnny I'Anson covering for a poorly Colin Murray (GWS!) was joined by Nat Jamieson to look at listener selections (02/11/2023) with Songs that reference shoes in commeration of the release this day 30 years ago of Kate Bush's "Red shoes!"

Songs in contention

• Arctic Monkeys - Dancing shoes
• David Bowie - Let's dance
• Jimmy Nail - Crocodile Shoes
• Dizzie Rascal - Fix up look sharp
• Stereophonics - Step on my old size nines
• Tom Waits - Red shoes (by the drugstore}
• Elvis - Blue Suede Shoes
• Billy Connolly - If it wisnae fur yer welles
• Adam Ant - Goody two shoes
• Kirsty MacColl - In these shoes
• KC & Sunshine band - Boogie shoes
• Hamish Hawk - Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion 1973
• Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
• Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
• Foster the people - Pumped up kicks
• Elvis Costello - Red shoes
• Emmylou Harris - White shoes
• Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's daughter
• Billy Joel - Stiletto
• Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
• Paolo Nutini - New Shoes
• Nancy Sinatra - These boots are made for walking
• Sia - Little black sandals
• I am kloot - Same shoes
• Kenny Loggins - Footloose
• Elton John - Ballad of the boy in the red shoes
• Calvin Harris - Ready for the weekend
• Tribe called quest - Buggin' out
• Fred Astaire - Shine on your shoes

Note: Kate Bush - "Red Shoes" was selected by a listener but not played!

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Kirsty MacColl - In these shoes
2. Adam Ant - Goody two shoes
3. KC & Sunshine band - Boogie shoes
4. Emmylou Harris - White shoes
5. Stereophonics - Step on my old size nines
6. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
[Side 2]
7. Dizzie Rascal - Fix up look sharp
8. Hamish Hawk - Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion 1973
9. Tom Waits - Red shoes (by the drugstore}
10. Billy Joel - Stiletto
11. Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
12. I am kloot - Same shoes
Hidden: Paolo Nutini - New Shoes

Previous Appearances

FIVE debuts with Emmylou Harris, Hamish Hawk, I am kloot, Kenny Loggins and Kirsty MacColl.
Of the other acts with previous appearances:

Artist	#	Other Appearances
KC & Sunshine Band	2	Queen of Clubs (Cards, #84)
Paolo Nutini	2	Pencil full of lead (Toolbox, #55)
Adam Ant	3	Dog eat dog (Dogs, #39) Prince Charming (Royals, #7)
Dizzie Rascal	3	Brand new day (New Beginnings, #32) Holiday (Holidays, #12)
Paul Simon	5	50 ways to leave your lover (End of the Road, #59) Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Foreign, #4) Diamonds on the soles.. (Choirs, #68) You can call me Al (Trumpets, #2)
Stereophonics	5	A thousand trees (Rumours, #37) Just looking (See Clearly, #71) Local boy in the photograph (Wales, #9) Thousand Trees (Plants, #107)
Tom Waits	5	Last Leaf (Autumn, #69) Rain Dogs (Dogs, #39) Way down in the hole (TV Themes, #17) What's he building in there? (Toolbox, #55)
Billy Joel	6	...Italian restaurant (Set the table, #74) Downeaster Alexa (Ship Ahoy, #43) For the longest time (Two Instruments, #79) River of Dreams (River, #36) We didn't start the fire (Movie Stars, #58)