Tuesday, 26 December 2023

12 Mixtapes of Xmas: Weeknights

[1] Weeknights Mixtape

The Colin Murray Weeknights had a lot of introductory/incidential music for a number of features: Monday Night TV Rewind (with Siobhan Synnot, Midnight Meets, This House Believes, Midnight in America, Dr Chris Smith and of course the Midnight Mixtape.
(Note: the only ones that there was no specific music for was Monday Night Fan Club and the Q&A features)

Weeknights Mixtape

[Side 1]
1. The Cure - Close to me {Opening}
2. Buggles - Video killed the radio star {TV Rewind}
3. Irene Cara - Fame {TV Rewind}
4. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil {Midnight Meets}
5. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two tribes {This House Believes}
6. Canned Heat - On the road again {Midnight in USA}
[Side 2]
7. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
8. Adele - Rolling in the deep
9. Toots & Maytals - Funky Kingston
10. Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor {Dr Chris Smith}
11. Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams {Mixtape}
12. Timmy Trumpet - Narcos {Midnight Mixtape}
Hidden: Incredible Hulk - Lonely Man Theme {TV Rewind}
Also note Robert Palmer's "Bad case of loving you (Doctor, Doctor)" was used as theme for Dr Chris Smith.

Midnight Mixtape Stats

  • "Close to me" appeared on the Last Orders mixtape
  • "Video killed the radio star" appeared on the Radio and Fame mixtapes
  • "Fame" appeared on the Fame mixtape as well (well duh, #StatTheObvious)
  • "Sympathy for the devil" appeared on the Devils, Monsters and Hello mixtapes
  • Frankie goes to Hollywood only made the mixtape with "Relax" on the good advice mixtape
  • Adele has made the midnight mixtape 5 times but never with "Rolling in the deep"
  • Toots and Maytals have apeared on the midnight mixtape 3 times but never with "Funky Kingston"
  • "Doctor Doctor" appeared on the Groundhog Day 1 mixtape
  • "Together in electric dreams" made the Last Orders mixtape
  • Canned Heat, Gnarls Barkley, Timmy Trumpet and Incredible Hulk have never appeared on the midnight mixtape

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